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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 As though a taxicab, minus its driver and running amuck into a stone wall, was not enough hard luck to throw across the path of Motor Matt, he had also to deal with a young woman masquerading in man’s attire.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading As though a taxicab, minus its driver and running amuck into a stone wall, was not enough hard luck to throw across the path of Motor Matt, he had also to deal with a young woman masquerading in man’s attire.
also
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From this reading As though a taxicab, minus its driver and running amuck into a stone wall, was not enough hard luck to throw across the path of Motor Matt, he had also to deal with a young woman masquerading in man’s attire.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading There were a number of details that perplexed our young friend just then, and among them--and not the least--was the strange disappearance of the driver of the machine.
amuck
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From this reading As though a taxicab, minus its driver and running amuck into a stone wall, was not enough hard luck to throw across the path of Motor Matt, he had also to deal with a young woman masquerading in man’s attire.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As though a taxicab, minus its driver and running amuck into a stone wall, was not enough hard luck to throw across the path of Motor Matt, he had also to deal with a young woman masquerading in man’s attire.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As though a taxicab, minus its driver and running amuck into a stone wall, was not enough hard luck to throw across the path of Motor Matt, he had also to deal with a young woman masquerading in man’s attire.
attention
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From this reading Matt felt that the young woman should claim his first attention.
attire
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From this reading As though a taxicab, minus its driver and running amuck into a stone wall, was not enough hard luck to throw across the path of Motor Matt, he had also to deal with a young woman masquerading in man’s attire.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But for the mishap to the taxicab, Matt would probably never have discovered that the supposed youth was other than “he” seemed.
claim
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From this reading Matt felt that the young woman should claim his first attention.
deal
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From this reading As though a taxicab, minus its driver and running amuck into a stone wall, was not enough hard luck to throw across the path of Motor Matt, he had also to deal with a young woman masquerading in man’s attire.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There were a number of details that perplexed our young friend just then, and among them--and not the least--was the strange disappearance of the driver of the machine.
disappearance
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From this reading There were a number of details that perplexed our young friend just then, and among them--and not the least--was the strange disappearance of the driver of the machine.
discovered
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From this reading But for the mishap to the taxicab, Matt would probably never have discovered that the supposed youth was other than “he” seemed.
driver
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From this reading As though a taxicab, minus its driver and running amuck into a stone wall, was not enough hard luck to throw across the path of Motor Matt, he had also to deal with a young woman masquerading in man’s attire.
enough
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From this reading As though a taxicab, minus its driver and running amuck into a stone wall, was not enough hard luck to throw across the path of Motor Matt, he had also to deal with a young woman masquerading in man’s attire.
felt
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From this reading Matt felt that the young woman should claim his first attention.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Matt felt that the young woman should claim his first attention.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But for the mishap to the taxicab, Matt would probably never have discovered that the supposed youth was other than “he” seemed.
friend
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From this reading There were a number of details that perplexed our young friend just then, and among them--and not the least--was the strange disappearance of the driver of the machine.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As though a taxicab, minus its driver and running amuck into a stone wall, was not enough hard luck to throw across the path of Motor Matt, he had also to deal with a young woman masquerading in man’s attire.
hard
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From this reading As though a taxicab, minus its driver and running amuck into a stone wall, was not enough hard luck to throw across the path of Motor Matt, he had also to deal with a young woman masquerading in man’s attire.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But for the mishap to the taxicab, Matt would probably never have discovered that the supposed youth was other than “he” seemed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As though a taxicab, minus its driver and running amuck into a stone wall, was not enough hard luck to throw across the path of Motor Matt, he had also to deal with a young woman masquerading in man’s attire.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Matt felt that the young woman should claim his first attention.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading This problem, however, would have to wait.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As though a taxicab, minus its driver and running amuck into a stone wall, was not enough hard luck to throw across the path of Motor Matt, he had also to deal with a young woman masquerading in man’s attire.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As though a taxicab, minus its driver and running amuck into a stone wall, was not enough hard luck to throw across the path of Motor Matt, he had also to deal with a young woman masquerading in man’s attire.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading As though a taxicab, minus its driver and running amuck into a stone wall, was not enough hard luck to throw across the path of Motor Matt, he had also to deal with a young woman masquerading in man’s attire.
just
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From this reading There were a number of details that perplexed our young friend just then, and among them--and not the least--was the strange disappearance of the driver of the machine.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were a number of details that perplexed our young friend just then, and among them--and not the least--was the strange disappearance of the driver of the machine.
luck
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From this reading As though a taxicab, minus its driver and running amuck into a stone wall, was not enough hard luck to throw across the path of Motor Matt, he had also to deal with a young woman masquerading in man’s attire.
machine
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From this reading There were a number of details that perplexed our young friend just then, and among them--and not the least--was the strange disappearance of the driver of the machine.
man's
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From this reading As though a taxicab, minus its driver and running amuck into a stone wall, was not enough hard luck to throw across the path of Motor Matt, he had also to deal with a young woman masquerading in man’s attire.
masquerading
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From this reading As though a taxicab, minus its driver and running amuck into a stone wall, was not enough hard luck to throw across the path of Motor Matt, he had also to deal with a young woman masquerading in man’s attire.
Matt
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From this reading As though a taxicab, minus its driver and running amuck into a stone wall, was not enough hard luck to throw across the path of Motor Matt, he had also to deal with a young woman masquerading in man’s attire.
minus
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From this reading As though a taxicab, minus its driver and running amuck into a stone wall, was not enough hard luck to throw across the path of Motor Matt, he had also to deal with a young woman masquerading in man’s attire.
mishap
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From this reading But for the mishap to the taxicab, Matt would probably never have discovered that the supposed youth was other than “he” seemed.
Motor
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From this reading As though a taxicab, minus its driver and running amuck into a stone wall, was not enough hard luck to throw across the path of Motor Matt, he had also to deal with a young woman masquerading in man’s attire.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But for the mishap to the taxicab, Matt would probably never have discovered that the supposed youth was other than “he” seemed.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As though a taxicab, minus its driver and running amuck into a stone wall, was not enough hard luck to throw across the path of Motor Matt, he had also to deal with a young woman masquerading in man’s attire.
number
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From this reading There were a number of details that perplexed our young friend just then, and among them--and not the least--was the strange disappearance of the driver of the machine.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As though a taxicab, minus its driver and running amuck into a stone wall, was not enough hard luck to throw across the path of Motor Matt, he had also to deal with a young woman masquerading in man’s attire.
other
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From this reading But for the mishap to the taxicab, Matt would probably never have discovered that the supposed youth was other than “he” seemed.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading There were a number of details that perplexed our young friend just then, and among them--and not the least--was the strange disappearance of the driver of the machine.
path
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From this reading As though a taxicab, minus its driver and running amuck into a stone wall, was not enough hard luck to throw across the path of Motor Matt, he had also to deal with a young woman masquerading in man’s attire.
perplexed
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From this reading There were a number of details that perplexed our young friend just then, and among them--and not the least--was the strange disappearance of the driver of the machine.
probably
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From this reading But for the mishap to the taxicab, Matt would probably never have discovered that the supposed youth was other than “he” seemed.
problem
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From this reading This problem, however, would have to wait.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As though a taxicab, minus its driver and running amuck into a stone wall, was not enough hard luck to throw across the path of Motor Matt, he had also to deal with a young woman masquerading in man’s attire.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But for the mishap to the taxicab, Matt would probably never have discovered that the supposed youth was other than “he” seemed.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Matt felt that the young woman should claim his first attention.
stone
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From this reading As though a taxicab, minus its driver and running amuck into a stone wall, was not enough hard luck to throw across the path of Motor Matt, he had also to deal with a young woman masquerading in man’s attire.
strange
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From this reading There were a number of details that perplexed our young friend just then, and among them--and not the least--was the strange disappearance of the driver of the machine.
supposed
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From this reading But for the mishap to the taxicab, Matt would probably never have discovered that the supposed youth was other than “he” seemed.
taxicab
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From this reading As though a taxicab, minus its driver and running amuck into a stone wall, was not enough hard luck to throw across the path of Motor Matt, he had also to deal with a young woman masquerading in man’s attire.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But for the mishap to the taxicab, Matt would probably never have discovered that the supposed youth was other than “he” seemed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But for the mishap to the taxicab, Matt would probably never have discovered that the supposed youth was other than “he” seemed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As though a taxicab, minus its driver and running amuck into a stone wall, was not enough hard luck to throw across the path of Motor Matt, he had also to deal with a young woman masquerading in man’s attire.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There were a number of details that perplexed our young friend just then, and among them--and not the least--was the strange disappearance of the driver of the machine.
then
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From this reading There were a number of details that perplexed our young friend just then, and among them--and not the least--was the strange disappearance of the driver of the machine.
There
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From this reading There were a number of details that perplexed our young friend just then, and among them--and not the least--was the strange disappearance of the driver of the machine.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This problem, however, would have to wait.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading As though a taxicab, minus its driver and running amuck into a stone wall, was not enough hard luck to throw across the path of Motor Matt, he had also to deal with a young woman masquerading in man’s attire.
throw
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From this reading As though a taxicab, minus its driver and running amuck into a stone wall, was not enough hard luck to throw across the path of Motor Matt, he had also to deal with a young woman masquerading in man’s attire.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As though a taxicab, minus its driver and running amuck into a stone wall, was not enough hard luck to throw across the path of Motor Matt, he had also to deal with a young woman masquerading in man’s attire.
wait
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From this reading This problem, however, would have to wait.
wall
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From this reading As though a taxicab, minus its driver and running amuck into a stone wall, was not enough hard luck to throw across the path of Motor Matt, he had also to deal with a young woman masquerading in man’s attire.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As though a taxicab, minus its driver and running amuck into a stone wall, was not enough hard luck to throw across the path of Motor Matt, he had also to deal with a young woman masquerading in man’s attire.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were a number of details that perplexed our young friend just then, and among them--and not the least--was the strange disappearance of the driver of the machine.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As though a taxicab, minus its driver and running amuck into a stone wall, was not enough hard luck to throw across the path of Motor Matt, he had also to deal with a young woman masquerading in man’s attire.
woman
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From this reading As though a taxicab, minus its driver and running amuck into a stone wall, was not enough hard luck to throw across the path of Motor Matt, he had also to deal with a young woman masquerading in man’s attire.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But for the mishap to the taxicab, Matt would probably never have discovered that the supposed youth was other than “he” seemed.
young
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From this reading As though a taxicab, minus its driver and running amuck into a stone wall, was not enough hard luck to throw across the path of Motor Matt, he had also to deal with a young woman masquerading in man’s attire.
youth
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From this reading But for the mishap to the taxicab, Matt would probably never have discovered that the supposed youth was other than “he” seemed.
