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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 It was a novel experience to find himself head-lined, on the first page at that; and he was surprised to learn that he was the most notorious leader of the Oakland socialists.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Either the man was drunk or criminally malicious,” he said that afternoon, from his perch on the bed, when Brissenden had arrived and dropped limply into the one chair.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a novel experience to find himself head-lined, on the first page at that; and he was surprised to learn that he was the most notorious leader of the Oakland socialists.
angered
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From this reading He ran over the violent speech the cub reporter had constructed for him, and, though at first he was angered by the fabrication, in the end he tossed the paper aside with a laugh.
arrived
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From this reading “Either the man was drunk or criminally malicious,” he said that afternoon, from his perch on the bed, when Brissenden had arrived and dropped limply into the one chair.
aside
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From this reading He ran over the violent speech the cub reporter had constructed for him, and, though at first he was angered by the fabrication, in the end he tossed the paper aside with a laugh.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was a novel experience to find himself head-lined, on the first page at that; and he was surprised to learn that he was the most notorious leader of the Oakland socialists.
bed
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From this reading “Either the man was drunk or criminally malicious,” he said that afternoon, from his perch on the bed, when Brissenden had arrived and dropped limply into the one chair.
Brissenden
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From this reading “Either the man was drunk or criminally malicious,” he said that afternoon, from his perch on the bed, when Brissenden had arrived and dropped limply into the one chair.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But what do you care?”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He ran over the violent speech the cub reporter had constructed for him, and, though at first he was angered by the fabrication, in the end he tossed the paper aside with a laugh.
care
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From this reading “But what do you care?”
chair
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coffee
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From this reading Over the coffee, in his little room, Martin read next morning’s paper.
constructed
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criminally
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cub
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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “But what do you care?”
dropped
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From this reading “Either the man was drunk or criminally malicious,” he said that afternoon, from his perch on the bed, when Brissenden had arrived and dropped limply into the one chair.
drunk
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From this reading “Either the man was drunk or criminally malicious,” he said that afternoon, from his perch on the bed, when Brissenden had arrived and dropped limply into the one chair.
EitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading “Either the man was drunk or criminally malicious,” he said that afternoon, from his perch on the bed, when Brissenden had arrived and dropped limply into the one chair.
end
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From this reading He ran over the violent speech the cub reporter had constructed for him, and, though at first he was angered by the fabrication, in the end he tossed the paper aside with a laugh.
experience
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From this reading It was a novel experience to find himself head-lined, on the first page at that; and he was surprised to learn that he was the most notorious leader of the Oakland socialists.
fabrication
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From this reading He ran over the violent speech the cub reporter had constructed for him, and, though at first he was angered by the fabrication, in the end he tossed the paper aside with a laugh.
find
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From this reading It was a novel experience to find himself head-lined, on the first page at that; and he was surprised to learn that he was the most notorious leader of the Oakland socialists.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a novel experience to find himself head-lined, on the first page at that; and he was surprised to learn that he was the most notorious leader of the Oakland socialists.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He ran over the violent speech the cub reporter had constructed for him, and, though at first he was angered by the fabrication, in the end he tossed the paper aside with a laugh.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Either the man was drunk or criminally malicious,” he said that afternoon, from his perch on the bed, when Brissenden had arrived and dropped limply into the one chair.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He ran over the violent speech the cub reporter had constructed for him, and, though at first he was angered by the fabrication, in the end he tossed the paper aside with a laugh.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was a novel experience to find himself head-lined, on the first page at that; and he was surprised to learn that he was the most notorious leader of the Oakland socialists.
head-lined
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From this reading It was a novel experience to find himself head-lined, on the first page at that; and he was surprised to learn that he was the most notorious leader of the Oakland socialists.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He ran over the violent speech the cub reporter had constructed for him, and, though at first he was angered by the fabrication, in the end he tossed the paper aside with a laugh.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was a novel experience to find himself head-lined, on the first page at that; and he was surprised to learn that he was the most notorious leader of the Oakland socialists.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Over the coffee, in his little room, Martin read next morning’s paper.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Over the coffee, in his little room, Martin read next morning’s paper.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Either the man was drunk or criminally malicious,” he said that afternoon, from his perch on the bed, when Brissenden had arrived and dropped limply into the one chair.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a novel experience to find himself head-lined, on the first page at that; and he was surprised to learn that he was the most notorious leader of the Oakland socialists.
laugh
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From this reading He ran over the violent speech the cub reporter had constructed for him, and, though at first he was angered by the fabrication, in the end he tossed the paper aside with a laugh.
leader
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From this reading It was a novel experience to find himself head-lined, on the first page at that; and he was surprised to learn that he was the most notorious leader of the Oakland socialists.
learn
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From this reading It was a novel experience to find himself head-lined, on the first page at that; and he was surprised to learn that he was the most notorious leader of the Oakland socialists.
limply
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From this reading “Either the man was drunk or criminally malicious,” he said that afternoon, from his perch on the bed, when Brissenden had arrived and dropped limply into the one chair.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Over the coffee, in his little room, Martin read next morning’s paper.
malicious
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From this reading “Either the man was drunk or criminally malicious,” he said that afternoon, from his perch on the bed, when Brissenden had arrived and dropped limply into the one chair.
man
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Martin
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morning's
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most
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From this reading It was a novel experience to find himself head-lined, on the first page at that; and he was surprised to learn that he was the most notorious leader of the Oakland socialists.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Over the coffee, in his little room, Martin read next morning’s paper.
notorious
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From this reading It was a novel experience to find himself head-lined, on the first page at that; and he was surprised to learn that he was the most notorious leader of the Oakland socialists.
novel
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From this reading It was a novel experience to find himself head-lined, on the first page at that; and he was surprised to learn that he was the most notorious leader of the Oakland socialists.
Oakland
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From this reading It was a novel experience to find himself head-lined, on the first page at that; and he was surprised to learn that he was the most notorious leader of the Oakland socialists.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a novel experience to find himself head-lined, on the first page at that; and he was surprised to learn that he was the most notorious leader of the Oakland socialists.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was a novel experience to find himself head-lined, on the first page at that; and he was surprised to learn that he was the most notorious leader of the Oakland socialists.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Either the man was drunk or criminally malicious,” he said that afternoon, from his perch on the bed, when Brissenden had arrived and dropped limply into the one chair.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Either the man was drunk or criminally malicious,” he said that afternoon, from his perch on the bed, when Brissenden had arrived and dropped limply into the one chair.
OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Over the coffee, in his little room, Martin read next morning’s paper.
page
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paper
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perch
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ran
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From this reading He ran over the violent speech the cub reporter had constructed for him, and, though at first he was angered by the fabrication, in the end he tossed the paper aside with a laugh.
read
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reporter
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room
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said
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socialists
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From this reading It was a novel experience to find himself head-lined, on the first page at that; and he was surprised to learn that he was the most notorious leader of the Oakland socialists.
speech
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From this reading He ran over the violent speech the cub reporter had constructed for him, and, though at first he was angered by the fabrication, in the end he tossed the paper aside with a laugh.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a novel experience to find himself head-lined, on the first page at that; and he was surprised to learn that he was the most notorious leader of the Oakland socialists.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a novel experience to find himself head-lined, on the first page at that; and he was surprised to learn that he was the most notorious leader of the Oakland socialists.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Over the coffee, in his little room, Martin read next morning’s paper.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He ran over the violent speech the cub reporter had constructed for him, and, though at first he was angered by the fabrication, in the end he tossed the paper aside with a laugh.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a novel experience to find himself head-lined, on the first page at that; and he was surprised to learn that he was the most notorious leader of the Oakland socialists.
tossed
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From this reading He ran over the violent speech the cub reporter had constructed for him, and, though at first he was angered by the fabrication, in the end he tossed the paper aside with a laugh.
violentnounUS /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He ran over the violent speech the cub reporter had constructed for him, and, though at first he was angered by the fabrication, in the end he tossed the paper aside with a laugh.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a novel experience to find himself head-lined, on the first page at that; and he was surprised to learn that he was the most notorious leader of the Oakland socialists.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “But what do you care?”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “Either the man was drunk or criminally malicious,” he said that afternoon, from his perch on the bed, when Brissenden had arrived and dropped limply into the one chair.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He ran over the violent speech the cub reporter had constructed for him, and, though at first he was angered by the fabrication, in the end he tossed the paper aside with a laugh.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But what do you care?”
