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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 He was the last of the workers on the spot, and when he had put on his coat he went around to the side of the building and with a critical eye scanned the wall he had worked on that day.
acid
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From this reading "It will look all right when it is washed down with acid," he mused.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When the steam-whistles of the shops and mills of Ridgeville blew that afternoon at dusk John descended from the scaffold and put his tools away.
all
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From this reading "It will look all right when it is washed down with acid," he mused.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the steam-whistles of the shops and mills of Ridgeville blew that afternoon at dusk John descended from the scaffold and put his tools away.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He was the last of the workers on the spot, and when he had put on his coat he went around to the side of the building and with a critical eye scanned the wall he had worked on that day.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When the steam-whistles of the shops and mills of Ridgeville blew that afternoon at dusk John descended from the scaffold and put his tools away.
away
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From this reading When the steam-whistles of the shops and mills of Ridgeville blew that afternoon at dusk John descended from the scaffold and put his tools away.
blew
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From this reading When the steam-whistles of the shops and mills of Ridgeville blew that afternoon at dusk John descended from the scaffold and put his tools away.
building
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From this reading He was the last of the workers on the spot, and when he had put on his coat he went around to the side of the building and with a critical eye scanned the wall he had worked on that day.
car
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From this reading He was too late for the car and walked home.
coat
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From this reading He was the last of the workers on the spot, and when he had put on his coat he went around to the side of the building and with a critical eye scanned the wall he had worked on that day.
critical
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From this reading He was the last of the workers on the spot, and when he had put on his coat he went around to the side of the building and with a critical eye scanned the wall he had worked on that day.
day
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From this reading He was the last of the workers on the spot, and when he had put on his coat he went around to the side of the building and with a critical eye scanned the wall he had worked on that day.
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When the steam-whistles of the shops and mills of Ridgeville blew that afternoon at dusk John descended from the scaffold and put his tools away.
down
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From this reading "It will look all right when it is washed down with acid," he mused.
dusk
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From this reading When the steam-whistles of the shops and mills of Ridgeville blew that afternoon at dusk John descended from the scaffold and put his tools away.
eye
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From this reading He was the last of the workers on the spot, and when he had put on his coat he went around to the side of the building and with a critical eye scanned the wall he had worked on that day.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was too late for the car and walked home.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When the steam-whistles of the shops and mills of Ridgeville blew that afternoon at dusk John descended from the scaffold and put his tools away.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was the last of the workers on the spot, and when he had put on his coat he went around to the side of the building and with a critical eye scanned the wall he had worked on that day.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was the last of the workers on the spot, and when he had put on his coat he went around to the side of the building and with a critical eye scanned the wall he had worked on that day.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When the steam-whistles of the shops and mills of Ridgeville blew that afternoon at dusk John descended from the scaffold and put his tools away.
home
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From this reading He was too late for the car and walked home.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It will look all right when it is washed down with acid," he mused.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It will look all right when it is washed down with acid," he mused.
John
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From this reading When the steam-whistles of the shops and mills of Ridgeville blew that afternoon at dusk John descended from the scaffold and put his tools away.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was the last of the workers on the spot, and when he had put on his coat he went around to the side of the building and with a critical eye scanned the wall he had worked on that day.
late
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From this reading He was too late for the car and walked home.
lines
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From this reading "That will straighten the lines and tone it up."
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It will look all right when it is washed down with acid," he mused.
mills
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From this reading When the steam-whistles of the shops and mills of Ridgeville blew that afternoon at dusk John descended from the scaffold and put his tools away.
mused
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From this reading "It will look all right when it is washed down with acid," he mused.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the steam-whistles of the shops and mills of Ridgeville blew that afternoon at dusk John descended from the scaffold and put his tools away.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was the last of the workers on the spot, and when he had put on his coat he went around to the side of the building and with a critical eye scanned the wall he had worked on that day.
put
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From this reading When the steam-whistles of the shops and mills of Ridgeville blew that afternoon at dusk John descended from the scaffold and put his tools away.
Ridgeville
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From this reading When the steam-whistles of the shops and mills of Ridgeville blew that afternoon at dusk John descended from the scaffold and put his tools away.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It will look all right when it is washed down with acid," he mused.
scaffold
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From this reading When the steam-whistles of the shops and mills of Ridgeville blew that afternoon at dusk John descended from the scaffold and put his tools away.
scanned
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From this reading He was the last of the workers on the spot, and when he had put on his coat he went around to the side of the building and with a critical eye scanned the wall he had worked on that day.
shops
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From this reading When the steam-whistles of the shops and mills of Ridgeville blew that afternoon at dusk John descended from the scaffold and put his tools away.
side
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From this reading He was the last of the workers on the spot, and when he had put on his coat he went around to the side of the building and with a critical eye scanned the wall he had worked on that day.
spot
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From this reading He was the last of the workers on the spot, and when he had put on his coat he went around to the side of the building and with a critical eye scanned the wall he had worked on that day.
steam-whistles
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From this reading When the steam-whistles of the shops and mills of Ridgeville blew that afternoon at dusk John descended from the scaffold and put his tools away.
straighten
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From this reading "That will straighten the lines and tone it up."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When the steam-whistles of the shops and mills of Ridgeville blew that afternoon at dusk John descended from the scaffold and put his tools away.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the steam-whistles of the shops and mills of Ridgeville blew that afternoon at dusk John descended from the scaffold and put his tools away.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was the last of the workers on the spot, and when he had put on his coat he went around to the side of the building and with a critical eye scanned the wall he had worked on that day.
tone
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From this reading "That will straighten the lines and tone it up."
too
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From this reading He was too late for the car and walked home.
tools
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From this reading When the steam-whistles of the shops and mills of Ridgeville blew that afternoon at dusk John descended from the scaffold and put his tools away.
up
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From this reading "That will straighten the lines and tone it up."
walked
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From this reading He was too late for the car and walked home.
wall
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From this reading He was the last of the workers on the spot, and when he had put on his coat he went around to the side of the building and with a critical eye scanned the wall he had worked on that day.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was the last of the workers on the spot, and when he had put on his coat he went around to the side of the building and with a critical eye scanned the wall he had worked on that day.
washed
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From this reading "It will look all right when it is washed down with acid," he mused.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was the last of the workers on the spot, and when he had put on his coat he went around to the side of the building and with a critical eye scanned the wall he had worked on that day.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the steam-whistles of the shops and mills of Ridgeville blew that afternoon at dusk John descended from the scaffold and put his tools away.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "It will look all right when it is washed down with acid," he mused.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was the last of the workers on the spot, and when he had put on his coat he went around to the side of the building and with a critical eye scanned the wall he had worked on that day.
worked
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From this reading He was the last of the workers on the spot, and when he had put on his coat he went around to the side of the building and with a critical eye scanned the wall he had worked on that day.
workers
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From this reading He was the last of the workers on the spot, and when he had put on his coat he went around to the side of the building and with a critical eye scanned the wall he had worked on that day.
