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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 He and Dick had returned from their walk, Grit resplendent in a new, brass-studded collar, and the dog had shown signs of resentful excitement on nearing the door of the room where the two chums lodged.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He and Dick had returned from their walk, Grit resplendent in a new, brass-studded collar, and the dog had shown signs of resentful excitement on nearing the door of the room where the two chums lodged.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I wonder----?" began Dick, and then, as he opened the door, and saw a rather grizzled man standing near the window--a man with a queer little tuft of whiskers on his chin--Dick exclaimed:
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I wonder----?" began Dick, and then, as he opened the door, and saw a rather grizzled man standing near the window--a man with a queer little tuft of whiskers on his chin--Dick exclaimed:
brass-studded
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From this reading He and Dick had returned from their walk, Grit resplendent in a new, brass-studded collar, and the dog had shown signs of resentful excitement on nearing the door of the room where the two chums lodged.
chin
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From this reading "I wonder----?" began Dick, and then, as he opened the door, and saw a rather grizzled man standing near the window--a man with a queer little tuft of whiskers on his chin--Dick exclaimed:
chums
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From this reading He and Dick had returned from their walk, Grit resplendent in a new, brass-studded collar, and the dog had shown signs of resentful excitement on nearing the door of the room where the two chums lodged.
collar
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From this reading He and Dick had returned from their walk, Grit resplendent in a new, brass-studded collar, and the dog had shown signs of resentful excitement on nearing the door of the room where the two chums lodged.
Dick
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From this reading He and Dick had returned from their walk, Grit resplendent in a new, brass-studded collar, and the dog had shown signs of resentful excitement on nearing the door of the room where the two chums lodged.
dog
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From this reading He and Dick had returned from their walk, Grit resplendent in a new, brass-studded collar, and the dog had shown signs of resentful excitement on nearing the door of the room where the two chums lodged.
door
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From this reading He and Dick had returned from their walk, Grit resplendent in a new, brass-studded collar, and the dog had shown signs of resentful excitement on nearing the door of the room where the two chums lodged.
DrewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He seems to think some one is in our room," said Paul Drew.
excitement
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From this reading He and Dick had returned from their walk, Grit resplendent in a new, brass-studded collar, and the dog had shown signs of resentful excitement on nearing the door of the room where the two chums lodged.
exclaimed
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From this reading "I wonder----?" began Dick, and then, as he opened the door, and saw a rather grizzled man standing near the window--a man with a queer little tuft of whiskers on his chin--Dick exclaimed:
EZRA
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From this reading UNCLE EZRA "Quiet, Grit!
fellow
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From this reading What's the matter, old fellow?"
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He and Dick had returned from their walk, Grit resplendent in a new, brass-studded collar, and the dog had shown signs of resentful excitement on nearing the door of the room where the two chums lodged.
Grit
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From this reading UNCLE EZRA "Quiet, Grit!
grizzled
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From this reading "I wonder----?" began Dick, and then, as he opened the door, and saw a rather grizzled man standing near the window--a man with a queer little tuft of whiskers on his chin--Dick exclaimed:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He and Dick had returned from their walk, Grit resplendent in a new, brass-studded collar, and the dog had shown signs of resentful excitement on nearing the door of the room where the two chums lodged.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He seems to think some one is in our room," said Paul Drew.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I wonder----?" began Dick, and then, as he opened the door, and saw a rather grizzled man standing near the window--a man with a queer little tuft of whiskers on his chin--Dick exclaimed:
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wonder----?" began Dick, and then, as he opened the door, and saw a rather grizzled man standing near the window--a man with a queer little tuft of whiskers on his chin--Dick exclaimed:
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "He seems to think some one is in our room," said Paul Drew.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He seems to think some one is in our room," said Paul Drew.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I wonder----?" began Dick, and then, as he opened the door, and saw a rather grizzled man standing near the window--a man with a queer little tuft of whiskers on his chin--Dick exclaimed:
lodged
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From this reading He and Dick had returned from their walk, Grit resplendent in a new, brass-studded collar, and the dog had shown signs of resentful excitement on nearing the door of the room where the two chums lodged.
man
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From this reading "I wonder----?" began Dick, and then, as he opened the door, and saw a rather grizzled man standing near the window--a man with a queer little tuft of whiskers on his chin--Dick exclaimed:
matter
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From this reading What's the matter, old fellow?"
near
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From this reading "I wonder----?" began Dick, and then, as he opened the door, and saw a rather grizzled man standing near the window--a man with a queer little tuft of whiskers on his chin--Dick exclaimed:
nearing
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From this reading He and Dick had returned from their walk, Grit resplendent in a new, brass-studded collar, and the dog had shown signs of resentful excitement on nearing the door of the room where the two chums lodged.
new
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From this reading He and Dick had returned from their walk, Grit resplendent in a new, brass-studded collar, and the dog had shown signs of resentful excitement on nearing the door of the room where the two chums lodged.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He and Dick had returned from their walk, Grit resplendent in a new, brass-studded collar, and the dog had shown signs of resentful excitement on nearing the door of the room where the two chums lodged.
old
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From this reading What's the matter, old fellow?"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He and Dick had returned from their walk, Grit resplendent in a new, brass-studded collar, and the dog had shown signs of resentful excitement on nearing the door of the room where the two chums lodged.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "He seems to think some one is in our room," said Paul Drew.
opened
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From this reading "I wonder----?" began Dick, and then, as he opened the door, and saw a rather grizzled man standing near the window--a man with a queer little tuft of whiskers on his chin--Dick exclaimed:
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "He seems to think some one is in our room," said Paul Drew.
Paul
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From this reading "He seems to think some one is in our room," said Paul Drew.
queer
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From this reading "I wonder----?" began Dick, and then, as he opened the door, and saw a rather grizzled man standing near the window--a man with a queer little tuft of whiskers on his chin--Dick exclaimed:
Quiet
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From this reading UNCLE EZRA "Quiet, Grit!
rather
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From this reading "I wonder----?" began Dick, and then, as he opened the door, and saw a rather grizzled man standing near the window--a man with a queer little tuft of whiskers on his chin--Dick exclaimed:
resentful
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From this reading He and Dick had returned from their walk, Grit resplendent in a new, brass-studded collar, and the dog had shown signs of resentful excitement on nearing the door of the room where the two chums lodged.
resplendent
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From this reading He and Dick had returned from their walk, Grit resplendent in a new, brass-studded collar, and the dog had shown signs of resentful excitement on nearing the door of the room where the two chums lodged.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He and Dick had returned from their walk, Grit resplendent in a new, brass-studded collar, and the dog had shown signs of resentful excitement on nearing the door of the room where the two chums lodged.
room
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From this reading "He seems to think some one is in our room," said Paul Drew.
said
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From this reading "He seems to think some one is in our room," said Paul Drew.
saw
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From this reading "I wonder----?" began Dick, and then, as he opened the door, and saw a rather grizzled man standing near the window--a man with a queer little tuft of whiskers on his chin--Dick exclaimed:
seems
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From this reading "He seems to think some one is in our room," said Paul Drew.
shown
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From this reading He and Dick had returned from their walk, Grit resplendent in a new, brass-studded collar, and the dog had shown signs of resentful excitement on nearing the door of the room where the two chums lodged.
signs
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From this reading He and Dick had returned from their walk, Grit resplendent in a new, brass-studded collar, and the dog had shown signs of resentful excitement on nearing the door of the room where the two chums lodged.
some
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From this reading "He seems to think some one is in our room," said Paul Drew.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I wonder----?" began Dick, and then, as he opened the door, and saw a rather grizzled man standing near the window--a man with a queer little tuft of whiskers on his chin--Dick exclaimed:
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What's the matter, old fellow?"
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He and Dick had returned from their walk, Grit resplendent in a new, brass-studded collar, and the dog had shown signs of resentful excitement on nearing the door of the room where the two chums lodged.
then
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From this reading "I wonder----?" began Dick, and then, as he opened the door, and saw a rather grizzled man standing near the window--a man with a queer little tuft of whiskers on his chin--Dick exclaimed:
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He seems to think some one is in our room," said Paul Drew.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "He seems to think some one is in our room," said Paul Drew.
tuft
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From this reading "I wonder----?" began Dick, and then, as he opened the door, and saw a rather grizzled man standing near the window--a man with a queer little tuft of whiskers on his chin--Dick exclaimed:
two
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From this reading He and Dick had returned from their walk, Grit resplendent in a new, brass-studded collar, and the dog had shown signs of resentful excitement on nearing the door of the room where the two chums lodged.
UNCLE
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From this reading UNCLE EZRA "Quiet, Grit!
walk
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From this reading He and Dick had returned from their walk, Grit resplendent in a new, brass-studded collar, and the dog had shown signs of resentful excitement on nearing the door of the room where the two chums lodged.
What's
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From this reading What's the matter, old fellow?"
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He and Dick had returned from their walk, Grit resplendent in a new, brass-studded collar, and the dog had shown signs of resentful excitement on nearing the door of the room where the two chums lodged.
whiskers
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From this reading "I wonder----?" began Dick, and then, as he opened the door, and saw a rather grizzled man standing near the window--a man with a queer little tuft of whiskers on his chin--Dick exclaimed:
window
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From this reading "I wonder----?" began Dick, and then, as he opened the door, and saw a rather grizzled man standing near the window--a man with a queer little tuft of whiskers on his chin--Dick exclaimed:
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I wonder----?" began Dick, and then, as he opened the door, and saw a rather grizzled man standing near the window--a man with a queer little tuft of whiskers on his chin--Dick exclaimed:
wonder
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From this reading "I wonder----?" began Dick, and then, as he opened the door, and saw a rather grizzled man standing near the window--a man with a queer little tuft of whiskers on his chin--Dick exclaimed:
