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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 It was a soap box across the top of which were nailed a number of strips, forming a rough but serviceable cage.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading It was a soap box across the top of which were nailed a number of strips, forming a rough but serviceable cage.
agent
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From this reading Mike Flannery, the Westcote agent of the Interurban Express Company, leaned over the counter of the express office and shook his fist.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mike Flannery, the Westcote agent of the Interurban Express Company, leaned over the counter of the express office and shook his fist.
angry
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From this reading Mr. Morehouse, angry and red, stood on the other side of the counter, trembling with rage.
argumentnounUS /ˈɑːrɡjəmənt/
a reason or example used to support an idea
From this reading The argument had been long and heated, and at last Mr. Morehouse had talked himself speechless.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The argument had been long and heated, and at last Mr. Morehouse had talked himself speechless.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The argument had been long and heated, and at last Mr. Morehouse had talked himself speechless.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The cause of the trouble stood on the counter between the two men.
box
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From this reading It was a soap box across the top of which were nailed a number of strips, forming a rough but serviceable cage.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was a soap box across the top of which were nailed a number of strips, forming a rough but serviceable cage.
cage
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From this reading It was a soap box across the top of which were nailed a number of strips, forming a rough but serviceable cage.
cause
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From this reading The cause of the trouble stood on the counter between the two men.
Company
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From this reading Mike Flannery, the Westcote agent of the Interurban Express Company, leaned over the counter of the express office and shook his fist.
counter
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From this reading Mike Flannery, the Westcote agent of the Interurban Express Company, leaned over the counter of the express office and shook his fist.
ExpressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading Mike Flannery, the Westcote agent of the Interurban Express Company, leaned over the counter of the express office and shook his fist.
fist
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From this reading Mike Flannery, the Westcote agent of the Interurban Express Company, leaned over the counter of the express office and shook his fist.
Flannery
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From this reading Mike Flannery, the Westcote agent of the Interurban Express Company, leaned over the counter of the express office and shook his fist.
forming
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From this reading It was a soap box across the top of which were nailed a number of strips, forming a rough but serviceable cage.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The argument had been long and heated, and at last Mr. Morehouse had talked himself speechless.
heated
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From this reading The argument had been long and heated, and at last Mr. Morehouse had talked himself speechless.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The argument had been long and heated, and at last Mr. Morehouse had talked himself speechless.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mike Flannery, the Westcote agent of the Interurban Express Company, leaned over the counter of the express office and shook his fist.
Interurban
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From this reading Mike Flannery, the Westcote agent of the Interurban Express Company, leaned over the counter of the express office and shook his fist.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a soap box across the top of which were nailed a number of strips, forming a rough but serviceable cage.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The argument had been long and heated, and at last Mr. Morehouse had talked himself speechless.
leaned
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From this reading Mike Flannery, the Westcote agent of the Interurban Express Company, leaned over the counter of the express office and shook his fist.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The argument had been long and heated, and at last Mr. Morehouse had talked himself speechless.
men
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From this reading The cause of the trouble stood on the counter between the two men.
Mike
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From this reading Mike Flannery, the Westcote agent of the Interurban Express Company, leaned over the counter of the express office and shook his fist.
Morehouse
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From this reading Mr. Morehouse, angry and red, stood on the other side of the counter, trembling with rage.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Morehouse, angry and red, stood on the other side of the counter, trembling with rage.
nailed
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From this reading It was a soap box across the top of which were nailed a number of strips, forming a rough but serviceable cage.
number
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From this reading It was a soap box across the top of which were nailed a number of strips, forming a rough but serviceable cage.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mike Flannery, the Westcote agent of the Interurban Express Company, leaned over the counter of the express office and shook his fist.
office
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From this reading Mike Flannery, the Westcote agent of the Interurban Express Company, leaned over the counter of the express office and shook his fist.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mr. Morehouse, angry and red, stood on the other side of the counter, trembling with rage.
other
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From this reading Mr. Morehouse, angry and red, stood on the other side of the counter, trembling with rage.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Mike Flannery, the Westcote agent of the Interurban Express Company, leaned over the counter of the express office and shook his fist.
rage
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From this reading Mr. Morehouse, angry and red, stood on the other side of the counter, trembling with rage.
red
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From this reading Mr. Morehouse, angry and red, stood on the other side of the counter, trembling with rage.
rough
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From this reading It was a soap box across the top of which were nailed a number of strips, forming a rough but serviceable cage.
serviceable
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From this reading It was a soap box across the top of which were nailed a number of strips, forming a rough but serviceable cage.
shook
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From this reading Mike Flannery, the Westcote agent of the Interurban Express Company, leaned over the counter of the express office and shook his fist.
side
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From this reading Mr. Morehouse, angry and red, stood on the other side of the counter, trembling with rage.
soap
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From this reading It was a soap box across the top of which were nailed a number of strips, forming a rough but serviceable cage.
speechless
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From this reading The argument had been long and heated, and at last Mr. Morehouse had talked himself speechless.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Morehouse, angry and red, stood on the other side of the counter, trembling with rage.
strips
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From this reading It was a soap box across the top of which were nailed a number of strips, forming a rough but serviceable cage.
talked
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From this reading The argument had been long and heated, and at last Mr. Morehouse had talked himself speechless.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mike Flannery, the Westcote agent of the Interurban Express Company, leaned over the counter of the express office and shook his fist.
top
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From this reading It was a soap box across the top of which were nailed a number of strips, forming a rough but serviceable cage.
trembling
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From this reading Mr. Morehouse, angry and red, stood on the other side of the counter, trembling with rage.
trouble
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From this reading The cause of the trouble stood on the counter between the two men.
two
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From this reading The cause of the trouble stood on the counter between the two men.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a soap box across the top of which were nailed a number of strips, forming a rough but serviceable cage.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was a soap box across the top of which were nailed a number of strips, forming a rough but serviceable cage.
Westcote
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From this reading Mike Flannery, the Westcote agent of the Interurban Express Company, leaned over the counter of the express office and shook his fist.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a soap box across the top of which were nailed a number of strips, forming a rough but serviceable cage.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Morehouse, angry and red, stood on the other side of the counter, trembling with rage.
