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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 NEW HAPPENINGS Still puzzled, unable to believe his senses, Garrison made a second quick search of the vicinity that was rapidly being cleared and restored to order by a couple of efficient police officers, but without avail.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading One of the officers ordered him to move along with his car.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NEW HAPPENINGS Still puzzled, unable to believe his senses, Garrison made a second quick search of the vicinity that was rapidly being cleared and restored to order by a couple of efficient police officers, but without avail.
annoyance
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From this reading Reluctantly, and not without feelings of annoyance and worry, combined with those of baffled mystery and chagrin, Garrison was presently obliged to climb to the driver's seat and take the wheel in hand.
avail
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From this reading NEW HAPPENINGS Still puzzled, unable to believe his senses, Garrison made a second quick search of the vicinity that was rapidly being cleared and restored to order by a couple of efficient police officers, but without avail.
baffled
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From this reading Reluctantly, and not without feelings of annoyance and worry, combined with those of baffled mystery and chagrin, Garrison was presently obliged to climb to the driver's seat and take the wheel in hand.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Neither Dorothy nor the chauffeur could be found.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading NEW HAPPENINGS Still puzzled, unable to believe his senses, Garrison made a second quick search of the vicinity that was rapidly being cleared and restored to order by a couple of efficient police officers, but without avail.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading NEW HAPPENINGS Still puzzled, unable to believe his senses, Garrison made a second quick search of the vicinity that was rapidly being cleared and restored to order by a couple of efficient police officers, but without avail.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading NEW HAPPENINGS Still puzzled, unable to believe his senses, Garrison made a second quick search of the vicinity that was rapidly being cleared and restored to order by a couple of efficient police officers, but without avail.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading NEW HAPPENINGS Still puzzled, unable to believe his senses, Garrison made a second quick search of the vicinity that was rapidly being cleared and restored to order by a couple of efficient police officers, but without avail.
car
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From this reading One of the officers ordered him to move along with his car.
chagrin
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From this reading Reluctantly, and not without feelings of annoyance and worry, combined with those of baffled mystery and chagrin, Garrison was presently obliged to climb to the driver's seat and take the wheel in hand.
chauffeur
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From this reading Neither Dorothy nor the chauffeur could be found.
cleared
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From this reading NEW HAPPENINGS Still puzzled, unable to believe his senses, Garrison made a second quick search of the vicinity that was rapidly being cleared and restored to order by a couple of efficient police officers, but without avail.
climb
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From this reading Reluctantly, and not without feelings of annoyance and worry, combined with those of baffled mystery and chagrin, Garrison was presently obliged to climb to the driver's seat and take the wheel in hand.
combined
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From this reading Reluctantly, and not without feelings of annoyance and worry, combined with those of baffled mystery and chagrin, Garrison was presently obliged to climb to the driver's seat and take the wheel in hand.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Neither Dorothy nor the chauffeur could be found.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading NEW HAPPENINGS Still puzzled, unable to believe his senses, Garrison made a second quick search of the vicinity that was rapidly being cleared and restored to order by a couple of efficient police officers, but without avail.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was nothing else to be done.
Dorothy
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From this reading Neither Dorothy nor the chauffeur could be found.
driver's
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From this reading Reluctantly, and not without feelings of annoyance and worry, combined with those of baffled mystery and chagrin, Garrison was presently obliged to climb to the driver's seat and take the wheel in hand.
efficient
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From this reading NEW HAPPENINGS Still puzzled, unable to believe his senses, Garrison made a second quick search of the vicinity that was rapidly being cleared and restored to order by a couple of efficient police officers, but without avail.
else
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From this reading There was nothing else to be done.
feelings
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From this reading Reluctantly, and not without feelings of annoyance and worry, combined with those of baffled mystery and chagrin, Garrison was presently obliged to climb to the driver's seat and take the wheel in hand.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Neither Dorothy nor the chauffeur could be found.
GarrisonnounUS /ˈɡærəsən/
a group stationed to defend a place
From this reading NEW HAPPENINGS Still puzzled, unable to believe his senses, Garrison made a second quick search of the vicinity that was rapidly being cleared and restored to order by a couple of efficient police officers, but without avail.
hand
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From this reading Reluctantly, and not without feelings of annoyance and worry, combined with those of baffled mystery and chagrin, Garrison was presently obliged to climb to the driver's seat and take the wheel in hand.
HAPPENINGS
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From this reading NEW HAPPENINGS Still puzzled, unable to believe his senses, Garrison made a second quick search of the vicinity that was rapidly being cleared and restored to order by a couple of efficient police officers, but without avail.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One of the officers ordered him to move along with his car.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading NEW HAPPENINGS Still puzzled, unable to believe his senses, Garrison made a second quick search of the vicinity that was rapidly being cleared and restored to order by a couple of efficient police officers, but without avail.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Reluctantly, and not without feelings of annoyance and worry, combined with those of baffled mystery and chagrin, Garrison was presently obliged to climb to the driver's seat and take the wheel in hand.
made
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From this reading NEW HAPPENINGS Still puzzled, unable to believe his senses, Garrison made a second quick search of the vicinity that was rapidly being cleared and restored to order by a couple of efficient police officers, but without avail.
move
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From this reading One of the officers ordered him to move along with his car.
mystery
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From this reading Reluctantly, and not without feelings of annoyance and worry, combined with those of baffled mystery and chagrin, Garrison was presently obliged to climb to the driver's seat and take the wheel in hand.
NeitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither Dorothy nor the chauffeur could be found.
NEW
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From this reading NEW HAPPENINGS Still puzzled, unable to believe his senses, Garrison made a second quick search of the vicinity that was rapidly being cleared and restored to order by a couple of efficient police officers, but without avail.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Neither Dorothy nor the chauffeur could be found.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Reluctantly, and not without feelings of annoyance and worry, combined with those of baffled mystery and chagrin, Garrison was presently obliged to climb to the driver's seat and take the wheel in hand.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was nothing else to be done.
obliged
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From this reading Reluctantly, and not without feelings of annoyance and worry, combined with those of baffled mystery and chagrin, Garrison was presently obliged to climb to the driver's seat and take the wheel in hand.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NEW HAPPENINGS Still puzzled, unable to believe his senses, Garrison made a second quick search of the vicinity that was rapidly being cleared and restored to order by a couple of efficient police officers, but without avail.
officers
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From this reading NEW HAPPENINGS Still puzzled, unable to believe his senses, Garrison made a second quick search of the vicinity that was rapidly being cleared and restored to order by a couple of efficient police officers, but without avail.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the officers ordered him to move along with his car.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NEW HAPPENINGS Still puzzled, unable to believe his senses, Garrison made a second quick search of the vicinity that was rapidly being cleared and restored to order by a couple of efficient police officers, but without avail.
ordered
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From this reading One of the officers ordered him to move along with his car.
police
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From this reading NEW HAPPENINGS Still puzzled, unable to believe his senses, Garrison made a second quick search of the vicinity that was rapidly being cleared and restored to order by a couple of efficient police officers, but without avail.
presently
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From this reading Reluctantly, and not without feelings of annoyance and worry, combined with those of baffled mystery and chagrin, Garrison was presently obliged to climb to the driver's seat and take the wheel in hand.
puzzled
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From this reading NEW HAPPENINGS Still puzzled, unable to believe his senses, Garrison made a second quick search of the vicinity that was rapidly being cleared and restored to order by a couple of efficient police officers, but without avail.
quick
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From this reading NEW HAPPENINGS Still puzzled, unable to believe his senses, Garrison made a second quick search of the vicinity that was rapidly being cleared and restored to order by a couple of efficient police officers, but without avail.
rapidly
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From this reading NEW HAPPENINGS Still puzzled, unable to believe his senses, Garrison made a second quick search of the vicinity that was rapidly being cleared and restored to order by a couple of efficient police officers, but without avail.
Reluctantly
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From this reading Reluctantly, and not without feelings of annoyance and worry, combined with those of baffled mystery and chagrin, Garrison was presently obliged to climb to the driver's seat and take the wheel in hand.
restored
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From this reading NEW HAPPENINGS Still puzzled, unable to believe his senses, Garrison made a second quick search of the vicinity that was rapidly being cleared and restored to order by a couple of efficient police officers, but without avail.
search
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From this reading NEW HAPPENINGS Still puzzled, unable to believe his senses, Garrison made a second quick search of the vicinity that was rapidly being cleared and restored to order by a couple of efficient police officers, but without avail.
seat
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From this reading Reluctantly, and not without feelings of annoyance and worry, combined with those of baffled mystery and chagrin, Garrison was presently obliged to climb to the driver's seat and take the wheel in hand.
second
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From this reading NEW HAPPENINGS Still puzzled, unable to believe his senses, Garrison made a second quick search of the vicinity that was rapidly being cleared and restored to order by a couple of efficient police officers, but without avail.
sensesplural nounUS /ˈsɛnsɪz/
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading NEW HAPPENINGS Still puzzled, unable to believe his senses, Garrison made a second quick search of the vicinity that was rapidly being cleared and restored to order by a couple of efficient police officers, but without avail.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NEW HAPPENINGS Still puzzled, unable to believe his senses, Garrison made a second quick search of the vicinity that was rapidly being cleared and restored to order by a couple of efficient police officers, but without avail.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Reluctantly, and not without feelings of annoyance and worry, combined with those of baffled mystery and chagrin, Garrison was presently obliged to climb to the driver's seat and take the wheel in hand.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading NEW HAPPENINGS Still puzzled, unable to believe his senses, Garrison made a second quick search of the vicinity that was rapidly being cleared and restored to order by a couple of efficient police officers, but without avail.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NEW HAPPENINGS Still puzzled, unable to believe his senses, Garrison made a second quick search of the vicinity that was rapidly being cleared and restored to order by a couple of efficient police officers, but without avail.
There
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From this reading There was nothing else to be done.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Reluctantly, and not without feelings of annoyance and worry, combined with those of baffled mystery and chagrin, Garrison was presently obliged to climb to the driver's seat and take the wheel in hand.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading NEW HAPPENINGS Still puzzled, unable to believe his senses, Garrison made a second quick search of the vicinity that was rapidly being cleared and restored to order by a couple of efficient police officers, but without avail.
unable
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From this reading NEW HAPPENINGS Still puzzled, unable to believe his senses, Garrison made a second quick search of the vicinity that was rapidly being cleared and restored to order by a couple of efficient police officers, but without avail.
vicinity
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From this reading NEW HAPPENINGS Still puzzled, unable to believe his senses, Garrison made a second quick search of the vicinity that was rapidly being cleared and restored to order by a couple of efficient police officers, but without avail.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading NEW HAPPENINGS Still puzzled, unable to believe his senses, Garrison made a second quick search of the vicinity that was rapidly being cleared and restored to order by a couple of efficient police officers, but without avail.
wheel
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From this reading Reluctantly, and not without feelings of annoyance and worry, combined with those of baffled mystery and chagrin, Garrison was presently obliged to climb to the driver's seat and take the wheel in hand.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading One of the officers ordered him to move along with his car.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading NEW HAPPENINGS Still puzzled, unable to believe his senses, Garrison made a second quick search of the vicinity that was rapidly being cleared and restored to order by a couple of efficient police officers, but without avail.
worry
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From this reading Reluctantly, and not without feelings of annoyance and worry, combined with those of baffled mystery and chagrin, Garrison was presently obliged to climb to the driver's seat and take the wheel in hand.
