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From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
9
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From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The janitor was so insulted he didn't feel like taking a drink for ten minutes.
all
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From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
any
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From this reading When we moved into the half-portion dwelling house last spring I said to the janitor, "Have you any mosquitoes in the summer?"
apartments
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From this reading "Mosquitoes!" he shouted; "such birds of prey were never known in these apartments.
arms
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From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
birds
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From this reading "Mosquitoes!" he shouted; "such birds of prey were never known in these apartments.
cold
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From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
didn't
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From this reading The janitor was so insulted he didn't feel like taking a drink for ten minutes.
doors
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From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
drink
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From this reading The janitor was so insulted he didn't feel like taking a drink for ten minutes.
dwelling
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From this reading When we moved into the half-portion dwelling house last spring I said to the janitor, "Have you any mosquitoes in the summer?"
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
feel
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From this reading The janitor was so insulted he didn't feel like taking a drink for ten minutes.
floor
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From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
folding
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From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The janitor was so insulted he didn't feel like taking a drink for ten minutes.
gas
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From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
half-portion
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From this reading When we moved into the half-portion dwelling house last spring I said to the janitor, "Have you any mosquitoes in the summer?"
Harlem
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From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The janitor was so insulted he didn't feel like taking a drink for ten minutes.
HENRY
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From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
hot
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From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
house
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From this reading When we moved into the half-portion dwelling house last spring I said to the janitor, "Have you any mosquitoes in the summer?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
Immense
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From this reading Immense!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
insulted
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From this reading The janitor was so insulted he didn't feel like taking a drink for ten minutes.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When we moved into the half-portion dwelling house last spring I said to the janitor, "Have you any mosquitoes in the summer?"
janitor
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From this reading When we moved into the half-portion dwelling house last spring I said to the janitor, "Have you any mosquitoes in the summer?"
janitors
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From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
JOHN
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From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
known
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From this reading "Mosquitoes!" he shouted; "such birds of prey were never known in these apartments.
landlords
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From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When we moved into the half-portion dwelling house last spring I said to the janitor, "Have you any mosquitoes in the summer?"
like
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From this reading The janitor was so insulted he didn't feel like taking a drink for ten minutes.
live
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From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
married
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From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
minutes
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From this reading The janitor was so insulted he didn't feel like taking a drink for ten minutes.
MOSQUITOES
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From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
moved
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From this reading When we moved into the half-portion dwelling house last spring I said to the janitor, "Have you any mosquitoes in the summer?"
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Mosquitoes!" he shouted; "such birds of prey were never known in these apartments.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
Peaches
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From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
people-coops
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From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
prey
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From this reading "Mosquitoes!" he shouted; "such birds of prey were never known in these apartments.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
said
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From this reading When we moved into the half-portion dwelling house last spring I said to the janitor, "Have you any mosquitoes in the summer?"
self-folding
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From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
sentenced
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From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
shoutednounUS /shouted/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Mosquitoes!" he shouted; "such birds of prey were never known in these apartments.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The janitor was so insulted he didn't feel like taking a drink for ten minutes.
sort
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From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
spring
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From this reading When we moved into the half-portion dwelling house last spring I said to the janitor, "Have you any mosquitoes in the summer?"
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Mosquitoes!" he shouted; "such birds of prey were never known in these apartments.
summer
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From this reading When we moved into the half-portion dwelling house last spring I said to the janitor, "Have you any mosquitoes in the summer?"
taking
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From this reading The janitor was so insulted he didn't feel like taking a drink for ten minutes.
ten
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From this reading The janitor was so insulted he didn't feel like taking a drink for ten minutes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When we moved into the half-portion dwelling house last spring I said to the janitor, "Have you any mosquitoes in the summer?"
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "Mosquitoes!" he shouted; "such birds of prey were never known in these apartments.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The janitor was so insulted he didn't feel like taking a drink for ten minutes.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
x
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From this reading JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES When Peaches and I were married we were sentenced to live in one of those 8x9 Harlem people-coops, where they have running gas on every floor and hot and cold landlords and self-folding doors, and janitors with folding arms, and all that sort of thing.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When we moved into the half-portion dwelling house last spring I said to the janitor, "Have you any mosquitoes in the summer?"
