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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 company started with a cash balance of four dollars on hand.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Saunders had received his first installment, a new shoe and two new inner tubes had been bought and they had also purchased already fifteen gallons of gasoline, much of which had been used in trying the engine out in the garage.
also
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From this reading Mr. Saunders had received his first installment, a new shoe and two new inner tubes had been bought and they had also purchased already fifteen gallons of gasoline, much of which had been used in trying the engine out in the garage.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Jimmy had been paid, although he had expressed his entire willingness to wait a couple of weeks for half of his money.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A license for the car had cost ten dollars and an operator’s license two more.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Saunders had received his first installment, a new shoe and two new inner tubes had been bought and they had also purchased already fifteen gallons of gasoline, much of which had been used in trying the engine out in the garage.
balancenounUS /ˈbalance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The company started with a cash balance of four dollars on hand.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Jimmy had been paid, although he had expressed his entire willingness to wait a couple of weeks for half of his money.
bought
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From this reading Mr. Saunders had received his first installment, a new shoe and two new inner tubes had been bought and they had also purchased already fifteen gallons of gasoline, much of which had been used in trying the engine out in the garage.
CAB
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From this reading “CAB, SIR?”
car
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From this reading A license for the car had cost ten dollars and an operator’s license two more.
cash
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From this reading The company started with a cash balance of four dollars on hand.
company
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From this reading The company started with a cash balance of four dollars on hand.
cost
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From this reading A license for the car had cost ten dollars and an operator’s license two more.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading Jimmy had been paid, although he had expressed his entire willingness to wait a couple of weeks for half of his money.
dollars
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From this reading The company started with a cash balance of four dollars on hand.
engine
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From this reading Mr. Saunders had received his first installment, a new shoe and two new inner tubes had been bought and they had also purchased already fifteen gallons of gasoline, much of which had been used in trying the engine out in the garage.
entire
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From this reading Jimmy had been paid, although he had expressed his entire willingness to wait a couple of weeks for half of his money.
expressed
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From this reading Jimmy had been paid, although he had expressed his entire willingness to wait a couple of weeks for half of his money.
fifteen
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From this reading Mr. Saunders had received his first installment, a new shoe and two new inner tubes had been bought and they had also purchased already fifteen gallons of gasoline, much of which had been used in trying the engine out in the garage.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Saunders had received his first installment, a new shoe and two new inner tubes had been bought and they had also purchased already fifteen gallons of gasoline, much of which had been used in trying the engine out in the garage.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Jimmy had been paid, although he had expressed his entire willingness to wait a couple of weeks for half of his money.
four
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From this reading The company started with a cash balance of four dollars on hand.
gallons
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From this reading Mr. Saunders had received his first installment, a new shoe and two new inner tubes had been bought and they had also purchased already fifteen gallons of gasoline, much of which had been used in trying the engine out in the garage.
garage
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From this reading Mr. Saunders had received his first installment, a new shoe and two new inner tubes had been bought and they had also purchased already fifteen gallons of gasoline, much of which had been used in trying the engine out in the garage.
gasoline
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From this reading Mr. Saunders had received his first installment, a new shoe and two new inner tubes had been bought and they had also purchased already fifteen gallons of gasoline, much of which had been used in trying the engine out in the garage.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jimmy had been paid, although he had expressed his entire willingness to wait a couple of weeks for half of his money.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jimmy had been paid, although he had expressed his entire willingness to wait a couple of weeks for half of his money.
hand
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From this reading The company started with a cash balance of four dollars on hand.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jimmy had been paid, although he had expressed his entire willingness to wait a couple of weeks for half of his money.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jimmy had been paid, although he had expressed his entire willingness to wait a couple of weeks for half of his money.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Saunders had received his first installment, a new shoe and two new inner tubes had been bought and they had also purchased already fifteen gallons of gasoline, much of which had been used in trying the engine out in the garage.
inner
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From this reading Mr. Saunders had received his first installment, a new shoe and two new inner tubes had been bought and they had also purchased already fifteen gallons of gasoline, much of which had been used in trying the engine out in the garage.
installment
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From this reading Mr. Saunders had received his first installment, a new shoe and two new inner tubes had been bought and they had also purchased already fifteen gallons of gasoline, much of which had been used in trying the engine out in the garage.
Jimmy
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From this reading Jimmy had been paid, although he had expressed his entire willingness to wait a couple of weeks for half of his money.
license
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From this reading A license for the car had cost ten dollars and an operator’s license two more.
money
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From this reading Jimmy had been paid, although he had expressed his entire willingness to wait a couple of weeks for half of his money.
more
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From this reading A license for the car had cost ten dollars and an operator’s license two more.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Saunders had received his first installment, a new shoe and two new inner tubes had been bought and they had also purchased already fifteen gallons of gasoline, much of which had been used in trying the engine out in the garage.
much
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From this reading Mr. Saunders had received his first installment, a new shoe and two new inner tubes had been bought and they had also purchased already fifteen gallons of gasoline, much of which had been used in trying the engine out in the garage.
new
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From this reading Mr. Saunders had received his first installment, a new shoe and two new inner tubes had been bought and they had also purchased already fifteen gallons of gasoline, much of which had been used in trying the engine out in the garage.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The company started with a cash balance of four dollars on hand.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The company started with a cash balance of four dollars on hand.
operator's
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From this reading A license for the car had cost ten dollars and an operator’s license two more.
out
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From this reading Mr. Saunders had received his first installment, a new shoe and two new inner tubes had been bought and they had also purchased already fifteen gallons of gasoline, much of which had been used in trying the engine out in the garage.
paid
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From this reading Jimmy had been paid, although he had expressed his entire willingness to wait a couple of weeks for half of his money.
purchased
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From this reading Mr. Saunders had received his first installment, a new shoe and two new inner tubes had been bought and they had also purchased already fifteen gallons of gasoline, much of which had been used in trying the engine out in the garage.
received
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From this reading Mr. Saunders had received his first installment, a new shoe and two new inner tubes had been bought and they had also purchased already fifteen gallons of gasoline, much of which had been used in trying the engine out in the garage.
Saunders
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From this reading Mr. Saunders had received his first installment, a new shoe and two new inner tubes had been bought and they had also purchased already fifteen gallons of gasoline, much of which had been used in trying the engine out in the garage.
shoe
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From this reading Mr. Saunders had received his first installment, a new shoe and two new inner tubes had been bought and they had also purchased already fifteen gallons of gasoline, much of which had been used in trying the engine out in the garage.
SIR
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From this reading “CAB, SIR?”
started
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From this reading The company started with a cash balance of four dollars on hand.
ten
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From this reading A license for the car had cost ten dollars and an operator’s license two more.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The company started with a cash balance of four dollars on hand.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Saunders had received his first installment, a new shoe and two new inner tubes had been bought and they had also purchased already fifteen gallons of gasoline, much of which had been used in trying the engine out in the garage.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jimmy had been paid, although he had expressed his entire willingness to wait a couple of weeks for half of his money.
trying
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From this reading Mr. Saunders had received his first installment, a new shoe and two new inner tubes had been bought and they had also purchased already fifteen gallons of gasoline, much of which had been used in trying the engine out in the garage.
tubes
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From this reading Mr. Saunders had received his first installment, a new shoe and two new inner tubes had been bought and they had also purchased already fifteen gallons of gasoline, much of which had been used in trying the engine out in the garage.
two
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From this reading Mr. Saunders had received his first installment, a new shoe and two new inner tubes had been bought and they had also purchased already fifteen gallons of gasoline, much of which had been used in trying the engine out in the garage.
used
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From this reading Mr. Saunders had received his first installment, a new shoe and two new inner tubes had been bought and they had also purchased already fifteen gallons of gasoline, much of which had been used in trying the engine out in the garage.
wait
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From this reading Jimmy had been paid, although he had expressed his entire willingness to wait a couple of weeks for half of his money.
weeks
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From this reading Jimmy had been paid, although he had expressed his entire willingness to wait a couple of weeks for half of his money.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mr. Saunders had received his first installment, a new shoe and two new inner tubes had been bought and they had also purchased already fifteen gallons of gasoline, much of which had been used in trying the engine out in the garage.
willingness
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From this reading Jimmy had been paid, although he had expressed his entire willingness to wait a couple of weeks for half of his money.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The company started with a cash balance of four dollars on hand.
