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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 was gone She stood on the southeast corner of Broadway at Twenty-second Street, waiting for a northbound car with a vacant seat.
all
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From this reading "Oh," she said, "I guess I'll do, all right, all right!"
anyway
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From this reading "What's the matter with you, anyway?" he demanded, hotly "Miss Thursday--my fiancée.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was gone She stood on the southeast corner of Broadway at Twenty-second Street, waiting for a northbound car with a vacant seat.
Broadway
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From this reading He was gone She stood on the southeast corner of Broadway at Twenty-second Street, waiting for a northbound car with a vacant seat.
car
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From this reading He was gone She stood on the southeast corner of Broadway at Twenty-second Street, waiting for a northbound car with a vacant seat.
corner
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From this reading He was gone She stood on the southeast corner of Broadway at Twenty-second Street, waiting for a northbound car with a vacant seat.
demanded
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From this reading "What's the matter with you, anyway?" he demanded, hotly "Miss Thursday--my fiancée.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Oh," she said, "I guess I'll do, all right, all right!"
door
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From this reading Joan, this is Mrs. Marbridge" The door slammed.
fiancée
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From this reading "What's the matter with you, anyway?" he demanded, hotly "Miss Thursday--my fiancée.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was gone She stood on the southeast corner of Broadway at Twenty-second Street, waiting for a northbound car with a vacant seat.
gone
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From this reading He was gone She stood on the southeast corner of Broadway at Twenty-second Street, waiting for a northbound car with a vacant seat.
guess
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From this reading "Oh," she said, "I guess I'll do, all right, all right!"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What's the matter with you, anyway?" he demanded, hotly "Miss Thursday--my fiancée.
hotly
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From this reading "What's the matter with you, anyway?" he demanded, hotly "Miss Thursday--my fiancée.
http
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From this reading See http://www.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh," she said, "I guess I'll do, all right, all right!"
I'll
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From this reading "Oh," she said, "I guess I'll do, all right, all right!"
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Joan, this is Mrs. Marbridge" The door slammed.
Joan
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From this reading Joan, this is Mrs. Marbridge" The door slammed.
Marbridge
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matter
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From this reading "What's the matter with you, anyway?" he demanded, hotly "Miss Thursday--my fiancée.
Miss
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From this reading "What's the matter with you, anyway?" he demanded, hotly "Miss Thursday--my fiancée.
Mrs
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From this reading Joan, this is Mrs. Marbridge" The door slammed.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "What's the matter with you, anyway?" he demanded, hotly "Miss Thursday--my fiancée.
northbound
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From this reading He was gone She stood on the southeast corner of Broadway at Twenty-second Street, waiting for a northbound car with a vacant seat.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was gone She stood on the southeast corner of Broadway at Twenty-second Street, waiting for a northbound car with a vacant seat.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh," she said, "I guess I'll do, all right, all right!"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was gone She stood on the southeast corner of Broadway at Twenty-second Street, waiting for a northbound car with a vacant seat.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh," she said, "I guess I'll do, all right, all right!"
said
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From this reading "Oh," she said, "I guess I'll do, all right, all right!"
seat
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From this reading He was gone She stood on the southeast corner of Broadway at Twenty-second Street, waiting for a northbound car with a vacant seat.
See
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From this reading See http://www.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh," she said, "I guess I'll do, all right, all right!"
slammed
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From this reading Joan, this is Mrs. Marbridge" The door slammed.
southeast
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From this reading He was gone She stood on the southeast corner of Broadway at Twenty-second Street, waiting for a northbound car with a vacant seat.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was gone She stood on the southeast corner of Broadway at Twenty-second Street, waiting for a northbound car with a vacant seat.
Street
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From this reading He was gone She stood on the southeast corner of Broadway at Twenty-second Street, waiting for a northbound car with a vacant seat.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What's the matter with you, anyway?" he demanded, hotly "Miss Thursday--my fiancée.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Joan, this is Mrs. Marbridge" The door slammed.
Thursday
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From this reading "What's the matter with you, anyway?" he demanded, hotly "Miss Thursday--my fiancée.
Twenty-second
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From this reading He was gone She stood on the southeast corner of Broadway at Twenty-second Street, waiting for a northbound car with a vacant seat.
vacant
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From this reading He was gone She stood on the southeast corner of Broadway at Twenty-second Street, waiting for a northbound car with a vacant seat.
waiting
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From this reading He was gone She stood on the southeast corner of Broadway at Twenty-second Street, waiting for a northbound car with a vacant seat.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was gone She stood on the southeast corner of Broadway at Twenty-second Street, waiting for a northbound car with a vacant seat.
What's
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From this reading "What's the matter with you, anyway?" he demanded, hotly "Miss Thursday--my fiancée.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "What's the matter with you, anyway?" he demanded, hotly "Miss Thursday--my fiancée.
www
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From this reading See http://www.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What's the matter with you, anyway?" he demanded, hotly "Miss Thursday--my fiancée.