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1010
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From this reading Callahan thought once of the child mothered by the Sisters of Loretto in the convent at the capital, shut his eyes to that and to all things extraneous, and sent the 1010 about her business.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At the first reversed curve he hung out of his window for a backward look.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Callahan thought once of the child mothered by the Sisters of Loretto in the convent at the capital, shut his eyes to that and to all things extraneous, and sent the 1010 about her business.
all
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From this reading Callahan thought once of the child mothered by the Sisters of Loretto in the convent at the capital, shut his eyes to that and to all things extraneous, and sent the 1010 about her business.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Callahan thought once of the child mothered by the Sisters of Loretto in the convent at the capital, shut his eyes to that and to all things extraneous, and sent the 1010 about her business.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Callahan thought once of the child mothered by the Sisters of Loretto in the convent at the capital, shut his eyes to that and to all things extraneous, and sent the 1010 about her business.
backward
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From this reading At the first reversed curve he hung out of his window for a backward look.
better
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From this reading "Our man has thought better of it," said the governor, marking the increased speed and the disappearance of the menacing headlight.
business
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From this reading Callahan thought once of the child mothered by the Sisters of Loretto in the convent at the capital, shut his eyes to that and to all things extraneous, and sent the 1010 about her business.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Callahan thought once of the child mothered by the Sisters of Loretto in the convent at the capital, shut his eyes to that and to all things extraneous, and sent the 1010 about her business.
Callahan
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From this reading Callahan thought once of the child mothered by the Sisters of Loretto in the convent at the capital, shut his eyes to that and to all things extraneous, and sent the 1010 about her business.
capital
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From this reading Callahan thought once of the child mothered by the Sisters of Loretto in the convent at the capital, shut his eyes to that and to all things extraneous, and sent the 1010 about her business.
car
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From this reading On the rear platform of the private car four men watched the threatening second section fade into the night.
child
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From this reading Callahan thought once of the child mothered by the Sisters of Loretto in the convent at the capital, shut his eyes to that and to all things extraneous, and sent the 1010 about her business.
convent
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From this reading Callahan thought once of the child mothered by the Sisters of Loretto in the convent at the capital, shut his eyes to that and to all things extraneous, and sent the 1010 about her business.
curve
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From this reading At the first reversed curve he hung out of his window for a backward look.
disappearance
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From this reading "Our man has thought better of it," said the governor, marking the increased speed and the disappearance of the menacing headlight.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Tischer's headlight had disappeared and his protection was gone.
extraneous
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From this reading Callahan thought once of the child mothered by the Sisters of Loretto in the convent at the capital, shut his eyes to that and to all things extraneous, and sent the 1010 about her business.
eyes
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From this reading Callahan thought once of the child mothered by the Sisters of Loretto in the convent at the capital, shut his eyes to that and to all things extraneous, and sent the 1010 about her business.
fade
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From this reading On the rear platform of the private car four men watched the threatening second section fade into the night.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the first reversed curve he hung out of his window for a backward look.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At the first reversed curve he hung out of his window for a backward look.
four
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From this reading On the rear platform of the private car four men watched the threatening second section fade into the night.
gone
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From this reading Tischer's headlight had disappeared and his protection was gone.
governor
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From this reading "Our man has thought better of it," said the governor, marking the increased speed and the disappearance of the menacing headlight.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Tischer's headlight had disappeared and his protection was gone.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Our man has thought better of it," said the governor, marking the increased speed and the disappearance of the menacing headlight.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the first reversed curve he hung out of his window for a backward look.
headlight
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From this reading Tischer's headlight had disappeared and his protection was gone.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Callahan thought once of the child mothered by the Sisters of Loretto in the convent at the capital, shut his eyes to that and to all things extraneous, and sent the 1010 about her business.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Callahan thought once of the child mothered by the Sisters of Loretto in the convent at the capital, shut his eyes to that and to all things extraneous, and sent the 1010 about her business.
hung
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From this reading At the first reversed curve he hung out of his window for a backward look.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Callahan thought once of the child mothered by the Sisters of Loretto in the convent at the capital, shut his eyes to that and to all things extraneous, and sent the 1010 about her business.
increased
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From this reading "Our man has thought better of it," said the governor, marking the increased speed and the disappearance of the menacing headlight.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading On the rear platform of the private car four men watched the threatening second section fade into the night.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Our man has thought better of it," said the governor, marking the increased speed and the disappearance of the menacing headlight.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the first reversed curve he hung out of his window for a backward look.
Loretto
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From this reading Callahan thought once of the child mothered by the Sisters of Loretto in the convent at the capital, shut his eyes to that and to all things extraneous, and sent the 1010 about her business.
man
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From this reading "Our man has thought better of it," said the governor, marking the increased speed and the disappearance of the menacing headlight.
marking
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From this reading "Our man has thought better of it," said the governor, marking the increased speed and the disappearance of the menacing headlight.
men
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From this reading On the rear platform of the private car four men watched the threatening second section fade into the night.
menacing
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From this reading "Our man has thought better of it," said the governor, marking the increased speed and the disappearance of the menacing headlight.
mothered
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From this reading Callahan thought once of the child mothered by the Sisters of Loretto in the convent at the capital, shut his eyes to that and to all things extraneous, and sent the 1010 about her business.
night
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From this reading On the rear platform of the private car four men watched the threatening second section fade into the night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Callahan thought once of the child mothered by the Sisters of Loretto in the convent at the capital, shut his eyes to that and to all things extraneous, and sent the 1010 about her business.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the rear platform of the private car four men watched the threatening second section fade into the night.
once
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From this reading Callahan thought once of the child mothered by the Sisters of Loretto in the convent at the capital, shut his eyes to that and to all things extraneous, and sent the 1010 about her business.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Our man has thought better of it," said the governor, marking the increased speed and the disappearance of the menacing headlight.
out
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From this reading At the first reversed curve he hung out of his window for a backward look.
platform
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From this reading On the rear platform of the private car four men watched the threatening second section fade into the night.
private
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From this reading On the rear platform of the private car four men watched the threatening second section fade into the night.
protection
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From this reading Tischer's headlight had disappeared and his protection was gone.
rear
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From this reading On the rear platform of the private car four men watched the threatening second section fade into the night.
reversed
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From this reading At the first reversed curve he hung out of his window for a backward look.
said
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From this reading "Our man has thought better of it," said the governor, marking the increased speed and the disappearance of the menacing headlight.
second
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From this reading On the rear platform of the private car four men watched the threatening second section fade into the night.
section
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From this reading On the rear platform of the private car four men watched the threatening second section fade into the night.
sent
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From this reading Callahan thought once of the child mothered by the Sisters of Loretto in the convent at the capital, shut his eyes to that and to all things extraneous, and sent the 1010 about her business.
shut
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From this reading Callahan thought once of the child mothered by the Sisters of Loretto in the convent at the capital, shut his eyes to that and to all things extraneous, and sent the 1010 about her business.
Sisters
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From this reading Callahan thought once of the child mothered by the Sisters of Loretto in the convent at the capital, shut his eyes to that and to all things extraneous, and sent the 1010 about her business.
speed
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From this reading "Our man has thought better of it," said the governor, marking the increased speed and the disappearance of the menacing headlight.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Callahan thought once of the child mothered by the Sisters of Loretto in the convent at the capital, shut his eyes to that and to all things extraneous, and sent the 1010 about her business.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Callahan thought once of the child mothered by the Sisters of Loretto in the convent at the capital, shut his eyes to that and to all things extraneous, and sent the 1010 about her business.
things
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From this reading Callahan thought once of the child mothered by the Sisters of Loretto in the convent at the capital, shut his eyes to that and to all things extraneous, and sent the 1010 about her business.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Callahan thought once of the child mothered by the Sisters of Loretto in the convent at the capital, shut his eyes to that and to all things extraneous, and sent the 1010 about her business.
threatening
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From this reading On the rear platform of the private car four men watched the threatening second section fade into the night.
Tischer's
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From this reading Tischer's headlight had disappeared and his protection was gone.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Callahan thought once of the child mothered by the Sisters of Loretto in the convent at the capital, shut his eyes to that and to all things extraneous, and sent the 1010 about her business.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tischer's headlight had disappeared and his protection was gone.
watched
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From this reading On the rear platform of the private car four men watched the threatening second section fade into the night.
window
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From this reading At the first reversed curve he hung out of his window for a backward look.
