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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 "Leslie," laughed Douglas over the telephone, "did you ever hear of the man who cut off his dog's tail an inch at a time, so it wouldn't hurt so badly?"
actual
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From this reading _The Advent of Nancy and Peter_ When Leslie began the actual work of closing her home, and loading what would be wanted for the country, she found the task too big for the time allotted, so wisely telephoned Douglas that she would be compelled to postpone seeing him until the following day.
Advent
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From this reading _The Advent of Nancy and Peter_ When Leslie began the actual work of closing her home, and loading what would be wanted for the country, she found the task too big for the time allotted, so wisely telephoned Douglas that she would be compelled to postpone seeing him until the following day.
allotted
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From this reading _The Advent of Nancy and Peter_ When Leslie began the actual work of closing her home, and loading what would be wanted for the country, she found the task too big for the time allotted, so wisely telephoned Douglas that she would be compelled to postpone seeing him until the following day.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "It's a surprise I am getting ready for you Douglas!"
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Leslie," laughed Douglas over the telephone, "did you ever hear of the man who cut off his dog's tail an inch at a time, so it wouldn't hurt so badly?"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _The Advent of Nancy and Peter_ When Leslie began the actual work of closing her home, and loading what would be wanted for the country, she found the task too big for the time allotted, so wisely telephoned Douglas that she would be compelled to postpone seeing him until the following day.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Well this process of cutting me out of seeing you a day at a time reminds me of 'that particular dog,' and evokes my sympathy for the canine as never before."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Leslie," laughed Douglas over the telephone, "did you ever hear of the man who cut off his dog's tail an inch at a time, so it wouldn't hurt so badly?"
badly
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From this reading "Leslie," laughed Douglas over the telephone, "did you ever hear of the man who cut off his dog's tail an inch at a time, so it wouldn't hurt so badly?"
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _The Advent of Nancy and Peter_ When Leslie began the actual work of closing her home, and loading what would be wanted for the country, she found the task too big for the time allotted, so wisely telephoned Douglas that she would be compelled to postpone seeing him until the following day.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Well this process of cutting me out of seeing you a day at a time reminds me of 'that particular dog,' and evokes my sympathy for the canine as never before."
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _The Advent of Nancy and Peter_ When Leslie began the actual work of closing her home, and loading what would be wanted for the country, she found the task too big for the time allotted, so wisely telephoned Douglas that she would be compelled to postpone seeing him until the following day.
big
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From this reading _The Advent of Nancy and Peter_ When Leslie began the actual work of closing her home, and loading what would be wanted for the country, she found the task too big for the time allotted, so wisely telephoned Douglas that she would be compelled to postpone seeing him until the following day.
canine
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From this reading "Well this process of cutting me out of seeing you a day at a time reminds me of 'that particular dog,' and evokes my sympathy for the canine as never before."
closing
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From this reading _The Advent of Nancy and Peter_ When Leslie began the actual work of closing her home, and loading what would be wanted for the country, she found the task too big for the time allotted, so wisely telephoned Douglas that she would be compelled to postpone seeing him until the following day.
compelled
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From this reading _The Advent of Nancy and Peter_ When Leslie began the actual work of closing her home, and loading what would be wanted for the country, she found the task too big for the time allotted, so wisely telephoned Douglas that she would be compelled to postpone seeing him until the following day.
country
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From this reading _The Advent of Nancy and Peter_ When Leslie began the actual work of closing her home, and loading what would be wanted for the country, she found the task too big for the time allotted, so wisely telephoned Douglas that she would be compelled to postpone seeing him until the following day.
cut
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From this reading "Leslie," laughed Douglas over the telephone, "did you ever hear of the man who cut off his dog's tail an inch at a time, so it wouldn't hurt so badly?"
cutting
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From this reading "Well this process of cutting me out of seeing you a day at a time reminds me of 'that particular dog,' and evokes my sympathy for the canine as never before."
day
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From this reading _The Advent of Nancy and Peter_ When Leslie began the actual work of closing her home, and loading what would be wanted for the country, she found the task too big for the time allotted, so wisely telephoned Douglas that she would be compelled to postpone seeing him until the following day.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Leslie," laughed Douglas over the telephone, "did you ever hear of the man who cut off his dog's tail an inch at a time, so it wouldn't hurt so badly?"
dog
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From this reading "I have heard of that particular dog."
dog's
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From this reading "Leslie," laughed Douglas over the telephone, "did you ever hear of the man who cut off his dog's tail an inch at a time, so it wouldn't hurt so badly?"
Douglas
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From this reading _The Advent of Nancy and Peter_ When Leslie began the actual work of closing her home, and loading what would be wanted for the country, she found the task too big for the time allotted, so wisely telephoned Douglas that she would be compelled to postpone seeing him until the following day.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Leslie," laughed Douglas over the telephone, "did you ever hear of the man who cut off his dog's tail an inch at a time, so it wouldn't hurt so badly?"
evokes
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From this reading "Well this process of cutting me out of seeing you a day at a time reminds me of 'that particular dog,' and evokes my sympathy for the canine as never before."
following
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From this reading _The Advent of Nancy and Peter_ When Leslie began the actual work of closing her home, and loading what would be wanted for the country, she found the task too big for the time allotted, so wisely telephoned Douglas that she would be compelled to postpone seeing him until the following day.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _The Advent of Nancy and Peter_ When Leslie began the actual work of closing her home, and loading what would be wanted for the country, she found the task too big for the time allotted, so wisely telephoned Douglas that she would be compelled to postpone seeing him until the following day.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _The Advent of Nancy and Peter_ When Leslie began the actual work of closing her home, and loading what would be wanted for the country, she found the task too big for the time allotted, so wisely telephoned Douglas that she would be compelled to postpone seeing him until the following day.
getting
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From this reading "It's a surprise I am getting ready for you Douglas!"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have heard of that particular dog."
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Leslie," laughed Douglas over the telephone, "did you ever hear of the man who cut off his dog's tail an inch at a time, so it wouldn't hurt so badly?"
heard
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From this reading "I have heard of that particular dog."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _The Advent of Nancy and Peter_ When Leslie began the actual work of closing her home, and loading what would be wanted for the country, she found the task too big for the time allotted, so wisely telephoned Douglas that she would be compelled to postpone seeing him until the following day.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _The Advent of Nancy and Peter_ When Leslie began the actual work of closing her home, and loading what would be wanted for the country, she found the task too big for the time allotted, so wisely telephoned Douglas that she would be compelled to postpone seeing him until the following day.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Leslie," laughed Douglas over the telephone, "did you ever hear of the man who cut off his dog's tail an inch at a time, so it wouldn't hurt so badly?"
home
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From this reading _The Advent of Nancy and Peter_ When Leslie began the actual work of closing her home, and loading what would be wanted for the country, she found the task too big for the time allotted, so wisely telephoned Douglas that she would be compelled to postpone seeing him until the following day.
hurt
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From this reading "Leslie," laughed Douglas over the telephone, "did you ever hear of the man who cut off his dog's tail an inch at a time, so it wouldn't hurt so badly?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have heard of that particular dog."
inch
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From this reading "Leslie," laughed Douglas over the telephone, "did you ever hear of the man who cut off his dog's tail an inch at a time, so it wouldn't hurt so badly?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Leslie," laughed Douglas over the telephone, "did you ever hear of the man who cut off his dog's tail an inch at a time, so it wouldn't hurt so badly?"
It's
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From this reading "It's a surprise I am getting ready for you Douglas!"
laughed
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From this reading "Leslie," laughed Douglas over the telephone, "did you ever hear of the man who cut off his dog's tail an inch at a time, so it wouldn't hurt so badly?"
Leslie
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From this reading _The Advent of Nancy and Peter_ When Leslie began the actual work of closing her home, and loading what would be wanted for the country, she found the task too big for the time allotted, so wisely telephoned Douglas that she would be compelled to postpone seeing him until the following day.
loading
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From this reading _The Advent of Nancy and Peter_ When Leslie began the actual work of closing her home, and loading what would be wanted for the country, she found the task too big for the time allotted, so wisely telephoned Douglas that she would be compelled to postpone seeing him until the following day.
man
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From this reading "Leslie," laughed Douglas over the telephone, "did you ever hear of the man who cut off his dog's tail an inch at a time, so it wouldn't hurt so badly?"
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well this process of cutting me out of seeing you a day at a time reminds me of 'that particular dog,' and evokes my sympathy for the canine as never before."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Well this process of cutting me out of seeing you a day at a time reminds me of 'that particular dog,' and evokes my sympathy for the canine as never before."
Nancy
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From this reading _The Advent of Nancy and Peter_ When Leslie began the actual work of closing her home, and loading what would be wanted for the country, she found the task too big for the time allotted, so wisely telephoned Douglas that she would be compelled to postpone seeing him until the following day.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well this process of cutting me out of seeing you a day at a time reminds me of 'that particular dog,' and evokes my sympathy for the canine as never before."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The Advent of Nancy and Peter_ When Leslie began the actual work of closing her home, and loading what would be wanted for the country, she found the task too big for the time allotted, so wisely telephoned Douglas that she would be compelled to postpone seeing him until the following day.
off
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From this reading "Leslie," laughed Douglas over the telephone, "did you ever hear of the man who cut off his dog's tail an inch at a time, so it wouldn't hurt so badly?"
out
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From this reading "Well this process of cutting me out of seeing you a day at a time reminds me of 'that particular dog,' and evokes my sympathy for the canine as never before."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Leslie," laughed Douglas over the telephone, "did you ever hear of the man who cut off his dog's tail an inch at a time, so it wouldn't hurt so badly?"
particular
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From this reading "I have heard of that particular dog."
Peter
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From this reading _The Advent of Nancy and Peter_ When Leslie began the actual work of closing her home, and loading what would be wanted for the country, she found the task too big for the time allotted, so wisely telephoned Douglas that she would be compelled to postpone seeing him until the following day.
postpone
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From this reading _The Advent of Nancy and Peter_ When Leslie began the actual work of closing her home, and loading what would be wanted for the country, she found the task too big for the time allotted, so wisely telephoned Douglas that she would be compelled to postpone seeing him until the following day.
process
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From this reading "Well this process of cutting me out of seeing you a day at a time reminds me of 'that particular dog,' and evokes my sympathy for the canine as never before."
ready
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From this reading "It's a surprise I am getting ready for you Douglas!"
reminds
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From this reading "Well this process of cutting me out of seeing you a day at a time reminds me of 'that particular dog,' and evokes my sympathy for the canine as never before."
seeing
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From this reading _The Advent of Nancy and Peter_ When Leslie began the actual work of closing her home, and loading what would be wanted for the country, she found the task too big for the time allotted, so wisely telephoned Douglas that she would be compelled to postpone seeing him until the following day.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _The Advent of Nancy and Peter_ When Leslie began the actual work of closing her home, and loading what would be wanted for the country, she found the task too big for the time allotted, so wisely telephoned Douglas that she would be compelled to postpone seeing him until the following day.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _The Advent of Nancy and Peter_ When Leslie began the actual work of closing her home, and loading what would be wanted for the country, she found the task too big for the time allotted, so wisely telephoned Douglas that she would be compelled to postpone seeing him until the following day.
surprise
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From this reading "It's a surprise I am getting ready for you Douglas!"
sympathy
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From this reading "Well this process of cutting me out of seeing you a day at a time reminds me of 'that particular dog,' and evokes my sympathy for the canine as never before."
tail
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From this reading "Leslie," laughed Douglas over the telephone, "did you ever hear of the man who cut off his dog's tail an inch at a time, so it wouldn't hurt so badly?"
task
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From this reading _The Advent of Nancy and Peter_ When Leslie began the actual work of closing her home, and loading what would be wanted for the country, she found the task too big for the time allotted, so wisely telephoned Douglas that she would be compelled to postpone seeing him until the following day.
telephone
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From this reading "Leslie," laughed Douglas over the telephone, "did you ever hear of the man who cut off his dog's tail an inch at a time, so it wouldn't hurt so badly?"
telephoned
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From this reading _The Advent of Nancy and Peter_ When Leslie began the actual work of closing her home, and loading what would be wanted for the country, she found the task too big for the time allotted, so wisely telephoned Douglas that she would be compelled to postpone seeing him until the following day.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _The Advent of Nancy and Peter_ When Leslie began the actual work of closing her home, and loading what would be wanted for the country, she found the task too big for the time allotted, so wisely telephoned Douglas that she would be compelled to postpone seeing him until the following day.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Advent of Nancy and Peter_ When Leslie began the actual work of closing her home, and loading what would be wanted for the country, she found the task too big for the time allotted, so wisely telephoned Douglas that she would be compelled to postpone seeing him until the following day.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Well this process of cutting me out of seeing you a day at a time reminds me of 'that particular dog,' and evokes my sympathy for the canine as never before."
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _The Advent of Nancy and Peter_ When Leslie began the actual work of closing her home, and loading what would be wanted for the country, she found the task too big for the time allotted, so wisely telephoned Douglas that she would be compelled to postpone seeing him until the following day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _The Advent of Nancy and Peter_ When Leslie began the actual work of closing her home, and loading what would be wanted for the country, she found the task too big for the time allotted, so wisely telephoned Douglas that she would be compelled to postpone seeing him until the following day.
too
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From this reading _The Advent of Nancy and Peter_ When Leslie began the actual work of closing her home, and loading what would be wanted for the country, she found the task too big for the time allotted, so wisely telephoned Douglas that she would be compelled to postpone seeing him until the following day.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading _The Advent of Nancy and Peter_ When Leslie began the actual work of closing her home, and loading what would be wanted for the country, she found the task too big for the time allotted, so wisely telephoned Douglas that she would be compelled to postpone seeing him until the following day.
wanted
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From this reading _The Advent of Nancy and Peter_ When Leslie began the actual work of closing her home, and loading what would be wanted for the country, she found the task too big for the time allotted, so wisely telephoned Douglas that she would be compelled to postpone seeing him until the following day.
Well
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From this reading "Well this process of cutting me out of seeing you a day at a time reminds me of 'that particular dog,' and evokes my sympathy for the canine as never before."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _The Advent of Nancy and Peter_ When Leslie began the actual work of closing her home, and loading what would be wanted for the country, she found the task too big for the time allotted, so wisely telephoned Douglas that she would be compelled to postpone seeing him until the following day.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading _The Advent of Nancy and Peter_ When Leslie began the actual work of closing her home, and loading what would be wanted for the country, she found the task too big for the time allotted, so wisely telephoned Douglas that she would be compelled to postpone seeing him until the following day.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Leslie," laughed Douglas over the telephone, "did you ever hear of the man who cut off his dog's tail an inch at a time, so it wouldn't hurt so badly?"
wisely
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From this reading _The Advent of Nancy and Peter_ When Leslie began the actual work of closing her home, and loading what would be wanted for the country, she found the task too big for the time allotted, so wisely telephoned Douglas that she would be compelled to postpone seeing him until the following day.
work
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From this reading _The Advent of Nancy and Peter_ When Leslie began the actual work of closing her home, and loading what would be wanted for the country, she found the task too big for the time allotted, so wisely telephoned Douglas that she would be compelled to postpone seeing him until the following day.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading _The Advent of Nancy and Peter_ When Leslie began the actual work of closing her home, and loading what would be wanted for the country, she found the task too big for the time allotted, so wisely telephoned Douglas that she would be compelled to postpone seeing him until the following day.
wouldn't
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From this reading "Leslie," laughed Douglas over the telephone, "did you ever hear of the man who cut off his dog's tail an inch at a time, so it wouldn't hurt so badly?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Leslie," laughed Douglas over the telephone, "did you ever hear of the man who cut off his dog's tail an inch at a time, so it wouldn't hurt so badly?"
