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AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About all I did was hate Irish Annie, and plan ways and means to revenge myself on her.
Alaska
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all
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading About all I did was hate Irish Annie, and plan ways and means to revenge myself on her.
Annie
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her girls left her establishment when they saw her turn copper; her friends in the Tenderloin shunned her as if she had the leprosy.
back
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From this reading I kept close track of her through friends and learned that her punishment began the day she got back to Canada.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I kept close track of her through friends and learned that her punishment began the day she got back to Canada.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Finding herself cast out by these outcasts, she gathered up what she could and joined the gold rush to Alaska.
Canada
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cast
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close
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copper
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From this reading Her girls left her establishment when they saw her turn copper; her friends in the Tenderloin shunned her as if she had the leprosy.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Finding herself cast out by these outcasts, she gathered up what she could and joined the gold rush to Alaska.
county
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day
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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enough
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establishment
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From this reading Her girls left her establishment when they saw her turn copper; her friends in the Tenderloin shunned her as if she had the leprosy.
few
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Finding
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firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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friends
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gathered
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girls
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From this reading Her girls left her establishment when they saw her turn copper; her friends in the Tenderloin shunned her as if she had the leprosy.
gold
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got
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her girls left her establishment when they saw her turn copper; her friends in the Tenderloin shunned her as if she had the leprosy.
hard
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hate
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading About all I did was hate Irish Annie, and plan ways and means to revenge myself on her.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Finding herself cast out by these outcasts, she gathered up what she could and joined the gold rush to Alaska.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading About all I did was hate Irish Annie, and plan ways and means to revenge myself on her.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Her girls left her establishment when they saw her turn copper; her friends in the Tenderloin shunned her as if she had the leprosy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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Irish
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jail
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joined
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kept
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learned
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leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her girls left her establishment when they saw her turn copper; her friends in the Tenderloin shunned her as if she had the leprosy.
leprosy
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means
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months
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MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My first few months in the county jail were put in hard enough.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading About all I did was hate Irish Annie, and plan ways and means to revenge myself on her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I kept close track of her through friends and learned that her punishment began the day she got back to Canada.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading About all I did was hate Irish Annie, and plan ways and means to revenge myself on her.
out
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From this reading Finding herself cast out by these outcasts, she gathered up what she could and joined the gold rush to Alaska.
outcasts
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plan
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punishment
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put
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revenge
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rush
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From this reading Finding herself cast out by these outcasts, she gathered up what she could and joined the gold rush to Alaska.
saw
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From this reading Her girls left her establishment when they saw her turn copper; her friends in the Tenderloin shunned her as if she had the leprosy.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I kept close track of her through friends and learned that her punishment began the day she got back to Canada.
shunned
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From this reading Her girls left her establishment when they saw her turn copper; her friends in the Tenderloin shunned her as if she had the leprosy.
Tenderloin
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From this reading Her girls left her establishment when they saw her turn copper; her friends in the Tenderloin shunned her as if she had the leprosy.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I kept close track of her through friends and learned that her punishment began the day she got back to Canada.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My first few months in the county jail were put in hard enough.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Finding herself cast out by these outcasts, she gathered up what she could and joined the gold rush to Alaska.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her girls left her establishment when they saw her turn copper; her friends in the Tenderloin shunned her as if she had the leprosy.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I kept close track of her through friends and learned that her punishment began the day she got back to Canada.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading About all I did was hate Irish Annie, and plan ways and means to revenge myself on her.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading I kept close track of her through friends and learned that her punishment began the day she got back to Canada.
turn
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From this reading Her girls left her establishment when they saw her turn copper; her friends in the Tenderloin shunned her as if she had the leprosy.
up
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From this reading Finding herself cast out by these outcasts, she gathered up what she could and joined the gold rush to Alaska.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading About all I did was hate Irish Annie, and plan ways and means to revenge myself on her.
ways
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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My first few months in the county jail were put in hard enough.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Finding herself cast out by these outcasts, she gathered up what she could and joined the gold rush to Alaska.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Her girls left her establishment when they saw her turn copper; her friends in the Tenderloin shunned her as if she had the leprosy.
