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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 SERIOUS ACCUSATION Instantly there was great excitement in the dormitory, and all of the students crowded around Polly, to learn what he might have to say.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He wanted to ask me about some family matters, and he didn't have time to come to the Hall.
ACCUSATION
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From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION Instantly there was great excitement in the dormitory, and all of the students crowded around Polly, to learn what he might have to say.
all
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From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION Instantly there was great excitement in the dormitory, and all of the students crowded around Polly, to learn what he might have to say.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION Instantly there was great excitement in the dormitory, and all of the students crowded around Polly, to learn what he might have to say.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION Instantly there was great excitement in the dormitory, and all of the students crowded around Polly, to learn what he might have to say.
ask
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From this reading He wanted to ask me about some family matters, and he didn't have time to come to the Hall.
buggy
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From this reading I went down in the buggy----" "Oh, never mind that, Polly, tell about the explosion," interrupted Roger.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wanted to ask me about some family matters, and he didn't have time to come to the Hall.
crowded
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From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION Instantly there was great excitement in the dormitory, and all of the students crowded around Polly, to learn what he might have to say.
didn't
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don't
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From this reading "It was this way, don't you know," said the scholarly youth.
dormitory
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From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION Instantly there was great excitement in the dormitory, and all of the students crowded around Polly, to learn what he might have to say.
down
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From this reading I went down in the buggy----" "Oh, never mind that, Polly, tell about the explosion," interrupted Roger.
excitement
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From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION Instantly there was great excitement in the dormitory, and all of the students crowded around Polly, to learn what he might have to say.
explosionnounUS /ɪkˈsploʊʒən/
a sudden violent burst of sound or force
From this reading I went down in the buggy----" "Oh, never mind that, Polly, tell about the explosion," interrupted Roger.
family
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From this reading He wanted to ask me about some family matters, and he didn't have time to come to the Hall.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I went to Oakdale to see my uncle, who stopped off on his trip from Portland to St. Louis.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION Instantly there was great excitement in the dormitory, and all of the students crowded around Polly, to learn what he might have to say.
Hall
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From this reading He wanted to ask me about some family matters, and he didn't have time to come to the Hall.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION Instantly there was great excitement in the dormitory, and all of the students crowded around Polly, to learn what he might have to say.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION Instantly there was great excitement in the dormitory, and all of the students crowded around Polly, to learn what he might have to say.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I went to Oakdale to see my uncle, who stopped off on his trip from Portland to St. Louis.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I went to Oakdale to see my uncle, who stopped off on his trip from Portland to St. Louis.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION Instantly there was great excitement in the dormitory, and all of the students crowded around Polly, to learn what he might have to say.
Instantly
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From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION Instantly there was great excitement in the dormitory, and all of the students crowded around Polly, to learn what he might have to say.
interruptednounUS /ˈinterrupted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I went down in the buggy----" "Oh, never mind that, Polly, tell about the explosion," interrupted Roger.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was this way, don't you know," said the scholarly youth.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It was this way, don't you know," said the scholarly youth.
learn
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From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION Instantly there was great excitement in the dormitory, and all of the students crowded around Polly, to learn what he might have to say.
Louis
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From this reading "I went to Oakdale to see my uncle, who stopped off on his trip from Portland to St. Louis.
matters
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From this reading He wanted to ask me about some family matters, and he didn't have time to come to the Hall.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He wanted to ask me about some family matters, and he didn't have time to come to the Hall.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION Instantly there was great excitement in the dormitory, and all of the students crowded around Polly, to learn what he might have to say.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I went down in the buggy----" "Oh, never mind that, Polly, tell about the explosion," interrupted Roger.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I went to Oakdale to see my uncle, who stopped off on his trip from Portland to St. Louis.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I went down in the buggy----" "Oh, never mind that, Polly, tell about the explosion," interrupted Roger.
Oakdale
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From this reading "I went to Oakdale to see my uncle, who stopped off on his trip from Portland to St. Louis.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION Instantly there was great excitement in the dormitory, and all of the students crowded around Polly, to learn what he might have to say.
off
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From this reading "I went to Oakdale to see my uncle, who stopped off on his trip from Portland to St. Louis.
Oh
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From this reading I went down in the buggy----" "Oh, never mind that, Polly, tell about the explosion," interrupted Roger.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I went to Oakdale to see my uncle, who stopped off on his trip from Portland to St. Louis.
Polly
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From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION Instantly there was great excitement in the dormitory, and all of the students crowded around Polly, to learn what he might have to say.
Portland
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From this reading "I went to Oakdale to see my uncle, who stopped off on his trip from Portland to St. Louis.
Roger
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From this reading I went down in the buggy----" "Oh, never mind that, Polly, tell about the explosion," interrupted Roger.
said
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From this reading "It was this way, don't you know," said the scholarly youth.
say
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From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION Instantly there was great excitement in the dormitory, and all of the students crowded around Polly, to learn what he might have to say.
scholarly
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From this reading "It was this way, don't you know," said the scholarly youth.
see
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From this reading "I went to Oakdale to see my uncle, who stopped off on his trip from Portland to St. Louis.
SERIOUS
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From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION Instantly there was great excitement in the dormitory, and all of the students crowded around Polly, to learn what he might have to say.
some
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From this reading He wanted to ask me about some family matters, and he didn't have time to come to the Hall.
St
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From this reading "I went to Oakdale to see my uncle, who stopped off on his trip from Portland to St. Louis.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I went to Oakdale to see my uncle, who stopped off on his trip from Portland to St. Louis.
students
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From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION Instantly there was great excitement in the dormitory, and all of the students crowded around Polly, to learn what he might have to say.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I went down in the buggy----" "Oh, never mind that, Polly, tell about the explosion," interrupted Roger.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I went down in the buggy----" "Oh, never mind that, Polly, tell about the explosion," interrupted Roger.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION Instantly there was great excitement in the dormitory, and all of the students crowded around Polly, to learn what he might have to say.
there
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From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION Instantly there was great excitement in the dormitory, and all of the students crowded around Polly, to learn what he might have to say.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "It was this way, don't you know," said the scholarly youth.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wanted to ask me about some family matters, and he didn't have time to come to the Hall.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION Instantly there was great excitement in the dormitory, and all of the students crowded around Polly, to learn what he might have to say.
trip
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From this reading "I went to Oakdale to see my uncle, who stopped off on his trip from Portland to St. Louis.
uncle
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From this reading "I went to Oakdale to see my uncle, who stopped off on his trip from Portland to St. Louis.
wanted
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From this reading He wanted to ask me about some family matters, and he didn't have time to come to the Hall.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION Instantly there was great excitement in the dormitory, and all of the students crowded around Polly, to learn what he might have to say.
way
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From this reading "It was this way, don't you know," said the scholarly youth.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I went to Oakdale to see my uncle, who stopped off on his trip from Portland to St. Louis.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION Instantly there was great excitement in the dormitory, and all of the students crowded around Polly, to learn what he might have to say.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "I went to Oakdale to see my uncle, who stopped off on his trip from Portland to St. Louis.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It was this way, don't you know," said the scholarly youth.
youth
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From this reading "It was this way, don't you know," said the scholarly youth.
