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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 APPLE BLOSSOM TIME Pee-wee stopped in Bennett's Fresh Confectionery and regaled his drooping spirit with a chocolate soda.
advertised
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From this reading He had always advertised his conviction that things invariably came his way but nothing came his way on this lonely Saturday morning.
always
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From this reading He had always advertised his conviction that things invariably came his way but nothing came his way on this lonely Saturday morning.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading APPLE BLOSSOM TIME Pee-wee stopped in Bennett's Fresh Confectionery and regaled his drooping spirit with a chocolate soda.
APPLEnounUS /apple/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading APPLE BLOSSOM TIME Pee-wee stopped in Bennett's Fresh Confectionery and regaled his drooping spirit with a chocolate soda.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He paused here and there gazing idly into shop windows, he stood gaping at a man who was having trouble with his auto, and at last he wandered into the public library.
auto
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From this reading He paused here and there gazing idly into shop windows, he stood gaping at a man who was having trouble with his auto, and at last he wandered into the public library.
Bennett's
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From this reading APPLE BLOSSOM TIME Pee-wee stopped in Bennett's Fresh Confectionery and regaled his drooping spirit with a chocolate soda.
BLOSSOM
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From this reading APPLE BLOSSOM TIME Pee-wee stopped in Bennett's Fresh Confectionery and regaled his drooping spirit with a chocolate soda.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had always advertised his conviction that things invariably came his way but nothing came his way on this lonely Saturday morning.
came
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From this reading He had always advertised his conviction that things invariably came his way but nothing came his way on this lonely Saturday morning.
chocolate
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From this reading APPLE BLOSSOM TIME Pee-wee stopped in Bennett's Fresh Confectionery and regaled his drooping spirit with a chocolate soda.
Confectionery
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From this reading APPLE BLOSSOM TIME Pee-wee stopped in Bennett's Fresh Confectionery and regaled his drooping spirit with a chocolate soda.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then he continued his stroll up Main Street.
conviction
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drooping
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From this reading APPLE BLOSSOM TIME Pee-wee stopped in Bennett's Fresh Confectionery and regaled his drooping spirit with a chocolate soda.
Fresh
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From this reading APPLE BLOSSOM TIME Pee-wee stopped in Bennett's Fresh Confectionery and regaled his drooping spirit with a chocolate soda.
gapingadjectiveUS /ˈɡeɪpɪŋ/
wide open
From this reading He paused here and there gazing idly into shop windows, he stood gaping at a man who was having trouble with his auto, and at last he wandered into the public library.
gazing
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From this reading He paused here and there gazing idly into shop windows, he stood gaping at a man who was having trouble with his auto, and at last he wandered into the public library.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had always advertised his conviction that things invariably came his way but nothing came his way on this lonely Saturday morning.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading He paused here and there gazing idly into shop windows, he stood gaping at a man who was having trouble with his auto, and at last he wandered into the public library.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he continued his stroll up Main Street.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He paused here and there gazing idly into shop windows, he stood gaping at a man who was having trouble with his auto, and at last he wandered into the public library.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading APPLE BLOSSOM TIME Pee-wee stopped in Bennett's Fresh Confectionery and regaled his drooping spirit with a chocolate soda.
idly
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From this reading He paused here and there gazing idly into shop windows, he stood gaping at a man who was having trouble with his auto, and at last he wandered into the public library.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading APPLE BLOSSOM TIME Pee-wee stopped in Bennett's Fresh Confectionery and regaled his drooping spirit with a chocolate soda.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He paused here and there gazing idly into shop windows, he stood gaping at a man who was having trouble with his auto, and at last he wandered into the public library.
invariably
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From this reading He had always advertised his conviction that things invariably came his way but nothing came his way on this lonely Saturday morning.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He paused here and there gazing idly into shop windows, he stood gaping at a man who was having trouble with his auto, and at last he wandered into the public library.
library
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From this reading He paused here and there gazing idly into shop windows, he stood gaping at a man who was having trouble with his auto, and at last he wandered into the public library.
like
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From this reading The place seemed like a tomb on that Saturday morning in the springtime.
lonely
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From this reading He had always advertised his conviction that things invariably came his way but nothing came his way on this lonely Saturday morning.
Main
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From this reading Then he continued his stroll up Main Street.
man
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From this reading He paused here and there gazing idly into shop windows, he stood gaping at a man who was having trouble with his auto, and at last he wandered into the public library.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had always advertised his conviction that things invariably came his way but nothing came his way on this lonely Saturday morning.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He had always advertised his conviction that things invariably came his way but nothing came his way on this lonely Saturday morning.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had always advertised his conviction that things invariably came his way but nothing came his way on this lonely Saturday morning.
paused
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From this reading He paused here and there gazing idly into shop windows, he stood gaping at a man who was having trouble with his auto, and at last he wandered into the public library.
Pee-wee
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From this reading APPLE BLOSSOM TIME Pee-wee stopped in Bennett's Fresh Confectionery and regaled his drooping spirit with a chocolate soda.
place
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From this reading The place seemed like a tomb on that Saturday morning in the springtime.
public
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From this reading He paused here and there gazing idly into shop windows, he stood gaping at a man who was having trouble with his auto, and at last he wandered into the public library.
regaled
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From this reading APPLE BLOSSOM TIME Pee-wee stopped in Bennett's Fresh Confectionery and regaled his drooping spirit with a chocolate soda.
Saturday
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From this reading He had always advertised his conviction that things invariably came his way but nothing came his way on this lonely Saturday morning.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The place seemed like a tomb on that Saturday morning in the springtime.
shop
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From this reading He paused here and there gazing idly into shop windows, he stood gaping at a man who was having trouble with his auto, and at last he wandered into the public library.
soda
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From this reading APPLE BLOSSOM TIME Pee-wee stopped in Bennett's Fresh Confectionery and regaled his drooping spirit with a chocolate soda.
spirit
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From this reading APPLE BLOSSOM TIME Pee-wee stopped in Bennett's Fresh Confectionery and regaled his drooping spirit with a chocolate soda.
springtime
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From this reading The place seemed like a tomb on that Saturday morning in the springtime.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He paused here and there gazing idly into shop windows, he stood gaping at a man who was having trouble with his auto, and at last he wandered into the public library.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading APPLE BLOSSOM TIME Pee-wee stopped in Bennett's Fresh Confectionery and regaled his drooping spirit with a chocolate soda.
Street
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From this reading Then he continued his stroll up Main Street.
stroll
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From this reading Then he continued his stroll up Main Street.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had always advertised his conviction that things invariably came his way but nothing came his way on this lonely Saturday morning.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He paused here and there gazing idly into shop windows, he stood gaping at a man who was having trouble with his auto, and at last he wandered into the public library.
Then
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From this reading Then he continued his stroll up Main Street.
there
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From this reading He paused here and there gazing idly into shop windows, he stood gaping at a man who was having trouble with his auto, and at last he wandered into the public library.
things
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From this reading He had always advertised his conviction that things invariably came his way but nothing came his way on this lonely Saturday morning.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He had always advertised his conviction that things invariably came his way but nothing came his way on this lonely Saturday morning.
TIMEnounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading APPLE BLOSSOM TIME Pee-wee stopped in Bennett's Fresh Confectionery and regaled his drooping spirit with a chocolate soda.
tomb
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From this reading The place seemed like a tomb on that Saturday morning in the springtime.
trouble
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From this reading He paused here and there gazing idly into shop windows, he stood gaping at a man who was having trouble with his auto, and at last he wandered into the public library.
up
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From this reading Then he continued his stroll up Main Street.
wandered
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From this reading He paused here and there gazing idly into shop windows, he stood gaping at a man who was having trouble with his auto, and at last he wandered into the public library.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He paused here and there gazing idly into shop windows, he stood gaping at a man who was having trouble with his auto, and at last he wandered into the public library.
way
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From this reading He had always advertised his conviction that things invariably came his way but nothing came his way on this lonely Saturday morning.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He paused here and there gazing idly into shop windows, he stood gaping at a man who was having trouble with his auto, and at last he wandered into the public library.
windows
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From this reading He paused here and there gazing idly into shop windows, he stood gaping at a man who was having trouble with his auto, and at last he wandered into the public library.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading APPLE BLOSSOM TIME Pee-wee stopped in Bennett's Fresh Confectionery and regaled his drooping spirit with a chocolate soda.
