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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 All morning the almost continuous procession passed along the road reviewed by a gaping assemblage on the platform in front of the post office.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE CLEW Pee-wee never knew until now how much he cared about his little companion of the summer and how little he cared about their roadside enterprise except so far as she was concerned in it.
advertisement
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From this reading Upon the front porch of Doctor Killem’s house there sat in a wheel chair the queerest little figure ever seen outside of a soup advertisement.
All
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From this reading All morning the almost continuous procession passed along the road reviewed by a gaping assemblage on the platform in front of the post office.
almost
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From this reading All morning the almost continuous procession passed along the road reviewed by a gaping assemblage on the platform in front of the post office.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading All morning the almost continuous procession passed along the road reviewed by a gaping assemblage on the platform in front of the post office.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CLEW Pee-wee never knew until now how much he cared about his little companion of the summer and how little he cared about their roadside enterprise except so far as she was concerned in it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE CLEW Pee-wee never knew until now how much he cared about his little companion of the summer and how little he cared about their roadside enterprise except so far as she was concerned in it.
assemblage
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From this reading All morning the almost continuous procession passed along the road reviewed by a gaping assemblage on the platform in front of the post office.
bare
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From this reading Many motorists who read the enticing promises along the way paused for refreshment only to find the little rustic shelter bare and deserted.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But they were not the only ones to be disappointed.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But they were not the only ones to be disappointed.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading All morning the almost continuous procession passed along the road reviewed by a gaping assemblage on the platform in front of the post office.
cared
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From this reading THE CLEW Pee-wee never knew until now how much he cared about his little companion of the summer and how little he cared about their roadside enterprise except so far as she was concerned in it.
chair
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From this reading Upon the front porch of Doctor Killem’s house there sat in a wheel chair the queerest little figure ever seen outside of a soup advertisement.
CLEW
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From this reading THE CLEW Pee-wee never knew until now how much he cared about his little companion of the summer and how little he cared about their roadside enterprise except so far as she was concerned in it.
companion
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From this reading THE CLEW Pee-wee never knew until now how much he cared about his little companion of the summer and how little he cared about their roadside enterprise except so far as she was concerned in it.
concerned
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From this reading THE CLEW Pee-wee never knew until now how much he cared about his little companion of the summer and how little he cared about their roadside enterprise except so far as she was concerned in it.
continuous
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From this reading All morning the almost continuous procession passed along the road reviewed by a gaping assemblage on the platform in front of the post office.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading Many motorists who read the enticing promises along the way paused for refreshment only to find the little rustic shelter bare and deserted.
disappointed
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From this reading But they were not the only ones to be disappointed.
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Upon the front porch of Doctor Killem’s house there sat in a wheel chair the queerest little figure ever seen outside of a soup advertisement.
enterprise
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From this reading THE CLEW Pee-wee never knew until now how much he cared about his little companion of the summer and how little he cared about their roadside enterprise except so far as she was concerned in it.
enticing
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From this reading Many motorists who read the enticing promises along the way paused for refreshment only to find the little rustic shelter bare and deserted.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Upon the front porch of Doctor Killem’s house there sat in a wheel chair the queerest little figure ever seen outside of a soup advertisement.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading THE CLEW Pee-wee never knew until now how much he cared about his little companion of the summer and how little he cared about their roadside enterprise except so far as she was concerned in it.
far
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From this reading THE CLEW Pee-wee never knew until now how much he cared about his little companion of the summer and how little he cared about their roadside enterprise except so far as she was concerned in it.
figure
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From this reading Upon the front porch of Doctor Killem’s house there sat in a wheel chair the queerest little figure ever seen outside of a soup advertisement.
find
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From this reading Many motorists who read the enticing promises along the way paused for refreshment only to find the little rustic shelter bare and deserted.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Many motorists who read the enticing promises along the way paused for refreshment only to find the little rustic shelter bare and deserted.
front
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From this reading All morning the almost continuous procession passed along the road reviewed by a gaping assemblage on the platform in front of the post office.
gapingadjectiveUS /ˈɡeɪpɪŋ/
wide open
From this reading All morning the almost continuous procession passed along the road reviewed by a gaping assemblage on the platform in front of the post office.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE CLEW Pee-wee never knew until now how much he cared about his little companion of the summer and how little he cared about their roadside enterprise except so far as she was concerned in it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE CLEW Pee-wee never knew until now how much he cared about his little companion of the summer and how little he cared about their roadside enterprise except so far as she was concerned in it.
house
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From this reading Upon the front porch of Doctor Killem’s house there sat in a wheel chair the queerest little figure ever seen outside of a soup advertisement.
how
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From this reading THE CLEW Pee-wee never knew until now how much he cared about his little companion of the summer and how little he cared about their roadside enterprise except so far as she was concerned in it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CLEW Pee-wee never knew until now how much he cared about his little companion of the summer and how little he cared about their roadside enterprise except so far as she was concerned in it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE CLEW Pee-wee never knew until now how much he cared about his little companion of the summer and how little he cared about their roadside enterprise except so far as she was concerned in it.
Killem's
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From this reading Upon the front porch of Doctor Killem’s house there sat in a wheel chair the queerest little figure ever seen outside of a soup advertisement.
knew
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From this reading THE CLEW Pee-wee never knew until now how much he cared about his little companion of the summer and how little he cared about their roadside enterprise except so far as she was concerned in it.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CLEW Pee-wee never knew until now how much he cared about his little companion of the summer and how little he cared about their roadside enterprise except so far as she was concerned in it.
Many
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From this reading Many motorists who read the enticing promises along the way paused for refreshment only to find the little rustic shelter bare and deserted.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All morning the almost continuous procession passed along the road reviewed by a gaping assemblage on the platform in front of the post office.
motorists
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From this reading Many motorists who read the enticing promises along the way paused for refreshment only to find the little rustic shelter bare and deserted.
much
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From this reading THE CLEW Pee-wee never knew until now how much he cared about his little companion of the summer and how little he cared about their roadside enterprise except so far as she was concerned in it.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CLEW Pee-wee never knew until now how much he cared about his little companion of the summer and how little he cared about their roadside enterprise except so far as she was concerned in it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But they were not the only ones to be disappointed.
now
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From this reading THE CLEW Pee-wee never knew until now how much he cared about his little companion of the summer and how little he cared about their roadside enterprise except so far as she was concerned in it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CLEW Pee-wee never knew until now how much he cared about his little companion of the summer and how little he cared about their roadside enterprise except so far as she was concerned in it.
office
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From this reading All morning the almost continuous procession passed along the road reviewed by a gaping assemblage on the platform in front of the post office.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading All morning the almost continuous procession passed along the road reviewed by a gaping assemblage on the platform in front of the post office.
ones
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From this reading But they were not the only ones to be disappointed.
only
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From this reading Many motorists who read the enticing promises along the way paused for refreshment only to find the little rustic shelter bare and deserted.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Upon the front porch of Doctor Killem’s house there sat in a wheel chair the queerest little figure ever seen outside of a soup advertisement.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All morning the almost continuous procession passed along the road reviewed by a gaping assemblage on the platform in front of the post office.
paused
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From this reading Many motorists who read the enticing promises along the way paused for refreshment only to find the little rustic shelter bare and deserted.
Pee-wee
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From this reading THE CLEW Pee-wee never knew until now how much he cared about his little companion of the summer and how little he cared about their roadside enterprise except so far as she was concerned in it.
platform
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From this reading All morning the almost continuous procession passed along the road reviewed by a gaping assemblage on the platform in front of the post office.
porch
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From this reading Upon the front porch of Doctor Killem’s house there sat in a wheel chair the queerest little figure ever seen outside of a soup advertisement.
post
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From this reading All morning the almost continuous procession passed along the road reviewed by a gaping assemblage on the platform in front of the post office.
procession
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From this reading All morning the almost continuous procession passed along the road reviewed by a gaping assemblage on the platform in front of the post office.
promises
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From this reading Many motorists who read the enticing promises along the way paused for refreshment only to find the little rustic shelter bare and deserted.
queerest
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From this reading Upon the front porch of Doctor Killem’s house there sat in a wheel chair the queerest little figure ever seen outside of a soup advertisement.
read
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From this reading Many motorists who read the enticing promises along the way paused for refreshment only to find the little rustic shelter bare and deserted.
refreshment
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From this reading Many motorists who read the enticing promises along the way paused for refreshment only to find the little rustic shelter bare and deserted.
reviewed
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From this reading All morning the almost continuous procession passed along the road reviewed by a gaping assemblage on the platform in front of the post office.
road
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From this reading All morning the almost continuous procession passed along the road reviewed by a gaping assemblage on the platform in front of the post office.
roadside
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From this reading THE CLEW Pee-wee never knew until now how much he cared about his little companion of the summer and how little he cared about their roadside enterprise except so far as she was concerned in it.
rustic
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From this reading Many motorists who read the enticing promises along the way paused for refreshment only to find the little rustic shelter bare and deserted.
sat
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From this reading Upon the front porch of Doctor Killem’s house there sat in a wheel chair the queerest little figure ever seen outside of a soup advertisement.
seen
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From this reading Upon the front porch of Doctor Killem’s house there sat in a wheel chair the queerest little figure ever seen outside of a soup advertisement.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE CLEW Pee-wee never knew until now how much he cared about his little companion of the summer and how little he cared about their roadside enterprise except so far as she was concerned in it.
shelter
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From this reading Many motorists who read the enticing promises along the way paused for refreshment only to find the little rustic shelter bare and deserted.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE CLEW Pee-wee never knew until now how much he cared about his little companion of the summer and how little he cared about their roadside enterprise except so far as she was concerned in it.
soup
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From this reading Upon the front porch of Doctor Killem’s house there sat in a wheel chair the queerest little figure ever seen outside of a soup advertisement.
summer
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From this reading THE CLEW Pee-wee never knew until now how much he cared about his little companion of the summer and how little he cared about their roadside enterprise except so far as she was concerned in it.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CLEW Pee-wee never knew until now how much he cared about his little companion of the summer and how little he cared about their roadside enterprise except so far as she was concerned in it.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE CLEW Pee-wee never knew until now how much he cared about his little companion of the summer and how little he cared about their roadside enterprise except so far as she was concerned in it.
there
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From this reading Upon the front porch of Doctor Killem’s house there sat in a wheel chair the queerest little figure ever seen outside of a soup advertisement.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But they were not the only ones to be disappointed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Many motorists who read the enticing promises along the way paused for refreshment only to find the little rustic shelter bare and deserted.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading THE CLEW Pee-wee never knew until now how much he cared about his little companion of the summer and how little he cared about their roadside enterprise except so far as she was concerned in it.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon the front porch of Doctor Killem’s house there sat in a wheel chair the queerest little figure ever seen outside of a soup advertisement.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE CLEW Pee-wee never knew until now how much he cared about his little companion of the summer and how little he cared about their roadside enterprise except so far as she was concerned in it.
way
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From this reading Many motorists who read the enticing promises along the way paused for refreshment only to find the little rustic shelter bare and deserted.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But they were not the only ones to be disappointed.
wheel
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From this reading Upon the front porch of Doctor Killem’s house there sat in a wheel chair the queerest little figure ever seen outside of a soup advertisement.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Many motorists who read the enticing promises along the way paused for refreshment only to find the little rustic shelter bare and deserted.
