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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 So I rode down to the station with Tommy, who bought me a fifty-cent knife, out of his salary, only twelve dollars a month, and went away to join my father.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At last the day came for me to go home, for I had passed my fourteenth birthday and was too old to stay at the Sisters’ School.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last the day came for me to go home, for I had passed my fourteenth birthday and was too old to stay at the Sisters’ School.
away
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From this reading So I rode down to the station with Tommy, who bought me a fifty-cent knife, out of his salary, only twelve dollars a month, and went away to join my father.
back
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From this reading Father took me back to the same hotel, to the same room.
bed
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From this reading He had occupied it during the three years I had been away, and the only change was that he put a small bed in it for me.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had occupied it during the three years I had been away, and the only change was that he put a small bed in it for me.
birthday
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From this reading At last the day came for me to go home, for I had passed my fourteenth birthday and was too old to stay at the Sisters’ School.
bought
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From this reading So I rode down to the station with Tommy, who bought me a fifty-cent knife, out of his salary, only twelve dollars a month, and went away to join my father.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I wanted to kiss my favorite teacher good-by, but didn’t quite dare do it.
came
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From this reading At last the day came for me to go home, for I had passed my fourteenth birthday and was too old to stay at the Sisters’ School.
change
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From this reading He had occupied it during the three years I had been away, and the only change was that he put a small bed in it for me.
dare
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From this reading I wanted to kiss my favorite teacher good-by, but didn’t quite dare do it.
day
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From this reading At last the day came for me to go home, for I had passed my fourteenth birthday and was too old to stay at the Sisters’ School.
didn't
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From this reading I wanted to kiss my favorite teacher good-by, but didn’t quite dare do it.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I wanted to kiss my favorite teacher good-by, but didn’t quite dare do it.
dollars
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From this reading So I rode down to the station with Tommy, who bought me a fifty-cent knife, out of his salary, only twelve dollars a month, and went away to join my father.
down
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From this reading So I rode down to the station with Tommy, who bought me a fifty-cent knife, out of his salary, only twelve dollars a month, and went away to join my father.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading He had occupied it during the three years I had been away, and the only change was that he put a small bed in it for me.
father
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From this reading So I rode down to the station with Tommy, who bought me a fifty-cent knife, out of his salary, only twelve dollars a month, and went away to join my father.
favorite
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From this reading I wanted to kiss my favorite teacher good-by, but didn’t quite dare do it.
fifty-cent
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From this reading So I rode down to the station with Tommy, who bought me a fifty-cent knife, out of his salary, only twelve dollars a month, and went away to join my father.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At last the day came for me to go home, for I had passed my fourteenth birthday and was too old to stay at the Sisters’ School.
fourteenth
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From this reading At last the day came for me to go home, for I had passed my fourteenth birthday and was too old to stay at the Sisters’ School.
go
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From this reading At last the day came for me to go home, for I had passed my fourteenth birthday and was too old to stay at the Sisters’ School.
good-by
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From this reading I wanted to kiss my favorite teacher good-by, but didn’t quite dare do it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At last the day came for me to go home, for I had passed my fourteenth birthday and was too old to stay at the Sisters’ School.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had occupied it during the three years I had been away, and the only change was that he put a small bed in it for me.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So I rode down to the station with Tommy, who bought me a fifty-cent knife, out of his salary, only twelve dollars a month, and went away to join my father.
home
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From this reading At last the day came for me to go home, for I had passed my fourteenth birthday and was too old to stay at the Sisters’ School.
hotel
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From this reading Father took me back to the same hotel, to the same room.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At last the day came for me to go home, for I had passed my fourteenth birthday and was too old to stay at the Sisters’ School.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had occupied it during the three years I had been away, and the only change was that he put a small bed in it for me.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I wanted to kiss my favorite teacher good-by, but didn’t quite dare do it.
join
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From this reading So I rode down to the station with Tommy, who bought me a fifty-cent knife, out of his salary, only twelve dollars a month, and went away to join my father.
kiss
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From this reading I wanted to kiss my favorite teacher good-by, but didn’t quite dare do it.
knife
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From this reading So I rode down to the station with Tommy, who bought me a fifty-cent knife, out of his salary, only twelve dollars a month, and went away to join my father.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last the day came for me to go home, for I had passed my fourteenth birthday and was too old to stay at the Sisters’ School.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At last the day came for me to go home, for I had passed my fourteenth birthday and was too old to stay at the Sisters’ School.
month
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From this reading So I rode down to the station with Tommy, who bought me a fifty-cent knife, out of his salary, only twelve dollars a month, and went away to join my father.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading At last the day came for me to go home, for I had passed my fourteenth birthday and was too old to stay at the Sisters’ School.
occupied
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From this reading He had occupied it during the three years I had been away, and the only change was that he put a small bed in it for me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So I rode down to the station with Tommy, who bought me a fifty-cent knife, out of his salary, only twelve dollars a month, and went away to join my father.
old
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From this reading At last the day came for me to go home, for I had passed my fourteenth birthday and was too old to stay at the Sisters’ School.
only
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From this reading So I rode down to the station with Tommy, who bought me a fifty-cent knife, out of his salary, only twelve dollars a month, and went away to join my father.
out
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From this reading So I rode down to the station with Tommy, who bought me a fifty-cent knife, out of his salary, only twelve dollars a month, and went away to join my father.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last the day came for me to go home, for I had passed my fourteenth birthday and was too old to stay at the Sisters’ School.
put
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From this reading He had occupied it during the three years I had been away, and the only change was that he put a small bed in it for me.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I wanted to kiss my favorite teacher good-by, but didn’t quite dare do it.
rode
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From this reading So I rode down to the station with Tommy, who bought me a fifty-cent knife, out of his salary, only twelve dollars a month, and went away to join my father.
room
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From this reading Father took me back to the same hotel, to the same room.
salary
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From this reading So I rode down to the station with Tommy, who bought me a fifty-cent knife, out of his salary, only twelve dollars a month, and went away to join my father.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Father took me back to the same hotel, to the same room.
School
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From this reading At last the day came for me to go home, for I had passed my fourteenth birthday and was too old to stay at the Sisters’ School.
Sisters
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From this reading At last the day came for me to go home, for I had passed my fourteenth birthday and was too old to stay at the Sisters’ School.
small
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From this reading He had occupied it during the three years I had been away, and the only change was that he put a small bed in it for me.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I rode down to the station with Tommy, who bought me a fifty-cent knife, out of his salary, only twelve dollars a month, and went away to join my father.
station
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From this reading So I rode down to the station with Tommy, who bought me a fifty-cent knife, out of his salary, only twelve dollars a month, and went away to join my father.
stay
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From this reading At last the day came for me to go home, for I had passed my fourteenth birthday and was too old to stay at the Sisters’ School.
teacher
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From this reading I wanted to kiss my favorite teacher good-by, but didn’t quite dare do it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had occupied it during the three years I had been away, and the only change was that he put a small bed in it for me.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At last the day came for me to go home, for I had passed my fourteenth birthday and was too old to stay at the Sisters’ School.
three
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From this reading He had occupied it during the three years I had been away, and the only change was that he put a small bed in it for me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At last the day came for me to go home, for I had passed my fourteenth birthday and was too old to stay at the Sisters’ School.
Tommy
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From this reading So I rode down to the station with Tommy, who bought me a fifty-cent knife, out of his salary, only twelve dollars a month, and went away to join my father.
too
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From this reading At last the day came for me to go home, for I had passed my fourteenth birthday and was too old to stay at the Sisters’ School.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Father took me back to the same hotel, to the same room.
twelve
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From this reading So I rode down to the station with Tommy, who bought me a fifty-cent knife, out of his salary, only twelve dollars a month, and went away to join my father.
wanted
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From this reading I wanted to kiss my favorite teacher good-by, but didn’t quite dare do it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At last the day came for me to go home, for I had passed my fourteenth birthday and was too old to stay at the Sisters’ School.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So I rode down to the station with Tommy, who bought me a fifty-cent knife, out of his salary, only twelve dollars a month, and went away to join my father.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading So I rode down to the station with Tommy, who bought me a fifty-cent knife, out of his salary, only twelve dollars a month, and went away to join my father.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So I rode down to the station with Tommy, who bought me a fifty-cent knife, out of his salary, only twelve dollars a month, and went away to join my father.
years
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From this reading He had occupied it during the three years I had been away, and the only change was that he put a small bed in it for me.
