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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 A dozen years ago, when every one was still reading _Rudder Grange_ and _The Merry Chanter_, Frank R. Stockton asked Mrs. Frederick Gotthold which of his stories she liked best.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Some time after this, when the publishers were preparing a new edition of Stockton, Mrs. Gotthold persuaded them to have printed for her a copy of _Old Pipes_, each page on a leaf of vellum.
ago
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From this reading A dozen years ago, when every one was still reading _Rudder Grange_ and _The Merry Chanter_, Frank R. Stockton asked Mrs. Frederick Gotthold which of his stories she liked best.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A dozen years ago, when every one was still reading _Rudder Grange_ and _The Merry Chanter_, Frank R. Stockton asked Mrs. Frederick Gotthold which of his stories she liked best.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A dozen years ago, when every one was still reading _Rudder Grange_ and _The Merry Chanter_, Frank R. Stockton asked Mrs. Frederick Gotthold which of his stories she liked best.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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BEENauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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best
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From this reading A dozen years ago, when every one was still reading _Rudder Grange_ and _The Merry Chanter_, Frank R. Stockton asked Mrs. Frederick Gotthold which of his stories she liked best.
BOOK
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BRANCH
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Chanter
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From this reading A dozen years ago, when every one was still reading _Rudder Grange_ and _The Merry Chanter_, Frank R. Stockton asked Mrs. Frederick Gotthold which of his stories she liked best.
children
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From this reading The fanciful stories he wrote for children were very near to his own heart.
choice
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From this reading Her choice of the fairy tale, _Old Pipes and The Dryad_, pleased him.
COPIES
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copy
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From this reading Some time after this, when the publishers were preparing a new edition of Stockton, Mrs. Gotthold persuaded them to have printed for her a copy of _Old Pipes_, each page on a leaf of vellum.
dozen
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From this reading A dozen years ago, when every one was still reading _Rudder Grange_ and _The Merry Chanter_, Frank R. Stockton asked Mrs. Frederick Gotthold which of his stories she liked best.
Dryad
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eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Some time after this, when the publishers were preparing a new edition of Stockton, Mrs. Gotthold persuaded them to have printed for her a copy of _Old Pipes_, each page on a leaf of vellum.
EASTERN
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edition
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From this reading Some time after this, when the publishers were preparing a new edition of Stockton, Mrs. Gotthold persuaded them to have printed for her a copy of _Old Pipes_, each page on a leaf of vellum.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading A dozen years ago, when every one was still reading _Rudder Grange_ and _The Merry Chanter_, Frank R. Stockton asked Mrs. Frederick Gotthold which of his stories she liked best.
fairy
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fanciful
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FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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Frank
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From this reading A dozen years ago, when every one was still reading _Rudder Grange_ and _The Merry Chanter_, Frank R. Stockton asked Mrs. Frederick Gotthold which of his stories she liked best.
Frederick
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Gotthold
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From this reading A dozen years ago, when every one was still reading _Rudder Grange_ and _The Merry Chanter_, Frank R. Stockton asked Mrs. Frederick Gotthold which of his stories she liked best.
Grange
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From this reading A dozen years ago, when every one was still reading _Rudder Grange_ and _The Merry Chanter_, Frank R. Stockton asked Mrs. Frederick Gotthold which of his stories she liked best.
GREENWICH
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HAVEauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The fanciful stories he wrote for children were very near to his own heart.
heart
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From this reading The fanciful stories he wrote for children were very near to his own heart.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her choice of the fairy tale, _Old Pipes and The Dryad_, pleased him.
HILLACRE
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himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her choice of the fairy tale, _Old Pipes and The Dryad_, pleased him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A dozen years ago, when every one was still reading _Rudder Grange_ and _The Merry Chanter_, Frank R. Stockton asked Mrs. Frederick Gotthold which of his stories she liked best.
INCORPORATED
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leaf
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From this reading Some time after this, when the publishers were preparing a new edition of Stockton, Mrs. Gotthold persuaded them to have printed for her a copy of _Old Pipes_, each page on a leaf of vellum.
liked
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From this reading A dozen years ago, when every one was still reading _Rudder Grange_ and _The Merry Chanter_, Frank R. Stockton asked Mrs. Frederick Gotthold which of his stories she liked best.
Merry
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Mrs
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From this reading A dozen years ago, when every one was still reading _Rudder Grange_ and _The Merry Chanter_, Frank R. Stockton asked Mrs. Frederick Gotthold which of his stories she liked best.
near
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From this reading The fanciful stories he wrote for children were very near to his own heart.
new
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From this reading Some time after this, when the publishers were preparing a new edition of Stockton, Mrs. Gotthold persuaded them to have printed for her a copy of _Old Pipes_, each page on a leaf of vellum.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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Old
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From this reading Her choice of the fairy tale, _Old Pipes and The Dryad_, pleased him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Some time after this, when the publishers were preparing a new edition of Stockton, Mrs. Gotthold persuaded them to have printed for her a copy of _Old Pipes_, each page on a leaf of vellum.
ONEpronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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own
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page
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persuaded
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From this reading Some time after this, when the publishers were preparing a new edition of Stockton, Mrs. Gotthold persuaded them to have printed for her a copy of _Old Pipes_, each page on a leaf of vellum.
Pipes
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pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her choice of the fairy tale, _Old Pipes and The Dryad_, pleased him.
preparing
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From this reading Some time after this, when the publishers were preparing a new edition of Stockton, Mrs. Gotthold persuaded them to have printed for her a copy of _Old Pipes_, each page on a leaf of vellum.
PRINTEDnounUS /printed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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publishers
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R
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From this reading A dozen years ago, when every one was still reading _Rudder Grange_ and _The Merry Chanter_, Frank R. Stockton asked Mrs. Frederick Gotthold which of his stories she liked best.
reading
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From this reading A dozen years ago, when every one was still reading _Rudder Grange_ and _The Merry Chanter_, Frank R. Stockton asked Mrs. Frederick Gotthold which of his stories she liked best.
Rudder
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From this reading A dozen years ago, when every one was still reading _Rudder Grange_ and _The Merry Chanter_, Frank R. Stockton asked Mrs. Frederick Gotthold which of his stories she liked best.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A dozen years ago, when every one was still reading _Rudder Grange_ and _The Merry Chanter_, Frank R. Stockton asked Mrs. Frederick Gotthold which of his stories she liked best.
Some
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From this reading Some time after this, when the publishers were preparing a new edition of Stockton, Mrs. Gotthold persuaded them to have printed for her a copy of _Old Pipes_, each page on a leaf of vellum.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A dozen years ago, when every one was still reading _Rudder Grange_ and _The Merry Chanter_, Frank R. Stockton asked Mrs. Frederick Gotthold which of his stories she liked best.
Stockton
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stories
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From this reading A dozen years ago, when every one was still reading _Rudder Grange_ and _The Merry Chanter_, Frank R. Stockton asked Mrs. Frederick Gotthold which of his stories she liked best.
tale
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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Some time after this, when the publishers were preparing a new edition of Stockton, Mrs. Gotthold persuaded them to have printed for her a copy of _Old Pipes_, each page on a leaf of vellum.
THISdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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THOUSAND
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timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some time after this, when the publishers were preparing a new edition of Stockton, Mrs. Gotthold persuaded them to have printed for her a copy of _Old Pipes_, each page on a leaf of vellum.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The fanciful stories he wrote for children were very near to his own heart.
UNITED
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vellum
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very
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From this reading The fanciful stories he wrote for children were very near to his own heart.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A dozen years ago, when every one was still reading _Rudder Grange_ and _The Merry Chanter_, Frank R. Stockton asked Mrs. Frederick Gotthold which of his stories she liked best.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The fanciful stories he wrote for children were very near to his own heart.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A dozen years ago, when every one was still reading _Rudder Grange_ and _The Merry Chanter_, Frank R. Stockton asked Mrs. Frederick Gotthold which of his stories she liked best.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A dozen years ago, when every one was still reading _Rudder Grange_ and _The Merry Chanter_, Frank R. Stockton asked Mrs. Frederick Gotthold which of his stories she liked best.
WORKERS
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wrote
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years
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From this reading A dozen years ago, when every one was still reading _Rudder Grange_ and _The Merry Chanter_, Frank R. Stockton asked Mrs. Frederick Gotthold which of his stories she liked best.
