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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 All people have some undefined and shadowy notion of a place whose name is frequently before their eyes, or often in their ears.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading What a vast number of random ideas there must be perpetually floating about, regarding this same Snow Hill.
all
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nicholas and his Uncle (to secure the Fortune without loss of time) wait upon Mr. Wackford Squeers, the Yorkshire Schoolmaster Snow Hill!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What kind of place can the quiet townspeople who see the words emblazoned, in all the legibility of gilt letters and dark shading, on the north-country coaches, take Snow Hill to be?
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading All people have some undefined and shadowy notion of a place whose name is frequently before their eyes, or often in their ears.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading What kind of place can the quiet townspeople who see the words emblazoned, in all the legibility of gilt letters and dark shading, on the north-country coaches, take Snow Hill to be?
coaches
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dark
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ears
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emblazoned
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eyes
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floating
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FortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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frequently
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gilt
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goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The name is such a good one.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading All people have some undefined and shadowy notion of a place whose name is frequently before their eyes, or often in their ears.
Hill
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From this reading Nicholas and his Uncle (to secure the Fortune without loss of time) wait upon Mr. Wackford Squeers, the Yorkshire Schoolmaster Snow Hill!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nicholas and his Uncle (to secure the Fortune without loss of time) wait upon Mr. Wackford Squeers, the Yorkshire Schoolmaster Snow Hill!
ideas
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What kind of place can the quiet townspeople who see the words emblazoned, in all the legibility of gilt letters and dark shading, on the north-country coaches, take Snow Hill to be?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All people have some undefined and shadowy notion of a place whose name is frequently before their eyes, or often in their ears.
kind
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legibility
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letters
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loss
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Mr
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mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
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namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Nicholas
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north-country
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notion
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From this reading All people have some undefined and shadowy notion of a place whose name is frequently before their eyes, or often in their ears.
number
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nicholas and his Uncle (to secure the Fortune without loss of time) wait upon Mr. Wackford Squeers, the Yorkshire Schoolmaster Snow Hill!
often
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From this reading All people have some undefined and shadowy notion of a place whose name is frequently before their eyes, or often in their ears.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading What kind of place can the quiet townspeople who see the words emblazoned, in all the legibility of gilt letters and dark shading, on the north-country coaches, take Snow Hill to be?
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The name is such a good one.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading All people have some undefined and shadowy notion of a place whose name is frequently before their eyes, or often in their ears.
people
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From this reading All people have some undefined and shadowy notion of a place whose name is frequently before their eyes, or often in their ears.
perpetually
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place
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quiet
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random
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regarding
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samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Schoolmaster
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secure
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see
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shading
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shadowy
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From this reading All people have some undefined and shadowy notion of a place whose name is frequently before their eyes, or often in their ears.
Snow
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From this reading Nicholas and his Uncle (to secure the Fortune without loss of time) wait upon Mr. Wackford Squeers, the Yorkshire Schoolmaster Snow Hill!
some
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From this reading All people have some undefined and shadowy notion of a place whose name is frequently before their eyes, or often in their ears.
Squeers
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From this reading Nicholas and his Uncle (to secure the Fortune without loss of time) wait upon Mr. Wackford Squeers, the Yorkshire Schoolmaster Snow Hill!
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The name is such a good one.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What kind of place can the quiet townspeople who see the words emblazoned, in all the legibility of gilt letters and dark shading, on the north-country coaches, take Snow Hill to be?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nicholas and his Uncle (to secure the Fortune without loss of time) wait upon Mr. Wackford Squeers, the Yorkshire Schoolmaster Snow Hill!
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading All people have some undefined and shadowy notion of a place whose name is frequently before their eyes, or often in their ears.
there
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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What a vast number of random ideas there must be perpetually floating about, regarding this same Snow Hill.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nicholas and his Uncle (to secure the Fortune without loss of time) wait upon Mr. Wackford Squeers, the Yorkshire Schoolmaster Snow Hill!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nicholas and his Uncle (to secure the Fortune without loss of time) wait upon Mr. Wackford Squeers, the Yorkshire Schoolmaster Snow Hill!
townspeople
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Uncle
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undefined
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From this reading All people have some undefined and shadowy notion of a place whose name is frequently before their eyes, or often in their ears.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Nicholas and his Uncle (to secure the Fortune without loss of time) wait upon Mr. Wackford Squeers, the Yorkshire Schoolmaster Snow Hill!
vast
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Wackford
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wait
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From this reading Nicholas and his Uncle (to secure the Fortune without loss of time) wait upon Mr. Wackford Squeers, the Yorkshire Schoolmaster Snow Hill!
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What kind of place can the quiet townspeople who see the words emblazoned, in all the legibility of gilt letters and dark shading, on the north-country coaches, take Snow Hill to be?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading What kind of place can the quiet townspeople who see the words emblazoned, in all the legibility of gilt letters and dark shading, on the north-country coaches, take Snow Hill to be?
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading All people have some undefined and shadowy notion of a place whose name is frequently before their eyes, or often in their ears.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Nicholas and his Uncle (to secure the Fortune without loss of time) wait upon Mr. Wackford Squeers, the Yorkshire Schoolmaster Snow Hill!
words
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Yorkshire
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