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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 “Oh, his name’s Ward Trenton and he lives in Pittsburgh and is a consulting engineer and a way-upper all right.
all
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From this reading “Oh, his name’s Ward Trenton and he lives in Pittsburgh and is a consulting engineer and a way-upper all right.
always
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From this reading Ward drops in here every month or two and Tommy always throws him a party, sometimes at home or at one of the clubs; and when that’s the ticket he naturally forgets to invite me!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I think I never saw Mr. Kemp, but of course I’ve heard of him,” remarked Grace, bewildered by the familiar tone in which Irene spoke of Kemp and his family.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The other man--what’s he like?” she asked with feigned carelessness.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ward drops in here every month or two and Tommy always throws him a party, sometimes at home or at one of the clubs; and when that’s the ticket he naturally forgets to invite me!
bewilderednounUS /bewildered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think I never saw Mr. Kemp, but of course I’ve heard of him,” remarked Grace, bewildered by the familiar tone in which Irene spoke of Kemp and his family.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I think I never saw Mr. Kemp, but of course I’ve heard of him,” remarked Grace, bewildered by the familiar tone in which Irene spoke of Kemp and his family.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “I think I never saw Mr. Kemp, but of course I’ve heard of him,” remarked Grace, bewildered by the familiar tone in which Irene spoke of Kemp and his family.
carelessness
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From this reading “The other man--what’s he like?” she asked with feigned carelessness.
clubs
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From this reading Ward drops in here every month or two and Tommy always throws him a party, sometimes at home or at one of the clubs; and when that’s the ticket he naturally forgets to invite me!
consulting
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From this reading “Oh, his name’s Ward Trenton and he lives in Pittsburgh and is a consulting engineer and a way-upper all right.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think I never saw Mr. Kemp, but of course I’ve heard of him,” remarked Grace, bewildered by the familiar tone in which Irene spoke of Kemp and his family.
drops
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From this reading Ward drops in here every month or two and Tommy always throws him a party, sometimes at home or at one of the clubs; and when that’s the ticket he naturally forgets to invite me!
engineer
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From this reading “Oh, his name’s Ward Trenton and he lives in Pittsburgh and is a consulting engineer and a way-upper all right.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Ward drops in here every month or two and Tommy always throws him a party, sometimes at home or at one of the clubs; and when that’s the ticket he naturally forgets to invite me!
familiar
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From this reading “I think I never saw Mr. Kemp, but of course I’ve heard of him,” remarked Grace, bewildered by the familiar tone in which Irene spoke of Kemp and his family.
family
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From this reading “I think I never saw Mr. Kemp, but of course I’ve heard of him,” remarked Grace, bewildered by the familiar tone in which Irene spoke of Kemp and his family.
feigned
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From this reading “The other man--what’s he like?” she asked with feigned carelessness.
forgets
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From this reading Ward drops in here every month or two and Tommy always throws him a party, sometimes at home or at one of the clubs; and when that’s the ticket he naturally forgets to invite me!
Grace
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From this reading “I think I never saw Mr. Kemp, but of course I’ve heard of him,” remarked Grace, bewildered by the familiar tone in which Irene spoke of Kemp and his family.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “The other man--what’s he like?” she asked with feigned carelessness.
heard
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From this reading “I think I never saw Mr. Kemp, but of course I’ve heard of him,” remarked Grace, bewildered by the familiar tone in which Irene spoke of Kemp and his family.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ward drops in here every month or two and Tommy always throws him a party, sometimes at home or at one of the clubs; and when that’s the ticket he naturally forgets to invite me!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I think I never saw Mr. Kemp, but of course I’ve heard of him,” remarked Grace, bewildered by the familiar tone in which Irene spoke of Kemp and his family.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “I think I never saw Mr. Kemp, but of course I’ve heard of him,” remarked Grace, bewildered by the familiar tone in which Irene spoke of Kemp and his family.
home
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From this reading Ward drops in here every month or two and Tommy always throws him a party, sometimes at home or at one of the clubs; and when that’s the ticket he naturally forgets to invite me!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I think I never saw Mr. Kemp, but of course I’ve heard of him,” remarked Grace, bewildered by the familiar tone in which Irene spoke of Kemp and his family.
I've
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From this reading “I think I never saw Mr. Kemp, but of course I’ve heard of him,” remarked Grace, bewildered by the familiar tone in which Irene spoke of Kemp and his family.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I think I never saw Mr. Kemp, but of course I’ve heard of him,” remarked Grace, bewildered by the familiar tone in which Irene spoke of Kemp and his family.
invite
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From this reading Ward drops in here every month or two and Tommy always throws him a party, sometimes at home or at one of the clubs; and when that’s the ticket he naturally forgets to invite me!
Irene
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From this reading “I think I never saw Mr. Kemp, but of course I’ve heard of him,” remarked Grace, bewildered by the familiar tone in which Irene spoke of Kemp and his family.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, his name’s Ward Trenton and he lives in Pittsburgh and is a consulting engineer and a way-upper all right.
Kemp
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From this reading “I think I never saw Mr. Kemp, but of course I’ve heard of him,” remarked Grace, bewildered by the familiar tone in which Irene spoke of Kemp and his family.
like
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From this reading “The other man--what’s he like?” she asked with feigned carelessness.
lives
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From this reading “Oh, his name’s Ward Trenton and he lives in Pittsburgh and is a consulting engineer and a way-upper all right.
man
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From this reading “The other man--what’s he like?” she asked with feigned carelessness.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ward drops in here every month or two and Tommy always throws him a party, sometimes at home or at one of the clubs; and when that’s the ticket he naturally forgets to invite me!
month
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From this reading Ward drops in here every month or two and Tommy always throws him a party, sometimes at home or at one of the clubs; and when that’s the ticket he naturally forgets to invite me!
Mr
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From this reading “I think I never saw Mr. Kemp, but of course I’ve heard of him,” remarked Grace, bewildered by the familiar tone in which Irene spoke of Kemp and his family.
name's
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From this reading “Oh, his name’s Ward Trenton and he lives in Pittsburgh and is a consulting engineer and a way-upper all right.
naturally
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From this reading Ward drops in here every month or two and Tommy always throws him a party, sometimes at home or at one of the clubs; and when that’s the ticket he naturally forgets to invite me!
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think I never saw Mr. Kemp, but of course I’ve heard of him,” remarked Grace, bewildered by the familiar tone in which Irene spoke of Kemp and his family.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I think I never saw Mr. Kemp, but of course I’ve heard of him,” remarked Grace, bewildered by the familiar tone in which Irene spoke of Kemp and his family.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, his name’s Ward Trenton and he lives in Pittsburgh and is a consulting engineer and a way-upper all right.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Ward drops in here every month or two and Tommy always throws him a party, sometimes at home or at one of the clubs; and when that’s the ticket he naturally forgets to invite me!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Ward drops in here every month or two and Tommy always throws him a party, sometimes at home or at one of the clubs; and when that’s the ticket he naturally forgets to invite me!
other
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From this reading “The other man--what’s he like?” she asked with feigned carelessness.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ward drops in here every month or two and Tommy always throws him a party, sometimes at home or at one of the clubs; and when that’s the ticket he naturally forgets to invite me!
Pittsburgh
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From this reading “Oh, his name’s Ward Trenton and he lives in Pittsburgh and is a consulting engineer and a way-upper all right.
remarked
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From this reading “I think I never saw Mr. Kemp, but of course I’ve heard of him,” remarked Grace, bewildered by the familiar tone in which Irene spoke of Kemp and his family.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, his name’s Ward Trenton and he lives in Pittsburgh and is a consulting engineer and a way-upper all right.
rises
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From this reading Tommy thinks the sun rises and sets in Ward.
saw
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From this reading “I think I never saw Mr. Kemp, but of course I’ve heard of him,” remarked Grace, bewildered by the familiar tone in which Irene spoke of Kemp and his family.
sets
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From this reading Tommy thinks the sun rises and sets in Ward.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “The other man--what’s he like?” she asked with feigned carelessness.
sometimes
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From this reading Ward drops in here every month or two and Tommy always throws him a party, sometimes at home or at one of the clubs; and when that’s the ticket he naturally forgets to invite me!
spoke
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From this reading “I think I never saw Mr. Kemp, but of course I’ve heard of him,” remarked Grace, bewildered by the familiar tone in which Irene spoke of Kemp and his family.
sun
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From this reading Tommy thinks the sun rises and sets in Ward.
that's
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From this reading Ward drops in here every month or two and Tommy always throws him a party, sometimes at home or at one of the clubs; and when that’s the ticket he naturally forgets to invite me!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I think I never saw Mr. Kemp, but of course I’ve heard of him,” remarked Grace, bewildered by the familiar tone in which Irene spoke of Kemp and his family.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think I never saw Mr. Kemp, but of course I’ve heard of him,” remarked Grace, bewildered by the familiar tone in which Irene spoke of Kemp and his family.
thinks
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From this reading Tommy thinks the sun rises and sets in Ward.
throws
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From this reading Ward drops in here every month or two and Tommy always throws him a party, sometimes at home or at one of the clubs; and when that’s the ticket he naturally forgets to invite me!
ticket
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From this reading Ward drops in here every month or two and Tommy always throws him a party, sometimes at home or at one of the clubs; and when that’s the ticket he naturally forgets to invite me!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ward drops in here every month or two and Tommy always throws him a party, sometimes at home or at one of the clubs; and when that’s the ticket he naturally forgets to invite me!
Tommy
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From this reading Tommy thinks the sun rises and sets in Ward.
tone
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From this reading “I think I never saw Mr. Kemp, but of course I’ve heard of him,” remarked Grace, bewildered by the familiar tone in which Irene spoke of Kemp and his family.
Trenton
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From this reading “Oh, his name’s Ward Trenton and he lives in Pittsburgh and is a consulting engineer and a way-upper all right.
two
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From this reading Ward drops in here every month or two and Tommy always throws him a party, sometimes at home or at one of the clubs; and when that’s the ticket he naturally forgets to invite me!
Ward
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From this reading “Oh, his name’s Ward Trenton and he lives in Pittsburgh and is a consulting engineer and a way-upper all right.
way-upper
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From this reading “Oh, his name’s Ward Trenton and he lives in Pittsburgh and is a consulting engineer and a way-upper all right.
what's
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From this reading “The other man--what’s he like?” she asked with feigned carelessness.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Ward drops in here every month or two and Tommy always throws him a party, sometimes at home or at one of the clubs; and when that’s the ticket he naturally forgets to invite me!
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “I think I never saw Mr. Kemp, but of course I’ve heard of him,” remarked Grace, bewildered by the familiar tone in which Irene spoke of Kemp and his family.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “The other man--what’s he like?” she asked with feigned carelessness.
