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From this reading A passionate skier, he travels to Austria each winter to pursue the sport that he learned as a child, then gave up until his mid-40s.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "She had a certain peasant charm -- a charm of her own," he recalls.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A passionate skier, he travels to Austria each winter to pursue the sport that he learned as a child, then gave up until his mid-40s.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A man who craves variety, De Ruth has for many years spent his summers at a studio in Massachusetts.
attorney
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From this reading Ironically, Martha Mitchell -- wife of President Nixon's infamous attorney general, John Mitchell -- posed for De Ruth inside the Watergate Building during the height of her fame.
Austria
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From this reading A passionate skier, he travels to Austria each winter to pursue the sport that he learned as a child, then gave up until his mid-40s.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This past summer he began to teach painting in New Mexico -- something he has wanted to try for a long time.
Building
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From this reading Ironically, Martha Mitchell -- wife of President Nixon's infamous attorney general, John Mitchell -- posed for De Ruth inside the Watergate Building during the height of her fame.
certain
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charm
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child
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From this reading A passionate skier, he travels to Austria each winter to pursue the sport that he learned as a child, then gave up until his mid-40s.
craves
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From this reading A man who craves variety, De Ruth has for many years spent his summers at a studio in Massachusetts.
De
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From this reading Ironically, Martha Mitchell -- wife of President Nixon's infamous attorney general, John Mitchell -- posed for De Ruth inside the Watergate Building during the height of her fame.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Ironically, Martha Mitchell -- wife of President Nixon's infamous attorney general, John Mitchell -- posed for De Ruth inside the Watergate Building during the height of her fame.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading A passionate skier, he travels to Austria each winter to pursue the sport that he learned as a child, then gave up until his mid-40s.
fame
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From this reading Ironically, Martha Mitchell -- wife of President Nixon's infamous attorney general, John Mitchell -- posed for De Ruth inside the Watergate Building during the height of her fame.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Ironically, Martha Mitchell -- wife of President Nixon's infamous attorney general, John Mitchell -- posed for De Ruth inside the Watergate Building during the height of her fame.
gave
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general
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From this reading Ironically, Martha Mitchell -- wife of President Nixon's infamous attorney general, John Mitchell -- posed for De Ruth inside the Watergate Building during the height of her fame.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "She had a certain peasant charm -- a charm of her own," he recalls.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A man who craves variety, De Ruth has for many years spent his summers at a studio in Massachusetts.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She had a certain peasant charm -- a charm of her own," he recalls.
height
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From this reading Ironically, Martha Mitchell -- wife of President Nixon's infamous attorney general, John Mitchell -- posed for De Ruth inside the Watergate Building during the height of her fame.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ironically, Martha Mitchell -- wife of President Nixon's infamous attorney general, John Mitchell -- posed for De Ruth inside the Watergate Building during the height of her fame.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A man who craves variety, De Ruth has for many years spent his summers at a studio in Massachusetts.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A man who craves variety, De Ruth has for many years spent his summers at a studio in Massachusetts.
infamous
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From this reading Ironically, Martha Mitchell -- wife of President Nixon's infamous attorney general, John Mitchell -- posed for De Ruth inside the Watergate Building during the height of her fame.
inside
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From this reading Ironically, Martha Mitchell -- wife of President Nixon's infamous attorney general, John Mitchell -- posed for De Ruth inside the Watergate Building during the height of her fame.
Ironically
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From this reading Ironically, Martha Mitchell -- wife of President Nixon's infamous attorney general, John Mitchell -- posed for De Ruth inside the Watergate Building during the height of her fame.
John
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learned
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From this reading A passionate skier, he travels to Austria each winter to pursue the sport that he learned as a child, then gave up until his mid-40s.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This past summer he began to teach painting in New Mexico -- something he has wanted to try for a long time.
man
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many
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Martha
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Massachusetts
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Mexico
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mid
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From this reading A passionate skier, he travels to Austria each winter to pursue the sport that he learned as a child, then gave up until his mid-40s.
Mitchell
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New
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Nixon's
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From this reading Ironically, Martha Mitchell -- wife of President Nixon's infamous attorney general, John Mitchell -- posed for De Ruth inside the Watergate Building during the height of her fame.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ironically, Martha Mitchell -- wife of President Nixon's infamous attorney general, John Mitchell -- posed for De Ruth inside the Watergate Building during the height of her fame.
own
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painting
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passionate
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past
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peasant
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posed
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From this reading Ironically, Martha Mitchell -- wife of President Nixon's infamous attorney general, John Mitchell -- posed for De Ruth inside the Watergate Building during the height of her fame.
President
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pursue
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recalls
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From this reading "She had a certain peasant charm -- a charm of her own," he recalls.
Ruth
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s
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From this reading A passionate skier, he travels to Austria each winter to pursue the sport that he learned as a child, then gave up until his mid-40s.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She had a certain peasant charm -- a charm of her own," he recalls.
skier
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From this reading A passionate skier, he travels to Austria each winter to pursue the sport that he learned as a child, then gave up until his mid-40s.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading This past summer he began to teach painting in New Mexico -- something he has wanted to try for a long time.
spent
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From this reading A man who craves variety, De Ruth has for many years spent his summers at a studio in Massachusetts.
sport
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studio
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summer
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summers
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teach
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From this reading This past summer he began to teach painting in New Mexico -- something he has wanted to try for a long time.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A passionate skier, he travels to Austria each winter to pursue the sport that he learned as a child, then gave up until his mid-40s.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ironically, Martha Mitchell -- wife of President Nixon's infamous attorney general, John Mitchell -- posed for De Ruth inside the Watergate Building during the height of her fame.
then
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From this reading A passionate skier, he travels to Austria each winter to pursue the sport that he learned as a child, then gave up until his mid-40s.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This past summer he began to teach painting in New Mexico -- something he has wanted to try for a long time.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This past summer he began to teach painting in New Mexico -- something he has wanted to try for a long time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This past summer he began to teach painting in New Mexico -- something he has wanted to try for a long time.
travels
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From this reading A passionate skier, he travels to Austria each winter to pursue the sport that he learned as a child, then gave up until his mid-40s.
try
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From this reading This past summer he began to teach painting in New Mexico -- something he has wanted to try for a long time.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading A passionate skier, he travels to Austria each winter to pursue the sport that he learned as a child, then gave up until his mid-40s.
up
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From this reading A passionate skier, he travels to Austria each winter to pursue the sport that he learned as a child, then gave up until his mid-40s.
variety
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From this reading A man who craves variety, De Ruth has for many years spent his summers at a studio in Massachusetts.
wanted
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Watergate
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From this reading Ironically, Martha Mitchell -- wife of President Nixon's infamous attorney general, John Mitchell -- posed for De Ruth inside the Watergate Building during the height of her fame.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A man who craves variety, De Ruth has for many years spent his summers at a studio in Massachusetts.
wife
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From this reading Ironically, Martha Mitchell -- wife of President Nixon's infamous attorney general, John Mitchell -- posed for De Ruth inside the Watergate Building during the height of her fame.
winter
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From this reading A passionate skier, he travels to Austria each winter to pursue the sport that he learned as a child, then gave up until his mid-40s.
years
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From this reading A man who craves variety, De Ruth has for many years spent his summers at a studio in Massachusetts.
