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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 I get a bunch of flowers from him, and on ’em is pinned a note.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Do you think for a moment that I’d skip out to the woods with a man along with a jug of wine and a loaf of bread, and go singing and cavorting up and down under the trees with him?
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And to-day he caps the vortex.
better
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From this reading “He’d better have stuck to it,” says Mrs. Sampson, “whatever it was.
bread
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bunch
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From this reading I get a bunch of flowers from him, and on ’em is pinned a note.
caps
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From this reading And to-day he caps the vortex.
cavorting
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Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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down
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em
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From this reading I get a bunch of flowers from him, and on ’em is pinned a note.
flowers
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From this reading I get a bunch of flowers from him, and on ’em is pinned a note.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Do you think for a moment that I’d skip out to the woods with a man along with a jug of wine and a loaf of bread, and go singing and cavorting up and down under the trees with him?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I get a bunch of flowers from him, and on ’em is pinned a note.
get
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From this reading I get a bunch of flowers from him, and on ’em is pinned a note.
go
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “He’d better have stuck to it,” says Mrs. Sampson, “whatever it was.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And to-day he caps the vortex.
He'd
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From this reading “He’d better have stuck to it,” says Mrs. Sampson, “whatever it was.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Now, Mr. Pratt, you know a lady when you see her; and you know how I stand in Rosa society.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I get a bunch of flowers from him, and on ’em is pinned a note.
how
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From this reading Now, Mr. Pratt, you know a lady when you see her; and you know how I stand in Rosa society.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I get a bunch of flowers from him, and on ’em is pinned a note.
I'd
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now, Mr. Pratt, you know a lady when you see her; and you know how I stand in Rosa society.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I get a bunch of flowers from him, and on ’em is pinned a note.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “He’d better have stuck to it,” says Mrs. Sampson, “whatever it was.
jug
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knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, Mr. Pratt, you know a lady when you see her; and you know how I stand in Rosa society.
lady
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From this reading Now, Mr. Pratt, you know a lady when you see her; and you know how I stand in Rosa society.
loaf
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man
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moment
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Mr
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From this reading Now, Mr. Pratt, you know a lady when you see her; and you know how I stand in Rosa society.
Mrs
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From this reading “He’d better have stuck to it,” says Mrs. Sampson, “whatever it was.
note
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From this reading I get a bunch of flowers from him, and on ’em is pinned a note.
Now
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From this reading Now, Mr. Pratt, you know a lady when you see her; and you know how I stand in Rosa society.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I get a bunch of flowers from him, and on ’em is pinned a note.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I get a bunch of flowers from him, and on ’em is pinned a note.
out
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pinned
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Pratt
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From this reading Now, Mr. Pratt, you know a lady when you see her; and you know how I stand in Rosa society.
Rosa
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Sampson
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From this reading “He’d better have stuck to it,” says Mrs. Sampson, “whatever it was.
says
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From this reading “He’d better have stuck to it,” says Mrs. Sampson, “whatever it was.
see
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From this reading Now, Mr. Pratt, you know a lady when you see her; and you know how I stand in Rosa society.
singing
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skip
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society
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From this reading Now, Mr. Pratt, you know a lady when you see her; and you know how I stand in Rosa society.
stand
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From this reading Now, Mr. Pratt, you know a lady when you see her; and you know how I stand in Rosa society.
stuck
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From this reading “He’d better have stuck to it,” says Mrs. Sampson, “whatever it was.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Do you think for a moment that I’d skip out to the woods with a man along with a jug of wine and a loaf of bread, and go singing and cavorting up and down under the trees with him?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And to-day he caps the vortex.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do you think for a moment that I’d skip out to the woods with a man along with a jug of wine and a loaf of bread, and go singing and cavorting up and down under the trees with him?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “He’d better have stuck to it,” says Mrs. Sampson, “whatever it was.
to-day
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From this reading And to-day he caps the vortex.
trees
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underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
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up
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vortex
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From this reading And to-day he caps the vortex.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He’d better have stuck to it,” says Mrs. Sampson, “whatever it was.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “He’d better have stuck to it,” says Mrs. Sampson, “whatever it was.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Now, Mr. Pratt, you know a lady when you see her; and you know how I stand in Rosa society.
wine
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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woods
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youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now, Mr. Pratt, you know a lady when you see her; and you know how I stand in Rosa society.