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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 PREPARATIONS When it was all over I read in the papers that I had been planning a trans-Atlantic flight for a year.
all
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From this reading PREPARATIONS When it was all over I read in the papers that I had been planning a trans-Atlantic flight for a year.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In fact, the press introduced me to an entirely new person.
any
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From this reading One day I read that I was wealthy, the next that the sole purpose of my flight was to lift the mortgage from the old homestead—which there isn’t any—I mean homestead.
appeared
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From this reading It appeared that I was a demi-orphan; my father, I learned, had been dead four years—I saved that clipping for him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading PREPARATIONS When it was all over I read in the papers that I had been planning a trans-Atlantic flight for a year.
clipping
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From this reading It appeared that I was a demi-orphan; my father, I learned, had been dead four years—I saved that clipping for him.
day
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From this reading One day I read that I was wealthy, the next that the sole purpose of my flight was to lift the mortgage from the old homestead—which there isn’t any—I mean homestead.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It appeared that I was a demi-orphan; my father, I learned, had been dead four years—I saved that clipping for him.
demi-orphan
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From this reading It appeared that I was a demi-orphan; my father, I learned, had been dead four years—I saved that clipping for him.
else
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From this reading I read much else that was equally imaginative.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In fact, the press introduced me to an entirely new person.
equallynounUS /ˈequally/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I read much else that was equally imaginative.
fact
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From this reading In fact, the press introduced me to an entirely new person.
father
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From this reading It appeared that I was a demi-orphan; my father, I learned, had been dead four years—I saved that clipping for him.
flight
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From this reading PREPARATIONS When it was all over I read in the papers that I had been planning a trans-Atlantic flight for a year.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading PREPARATIONS When it was all over I read in the papers that I had been planning a trans-Atlantic flight for a year.
four
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From this reading It appeared that I was a demi-orphan; my father, I learned, had been dead four years—I saved that clipping for him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One day I read that I was wealthy, the next that the sole purpose of my flight was to lift the mortgage from the old homestead—which there isn’t any—I mean homestead.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading PREPARATIONS When it was all over I read in the papers that I had been planning a trans-Atlantic flight for a year.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It appeared that I was a demi-orphan; my father, I learned, had been dead four years—I saved that clipping for him.
homestead
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From this reading One day I read that I was wealthy, the next that the sole purpose of my flight was to lift the mortgage from the old homestead—which there isn’t any—I mean homestead.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading PREPARATIONS When it was all over I read in the papers that I had been planning a trans-Atlantic flight for a year.
imaginative
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From this reading I read much else that was equally imaginative.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PREPARATIONS When it was all over I read in the papers that I had been planning a trans-Atlantic flight for a year.
introduced
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From this reading In fact, the press introduced me to an entirely new person.
isn't
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From this reading One day I read that I was wealthy, the next that the sole purpose of my flight was to lift the mortgage from the old homestead—which there isn’t any—I mean homestead.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading PREPARATIONS When it was all over I read in the papers that I had been planning a trans-Atlantic flight for a year.
learned
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From this reading It appeared that I was a demi-orphan; my father, I learned, had been dead four years—I saved that clipping for him.
lift
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From this reading One day I read that I was wealthy, the next that the sole purpose of my flight was to lift the mortgage from the old homestead—which there isn’t any—I mean homestead.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In fact, the press introduced me to an entirely new person.
mean
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From this reading One day I read that I was wealthy, the next that the sole purpose of my flight was to lift the mortgage from the old homestead—which there isn’t any—I mean homestead.
mortgage
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From this reading One day I read that I was wealthy, the next that the sole purpose of my flight was to lift the mortgage from the old homestead—which there isn’t any—I mean homestead.
much
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From this reading I read much else that was equally imaginative.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It appeared that I was a demi-orphan; my father, I learned, had been dead four years—I saved that clipping for him.
new
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From this reading In fact, the press introduced me to an entirely new person.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One day I read that I was wealthy, the next that the sole purpose of my flight was to lift the mortgage from the old homestead—which there isn’t any—I mean homestead.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One day I read that I was wealthy, the next that the sole purpose of my flight was to lift the mortgage from the old homestead—which there isn’t any—I mean homestead.
old
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From this reading One day I read that I was wealthy, the next that the sole purpose of my flight was to lift the mortgage from the old homestead—which there isn’t any—I mean homestead.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day I read that I was wealthy, the next that the sole purpose of my flight was to lift the mortgage from the old homestead—which there isn’t any—I mean homestead.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading PREPARATIONS When it was all over I read in the papers that I had been planning a trans-Atlantic flight for a year.
papers
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From this reading PREPARATIONS When it was all over I read in the papers that I had been planning a trans-Atlantic flight for a year.
person
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From this reading In fact, the press introduced me to an entirely new person.
planning
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From this reading PREPARATIONS When it was all over I read in the papers that I had been planning a trans-Atlantic flight for a year.
PREPARATIONS
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From this reading PREPARATIONS When it was all over I read in the papers that I had been planning a trans-Atlantic flight for a year.
press
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From this reading In fact, the press introduced me to an entirely new person.
purpose
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From this reading One day I read that I was wealthy, the next that the sole purpose of my flight was to lift the mortgage from the old homestead—which there isn’t any—I mean homestead.
read
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From this reading PREPARATIONS When it was all over I read in the papers that I had been planning a trans-Atlantic flight for a year.
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It appeared that I was a demi-orphan; my father, I learned, had been dead four years—I saved that clipping for him.
sole
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From this reading One day I read that I was wealthy, the next that the sole purpose of my flight was to lift the mortgage from the old homestead—which there isn’t any—I mean homestead.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading PREPARATIONS When it was all over I read in the papers that I had been planning a trans-Atlantic flight for a year.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PREPARATIONS When it was all over I read in the papers that I had been planning a trans-Atlantic flight for a year.
there
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From this reading One day I read that I was wealthy, the next that the sole purpose of my flight was to lift the mortgage from the old homestead—which there isn’t any—I mean homestead.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In fact, the press introduced me to an entirely new person.
trans-Atlantic
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From this reading PREPARATIONS When it was all over I read in the papers that I had been planning a trans-Atlantic flight for a year.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PREPARATIONS When it was all over I read in the papers that I had been planning a trans-Atlantic flight for a year.
wealthy
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From this reading One day I read that I was wealthy, the next that the sole purpose of my flight was to lift the mortgage from the old homestead—which there isn’t any—I mean homestead.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading PREPARATIONS When it was all over I read in the papers that I had been planning a trans-Atlantic flight for a year.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading One day I read that I was wealthy, the next that the sole purpose of my flight was to lift the mortgage from the old homestead—which there isn’t any—I mean homestead.
year
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From this reading PREPARATIONS When it was all over I read in the papers that I had been planning a trans-Atlantic flight for a year.
years
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From this reading It appeared that I was a demi-orphan; my father, I learned, had been dead four years—I saved that clipping for him.
