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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 the midst of this experience John preferred a request to have his salary raised a dollar a week.
admit
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From this reading He obliged to admit to himself that Andy had been more satisfactory.
altogether
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From this reading JOHN CRANDALL SEEKS TO INJURE ANDY Though Simon Rich had succeeded in reinstating his nephew in the store in place of Andy, he was not altogether happy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading John Crandall was naturally lazy and inefficient, and his temporary discharge did not seem to have improved him.
ANDY
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From this reading JOHN CRANDALL SEEKS TO INJURE ANDY Though Simon Rich had succeeded in reinstating his nephew in the store in place of Andy, he was not altogether happy.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He obliged to admit to himself that Andy had been more satisfactory.
considerable
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From this reading When sent out on errands he loitered, and had more than once put his uncle to considerable inconvenience.
CRANDALL
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From this reading JOHN CRANDALL SEEKS TO INJURE ANDY Though Simon Rich had succeeded in reinstating his nephew in the store in place of Andy, he was not altogether happy.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading John Crandall was naturally lazy and inefficient, and his temporary discharge did not seem to have improved him.
discharge
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From this reading John Crandall was naturally lazy and inefficient, and his temporary discharge did not seem to have improved him.
dollar
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From this reading In the midst of this experience John preferred a request to have his salary raised a dollar a week.
errands
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From this reading When sent out on errands he loitered, and had more than once put his uncle to considerable inconvenience.
experience
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From this reading In the midst of this experience John preferred a request to have his salary raised a dollar a week.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading JOHN CRANDALL SEEKS TO INJURE ANDY Though Simon Rich had succeeded in reinstating his nephew in the store in place of Andy, he was not altogether happy.
happy
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From this reading JOHN CRANDALL SEEKS TO INJURE ANDY Though Simon Rich had succeeded in reinstating his nephew in the store in place of Andy, he was not altogether happy.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading John Crandall was naturally lazy and inefficient, and his temporary discharge did not seem to have improved him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading JOHN CRANDALL SEEKS TO INJURE ANDY Though Simon Rich had succeeded in reinstating his nephew in the store in place of Andy, he was not altogether happy.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading John Crandall was naturally lazy and inefficient, and his temporary discharge did not seem to have improved him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He obliged to admit to himself that Andy had been more satisfactory.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading JOHN CRANDALL SEEKS TO INJURE ANDY Though Simon Rich had succeeded in reinstating his nephew in the store in place of Andy, he was not altogether happy.
improved
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From this reading John Crandall was naturally lazy and inefficient, and his temporary discharge did not seem to have improved him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JOHN CRANDALL SEEKS TO INJURE ANDY Though Simon Rich had succeeded in reinstating his nephew in the store in place of Andy, he was not altogether happy.
inconvenience
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From this reading When sent out on errands he loitered, and had more than once put his uncle to considerable inconvenience.
inefficient
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From this reading John Crandall was naturally lazy and inefficient, and his temporary discharge did not seem to have improved him.
INJURE
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From this reading JOHN CRANDALL SEEKS TO INJURE ANDY Though Simon Rich had succeeded in reinstating his nephew in the store in place of Andy, he was not altogether happy.
JOHN
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From this reading JOHN CRANDALL SEEKS TO INJURE ANDY Though Simon Rich had succeeded in reinstating his nephew in the store in place of Andy, he was not altogether happy.
lazy
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From this reading John Crandall was naturally lazy and inefficient, and his temporary discharge did not seem to have improved him.
loitered
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From this reading When sent out on errands he loitered, and had more than once put his uncle to considerable inconvenience.
midst
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From this reading In the midst of this experience John preferred a request to have his salary raised a dollar a week.
more
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From this reading When sent out on errands he loitered, and had more than once put his uncle to considerable inconvenience.
naturally
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From this reading John Crandall was naturally lazy and inefficient, and his temporary discharge did not seem to have improved him.
nephew
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From this reading JOHN CRANDALL SEEKS TO INJURE ANDY Though Simon Rich had succeeded in reinstating his nephew in the store in place of Andy, he was not altogether happy.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading JOHN CRANDALL SEEKS TO INJURE ANDY Though Simon Rich had succeeded in reinstating his nephew in the store in place of Andy, he was not altogether happy.
obliged
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From this reading He obliged to admit to himself that Andy had been more satisfactory.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JOHN CRANDALL SEEKS TO INJURE ANDY Though Simon Rich had succeeded in reinstating his nephew in the store in place of Andy, he was not altogether happy.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When sent out on errands he loitered, and had more than once put his uncle to considerable inconvenience.
once
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From this reading When sent out on errands he loitered, and had more than once put his uncle to considerable inconvenience.
out
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From this reading When sent out on errands he loitered, and had more than once put his uncle to considerable inconvenience.
place
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From this reading JOHN CRANDALL SEEKS TO INJURE ANDY Though Simon Rich had succeeded in reinstating his nephew in the store in place of Andy, he was not altogether happy.
preferred
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From this reading In the midst of this experience John preferred a request to have his salary raised a dollar a week.
put
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From this reading When sent out on errands he loitered, and had more than once put his uncle to considerable inconvenience.
raised
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From this reading In the midst of this experience John preferred a request to have his salary raised a dollar a week.
reinstating
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From this reading JOHN CRANDALL SEEKS TO INJURE ANDY Though Simon Rich had succeeded in reinstating his nephew in the store in place of Andy, he was not altogether happy.
request
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From this reading In the midst of this experience John preferred a request to have his salary raised a dollar a week.
Rich
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From this reading JOHN CRANDALL SEEKS TO INJURE ANDY Though Simon Rich had succeeded in reinstating his nephew in the store in place of Andy, he was not altogether happy.
salary
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From this reading In the midst of this experience John preferred a request to have his salary raised a dollar a week.
satisfactory
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From this reading He obliged to admit to himself that Andy had been more satisfactory.
SEEKS
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From this reading JOHN CRANDALL SEEKS TO INJURE ANDY Though Simon Rich had succeeded in reinstating his nephew in the store in place of Andy, he was not altogether happy.
seem
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From this reading John Crandall was naturally lazy and inefficient, and his temporary discharge did not seem to have improved him.
sent
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From this reading When sent out on errands he loitered, and had more than once put his uncle to considerable inconvenience.
Simon
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From this reading JOHN CRANDALL SEEKS TO INJURE ANDY Though Simon Rich had succeeded in reinstating his nephew in the store in place of Andy, he was not altogether happy.
store
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From this reading JOHN CRANDALL SEEKS TO INJURE ANDY Though Simon Rich had succeeded in reinstating his nephew in the store in place of Andy, he was not altogether happy.
succeeded
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From this reading JOHN CRANDALL SEEKS TO INJURE ANDY Though Simon Rich had succeeded in reinstating his nephew in the store in place of Andy, he was not altogether happy.
temporary
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From this reading John Crandall was naturally lazy and inefficient, and his temporary discharge did not seem to have improved him.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading When sent out on errands he loitered, and had more than once put his uncle to considerable inconvenience.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He obliged to admit to himself that Andy had been more satisfactory.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JOHN CRANDALL SEEKS TO INJURE ANDY Though Simon Rich had succeeded in reinstating his nephew in the store in place of Andy, he was not altogether happy.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In the midst of this experience John preferred a request to have his salary raised a dollar a week.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading JOHN CRANDALL SEEKS TO INJURE ANDY Though Simon Rich had succeeded in reinstating his nephew in the store in place of Andy, he was not altogether happy.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JOHN CRANDALL SEEKS TO INJURE ANDY Though Simon Rich had succeeded in reinstating his nephew in the store in place of Andy, he was not altogether happy.
uncle
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From this reading When sent out on errands he loitered, and had more than once put his uncle to considerable inconvenience.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JOHN CRANDALL SEEKS TO INJURE ANDY Though Simon Rich had succeeded in reinstating his nephew in the store in place of Andy, he was not altogether happy.
week
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From this reading In the midst of this experience John preferred a request to have his salary raised a dollar a week.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When sent out on errands he loitered, and had more than once put his uncle to considerable inconvenience.
