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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 BITING POVERTY We eat from day to day, selling old books or a few old clothes to get money.
almost
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From this reading My poverty is such that I no longer have any comprehension of it, and that I go to sleep at night almost satisfied when I have twenty sous remaining with which to purchase the two meals of the morrow.
always
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From this reading I have always been received with roughness; I comprehend that I was guilty of the sin of being poorly clad.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My poverty is such that I no longer have any comprehension of it, and that I go to sleep at night almost satisfied when I have twenty sous remaining with which to purchase the two meals of the morrow.
any
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From this reading My poverty is such that I no longer have any comprehension of it, and that I go to sleep at night almost satisfied when I have twenty sous remaining with which to purchase the two meals of the morrow.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My poverty is such that I no longer have any comprehension of it, and that I go to sleep at night almost satisfied when I have twenty sous remaining with which to purchase the two meals of the morrow.
bad
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From this reading I wrote a bad hand, they said; I was good for nothing.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been to many offices to solicit employment.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I have always been received with roughness; I comprehend that I was guilty of the sin of being poorly clad.
BITING
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From this reading BITING POVERTY We eat from day to day, selling old books or a few old clothes to get money.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading BITING POVERTY We eat from day to day, selling old books or a few old clothes to get money.
clad
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From this reading I have always been received with roughness; I comprehend that I was guilty of the sin of being poorly clad.
clothes
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From this reading BITING POVERTY We eat from day to day, selling old books or a few old clothes to get money.
comprehend
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From this reading I have always been received with roughness; I comprehend that I was guilty of the sin of being poorly clad.
comprehension
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From this reading My poverty is such that I no longer have any comprehension of it, and that I go to sleep at night almost satisfied when I have twenty sous remaining with which to purchase the two meals of the morrow.
day
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From this reading BITING POVERTY We eat from day to day, selling old books or a few old clothes to get money.
eat
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From this reading BITING POVERTY We eat from day to day, selling old books or a few old clothes to get money.
employment
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From this reading I have been to many offices to solicit employment.
few
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From this reading BITING POVERTY We eat from day to day, selling old books or a few old clothes to get money.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I wrote a bad hand, they said; I was good for nothing.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading BITING POVERTY We eat from day to day, selling old books or a few old clothes to get money.
get
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From this reading BITING POVERTY We eat from day to day, selling old books or a few old clothes to get money.
go
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From this reading My poverty is such that I no longer have any comprehension of it, and that I go to sleep at night almost satisfied when I have twenty sous remaining with which to purchase the two meals of the morrow.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I wrote a bad hand, they said; I was good for nothing.
guilty
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From this reading I have always been received with roughness; I comprehend that I was guilty of the sin of being poorly clad.
hand
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From this reading I wrote a bad hand, they said; I was good for nothing.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My poverty is such that I no longer have any comprehension of it, and that I go to sleep at night almost satisfied when I have twenty sous remaining with which to purchase the two meals of the morrow.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My poverty is such that I no longer have any comprehension of it, and that I go to sleep at night almost satisfied when I have twenty sous remaining with which to purchase the two meals of the morrow.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My poverty is such that I no longer have any comprehension of it, and that I go to sleep at night almost satisfied when I have twenty sous remaining with which to purchase the two meals of the morrow.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My poverty is such that I no longer have any comprehension of it, and that I go to sleep at night almost satisfied when I have twenty sous remaining with which to purchase the two meals of the morrow.
longer
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From this reading My poverty is such that I no longer have any comprehension of it, and that I go to sleep at night almost satisfied when I have twenty sous remaining with which to purchase the two meals of the morrow.
many
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From this reading I have been to many offices to solicit employment.
meals
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From this reading My poverty is such that I no longer have any comprehension of it, and that I go to sleep at night almost satisfied when I have twenty sous remaining with which to purchase the two meals of the morrow.
money
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From this reading BITING POVERTY We eat from day to day, selling old books or a few old clothes to get money.
morrow
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From this reading My poverty is such that I no longer have any comprehension of it, and that I go to sleep at night almost satisfied when I have twenty sous remaining with which to purchase the two meals of the morrow.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My poverty is such that I no longer have any comprehension of it, and that I go to sleep at night almost satisfied when I have twenty sous remaining with which to purchase the two meals of the morrow.
night
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From this reading My poverty is such that I no longer have any comprehension of it, and that I go to sleep at night almost satisfied when I have twenty sous remaining with which to purchase the two meals of the morrow.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading My poverty is such that I no longer have any comprehension of it, and that I go to sleep at night almost satisfied when I have twenty sous remaining with which to purchase the two meals of the morrow.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I wrote a bad hand, they said; I was good for nothing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My poverty is such that I no longer have any comprehension of it, and that I go to sleep at night almost satisfied when I have twenty sous remaining with which to purchase the two meals of the morrow.
offices
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From this reading I have been to many offices to solicit employment.
old
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From this reading BITING POVERTY We eat from day to day, selling old books or a few old clothes to get money.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading BITING POVERTY We eat from day to day, selling old books or a few old clothes to get money.
poorly
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From this reading I have always been received with roughness; I comprehend that I was guilty of the sin of being poorly clad.
POVERTY
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From this reading BITING POVERTY We eat from day to day, selling old books or a few old clothes to get money.
purchase
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From this reading My poverty is such that I no longer have any comprehension of it, and that I go to sleep at night almost satisfied when I have twenty sous remaining with which to purchase the two meals of the morrow.
received
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From this reading I have always been received with roughness; I comprehend that I was guilty of the sin of being poorly clad.
remaining
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From this reading My poverty is such that I no longer have any comprehension of it, and that I go to sleep at night almost satisfied when I have twenty sous remaining with which to purchase the two meals of the morrow.
roughness
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From this reading I have always been received with roughness; I comprehend that I was guilty of the sin of being poorly clad.
said
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From this reading I wrote a bad hand, they said; I was good for nothing.
satisfied
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From this reading My poverty is such that I no longer have any comprehension of it, and that I go to sleep at night almost satisfied when I have twenty sous remaining with which to purchase the two meals of the morrow.
selling
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From this reading BITING POVERTY We eat from day to day, selling old books or a few old clothes to get money.
sin
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From this reading I have always been received with roughness; I comprehend that I was guilty of the sin of being poorly clad.
sleep
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From this reading My poverty is such that I no longer have any comprehension of it, and that I go to sleep at night almost satisfied when I have twenty sous remaining with which to purchase the two meals of the morrow.
solicit
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From this reading I have been to many offices to solicit employment.
sous
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From this reading My poverty is such that I no longer have any comprehension of it, and that I go to sleep at night almost satisfied when I have twenty sous remaining with which to purchase the two meals of the morrow.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading My poverty is such that I no longer have any comprehension of it, and that I go to sleep at night almost satisfied when I have twenty sous remaining with which to purchase the two meals of the morrow.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My poverty is such that I no longer have any comprehension of it, and that I go to sleep at night almost satisfied when I have twenty sous remaining with which to purchase the two meals of the morrow.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My poverty is such that I no longer have any comprehension of it, and that I go to sleep at night almost satisfied when I have twenty sous remaining with which to purchase the two meals of the morrow.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I wrote a bad hand, they said; I was good for nothing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BITING POVERTY We eat from day to day, selling old books or a few old clothes to get money.
twenty
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From this reading My poverty is such that I no longer have any comprehension of it, and that I go to sleep at night almost satisfied when I have twenty sous remaining with which to purchase the two meals of the morrow.
two
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From this reading My poverty is such that I no longer have any comprehension of it, and that I go to sleep at night almost satisfied when I have twenty sous remaining with which to purchase the two meals of the morrow.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have always been received with roughness; I comprehend that I was guilty of the sin of being poorly clad.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading BITING POVERTY We eat from day to day, selling old books or a few old clothes to get money.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading My poverty is such that I no longer have any comprehension of it, and that I go to sleep at night almost satisfied when I have twenty sous remaining with which to purchase the two meals of the morrow.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading My poverty is such that I no longer have any comprehension of it, and that I go to sleep at night almost satisfied when I have twenty sous remaining with which to purchase the two meals of the morrow.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading My poverty is such that I no longer have any comprehension of it, and that I go to sleep at night almost satisfied when I have twenty sous remaining with which to purchase the two meals of the morrow.
wrote
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From this reading I wrote a bad hand, they said; I was good for nothing.
