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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 shrill, acrid cry rang down St. James's Street, and a newsboy with a bunch of pink papers under his arm shot hither and thither on the pavement, offering his sensational wares to all he met.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THREE YEARS LATER "Extra speshul--extra speshul--all about Kruger an' his guns!"
acridadjectiveUS /ˈæk.rɪd/
Having an unpleasantly bitter or pungent taste or smell.
From this reading The shrill, acrid cry rang down St. James's Street, and a newsboy with a bunch of pink papers under his arm shot hither and thither on the pavement, offering his sensational wares to all he met.
all
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From this reading THREE YEARS LATER "Extra speshul--extra speshul--all about Kruger an' his guns!"
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THREE YEARS LATER "Extra speshul--extra speshul--all about Kruger an' his guns!"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The shrill, acrid cry rang down St. James's Street, and a newsboy with a bunch of pink papers under his arm shot hither and thither on the pavement, offering his sensational wares to all he met.
arm
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From this reading The shrill, acrid cry rang down St. James's Street, and a newsboy with a bunch of pink papers under his arm shot hither and thither on the pavement, offering his sensational wares to all he met.
bitter
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From this reading "The war wot's comin'!" he repeated, with a bitter sort of smile.
building
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From this reading From an open window on the second floor of a building in the street a man's head was thrust out, listening.
bunch
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From this reading The shrill, acrid cry rang down St. James's Street, and a newsboy with a bunch of pink papers under his arm shot hither and thither on the pavement, offering his sensational wares to all he met.
comin
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cry
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From this reading The shrill, acrid cry rang down St. James's Street, and a newsboy with a bunch of pink papers under his arm shot hither and thither on the pavement, offering his sensational wares to all he met.
down
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From this reading The shrill, acrid cry rang down St. James's Street, and a newsboy with a bunch of pink papers under his arm shot hither and thither on the pavement, offering his sensational wares to all he met.
Extra
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From this reading THREE YEARS LATER "Extra speshul--extra speshul--all about Kruger an' his guns!"
floor
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From this reading From an open window on the second floor of a building in the street a man's head was thrust out, listening.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From an open window on the second floor of a building in the street a man's head was thrust out, listening.
guns
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From this reading THREE YEARS LATER "Extra speshul--extra speshul--all about Kruger an' his guns!"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The shrill, acrid cry rang down St. James's Street, and a newsboy with a bunch of pink papers under his arm shot hither and thither on the pavement, offering his sensational wares to all he met.
head
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From this reading From an open window on the second floor of a building in the street a man's head was thrust out, listening.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THREE YEARS LATER "Extra speshul--extra speshul--all about Kruger an' his guns!"
hitheradverbUS /ˈhɪðər/
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading The shrill, acrid cry rang down St. James's Street, and a newsboy with a bunch of pink papers under his arm shot hither and thither on the pavement, offering his sensational wares to all he met.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading From an open window on the second floor of a building in the street a man's head was thrust out, listening.
James's
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From this reading The shrill, acrid cry rang down St. James's Street, and a newsboy with a bunch of pink papers under his arm shot hither and thither on the pavement, offering his sensational wares to all he met.
Kruger
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From this reading THREE YEARS LATER "Extra speshul--extra speshul--all about Kruger an' his guns!"
Kruger's
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From this reading "Extra speshul--extra speshul--all about the war wot's comin'--all about Kruger's guns!"
LATER
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From this reading THREE YEARS LATER "Extra speshul--extra speshul--all about Kruger an' his guns!"
listening
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From this reading From an open window on the second floor of a building in the street a man's head was thrust out, listening.
man's
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From this reading From an open window on the second floor of a building in the street a man's head was thrust out, listening.
met
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From this reading The shrill, acrid cry rang down St. James's Street, and a newsboy with a bunch of pink papers under his arm shot hither and thither on the pavement, offering his sensational wares to all he met.
newsboy
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From this reading The shrill, acrid cry rang down St. James's Street, and a newsboy with a bunch of pink papers under his arm shot hither and thither on the pavement, offering his sensational wares to all he met.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The shrill, acrid cry rang down St. James's Street, and a newsboy with a bunch of pink papers under his arm shot hither and thither on the pavement, offering his sensational wares to all he met.
offering
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From this reading The shrill, acrid cry rang down St. James's Street, and a newsboy with a bunch of pink papers under his arm shot hither and thither on the pavement, offering his sensational wares to all he met.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The shrill, acrid cry rang down St. James's Street, and a newsboy with a bunch of pink papers under his arm shot hither and thither on the pavement, offering his sensational wares to all he met.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading From an open window on the second floor of a building in the street a man's head was thrust out, listening.
out
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From this reading From an open window on the second floor of a building in the street a man's head was thrust out, listening.
papers
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From this reading The shrill, acrid cry rang down St. James's Street, and a newsboy with a bunch of pink papers under his arm shot hither and thither on the pavement, offering his sensational wares to all he met.
pavement
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From this reading The shrill, acrid cry rang down St. James's Street, and a newsboy with a bunch of pink papers under his arm shot hither and thither on the pavement, offering his sensational wares to all he met.
pink
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From this reading The shrill, acrid cry rang down St. James's Street, and a newsboy with a bunch of pink papers under his arm shot hither and thither on the pavement, offering his sensational wares to all he met.
rang
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From this reading The shrill, acrid cry rang down St. James's Street, and a newsboy with a bunch of pink papers under his arm shot hither and thither on the pavement, offering his sensational wares to all he met.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The war wot's comin'!" he repeated, with a bitter sort of smile.
second
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From this reading From an open window on the second floor of a building in the street a man's head was thrust out, listening.
sensational
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From this reading The shrill, acrid cry rang down St. James's Street, and a newsboy with a bunch of pink papers under his arm shot hither and thither on the pavement, offering his sensational wares to all he met.
shot
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From this reading The shrill, acrid cry rang down St. James's Street, and a newsboy with a bunch of pink papers under his arm shot hither and thither on the pavement, offering his sensational wares to all he met.
shrill
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From this reading The shrill, acrid cry rang down St. James's Street, and a newsboy with a bunch of pink papers under his arm shot hither and thither on the pavement, offering his sensational wares to all he met.
smile
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From this reading "The war wot's comin'!" he repeated, with a bitter sort of smile.
sort
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From this reading "The war wot's comin'!" he repeated, with a bitter sort of smile.
speshul
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From this reading THREE YEARS LATER "Extra speshul--extra speshul--all about Kruger an' his guns!"
St
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From this reading The shrill, acrid cry rang down St. James's Street, and a newsboy with a bunch of pink papers under his arm shot hither and thither on the pavement, offering his sensational wares to all he met.
Street
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From this reading The shrill, acrid cry rang down St. James's Street, and a newsboy with a bunch of pink papers under his arm shot hither and thither on the pavement, offering his sensational wares to all he met.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The shrill, acrid cry rang down St. James's Street, and a newsboy with a bunch of pink papers under his arm shot hither and thither on the pavement, offering his sensational wares to all he met.
thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading The shrill, acrid cry rang down St. James's Street, and a newsboy with a bunch of pink papers under his arm shot hither and thither on the pavement, offering his sensational wares to all he met.
THREE
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From this reading THREE YEARS LATER "Extra speshul--extra speshul--all about Kruger an' his guns!"
thrust
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From this reading From an open window on the second floor of a building in the street a man's head was thrust out, listening.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The shrill, acrid cry rang down St. James's Street, and a newsboy with a bunch of pink papers under his arm shot hither and thither on the pavement, offering his sensational wares to all he met.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The shrill, acrid cry rang down St. James's Street, and a newsboy with a bunch of pink papers under his arm shot hither and thither on the pavement, offering his sensational wares to all he met.
war
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From this reading "Extra speshul--extra speshul--all about the war wot's comin'--all about Kruger's guns!"
wares
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From this reading The shrill, acrid cry rang down St. James's Street, and a newsboy with a bunch of pink papers under his arm shot hither and thither on the pavement, offering his sensational wares to all he met.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From an open window on the second floor of a building in the street a man's head was thrust out, listening.
window
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From this reading From an open window on the second floor of a building in the street a man's head was thrust out, listening.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The shrill, acrid cry rang down St. James's Street, and a newsboy with a bunch of pink papers under his arm shot hither and thither on the pavement, offering his sensational wares to all he met.
wot's
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From this reading "Extra speshul--extra speshul--all about the war wot's comin'--all about Kruger's guns!"
YEARS
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From this reading THREE YEARS LATER "Extra speshul--extra speshul--all about Kruger an' his guns!"
