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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 A strange man came slamming through the door like he figured out his errand was pretty important and he was pretty important himself.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Where’s the editor?” says he in about the same voice you might expect somebody to say, “Who stole my horse?”
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Next morning Mark and Tallow and Plunk and I were in the office just after the train from the city came in.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Next morning Mark and Tallow and Plunk and I were in the office just after the train from the city came in.
came
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From this reading Next morning Mark and Tallow and Plunk and I were in the office just after the train from the city came in.
city
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From this reading Next morning Mark and Tallow and Plunk and I were in the office just after the train from the city came in.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I’m h-him,” says Mark, and I could see his face sort of setting like it does when he thinks something unpleasant is going to happen and he’s got to use his wits.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I’m h-him,” says Mark, and I could see his face sort of setting like it does when he thinks something unpleasant is going to happen and he’s got to use his wits.
door
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From this reading A strange man came slamming through the door like he figured out his errand was pretty important and he was pretty important himself.
editor
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From this reading “Where’s the editor?” says he in about the same voice you might expect somebody to say, “Who stole my horse?”
errand
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From this reading A strange man came slamming through the door like he figured out his errand was pretty important and he was pretty important himself.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading “Where’s the editor?” says he in about the same voice you might expect somebody to say, “Who stole my horse?”
face
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From this reading “I’m h-him,” says Mark, and I could see his face sort of setting like it does when he thinks something unpleasant is going to happen and he’s got to use his wits.
figured
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From this reading A strange man came slamming through the door like he figured out his errand was pretty important and he was pretty important himself.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Next morning Mark and Tallow and Plunk and I were in the office just after the train from the city came in.
going
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From this reading “I’m h-him,” says Mark, and I could see his face sort of setting like it does when he thinks something unpleasant is going to happen and he’s got to use his wits.
got
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From this reading “I’m h-him,” says Mark, and I could see his face sort of setting like it does when he thinks something unpleasant is going to happen and he’s got to use his wits.
h-him
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From this reading “I’m h-him,” says Mark, and I could see his face sort of setting like it does when he thinks something unpleasant is going to happen and he’s got to use his wits.
happen
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From this reading “I’m h-him,” says Mark, and I could see his face sort of setting like it does when he thinks something unpleasant is going to happen and he’s got to use his wits.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A strange man came slamming through the door like he figured out his errand was pretty important and he was pretty important himself.
he's
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From this reading “I’m h-him,” says Mark, and I could see his face sort of setting like it does when he thinks something unpleasant is going to happen and he’s got to use his wits.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Huh!” says the man, looking him over.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading A strange man came slamming through the door like he figured out his errand was pretty important and he was pretty important himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A strange man came slamming through the door like he figured out his errand was pretty important and he was pretty important himself.
horse
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From this reading “Where’s the editor?” says he in about the same voice you might expect somebody to say, “Who stole my horse?”
Huh
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From this reading “Huh!” says the man, looking him over.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Next morning Mark and Tallow and Plunk and I were in the office just after the train from the city came in.
I'm
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From this reading “I’m h-him,” says Mark, and I could see his face sort of setting like it does when he thinks something unpleasant is going to happen and he’s got to use his wits.
important
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From this reading A strange man came slamming through the door like he figured out his errand was pretty important and he was pretty important himself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Next morning Mark and Tallow and Plunk and I were in the office just after the train from the city came in.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I’m h-him,” says Mark, and I could see his face sort of setting like it does when he thinks something unpleasant is going to happen and he’s got to use his wits.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I’m h-him,” says Mark, and I could see his face sort of setting like it does when he thinks something unpleasant is going to happen and he’s got to use his wits.
just
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From this reading Next morning Mark and Tallow and Plunk and I were in the office just after the train from the city came in.
like
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From this reading A strange man came slamming through the door like he figured out his errand was pretty important and he was pretty important himself.
looking
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From this reading “Huh!” says the man, looking him over.
man
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From this reading A strange man came slamming through the door like he figured out his errand was pretty important and he was pretty important himself.
Mark
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From this reading Next morning Mark and Tallow and Plunk and I were in the office just after the train from the city came in.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Where’s the editor?” says he in about the same voice you might expect somebody to say, “Who stole my horse?”
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning Mark and Tallow and Plunk and I were in the office just after the train from the city came in.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Where’s the editor?” says he in about the same voice you might expect somebody to say, “Who stole my horse?”
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning Mark and Tallow and Plunk and I were in the office just after the train from the city came in.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I’m h-him,” says Mark, and I could see his face sort of setting like it does when he thinks something unpleasant is going to happen and he’s got to use his wits.
office
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From this reading Next morning Mark and Tallow and Plunk and I were in the office just after the train from the city came in.
out
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From this reading A strange man came slamming through the door like he figured out his errand was pretty important and he was pretty important himself.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Huh!” says the man, looking him over.
Plunk
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From this reading Next morning Mark and Tallow and Plunk and I were in the office just after the train from the city came in.
pretty
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From this reading A strange man came slamming through the door like he figured out his errand was pretty important and he was pretty important himself.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Where’s the editor?” says he in about the same voice you might expect somebody to say, “Who stole my horse?”
say
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From this reading “Where’s the editor?” says he in about the same voice you might expect somebody to say, “Who stole my horse?”
says
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see
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From this reading “I’m h-him,” says Mark, and I could see his face sort of setting like it does when he thinks something unpleasant is going to happen and he’s got to use his wits.
setting
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From this reading “I’m h-him,” says Mark, and I could see his face sort of setting like it does when he thinks something unpleasant is going to happen and he’s got to use his wits.
slamming
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From this reading A strange man came slamming through the door like he figured out his errand was pretty important and he was pretty important himself.
somebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Where’s the editor?” says he in about the same voice you might expect somebody to say, “Who stole my horse?”
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “I’m h-him,” says Mark, and I could see his face sort of setting like it does when he thinks something unpleasant is going to happen and he’s got to use his wits.
sort
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From this reading “I’m h-him,” says Mark, and I could see his face sort of setting like it does when he thinks something unpleasant is going to happen and he’s got to use his wits.
stole
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From this reading “Where’s the editor?” says he in about the same voice you might expect somebody to say, “Who stole my horse?”
strange
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From this reading A strange man came slamming through the door like he figured out his errand was pretty important and he was pretty important himself.
Tallow
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From this reading Next morning Mark and Tallow and Plunk and I were in the office just after the train from the city came in.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Next morning Mark and Tallow and Plunk and I were in the office just after the train from the city came in.
thinks
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From this reading “I’m h-him,” says Mark, and I could see his face sort of setting like it does when he thinks something unpleasant is going to happen and he’s got to use his wits.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A strange man came slamming through the door like he figured out his errand was pretty important and he was pretty important himself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Where’s the editor?” says he in about the same voice you might expect somebody to say, “Who stole my horse?”
train
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From this reading Next morning Mark and Tallow and Plunk and I were in the office just after the train from the city came in.
unpleasant
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From this reading “I’m h-him,” says Mark, and I could see his face sort of setting like it does when he thinks something unpleasant is going to happen and he’s got to use his wits.
use
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From this reading “I’m h-him,” says Mark, and I could see his face sort of setting like it does when he thinks something unpleasant is going to happen and he’s got to use his wits.
voice
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From this reading “Where’s the editor?” says he in about the same voice you might expect somebody to say, “Who stole my horse?”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A strange man came slamming through the door like he figured out his errand was pretty important and he was pretty important himself.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Next morning Mark and Tallow and Plunk and I were in the office just after the train from the city came in.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “I’m h-him,” says Mark, and I could see his face sort of setting like it does when he thinks something unpleasant is going to happen and he’s got to use his wits.
Where's
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From this reading “Where’s the editor?” says he in about the same voice you might expect somebody to say, “Who stole my horse?”
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “Where’s the editor?” says he in about the same voice you might expect somebody to say, “Who stole my horse?”
wits
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From this reading “I’m h-him,” says Mark, and I could see his face sort of setting like it does when he thinks something unpleasant is going to happen and he’s got to use his wits.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Where’s the editor?” says he in about the same voice you might expect somebody to say, “Who stole my horse?”
