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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 A PLOT AGAINST ANDY.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Some six weeks later, about the middle of the forenoon, a Western Union Telegraph boy entered the store and handed Mr. Flint a telegram.
AGAINSTprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading A PLOT AGAINST ANDY.
agitated
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From this reading Tearing it open, the jeweler read the contents and seemed quite agitated.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Some six weeks later, about the middle of the forenoon, a Western Union Telegraph boy entered the store and handed Mr. Flint a telegram.
ANDY
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From this reading A PLOT AGAINST ANDY.
bad
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From this reading "Mr. Rich," he said, turning to the head clerk, "I have bad news.
boy
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From this reading Some six weeks later, about the middle of the forenoon, a Western Union Telegraph boy entered the store and handed Mr. Flint a telegram.
brother
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From this reading My only brother is dangerously sick.
clerk
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contents
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From this reading Tearing it open, the jeweler read the contents and seemed quite agitated.
dangerouslyadverbUS /ˈdeɪn.dʒər.əs.li/
In a way that involves danger or risk.
From this reading My only brother is dangerously sick.
entered
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Flint
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forenoon
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From this reading Some six weeks later, about the middle of the forenoon, a Western Union Telegraph boy entered the store and handed Mr. Flint a telegram.
handed
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From this reading Some six weeks later, about the middle of the forenoon, a Western Union Telegraph boy entered the store and handed Mr. Flint a telegram.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Mr. Rich," he said, turning to the head clerk, "I have bad news.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Mr. Rich," he said, turning to the head clerk, "I have bad news.
head
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From this reading "Mr. Rich," he said, turning to the head clerk, "I have bad news.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Mr. Rich," he said, turning to the head clerk, "I have bad news.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My only brother is dangerously sick.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Tearing it open, the jeweler read the contents and seemed quite agitated.
jeweler
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From this reading Tearing it open, the jeweler read the contents and seemed quite agitated.
later
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From this reading Some six weeks later, about the middle of the forenoon, a Western Union Telegraph boy entered the store and handed Mr. Flint a telegram.
middle
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From this reading Some six weeks later, about the middle of the forenoon, a Western Union Telegraph boy entered the store and handed Mr. Flint a telegram.
Mr
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From this reading Some six weeks later, about the middle of the forenoon, a Western Union Telegraph boy entered the store and handed Mr. Flint a telegram.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My only brother is dangerously sick.
news
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From this reading "Mr. Rich," he said, turning to the head clerk, "I have bad news.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some six weeks later, about the middle of the forenoon, a Western Union Telegraph boy entered the store and handed Mr. Flint a telegram.
only
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From this reading My only brother is dangerously sick.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Tearing it open, the jeweler read the contents and seemed quite agitated.
PLOT
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From this reading A PLOT AGAINST ANDY.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tearing it open, the jeweler read the contents and seemed quite agitated.
read
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From this reading Tearing it open, the jeweler read the contents and seemed quite agitated.
Rich
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said
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seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tearing it open, the jeweler read the contents and seemed quite agitated.
sick
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From this reading My only brother is dangerously sick.
six
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Some
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store
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Tearing
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telegram
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Telegraph
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Some six weeks later, about the middle of the forenoon, a Western Union Telegraph boy entered the store and handed Mr. Flint a telegram.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Mr. Rich," he said, turning to the head clerk, "I have bad news.
turning
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Union
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weeks
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From this reading Some six weeks later, about the middle of the forenoon, a Western Union Telegraph boy entered the store and handed Mr. Flint a telegram.
Western
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From this reading Some six weeks later, about the middle of the forenoon, a Western Union Telegraph boy entered the store and handed Mr. Flint a telegram.