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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 The Red Note-Book For a moment Jim laughed with her; then the seriousness of their situation was borne in upon him, and his face sobered.
afraid
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From this reading "It's the kind of an omelet that won't come off in a hurry, I'm afraid," he said.
all
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From this reading "We gotter find some place where we can git cleaned up, that's all," she replied practically.
also
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From this reading It was the first time that he had appealed to her, and Lou's laughter ceased also, but her cheerful confidence did not fail her.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "It's the kind of an omelet that won't come off in a hurry, I'm afraid," he said.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Red Note-Book For a moment Jim laughed with her; then the seriousness of their situation was borne in upon him, and his face sobered.
appealed
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From this reading It was the first time that he had appealed to her, and Lou's laughter ceased also, but her cheerful confidence did not fail her.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "How on earth are we going to walk into Riverburgh like this?"
borne
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From this reading The Red Note-Book For a moment Jim laughed with her; then the seriousness of their situation was borne in upon him, and his face sobered.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was the first time that he had appealed to her, and Lou's laughter ceased also, but her cheerful confidence did not fail her.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "We gotter find some place where we can git cleaned up, that's all," she replied practically.
ceased
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From this reading It was the first time that he had appealed to her, and Lou's laughter ceased also, but her cheerful confidence did not fail her.
cheerful
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From this reading It was the first time that he had appealed to her, and Lou's laughter ceased also, but her cheerful confidence did not fail her.
cleaned
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From this reading "We gotter find some place where we can git cleaned up, that's all," she replied practically.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It's the kind of an omelet that won't come off in a hurry, I'm afraid," he said.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was the first time that he had appealed to her, and Lou's laughter ceased also, but her cheerful confidence did not fail her.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It was the first time that he had appealed to her, and Lou's laughter ceased also, but her cheerful confidence did not fail her.
earth
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From this reading "How on earth are we going to walk into Riverburgh like this?"
face
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From this reading The Red Note-Book For a moment Jim laughed with her; then the seriousness of their situation was borne in upon him, and his face sobered.
fail
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From this reading It was the first time that he had appealed to her, and Lou's laughter ceased also, but her cheerful confidence did not fail her.
find
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From this reading "We gotter find some place where we can git cleaned up, that's all," she replied practically.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the first time that he had appealed to her, and Lou's laughter ceased also, but her cheerful confidence did not fail her.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Red Note-Book For a moment Jim laughed with her; then the seriousness of their situation was borne in upon him, and his face sobered.
git
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From this reading "We gotter find some place where we can git cleaned up, that's all," she replied practically.
going
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gotter
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From this reading "We gotter find some place where we can git cleaned up, that's all," she replied practically.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was the first time that he had appealed to her, and Lou's laughter ceased also, but her cheerful confidence did not fail her.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It's the kind of an omelet that won't come off in a hurry, I'm afraid," he said.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Red Note-Book For a moment Jim laughed with her; then the seriousness of their situation was borne in upon him, and his face sobered.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Red Note-Book For a moment Jim laughed with her; then the seriousness of their situation was borne in upon him, and his face sobered.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Red Note-Book For a moment Jim laughed with her; then the seriousness of their situation was borne in upon him, and his face sobered.
How
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From this reading "How on earth are we going to walk into Riverburgh like this?"
hurry
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From this reading "It's the kind of an omelet that won't come off in a hurry, I'm afraid," he said.
I'm
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From this reading "It's the kind of an omelet that won't come off in a hurry, I'm afraid," he said.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Red Note-Book For a moment Jim laughed with her; then the seriousness of their situation was borne in upon him, and his face sobered.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "How on earth are we going to walk into Riverburgh like this?"
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the first time that he had appealed to her, and Lou's laughter ceased also, but her cheerful confidence did not fail her.
It's
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From this reading "It's the kind of an omelet that won't come off in a hurry, I'm afraid," he said.
Jim
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From this reading The Red Note-Book For a moment Jim laughed with her; then the seriousness of their situation was borne in upon him, and his face sobered.
kind
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From this reading "It's the kind of an omelet that won't come off in a hurry, I'm afraid," he said.
laughed
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From this reading The Red Note-Book For a moment Jim laughed with her; then the seriousness of their situation was borne in upon him, and his face sobered.
laughter
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From this reading It was the first time that he had appealed to her, and Lou's laughter ceased also, but her cheerful confidence did not fail her.
like
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From this reading "How on earth are we going to walk into Riverburgh like this?"
Lou's
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From this reading It was the first time that he had appealed to her, and Lou's laughter ceased also, but her cheerful confidence did not fail her.
moment
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From this reading The Red Note-Book For a moment Jim laughed with her; then the seriousness of their situation was borne in upon him, and his face sobered.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was the first time that he had appealed to her, and Lou's laughter ceased also, but her cheerful confidence did not fail her.
Note-Book
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From this reading The Red Note-Book For a moment Jim laughed with her; then the seriousness of their situation was borne in upon him, and his face sobered.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Red Note-Book For a moment Jim laughed with her; then the seriousness of their situation was borne in upon him, and his face sobered.
off
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From this reading "It's the kind of an omelet that won't come off in a hurry, I'm afraid," he said.
omelet
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From this reading "It's the kind of an omelet that won't come off in a hurry, I'm afraid," he said.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "How on earth are we going to walk into Riverburgh like this?"
place
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From this reading "We gotter find some place where we can git cleaned up, that's all," she replied practically.
practically
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From this reading "We gotter find some place where we can git cleaned up, that's all," she replied practically.
Red
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From this reading The Red Note-Book For a moment Jim laughed with her; then the seriousness of their situation was borne in upon him, and his face sobered.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We gotter find some place where we can git cleaned up, that's all," she replied practically.
Riverburgh
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said
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From this reading "It's the kind of an omelet that won't come off in a hurry, I'm afraid," he said.
seriousness
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From this reading The Red Note-Book For a moment Jim laughed with her; then the seriousness of their situation was borne in upon him, and his face sobered.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We gotter find some place where we can git cleaned up, that's all," she replied practically.
situation
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From this reading The Red Note-Book For a moment Jim laughed with her; then the seriousness of their situation was borne in upon him, and his face sobered.
sobered
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From this reading The Red Note-Book For a moment Jim laughed with her; then the seriousness of their situation was borne in upon him, and his face sobered.
some
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From this reading "We gotter find some place where we can git cleaned up, that's all," she replied practically.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It's the kind of an omelet that won't come off in a hurry, I'm afraid," he said.
that's
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From this reading "We gotter find some place where we can git cleaned up, that's all," she replied practically.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Red Note-Book For a moment Jim laughed with her; then the seriousness of their situation was borne in upon him, and his face sobered.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Red Note-Book For a moment Jim laughed with her; then the seriousness of their situation was borne in upon him, and his face sobered.
then
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From this reading The Red Note-Book For a moment Jim laughed with her; then the seriousness of their situation was borne in upon him, and his face sobered.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "How on earth are we going to walk into Riverburgh like this?"
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the first time that he had appealed to her, and Lou's laughter ceased also, but her cheerful confidence did not fail her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "How on earth are we going to walk into Riverburgh like this?"
up
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From this reading "We gotter find some place where we can git cleaned up, that's all," she replied practically.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The Red Note-Book For a moment Jim laughed with her; then the seriousness of their situation was borne in upon him, and his face sobered.
walk
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From this reading "How on earth are we going to walk into Riverburgh like this?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Red Note-Book For a moment Jim laughed with her; then the seriousness of their situation was borne in upon him, and his face sobered.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "How on earth are we going to walk into Riverburgh like this?"
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "We gotter find some place where we can git cleaned up, that's all," she replied practically.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Red Note-Book For a moment Jim laughed with her; then the seriousness of their situation was borne in upon him, and his face sobered.
won't
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From this reading "It's the kind of an omelet that won't come off in a hurry, I'm afraid," he said.
