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account-book
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From this reading "NO BLIND DRIFTING" One long, stormy day I prepared an account-book.
all
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From this reading On its left-hand pages I entered the cost of the place and all expenses thus far incurred.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "NO BLIND DRIFTING" One long, stormy day I prepared an account-book.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On its left-hand pages I entered the cost of the place and all expenses thus far incurred.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The right-hand pages were for records of income, as yet small indeed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They consisted only of the proceeds from the sale of the calf, the eggs that Winnie gathered, and the milk measured each day, all valued at the market price.
backward
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From this reading I was resolved that there should be no blind drifting toward the breakers of failure--that at the end of the year we should know whether we had made progress, stood still, or gone backward.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I was resolved that there should be no blind drifting toward the breakers of failure--that at the end of the year we should know whether we had made progress, stood still, or gone backward.
BLIND
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From this reading "NO BLIND DRIFTING" One long, stormy day I prepared an account-book.
breakers
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From this reading I was resolved that there should be no blind drifting toward the breakers of failure--that at the end of the year we should know whether we had made progress, stood still, or gone backward.
calf
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From this reading They consisted only of the proceeds from the sale of the calf, the eggs that Winnie gathered, and the milk measured each day, all valued at the market price.
consisted
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From this reading They consisted only of the proceeds from the sale of the calf, the eggs that Winnie gathered, and the milk measured each day, all valued at the market price.
cost
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From this reading On its left-hand pages I entered the cost of the place and all expenses thus far incurred.
day
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From this reading "NO BLIND DRIFTING" One long, stormy day I prepared an account-book.
DRIFTING
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From this reading "NO BLIND DRIFTING" One long, stormy day I prepared an account-book.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They consisted only of the proceeds from the sale of the calf, the eggs that Winnie gathered, and the milk measured each day, all valued at the market price.
eggs
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From this reading They consisted only of the proceeds from the sale of the calf, the eggs that Winnie gathered, and the milk measured each day, all valued at the market price.
end
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From this reading I was resolved that there should be no blind drifting toward the breakers of failure--that at the end of the year we should know whether we had made progress, stood still, or gone backward.
entered
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From this reading On its left-hand pages I entered the cost of the place and all expenses thus far incurred.
expenses
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From this reading On its left-hand pages I entered the cost of the place and all expenses thus far incurred.
failure
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From this reading I was resolved that there should be no blind drifting toward the breakers of failure--that at the end of the year we should know whether we had made progress, stood still, or gone backward.
far
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From this reading On its left-hand pages I entered the cost of the place and all expenses thus far incurred.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The right-hand pages were for records of income, as yet small indeed.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They consisted only of the proceeds from the sale of the calf, the eggs that Winnie gathered, and the milk measured each day, all valued at the market price.
gathered
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From this reading They consisted only of the proceeds from the sale of the calf, the eggs that Winnie gathered, and the milk measured each day, all valued at the market price.
gone
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From this reading I was resolved that there should be no blind drifting toward the breakers of failure--that at the end of the year we should know whether we had made progress, stood still, or gone backward.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I was resolved that there should be no blind drifting toward the breakers of failure--that at the end of the year we should know whether we had made progress, stood still, or gone backward.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "NO BLIND DRIFTING" One long, stormy day I prepared an account-book.
income
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From this reading The right-hand pages were for records of income, as yet small indeed.
incurred
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indeed
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From this reading The right-hand pages were for records of income, as yet small indeed.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading On its left-hand pages I entered the cost of the place and all expenses thus far incurred.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was resolved that there should be no blind drifting toward the breakers of failure--that at the end of the year we should know whether we had made progress, stood still, or gone backward.
left-hand
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From this reading On its left-hand pages I entered the cost of the place and all expenses thus far incurred.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "NO BLIND DRIFTING" One long, stormy day I prepared an account-book.
made
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From this reading I was resolved that there should be no blind drifting toward the breakers of failure--that at the end of the year we should know whether we had made progress, stood still, or gone backward.
market
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From this reading They consisted only of the proceeds from the sale of the calf, the eggs that Winnie gathered, and the milk measured each day, all valued at the market price.
measured
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From this reading They consisted only of the proceeds from the sale of the calf, the eggs that Winnie gathered, and the milk measured each day, all valued at the market price.
milk
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From this reading They consisted only of the proceeds from the sale of the calf, the eggs that Winnie gathered, and the milk measured each day, all valued at the market price.
NOdeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "NO BLIND DRIFTING" One long, stormy day I prepared an account-book.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On its left-hand pages I entered the cost of the place and all expenses thus far incurred.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On its left-hand pages I entered the cost of the place and all expenses thus far incurred.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "NO BLIND DRIFTING" One long, stormy day I prepared an account-book.
only
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From this reading They consisted only of the proceeds from the sale of the calf, the eggs that Winnie gathered, and the milk measured each day, all valued at the market price.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I was resolved that there should be no blind drifting toward the breakers of failure--that at the end of the year we should know whether we had made progress, stood still, or gone backward.
pages
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From this reading On its left-hand pages I entered the cost of the place and all expenses thus far incurred.
place
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From this reading On its left-hand pages I entered the cost of the place and all expenses thus far incurred.
prepared
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From this reading "NO BLIND DRIFTING" One long, stormy day I prepared an account-book.
price
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From this reading They consisted only of the proceeds from the sale of the calf, the eggs that Winnie gathered, and the milk measured each day, all valued at the market price.
proceeds
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From this reading They consisted only of the proceeds from the sale of the calf, the eggs that Winnie gathered, and the milk measured each day, all valued at the market price.
progress
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From this reading I was resolved that there should be no blind drifting toward the breakers of failure--that at the end of the year we should know whether we had made progress, stood still, or gone backward.
records
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From this reading The right-hand pages were for records of income, as yet small indeed.
resolved
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From this reading I was resolved that there should be no blind drifting toward the breakers of failure--that at the end of the year we should know whether we had made progress, stood still, or gone backward.
right-hand
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From this reading The right-hand pages were for records of income, as yet small indeed.
sale
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From this reading They consisted only of the proceeds from the sale of the calf, the eggs that Winnie gathered, and the milk measured each day, all valued at the market price.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I was resolved that there should be no blind drifting toward the breakers of failure--that at the end of the year we should know whether we had made progress, stood still, or gone backward.
small
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From this reading The right-hand pages were for records of income, as yet small indeed.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was resolved that there should be no blind drifting toward the breakers of failure--that at the end of the year we should know whether we had made progress, stood still, or gone backward.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was resolved that there should be no blind drifting toward the breakers of failure--that at the end of the year we should know whether we had made progress, stood still, or gone backward.
stormy
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From this reading "NO BLIND DRIFTING" One long, stormy day I prepared an account-book.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They consisted only of the proceeds from the sale of the calf, the eggs that Winnie gathered, and the milk measured each day, all valued at the market price.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On its left-hand pages I entered the cost of the place and all expenses thus far incurred.
there
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From this reading I was resolved that there should be no blind drifting toward the breakers of failure--that at the end of the year we should know whether we had made progress, stood still, or gone backward.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They consisted only of the proceeds from the sale of the calf, the eggs that Winnie gathered, and the milk measured each day, all valued at the market price.
thus
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From this reading On its left-hand pages I entered the cost of the place and all expenses thus far incurred.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading I was resolved that there should be no blind drifting toward the breakers of failure--that at the end of the year we should know whether we had made progress, stood still, or gone backward.
valued
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From this reading They consisted only of the proceeds from the sale of the calf, the eggs that Winnie gathered, and the milk measured each day, all valued at the market price.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was resolved that there should be no blind drifting toward the breakers of failure--that at the end of the year we should know whether we had made progress, stood still, or gone backward.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I was resolved that there should be no blind drifting toward the breakers of failure--that at the end of the year we should know whether we had made progress, stood still, or gone backward.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The right-hand pages were for records of income, as yet small indeed.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading I was resolved that there should be no blind drifting toward the breakers of failure--that at the end of the year we should know whether we had made progress, stood still, or gone backward.
Winnie
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From this reading They consisted only of the proceeds from the sale of the calf, the eggs that Winnie gathered, and the milk measured each day, all valued at the market price.
year
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From this reading I was resolved that there should be no blind drifting toward the breakers of failure--that at the end of the year we should know whether we had made progress, stood still, or gone backward.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The right-hand pages were for records of income, as yet small indeed.
