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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 Dorothy went to the city on a Tuesday, in order to inspect some furniture that was being done over to suit her scheme of things, and also in order to do some early Christmas shopping.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When she dropped into the office about noon, she discovered that he was downtown on business and would not be back until later in the afternoon.
absence
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From this reading "Reese is somewhere downtown, and I want to take advantage of his absence to find him a Christmas present.
advantage
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From this reading "Reese is somewhere downtown, and I want to take advantage of his absence to find him a Christmas present.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When she dropped into the office about noon, she discovered that he was downtown on business and would not be back until later in the afternoon.
also
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From this reading Dorothy went to the city on a Tuesday, in order to inspect some furniture that was being done over to suit her scheme of things, and also in order to do some early Christmas shopping.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dorothy went to the city on a Tuesday, in order to inspect some furniture that was being done over to suit her scheme of things, and also in order to do some early Christmas shopping.
Armstrong
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From this reading Armstrong knew nothing of her coming.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jimmy Wren passed through the reception room, turned to her with a delighted greeting, and Dorothy at once commandeered him.
back
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From this reading When she dropped into the office about noon, she discovered that he was downtown on business and would not be back until later in the afternoon.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When she dropped into the office about noon, she discovered that he was downtown on business and would not be back until later in the afternoon.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Dorothy went to the city on a Tuesday, in order to inspect some furniture that was being done over to suit her scheme of things, and also in order to do some early Christmas shopping.
business
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From this reading When she dropped into the office about noon, she discovered that he was downtown on business and would not be back until later in the afternoon.
Christmas
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From this reading Dorothy went to the city on a Tuesday, in order to inspect some furniture that was being done over to suit her scheme of things, and also in order to do some early Christmas shopping.
city
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From this reading Dorothy went to the city on a Tuesday, in order to inspect some furniture that was being done over to suit her scheme of things, and also in order to do some early Christmas shopping.
coming
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From this reading Armstrong knew nothing of her coming.
commandeered
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From this reading Jimmy Wren passed through the reception room, turned to her with a delighted greeting, and Dorothy at once commandeered him.
delighted
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From this reading Jimmy Wren passed through the reception room, turned to her with a delighted greeting, and Dorothy at once commandeered him.
discovered
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From this reading When she dropped into the office about noon, she discovered that he was downtown on business and would not be back until later in the afternoon.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Dorothy went to the city on a Tuesday, in order to inspect some furniture that was being done over to suit her scheme of things, and also in order to do some early Christmas shopping.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dorothy went to the city on a Tuesday, in order to inspect some furniture that was being done over to suit her scheme of things, and also in order to do some early Christmas shopping.
Dorothy
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From this reading Dorothy went to the city on a Tuesday, in order to inspect some furniture that was being done over to suit her scheme of things, and also in order to do some early Christmas shopping.
downtown
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From this reading When she dropped into the office about noon, she discovered that he was downtown on business and would not be back until later in the afternoon.
dropped
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From this reading When she dropped into the office about noon, she discovered that he was downtown on business and would not be back until later in the afternoon.
early
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From this reading Dorothy went to the city on a Tuesday, in order to inspect some furniture that was being done over to suit her scheme of things, and also in order to do some early Christmas shopping.
find
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From this reading "Reese is somewhere downtown, and I want to take advantage of his absence to find him a Christmas present.
furniture
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From this reading Dorothy went to the city on a Tuesday, in order to inspect some furniture that was being done over to suit her scheme of things, and also in order to do some early Christmas shopping.
greeting
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From this reading Jimmy Wren passed through the reception room, turned to her with a delighted greeting, and Dorothy at once commandeered him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she dropped into the office about noon, she discovered that he was downtown on business and would not be back until later in the afternoon.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dorothy went to the city on a Tuesday, in order to inspect some furniture that was being done over to suit her scheme of things, and also in order to do some early Christmas shopping.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jimmy Wren passed through the reception room, turned to her with a delighted greeting, and Dorothy at once commandeered him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Reese is somewhere downtown, and I want to take advantage of his absence to find him a Christmas present.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Reese is somewhere downtown, and I want to take advantage of his absence to find him a Christmas present.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dorothy went to the city on a Tuesday, in order to inspect some furniture that was being done over to suit her scheme of things, and also in order to do some early Christmas shopping.
inspect
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From this reading Dorothy went to the city on a Tuesday, in order to inspect some furniture that was being done over to suit her scheme of things, and also in order to do some early Christmas shopping.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When she dropped into the office about noon, she discovered that he was downtown on business and would not be back until later in the afternoon.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Reese is somewhere downtown, and I want to take advantage of his absence to find him a Christmas present.
Jimmy
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From this reading Jimmy Wren passed through the reception room, turned to her with a delighted greeting, and Dorothy at once commandeered him.
knew
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From this reading Armstrong knew nothing of her coming.
later
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From this reading When she dropped into the office about noon, she discovered that he was downtown on business and would not be back until later in the afternoon.
noon
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From this reading When she dropped into the office about noon, she discovered that he was downtown on business and would not be back until later in the afternoon.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When she dropped into the office about noon, she discovered that he was downtown on business and would not be back until later in the afternoon.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Armstrong knew nothing of her coming.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dorothy went to the city on a Tuesday, in order to inspect some furniture that was being done over to suit her scheme of things, and also in order to do some early Christmas shopping.
office
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From this reading When she dropped into the office about noon, she discovered that he was downtown on business and would not be back until later in the afternoon.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Dorothy went to the city on a Tuesday, in order to inspect some furniture that was being done over to suit her scheme of things, and also in order to do some early Christmas shopping.
once
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From this reading Jimmy Wren passed through the reception room, turned to her with a delighted greeting, and Dorothy at once commandeered him.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dorothy went to the city on a Tuesday, in order to inspect some furniture that was being done over to suit her scheme of things, and also in order to do some early Christmas shopping.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Dorothy went to the city on a Tuesday, in order to inspect some furniture that was being done over to suit her scheme of things, and also in order to do some early Christmas shopping.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jimmy Wren passed through the reception room, turned to her with a delighted greeting, and Dorothy at once commandeered him.
present
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From this reading "Reese is somewhere downtown, and I want to take advantage of his absence to find him a Christmas present.
reception
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From this reading Jimmy Wren passed through the reception room, turned to her with a delighted greeting, and Dorothy at once commandeered him.
Reese
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From this reading "Reese is somewhere downtown, and I want to take advantage of his absence to find him a Christmas present.
room
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From this reading Jimmy Wren passed through the reception room, turned to her with a delighted greeting, and Dorothy at once commandeered him.
scheme
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From this reading Dorothy went to the city on a Tuesday, in order to inspect some furniture that was being done over to suit her scheme of things, and also in order to do some early Christmas shopping.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she dropped into the office about noon, she discovered that he was downtown on business and would not be back until later in the afternoon.
shopping
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From this reading Dorothy went to the city on a Tuesday, in order to inspect some furniture that was being done over to suit her scheme of things, and also in order to do some early Christmas shopping.
some
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From this reading Dorothy went to the city on a Tuesday, in order to inspect some furniture that was being done over to suit her scheme of things, and also in order to do some early Christmas shopping.
somewhere
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From this reading "Reese is somewhere downtown, and I want to take advantage of his absence to find him a Christmas present.
suit
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From this reading Dorothy went to the city on a Tuesday, in order to inspect some furniture that was being done over to suit her scheme of things, and also in order to do some early Christmas shopping.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Reese is somewhere downtown, and I want to take advantage of his absence to find him a Christmas present.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dorothy went to the city on a Tuesday, in order to inspect some furniture that was being done over to suit her scheme of things, and also in order to do some early Christmas shopping.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dorothy went to the city on a Tuesday, in order to inspect some furniture that was being done over to suit her scheme of things, and also in order to do some early Christmas shopping.
things
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From this reading Dorothy went to the city on a Tuesday, in order to inspect some furniture that was being done over to suit her scheme of things, and also in order to do some early Christmas shopping.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Jimmy Wren passed through the reception room, turned to her with a delighted greeting, and Dorothy at once commandeered him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dorothy went to the city on a Tuesday, in order to inspect some furniture that was being done over to suit her scheme of things, and also in order to do some early Christmas shopping.
Tuesday
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From this reading Dorothy went to the city on a Tuesday, in order to inspect some furniture that was being done over to suit her scheme of things, and also in order to do some early Christmas shopping.
turned
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From this reading Jimmy Wren passed through the reception room, turned to her with a delighted greeting, and Dorothy at once commandeered him.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading When she dropped into the office about noon, she discovered that he was downtown on business and would not be back until later in the afternoon.
want
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From this reading "Reese is somewhere downtown, and I want to take advantage of his absence to find him a Christmas present.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dorothy went to the city on a Tuesday, in order to inspect some furniture that was being done over to suit her scheme of things, and also in order to do some early Christmas shopping.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dorothy went to the city on a Tuesday, in order to inspect some furniture that was being done over to suit her scheme of things, and also in order to do some early Christmas shopping.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When she dropped into the office about noon, she discovered that he was downtown on business and would not be back until later in the afternoon.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jimmy Wren passed through the reception room, turned to her with a delighted greeting, and Dorothy at once commandeered him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When she dropped into the office about noon, she discovered that he was downtown on business and would not be back until later in the afternoon.
Wren
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From this reading Jimmy Wren passed through the reception room, turned to her with a delighted greeting, and Dorothy at once commandeered him.
