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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 "I may perhaps win a hundred thousand dollars in the lottery," said the naval officer's widow; "and if I do, we will travel--I and my daughter; and you, Mr. Alfred, must be our guide.
accompany
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From this reading And she nodded in such a friendly way at the company, that each imagined himself to be the favored person who was to accompany them to Italy.
Alfred
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From this reading "I may perhaps win a hundred thousand dollars in the lottery," said the naval officer's widow; "and if I do, we will travel--I and my daughter; and you, Mr. Alfred, must be our guide.
all
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From this reading We can all three travel together, with one or two more of our good friends."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I may perhaps win a hundred thousand dollars in the lottery," said the naval officer's widow; "and if I do, we will travel--I and my daughter; and you, Mr. Alfred, must be our guide.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Yes, we must go," she continued; "but not to those parts where there are robbers.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And she nodded in such a friendly way at the company, that each imagined himself to be the favored person who was to accompany them to Italy.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I may perhaps win a hundred thousand dollars in the lottery," said the naval officer's widow; "and if I do, we will travel--I and my daughter; and you, Mr. Alfred, must be our guide.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes, we must go," she continued; "but not to those parts where there are robbers.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We can all three travel together, with one or two more of our good friends."
company
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From this reading And she nodded in such a friendly way at the company, that each imagined himself to be the favored person who was to accompany them to Italy.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Yes, we must go," she continued; "but not to those parts where there are robbers.
daughter
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From this reading "I may perhaps win a hundred thousand dollars in the lottery," said the naval officer's widow; "and if I do, we will travel--I and my daughter; and you, Mr. Alfred, must be our guide.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I may perhaps win a hundred thousand dollars in the lottery," said the naval officer's widow; "and if I do, we will travel--I and my daughter; and you, Mr. Alfred, must be our guide.
dollars
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From this reading "I may perhaps win a hundred thousand dollars in the lottery," said the naval officer's widow; "and if I do, we will travel--I and my daughter; and you, Mr. Alfred, must be our guide.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading And she nodded in such a friendly way at the company, that each imagined himself to be the favored person who was to accompany them to Italy.
favored
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From this reading And she nodded in such a friendly way at the company, that each imagined himself to be the favored person who was to accompany them to Italy.
friendly
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From this reading And she nodded in such a friendly way at the company, that each imagined himself to be the favored person who was to accompany them to Italy.
friends
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From this reading We can all three travel together, with one or two more of our good friends."
go
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From this reading "Yes, we must go," she continued; "but not to those parts where there are robbers.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We can all three travel together, with one or two more of our good friends."
guide
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From this reading "I may perhaps win a hundred thousand dollars in the lottery," said the naval officer's widow; "and if I do, we will travel--I and my daughter; and you, Mr. Alfred, must be our guide.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading And she nodded in such a friendly way at the company, that each imagined himself to be the favored person who was to accompany them to Italy.
hundred
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From this reading "I may perhaps win a hundred thousand dollars in the lottery," said the naval officer's widow; "and if I do, we will travel--I and my daughter; and you, Mr. Alfred, must be our guide.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I may perhaps win a hundred thousand dollars in the lottery," said the naval officer's widow; "and if I do, we will travel--I and my daughter; and you, Mr. Alfred, must be our guide.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I may perhaps win a hundred thousand dollars in the lottery," said the naval officer's widow; "and if I do, we will travel--I and my daughter; and you, Mr. Alfred, must be our guide.
imagined
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From this reading And she nodded in such a friendly way at the company, that each imagined himself to be the favored person who was to accompany them to Italy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I may perhaps win a hundred thousand dollars in the lottery," said the naval officer's widow; "and if I do, we will travel--I and my daughter; and you, Mr. Alfred, must be our guide.
Italy
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From this reading And she nodded in such a friendly way at the company, that each imagined himself to be the favored person who was to accompany them to Italy.
keep
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From this reading We will keep to Rome.
lottery
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From this reading "I may perhaps win a hundred thousand dollars in the lottery," said the naval officer's widow; "and if I do, we will travel--I and my daughter; and you, Mr. Alfred, must be our guide.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "I may perhaps win a hundred thousand dollars in the lottery," said the naval officer's widow; "and if I do, we will travel--I and my daughter; and you, Mr. Alfred, must be our guide.
more
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From this reading We can all three travel together, with one or two more of our good friends."
Mr
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From this reading "I may perhaps win a hundred thousand dollars in the lottery," said the naval officer's widow; "and if I do, we will travel--I and my daughter; and you, Mr. Alfred, must be our guide.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I may perhaps win a hundred thousand dollars in the lottery," said the naval officer's widow; "and if I do, we will travel--I and my daughter; and you, Mr. Alfred, must be our guide.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I may perhaps win a hundred thousand dollars in the lottery," said the naval officer's widow; "and if I do, we will travel--I and my daughter; and you, Mr. Alfred, must be our guide.
naval
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From this reading "I may perhaps win a hundred thousand dollars in the lottery," said the naval officer's widow; "and if I do, we will travel--I and my daughter; and you, Mr. Alfred, must be our guide.
noddednounUS /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And she nodded in such a friendly way at the company, that each imagined himself to be the favored person who was to accompany them to Italy.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Yes, we must go," she continued; "but not to those parts where there are robbers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We can all three travel together, with one or two more of our good friends."
officer's
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From this reading "I may perhaps win a hundred thousand dollars in the lottery," said the naval officer's widow; "and if I do, we will travel--I and my daughter; and you, Mr. Alfred, must be our guide.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We can all three travel together, with one or two more of our good friends."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We can all three travel together, with one or two more of our good friends."
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "I may perhaps win a hundred thousand dollars in the lottery," said the naval officer's widow; "and if I do, we will travel--I and my daughter; and you, Mr. Alfred, must be our guide.
parts
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From this reading "Yes, we must go," she continued; "but not to those parts where there are robbers.
perhaps
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From this reading "I may perhaps win a hundred thousand dollars in the lottery," said the naval officer's widow; "and if I do, we will travel--I and my daughter; and you, Mr. Alfred, must be our guide.
person
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From this reading And she nodded in such a friendly way at the company, that each imagined himself to be the favored person who was to accompany them to Italy.
robbersnounUS /ˈrɒb.ərz/
Persons who steal from a person or place, especially using violence or threats.
From this reading "Yes, we must go," she continued; "but not to those parts where there are robbers.
Rome
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From this reading We will keep to Rome.
said
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From this reading "I may perhaps win a hundred thousand dollars in the lottery," said the naval officer's widow; "and if I do, we will travel--I and my daughter; and you, Mr. Alfred, must be our guide.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And she nodded in such a friendly way at the company, that each imagined himself to be the favored person who was to accompany them to Italy.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And she nodded in such a friendly way at the company, that each imagined himself to be the favored person who was to accompany them to Italy.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And she nodded in such a friendly way at the company, that each imagined himself to be the favored person who was to accompany them to Italy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I may perhaps win a hundred thousand dollars in the lottery," said the naval officer's widow; "and if I do, we will travel--I and my daughter; and you, Mr. Alfred, must be our guide.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And she nodded in such a friendly way at the company, that each imagined himself to be the favored person who was to accompany them to Italy.
there
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From this reading "Yes, we must go," she continued; "but not to those parts where there are robbers.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Yes, we must go," she continued; "but not to those parts where there are robbers.
thousand
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From this reading "I may perhaps win a hundred thousand dollars in the lottery," said the naval officer's widow; "and if I do, we will travel--I and my daughter; and you, Mr. Alfred, must be our guide.
three
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From this reading We can all three travel together, with one or two more of our good friends."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And she nodded in such a friendly way at the company, that each imagined himself to be the favored person who was to accompany them to Italy.
together
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From this reading We can all three travel together, with one or two more of our good friends."
travel
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From this reading "I may perhaps win a hundred thousand dollars in the lottery," said the naval officer's widow; "and if I do, we will travel--I and my daughter; and you, Mr. Alfred, must be our guide.
two
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From this reading We can all three travel together, with one or two more of our good friends."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And she nodded in such a friendly way at the company, that each imagined himself to be the favored person who was to accompany them to Italy.
way
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From this reading And she nodded in such a friendly way at the company, that each imagined himself to be the favored person who was to accompany them to Italy.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I may perhaps win a hundred thousand dollars in the lottery," said the naval officer's widow; "and if I do, we will travel--I and my daughter; and you, Mr. Alfred, must be our guide.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "Yes, we must go," she continued; "but not to those parts where there are robbers.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And she nodded in such a friendly way at the company, that each imagined himself to be the favored person who was to accompany them to Italy.
widow
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From this reading "I may perhaps win a hundred thousand dollars in the lottery," said the naval officer's widow; "and if I do, we will travel--I and my daughter; and you, Mr. Alfred, must be our guide.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I may perhaps win a hundred thousand dollars in the lottery," said the naval officer's widow; "and if I do, we will travel--I and my daughter; and you, Mr. Alfred, must be our guide.
win
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From this reading "I may perhaps win a hundred thousand dollars in the lottery," said the naval officer's widow; "and if I do, we will travel--I and my daughter; and you, Mr. Alfred, must be our guide.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We can all three travel together, with one or two more of our good friends."
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, we must go," she continued; "but not to those parts where there are robbers.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I may perhaps win a hundred thousand dollars in the lottery," said the naval officer's widow; "and if I do, we will travel--I and my daughter; and you, Mr. Alfred, must be our guide.
