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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 "It's beer; a sign in a Sixth Avenue saloon window Wurzburger Hof-Brau."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I've been rummaging in my mind, and I've got hold of an association at last," said March.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I've been rummaging in my mind, and I've got hold of an association at last," said March.
association
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From this reading "I've been rummaging in my mind, and I've got hold of an association at last," said March.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I've been rummaging in my mind, and I've got hold of an association at last," said March.
Avenue
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From this reading "It's beer; a sign in a Sixth Avenue saloon window Wurzburger Hof-Brau."
away
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I've been rummaging in my mind, and I've got hold of an association at last," said March.
beer
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From this reading "It's beer; a sign in a Sixth Avenue saloon window Wurzburger Hof-Brau."
Find
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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get
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girls
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From this reading I pitied those wild girls, too.
got
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From this reading "I've been rummaging in my mind, and I've got hold of an association at last," said March.
history
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Hof-Brau
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From this reading "It's beer; a sign in a Sixth Avenue saloon window Wurzburger Hof-Brau."
hold
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From this reading "I've been rummaging in my mind, and I've got hold of an association at last," said March.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I pitied those wild girls, too.
I've
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From this reading "I've been rummaging in my mind, and I've got hold of an association at last," said March.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "No matter if it is beer.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I've been rummaging in my mind, and I've got hold of an association at last," said March.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "No matter if it is beer.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "No matter if it is beer.
It's
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From this reading "It's beer; a sign in a Sixth Avenue saloon window Wurzburger Hof-Brau."
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I've been rummaging in my mind, and I've got hold of an association at last," said March.
March
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From this reading "I've been rummaging in my mind, and I've got hold of an association at last," said March.
matter
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From this reading "No matter if it is beer.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I've been rummaging in my mind, and I've got hold of an association at last," said March.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I've been rummaging in my mind, and I've got hold of an association at last," said March.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No matter if it is beer.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I've been rummaging in my mind, and I've got hold of an association at last," said March.
pitied
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rummaging
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From this reading "I've been rummaging in my mind, and I've got hold of an association at last," said March.
said
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From this reading "I've been rummaging in my mind, and I've got hold of an association at last," said March.
saloon
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From this reading "It's beer; a sign in a Sixth Avenue saloon window Wurzburger Hof-Brau."
sign
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From this reading "It's beer; a sign in a Sixth Avenue saloon window Wurzburger Hof-Brau."
SixthnounUS /sixth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It's beer; a sign in a Sixth Avenue saloon window Wurzburger Hof-Brau."
sketch
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some
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Stollers
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I pitied those wild girls, too.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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too
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try
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we'll
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wild
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window
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From this reading "It's beer; a sign in a Sixth Avenue saloon window Wurzburger Hof-Brau."
Wurzburger
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From this reading "It's beer; a sign in a Sixth Avenue saloon window Wurzburger Hof-Brau."