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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 At every station the conductor and Rex had to reason with him A GOOD SAMARITAN The little District Telegraph boy, with a dirty face, stood at the edge of the desk, and, rubbing his sleeve across his cheek, made it unnecessarily dirtier.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading At every station the conductor and Rex had to reason with him A GOOD SAMARITAN The little District Telegraph boy, with a dirty face, stood at the edge of the desk, and, rubbing his sleeve across his cheek, made it unnecessarily dirtier.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At every station the conductor and Rex had to reason with him A GOOD SAMARITAN The little District Telegraph boy, with a dirty face, stood at the edge of the desk, and, rubbing his sleeve across his cheek, made it unnecessarily dirtier.
Answer
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From this reading "Answer, sir?"
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At every station the conductor and Rex had to reason with him A GOOD SAMARITAN The little District Telegraph boy, with a dirty face, stood at the edge of the desk, and, rubbing his sleeve across his cheek, made it unnecessarily dirtier.
bes
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From this reading New York McClure, Phillips & Co. "That'll get even Webster's Union for chargin' me two cents for 'soon,'" he chuckled "Recky," he bubbled, "good old Recky--bes' fren' ev' had" "Who's your friend, Billy?"
Billy
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boy
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From this reading At every station the conductor and Rex had to reason with him A GOOD SAMARITAN The little District Telegraph boy, with a dirty face, stood at the edge of the desk, and, rubbing his sleeve across his cheek, made it unnecessarily dirtier.
bubbled
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cents
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From this reading New York McClure, Phillips & Co. "That'll get even Webster's Union for chargin' me two cents for 'soon,'" he chuckled "Recky," he bubbled, "good old Recky--bes' fren' ev' had" "Who's your friend, Billy?"
chargin
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From this reading New York McClure, Phillips & Co. "That'll get even Webster's Union for chargin' me two cents for 'soon,'" he chuckled "Recky," he bubbled, "good old Recky--bes' fren' ev' had" "Who's your friend, Billy?"
cheek
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From this reading At every station the conductor and Rex had to reason with him A GOOD SAMARITAN The little District Telegraph boy, with a dirty face, stood at the edge of the desk, and, rubbing his sleeve across his cheek, made it unnecessarily dirtier.
chuckled
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From this reading New York McClure, Phillips & Co. "That'll get even Webster's Union for chargin' me two cents for 'soon,'" he chuckled "Recky," he bubbled, "good old Recky--bes' fren' ev' had" "Who's your friend, Billy?"
Co
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conductor
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From this reading At every station the conductor and Rex had to reason with him A GOOD SAMARITAN The little District Telegraph boy, with a dirty face, stood at the edge of the desk, and, rubbing his sleeve across his cheek, made it unnecessarily dirtier.
Couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Go'n have good nap now" "Could he--couldn't he?"
couldn't
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From this reading "Go'n have good nap now" "Could he--couldn't he?"
desk
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From this reading At every station the conductor and Rex had to reason with him A GOOD SAMARITAN The little District Telegraph boy, with a dirty face, stood at the edge of the desk, and, rubbing his sleeve across his cheek, made it unnecessarily dirtier.
dirtier
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From this reading At every station the conductor and Rex had to reason with him A GOOD SAMARITAN The little District Telegraph boy, with a dirty face, stood at the edge of the desk, and, rubbing his sleeve across his cheek, made it unnecessarily dirtier.
dirty
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From this reading At every station the conductor and Rex had to reason with him A GOOD SAMARITAN The little District Telegraph boy, with a dirty face, stood at the edge of the desk, and, rubbing his sleeve across his cheek, made it unnecessarily dirtier.
District
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From this reading At every station the conductor and Rex had to reason with him A GOOD SAMARITAN The little District Telegraph boy, with a dirty face, stood at the edge of the desk, and, rubbing his sleeve across his cheek, made it unnecessarily dirtier.
edge
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From this reading At every station the conductor and Rex had to reason with him A GOOD SAMARITAN The little District Telegraph boy, with a dirty face, stood at the edge of the desk, and, rubbing his sleeve across his cheek, made it unnecessarily dirtier.
ev
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From this reading New York McClure, Phillips & Co. "That'll get even Webster's Union for chargin' me two cents for 'soon,'" he chuckled "Recky," he bubbled, "good old Recky--bes' fren' ev' had" "Who's your friend, Billy?"
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading New York McClure, Phillips & Co. "That'll get even Webster's Union for chargin' me two cents for 'soon,'" he chuckled "Recky," he bubbled, "good old Recky--bes' fren' ev' had" "Who's your friend, Billy?"
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading At every station the conductor and Rex had to reason with him A GOOD SAMARITAN The little District Telegraph boy, with a dirty face, stood at the edge of the desk, and, rubbing his sleeve across his cheek, made it unnecessarily dirtier.
face
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From this reading At every station the conductor and Rex had to reason with him A GOOD SAMARITAN The little District Telegraph boy, with a dirty face, stood at the edge of the desk, and, rubbing his sleeve across his cheek, made it unnecessarily dirtier.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading New York McClure, Phillips & Co. "That'll get even Webster's Union for chargin' me two cents for 'soon,'" he chuckled "Recky," he bubbled, "good old Recky--bes' fren' ev' had" "Who's your friend, Billy?"
fren
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From this reading New York McClure, Phillips & Co. "That'll get even Webster's Union for chargin' me two cents for 'soon,'" he chuckled "Recky," he bubbled, "good old Recky--bes' fren' ev' had" "Who's your friend, Billy?"
friend
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From this reading New York McClure, Phillips & Co. "That'll get even Webster's Union for chargin' me two cents for 'soon,'" he chuckled "Recky," he bubbled, "good old Recky--bes' fren' ev' had" "Who's your friend, Billy?"
get
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From this reading New York McClure, Phillips & Co. "That'll get even Webster's Union for chargin' me two cents for 'soon,'" he chuckled "Recky," he bubbled, "good old Recky--bes' fren' ev' had" "Who's your friend, Billy?"
Go'n
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From this reading "Go'n have good nap now" "Could he--couldn't he?"
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading New York McClure, Phillips & Co. "That'll get even Webster's Union for chargin' me two cents for 'soon,'" he chuckled "Recky," he bubbled, "good old Recky--bes' fren' ev' had" "Who's your friend, Billy?"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading New York McClure, Phillips & Co. "That'll get even Webster's Union for chargin' me two cents for 'soon,'" he chuckled "Recky," he bubbled, "good old Recky--bes' fren' ev' had" "Who's your friend, Billy?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Go'n have good nap now" "Could he--couldn't he?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading New York McClure, Phillips & Co. "That'll get even Webster's Union for chargin' me two cents for 'soon,'" he chuckled "Recky," he bubbled, "good old Recky--bes' fren' ev' had" "Who's your friend, Billy?"
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At every station the conductor and Rex had to reason with him A GOOD SAMARITAN The little District Telegraph boy, with a dirty face, stood at the edge of the desk, and, rubbing his sleeve across his cheek, made it unnecessarily dirtier.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At every station the conductor and Rex had to reason with him A GOOD SAMARITAN The little District Telegraph boy, with a dirty face, stood at the edge of the desk, and, rubbing his sleeve across his cheek, made it unnecessarily dirtier.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At every station the conductor and Rex had to reason with him A GOOD SAMARITAN The little District Telegraph boy, with a dirty face, stood at the edge of the desk, and, rubbing his sleeve across his cheek, made it unnecessarily dirtier.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At every station the conductor and Rex had to reason with him A GOOD SAMARITAN The little District Telegraph boy, with a dirty face, stood at the edge of the desk, and, rubbing his sleeve across his cheek, made it unnecessarily dirtier.
made
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From this reading At every station the conductor and Rex had to reason with him A GOOD SAMARITAN The little District Telegraph boy, with a dirty face, stood at the edge of the desk, and, rubbing his sleeve across his cheek, made it unnecessarily dirtier.
McClure
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From this reading New York McClure, Phillips & Co. "That'll get even Webster's Union for chargin' me two cents for 'soon,'" he chuckled "Recky," he bubbled, "good old Recky--bes' fren' ev' had" "Who's your friend, Billy?"
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading New York McClure, Phillips & Co. "That'll get even Webster's Union for chargin' me two cents for 'soon,'" he chuckled "Recky," he bubbled, "good old Recky--bes' fren' ev' had" "Who's your friend, Billy?"
much
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From this reading "Thank you--thank you very much--very, very much--old rhinoceros" "So tired," he remarked.
nap
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From this reading "Go'n have good nap now" "Could he--couldn't he?"
New
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From this reading New York McClure, Phillips & Co. "That'll get even Webster's Union for chargin' me two cents for 'soon,'" he chuckled "Recky," he bubbled, "good old Recky--bes' fren' ev' had" "Who's your friend, Billy?"
now
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From this reading "Go'n have good nap now" "Could he--couldn't he?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At every station the conductor and Rex had to reason with him A GOOD SAMARITAN The little District Telegraph boy, with a dirty face, stood at the edge of the desk, and, rubbing his sleeve across his cheek, made it unnecessarily dirtier.
old
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From this reading New York McClure, Phillips & Co. "That'll get even Webster's Union for chargin' me two cents for 'soon,'" he chuckled "Recky," he bubbled, "good old Recky--bes' fren' ev' had" "Who's your friend, Billy?"
Phillips
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From this reading New York McClure, Phillips & Co. "That'll get even Webster's Union for chargin' me two cents for 'soon,'" he chuckled "Recky," he bubbled, "good old Recky--bes' fren' ev' had" "Who's your friend, Billy?"
reason
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From this reading At every station the conductor and Rex had to reason with him A GOOD SAMARITAN The little District Telegraph boy, with a dirty face, stood at the edge of the desk, and, rubbing his sleeve across his cheek, made it unnecessarily dirtier.
Recky
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From this reading New York McClure, Phillips & Co. "That'll get even Webster's Union for chargin' me two cents for 'soon,'" he chuckled "Recky," he bubbled, "good old Recky--bes' fren' ev' had" "Who's your friend, Billy?"
remarked
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From this reading "Thank you--thank you very much--very, very much--old rhinoceros" "So tired," he remarked.
Rex
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From this reading At every station the conductor and Rex had to reason with him A GOOD SAMARITAN The little District Telegraph boy, with a dirty face, stood at the edge of the desk, and, rubbing his sleeve across his cheek, made it unnecessarily dirtier.
rhinoceros
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From this reading "Thank you--thank you very much--very, very much--old rhinoceros" "So tired," he remarked.
rubbing
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From this reading At every station the conductor and Rex had to reason with him A GOOD SAMARITAN The little District Telegraph boy, with a dirty face, stood at the edge of the desk, and, rubbing his sleeve across his cheek, made it unnecessarily dirtier.
SAMARITAN
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From this reading At every station the conductor and Rex had to reason with him A GOOD SAMARITAN The little District Telegraph boy, with a dirty face, stood at the edge of the desk, and, rubbing his sleeve across his cheek, made it unnecessarily dirtier.
sir
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From this reading "Answer, sir?"
sleeve
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From this reading At every station the conductor and Rex had to reason with him A GOOD SAMARITAN The little District Telegraph boy, with a dirty face, stood at the edge of the desk, and, rubbing his sleeve across his cheek, made it unnecessarily dirtier.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Thank you--thank you very much--very, very much--old rhinoceros" "So tired," he remarked.
soon
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From this reading New York McClure, Phillips & Co. "That'll get even Webster's Union for chargin' me two cents for 'soon,'" he chuckled "Recky," he bubbled, "good old Recky--bes' fren' ev' had" "Who's your friend, Billy?"
station
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From this reading At every station the conductor and Rex had to reason with him A GOOD SAMARITAN The little District Telegraph boy, with a dirty face, stood at the edge of the desk, and, rubbing his sleeve across his cheek, made it unnecessarily dirtier.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At every station the conductor and Rex had to reason with him A GOOD SAMARITAN The little District Telegraph boy, with a dirty face, stood at the edge of the desk, and, rubbing his sleeve across his cheek, made it unnecessarily dirtier.
Telegraph
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From this reading At every station the conductor and Rex had to reason with him A GOOD SAMARITAN The little District Telegraph boy, with a dirty face, stood at the edge of the desk, and, rubbing his sleeve across his cheek, made it unnecessarily dirtier.
Thank
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From this reading "Thank you--thank you very much--very, very much--old rhinoceros" "So tired," he remarked.
That'll
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From this reading New York McClure, Phillips & Co. "That'll get even Webster's Union for chargin' me two cents for 'soon,'" he chuckled "Recky," he bubbled, "good old Recky--bes' fren' ev' had" "Who's your friend, Billy?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At every station the conductor and Rex had to reason with him A GOOD SAMARITAN The little District Telegraph boy, with a dirty face, stood at the edge of the desk, and, rubbing his sleeve across his cheek, made it unnecessarily dirtier.
tired
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From this reading "Thank you--thank you very much--very, very much--old rhinoceros" "So tired," he remarked.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At every station the conductor and Rex had to reason with him A GOOD SAMARITAN The little District Telegraph boy, with a dirty face, stood at the edge of the desk, and, rubbing his sleeve across his cheek, made it unnecessarily dirtier.
two
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From this reading New York McClure, Phillips & Co. "That'll get even Webster's Union for chargin' me two cents for 'soon,'" he chuckled "Recky," he bubbled, "good old Recky--bes' fren' ev' had" "Who's your friend, Billy?"
Union
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unnecessarily
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From this reading At every station the conductor and Rex had to reason with him A GOOD SAMARITAN The little District Telegraph boy, with a dirty face, stood at the edge of the desk, and, rubbing his sleeve across his cheek, made it unnecessarily dirtier.
very
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From this reading "Thank you--thank you very much--very, very much--old rhinoceros" "So tired," he remarked.
Webster's
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From this reading New York McClure, Phillips & Co. "That'll get even Webster's Union for chargin' me two cents for 'soon,'" he chuckled "Recky," he bubbled, "good old Recky--bes' fren' ev' had" "Who's your friend, Billy?"
Who's
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From this reading New York McClure, Phillips & Co. "That'll get even Webster's Union for chargin' me two cents for 'soon,'" he chuckled "Recky," he bubbled, "good old Recky--bes' fren' ev' had" "Who's your friend, Billy?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At every station the conductor and Rex had to reason with him A GOOD SAMARITAN The little District Telegraph boy, with a dirty face, stood at the edge of the desk, and, rubbing his sleeve across his cheek, made it unnecessarily dirtier.
York
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From this reading New York McClure, Phillips & Co. "That'll get even Webster's Union for chargin' me two cents for 'soon,'" he chuckled "Recky," he bubbled, "good old Recky--bes' fren' ev' had" "Who's your friend, Billy?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Thank you--thank you very much--very, very much--old rhinoceros" "So tired," he remarked.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading New York McClure, Phillips & Co. "That'll get even Webster's Union for chargin' me two cents for 'soon,'" he chuckled "Recky," he bubbled, "good old Recky--bes' fren' ev' had" "Who's your friend, Billy?"
