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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 REUNION After leaving the conductor's house in Asbury Park, Mr. Maynard and Mr. Bryant went to a telephone office, and pursued the plan of calling up every railroad station along the road between Seacote and New York.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE REUNION After leaving the conductor's house in Asbury Park, Mr. Maynard and Mr. Bryant went to a telephone office, and pursued the plan of calling up every railroad station along the road between Seacote and New York.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading THE REUNION After leaving the conductor's house in Asbury Park, Mr. Maynard and Mr. Bryant went to a telephone office, and pursued the plan of calling up every railroad station along the road between Seacote and New York.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE REUNION After leaving the conductor's house in Asbury Park, Mr. Maynard and Mr. Bryant went to a telephone office, and pursued the plan of calling up every railroad station along the road between Seacote and New York.
Asbury
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From this reading THE REUNION After leaving the conductor's house in Asbury Park, Mr. Maynard and Mr. Bryant went to a telephone office, and pursued the plan of calling up every railroad station along the road between Seacote and New York.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What can we do next?" asked Mr. Maynard, dejectedly; "I can't go home and sit down to wait for police investigation.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading THE REUNION After leaving the conductor's house in Asbury Park, Mr. Maynard and Mr. Bryant went to a telephone office, and pursued the plan of calling up every railroad station along the road between Seacote and New York.
Bryant
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From this reading THE REUNION After leaving the conductor's house in Asbury Park, Mr. Maynard and Mr. Bryant went to a telephone office, and pursued the plan of calling up every railroad station along the road between Seacote and New York.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But no good news was the result.
calling
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From this reading THE REUNION After leaving the conductor's house in Asbury Park, Mr. Maynard and Mr. Bryant went to a telephone office, and pursued the plan of calling up every railroad station along the road between Seacote and New York.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "What can we do next?" asked Mr. Maynard, dejectedly; "I can't go home and sit down to wait for police investigation.
can't
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From this reading "What can we do next?" asked Mr. Maynard, dejectedly; "I can't go home and sit down to wait for police investigation.
conductor's
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From this reading THE REUNION After leaving the conductor's house in Asbury Park, Mr. Maynard and Mr. Bryant went to a telephone office, and pursued the plan of calling up every railroad station along the road between Seacote and New York.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I doubt if they could ever find Marjorie.
dejectedly
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From this reading "What can we do next?" asked Mr. Maynard, dejectedly; "I can't go home and sit down to wait for police investigation.
description
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From this reading It was difficult to get speech with the station men, and none of them especially remembered seeing a little girl of Marjorie's description get off the train.
difficult
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From this reading It was difficult to get speech with the station men, and none of them especially remembered seeing a little girl of Marjorie's description get off the train.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What can we do next?" asked Mr. Maynard, dejectedly; "I can't go home and sit down to wait for police investigation.
doubt
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From this reading I doubt if they could ever find Marjorie.
down
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From this reading "What can we do next?" asked Mr. Maynard, dejectedly; "I can't go home and sit down to wait for police investigation.
especially
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From this reading It was difficult to get speech with the station men, and none of them especially remembered seeing a little girl of Marjorie's description get off the train.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I doubt if they could ever find Marjorie.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading THE REUNION After leaving the conductor's house in Asbury Park, Mr. Maynard and Mr. Bryant went to a telephone office, and pursued the plan of calling up every railroad station along the road between Seacote and New York.
find
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From this reading I doubt if they could ever find Marjorie.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "What can we do next?" asked Mr. Maynard, dejectedly; "I can't go home and sit down to wait for police investigation.
get
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From this reading It was difficult to get speech with the station men, and none of them especially remembered seeing a little girl of Marjorie's description get off the train.
girl
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From this reading It was difficult to get speech with the station men, and none of them especially remembered seeing a little girl of Marjorie's description get off the train.
go
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From this reading "What can we do next?" asked Mr. Maynard, dejectedly; "I can't go home and sit down to wait for police investigation.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But no good news was the result.
home
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From this reading "What can we do next?" asked Mr. Maynard, dejectedly; "I can't go home and sit down to wait for police investigation.
house
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From this reading THE REUNION After leaving the conductor's house in Asbury Park, Mr. Maynard and Mr. Bryant went to a telephone office, and pursued the plan of calling up every railroad station along the road between Seacote and New York.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "What can we do next?" asked Mr. Maynard, dejectedly; "I can't go home and sit down to wait for police investigation.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I doubt if they could ever find Marjorie.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE REUNION After leaving the conductor's house in Asbury Park, Mr. Maynard and Mr. Bryant went to a telephone office, and pursued the plan of calling up every railroad station along the road between Seacote and New York.
investigation
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From this reading "What can we do next?" asked Mr. Maynard, dejectedly; "I can't go home and sit down to wait for police investigation.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was difficult to get speech with the station men, and none of them especially remembered seeing a little girl of Marjorie's description get off the train.
leaving
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From this reading THE REUNION After leaving the conductor's house in Asbury Park, Mr. Maynard and Mr. Bryant went to a telephone office, and pursued the plan of calling up every railroad station along the road between Seacote and New York.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was difficult to get speech with the station men, and none of them especially remembered seeing a little girl of Marjorie's description get off the train.
Marjorie
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From this reading I doubt if they could ever find Marjorie.
Marjorie's
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From this reading It was difficult to get speech with the station men, and none of them especially remembered seeing a little girl of Marjorie's description get off the train.
Maynard
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From this reading THE REUNION After leaving the conductor's house in Asbury Park, Mr. Maynard and Mr. Bryant went to a telephone office, and pursued the plan of calling up every railroad station along the road between Seacote and New York.
men
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From this reading It was difficult to get speech with the station men, and none of them especially remembered seeing a little girl of Marjorie's description get off the train.
Mr
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From this reading THE REUNION After leaving the conductor's house in Asbury Park, Mr. Maynard and Mr. Bryant went to a telephone office, and pursued the plan of calling up every railroad station along the road between Seacote and New York.
New
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From this reading THE REUNION After leaving the conductor's house in Asbury Park, Mr. Maynard and Mr. Bryant went to a telephone office, and pursued the plan of calling up every railroad station along the road between Seacote and New York.
news
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From this reading But no good news was the result.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What can we do next?" asked Mr. Maynard, dejectedly; "I can't go home and sit down to wait for police investigation.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But no good news was the result.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading It was difficult to get speech with the station men, and none of them especially remembered seeing a little girl of Marjorie's description get off the train.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE REUNION After leaving the conductor's house in Asbury Park, Mr. Maynard and Mr. Bryant went to a telephone office, and pursued the plan of calling up every railroad station along the road between Seacote and New York.
off
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From this reading It was difficult to get speech with the station men, and none of them especially remembered seeing a little girl of Marjorie's description get off the train.
office
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From this reading THE REUNION After leaving the conductor's house in Asbury Park, Mr. Maynard and Mr. Bryant went to a telephone office, and pursued the plan of calling up every railroad station along the road between Seacote and New York.
Park
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From this reading THE REUNION After leaving the conductor's house in Asbury Park, Mr. Maynard and Mr. Bryant went to a telephone office, and pursued the plan of calling up every railroad station along the road between Seacote and New York.
plan
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From this reading THE REUNION After leaving the conductor's house in Asbury Park, Mr. Maynard and Mr. Bryant went to a telephone office, and pursued the plan of calling up every railroad station along the road between Seacote and New York.
police
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From this reading "What can we do next?" asked Mr. Maynard, dejectedly; "I can't go home and sit down to wait for police investigation.
pursued
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From this reading THE REUNION After leaving the conductor's house in Asbury Park, Mr. Maynard and Mr. Bryant went to a telephone office, and pursued the plan of calling up every railroad station along the road between Seacote and New York.
railroad
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From this reading THE REUNION After leaving the conductor's house in Asbury Park, Mr. Maynard and Mr. Bryant went to a telephone office, and pursued the plan of calling up every railroad station along the road between Seacote and New York.
remembered
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From this reading It was difficult to get speech with the station men, and none of them especially remembered seeing a little girl of Marjorie's description get off the train.
result
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From this reading But no good news was the result.
REUNION
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From this reading THE REUNION After leaving the conductor's house in Asbury Park, Mr. Maynard and Mr. Bryant went to a telephone office, and pursued the plan of calling up every railroad station along the road between Seacote and New York.
road
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From this reading THE REUNION After leaving the conductor's house in Asbury Park, Mr. Maynard and Mr. Bryant went to a telephone office, and pursued the plan of calling up every railroad station along the road between Seacote and New York.
Seacote
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From this reading THE REUNION After leaving the conductor's house in Asbury Park, Mr. Maynard and Mr. Bryant went to a telephone office, and pursued the plan of calling up every railroad station along the road between Seacote and New York.
seeing
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From this reading It was difficult to get speech with the station men, and none of them especially remembered seeing a little girl of Marjorie's description get off the train.
sit
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From this reading "What can we do next?" asked Mr. Maynard, dejectedly; "I can't go home and sit down to wait for police investigation.
speech
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From this reading It was difficult to get speech with the station men, and none of them especially remembered seeing a little girl of Marjorie's description get off the train.
station
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From this reading THE REUNION After leaving the conductor's house in Asbury Park, Mr. Maynard and Mr. Bryant went to a telephone office, and pursued the plan of calling up every railroad station along the road between Seacote and New York.
telephone
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From this reading THE REUNION After leaving the conductor's house in Asbury Park, Mr. Maynard and Mr. Bryant went to a telephone office, and pursued the plan of calling up every railroad station along the road between Seacote and New York.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE REUNION After leaving the conductor's house in Asbury Park, Mr. Maynard and Mr. Bryant went to a telephone office, and pursued the plan of calling up every railroad station along the road between Seacote and New York.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was difficult to get speech with the station men, and none of them especially remembered seeing a little girl of Marjorie's description get off the train.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I doubt if they could ever find Marjorie.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE REUNION After leaving the conductor's house in Asbury Park, Mr. Maynard and Mr. Bryant went to a telephone office, and pursued the plan of calling up every railroad station along the road between Seacote and New York.
train
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From this reading It was difficult to get speech with the station men, and none of them especially remembered seeing a little girl of Marjorie's description get off the train.
up
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From this reading THE REUNION After leaving the conductor's house in Asbury Park, Mr. Maynard and Mr. Bryant went to a telephone office, and pursued the plan of calling up every railroad station along the road between Seacote and New York.
wait
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From this reading "What can we do next?" asked Mr. Maynard, dejectedly; "I can't go home and sit down to wait for police investigation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But no good news was the result.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "What can we do next?" asked Mr. Maynard, dejectedly; "I can't go home and sit down to wait for police investigation.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE REUNION After leaving the conductor's house in Asbury Park, Mr. Maynard and Mr. Bryant went to a telephone office, and pursued the plan of calling up every railroad station along the road between Seacote and New York.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What can we do next?" asked Mr. Maynard, dejectedly; "I can't go home and sit down to wait for police investigation.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was difficult to get speech with the station men, and none of them especially remembered seeing a little girl of Marjorie's description get off the train.
York
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From this reading THE REUNION After leaving the conductor's house in Asbury Park, Mr. Maynard and Mr. Bryant went to a telephone office, and pursued the plan of calling up every railroad station along the road between Seacote and New York.
