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190
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF FLIGHT Mr. Ridgeway paced back and forth outside the iron gates in the Grand Central Station on the afternoon of April 1st, 190--, a smile of anticipation and a frown of impatience alternating in his fresh, young face.
1st
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF FLIGHT Mr. Ridgeway paced back and forth outside the iron gates in the Grand Central Station on the afternoon of April 1st, 190--, a smile of anticipation and a frown of impatience alternating in his fresh, young face.
81
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From this reading DETROIT, MICHIGAN, March 81, 190--.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF FLIGHT Mr. Ridgeway paced back and forth outside the iron gates in the Grand Central Station on the afternoon of April 1st, 190--, a smile of anticipation and a frown of impatience alternating in his fresh, young face.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF FLIGHT Mr. Ridgeway paced back and forth outside the iron gates in the Grand Central Station on the afternoon of April 1st, 190--, a smile of anticipation and a frown of impatience alternating in his fresh, young face.
ago
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From this reading Certain lines of care seemed to have disappeared since we saw him last, nearly a week ago, and in their stead beamed the light of a new-found interest in life.
alternating
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF FLIGHT Mr. Ridgeway paced back and forth outside the iron gates in the Grand Central Station on the afternoon of April 1st, 190--, a smile of anticipation and a frown of impatience alternating in his fresh, young face.
amusedly
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From this reading Now and then he took from his pocket a telegram; spectators stared amusedly at him as he read and reread:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF FLIGHT Mr. Ridgeway paced back and forth outside the iron gates in the Grand Central Station on the afternoon of April 1st, 190--, a smile of anticipation and a frown of impatience alternating in his fresh, young face.
anticipation
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF FLIGHT Mr. Ridgeway paced back and forth outside the iron gates in the Grand Central Station on the afternoon of April 1st, 190--, a smile of anticipation and a frown of impatience alternating in his fresh, young face.
April
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF FLIGHT Mr. Ridgeway paced back and forth outside the iron gates in the Grand Central Station on the afternoon of April 1st, 190--, a smile of anticipation and a frown of impatience alternating in his fresh, young face.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now and then he took from his pocket a telegram; spectators stared amusedly at him as he read and reread:
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now and then he took from his pocket a telegram; spectators stared amusedly at him as he read and reread:
away
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From this reading To H.B. Ridge: Got away safely.
B
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From this reading To H.B. Ridge: Got away safely.
back
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF FLIGHT Mr. Ridgeway paced back and forth outside the iron gates in the Grand Central Station on the afternoon of April 1st, 190--, a smile of anticipation and a frown of impatience alternating in his fresh, young face.
beamed
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From this reading Certain lines of care seemed to have disappeared since we saw him last, nearly a week ago, and in their stead beamed the light of a new-found interest in life.
BEGINNINGnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF FLIGHT Mr. Ridgeway paced back and forth outside the iron gates in the Grand Central Station on the afternoon of April 1st, 190--, a smile of anticipation and a frown of impatience alternating in his fresh, young face.
care
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From this reading Certain lines of care seemed to have disappeared since we saw him last, nearly a week ago, and in their stead beamed the light of a new-found interest in life.
Central
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF FLIGHT Mr. Ridgeway paced back and forth outside the iron gates in the Grand Central Station on the afternoon of April 1st, 190--, a smile of anticipation and a frown of impatience alternating in his fresh, young face.
Certain
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From this reading Certain lines of care seemed to have disappeared since we saw him last, nearly a week ago, and in their stead beamed the light of a new-found interest in life.
DETROIT
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From this reading DETROIT, MICHIGAN, March 81, 190--.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Certain lines of care seemed to have disappeared since we saw him last, nearly a week ago, and in their stead beamed the light of a new-found interest in life.
face
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF FLIGHT Mr. Ridgeway paced back and forth outside the iron gates in the Grand Central Station on the afternoon of April 1st, 190--, a smile of anticipation and a frown of impatience alternating in his fresh, young face.
FLIGHT
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF FLIGHT Mr. Ridgeway paced back and forth outside the iron gates in the Grand Central Station on the afternoon of April 1st, 190--, a smile of anticipation and a frown of impatience alternating in his fresh, young face.
forth
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF FLIGHT Mr. Ridgeway paced back and forth outside the iron gates in the Grand Central Station on the afternoon of April 1st, 190--, a smile of anticipation and a frown of impatience alternating in his fresh, young face.
fresh
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF FLIGHT Mr. Ridgeway paced back and forth outside the iron gates in the Grand Central Station on the afternoon of April 1st, 190--, a smile of anticipation and a frown of impatience alternating in his fresh, young face.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Now and then he took from his pocket a telegram; spectators stared amusedly at him as he read and reread:
frown
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF FLIGHT Mr. Ridgeway paced back and forth outside the iron gates in the Grand Central Station on the afternoon of April 1st, 190--, a smile of anticipation and a frown of impatience alternating in his fresh, young face.
gates
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF FLIGHT Mr. Ridgeway paced back and forth outside the iron gates in the Grand Central Station on the afternoon of April 1st, 190--, a smile of anticipation and a frown of impatience alternating in his fresh, young face.
Got
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From this reading To H.B. Ridge: Got away safely.
Grand
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF FLIGHT Mr. Ridgeway paced back and forth outside the iron gates in the Grand Central Station on the afternoon of April 1st, 190--, a smile of anticipation and a frown of impatience alternating in his fresh, young face.
H
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From this reading To H.B. Ridge: Got away safely.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Certain lines of care seemed to have disappeared since we saw him last, nearly a week ago, and in their stead beamed the light of a new-found interest in life.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now and then he took from his pocket a telegram; spectators stared amusedly at him as he read and reread:
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Certain lines of care seemed to have disappeared since we saw him last, nearly a week ago, and in their stead beamed the light of a new-found interest in life.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF FLIGHT Mr. Ridgeway paced back and forth outside the iron gates in the Grand Central Station on the afternoon of April 1st, 190--, a smile of anticipation and a frown of impatience alternating in his fresh, young face.
impatience
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF FLIGHT Mr. Ridgeway paced back and forth outside the iron gates in the Grand Central Station on the afternoon of April 1st, 190--, a smile of anticipation and a frown of impatience alternating in his fresh, young face.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF FLIGHT Mr. Ridgeway paced back and forth outside the iron gates in the Grand Central Station on the afternoon of April 1st, 190--, a smile of anticipation and a frown of impatience alternating in his fresh, young face.
interest
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From this reading Certain lines of care seemed to have disappeared since we saw him last, nearly a week ago, and in their stead beamed the light of a new-found interest in life.
iron
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF FLIGHT Mr. Ridgeway paced back and forth outside the iron gates in the Grand Central Station on the afternoon of April 1st, 190--, a smile of anticipation and a frown of impatience alternating in his fresh, young face.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Certain lines of care seemed to have disappeared since we saw him last, nearly a week ago, and in their stead beamed the light of a new-found interest in life.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Certain lines of care seemed to have disappeared since we saw him last, nearly a week ago, and in their stead beamed the light of a new-found interest in life.
light
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From this reading Certain lines of care seemed to have disappeared since we saw him last, nearly a week ago, and in their stead beamed the light of a new-found interest in life.
lines
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From this reading Certain lines of care seemed to have disappeared since we saw him last, nearly a week ago, and in their stead beamed the light of a new-found interest in life.
March
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From this reading DETROIT, MICHIGAN, March 81, 190--.
MICHIGAN
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From this reading DETROIT, MICHIGAN, March 81, 190--.
Mr
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF FLIGHT Mr. Ridgeway paced back and forth outside the iron gates in the Grand Central Station on the afternoon of April 1st, 190--, a smile of anticipation and a frown of impatience alternating in his fresh, young face.
nearly
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From this reading Certain lines of care seemed to have disappeared since we saw him last, nearly a week ago, and in their stead beamed the light of a new-found interest in life.
new-found
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From this reading Certain lines of care seemed to have disappeared since we saw him last, nearly a week ago, and in their stead beamed the light of a new-found interest in life.
Now
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From this reading Now and then he took from his pocket a telegram; spectators stared amusedly at him as he read and reread:
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF FLIGHT Mr. Ridgeway paced back and forth outside the iron gates in the Grand Central Station on the afternoon of April 1st, 190--, a smile of anticipation and a frown of impatience alternating in his fresh, young face.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF FLIGHT Mr. Ridgeway paced back and forth outside the iron gates in the Grand Central Station on the afternoon of April 1st, 190--, a smile of anticipation and a frown of impatience alternating in his fresh, young face.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF FLIGHT Mr. Ridgeway paced back and forth outside the iron gates in the Grand Central Station on the afternoon of April 1st, 190--, a smile of anticipation and a frown of impatience alternating in his fresh, young face.
paced
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF FLIGHT Mr. Ridgeway paced back and forth outside the iron gates in the Grand Central Station on the afternoon of April 1st, 190--, a smile of anticipation and a frown of impatience alternating in his fresh, young face.
pocket
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From this reading Now and then he took from his pocket a telegram; spectators stared amusedly at him as he read and reread:
read
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From this reading Now and then he took from his pocket a telegram; spectators stared amusedly at him as he read and reread:
reread
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From this reading Now and then he took from his pocket a telegram; spectators stared amusedly at him as he read and reread:
Ridge
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From this reading To H.B. Ridge: Got away safely.
Ridgeway
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF FLIGHT Mr. Ridgeway paced back and forth outside the iron gates in the Grand Central Station on the afternoon of April 1st, 190--, a smile of anticipation and a frown of impatience alternating in his fresh, young face.
safely
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From this reading To H.B. Ridge: Got away safely.
saw
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From this reading Certain lines of care seemed to have disappeared since we saw him last, nearly a week ago, and in their stead beamed the light of a new-found interest in life.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Certain lines of care seemed to have disappeared since we saw him last, nearly a week ago, and in their stead beamed the light of a new-found interest in life.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Certain lines of care seemed to have disappeared since we saw him last, nearly a week ago, and in their stead beamed the light of a new-found interest in life.
smile
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF FLIGHT Mr. Ridgeway paced back and forth outside the iron gates in the Grand Central Station on the afternoon of April 1st, 190--, a smile of anticipation and a frown of impatience alternating in his fresh, young face.
spectators
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From this reading Now and then he took from his pocket a telegram; spectators stared amusedly at him as he read and reread:
stared
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From this reading Now and then he took from his pocket a telegram; spectators stared amusedly at him as he read and reread:
Station
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF FLIGHT Mr. Ridgeway paced back and forth outside the iron gates in the Grand Central Station on the afternoon of April 1st, 190--, a smile of anticipation and a frown of impatience alternating in his fresh, young face.
stead
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From this reading Certain lines of care seemed to have disappeared since we saw him last, nearly a week ago, and in their stead beamed the light of a new-found interest in life.
telegram
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From this reading Now and then he took from his pocket a telegram; spectators stared amusedly at him as he read and reread:
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF FLIGHT Mr. Ridgeway paced back and forth outside the iron gates in the Grand Central Station on the afternoon of April 1st, 190--, a smile of anticipation and a frown of impatience alternating in his fresh, young face.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Certain lines of care seemed to have disappeared since we saw him last, nearly a week ago, and in their stead beamed the light of a new-found interest in life.
then
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From this reading Now and then he took from his pocket a telegram; spectators stared amusedly at him as he read and reread:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Certain lines of care seemed to have disappeared since we saw him last, nearly a week ago, and in their stead beamed the light of a new-found interest in life.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now and then he took from his pocket a telegram; spectators stared amusedly at him as he read and reread:
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Certain lines of care seemed to have disappeared since we saw him last, nearly a week ago, and in their stead beamed the light of a new-found interest in life.
week
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From this reading Certain lines of care seemed to have disappeared since we saw him last, nearly a week ago, and in their stead beamed the light of a new-found interest in life.
young
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF FLIGHT Mr. Ridgeway paced back and forth outside the iron gates in the Grand Central Station on the afternoon of April 1st, 190--, a smile of anticipation and a frown of impatience alternating in his fresh, young face.
