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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 The elder Pendleton pushed his plate from him and with an ostentatiously careless air, took a packet of crisp bills from his breast pocket and commenced to count them.
air
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From this reading The elder Pendleton pushed his plate from him and with an ostentatiously careless air, took a packet of crisp bills from his breast pocket and commenced to count them.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The elder Pendleton pushed his plate from him and with an ostentatiously careless air, took a packet of crisp bills from his breast pocket and commenced to count them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The elder Pendleton pushed his plate from him and with an ostentatiously careless air, took a packet of crisp bills from his breast pocket and commenced to count them.
any
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From this reading It was hard to get any change out of Pen, but this time she laid down her fork and frankly stared.
bills
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From this reading The elder Pendleton pushed his plate from him and with an ostentatiously careless air, took a packet of crisp bills from his breast pocket and commenced to count them.
breakfastingverbUS /ˈbrɛkfəstɪŋ/
eating the morning meal in a specific situation in this story
From this reading THE TRIP TO TOWN On Tuesday morning Pen, dressed for town, was breakfasting with her father in the high-ceilinged, shabby dining-room.
breast
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From this reading The elder Pendleton pushed his plate from him and with an ostentatiously careless air, took a packet of crisp bills from his breast pocket and commenced to count them.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was hard to get any change out of Pen, but this time she laid down her fork and frankly stared.
careless
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From this reading The elder Pendleton pushed his plate from him and with an ostentatiously careless air, took a packet of crisp bills from his breast pocket and commenced to count them.
change
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From this reading It was hard to get any change out of Pen, but this time she laid down her fork and frankly stared.
commenced
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From this reading The elder Pendleton pushed his plate from him and with an ostentatiously careless air, took a packet of crisp bills from his breast pocket and commenced to count them.
count
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From this reading The elder Pendleton pushed his plate from him and with an ostentatiously careless air, took a packet of crisp bills from his breast pocket and commenced to count them.
creating
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From this reading Pendleton exulted in the effect he was creating.
crisp
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From this reading The elder Pendleton pushed his plate from him and with an ostentatiously careless air, took a packet of crisp bills from his breast pocket and commenced to count them.
demanded
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From this reading "Where did you get it?" she demanded.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Where did you get it?" she demanded.
dining-room
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From this reading THE TRIP TO TOWN On Tuesday morning Pen, dressed for town, was breakfasting with her father in the high-ceilinged, shabby dining-room.
down
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From this reading It was hard to get any change out of Pen, but this time she laid down her fork and frankly stared.
dressed
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From this reading THE TRIP TO TOWN On Tuesday morning Pen, dressed for town, was breakfasting with her father in the high-ceilinged, shabby dining-room.
effect
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From this reading Pendleton exulted in the effect he was creating.
elder
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From this reading The elder Pendleton pushed his plate from him and with an ostentatiously careless air, took a packet of crisp bills from his breast pocket and commenced to count them.
exulted
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From this reading Pendleton exulted in the effect he was creating.
father
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From this reading THE TRIP TO TOWN On Tuesday morning Pen, dressed for town, was breakfasting with her father in the high-ceilinged, shabby dining-room.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE TRIP TO TOWN On Tuesday morning Pen, dressed for town, was breakfasting with her father in the high-ceilinged, shabby dining-room.
fork
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From this reading It was hard to get any change out of Pen, but this time she laid down her fork and frankly stared.
frankly
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From this reading It was hard to get any change out of Pen, but this time she laid down her fork and frankly stared.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The elder Pendleton pushed his plate from him and with an ostentatiously careless air, took a packet of crisp bills from his breast pocket and commenced to count them.
get
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From this reading It was hard to get any change out of Pen, but this time she laid down her fork and frankly stared.
hard
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From this reading It was hard to get any change out of Pen, but this time she laid down her fork and frankly stared.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Pendleton exulted in the effect he was creating.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE TRIP TO TOWN On Tuesday morning Pen, dressed for town, was breakfasting with her father in the high-ceilinged, shabby dining-room.
high-ceilinged
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From this reading THE TRIP TO TOWN On Tuesday morning Pen, dressed for town, was breakfasting with her father in the high-ceilinged, shabby dining-room.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The elder Pendleton pushed his plate from him and with an ostentatiously careless air, took a packet of crisp bills from his breast pocket and commenced to count them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The elder Pendleton pushed his plate from him and with an ostentatiously careless air, took a packet of crisp bills from his breast pocket and commenced to count them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE TRIP TO TOWN On Tuesday morning Pen, dressed for town, was breakfasting with her father in the high-ceilinged, shabby dining-room.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was hard to get any change out of Pen, but this time she laid down her fork and frankly stared.
laid
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From this reading It was hard to get any change out of Pen, but this time she laid down her fork and frankly stared.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE TRIP TO TOWN On Tuesday morning Pen, dressed for town, was breakfasting with her father in the high-ceilinged, shabby dining-room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The elder Pendleton pushed his plate from him and with an ostentatiously careless air, took a packet of crisp bills from his breast pocket and commenced to count them.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE TRIP TO TOWN On Tuesday morning Pen, dressed for town, was breakfasting with her father in the high-ceilinged, shabby dining-room.
ostentatiously
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From this reading The elder Pendleton pushed his plate from him and with an ostentatiously careless air, took a packet of crisp bills from his breast pocket and commenced to count them.
out
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From this reading It was hard to get any change out of Pen, but this time she laid down her fork and frankly stared.
packet
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From this reading The elder Pendleton pushed his plate from him and with an ostentatiously careless air, took a packet of crisp bills from his breast pocket and commenced to count them.
Pen
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From this reading THE TRIP TO TOWN On Tuesday morning Pen, dressed for town, was breakfasting with her father in the high-ceilinged, shabby dining-room.
Pendleton
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From this reading The elder Pendleton pushed his plate from him and with an ostentatiously careless air, took a packet of crisp bills from his breast pocket and commenced to count them.
plate
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From this reading The elder Pendleton pushed his plate from him and with an ostentatiously careless air, took a packet of crisp bills from his breast pocket and commenced to count them.
pocket
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From this reading The elder Pendleton pushed his plate from him and with an ostentatiously careless air, took a packet of crisp bills from his breast pocket and commenced to count them.
pushed
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From this reading The elder Pendleton pushed his plate from him and with an ostentatiously careless air, took a packet of crisp bills from his breast pocket and commenced to count them.
shabby
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From this reading THE TRIP TO TOWN On Tuesday morning Pen, dressed for town, was breakfasting with her father in the high-ceilinged, shabby dining-room.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was hard to get any change out of Pen, but this time she laid down her fork and frankly stared.
stared
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From this reading It was hard to get any change out of Pen, but this time she laid down her fork and frankly stared.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRIP TO TOWN On Tuesday morning Pen, dressed for town, was breakfasting with her father in the high-ceilinged, shabby dining-room.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The elder Pendleton pushed his plate from him and with an ostentatiously careless air, took a packet of crisp bills from his breast pocket and commenced to count them.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was hard to get any change out of Pen, but this time she laid down her fork and frankly stared.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was hard to get any change out of Pen, but this time she laid down her fork and frankly stared.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE TRIP TO TOWN On Tuesday morning Pen, dressed for town, was breakfasting with her father in the high-ceilinged, shabby dining-room.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The elder Pendleton pushed his plate from him and with an ostentatiously careless air, took a packet of crisp bills from his breast pocket and commenced to count them.
TOWN
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From this reading THE TRIP TO TOWN On Tuesday morning Pen, dressed for town, was breakfasting with her father in the high-ceilinged, shabby dining-room.
TRIP
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From this reading THE TRIP TO TOWN On Tuesday morning Pen, dressed for town, was breakfasting with her father in the high-ceilinged, shabby dining-room.
Tuesday
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From this reading THE TRIP TO TOWN On Tuesday morning Pen, dressed for town, was breakfasting with her father in the high-ceilinged, shabby dining-room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE TRIP TO TOWN On Tuesday morning Pen, dressed for town, was breakfasting with her father in the high-ceilinged, shabby dining-room.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where did you get it?" she demanded.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE TRIP TO TOWN On Tuesday morning Pen, dressed for town, was breakfasting with her father in the high-ceilinged, shabby dining-room.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Where did you get it?" she demanded.
