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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 The papers the next morning announced that Mr. Stuyvesant Carter while taking a short cut through the lower quarter of the city, had been cruelly attacked, beaten and robbed, and had barely escaped with his life.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Michael reading it next morning after seeing Sam off to Kansas, lifted his head with that quiet show of indignation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The papers the next morning announced that Mr. Stuyvesant Carter while taking a short cut through the lower quarter of the city, had been cruelly attacked, beaten and robbed, and had barely escaped with his life.
announced
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From this reading The papers the next morning announced that Mr. Stuyvesant Carter while taking a short cut through the lower quarter of the city, had been cruelly attacked, beaten and robbed, and had barely escaped with his life.
any
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From this reading He saw just how easy it was for him to give out any report he chose.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was lying in his rooms under the care of a trained nurse, and was recovering as rapidly as could be expected from the shock.
attacked
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From this reading The papers the next morning announced that Mr. Stuyvesant Carter while taking a short cut through the lower quarter of the city, had been cruelly attacked, beaten and robbed, and had barely escaped with his life.
barely
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From this reading The papers the next morning announced that Mr. Stuyvesant Carter while taking a short cut through the lower quarter of the city, had been cruelly attacked, beaten and robbed, and had barely escaped with his life.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was lying in his rooms under the care of a trained nurse, and was recovering as rapidly as could be expected from the shock.
beaten
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From this reading The papers the next morning announced that Mr. Stuyvesant Carter while taking a short cut through the lower quarter of the city, had been cruelly attacked, beaten and robbed, and had barely escaped with his life.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The papers the next morning announced that Mr. Stuyvesant Carter while taking a short cut through the lower quarter of the city, had been cruelly attacked, beaten and robbed, and had barely escaped with his life.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He knew that the message must have been telephoned to the paper by Carter himself shortly after he had escaped from the police.
care
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From this reading He was lying in his rooms under the care of a trained nurse, and was recovering as rapidly as could be expected from the shock.
Carter
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From this reading The papers the next morning announced that Mr. Stuyvesant Carter while taking a short cut through the lower quarter of the city, had been cruelly attacked, beaten and robbed, and had barely escaped with his life.
chose
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city
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From this reading The papers the next morning announced that Mr. Stuyvesant Carter while taking a short cut through the lower quarter of the city, had been cruelly attacked, beaten and robbed, and had barely escaped with his life.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He was lying in his rooms under the care of a trained nurse, and was recovering as rapidly as could be expected from the shock.
cruelly
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From this reading The papers the next morning announced that Mr. Stuyvesant Carter while taking a short cut through the lower quarter of the city, had been cruelly attacked, beaten and robbed, and had barely escaped with his life.
cut
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From this reading The papers the next morning announced that Mr. Stuyvesant Carter while taking a short cut through the lower quarter of the city, had been cruelly attacked, beaten and robbed, and had barely escaped with his life.
easy
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From this reading He saw just how easy it was for him to give out any report he chose.
escaped
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From this reading The papers the next morning announced that Mr. Stuyvesant Carter while taking a short cut through the lower quarter of the city, had been cruelly attacked, beaten and robbed, and had barely escaped with his life.
expected
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From this reading He was lying in his rooms under the care of a trained nurse, and was recovering as rapidly as could be expected from the shock.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He saw just how easy it was for him to give out any report he chose.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was lying in his rooms under the care of a trained nurse, and was recovering as rapidly as could be expected from the shock.
give
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From this reading He saw just how easy it was for him to give out any report he chose.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The papers the next morning announced that Mr. Stuyvesant Carter while taking a short cut through the lower quarter of the city, had been cruelly attacked, beaten and robbed, and had barely escaped with his life.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He knew that the message must have been telephoned to the paper by Carter himself shortly after he had escaped from the police.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was lying in his rooms under the care of a trained nurse, and was recovering as rapidly as could be expected from the shock.
head
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From this reading Michael reading it next morning after seeing Sam off to Kansas, lifted his head with that quiet show of indignation.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He saw just how easy it was for him to give out any report he chose.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He knew that the message must have been telephoned to the paper by Carter himself shortly after he had escaped from the police.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The papers the next morning announced that Mr. Stuyvesant Carter while taking a short cut through the lower quarter of the city, had been cruelly attacked, beaten and robbed, and had barely escaped with his life.
how
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From this reading He saw just how easy it was for him to give out any report he chose.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was lying in his rooms under the care of a trained nurse, and was recovering as rapidly as could be expected from the shock.
indignation
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From this reading Michael reading it next morning after seeing Sam off to Kansas, lifted his head with that quiet show of indignation.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Michael reading it next morning after seeing Sam off to Kansas, lifted his head with that quiet show of indignation.
just
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From this reading He saw just how easy it was for him to give out any report he chose.
Kansas
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From this reading Michael reading it next morning after seeing Sam off to Kansas, lifted his head with that quiet show of indignation.
knew
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From this reading He knew that the message must have been telephoned to the paper by Carter himself shortly after he had escaped from the police.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The papers the next morning announced that Mr. Stuyvesant Carter while taking a short cut through the lower quarter of the city, had been cruelly attacked, beaten and robbed, and had barely escaped with his life.
lifted
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From this reading Michael reading it next morning after seeing Sam off to Kansas, lifted his head with that quiet show of indignation.
lower
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From this reading The papers the next morning announced that Mr. Stuyvesant Carter while taking a short cut through the lower quarter of the city, had been cruelly attacked, beaten and robbed, and had barely escaped with his life.
lying
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From this reading He was lying in his rooms under the care of a trained nurse, and was recovering as rapidly as could be expected from the shock.
message
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From this reading He knew that the message must have been telephoned to the paper by Carter himself shortly after he had escaped from the police.
Michael
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From this reading Michael reading it next morning after seeing Sam off to Kansas, lifted his head with that quiet show of indignation.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The papers the next morning announced that Mr. Stuyvesant Carter while taking a short cut through the lower quarter of the city, had been cruelly attacked, beaten and robbed, and had barely escaped with his life.
Mr
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From this reading The papers the next morning announced that Mr. Stuyvesant Carter while taking a short cut through the lower quarter of the city, had been cruelly attacked, beaten and robbed, and had barely escaped with his life.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He knew that the message must have been telephoned to the paper by Carter himself shortly after he had escaped from the police.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The papers the next morning announced that Mr. Stuyvesant Carter while taking a short cut through the lower quarter of the city, had been cruelly attacked, beaten and robbed, and had barely escaped with his life.
nurse
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From this reading He was lying in his rooms under the care of a trained nurse, and was recovering as rapidly as could be expected from the shock.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The papers the next morning announced that Mr. Stuyvesant Carter while taking a short cut through the lower quarter of the city, had been cruelly attacked, beaten and robbed, and had barely escaped with his life.
off
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From this reading Michael reading it next morning after seeing Sam off to Kansas, lifted his head with that quiet show of indignation.
out
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From this reading He saw just how easy it was for him to give out any report he chose.
paper
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From this reading He knew that the message must have been telephoned to the paper by Carter himself shortly after he had escaped from the police.
papers
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From this reading The papers the next morning announced that Mr. Stuyvesant Carter while taking a short cut through the lower quarter of the city, had been cruelly attacked, beaten and robbed, and had barely escaped with his life.
police
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From this reading He knew that the message must have been telephoned to the paper by Carter himself shortly after he had escaped from the police.
quarter
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From this reading The papers the next morning announced that Mr. Stuyvesant Carter while taking a short cut through the lower quarter of the city, had been cruelly attacked, beaten and robbed, and had barely escaped with his life.
quiet
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From this reading Michael reading it next morning after seeing Sam off to Kansas, lifted his head with that quiet show of indignation.
rapidly
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From this reading He was lying in his rooms under the care of a trained nurse, and was recovering as rapidly as could be expected from the shock.
reading
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From this reading Michael reading it next morning after seeing Sam off to Kansas, lifted his head with that quiet show of indignation.
recovering
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From this reading He was lying in his rooms under the care of a trained nurse, and was recovering as rapidly as could be expected from the shock.
report
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From this reading He saw just how easy it was for him to give out any report he chose.
robbed
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From this reading The papers the next morning announced that Mr. Stuyvesant Carter while taking a short cut through the lower quarter of the city, had been cruelly attacked, beaten and robbed, and had barely escaped with his life.
rooms
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From this reading He was lying in his rooms under the care of a trained nurse, and was recovering as rapidly as could be expected from the shock.
Sam
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From this reading Michael reading it next morning after seeing Sam off to Kansas, lifted his head with that quiet show of indignation.
saw
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From this reading He saw just how easy it was for him to give out any report he chose.
seeing
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From this reading Michael reading it next morning after seeing Sam off to Kansas, lifted his head with that quiet show of indignation.
shock
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From this reading He was lying in his rooms under the care of a trained nurse, and was recovering as rapidly as could be expected from the shock.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading The papers the next morning announced that Mr. Stuyvesant Carter while taking a short cut through the lower quarter of the city, had been cruelly attacked, beaten and robbed, and had barely escaped with his life.
shortly
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From this reading He knew that the message must have been telephoned to the paper by Carter himself shortly after he had escaped from the police.
show
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From this reading Michael reading it next morning after seeing Sam off to Kansas, lifted his head with that quiet show of indignation.
Stuyvesant
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From this reading The papers the next morning announced that Mr. Stuyvesant Carter while taking a short cut through the lower quarter of the city, had been cruelly attacked, beaten and robbed, and had barely escaped with his life.
taking
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From this reading The papers the next morning announced that Mr. Stuyvesant Carter while taking a short cut through the lower quarter of the city, had been cruelly attacked, beaten and robbed, and had barely escaped with his life.
telephoned
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From this reading He knew that the message must have been telephoned to the paper by Carter himself shortly after he had escaped from the police.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The papers the next morning announced that Mr. Stuyvesant Carter while taking a short cut through the lower quarter of the city, had been cruelly attacked, beaten and robbed, and had barely escaped with his life.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The papers the next morning announced that Mr. Stuyvesant Carter while taking a short cut through the lower quarter of the city, had been cruelly attacked, beaten and robbed, and had barely escaped with his life.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The papers the next morning announced that Mr. Stuyvesant Carter while taking a short cut through the lower quarter of the city, had been cruelly attacked, beaten and robbed, and had barely escaped with his life.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Michael reading it next morning after seeing Sam off to Kansas, lifted his head with that quiet show of indignation.
trained
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From this reading He was lying in his rooms under the care of a trained nurse, and was recovering as rapidly as could be expected from the shock.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He was lying in his rooms under the care of a trained nurse, and was recovering as rapidly as could be expected from the shock.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was lying in his rooms under the care of a trained nurse, and was recovering as rapidly as could be expected from the shock.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The papers the next morning announced that Mr. Stuyvesant Carter while taking a short cut through the lower quarter of the city, had been cruelly attacked, beaten and robbed, and had barely escaped with his life.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The papers the next morning announced that Mr. Stuyvesant Carter while taking a short cut through the lower quarter of the city, had been cruelly attacked, beaten and robbed, and had barely escaped with his life.
