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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 STRAW-BOSS It is the philosophy of the poseurs in pessimism that for every happy moment we have in life we pay at a later date a greater price.
accepted
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From this reading The accepted function of carbon bisulphide in the great Southwest is to kill off prairie-dogs.
advantage
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From this reading When Bowles returned to the round-up, the news of his perfidy had preceded him--he had taken advantage of his position and spent the evening at the big house!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Bowles returned to the round-up, the news of his perfidy had preceded him--he had taken advantage of his position and spent the evening at the big house!
any
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From this reading Of course, any one who ever took a kid to the circus knows better, but there are times when the doctrine seems to hold.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Of course, any one who ever took a kid to the circus knows better, but there are times when the doctrine seems to hold.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE STRAW-BOSS It is the philosophy of the poseurs in pessimism that for every happy moment we have in life we pay at a later date a greater price.
Atkins
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From this reading Thereupon the hotheads lowered upon him malignantly, and Hardy Atkins hunted up his high-life bottle.
better
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From this reading Of course, any one who ever took a kid to the circus knows better, but there are times when the doctrine seems to hold.
big
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From this reading When Bowles returned to the round-up, the news of his perfidy had preceded him--he had taken advantage of his position and spent the evening at the big house!
bisulphide
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From this reading The accepted function of carbon bisulphide in the great Southwest is to kill off prairie-dogs.
bottle
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From this reading Thereupon the hotheads lowered upon him malignantly, and Hardy Atkins hunted up his high-life bottle.
Bowles
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From this reading When Bowles returned to the round-up, the news of his perfidy had preceded him--he had taken advantage of his position and spent the evening at the big house!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Of course, any one who ever took a kid to the circus knows better, but there are times when the doctrine seems to hold.
carbon
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From this reading The accepted function of carbon bisulphide in the great Southwest is to kill off prairie-dogs.
circus
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From this reading Of course, any one who ever took a kid to the circus knows better, but there are times when the doctrine seems to hold.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course, any one who ever took a kid to the circus knows better, but there are times when the doctrine seems to hold.
date
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From this reading THE STRAW-BOSS It is the philosophy of the poseurs in pessimism that for every happy moment we have in life we pay at a later date a greater price.
doctrine
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From this reading Of course, any one who ever took a kid to the circus knows better, but there are times when the doctrine seems to hold.
evening
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From this reading When Bowles returned to the round-up, the news of his perfidy had preceded him--he had taken advantage of his position and spent the evening at the big house!
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course, any one who ever took a kid to the circus knows better, but there are times when the doctrine seems to hold.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading THE STRAW-BOSS It is the philosophy of the poseurs in pessimism that for every happy moment we have in life we pay at a later date a greater price.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE STRAW-BOSS It is the philosophy of the poseurs in pessimism that for every happy moment we have in life we pay at a later date a greater price.
function
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From this reading The accepted function of carbon bisulphide in the great Southwest is to kill off prairie-dogs.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The accepted function of carbon bisulphide in the great Southwest is to kill off prairie-dogs.
greater
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From this reading THE STRAW-BOSS It is the philosophy of the poseurs in pessimism that for every happy moment we have in life we pay at a later date a greater price.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Bowles returned to the round-up, the news of his perfidy had preceded him--he had taken advantage of his position and spent the evening at the big house!
happy
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From this reading THE STRAW-BOSS It is the philosophy of the poseurs in pessimism that for every happy moment we have in life we pay at a later date a greater price.
Hardy
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From this reading Thereupon the hotheads lowered upon him malignantly, and Hardy Atkins hunted up his high-life bottle.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE STRAW-BOSS It is the philosophy of the poseurs in pessimism that for every happy moment we have in life we pay at a later date a greater price.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Bowles returned to the round-up, the news of his perfidy had preceded him--he had taken advantage of his position and spent the evening at the big house!
high-life
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From this reading Thereupon the hotheads lowered upon him malignantly, and Hardy Atkins hunted up his high-life bottle.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Bowles returned to the round-up, the news of his perfidy had preceded him--he had taken advantage of his position and spent the evening at the big house!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Bowles returned to the round-up, the news of his perfidy had preceded him--he had taken advantage of his position and spent the evening at the big house!
hold
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From this reading Of course, any one who ever took a kid to the circus knows better, but there are times when the doctrine seems to hold.
hotheads
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From this reading Thereupon the hotheads lowered upon him malignantly, and Hardy Atkins hunted up his high-life bottle.
house
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From this reading When Bowles returned to the round-up, the news of his perfidy had preceded him--he had taken advantage of his position and spent the evening at the big house!
hunted
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From this reading Thereupon the hotheads lowered upon him malignantly, and Hardy Atkins hunted up his high-life bottle.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE STRAW-BOSS It is the philosophy of the poseurs in pessimism that for every happy moment we have in life we pay at a later date a greater price.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE STRAW-BOSS It is the philosophy of the poseurs in pessimism that for every happy moment we have in life we pay at a later date a greater price.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE STRAW-BOSS It is the philosophy of the poseurs in pessimism that for every happy moment we have in life we pay at a later date a greater price.
kid
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From this reading Of course, any one who ever took a kid to the circus knows better, but there are times when the doctrine seems to hold.
kill
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From this reading The accepted function of carbon bisulphide in the great Southwest is to kill off prairie-dogs.
knows
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From this reading Of course, any one who ever took a kid to the circus knows better, but there are times when the doctrine seems to hold.
later
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From this reading THE STRAW-BOSS It is the philosophy of the poseurs in pessimism that for every happy moment we have in life we pay at a later date a greater price.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE STRAW-BOSS It is the philosophy of the poseurs in pessimism that for every happy moment we have in life we pay at a later date a greater price.
lowered
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From this reading Thereupon the hotheads lowered upon him malignantly, and Hardy Atkins hunted up his high-life bottle.
malignantly
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From this reading Thereupon the hotheads lowered upon him malignantly, and Hardy Atkins hunted up his high-life bottle.
moment
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From this reading THE STRAW-BOSS It is the philosophy of the poseurs in pessimism that for every happy moment we have in life we pay at a later date a greater price.
news
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From this reading When Bowles returned to the round-up, the news of his perfidy had preceded him--he had taken advantage of his position and spent the evening at the big house!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE STRAW-BOSS It is the philosophy of the poseurs in pessimism that for every happy moment we have in life we pay at a later date a greater price.
off
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From this reading The accepted function of carbon bisulphide in the great Southwest is to kill off prairie-dogs.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Of course, any one who ever took a kid to the circus knows better, but there are times when the doctrine seems to hold.
pay
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From this reading THE STRAW-BOSS It is the philosophy of the poseurs in pessimism that for every happy moment we have in life we pay at a later date a greater price.
perfidy
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From this reading When Bowles returned to the round-up, the news of his perfidy had preceded him--he had taken advantage of his position and spent the evening at the big house!
pessimism
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From this reading THE STRAW-BOSS It is the philosophy of the poseurs in pessimism that for every happy moment we have in life we pay at a later date a greater price.
philosophynounUS /fɪˈlɑː.sə.fi/
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)
From this reading THE STRAW-BOSS It is the philosophy of the poseurs in pessimism that for every happy moment we have in life we pay at a later date a greater price.
poseurs
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From this reading THE STRAW-BOSS It is the philosophy of the poseurs in pessimism that for every happy moment we have in life we pay at a later date a greater price.
position
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From this reading When Bowles returned to the round-up, the news of his perfidy had preceded him--he had taken advantage of his position and spent the evening at the big house!
prairie-dogs
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From this reading The accepted function of carbon bisulphide in the great Southwest is to kill off prairie-dogs.
preceded
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From this reading When Bowles returned to the round-up, the news of his perfidy had preceded him--he had taken advantage of his position and spent the evening at the big house!
price
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From this reading THE STRAW-BOSS It is the philosophy of the poseurs in pessimism that for every happy moment we have in life we pay at a later date a greater price.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When Bowles returned to the round-up, the news of his perfidy had preceded him--he had taken advantage of his position and spent the evening at the big house!
round-up
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From this reading When Bowles returned to the round-up, the news of his perfidy had preceded him--he had taken advantage of his position and spent the evening at the big house!
seems
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From this reading Of course, any one who ever took a kid to the circus knows better, but there are times when the doctrine seems to hold.
Southwest
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From this reading The accepted function of carbon bisulphide in the great Southwest is to kill off prairie-dogs.
spent
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From this reading When Bowles returned to the round-up, the news of his perfidy had preceded him--he had taken advantage of his position and spent the evening at the big house!
STRAW-BOSS
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From this reading THE STRAW-BOSS It is the philosophy of the poseurs in pessimism that for every happy moment we have in life we pay at a later date a greater price.
taken
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From this reading When Bowles returned to the round-up, the news of his perfidy had preceded him--he had taken advantage of his position and spent the evening at the big house!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE STRAW-BOSS It is the philosophy of the poseurs in pessimism that for every happy moment we have in life we pay at a later date a greater price.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STRAW-BOSS It is the philosophy of the poseurs in pessimism that for every happy moment we have in life we pay at a later date a greater price.
there
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From this reading Of course, any one who ever took a kid to the circus knows better, but there are times when the doctrine seems to hold.
Thereupon
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From this reading Thereupon the hotheads lowered upon him malignantly, and Hardy Atkins hunted up his high-life bottle.
times
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From this reading Of course, any one who ever took a kid to the circus knows better, but there are times when the doctrine seems to hold.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Of course, any one who ever took a kid to the circus knows better, but there are times when the doctrine seems to hold.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course, any one who ever took a kid to the circus knows better, but there are times when the doctrine seems to hold.
up
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From this reading Thereupon the hotheads lowered upon him malignantly, and Hardy Atkins hunted up his high-life bottle.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Thereupon the hotheads lowered upon him malignantly, and Hardy Atkins hunted up his high-life bottle.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE STRAW-BOSS It is the philosophy of the poseurs in pessimism that for every happy moment we have in life we pay at a later date a greater price.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Of course, any one who ever took a kid to the circus knows better, but there are times when the doctrine seems to hold.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Of course, any one who ever took a kid to the circus knows better, but there are times when the doctrine seems to hold.
