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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 You talk it over with Mrs. March; I know you will, anyway; and I might as well make a virtue of advising you to do it.
advised
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From this reading Tell her I advised you to do it, and you let me know before next Saturday what you've decided."
advising
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From this reading You talk it over with Mrs. March; I know you will, anyway; and I might as well make a virtue of advising you to do it.
agree
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From this reading "If you'll agree to make phrases like that, right along, and get them into 'The Round-Robin' somehow, I'll say four thousand," said Fulkerson.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "If you'll agree to make phrases like that, right along, and get them into 'The Round-Robin' somehow, I'll say four thousand," said Fulkerson.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes, I know," sighed March; "and Boston belongs to the Bostonians, but they like you to make yourself at home while you're visiting."
anyway
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From this reading You talk it over with Mrs. March; I know you will, anyway; and I might as well make a virtue of advising you to do it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You talk it over with Mrs. March; I know you will, anyway; and I might as well make a virtue of advising you to do it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Yes, I know," sighed March; "and Boston belongs to the Bostonians, but they like you to make yourself at home while you're visiting."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Tell her I advised you to do it, and you let me know before next Saturday what you've decided."
belongs
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From this reading "Yes, I know," sighed March; "and Boston belongs to the Bostonians, but they like you to make yourself at home while you're visiting."
Boston
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From this reading "Yes, I know," sighed March; "and Boston belongs to the Bostonians, but they like you to make yourself at home while you're visiting."
Bostonians
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From this reading "Yes, I know," sighed March; "and Boston belongs to the Bostonians, but they like you to make yourself at home while you're visiting."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes, I know," sighed March; "and Boston belongs to the Bostonians, but they like you to make yourself at home while you're visiting."
decided
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From this reading Tell her I advised you to do it, and you let me know before next Saturday what you've decided."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading You talk it over with Mrs. March; I know you will, anyway; and I might as well make a virtue of advising you to do it.
four
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From this reading "If you'll agree to make phrases like that, right along, and get them into 'The Round-Robin' somehow, I'll say four thousand," said Fulkerson.
Fulkerson
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From this reading "If you'll agree to make phrases like that, right along, and get them into 'The Round-Robin' somehow, I'll say four thousand," said Fulkerson.
get
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From this reading "If you'll agree to make phrases like that, right along, and get them into 'The Round-Robin' somehow, I'll say four thousand," said Fulkerson.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Tell her I advised you to do it, and you let me know before next Saturday what you've decided."
home
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From this reading "Yes, I know," sighed March; "and Boston belongs to the Bostonians, but they like you to make yourself at home while you're visiting."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, I know," sighed March; "and Boston belongs to the Bostonians, but they like you to make yourself at home while you're visiting."
I'll
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From this reading "If you'll agree to make phrases like that, right along, and get them into 'The Round-Robin' somehow, I'll say four thousand," said Fulkerson.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you'll agree to make phrases like that, right along, and get them into 'The Round-Robin' somehow, I'll say four thousand," said Fulkerson.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "If you'll agree to make phrases like that, right along, and get them into 'The Round-Robin' somehow, I'll say four thousand," said Fulkerson.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You think it over now, March.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes, I know," sighed March; "and Boston belongs to the Bostonians, but they like you to make yourself at home while you're visiting."
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Tell her I advised you to do it, and you let me know before next Saturday what you've decided."
like
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From this reading "Yes, I know," sighed March; "and Boston belongs to the Bostonians, but they like you to make yourself at home while you're visiting."
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes, I know," sighed March; "and Boston belongs to the Bostonians, but they like you to make yourself at home while you're visiting."
March
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From this reading "Yes, I know," sighed March; "and Boston belongs to the Bostonians, but they like you to make yourself at home while you're visiting."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tell her I advised you to do it, and you let me know before next Saturday what you've decided."
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading You talk it over with Mrs. March; I know you will, anyway; and I might as well make a virtue of advising you to do it.
Mrs
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From this reading You talk it over with Mrs. March; I know you will, anyway; and I might as well make a virtue of advising you to do it.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tell her I advised you to do it, and you let me know before next Saturday what you've decided."
now
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From this reading "You think it over now, March.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You talk it over with Mrs. March; I know you will, anyway; and I might as well make a virtue of advising you to do it.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "You think it over now, March.
phrases
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From this reading "If you'll agree to make phrases like that, right along, and get them into 'The Round-Robin' somehow, I'll say four thousand," said Fulkerson.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If you'll agree to make phrases like that, right along, and get them into 'The Round-Robin' somehow, I'll say four thousand," said Fulkerson.
Round-Robin
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From this reading "If you'll agree to make phrases like that, right along, and get them into 'The Round-Robin' somehow, I'll say four thousand," said Fulkerson.
said
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From this reading "If you'll agree to make phrases like that, right along, and get them into 'The Round-Robin' somehow, I'll say four thousand," said Fulkerson.
Saturday
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From this reading Tell her I advised you to do it, and you let me know before next Saturday what you've decided."
say
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From this reading "If you'll agree to make phrases like that, right along, and get them into 'The Round-Robin' somehow, I'll say four thousand," said Fulkerson.
sighed
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From this reading "Yes, I know," sighed March; "and Boston belongs to the Bostonians, but they like you to make yourself at home while you're visiting."
somehow
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From this reading "If you'll agree to make phrases like that, right along, and get them into 'The Round-Robin' somehow, I'll say four thousand," said Fulkerson.
talk
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From this reading You talk it over with Mrs. March; I know you will, anyway; and I might as well make a virtue of advising you to do it.
TellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tell her I advised you to do it, and you let me know before next Saturday what you've decided."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "If you'll agree to make phrases like that, right along, and get them into 'The Round-Robin' somehow, I'll say four thousand," said Fulkerson.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes, I know," sighed March; "and Boston belongs to the Bostonians, but they like you to make yourself at home while you're visiting."
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "If you'll agree to make phrases like that, right along, and get them into 'The Round-Robin' somehow, I'll say four thousand," said Fulkerson.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes, I know," sighed March; "and Boston belongs to the Bostonians, but they like you to make yourself at home while you're visiting."
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You think it over now, March.
thousand
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From this reading "If you'll agree to make phrases like that, right along, and get them into 'The Round-Robin' somehow, I'll say four thousand," said Fulkerson.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Yes, I know," sighed March; "and Boston belongs to the Bostonians, but they like you to make yourself at home while you're visiting."
virtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading You talk it over with Mrs. March; I know you will, anyway; and I might as well make a virtue of advising you to do it.
visiting
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From this reading "Yes, I know," sighed March; "and Boston belongs to the Bostonians, but they like you to make yourself at home while you're visiting."
well
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From this reading You talk it over with Mrs. March; I know you will, anyway; and I might as well make a virtue of advising you to do it.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Tell her I advised you to do it, and you let me know before next Saturday what you've decided."
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "Yes, I know," sighed March; "and Boston belongs to the Bostonians, but they like you to make yourself at home while you're visiting."
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You talk it over with Mrs. March; I know you will, anyway; and I might as well make a virtue of advising you to do it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading You talk it over with Mrs. March; I know you will, anyway; and I might as well make a virtue of advising you to do it.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, I know," sighed March; "and Boston belongs to the Bostonians, but they like you to make yourself at home while you're visiting."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes, I know," sighed March; "and Boston belongs to the Bostonians, but they like you to make yourself at home while you're visiting."
you'll
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From this reading "If you'll agree to make phrases like that, right along, and get them into 'The Round-Robin' somehow, I'll say four thousand," said Fulkerson.
you're
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From this reading "Yes, I know," sighed March; "and Boston belongs to the Bostonians, but they like you to make yourself at home while you're visiting."
you've
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From this reading Tell her I advised you to do it, and you let me know before next Saturday what you've decided."
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "Yes, I know," sighed March; "and Boston belongs to the Bostonians, but they like you to make yourself at home while you're visiting."
