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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 You are to remain here in these comfortable surroundings for a week.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Guess again about that,” spoke up the cowboy.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “There are important doings for me in New York Wednesday, and we’ll have to tear ourselves away from you by to-morrow afternoon, at the latest.”
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Guess again about that,” spoke up the cowboy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the end of that time you will be released, and can make your way back to New York.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are to remain here in these comfortable surroundings for a week.
assure
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From this reading “Let me assure you, in the first place,” said Tibbits, still keeping his revolver prominently displayed, “that no harm is intended either of you lads.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the end of that time you will be released, and can make your way back to New York.”
away
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From this reading “There are important doings for me in New York Wednesday, and we’ll have to tear ourselves away from you by to-morrow afternoon, at the latest.”
back
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From this reading At the end of that time you will be released, and can make your way back to New York.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At the end of that time you will be released, and can make your way back to New York.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “There are important doings for me in New York Wednesday, and we’ll have to tear ourselves away from you by to-morrow afternoon, at the latest.”
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading At the end of that time you will be released, and can make your way back to New York.”
comfortable
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From this reading You are to remain here in these comfortable surroundings for a week.
cowboy
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From this reading “Guess again about that,” spoke up the cowboy.
displayed
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From this reading “Let me assure you, in the first place,” said Tibbits, still keeping his revolver prominently displayed, “that no harm is intended either of you lads.
doings
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From this reading “There are important doings for me in New York Wednesday, and we’ll have to tear ourselves away from you by to-morrow afternoon, at the latest.”
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading “Let me assure you, in the first place,” said Tibbits, still keeping his revolver prominently displayed, “that no harm is intended either of you lads.
end
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From this reading At the end of that time you will be released, and can make your way back to New York.”
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Let me assure you, in the first place,” said Tibbits, still keeping his revolver prominently displayed, “that no harm is intended either of you lads.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You are to remain here in these comfortable surroundings for a week.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “There are important doings for me in New York Wednesday, and we’ll have to tear ourselves away from you by to-morrow afternoon, at the latest.”
Guess
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From this reading “Guess again about that,” spoke up the cowboy.
harm
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From this reading “Let me assure you, in the first place,” said Tibbits, still keeping his revolver prominently displayed, “that no harm is intended either of you lads.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “There are important doings for me in New York Wednesday, and we’ll have to tear ourselves away from you by to-morrow afternoon, at the latest.”
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You are to remain here in these comfortable surroundings for a week.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Let me assure you, in the first place,” said Tibbits, still keeping his revolver prominently displayed, “that no harm is intended either of you lads.
important
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From this reading “There are important doings for me in New York Wednesday, and we’ll have to tear ourselves away from you by to-morrow afternoon, at the latest.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Let me assure you, in the first place,” said Tibbits, still keeping his revolver prominently displayed, “that no harm is intended either of you lads.
intended
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From this reading “Let me assure you, in the first place,” said Tibbits, still keeping his revolver prominently displayed, “that no harm is intended either of you lads.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Let me assure you, in the first place,” said Tibbits, still keeping his revolver prominently displayed, “that no harm is intended either of you lads.
keeping
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From this reading “Let me assure you, in the first place,” said Tibbits, still keeping his revolver prominently displayed, “that no harm is intended either of you lads.
lads
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From this reading “Let me assure you, in the first place,” said Tibbits, still keeping his revolver prominently displayed, “that no harm is intended either of you lads.
latest
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From this reading “There are important doings for me in New York Wednesday, and we’ll have to tear ourselves away from you by to-morrow afternoon, at the latest.”
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let me assure you, in the first place,” said Tibbits, still keeping his revolver prominently displayed, “that no harm is intended either of you lads.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the end of that time you will be released, and can make your way back to New York.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Let me assure you, in the first place,” said Tibbits, still keeping his revolver prominently displayed, “that no harm is intended either of you lads.
New
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From this reading At the end of that time you will be released, and can make your way back to New York.”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “Let me assure you, in the first place,” said Tibbits, still keeping his revolver prominently displayed, “that no harm is intended either of you lads.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Let me assure you, in the first place,” said Tibbits, still keeping his revolver prominently displayed, “that no harm is intended either of you lads.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading “There are important doings for me in New York Wednesday, and we’ll have to tear ourselves away from you by to-morrow afternoon, at the latest.”
place
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From this reading “Let me assure you, in the first place,” said Tibbits, still keeping his revolver prominently displayed, “that no harm is intended either of you lads.
prominently
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From this reading “Let me assure you, in the first place,” said Tibbits, still keeping his revolver prominently displayed, “that no harm is intended either of you lads.
released
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From this reading At the end of that time you will be released, and can make your way back to New York.”
remain
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From this reading You are to remain here in these comfortable surroundings for a week.
revolver
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From this reading “Let me assure you, in the first place,” said Tibbits, still keeping his revolver prominently displayed, “that no harm is intended either of you lads.
said
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From this reading “Let me assure you, in the first place,” said Tibbits, still keeping his revolver prominently displayed, “that no harm is intended either of you lads.
spoke
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From this reading “Guess again about that,” spoke up the cowboy.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Let me assure you, in the first place,” said Tibbits, still keeping his revolver prominently displayed, “that no harm is intended either of you lads.
surroundings
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From this reading You are to remain here in these comfortable surroundings for a week.
tear
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From this reading “There are important doings for me in New York Wednesday, and we’ll have to tear ourselves away from you by to-morrow afternoon, at the latest.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Let me assure you, in the first place,” said Tibbits, still keeping his revolver prominently displayed, “that no harm is intended either of you lads.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Let me assure you, in the first place,” said Tibbits, still keeping his revolver prominently displayed, “that no harm is intended either of you lads.
There
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From this reading “There are important doings for me in New York Wednesday, and we’ll have to tear ourselves away from you by to-morrow afternoon, at the latest.”
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading You are to remain here in these comfortable surroundings for a week.
Tibbits
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From this reading “Let me assure you, in the first place,” said Tibbits, still keeping his revolver prominently displayed, “that no harm is intended either of you lads.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the end of that time you will be released, and can make your way back to New York.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You are to remain here in these comfortable surroundings for a week.
to-morrow
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From this reading “There are important doings for me in New York Wednesday, and we’ll have to tear ourselves away from you by to-morrow afternoon, at the latest.”
up
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From this reading “Guess again about that,” spoke up the cowboy.
way
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From this reading At the end of that time you will be released, and can make your way back to New York.”
we'll
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From this reading “There are important doings for me in New York Wednesday, and we’ll have to tear ourselves away from you by to-morrow afternoon, at the latest.”
Wednesday
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From this reading “There are important doings for me in New York Wednesday, and we’ll have to tear ourselves away from you by to-morrow afternoon, at the latest.”
week
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From this reading You are to remain here in these comfortable surroundings for a week.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading At the end of that time you will be released, and can make your way back to New York.”
York
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From this reading At the end of that time you will be released, and can make your way back to New York.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Let me assure you, in the first place,” said Tibbits, still keeping his revolver prominently displayed, “that no harm is intended either of you lads.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading At the end of that time you will be released, and can make your way back to New York.”
