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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 Gradually it dawned on him that he must have left a call, and plodding into the bath-room he mechanically turned on the cold water, reflecting dully that this was a cruel world.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading IN WHICH JOHNNY DEMANDS SPOT CASH AT ONCE Seven-thirty the next morning found Johnny Gamble listening, in awed curiosity, to an insistent telephone bell.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Gradually it dawned on him that he must have left a call, and plodding into the bath-room he mechanically turned on the cold water, reflecting dully that this was a cruel world.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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awed
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bath-room
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bath-tub
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From this reading At seven-forty-five he was out of his bath-tub.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Suddenly it came to him with a rush that this thirty-first of May was to be the busiest of his life!
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had to have a million dollars before four o'clock!
bell
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busiest
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call
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came
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CASH
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cold
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crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
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curiosity
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dawned
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DEMANDS
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dollars
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dully
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From this reading Gradually it dawned on him that he must have left a call, and plodding into the bath-room he mechanically turned on the cold water, reflecting dully that this was a cruel world.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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four
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Gamble
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Gradually
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had to have a million dollars before four o'clock!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Gradually it dawned on him that he must have left a call, and plodding into the bath-room he mechanically turned on the cold water, reflecting dully that this was a cruel world.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Gradually it dawned on him that he must have left a call, and plodding into the bath-room he mechanically turned on the cold water, reflecting dully that this was a cruel world.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Gradually it dawned on him that he must have left a call, and plodding into the bath-room he mechanically turned on the cold water, reflecting dully that this was a cruel world.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Suddenly it came to him with a rush that this thirty-first of May was to be the busiest of his life!
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH JOHNNY DEMANDS SPOT CASH AT ONCE Seven-thirty the next morning found Johnny Gamble listening, in awed curiosity, to an insistent telephone bell.
insistent
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Gradually it dawned on him that he must have left a call, and plodding into the bath-room he mechanically turned on the cold water, reflecting dully that this was a cruel world.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Gradually it dawned on him that he must have left a call, and plodding into the bath-room he mechanically turned on the cold water, reflecting dully that this was a cruel world.
JOHNNY
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leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gradually it dawned on him that he must have left a call, and plodding into the bath-room he mechanically turned on the cold water, reflecting dully that this was a cruel world.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Suddenly it came to him with a rush that this thirty-first of May was to be the busiest of his life!
listening
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Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Suddenly it came to him with a rush that this thirty-first of May was to be the busiest of his life!
mechanically
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From this reading Gradually it dawned on him that he must have left a call, and plodding into the bath-room he mechanically turned on the cold water, reflecting dully that this was a cruel world.
million
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From this reading He had to have a million dollars before four o'clock!
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH JOHNNY DEMANDS SPOT CASH AT ONCE Seven-thirty the next morning found Johnny Gamble listening, in awed curiosity, to an insistent telephone bell.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Gradually it dawned on him that he must have left a call, and plodding into the bath-room he mechanically turned on the cold water, reflecting dully that this was a cruel world.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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o'clock
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Suddenly it came to him with a rush that this thirty-first of May was to be the busiest of his life!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Gradually it dawned on him that he must have left a call, and plodding into the bath-room he mechanically turned on the cold water, reflecting dully that this was a cruel world.
ONCE
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out
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From this reading At seven-forty-five he was out of his bath-tub.
plodding
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reflecting
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rush
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From this reading Suddenly it came to him with a rush that this thirty-first of May was to be the busiest of his life!
seven-forty-five
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From this reading At seven-forty-five he was out of his bath-tub.
Seven-thirty
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SPOT
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SuddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly it came to him with a rush that this thirty-first of May was to be the busiest of his life!
telephone
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Gradually it dawned on him that he must have left a call, and plodding into the bath-room he mechanically turned on the cold water, reflecting dully that this was a cruel world.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH JOHNNY DEMANDS SPOT CASH AT ONCE Seven-thirty the next morning found Johnny Gamble listening, in awed curiosity, to an insistent telephone bell.
thirty-first
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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Gradually it dawned on him that he must have left a call, and plodding into the bath-room he mechanically turned on the cold water, reflecting dully that this was a cruel world.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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turned
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gradually it dawned on him that he must have left a call, and plodding into the bath-room he mechanically turned on the cold water, reflecting dully that this was a cruel world.
water
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WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH JOHNNY DEMANDS SPOT CASH AT ONCE Seven-thirty the next morning found Johnny Gamble listening, in awed curiosity, to an insistent telephone bell.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Suddenly it came to him with a rush that this thirty-first of May was to be the busiest of his life!
world
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From this reading Gradually it dawned on him that he must have left a call, and plodding into the bath-room he mechanically turned on the cold water, reflecting dully that this was a cruel world.
