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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 gun is an interesting weapon; it can be hired, of course, and naturally doesn't care who hires it.
Al
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From this reading Something much the same can be said of the gunman, too...._ Joe Prantera called softly, "Al."
always
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From this reading The pleasurable, comfortable, warm feeling began spreading over him, the way it always did.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _A gun is an interesting weapon; it can be hired, of course, and naturally doesn't care who hires it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _A gun is an interesting weapon; it can be hired, of course, and naturally doesn't care who hires it.
barrel
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From this reading The evening was dark, it was unlikely that the other even saw the circle of steel that was the mouth of the shotgun barrel, now resting on the car's window ledge.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _A gun is an interesting weapon; it can be hired, of course, and naturally doesn't care who hires it.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The pleasurable, comfortable, warm feeling began spreading over him, the way it always did.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The older man stopped and squinted, but not suspiciously, even now.
called
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From this reading Something much the same can be said of the gunman, too...._ Joe Prantera called softly, "Al."
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading _A gun is an interesting weapon; it can be hired, of course, and naturally doesn't care who hires it.
car's
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From this reading The evening was dark, it was unlikely that the other even saw the circle of steel that was the mouth of the shotgun barrel, now resting on the car's window ledge.
care
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From this reading _A gun is an interesting weapon; it can be hired, of course, and naturally doesn't care who hires it.
circle
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From this reading The evening was dark, it was unlikely that the other even saw the circle of steel that was the mouth of the shotgun barrel, now resting on the car's window ledge.
comfortable
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From this reading The pleasurable, comfortable, warm feeling began spreading over him, the way it always did.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _A gun is an interesting weapon; it can be hired, of course, and naturally doesn't care who hires it.
dark
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From this reading The evening was dark, it was unlikely that the other even saw the circle of steel that was the mouth of the shotgun barrel, now resting on the car's window ledge.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The pleasurable, comfortable, warm feeling began spreading over him, the way it always did.
doesn't
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From this reading _A gun is an interesting weapon; it can be hired, of course, and naturally doesn't care who hires it.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The older man stopped and squinted, but not suspiciously, even now.
evening
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From this reading The evening was dark, it was unlikely that the other even saw the circle of steel that was the mouth of the shotgun barrel, now resting on the car's window ledge.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The pleasurable, comfortable, warm feeling began spreading over him, the way it always did.
gun
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From this reading _A gun is an interesting weapon; it can be hired, of course, and naturally doesn't care who hires it.
gunman
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From this reading Something much the same can be said of the gunman, too...._ Joe Prantera called softly, "Al."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The pleasurable, comfortable, warm feeling began spreading over him, the way it always did.
hired
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From this reading _A gun is an interesting weapon; it can be hired, of course, and naturally doesn't care who hires it.
hires
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From this reading _A gun is an interesting weapon; it can be hired, of course, and naturally doesn't care who hires it.
interesting
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From this reading _A gun is an interesting weapon; it can be hired, of course, and naturally doesn't care who hires it.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _A gun is an interesting weapon; it can be hired, of course, and naturally doesn't care who hires it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _A gun is an interesting weapon; it can be hired, of course, and naturally doesn't care who hires it.
Joe
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From this reading Something much the same can be said of the gunman, too...._ Joe Prantera called softly, "Al."
ledge
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From this reading The evening was dark, it was unlikely that the other even saw the circle of steel that was the mouth of the shotgun barrel, now resting on the car's window ledge.
man
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From this reading The older man stopped and squinted, but not suspiciously, even now.
mouth
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From this reading The evening was dark, it was unlikely that the other even saw the circle of steel that was the mouth of the shotgun barrel, now resting on the car's window ledge.
much
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From this reading Something much the same can be said of the gunman, too...._ Joe Prantera called softly, "Al."
naturally
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From this reading _A gun is an interesting weapon; it can be hired, of course, and naturally doesn't care who hires it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The older man stopped and squinted, but not suspiciously, even now.
now
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From this reading The older man stopped and squinted, but not suspiciously, even now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _A gun is an interesting weapon; it can be hired, of course, and naturally doesn't care who hires it.
older
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From this reading The older man stopped and squinted, but not suspiciously, even now.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The evening was dark, it was unlikely that the other even saw the circle of steel that was the mouth of the shotgun barrel, now resting on the car's window ledge.
other
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From this reading The evening was dark, it was unlikely that the other even saw the circle of steel that was the mouth of the shotgun barrel, now resting on the car's window ledge.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The pleasurable, comfortable, warm feeling began spreading over him, the way it always did.
pleasurable
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From this reading The pleasurable, comfortable, warm feeling began spreading over him, the way it always did.
Prantera
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From this reading Something much the same can be said of the gunman, too...._ Joe Prantera called softly, "Al."
restingnounUS /ˈresting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The evening was dark, it was unlikely that the other even saw the circle of steel that was the mouth of the shotgun barrel, now resting on the car's window ledge.
said
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From this reading Something much the same can be said of the gunman, too...._ Joe Prantera called softly, "Al."
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Something much the same can be said of the gunman, too...._ Joe Prantera called softly, "Al."
saw
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From this reading The evening was dark, it was unlikely that the other even saw the circle of steel that was the mouth of the shotgun barrel, now resting on the car's window ledge.
shotgun
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From this reading The evening was dark, it was unlikely that the other even saw the circle of steel that was the mouth of the shotgun barrel, now resting on the car's window ledge.
softly
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From this reading Something much the same can be said of the gunman, too...._ Joe Prantera called softly, "Al."
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something much the same can be said of the gunman, too...._ Joe Prantera called softly, "Al."
spreading
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From this reading The pleasurable, comfortable, warm feeling began spreading over him, the way it always did.
squinted
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From this reading The older man stopped and squinted, but not suspiciously, even now.
steel
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From this reading The evening was dark, it was unlikely that the other even saw the circle of steel that was the mouth of the shotgun barrel, now resting on the car's window ledge.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The older man stopped and squinted, but not suspiciously, even now.
suspiciously
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From this reading The older man stopped and squinted, but not suspiciously, even now.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The evening was dark, it was unlikely that the other even saw the circle of steel that was the mouth of the shotgun barrel, now resting on the car's window ledge.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Something much the same can be said of the gunman, too...._ Joe Prantera called softly, "Al."
too
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From this reading Something much the same can be said of the gunman, too...._ Joe Prantera called softly, "Al."
unlikely
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From this reading The evening was dark, it was unlikely that the other even saw the circle of steel that was the mouth of the shotgun barrel, now resting on the car's window ledge.
warm
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From this reading The pleasurable, comfortable, warm feeling began spreading over him, the way it always did.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The evening was dark, it was unlikely that the other even saw the circle of steel that was the mouth of the shotgun barrel, now resting on the car's window ledge.
way
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From this reading The pleasurable, comfortable, warm feeling began spreading over him, the way it always did.
weapon
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From this reading _A gun is an interesting weapon; it can be hired, of course, and naturally doesn't care who hires it.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading _A gun is an interesting weapon; it can be hired, of course, and naturally doesn't care who hires it.
window
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From this reading The evening was dark, it was unlikely that the other even saw the circle of steel that was the mouth of the shotgun barrel, now resting on the car's window ledge.
