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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 Two men in khaki, but without any pistols in their belts, rode slowly up to the front of the Lyric Theatre in a big blue touring car and stopped.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading No cars came along after it so there it remained with a little group of admirers about it.
admirers
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From this reading No cars came along after it so there it remained with a little group of admirers about it.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading No cars came along after it so there it remained with a little group of admirers about it.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading No cars came along after it so there it remained with a little group of admirers about it.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FIVE REELER And meanwhile something very real happened.
any
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From this reading Two men in khaki, but without any pistols in their belts, rode slowly up to the front of the Lyric Theatre in a big blue touring car and stopped.
Bartlett
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From this reading A couple of policemen, safeguarding the public's convenience, had moved the Bartlett car beyond the main entrance in the interest of late comers and it was in this vacated space that the second medley of blue and nickel was now thoughtlessly parked.
belts
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From this reading Two men in khaki, but without any pistols in their belts, rode slowly up to the front of the Lyric Theatre in a big blue touring car and stopped.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading A couple of policemen, safeguarding the public's convenience, had moved the Bartlett car beyond the main entrance in the interest of late comers and it was in this vacated space that the second medley of blue and nickel was now thoughtlessly parked.
big
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From this reading Two men in khaki, but without any pistols in their belts, rode slowly up to the front of the Lyric Theatre in a big blue touring car and stopped.
blue
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From this reading Two men in khaki, but without any pistols in their belts, rode slowly up to the front of the Lyric Theatre in a big blue touring car and stopped.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Two men in khaki, but without any pistols in their belts, rode slowly up to the front of the Lyric Theatre in a big blue touring car and stopped.
came
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From this reading No cars came along after it so there it remained with a little group of admirers about it.
car
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From this reading Two men in khaki, but without any pistols in their belts, rode slowly up to the front of the Lyric Theatre in a big blue touring car and stopped.
cars
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From this reading It was one of those palatial cars "of a thousand delights," a new super six Hunkajunk touring model.
comers
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From this reading A couple of policemen, safeguarding the public's convenience, had moved the Bartlett car beyond the main entrance in the interest of late comers and it was in this vacated space that the second medley of blue and nickel was now thoughtlessly parked.
convenience
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From this reading A couple of policemen, safeguarding the public's convenience, had moved the Bartlett car beyond the main entrance in the interest of late comers and it was in this vacated space that the second medley of blue and nickel was now thoughtlessly parked.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading A couple of policemen, safeguarding the public's convenience, had moved the Bartlett car beyond the main entrance in the interest of late comers and it was in this vacated space that the second medley of blue and nickel was now thoughtlessly parked.
delights
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From this reading It was one of those palatial cars "of a thousand delights," a new super six Hunkajunk touring model.
entrance
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From this reading A couple of policemen, safeguarding the public's convenience, had moved the Bartlett car beyond the main entrance in the interest of late comers and it was in this vacated space that the second medley of blue and nickel was now thoughtlessly parked.
FIVE
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From this reading THE FIVE REELER And meanwhile something very real happened.
front
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From this reading Two men in khaki, but without any pistols in their belts, rode slowly up to the front of the Lyric Theatre in a big blue touring car and stopped.
group
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From this reading No cars came along after it so there it remained with a little group of admirers about it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A couple of policemen, safeguarding the public's convenience, had moved the Bartlett car beyond the main entrance in the interest of late comers and it was in this vacated space that the second medley of blue and nickel was now thoughtlessly parked.
happened
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From this reading THE FIVE REELER And meanwhile something very real happened.
Hunkajunk
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From this reading It was one of those palatial cars "of a thousand delights," a new super six Hunkajunk touring model.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Two men in khaki, but without any pistols in their belts, rode slowly up to the front of the Lyric Theatre in a big blue touring car and stopped.
interest
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From this reading A couple of policemen, safeguarding the public's convenience, had moved the Bartlett car beyond the main entrance in the interest of late comers and it was in this vacated space that the second medley of blue and nickel was now thoughtlessly parked.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was one of those palatial cars "of a thousand delights," a new super six Hunkajunk touring model.
khaki
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From this reading Two men in khaki, but without any pistols in their belts, rode slowly up to the front of the Lyric Theatre in a big blue touring car and stopped.
late
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From this reading A couple of policemen, safeguarding the public's convenience, had moved the Bartlett car beyond the main entrance in the interest of late comers and it was in this vacated space that the second medley of blue and nickel was now thoughtlessly parked.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No cars came along after it so there it remained with a little group of admirers about it.
Lyric
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From this reading Two men in khaki, but without any pistols in their belts, rode slowly up to the front of the Lyric Theatre in a big blue touring car and stopped.
main
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From this reading A couple of policemen, safeguarding the public's convenience, had moved the Bartlett car beyond the main entrance in the interest of late comers and it was in this vacated space that the second medley of blue and nickel was now thoughtlessly parked.
meanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE FIVE REELER And meanwhile something very real happened.
medley
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From this reading A couple of policemen, safeguarding the public's convenience, had moved the Bartlett car beyond the main entrance in the interest of late comers and it was in this vacated space that the second medley of blue and nickel was now thoughtlessly parked.
men
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From this reading Two men in khaki, but without any pistols in their belts, rode slowly up to the front of the Lyric Theatre in a big blue touring car and stopped.
model
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From this reading It was one of those palatial cars "of a thousand delights," a new super six Hunkajunk touring model.
moved
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From this reading A couple of policemen, safeguarding the public's convenience, had moved the Bartlett car beyond the main entrance in the interest of late comers and it was in this vacated space that the second medley of blue and nickel was now thoughtlessly parked.
new
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From this reading It was one of those palatial cars "of a thousand delights," a new super six Hunkajunk touring model.
nickel
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From this reading A couple of policemen, safeguarding the public's convenience, had moved the Bartlett car beyond the main entrance in the interest of late comers and it was in this vacated space that the second medley of blue and nickel was now thoughtlessly parked.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No cars came along after it so there it remained with a little group of admirers about it.
now
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From this reading A couple of policemen, safeguarding the public's convenience, had moved the Bartlett car beyond the main entrance in the interest of late comers and it was in this vacated space that the second medley of blue and nickel was now thoughtlessly parked.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Two men in khaki, but without any pistols in their belts, rode slowly up to the front of the Lyric Theatre in a big blue touring car and stopped.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was one of those palatial cars "of a thousand delights," a new super six Hunkajunk touring model.
palatial
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From this reading It was one of those palatial cars "of a thousand delights," a new super six Hunkajunk touring model.
parked
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From this reading A couple of policemen, safeguarding the public's convenience, had moved the Bartlett car beyond the main entrance in the interest of late comers and it was in this vacated space that the second medley of blue and nickel was now thoughtlessly parked.
pistols
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From this reading Two men in khaki, but without any pistols in their belts, rode slowly up to the front of the Lyric Theatre in a big blue touring car and stopped.
policemen
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From this reading A couple of policemen, safeguarding the public's convenience, had moved the Bartlett car beyond the main entrance in the interest of late comers and it was in this vacated space that the second medley of blue and nickel was now thoughtlessly parked.
public's
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From this reading A couple of policemen, safeguarding the public's convenience, had moved the Bartlett car beyond the main entrance in the interest of late comers and it was in this vacated space that the second medley of blue and nickel was now thoughtlessly parked.
real
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From this reading THE FIVE REELER And meanwhile something very real happened.
REELER
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From this reading THE FIVE REELER And meanwhile something very real happened.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading No cars came along after it so there it remained with a little group of admirers about it.
rode
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From this reading Two men in khaki, but without any pistols in their belts, rode slowly up to the front of the Lyric Theatre in a big blue touring car and stopped.
safeguarding
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From this reading A couple of policemen, safeguarding the public's convenience, had moved the Bartlett car beyond the main entrance in the interest of late comers and it was in this vacated space that the second medley of blue and nickel was now thoughtlessly parked.
second
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From this reading A couple of policemen, safeguarding the public's convenience, had moved the Bartlett car beyond the main entrance in the interest of late comers and it was in this vacated space that the second medley of blue and nickel was now thoughtlessly parked.
six
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From this reading It was one of those palatial cars "of a thousand delights," a new super six Hunkajunk touring model.
slowly
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From this reading Two men in khaki, but without any pistols in their belts, rode slowly up to the front of the Lyric Theatre in a big blue touring car and stopped.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading No cars came along after it so there it remained with a little group of admirers about it.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading THE FIVE REELER And meanwhile something very real happened.
space
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From this reading A couple of policemen, safeguarding the public's convenience, had moved the Bartlett car beyond the main entrance in the interest of late comers and it was in this vacated space that the second medley of blue and nickel was now thoughtlessly parked.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two men in khaki, but without any pistols in their belts, rode slowly up to the front of the Lyric Theatre in a big blue touring car and stopped.
super
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From this reading It was one of those palatial cars "of a thousand delights," a new super six Hunkajunk touring model.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A couple of policemen, safeguarding the public's convenience, had moved the Bartlett car beyond the main entrance in the interest of late comers and it was in this vacated space that the second medley of blue and nickel was now thoughtlessly parked.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIVE REELER And meanwhile something very real happened.
Theatre
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From this reading Two men in khaki, but without any pistols in their belts, rode slowly up to the front of the Lyric Theatre in a big blue touring car and stopped.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Two men in khaki, but without any pistols in their belts, rode slowly up to the front of the Lyric Theatre in a big blue touring car and stopped.
there
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From this reading No cars came along after it so there it remained with a little group of admirers about it.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A couple of policemen, safeguarding the public's convenience, had moved the Bartlett car beyond the main entrance in the interest of late comers and it was in this vacated space that the second medley of blue and nickel was now thoughtlessly parked.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It was one of those palatial cars "of a thousand delights," a new super six Hunkajunk touring model.
thoughtlessly
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From this reading A couple of policemen, safeguarding the public's convenience, had moved the Bartlett car beyond the main entrance in the interest of late comers and it was in this vacated space that the second medley of blue and nickel was now thoughtlessly parked.
thousand
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From this reading It was one of those palatial cars "of a thousand delights," a new super six Hunkajunk touring model.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Two men in khaki, but without any pistols in their belts, rode slowly up to the front of the Lyric Theatre in a big blue touring car and stopped.
touring
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From this reading Two men in khaki, but without any pistols in their belts, rode slowly up to the front of the Lyric Theatre in a big blue touring car and stopped.
Two
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From this reading Two men in khaki, but without any pistols in their belts, rode slowly up to the front of the Lyric Theatre in a big blue touring car and stopped.
up
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From this reading Two men in khaki, but without any pistols in their belts, rode slowly up to the front of the Lyric Theatre in a big blue touring car and stopped.
vacated
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From this reading A couple of policemen, safeguarding the public's convenience, had moved the Bartlett car beyond the main entrance in the interest of late comers and it was in this vacated space that the second medley of blue and nickel was now thoughtlessly parked.
very
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From this reading THE FIVE REELER And meanwhile something very real happened.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was one of those palatial cars "of a thousand delights," a new super six Hunkajunk touring model.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading No cars came along after it so there it remained with a little group of admirers about it.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Two men in khaki, but without any pistols in their belts, rode slowly up to the front of the Lyric Theatre in a big blue touring car and stopped.
