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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 “I wish now I had dropped a postal card to Mr. Robert Webb at Springfield.
aided
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From this reading The Talbots, father and son, aided by brutal Dale Billings, had handled him pretty roughly, and he was content to lie on the cot and prepare for what was coming next.
all
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From this reading “They’ve pretty nearly stripped me, and they’ve got all my money,” reflected Andy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The door of the lumber room was slammed shut on Andy and strongly locked, and the lad resigned himself to the situation.
Andy
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From this reading The door of the lumber room was slammed shut on Andy and strongly locked, and the lad resigned himself to the situation.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I wish now I had dropped a postal card to Mr. Robert Webb at Springfield.
Billings
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From this reading The Talbots, father and son, aided by brutal Dale Billings, had handled him pretty roughly, and he was content to lie on the cot and prepare for what was coming next.
brutal
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From this reading The Talbots, father and son, aided by brutal Dale Billings, had handled him pretty roughly, and he was content to lie on the cot and prepare for what was coming next.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Talbots, father and son, aided by brutal Dale Billings, had handled him pretty roughly, and he was content to lie on the cot and prepare for what was coming next.
card
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From this reading “I wish now I had dropped a postal card to Mr. Robert Webb at Springfield.
coming
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From this reading The Talbots, father and son, aided by brutal Dale Billings, had handled him pretty roughly, and he was content to lie on the cot and prepare for what was coming next.
content
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From this reading The Talbots, father and son, aided by brutal Dale Billings, had handled him pretty roughly, and he was content to lie on the cot and prepare for what was coming next.
cot
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From this reading The Talbots, father and son, aided by brutal Dale Billings, had handled him pretty roughly, and he was content to lie on the cot and prepare for what was coming next.
Dale
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From this reading The Talbots, father and son, aided by brutal Dale Billings, had handled him pretty roughly, and he was content to lie on the cot and prepare for what was coming next.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I’ll do it, though, the first thing, when I get out of this fix.”
door
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From this reading The door of the lumber room was slammed shut on Andy and strongly locked, and the lad resigned himself to the situation.
dropped
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From this reading “I wish now I had dropped a postal card to Mr. Robert Webb at Springfield.
father
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From this reading The Talbots, father and son, aided by brutal Dale Billings, had handled him pretty roughly, and he was content to lie on the cot and prepare for what was coming next.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I’ll do it, though, the first thing, when I get out of this fix.”
fix
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From this reading I’ll do it, though, the first thing, when I get out of this fix.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Talbots, father and son, aided by brutal Dale Billings, had handled him pretty roughly, and he was content to lie on the cot and prepare for what was coming next.
get
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From this reading I’ll do it, though, the first thing, when I get out of this fix.”
got
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From this reading “They’ve pretty nearly stripped me, and they’ve got all my money,” reflected Andy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Talbots, father and son, aided by brutal Dale Billings, had handled him pretty roughly, and he was content to lie on the cot and prepare for what was coming next.
handled
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From this reading The Talbots, father and son, aided by brutal Dale Billings, had handled him pretty roughly, and he was content to lie on the cot and prepare for what was coming next.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Talbots, father and son, aided by brutal Dale Billings, had handled him pretty roughly, and he was content to lie on the cot and prepare for what was coming next.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Talbots, father and son, aided by brutal Dale Billings, had handled him pretty roughly, and he was content to lie on the cot and prepare for what was coming next.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The door of the lumber room was slammed shut on Andy and strongly locked, and the lad resigned himself to the situation.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wish now I had dropped a postal card to Mr. Robert Webb at Springfield.
I'll
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From this reading I’ll do it, though, the first thing, when I get out of this fix.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I’ll do it, though, the first thing, when I get out of this fix.”
lad
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From this reading The door of the lumber room was slammed shut on Andy and strongly locked, and the lad resigned himself to the situation.
lie
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From this reading The Talbots, father and son, aided by brutal Dale Billings, had handled him pretty roughly, and he was content to lie on the cot and prepare for what was coming next.
locked
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From this reading The door of the lumber room was slammed shut on Andy and strongly locked, and the lad resigned himself to the situation.
lumber
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From this reading The door of the lumber room was slammed shut on Andy and strongly locked, and the lad resigned himself to the situation.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “They’ve pretty nearly stripped me, and they’ve got all my money,” reflected Andy.
money
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From this reading “They’ve pretty nearly stripped me, and they’ve got all my money,” reflected Andy.
Mr
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From this reading “I wish now I had dropped a postal card to Mr. Robert Webb at Springfield.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “They’ve pretty nearly stripped me, and they’ve got all my money,” reflected Andy.
nearly
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From this reading “They’ve pretty nearly stripped me, and they’ve got all my money,” reflected Andy.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Talbots, father and son, aided by brutal Dale Billings, had handled him pretty roughly, and he was content to lie on the cot and prepare for what was coming next.
now
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From this reading “I wish now I had dropped a postal card to Mr. Robert Webb at Springfield.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The door of the lumber room was slammed shut on Andy and strongly locked, and the lad resigned himself to the situation.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The door of the lumber room was slammed shut on Andy and strongly locked, and the lad resigned himself to the situation.
out
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From this reading I’ll do it, though, the first thing, when I get out of this fix.”
postal
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From this reading “I wish now I had dropped a postal card to Mr. Robert Webb at Springfield.
prepare
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From this reading The Talbots, father and son, aided by brutal Dale Billings, had handled him pretty roughly, and he was content to lie on the cot and prepare for what was coming next.
pretty
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From this reading The Talbots, father and son, aided by brutal Dale Billings, had handled him pretty roughly, and he was content to lie on the cot and prepare for what was coming next.
reflected
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From this reading “They’ve pretty nearly stripped me, and they’ve got all my money,” reflected Andy.
resigned
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From this reading The door of the lumber room was slammed shut on Andy and strongly locked, and the lad resigned himself to the situation.
Robert
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From this reading “I wish now I had dropped a postal card to Mr. Robert Webb at Springfield.
room
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From this reading The door of the lumber room was slammed shut on Andy and strongly locked, and the lad resigned himself to the situation.
roughly
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From this reading The Talbots, father and son, aided by brutal Dale Billings, had handled him pretty roughly, and he was content to lie on the cot and prepare for what was coming next.
shut
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From this reading The door of the lumber room was slammed shut on Andy and strongly locked, and the lad resigned himself to the situation.
situation
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From this reading The door of the lumber room was slammed shut on Andy and strongly locked, and the lad resigned himself to the situation.
slammed
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From this reading The door of the lumber room was slammed shut on Andy and strongly locked, and the lad resigned himself to the situation.
son
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From this reading The Talbots, father and son, aided by brutal Dale Billings, had handled him pretty roughly, and he was content to lie on the cot and prepare for what was coming next.
Springfield
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From this reading “I wish now I had dropped a postal card to Mr. Robert Webb at Springfield.
stripped
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From this reading “They’ve pretty nearly stripped me, and they’ve got all my money,” reflected Andy.
strongly
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From this reading The door of the lumber room was slammed shut on Andy and strongly locked, and the lad resigned himself to the situation.
Talbots
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From this reading The Talbots, father and son, aided by brutal Dale Billings, had handled him pretty roughly, and he was content to lie on the cot and prepare for what was coming next.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The door of the lumber room was slammed shut on Andy and strongly locked, and the lad resigned himself to the situation.
They've
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From this reading “They’ve pretty nearly stripped me, and they’ve got all my money,” reflected Andy.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I’ll do it, though, the first thing, when I get out of this fix.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I’ll do it, though, the first thing, when I get out of this fix.”
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I’ll do it, though, the first thing, when I get out of this fix.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The door of the lumber room was slammed shut on Andy and strongly locked, and the lad resigned himself to the situation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The door of the lumber room was slammed shut on Andy and strongly locked, and the lad resigned himself to the situation.
Webb
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From this reading “I wish now I had dropped a postal card to Mr. Robert Webb at Springfield.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The Talbots, father and son, aided by brutal Dale Billings, had handled him pretty roughly, and he was content to lie on the cot and prepare for what was coming next.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I’ll do it, though, the first thing, when I get out of this fix.”
wish
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From this reading “I wish now I had dropped a postal card to Mr. Robert Webb at Springfield.
