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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 That afternoon about four o’clock the paper came out, and right on the front page of it was a big piece about Sands Jones and Darkie Patt and the painting-race.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading That afternoon about four o’clock the paper came out, and right on the front page of it was a big piece about Sands Jones and Darkie Patt and the painting-race.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That afternoon about four o’clock the paper came out, and right on the front page of it was a big piece about Sands Jones and Darkie Patt and the painting-race.
all
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From this reading Everything was there that Catty had told him and a lot of things Catty never thought of at all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That afternoon about four o’clock the paper came out, and right on the front page of it was a big piece about Sands Jones and Darkie Patt and the painting-race.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Our village will thrill at the prospect of such a contest between such well-known citizens as Mr. Patt and Mr. Jones.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Everything was there that Catty had told him and a lot of things Catty never thought of at all.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Our village will thrill at the prospect of such a contest between such well-known citizens as Mr. Patt and Mr. Jones.
big
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From this reading That afternoon about four o’clock the paper came out, and right on the front page of it was a big piece about Sands Jones and Darkie Patt and the painting-race.
business
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From this reading “This event,” said Editor Cuppy, “constitutes one of the most remarkable examples of civic and business ingenuity ever manifested in our midst.
came
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From this reading That afternoon about four o’clock the paper came out, and right on the front page of it was a big piece about Sands Jones and Darkie Patt and the painting-race.
Catty
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From this reading Everything was there that Catty had told him and a lot of things Catty never thought of at all.
citizens
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From this reading Our village will thrill at the prospect of such a contest between such well-known citizens as Mr. Patt and Mr. Jones.
civic
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From this reading “This event,” said Editor Cuppy, “constitutes one of the most remarkable examples of civic and business ingenuity ever manifested in our midst.
constitutes
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From this reading “This event,” said Editor Cuppy, “constitutes one of the most remarkable examples of civic and business ingenuity ever manifested in our midst.
contest
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From this reading Our village will thrill at the prospect of such a contest between such well-known citizens as Mr. Patt and Mr. Jones.
Cuppy
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From this reading Mr. Cuppy had done himself proud.
Darkie
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From this reading That afternoon about four o’clock the paper came out, and right on the front page of it was a big piece about Sands Jones and Darkie Patt and the painting-race.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Cuppy had done himself proud.
Editor
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From this reading “This event,” said Editor Cuppy, “constitutes one of the most remarkable examples of civic and business ingenuity ever manifested in our midst.
event
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From this reading “This event,” said Editor Cuppy, “constitutes one of the most remarkable examples of civic and business ingenuity ever manifested in our midst.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This event,” said Editor Cuppy, “constitutes one of the most remarkable examples of civic and business ingenuity ever manifested in our midst.
EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything was there that Catty had told him and a lot of things Catty never thought of at all.
examples
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From this reading “This event,” said Editor Cuppy, “constitutes one of the most remarkable examples of civic and business ingenuity ever manifested in our midst.
four
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From this reading That afternoon about four o’clock the paper came out, and right on the front page of it was a big piece about Sands Jones and Darkie Patt and the painting-race.
front
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From this reading That afternoon about four o’clock the paper came out, and right on the front page of it was a big piece about Sands Jones and Darkie Patt and the painting-race.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Cuppy had done himself proud.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Everything was there that Catty had told him and a lot of things Catty never thought of at all.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mr. Cuppy had done himself proud.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “This event,” said Editor Cuppy, “constitutes one of the most remarkable examples of civic and business ingenuity ever manifested in our midst.
ingenuity
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From this reading “This event,” said Editor Cuppy, “constitutes one of the most remarkable examples of civic and business ingenuity ever manifested in our midst.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That afternoon about four o’clock the paper came out, and right on the front page of it was a big piece about Sands Jones and Darkie Patt and the painting-race.
Jones
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From this reading That afternoon about four o’clock the paper came out, and right on the front page of it was a big piece about Sands Jones and Darkie Patt and the painting-race.
lot
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From this reading Everything was there that Catty had told him and a lot of things Catty never thought of at all.
manifested
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From this reading “This event,” said Editor Cuppy, “constitutes one of the most remarkable examples of civic and business ingenuity ever manifested in our midst.
midst
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From this reading “This event,” said Editor Cuppy, “constitutes one of the most remarkable examples of civic and business ingenuity ever manifested in our midst.
most
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From this reading “This event,” said Editor Cuppy, “constitutes one of the most remarkable examples of civic and business ingenuity ever manifested in our midst.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Cuppy had done himself proud.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everything was there that Catty had told him and a lot of things Catty never thought of at all.
o'clock
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From this reading That afternoon about four o’clock the paper came out, and right on the front page of it was a big piece about Sands Jones and Darkie Patt and the painting-race.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That afternoon about four o’clock the paper came out, and right on the front page of it was a big piece about Sands Jones and Darkie Patt and the painting-race.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That afternoon about four o’clock the paper came out, and right on the front page of it was a big piece about Sands Jones and Darkie Patt and the painting-race.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “This event,” said Editor Cuppy, “constitutes one of the most remarkable examples of civic and business ingenuity ever manifested in our midst.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “This event,” said Editor Cuppy, “constitutes one of the most remarkable examples of civic and business ingenuity ever manifested in our midst.
out
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From this reading That afternoon about four o’clock the paper came out, and right on the front page of it was a big piece about Sands Jones and Darkie Patt and the painting-race.
page
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From this reading That afternoon about four o’clock the paper came out, and right on the front page of it was a big piece about Sands Jones and Darkie Patt and the painting-race.
painting-race
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From this reading That afternoon about four o’clock the paper came out, and right on the front page of it was a big piece about Sands Jones and Darkie Patt and the painting-race.
paper
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From this reading That afternoon about four o’clock the paper came out, and right on the front page of it was a big piece about Sands Jones and Darkie Patt and the painting-race.
Patt
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From this reading That afternoon about four o’clock the paper came out, and right on the front page of it was a big piece about Sands Jones and Darkie Patt and the painting-race.
piece
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From this reading That afternoon about four o’clock the paper came out, and right on the front page of it was a big piece about Sands Jones and Darkie Patt and the painting-race.
prospect
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From this reading Our village will thrill at the prospect of such a contest between such well-known citizens as Mr. Patt and Mr. Jones.
proud
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From this reading Mr. Cuppy had done himself proud.
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “This event,” said Editor Cuppy, “constitutes one of the most remarkable examples of civic and business ingenuity ever manifested in our midst.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That afternoon about four o’clock the paper came out, and right on the front page of it was a big piece about Sands Jones and Darkie Patt and the painting-race.
said
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From this reading “This event,” said Editor Cuppy, “constitutes one of the most remarkable examples of civic and business ingenuity ever manifested in our midst.
Sands
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From this reading That afternoon about four o’clock the paper came out, and right on the front page of it was a big piece about Sands Jones and Darkie Patt and the painting-race.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Our village will thrill at the prospect of such a contest between such well-known citizens as Mr. Patt and Mr. Jones.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That afternoon about four o’clock the paper came out, and right on the front page of it was a big piece about Sands Jones and Darkie Patt and the painting-race.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That afternoon about four o’clock the paper came out, and right on the front page of it was a big piece about Sands Jones and Darkie Patt and the painting-race.
there
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From this reading Everything was there that Catty had told him and a lot of things Catty never thought of at all.
things
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From this reading Everything was there that Catty had told him and a lot of things Catty never thought of at all.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This event,” said Editor Cuppy, “constitutes one of the most remarkable examples of civic and business ingenuity ever manifested in our midst.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everything was there that Catty had told him and a lot of things Catty never thought of at all.
thrill
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From this reading Our village will thrill at the prospect of such a contest between such well-known citizens as Mr. Patt and Mr. Jones.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everything was there that Catty had told him and a lot of things Catty never thought of at all.
village
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From this reading Our village will thrill at the prospect of such a contest between such well-known citizens as Mr. Patt and Mr. Jones.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That afternoon about four o’clock the paper came out, and right on the front page of it was a big piece about Sands Jones and Darkie Patt and the painting-race.
well-known
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From this reading Our village will thrill at the prospect of such a contest between such well-known citizens as Mr. Patt and Mr. Jones.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Our village will thrill at the prospect of such a contest between such well-known citizens as Mr. Patt and Mr. Jones.
