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From this reading Published February, 1913.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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almost
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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attracted
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B
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became
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Berwick
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book-store
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Broadway
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circle
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Co
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Cushing
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East
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electrotyped
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fame
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father's
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February
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followers
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girlhood
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the late nineties the fame of his kindly philosophy had attracted a circle of followers, and the store became almost prosperous.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The girlhood of Yetta Rayefsky was passed in her father's second-hand book-store on East Broadway.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the late nineties the fame of his kindly philosophy had attracted a circle of followers, and the store became almost prosperous.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The girlhood of Yetta Rayefsky was passed in her father's second-hand book-store on East Broadway.
J
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kindly
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late
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Mass
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nineties
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Norwood
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The girlhood of Yetta Rayefsky was passed in her father's second-hand book-store on East Broadway.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The girlhood of Yetta Rayefsky was passed in her father's second-hand book-store on East Broadway.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girlhood of Yetta Rayefsky was passed in her father's second-hand book-store on East Broadway.
philosophynounUS /fɪˈlɑː.sə.fi/
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)
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Press
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prosperousadjectiveUS /ˈprɑspərəs/
successful and without serious problems
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Published
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Rayefsky
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S
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second-hand
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Set
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Smith
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store
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ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girlhood of Yetta Rayefsky was passed in her father's second-hand book-store on East Broadway.
U
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up
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The girlhood of Yetta Rayefsky was passed in her father's second-hand book-store on East Broadway.
Yetta
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