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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I have not saw Mr. Edgerton for three days and I am just as glad because it has give me time to think things over and get your letter.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have not saw Mr. Edgerton for three days and I am just as glad because it has give me time to think things over and get your letter.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are right I suppose if we cannot get what we want in this world we have got to make out with what we have.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I have not saw Mr. Edgerton for three days and I am just as glad because it has give me time to think things over and get your letter.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading I have not saw Mr. Edgerton for three days and I am just as glad because it has give me time to think things over and get your letter.
brothers
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call
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From this reading Well Mr. Edgerton did not call up.
Camden
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cannot
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chose
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From this reading I know that you would not of chose to live in the gas-house district of Camden New Jersey if you could of had your own way nor would I maybe of had so many brothers and sisters.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I know that you would not of chose to live in the gas-house district of Camden New Jersey if you could of had your own way nor would I maybe of had so many brothers and sisters.
days
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From this reading I have not saw Mr. Edgerton for three days and I am just as glad because it has give me time to think things over and get your letter.
DEAR
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Well Mr. Edgerton did not call up.
district
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Edgerton
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I have not saw Mr. Edgerton for three days and I am just as glad because it has give me time to think things over and get your letter.
gas-house
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get
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From this reading I have not saw Mr. Edgerton for three days and I am just as glad because it has give me time to think things over and get your letter.
give
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From this reading I have not saw Mr. Edgerton for three days and I am just as glad because it has give me time to think things over and get your letter.
glad
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From this reading I have not saw Mr. Edgerton for three days and I am just as glad because it has give me time to think things over and get your letter.
GO
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got
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From this reading You are right I suppose if we cannot get what we want in this world we have got to make out with what we have.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I know that you would not of chose to live in the gas-house district of Camden New Jersey if you could of had your own way nor would I maybe of had so many brothers and sisters.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have not saw Mr. Edgerton for three days and I am just as glad because it has give me time to think things over and get your letter.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have not saw Mr. Edgerton for three days and I am just as glad because it has give me time to think things over and get your letter.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You are right I suppose if we cannot get what we want in this world we have got to make out with what we have.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I have not saw Mr. Edgerton for three days and I am just as glad because it has give me time to think things over and get your letter.
Jersey
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From this reading I know that you would not of chose to live in the gas-house district of Camden New Jersey if you could of had your own way nor would I maybe of had so many brothers and sisters.
just
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From this reading I have not saw Mr. Edgerton for three days and I am just as glad because it has give me time to think things over and get your letter.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know that you would not of chose to live in the gas-house district of Camden New Jersey if you could of had your own way nor would I maybe of had so many brothers and sisters.
letter
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From this reading I have not saw Mr. Edgerton for three days and I am just as glad because it has give me time to think things over and get your letter.
live
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From this reading I know that you would not of chose to live in the gas-house district of Camden New Jersey if you could of had your own way nor would I maybe of had so many brothers and sisters.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You are right I suppose if we cannot get what we want in this world we have got to make out with what we have.
many
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From this reading I know that you would not of chose to live in the gas-house district of Camden New Jersey if you could of had your own way nor would I maybe of had so many brothers and sisters.
maybe
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From this reading I know that you would not of chose to live in the gas-house district of Camden New Jersey if you could of had your own way nor would I maybe of had so many brothers and sisters.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have not saw Mr. Edgerton for three days and I am just as glad because it has give me time to think things over and get your letter.
MOM
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Mr
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New
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norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading I know that you would not of chose to live in the gas-house district of Camden New Jersey if you could of had your own way nor would I maybe of had so many brothers and sisters.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I have not saw Mr. Edgerton for three days and I am just as glad because it has give me time to think things over and get your letter.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I know that you would not of chose to live in the gas-house district of Camden New Jersey if you could of had your own way nor would I maybe of had so many brothers and sisters.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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out
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I have not saw Mr. Edgerton for three days and I am just as glad because it has give me time to think things over and get your letter.
own
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From this reading I know that you would not of chose to live in the gas-house district of Camden New Jersey if you could of had your own way nor would I maybe of had so many brothers and sisters.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You are right I suppose if we cannot get what we want in this world we have got to make out with what we have.
saw
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From this reading I have not saw Mr. Edgerton for three days and I am just as glad because it has give me time to think things over and get your letter.
sisters
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From this reading I know that you would not of chose to live in the gas-house district of Camden New Jersey if you could of had your own way nor would I maybe of had so many brothers and sisters.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I know that you would not of chose to live in the gas-house district of Camden New Jersey if you could of had your own way nor would I maybe of had so many brothers and sisters.
STRIKE
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supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading You are right I suppose if we cannot get what we want in this world we have got to make out with what we have.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I know that you would not of chose to live in the gas-house district of Camden New Jersey if you could of had your own way nor would I maybe of had so many brothers and sisters.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I know that you would not of chose to live in the gas-house district of Camden New Jersey if you could of had your own way nor would I maybe of had so many brothers and sisters.
things
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From this reading I have not saw Mr. Edgerton for three days and I am just as glad because it has give me time to think things over and get your letter.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have not saw Mr. Edgerton for three days and I am just as glad because it has give me time to think things over and get your letter.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You are right I suppose if we cannot get what we want in this world we have got to make out with what we have.
three
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From this reading I have not saw Mr. Edgerton for three days and I am just as glad because it has give me time to think things over and get your letter.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have not saw Mr. Edgerton for three days and I am just as glad because it has give me time to think things over and get your letter.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have not saw Mr. Edgerton for three days and I am just as glad because it has give me time to think things over and get your letter.
up
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From this reading Well Mr. Edgerton did not call up.
want
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From this reading You are right I suppose if we cannot get what we want in this world we have got to make out with what we have.
way
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From this reading I know that you would not of chose to live in the gas-house district of Camden New Jersey if you could of had your own way nor would I maybe of had so many brothers and sisters.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading You are right I suppose if we cannot get what we want in this world we have got to make out with what we have.
Well
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From this reading Well Mr. Edgerton did not call up.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading You are right I suppose if we cannot get what we want in this world we have got to make out with what we have.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading You are right I suppose if we cannot get what we want in this world we have got to make out with what we have.
world
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From this reading You are right I suppose if we cannot get what we want in this world we have got to make out with what we have.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I know that you would not of chose to live in the gas-house district of Camden New Jersey if you could of had your own way nor would I maybe of had so many brothers and sisters.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are right I suppose if we cannot get what we want in this world we have got to make out with what we have.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have not saw Mr. Edgerton for three days and I am just as glad because it has give me time to think things over and get your letter.
