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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 During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
account
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From this reading Our paper, printed with patent insides, as they call them, had to be paid for at the express office before we could get it, and Tecumseh Androcles Spat had had to buy a new pair of pants on account of some trouble with a dog while he was out walking one evening, and ink cost money.
advertising
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From this reading We got some advertising, but there weren’t any full pages, and we didn’t get in half a dozen subscriptions, so that when the paper was printed we were just about out of money again.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We got some advertising, but there weren’t any full pages, and we didn’t get in half a dozen subscriptions, so that when the paper was printed we were just about out of money again.
all
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From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Things didn’t go along as smooth this time as they did before.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
Androcles
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any
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From this reading We got some advertising, but there weren’t any full pages, and we didn’t get in half a dozen subscriptions, so that when the paper was printed we were just about out of money again.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Things didn’t go along as smooth this time as they did before.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Our paper, printed with patent insides, as they call them, had to be paid for at the express office before we could get it, and Tecumseh Androcles Spat had had to buy a new pair of pants on account of some trouble with a dog while he was out walking one evening, and ink cost money.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Our paper, printed with patent insides, as they call them, had to be paid for at the express office before we could get it, and Tecumseh Androcles Spat had had to buy a new pair of pants on account of some trouble with a dog while he was out walking one evening, and ink cost money.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Mark said it was because the novelty had worn off.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Things didn’t go along as smooth this time as they did before.
brick
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From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
busy
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From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We got some advertising, but there weren’t any full pages, and we didn’t get in half a dozen subscriptions, so that when the paper was printed we were just about out of money again.
buy
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From this reading Our paper, printed with patent insides, as they call them, had to be paid for at the express office before we could get it, and Tecumseh Androcles Spat had had to buy a new pair of pants on account of some trouble with a dog while he was out walking one evening, and ink cost money.
call
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From this reading Our paper, printed with patent insides, as they call them, had to be paid for at the express office before we could get it, and Tecumseh Androcles Spat had had to buy a new pair of pants on account of some trouble with a dog while he was out walking one evening, and ink cost money.
cat
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From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
color
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From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
cost
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From this reading Our paper, printed with patent insides, as they call them, had to be paid for at the express office before we could get it, and Tecumseh Androcles Spat had had to buy a new pair of pants on account of some trouble with a dog while he was out walking one evening, and ink cost money.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Our paper, printed with patent insides, as they call them, had to be paid for at the express office before we could get it, and Tecumseh Androcles Spat had had to buy a new pair of pants on account of some trouble with a dog while he was out walking one evening, and ink cost money.
days
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From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Things didn’t go along as smooth this time as they did before.
didn't
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From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
dog
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From this reading Our paper, printed with patent insides, as they call them, had to be paid for at the express office before we could get it, and Tecumseh Androcles Spat had had to buy a new pair of pants on account of some trouble with a dog while he was out walking one evening, and ink cost money.
dozen
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From this reading We got some advertising, but there weren’t any full pages, and we didn’t get in half a dozen subscriptions, so that when the paper was printed we were just about out of money again.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
evening
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From this reading Our paper, printed with patent insides, as they call them, had to be paid for at the express office before we could get it, and Tecumseh Androcles Spat had had to buy a new pair of pants on account of some trouble with a dog while he was out walking one evening, and ink cost money.
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading Our paper, printed with patent insides, as they call them, had to be paid for at the express office before we could get it, and Tecumseh Androcles Spat had had to buy a new pair of pants on account of some trouble with a dog while he was out walking one evening, and ink cost money.
few
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From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
full
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From this reading We got some advertising, but there weren’t any full pages, and we didn’t get in half a dozen subscriptions, so that when the paper was printed we were just about out of money again.
get
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From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
getting
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From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
go
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From this reading Things didn’t go along as smooth this time as they did before.
got
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From this reading We got some advertising, but there weren’t any full pages, and we didn’t get in half a dozen subscriptions, so that when the paper was printed we were just about out of money again.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mark said it was because the novelty had worn off.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We got some advertising, but there weren’t any full pages, and we didn’t get in half a dozen subscriptions, so that when the paper was printed we were just about out of money again.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Our paper, printed with patent insides, as they call them, had to be paid for at the express office before we could get it, and Tecumseh Androcles Spat had had to buy a new pair of pants on account of some trouble with a dog while he was out walking one evening, and ink cost money.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We got some advertising, but there weren’t any full pages, and we didn’t get in half a dozen subscriptions, so that when the paper was printed we were just about out of money again.
ink
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From this reading Our paper, printed with patent insides, as they call them, had to be paid for at the express office before we could get it, and Tecumseh Androcles Spat had had to buy a new pair of pants on account of some trouble with a dog while he was out walking one evening, and ink cost money.
insides
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From this reading Our paper, printed with patent insides, as they call them, had to be paid for at the express office before we could get it, and Tecumseh Androcles Spat had had to buy a new pair of pants on account of some trouble with a dog while he was out walking one evening, and ink cost money.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
issue
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From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mark said it was because the novelty had worn off.
just
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From this reading We got some advertising, but there weren’t any full pages, and we didn’t get in half a dozen subscriptions, so that when the paper was printed we were just about out of money again.
Mark
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From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
minute
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From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
money
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From this reading We got some advertising, but there weren’t any full pages, and we didn’t get in half a dozen subscriptions, so that when the paper was printed we were just about out of money again.
new
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From this reading Our paper, printed with patent insides, as they call them, had to be paid for at the express office before we could get it, and Tecumseh Androcles Spat had had to buy a new pair of pants on account of some trouble with a dog while he was out walking one evening, and ink cost money.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
novelty
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From this reading Mark said it was because the novelty had worn off.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
off
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From this reading Mark said it was because the novelty had worn off.
office
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From this reading Our paper, printed with patent insides, as they call them, had to be paid for at the express office before we could get it, and Tecumseh Androcles Spat had had to buy a new pair of pants on account of some trouble with a dog while he was out walking one evening, and ink cost money.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Our paper, printed with patent insides, as they call them, had to be paid for at the express office before we could get it, and Tecumseh Androcles Spat had had to buy a new pair of pants on account of some trouble with a dog while he was out walking one evening, and ink cost money.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Our paper, printed with patent insides, as they call them, had to be paid for at the express office before we could get it, and Tecumseh Androcles Spat had had to buy a new pair of pants on account of some trouble with a dog while he was out walking one evening, and ink cost money.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our paper, printed with patent insides, as they call them, had to be paid for at the express office before we could get it, and Tecumseh Androcles Spat had had to buy a new pair of pants on account of some trouble with a dog while he was out walking one evening, and ink cost money.
out
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From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
pages
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From this reading We got some advertising, but there weren’t any full pages, and we didn’t get in half a dozen subscriptions, so that when the paper was printed we were just about out of money again.
paid
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From this reading Our paper, printed with patent insides, as they call them, had to be paid for at the express office before we could get it, and Tecumseh Androcles Spat had had to buy a new pair of pants on account of some trouble with a dog while he was out walking one evening, and ink cost money.
pair
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From this reading Our paper, printed with patent insides, as they call them, had to be paid for at the express office before we could get it, and Tecumseh Androcles Spat had had to buy a new pair of pants on account of some trouble with a dog while he was out walking one evening, and ink cost money.
pants
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From this reading Our paper, printed with patent insides, as they call them, had to be paid for at the express office before we could get it, and Tecumseh Androcles Spat had had to buy a new pair of pants on account of some trouble with a dog while he was out walking one evening, and ink cost money.
paper
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From this reading We got some advertising, but there weren’t any full pages, and we didn’t get in half a dozen subscriptions, so that when the paper was printed we were just about out of money again.
patent
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From this reading Our paper, printed with patent insides, as they call them, had to be paid for at the express office before we could get it, and Tecumseh Androcles Spat had had to buy a new pair of pants on account of some trouble with a dog while he was out walking one evening, and ink cost money.
pretty
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From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
printednounUS /printed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We got some advertising, but there weren’t any full pages, and we didn’t get in half a dozen subscriptions, so that when the paper was printed we were just about out of money again.
puzzle
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From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
ready
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From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
Rock
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From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
said
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From this reading Mark said it was because the novelty had worn off.
see
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From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
smooth
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From this reading Things didn’t go along as smooth this time as they did before.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
some
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From this reading We got some advertising, but there weren’t any full pages, and we didn’t get in half a dozen subscriptions, so that when the paper was printed we were just about out of money again.
Spat
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From this reading Our paper, printed with patent insides, as they call them, had to be paid for at the express office before we could get it, and Tecumseh Androcles Spat had had to buy a new pair of pants on account of some trouble with a dog while he was out walking one evening, and ink cost money.
study
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From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
subscriptions
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From this reading We got some advertising, but there weren’t any full pages, and we didn’t get in half a dozen subscriptions, so that when the paper was printed we were just about out of money again.
Tecumseh
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From this reading Our paper, printed with patent insides, as they call them, had to be paid for at the express office before we could get it, and Tecumseh Androcles Spat had had to buy a new pair of pants on account of some trouble with a dog while he was out walking one evening, and ink cost money.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Our paper, printed with patent insides, as they call them, had to be paid for at the express office before we could get it, and Tecumseh Androcles Spat had had to buy a new pair of pants on account of some trouble with a dog while he was out walking one evening, and ink cost money.
there
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From this reading We got some advertising, but there weren’t any full pages, and we didn’t get in half a dozen subscriptions, so that when the paper was printed we were just about out of money again.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Things didn’t go along as smooth this time as they did before.
Things
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From this reading Things didn’t go along as smooth this time as they did before.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Things didn’t go along as smooth this time as they did before.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Things didn’t go along as smooth this time as they did before.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
trouble
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From this reading Our paper, printed with patent insides, as they call them, had to be paid for at the express office before we could get it, and Tecumseh Androcles Spat had had to buy a new pair of pants on account of some trouble with a dog while he was out walking one evening, and ink cost money.
Trumpet
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From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
walking
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From this reading Our paper, printed with patent insides, as they call them, had to be paid for at the express office before we could get it, and Tecumseh Androcles Spat had had to buy a new pair of pants on account of some trouble with a dog while he was out walking one evening, and ink cost money.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mark said it was because the novelty had worn off.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
weren't
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From this reading We got some advertising, but there weren’t any full pages, and we didn’t get in half a dozen subscriptions, so that when the paper was printed we were just about out of money again.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading During the next few days we were pretty busy getting ready for the next issue of the _Trumpet_, so we didn’t get to see Rock, and Mark didn’t have a minute to study out that puzzle about the cat and what color is a brick and all that.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading We got some advertising, but there weren’t any full pages, and we didn’t get in half a dozen subscriptions, so that when the paper was printed we were just about out of money again.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Our paper, printed with patent insides, as they call them, had to be paid for at the express office before we could get it, and Tecumseh Androcles Spat had had to buy a new pair of pants on account of some trouble with a dog while he was out walking one evening, and ink cost money.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Our paper, printed with patent insides, as they call them, had to be paid for at the express office before we could get it, and Tecumseh Androcles Spat had had to buy a new pair of pants on account of some trouble with a dog while he was out walking one evening, and ink cost money.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading Mark said it was because the novelty had worn off.
