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937
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From this reading A MAN IN THE CASE The hour was just after four o'clock when Garrison stepped from a cab in Hackatack Street, Jersey City, and stood for a moment looking at the red-brick building numbered 937.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A MAN IN THE CASE The hour was just after four o'clock when Garrison stepped from a cab in Hackatack Street, Jersey City, and stood for a moment looking at the red-brick building numbered 937.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A MAN IN THE CASE The hour was just after four o'clock when Garrison stepped from a cab in Hackatack Street, Jersey City, and stood for a moment looking at the red-brick building numbered 937.
alert
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From this reading Made wary by his Central Park experience, Garrison had come there armed with his gun and suspiciously alert.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A MAN IN THE CASE The hour was just after four o'clock when Garrison stepped from a cab in Hackatack Street, Jersey City, and stood for a moment looking at the red-brick building numbered 937.
apparent
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From this reading Without apparent hesitation Garrison ascended the chalk-marked steps and rang the bell.
armed
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From this reading Made wary by his Central Park experience, Garrison had come there armed with his gun and suspiciously alert.
ascended
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From this reading Without apparent hesitation Garrison ascended the chalk-marked steps and rang the bell.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A MAN IN THE CASE The hour was just after four o'clock when Garrison stepped from a cab in Hackatack Street, Jersey City, and stood for a moment looking at the red-brick building numbered 937.
bell
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From this reading Without apparent hesitation Garrison ascended the chalk-marked steps and rang the bell.
building
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From this reading A MAN IN THE CASE The hour was just after four o'clock when Garrison stepped from a cab in Hackatack Street, Jersey City, and stood for a moment looking at the red-brick building numbered 937.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Made wary by his Central Park experience, Garrison had come there armed with his gun and suspiciously alert.
cab
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From this reading A MAN IN THE CASE The hour was just after four o'clock when Garrison stepped from a cab in Hackatack Street, Jersey City, and stood for a moment looking at the red-brick building numbered 937.
cabman
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From this reading His cabman was instructed to wait.
CASE
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From this reading A MAN IN THE CASE The hour was just after four o'clock when Garrison stepped from a cab in Hackatack Street, Jersey City, and stood for a moment looking at the red-brick building numbered 937.
Central
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From this reading Made wary by his Central Park experience, Garrison had come there armed with his gun and suspiciously alert.
chalk-marked
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From this reading Without apparent hesitation Garrison ascended the chalk-marked steps and rang the bell.
City
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From this reading A MAN IN THE CASE The hour was just after four o'clock when Garrison stepped from a cab in Hackatack Street, Jersey City, and stood for a moment looking at the red-brick building numbered 937.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Made wary by his Central Park experience, Garrison had come there armed with his gun and suspiciously alert.
dwelling
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From this reading It was a shabby, smoke-soiled, neglected dwelling, with signs of life utterly lacking.
experience
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From this reading Made wary by his Central Park experience, Garrison had come there armed with his gun and suspiciously alert.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A MAN IN THE CASE The hour was just after four o'clock when Garrison stepped from a cab in Hackatack Street, Jersey City, and stood for a moment looking at the red-brick building numbered 937.
four
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From this reading A MAN IN THE CASE The hour was just after four o'clock when Garrison stepped from a cab in Hackatack Street, Jersey City, and stood for a moment looking at the red-brick building numbered 937.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A MAN IN THE CASE The hour was just after four o'clock when Garrison stepped from a cab in Hackatack Street, Jersey City, and stood for a moment looking at the red-brick building numbered 937.
GarrisonnounUS /ˈɡærəsən/
a group stationed to defend a place
From this reading A MAN IN THE CASE The hour was just after four o'clock when Garrison stepped from a cab in Hackatack Street, Jersey City, and stood for a moment looking at the red-brick building numbered 937.
gun
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From this reading Made wary by his Central Park experience, Garrison had come there armed with his gun and suspiciously alert.
Hackatack
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From this reading A MAN IN THE CASE The hour was just after four o'clock when Garrison stepped from a cab in Hackatack Street, Jersey City, and stood for a moment looking at the red-brick building numbered 937.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Made wary by his Central Park experience, Garrison had come there armed with his gun and suspiciously alert.
hesitation
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From this reading Without apparent hesitation Garrison ascended the chalk-marked steps and rang the bell.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Made wary by his Central Park experience, Garrison had come there armed with his gun and suspiciously alert.
hour
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From this reading A MAN IN THE CASE The hour was just after four o'clock when Garrison stepped from a cab in Hackatack Street, Jersey City, and stood for a moment looking at the red-brick building numbered 937.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A MAN IN THE CASE The hour was just after four o'clock when Garrison stepped from a cab in Hackatack Street, Jersey City, and stood for a moment looking at the red-brick building numbered 937.
instructed
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From this reading His cabman was instructed to wait.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a shabby, smoke-soiled, neglected dwelling, with signs of life utterly lacking.
Jersey
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From this reading A MAN IN THE CASE The hour was just after four o'clock when Garrison stepped from a cab in Hackatack Street, Jersey City, and stood for a moment looking at the red-brick building numbered 937.
just
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From this reading A MAN IN THE CASE The hour was just after four o'clock when Garrison stepped from a cab in Hackatack Street, Jersey City, and stood for a moment looking at the red-brick building numbered 937.
lacking
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From this reading It was a shabby, smoke-soiled, neglected dwelling, with signs of life utterly lacking.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a shabby, smoke-soiled, neglected dwelling, with signs of life utterly lacking.
looking
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From this reading A MAN IN THE CASE The hour was just after four o'clock when Garrison stepped from a cab in Hackatack Street, Jersey City, and stood for a moment looking at the red-brick building numbered 937.
Made
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From this reading Made wary by his Central Park experience, Garrison had come there armed with his gun and suspiciously alert.
MAN
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From this reading A MAN IN THE CASE The hour was just after four o'clock when Garrison stepped from a cab in Hackatack Street, Jersey City, and stood for a moment looking at the red-brick building numbered 937.
moment
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From this reading A MAN IN THE CASE The hour was just after four o'clock when Garrison stepped from a cab in Hackatack Street, Jersey City, and stood for a moment looking at the red-brick building numbered 937.
neglected
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From this reading It was a shabby, smoke-soiled, neglected dwelling, with signs of life utterly lacking.
numbered
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From this reading A MAN IN THE CASE The hour was just after four o'clock when Garrison stepped from a cab in Hackatack Street, Jersey City, and stood for a moment looking at the red-brick building numbered 937.
o'clock
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From this reading A MAN IN THE CASE The hour was just after four o'clock when Garrison stepped from a cab in Hackatack Street, Jersey City, and stood for a moment looking at the red-brick building numbered 937.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a shabby, smoke-soiled, neglected dwelling, with signs of life utterly lacking.
Park
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From this reading Made wary by his Central Park experience, Garrison had come there armed with his gun and suspiciously alert.
rang
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From this reading Without apparent hesitation Garrison ascended the chalk-marked steps and rang the bell.
red-brick
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From this reading A MAN IN THE CASE The hour was just after four o'clock when Garrison stepped from a cab in Hackatack Street, Jersey City, and stood for a moment looking at the red-brick building numbered 937.
shabby
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From this reading It was a shabby, smoke-soiled, neglected dwelling, with signs of life utterly lacking.
signs
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From this reading It was a shabby, smoke-soiled, neglected dwelling, with signs of life utterly lacking.
smoke-soiled
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From this reading It was a shabby, smoke-soiled, neglected dwelling, with signs of life utterly lacking.
stepped
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From this reading A MAN IN THE CASE The hour was just after four o'clock when Garrison stepped from a cab in Hackatack Street, Jersey City, and stood for a moment looking at the red-brick building numbered 937.
steps
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From this reading Without apparent hesitation Garrison ascended the chalk-marked steps and rang the bell.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A MAN IN THE CASE The hour was just after four o'clock when Garrison stepped from a cab in Hackatack Street, Jersey City, and stood for a moment looking at the red-brick building numbered 937.
Street
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From this reading A MAN IN THE CASE The hour was just after four o'clock when Garrison stepped from a cab in Hackatack Street, Jersey City, and stood for a moment looking at the red-brick building numbered 937.
suspiciously
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From this reading Made wary by his Central Park experience, Garrison had come there armed with his gun and suspiciously alert.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MAN IN THE CASE The hour was just after four o'clock when Garrison stepped from a cab in Hackatack Street, Jersey City, and stood for a moment looking at the red-brick building numbered 937.
there
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From this reading Made wary by his Central Park experience, Garrison had come there armed with his gun and suspiciously alert.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His cabman was instructed to wait.
utterly
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From this reading It was a shabby, smoke-soiled, neglected dwelling, with signs of life utterly lacking.
wait
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From this reading His cabman was instructed to wait.
wary
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From this reading Made wary by his Central Park experience, Garrison had come there armed with his gun and suspiciously alert.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A MAN IN THE CASE The hour was just after four o'clock when Garrison stepped from a cab in Hackatack Street, Jersey City, and stood for a moment looking at the red-brick building numbered 937.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A MAN IN THE CASE The hour was just after four o'clock when Garrison stepped from a cab in Hackatack Street, Jersey City, and stood for a moment looking at the red-brick building numbered 937.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a shabby, smoke-soiled, neglected dwelling, with signs of life utterly lacking.
WithoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without apparent hesitation Garrison ascended the chalk-marked steps and rang the bell.
