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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 Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.
ago
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From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Author
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From this reading Author of The Mississippi Bubble The Law of the Land, etc.
BOOKBINDERS
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From this reading BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Boyland
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From this reading Author of The Trail to Boyland, etc.
BRAUNWORTH
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From this reading PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
BROOKLYN
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From this reading BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Bubble
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From this reading Author of The Mississippi Bubble The Law of the Land, etc.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.
city
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From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.
CO
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From this reading PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
etc
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far
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From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.
Land
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From this reading Author of The Mississippi Bubble The Law of the Land, etc.
Law
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lived
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From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.
Lulu
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From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.
Mississippi
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Mrs
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From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.
N
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From this reading BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.
named
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From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of The Mississippi Bubble The Law of the Land, etc.
Once
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From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.
Pickle
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From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.
PRESS
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From this reading PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
PRINTERS
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From this reading BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.
sea-shore
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From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.
several
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From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of The Mississippi Bubble The Law of the Land, etc.
there
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From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Author of The Trail to Boyland, etc.
Trail
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From this reading Author of The Trail to Boyland, etc.
Twins
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From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.
widow
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From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.
Y
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From this reading BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.
years
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From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.
Zuzu
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From this reading Once, several years ago, there lived in a city far from the sea-shore a widow by the name of Mrs. Pickle, who had Twins named Zuzu Pickle and Lulu Pickle.