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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 "That gives us quite a lot.
arrange
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From this reading "Well, then, we'll arrange the present funds to last until Saturday noon," said Wrinkles.
bought
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From this reading "They bought that string of comics."
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We can have a _table d'hote_ on Friday night."
check
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From this reading "I'll get my check from the Gamin on Saturday," said Grief.
comics
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From this reading "They bought that string of comics."
d'hote
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From this reading We can have a _table d'hote_ on Friday night."
Friday
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From this reading We can have a _table d'hote_ on Friday night."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I'll get my check from the Gamin on Saturday," said Grief.
funds
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From this reading "Well, then, we'll arrange the present funds to last until Saturday noon," said Wrinkles.
Gamin
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From this reading "I'll get my check from the Gamin on Saturday," said Grief.
get
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From this reading "I'll get my check from the Gamin on Saturday," said Grief.
gives
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From this reading "That gives us quite a lot.
Grief
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From this reading "I'll get my check from the Gamin on Saturday," said Grief.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We can have a _table d'hote_ on Friday night."
I'll
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From this reading "I'll get my check from the Gamin on Saturday," said Grief.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, then, we'll arrange the present funds to last until Saturday noon," said Wrinkles.
lot
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From this reading "That gives us quite a lot.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I'll get my check from the Gamin on Saturday," said Grief.
night
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From this reading We can have a _table d'hote_ on Friday night."
noon
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From this reading "Well, then, we'll arrange the present funds to last until Saturday noon," said Wrinkles.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "They bought that string of comics."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I'll get my check from the Gamin on Saturday," said Grief.
present
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From this reading "Well, then, we'll arrange the present funds to last until Saturday noon," said Wrinkles.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That gives us quite a lot.
said
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From this reading "I'll get my check from the Gamin on Saturday," said Grief.
Saturday
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From this reading "I'll get my check from the Gamin on Saturday," said Grief.
string
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From this reading "They bought that string of comics."
table
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From this reading We can have a _table d'hote_ on Friday night."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "They bought that string of comics."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I'll get my check from the Gamin on Saturday," said Grief.
then
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From this reading "Well, then, we'll arrange the present funds to last until Saturday noon," said Wrinkles.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They bought that string of comics."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, then, we'll arrange the present funds to last until Saturday noon," said Wrinkles.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "Well, then, we'll arrange the present funds to last until Saturday noon," said Wrinkles.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "That gives us quite a lot.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We can have a _table d'hote_ on Friday night."
we'll
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From this reading "Well, then, we'll arrange the present funds to last until Saturday noon," said Wrinkles.
Well
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From this reading "Well, then, we'll arrange the present funds to last until Saturday noon," said Wrinkles.
Wrinkles
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From this reading "Well, then, we'll arrange the present funds to last until Saturday noon," said Wrinkles.