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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 ARK FINDS A NEW HOME Jimmy had predicted a busy week, and Jimmy was right.
All
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From this reading All these things Jimmy engineered with his partners’ assistance between four-thirty and six o’clock.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On Tuesday the car-barn was ready for occupancy, and, although their lease did not begin until the first of the month, they were at liberty to move in whenever they wished, and they “wished right away,” as Tom put it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ARK FINDS A NEW HOME Jimmy had predicted a busy week, and Jimmy was right.
ARK
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From this reading THE ARK FINDS A NEW HOME Jimmy had predicted a busy week, and Jimmy was right.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On Tuesday the car-barn was ready for occupancy, and, although their lease did not begin until the first of the month, they were at liberty to move in whenever they wished, and they “wished right away,” as Tom put it.
assistance
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From this reading All these things Jimmy engineered with his partners’ assistance between four-thirty and six o’clock.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On Tuesday the car-barn was ready for occupancy, and, although their lease did not begin until the first of the month, they were at liberty to move in whenever they wished, and they “wished right away,” as Tom put it.
away
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From this reading On Tuesday the car-barn was ready for occupancy, and, although their lease did not begin until the first of the month, they were at liberty to move in whenever they wished, and they “wished right away,” as Tom put it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Telephone and electric light connections were ordered, a visit was made to the printer and a card written to be inserted three times a week in the _News-Patriot_.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Things began to hum on Monday.
begin
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From this reading On Tuesday the car-barn was ready for occupancy, and, although their lease did not begin until the first of the month, they were at liberty to move in whenever they wished, and they “wished right away,” as Tom put it.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading All these things Jimmy engineered with his partners’ assistance between four-thirty and six o’clock.
busy
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From this reading THE ARK FINDS A NEW HOME Jimmy had predicted a busy week, and Jimmy was right.
car-barn
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From this reading On Tuesday the car-barn was ready for occupancy, and, although their lease did not begin until the first of the month, they were at liberty to move in whenever they wished, and they “wished right away,” as Tom put it.
card
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From this reading Telephone and electric light connections were ordered, a visit was made to the printer and a card written to be inserted three times a week in the _News-Patriot_.
connections
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From this reading Telephone and electric light connections were ordered, a visit was made to the printer and a card written to be inserted three times a week in the _News-Patriot_.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading On Tuesday the car-barn was ready for occupancy, and, although their lease did not begin until the first of the month, they were at liberty to move in whenever they wished, and they “wished right away,” as Tom put it.
electric
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From this reading Telephone and electric light connections were ordered, a visit was made to the printer and a card written to be inserted three times a week in the _News-Patriot_.
engineered
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From this reading All these things Jimmy engineered with his partners’ assistance between four-thirty and six o’clock.
FINDS
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From this reading THE ARK FINDS A NEW HOME Jimmy had predicted a busy week, and Jimmy was right.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On Tuesday the car-barn was ready for occupancy, and, although their lease did not begin until the first of the month, they were at liberty to move in whenever they wished, and they “wished right away,” as Tom put it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On Tuesday the car-barn was ready for occupancy, and, although their lease did not begin until the first of the month, they were at liberty to move in whenever they wished, and they “wished right away,” as Tom put it.
four-thirty
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From this reading All these things Jimmy engineered with his partners’ assistance between four-thirty and six o’clock.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE ARK FINDS A NEW HOME Jimmy had predicted a busy week, and Jimmy was right.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading All these things Jimmy engineered with his partners’ assistance between four-thirty and six o’clock.
HOME
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From this reading THE ARK FINDS A NEW HOME Jimmy had predicted a busy week, and Jimmy was right.
hum
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From this reading Things began to hum on Monday.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Telephone and electric light connections were ordered, a visit was made to the printer and a card written to be inserted three times a week in the _News-Patriot_.
inserted
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From this reading Telephone and electric light connections were ordered, a visit was made to the printer and a card written to be inserted three times a week in the _News-Patriot_.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On Tuesday the car-barn was ready for occupancy, and, although their lease did not begin until the first of the month, they were at liberty to move in whenever they wished, and they “wished right away,” as Tom put it.
Jimmy
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From this reading THE ARK FINDS A NEW HOME Jimmy had predicted a busy week, and Jimmy was right.
lease
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From this reading On Tuesday the car-barn was ready for occupancy, and, although their lease did not begin until the first of the month, they were at liberty to move in whenever they wished, and they “wished right away,” as Tom put it.
libertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading On Tuesday the car-barn was ready for occupancy, and, although their lease did not begin until the first of the month, they were at liberty to move in whenever they wished, and they “wished right away,” as Tom put it.
light
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From this reading Telephone and electric light connections were ordered, a visit was made to the printer and a card written to be inserted three times a week in the _News-Patriot_.
made
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From this reading Telephone and electric light connections were ordered, a visit was made to the printer and a card written to be inserted three times a week in the _News-Patriot_.
Monday
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From this reading Things began to hum on Monday.
month
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From this reading On Tuesday the car-barn was ready for occupancy, and, although their lease did not begin until the first of the month, they were at liberty to move in whenever they wished, and they “wished right away,” as Tom put it.
move
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From this reading On Tuesday the car-barn was ready for occupancy, and, although their lease did not begin until the first of the month, they were at liberty to move in whenever they wished, and they “wished right away,” as Tom put it.
NEW
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From this reading THE ARK FINDS A NEW HOME Jimmy had predicted a busy week, and Jimmy was right.
News-Patriot
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From this reading Telephone and electric light connections were ordered, a visit was made to the printer and a card written to be inserted three times a week in the _News-Patriot_.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading On Tuesday the car-barn was ready for occupancy, and, although their lease did not begin until the first of the month, they were at liberty to move in whenever they wished, and they “wished right away,” as Tom put it.
o'clock
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From this reading All these things Jimmy engineered with his partners’ assistance between four-thirty and six o’clock.
occupancy
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From this reading On Tuesday the car-barn was ready for occupancy, and, although their lease did not begin until the first of the month, they were at liberty to move in whenever they wished, and they “wished right away,” as Tom put it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On Tuesday the car-barn was ready for occupancy, and, although their lease did not begin until the first of the month, they were at liberty to move in whenever they wished, and they “wished right away,” as Tom put it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Things began to hum on Monday.
ordered
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From this reading Telephone and electric light connections were ordered, a visit was made to the printer and a card written to be inserted three times a week in the _News-Patriot_.
partners
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From this reading All these things Jimmy engineered with his partners’ assistance between four-thirty and six o’clock.
predicted
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From this reading THE ARK FINDS A NEW HOME Jimmy had predicted a busy week, and Jimmy was right.
printer
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From this reading Telephone and electric light connections were ordered, a visit was made to the printer and a card written to be inserted three times a week in the _News-Patriot_.
put
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From this reading On Tuesday the car-barn was ready for occupancy, and, although their lease did not begin until the first of the month, they were at liberty to move in whenever they wished, and they “wished right away,” as Tom put it.
ready
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From this reading On Tuesday the car-barn was ready for occupancy, and, although their lease did not begin until the first of the month, they were at liberty to move in whenever they wished, and they “wished right away,” as Tom put it.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ARK FINDS A NEW HOME Jimmy had predicted a busy week, and Jimmy was right.
six
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From this reading All these things Jimmy engineered with his partners’ assistance between four-thirty and six o’clock.
Telephone
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From this reading Telephone and electric light connections were ordered, a visit was made to the printer and a card written to be inserted three times a week in the _News-Patriot_.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ARK FINDS A NEW HOME Jimmy had predicted a busy week, and Jimmy was right.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading On Tuesday the car-barn was ready for occupancy, and, although their lease did not begin until the first of the month, they were at liberty to move in whenever they wished, and they “wished right away,” as Tom put it.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading All these things Jimmy engineered with his partners’ assistance between four-thirty and six o’clock.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On Tuesday the car-barn was ready for occupancy, and, although their lease did not begin until the first of the month, they were at liberty to move in whenever they wished, and they “wished right away,” as Tom put it.
Things
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From this reading Things began to hum on Monday.
three
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From this reading Telephone and electric light connections were ordered, a visit was made to the printer and a card written to be inserted three times a week in the _News-Patriot_.
times
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From this reading Telephone and electric light connections were ordered, a visit was made to the printer and a card written to be inserted three times a week in the _News-Patriot_.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Things began to hum on Monday.
Tom
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From this reading On Tuesday the car-barn was ready for occupancy, and, although their lease did not begin until the first of the month, they were at liberty to move in whenever they wished, and they “wished right away,” as Tom put it.
Tuesday
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From this reading On Tuesday the car-barn was ready for occupancy, and, although their lease did not begin until the first of the month, they were at liberty to move in whenever they wished, and they “wished right away,” as Tom put it.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading On Tuesday the car-barn was ready for occupancy, and, although their lease did not begin until the first of the month, they were at liberty to move in whenever they wished, and they “wished right away,” as Tom put it.
visit
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From this reading Telephone and electric light connections were ordered, a visit was made to the printer and a card written to be inserted three times a week in the _News-Patriot_.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE ARK FINDS A NEW HOME Jimmy had predicted a busy week, and Jimmy was right.
week
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From this reading THE ARK FINDS A NEW HOME Jimmy had predicted a busy week, and Jimmy was right.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Telephone and electric light connections were ordered, a visit was made to the printer and a card written to be inserted three times a week in the _News-Patriot_.
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading On Tuesday the car-barn was ready for occupancy, and, although their lease did not begin until the first of the month, they were at liberty to move in whenever they wished, and they “wished right away,” as Tom put it.
wished
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From this reading On Tuesday the car-barn was ready for occupancy, and, although their lease did not begin until the first of the month, they were at liberty to move in whenever they wished, and they “wished right away,” as Tom put it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading All these things Jimmy engineered with his partners’ assistance between four-thirty and six o’clock.
written
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From this reading Telephone and electric light connections were ordered, a visit was made to the printer and a card written to be inserted three times a week in the _News-Patriot_.
