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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 Bruce Gordon reached the outskirts of the miserable business section, noticing that a couple of the shops were still open.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It had probably been years since any had dared risk it after the sun went down.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading RECALL It was night outside, and the phosphor bulbs at the corners glowed dimly, giving him barely enough light by which to locate the way to the extemporized precinct house.
any
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From this reading It had probably been years since any had dared risk it after the sun went down.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And the slow, doubtful respect on the faces of the citizens as they nodded to him was even more proof that Haley's system was working.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading RECALL It was night outside, and the phosphor bulbs at the corners glowed dimly, giving him barely enough light by which to locate the way to the extemporized precinct house.
barely
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From this reading RECALL It was night outside, and the phosphor bulbs at the corners glowed dimly, giving him barely enough light by which to locate the way to the extemporized precinct house.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had probably been years since any had dared risk it after the sun went down.
Bruce
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From this reading Bruce Gordon reached the outskirts of the miserable business section, noticing that a couple of the shops were still open.
bulbs
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business
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From this reading Bruce Gordon reached the outskirts of the miserable business section, noticing that a couple of the shops were still open.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading RECALL It was night outside, and the phosphor bulbs at the corners glowed dimly, giving him barely enough light by which to locate the way to the extemporized precinct house.
citizens
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From this reading And the slow, doubtful respect on the faces of the citizens as they nodded to him was even more proof that Haley's system was working.
corners
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From this reading RECALL It was night outside, and the phosphor bulbs at the corners glowed dimly, giving him barely enough light by which to locate the way to the extemporized precinct house.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading Bruce Gordon reached the outskirts of the miserable business section, noticing that a couple of the shops were still open.
dared
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From this reading It had probably been years since any had dared risk it after the sun went down.
dimly
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From this reading RECALL It was night outside, and the phosphor bulbs at the corners glowed dimly, giving him barely enough light by which to locate the way to the extemporized precinct house.
doubtful
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From this reading And the slow, doubtful respect on the faces of the citizens as they nodded to him was even more proof that Haley's system was working.
down
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From this reading It had probably been years since any had dared risk it after the sun went down.
enough
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From this reading RECALL It was night outside, and the phosphor bulbs at the corners glowed dimly, giving him barely enough light by which to locate the way to the extemporized precinct house.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the slow, doubtful respect on the faces of the citizens as they nodded to him was even more proof that Haley's system was working.
extemporized
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faces
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From this reading And the slow, doubtful respect on the faces of the citizens as they nodded to him was even more proof that Haley's system was working.
faintly
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From this reading Gordon nodded to a couple, and they grinned faintly at him.
giving
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From this reading RECALL It was night outside, and the phosphor bulbs at the corners glowed dimly, giving him barely enough light by which to locate the way to the extemporized precinct house.
glowed
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Gordon
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From this reading Bruce Gordon reached the outskirts of the miserable business section, noticing that a couple of the shops were still open.
grinned
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From this reading Gordon nodded to a couple, and they grinned faintly at him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had probably been years since any had dared risk it after the sun went down.
Haley's
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From this reading And the slow, doubtful respect on the faces of the citizens as they nodded to him was even more proof that Haley's system was working.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading RECALL It was night outside, and the phosphor bulbs at the corners glowed dimly, giving him barely enough light by which to locate the way to the extemporized precinct house.
house
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From this reading RECALL It was night outside, and the phosphor bulbs at the corners glowed dimly, giving him barely enough light by which to locate the way to the extemporized precinct house.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading RECALL It was night outside, and the phosphor bulbs at the corners glowed dimly, giving him barely enough light by which to locate the way to the extemporized precinct house.
light
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From this reading RECALL It was night outside, and the phosphor bulbs at the corners glowed dimly, giving him barely enough light by which to locate the way to the extemporized precinct house.
locate
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From this reading RECALL It was night outside, and the phosphor bulbs at the corners glowed dimly, giving him barely enough light by which to locate the way to the extemporized precinct house.
miserable
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From this reading Bruce Gordon reached the outskirts of the miserable business section, noticing that a couple of the shops were still open.
more
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From this reading And the slow, doubtful respect on the faces of the citizens as they nodded to him was even more proof that Haley's system was working.
night
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From this reading RECALL It was night outside, and the phosphor bulbs at the corners glowed dimly, giving him barely enough light by which to locate the way to the extemporized precinct house.
noddednounUS /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the slow, doubtful respect on the faces of the citizens as they nodded to him was even more proof that Haley's system was working.
noticing
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From this reading Bruce Gordon reached the outskirts of the miserable business section, noticing that a couple of the shops were still open.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bruce Gordon reached the outskirts of the miserable business section, noticing that a couple of the shops were still open.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And the slow, doubtful respect on the faces of the citizens as they nodded to him was even more proof that Haley's system was working.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Bruce Gordon reached the outskirts of the miserable business section, noticing that a couple of the shops were still open.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading RECALL It was night outside, and the phosphor bulbs at the corners glowed dimly, giving him barely enough light by which to locate the way to the extemporized precinct house.
outskirts
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From this reading Bruce Gordon reached the outskirts of the miserable business section, noticing that a couple of the shops were still open.
phosphor
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precinct
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From this reading RECALL It was night outside, and the phosphor bulbs at the corners glowed dimly, giving him barely enough light by which to locate the way to the extemporized precinct house.
probably
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From this reading It had probably been years since any had dared risk it after the sun went down.
proof
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From this reading And the slow, doubtful respect on the faces of the citizens as they nodded to him was even more proof that Haley's system was working.
reached
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From this reading Bruce Gordon reached the outskirts of the miserable business section, noticing that a couple of the shops were still open.
RECALL
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From this reading RECALL It was night outside, and the phosphor bulbs at the corners glowed dimly, giving him barely enough light by which to locate the way to the extemporized precinct house.
respect
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From this reading And the slow, doubtful respect on the faces of the citizens as they nodded to him was even more proof that Haley's system was working.
risk
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From this reading It had probably been years since any had dared risk it after the sun went down.
section
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From this reading Bruce Gordon reached the outskirts of the miserable business section, noticing that a couple of the shops were still open.
shops
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From this reading Bruce Gordon reached the outskirts of the miserable business section, noticing that a couple of the shops were still open.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It had probably been years since any had dared risk it after the sun went down.
slow
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From this reading And the slow, doubtful respect on the faces of the citizens as they nodded to him was even more proof that Haley's system was working.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bruce Gordon reached the outskirts of the miserable business section, noticing that a couple of the shops were still open.
sun
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From this reading It had probably been years since any had dared risk it after the sun went down.
system
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From this reading And the slow, doubtful respect on the faces of the citizens as they nodded to him was even more proof that Haley's system was working.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Bruce Gordon reached the outskirts of the miserable business section, noticing that a couple of the shops were still open.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RECALL It was night outside, and the phosphor bulbs at the corners glowed dimly, giving him barely enough light by which to locate the way to the extemporized precinct house.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And the slow, doubtful respect on the faces of the citizens as they nodded to him was even more proof that Haley's system was working.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading RECALL It was night outside, and the phosphor bulbs at the corners glowed dimly, giving him barely enough light by which to locate the way to the extemporized precinct house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading RECALL It was night outside, and the phosphor bulbs at the corners glowed dimly, giving him barely enough light by which to locate the way to the extemporized precinct house.
way
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From this reading RECALL It was night outside, and the phosphor bulbs at the corners glowed dimly, giving him barely enough light by which to locate the way to the extemporized precinct house.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had probably been years since any had dared risk it after the sun went down.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Bruce Gordon reached the outskirts of the miserable business section, noticing that a couple of the shops were still open.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading RECALL It was night outside, and the phosphor bulbs at the corners glowed dimly, giving him barely enough light by which to locate the way to the extemporized precinct house.
working
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From this reading And the slow, doubtful respect on the faces of the citizens as they nodded to him was even more proof that Haley's system was working.
years
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From this reading It had probably been years since any had dared risk it after the sun went down.
