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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 Kutrov adheres to the "onward and upward" school of linear progress, while Alva is more or less of a Spenglerian.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was something odd about the guest attraction, Mr. Fayliss, and something odder still about his songs.
adheres
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From this reading Kutrov adheres to the "onward and upward" school of linear progress, while Alva is more or less of a Spenglerian.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading More when he goes along by himself; less when you try to pin him down to it.
Alva
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From this reading I went to this one mainly to listen to Paul Kutrov and Frank Alva bait each other, which is usually more entertaining than most double features.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was something odd about the guest attraction, Mr. Fayliss, and something odder still about his songs.
any
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From this reading So far as parties go, Jocelyn's were no duller than any others.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So far as parties go, Jocelyn's were no duller than any others.
attraction
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From this reading There was something odd about the guest attraction, Mr. Fayliss, and something odder still about his songs.
bait
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading More when he goes along by himself; less when you try to pin him down to it.
double
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down
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From this reading More when he goes along by himself; less when you try to pin him down to it.
duller
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From this reading So far as parties go, Jocelyn's were no duller than any others.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
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entertaining
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far
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From this reading So far as parties go, Jocelyn's were no duller than any others.
Fayliss
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features
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Frank
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go
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From this reading So far as parties go, Jocelyn's were no duller than any others.
goes
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From this reading More when he goes along by himself; less when you try to pin him down to it.
guest
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From this reading There was something odd about the guest attraction, Mr. Fayliss, and something odder still about his songs.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading More when he goes along by himself; less when you try to pin him down to it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading More when he goes along by himself; less when you try to pin him down to it.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading More when he goes along by himself; less when you try to pin him down to it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was something odd about the guest attraction, Mr. Fayliss, and something odder still about his songs.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I went to this one mainly to listen to Paul Kutrov and Frank Alva bait each other, which is usually more entertaining than most double features.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I went to this one mainly to listen to Paul Kutrov and Frank Alva bait each other, which is usually more entertaining than most double features.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading More when he goes along by himself; less when you try to pin him down to it.
Jocelyn's
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From this reading So far as parties go, Jocelyn's were no duller than any others.
Kutrov
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less
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From this reading Kutrov adheres to the "onward and upward" school of linear progress, while Alva is more or less of a Spenglerian.
linear
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From this reading Kutrov adheres to the "onward and upward" school of linear progress, while Alva is more or less of a Spenglerian.
listen
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mainly
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more
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most
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Mr
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From this reading There was something odd about the guest attraction, Mr. Fayliss, and something odder still about his songs.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading So far as parties go, Jocelyn's were no duller than any others.
odd
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From this reading There was something odd about the guest attraction, Mr. Fayliss, and something odder still about his songs.
odder
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From this reading There was something odd about the guest attraction, Mr. Fayliss, and something odder still about his songs.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Kutrov adheres to the "onward and upward" school of linear progress, while Alva is more or less of a Spenglerian.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I went to this one mainly to listen to Paul Kutrov and Frank Alva bait each other, which is usually more entertaining than most double features.
onward
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From this reading Kutrov adheres to the "onward and upward" school of linear progress, while Alva is more or less of a Spenglerian.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Kutrov adheres to the "onward and upward" school of linear progress, while Alva is more or less of a Spenglerian.
other
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others
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From this reading So far as parties go, Jocelyn's were no duller than any others.
parties
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From this reading So far as parties go, Jocelyn's were no duller than any others.
Paul
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pin
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From this reading More when he goes along by himself; less when you try to pin him down to it.
progress
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From this reading Kutrov adheres to the "onward and upward" school of linear progress, while Alva is more or less of a Spenglerian.
school
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From this reading Kutrov adheres to the "onward and upward" school of linear progress, while Alva is more or less of a Spenglerian.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So far as parties go, Jocelyn's were no duller than any others.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something odd about the guest attraction, Mr. Fayliss, and something odder still about his songs.
songs
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From this reading There was something odd about the guest attraction, Mr. Fayliss, and something odder still about his songs.
Spenglerian
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From this reading Kutrov adheres to the "onward and upward" school of linear progress, while Alva is more or less of a Spenglerian.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was something odd about the guest attraction, Mr. Fayliss, and something odder still about his songs.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading So far as parties go, Jocelyn's were no duller than any others.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was something odd about the guest attraction, Mr. Fayliss, and something odder still about his songs.
There
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From this reading There was something odd about the guest attraction, Mr. Fayliss, and something odder still about his songs.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I went to this one mainly to listen to Paul Kutrov and Frank Alva bait each other, which is usually more entertaining than most double features.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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try
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From this reading More when he goes along by himself; less when you try to pin him down to it.
upward
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From this reading Kutrov adheres to the "onward and upward" school of linear progress, while Alva is more or less of a Spenglerian.
usually
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was something odd about the guest attraction, Mr. Fayliss, and something odder still about his songs.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I went to this one mainly to listen to Paul Kutrov and Frank Alva bait each other, which is usually more entertaining than most double features.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So far as parties go, Jocelyn's were no duller than any others.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading More when he goes along by himself; less when you try to pin him down to it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I went to this one mainly to listen to Paul Kutrov and Frank Alva bait each other, which is usually more entertaining than most double features.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Kutrov adheres to the "onward and upward" school of linear progress, while Alva is more or less of a Spenglerian.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading More when he goes along by himself; less when you try to pin him down to it.
