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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 Dr. Buck Stamm was a veterinary.
address
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From this reading I had breakfast, looked up an address and drove off to see the girl of the cracked, treasured picture--the girl who, unknown to herself, had eased great loneliness, and strengthened frail courage.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I had breakfast, looked up an address and drove off to see the girl of the cracked, treasured picture--the girl who, unknown to herself, had eased great loneliness, and strengthened frail courage.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had breakfast, looked up an address and drove off to see the girl of the cracked, treasured picture--the girl who, unknown to herself, had eased great loneliness, and strengthened frail courage.
animal
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From this reading His home and place of business was just east of town, a pleasant old frame house with the animal hospital close by.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading They were in individual runways beside the kennels.
breakfast
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Buck
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From this reading Dr. Buck Stamm was a veterinary.
business
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From this reading His home and place of business was just east of town, a pleasant old frame house with the animal hospital close by.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His home and place of business was just east of town, a pleasant old frame house with the animal hospital close by.
clamor
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From this reading Dogs made a vast clamor when I drove up.
close
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From this reading His home and place of business was just east of town, a pleasant old frame house with the animal hospital close by.
courage
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From this reading I had breakfast, looked up an address and drove off to see the girl of the cracked, treasured picture--the girl who, unknown to herself, had eased great loneliness, and strengthened frail courage.
cracked
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Dogs
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From this reading Dogs made a vast clamor when I drove up.
Dr
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drove
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eased
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east
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From this reading His home and place of business was just east of town, a pleasant old frame house with the animal hospital close by.
frail
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frame
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From this reading His home and place of business was just east of town, a pleasant old frame house with the animal hospital close by.
girl
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From this reading I had breakfast, looked up an address and drove off to see the girl of the cracked, treasured picture--the girl who, unknown to herself, had eased great loneliness, and strengthened frail courage.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had breakfast, looked up an address and drove off to see the girl of the cracked, treasured picture--the girl who, unknown to herself, had eased great loneliness, and strengthened frail courage.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had breakfast, looked up an address and drove off to see the girl of the cracked, treasured picture--the girl who, unknown to herself, had eased great loneliness, and strengthened frail courage.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading I had breakfast, looked up an address and drove off to see the girl of the cracked, treasured picture--the girl who, unknown to herself, had eased great loneliness, and strengthened frail courage.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His home and place of business was just east of town, a pleasant old frame house with the animal hospital close by.
home
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From this reading His home and place of business was just east of town, a pleasant old frame house with the animal hospital close by.
hospital
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From this reading His home and place of business was just east of town, a pleasant old frame house with the animal hospital close by.
house
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From this reading His home and place of business was just east of town, a pleasant old frame house with the animal hospital close by.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had breakfast, looked up an address and drove off to see the girl of the cracked, treasured picture--the girl who, unknown to herself, had eased great loneliness, and strengthened frail courage.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were in individual runways beside the kennels.
individual
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From this reading They were in individual runways beside the kennels.
just
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From this reading His home and place of business was just east of town, a pleasant old frame house with the animal hospital close by.
kennels
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From this reading They were in individual runways beside the kennels.
loneliness
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From this reading I had breakfast, looked up an address and drove off to see the girl of the cracked, treasured picture--the girl who, unknown to herself, had eased great loneliness, and strengthened frail courage.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had breakfast, looked up an address and drove off to see the girl of the cracked, treasured picture--the girl who, unknown to herself, had eased great loneliness, and strengthened frail courage.
made
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From this reading Dogs made a vast clamor when I drove up.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had breakfast, looked up an address and drove off to see the girl of the cracked, treasured picture--the girl who, unknown to herself, had eased great loneliness, and strengthened frail courage.
off
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old
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From this reading His home and place of business was just east of town, a pleasant old frame house with the animal hospital close by.
picture
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From this reading I had breakfast, looked up an address and drove off to see the girl of the cracked, treasured picture--the girl who, unknown to herself, had eased great loneliness, and strengthened frail courage.
place
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From this reading His home and place of business was just east of town, a pleasant old frame house with the animal hospital close by.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His home and place of business was just east of town, a pleasant old frame house with the animal hospital close by.
runways
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From this reading They were in individual runways beside the kennels.
see
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From this reading I had breakfast, looked up an address and drove off to see the girl of the cracked, treasured picture--the girl who, unknown to herself, had eased great loneliness, and strengthened frail courage.
Stamm
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From this reading Dr. Buck Stamm was a veterinary.
strengthened
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From this reading I had breakfast, looked up an address and drove off to see the girl of the cracked, treasured picture--the girl who, unknown to herself, had eased great loneliness, and strengthened frail courage.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I had breakfast, looked up an address and drove off to see the girl of the cracked, treasured picture--the girl who, unknown to herself, had eased great loneliness, and strengthened frail courage.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were in individual runways beside the kennels.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had breakfast, looked up an address and drove off to see the girl of the cracked, treasured picture--the girl who, unknown to herself, had eased great loneliness, and strengthened frail courage.
town
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From this reading His home and place of business was just east of town, a pleasant old frame house with the animal hospital close by.
treasured
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From this reading I had breakfast, looked up an address and drove off to see the girl of the cracked, treasured picture--the girl who, unknown to herself, had eased great loneliness, and strengthened frail courage.
unknown
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up
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vast
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From this reading Dogs made a vast clamor when I drove up.
veterinary
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From this reading Dr. Buck Stamm was a veterinary.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dr. Buck Stamm was a veterinary.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were in individual runways beside the kennels.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Dogs made a vast clamor when I drove up.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I had breakfast, looked up an address and drove off to see the girl of the cracked, treasured picture--the girl who, unknown to herself, had eased great loneliness, and strengthened frail courage.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His home and place of business was just east of town, a pleasant old frame house with the animal hospital close by.