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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 When he did not go to the night school he went to Edith Carson's place and sat reading a book and smoking his pipe by a little table in the back room.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About the room and in and out of her shop moved Edith, going softly and quietly.
acquaintanceship
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From this reading In the year following the beginning of his acquaintanceship with Edith Carson McGregor continued to work hard and steadily in the warehouse and with his books at night.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the year following the beginning of his acquaintanceship with Edith Carson McGregor continued to work hard and steadily in the warehouse and with his books at night.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the year following the beginning of his acquaintanceship with Edith Carson McGregor continued to work hard and steadily in the warehouse and with his books at night.
back
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From this reading When he did not go to the night school he went to Edith Carson's place and sat reading a book and smoking his pipe by a little table in the back room.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was promoted to be foreman, replacing the German, and he thought he had made progress with his studies.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A light began to come into her eyes and colour into her cheeks.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the year following the beginning of his acquaintanceship with Edith Carson McGregor continued to work hard and steadily in the warehouse and with his books at night.
book
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From this reading When he did not go to the night school he went to Edith Carson's place and sat reading a book and smoking his pipe by a little table in the back room.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading In the year following the beginning of his acquaintanceship with Edith Carson McGregor continued to work hard and steadily in the warehouse and with his books at night.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When he did not go to the night school he went to Edith Carson's place and sat reading a book and smoking his pipe by a little table in the back room.
Carson
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From this reading In the year following the beginning of his acquaintanceship with Edith Carson McGregor continued to work hard and steadily in the warehouse and with his books at night.
Carson's
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From this reading When he did not go to the night school he went to Edith Carson's place and sat reading a book and smoking his pipe by a little table in the back room.
cheeks
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From this reading A light began to come into her eyes and colour into her cheeks.
colour
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From this reading A light began to come into her eyes and colour into her cheeks.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A light began to come into her eyes and colour into her cheeks.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the year following the beginning of his acquaintanceship with Edith Carson McGregor continued to work hard and steadily in the warehouse and with his books at night.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading When he did not go to the night school he went to Edith Carson's place and sat reading a book and smoking his pipe by a little table in the back room.
Edith
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From this reading In the year following the beginning of his acquaintanceship with Edith Carson McGregor continued to work hard and steadily in the warehouse and with his books at night.
eyes
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From this reading A light began to come into her eyes and colour into her cheeks.
following
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From this reading In the year following the beginning of his acquaintanceship with Edith Carson McGregor continued to work hard and steadily in the warehouse and with his books at night.
foreman
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From this reading He was promoted to be foreman, replacing the German, and he thought he had made progress with his studies.
German
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From this reading He was promoted to be foreman, replacing the German, and he thought he had made progress with his studies.
go
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From this reading When he did not go to the night school he went to Edith Carson's place and sat reading a book and smoking his pipe by a little table in the back room.
going
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From this reading About the room and in and out of her shop moved Edith, going softly and quietly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was promoted to be foreman, replacing the German, and he thought he had made progress with his studies.
hard
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From this reading In the year following the beginning of his acquaintanceship with Edith Carson McGregor continued to work hard and steadily in the warehouse and with his books at night.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was promoted to be foreman, replacing the German, and he thought he had made progress with his studies.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading About the room and in and out of her shop moved Edith, going softly and quietly.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the year following the beginning of his acquaintanceship with Edith Carson McGregor continued to work hard and steadily in the warehouse and with his books at night.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the year following the beginning of his acquaintanceship with Edith Carson McGregor continued to work hard and steadily in the warehouse and with his books at night.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A light began to come into her eyes and colour into her cheeks.
light
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From this reading A light began to come into her eyes and colour into her cheeks.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he did not go to the night school he went to Edith Carson's place and sat reading a book and smoking his pipe by a little table in the back room.
made
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From this reading He was promoted to be foreman, replacing the German, and he thought he had made progress with his studies.
McGregor
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From this reading In the year following the beginning of his acquaintanceship with Edith Carson McGregor continued to work hard and steadily in the warehouse and with his books at night.
moved
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From this reading About the room and in and out of her shop moved Edith, going softly and quietly.
night
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From this reading In the year following the beginning of his acquaintanceship with Edith Carson McGregor continued to work hard and steadily in the warehouse and with his books at night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When he did not go to the night school he went to Edith Carson's place and sat reading a book and smoking his pipe by a little table in the back room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the year following the beginning of his acquaintanceship with Edith Carson McGregor continued to work hard and steadily in the warehouse and with his books at night.
out
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From this reading About the room and in and out of her shop moved Edith, going softly and quietly.
pipe
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From this reading When he did not go to the night school he went to Edith Carson's place and sat reading a book and smoking his pipe by a little table in the back room.
place
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From this reading When he did not go to the night school he went to Edith Carson's place and sat reading a book and smoking his pipe by a little table in the back room.
progress
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From this reading He was promoted to be foreman, replacing the German, and he thought he had made progress with his studies.
promoted
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From this reading He was promoted to be foreman, replacing the German, and he thought he had made progress with his studies.
quietly
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From this reading About the room and in and out of her shop moved Edith, going softly and quietly.
reading
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From this reading When he did not go to the night school he went to Edith Carson's place and sat reading a book and smoking his pipe by a little table in the back room.
replacing
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From this reading He was promoted to be foreman, replacing the German, and he thought he had made progress with his studies.
room
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From this reading When he did not go to the night school he went to Edith Carson's place and sat reading a book and smoking his pipe by a little table in the back room.
sat
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From this reading When he did not go to the night school he went to Edith Carson's place and sat reading a book and smoking his pipe by a little table in the back room.
school
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From this reading When he did not go to the night school he went to Edith Carson's place and sat reading a book and smoking his pipe by a little table in the back room.
shop
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From this reading About the room and in and out of her shop moved Edith, going softly and quietly.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When he did not go to the night school he went to Edith Carson's place and sat reading a book and smoking his pipe by a little table in the back room.
softly
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From this reading About the room and in and out of her shop moved Edith, going softly and quietly.
steadily
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From this reading In the year following the beginning of his acquaintanceship with Edith Carson McGregor continued to work hard and steadily in the warehouse and with his books at night.
studies
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From this reading He was promoted to be foreman, replacing the German, and he thought he had made progress with his studies.
table
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From this reading When he did not go to the night school he went to Edith Carson's place and sat reading a book and smoking his pipe by a little table in the back room.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the year following the beginning of his acquaintanceship with Edith Carson McGregor continued to work hard and steadily in the warehouse and with his books at night.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was promoted to be foreman, replacing the German, and he thought he had made progress with his studies.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the year following the beginning of his acquaintanceship with Edith Carson McGregor continued to work hard and steadily in the warehouse and with his books at night.
warehouse
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From this reading In the year following the beginning of his acquaintanceship with Edith Carson McGregor continued to work hard and steadily in the warehouse and with his books at night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was promoted to be foreman, replacing the German, and he thought he had made progress with his studies.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he did not go to the night school he went to Edith Carson's place and sat reading a book and smoking his pipe by a little table in the back room.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he did not go to the night school he went to Edith Carson's place and sat reading a book and smoking his pipe by a little table in the back room.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the year following the beginning of his acquaintanceship with Edith Carson McGregor continued to work hard and steadily in the warehouse and with his books at night.
work
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From this reading In the year following the beginning of his acquaintanceship with Edith Carson McGregor continued to work hard and steadily in the warehouse and with his books at night.
year
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From this reading In the year following the beginning of his acquaintanceship with Edith Carson McGregor continued to work hard and steadily in the warehouse and with his books at night.
