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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 With a wink at the Reverend Minot Weeks who stood by the door leading to the street, he tapped with his knuckles on the showcase.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Uncle Charlie Wheeler stamped on the steps before Nance McGregor's bake-shop on the Main Street of the town of Coal Creek Pennsylvania and then went quickly inside.
arrange
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From this reading “It has,” he said, waving attention to the boy, who was making a mess of the effort to arrange Uncle Charlie's loaf into a neat package, “a pretty name.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Something pleased him and as he stood before the counter in the shop he laughed and whistled softly.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With a wink at the Reverend Minot Weeks who stood by the door leading to the street, he tapped with his knuckles on the showcase.
attention
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From this reading “It has,” he said, waving attention to the boy, who was making a mess of the effort to arrange Uncle Charlie's loaf into a neat package, “a pretty name.
bake-shop
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From this reading Uncle Charlie Wheeler stamped on the steps before Nance McGregor's bake-shop on the Main Street of the town of Coal Creek Pennsylvania and then went quickly inside.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Uncle Charlie Wheeler stamped on the steps before Nance McGregor's bake-shop on the Main Street of the town of Coal Creek Pennsylvania and then went quickly inside.
boy
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From this reading “It has,” he said, waving attention to the boy, who was making a mess of the effort to arrange Uncle Charlie's loaf into a neat package, “a pretty name.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading With a wink at the Reverend Minot Weeks who stood by the door leading to the street, he tapped with his knuckles on the showcase.
call
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From this reading They call it Norman--Norman McGregor.”
Charlie
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From this reading Uncle Charlie Wheeler stamped on the steps before Nance McGregor's bake-shop on the Main Street of the town of Coal Creek Pennsylvania and then went quickly inside.
Charlie's
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From this reading “It has,” he said, waving attention to the boy, who was making a mess of the effort to arrange Uncle Charlie's loaf into a neat package, “a pretty name.
Coal
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From this reading Uncle Charlie Wheeler stamped on the steps before Nance McGregor's bake-shop on the Main Street of the town of Coal Creek Pennsylvania and then went quickly inside.
counter
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From this reading Something pleased him and as he stood before the counter in the shop he laughed and whistled softly.
Creek
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From this reading Uncle Charlie Wheeler stamped on the steps before Nance McGregor's bake-shop on the Main Street of the town of Coal Creek Pennsylvania and then went quickly inside.
door
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From this reading With a wink at the Reverend Minot Weeks who stood by the door leading to the street, he tapped with his knuckles on the showcase.
effort
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From this reading “It has,” he said, waving attention to the boy, who was making a mess of the effort to arrange Uncle Charlie's loaf into a neat package, “a pretty name.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It has,” he said, waving attention to the boy, who was making a mess of the effort to arrange Uncle Charlie's loaf into a neat package, “a pretty name.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Something pleased him and as he stood before the counter in the shop he laughed and whistled softly.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Something pleased him and as he stood before the counter in the shop he laughed and whistled softly.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With a wink at the Reverend Minot Weeks who stood by the door leading to the street, he tapped with his knuckles on the showcase.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Something pleased him and as he stood before the counter in the shop he laughed and whistled softly.
inside
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From this reading Uncle Charlie Wheeler stamped on the steps before Nance McGregor's bake-shop on the Main Street of the town of Coal Creek Pennsylvania and then went quickly inside.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “It has,” he said, waving attention to the boy, who was making a mess of the effort to arrange Uncle Charlie's loaf into a neat package, “a pretty name.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It has,” he said, waving attention to the boy, who was making a mess of the effort to arrange Uncle Charlie's loaf into a neat package, “a pretty name.
knuckles
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From this reading With a wink at the Reverend Minot Weeks who stood by the door leading to the street, he tapped with his knuckles on the showcase.
laughed
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From this reading Something pleased him and as he stood before the counter in the shop he laughed and whistled softly.
leading
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From this reading With a wink at the Reverend Minot Weeks who stood by the door leading to the street, he tapped with his knuckles on the showcase.
loaf
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From this reading “It has,” he said, waving attention to the boy, who was making a mess of the effort to arrange Uncle Charlie's loaf into a neat package, “a pretty name.
Main
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From this reading Uncle Charlie Wheeler stamped on the steps before Nance McGregor's bake-shop on the Main Street of the town of Coal Creek Pennsylvania and then went quickly inside.
making
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From this reading “It has,” he said, waving attention to the boy, who was making a mess of the effort to arrange Uncle Charlie's loaf into a neat package, “a pretty name.
McGregor
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From this reading They call it Norman--Norman McGregor.”
McGregor's
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From this reading Uncle Charlie Wheeler stamped on the steps before Nance McGregor's bake-shop on the Main Street of the town of Coal Creek Pennsylvania and then went quickly inside.
mess
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From this reading “It has,” he said, waving attention to the boy, who was making a mess of the effort to arrange Uncle Charlie's loaf into a neat package, “a pretty name.
Minot
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From this reading With a wink at the Reverend Minot Weeks who stood by the door leading to the street, he tapped with his knuckles on the showcase.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It has,” he said, waving attention to the boy, who was making a mess of the effort to arrange Uncle Charlie's loaf into a neat package, “a pretty name.
Nance
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From this reading Uncle Charlie Wheeler stamped on the steps before Nance McGregor's bake-shop on the Main Street of the town of Coal Creek Pennsylvania and then went quickly inside.
neat
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From this reading “It has,” he said, waving attention to the boy, who was making a mess of the effort to arrange Uncle Charlie's loaf into a neat package, “a pretty name.
Norman
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From this reading They call it Norman--Norman McGregor.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Uncle Charlie Wheeler stamped on the steps before Nance McGregor's bake-shop on the Main Street of the town of Coal Creek Pennsylvania and then went quickly inside.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Uncle Charlie Wheeler stamped on the steps before Nance McGregor's bake-shop on the Main Street of the town of Coal Creek Pennsylvania and then went quickly inside.
package
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From this reading “It has,” he said, waving attention to the boy, who was making a mess of the effort to arrange Uncle Charlie's loaf into a neat package, “a pretty name.
Pennsylvania
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From this reading Uncle Charlie Wheeler stamped on the steps before Nance McGregor's bake-shop on the Main Street of the town of Coal Creek Pennsylvania and then went quickly inside.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Something pleased him and as he stood before the counter in the shop he laughed and whistled softly.
pretty
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From this reading “It has,” he said, waving attention to the boy, who was making a mess of the effort to arrange Uncle Charlie's loaf into a neat package, “a pretty name.
quickly
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From this reading Uncle Charlie Wheeler stamped on the steps before Nance McGregor's bake-shop on the Main Street of the town of Coal Creek Pennsylvania and then went quickly inside.
Reverend
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From this reading With a wink at the Reverend Minot Weeks who stood by the door leading to the street, he tapped with his knuckles on the showcase.
said
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From this reading “It has,” he said, waving attention to the boy, who was making a mess of the effort to arrange Uncle Charlie's loaf into a neat package, “a pretty name.
shop
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From this reading Something pleased him and as he stood before the counter in the shop he laughed and whistled softly.
showcase
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From this reading With a wink at the Reverend Minot Weeks who stood by the door leading to the street, he tapped with his knuckles on the showcase.
softly
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From this reading Something pleased him and as he stood before the counter in the shop he laughed and whistled softly.
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something pleased him and as he stood before the counter in the shop he laughed and whistled softly.
stamped
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From this reading Uncle Charlie Wheeler stamped on the steps before Nance McGregor's bake-shop on the Main Street of the town of Coal Creek Pennsylvania and then went quickly inside.
steps
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From this reading Uncle Charlie Wheeler stamped on the steps before Nance McGregor's bake-shop on the Main Street of the town of Coal Creek Pennsylvania and then went quickly inside.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Something pleased him and as he stood before the counter in the shop he laughed and whistled softly.
Street
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From this reading Uncle Charlie Wheeler stamped on the steps before Nance McGregor's bake-shop on the Main Street of the town of Coal Creek Pennsylvania and then went quickly inside.
tapped
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From this reading With a wink at the Reverend Minot Weeks who stood by the door leading to the street, he tapped with his knuckles on the showcase.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Uncle Charlie Wheeler stamped on the steps before Nance McGregor's bake-shop on the Main Street of the town of Coal Creek Pennsylvania and then went quickly inside.
then
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From this reading Uncle Charlie Wheeler stamped on the steps before Nance McGregor's bake-shop on the Main Street of the town of Coal Creek Pennsylvania and then went quickly inside.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They call it Norman--Norman McGregor.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With a wink at the Reverend Minot Weeks who stood by the door leading to the street, he tapped with his knuckles on the showcase.
town
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From this reading Uncle Charlie Wheeler stamped on the steps before Nance McGregor's bake-shop on the Main Street of the town of Coal Creek Pennsylvania and then went quickly inside.
Uncle
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From this reading Uncle Charlie Wheeler stamped on the steps before Nance McGregor's bake-shop on the Main Street of the town of Coal Creek Pennsylvania and then went quickly inside.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It has,” he said, waving attention to the boy, who was making a mess of the effort to arrange Uncle Charlie's loaf into a neat package, “a pretty name.
waving
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From this reading “It has,” he said, waving attention to the boy, who was making a mess of the effort to arrange Uncle Charlie's loaf into a neat package, “a pretty name.
Weeks
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From this reading With a wink at the Reverend Minot Weeks who stood by the door leading to the street, he tapped with his knuckles on the showcase.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Uncle Charlie Wheeler stamped on the steps before Nance McGregor's bake-shop on the Main Street of the town of Coal Creek Pennsylvania and then went quickly inside.
Wheeler
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From this reading Uncle Charlie Wheeler stamped on the steps before Nance McGregor's bake-shop on the Main Street of the town of Coal Creek Pennsylvania and then went quickly inside.
whistled
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From this reading Something pleased him and as he stood before the counter in the shop he laughed and whistled softly.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading With a wink at the Reverend Minot Weeks who stood by the door leading to the street, he tapped with his knuckles on the showcase.
wink
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From this reading With a wink at the Reverend Minot Weeks who stood by the door leading to the street, he tapped with his knuckles on the showcase.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a wink at the Reverend Minot Weeks who stood by the door leading to the street, he tapped with his knuckles on the showcase.
