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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 THE FLIGHT OF JONES Everything seemed like a dream to Brewster as he rushed off through the night to the office of Grant & Ripley.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A bitter smile crept about his lips as he drew away from the street-car track almost as his hand touched the rail of a car he had signaled.
actually
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From this reading It was six or seven blocks to the office of the lawyers, and he was actually running before he stopped at the entrance of the big building.
almost
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From this reading A bitter smile crept about his lips as he drew away from the street-car track almost as his hand touched the rail of a car he had signaled.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was six or seven blocks to the office of the lawyers, and he was actually running before he stopped at the entrance of the big building.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF JONES Everything seemed like a dream to Brewster as he rushed off through the night to the office of Grant & Ripley.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was six or seven blocks to the office of the lawyers, and he was actually running before he stopped at the entrance of the big building.
away
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From this reading A bitter smile crept about his lips as he drew away from the street-car track almost as his hand touched the rail of a car he had signaled.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was six or seven blocks to the office of the lawyers, and he was actually running before he stopped at the entrance of the big building.
bewilderednounUS /bewildered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was dazed, bewildered, hardly more than half-conscious.
big
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From this reading It was six or seven blocks to the office of the lawyers, and he was actually running before he stopped at the entrance of the big building.
bitter
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From this reading A bitter smile crept about his lips as he drew away from the street-car track almost as his hand touched the rail of a car he had signaled.
blocks
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From this reading It was six or seven blocks to the office of the lawyers, and he was actually running before he stopped at the entrance of the big building.
Brewster
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From this reading THE FLIGHT OF JONES Everything seemed like a dream to Brewster as he rushed off through the night to the office of Grant & Ripley.
building
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From this reading It was six or seven blocks to the office of the lawyers, and he was actually running before he stopped at the entrance of the big building.
car
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From this reading A bitter smile crept about his lips as he drew away from the street-car track almost as his hand touched the rail of a car he had signaled.
crept
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From this reading A bitter smile crept about his lips as he drew away from the street-car track almost as his hand touched the rail of a car he had signaled.
dazed
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From this reading He was dazed, bewildered, hardly more than half-conscious.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He remembered that he did not have money enough to pay his fare.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF JONES Everything seemed like a dream to Brewster as he rushed off through the night to the office of Grant & Ripley.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A bitter smile crept about his lips as he drew away from the street-car track almost as his hand touched the rail of a car he had signaled.
enough
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From this reading He remembered that he did not have money enough to pay his fare.
entrance
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From this reading It was six or seven blocks to the office of the lawyers, and he was actually running before he stopped at the entrance of the big building.
EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF JONES Everything seemed like a dream to Brewster as he rushed off through the night to the office of Grant & Ripley.
fareverbUS /fer/
to do or succeed in a particular way
From this reading He remembered that he did not have money enough to pay his fare.
FLIGHT
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From this reading THE FLIGHT OF JONES Everything seemed like a dream to Brewster as he rushed off through the night to the office of Grant & Ripley.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A bitter smile crept about his lips as he drew away from the street-car track almost as his hand touched the rail of a car he had signaled.
Grant
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From this reading THE FLIGHT OF JONES Everything seemed like a dream to Brewster as he rushed off through the night to the office of Grant & Ripley.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A bitter smile crept about his lips as he drew away from the street-car track almost as his hand touched the rail of a car he had signaled.
half-conscious
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From this reading He was dazed, bewildered, hardly more than half-conscious.
hand
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From this reading A bitter smile crept about his lips as he drew away from the street-car track almost as his hand touched the rail of a car he had signaled.
hardly
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From this reading He was dazed, bewildered, hardly more than half-conscious.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He remembered that he did not have money enough to pay his fare.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF JONES Everything seemed like a dream to Brewster as he rushed off through the night to the office of Grant & Ripley.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A bitter smile crept about his lips as he drew away from the street-car track almost as his hand touched the rail of a car he had signaled.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was six or seven blocks to the office of the lawyers, and he was actually running before he stopped at the entrance of the big building.
JONES
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From this reading THE FLIGHT OF JONES Everything seemed like a dream to Brewster as he rushed off through the night to the office of Grant & Ripley.
lawyers
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From this reading It was six or seven blocks to the office of the lawyers, and he was actually running before he stopped at the entrance of the big building.
like
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From this reading THE FLIGHT OF JONES Everything seemed like a dream to Brewster as he rushed off through the night to the office of Grant & Ripley.
lips
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From this reading A bitter smile crept about his lips as he drew away from the street-car track almost as his hand touched the rail of a car he had signaled.
money
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From this reading He remembered that he did not have money enough to pay his fare.
more
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From this reading He was dazed, bewildered, hardly more than half-conscious.
night
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From this reading THE FLIGHT OF JONES Everything seemed like a dream to Brewster as he rushed off through the night to the office of Grant & Ripley.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He remembered that he did not have money enough to pay his fare.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF JONES Everything seemed like a dream to Brewster as he rushed off through the night to the office of Grant & Ripley.
off
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From this reading THE FLIGHT OF JONES Everything seemed like a dream to Brewster as he rushed off through the night to the office of Grant & Ripley.
office
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From this reading THE FLIGHT OF JONES Everything seemed like a dream to Brewster as he rushed off through the night to the office of Grant & Ripley.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was six or seven blocks to the office of the lawyers, and he was actually running before he stopped at the entrance of the big building.
pay
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From this reading He remembered that he did not have money enough to pay his fare.
rail
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From this reading A bitter smile crept about his lips as he drew away from the street-car track almost as his hand touched the rail of a car he had signaled.
remembered
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From this reading He remembered that he did not have money enough to pay his fare.
Ripley
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From this reading THE FLIGHT OF JONES Everything seemed like a dream to Brewster as he rushed off through the night to the office of Grant & Ripley.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was six or seven blocks to the office of the lawyers, and he was actually running before he stopped at the entrance of the big building.
rushed
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From this reading THE FLIGHT OF JONES Everything seemed like a dream to Brewster as he rushed off through the night to the office of Grant & Ripley.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF JONES Everything seemed like a dream to Brewster as he rushed off through the night to the office of Grant & Ripley.
seven
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From this reading It was six or seven blocks to the office of the lawyers, and he was actually running before he stopped at the entrance of the big building.
signaled
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From this reading A bitter smile crept about his lips as he drew away from the street-car track almost as his hand touched the rail of a car he had signaled.
six
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From this reading It was six or seven blocks to the office of the lawyers, and he was actually running before he stopped at the entrance of the big building.
smile
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From this reading A bitter smile crept about his lips as he drew away from the street-car track almost as his hand touched the rail of a car he had signaled.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was six or seven blocks to the office of the lawyers, and he was actually running before he stopped at the entrance of the big building.
street-car
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From this reading A bitter smile crept about his lips as he drew away from the street-car track almost as his hand touched the rail of a car he had signaled.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He was dazed, bewildered, hardly more than half-conscious.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He remembered that he did not have money enough to pay his fare.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF JONES Everything seemed like a dream to Brewster as he rushed off through the night to the office of Grant & Ripley.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF JONES Everything seemed like a dream to Brewster as he rushed off through the night to the office of Grant & Ripley.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF JONES Everything seemed like a dream to Brewster as he rushed off through the night to the office of Grant & Ripley.
touched
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From this reading A bitter smile crept about his lips as he drew away from the street-car track almost as his hand touched the rail of a car he had signaled.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading A bitter smile crept about his lips as he drew away from the street-car track almost as his hand touched the rail of a car he had signaled.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was dazed, bewildered, hardly more than half-conscious.
