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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 In connection with the automobile ride suggested and arranged for the following Sunday by Hegglund through his chauffeur friend, a change of plan was announced.
access
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From this reading This son being anxious to pose as something more than the son of a superintendent of a farm, and as an occasional watchman, having access to the cars, had decided to take the very finest of them and ride in it.
adherence
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From this reading For, as had been previously explained to all, but not with the strictest adherence to the truth, the car belonged to a certain Mr. Kimbark, an elderly and very wealthy man who at the time was traveling in Asia.
all
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From this reading The car--an expensive Packard, no less--could not be had for that day, but must be used by this Thursday or Friday, or not at all.
Also
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From this reading Also, what was not true was that this particular youth was not Mr. Kimbark's chauffeur at all, but rather the rakish, ne'er-do-well son of Sparser, the superintendent of one of Mr. Kimbark's stock farms.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The car--an expensive Packard, no less--could not be had for that day, but must be used by this Thursday or Friday, or not at all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In connection with the automobile ride suggested and arranged for the following Sunday by Hegglund through his chauffeur friend, a change of plan was announced.
announced
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From this reading In connection with the automobile ride suggested and arranged for the following Sunday by Hegglund through his chauffeur friend, a change of plan was announced.
anxious
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From this reading This son being anxious to pose as something more than the son of a superintendent of a farm, and as an occasional watchman, having access to the cars, had decided to take the very finest of them and ride in it.
arranged
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From this reading In connection with the automobile ride suggested and arranged for the following Sunday by Hegglund through his chauffeur friend, a change of plan was announced.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For, as had been previously explained to all, but not with the strictest adherence to the truth, the car belonged to a certain Mr. Kimbark, an elderly and very wealthy man who at the time was traveling in Asia.
Asia
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From this reading For, as had been previously explained to all, but not with the strictest adherence to the truth, the car belonged to a certain Mr. Kimbark, an elderly and very wealthy man who at the time was traveling in Asia.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The car--an expensive Packard, no less--could not be had for that day, but must be used by this Thursday or Friday, or not at all.
automobile
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From this reading In connection with the automobile ride suggested and arranged for the following Sunday by Hegglund through his chauffeur friend, a change of plan was announced.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The car--an expensive Packard, no less--could not be had for that day, but must be used by this Thursday or Friday, or not at all.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For, as had been previously explained to all, but not with the strictest adherence to the truth, the car belonged to a certain Mr. Kimbark, an elderly and very wealthy man who at the time was traveling in Asia.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading This son being anxious to pose as something more than the son of a superintendent of a farm, and as an occasional watchman, having access to the cars, had decided to take the very finest of them and ride in it.
belonged
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From this reading For, as had been previously explained to all, but not with the strictest adherence to the truth, the car belonged to a certain Mr. Kimbark, an elderly and very wealthy man who at the time was traveling in Asia.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The car--an expensive Packard, no less--could not be had for that day, but must be used by this Thursday or Friday, or not at all.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In connection with the automobile ride suggested and arranged for the following Sunday by Hegglund through his chauffeur friend, a change of plan was announced.
car
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From this reading The car--an expensive Packard, no less--could not be had for that day, but must be used by this Thursday or Friday, or not at all.
cars
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From this reading This son being anxious to pose as something more than the son of a superintendent of a farm, and as an occasional watchman, having access to the cars, had decided to take the very finest of them and ride in it.
certain
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From this reading For, as had been previously explained to all, but not with the strictest adherence to the truth, the car belonged to a certain Mr. Kimbark, an elderly and very wealthy man who at the time was traveling in Asia.
change
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From this reading In connection with the automobile ride suggested and arranged for the following Sunday by Hegglund through his chauffeur friend, a change of plan was announced.
chauffeur
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From this reading In connection with the automobile ride suggested and arranged for the following Sunday by Hegglund through his chauffeur friend, a change of plan was announced.
connection
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From this reading In connection with the automobile ride suggested and arranged for the following Sunday by Hegglund through his chauffeur friend, a change of plan was announced.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The car--an expensive Packard, no less--could not be had for that day, but must be used by this Thursday or Friday, or not at all.
day
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From this reading The car--an expensive Packard, no less--could not be had for that day, but must be used by this Thursday or Friday, or not at all.
decided
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From this reading This son being anxious to pose as something more than the son of a superintendent of a farm, and as an occasional watchman, having access to the cars, had decided to take the very finest of them and ride in it.
elderly
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From this reading For, as had been previously explained to all, but not with the strictest adherence to the truth, the car belonged to a certain Mr. Kimbark, an elderly and very wealthy man who at the time was traveling in Asia.
expensive
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From this reading The car--an expensive Packard, no less--could not be had for that day, but must be used by this Thursday or Friday, or not at all.
explained
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From this reading For, as had been previously explained to all, but not with the strictest adherence to the truth, the car belonged to a certain Mr. Kimbark, an elderly and very wealthy man who at the time was traveling in Asia.
farm
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From this reading This son being anxious to pose as something more than the son of a superintendent of a farm, and as an occasional watchman, having access to the cars, had decided to take the very finest of them and ride in it.
farms
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From this reading Also, what was not true was that this particular youth was not Mr. Kimbark's chauffeur at all, but rather the rakish, ne'er-do-well son of Sparser, the superintendent of one of Mr. Kimbark's stock farms.
finest
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From this reading This son being anxious to pose as something more than the son of a superintendent of a farm, and as an occasional watchman, having access to the cars, had decided to take the very finest of them and ride in it.
following
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From this reading In connection with the automobile ride suggested and arranged for the following Sunday by Hegglund through his chauffeur friend, a change of plan was announced.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In connection with the automobile ride suggested and arranged for the following Sunday by Hegglund through his chauffeur friend, a change of plan was announced.
Friday
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From this reading The car--an expensive Packard, no less--could not be had for that day, but must be used by this Thursday or Friday, or not at all.
friend
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From this reading In connection with the automobile ride suggested and arranged for the following Sunday by Hegglund through his chauffeur friend, a change of plan was announced.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The car--an expensive Packard, no less--could not be had for that day, but must be used by this Thursday or Friday, or not at all.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading This son being anxious to pose as something more than the son of a superintendent of a farm, and as an occasional watchman, having access to the cars, had decided to take the very finest of them and ride in it.
Hegglund
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From this reading In connection with the automobile ride suggested and arranged for the following Sunday by Hegglund through his chauffeur friend, a change of plan was announced.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In connection with the automobile ride suggested and arranged for the following Sunday by Hegglund through his chauffeur friend, a change of plan was announced.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In connection with the automobile ride suggested and arranged for the following Sunday by Hegglund through his chauffeur friend, a change of plan was announced.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This son being anxious to pose as something more than the son of a superintendent of a farm, and as an occasional watchman, having access to the cars, had decided to take the very finest of them and ride in it.
Kimbark
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From this reading For, as had been previously explained to all, but not with the strictest adherence to the truth, the car belonged to a certain Mr. Kimbark, an elderly and very wealthy man who at the time was traveling in Asia.
Kimbark's
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From this reading Also, what was not true was that this particular youth was not Mr. Kimbark's chauffeur at all, but rather the rakish, ne'er-do-well son of Sparser, the superintendent of one of Mr. Kimbark's stock farms.
less
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From this reading The car--an expensive Packard, no less--could not be had for that day, but must be used by this Thursday or Friday, or not at all.
man
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From this reading For, as had been previously explained to all, but not with the strictest adherence to the truth, the car belonged to a certain Mr. Kimbark, an elderly and very wealthy man who at the time was traveling in Asia.
more
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From this reading This son being anxious to pose as something more than the son of a superintendent of a farm, and as an occasional watchman, having access to the cars, had decided to take the very finest of them and ride in it.
Mr
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From this reading For, as had been previously explained to all, but not with the strictest adherence to the truth, the car belonged to a certain Mr. Kimbark, an elderly and very wealthy man who at the time was traveling in Asia.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The car--an expensive Packard, no less--could not be had for that day, but must be used by this Thursday or Friday, or not at all.
ne'er-do-well
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From this reading Also, what was not true was that this particular youth was not Mr. Kimbark's chauffeur at all, but rather the rakish, ne'er-do-well son of Sparser, the superintendent of one of Mr. Kimbark's stock farms.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The car--an expensive Packard, no less--could not be had for that day, but must be used by this Thursday or Friday, or not at all.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The car--an expensive Packard, no less--could not be had for that day, but must be used by this Thursday or Friday, or not at all.
occasional
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From this reading This son being anxious to pose as something more than the son of a superintendent of a farm, and as an occasional watchman, having access to the cars, had decided to take the very finest of them and ride in it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In connection with the automobile ride suggested and arranged for the following Sunday by Hegglund through his chauffeur friend, a change of plan was announced.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Also, what was not true was that this particular youth was not Mr. Kimbark's chauffeur at all, but rather the rakish, ne'er-do-well son of Sparser, the superintendent of one of Mr. Kimbark's stock farms.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The car--an expensive Packard, no less--could not be had for that day, but must be used by this Thursday or Friday, or not at all.
Packard
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From this reading The car--an expensive Packard, no less--could not be had for that day, but must be used by this Thursday or Friday, or not at all.
particular
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From this reading Also, what was not true was that this particular youth was not Mr. Kimbark's chauffeur at all, but rather the rakish, ne'er-do-well son of Sparser, the superintendent of one of Mr. Kimbark's stock farms.
plan
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From this reading In connection with the automobile ride suggested and arranged for the following Sunday by Hegglund through his chauffeur friend, a change of plan was announced.
pose
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From this reading This son being anxious to pose as something more than the son of a superintendent of a farm, and as an occasional watchman, having access to the cars, had decided to take the very finest of them and ride in it.
previously
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From this reading For, as had been previously explained to all, but not with the strictest adherence to the truth, the car belonged to a certain Mr. Kimbark, an elderly and very wealthy man who at the time was traveling in Asia.
rakish
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From this reading Also, what was not true was that this particular youth was not Mr. Kimbark's chauffeur at all, but rather the rakish, ne'er-do-well son of Sparser, the superintendent of one of Mr. Kimbark's stock farms.
rather
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From this reading Also, what was not true was that this particular youth was not Mr. Kimbark's chauffeur at all, but rather the rakish, ne'er-do-well son of Sparser, the superintendent of one of Mr. Kimbark's stock farms.
ride
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From this reading In connection with the automobile ride suggested and arranged for the following Sunday by Hegglund through his chauffeur friend, a change of plan was announced.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading This son being anxious to pose as something more than the son of a superintendent of a farm, and as an occasional watchman, having access to the cars, had decided to take the very finest of them and ride in it.
son
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From this reading Also, what was not true was that this particular youth was not Mr. Kimbark's chauffeur at all, but rather the rakish, ne'er-do-well son of Sparser, the superintendent of one of Mr. Kimbark's stock farms.
Sparser
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From this reading Also, what was not true was that this particular youth was not Mr. Kimbark's chauffeur at all, but rather the rakish, ne'er-do-well son of Sparser, the superintendent of one of Mr. Kimbark's stock farms.
stock
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From this reading Also, what was not true was that this particular youth was not Mr. Kimbark's chauffeur at all, but rather the rakish, ne'er-do-well son of Sparser, the superintendent of one of Mr. Kimbark's stock farms.
strictest
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From this reading For, as had been previously explained to all, but not with the strictest adherence to the truth, the car belonged to a certain Mr. Kimbark, an elderly and very wealthy man who at the time was traveling in Asia.
suggested
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From this reading In connection with the automobile ride suggested and arranged for the following Sunday by Hegglund through his chauffeur friend, a change of plan was announced.
Sunday
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From this reading In connection with the automobile ride suggested and arranged for the following Sunday by Hegglund through his chauffeur friend, a change of plan was announced.
superintendent
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From this reading Also, what was not true was that this particular youth was not Mr. Kimbark's chauffeur at all, but rather the rakish, ne'er-do-well son of Sparser, the superintendent of one of Mr. Kimbark's stock farms.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This son being anxious to pose as something more than the son of a superintendent of a farm, and as an occasional watchman, having access to the cars, had decided to take the very finest of them and ride in it.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading This son being anxious to pose as something more than the son of a superintendent of a farm, and as an occasional watchman, having access to the cars, had decided to take the very finest of them and ride in it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The car--an expensive Packard, no less--could not be had for that day, but must be used by this Thursday or Friday, or not at all.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In connection with the automobile ride suggested and arranged for the following Sunday by Hegglund through his chauffeur friend, a change of plan was announced.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading This son being anxious to pose as something more than the son of a superintendent of a farm, and as an occasional watchman, having access to the cars, had decided to take the very finest of them and ride in it.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The car--an expensive Packard, no less--could not be had for that day, but must be used by this Thursday or Friday, or not at all.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In connection with the automobile ride suggested and arranged for the following Sunday by Hegglund through his chauffeur friend, a change of plan was announced.
Thursday
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From this reading The car--an expensive Packard, no less--could not be had for that day, but must be used by this Thursday or Friday, or not at all.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For, as had been previously explained to all, but not with the strictest adherence to the truth, the car belonged to a certain Mr. Kimbark, an elderly and very wealthy man who at the time was traveling in Asia.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For, as had been previously explained to all, but not with the strictest adherence to the truth, the car belonged to a certain Mr. Kimbark, an elderly and very wealthy man who at the time was traveling in Asia.
traveling
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From this reading For, as had been previously explained to all, but not with the strictest adherence to the truth, the car belonged to a certain Mr. Kimbark, an elderly and very wealthy man who at the time was traveling in Asia.
true
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From this reading Also, what was not true was that this particular youth was not Mr. Kimbark's chauffeur at all, but rather the rakish, ne'er-do-well son of Sparser, the superintendent of one of Mr. Kimbark's stock farms.
truth
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From this reading For, as had been previously explained to all, but not with the strictest adherence to the truth, the car belonged to a certain Mr. Kimbark, an elderly and very wealthy man who at the time was traveling in Asia.
used
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From this reading The car--an expensive Packard, no less--could not be had for that day, but must be used by this Thursday or Friday, or not at all.
very
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From this reading For, as had been previously explained to all, but not with the strictest adherence to the truth, the car belonged to a certain Mr. Kimbark, an elderly and very wealthy man who at the time was traveling in Asia.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In connection with the automobile ride suggested and arranged for the following Sunday by Hegglund through his chauffeur friend, a change of plan was announced.
watchman
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From this reading This son being anxious to pose as something more than the son of a superintendent of a farm, and as an occasional watchman, having access to the cars, had decided to take the very finest of them and ride in it.
wealthy
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From this reading For, as had been previously explained to all, but not with the strictest adherence to the truth, the car belonged to a certain Mr. Kimbark, an elderly and very wealthy man who at the time was traveling in Asia.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Also, what was not true was that this particular youth was not Mr. Kimbark's chauffeur at all, but rather the rakish, ne'er-do-well son of Sparser, the superintendent of one of Mr. Kimbark's stock farms.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading For, as had been previously explained to all, but not with the strictest adherence to the truth, the car belonged to a certain Mr. Kimbark, an elderly and very wealthy man who at the time was traveling in Asia.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In connection with the automobile ride suggested and arranged for the following Sunday by Hegglund through his chauffeur friend, a change of plan was announced.
youth
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From this reading Also, what was not true was that this particular youth was not Mr. Kimbark's chauffeur at all, but rather the rakish, ne'er-do-well son of Sparser, the superintendent of one of Mr. Kimbark's stock farms.
