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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 Discarding my cinder-burnt clothes for a new outfit the next day, I bought a ticket for Victoria, B.C. On my way to the boat that evening I dropped the fat pocketbook into a mail box, where I knew it would be found, then examined, and returned to the loser.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Later it became an everyday, cold-blooded business, and while I went about it methodically, accepting the dangers and privations it entailed, I was fully aware of the gravity of my offenses.
accepted
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From this reading I accepted it as the thing to do because it was done by the people I was with; besides, it was adventurous and thrilling.
accepting
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From this reading Later it became an everyday, cold-blooded business, and while I went about it methodically, accepting the dangers and privations it entailed, I was fully aware of the gravity of my offenses.
adventurous
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From this reading I accepted it as the thing to do because it was done by the people I was with; besides, it was adventurous and thrilling.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Later it became an everyday, cold-blooded business, and while I went about it methodically, accepting the dangers and privations it entailed, I was fully aware of the gravity of my offenses.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Discarding my cinder-burnt clothes for a new outfit the next day, I bought a ticket for Victoria, B.C. On my way to the boat that evening I dropped the fat pocketbook into a mail box, where I knew it would be found, then examined, and returned to the loser.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I accepted it as the thing to do because it was done by the people I was with; besides, it was adventurous and thrilling.
aware
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From this reading Later it became an everyday, cold-blooded business, and while I went about it methodically, accepting the dangers and privations it entailed, I was fully aware of the gravity of my offenses.
B
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From this reading Discarding my cinder-burnt clothes for a new outfit the next day, I bought a ticket for Victoria, B.C. On my way to the boat that evening I dropped the fat pocketbook into a mail box, where I knew it would be found, then examined, and returned to the loser.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Discarding my cinder-burnt clothes for a new outfit the next day, I bought a ticket for Victoria, B.C. On my way to the boat that evening I dropped the fat pocketbook into a mail box, where I knew it would be found, then examined, and returned to the loser.
became
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From this reading Later it became an everyday, cold-blooded business, and while I went about it methodically, accepting the dangers and privations it entailed, I was fully aware of the gravity of my offenses.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading I accepted it as the thing to do because it was done by the people I was with; besides, it was adventurous and thrilling.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I first began stealing I had but a dim realization of its wrong.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading I accepted it as the thing to do because it was done by the people I was with; besides, it was adventurous and thrilling.
boat
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From this reading Discarding my cinder-burnt clothes for a new outfit the next day, I bought a ticket for Victoria, B.C. On my way to the boat that evening I dropped the fat pocketbook into a mail box, where I knew it would be found, then examined, and returned to the loser.
bought
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From this reading Discarding my cinder-burnt clothes for a new outfit the next day, I bought a ticket for Victoria, B.C. On my way to the boat that evening I dropped the fat pocketbook into a mail box, where I knew it would be found, then examined, and returned to the loser.
box
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From this reading Discarding my cinder-burnt clothes for a new outfit the next day, I bought a ticket for Victoria, B.C. On my way to the boat that evening I dropped the fat pocketbook into a mail box, where I knew it would be found, then examined, and returned to the loser.
breaking
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From this reading Every time I stole a dollar I knew I was breaking a law and working a hardship on the loser.
business
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From this reading Later it became an everyday, cold-blooded business, and while I went about it methodically, accepting the dangers and privations it entailed, I was fully aware of the gravity of my offenses.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When I first began stealing I had but a dim realization of its wrong.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I accepted it as the thing to do because it was done by the people I was with; besides, it was adventurous and thrilling.
C
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From this reading Discarding my cinder-burnt clothes for a new outfit the next day, I bought a ticket for Victoria, B.C. On my way to the boat that evening I dropped the fat pocketbook into a mail box, where I knew it would be found, then examined, and returned to the loser.
cinder-burnt
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From this reading Discarding my cinder-burnt clothes for a new outfit the next day, I bought a ticket for Victoria, B.C. On my way to the boat that evening I dropped the fat pocketbook into a mail box, where I knew it would be found, then examined, and returned to the loser.
clothes
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From this reading Discarding my cinder-burnt clothes for a new outfit the next day, I bought a ticket for Victoria, B.C. On my way to the boat that evening I dropped the fat pocketbook into a mail box, where I knew it would be found, then examined, and returned to the loser.
cold-blooded
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From this reading Later it became an everyday, cold-blooded business, and while I went about it methodically, accepting the dangers and privations it entailed, I was fully aware of the gravity of my offenses.
dangers
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From this reading Later it became an everyday, cold-blooded business, and while I went about it methodically, accepting the dangers and privations it entailed, I was fully aware of the gravity of my offenses.
day
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From this reading Discarding my cinder-burnt clothes for a new outfit the next day, I bought a ticket for Victoria, B.C. On my way to the boat that evening I dropped the fat pocketbook into a mail box, where I knew it would be found, then examined, and returned to the loser.
dim
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From this reading When I first began stealing I had but a dim realization of its wrong.
Discarding
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From this reading Discarding my cinder-burnt clothes for a new outfit the next day, I bought a ticket for Victoria, B.C. On my way to the boat that evening I dropped the fat pocketbook into a mail box, where I knew it would be found, then examined, and returned to the loser.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I accepted it as the thing to do because it was done by the people I was with; besides, it was adventurous and thrilling.
dollar
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From this reading Every time I stole a dollar I knew I was breaking a law and working a hardship on the loser.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I accepted it as the thing to do because it was done by the people I was with; besides, it was adventurous and thrilling.
dropped
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From this reading Discarding my cinder-burnt clothes for a new outfit the next day, I bought a ticket for Victoria, B.C. On my way to the boat that evening I dropped the fat pocketbook into a mail box, where I knew it would be found, then examined, and returned to the loser.
entailed
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From this reading Later it became an everyday, cold-blooded business, and while I went about it methodically, accepting the dangers and privations it entailed, I was fully aware of the gravity of my offenses.
evening
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From this reading Discarding my cinder-burnt clothes for a new outfit the next day, I bought a ticket for Victoria, B.C. On my way to the boat that evening I dropped the fat pocketbook into a mail box, where I knew it would be found, then examined, and returned to the loser.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every time I stole a dollar I knew I was breaking a law and working a hardship on the loser.
everyday
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From this reading Later it became an everyday, cold-blooded business, and while I went about it methodically, accepting the dangers and privations it entailed, I was fully aware of the gravity of my offenses.
examined
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From this reading Discarding my cinder-burnt clothes for a new outfit the next day, I bought a ticket for Victoria, B.C. On my way to the boat that evening I dropped the fat pocketbook into a mail box, where I knew it would be found, then examined, and returned to the loser.
fat
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From this reading Discarding my cinder-burnt clothes for a new outfit the next day, I bought a ticket for Victoria, B.C. On my way to the boat that evening I dropped the fat pocketbook into a mail box, where I knew it would be found, then examined, and returned to the loser.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I first began stealing I had but a dim realization of its wrong.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Discarding my cinder-burnt clothes for a new outfit the next day, I bought a ticket for Victoria, B.C. On my way to the boat that evening I dropped the fat pocketbook into a mail box, where I knew it would be found, then examined, and returned to the loser.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Discarding my cinder-burnt clothes for a new outfit the next day, I bought a ticket for Victoria, B.C. On my way to the boat that evening I dropped the fat pocketbook into a mail box, where I knew it would be found, then examined, and returned to the loser.
fully
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From this reading Later it became an everyday, cold-blooded business, and while I went about it methodically, accepting the dangers and privations it entailed, I was fully aware of the gravity of my offenses.
gravity
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From this reading Later it became an everyday, cold-blooded business, and while I went about it methodically, accepting the dangers and privations it entailed, I was fully aware of the gravity of my offenses.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When I first began stealing I had but a dim realization of its wrong.
hardship
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From this reading Every time I stole a dollar I knew I was breaking a law and working a hardship on the loser.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Discarding my cinder-burnt clothes for a new outfit the next day, I bought a ticket for Victoria, B.C. On my way to the boat that evening I dropped the fat pocketbook into a mail box, where I knew it would be found, then examined, and returned to the loser.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Discarding my cinder-burnt clothes for a new outfit the next day, I bought a ticket for Victoria, B.C. On my way to the boat that evening I dropped the fat pocketbook into a mail box, where I knew it would be found, then examined, and returned to the loser.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Discarding my cinder-burnt clothes for a new outfit the next day, I bought a ticket for Victoria, B.C. On my way to the boat that evening I dropped the fat pocketbook into a mail box, where I knew it would be found, then examined, and returned to the loser.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading When I first began stealing I had but a dim realization of its wrong.
knew
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From this reading Discarding my cinder-burnt clothes for a new outfit the next day, I bought a ticket for Victoria, B.C. On my way to the boat that evening I dropped the fat pocketbook into a mail box, where I knew it would be found, then examined, and returned to the loser.
Later
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From this reading Later it became an everyday, cold-blooded business, and while I went about it methodically, accepting the dangers and privations it entailed, I was fully aware of the gravity of my offenses.
law
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From this reading Every time I stole a dollar I knew I was breaking a law and working a hardship on the loser.
loser
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From this reading Discarding my cinder-burnt clothes for a new outfit the next day, I bought a ticket for Victoria, B.C. On my way to the boat that evening I dropped the fat pocketbook into a mail box, where I knew it would be found, then examined, and returned to the loser.
mail
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From this reading Discarding my cinder-burnt clothes for a new outfit the next day, I bought a ticket for Victoria, B.C. On my way to the boat that evening I dropped the fat pocketbook into a mail box, where I knew it would be found, then examined, and returned to the loser.
methodically
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From this reading Later it became an everyday, cold-blooded business, and while I went about it methodically, accepting the dangers and privations it entailed, I was fully aware of the gravity of my offenses.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Discarding my cinder-burnt clothes for a new outfit the next day, I bought a ticket for Victoria, B.C. On my way to the boat that evening I dropped the fat pocketbook into a mail box, where I knew it would be found, then examined, and returned to the loser.
new
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From this reading Discarding my cinder-burnt clothes for a new outfit the next day, I bought a ticket for Victoria, B.C. On my way to the boat that evening I dropped the fat pocketbook into a mail box, where I knew it would be found, then examined, and returned to the loser.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Discarding my cinder-burnt clothes for a new outfit the next day, I bought a ticket for Victoria, B.C. On my way to the boat that evening I dropped the fat pocketbook into a mail box, where I knew it would be found, then examined, and returned to the loser.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When I first began stealing I had but a dim realization of its wrong.
offenses
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From this reading Later it became an everyday, cold-blooded business, and while I went about it methodically, accepting the dangers and privations it entailed, I was fully aware of the gravity of my offenses.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Discarding my cinder-burnt clothes for a new outfit the next day, I bought a ticket for Victoria, B.C. On my way to the boat that evening I dropped the fat pocketbook into a mail box, where I knew it would be found, then examined, and returned to the loser.
outfit
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From this reading Discarding my cinder-burnt clothes for a new outfit the next day, I bought a ticket for Victoria, B.C. On my way to the boat that evening I dropped the fat pocketbook into a mail box, where I knew it would be found, then examined, and returned to the loser.
people
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From this reading I accepted it as the thing to do because it was done by the people I was with; besides, it was adventurous and thrilling.
pocketbook
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From this reading Discarding my cinder-burnt clothes for a new outfit the next day, I bought a ticket for Victoria, B.C. On my way to the boat that evening I dropped the fat pocketbook into a mail box, where I knew it would be found, then examined, and returned to the loser.
privations
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From this reading Later it became an everyday, cold-blooded business, and while I went about it methodically, accepting the dangers and privations it entailed, I was fully aware of the gravity of my offenses.
realization
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From this reading When I first began stealing I had but a dim realization of its wrong.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Discarding my cinder-burnt clothes for a new outfit the next day, I bought a ticket for Victoria, B.C. On my way to the boat that evening I dropped the fat pocketbook into a mail box, where I knew it would be found, then examined, and returned to the loser.
stealing
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From this reading When I first began stealing I had but a dim realization of its wrong.
stole
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From this reading Every time I stole a dollar I knew I was breaking a law and working a hardship on the loser.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Discarding my cinder-burnt clothes for a new outfit the next day, I bought a ticket for Victoria, B.C. On my way to the boat that evening I dropped the fat pocketbook into a mail box, where I knew it would be found, then examined, and returned to the loser.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Discarding my cinder-burnt clothes for a new outfit the next day, I bought a ticket for Victoria, B.C. On my way to the boat that evening I dropped the fat pocketbook into a mail box, where I knew it would be found, then examined, and returned to the loser.
then
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From this reading Discarding my cinder-burnt clothes for a new outfit the next day, I bought a ticket for Victoria, B.C. On my way to the boat that evening I dropped the fat pocketbook into a mail box, where I knew it would be found, then examined, and returned to the loser.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I accepted it as the thing to do because it was done by the people I was with; besides, it was adventurous and thrilling.
thrilling
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From this reading I accepted it as the thing to do because it was done by the people I was with; besides, it was adventurous and thrilling.
ticket
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From this reading Discarding my cinder-burnt clothes for a new outfit the next day, I bought a ticket for Victoria, B.C. On my way to the boat that evening I dropped the fat pocketbook into a mail box, where I knew it would be found, then examined, and returned to the loser.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every time I stole a dollar I knew I was breaking a law and working a hardship on the loser.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Discarding my cinder-burnt clothes for a new outfit the next day, I bought a ticket for Victoria, B.C. On my way to the boat that evening I dropped the fat pocketbook into a mail box, where I knew it would be found, then examined, and returned to the loser.
Victoria
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From this reading Discarding my cinder-burnt clothes for a new outfit the next day, I bought a ticket for Victoria, B.C. On my way to the boat that evening I dropped the fat pocketbook into a mail box, where I knew it would be found, then examined, and returned to the loser.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I accepted it as the thing to do because it was done by the people I was with; besides, it was adventurous and thrilling.
way
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From this reading Discarding my cinder-burnt clothes for a new outfit the next day, I bought a ticket for Victoria, B.C. On my way to the boat that evening I dropped the fat pocketbook into a mail box, where I knew it would be found, then examined, and returned to the loser.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Later it became an everyday, cold-blooded business, and while I went about it methodically, accepting the dangers and privations it entailed, I was fully aware of the gravity of my offenses.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I first began stealing I had but a dim realization of its wrong.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Discarding my cinder-burnt clothes for a new outfit the next day, I bought a ticket for Victoria, B.C. On my way to the boat that evening I dropped the fat pocketbook into a mail box, where I knew it would be found, then examined, and returned to the loser.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Later it became an everyday, cold-blooded business, and while I went about it methodically, accepting the dangers and privations it entailed, I was fully aware of the gravity of my offenses.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I accepted it as the thing to do because it was done by the people I was with; besides, it was adventurous and thrilling.
working
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From this reading Every time I stole a dollar I knew I was breaking a law and working a hardship on the loser.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Discarding my cinder-burnt clothes for a new outfit the next day, I bought a ticket for Victoria, B.C. On my way to the boat that evening I dropped the fat pocketbook into a mail box, where I knew it would be found, then examined, and returned to the loser.
wrong
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From this reading When I first began stealing I had but a dim realization of its wrong.
