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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 finally decided that his dress-suit case would make the best kind of a stool, and, turning it upon end, he sat on it, leaning back against the side of the “Pullman.”
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He finally decided that his dress-suit case would make the best kind of a stool, and, turning it upon end, he sat on it, leaning back against the side of the “Pullman.”
ago
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From this reading “Two days ago I would no more have thought I’d be in this position than I would of trying to fly.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Yet here I am, I’ve run away from the professor, there’s a reward for my arrest, I have just escaped in time, and now I’m bound for I don’t know where.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He finally decided that his dress-suit case would make the best kind of a stool, and, turning it upon end, he sat on it, leaning back against the side of the “Pullman.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading JACK LOSES SOMETHING “Well, things are certainly happening to me,” mused Jack, as he tried to find the softest board in the floor of the freight car, whereon to sit.
arrest
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From this reading Yet here I am, I’ve run away from the professor, there’s a reward for my arrest, I have just escaped in time, and now I’m bound for I don’t know where.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading JACK LOSES SOMETHING “Well, things are certainly happening to me,” mused Jack, as he tried to find the softest board in the floor of the freight car, whereon to sit.
away
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From this reading Yet here I am, I’ve run away from the professor, there’s a reward for my arrest, I have just escaped in time, and now I’m bound for I don’t know where.
back
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From this reading He finally decided that his dress-suit case would make the best kind of a stool, and, turning it upon end, he sat on it, leaning back against the side of the “Pullman.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Two days ago I would no more have thought I’d be in this position than I would of trying to fly.
best
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From this reading He finally decided that his dress-suit case would make the best kind of a stool, and, turning it upon end, he sat on it, leaning back against the side of the “Pullman.”
board
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From this reading JACK LOSES SOMETHING “Well, things are certainly happening to me,” mused Jack, as he tried to find the softest board in the floor of the freight car, whereon to sit.
bound
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car
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From this reading JACK LOSES SOMETHING “Well, things are certainly happening to me,” mused Jack, as he tried to find the softest board in the floor of the freight car, whereon to sit.
case
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From this reading He finally decided that his dress-suit case would make the best kind of a stool, and, turning it upon end, he sat on it, leaning back against the side of the “Pullman.”
certainly
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From this reading JACK LOSES SOMETHING “Well, things are certainly happening to me,” mused Jack, as he tried to find the softest board in the floor of the freight car, whereon to sit.
days
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From this reading “Two days ago I would no more have thought I’d be in this position than I would of trying to fly.
decided
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From this reading He finally decided that his dress-suit case would make the best kind of a stool, and, turning it upon end, he sat on it, leaning back against the side of the “Pullman.”
don't
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From this reading Yet here I am, I’ve run away from the professor, there’s a reward for my arrest, I have just escaped in time, and now I’m bound for I don’t know where.
dress-suit
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From this reading He finally decided that his dress-suit case would make the best kind of a stool, and, turning it upon end, he sat on it, leaning back against the side of the “Pullman.”
end
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From this reading He finally decided that his dress-suit case would make the best kind of a stool, and, turning it upon end, he sat on it, leaning back against the side of the “Pullman.”
escaped
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finally
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From this reading He finally decided that his dress-suit case would make the best kind of a stool, and, turning it upon end, he sat on it, leaning back against the side of the “Pullman.”
find
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From this reading JACK LOSES SOMETHING “Well, things are certainly happening to me,” mused Jack, as he tried to find the softest board in the floor of the freight car, whereon to sit.
floor
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From this reading JACK LOSES SOMETHING “Well, things are certainly happening to me,” mused Jack, as he tried to find the softest board in the floor of the freight car, whereon to sit.
fly
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From this reading “Two days ago I would no more have thought I’d be in this position than I would of trying to fly.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Yet here I am, I’ve run away from the professor, there’s a reward for my arrest, I have just escaped in time, and now I’m bound for I don’t know where.
freight
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From this reading JACK LOSES SOMETHING “Well, things are certainly happening to me,” mused Jack, as he tried to find the softest board in the floor of the freight car, whereon to sit.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Yet here I am, I’ve run away from the professor, there’s a reward for my arrest, I have just escaped in time, and now I’m bound for I don’t know where.
happening
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From this reading JACK LOSES SOMETHING “Well, things are certainly happening to me,” mused Jack, as he tried to find the softest board in the floor of the freight car, whereon to sit.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Two days ago I would no more have thought I’d be in this position than I would of trying to fly.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading JACK LOSES SOMETHING “Well, things are certainly happening to me,” mused Jack, as he tried to find the softest board in the floor of the freight car, whereon to sit.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet here I am, I’ve run away from the professor, there’s a reward for my arrest, I have just escaped in time, and now I’m bound for I don’t know where.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He finally decided that his dress-suit case would make the best kind of a stool, and, turning it upon end, he sat on it, leaning back against the side of the “Pullman.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Two days ago I would no more have thought I’d be in this position than I would of trying to fly.
I'd
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From this reading “Two days ago I would no more have thought I’d be in this position than I would of trying to fly.
I'm
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From this reading Yet here I am, I’ve run away from the professor, there’s a reward for my arrest, I have just escaped in time, and now I’m bound for I don’t know where.
I've
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From this reading Yet here I am, I’ve run away from the professor, there’s a reward for my arrest, I have just escaped in time, and now I’m bound for I don’t know where.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JACK LOSES SOMETHING “Well, things are certainly happening to me,” mused Jack, as he tried to find the softest board in the floor of the freight car, whereon to sit.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He finally decided that his dress-suit case would make the best kind of a stool, and, turning it upon end, he sat on it, leaning back against the side of the “Pullman.”
JACK
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From this reading JACK LOSES SOMETHING “Well, things are certainly happening to me,” mused Jack, as he tried to find the softest board in the floor of the freight car, whereon to sit.
just
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From this reading Yet here I am, I’ve run away from the professor, there’s a reward for my arrest, I have just escaped in time, and now I’m bound for I don’t know where.
kind
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From this reading He finally decided that his dress-suit case would make the best kind of a stool, and, turning it upon end, he sat on it, leaning back against the side of the “Pullman.”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet here I am, I’ve run away from the professor, there’s a reward for my arrest, I have just escaped in time, and now I’m bound for I don’t know where.
leaning
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From this reading He finally decided that his dress-suit case would make the best kind of a stool, and, turning it upon end, he sat on it, leaning back against the side of the “Pullman.”
LOSES
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From this reading JACK LOSES SOMETHING “Well, things are certainly happening to me,” mused Jack, as he tried to find the softest board in the floor of the freight car, whereon to sit.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He finally decided that his dress-suit case would make the best kind of a stool, and, turning it upon end, he sat on it, leaning back against the side of the “Pullman.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading JACK LOSES SOMETHING “Well, things are certainly happening to me,” mused Jack, as he tried to find the softest board in the floor of the freight car, whereon to sit.
more
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From this reading “Two days ago I would no more have thought I’d be in this position than I would of trying to fly.
mused
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From this reading JACK LOSES SOMETHING “Well, things are certainly happening to me,” mused Jack, as he tried to find the softest board in the floor of the freight car, whereon to sit.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Yet here I am, I’ve run away from the professor, there’s a reward for my arrest, I have just escaped in time, and now I’m bound for I don’t know where.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “Two days ago I would no more have thought I’d be in this position than I would of trying to fly.
now
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From this reading Yet here I am, I’ve run away from the professor, there’s a reward for my arrest, I have just escaped in time, and now I’m bound for I don’t know where.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JACK LOSES SOMETHING “Well, things are certainly happening to me,” mused Jack, as he tried to find the softest board in the floor of the freight car, whereon to sit.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He finally decided that his dress-suit case would make the best kind of a stool, and, turning it upon end, he sat on it, leaning back against the side of the “Pullman.”
position
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From this reading “Two days ago I would no more have thought I’d be in this position than I would of trying to fly.
professor
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From this reading Yet here I am, I’ve run away from the professor, there’s a reward for my arrest, I have just escaped in time, and now I’m bound for I don’t know where.
Pullman
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From this reading He finally decided that his dress-suit case would make the best kind of a stool, and, turning it upon end, he sat on it, leaning back against the side of the “Pullman.”
reward
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From this reading Yet here I am, I’ve run away from the professor, there’s a reward for my arrest, I have just escaped in time, and now I’m bound for I don’t know where.
run
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From this reading Yet here I am, I’ve run away from the professor, there’s a reward for my arrest, I have just escaped in time, and now I’m bound for I don’t know where.
sat
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From this reading He finally decided that his dress-suit case would make the best kind of a stool, and, turning it upon end, he sat on it, leaning back against the side of the “Pullman.”
side
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From this reading He finally decided that his dress-suit case would make the best kind of a stool, and, turning it upon end, he sat on it, leaning back against the side of the “Pullman.”
sit
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From this reading JACK LOSES SOMETHING “Well, things are certainly happening to me,” mused Jack, as he tried to find the softest board in the floor of the freight car, whereon to sit.
softest
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From this reading JACK LOSES SOMETHING “Well, things are certainly happening to me,” mused Jack, as he tried to find the softest board in the floor of the freight car, whereon to sit.
SOMETHINGpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading JACK LOSES SOMETHING “Well, things are certainly happening to me,” mused Jack, as he tried to find the softest board in the floor of the freight car, whereon to sit.
stool
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From this reading He finally decided that his dress-suit case would make the best kind of a stool, and, turning it upon end, he sat on it, leaning back against the side of the “Pullman.”
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Two days ago I would no more have thought I’d be in this position than I would of trying to fly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He finally decided that his dress-suit case would make the best kind of a stool, and, turning it upon end, he sat on it, leaning back against the side of the “Pullman.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JACK LOSES SOMETHING “Well, things are certainly happening to me,” mused Jack, as he tried to find the softest board in the floor of the freight car, whereon to sit.
there's
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From this reading Yet here I am, I’ve run away from the professor, there’s a reward for my arrest, I have just escaped in time, and now I’m bound for I don’t know where.
things
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From this reading JACK LOSES SOMETHING “Well, things are certainly happening to me,” mused Jack, as he tried to find the softest board in the floor of the freight car, whereon to sit.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Two days ago I would no more have thought I’d be in this position than I would of trying to fly.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Two days ago I would no more have thought I’d be in this position than I would of trying to fly.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet here I am, I’ve run away from the professor, there’s a reward for my arrest, I have just escaped in time, and now I’m bound for I don’t know where.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JACK LOSES SOMETHING “Well, things are certainly happening to me,” mused Jack, as he tried to find the softest board in the floor of the freight car, whereon to sit.
tried
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From this reading JACK LOSES SOMETHING “Well, things are certainly happening to me,” mused Jack, as he tried to find the softest board in the floor of the freight car, whereon to sit.
trying
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From this reading “Two days ago I would no more have thought I’d be in this position than I would of trying to fly.
turning
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From this reading He finally decided that his dress-suit case would make the best kind of a stool, and, turning it upon end, he sat on it, leaning back against the side of the “Pullman.”
Two
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From this reading “Two days ago I would no more have thought I’d be in this position than I would of trying to fly.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He finally decided that his dress-suit case would make the best kind of a stool, and, turning it upon end, he sat on it, leaning back against the side of the “Pullman.”
Well
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From this reading JACK LOSES SOMETHING “Well, things are certainly happening to me,” mused Jack, as he tried to find the softest board in the floor of the freight car, whereon to sit.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Yet here I am, I’ve run away from the professor, there’s a reward for my arrest, I have just escaped in time, and now I’m bound for I don’t know where.
whereon
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From this reading JACK LOSES SOMETHING “Well, things are certainly happening to me,” mused Jack, as he tried to find the softest board in the floor of the freight car, whereon to sit.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He finally decided that his dress-suit case would make the best kind of a stool, and, turning it upon end, he sat on it, leaning back against the side of the “Pullman.”
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet here I am, I’ve run away from the professor, there’s a reward for my arrest, I have just escaped in time, and now I’m bound for I don’t know where.
