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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 Tom, who was present during the discussion that followed, wanted a Revue, but was overruled.
advertisements
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From this reading They chose the best the advertisements supplied and went off after an early dinner.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading They chose the best the advertisements supplied and went off after an early dinner.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They chose the best the advertisements supplied and went off after an early dinner.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They chose the best the advertisements supplied and went off after an early dinner.
aware
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From this reading 'That won't hurt you for one night, Tom,' observed Mother, aware vaguely of his difficulty.
best
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From this reading They chose the best the advertisements supplied and went off after an early dinner.
breeding
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From this reading 'You can't smoke,' he objected, but what he really meant was that he wanted to have his physical sensations stimulated by suggestive reminders that he was a breeding rabbit that had never left earth--earth which a single shower could turn into mud.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Tom, who was present during the discussion that followed, wanted a Revue, but was overruled.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading 'You can't smoke,' he objected, but what he really meant was that he wanted to have his physical sensations stimulated by suggestive reminders that he was a breeding rabbit that had never left earth--earth which a single shower could turn into mud.
can't
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From this reading 'You can't smoke,' he objected, but what he really meant was that he wanted to have his physical sensations stimulated by suggestive reminders that he was a breeding rabbit that had never left earth--earth which a single shower could turn into mud.
chose
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From this reading They chose the best the advertisements supplied and went off after an early dinner.
cinema
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From this reading Remembering his promise, though made only to himself, he proposed going to the cinema.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading 'You can't smoke,' he objected, but what he really meant was that he wanted to have his physical sensations stimulated by suggestive reminders that he was a breeding rabbit that had never left earth--earth which a single shower could turn into mud.
difficulty
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From this reading 'That won't hurt you for one night, Tom,' observed Mother, aware vaguely of his difficulty.
dinner
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From this reading They chose the best the advertisements supplied and went off after an early dinner.
discussion
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From this reading Tom, who was present during the discussion that followed, wanted a Revue, but was overruled.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Tom, who was present during the discussion that followed, wanted a Revue, but was overruled.
early
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From this reading They chose the best the advertisements supplied and went off after an early dinner.
earth
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From this reading 'You can't smoke,' he objected, but what he really meant was that he wanted to have his physical sensations stimulated by suggestive reminders that he was a breeding rabbit that had never left earth--earth which a single shower could turn into mud.
followed
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From this reading Tom, who was present during the discussion that followed, wanted a Revue, but was overruled.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'That won't hurt you for one night, Tom,' observed Mother, aware vaguely of his difficulty.
going
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From this reading Remembering his promise, though made only to himself, he proposed going to the cinema.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading 'You can't smoke,' he objected, but what he really meant was that he wanted to have his physical sensations stimulated by suggestive reminders that he was a breeding rabbit that had never left earth--earth which a single shower could turn into mud.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'You can't smoke,' he objected, but what he really meant was that he wanted to have his physical sensations stimulated by suggestive reminders that he was a breeding rabbit that had never left earth--earth which a single shower could turn into mud.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Remembering his promise, though made only to himself, he proposed going to the cinema.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Remembering his promise, though made only to himself, he proposed going to the cinema.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Remembering his promise, though made only to himself, he proposed going to the cinema.
hurt
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From this reading 'That won't hurt you for one night, Tom,' observed Mother, aware vaguely of his difficulty.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading 'You can't smoke,' he objected, but what he really meant was that he wanted to have his physical sensations stimulated by suggestive reminders that he was a breeding rabbit that had never left earth--earth which a single shower could turn into mud.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'You can't smoke,' he objected, but what he really meant was that he wanted to have his physical sensations stimulated by suggestive reminders that he was a breeding rabbit that had never left earth--earth which a single shower could turn into mud.
made
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From this reading Remembering his promise, though made only to himself, he proposed going to the cinema.
meant
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From this reading 'You can't smoke,' he objected, but what he really meant was that he wanted to have his physical sensations stimulated by suggestive reminders that he was a breeding rabbit that had never left earth--earth which a single shower could turn into mud.
Mother
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From this reading 'That won't hurt you for one night, Tom,' observed Mother, aware vaguely of his difficulty.
mud
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From this reading 'You can't smoke,' he objected, but what he really meant was that he wanted to have his physical sensations stimulated by suggestive reminders that he was a breeding rabbit that had never left earth--earth which a single shower could turn into mud.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'You can't smoke,' he objected, but what he really meant was that he wanted to have his physical sensations stimulated by suggestive reminders that he was a breeding rabbit that had never left earth--earth which a single shower could turn into mud.
night
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From this reading 'That won't hurt you for one night, Tom,' observed Mother, aware vaguely of his difficulty.
objected
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From this reading 'You can't smoke,' he objected, but what he really meant was that he wanted to have his physical sensations stimulated by suggestive reminders that he was a breeding rabbit that had never left earth--earth which a single shower could turn into mud.
observed
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From this reading 'That won't hurt you for one night, Tom,' observed Mother, aware vaguely of his difficulty.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'That won't hurt you for one night, Tom,' observed Mother, aware vaguely of his difficulty.
off
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From this reading They chose the best the advertisements supplied and went off after an early dinner.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading 'That won't hurt you for one night, Tom,' observed Mother, aware vaguely of his difficulty.
only
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From this reading Remembering his promise, though made only to himself, he proposed going to the cinema.
overruled
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From this reading Tom, who was present during the discussion that followed, wanted a Revue, but was overruled.
physical
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From this reading 'You can't smoke,' he objected, but what he really meant was that he wanted to have his physical sensations stimulated by suggestive reminders that he was a breeding rabbit that had never left earth--earth which a single shower could turn into mud.
present
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From this reading Tom, who was present during the discussion that followed, wanted a Revue, but was overruled.
promise
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From this reading Remembering his promise, though made only to himself, he proposed going to the cinema.
proposed
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From this reading Remembering his promise, though made only to himself, he proposed going to the cinema.
rabbit
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From this reading 'You can't smoke,' he objected, but what he really meant was that he wanted to have his physical sensations stimulated by suggestive reminders that he was a breeding rabbit that had never left earth--earth which a single shower could turn into mud.
really
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From this reading 'You can't smoke,' he objected, but what he really meant was that he wanted to have his physical sensations stimulated by suggestive reminders that he was a breeding rabbit that had never left earth--earth which a single shower could turn into mud.
Remembering
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From this reading Remembering his promise, though made only to himself, he proposed going to the cinema.
reminders
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From this reading 'You can't smoke,' he objected, but what he really meant was that he wanted to have his physical sensations stimulated by suggestive reminders that he was a breeding rabbit that had never left earth--earth which a single shower could turn into mud.
Revue
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From this reading Tom, who was present during the discussion that followed, wanted a Revue, but was overruled.
sensations
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From this reading 'You can't smoke,' he objected, but what he really meant was that he wanted to have his physical sensations stimulated by suggestive reminders that he was a breeding rabbit that had never left earth--earth which a single shower could turn into mud.
shower
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From this reading 'You can't smoke,' he objected, but what he really meant was that he wanted to have his physical sensations stimulated by suggestive reminders that he was a breeding rabbit that had never left earth--earth which a single shower could turn into mud.
single
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From this reading 'You can't smoke,' he objected, but what he really meant was that he wanted to have his physical sensations stimulated by suggestive reminders that he was a breeding rabbit that had never left earth--earth which a single shower could turn into mud.
smoke
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From this reading 'You can't smoke,' he objected, but what he really meant was that he wanted to have his physical sensations stimulated by suggestive reminders that he was a breeding rabbit that had never left earth--earth which a single shower could turn into mud.
stimulated
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From this reading 'You can't smoke,' he objected, but what he really meant was that he wanted to have his physical sensations stimulated by suggestive reminders that he was a breeding rabbit that had never left earth--earth which a single shower could turn into mud.
suggestive
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From this reading 'You can't smoke,' he objected, but what he really meant was that he wanted to have his physical sensations stimulated by suggestive reminders that he was a breeding rabbit that had never left earth--earth which a single shower could turn into mud.
supplied
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From this reading They chose the best the advertisements supplied and went off after an early dinner.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Tom, who was present during the discussion that followed, wanted a Revue, but was overruled.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Remembering his promise, though made only to himself, he proposed going to the cinema.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They chose the best the advertisements supplied and went off after an early dinner.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Remembering his promise, though made only to himself, he proposed going to the cinema.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Remembering his promise, though made only to himself, he proposed going to the cinema.
Tom
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From this reading Tom, who was present during the discussion that followed, wanted a Revue, but was overruled.
turn
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From this reading 'You can't smoke,' he objected, but what he really meant was that he wanted to have his physical sensations stimulated by suggestive reminders that he was a breeding rabbit that had never left earth--earth which a single shower could turn into mud.
vaguely
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From this reading 'That won't hurt you for one night, Tom,' observed Mother, aware vaguely of his difficulty.
wanted
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From this reading Tom, who was present during the discussion that followed, wanted a Revue, but was overruled.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tom, who was present during the discussion that followed, wanted a Revue, but was overruled.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They chose the best the advertisements supplied and went off after an early dinner.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'You can't smoke,' he objected, but what he really meant was that he wanted to have his physical sensations stimulated by suggestive reminders that he was a breeding rabbit that had never left earth--earth which a single shower could turn into mud.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading 'You can't smoke,' he objected, but what he really meant was that he wanted to have his physical sensations stimulated by suggestive reminders that he was a breeding rabbit that had never left earth--earth which a single shower could turn into mud.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Tom, who was present during the discussion that followed, wanted a Revue, but was overruled.
won't
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From this reading 'That won't hurt you for one night, Tom,' observed Mother, aware vaguely of his difficulty.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'You can't smoke,' he objected, but what he really meant was that he wanted to have his physical sensations stimulated by suggestive reminders that he was a breeding rabbit that had never left earth--earth which a single shower could turn into mud.
