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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 Tom Tracy said you were shingling a roof, and Billy Peterkin said Maude was helping you."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She had seemed glad to see him, he had seen that in her eyes, and seen there something else which puzzled and troubled him, and he was about to ask her what it was when she stopped so abruptly, and said:
abruptly
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From this reading She had seemed glad to see him, he had seen that in her eyes, and seen there something else which puzzled and troubled him, and he was about to ask her what it was when she stopped so abruptly, and said:
All
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From this reading All the way from the station to the gate Harold was trying to think of something to say besides the merest commonplaces, and wondering at Jerrie's silence.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All the way from the station to the gate Harold was trying to think of something to say besides the merest commonplaces, and wondering at Jerrie's silence.
ask
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From this reading She had seemed glad to see him, he had seen that in her eyes, and seen there something else which puzzled and troubled him, and he was about to ask her what it was when she stopped so abruptly, and said:
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All the way from the station to the gate Harold was trying to think of something to say besides the merest commonplaces, and wondering at Jerrie's silence.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading All the way from the station to the gate Harold was trying to think of something to say besides the merest commonplaces, and wondering at Jerrie's silence.
Billy
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From this reading Tom Tracy said you were shingling a roof, and Billy Peterkin said Maude was helping you."
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why didn't you come to commencement?
commencement
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From this reading "Why didn't you come to commencement?
commonplaces
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From this reading All the way from the station to the gate Harold was trying to think of something to say besides the merest commonplaces, and wondering at Jerrie's silence.
didn't
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From this reading "Why didn't you come to commencement?
else
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From this reading She had seemed glad to see him, he had seen that in her eyes, and seen there something else which puzzled and troubled him, and he was about to ask her what it was when she stopped so abruptly, and said:
eyes
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From this reading She had seemed glad to see him, he had seen that in her eyes, and seen there something else which puzzled and troubled him, and he was about to ask her what it was when she stopped so abruptly, and said:
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading All the way from the station to the gate Harold was trying to think of something to say besides the merest commonplaces, and wondering at Jerrie's silence.
gate
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From this reading All the way from the station to the gate Harold was trying to think of something to say besides the merest commonplaces, and wondering at Jerrie's silence.
glad
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From this reading She had seemed glad to see him, he had seen that in her eyes, and seen there something else which puzzled and troubled him, and he was about to ask her what it was when she stopped so abruptly, and said:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had seemed glad to see him, he had seen that in her eyes, and seen there something else which puzzled and troubled him, and he was about to ask her what it was when she stopped so abruptly, and said:
Harold
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From this reading All the way from the station to the gate Harold was trying to think of something to say besides the merest commonplaces, and wondering at Jerrie's silence.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had seemed glad to see him, he had seen that in her eyes, and seen there something else which puzzled and troubled him, and he was about to ask her what it was when she stopped so abruptly, and said:
helping
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From this reading Tom Tracy said you were shingling a roof, and Billy Peterkin said Maude was helping you."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had seemed glad to see him, he had seen that in her eyes, and seen there something else which puzzled and troubled him, and he was about to ask her what it was when she stopped so abruptly, and said:
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had seemed glad to see him, he had seen that in her eyes, and seen there something else which puzzled and troubled him, and he was about to ask her what it was when she stopped so abruptly, and said:
HOME
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From this reading THE WALK HOME.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had seemed glad to see him, he had seen that in her eyes, and seen there something else which puzzled and troubled him, and he was about to ask her what it was when she stopped so abruptly, and said:
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had seemed glad to see him, he had seen that in her eyes, and seen there something else which puzzled and troubled him, and he was about to ask her what it was when she stopped so abruptly, and said:
Jerrie's
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From this reading All the way from the station to the gate Harold was trying to think of something to say besides the merest commonplaces, and wondering at Jerrie's silence.
Maude
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From this reading Tom Tracy said you were shingling a roof, and Billy Peterkin said Maude was helping you."
merest
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From this reading All the way from the station to the gate Harold was trying to think of something to say besides the merest commonplaces, and wondering at Jerrie's silence.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All the way from the station to the gate Harold was trying to think of something to say besides the merest commonplaces, and wondering at Jerrie's silence.
Peterkin
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From this reading Tom Tracy said you were shingling a roof, and Billy Peterkin said Maude was helping you."
puzzled
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From this reading She had seemed glad to see him, he had seen that in her eyes, and seen there something else which puzzled and troubled him, and he was about to ask her what it was when she stopped so abruptly, and said:
roof
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From this reading Tom Tracy said you were shingling a roof, and Billy Peterkin said Maude was helping you."
said
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From this reading She had seemed glad to see him, he had seen that in her eyes, and seen there something else which puzzled and troubled him, and he was about to ask her what it was when she stopped so abruptly, and said:
say
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From this reading All the way from the station to the gate Harold was trying to think of something to say besides the merest commonplaces, and wondering at Jerrie's silence.
see
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From this reading She had seemed glad to see him, he had seen that in her eyes, and seen there something else which puzzled and troubled him, and he was about to ask her what it was when she stopped so abruptly, and said:
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had seemed glad to see him, he had seen that in her eyes, and seen there something else which puzzled and troubled him, and he was about to ask her what it was when she stopped so abruptly, and said:
seen
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From this reading She had seemed glad to see him, he had seen that in her eyes, and seen there something else which puzzled and troubled him, and he was about to ask her what it was when she stopped so abruptly, and said:
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had seemed glad to see him, he had seen that in her eyes, and seen there something else which puzzled and troubled him, and he was about to ask her what it was when she stopped so abruptly, and said:
shingling
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From this reading Tom Tracy said you were shingling a roof, and Billy Peterkin said Maude was helping you."
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading All the way from the station to the gate Harold was trying to think of something to say besides the merest commonplaces, and wondering at Jerrie's silence.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had seemed glad to see him, he had seen that in her eyes, and seen there something else which puzzled and troubled him, and he was about to ask her what it was when she stopped so abruptly, and said:
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading All the way from the station to the gate Harold was trying to think of something to say besides the merest commonplaces, and wondering at Jerrie's silence.
station
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From this reading All the way from the station to the gate Harold was trying to think of something to say besides the merest commonplaces, and wondering at Jerrie's silence.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had seemed glad to see him, he had seen that in her eyes, and seen there something else which puzzled and troubled him, and he was about to ask her what it was when she stopped so abruptly, and said:
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had seemed glad to see him, he had seen that in her eyes, and seen there something else which puzzled and troubled him, and he was about to ask her what it was when she stopped so abruptly, and said:
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WALK HOME.
there
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From this reading She had seemed glad to see him, he had seen that in her eyes, and seen there something else which puzzled and troubled him, and he was about to ask her what it was when she stopped so abruptly, and said:
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the way from the station to the gate Harold was trying to think of something to say besides the merest commonplaces, and wondering at Jerrie's silence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All the way from the station to the gate Harold was trying to think of something to say besides the merest commonplaces, and wondering at Jerrie's silence.
Tom
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From this reading Tom Tracy said you were shingling a roof, and Billy Peterkin said Maude was helping you."
Tracy
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From this reading Tom Tracy said you were shingling a roof, and Billy Peterkin said Maude was helping you."
troubled
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From this reading She had seemed glad to see him, he had seen that in her eyes, and seen there something else which puzzled and troubled him, and he was about to ask her what it was when she stopped so abruptly, and said:
trying
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From this reading All the way from the station to the gate Harold was trying to think of something to say besides the merest commonplaces, and wondering at Jerrie's silence.
WALK
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From this reading THE WALK HOME.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All the way from the station to the gate Harold was trying to think of something to say besides the merest commonplaces, and wondering at Jerrie's silence.
way
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From this reading All the way from the station to the gate Harold was trying to think of something to say besides the merest commonplaces, and wondering at Jerrie's silence.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Tom Tracy said you were shingling a roof, and Billy Peterkin said Maude was helping you."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She had seemed glad to see him, he had seen that in her eyes, and seen there something else which puzzled and troubled him, and he was about to ask her what it was when she stopped so abruptly, and said:
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She had seemed glad to see him, he had seen that in her eyes, and seen there something else which puzzled and troubled him, and he was about to ask her what it was when she stopped so abruptly, and said:
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had seemed glad to see him, he had seen that in her eyes, and seen there something else which puzzled and troubled him, and he was about to ask her what it was when she stopped so abruptly, and said:
Why
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From this reading "Why didn't you come to commencement?
wondering
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From this reading All the way from the station to the gate Harold was trying to think of something to say besides the merest commonplaces, and wondering at Jerrie's silence.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why didn't you come to commencement?
