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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 Just then a man in a sack-coat and wearing a smart-looking fedora hat came to the door and entered into conversation with Dudley.
ALMOST
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From this reading THE REASON WHY VANCE THORNTON WAS TICKLED ALMOST TO DEATH.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Just then a man in a sack-coat and wearing a smart-looking fedora hat came to the door and entered into conversation with Dudley.
astonishment
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From this reading “What the dickens is he doing in Elevatorville?” ejaculated Vance in great astonishment.
attending
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From this reading “I thought he was attending to business for his father in Kansas City.”
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Presently the dapper young man jumped off his perch, and the two began to walk toward the spot where Vance stood regarding them with some curiosity.
business
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From this reading “I thought he was attending to business for his father in Kansas City.”
came
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From this reading Just then a man in a sack-coat and wearing a smart-looking fedora hat came to the door and entered into conversation with Dudley.
City
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conversation
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From this reading Just then a man in a sack-coat and wearing a smart-looking fedora hat came to the door and entered into conversation with Dudley.
curiosity
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From this reading Presently the dapper young man jumped off his perch, and the two began to walk toward the spot where Vance stood regarding them with some curiosity.
dapper
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From this reading Presently the dapper young man jumped off his perch, and the two began to walk toward the spot where Vance stood regarding them with some curiosity.
DEATH
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From this reading THE REASON WHY VANCE THORNTON WAS TICKLED ALMOST TO DEATH.
dickens
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From this reading “What the dickens is he doing in Elevatorville?” ejaculated Vance in great astonishment.
doing
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From this reading “What the dickens is he doing in Elevatorville?” ejaculated Vance in great astonishment.
door
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From this reading Just then a man in a sack-coat and wearing a smart-looking fedora hat came to the door and entered into conversation with Dudley.
Dudley
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From this reading Just then a man in a sack-coat and wearing a smart-looking fedora hat came to the door and entered into conversation with Dudley.
ejaculated
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From this reading “What the dickens is he doing in Elevatorville?” ejaculated Vance in great astonishment.
Elevatorville
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From this reading “What the dickens is he doing in Elevatorville?” ejaculated Vance in great astonishment.
entered
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From this reading Just then a man in a sack-coat and wearing a smart-looking fedora hat came to the door and entered into conversation with Dudley.
father
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From this reading “I thought he was attending to business for his father in Kansas City.”
fedora
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From this reading Just then a man in a sack-coat and wearing a smart-looking fedora hat came to the door and entered into conversation with Dudley.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I thought he was attending to business for his father in Kansas City.”
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What the dickens is he doing in Elevatorville?” ejaculated Vance in great astonishment.
hat
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From this reading Just then a man in a sack-coat and wearing a smart-looking fedora hat came to the door and entered into conversation with Dudley.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What the dickens is he doing in Elevatorville?” ejaculated Vance in great astonishment.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “I thought he was attending to business for his father in Kansas City.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I thought he was attending to business for his father in Kansas City.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “What the dickens is he doing in Elevatorville?” ejaculated Vance in great astonishment.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Just then a man in a sack-coat and wearing a smart-looking fedora hat came to the door and entered into conversation with Dudley.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What the dickens is he doing in Elevatorville?” ejaculated Vance in great astonishment.
jumped
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From this reading Presently the dapper young man jumped off his perch, and the two began to walk toward the spot where Vance stood regarding them with some curiosity.
Just
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From this reading Just then a man in a sack-coat and wearing a smart-looking fedora hat came to the door and entered into conversation with Dudley.
Kansas
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man
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From this reading Just then a man in a sack-coat and wearing a smart-looking fedora hat came to the door and entered into conversation with Dudley.
off
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From this reading Presently the dapper young man jumped off his perch, and the two began to walk toward the spot where Vance stood regarding them with some curiosity.
perch
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From this reading Presently the dapper young man jumped off his perch, and the two began to walk toward the spot where Vance stood regarding them with some curiosity.
Presently
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From this reading Presently the dapper young man jumped off his perch, and the two began to walk toward the spot where Vance stood regarding them with some curiosity.
REASON
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From this reading THE REASON WHY VANCE THORNTON WAS TICKLED ALMOST TO DEATH.
regarding
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From this reading Presently the dapper young man jumped off his perch, and the two began to walk toward the spot where Vance stood regarding them with some curiosity.
sack-coat
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From this reading Just then a man in a sack-coat and wearing a smart-looking fedora hat came to the door and entered into conversation with Dudley.
smart-looking
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From this reading Just then a man in a sack-coat and wearing a smart-looking fedora hat came to the door and entered into conversation with Dudley.
some
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From this reading Presently the dapper young man jumped off his perch, and the two began to walk toward the spot where Vance stood regarding them with some curiosity.
spot
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From this reading Presently the dapper young man jumped off his perch, and the two began to walk toward the spot where Vance stood regarding them with some curiosity.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Presently the dapper young man jumped off his perch, and the two began to walk toward the spot where Vance stood regarding them with some curiosity.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE REASON WHY VANCE THORNTON WAS TICKLED ALMOST TO DEATH.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Presently the dapper young man jumped off his perch, and the two began to walk toward the spot where Vance stood regarding them with some curiosity.
then
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From this reading Just then a man in a sack-coat and wearing a smart-looking fedora hat came to the door and entered into conversation with Dudley.
THORNTON
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From this reading THE REASON WHY VANCE THORNTON WAS TICKLED ALMOST TO DEATH.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I thought he was attending to business for his father in Kansas City.”
TICKLED
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From this reading THE REASON WHY VANCE THORNTON WAS TICKLED ALMOST TO DEATH.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE REASON WHY VANCE THORNTON WAS TICKLED ALMOST TO DEATH.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Presently the dapper young man jumped off his perch, and the two began to walk toward the spot where Vance stood regarding them with some curiosity.
two
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From this reading Presently the dapper young man jumped off his perch, and the two began to walk toward the spot where Vance stood regarding them with some curiosity.
VANCE
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From this reading THE REASON WHY VANCE THORNTON WAS TICKLED ALMOST TO DEATH.
walk
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From this reading Presently the dapper young man jumped off his perch, and the two began to walk toward the spot where Vance stood regarding them with some curiosity.
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE REASON WHY VANCE THORNTON WAS TICKLED ALMOST TO DEATH.
wearing
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From this reading Just then a man in a sack-coat and wearing a smart-looking fedora hat came to the door and entered into conversation with Dudley.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What the dickens is he doing in Elevatorville?” ejaculated Vance in great astonishment.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Presently the dapper young man jumped off his perch, and the two began to walk toward the spot where Vance stood regarding them with some curiosity.
WHY
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From this reading THE REASON WHY VANCE THORNTON WAS TICKLED ALMOST TO DEATH.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Just then a man in a sack-coat and wearing a smart-looking fedora hat came to the door and entered into conversation with Dudley.
young
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From this reading Presently the dapper young man jumped off his perch, and the two began to walk toward the spot where Vance stood regarding them with some curiosity.
