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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 The next day, worn out from loss of sleep, the young man started out upon a last frenzied search for employment.
actually
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From this reading He was so hungry that it actually hurt, and he was weak from physical fatigue and from disappointment and worry.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading By the middle of the afternoon Jimmy was hungrier than he had ever been before in his life.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had no money for breakfast, and so he went breakfastless, and as he had no carfare it was necessary for him to walk the seemingly interminable miles from one prospective job to another.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had no money for breakfast, and so he went breakfastless, and as he had no carfare it was necessary for him to walk the seemingly interminable miles from one prospective job to another.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had no money for breakfast, and so he went breakfastless, and as he had no carfare it was necessary for him to walk the seemingly interminable miles from one prospective job to another.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading By the middle of the afternoon Jimmy was hungrier than he had ever been before in his life.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading By the middle of the afternoon Jimmy was hungrier than he had ever been before in his life.
BREAD
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From this reading BREAD FROM THE WATERS.
breakfast
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From this reading He had no money for breakfast, and so he went breakfastless, and as he had no carfare it was necessary for him to walk the seemingly interminable miles from one prospective job to another.
breakfastless
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From this reading He had no money for breakfast, and so he went breakfastless, and as he had no carfare it was necessary for him to walk the seemingly interminable miles from one prospective job to another.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the middle of the afternoon Jimmy was hungrier than he had ever been before in his life.
carfare
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From this reading He had no money for breakfast, and so he went breakfastless, and as he had no carfare it was necessary for him to walk the seemingly interminable miles from one prospective job to another.
day
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From this reading The next day, worn out from loss of sleep, the young man started out upon a last frenzied search for employment.
disappointmentnounUS /ˈdisappointment/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was so hungry that it actually hurt, and he was weak from physical fatigue and from disappointment and worry.
employment
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From this reading The next day, worn out from loss of sleep, the young man started out upon a last frenzied search for employment.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By the middle of the afternoon Jimmy was hungrier than he had ever been before in his life.
fatigue
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From this reading He was so hungry that it actually hurt, and he was weak from physical fatigue and from disappointment and worry.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The next day, worn out from loss of sleep, the young man started out upon a last frenzied search for employment.
frenzied
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From this reading The next day, worn out from loss of sleep, the young man started out upon a last frenzied search for employment.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading BREAD FROM THE WATERS.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had no money for breakfast, and so he went breakfastless, and as he had no carfare it was necessary for him to walk the seemingly interminable miles from one prospective job to another.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had no money for breakfast, and so he went breakfastless, and as he had no carfare it was necessary for him to walk the seemingly interminable miles from one prospective job to another.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had no money for breakfast, and so he went breakfastless, and as he had no carfare it was necessary for him to walk the seemingly interminable miles from one prospective job to another.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading By the middle of the afternoon Jimmy was hungrier than he had ever been before in his life.
hungrier
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From this reading By the middle of the afternoon Jimmy was hungrier than he had ever been before in his life.
hungry
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From this reading He was so hungry that it actually hurt, and he was weak from physical fatigue and from disappointment and worry.
hurt
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From this reading He was so hungry that it actually hurt, and he was weak from physical fatigue and from disappointment and worry.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading By the middle of the afternoon Jimmy was hungrier than he had ever been before in his life.
interminable
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From this reading He had no money for breakfast, and so he went breakfastless, and as he had no carfare it was necessary for him to walk the seemingly interminable miles from one prospective job to another.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had no money for breakfast, and so he went breakfastless, and as he had no carfare it was necessary for him to walk the seemingly interminable miles from one prospective job to another.
Jimmy
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From this reading By the middle of the afternoon Jimmy was hungrier than he had ever been before in his life.
job
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From this reading He had no money for breakfast, and so he went breakfastless, and as he had no carfare it was necessary for him to walk the seemingly interminable miles from one prospective job to another.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day, worn out from loss of sleep, the young man started out upon a last frenzied search for employment.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By the middle of the afternoon Jimmy was hungrier than he had ever been before in his life.
loss
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From this reading The next day, worn out from loss of sleep, the young man started out upon a last frenzied search for employment.
man
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From this reading The next day, worn out from loss of sleep, the young man started out upon a last frenzied search for employment.
middle
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From this reading By the middle of the afternoon Jimmy was hungrier than he had ever been before in his life.
miles
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From this reading He had no money for breakfast, and so he went breakfastless, and as he had no carfare it was necessary for him to walk the seemingly interminable miles from one prospective job to another.
money
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From this reading He had no money for breakfast, and so he went breakfastless, and as he had no carfare it was necessary for him to walk the seemingly interminable miles from one prospective job to another.
necessary
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From this reading He had no money for breakfast, and so he went breakfastless, and as he had no carfare it was necessary for him to walk the seemingly interminable miles from one prospective job to another.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day, worn out from loss of sleep, the young man started out upon a last frenzied search for employment.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had no money for breakfast, and so he went breakfastless, and as he had no carfare it was necessary for him to walk the seemingly interminable miles from one prospective job to another.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next day, worn out from loss of sleep, the young man started out upon a last frenzied search for employment.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had no money for breakfast, and so he went breakfastless, and as he had no carfare it was necessary for him to walk the seemingly interminable miles from one prospective job to another.
out
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From this reading The next day, worn out from loss of sleep, the young man started out upon a last frenzied search for employment.
physical
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From this reading He was so hungry that it actually hurt, and he was weak from physical fatigue and from disappointment and worry.
prospective
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From this reading He had no money for breakfast, and so he went breakfastless, and as he had no carfare it was necessary for him to walk the seemingly interminable miles from one prospective job to another.
search
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From this reading The next day, worn out from loss of sleep, the young man started out upon a last frenzied search for employment.
seemingly
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From this reading He had no money for breakfast, and so he went breakfastless, and as he had no carfare it was necessary for him to walk the seemingly interminable miles from one prospective job to another.
sleep
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From this reading The next day, worn out from loss of sleep, the young man started out upon a last frenzied search for employment.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had no money for breakfast, and so he went breakfastless, and as he had no carfare it was necessary for him to walk the seemingly interminable miles from one prospective job to another.
started
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From this reading The next day, worn out from loss of sleep, the young man started out upon a last frenzied search for employment.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading By the middle of the afternoon Jimmy was hungrier than he had ever been before in his life.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was so hungry that it actually hurt, and he was weak from physical fatigue and from disappointment and worry.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BREAD FROM THE WATERS.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had no money for breakfast, and so he went breakfastless, and as he had no carfare it was necessary for him to walk the seemingly interminable miles from one prospective job to another.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The next day, worn out from loss of sleep, the young man started out upon a last frenzied search for employment.
walk
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From this reading He had no money for breakfast, and so he went breakfastless, and as he had no carfare it was necessary for him to walk the seemingly interminable miles from one prospective job to another.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had no money for breakfast, and so he went breakfastless, and as he had no carfare it was necessary for him to walk the seemingly interminable miles from one prospective job to another.
WATERS
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From this reading BREAD FROM THE WATERS.
weak
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From this reading He was so hungry that it actually hurt, and he was weak from physical fatigue and from disappointment and worry.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had no money for breakfast, and so he went breakfastless, and as he had no carfare it was necessary for him to walk the seemingly interminable miles from one prospective job to another.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading The next day, worn out from loss of sleep, the young man started out upon a last frenzied search for employment.
worry
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From this reading He was so hungry that it actually hurt, and he was weak from physical fatigue and from disappointment and worry.
young
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From this reading The next day, worn out from loss of sleep, the young man started out upon a last frenzied search for employment.
