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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Bonbright found himself a layman in a department of specialists.
ability
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From this reading This man had the ability to make leather as interesting as the art of Benvenuto Cellini.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading On all sides of him were men who knew all about something, a few who knew a great deal about several things, and a man or two who appeared to have some knowledge of every element and article that went into a motor car.
all
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From this reading On all sides of him were men who knew all about something, a few who knew a great deal about several things, and a man or two who appeared to have some knowledge of every element and article that went into a motor car.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On all sides of him were men who knew all about something, a few who knew a great deal about several things, and a man or two who appeared to have some knowledge of every element and article that went into a motor car.
AnothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Another was a specialist in hickory, and thought and talked spokes; another was a reservoir of dependable facts about rubber; another about gray iron castings; another about paints and enamels, and so on.
appeared
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From this reading On all sides of him were men who knew all about something, a few who knew a great deal about several things, and a man or two who appeared to have some knowledge of every element and article that went into a motor car.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading This man had the ability to make leather as interesting as the art of Benvenuto Cellini.
article
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From this reading On all sides of him were men who knew all about something, a few who knew a great deal about several things, and a man or two who appeared to have some knowledge of every element and article that went into a motor car.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This man had the ability to make leather as interesting as the art of Benvenuto Cellini.
Benvenuto
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From this reading This man had the ability to make leather as interesting as the art of Benvenuto Cellini.
Bonbright
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From this reading Bonbright found himself a layman in a department of specialists.
car
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From this reading On all sides of him were men who knew all about something, a few who knew a great deal about several things, and a man or two who appeared to have some knowledge of every element and article that went into a motor car.
castings
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From this reading Another was a specialist in hickory, and thought and talked spokes; another was a reservoir of dependable facts about rubber; another about gray iron castings; another about paints and enamels, and so on.
Cellini
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From this reading This man had the ability to make leather as interesting as the art of Benvenuto Cellini.
cow
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From this reading There was a man who knew leather from cow to upholstery, and who talked about it lovingly.
deal
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From this reading On all sides of him were men who knew all about something, a few who knew a great deal about several things, and a man or two who appeared to have some knowledge of every element and article that went into a motor car.
department
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From this reading Bonbright found himself a layman in a department of specialists.
dependable
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From this reading Another was a specialist in hickory, and thought and talked spokes; another was a reservoir of dependable facts about rubber; another about gray iron castings; another about paints and enamels, and so on.
element
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From this reading On all sides of him were men who knew all about something, a few who knew a great deal about several things, and a man or two who appeared to have some knowledge of every element and article that went into a motor car.
enamels
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From this reading Another was a specialist in hickory, and thought and talked spokes; another was a reservoir of dependable facts about rubber; another about gray iron castings; another about paints and enamels, and so on.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading On all sides of him were men who knew all about something, a few who knew a great deal about several things, and a man or two who appeared to have some knowledge of every element and article that went into a motor car.
facts
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From this reading Another was a specialist in hickory, and thought and talked spokes; another was a reservoir of dependable facts about rubber; another about gray iron castings; another about paints and enamels, and so on.
few
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From this reading On all sides of him were men who knew all about something, a few who knew a great deal about several things, and a man or two who appeared to have some knowledge of every element and article that went into a motor car.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bonbright found himself a layman in a department of specialists.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was a man who knew leather from cow to upholstery, and who talked about it lovingly.
gray
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From this reading Another was a specialist in hickory, and thought and talked spokes; another was a reservoir of dependable facts about rubber; another about gray iron castings; another about paints and enamels, and so on.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On all sides of him were men who knew all about something, a few who knew a great deal about several things, and a man or two who appeared to have some knowledge of every element and article that went into a motor car.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This man had the ability to make leather as interesting as the art of Benvenuto Cellini.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading On all sides of him were men who knew all about something, a few who knew a great deal about several things, and a man or two who appeared to have some knowledge of every element and article that went into a motor car.
hickory
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From this reading Another was a specialist in hickory, and thought and talked spokes; another was a reservoir of dependable facts about rubber; another about gray iron castings; another about paints and enamels, and so on.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On all sides of him were men who knew all about something, a few who knew a great deal about several things, and a man or two who appeared to have some knowledge of every element and article that went into a motor car.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Bonbright found himself a layman in a department of specialists.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bonbright found himself a layman in a department of specialists.
interesting
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From this reading This man had the ability to make leather as interesting as the art of Benvenuto Cellini.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading On all sides of him were men who knew all about something, a few who knew a great deal about several things, and a man or two who appeared to have some knowledge of every element and article that went into a motor car.
iron
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From this reading Another was a specialist in hickory, and thought and talked spokes; another was a reservoir of dependable facts about rubber; another about gray iron castings; another about paints and enamels, and so on.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was a man who knew leather from cow to upholstery, and who talked about it lovingly.
knew
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From this reading On all sides of him were men who knew all about something, a few who knew a great deal about several things, and a man or two who appeared to have some knowledge of every element and article that went into a motor car.
knowledge
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From this reading On all sides of him were men who knew all about something, a few who knew a great deal about several things, and a man or two who appeared to have some knowledge of every element and article that went into a motor car.
layman
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From this reading Bonbright found himself a layman in a department of specialists.
leather
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From this reading There was a man who knew leather from cow to upholstery, and who talked about it lovingly.
lovingly
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From this reading There was a man who knew leather from cow to upholstery, and who talked about it lovingly.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This man had the ability to make leather as interesting as the art of Benvenuto Cellini.
man
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From this reading On all sides of him were men who knew all about something, a few who knew a great deal about several things, and a man or two who appeared to have some knowledge of every element and article that went into a motor car.
men
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From this reading On all sides of him were men who knew all about something, a few who knew a great deal about several things, and a man or two who appeared to have some knowledge of every element and article that went into a motor car.
motor
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From this reading On all sides of him were men who knew all about something, a few who knew a great deal about several things, and a man or two who appeared to have some knowledge of every element and article that went into a motor car.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bonbright found himself a layman in a department of specialists.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On all sides of him were men who knew all about something, a few who knew a great deal about several things, and a man or two who appeared to have some knowledge of every element and article that went into a motor car.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading On all sides of him were men who knew all about something, a few who knew a great deal about several things, and a man or two who appeared to have some knowledge of every element and article that went into a motor car.
paints
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From this reading Another was a specialist in hickory, and thought and talked spokes; another was a reservoir of dependable facts about rubber; another about gray iron castings; another about paints and enamels, and so on.
reservoir
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From this reading Another was a specialist in hickory, and thought and talked spokes; another was a reservoir of dependable facts about rubber; another about gray iron castings; another about paints and enamels, and so on.
rubber
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From this reading Another was a specialist in hickory, and thought and talked spokes; another was a reservoir of dependable facts about rubber; another about gray iron castings; another about paints and enamels, and so on.
several
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From this reading On all sides of him were men who knew all about something, a few who knew a great deal about several things, and a man or two who appeared to have some knowledge of every element and article that went into a motor car.
sides
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From this reading On all sides of him were men who knew all about something, a few who knew a great deal about several things, and a man or two who appeared to have some knowledge of every element and article that went into a motor car.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Another was a specialist in hickory, and thought and talked spokes; another was a reservoir of dependable facts about rubber; another about gray iron castings; another about paints and enamels, and so on.
some
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From this reading On all sides of him were men who knew all about something, a few who knew a great deal about several things, and a man or two who appeared to have some knowledge of every element and article that went into a motor car.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading On all sides of him were men who knew all about something, a few who knew a great deal about several things, and a man or two who appeared to have some knowledge of every element and article that went into a motor car.
specialist
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From this reading Another was a specialist in hickory, and thought and talked spokes; another was a reservoir of dependable facts about rubber; another about gray iron castings; another about paints and enamels, and so on.
specialists
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From this reading Bonbright found himself a layman in a department of specialists.
spokes
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From this reading Another was a specialist in hickory, and thought and talked spokes; another was a reservoir of dependable facts about rubber; another about gray iron castings; another about paints and enamels, and so on.
talked
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From this reading There was a man who knew leather from cow to upholstery, and who talked about it lovingly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On all sides of him were men who knew all about something, a few who knew a great deal about several things, and a man or two who appeared to have some knowledge of every element and article that went into a motor car.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This man had the ability to make leather as interesting as the art of Benvenuto Cellini.
There
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From this reading There was a man who knew leather from cow to upholstery, and who talked about it lovingly.
things
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From this reading On all sides of him were men who knew all about something, a few who knew a great deal about several things, and a man or two who appeared to have some knowledge of every element and article that went into a motor car.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This man had the ability to make leather as interesting as the art of Benvenuto Cellini.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Another was a specialist in hickory, and thought and talked spokes; another was a reservoir of dependable facts about rubber; another about gray iron castings; another about paints and enamels, and so on.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On all sides of him were men who knew all about something, a few who knew a great deal about several things, and a man or two who appeared to have some knowledge of every element and article that went into a motor car.
two
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From this reading On all sides of him were men who knew all about something, a few who knew a great deal about several things, and a man or two who appeared to have some knowledge of every element and article that went into a motor car.
upholstery
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From this reading There was a man who knew leather from cow to upholstery, and who talked about it lovingly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a man who knew leather from cow to upholstery, and who talked about it lovingly.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On all sides of him were men who knew all about something, a few who knew a great deal about several things, and a man or two who appeared to have some knowledge of every element and article that went into a motor car.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On all sides of him were men who knew all about something, a few who knew a great deal about several things, and a man or two who appeared to have some knowledge of every element and article that went into a motor car.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading On all sides of him were men who knew all about something, a few who knew a great deal about several things, and a man or two who appeared to have some knowledge of every element and article that went into a motor car.
