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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 I have found that a most pleasant and lucrative business, and, really, no trouble at all.
a-piece
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From this reading In its original form, this law offered a premium for cat-heads (fourpence a-piece), but the Senate succeeded in amending the main clause, so as to substitute the word “tails” for “heads.”
all
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From this reading I have found that a most pleasant and lucrative business, and, really, no trouble at all.
amending
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From this reading In its original form, this law offered a premium for cat-heads (fourpence a-piece), but the Senate succeeded in amending the main clause, so as to substitute the word “tails” for “heads.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My eighth and last speculation has been in the Cat-Growing way.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In its original form, this law offered a premium for cat-heads (fourpence a-piece), but the Senate succeeded in amending the main clause, so as to substitute the word “tails” for “heads.”
Assembly
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From this reading The Assembly, at this epoch, was unusually well-informed, and, having passed many other wise and wholesome enactments, it crowned all with the Cat-Act.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I have found that a most pleasant and lucrative business, and, really, no trouble at all.
become
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From this reading The country, it is well known, has become infested with cats—so much so of late, that a petition for relief, most numerously and respectably signed, was brought before the Legislature at its late memorable session.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading My eighth and last speculation has been in the Cat-Growing way.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The country, it is well known, has become infested with cats—so much so of late, that a petition for relief, most numerously and respectably signed, was brought before the Legislature at its late memorable session.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The country, it is well known, has become infested with cats—so much so of late, that a petition for relief, most numerously and respectably signed, was brought before the Legislature at its late memorable session.
business
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From this reading I have found that a most pleasant and lucrative business, and, really, no trouble at all.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In its original form, this law offered a premium for cat-heads (fourpence a-piece), but the Senate succeeded in amending the main clause, so as to substitute the word “tails” for “heads.”
Cat-Act
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From this reading The Assembly, at this epoch, was unusually well-informed, and, having passed many other wise and wholesome enactments, it crowned all with the Cat-Act.
Cat-Growing
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From this reading My eighth and last speculation has been in the Cat-Growing way.
cat-heads
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From this reading In its original form, this law offered a premium for cat-heads (fourpence a-piece), but the Senate succeeded in amending the main clause, so as to substitute the word “tails” for “heads.”
cats
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From this reading The country, it is well known, has become infested with cats—so much so of late, that a petition for relief, most numerously and respectably signed, was brought before the Legislature at its late memorable session.
clause
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From this reading In its original form, this law offered a premium for cat-heads (fourpence a-piece), but the Senate succeeded in amending the main clause, so as to substitute the word “tails” for “heads.”
country
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From this reading The country, it is well known, has become infested with cats—so much so of late, that a petition for relief, most numerously and respectably signed, was brought before the Legislature at its late memorable session.
crowned
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From this reading The Assembly, at this epoch, was unusually well-informed, and, having passed many other wise and wholesome enactments, it crowned all with the Cat-Act.
eighth
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From this reading My eighth and last speculation has been in the Cat-Growing way.
enactments
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From this reading The Assembly, at this epoch, was unusually well-informed, and, having passed many other wise and wholesome enactments, it crowned all with the Cat-Act.
epoch
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From this reading The Assembly, at this epoch, was unusually well-informed, and, having passed many other wise and wholesome enactments, it crowned all with the Cat-Act.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The country, it is well known, has become infested with cats—so much so of late, that a petition for relief, most numerously and respectably signed, was brought before the Legislature at its late memorable session.
form
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From this reading In its original form, this law offered a premium for cat-heads (fourpence a-piece), but the Senate succeeded in amending the main clause, so as to substitute the word “tails” for “heads.”
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have found that a most pleasant and lucrative business, and, really, no trouble at all.
fourpence
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From this reading In its original form, this law offered a premium for cat-heads (fourpence a-piece), but the Senate succeeded in amending the main clause, so as to substitute the word “tails” for “heads.”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My eighth and last speculation has been in the Cat-Growing way.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have found that a most pleasant and lucrative business, and, really, no trouble at all.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The Assembly, at this epoch, was unusually well-informed, and, having passed many other wise and wholesome enactments, it crowned all with the Cat-Act.
heads
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From this reading In its original form, this law offered a premium for cat-heads (fourpence a-piece), but the Senate succeeded in amending the main clause, so as to substitute the word “tails” for “heads.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have found that a most pleasant and lucrative business, and, really, no trouble at all.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My eighth and last speculation has been in the Cat-Growing way.
infested
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From this reading The country, it is well known, has become infested with cats—so much so of late, that a petition for relief, most numerously and respectably signed, was brought before the Legislature at its late memorable session.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The country, it is well known, has become infested with cats—so much so of late, that a petition for relief, most numerously and respectably signed, was brought before the Legislature at its late memorable session.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The country, it is well known, has become infested with cats—so much so of late, that a petition for relief, most numerously and respectably signed, was brought before the Legislature at its late memorable session.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The country, it is well known, has become infested with cats—so much so of late, that a petition for relief, most numerously and respectably signed, was brought before the Legislature at its late memorable session.
known
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From this reading The country, it is well known, has become infested with cats—so much so of late, that a petition for relief, most numerously and respectably signed, was brought before the Legislature at its late memorable session.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My eighth and last speculation has been in the Cat-Growing way.
late
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From this reading The country, it is well known, has become infested with cats—so much so of late, that a petition for relief, most numerously and respectably signed, was brought before the Legislature at its late memorable session.
law
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From this reading In its original form, this law offered a premium for cat-heads (fourpence a-piece), but the Senate succeeded in amending the main clause, so as to substitute the word “tails” for “heads.”
Legislature
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From this reading The country, it is well known, has become infested with cats—so much so of late, that a petition for relief, most numerously and respectably signed, was brought before the Legislature at its late memorable session.
lucrative
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From this reading I have found that a most pleasant and lucrative business, and, really, no trouble at all.
main
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From this reading In its original form, this law offered a premium for cat-heads (fourpence a-piece), but the Senate succeeded in amending the main clause, so as to substitute the word “tails” for “heads.”
many
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From this reading The Assembly, at this epoch, was unusually well-informed, and, having passed many other wise and wholesome enactments, it crowned all with the Cat-Act.
memorable
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From this reading The country, it is well known, has become infested with cats—so much so of late, that a petition for relief, most numerously and respectably signed, was brought before the Legislature at its late memorable session.
most
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From this reading I have found that a most pleasant and lucrative business, and, really, no trouble at all.
much
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From this reading The country, it is well known, has become infested with cats—so much so of late, that a petition for relief, most numerously and respectably signed, was brought before the Legislature at its late memorable session.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My eighth and last speculation has been in the Cat-Growing way.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I have found that a most pleasant and lucrative business, and, really, no trouble at all.
numerously
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From this reading The country, it is well known, has become infested with cats—so much so of late, that a petition for relief, most numerously and respectably signed, was brought before the Legislature at its late memorable session.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The country, it is well known, has become infested with cats—so much so of late, that a petition for relief, most numerously and respectably signed, was brought before the Legislature at its late memorable session.
offered
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From this reading In its original form, this law offered a premium for cat-heads (fourpence a-piece), but the Senate succeeded in amending the main clause, so as to substitute the word “tails” for “heads.”
original
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From this reading In its original form, this law offered a premium for cat-heads (fourpence a-piece), but the Senate succeeded in amending the main clause, so as to substitute the word “tails” for “heads.”
other
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From this reading The Assembly, at this epoch, was unusually well-informed, and, having passed many other wise and wholesome enactments, it crowned all with the Cat-Act.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Assembly, at this epoch, was unusually well-informed, and, having passed many other wise and wholesome enactments, it crowned all with the Cat-Act.
petition
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From this reading The country, it is well known, has become infested with cats—so much so of late, that a petition for relief, most numerously and respectably signed, was brought before the Legislature at its late memorable session.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have found that a most pleasant and lucrative business, and, really, no trouble at all.
premium
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From this reading In its original form, this law offered a premium for cat-heads (fourpence a-piece), but the Senate succeeded in amending the main clause, so as to substitute the word “tails” for “heads.”
really
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From this reading I have found that a most pleasant and lucrative business, and, really, no trouble at all.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading The country, it is well known, has become infested with cats—so much so of late, that a petition for relief, most numerously and respectably signed, was brought before the Legislature at its late memorable session.
respectably
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From this reading The country, it is well known, has become infested with cats—so much so of late, that a petition for relief, most numerously and respectably signed, was brought before the Legislature at its late memorable session.
Senate
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From this reading In its original form, this law offered a premium for cat-heads (fourpence a-piece), but the Senate succeeded in amending the main clause, so as to substitute the word “tails” for “heads.”
session
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From this reading The country, it is well known, has become infested with cats—so much so of late, that a petition for relief, most numerously and respectably signed, was brought before the Legislature at its late memorable session.
signed
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From this reading The country, it is well known, has become infested with cats—so much so of late, that a petition for relief, most numerously and respectably signed, was brought before the Legislature at its late memorable session.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The country, it is well known, has become infested with cats—so much so of late, that a petition for relief, most numerously and respectably signed, was brought before the Legislature at its late memorable session.
speculation
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From this reading My eighth and last speculation has been in the Cat-Growing way.
substitute
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From this reading In its original form, this law offered a premium for cat-heads (fourpence a-piece), but the Senate succeeded in amending the main clause, so as to substitute the word “tails” for “heads.”
succeeded
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From this reading In its original form, this law offered a premium for cat-heads (fourpence a-piece), but the Senate succeeded in amending the main clause, so as to substitute the word “tails” for “heads.”
tails
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From this reading In its original form, this law offered a premium for cat-heads (fourpence a-piece), but the Senate succeeded in amending the main clause, so as to substitute the word “tails” for “heads.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have found that a most pleasant and lucrative business, and, really, no trouble at all.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My eighth and last speculation has been in the Cat-Growing way.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Assembly, at this epoch, was unusually well-informed, and, having passed many other wise and wholesome enactments, it crowned all with the Cat-Act.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In its original form, this law offered a premium for cat-heads (fourpence a-piece), but the Senate succeeded in amending the main clause, so as to substitute the word “tails” for “heads.”
trouble
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From this reading I have found that a most pleasant and lucrative business, and, really, no trouble at all.
unusually
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From this reading The Assembly, at this epoch, was unusually well-informed, and, having passed many other wise and wholesome enactments, it crowned all with the Cat-Act.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The country, it is well known, has become infested with cats—so much so of late, that a petition for relief, most numerously and respectably signed, was brought before the Legislature at its late memorable session.
way
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From this reading My eighth and last speculation has been in the Cat-Growing way.
well
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From this reading The country, it is well known, has become infested with cats—so much so of late, that a petition for relief, most numerously and respectably signed, was brought before the Legislature at its late memorable session.
well-informed
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From this reading The Assembly, at this epoch, was unusually well-informed, and, having passed many other wise and wholesome enactments, it crowned all with the Cat-Act.
wholesome
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From this reading The Assembly, at this epoch, was unusually well-informed, and, having passed many other wise and wholesome enactments, it crowned all with the Cat-Act.
wise
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From this reading The Assembly, at this epoch, was unusually well-informed, and, having passed many other wise and wholesome enactments, it crowned all with the Cat-Act.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The country, it is well known, has become infested with cats—so much so of late, that a petition for relief, most numerously and respectably signed, was brought before the Legislature at its late memorable session.
word
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From this reading In its original form, this law offered a premium for cat-heads (fourpence a-piece), but the Senate succeeded in amending the main clause, so as to substitute the word “tails” for “heads.”
