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1923
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From this reading THE FLIGHT I This summer of 1923 was a pleasant one for Bunny.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE FLIGHT I This summer of 1923 was a pleasant one for Bunny.
able
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From this reading To be one of the editors of a little paper, and be able to say what you thought, and print it week by week and distribute it, with no Dean Squirge to take it away from you, and no police or patriots to raid your office!
advertising
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From this reading Bunny had put all his former class-mates on the mailing list of “The Young Student,” and in the fall the “Ypsels” were going to sell it on the college campuses, and maybe trouble would begin then, and they would get some advertising free!
all
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From this reading Bunny had put all his former class-mates on the mailing list of “The Young Student,” and in the fall the “Ypsels” were going to sell it on the college campuses, and maybe trouble would begin then, and they would get some advertising free!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To be one of the editors of a little paper, and be able to say what you thought, and print it week by week and distribute it, with no Dean Squirge to take it away from you, and no police or patriots to raid your office!
away
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From this reading To be one of the editors of a little paper, and be able to say what you thought, and print it week by week and distribute it, with no Dean Squirge to take it away from you, and no police or patriots to raid your office!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To be one of the editors of a little paper, and be able to say what you thought, and print it week by week and distribute it, with no Dean Squirge to take it away from you, and no police or patriots to raid your office!
begin
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From this reading Bunny had put all his former class-mates on the mailing list of “The Young Student,” and in the fall the “Ypsels” were going to sell it on the college campuses, and maybe trouble would begin then, and they would get some advertising free!
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading To mail it to every one you knew, and flatter yourself with the idea that they were reading it, and being cured of their prejudices!
Bunny
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From this reading THE FLIGHT I This summer of 1923 was a pleasant one for Bunny.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading To be one of the editors of a little paper, and be able to say what you thought, and print it week by week and distribute it, with no Dean Squirge to take it away from you, and no police or patriots to raid your office!
campuses
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From this reading Bunny had put all his former class-mates on the mailing list of “The Young Student,” and in the fall the “Ypsels” were going to sell it on the college campuses, and maybe trouble would begin then, and they would get some advertising free!
class-mates
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From this reading Bunny had put all his former class-mates on the mailing list of “The Young Student,” and in the fall the “Ypsels” were going to sell it on the college campuses, and maybe trouble would begin then, and they would get some advertising free!
college
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From this reading Bunny had put all his former class-mates on the mailing list of “The Young Student,” and in the fall the “Ypsels” were going to sell it on the college campuses, and maybe trouble would begin then, and they would get some advertising free!
cured
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From this reading To mail it to every one you knew, and flatter yourself with the idea that they were reading it, and being cured of their prejudices!
Dad
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From this reading Dad was slowly picking up.
Dean
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From this reading To be one of the editors of a little paper, and be able to say what you thought, and print it week by week and distribute it, with no Dean Squirge to take it away from you, and no police or patriots to raid your office!
distribute
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From this reading To be one of the editors of a little paper, and be able to say what you thought, and print it week by week and distribute it, with no Dean Squirge to take it away from you, and no police or patriots to raid your office!
editors
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From this reading To be one of the editors of a little paper, and be able to say what you thought, and print it week by week and distribute it, with no Dean Squirge to take it away from you, and no police or patriots to raid your office!
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading To mail it to every one you knew, and flatter yourself with the idea that they were reading it, and being cured of their prejudices!
fall
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From this reading Bunny had put all his former class-mates on the mailing list of “The Young Student,” and in the fall the “Ypsels” were going to sell it on the college campuses, and maybe trouble would begin then, and they would get some advertising free!
flatter
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From this reading To mail it to every one you knew, and flatter yourself with the idea that they were reading it, and being cured of their prejudices!
FLIGHT
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From this reading THE FLIGHT I This summer of 1923 was a pleasant one for Bunny.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE FLIGHT I This summer of 1923 was a pleasant one for Bunny.
former
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From this reading Bunny had put all his former class-mates on the mailing list of “The Young Student,” and in the fall the “Ypsels” were going to sell it on the college campuses, and maybe trouble would begin then, and they would get some advertising free!
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Bunny had put all his former class-mates on the mailing list of “The Young Student,” and in the fall the “Ypsels” were going to sell it on the college campuses, and maybe trouble would begin then, and they would get some advertising free!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading To be one of the editors of a little paper, and be able to say what you thought, and print it week by week and distribute it, with no Dean Squirge to take it away from you, and no police or patriots to raid your office!
get
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From this reading Bunny had put all his former class-mates on the mailing list of “The Young Student,” and in the fall the “Ypsels” were going to sell it on the college campuses, and maybe trouble would begin then, and they would get some advertising free!
going
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From this reading Bunny had put all his former class-mates on the mailing list of “The Young Student,” and in the fall the “Ypsels” were going to sell it on the college campuses, and maybe trouble would begin then, and they would get some advertising free!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Bunny had put all his former class-mates on the mailing list of “The Young Student,” and in the fall the “Ypsels” were going to sell it on the college campuses, and maybe trouble would begin then, and they would get some advertising free!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bunny had put all his former class-mates on the mailing list of “The Young Student,” and in the fall the “Ypsels” were going to sell it on the college campuses, and maybe trouble would begin then, and they would get some advertising free!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE FLIGHT I This summer of 1923 was a pleasant one for Bunny.
idea
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From this reading To mail it to every one you knew, and flatter yourself with the idea that they were reading it, and being cured of their prejudices!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bunny had put all his former class-mates on the mailing list of “The Young Student,” and in the fall the “Ypsels” were going to sell it on the college campuses, and maybe trouble would begin then, and they would get some advertising free!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To be one of the editors of a little paper, and be able to say what you thought, and print it week by week and distribute it, with no Dean Squirge to take it away from you, and no police or patriots to raid your office!
knew
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From this reading To mail it to every one you knew, and flatter yourself with the idea that they were reading it, and being cured of their prejudices!
list
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From this reading Bunny had put all his former class-mates on the mailing list of “The Young Student,” and in the fall the “Ypsels” were going to sell it on the college campuses, and maybe trouble would begin then, and they would get some advertising free!
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be one of the editors of a little paper, and be able to say what you thought, and print it week by week and distribute it, with no Dean Squirge to take it away from you, and no police or patriots to raid your office!
mail
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From this reading To mail it to every one you knew, and flatter yourself with the idea that they were reading it, and being cured of their prejudices!
mailing
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From this reading Bunny had put all his former class-mates on the mailing list of “The Young Student,” and in the fall the “Ypsels” were going to sell it on the college campuses, and maybe trouble would begin then, and they would get some advertising free!
maybe
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From this reading Bunny had put all his former class-mates on the mailing list of “The Young Student,” and in the fall the “Ypsels” were going to sell it on the college campuses, and maybe trouble would begin then, and they would get some advertising free!
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading To be one of the editors of a little paper, and be able to say what you thought, and print it week by week and distribute it, with no Dean Squirge to take it away from you, and no police or patriots to raid your office!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FLIGHT I This summer of 1923 was a pleasant one for Bunny.
office
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From this reading To be one of the editors of a little paper, and be able to say what you thought, and print it week by week and distribute it, with no Dean Squirge to take it away from you, and no police or patriots to raid your office!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Bunny had put all his former class-mates on the mailing list of “The Young Student,” and in the fall the “Ypsels” were going to sell it on the college campuses, and maybe trouble would begin then, and they would get some advertising free!
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE FLIGHT I This summer of 1923 was a pleasant one for Bunny.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading To be one of the editors of a little paper, and be able to say what you thought, and print it week by week and distribute it, with no Dean Squirge to take it away from you, and no police or patriots to raid your office!
paper
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From this reading To be one of the editors of a little paper, and be able to say what you thought, and print it week by week and distribute it, with no Dean Squirge to take it away from you, and no police or patriots to raid your office!
patriots
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From this reading To be one of the editors of a little paper, and be able to say what you thought, and print it week by week and distribute it, with no Dean Squirge to take it away from you, and no police or patriots to raid your office!
picking
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From this reading Dad was slowly picking up.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FLIGHT I This summer of 1923 was a pleasant one for Bunny.
police
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From this reading To be one of the editors of a little paper, and be able to say what you thought, and print it week by week and distribute it, with no Dean Squirge to take it away from you, and no police or patriots to raid your office!
prejudices
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From this reading To mail it to every one you knew, and flatter yourself with the idea that they were reading it, and being cured of their prejudices!
print
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From this reading To be one of the editors of a little paper, and be able to say what you thought, and print it week by week and distribute it, with no Dean Squirge to take it away from you, and no police or patriots to raid your office!
put
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From this reading Bunny had put all his former class-mates on the mailing list of “The Young Student,” and in the fall the “Ypsels” were going to sell it on the college campuses, and maybe trouble would begin then, and they would get some advertising free!
raid
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From this reading To be one of the editors of a little paper, and be able to say what you thought, and print it week by week and distribute it, with no Dean Squirge to take it away from you, and no police or patriots to raid your office!
reading
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From this reading To mail it to every one you knew, and flatter yourself with the idea that they were reading it, and being cured of their prejudices!
say
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From this reading To be one of the editors of a little paper, and be able to say what you thought, and print it week by week and distribute it, with no Dean Squirge to take it away from you, and no police or patriots to raid your office!
sell
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From this reading Bunny had put all his former class-mates on the mailing list of “The Young Student,” and in the fall the “Ypsels” were going to sell it on the college campuses, and maybe trouble would begin then, and they would get some advertising free!
slowly
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From this reading Dad was slowly picking up.
some
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From this reading Bunny had put all his former class-mates on the mailing list of “The Young Student,” and in the fall the “Ypsels” were going to sell it on the college campuses, and maybe trouble would begin then, and they would get some advertising free!
Squirge
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From this reading To be one of the editors of a little paper, and be able to say what you thought, and print it week by week and distribute it, with no Dean Squirge to take it away from you, and no police or patriots to raid your office!
Student
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From this reading Bunny had put all his former class-mates on the mailing list of “The Young Student,” and in the fall the “Ypsels” were going to sell it on the college campuses, and maybe trouble would begin then, and they would get some advertising free!
summer
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From this reading THE FLIGHT I This summer of 1923 was a pleasant one for Bunny.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be one of the editors of a little paper, and be able to say what you thought, and print it week by week and distribute it, with no Dean Squirge to take it away from you, and no police or patriots to raid your office!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To mail it to every one you knew, and flatter yourself with the idea that they were reading it, and being cured of their prejudices!
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FLIGHT I This summer of 1923 was a pleasant one for Bunny.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading To mail it to every one you knew, and flatter yourself with the idea that they were reading it, and being cured of their prejudices!
then
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From this reading Bunny had put all his former class-mates on the mailing list of “The Young Student,” and in the fall the “Ypsels” were going to sell it on the college campuses, and maybe trouble would begin then, and they would get some advertising free!
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To mail it to every one you knew, and flatter yourself with the idea that they were reading it, and being cured of their prejudices!
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE FLIGHT I This summer of 1923 was a pleasant one for Bunny.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be one of the editors of a little paper, and be able to say what you thought, and print it week by week and distribute it, with no Dean Squirge to take it away from you, and no police or patriots to raid your office!
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To be one of the editors of a little paper, and be able to say what you thought, and print it week by week and distribute it, with no Dean Squirge to take it away from you, and no police or patriots to raid your office!
trouble
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From this reading Bunny had put all his former class-mates on the mailing list of “The Young Student,” and in the fall the “Ypsels” were going to sell it on the college campuses, and maybe trouble would begin then, and they would get some advertising free!
up
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From this reading Dad was slowly picking up.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE FLIGHT I This summer of 1923 was a pleasant one for Bunny.
week
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From this reading To be one of the editors of a little paper, and be able to say what you thought, and print it week by week and distribute it, with no Dean Squirge to take it away from you, and no police or patriots to raid your office!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To mail it to every one you knew, and flatter yourself with the idea that they were reading it, and being cured of their prejudices!
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading To be one of the editors of a little paper, and be able to say what you thought, and print it week by week and distribute it, with no Dean Squirge to take it away from you, and no police or patriots to raid your office!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading To be one of the editors of a little paper, and be able to say what you thought, and print it week by week and distribute it, with no Dean Squirge to take it away from you, and no police or patriots to raid your office!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Bunny had put all his former class-mates on the mailing list of “The Young Student,” and in the fall the “Ypsels” were going to sell it on the college campuses, and maybe trouble would begin then, and they would get some advertising free!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading To be one of the editors of a little paper, and be able to say what you thought, and print it week by week and distribute it, with no Dean Squirge to take it away from you, and no police or patriots to raid your office!
Young
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From this reading Bunny had put all his former class-mates on the mailing list of “The Young Student,” and in the fall the “Ypsels” were going to sell it on the college campuses, and maybe trouble would begin then, and they would get some advertising free!
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading To be one of the editors of a little paper, and be able to say what you thought, and print it week by week and distribute it, with no Dean Squirge to take it away from you, and no police or patriots to raid your office!
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading To mail it to every one you knew, and flatter yourself with the idea that they were reading it, and being cured of their prejudices!
Ypsels
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From this reading Bunny had put all his former class-mates on the mailing list of “The Young Student,” and in the fall the “Ypsels” were going to sell it on the college campuses, and maybe trouble would begin then, and they would get some advertising free!
