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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 One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
accepted
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From this reading The twins had accepted several invitations while the reception was in progress, and had also volunteered to play some duets at an amateur entertainment for the benefit of a local charity.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The company broke up reluctantly, and drifted toward their several homes, chatting with vivacity, and all agreeing that it would be many a long day before Dawson's Landing would see the equal of this one again.
agreeing
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From this reading The company broke up reluctantly, and drifted toward their several homes, chatting with vivacity, and all agreeing that it would be many a long day before Dawson's Landing would see the equal of this one again.
all
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From this reading The company broke up reluctantly, and drifted toward their several homes, chatting with vivacity, and all agreeing that it would be many a long day before Dawson's Landing would see the equal of this one again.
also
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From this reading The twins had accepted several invitations while the reception was in progress, and had also volunteered to play some duets at an amateur entertainment for the benefit of a local charity.
amateur
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From this reading The twins had accepted several invitations while the reception was in progress, and had also volunteered to play some duets at an amateur entertainment for the benefit of a local charity.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The twins had accepted several invitations while the reception was in progress, and had also volunteered to play some duets at an amateur entertainment for the benefit of a local charity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The twins had accepted several invitations while the reception was in progress, and had also volunteered to play some duets at an amateur entertainment for the benefit of a local charity.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The company broke up reluctantly, and drifted toward their several homes, chatting with vivacity, and all agreeing that it would be many a long day before Dawson's Landing would see the equal of this one again.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The company broke up reluctantly, and drifted toward their several homes, chatting with vivacity, and all agreeing that it would be many a long day before Dawson's Landing would see the equal of this one again.
benefit
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From this reading The twins had accepted several invitations while the reception was in progress, and had also volunteered to play some duets at an amateur entertainment for the benefit of a local charity.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
bosom
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From this reading Society was eager to receive them to its bosom.
broke
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From this reading The company broke up reluctantly, and drifted toward their several homes, chatting with vivacity, and all agreeing that it would be many a long day before Dawson's Landing would see the equal of this one again.
Calendar
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From this reading One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
cat
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From this reading One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
charity
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From this reading The twins had accepted several invitations while the reception was in progress, and had also volunteered to play some duets at an amateur entertainment for the benefit of a local charity.
chatting
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From this reading The company broke up reluctantly, and drifted toward their several homes, chatting with vivacity, and all agreeing that it would be many a long day before Dawson's Landing would see the equal of this one again.
company
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From this reading The company broke up reluctantly, and drifted toward their several homes, chatting with vivacity, and all agreeing that it would be many a long day before Dawson's Landing would see the equal of this one again.
Dawson's
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From this reading The company broke up reluctantly, and drifted toward their several homes, chatting with vivacity, and all agreeing that it would be many a long day before Dawson's Landing would see the equal of this one again.
day
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From this reading The company broke up reluctantly, and drifted toward their several homes, chatting with vivacity, and all agreeing that it would be many a long day before Dawson's Landing would see the equal of this one again.
differences
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From this reading One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
display
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From this reading Judge Driscoll had the good fortune to secure them for an immediate drive, and to be the first to display them in public.
drifted
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From this reading The company broke up reluctantly, and drifted toward their several homes, chatting with vivacity, and all agreeing that it would be many a long day before Dawson's Landing would see the equal of this one again.
Driscoll
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From this reading Judge Driscoll had the good fortune to secure them for an immediate drive, and to be the first to display them in public.
drive
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From this reading Judge Driscoll had the good fortune to secure them for an immediate drive, and to be the first to display them in public.
duets
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From this reading The twins had accepted several invitations while the reception was in progress, and had also volunteered to play some duets at an amateur entertainment for the benefit of a local charity.
eager
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From this reading Society was eager to receive them to its bosom.
entertainment
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From this reading The twins had accepted several invitations while the reception was in progress, and had also volunteered to play some duets at an amateur entertainment for the benefit of a local charity.
equal
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From this reading The company broke up reluctantly, and drifted toward their several homes, chatting with vivacity, and all agreeing that it would be many a long day before Dawson's Landing would see the equal of this one again.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Judge Driscoll had the good fortune to secure them for an immediate drive, and to be the first to display them in public.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The twins had accepted several invitations while the reception was in progress, and had also volunteered to play some duets at an amateur entertainment for the benefit of a local charity.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Judge Driscoll had the good fortune to secure them for an immediate drive, and to be the first to display them in public.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Judge Driscoll had the good fortune to secure them for an immediate drive, and to be the first to display them in public.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The twins had accepted several invitations while the reception was in progress, and had also volunteered to play some duets at an amateur entertainment for the benefit of a local charity.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
homes
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From this reading The company broke up reluctantly, and drifted toward their several homes, chatting with vivacity, and all agreeing that it would be many a long day before Dawson's Landing would see the equal of this one again.
immediate
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From this reading Judge Driscoll had the good fortune to secure them for an immediate drive, and to be the first to display them in public.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The twins had accepted several invitations while the reception was in progress, and had also volunteered to play some duets at an amateur entertainment for the benefit of a local charity.
invitations
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From this reading The twins had accepted several invitations while the reception was in progress, and had also volunteered to play some duets at an amateur entertainment for the benefit of a local charity.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The company broke up reluctantly, and drifted toward their several homes, chatting with vivacity, and all agreeing that it would be many a long day before Dawson's Landing would see the equal of this one again.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Society was eager to receive them to its bosom.
Judge
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From this reading Judge Driscoll had the good fortune to secure them for an immediate drive, and to be the first to display them in public.
Landing
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From this reading The company broke up reluctantly, and drifted toward their several homes, chatting with vivacity, and all agreeing that it would be many a long day before Dawson's Landing would see the equal of this one again.
lie
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From this reading One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
lives
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From this reading One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
local
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From this reading The twins had accepted several invitations while the reception was in progress, and had also volunteered to play some duets at an amateur entertainment for the benefit of a local charity.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The company broke up reluctantly, and drifted toward their several homes, chatting with vivacity, and all agreeing that it would be many a long day before Dawson's Landing would see the equal of this one again.
many
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From this reading The company broke up reluctantly, and drifted toward their several homes, chatting with vivacity, and all agreeing that it would be many a long day before Dawson's Landing would see the equal of this one again.
most
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From this reading One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
nine
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From this reading One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
only
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From this reading One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
play
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From this reading The twins had accepted several invitations while the reception was in progress, and had also volunteered to play some duets at an amateur entertainment for the benefit of a local charity.
progress
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From this reading The twins had accepted several invitations while the reception was in progress, and had also volunteered to play some duets at an amateur entertainment for the benefit of a local charity.
public
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From this reading Judge Driscoll had the good fortune to secure them for an immediate drive, and to be the first to display them in public.
Pudd'nhead
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From this reading One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
receive
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From this reading Society was eager to receive them to its bosom.
reception
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From this reading The twins had accepted several invitations while the reception was in progress, and had also volunteered to play some duets at an amateur entertainment for the benefit of a local charity.
reluctantly
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From this reading The company broke up reluctantly, and drifted toward their several homes, chatting with vivacity, and all agreeing that it would be many a long day before Dawson's Landing would see the equal of this one again.
secure
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From this reading Judge Driscoll had the good fortune to secure them for an immediate drive, and to be the first to display them in public.
see
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From this reading The company broke up reluctantly, and drifted toward their several homes, chatting with vivacity, and all agreeing that it would be many a long day before Dawson's Landing would see the equal of this one again.
several
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From this reading The company broke up reluctantly, and drifted toward their several homes, chatting with vivacity, and all agreeing that it would be many a long day before Dawson's Landing would see the equal of this one again.
Society
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From this reading Society was eager to receive them to its bosom.
some
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From this reading The twins had accepted several invitations while the reception was in progress, and had also volunteered to play some duets at an amateur entertainment for the benefit of a local charity.
striking
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From this reading One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The company broke up reluctantly, and drifted toward their several homes, chatting with vivacity, and all agreeing that it would be many a long day before Dawson's Landing would see the equal of this one again.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Society was eager to receive them to its bosom.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The company broke up reluctantly, and drifted toward their several homes, chatting with vivacity, and all agreeing that it would be many a long day before Dawson's Landing would see the equal of this one again.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The twins had accepted several invitations while the reception was in progress, and had also volunteered to play some duets at an amateur entertainment for the benefit of a local charity.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The company broke up reluctantly, and drifted toward their several homes, chatting with vivacity, and all agreeing that it would be many a long day before Dawson's Landing would see the equal of this one again.
twins
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From this reading The twins had accepted several invitations while the reception was in progress, and had also volunteered to play some duets at an amateur entertainment for the benefit of a local charity.
up
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From this reading The company broke up reluctantly, and drifted toward their several homes, chatting with vivacity, and all agreeing that it would be many a long day before Dawson's Landing would see the equal of this one again.
vivacity
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From this reading The company broke up reluctantly, and drifted toward their several homes, chatting with vivacity, and all agreeing that it would be many a long day before Dawson's Landing would see the equal of this one again.
volunteered
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From this reading The twins had accepted several invitations while the reception was in progress, and had also volunteered to play some duets at an amateur entertainment for the benefit of a local charity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The twins had accepted several invitations while the reception was in progress, and had also volunteered to play some duets at an amateur entertainment for the benefit of a local charity.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The twins had accepted several invitations while the reception was in progress, and had also volunteered to play some duets at an amateur entertainment for the benefit of a local charity.
Wilson's
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From this reading One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The company broke up reluctantly, and drifted toward their several homes, chatting with vivacity, and all agreeing that it would be many a long day before Dawson's Landing would see the equal of this one again.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The company broke up reluctantly, and drifted toward their several homes, chatting with vivacity, and all agreeing that it would be many a long day before Dawson's Landing would see the equal of this one again.
