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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 Ah, but a gipsy’s life is not all joys by any manner of means, although to those so young as Peggy and Johnnie, it is quite the life idyllic.
Ah
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From this reading Ah, but a gipsy’s life is not all joys by any manner of means, although to those so young as Peggy and Johnnie, it is quite the life idyllic.
all
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From this reading Ah, but a gipsy’s life is not all joys by any manner of means, although to those so young as Peggy and Johnnie, it is quite the life idyllic.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Ah, but a gipsy’s life is not all joys by any manner of means, although to those so young as Peggy and Johnnie, it is quite the life idyllic.
amusements
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From this reading The public, in fact, is the same with its amusements as it is with its food, the public want to get the biggest chunk of enjoyment, as well as the biggest hunk of cheese it can possibly get for its penny, and it likes variety too.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ah, but a gipsy’s life is not all joys by any manner of means, although to those so young as Peggy and Johnnie, it is quite the life idyllic.
any
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From this reading Ah, but a gipsy’s life is not all joys by any manner of means, although to those so young as Peggy and Johnnie, it is quite the life idyllic.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Fitzroy, the captain of the show, had often enough, like most of us who are not born with silver spoons in our mouths, to scratch the elbow of troublesome care.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Ah, but a gipsy’s life is not all joys by any manner of means, although to those so young as Peggy and Johnnie, it is quite the life idyllic.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Peggy Little Knew What Was Before Her.
biggest
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From this reading The public, in fact, is the same with its amusements as it is with its food, the public want to get the biggest chunk of enjoyment, as well as the biggest hunk of cheese it can possibly get for its penny, and it likes variety too.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fitzroy, the captain of the show, had often enough, like most of us who are not born with silver spoons in our mouths, to scratch the elbow of troublesome care.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Ah, but a gipsy’s life is not all joys by any manner of means, although to those so young as Peggy and Johnnie, it is quite the life idyllic.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Ah, but a gipsy’s life is not all joys by any manner of means, although to those so young as Peggy and Johnnie, it is quite the life idyllic.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The public, in fact, is the same with its amusements as it is with its food, the public want to get the biggest chunk of enjoyment, as well as the biggest hunk of cheese it can possibly get for its penny, and it likes variety too.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Fitzroy, the captain of the show, had often enough, like most of us who are not born with silver spoons in our mouths, to scratch the elbow of troublesome care.
caravan
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From this reading He had to make his caravan tours pay, and the public is a most insatiable monster.
care
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From this reading Fitzroy, the captain of the show, had often enough, like most of us who are not born with silver spoons in our mouths, to scratch the elbow of troublesome care.
cheese
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From this reading The public, in fact, is the same with its amusements as it is with its food, the public want to get the biggest chunk of enjoyment, as well as the biggest hunk of cheese it can possibly get for its penny, and it likes variety too.
chunk
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From this reading The public, in fact, is the same with its amusements as it is with its food, the public want to get the biggest chunk of enjoyment, as well as the biggest hunk of cheese it can possibly get for its penny, and it likes variety too.
elbow
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From this reading Fitzroy, the captain of the show, had often enough, like most of us who are not born with silver spoons in our mouths, to scratch the elbow of troublesome care.
enjoyment
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From this reading The public, in fact, is the same with its amusements as it is with its food, the public want to get the biggest chunk of enjoyment, as well as the biggest hunk of cheese it can possibly get for its penny, and it likes variety too.
enough
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From this reading Fitzroy, the captain of the show, had often enough, like most of us who are not born with silver spoons in our mouths, to scratch the elbow of troublesome care.
fact
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From this reading The public, in fact, is the same with its amusements as it is with its food, the public want to get the biggest chunk of enjoyment, as well as the biggest hunk of cheese it can possibly get for its penny, and it likes variety too.
Fitzroy
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From this reading Fitzroy, the captain of the show, had often enough, like most of us who are not born with silver spoons in our mouths, to scratch the elbow of troublesome care.
food
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From this reading The public, in fact, is the same with its amusements as it is with its food, the public want to get the biggest chunk of enjoyment, as well as the biggest hunk of cheese it can possibly get for its penny, and it likes variety too.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The public, in fact, is the same with its amusements as it is with its food, the public want to get the biggest chunk of enjoyment, as well as the biggest hunk of cheese it can possibly get for its penny, and it likes variety too.
get
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From this reading The public, in fact, is the same with its amusements as it is with its food, the public want to get the biggest chunk of enjoyment, as well as the biggest hunk of cheese it can possibly get for its penny, and it likes variety too.
gipsy's
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From this reading Ah, but a gipsy’s life is not all joys by any manner of means, although to those so young as Peggy and Johnnie, it is quite the life idyllic.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Fitzroy, the captain of the show, had often enough, like most of us who are not born with silver spoons in our mouths, to scratch the elbow of troublesome care.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had to make his caravan tours pay, and the public is a most insatiable monster.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Peggy Little Knew What Was Before Her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had to make his caravan tours pay, and the public is a most insatiable monster.
hunk
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From this reading The public, in fact, is the same with its amusements as it is with its food, the public want to get the biggest chunk of enjoyment, as well as the biggest hunk of cheese it can possibly get for its penny, and it likes variety too.
idyllic
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From this reading Ah, but a gipsy’s life is not all joys by any manner of means, although to those so young as Peggy and Johnnie, it is quite the life idyllic.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fitzroy, the captain of the show, had often enough, like most of us who are not born with silver spoons in our mouths, to scratch the elbow of troublesome care.
insatiable
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From this reading He had to make his caravan tours pay, and the public is a most insatiable monster.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ah, but a gipsy’s life is not all joys by any manner of means, although to those so young as Peggy and Johnnie, it is quite the life idyllic.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ah, but a gipsy’s life is not all joys by any manner of means, although to those so young as Peggy and Johnnie, it is quite the life idyllic.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The public, in fact, is the same with its amusements as it is with its food, the public want to get the biggest chunk of enjoyment, as well as the biggest hunk of cheese it can possibly get for its penny, and it likes variety too.
Johnnie
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From this reading Ah, but a gipsy’s life is not all joys by any manner of means, although to those so young as Peggy and Johnnie, it is quite the life idyllic.
joys
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From this reading Ah, but a gipsy’s life is not all joys by any manner of means, although to those so young as Peggy and Johnnie, it is quite the life idyllic.
Knew
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From this reading Peggy Little Knew What Was Before Her.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ah, but a gipsy’s life is not all joys by any manner of means, although to those so young as Peggy and Johnnie, it is quite the life idyllic.
like
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From this reading Fitzroy, the captain of the show, had often enough, like most of us who are not born with silver spoons in our mouths, to scratch the elbow of troublesome care.
likes
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From this reading The public, in fact, is the same with its amusements as it is with its food, the public want to get the biggest chunk of enjoyment, as well as the biggest hunk of cheese it can possibly get for its penny, and it likes variety too.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Peggy Little Knew What Was Before Her.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had to make his caravan tours pay, and the public is a most insatiable monster.
manner
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From this reading Ah, but a gipsy’s life is not all joys by any manner of means, although to those so young as Peggy and Johnnie, it is quite the life idyllic.
means
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From this reading Ah, but a gipsy’s life is not all joys by any manner of means, although to those so young as Peggy and Johnnie, it is quite the life idyllic.
monster
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From this reading He had to make his caravan tours pay, and the public is a most insatiable monster.
most
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From this reading Fitzroy, the captain of the show, had often enough, like most of us who are not born with silver spoons in our mouths, to scratch the elbow of troublesome care.
mouths
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From this reading Fitzroy, the captain of the show, had often enough, like most of us who are not born with silver spoons in our mouths, to scratch the elbow of troublesome care.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Ah, but a gipsy’s life is not all joys by any manner of means, although to those so young as Peggy and Johnnie, it is quite the life idyllic.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ah, but a gipsy’s life is not all joys by any manner of means, although to those so young as Peggy and Johnnie, it is quite the life idyllic.
often
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From this reading Fitzroy, the captain of the show, had often enough, like most of us who are not born with silver spoons in our mouths, to scratch the elbow of troublesome care.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Fitzroy, the captain of the show, had often enough, like most of us who are not born with silver spoons in our mouths, to scratch the elbow of troublesome care.
pay
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From this reading He had to make his caravan tours pay, and the public is a most insatiable monster.
Peggy
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From this reading Peggy Little Knew What Was Before Her.
penny
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From this reading The public, in fact, is the same with its amusements as it is with its food, the public want to get the biggest chunk of enjoyment, as well as the biggest hunk of cheese it can possibly get for its penny, and it likes variety too.
possibly
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From this reading The public, in fact, is the same with its amusements as it is with its food, the public want to get the biggest chunk of enjoyment, as well as the biggest hunk of cheese it can possibly get for its penny, and it likes variety too.
public
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From this reading He had to make his caravan tours pay, and the public is a most insatiable monster.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ah, but a gipsy’s life is not all joys by any manner of means, although to those so young as Peggy and Johnnie, it is quite the life idyllic.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The public, in fact, is the same with its amusements as it is with its food, the public want to get the biggest chunk of enjoyment, as well as the biggest hunk of cheese it can possibly get for its penny, and it likes variety too.
scratch
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From this reading Fitzroy, the captain of the show, had often enough, like most of us who are not born with silver spoons in our mouths, to scratch the elbow of troublesome care.
show
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From this reading Fitzroy, the captain of the show, had often enough, like most of us who are not born with silver spoons in our mouths, to scratch the elbow of troublesome care.
silver
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From this reading Fitzroy, the captain of the show, had often enough, like most of us who are not born with silver spoons in our mouths, to scratch the elbow of troublesome care.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Ah, but a gipsy’s life is not all joys by any manner of means, although to those so young as Peggy and Johnnie, it is quite the life idyllic.
spoons
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From this reading Fitzroy, the captain of the show, had often enough, like most of us who are not born with silver spoons in our mouths, to scratch the elbow of troublesome care.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ah, but a gipsy’s life is not all joys by any manner of means, although to those so young as Peggy and Johnnie, it is quite the life idyllic.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Ah, but a gipsy’s life is not all joys by any manner of means, although to those so young as Peggy and Johnnie, it is quite the life idyllic.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ah, but a gipsy’s life is not all joys by any manner of means, although to those so young as Peggy and Johnnie, it is quite the life idyllic.
too
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From this reading The public, in fact, is the same with its amusements as it is with its food, the public want to get the biggest chunk of enjoyment, as well as the biggest hunk of cheese it can possibly get for its penny, and it likes variety too.
tours
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From this reading He had to make his caravan tours pay, and the public is a most insatiable monster.
troublesome
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From this reading Fitzroy, the captain of the show, had often enough, like most of us who are not born with silver spoons in our mouths, to scratch the elbow of troublesome care.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Fitzroy, the captain of the show, had often enough, like most of us who are not born with silver spoons in our mouths, to scratch the elbow of troublesome care.
variety
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From this reading The public, in fact, is the same with its amusements as it is with its food, the public want to get the biggest chunk of enjoyment, as well as the biggest hunk of cheese it can possibly get for its penny, and it likes variety too.
want
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From this reading The public, in fact, is the same with its amusements as it is with its food, the public want to get the biggest chunk of enjoyment, as well as the biggest hunk of cheese it can possibly get for its penny, and it likes variety too.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Peggy Little Knew What Was Before Her.
well
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From this reading The public, in fact, is the same with its amusements as it is with its food, the public want to get the biggest chunk of enjoyment, as well as the biggest hunk of cheese it can possibly get for its penny, and it likes variety too.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Peggy Little Knew What Was Before Her.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Fitzroy, the captain of the show, had often enough, like most of us who are not born with silver spoons in our mouths, to scratch the elbow of troublesome care.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Fitzroy, the captain of the show, had often enough, like most of us who are not born with silver spoons in our mouths, to scratch the elbow of troublesome care.
young
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From this reading Ah, but a gipsy’s life is not all joys by any manner of means, although to those so young as Peggy and Johnnie, it is quite the life idyllic.
