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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 HOME AGAIN George Riley protested vigorously: "But I tell you she's only a little girl and she's got a baby and a big basket and I don't know how many other things and some one's just got to help her!"
AGAINnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOME AGAIN George Riley protested vigorously: "But I tell you she's only a little girl and she's got a baby and a big basket and I don't know how many other things and some one's just got to help her!"
all
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From this reading With anxious headshakes Terence and Janet McFadden corroborated all George Riley said, but the gatekeeper was firm.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOME AGAIN George Riley protested vigorously: "But I tell you she's only a little girl and she's got a baby and a big basket and I don't know how many other things and some one's just got to help her!"
anxious
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From this reading With anxious headshakes Terence and Janet McFadden corroborated all George Riley said, but the gatekeeper was firm.
baby
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From this reading HOME AGAIN George Riley protested vigorously: "But I tell you she's only a little girl and she's got a baby and a big basket and I don't know how many other things and some one's just got to help her!"
bars
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From this reading Terence stood guard on one side of the gate, George Riley on the other, while Janet pressed a tense searching face through the bars of the high division fence.
basket
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From this reading HOME AGAIN George Riley protested vigorously: "But I tell you she's only a little girl and she's got a baby and a big basket and I don't know how many other things and some one's just got to help her!"
big
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From this reading HOME AGAIN George Riley protested vigorously: "But I tell you she's only a little girl and she's got a baby and a big basket and I don't know how many other things and some one's just got to help her!"
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading HOME AGAIN George Riley protested vigorously: "But I tell you she's only a little girl and she's got a baby and a big basket and I don't know how many other things and some one's just got to help her!"
corroborated
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From this reading With anxious headshakes Terence and Janet McFadden corroborated all George Riley said, but the gatekeeper was firm.
disgorged
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From this reading So the three friends had to wait while the long train slowly disgorged.
division
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From this reading Terence stood guard on one side of the gate, George Riley on the other, while Janet pressed a tense searching face through the bars of the high division fence.
don't
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From this reading HOME AGAIN George Riley protested vigorously: "But I tell you she's only a little girl and she's got a baby and a big basket and I don't know how many other things and some one's just got to help her!"
face
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From this reading Terence stood guard on one side of the gate, George Riley on the other, while Janet pressed a tense searching face through the bars of the high division fence.
fence
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From this reading "Only passengers this side the fence," he repeated.
firm
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From this reading With anxious headshakes Terence and Janet McFadden corroborated all George Riley said, but the gatekeeper was firm.
friends
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From this reading So the three friends had to wait while the long train slowly disgorged.
gate
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From this reading Terence stood guard on one side of the gate, George Riley on the other, while Janet pressed a tense searching face through the bars of the high division fence.
gatekeepernounUS /ˈɡeɪtˌkiː.pər/
An attendant or guardian who controls access through a gate or barrier.
From this reading With anxious headshakes Terence and Janet McFadden corroborated all George Riley said, but the gatekeeper was firm.
George
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From this reading HOME AGAIN George Riley protested vigorously: "But I tell you she's only a little girl and she's got a baby and a big basket and I don't know how many other things and some one's just got to help her!"
girl
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From this reading HOME AGAIN George Riley protested vigorously: "But I tell you she's only a little girl and she's got a baby and a big basket and I don't know how many other things and some one's just got to help her!"
got
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From this reading HOME AGAIN George Riley protested vigorously: "But I tell you she's only a little girl and she's got a baby and a big basket and I don't know how many other things and some one's just got to help her!"
guard
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From this reading Terence stood guard on one side of the gate, George Riley on the other, while Janet pressed a tense searching face through the bars of the high division fence.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So the three friends had to wait while the long train slowly disgorged.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Only passengers this side the fence," he repeated.
headshakes
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From this reading With anxious headshakes Terence and Janet McFadden corroborated all George Riley said, but the gatekeeper was firm.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOME AGAIN George Riley protested vigorously: "But I tell you she's only a little girl and she's got a baby and a big basket and I don't know how many other things and some one's just got to help her!"
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading HOME AGAIN George Riley protested vigorously: "But I tell you she's only a little girl and she's got a baby and a big basket and I don't know how many other things and some one's just got to help her!"
high
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From this reading Terence stood guard on one side of the gate, George Riley on the other, while Janet pressed a tense searching face through the bars of the high division fence.
HOME
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From this reading HOME AGAIN George Riley protested vigorously: "But I tell you she's only a little girl and she's got a baby and a big basket and I don't know how many other things and some one's just got to help her!"
how
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From this reading HOME AGAIN George Riley protested vigorously: "But I tell you she's only a little girl and she's got a baby and a big basket and I don't know how many other things and some one's just got to help her!"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading HOME AGAIN George Riley protested vigorously: "But I tell you she's only a little girl and she's got a baby and a big basket and I don't know how many other things and some one's just got to help her!"
Janet
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From this reading With anxious headshakes Terence and Janet McFadden corroborated all George Riley said, but the gatekeeper was firm.
just
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From this reading HOME AGAIN George Riley protested vigorously: "But I tell you she's only a little girl and she's got a baby and a big basket and I don't know how many other things and some one's just got to help her!"
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOME AGAIN George Riley protested vigorously: "But I tell you she's only a little girl and she's got a baby and a big basket and I don't know how many other things and some one's just got to help her!"
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOME AGAIN George Riley protested vigorously: "But I tell you she's only a little girl and she's got a baby and a big basket and I don't know how many other things and some one's just got to help her!"
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So the three friends had to wait while the long train slowly disgorged.
many
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From this reading HOME AGAIN George Riley protested vigorously: "But I tell you she's only a little girl and she's got a baby and a big basket and I don't know how many other things and some one's just got to help her!"
McFadden
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From this reading With anxious headshakes Terence and Janet McFadden corroborated all George Riley said, but the gatekeeper was firm.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Terence stood guard on one side of the gate, George Riley on the other, while Janet pressed a tense searching face through the bars of the high division fence.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Terence stood guard on one side of the gate, George Riley on the other, while Janet pressed a tense searching face through the bars of the high division fence.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Terence stood guard on one side of the gate, George Riley on the other, while Janet pressed a tense searching face through the bars of the high division fence.
one's
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From this reading HOME AGAIN George Riley protested vigorously: "But I tell you she's only a little girl and she's got a baby and a big basket and I don't know how many other things and some one's just got to help her!"
only
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From this reading HOME AGAIN George Riley protested vigorously: "But I tell you she's only a little girl and she's got a baby and a big basket and I don't know how many other things and some one's just got to help her!"
other
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From this reading HOME AGAIN George Riley protested vigorously: "But I tell you she's only a little girl and she's got a baby and a big basket and I don't know how many other things and some one's just got to help her!"
passengers
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From this reading "Only passengers this side the fence," he repeated.
pressed
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From this reading Terence stood guard on one side of the gate, George Riley on the other, while Janet pressed a tense searching face through the bars of the high division fence.
protested
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From this reading HOME AGAIN George Riley protested vigorously: "But I tell you she's only a little girl and she's got a baby and a big basket and I don't know how many other things and some one's just got to help her!"
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Only passengers this side the fence," he repeated.
Riley
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From this reading HOME AGAIN George Riley protested vigorously: "But I tell you she's only a little girl and she's got a baby and a big basket and I don't know how many other things and some one's just got to help her!"
said
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From this reading With anxious headshakes Terence and Janet McFadden corroborated all George Riley said, but the gatekeeper was firm.
searching
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From this reading Terence stood guard on one side of the gate, George Riley on the other, while Janet pressed a tense searching face through the bars of the high division fence.
she's
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From this reading HOME AGAIN George Riley protested vigorously: "But I tell you she's only a little girl and she's got a baby and a big basket and I don't know how many other things and some one's just got to help her!"
side
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From this reading "Only passengers this side the fence," he repeated.
slowly
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From this reading So the three friends had to wait while the long train slowly disgorged.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So the three friends had to wait while the long train slowly disgorged.
some
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From this reading HOME AGAIN George Riley protested vigorously: "But I tell you she's only a little girl and she's got a baby and a big basket and I don't know how many other things and some one's just got to help her!"
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Terence stood guard on one side of the gate, George Riley on the other, while Janet pressed a tense searching face through the bars of the high division fence.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOME AGAIN George Riley protested vigorously: "But I tell you she's only a little girl and she's got a baby and a big basket and I don't know how many other things and some one's just got to help her!"
tense
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From this reading Terence stood guard on one side of the gate, George Riley on the other, while Janet pressed a tense searching face through the bars of the high division fence.
Terence
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From this reading With anxious headshakes Terence and Janet McFadden corroborated all George Riley said, but the gatekeeper was firm.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With anxious headshakes Terence and Janet McFadden corroborated all George Riley said, but the gatekeeper was firm.
things
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From this reading HOME AGAIN George Riley protested vigorously: "But I tell you she's only a little girl and she's got a baby and a big basket and I don't know how many other things and some one's just got to help her!"
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Only passengers this side the fence," he repeated.
three
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From this reading So the three friends had to wait while the long train slowly disgorged.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Terence stood guard on one side of the gate, George Riley on the other, while Janet pressed a tense searching face through the bars of the high division fence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOME AGAIN George Riley protested vigorously: "But I tell you she's only a little girl and she's got a baby and a big basket and I don't know how many other things and some one's just got to help her!"
train
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From this reading So the three friends had to wait while the long train slowly disgorged.
vigorously
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From this reading HOME AGAIN George Riley protested vigorously: "But I tell you she's only a little girl and she's got a baby and a big basket and I don't know how many other things and some one's just got to help her!"
wait
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From this reading So the three friends had to wait while the long train slowly disgorged.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With anxious headshakes Terence and Janet McFadden corroborated all George Riley said, but the gatekeeper was firm.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading So the three friends had to wait while the long train slowly disgorged.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With anxious headshakes Terence and Janet McFadden corroborated all George Riley said, but the gatekeeper was firm.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading HOME AGAIN George Riley protested vigorously: "But I tell you she's only a little girl and she's got a baby and a big basket and I don't know how many other things and some one's just got to help her!"
