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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 Harry Del Mar found only a few white feathers on the floor of Dag Daughtry's room in the Bowhead Lodging House, and from the landlady learned what had happened to Michael.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The first thing Harry Del Mar did, still retaining his taxi, was to locate the residence of Doctor Emory and make sure that Michael was confined in an outhouse in the back yard.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Harry Del Mar found only a few white feathers on the floor of Dag Daughtry's room in the Bowhead Lodging House, and from the landlady learned what had happened to Michael.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Next he engaged passage on the steamship _Umatilla_, sailing for Seattle and Puget Sound ports at daylight.
back
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From this reading The first thing Harry Del Mar did, still retaining his taxi, was to locate the residence of Doctor Emory and make sure that Michael was confined in an outhouse in the back yard.
bills
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From this reading And next he packed his luggage and paid his bills.
Bowhead
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From this reading Harry Del Mar found only a few white feathers on the floor of Dag Daughtry's room in the Bowhead Lodging House, and from the landlady learned what had happened to Michael.
confined
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From this reading The first thing Harry Del Mar did, still retaining his taxi, was to locate the residence of Doctor Emory and make sure that Michael was confined in an outhouse in the back yard.
Dag
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From this reading Harry Del Mar found only a few white feathers on the floor of Dag Daughtry's room in the Bowhead Lodging House, and from the landlady learned what had happened to Michael.
Daughtry's
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From this reading Harry Del Mar found only a few white feathers on the floor of Dag Daughtry's room in the Bowhead Lodging House, and from the landlady learned what had happened to Michael.
daylight
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From this reading Next he engaged passage on the steamship _Umatilla_, sailing for Seattle and Puget Sound ports at daylight.
Del
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From this reading Harry Del Mar found only a few white feathers on the floor of Dag Daughtry's room in the Bowhead Lodging House, and from the landlady learned what had happened to Michael.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The first thing Harry Del Mar did, still retaining his taxi, was to locate the residence of Doctor Emory and make sure that Michael was confined in an outhouse in the back yard.
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first thing Harry Del Mar did, still retaining his taxi, was to locate the residence of Doctor Emory and make sure that Michael was confined in an outhouse in the back yard.
Emory
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From this reading The first thing Harry Del Mar did, still retaining his taxi, was to locate the residence of Doctor Emory and make sure that Michael was confined in an outhouse in the back yard.
Emory's
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From this reading In the meantime, a wordy war was occurring in Walter Merritt Emory's office.
engaged
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From this reading Next he engaged passage on the steamship _Umatilla_, sailing for Seattle and Puget Sound ports at daylight.
feathers
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From this reading Harry Del Mar found only a few white feathers on the floor of Dag Daughtry's room in the Bowhead Lodging House, and from the landlady learned what had happened to Michael.
few
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From this reading Harry Del Mar found only a few white feathers on the floor of Dag Daughtry's room in the Bowhead Lodging House, and from the landlady learned what had happened to Michael.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first thing Harry Del Mar did, still retaining his taxi, was to locate the residence of Doctor Emory and make sure that Michael was confined in an outhouse in the back yard.
floor
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From this reading Harry Del Mar found only a few white feathers on the floor of Dag Daughtry's room in the Bowhead Lodging House, and from the landlady learned what had happened to Michael.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Next he engaged passage on the steamship _Umatilla_, sailing for Seattle and Puget Sound ports at daylight.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Harry Del Mar found only a few white feathers on the floor of Dag Daughtry's room in the Bowhead Lodging House, and from the landlady learned what had happened to Michael.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Harry Del Mar found only a few white feathers on the floor of Dag Daughtry's room in the Bowhead Lodging House, and from the landlady learned what had happened to Michael.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Harry Del Mar found only a few white feathers on the floor of Dag Daughtry's room in the Bowhead Lodging House, and from the landlady learned what had happened to Michael.
happened
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From this reading Harry Del Mar found only a few white feathers on the floor of Dag Daughtry's room in the Bowhead Lodging House, and from the landlady learned what had happened to Michael.
Harry
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From this reading Harry Del Mar found only a few white feathers on the floor of Dag Daughtry's room in the Bowhead Lodging House, and from the landlady learned what had happened to Michael.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Next he engaged passage on the steamship _Umatilla_, sailing for Seattle and Puget Sound ports at daylight.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The first thing Harry Del Mar did, still retaining his taxi, was to locate the residence of Doctor Emory and make sure that Michael was confined in an outhouse in the back yard.
House
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From this reading Harry Del Mar found only a few white feathers on the floor of Dag Daughtry's room in the Bowhead Lodging House, and from the landlady learned what had happened to Michael.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Harry Del Mar found only a few white feathers on the floor of Dag Daughtry's room in the Bowhead Lodging House, and from the landlady learned what had happened to Michael.
landlady
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From this reading Harry Del Mar found only a few white feathers on the floor of Dag Daughtry's room in the Bowhead Lodging House, and from the landlady learned what had happened to Michael.
learned
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From this reading Harry Del Mar found only a few white feathers on the floor of Dag Daughtry's room in the Bowhead Lodging House, and from the landlady learned what had happened to Michael.
locate
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From this reading The first thing Harry Del Mar did, still retaining his taxi, was to locate the residence of Doctor Emory and make sure that Michael was confined in an outhouse in the back yard.
Lodging
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From this reading Harry Del Mar found only a few white feathers on the floor of Dag Daughtry's room in the Bowhead Lodging House, and from the landlady learned what had happened to Michael.
luggage
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From this reading And next he packed his luggage and paid his bills.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first thing Harry Del Mar did, still retaining his taxi, was to locate the residence of Doctor Emory and make sure that Michael was confined in an outhouse in the back yard.
Mar
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From this reading Harry Del Mar found only a few white feathers on the floor of Dag Daughtry's room in the Bowhead Lodging House, and from the landlady learned what had happened to Michael.
meantimenounUS /ˈmiːntaɪm/
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading In the meantime, a wordy war was occurring in Walter Merritt Emory's office.
Merritt
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From this reading In the meantime, a wordy war was occurring in Walter Merritt Emory's office.
Michael
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From this reading Harry Del Mar found only a few white feathers on the floor of Dag Daughtry's room in the Bowhead Lodging House, and from the landlady learned what had happened to Michael.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next he engaged passage on the steamship _Umatilla_, sailing for Seattle and Puget Sound ports at daylight.
occurring
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From this reading In the meantime, a wordy war was occurring in Walter Merritt Emory's office.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Harry Del Mar found only a few white feathers on the floor of Dag Daughtry's room in the Bowhead Lodging House, and from the landlady learned what had happened to Michael.
office
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From this reading In the meantime, a wordy war was occurring in Walter Merritt Emory's office.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Harry Del Mar found only a few white feathers on the floor of Dag Daughtry's room in the Bowhead Lodging House, and from the landlady learned what had happened to Michael.
only
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From this reading Harry Del Mar found only a few white feathers on the floor of Dag Daughtry's room in the Bowhead Lodging House, and from the landlady learned what had happened to Michael.
outhouse
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From this reading The first thing Harry Del Mar did, still retaining his taxi, was to locate the residence of Doctor Emory and make sure that Michael was confined in an outhouse in the back yard.
packed
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From this reading And next he packed his luggage and paid his bills.
paid
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From this reading And next he packed his luggage and paid his bills.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Next he engaged passage on the steamship _Umatilla_, sailing for Seattle and Puget Sound ports at daylight.
ports
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From this reading Next he engaged passage on the steamship _Umatilla_, sailing for Seattle and Puget Sound ports at daylight.
Puget
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From this reading Next he engaged passage on the steamship _Umatilla_, sailing for Seattle and Puget Sound ports at daylight.
residence
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From this reading The first thing Harry Del Mar did, still retaining his taxi, was to locate the residence of Doctor Emory and make sure that Michael was confined in an outhouse in the back yard.
retaining
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From this reading The first thing Harry Del Mar did, still retaining his taxi, was to locate the residence of Doctor Emory and make sure that Michael was confined in an outhouse in the back yard.
room
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From this reading Harry Del Mar found only a few white feathers on the floor of Dag Daughtry's room in the Bowhead Lodging House, and from the landlady learned what had happened to Michael.
sailing
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From this reading Next he engaged passage on the steamship _Umatilla_, sailing for Seattle and Puget Sound ports at daylight.
Seattle
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From this reading Next he engaged passage on the steamship _Umatilla_, sailing for Seattle and Puget Sound ports at daylight.
Sound
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From this reading Next he engaged passage on the steamship _Umatilla_, sailing for Seattle and Puget Sound ports at daylight.
steamship
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From this reading Next he engaged passage on the steamship _Umatilla_, sailing for Seattle and Puget Sound ports at daylight.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first thing Harry Del Mar did, still retaining his taxi, was to locate the residence of Doctor Emory and make sure that Michael was confined in an outhouse in the back yard.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first thing Harry Del Mar did, still retaining his taxi, was to locate the residence of Doctor Emory and make sure that Michael was confined in an outhouse in the back yard.
taxi
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From this reading The first thing Harry Del Mar did, still retaining his taxi, was to locate the residence of Doctor Emory and make sure that Michael was confined in an outhouse in the back yard.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The first thing Harry Del Mar did, still retaining his taxi, was to locate the residence of Doctor Emory and make sure that Michael was confined in an outhouse in the back yard.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Harry Del Mar found only a few white feathers on the floor of Dag Daughtry's room in the Bowhead Lodging House, and from the landlady learned what had happened to Michael.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first thing Harry Del Mar did, still retaining his taxi, was to locate the residence of Doctor Emory and make sure that Michael was confined in an outhouse in the back yard.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Harry Del Mar found only a few white feathers on the floor of Dag Daughtry's room in the Bowhead Lodging House, and from the landlady learned what had happened to Michael.
Umatilla
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From this reading Next he engaged passage on the steamship _Umatilla_, sailing for Seattle and Puget Sound ports at daylight.
Walter
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From this reading In the meantime, a wordy war was occurring in Walter Merritt Emory's office.
war
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From this reading In the meantime, a wordy war was occurring in Walter Merritt Emory's office.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first thing Harry Del Mar did, still retaining his taxi, was to locate the residence of Doctor Emory and make sure that Michael was confined in an outhouse in the back yard.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Harry Del Mar found only a few white feathers on the floor of Dag Daughtry's room in the Bowhead Lodging House, and from the landlady learned what had happened to Michael.
white
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From this reading Harry Del Mar found only a few white feathers on the floor of Dag Daughtry's room in the Bowhead Lodging House, and from the landlady learned what had happened to Michael.
wordy
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From this reading In the meantime, a wordy war was occurring in Walter Merritt Emory's office.
yard
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From this reading The first thing Harry Del Mar did, still retaining his taxi, was to locate the residence of Doctor Emory and make sure that Michael was confined in an outhouse in the back yard.
