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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 JACK IS PUNISHED The show was a fairly good one, and Jack and the other boys, as well as older persons in the audience, enjoyed the various numbers, from the singing and dancing, to a one-act sketch.
amateurs
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From this reading More than one was anxious, however, for the time to come when the amateurs would be given a chance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JACK IS PUNISHED The show was a fairly good one, and Jack and the other boys, as well as older persons in the audience, enjoyed the various numbers, from the singing and dancing, to a one-act sketch.
announced
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From this reading At length the manager came before the curtain, and announced that those who wished might try their talents on the audience.
anxious
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From this reading More than one was anxious, however, for the time to come when the amateurs would be given a chance.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading JACK IS PUNISHED The show was a fairly good one, and Jack and the other boys, as well as older persons in the audience, enjoyed the various numbers, from the singing and dancing, to a one-act sketch.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At length the manager came before the curtain, and announced that those who wished might try their talents on the audience.
audience
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From this reading JACK IS PUNISHED The show was a fairly good one, and Jack and the other boys, as well as older persons in the audience, enjoyed the various numbers, from the singing and dancing, to a one-act sketch.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading More than one was anxious, however, for the time to come when the amateurs would be given a chance.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading At length the manager came before the curtain, and announced that those who wished might try their talents on the audience.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Several of the boys began to call for this or that chum, whom they knew could do some specialty.
boys
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From this reading JACK IS PUNISHED The show was a fairly good one, and Jack and the other boys, as well as older persons in the audience, enjoyed the various numbers, from the singing and dancing, to a one-act sketch.
call
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From this reading Several of the boys began to call for this or that chum, whom they knew could do some specialty.
came
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From this reading At length the manager came before the curtain, and announced that those who wished might try their talents on the audience.
chance
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From this reading More than one was anxious, however, for the time to come when the amateurs would be given a chance.
chum
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From this reading Several of the boys began to call for this or that chum, whom they knew could do some specialty.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading More than one was anxious, however, for the time to come when the amateurs would be given a chance.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Several of the boys began to call for this or that chum, whom they knew could do some specialty.
cry
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From this reading “Give us that whistling stunt, Jimmy!” was one cry.
curtain
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From this reading At length the manager came before the curtain, and announced that those who wished might try their talents on the audience.
dancing
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From this reading JACK IS PUNISHED The show was a fairly good one, and Jack and the other boys, as well as older persons in the audience, enjoyed the various numbers, from the singing and dancing, to a one-act sketch.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Several of the boys began to call for this or that chum, whom they knew could do some specialty.
enjoyed
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From this reading JACK IS PUNISHED The show was a fairly good one, and Jack and the other boys, as well as older persons in the audience, enjoyed the various numbers, from the singing and dancing, to a one-act sketch.
fairly
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From this reading JACK IS PUNISHED The show was a fairly good one, and Jack and the other boys, as well as older persons in the audience, enjoyed the various numbers, from the singing and dancing, to a one-act sketch.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading More than one was anxious, however, for the time to come when the amateurs would be given a chance.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading JACK IS PUNISHED The show was a fairly good one, and Jack and the other boys, as well as older persons in the audience, enjoyed the various numbers, from the singing and dancing, to a one-act sketch.
Give
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From this reading “Give us that whistling stunt, Jimmy!” was one cry.
given
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From this reading More than one was anxious, however, for the time to come when the amateurs would be given a chance.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JACK IS PUNISHED The show was a fairly good one, and Jack and the other boys, as well as older persons in the audience, enjoyed the various numbers, from the singing and dancing, to a one-act sketch.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading More than one was anxious, however, for the time to come when the amateurs would be given a chance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JACK IS PUNISHED The show was a fairly good one, and Jack and the other boys, as well as older persons in the audience, enjoyed the various numbers, from the singing and dancing, to a one-act sketch.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JACK IS PUNISHED The show was a fairly good one, and Jack and the other boys, as well as older persons in the audience, enjoyed the various numbers, from the singing and dancing, to a one-act sketch.
JACK
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From this reading JACK IS PUNISHED The show was a fairly good one, and Jack and the other boys, as well as older persons in the audience, enjoyed the various numbers, from the singing and dancing, to a one-act sketch.
Jimmy
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From this reading “Give us that whistling stunt, Jimmy!” was one cry.
knew
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From this reading Several of the boys began to call for this or that chum, whom they knew could do some specialty.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading At length the manager came before the curtain, and announced that those who wished might try their talents on the audience.
manager
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From this reading At length the manager came before the curtain, and announced that those who wished might try their talents on the audience.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading At length the manager came before the curtain, and announced that those who wished might try their talents on the audience.
More
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From this reading More than one was anxious, however, for the time to come when the amateurs would be given a chance.
numbers
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From this reading JACK IS PUNISHED The show was a fairly good one, and Jack and the other boys, as well as older persons in the audience, enjoyed the various numbers, from the singing and dancing, to a one-act sketch.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Several of the boys began to call for this or that chum, whom they knew could do some specialty.
older
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From this reading JACK IS PUNISHED The show was a fairly good one, and Jack and the other boys, as well as older persons in the audience, enjoyed the various numbers, from the singing and dancing, to a one-act sketch.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At length the manager came before the curtain, and announced that those who wished might try their talents on the audience.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading JACK IS PUNISHED The show was a fairly good one, and Jack and the other boys, as well as older persons in the audience, enjoyed the various numbers, from the singing and dancing, to a one-act sketch.
one-act
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From this reading JACK IS PUNISHED The show was a fairly good one, and Jack and the other boys, as well as older persons in the audience, enjoyed the various numbers, from the singing and dancing, to a one-act sketch.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Several of the boys began to call for this or that chum, whom they knew could do some specialty.
other
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From this reading JACK IS PUNISHED The show was a fairly good one, and Jack and the other boys, as well as older persons in the audience, enjoyed the various numbers, from the singing and dancing, to a one-act sketch.
persons
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From this reading JACK IS PUNISHED The show was a fairly good one, and Jack and the other boys, as well as older persons in the audience, enjoyed the various numbers, from the singing and dancing, to a one-act sketch.
PUNISHED
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From this reading JACK IS PUNISHED The show was a fairly good one, and Jack and the other boys, as well as older persons in the audience, enjoyed the various numbers, from the singing and dancing, to a one-act sketch.
Several
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From this reading Several of the boys began to call for this or that chum, whom they knew could do some specialty.
show
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From this reading JACK IS PUNISHED The show was a fairly good one, and Jack and the other boys, as well as older persons in the audience, enjoyed the various numbers, from the singing and dancing, to a one-act sketch.
singing
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From this reading JACK IS PUNISHED The show was a fairly good one, and Jack and the other boys, as well as older persons in the audience, enjoyed the various numbers, from the singing and dancing, to a one-act sketch.
sketch
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From this reading JACK IS PUNISHED The show was a fairly good one, and Jack and the other boys, as well as older persons in the audience, enjoyed the various numbers, from the singing and dancing, to a one-act sketch.
some
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From this reading Several of the boys began to call for this or that chum, whom they knew could do some specialty.
specialty
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From this reading Several of the boys began to call for this or that chum, whom they knew could do some specialty.
stunt
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From this reading “Give us that whistling stunt, Jimmy!” was one cry.
talents
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From this reading At length the manager came before the curtain, and announced that those who wished might try their talents on the audience.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading More than one was anxious, however, for the time to come when the amateurs would be given a chance.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At length the manager came before the curtain, and announced that those who wished might try their talents on the audience.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JACK IS PUNISHED The show was a fairly good one, and Jack and the other boys, as well as older persons in the audience, enjoyed the various numbers, from the singing and dancing, to a one-act sketch.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading At length the manager came before the curtain, and announced that those who wished might try their talents on the audience.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Several of the boys began to call for this or that chum, whom they knew could do some specialty.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Several of the boys began to call for this or that chum, whom they knew could do some specialty.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading At length the manager came before the curtain, and announced that those who wished might try their talents on the audience.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading More than one was anxious, however, for the time to come when the amateurs would be given a chance.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JACK IS PUNISHED The show was a fairly good one, and Jack and the other boys, as well as older persons in the audience, enjoyed the various numbers, from the singing and dancing, to a one-act sketch.
try
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From this reading At length the manager came before the curtain, and announced that those who wished might try their talents on the audience.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Give us that whistling stunt, Jimmy!” was one cry.
various
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From this reading JACK IS PUNISHED The show was a fairly good one, and Jack and the other boys, as well as older persons in the audience, enjoyed the various numbers, from the singing and dancing, to a one-act sketch.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JACK IS PUNISHED The show was a fairly good one, and Jack and the other boys, as well as older persons in the audience, enjoyed the various numbers, from the singing and dancing, to a one-act sketch.
well
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From this reading JACK IS PUNISHED The show was a fairly good one, and Jack and the other boys, as well as older persons in the audience, enjoyed the various numbers, from the singing and dancing, to a one-act sketch.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading More than one was anxious, however, for the time to come when the amateurs would be given a chance.
whistling
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From this reading “Give us that whistling stunt, Jimmy!” was one cry.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading At length the manager came before the curtain, and announced that those who wished might try their talents on the audience.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Several of the boys began to call for this or that chum, whom they knew could do some specialty.
wished
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From this reading At length the manager came before the curtain, and announced that those who wished might try their talents on the audience.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading More than one was anxious, however, for the time to come when the amateurs would be given a chance.
