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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 The completed cage, with Gipsy behind the bars, framed a spectacle sufficiently thrilling and panther-like.
admitted
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From this reading There came a vigorous rapping on the alley door of the stable, and Verman was admitted.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Altogether, Gipsy was having a lively afternoon.
alley
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From this reading There came a vigorous rapping on the alley door of the stable, and Verman was admitted.
almost
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From this reading Gipsy raved, “spat”, struck virulently at taunting fingers, turned on his wailing siren for minutes at a time, and he gave his imitation of a dromedary almost continuously.
Altogether
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From this reading Altogether, Gipsy was having a lively afternoon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The completed cage, with Gipsy behind the bars, framed a spectacle sufficiently thrilling and panther-like.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Gipsy raved, “spat”, struck virulently at taunting fingers, turned on his wailing siren for minutes at a time, and he gave his imitation of a dromedary almost continuously.
bars
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From this reading The completed cage, with Gipsy behind the bars, framed a spectacle sufficiently thrilling and panther-like.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading These phenomena could be intensified in picturesqueness, the boys discovered, by rocking the cage a little, tapping it with a hammer, or raking the bars with a stick.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The completed cage, with Gipsy behind the bars, framed a spectacle sufficiently thrilling and panther-like.
boys
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From this reading These phenomena could be intensified in picturesqueness, the boys discovered, by rocking the cage a little, tapping it with a hammer, or raking the bars with a stick.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading These phenomena could be intensified in picturesqueness, the boys discovered, by rocking the cage a little, tapping it with a hammer, or raking the bars with a stick.
cage
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From this reading The completed cage, with Gipsy behind the bars, framed a spectacle sufficiently thrilling and panther-like.
came
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From this reading There came a vigorous rapping on the alley door of the stable, and Verman was admitted.
completed
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From this reading The completed cage, with Gipsy behind the bars, framed a spectacle sufficiently thrilling and panther-like.
continuously
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From this reading Gipsy raved, “spat”, struck virulently at taunting fingers, turned on his wailing siren for minutes at a time, and he gave his imitation of a dromedary almost continuously.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading These phenomena could be intensified in picturesqueness, the boys discovered, by rocking the cage a little, tapping it with a hammer, or raking the bars with a stick.
discovered
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From this reading These phenomena could be intensified in picturesqueness, the boys discovered, by rocking the cage a little, tapping it with a hammer, or raking the bars with a stick.
door
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From this reading There came a vigorous rapping on the alley door of the stable, and Verman was admitted.
dromedary
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From this reading Gipsy raved, “spat”, struck virulently at taunting fingers, turned on his wailing siren for minutes at a time, and he gave his imitation of a dromedary almost continuously.
fingers
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From this reading Gipsy raved, “spat”, struck virulently at taunting fingers, turned on his wailing siren for minutes at a time, and he gave his imitation of a dromedary almost continuously.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Gipsy raved, “spat”, struck virulently at taunting fingers, turned on his wailing siren for minutes at a time, and he gave his imitation of a dromedary almost continuously.
framed
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From this reading The completed cage, with Gipsy behind the bars, framed a spectacle sufficiently thrilling and panther-like.
gave
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From this reading Gipsy raved, “spat”, struck virulently at taunting fingers, turned on his wailing siren for minutes at a time, and he gave his imitation of a dromedary almost continuously.
Gipsy
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From this reading The completed cage, with Gipsy behind the bars, framed a spectacle sufficiently thrilling and panther-like.
hammer
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From this reading These phenomena could be intensified in picturesqueness, the boys discovered, by rocking the cage a little, tapping it with a hammer, or raking the bars with a stick.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Altogether, Gipsy was having a lively afternoon.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Gipsy raved, “spat”, struck virulently at taunting fingers, turned on his wailing siren for minutes at a time, and he gave his imitation of a dromedary almost continuously.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Gipsy raved, “spat”, struck virulently at taunting fingers, turned on his wailing siren for minutes at a time, and he gave his imitation of a dromedary almost continuously.
imitation
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From this reading Gipsy raved, “spat”, struck virulently at taunting fingers, turned on his wailing siren for minutes at a time, and he gave his imitation of a dromedary almost continuously.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading These phenomena could be intensified in picturesqueness, the boys discovered, by rocking the cage a little, tapping it with a hammer, or raking the bars with a stick.
intensified
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From this reading These phenomena could be intensified in picturesqueness, the boys discovered, by rocking the cage a little, tapping it with a hammer, or raking the bars with a stick.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading These phenomena could be intensified in picturesqueness, the boys discovered, by rocking the cage a little, tapping it with a hammer, or raking the bars with a stick.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These phenomena could be intensified in picturesqueness, the boys discovered, by rocking the cage a little, tapping it with a hammer, or raking the bars with a stick.
lively
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From this reading Altogether, Gipsy was having a lively afternoon.
minutes
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From this reading Gipsy raved, “spat”, struck virulently at taunting fingers, turned on his wailing siren for minutes at a time, and he gave his imitation of a dromedary almost continuously.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Gipsy raved, “spat”, struck virulently at taunting fingers, turned on his wailing siren for minutes at a time, and he gave his imitation of a dromedary almost continuously.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Gipsy raved, “spat”, struck virulently at taunting fingers, turned on his wailing siren for minutes at a time, and he gave his imitation of a dromedary almost continuously.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading These phenomena could be intensified in picturesqueness, the boys discovered, by rocking the cage a little, tapping it with a hammer, or raking the bars with a stick.
panther-like
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From this reading The completed cage, with Gipsy behind the bars, framed a spectacle sufficiently thrilling and panther-like.
phenomena
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From this reading These phenomena could be intensified in picturesqueness, the boys discovered, by rocking the cage a little, tapping it with a hammer, or raking the bars with a stick.
picturesqueness
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From this reading These phenomena could be intensified in picturesqueness, the boys discovered, by rocking the cage a little, tapping it with a hammer, or raking the bars with a stick.
raking
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From this reading These phenomena could be intensified in picturesqueness, the boys discovered, by rocking the cage a little, tapping it with a hammer, or raking the bars with a stick.
rapping
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From this reading There came a vigorous rapping on the alley door of the stable, and Verman was admitted.
raved
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From this reading Gipsy raved, “spat”, struck virulently at taunting fingers, turned on his wailing siren for minutes at a time, and he gave his imitation of a dromedary almost continuously.
rocking
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From this reading These phenomena could be intensified in picturesqueness, the boys discovered, by rocking the cage a little, tapping it with a hammer, or raking the bars with a stick.
siren
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From this reading Gipsy raved, “spat”, struck virulently at taunting fingers, turned on his wailing siren for minutes at a time, and he gave his imitation of a dromedary almost continuously.
spat
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From this reading Gipsy raved, “spat”, struck virulently at taunting fingers, turned on his wailing siren for minutes at a time, and he gave his imitation of a dromedary almost continuously.
spectacle
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From this reading The completed cage, with Gipsy behind the bars, framed a spectacle sufficiently thrilling and panther-like.
stable
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From this reading There came a vigorous rapping on the alley door of the stable, and Verman was admitted.
stick
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From this reading These phenomena could be intensified in picturesqueness, the boys discovered, by rocking the cage a little, tapping it with a hammer, or raking the bars with a stick.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gipsy raved, “spat”, struck virulently at taunting fingers, turned on his wailing siren for minutes at a time, and he gave his imitation of a dromedary almost continuously.
sufficiently
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From this reading The completed cage, with Gipsy behind the bars, framed a spectacle sufficiently thrilling and panther-like.
tapping
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From this reading These phenomena could be intensified in picturesqueness, the boys discovered, by rocking the cage a little, tapping it with a hammer, or raking the bars with a stick.
taunting
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From this reading Gipsy raved, “spat”, struck virulently at taunting fingers, turned on his wailing siren for minutes at a time, and he gave his imitation of a dromedary almost continuously.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The completed cage, with Gipsy behind the bars, framed a spectacle sufficiently thrilling and panther-like.
There
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From this reading There came a vigorous rapping on the alley door of the stable, and Verman was admitted.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These phenomena could be intensified in picturesqueness, the boys discovered, by rocking the cage a little, tapping it with a hammer, or raking the bars with a stick.
thrilling
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From this reading The completed cage, with Gipsy behind the bars, framed a spectacle sufficiently thrilling and panther-like.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gipsy raved, “spat”, struck virulently at taunting fingers, turned on his wailing siren for minutes at a time, and he gave his imitation of a dromedary almost continuously.
turned
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From this reading Gipsy raved, “spat”, struck virulently at taunting fingers, turned on his wailing siren for minutes at a time, and he gave his imitation of a dromedary almost continuously.
Verman
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From this reading There came a vigorous rapping on the alley door of the stable, and Verman was admitted.
vigorous
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From this reading There came a vigorous rapping on the alley door of the stable, and Verman was admitted.
virulently
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From this reading Gipsy raved, “spat”, struck virulently at taunting fingers, turned on his wailing siren for minutes at a time, and he gave his imitation of a dromedary almost continuously.
wailing
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From this reading Gipsy raved, “spat”, struck virulently at taunting fingers, turned on his wailing siren for minutes at a time, and he gave his imitation of a dromedary almost continuously.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Altogether, Gipsy was having a lively afternoon.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The completed cage, with Gipsy behind the bars, framed a spectacle sufficiently thrilling and panther-like.
