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From this reading He then requested anyone who wished to step up so as to see that the numbers in the box ran from 1 to 100.
100
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From this reading He then requested anyone who wished to step up so as to see that the numbers in the box ran from 1 to 100.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The crowd drew closer to the high box which served as a platform, as the man stepped upon it.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN EXCITING MOMENT "We're just in time," announced Mary, "and here comes the man who sold us the tickets."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN EXCITING MOMENT "We're just in time," announced Mary, "and here comes the man who sold us the tickets."
announced
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From this reading AN EXCITING MOMENT "We're just in time," announced Mary, "and here comes the man who sold us the tickets."
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading He then requested anyone who wished to step up so as to see that the numbers in the box ran from 1 to 100.
arm
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From this reading The first thing he did was to open a shoe box, which he had been carrying under his arm.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The crowd drew closer to the high box which served as a platform, as the man stepped upon it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The first thing he did was to open a shoe box, which he had been carrying under his arm.
box
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From this reading The crowd drew closer to the high box which served as a platform, as the man stepped upon it.
carrying
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From this reading The first thing he did was to open a shoe box, which he had been carrying under his arm.
closer
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From this reading The crowd drew closer to the high box which served as a platform, as the man stepped upon it.
comes
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From this reading AN EXCITING MOMENT "We're just in time," announced Mary, "and here comes the man who sold us the tickets."
crowd
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From this reading The crowd drew closer to the high box which served as a platform, as the man stepped upon it.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The first thing he did was to open a shoe box, which he had been carrying under his arm.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The crowd drew closer to the high box which served as a platform, as the man stepped upon it.
examined
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From this reading Several people examined the slips in the box and seemed satisfied that what he had told them was true.
EXCITING
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From this reading AN EXCITING MOMENT "We're just in time," announced Mary, "and here comes the man who sold us the tickets."
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first thing he did was to open a shoe box, which he had been carrying under his arm.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He then requested anyone who wished to step up so as to see that the numbers in the box ran from 1 to 100.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The first thing he did was to open a shoe box, which he had been carrying under his arm.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The first thing he did was to open a shoe box, which he had been carrying under his arm.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN EXCITING MOMENT "We're just in time," announced Mary, "and here comes the man who sold us the tickets."
high
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From this reading The crowd drew closer to the high box which served as a platform, as the man stepped upon it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The first thing he did was to open a shoe box, which he had been carrying under his arm.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN EXCITING MOMENT "We're just in time," announced Mary, "and here comes the man who sold us the tickets."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The crowd drew closer to the high box which served as a platform, as the man stepped upon it.
just
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From this reading AN EXCITING MOMENT "We're just in time," announced Mary, "and here comes the man who sold us the tickets."
man
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From this reading AN EXCITING MOMENT "We're just in time," announced Mary, "and here comes the man who sold us the tickets."
Mary
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From this reading AN EXCITING MOMENT "We're just in time," announced Mary, "and here comes the man who sold us the tickets."
MOMENT
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From this reading AN EXCITING MOMENT "We're just in time," announced Mary, "and here comes the man who sold us the tickets."
numbers
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From this reading He then requested anyone who wished to step up so as to see that the numbers in the box ran from 1 to 100.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The first thing he did was to open a shoe box, which he had been carrying under his arm.
people
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From this reading Several people examined the slips in the box and seemed satisfied that what he had told them was true.
platform
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From this reading The crowd drew closer to the high box which served as a platform, as the man stepped upon it.
ran
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From this reading He then requested anyone who wished to step up so as to see that the numbers in the box ran from 1 to 100.
requested
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From this reading He then requested anyone who wished to step up so as to see that the numbers in the box ran from 1 to 100.
satisfied
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From this reading Several people examined the slips in the box and seemed satisfied that what he had told them was true.
see
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From this reading He then requested anyone who wished to step up so as to see that the numbers in the box ran from 1 to 100.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Several people examined the slips in the box and seemed satisfied that what he had told them was true.
served
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From this reading The crowd drew closer to the high box which served as a platform, as the man stepped upon it.
Several
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From this reading Several people examined the slips in the box and seemed satisfied that what he had told them was true.
shoe
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From this reading The first thing he did was to open a shoe box, which he had been carrying under his arm.
slips
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From this reading Several people examined the slips in the box and seemed satisfied that what he had told them was true.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He then requested anyone who wished to step up so as to see that the numbers in the box ran from 1 to 100.
sold
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From this reading AN EXCITING MOMENT "We're just in time," announced Mary, "and here comes the man who sold us the tickets."
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He then requested anyone who wished to step up so as to see that the numbers in the box ran from 1 to 100.
stepped
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From this reading The crowd drew closer to the high box which served as a platform, as the man stepped upon it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He then requested anyone who wished to step up so as to see that the numbers in the box ran from 1 to 100.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN EXCITING MOMENT "We're just in time," announced Mary, "and here comes the man who sold us the tickets."
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Several people examined the slips in the box and seemed satisfied that what he had told them was true.
then
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From this reading He then requested anyone who wished to step up so as to see that the numbers in the box ran from 1 to 100.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first thing he did was to open a shoe box, which he had been carrying under his arm.
tickets
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From this reading AN EXCITING MOMENT "We're just in time," announced Mary, "and here comes the man who sold us the tickets."
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN EXCITING MOMENT "We're just in time," announced Mary, "and here comes the man who sold us the tickets."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The crowd drew closer to the high box which served as a platform, as the man stepped upon it.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Several people examined the slips in the box and seemed satisfied that what he had told them was true.
true
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From this reading Several people examined the slips in the box and seemed satisfied that what he had told them was true.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The first thing he did was to open a shoe box, which he had been carrying under his arm.
up
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From this reading He then requested anyone who wished to step up so as to see that the numbers in the box ran from 1 to 100.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The crowd drew closer to the high box which served as a platform, as the man stepped upon it.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading AN EXCITING MOMENT "We're just in time," announced Mary, "and here comes the man who sold us the tickets."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first thing he did was to open a shoe box, which he had been carrying under his arm.
We're
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From this reading AN EXCITING MOMENT "We're just in time," announced Mary, "and here comes the man who sold us the tickets."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Several people examined the slips in the box and seemed satisfied that what he had told them was true.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The crowd drew closer to the high box which served as a platform, as the man stepped upon it.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading AN EXCITING MOMENT "We're just in time," announced Mary, "and here comes the man who sold us the tickets."
wished
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From this reading He then requested anyone who wished to step up so as to see that the numbers in the box ran from 1 to 100.
