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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 AN OLD COLORED MAN IS IN TROUBLE A hop was given that Saturday night at the Armory.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was nothing particularly noteworthy about this hop; it was just like hundreds of its predecessors.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN OLD COLORED MAN IS IN TROUBLE A hop was given that Saturday night at the Armory.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As usual, near graduation time, there were many out of town visitors, and it is likely that brass buttons proved attractive to them.
Armory
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From this reading AN OLD COLORED MAN IS IN TROUBLE A hop was given that Saturday night at the Armory.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Many glad faces were to be seen whirling around, and judging by the happy laughs that were heard everyone was having a jolly time.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As usual, near graduation time, there were many out of town visitors, and it is likely that brass buttons proved attractive to them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AN OLD COLORED MAN IS IN TROUBLE A hop was given that Saturday night at the Armory.
attractive
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From this reading As usual, near graduation time, there were many out of town visitors, and it is likely that brass buttons proved attractive to them.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Many glad faces were to be seen whirling around, and judging by the happy laughs that were heard everyone was having a jolly time.
brass
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buttons
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From this reading As usual, near graduation time, there were many out of town visitors, and it is likely that brass buttons proved attractive to them.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Many glad faces were to be seen whirling around, and judging by the happy laughs that were heard everyone was having a jolly time.
COLORED
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From this reading AN OLD COLORED MAN IS IN TROUBLE A hop was given that Saturday night at the Armory.
Drake
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From this reading Robert Drake had escorted an old friend that night, Miss Nellie Strong.
escorted
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everyonepronounUS /ˈevriwʌn/
every person
From this reading Many glad faces were to be seen whirling around, and judging by the happy laughs that were heard everyone was having a jolly time.
faces
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From this reading Many glad faces were to be seen whirling around, and judging by the happy laughs that were heard everyone was having a jolly time.
friend
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From this reading Robert Drake had escorted an old friend that night, Miss Nellie Strong.
given
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glad
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graduation
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Robert Drake had escorted an old friend that night, Miss Nellie Strong.
happy
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From this reading Many glad faces were to be seen whirling around, and judging by the happy laughs that were heard everyone was having a jolly time.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Many glad faces were to be seen whirling around, and judging by the happy laughs that were heard everyone was having a jolly time.
heard
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From this reading Many glad faces were to be seen whirling around, and judging by the happy laughs that were heard everyone was having a jolly time.
hop
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From this reading AN OLD COLORED MAN IS IN TROUBLE A hop was given that Saturday night at the Armory.
hundreds
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From this reading There was nothing particularly noteworthy about this hop; it was just like hundreds of its predecessors.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN OLD COLORED MAN IS IN TROUBLE A hop was given that Saturday night at the Armory.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN OLD COLORED MAN IS IN TROUBLE A hop was given that Saturday night at the Armory.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was nothing particularly noteworthy about this hop; it was just like hundreds of its predecessors.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading There was nothing particularly noteworthy about this hop; it was just like hundreds of its predecessors.
jolly
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judging
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just
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laughs
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From this reading Many glad faces were to be seen whirling around, and judging by the happy laughs that were heard everyone was having a jolly time.
like
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likely
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MAN
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many
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Miss
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near
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Nellie
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From this reading Robert Drake had escorted an old friend that night, Miss Nellie Strong.
night
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From this reading AN OLD COLORED MAN IS IN TROUBLE A hop was given that Saturday night at the Armory.
noteworthy
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From this reading There was nothing particularly noteworthy about this hop; it was just like hundreds of its predecessors.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was nothing particularly noteworthy about this hop; it was just like hundreds of its predecessors.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was nothing particularly noteworthy about this hop; it was just like hundreds of its predecessors.
OLD
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From this reading AN OLD COLORED MAN IS IN TROUBLE A hop was given that Saturday night at the Armory.
out
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particularly
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predecessors
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proved
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From this reading As usual, near graduation time, there were many out of town visitors, and it is likely that brass buttons proved attractive to them.
Robert
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From this reading Robert Drake had escorted an old friend that night, Miss Nellie Strong.
Saturday
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From this reading AN OLD COLORED MAN IS IN TROUBLE A hop was given that Saturday night at the Armory.
seen
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From this reading Many glad faces were to be seen whirling around, and judging by the happy laughs that were heard everyone was having a jolly time.
Strong
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From this reading Robert Drake had escorted an old friend that night, Miss Nellie Strong.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AN OLD COLORED MAN IS IN TROUBLE A hop was given that Saturday night at the Armory.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN OLD COLORED MAN IS IN TROUBLE A hop was given that Saturday night at the Armory.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading As usual, near graduation time, there were many out of town visitors, and it is likely that brass buttons proved attractive to them.
There
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From this reading There was nothing particularly noteworthy about this hop; it was just like hundreds of its predecessors.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There was nothing particularly noteworthy about this hop; it was just like hundreds of its predecessors.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As usual, near graduation time, there were many out of town visitors, and it is likely that brass buttons proved attractive to them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As usual, near graduation time, there were many out of town visitors, and it is likely that brass buttons proved attractive to them.
town
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From this reading As usual, near graduation time, there were many out of town visitors, and it is likely that brass buttons proved attractive to them.
TROUBLE
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usual
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From this reading As usual, near graduation time, there were many out of town visitors, and it is likely that brass buttons proved attractive to them.
visitors
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From this reading As usual, near graduation time, there were many out of town visitors, and it is likely that brass buttons proved attractive to them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN OLD COLORED MAN IS IN TROUBLE A hop was given that Saturday night at the Armory.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As usual, near graduation time, there were many out of town visitors, and it is likely that brass buttons proved attractive to them.
whirling
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From this reading Many glad faces were to be seen whirling around, and judging by the happy laughs that were heard everyone was having a jolly time.
