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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 _It isn't at all obvious--at first thought--that having two perfectly good, usable arms could be a real handicap to a man...._ "To be, or not to be--that is the question.
Act
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From this reading _Hamlet_, Act III, Scene I The rocket was on the way up, but Professor Lightning didn't seem to care.
all
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From this reading _It isn't at all obvious--at first thought--that having two perfectly good, usable arms could be a real handicap to a man...._ "To be, or not to be--that is the question.
amazing
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From this reading The outside talkers were busy outside the spectacle tents like Wicks' Hell Drivers, Biggest Auto Show in Fifty States--outside the grind shows, the eats, the rides: "Here and now, for the fourth part of one single dollar bill, the most amazing ..."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms ..."
arms
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From this reading _It isn't at all obvious--at first thought--that having two perfectly good, usable arms could be a real handicap to a man...._ "To be, or not to be--that is the question.
arrows
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From this reading Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms ..."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _It isn't at all obvious--at first thought--that having two perfectly good, usable arms could be a real handicap to a man...._ "To be, or not to be--that is the question.
Auto
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From this reading The outside talkers were busy outside the spectacle tents like Wicks' Hell Drivers, Biggest Auto Show in Fifty States--outside the grind shows, the eats, the rides: "Here and now, for the fourth part of one single dollar bill, the most amazing ..."
band
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From this reading Outside the cooktent Wrout flapped his arms and, on that signal, Seaman started up the big electric band, whooping it up with John Philip Sousa for openers, while all over the midway the lights snapped on, big whites and yellows, reds, greens, purples and dusky violets framing, in a titillating dimness, the front flap of the girlie tent.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _It isn't at all obvious--at first thought--that having two perfectly good, usable arms could be a real handicap to a man...._ "To be, or not to be--that is the question.
big
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From this reading Outside the cooktent Wrout flapped his arms and, on that signal, Seaman started up the big electric band, whooping it up with John Philip Sousa for openers, while all over the midway the lights snapped on, big whites and yellows, reds, greens, purples and dusky violets framing, in a titillating dimness, the front flap of the girlie tent.
Biggest
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From this reading The outside talkers were busy outside the spectacle tents like Wicks' Hell Drivers, Biggest Auto Show in Fifty States--outside the grind shows, the eats, the rides: "Here and now, for the fourth part of one single dollar bill, the most amazing ..."
bill
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From this reading The outside talkers were busy outside the spectacle tents like Wicks' Hell Drivers, Biggest Auto Show in Fifty States--outside the grind shows, the eats, the rides: "Here and now, for the fourth part of one single dollar bill, the most amazing ..."
busy
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From this reading The outside talkers were busy outside the spectacle tents like Wicks' Hell Drivers, Biggest Auto Show in Fifty States--outside the grind shows, the eats, the rides: "Here and now, for the fourth part of one single dollar bill, the most amazing ..."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Hamlet_, Act III, Scene I The rocket was on the way up, but Professor Lightning didn't seem to care.
care
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From this reading _Hamlet_, Act III, Scene I The rocket was on the way up, but Professor Lightning didn't seem to care.
cooktent
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From this reading Outside the cooktent Wrout flapped his arms and, on that signal, Seaman started up the big electric band, whooping it up with John Philip Sousa for openers, while all over the midway the lights snapped on, big whites and yellows, reds, greens, purples and dusky violets framing, in a titillating dimness, the front flap of the girlie tent.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading _It isn't at all obvious--at first thought--that having two perfectly good, usable arms could be a real handicap to a man...._ "To be, or not to be--that is the question.
didn't
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From this reading _Hamlet_, Act III, Scene I The rocket was on the way up, but Professor Lightning didn't seem to care.
dimness
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From this reading Outside the cooktent Wrout flapped his arms and, on that signal, Seaman started up the big electric band, whooping it up with John Philip Sousa for openers, while all over the midway the lights snapped on, big whites and yellows, reds, greens, purples and dusky violets framing, in a titillating dimness, the front flap of the girlie tent.
dollar
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From this reading The outside talkers were busy outside the spectacle tents like Wicks' Hell Drivers, Biggest Auto Show in Fifty States--outside the grind shows, the eats, the rides: "Here and now, for the fourth part of one single dollar bill, the most amazing ..."
Drivers
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From this reading The outside talkers were busy outside the spectacle tents like Wicks' Hell Drivers, Biggest Auto Show in Fifty States--outside the grind shows, the eats, the rides: "Here and now, for the fourth part of one single dollar bill, the most amazing ..."
dusky
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From this reading Outside the cooktent Wrout flapped his arms and, on that signal, Seaman started up the big electric band, whooping it up with John Philip Sousa for openers, while all over the midway the lights snapped on, big whites and yellows, reds, greens, purples and dusky violets framing, in a titillating dimness, the front flap of the girlie tent.
eats
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From this reading The outside talkers were busy outside the spectacle tents like Wicks' Hell Drivers, Biggest Auto Show in Fifty States--outside the grind shows, the eats, the rides: "Here and now, for the fourth part of one single dollar bill, the most amazing ..."
electric
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From this reading Outside the cooktent Wrout flapped his arms and, on that signal, Seaman started up the big electric band, whooping it up with John Philip Sousa for openers, while all over the midway the lights snapped on, big whites and yellows, reds, greens, purples and dusky violets framing, in a titillating dimness, the front flap of the girlie tent.
Fifty
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From this reading The outside talkers were busy outside the spectacle tents like Wicks' Hell Drivers, Biggest Auto Show in Fifty States--outside the grind shows, the eats, the rides: "Here and now, for the fourth part of one single dollar bill, the most amazing ..."
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _It isn't at all obvious--at first thought--that having two perfectly good, usable arms could be a real handicap to a man...._ "To be, or not to be--that is the question.
flap
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From this reading Outside the cooktent Wrout flapped his arms and, on that signal, Seaman started up the big electric band, whooping it up with John Philip Sousa for openers, while all over the midway the lights snapped on, big whites and yellows, reds, greens, purples and dusky violets framing, in a titillating dimness, the front flap of the girlie tent.
flapped
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From this reading Outside the cooktent Wrout flapped his arms and, on that signal, Seaman started up the big electric band, whooping it up with John Philip Sousa for openers, while all over the midway the lights snapped on, big whites and yellows, reds, greens, purples and dusky violets framing, in a titillating dimness, the front flap of the girlie tent.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Outside the cooktent Wrout flapped his arms and, on that signal, Seaman started up the big electric band, whooping it up with John Philip Sousa for openers, while all over the midway the lights snapped on, big whites and yellows, reds, greens, purples and dusky violets framing, in a titillating dimness, the front flap of the girlie tent.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms ..."
fourthnounUS /fourth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The outside talkers were busy outside the spectacle tents like Wicks' Hell Drivers, Biggest Auto Show in Fifty States--outside the grind shows, the eats, the rides: "Here and now, for the fourth part of one single dollar bill, the most amazing ..."
framing
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From this reading Outside the cooktent Wrout flapped his arms and, on that signal, Seaman started up the big electric band, whooping it up with John Philip Sousa for openers, while all over the midway the lights snapped on, big whites and yellows, reds, greens, purples and dusky violets framing, in a titillating dimness, the front flap of the girlie tent.
front
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From this reading Outside the cooktent Wrout flapped his arms and, on that signal, Seaman started up the big electric band, whooping it up with John Philip Sousa for openers, while all over the midway the lights snapped on, big whites and yellows, reds, greens, purples and dusky violets framing, in a titillating dimness, the front flap of the girlie tent.
girlie
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From this reading Outside the cooktent Wrout flapped his arms and, on that signal, Seaman started up the big electric band, whooping it up with John Philip Sousa for openers, while all over the midway the lights snapped on, big whites and yellows, reds, greens, purples and dusky violets framing, in a titillating dimness, the front flap of the girlie tent.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _It isn't at all obvious--at first thought--that having two perfectly good, usable arms could be a real handicap to a man...._ "To be, or not to be--that is the question.
greens
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From this reading Outside the cooktent Wrout flapped his arms and, on that signal, Seaman started up the big electric band, whooping it up with John Philip Sousa for openers, while all over the midway the lights snapped on, big whites and yellows, reds, greens, purples and dusky violets framing, in a titillating dimness, the front flap of the girlie tent.
grind
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From this reading The outside talkers were busy outside the spectacle tents like Wicks' Hell Drivers, Biggest Auto Show in Fifty States--outside the grind shows, the eats, the rides: "Here and now, for the fourth part of one single dollar bill, the most amazing ..."
Hamlet
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From this reading _Hamlet_, Act III, Scene I The rocket was on the way up, but Professor Lightning didn't seem to care.
handicap
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From this reading _It isn't at all obvious--at first thought--that having two perfectly good, usable arms could be a real handicap to a man...._ "To be, or not to be--that is the question.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading _It isn't at all obvious--at first thought--that having two perfectly good, usable arms could be a real handicap to a man...._ "To be, or not to be--that is the question.
Hell
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From this reading The outside talkers were busy outside the spectacle tents like Wicks' Hell Drivers, Biggest Auto Show in Fifty States--outside the grind shows, the eats, the rides: "Here and now, for the fourth part of one single dollar bill, the most amazing ..."
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The outside talkers were busy outside the spectacle tents like Wicks' Hell Drivers, Biggest Auto Show in Fifty States--outside the grind shows, the eats, the rides: "Here and now, for the fourth part of one single dollar bill, the most amazing ..."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Outside the cooktent Wrout flapped his arms and, on that signal, Seaman started up the big electric band, whooping it up with John Philip Sousa for openers, while all over the midway the lights snapped on, big whites and yellows, reds, greens, purples and dusky violets framing, in a titillating dimness, the front flap of the girlie tent.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Hamlet_, Act III, Scene I The rocket was on the way up, but Professor Lightning didn't seem to care.
III
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From this reading _Hamlet_, Act III, Scene I The rocket was on the way up, but Professor Lightning didn't seem to care.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms ..."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _It isn't at all obvious--at first thought--that having two perfectly good, usable arms could be a real handicap to a man...._ "To be, or not to be--that is the question.
isn't
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From this reading _It isn't at all obvious--at first thought--that having two perfectly good, usable arms could be a real handicap to a man...._ "To be, or not to be--that is the question.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _It isn't at all obvious--at first thought--that having two perfectly good, usable arms could be a real handicap to a man...._ "To be, or not to be--that is the question.
John
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From this reading Outside the cooktent Wrout flapped his arms and, on that signal, Seaman started up the big electric band, whooping it up with John Philip Sousa for openers, while all over the midway the lights snapped on, big whites and yellows, reds, greens, purples and dusky violets framing, in a titillating dimness, the front flap of the girlie tent.
Lightning
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From this reading _Hamlet_, Act III, Scene I The rocket was on the way up, but Professor Lightning didn't seem to care.
lights
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From this reading Outside the cooktent Wrout flapped his arms and, on that signal, Seaman started up the big electric band, whooping it up with John Philip Sousa for openers, while all over the midway the lights snapped on, big whites and yellows, reds, greens, purples and dusky violets framing, in a titillating dimness, the front flap of the girlie tent.
like
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From this reading The outside talkers were busy outside the spectacle tents like Wicks' Hell Drivers, Biggest Auto Show in Fifty States--outside the grind shows, the eats, the rides: "Here and now, for the fourth part of one single dollar bill, the most amazing ..."
man
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From this reading _It isn't at all obvious--at first thought--that having two perfectly good, usable arms could be a real handicap to a man...._ "To be, or not to be--that is the question.
midway
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From this reading Outside the cooktent Wrout flapped his arms and, on that signal, Seaman started up the big electric band, whooping it up with John Philip Sousa for openers, while all over the midway the lights snapped on, big whites and yellows, reds, greens, purples and dusky violets framing, in a titillating dimness, the front flap of the girlie tent.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms ..."
most
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From this reading The outside talkers were busy outside the spectacle tents like Wicks' Hell Drivers, Biggest Auto Show in Fifty States--outside the grind shows, the eats, the rides: "Here and now, for the fourth part of one single dollar bill, the most amazing ..."
nobler
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From this reading Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms ..."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _It isn't at all obvious--at first thought--that having two perfectly good, usable arms could be a real handicap to a man...._ "To be, or not to be--that is the question.
now
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From this reading The outside talkers were busy outside the spectacle tents like Wicks' Hell Drivers, Biggest Auto Show in Fifty States--outside the grind shows, the eats, the rides: "Here and now, for the fourth part of one single dollar bill, the most amazing ..."
obvious
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From this reading _It isn't at all obvious--at first thought--that having two perfectly good, usable arms could be a real handicap to a man...._ "To be, or not to be--that is the question.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms ..."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Hamlet_, Act III, Scene I The rocket was on the way up, but Professor Lightning didn't seem to care.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The outside talkers were busy outside the spectacle tents like Wicks' Hell Drivers, Biggest Auto Show in Fifty States--outside the grind shows, the eats, the rides: "Here and now, for the fourth part of one single dollar bill, the most amazing ..."
openers
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From this reading Outside the cooktent Wrout flapped his arms and, on that signal, Seaman started up the big electric band, whooping it up with John Philip Sousa for openers, while all over the midway the lights snapped on, big whites and yellows, reds, greens, purples and dusky violets framing, in a titillating dimness, the front flap of the girlie tent.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _It isn't at all obvious--at first thought--that having two perfectly good, usable arms could be a real handicap to a man...._ "To be, or not to be--that is the question.
outrageous
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From this reading Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms ..."
OutsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Outside the cooktent Wrout flapped his arms and, on that signal, Seaman started up the big electric band, whooping it up with John Philip Sousa for openers, while all over the midway the lights snapped on, big whites and yellows, reds, greens, purples and dusky violets framing, in a titillating dimness, the front flap of the girlie tent.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Outside the cooktent Wrout flapped his arms and, on that signal, Seaman started up the big electric band, whooping it up with John Philip Sousa for openers, while all over the midway the lights snapped on, big whites and yellows, reds, greens, purples and dusky violets framing, in a titillating dimness, the front flap of the girlie tent.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The outside talkers were busy outside the spectacle tents like Wicks' Hell Drivers, Biggest Auto Show in Fifty States--outside the grind shows, the eats, the rides: "Here and now, for the fourth part of one single dollar bill, the most amazing ..."
perfectly
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From this reading _It isn't at all obvious--at first thought--that having two perfectly good, usable arms could be a real handicap to a man...._ "To be, or not to be--that is the question.
Philip
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From this reading Outside the cooktent Wrout flapped his arms and, on that signal, Seaman started up the big electric band, whooping it up with John Philip Sousa for openers, while all over the midway the lights snapped on, big whites and yellows, reds, greens, purples and dusky violets framing, in a titillating dimness, the front flap of the girlie tent.
Professor
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From this reading _Hamlet_, Act III, Scene I The rocket was on the way up, but Professor Lightning didn't seem to care.
purples
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From this reading Outside the cooktent Wrout flapped his arms and, on that signal, Seaman started up the big electric band, whooping it up with John Philip Sousa for openers, while all over the midway the lights snapped on, big whites and yellows, reds, greens, purples and dusky violets framing, in a titillating dimness, the front flap of the girlie tent.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _It isn't at all obvious--at first thought--that having two perfectly good, usable arms could be a real handicap to a man...._ "To be, or not to be--that is the question.
real
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From this reading _It isn't at all obvious--at first thought--that having two perfectly good, usable arms could be a real handicap to a man...._ "To be, or not to be--that is the question.
reds
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From this reading Outside the cooktent Wrout flapped his arms and, on that signal, Seaman started up the big electric band, whooping it up with John Philip Sousa for openers, while all over the midway the lights snapped on, big whites and yellows, reds, greens, purples and dusky violets framing, in a titillating dimness, the front flap of the girlie tent.
rides
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From this reading The outside talkers were busy outside the spectacle tents like Wicks' Hell Drivers, Biggest Auto Show in Fifty States--outside the grind shows, the eats, the rides: "Here and now, for the fourth part of one single dollar bill, the most amazing ..."
rocket
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From this reading _Hamlet_, Act III, Scene I The rocket was on the way up, but Professor Lightning didn't seem to care.
Scene
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From this reading _Hamlet_, Act III, Scene I The rocket was on the way up, but Professor Lightning didn't seem to care.
Seaman
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From this reading Outside the cooktent Wrout flapped his arms and, on that signal, Seaman started up the big electric band, whooping it up with John Philip Sousa for openers, while all over the midway the lights snapped on, big whites and yellows, reds, greens, purples and dusky violets framing, in a titillating dimness, the front flap of the girlie tent.
seem
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From this reading _Hamlet_, Act III, Scene I The rocket was on the way up, but Professor Lightning didn't seem to care.
Show
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From this reading The outside talkers were busy outside the spectacle tents like Wicks' Hell Drivers, Biggest Auto Show in Fifty States--outside the grind shows, the eats, the rides: "Here and now, for the fourth part of one single dollar bill, the most amazing ..."
shows
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From this reading The outside talkers were busy outside the spectacle tents like Wicks' Hell Drivers, Biggest Auto Show in Fifty States--outside the grind shows, the eats, the rides: "Here and now, for the fourth part of one single dollar bill, the most amazing ..."
signal
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From this reading Outside the cooktent Wrout flapped his arms and, on that signal, Seaman started up the big electric band, whooping it up with John Philip Sousa for openers, while all over the midway the lights snapped on, big whites and yellows, reds, greens, purples and dusky violets framing, in a titillating dimness, the front flap of the girlie tent.
single
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From this reading The outside talkers were busy outside the spectacle tents like Wicks' Hell Drivers, Biggest Auto Show in Fifty States--outside the grind shows, the eats, the rides: "Here and now, for the fourth part of one single dollar bill, the most amazing ..."
slings
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From this reading Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms ..."
snapped
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From this reading Outside the cooktent Wrout flapped his arms and, on that signal, Seaman started up the big electric band, whooping it up with John Philip Sousa for openers, while all over the midway the lights snapped on, big whites and yellows, reds, greens, purples and dusky violets framing, in a titillating dimness, the front flap of the girlie tent.
Sousa
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From this reading Outside the cooktent Wrout flapped his arms and, on that signal, Seaman started up the big electric band, whooping it up with John Philip Sousa for openers, while all over the midway the lights snapped on, big whites and yellows, reds, greens, purples and dusky violets framing, in a titillating dimness, the front flap of the girlie tent.
spectacle
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From this reading The outside talkers were busy outside the spectacle tents like Wicks' Hell Drivers, Biggest Auto Show in Fifty States--outside the grind shows, the eats, the rides: "Here and now, for the fourth part of one single dollar bill, the most amazing ..."
started
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From this reading Outside the cooktent Wrout flapped his arms and, on that signal, Seaman started up the big electric band, whooping it up with John Philip Sousa for openers, while all over the midway the lights snapped on, big whites and yellows, reds, greens, purples and dusky violets framing, in a titillating dimness, the front flap of the girlie tent.
States
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From this reading The outside talkers were busy outside the spectacle tents like Wicks' Hell Drivers, Biggest Auto Show in Fifty States--outside the grind shows, the eats, the rides: "Here and now, for the fourth part of one single dollar bill, the most amazing ..."
suffer
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From this reading Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms ..."
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms ..."
talkers
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From this reading The outside talkers were busy outside the spectacle tents like Wicks' Hell Drivers, Biggest Auto Show in Fifty States--outside the grind shows, the eats, the rides: "Here and now, for the fourth part of one single dollar bill, the most amazing ..."
tent
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From this reading Outside the cooktent Wrout flapped his arms and, on that signal, Seaman started up the big electric band, whooping it up with John Philip Sousa for openers, while all over the midway the lights snapped on, big whites and yellows, reds, greens, purples and dusky violets framing, in a titillating dimness, the front flap of the girlie tent.
tents
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From this reading The outside talkers were busy outside the spectacle tents like Wicks' Hell Drivers, Biggest Auto Show in Fifty States--outside the grind shows, the eats, the rides: "Here and now, for the fourth part of one single dollar bill, the most amazing ..."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _It isn't at all obvious--at first thought--that having two perfectly good, usable arms could be a real handicap to a man...._ "To be, or not to be--that is the question.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _It isn't at all obvious--at first thought--that having two perfectly good, usable arms could be a real handicap to a man...._ "To be, or not to be--that is the question.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _It isn't at all obvious--at first thought--that having two perfectly good, usable arms could be a real handicap to a man...._ "To be, or not to be--that is the question.
tis
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From this reading Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms ..."
titillating
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From this reading Outside the cooktent Wrout flapped his arms and, on that signal, Seaman started up the big electric band, whooping it up with John Philip Sousa for openers, while all over the midway the lights snapped on, big whites and yellows, reds, greens, purples and dusky violets framing, in a titillating dimness, the front flap of the girlie tent.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _It isn't at all obvious--at first thought--that having two perfectly good, usable arms could be a real handicap to a man...._ "To be, or not to be--that is the question.
two
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From this reading _It isn't at all obvious--at first thought--that having two perfectly good, usable arms could be a real handicap to a man...._ "To be, or not to be--that is the question.
up
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From this reading _Hamlet_, Act III, Scene I The rocket was on the way up, but Professor Lightning didn't seem to care.
usable
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From this reading _It isn't at all obvious--at first thought--that having two perfectly good, usable arms could be a real handicap to a man...._ "To be, or not to be--that is the question.
violets
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From this reading Outside the cooktent Wrout flapped his arms and, on that signal, Seaman started up the big electric band, whooping it up with John Philip Sousa for openers, while all over the midway the lights snapped on, big whites and yellows, reds, greens, purples and dusky violets framing, in a titillating dimness, the front flap of the girlie tent.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Hamlet_, Act III, Scene I The rocket was on the way up, but Professor Lightning didn't seem to care.
way
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From this reading _Hamlet_, Act III, Scene I The rocket was on the way up, but Professor Lightning didn't seem to care.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The outside talkers were busy outside the spectacle tents like Wicks' Hell Drivers, Biggest Auto Show in Fifty States--outside the grind shows, the eats, the rides: "Here and now, for the fourth part of one single dollar bill, the most amazing ..."
WhetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms ..."
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Outside the cooktent Wrout flapped his arms and, on that signal, Seaman started up the big electric band, whooping it up with John Philip Sousa for openers, while all over the midway the lights snapped on, big whites and yellows, reds, greens, purples and dusky violets framing, in a titillating dimness, the front flap of the girlie tent.
whites
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From this reading Outside the cooktent Wrout flapped his arms and, on that signal, Seaman started up the big electric band, whooping it up with John Philip Sousa for openers, while all over the midway the lights snapped on, big whites and yellows, reds, greens, purples and dusky violets framing, in a titillating dimness, the front flap of the girlie tent.
whooping
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From this reading Outside the cooktent Wrout flapped his arms and, on that signal, Seaman started up the big electric band, whooping it up with John Philip Sousa for openers, while all over the midway the lights snapped on, big whites and yellows, reds, greens, purples and dusky violets framing, in a titillating dimness, the front flap of the girlie tent.
Wicks
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From this reading The outside talkers were busy outside the spectacle tents like Wicks' Hell Drivers, Biggest Auto Show in Fifty States--outside the grind shows, the eats, the rides: "Here and now, for the fourth part of one single dollar bill, the most amazing ..."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Outside the cooktent Wrout flapped his arms and, on that signal, Seaman started up the big electric band, whooping it up with John Philip Sousa for openers, while all over the midway the lights snapped on, big whites and yellows, reds, greens, purples and dusky violets framing, in a titillating dimness, the front flap of the girlie tent.
Wrout
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From this reading Outside the cooktent Wrout flapped his arms and, on that signal, Seaman started up the big electric band, whooping it up with John Philip Sousa for openers, while all over the midway the lights snapped on, big whites and yellows, reds, greens, purples and dusky violets framing, in a titillating dimness, the front flap of the girlie tent.
yellows
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From this reading Outside the cooktent Wrout flapped his arms and, on that signal, Seaman started up the big electric band, whooping it up with John Philip Sousa for openers, while all over the midway the lights snapped on, big whites and yellows, reds, greens, purples and dusky violets framing, in a titillating dimness, the front flap of the girlie tent.
