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From this reading On May 2, 2103, Elwood Caswell walked rapidly down Broadway with a loaded revolver hidden in his coat pocket.
2103
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From this reading On May 2, 2103, Elwood Caswell walked rapidly down Broadway with a loaded revolver hidden in his coat pocket.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On May 2, 2103, Elwood Caswell walked rapidly down Broadway with a loaded revolver hidden in his coat pocket.
air
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From this reading It was a gentle, misty spring day and the air held the smell of rain and blossoming-dogwood.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a gentle, misty spring day and the air held the smell of rain and blossoming-dogwood.
anyhow
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From this reading He didn't want to use the weapon, but feared he might anyhow.
assumption
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From this reading This was a justifiable assumption, for Caswell was a homicidal maniac.
blossoming-dogwood
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From this reading It was a gentle, misty spring day and the air held the smell of rain and blossoming-dogwood.
Broadway
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From this reading On May 2, 2103, Elwood Caswell walked rapidly down Broadway with a loaded revolver hidden in his coat pocket.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He didn't want to use the weapon, but feared he might anyhow.
Caswell
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coat
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From this reading On May 2, 2103, Elwood Caswell walked rapidly down Broadway with a loaded revolver hidden in his coat pocket.
commented
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From this reading Caswell gripped the revolver in his sweaty right hand and tried to think of a single valid reason why he should not kill a man named Magnessen, who, the other day, had commented on how well Caswell looked.
day
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From this reading It was a gentle, misty spring day and the air held the smell of rain and blossoming-dogwood.
didn't
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From this reading He didn't want to use the weapon, but feared he might anyhow.
down
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From this reading On May 2, 2103, Elwood Caswell walked rapidly down Broadway with a loaded revolver hidden in his coat pocket.
Elwood
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From this reading On May 2, 2103, Elwood Caswell walked rapidly down Broadway with a loaded revolver hidden in his coat pocket.
feared
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From this reading He didn't want to use the weapon, but feared he might anyhow.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This was a justifiable assumption, for Caswell was a homicidal maniac.
gentle
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From this reading It was a gentle, misty spring day and the air held the smell of rain and blossoming-dogwood.
gripped
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From this reading Caswell gripped the revolver in his sweaty right hand and tried to think of a single valid reason why he should not kill a man named Magnessen, who, the other day, had commented on how well Caswell looked.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Caswell gripped the revolver in his sweaty right hand and tried to think of a single valid reason why he should not kill a man named Magnessen, who, the other day, had commented on how well Caswell looked.
hand
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From this reading Caswell gripped the revolver in his sweaty right hand and tried to think of a single valid reason why he should not kill a man named Magnessen, who, the other day, had commented on how well Caswell looked.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He didn't want to use the weapon, but feared he might anyhow.
held
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From this reading It was a gentle, misty spring day and the air held the smell of rain and blossoming-dogwood.
hidden
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From this reading On May 2, 2103, Elwood Caswell walked rapidly down Broadway with a loaded revolver hidden in his coat pocket.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On May 2, 2103, Elwood Caswell walked rapidly down Broadway with a loaded revolver hidden in his coat pocket.
homicidal
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From this reading This was a justifiable assumption, for Caswell was a homicidal maniac.
how
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From this reading Caswell gripped the revolver in his sweaty right hand and tried to think of a single valid reason why he should not kill a man named Magnessen, who, the other day, had commented on how well Caswell looked.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On May 2, 2103, Elwood Caswell walked rapidly down Broadway with a loaded revolver hidden in his coat pocket.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a gentle, misty spring day and the air held the smell of rain and blossoming-dogwood.
justifiable
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From this reading This was a justifiable assumption, for Caswell was a homicidal maniac.
kill
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From this reading Caswell gripped the revolver in his sweaty right hand and tried to think of a single valid reason why he should not kill a man named Magnessen, who, the other day, had commented on how well Caswell looked.
loaded
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From this reading On May 2, 2103, Elwood Caswell walked rapidly down Broadway with a loaded revolver hidden in his coat pocket.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Caswell gripped the revolver in his sweaty right hand and tried to think of a single valid reason why he should not kill a man named Magnessen, who, the other day, had commented on how well Caswell looked.
Magnessen
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From this reading Caswell gripped the revolver in his sweaty right hand and tried to think of a single valid reason why he should not kill a man named Magnessen, who, the other day, had commented on how well Caswell looked.
man
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From this reading Caswell gripped the revolver in his sweaty right hand and tried to think of a single valid reason why he should not kill a man named Magnessen, who, the other day, had commented on how well Caswell looked.
maniac
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From this reading This was a justifiable assumption, for Caswell was a homicidal maniac.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading On May 2, 2103, Elwood Caswell walked rapidly down Broadway with a loaded revolver hidden in his coat pocket.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He didn't want to use the weapon, but feared he might anyhow.
misty
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From this reading It was a gentle, misty spring day and the air held the smell of rain and blossoming-dogwood.
named
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From this reading Caswell gripped the revolver in his sweaty right hand and tried to think of a single valid reason why he should not kill a man named Magnessen, who, the other day, had commented on how well Caswell looked.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Caswell gripped the revolver in his sweaty right hand and tried to think of a single valid reason why he should not kill a man named Magnessen, who, the other day, had commented on how well Caswell looked.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a gentle, misty spring day and the air held the smell of rain and blossoming-dogwood.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On May 2, 2103, Elwood Caswell walked rapidly down Broadway with a loaded revolver hidden in his coat pocket.
other
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From this reading Caswell gripped the revolver in his sweaty right hand and tried to think of a single valid reason why he should not kill a man named Magnessen, who, the other day, had commented on how well Caswell looked.
pocket
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From this reading On May 2, 2103, Elwood Caswell walked rapidly down Broadway with a loaded revolver hidden in his coat pocket.
rain
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From this reading It was a gentle, misty spring day and the air held the smell of rain and blossoming-dogwood.
rapidly
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From this reading On May 2, 2103, Elwood Caswell walked rapidly down Broadway with a loaded revolver hidden in his coat pocket.
reason
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From this reading Caswell gripped the revolver in his sweaty right hand and tried to think of a single valid reason why he should not kill a man named Magnessen, who, the other day, had commented on how well Caswell looked.
revolver
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From this reading On May 2, 2103, Elwood Caswell walked rapidly down Broadway with a loaded revolver hidden in his coat pocket.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Caswell gripped the revolver in his sweaty right hand and tried to think of a single valid reason why he should not kill a man named Magnessen, who, the other day, had commented on how well Caswell looked.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Caswell gripped the revolver in his sweaty right hand and tried to think of a single valid reason why he should not kill a man named Magnessen, who, the other day, had commented on how well Caswell looked.
single
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From this reading Caswell gripped the revolver in his sweaty right hand and tried to think of a single valid reason why he should not kill a man named Magnessen, who, the other day, had commented on how well Caswell looked.
smell
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From this reading It was a gentle, misty spring day and the air held the smell of rain and blossoming-dogwood.
spring
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From this reading It was a gentle, misty spring day and the air held the smell of rain and blossoming-dogwood.
sweaty
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From this reading Caswell gripped the revolver in his sweaty right hand and tried to think of a single valid reason why he should not kill a man named Magnessen, who, the other day, had commented on how well Caswell looked.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He didn't want to use the weapon, but feared he might anyhow.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Caswell gripped the revolver in his sweaty right hand and tried to think of a single valid reason why he should not kill a man named Magnessen, who, the other day, had commented on how well Caswell looked.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was a justifiable assumption, for Caswell was a homicidal maniac.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He didn't want to use the weapon, but feared he might anyhow.
tried
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From this reading Caswell gripped the revolver in his sweaty right hand and tried to think of a single valid reason why he should not kill a man named Magnessen, who, the other day, had commented on how well Caswell looked.
use
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From this reading He didn't want to use the weapon, but feared he might anyhow.
valid
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From this reading Caswell gripped the revolver in his sweaty right hand and tried to think of a single valid reason why he should not kill a man named Magnessen, who, the other day, had commented on how well Caswell looked.
walked
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From this reading On May 2, 2103, Elwood Caswell walked rapidly down Broadway with a loaded revolver hidden in his coat pocket.
want
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From this reading He didn't want to use the weapon, but feared he might anyhow.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was a justifiable assumption, for Caswell was a homicidal maniac.
weapon
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From this reading He didn't want to use the weapon, but feared he might anyhow.
well
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From this reading Caswell gripped the revolver in his sweaty right hand and tried to think of a single valid reason why he should not kill a man named Magnessen, who, the other day, had commented on how well Caswell looked.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Caswell gripped the revolver in his sweaty right hand and tried to think of a single valid reason why he should not kill a man named Magnessen, who, the other day, had commented on how well Caswell looked.
why
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From this reading Caswell gripped the revolver in his sweaty right hand and tried to think of a single valid reason why he should not kill a man named Magnessen, who, the other day, had commented on how well Caswell looked.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On May 2, 2103, Elwood Caswell walked rapidly down Broadway with a loaded revolver hidden in his coat pocket.
