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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 _Being the Letters of Mame to Mom_ You been complaining there ain’t enough news in my letters, well you sure will get a load of it this trip of the postman.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading This is how it come about, the place was busy and every girl had a customer but Florabelle and me, when a gentleman comes in, a top-notcher I can see and takes us in with a glance.
ain't
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From this reading _Being the Letters of Mame to Mom_ You been complaining there ain’t enough news in my letters, well you sure will get a load of it this trip of the postman.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Your Mame has been cast for little Cinderella in the big political show and the fairy-coach is waiting at the door.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Your Mame has been cast for little Cinderella in the big political show and the fairy-coach is waiting at the door.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading He don’t need but one because Florabelle makes up her complexion in a dark room and ain’t got the sense to look it over by daylight.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _Being the Letters of Mame to Mom_ You been complaining there ain’t enough news in my letters, well you sure will get a load of it this trip of the postman.
Beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading _Being the Letters of Mame to Mom_ You been complaining there ain’t enough news in my letters, well you sure will get a load of it this trip of the postman.
big
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From this reading Your Mame has been cast for little Cinderella in the big political show and the fairy-coach is waiting at the door.
busy
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From this reading This is how it come about, the place was busy and every girl had a customer but Florabelle and me, when a gentleman comes in, a top-notcher I can see and takes us in with a glance.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This is how it come about, the place was busy and every girl had a customer but Florabelle and me, when a gentleman comes in, a top-notcher I can see and takes us in with a glance.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He don’t need but one because Florabelle makes up her complexion in a dark room and ain’t got the sense to look it over by daylight.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading This is how it come about, the place was busy and every girl had a customer but Florabelle and me, when a gentleman comes in, a top-notcher I can see and takes us in with a glance.
cast
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From this reading Your Mame has been cast for little Cinderella in the big political show and the fairy-coach is waiting at the door.
Cinderella
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From this reading Your Mame has been cast for little Cinderella in the big political show and the fairy-coach is waiting at the door.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This is how it come about, the place was busy and every girl had a customer but Florabelle and me, when a gentleman comes in, a top-notcher I can see and takes us in with a glance.
comes
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From this reading This is how it come about, the place was busy and every girl had a customer but Florabelle and me, when a gentleman comes in, a top-notcher I can see and takes us in with a glance.
complaining
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From this reading _Being the Letters of Mame to Mom_ You been complaining there ain’t enough news in my letters, well you sure will get a load of it this trip of the postman.
complexion
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From this reading He don’t need but one because Florabelle makes up her complexion in a dark room and ain’t got the sense to look it over by daylight.
customer
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From this reading This is how it come about, the place was busy and every girl had a customer but Florabelle and me, when a gentleman comes in, a top-notcher I can see and takes us in with a glance.
dark
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From this reading He don’t need but one because Florabelle makes up her complexion in a dark room and ain’t got the sense to look it over by daylight.
daylight
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From this reading He don’t need but one because Florabelle makes up her complexion in a dark room and ain’t got the sense to look it over by daylight.
don't
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From this reading He don’t need but one because Florabelle makes up her complexion in a dark room and ain’t got the sense to look it over by daylight.
door
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From this reading Your Mame has been cast for little Cinderella in the big political show and the fairy-coach is waiting at the door.
enough
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From this reading _Being the Letters of Mame to Mom_ You been complaining there ain’t enough news in my letters, well you sure will get a load of it this trip of the postman.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading This is how it come about, the place was busy and every girl had a customer but Florabelle and me, when a gentleman comes in, a top-notcher I can see and takes us in with a glance.
fairy-coach
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From this reading Your Mame has been cast for little Cinderella in the big political show and the fairy-coach is waiting at the door.
Florabelle
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From this reading This is how it come about, the place was busy and every girl had a customer but Florabelle and me, when a gentleman comes in, a top-notcher I can see and takes us in with a glance.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Your Mame has been cast for little Cinderella in the big political show and the fairy-coach is waiting at the door.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This is how it come about, the place was busy and every girl had a customer but Florabelle and me, when a gentleman comes in, a top-notcher I can see and takes us in with a glance.
get
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From this reading _Being the Letters of Mame to Mom_ You been complaining there ain’t enough news in my letters, well you sure will get a load of it this trip of the postman.
girl
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From this reading This is how it come about, the place was busy and every girl had a customer but Florabelle and me, when a gentleman comes in, a top-notcher I can see and takes us in with a glance.
glance
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From this reading This is how it come about, the place was busy and every girl had a customer but Florabelle and me, when a gentleman comes in, a top-notcher I can see and takes us in with a glance.
Go
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From this reading So he comes to my table and sits and says, “Go to it, lady.”
got
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From this reading He don’t need but one because Florabelle makes up her complexion in a dark room and ain’t got the sense to look it over by daylight.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This is how it come about, the place was busy and every girl had a customer but Florabelle and me, when a gentleman comes in, a top-notcher I can see and takes us in with a glance.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Your Mame has been cast for little Cinderella in the big political show and the fairy-coach is waiting at the door.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He don’t need but one because Florabelle makes up her complexion in a dark room and ain’t got the sense to look it over by daylight.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He don’t need but one because Florabelle makes up her complexion in a dark room and ain’t got the sense to look it over by daylight.
how
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From this reading This is how it come about, the place was busy and every girl had a customer but Florabelle and me, when a gentleman comes in, a top-notcher I can see and takes us in with a glance.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This is how it come about, the place was busy and every girl had a customer but Florabelle and me, when a gentleman comes in, a top-notcher I can see and takes us in with a glance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Being the Letters of Mame to Mom_ You been complaining there ain’t enough news in my letters, well you sure will get a load of it this trip of the postman.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Your Mame has been cast for little Cinderella in the big political show and the fairy-coach is waiting at the door.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Being the Letters of Mame to Mom_ You been complaining there ain’t enough news in my letters, well you sure will get a load of it this trip of the postman.
lady
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From this reading So he comes to my table and sits and says, “Go to it, lady.”
Letters
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From this reading _Being the Letters of Mame to Mom_ You been complaining there ain’t enough news in my letters, well you sure will get a load of it this trip of the postman.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Your Mame has been cast for little Cinderella in the big political show and the fairy-coach is waiting at the door.
load
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From this reading _Being the Letters of Mame to Mom_ You been complaining there ain’t enough news in my letters, well you sure will get a load of it this trip of the postman.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He don’t need but one because Florabelle makes up her complexion in a dark room and ain’t got the sense to look it over by daylight.
makes
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From this reading He don’t need but one because Florabelle makes up her complexion in a dark room and ain’t got the sense to look it over by daylight.
Mame
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From this reading _Being the Letters of Mame to Mom_ You been complaining there ain’t enough news in my letters, well you sure will get a load of it this trip of the postman.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This is how it come about, the place was busy and every girl had a customer but Florabelle and me, when a gentleman comes in, a top-notcher I can see and takes us in with a glance.
Mom
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From this reading _Being the Letters of Mame to Mom_ You been complaining there ain’t enough news in my letters, well you sure will get a load of it this trip of the postman.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Being the Letters of Mame to Mom_ You been complaining there ain’t enough news in my letters, well you sure will get a load of it this trip of the postman.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He don’t need but one because Florabelle makes up her complexion in a dark room and ain’t got the sense to look it over by daylight.
news
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From this reading _Being the Letters of Mame to Mom_ You been complaining there ain’t enough news in my letters, well you sure will get a load of it this trip of the postman.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Being the Letters of Mame to Mom_ You been complaining there ain’t enough news in my letters, well you sure will get a load of it this trip of the postman.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He don’t need but one because Florabelle makes up her complexion in a dark room and ain’t got the sense to look it over by daylight.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He don’t need but one because Florabelle makes up her complexion in a dark room and ain’t got the sense to look it over by daylight.
place
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From this reading This is how it come about, the place was busy and every girl had a customer but Florabelle and me, when a gentleman comes in, a top-notcher I can see and takes us in with a glance.
political
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From this reading Your Mame has been cast for little Cinderella in the big political show and the fairy-coach is waiting at the door.
postman
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From this reading _Being the Letters of Mame to Mom_ You been complaining there ain’t enough news in my letters, well you sure will get a load of it this trip of the postman.
room
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From this reading He don’t need but one because Florabelle makes up her complexion in a dark room and ain’t got the sense to look it over by daylight.
says
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From this reading So he comes to my table and sits and says, “Go to it, lady.”
see
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From this reading This is how it come about, the place was busy and every girl had a customer but Florabelle and me, when a gentleman comes in, a top-notcher I can see and takes us in with a glance.
sense
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From this reading He don’t need but one because Florabelle makes up her complexion in a dark room and ain’t got the sense to look it over by daylight.
show
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From this reading Your Mame has been cast for little Cinderella in the big political show and the fairy-coach is waiting at the door.
sits
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From this reading So he comes to my table and sits and says, “Go to it, lady.”
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So he comes to my table and sits and says, “Go to it, lady.”
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Being the Letters of Mame to Mom_ You been complaining there ain’t enough news in my letters, well you sure will get a load of it this trip of the postman.
table
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From this reading So he comes to my table and sits and says, “Go to it, lady.”
takes
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From this reading This is how it come about, the place was busy and every girl had a customer but Florabelle and me, when a gentleman comes in, a top-notcher I can see and takes us in with a glance.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Being the Letters of Mame to Mom_ You been complaining there ain’t enough news in my letters, well you sure will get a load of it this trip of the postman.
there
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From this reading _Being the Letters of Mame to Mom_ You been complaining there ain’t enough news in my letters, well you sure will get a load of it this trip of the postman.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Being the Letters of Mame to Mom_ You been complaining there ain’t enough news in my letters, well you sure will get a load of it this trip of the postman.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Being the Letters of Mame to Mom_ You been complaining there ain’t enough news in my letters, well you sure will get a load of it this trip of the postman.
top-notcher
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From this reading This is how it come about, the place was busy and every girl had a customer but Florabelle and me, when a gentleman comes in, a top-notcher I can see and takes us in with a glance.
trip
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From this reading _Being the Letters of Mame to Mom_ You been complaining there ain’t enough news in my letters, well you sure will get a load of it this trip of the postman.
up
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From this reading He don’t need but one because Florabelle makes up her complexion in a dark room and ain’t got the sense to look it over by daylight.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This is how it come about, the place was busy and every girl had a customer but Florabelle and me, when a gentleman comes in, a top-notcher I can see and takes us in with a glance.
waiting
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From this reading Your Mame has been cast for little Cinderella in the big political show and the fairy-coach is waiting at the door.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is how it come about, the place was busy and every girl had a customer but Florabelle and me, when a gentleman comes in, a top-notcher I can see and takes us in with a glance.
well
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From this reading _Being the Letters of Mame to Mom_ You been complaining there ain’t enough news in my letters, well you sure will get a load of it this trip of the postman.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading This is how it come about, the place was busy and every girl had a customer but Florabelle and me, when a gentleman comes in, a top-notcher I can see and takes us in with a glance.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _Being the Letters of Mame to Mom_ You been complaining there ain’t enough news in my letters, well you sure will get a load of it this trip of the postman.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This is how it come about, the place was busy and every girl had a customer but Florabelle and me, when a gentleman comes in, a top-notcher I can see and takes us in with a glance.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Being the Letters of Mame to Mom_ You been complaining there ain’t enough news in my letters, well you sure will get a load of it this trip of the postman.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your Mame has been cast for little Cinderella in the big political show and the fairy-coach is waiting at the door.
