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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 Putting the trunk on the front of a street-car, he rode on till he was in the heart of the south-side district, the great business centre.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He took his trunk into a roomy hardware store, and asked if he might leave it there a while.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took his trunk into a roomy hardware store, and asked if he might leave it there a while.
away
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From this reading Dennis now followed the natural impulse to go to some distant part of the city, entirely away from the region that had become so hateful to him.
become
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From this reading Dennis now followed the natural impulse to go to some distant part of the city, entirely away from the region that had become so hateful to him.
boarding-place
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From this reading Receiving a good-natured permission, he next started off in search of a quiet, cheap boarding-place.
business
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From this reading Putting the trunk on the front of a street-car, he rode on till he was in the heart of the south-side district, the great business centre.
centre
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From this reading Putting the trunk on the front of a street-car, he rode on till he was in the heart of the south-side district, the great business centre.
cheap
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From this reading Receiving a good-natured permission, he next started off in search of a quiet, cheap boarding-place.
city
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From this reading Dennis now followed the natural impulse to go to some distant part of the city, entirely away from the region that had become so hateful to him.
Dennis
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From this reading Dennis now followed the natural impulse to go to some distant part of the city, entirely away from the region that had become so hateful to him.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading Dennis now followed the natural impulse to go to some distant part of the city, entirely away from the region that had become so hateful to him.
district
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From this reading Putting the trunk on the front of a street-car, he rode on till he was in the heart of the south-side district, the great business centre.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Dennis now followed the natural impulse to go to some distant part of the city, entirely away from the region that had become so hateful to him.
followed
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From this reading Dennis now followed the natural impulse to go to some distant part of the city, entirely away from the region that had become so hateful to him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Dennis now followed the natural impulse to go to some distant part of the city, entirely away from the region that had become so hateful to him.
front
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From this reading Putting the trunk on the front of a street-car, he rode on till he was in the heart of the south-side district, the great business centre.
go
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From this reading Dennis now followed the natural impulse to go to some distant part of the city, entirely away from the region that had become so hateful to him.
good-natured
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From this reading Receiving a good-natured permission, he next started off in search of a quiet, cheap boarding-place.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Putting the trunk on the front of a street-car, he rode on till he was in the heart of the south-side district, the great business centre.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dennis now followed the natural impulse to go to some distant part of the city, entirely away from the region that had become so hateful to him.
hardware
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From this reading He took his trunk into a roomy hardware store, and asked if he might leave it there a while.
hateful
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From this reading Dennis now followed the natural impulse to go to some distant part of the city, entirely away from the region that had become so hateful to him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Putting the trunk on the front of a street-car, he rode on till he was in the heart of the south-side district, the great business centre.
heart
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From this reading Putting the trunk on the front of a street-car, he rode on till he was in the heart of the south-side district, the great business centre.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dennis now followed the natural impulse to go to some distant part of the city, entirely away from the region that had become so hateful to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He took his trunk into a roomy hardware store, and asked if he might leave it there a while.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He took his trunk into a roomy hardware store, and asked if he might leave it there a while.
impulsenounUS /ˈɪmpʌls/
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading Dennis now followed the natural impulse to go to some distant part of the city, entirely away from the region that had become so hateful to him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Putting the trunk on the front of a street-car, he rode on till he was in the heart of the south-side district, the great business centre.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He took his trunk into a roomy hardware store, and asked if he might leave it there a while.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He took his trunk into a roomy hardware store, and asked if he might leave it there a while.
leave
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From this reading He took his trunk into a roomy hardware store, and asked if he might leave it there a while.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He took his trunk into a roomy hardware store, and asked if he might leave it there a while.
natural
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From this reading Dennis now followed the natural impulse to go to some distant part of the city, entirely away from the region that had become so hateful to him.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Receiving a good-natured permission, he next started off in search of a quiet, cheap boarding-place.
now
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From this reading Dennis now followed the natural impulse to go to some distant part of the city, entirely away from the region that had become so hateful to him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dennis now followed the natural impulse to go to some distant part of the city, entirely away from the region that had become so hateful to him.
off
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From this reading Receiving a good-natured permission, he next started off in search of a quiet, cheap boarding-place.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Putting the trunk on the front of a street-car, he rode on till he was in the heart of the south-side district, the great business centre.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dennis now followed the natural impulse to go to some distant part of the city, entirely away from the region that had become so hateful to him.
permission
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From this reading Receiving a good-natured permission, he next started off in search of a quiet, cheap boarding-place.
Putting
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From this reading Putting the trunk on the front of a street-car, he rode on till he was in the heart of the south-side district, the great business centre.
quiet
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From this reading Receiving a good-natured permission, he next started off in search of a quiet, cheap boarding-place.
Receiving
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From this reading Receiving a good-natured permission, he next started off in search of a quiet, cheap boarding-place.
region
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From this reading Dennis now followed the natural impulse to go to some distant part of the city, entirely away from the region that had become so hateful to him.
rode
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From this reading Putting the trunk on the front of a street-car, he rode on till he was in the heart of the south-side district, the great business centre.
roomy
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From this reading He took his trunk into a roomy hardware store, and asked if he might leave it there a while.
search
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From this reading Receiving a good-natured permission, he next started off in search of a quiet, cheap boarding-place.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Dennis now followed the natural impulse to go to some distant part of the city, entirely away from the region that had become so hateful to him.
some
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From this reading Dennis now followed the natural impulse to go to some distant part of the city, entirely away from the region that had become so hateful to him.
south-side
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From this reading Putting the trunk on the front of a street-car, he rode on till he was in the heart of the south-side district, the great business centre.
started
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From this reading Receiving a good-natured permission, he next started off in search of a quiet, cheap boarding-place.
STARVE
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From this reading "STARVE THEN!"
store
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From this reading He took his trunk into a roomy hardware store, and asked if he might leave it there a while.
street-car
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From this reading Putting the trunk on the front of a street-car, he rode on till he was in the heart of the south-side district, the great business centre.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dennis now followed the natural impulse to go to some distant part of the city, entirely away from the region that had become so hateful to him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dennis now followed the natural impulse to go to some distant part of the city, entirely away from the region that had become so hateful to him.
THEN
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From this reading "STARVE THEN!"
there
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From this reading He took his trunk into a roomy hardware store, and asked if he might leave it there a while.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Putting the trunk on the front of a street-car, he rode on till he was in the heart of the south-side district, the great business centre.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dennis now followed the natural impulse to go to some distant part of the city, entirely away from the region that had become so hateful to him.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took his trunk into a roomy hardware store, and asked if he might leave it there a while.
trunk
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From this reading Putting the trunk on the front of a street-car, he rode on till he was in the heart of the south-side district, the great business centre.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Putting the trunk on the front of a street-car, he rode on till he was in the heart of the south-side district, the great business centre.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He took his trunk into a roomy hardware store, and asked if he might leave it there a while.
