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17
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From this reading Only Joe was in Number 17 when the football captain knocked, and Joe was not telling all he knew.
According
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From this reading According to him, Foster was "out just now" and the time of his return was most uncertain.
all
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From this reading Only Joe was in Number 17 when the football captain knocked, and Joe was not telling all he knew.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN EARLY MORNING CALL But Jud didn't see Myron in the morning, for the reason that we know of.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Only Joe was in Number 17 when the football captain knocked, and Joe was not telling all he knew.
away
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From this reading Joe "had an idea" that his friend was dining away from school.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading AN EARLY MORNING CALL But Jud didn't see Myron in the morning, for the reason that we know of.
CALL
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From this reading AN EARLY MORNING CALL But Jud didn't see Myron in the morning, for the reason that we know of.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Only Joe was in Number 17 when the football captain knocked, and Joe was not telling all he knew.
didn't
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From this reading AN EARLY MORNING CALL But Jud didn't see Myron in the morning, for the reason that we know of.
dining
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From this reading Joe "had an idea" that his friend was dining away from school.
EARLY
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From this reading AN EARLY MORNING CALL But Jud didn't see Myron in the morning, for the reason that we know of.
football
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From this reading Only Joe was in Number 17 when the football captain knocked, and Joe was not telling all he knew.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading AN EARLY MORNING CALL But Jud didn't see Myron in the morning, for the reason that we know of.
Foster
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From this reading According to him, Foster was "out just now" and the time of his return was most uncertain.
friend
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From this reading Joe "had an idea" that his friend was dining away from school.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Joe "had an idea" that his friend was dining away from school.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Joe "had an idea" that his friend was dining away from school.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Only Joe was in Number 17 when the football captain knocked, and Joe was not telling all he knew.
he'd
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From this reading Jud said that it didn't matter much and that he'd see Foster later.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading According to him, Foster was "out just now" and the time of his return was most uncertain.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading According to him, Foster was "out just now" and the time of his return was most uncertain.
idea
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From this reading Joe "had an idea" that his friend was dining away from school.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN EARLY MORNING CALL But Jud didn't see Myron in the morning, for the reason that we know of.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Jud said that it didn't matter much and that he'd see Foster later.
Joe
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From this reading Only Joe was in Number 17 when the football captain knocked, and Joe was not telling all he knew.
Jud
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From this reading AN EARLY MORNING CALL But Jud didn't see Myron in the morning, for the reason that we know of.
just
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From this reading According to him, Foster was "out just now" and the time of his return was most uncertain.
knew
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From this reading Only Joe was in Number 17 when the football captain knocked, and Joe was not telling all he knew.
knocked
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From this reading Only Joe was in Number 17 when the football captain knocked, and Joe was not telling all he knew.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN EARLY MORNING CALL But Jud didn't see Myron in the morning, for the reason that we know of.
later
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From this reading Jud said that it didn't matter much and that he'd see Foster later.
matter
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From this reading Jud said that it didn't matter much and that he'd see Foster later.
MORNINGnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN EARLY MORNING CALL But Jud didn't see Myron in the morning, for the reason that we know of.
most
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From this reading According to him, Foster was "out just now" and the time of his return was most uncertain.
much
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From this reading Jud said that it didn't matter much and that he'd see Foster later.
Myron
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From this reading AN EARLY MORNING CALL But Jud didn't see Myron in the morning, for the reason that we know of.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Only Joe was in Number 17 when the football captain knocked, and Joe was not telling all he knew.
now
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From this reading According to him, Foster was "out just now" and the time of his return was most uncertain.
Number
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From this reading Only Joe was in Number 17 when the football captain knocked, and Joe was not telling all he knew.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN EARLY MORNING CALL But Jud didn't see Myron in the morning, for the reason that we know of.
Only
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From this reading Only Joe was in Number 17 when the football captain knocked, and Joe was not telling all he knew.
out
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From this reading According to him, Foster was "out just now" and the time of his return was most uncertain.
reason
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From this reading AN EARLY MORNING CALL But Jud didn't see Myron in the morning, for the reason that we know of.
return
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From this reading According to him, Foster was "out just now" and the time of his return was most uncertain.
said
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From this reading Jud said that it didn't matter much and that he'd see Foster later.
school
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From this reading Joe "had an idea" that his friend was dining away from school.
see
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From this reading AN EARLY MORNING CALL But Jud didn't see Myron in the morning, for the reason that we know of.
telling
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From this reading Only Joe was in Number 17 when the football captain knocked, and Joe was not telling all he knew.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AN EARLY MORNING CALL But Jud didn't see Myron in the morning, for the reason that we know of.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN EARLY MORNING CALL But Jud didn't see Myron in the morning, for the reason that we know of.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading According to him, Foster was "out just now" and the time of his return was most uncertain.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading According to him, Foster was "out just now" and the time of his return was most uncertain.
uncertain
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From this reading According to him, Foster was "out just now" and the time of his return was most uncertain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Only Joe was in Number 17 when the football captain knocked, and Joe was not telling all he knew.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading AN EARLY MORNING CALL But Jud didn't see Myron in the morning, for the reason that we know of.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Only Joe was in Number 17 when the football captain knocked, and Joe was not telling all he knew.