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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 Next day, Penrod acquired a dime by a simple and antique process which was without doubt sometimes practised by the boys of Babylon.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She was so sweet about it that, looking into the future, Penrod began to feel confident of a small but regular income.
acquired
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From this reading Next day, Penrod acquired a dime by a simple and antique process which was without doubt sometimes practised by the boys of Babylon.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At the close of the afternoon services he did not go home, but proceeded to squander the funds just withheld from China upon an orgy of the most pungently forbidden description.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At the close of the afternoon services he did not go home, but proceeded to squander the funds just withheld from China upon an orgy of the most pungently forbidden description.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Next day, Penrod acquired a dime by a simple and antique process which was without doubt sometimes practised by the boys of Babylon.
antique
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From this reading Next day, Penrod acquired a dime by a simple and antique process which was without doubt sometimes practised by the boys of Babylon.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When the teacher of his class in Sunday-school requested the weekly contribution, Penrod, fumbling honestly (at first) in the wrong pockets, managed to look so embarrassed that the gentle lady told him not to mind, and said she was often forgetful herself.
avaricious
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From this reading In a Drug Emporium, near the church, he purchased a five-cent sack of candy consisting for the most part of the heavily flavoured hoofs of horned cattle, but undeniably substantial, and so generously capable of resisting solution that the purchaser must needs be avaricious beyond reason who did not realize his money's worth.
Babylon
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From this reading Next day, Penrod acquired a dime by a simple and antique process which was without doubt sometimes practised by the boys of Babylon.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In a Drug Emporium, near the church, he purchased a five-cent sack of candy consisting for the most part of the heavily flavoured hoofs of horned cattle, but undeniably substantial, and so generously capable of resisting solution that the purchaser must needs be avaricious beyond reason who did not realize his money's worth.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was so sweet about it that, looking into the future, Penrod began to feel confident of a small but regular income.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading In a Drug Emporium, near the church, he purchased a five-cent sack of candy consisting for the most part of the heavily flavoured hoofs of horned cattle, but undeniably substantial, and so generously capable of resisting solution that the purchaser must needs be avaricious beyond reason who did not realize his money's worth.
boys
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From this reading Next day, Penrod acquired a dime by a simple and antique process which was without doubt sometimes practised by the boys of Babylon.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was so sweet about it that, looking into the future, Penrod began to feel confident of a small but regular income.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Next day, Penrod acquired a dime by a simple and antique process which was without doubt sometimes practised by the boys of Babylon.
candy
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From this reading In a Drug Emporium, near the church, he purchased a five-cent sack of candy consisting for the most part of the heavily flavoured hoofs of horned cattle, but undeniably substantial, and so generously capable of resisting solution that the purchaser must needs be avaricious beyond reason who did not realize his money's worth.
capable
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From this reading In a Drug Emporium, near the church, he purchased a five-cent sack of candy consisting for the most part of the heavily flavoured hoofs of horned cattle, but undeniably substantial, and so generously capable of resisting solution that the purchaser must needs be avaricious beyond reason who did not realize his money's worth.
cattle
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From this reading In a Drug Emporium, near the church, he purchased a five-cent sack of candy consisting for the most part of the heavily flavoured hoofs of horned cattle, but undeniably substantial, and so generously capable of resisting solution that the purchaser must needs be avaricious beyond reason who did not realize his money's worth.
China
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From this reading At the close of the afternoon services he did not go home, but proceeded to squander the funds just withheld from China upon an orgy of the most pungently forbidden description.
church
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From this reading In a Drug Emporium, near the church, he purchased a five-cent sack of candy consisting for the most part of the heavily flavoured hoofs of horned cattle, but undeniably substantial, and so generously capable of resisting solution that the purchaser must needs be avaricious beyond reason who did not realize his money's worth.
class
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From this reading When the teacher of his class in Sunday-school requested the weekly contribution, Penrod, fumbling honestly (at first) in the wrong pockets, managed to look so embarrassed that the gentle lady told him not to mind, and said she was often forgetful herself.
close
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From this reading At the close of the afternoon services he did not go home, but proceeded to squander the funds just withheld from China upon an orgy of the most pungently forbidden description.
confident
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From this reading She was so sweet about it that, looking into the future, Penrod began to feel confident of a small but regular income.
consisting
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From this reading In a Drug Emporium, near the church, he purchased a five-cent sack of candy consisting for the most part of the heavily flavoured hoofs of horned cattle, but undeniably substantial, and so generously capable of resisting solution that the purchaser must needs be avaricious beyond reason who did not realize his money's worth.
contribution
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From this reading When the teacher of his class in Sunday-school requested the weekly contribution, Penrod, fumbling honestly (at first) in the wrong pockets, managed to look so embarrassed that the gentle lady told him not to mind, and said she was often forgetful herself.
day
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From this reading Next day, Penrod acquired a dime by a simple and antique process which was without doubt sometimes practised by the boys of Babylon.
description
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From this reading At the close of the afternoon services he did not go home, but proceeded to squander the funds just withheld from China upon an orgy of the most pungently forbidden description.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading At the close of the afternoon services he did not go home, but proceeded to squander the funds just withheld from China upon an orgy of the most pungently forbidden description.
dime
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From this reading Next day, Penrod acquired a dime by a simple and antique process which was without doubt sometimes practised by the boys of Babylon.
doubt
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From this reading Next day, Penrod acquired a dime by a simple and antique process which was without doubt sometimes practised by the boys of Babylon.
Drug
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From this reading In a Drug Emporium, near the church, he purchased a five-cent sack of candy consisting for the most part of the heavily flavoured hoofs of horned cattle, but undeniably substantial, and so generously capable of resisting solution that the purchaser must needs be avaricious beyond reason who did not realize his money's worth.
embarrassed
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From this reading When the teacher of his class in Sunday-school requested the weekly contribution, Penrod, fumbling honestly (at first) in the wrong pockets, managed to look so embarrassed that the gentle lady told him not to mind, and said she was often forgetful herself.
Emporium
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From this reading In a Drug Emporium, near the church, he purchased a five-cent sack of candy consisting for the most part of the heavily flavoured hoofs of horned cattle, but undeniably substantial, and so generously capable of resisting solution that the purchaser must needs be avaricious beyond reason who did not realize his money's worth.
feel
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From this reading She was so sweet about it that, looking into the future, Penrod began to feel confident of a small but regular income.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the teacher of his class in Sunday-school requested the weekly contribution, Penrod, fumbling honestly (at first) in the wrong pockets, managed to look so embarrassed that the gentle lady told him not to mind, and said she was often forgetful herself.
five-cent
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From this reading In a Drug Emporium, near the church, he purchased a five-cent sack of candy consisting for the most part of the heavily flavoured hoofs of horned cattle, but undeniably substantial, and so generously capable of resisting solution that the purchaser must needs be avaricious beyond reason who did not realize his money's worth.
flavoured
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From this reading In a Drug Emporium, near the church, he purchased a five-cent sack of candy consisting for the most part of the heavily flavoured hoofs of horned cattle, but undeniably substantial, and so generously capable of resisting solution that the purchaser must needs be avaricious beyond reason who did not realize his money's worth.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In a Drug Emporium, near the church, he purchased a five-cent sack of candy consisting for the most part of the heavily flavoured hoofs of horned cattle, but undeniably substantial, and so generously capable of resisting solution that the purchaser must needs be avaricious beyond reason who did not realize his money's worth.
forbiddenadjectiveUS /fərˈbɪd.ən/
Not allowed; banned or prohibited by rule or law.
From this reading At the close of the afternoon services he did not go home, but proceeded to squander the funds just withheld from China upon an orgy of the most pungently forbidden description.
forgetful
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From this reading When the teacher of his class in Sunday-school requested the weekly contribution, Penrod, fumbling honestly (at first) in the wrong pockets, managed to look so embarrassed that the gentle lady told him not to mind, and said she was often forgetful herself.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At the close of the afternoon services he did not go home, but proceeded to squander the funds just withheld from China upon an orgy of the most pungently forbidden description.
fumbling
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From this reading When the teacher of his class in Sunday-school requested the weekly contribution, Penrod, fumbling honestly (at first) in the wrong pockets, managed to look so embarrassed that the gentle lady told him not to mind, and said she was often forgetful herself.
funds
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From this reading At the close of the afternoon services he did not go home, but proceeded to squander the funds just withheld from China upon an orgy of the most pungently forbidden description.
future
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From this reading She was so sweet about it that, looking into the future, Penrod began to feel confident of a small but regular income.
generously
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From this reading In a Drug Emporium, near the church, he purchased a five-cent sack of candy consisting for the most part of the heavily flavoured hoofs of horned cattle, but undeniably substantial, and so generously capable of resisting solution that the purchaser must needs be avaricious beyond reason who did not realize his money's worth.
gentle
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From this reading When the teacher of his class in Sunday-school requested the weekly contribution, Penrod, fumbling honestly (at first) in the wrong pockets, managed to look so embarrassed that the gentle lady told him not to mind, and said she was often forgetful herself.
go
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From this reading At the close of the afternoon services he did not go home, but proceeded to squander the funds just withheld from China upon an orgy of the most pungently forbidden description.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the close of the afternoon services he did not go home, but proceeded to squander the funds just withheld from China upon an orgy of the most pungently forbidden description.
heavily
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From this reading In a Drug Emporium, near the church, he purchased a five-cent sack of candy consisting for the most part of the heavily flavoured hoofs of horned cattle, but undeniably substantial, and so generously capable of resisting solution that the purchaser must needs be avaricious beyond reason who did not realize his money's worth.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading When the teacher of his class in Sunday-school requested the weekly contribution, Penrod, fumbling honestly (at first) in the wrong pockets, managed to look so embarrassed that the gentle lady told him not to mind, and said she was often forgetful herself.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When the teacher of his class in Sunday-school requested the weekly contribution, Penrod, fumbling honestly (at first) in the wrong pockets, managed to look so embarrassed that the gentle lady told him not to mind, and said she was often forgetful herself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When the teacher of his class in Sunday-school requested the weekly contribution, Penrod, fumbling honestly (at first) in the wrong pockets, managed to look so embarrassed that the gentle lady told him not to mind, and said she was often forgetful herself.
home
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From this reading At the close of the afternoon services he did not go home, but proceeded to squander the funds just withheld from China upon an orgy of the most pungently forbidden description.
honestly
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From this reading When the teacher of his class in Sunday-school requested the weekly contribution, Penrod, fumbling honestly (at first) in the wrong pockets, managed to look so embarrassed that the gentle lady told him not to mind, and said she was often forgetful herself.
hoofs
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From this reading In a Drug Emporium, near the church, he purchased a five-cent sack of candy consisting for the most part of the heavily flavoured hoofs of horned cattle, but undeniably substantial, and so generously capable of resisting solution that the purchaser must needs be avaricious beyond reason who did not realize his money's worth.
horned
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From this reading In a Drug Emporium, near the church, he purchased a five-cent sack of candy consisting for the most part of the heavily flavoured hoofs of horned cattle, but undeniably substantial, and so generously capable of resisting solution that the purchaser must needs be avaricious beyond reason who did not realize his money's worth.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When the teacher of his class in Sunday-school requested the weekly contribution, Penrod, fumbling honestly (at first) in the wrong pockets, managed to look so embarrassed that the gentle lady told him not to mind, and said she was often forgetful herself.
income
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From this reading She was so sweet about it that, looking into the future, Penrod began to feel confident of a small but regular income.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She was so sweet about it that, looking into the future, Penrod began to feel confident of a small but regular income.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was so sweet about it that, looking into the future, Penrod began to feel confident of a small but regular income.
just
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From this reading At the close of the afternoon services he did not go home, but proceeded to squander the funds just withheld from China upon an orgy of the most pungently forbidden description.
lady
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From this reading When the teacher of his class in Sunday-school requested the weekly contribution, Penrod, fumbling honestly (at first) in the wrong pockets, managed to look so embarrassed that the gentle lady told him not to mind, and said she was often forgetful herself.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the teacher of his class in Sunday-school requested the weekly contribution, Penrod, fumbling honestly (at first) in the wrong pockets, managed to look so embarrassed that the gentle lady told him not to mind, and said she was often forgetful herself.
looking
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From this reading She was so sweet about it that, looking into the future, Penrod began to feel confident of a small but regular income.
managed
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From this reading When the teacher of his class in Sunday-school requested the weekly contribution, Penrod, fumbling honestly (at first) in the wrong pockets, managed to look so embarrassed that the gentle lady told him not to mind, and said she was often forgetful herself.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the teacher of his class in Sunday-school requested the weekly contribution, Penrod, fumbling honestly (at first) in the wrong pockets, managed to look so embarrassed that the gentle lady told him not to mind, and said she was often forgetful herself.
money's
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From this reading In a Drug Emporium, near the church, he purchased a five-cent sack of candy consisting for the most part of the heavily flavoured hoofs of horned cattle, but undeniably substantial, and so generously capable of resisting solution that the purchaser must needs be avaricious beyond reason who did not realize his money's worth.
most
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From this reading At the close of the afternoon services he did not go home, but proceeded to squander the funds just withheld from China upon an orgy of the most pungently forbidden description.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading In a Drug Emporium, near the church, he purchased a five-cent sack of candy consisting for the most part of the heavily flavoured hoofs of horned cattle, but undeniably substantial, and so generously capable of resisting solution that the purchaser must needs be avaricious beyond reason who did not realize his money's worth.
near
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From this reading In a Drug Emporium, near the church, he purchased a five-cent sack of candy consisting for the most part of the heavily flavoured hoofs of horned cattle, but undeniably substantial, and so generously capable of resisting solution that the purchaser must needs be avaricious beyond reason who did not realize his money's worth.
needs
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From this reading In a Drug Emporium, near the church, he purchased a five-cent sack of candy consisting for the most part of the heavily flavoured hoofs of horned cattle, but undeniably substantial, and so generously capable of resisting solution that the purchaser must needs be avaricious beyond reason who did not realize his money's worth.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next day, Penrod acquired a dime by a simple and antique process which was without doubt sometimes practised by the boys of Babylon.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When the teacher of his class in Sunday-school requested the weekly contribution, Penrod, fumbling honestly (at first) in the wrong pockets, managed to look so embarrassed that the gentle lady told him not to mind, and said she was often forgetful herself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Next day, Penrod acquired a dime by a simple and antique process which was without doubt sometimes practised by the boys of Babylon.
often
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From this reading When the teacher of his class in Sunday-school requested the weekly contribution, Penrod, fumbling honestly (at first) in the wrong pockets, managed to look so embarrassed that the gentle lady told him not to mind, and said she was often forgetful herself.
orgy
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From this reading At the close of the afternoon services he did not go home, but proceeded to squander the funds just withheld from China upon an orgy of the most pungently forbidden description.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a Drug Emporium, near the church, he purchased a five-cent sack of candy consisting for the most part of the heavily flavoured hoofs of horned cattle, but undeniably substantial, and so generously capable of resisting solution that the purchaser must needs be avaricious beyond reason who did not realize his money's worth.
Penrod
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From this reading Next day, Penrod acquired a dime by a simple and antique process which was without doubt sometimes practised by the boys of Babylon.
pockets
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From this reading When the teacher of his class in Sunday-school requested the weekly contribution, Penrod, fumbling honestly (at first) in the wrong pockets, managed to look so embarrassed that the gentle lady told him not to mind, and said she was often forgetful herself.
practised
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From this reading Next day, Penrod acquired a dime by a simple and antique process which was without doubt sometimes practised by the boys of Babylon.
proceeded
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From this reading At the close of the afternoon services he did not go home, but proceeded to squander the funds just withheld from China upon an orgy of the most pungently forbidden description.
process
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From this reading Next day, Penrod acquired a dime by a simple and antique process which was without doubt sometimes practised by the boys of Babylon.
pungently
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From this reading At the close of the afternoon services he did not go home, but proceeded to squander the funds just withheld from China upon an orgy of the most pungently forbidden description.
purchased
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From this reading In a Drug Emporium, near the church, he purchased a five-cent sack of candy consisting for the most part of the heavily flavoured hoofs of horned cattle, but undeniably substantial, and so generously capable of resisting solution that the purchaser must needs be avaricious beyond reason who did not realize his money's worth.
purchaser
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From this reading In a Drug Emporium, near the church, he purchased a five-cent sack of candy consisting for the most part of the heavily flavoured hoofs of horned cattle, but undeniably substantial, and so generously capable of resisting solution that the purchaser must needs be avaricious beyond reason who did not realize his money's worth.
realize
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From this reading In a Drug Emporium, near the church, he purchased a five-cent sack of candy consisting for the most part of the heavily flavoured hoofs of horned cattle, but undeniably substantial, and so generously capable of resisting solution that the purchaser must needs be avaricious beyond reason who did not realize his money's worth.
reason
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From this reading In a Drug Emporium, near the church, he purchased a five-cent sack of candy consisting for the most part of the heavily flavoured hoofs of horned cattle, but undeniably substantial, and so generously capable of resisting solution that the purchaser must needs be avaricious beyond reason who did not realize his money's worth.
regular
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From this reading She was so sweet about it that, looking into the future, Penrod began to feel confident of a small but regular income.
requested
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From this reading When the teacher of his class in Sunday-school requested the weekly contribution, Penrod, fumbling honestly (at first) in the wrong pockets, managed to look so embarrassed that the gentle lady told him not to mind, and said she was often forgetful herself.
resisting
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From this reading In a Drug Emporium, near the church, he purchased a five-cent sack of candy consisting for the most part of the heavily flavoured hoofs of horned cattle, but undeniably substantial, and so generously capable of resisting solution that the purchaser must needs be avaricious beyond reason who did not realize his money's worth.
sack
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From this reading In a Drug Emporium, near the church, he purchased a five-cent sack of candy consisting for the most part of the heavily flavoured hoofs of horned cattle, but undeniably substantial, and so generously capable of resisting solution that the purchaser must needs be avaricious beyond reason who did not realize his money's worth.
said
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From this reading When the teacher of his class in Sunday-school requested the weekly contribution, Penrod, fumbling honestly (at first) in the wrong pockets, managed to look so embarrassed that the gentle lady told him not to mind, and said she was often forgetful herself.
services
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From this reading At the close of the afternoon services he did not go home, but proceeded to squander the funds just withheld from China upon an orgy of the most pungently forbidden description.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the teacher of his class in Sunday-school requested the weekly contribution, Penrod, fumbling honestly (at first) in the wrong pockets, managed to look so embarrassed that the gentle lady told him not to mind, and said she was often forgetful herself.
simple
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From this reading Next day, Penrod acquired a dime by a simple and antique process which was without doubt sometimes practised by the boys of Babylon.
small
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From this reading She was so sweet about it that, looking into the future, Penrod began to feel confident of a small but regular income.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading When the teacher of his class in Sunday-school requested the weekly contribution, Penrod, fumbling honestly (at first) in the wrong pockets, managed to look so embarrassed that the gentle lady told him not to mind, and said she was often forgetful herself.
solution
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From this reading In a Drug Emporium, near the church, he purchased a five-cent sack of candy consisting for the most part of the heavily flavoured hoofs of horned cattle, but undeniably substantial, and so generously capable of resisting solution that the purchaser must needs be avaricious beyond reason who did not realize his money's worth.
sometimes
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From this reading Next day, Penrod acquired a dime by a simple and antique process which was without doubt sometimes practised by the boys of Babylon.
squander
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From this reading At the close of the afternoon services he did not go home, but proceeded to squander the funds just withheld from China upon an orgy of the most pungently forbidden description.
substantial
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From this reading In a Drug Emporium, near the church, he purchased a five-cent sack of candy consisting for the most part of the heavily flavoured hoofs of horned cattle, but undeniably substantial, and so generously capable of resisting solution that the purchaser must needs be avaricious beyond reason who did not realize his money's worth.
Sunday-school
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From this reading When the teacher of his class in Sunday-school requested the weekly contribution, Penrod, fumbling honestly (at first) in the wrong pockets, managed to look so embarrassed that the gentle lady told him not to mind, and said she was often forgetful herself.
sweet
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From this reading She was so sweet about it that, looking into the future, Penrod began to feel confident of a small but regular income.
teacher
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From this reading When the teacher of his class in Sunday-school requested the weekly contribution, Penrod, fumbling honestly (at first) in the wrong pockets, managed to look so embarrassed that the gentle lady told him not to mind, and said she was often forgetful herself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When the teacher of his class in Sunday-school requested the weekly contribution, Penrod, fumbling honestly (at first) in the wrong pockets, managed to look so embarrassed that the gentle lady told him not to mind, and said she was often forgetful herself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Next day, Penrod acquired a dime by a simple and antique process which was without doubt sometimes practised by the boys of Babylon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the teacher of his class in Sunday-school requested the weekly contribution, Penrod, fumbling honestly (at first) in the wrong pockets, managed to look so embarrassed that the gentle lady told him not to mind, and said she was often forgetful herself.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the teacher of his class in Sunday-school requested the weekly contribution, Penrod, fumbling honestly (at first) in the wrong pockets, managed to look so embarrassed that the gentle lady told him not to mind, and said she was often forgetful herself.
undeniably
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From this reading In a Drug Emporium, near the church, he purchased a five-cent sack of candy consisting for the most part of the heavily flavoured hoofs of horned cattle, but undeniably substantial, and so generously capable of resisting solution that the purchaser must needs be avaricious beyond reason who did not realize his money's worth.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading At the close of the afternoon services he did not go home, but proceeded to squander the funds just withheld from China upon an orgy of the most pungently forbidden description.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Next day, Penrod acquired a dime by a simple and antique process which was without doubt sometimes practised by the boys of Babylon.
weekly
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From this reading When the teacher of his class in Sunday-school requested the weekly contribution, Penrod, fumbling honestly (at first) in the wrong pockets, managed to look so embarrassed that the gentle lady told him not to mind, and said she was often forgetful herself.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the teacher of his class in Sunday-school requested the weekly contribution, Penrod, fumbling honestly (at first) in the wrong pockets, managed to look so embarrassed that the gentle lady told him not to mind, and said she was often forgetful herself.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Next day, Penrod acquired a dime by a simple and antique process which was without doubt sometimes practised by the boys of Babylon.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In a Drug Emporium, near the church, he purchased a five-cent sack of candy consisting for the most part of the heavily flavoured hoofs of horned cattle, but undeniably substantial, and so generously capable of resisting solution that the purchaser must needs be avaricious beyond reason who did not realize his money's worth.
withheld
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From this reading At the close of the afternoon services he did not go home, but proceeded to squander the funds just withheld from China upon an orgy of the most pungently forbidden description.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Next day, Penrod acquired a dime by a simple and antique process which was without doubt sometimes practised by the boys of Babylon.
worth
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From this reading In a Drug Emporium, near the church, he purchased a five-cent sack of candy consisting for the most part of the heavily flavoured hoofs of horned cattle, but undeniably substantial, and so generously capable of resisting solution that the purchaser must needs be avaricious beyond reason who did not realize his money's worth.
wrong
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From this reading When the teacher of his class in Sunday-school requested the weekly contribution, Penrod, fumbling honestly (at first) in the wrong pockets, managed to look so embarrassed that the gentle lady told him not to mind, and said she was often forgetful herself.
