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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 ROY STOPS A RUNAWAY With a companion who proved himself as interesting as did Mortimer De Royster, the time passed very quickly for Roy.
Almost
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From this reading Almost before he knew it the train was pulling into Chicago, where they changed cars.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He wanted to stop off and view the stock yards, but there was not time for this.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ROY STOPS A RUNAWAY With a companion who proved himself as interesting as did Mortimer De Royster, the time passed very quickly for Roy.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "We'll soon be in New York now," said the well-dressed youth, as the train passed beyond the confines of the "Windy City."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Almost before he knew it the train was pulling into Chicago, where they changed cars.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading "We'll soon be in New York now," said the well-dressed youth, as the train passed beyond the confines of the "Windy City."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He wanted to stop off and view the stock yards, but there was not time for this.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading However he saw much of interest from the car windows, and De Royster pointed out various objects, explaining them as the express passed by.
car
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From this reading However he saw much of interest from the car windows, and De Royster pointed out various objects, explaining them as the express passed by.
cars
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From this reading Almost before he knew it the train was pulling into Chicago, where they changed cars.
changed
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From this reading Almost before he knew it the train was pulling into Chicago, where they changed cars.
Chicago
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From this reading Almost before he knew it the train was pulling into Chicago, where they changed cars.
City
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From this reading "We'll soon be in New York now," said the well-dressed youth, as the train passed beyond the confines of the "Windy City."
companion
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From this reading ROY STOPS A RUNAWAY With a companion who proved himself as interesting as did Mortimer De Royster, the time passed very quickly for Roy.
confines
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From this reading "We'll soon be in New York now," said the well-dressed youth, as the train passed beyond the confines of the "Windy City."
De
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From this reading ROY STOPS A RUNAWAY With a companion who proved himself as interesting as did Mortimer De Royster, the time passed very quickly for Roy.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading ROY STOPS A RUNAWAY With a companion who proved himself as interesting as did Mortimer De Royster, the time passed very quickly for Roy.
explaining
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From this reading However he saw much of interest from the car windows, and De Royster pointed out various objects, explaining them as the express passed by.
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading However he saw much of interest from the car windows, and De Royster pointed out various objects, explaining them as the express passed by.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ROY STOPS A RUNAWAY With a companion who proved himself as interesting as did Mortimer De Royster, the time passed very quickly for Roy.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading However he saw much of interest from the car windows, and De Royster pointed out various objects, explaining them as the express passed by.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Almost before he knew it the train was pulling into Chicago, where they changed cars.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading ROY STOPS A RUNAWAY With a companion who proved himself as interesting as did Mortimer De Royster, the time passed very quickly for Roy.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However he saw much of interest from the car windows, and De Royster pointed out various objects, explaining them as the express passed by.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "We'll soon be in New York now," said the well-dressed youth, as the train passed beyond the confines of the "Windy City."
interest
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From this reading However he saw much of interest from the car windows, and De Royster pointed out various objects, explaining them as the express passed by.
interesting
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From this reading ROY STOPS A RUNAWAY With a companion who proved himself as interesting as did Mortimer De Royster, the time passed very quickly for Roy.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Almost before he knew it the train was pulling into Chicago, where they changed cars.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Almost before he knew it the train was pulling into Chicago, where they changed cars.
knew
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From this reading Almost before he knew it the train was pulling into Chicago, where they changed cars.
Mortimer
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From this reading ROY STOPS A RUNAWAY With a companion who proved himself as interesting as did Mortimer De Royster, the time passed very quickly for Roy.
much
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From this reading However he saw much of interest from the car windows, and De Royster pointed out various objects, explaining them as the express passed by.
New
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From this reading "We'll soon be in New York now," said the well-dressed youth, as the train passed beyond the confines of the "Windy City."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He wanted to stop off and view the stock yards, but there was not time for this.
now
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From this reading "We'll soon be in New York now," said the well-dressed youth, as the train passed beyond the confines of the "Windy City."
objects
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From this reading However he saw much of interest from the car windows, and De Royster pointed out various objects, explaining them as the express passed by.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading However he saw much of interest from the car windows, and De Royster pointed out various objects, explaining them as the express passed by.
off
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From this reading He wanted to stop off and view the stock yards, but there was not time for this.
out
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From this reading However he saw much of interest from the car windows, and De Royster pointed out various objects, explaining them as the express passed by.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ROY STOPS A RUNAWAY With a companion who proved himself as interesting as did Mortimer De Royster, the time passed very quickly for Roy.
pointed
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From this reading However he saw much of interest from the car windows, and De Royster pointed out various objects, explaining them as the express passed by.
proved
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From this reading ROY STOPS A RUNAWAY With a companion who proved himself as interesting as did Mortimer De Royster, the time passed very quickly for Roy.
pulling
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From this reading Almost before he knew it the train was pulling into Chicago, where they changed cars.
quickly
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From this reading ROY STOPS A RUNAWAY With a companion who proved himself as interesting as did Mortimer De Royster, the time passed very quickly for Roy.
ROY
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From this reading ROY STOPS A RUNAWAY With a companion who proved himself as interesting as did Mortimer De Royster, the time passed very quickly for Roy.
Royster
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From this reading ROY STOPS A RUNAWAY With a companion who proved himself as interesting as did Mortimer De Royster, the time passed very quickly for Roy.
RUNAWAY
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From this reading ROY STOPS A RUNAWAY With a companion who proved himself as interesting as did Mortimer De Royster, the time passed very quickly for Roy.
said
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From this reading "We'll soon be in New York now," said the well-dressed youth, as the train passed beyond the confines of the "Windy City."
saw
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From this reading However he saw much of interest from the car windows, and De Royster pointed out various objects, explaining them as the express passed by.
soon
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From this reading "We'll soon be in New York now," said the well-dressed youth, as the train passed beyond the confines of the "Windy City."
stock
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From this reading He wanted to stop off and view the stock yards, but there was not time for this.
stop
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From this reading He wanted to stop off and view the stock yards, but there was not time for this.
STOPS
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From this reading ROY STOPS A RUNAWAY With a companion who proved himself as interesting as did Mortimer De Royster, the time passed very quickly for Roy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ROY STOPS A RUNAWAY With a companion who proved himself as interesting as did Mortimer De Royster, the time passed very quickly for Roy.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading However he saw much of interest from the car windows, and De Royster pointed out various objects, explaining them as the express passed by.
there
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From this reading He wanted to stop off and view the stock yards, but there was not time for this.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Almost before he knew it the train was pulling into Chicago, where they changed cars.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He wanted to stop off and view the stock yards, but there was not time for this.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ROY STOPS A RUNAWAY With a companion who proved himself as interesting as did Mortimer De Royster, the time passed very quickly for Roy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He wanted to stop off and view the stock yards, but there was not time for this.
train
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From this reading Almost before he knew it the train was pulling into Chicago, where they changed cars.
various
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From this reading However he saw much of interest from the car windows, and De Royster pointed out various objects, explaining them as the express passed by.
very
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From this reading ROY STOPS A RUNAWAY With a companion who proved himself as interesting as did Mortimer De Royster, the time passed very quickly for Roy.
view
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From this reading He wanted to stop off and view the stock yards, but there was not time for this.
wanted
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From this reading He wanted to stop off and view the stock yards, but there was not time for this.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Almost before he knew it the train was pulling into Chicago, where they changed cars.
We'll
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From this reading "We'll soon be in New York now," said the well-dressed youth, as the train passed beyond the confines of the "Windy City."
well-dressed
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From this reading "We'll soon be in New York now," said the well-dressed youth, as the train passed beyond the confines of the "Windy City."
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Almost before he knew it the train was pulling into Chicago, where they changed cars.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading ROY STOPS A RUNAWAY With a companion who proved himself as interesting as did Mortimer De Royster, the time passed very quickly for Roy.
windows
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From this reading However he saw much of interest from the car windows, and De Royster pointed out various objects, explaining them as the express passed by.
Windy
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From this reading "We'll soon be in New York now," said the well-dressed youth, as the train passed beyond the confines of the "Windy City."
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ROY STOPS A RUNAWAY With a companion who proved himself as interesting as did Mortimer De Royster, the time passed very quickly for Roy.
yards
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From this reading He wanted to stop off and view the stock yards, but there was not time for this.
York
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From this reading "We'll soon be in New York now," said the well-dressed youth, as the train passed beyond the confines of the "Windy City."
youth
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From this reading "We'll soon be in New York now," said the well-dressed youth, as the train passed beyond the confines of the "Windy City."
