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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 Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
authors
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From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
back
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From this reading The next day mamma planned to take the four o'clock car back to Hartford.
Bakery
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From this reading We rose quite early that morning and went to the Vienna Bakery and took breakfast there.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
Biography
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From this reading _From Susy's Biography_.
birthday
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From this reading From there we went to a German bookstore and bought some German books for Clara's birthday.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading From there we went to a German bookstore and bought some German books for Clara's birthday.
bookstore
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From this reading From there we went to a German bookstore and bought some German books for Clara's birthday.
bought
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From this reading From there we went to a German bookstore and bought some German books for Clara's birthday.
breakfast
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From this reading We rose quite early that morning and went to the Vienna Bakery and took breakfast there.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
car
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From this reading The next day mamma planned to take the four o'clock car back to Hartford.
Clara's
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From this reading From there we went to a German bookstore and bought some German books for Clara's birthday.
day
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From this reading The next day mamma planned to take the four o'clock car back to Hartford.
early
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From this reading We rose quite early that morning and went to the Vienna Bakery and took breakfast there.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading From there we went to a German bookstore and bought some German books for Clara's birthday.
four
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From this reading The next day mamma planned to take the four o'clock car back to Hartford.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _From Susy's Biography_.
German
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From this reading From there we went to a German bookstore and bought some German books for Clara's birthday.
going
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From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
gone
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From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
Hartford
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From this reading The next day mamma planned to take the four o'clock car back to Hartford.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
heard
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From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
home
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From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
just
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From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
liked
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From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
mamma
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From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
many
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From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We rose quite early that morning and went to the Vienna Bakery and took breakfast there.
New
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From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day mamma planned to take the four o'clock car back to Hartford.
o'clock
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From this reading The next day mamma planned to take the four o'clock car back to Hartford.
papa
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From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
planned
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From this reading The next day mamma planned to take the four o'clock car back to Hartford.
planning
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From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
public
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From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We rose quite early that morning and went to the Vienna Bakery and took breakfast there.
read
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From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
rose
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From this reading We rose quite early that morning and went to the Vienna Bakery and took breakfast there.
said
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From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
some
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From this reading From there we went to a German bookstore and bought some German books for Clara's birthday.
stayed
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From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
Susy's
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From this reading _From Susy's Biography_.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day mamma planned to take the four o'clock car back to Hartford.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day mamma planned to take the four o'clock car back to Hartford.
Then
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From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
there
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From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
Thursday
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From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We rose quite early that morning and went to the Vienna Bakery and took breakfast there.
Vassar
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From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
Vienna
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From this reading We rose quite early that morning and went to the Vienna Bakery and took breakfast there.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We rose quite early that morning and went to the Vienna Bakery and took breakfast there.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
York
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From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
