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all
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From this reading Perhaps it was all imagination but it seemed to him they eyed him coldly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE THUNDER CLAP The broad streets of Vegas were swarming with traffic as Wiley glided swiftly into town and he noticed that people looked at him curiously.
any
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From this reading If there was any trouble for him, Samuel J. Blount was at the bottom of it, and he drove straight up to the bank.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading The mine was unprotected--he had not even told his foreman that he was leaving, or where he was going--and there was no time for anything but business.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE THUNDER CLAP The broad streets of Vegas were swarming with traffic as Wiley glided swiftly into town and he noticed that people looked at him curiously.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE THUNDER CLAP The broad streets of Vegas were swarming with traffic as Wiley glided swiftly into town and he noticed that people looked at him curiously.
bank
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From this reading If there was any trouble for him, Samuel J. Blount was at the bottom of it, and he drove straight up to the bank.
Blount
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From this reading Yet what they thought or felt was nothing to him then--his business was with Samuel J. Blount.
bottom
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From this reading If there was any trouble for him, Samuel J. Blount was at the bottom of it, and he drove straight up to the bank.
broad
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From this reading THE THUNDER CLAP The broad streets of Vegas were swarming with traffic as Wiley glided swiftly into town and he noticed that people looked at him curiously.
business
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From this reading Yet what they thought or felt was nothing to him then--his business was with Samuel J. Blount.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Perhaps it was all imagination but it seemed to him they eyed him coldly.
CLAP
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From this reading THE THUNDER CLAP The broad streets of Vegas were swarming with traffic as Wiley glided swiftly into town and he noticed that people looked at him curiously.
coldly
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From this reading Perhaps it was all imagination but it seemed to him they eyed him coldly.
curiously
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From this reading THE THUNDER CLAP The broad streets of Vegas were swarming with traffic as Wiley glided swiftly into town and he noticed that people looked at him curiously.
drove
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From this reading If there was any trouble for him, Samuel J. Blount was at the bottom of it, and he drove straight up to the bank.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The mine was unprotected--he had not even told his foreman that he was leaving, or where he was going--and there was no time for anything but business.
eyed
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From this reading Perhaps it was all imagination but it seemed to him they eyed him coldly.
felt
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From this reading Yet what they thought or felt was nothing to him then--his business was with Samuel J. Blount.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The mine was unprotected--he had not even told his foreman that he was leaving, or where he was going--and there was no time for anything but business.
foreman
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From this reading The mine was unprotected--he had not even told his foreman that he was leaving, or where he was going--and there was no time for anything but business.
glided
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From this reading THE THUNDER CLAP The broad streets of Vegas were swarming with traffic as Wiley glided swiftly into town and he noticed that people looked at him curiously.
going
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From this reading The mine was unprotected--he had not even told his foreman that he was leaving, or where he was going--and there was no time for anything but business.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The mine was unprotected--he had not even told his foreman that he was leaving, or where he was going--and there was no time for anything but business.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE THUNDER CLAP The broad streets of Vegas were swarming with traffic as Wiley glided swiftly into town and he noticed that people looked at him curiously.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE THUNDER CLAP The broad streets of Vegas were swarming with traffic as Wiley glided swiftly into town and he noticed that people looked at him curiously.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet what they thought or felt was nothing to him then--his business was with Samuel J. Blount.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If there was any trouble for him, Samuel J. Blount was at the bottom of it, and he drove straight up to the bank.
imagination
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From this reading Perhaps it was all imagination but it seemed to him they eyed him coldly.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE THUNDER CLAP The broad streets of Vegas were swarming with traffic as Wiley glided swiftly into town and he noticed that people looked at him curiously.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps it was all imagination but it seemed to him they eyed him coldly.
J
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From this reading Yet what they thought or felt was nothing to him then--his business was with Samuel J. Blount.
leaving
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From this reading The mine was unprotected--he had not even told his foreman that he was leaving, or where he was going--and there was no time for anything but business.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE THUNDER CLAP The broad streets of Vegas were swarming with traffic as Wiley glided swiftly into town and he noticed that people looked at him curiously.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The mine was unprotected--he had not even told his foreman that he was leaving, or where he was going--and there was no time for anything but business.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The mine was unprotected--he had not even told his foreman that he was leaving, or where he was going--and there was no time for anything but business.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The mine was unprotected--he had not even told his foreman that he was leaving, or where he was going--and there was no time for anything but business.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Yet what they thought or felt was nothing to him then--his business was with Samuel J. Blount.
noticed
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From this reading THE THUNDER CLAP The broad streets of Vegas were swarming with traffic as Wiley glided swiftly into town and he noticed that people looked at him curiously.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE THUNDER CLAP The broad streets of Vegas were swarming with traffic as Wiley glided swiftly into town and he noticed that people looked at him curiously.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Yet what they thought or felt was nothing to him then--his business was with Samuel J. Blount.
people
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From this reading THE THUNDER CLAP The broad streets of Vegas were swarming with traffic as Wiley glided swiftly into town and he noticed that people looked at him curiously.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps it was all imagination but it seemed to him they eyed him coldly.
Samuel
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From this reading Yet what they thought or felt was nothing to him then--his business was with Samuel J. Blount.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps it was all imagination but it seemed to him they eyed him coldly.
straight
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From this reading If there was any trouble for him, Samuel J. Blount was at the bottom of it, and he drove straight up to the bank.
streets
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From this reading THE THUNDER CLAP The broad streets of Vegas were swarming with traffic as Wiley glided swiftly into town and he noticed that people looked at him curiously.
swarming
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From this reading THE THUNDER CLAP The broad streets of Vegas were swarming with traffic as Wiley glided swiftly into town and he noticed that people looked at him curiously.
swiftly
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From this reading THE THUNDER CLAP The broad streets of Vegas were swarming with traffic as Wiley glided swiftly into town and he noticed that people looked at him curiously.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE THUNDER CLAP The broad streets of Vegas were swarming with traffic as Wiley glided swiftly into town and he noticed that people looked at him curiously.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE THUNDER CLAP The broad streets of Vegas were swarming with traffic as Wiley glided swiftly into town and he noticed that people looked at him curiously.
then
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From this reading Yet what they thought or felt was nothing to him then--his business was with Samuel J. Blount.
there
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From this reading The mine was unprotected--he had not even told his foreman that he was leaving, or where he was going--and there was no time for anything but business.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Perhaps it was all imagination but it seemed to him they eyed him coldly.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet what they thought or felt was nothing to him then--his business was with Samuel J. Blount.
THUNDERnounUS /ˈthunder/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE THUNDER CLAP The broad streets of Vegas were swarming with traffic as Wiley glided swiftly into town and he noticed that people looked at him curiously.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The mine was unprotected--he had not even told his foreman that he was leaving, or where he was going--and there was no time for anything but business.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Perhaps it was all imagination but it seemed to him they eyed him coldly.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The mine was unprotected--he had not even told his foreman that he was leaving, or where he was going--and there was no time for anything but business.
town
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From this reading THE THUNDER CLAP The broad streets of Vegas were swarming with traffic as Wiley glided swiftly into town and he noticed that people looked at him curiously.
traffic
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From this reading THE THUNDER CLAP The broad streets of Vegas were swarming with traffic as Wiley glided swiftly into town and he noticed that people looked at him curiously.
trouble
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From this reading If there was any trouble for him, Samuel J. Blount was at the bottom of it, and he drove straight up to the bank.
unprotectedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnprəˈtɛktɪd/
without protection or defence without safety or defence from danger
From this reading The mine was unprotected--he had not even told his foreman that he was leaving, or where he was going--and there was no time for anything but business.
up
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From this reading If there was any trouble for him, Samuel J. Blount was at the bottom of it, and he drove straight up to the bank.
Vegas
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From this reading THE THUNDER CLAP The broad streets of Vegas were swarming with traffic as Wiley glided swiftly into town and he noticed that people looked at him curiously.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Perhaps it was all imagination but it seemed to him they eyed him coldly.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE THUNDER CLAP The broad streets of Vegas were swarming with traffic as Wiley glided swiftly into town and he noticed that people looked at him curiously.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Yet what they thought or felt was nothing to him then--his business was with Samuel J. Blount.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The mine was unprotected--he had not even told his foreman that he was leaving, or where he was going--and there was no time for anything but business.
Wiley
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From this reading THE THUNDER CLAP The broad streets of Vegas were swarming with traffic as Wiley glided swiftly into town and he noticed that people looked at him curiously.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE THUNDER CLAP The broad streets of Vegas were swarming with traffic as Wiley glided swiftly into town and he noticed that people looked at him curiously.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet what they thought or felt was nothing to him then--his business was with Samuel J. Blount.
