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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 He became astonishingly better, and his doctor prescribed an automobile in the hope that a daily airing would exercise a beneficent effect upon his temper.
airing
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From this reading He became astonishingly better, and his doctor prescribed an automobile in the hope that a daily airing would exercise a beneficent effect upon his temper.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading A neighbor who failed in business that spring had been one of the first men in town to fall a victim to the motor craze, and Farley had noted with grim delight that three automobiles were named among the bankrupt’s assets.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He became astonishingly better, and his doctor prescribed an automobile in the hope that a daily airing would exercise a beneficent effect upon his temper.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NAN AND BILLY’S WIFE Farley improved as the summer gained headway.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading NAN AND BILLY’S WIFE Farley improved as the summer gained headway.
assets
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From this reading A neighbor who failed in business that spring had been one of the first men in town to fall a victim to the motor craze, and Farley had noted with grim delight that three automobiles were named among the bankrupt’s assets.
astonishingly
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From this reading He became astonishingly better, and his doctor prescribed an automobile in the hope that a daily airing would exercise a beneficent effect upon his temper.
automobile
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From this reading He became astonishingly better, and his doctor prescribed an automobile in the hope that a daily airing would exercise a beneficent effect upon his temper.
automobiles
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From this reading Farley detested automobiles and had told Nan frequently that they were used only by fools and bankrupts.
bankrupt's
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From this reading A neighbor who failed in business that spring had been one of the first men in town to fall a victim to the motor craze, and Farley had noted with grim delight that three automobiles were named among the bankrupt’s assets.
bankrupts
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From this reading Farley detested automobiles and had told Nan frequently that they were used only by fools and bankrupts.
became
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From this reading He became astonishingly better, and his doctor prescribed an automobile in the hope that a daily airing would exercise a beneficent effect upon his temper.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A neighbor who failed in business that spring had been one of the first men in town to fall a victim to the motor craze, and Farley had noted with grim delight that three automobiles were named among the bankrupt’s assets.
beneficent
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From this reading He became astonishingly better, and his doctor prescribed an automobile in the hope that a daily airing would exercise a beneficent effect upon his temper.
better
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From this reading He became astonishingly better, and his doctor prescribed an automobile in the hope that a daily airing would exercise a beneficent effect upon his temper.
BILLY'S
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From this reading NAN AND BILLY’S WIFE Farley improved as the summer gained headway.
business
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From this reading A neighbor who failed in business that spring had been one of the first men in town to fall a victim to the motor craze, and Farley had noted with grim delight that three automobiles were named among the bankrupt’s assets.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Farley detested automobiles and had told Nan frequently that they were used only by fools and bankrupts.
characteristic
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From this reading When the idea of investing in a machine took hold of him, he went into the subject with his characteristic thoroughness.
craze
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From this reading A neighbor who failed in business that spring had been one of the first men in town to fall a victim to the motor craze, and Farley had noted with grim delight that three automobiles were named among the bankrupt’s assets.
daily
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From this reading He became astonishingly better, and his doctor prescribed an automobile in the hope that a daily airing would exercise a beneficent effect upon his temper.
delight
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From this reading A neighbor who failed in business that spring had been one of the first men in town to fall a victim to the motor craze, and Farley had noted with grim delight that three automobiles were named among the bankrupt’s assets.
detested
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From this reading Farley detested automobiles and had told Nan frequently that they were used only by fools and bankrupts.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He became astonishingly better, and his doctor prescribed an automobile in the hope that a daily airing would exercise a beneficent effect upon his temper.
effect
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From this reading He became astonishingly better, and his doctor prescribed an automobile in the hope that a daily airing would exercise a beneficent effect upon his temper.
exercise
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From this reading He became astonishingly better, and his doctor prescribed an automobile in the hope that a daily airing would exercise a beneficent effect upon his temper.
failed
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From this reading A neighbor who failed in business that spring had been one of the first men in town to fall a victim to the motor craze, and Farley had noted with grim delight that three automobiles were named among the bankrupt’s assets.
fall
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From this reading A neighbor who failed in business that spring had been one of the first men in town to fall a victim to the motor craze, and Farley had noted with grim delight that three automobiles were named among the bankrupt’s assets.
Farley
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From this reading NAN AND BILLY’S WIFE Farley improved as the summer gained headway.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A neighbor who failed in business that spring had been one of the first men in town to fall a victim to the motor craze, and Farley had noted with grim delight that three automobiles were named among the bankrupt’s assets.
fools
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From this reading Farley detested automobiles and had told Nan frequently that they were used only by fools and bankrupts.
frequently
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From this reading Farley detested automobiles and had told Nan frequently that they were used only by fools and bankrupts.
gained
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From this reading NAN AND BILLY’S WIFE Farley improved as the summer gained headway.
grim
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From this reading A neighbor who failed in business that spring had been one of the first men in town to fall a victim to the motor craze, and Farley had noted with grim delight that three automobiles were named among the bankrupt’s assets.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Farley detested automobiles and had told Nan frequently that they were used only by fools and bankrupts.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He became astonishingly better, and his doctor prescribed an automobile in the hope that a daily airing would exercise a beneficent effect upon his temper.
headway
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From this reading NAN AND BILLY’S WIFE Farley improved as the summer gained headway.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When the idea of investing in a machine took hold of him, he went into the subject with his characteristic thoroughness.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He became astonishingly better, and his doctor prescribed an automobile in the hope that a daily airing would exercise a beneficent effect upon his temper.
hold
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From this reading When the idea of investing in a machine took hold of him, he went into the subject with his characteristic thoroughness.
hope
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From this reading He became astonishingly better, and his doctor prescribed an automobile in the hope that a daily airing would exercise a beneficent effect upon his temper.
idea
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From this reading When the idea of investing in a machine took hold of him, he went into the subject with his characteristic thoroughness.
improved
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From this reading NAN AND BILLY’S WIFE Farley improved as the summer gained headway.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He became astonishingly better, and his doctor prescribed an automobile in the hope that a daily airing would exercise a beneficent effect upon his temper.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When the idea of investing in a machine took hold of him, he went into the subject with his characteristic thoroughness.
investing
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From this reading When the idea of investing in a machine took hold of him, he went into the subject with his characteristic thoroughness.
machine
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From this reading When the idea of investing in a machine took hold of him, he went into the subject with his characteristic thoroughness.
men
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From this reading A neighbor who failed in business that spring had been one of the first men in town to fall a victim to the motor craze, and Farley had noted with grim delight that three automobiles were named among the bankrupt’s assets.
motor
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From this reading A neighbor who failed in business that spring had been one of the first men in town to fall a victim to the motor craze, and Farley had noted with grim delight that three automobiles were named among the bankrupt’s assets.
named
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From this reading A neighbor who failed in business that spring had been one of the first men in town to fall a victim to the motor craze, and Farley had noted with grim delight that three automobiles were named among the bankrupt’s assets.
NAN
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From this reading NAN AND BILLY’S WIFE Farley improved as the summer gained headway.
neighbor
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From this reading A neighbor who failed in business that spring had been one of the first men in town to fall a victim to the motor craze, and Farley had noted with grim delight that three automobiles were named among the bankrupt’s assets.
noted
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From this reading A neighbor who failed in business that spring had been one of the first men in town to fall a victim to the motor craze, and Farley had noted with grim delight that three automobiles were named among the bankrupt’s assets.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A neighbor who failed in business that spring had been one of the first men in town to fall a victim to the motor craze, and Farley had noted with grim delight that three automobiles were named among the bankrupt’s assets.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A neighbor who failed in business that spring had been one of the first men in town to fall a victim to the motor craze, and Farley had noted with grim delight that three automobiles were named among the bankrupt’s assets.
only
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From this reading Farley detested automobiles and had told Nan frequently that they were used only by fools and bankrupts.
prescribed
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From this reading He became astonishingly better, and his doctor prescribed an automobile in the hope that a daily airing would exercise a beneficent effect upon his temper.
spring
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From this reading A neighbor who failed in business that spring had been one of the first men in town to fall a victim to the motor craze, and Farley had noted with grim delight that three automobiles were named among the bankrupt’s assets.
subject
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From this reading When the idea of investing in a machine took hold of him, he went into the subject with his characteristic thoroughness.
summer
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From this reading NAN AND BILLY’S WIFE Farley improved as the summer gained headway.
temper
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From this reading He became astonishingly better, and his doctor prescribed an automobile in the hope that a daily airing would exercise a beneficent effect upon his temper.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He became astonishingly better, and his doctor prescribed an automobile in the hope that a daily airing would exercise a beneficent effect upon his temper.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NAN AND BILLY’S WIFE Farley improved as the summer gained headway.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Farley detested automobiles and had told Nan frequently that they were used only by fools and bankrupts.
thoroughness
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From this reading When the idea of investing in a machine took hold of him, he went into the subject with his characteristic thoroughness.
three
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From this reading A neighbor who failed in business that spring had been one of the first men in town to fall a victim to the motor craze, and Farley had noted with grim delight that three automobiles were named among the bankrupt’s assets.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A neighbor who failed in business that spring had been one of the first men in town to fall a victim to the motor craze, and Farley had noted with grim delight that three automobiles were named among the bankrupt’s assets.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Farley detested automobiles and had told Nan frequently that they were used only by fools and bankrupts.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the idea of investing in a machine took hold of him, he went into the subject with his characteristic thoroughness.
town
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From this reading A neighbor who failed in business that spring had been one of the first men in town to fall a victim to the motor craze, and Farley had noted with grim delight that three automobiles were named among the bankrupt’s assets.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He became astonishingly better, and his doctor prescribed an automobile in the hope that a daily airing would exercise a beneficent effect upon his temper.
used
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From this reading Farley detested automobiles and had told Nan frequently that they were used only by fools and bankrupts.
victim
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From this reading A neighbor who failed in business that spring had been one of the first men in town to fall a victim to the motor craze, and Farley had noted with grim delight that three automobiles were named among the bankrupt’s assets.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the idea of investing in a machine took hold of him, he went into the subject with his characteristic thoroughness.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Farley detested automobiles and had told Nan frequently that they were used only by fools and bankrupts.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the idea of investing in a machine took hold of him, he went into the subject with his characteristic thoroughness.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A neighbor who failed in business that spring had been one of the first men in town to fall a victim to the motor craze, and Farley had noted with grim delight that three automobiles were named among the bankrupt’s assets.
WIFE
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From this reading NAN AND BILLY’S WIFE Farley improved as the summer gained headway.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A neighbor who failed in business that spring had been one of the first men in town to fall a victim to the motor craze, and Farley had noted with grim delight that three automobiles were named among the bankrupt’s assets.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He became astonishingly better, and his doctor prescribed an automobile in the hope that a daily airing would exercise a beneficent effect upon his temper.
