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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 passenger to leave, and as the motorman was reversing the trolley he paused a moment in the vestibule.
ACQUAINTANCE
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From this reading ACQUAINTANCE At the corner next beyond the Gleason home Darley Roberts caught the nine o'clock car, and remained on it until the end of the division, practically the extreme opposite edge of the town, was reached.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ACQUAINTANCE At the corner next beyond the Gleason home Darley Roberts caught the nine o'clock car, and remained on it until the end of the division, practically the extreme opposite edge of the town, was reached.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was the last passenger to leave, and as the motorman was reversing the trolley he paused a moment in the vestibule.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Normal load was it, Johnson?" he asked the conductor.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ACQUAINTANCE At the corner next beyond the Gleason home Darley Roberts caught the nine o'clock car, and remained on it until the end of the division, practically the extreme opposite edge of the town, was reached.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The man looked consciously surprised to be called by name.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading ACQUAINTANCE At the corner next beyond the Gleason home Darley Roberts caught the nine o'clock car, and remained on it until the end of the division, practically the extreme opposite edge of the town, was reached.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The man looked consciously surprised to be called by name.
called
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From this reading The man looked consciously surprised to be called by name.
car
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From this reading ACQUAINTANCE At the corner next beyond the Gleason home Darley Roberts caught the nine o'clock car, and remained on it until the end of the division, practically the extreme opposite edge of the town, was reached.
caught
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From this reading ACQUAINTANCE At the corner next beyond the Gleason home Darley Roberts caught the nine o'clock car, and remained on it until the end of the division, practically the extreme opposite edge of the town, was reached.
conductor
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From this reading "Normal load was it, Johnson?" he asked the conductor.
consciously
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From this reading The man looked consciously surprised to be called by name.
corner
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From this reading ACQUAINTANCE At the corner next beyond the Gleason home Darley Roberts caught the nine o'clock car, and remained on it until the end of the division, practically the extreme opposite edge of the town, was reached.
Darley
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From this reading ACQUAINTANCE At the corner next beyond the Gleason home Darley Roberts caught the nine o'clock car, and remained on it until the end of the division, practically the extreme opposite edge of the town, was reached.
division
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From this reading ACQUAINTANCE At the corner next beyond the Gleason home Darley Roberts caught the nine o'clock car, and remained on it until the end of the division, practically the extreme opposite edge of the town, was reached.
edge
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From this reading ACQUAINTANCE At the corner next beyond the Gleason home Darley Roberts caught the nine o'clock car, and remained on it until the end of the division, practically the extreme opposite edge of the town, was reached.
end
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From this reading ACQUAINTANCE At the corner next beyond the Gleason home Darley Roberts caught the nine o'clock car, and remained on it until the end of the division, practically the extreme opposite edge of the town, was reached.
extreme
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From this reading ACQUAINTANCE At the corner next beyond the Gleason home Darley Roberts caught the nine o'clock car, and remained on it until the end of the division, practically the extreme opposite edge of the town, was reached.
fares
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From this reading "You rang up twenty-four fares, I noticed."
Gleason
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From this reading ACQUAINTANCE At the corner next beyond the Gleason home Darley Roberts caught the nine o'clock car, and remained on it until the end of the division, practically the extreme opposite edge of the town, was reached.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was the last passenger to leave, and as the motorman was reversing the trolley he paused a moment in the vestibule.
home
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From this reading ACQUAINTANCE At the corner next beyond the Gleason home Darley Roberts caught the nine o'clock car, and remained on it until the end of the division, practically the extreme opposite edge of the town, was reached.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You rang up twenty-four fares, I noticed."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was the last passenger to leave, and as the motorman was reversing the trolley he paused a moment in the vestibule.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ACQUAINTANCE At the corner next beyond the Gleason home Darley Roberts caught the nine o'clock car, and remained on it until the end of the division, practically the extreme opposite edge of the town, was reached.
Johnson
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From this reading "Normal load was it, Johnson?" he asked the conductor.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was the last passenger to leave, and as the motorman was reversing the trolley he paused a moment in the vestibule.
leave
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From this reading He was the last passenger to leave, and as the motorman was reversing the trolley he paused a moment in the vestibule.
load
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From this reading "Normal load was it, Johnson?" he asked the conductor.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man looked consciously surprised to be called by name.
man
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From this reading The man looked consciously surprised to be called by name.
moment
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From this reading He was the last passenger to leave, and as the motorman was reversing the trolley he paused a moment in the vestibule.
motorman
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From this reading He was the last passenger to leave, and as the motorman was reversing the trolley he paused a moment in the vestibule.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man looked consciously surprised to be called by name.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ACQUAINTANCE At the corner next beyond the Gleason home Darley Roberts caught the nine o'clock car, and remained on it until the end of the division, practically the extreme opposite edge of the town, was reached.
nine
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From this reading ACQUAINTANCE At the corner next beyond the Gleason home Darley Roberts caught the nine o'clock car, and remained on it until the end of the division, practically the extreme opposite edge of the town, was reached.
Normal
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From this reading "Normal load was it, Johnson?" he asked the conductor.
noticed
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From this reading "You rang up twenty-four fares, I noticed."
o'clock
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From this reading ACQUAINTANCE At the corner next beyond the Gleason home Darley Roberts caught the nine o'clock car, and remained on it until the end of the division, practically the extreme opposite edge of the town, was reached.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ACQUAINTANCE At the corner next beyond the Gleason home Darley Roberts caught the nine o'clock car, and remained on it until the end of the division, practically the extreme opposite edge of the town, was reached.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ACQUAINTANCE At the corner next beyond the Gleason home Darley Roberts caught the nine o'clock car, and remained on it until the end of the division, practically the extreme opposite edge of the town, was reached.
opposite
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From this reading ACQUAINTANCE At the corner next beyond the Gleason home Darley Roberts caught the nine o'clock car, and remained on it until the end of the division, practically the extreme opposite edge of the town, was reached.
passenger
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From this reading He was the last passenger to leave, and as the motorman was reversing the trolley he paused a moment in the vestibule.
paused
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From this reading He was the last passenger to leave, and as the motorman was reversing the trolley he paused a moment in the vestibule.
practically
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From this reading ACQUAINTANCE At the corner next beyond the Gleason home Darley Roberts caught the nine o'clock car, and remained on it until the end of the division, practically the extreme opposite edge of the town, was reached.
rang
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From this reading "You rang up twenty-four fares, I noticed."
reached
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From this reading ACQUAINTANCE At the corner next beyond the Gleason home Darley Roberts caught the nine o'clock car, and remained on it until the end of the division, practically the extreme opposite edge of the town, was reached.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ACQUAINTANCE At the corner next beyond the Gleason home Darley Roberts caught the nine o'clock car, and remained on it until the end of the division, practically the extreme opposite edge of the town, was reached.
reversing
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From this reading He was the last passenger to leave, and as the motorman was reversing the trolley he paused a moment in the vestibule.
Roberts
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From this reading ACQUAINTANCE At the corner next beyond the Gleason home Darley Roberts caught the nine o'clock car, and remained on it until the end of the division, practically the extreme opposite edge of the town, was reached.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man looked consciously surprised to be called by name.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ACQUAINTANCE At the corner next beyond the Gleason home Darley Roberts caught the nine o'clock car, and remained on it until the end of the division, practically the extreme opposite edge of the town, was reached.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was the last passenger to leave, and as the motorman was reversing the trolley he paused a moment in the vestibule.
town
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From this reading ACQUAINTANCE At the corner next beyond the Gleason home Darley Roberts caught the nine o'clock car, and remained on it until the end of the division, practically the extreme opposite edge of the town, was reached.
trolley
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From this reading He was the last passenger to leave, and as the motorman was reversing the trolley he paused a moment in the vestibule.
twenty-four
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From this reading "You rang up twenty-four fares, I noticed."
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading ACQUAINTANCE At the corner next beyond the Gleason home Darley Roberts caught the nine o'clock car, and remained on it until the end of the division, practically the extreme opposite edge of the town, was reached.
up
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From this reading "You rang up twenty-four fares, I noticed."
vestibule
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From this reading He was the last passenger to leave, and as the motorman was reversing the trolley he paused a moment in the vestibule.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ACQUAINTANCE At the corner next beyond the Gleason home Darley Roberts caught the nine o'clock car, and remained on it until the end of the division, practically the extreme opposite edge of the town, was reached.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You rang up twenty-four fares, I noticed."
