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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 IN WHICH I BECOME A SYKER DEAR MOM:
all
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From this reading I have your letter in which you send me two dollars and it is sure good of you and Pop to think of me with all the troubles of your own you have got.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading And oh Mom I am glad that you will talk to Walter for me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have your letter in which you send me two dollars and it is sure good of you and Pop to think of me with all the troubles of your own you have got.
appointed
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From this reading Mr. Edgerton has got it fixed that I have been appointed Emergency Field Grammarian but I do not get the salary until Saturday and these two dollars will save my life.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It come at just the right moment for I had got down to only nine cents, and I did not dare to buy the morning paper to see what the Spokesman has been saying.
BECOME
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From this reading IN WHICH I BECOME A SYKER DEAR MOM:
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It come at just the right moment for I had got down to only nine cents, and I did not dare to buy the morning paper to see what the Spokesman has been saying.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mr. Edgerton has got it fixed that I have been appointed Emergency Field Grammarian but I do not get the salary until Saturday and these two dollars will save my life.
buy
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From this reading It come at just the right moment for I had got down to only nine cents, and I did not dare to buy the morning paper to see what the Spokesman has been saying.
cents
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From this reading It come at just the right moment for I had got down to only nine cents, and I did not dare to buy the morning paper to see what the Spokesman has been saying.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It come at just the right moment for I had got down to only nine cents, and I did not dare to buy the morning paper to see what the Spokesman has been saying.
dare
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From this reading It come at just the right moment for I had got down to only nine cents, and I did not dare to buy the morning paper to see what the Spokesman has been saying.
DEAR
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It come at just the right moment for I had got down to only nine cents, and I did not dare to buy the morning paper to see what the Spokesman has been saying.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Mr. Edgerton has got it fixed that I have been appointed Emergency Field Grammarian but I do not get the salary until Saturday and these two dollars will save my life.
dollars
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From this reading I have your letter in which you send me two dollars and it is sure good of you and Pop to think of me with all the troubles of your own you have got.
down
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From this reading It come at just the right moment for I had got down to only nine cents, and I did not dare to buy the morning paper to see what the Spokesman has been saying.
Edgerton
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From this reading Mr. Edgerton has got it fixed that I have been appointed Emergency Field Grammarian but I do not get the salary until Saturday and these two dollars will save my life.
Emergency
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From this reading Mr. Edgerton has got it fixed that I have been appointed Emergency Field Grammarian but I do not get the salary until Saturday and these two dollars will save my life.
Field
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From this reading Mr. Edgerton has got it fixed that I have been appointed Emergency Field Grammarian but I do not get the salary until Saturday and these two dollars will save my life.
fixed
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From this reading Mr. Edgerton has got it fixed that I have been appointed Emergency Field Grammarian but I do not get the salary until Saturday and these two dollars will save my life.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It come at just the right moment for I had got down to only nine cents, and I did not dare to buy the morning paper to see what the Spokesman has been saying.
get
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From this reading Mr. Edgerton has got it fixed that I have been appointed Emergency Field Grammarian but I do not get the salary until Saturday and these two dollars will save my life.
glad
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From this reading And oh Mom I am glad that you will talk to Walter for me.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have your letter in which you send me two dollars and it is sure good of you and Pop to think of me with all the troubles of your own you have got.
got
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From this reading I have your letter in which you send me two dollars and it is sure good of you and Pop to think of me with all the troubles of your own you have got.
Grammarian
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From this reading Mr. Edgerton has got it fixed that I have been appointed Emergency Field Grammarian but I do not get the salary until Saturday and these two dollars will save my life.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It come at just the right moment for I had got down to only nine cents, and I did not dare to buy the morning paper to see what the Spokesman has been saying.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It come at just the right moment for I had got down to only nine cents, and I did not dare to buy the morning paper to see what the Spokesman has been saying.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have your letter in which you send me two dollars and it is sure good of you and Pop to think of me with all the troubles of your own you have got.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IN WHICH I BECOME A SYKER DEAR MOM:
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH I BECOME A SYKER DEAR MOM:
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have your letter in which you send me two dollars and it is sure good of you and Pop to think of me with all the troubles of your own you have got.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I have your letter in which you send me two dollars and it is sure good of you and Pop to think of me with all the troubles of your own you have got.
just
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From this reading It come at just the right moment for I had got down to only nine cents, and I did not dare to buy the morning paper to see what the Spokesman has been saying.
letter
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From this reading I have your letter in which you send me two dollars and it is sure good of you and Pop to think of me with all the troubles of your own you have got.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Edgerton has got it fixed that I have been appointed Emergency Field Grammarian but I do not get the salary until Saturday and these two dollars will save my life.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have your letter in which you send me two dollars and it is sure good of you and Pop to think of me with all the troubles of your own you have got.
MOM
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From this reading IN WHICH I BECOME A SYKER DEAR MOM:
moment
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From this reading It come at just the right moment for I had got down to only nine cents, and I did not dare to buy the morning paper to see what the Spokesman has been saying.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It come at just the right moment for I had got down to only nine cents, and I did not dare to buy the morning paper to see what the Spokesman has been saying.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Edgerton has got it fixed that I have been appointed Emergency Field Grammarian but I do not get the salary until Saturday and these two dollars will save my life.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Mr. Edgerton has got it fixed that I have been appointed Emergency Field Grammarian but I do not get the salary until Saturday and these two dollars will save my life.
nine
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From this reading It come at just the right moment for I had got down to only nine cents, and I did not dare to buy the morning paper to see what the Spokesman has been saying.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It come at just the right moment for I had got down to only nine cents, and I did not dare to buy the morning paper to see what the Spokesman has been saying.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have your letter in which you send me two dollars and it is sure good of you and Pop to think of me with all the troubles of your own you have got.
oh
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From this reading And oh Mom I am glad that you will talk to Walter for me.
only
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From this reading It come at just the right moment for I had got down to only nine cents, and I did not dare to buy the morning paper to see what the Spokesman has been saying.
own
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From this reading I have your letter in which you send me two dollars and it is sure good of you and Pop to think of me with all the troubles of your own you have got.
paper
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From this reading It come at just the right moment for I had got down to only nine cents, and I did not dare to buy the morning paper to see what the Spokesman has been saying.
Pop
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From this reading I have your letter in which you send me two dollars and it is sure good of you and Pop to think of me with all the troubles of your own you have got.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It come at just the right moment for I had got down to only nine cents, and I did not dare to buy the morning paper to see what the Spokesman has been saying.
salary
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From this reading Mr. Edgerton has got it fixed that I have been appointed Emergency Field Grammarian but I do not get the salary until Saturday and these two dollars will save my life.
Saturday
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From this reading Mr. Edgerton has got it fixed that I have been appointed Emergency Field Grammarian but I do not get the salary until Saturday and these two dollars will save my life.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading Mr. Edgerton has got it fixed that I have been appointed Emergency Field Grammarian but I do not get the salary until Saturday and these two dollars will save my life.
saying
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From this reading It come at just the right moment for I had got down to only nine cents, and I did not dare to buy the morning paper to see what the Spokesman has been saying.
see
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From this reading It come at just the right moment for I had got down to only nine cents, and I did not dare to buy the morning paper to see what the Spokesman has been saying.
send
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From this reading I have your letter in which you send me two dollars and it is sure good of you and Pop to think of me with all the troubles of your own you have got.
Spokesman
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From this reading It come at just the right moment for I had got down to only nine cents, and I did not dare to buy the morning paper to see what the Spokesman has been saying.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have your letter in which you send me two dollars and it is sure good of you and Pop to think of me with all the troubles of your own you have got.
SYKER
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From this reading IN WHICH I BECOME A SYKER DEAR MOM:
talk
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From this reading And oh Mom I am glad that you will talk to Walter for me.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mr. Edgerton has got it fixed that I have been appointed Emergency Field Grammarian but I do not get the salary until Saturday and these two dollars will save my life.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have your letter in which you send me two dollars and it is sure good of you and Pop to think of me with all the troubles of your own you have got.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Mr. Edgerton has got it fixed that I have been appointed Emergency Field Grammarian but I do not get the salary until Saturday and these two dollars will save my life.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have your letter in which you send me two dollars and it is sure good of you and Pop to think of me with all the troubles of your own you have got.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have your letter in which you send me two dollars and it is sure good of you and Pop to think of me with all the troubles of your own you have got.
troubles
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From this reading I have your letter in which you send me two dollars and it is sure good of you and Pop to think of me with all the troubles of your own you have got.
two
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From this reading I have your letter in which you send me two dollars and it is sure good of you and Pop to think of me with all the troubles of your own you have got.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Mr. Edgerton has got it fixed that I have been appointed Emergency Field Grammarian but I do not get the salary until Saturday and these two dollars will save my life.
Walter
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From this reading And oh Mom I am glad that you will talk to Walter for me.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It come at just the right moment for I had got down to only nine cents, and I did not dare to buy the morning paper to see what the Spokesman has been saying.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH I BECOME A SYKER DEAR MOM:
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Mr. Edgerton has got it fixed that I have been appointed Emergency Field Grammarian but I do not get the salary until Saturday and these two dollars will save my life.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I have your letter in which you send me two dollars and it is sure good of you and Pop to think of me with all the troubles of your own you have got.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have your letter in which you send me two dollars and it is sure good of you and Pop to think of me with all the troubles of your own you have got.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have your letter in which you send me two dollars and it is sure good of you and Pop to think of me with all the troubles of your own you have got.
