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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 FUN AT THE RAILROAD STATION "There may be a good deal in this, and there may be nothing at all," were Tom Rover's words, after he had listened to the story the boys had to tell.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading FUN AT THE RAILROAD STATION "There may be a good deal in this, and there may be nothing at all," were Tom Rover's words, after he had listened to the story the boys had to tell.
all
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From this reading FUN AT THE RAILROAD STATION "There may be a good deal in this, and there may be nothing at all," were Tom Rover's words, after he had listened to the story the boys had to tell.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "This may be a perfectly legitimate business transaction, although, as I have said before, Nelson Martell has been known to go into more than one shady transaction here in Wall Street.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FUN AT THE RAILROAD STATION "There may be a good deal in this, and there may be nothing at all," were Tom Rover's words, after he had listened to the story the boys had to tell.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Yes, I remember that," answered his father.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "This may be a perfectly legitimate business transaction, although, as I have said before, Nelson Martell has been known to go into more than one shady transaction here in Wall Street.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading FUN AT THE RAILROAD STATION "There may be a good deal in this, and there may be nothing at all," were Tom Rover's words, after he had listened to the story the boys had to tell.
Barney
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From this reading "Yes, but Dad! you must remember how Mr. Brown tried to treat old Barney Stevenson," broke in Randy.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading FUN AT THE RAILROAD STATION "There may be a good deal in this, and there may be nothing at all," were Tom Rover's words, after he had listened to the story the boys had to tell.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "This may be a perfectly legitimate business transaction, although, as I have said before, Nelson Martell has been known to go into more than one shady transaction here in Wall Street.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "This may be a perfectly legitimate business transaction, although, as I have said before, Nelson Martell has been known to go into more than one shady transaction here in Wall Street.
boys
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broke
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From this reading "Yes, but Dad! you must remember how Mr. Brown tried to treat old Barney Stevenson," broke in Randy.
Brown
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From this reading "Yes, but Dad! you must remember how Mr. Brown tried to treat old Barney Stevenson," broke in Randy.
business
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From this reading "This may be a perfectly legitimate business transaction, although, as I have said before, Nelson Martell has been known to go into more than one shady transaction here in Wall Street.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes, but Dad! you must remember how Mr. Brown tried to treat old Barney Stevenson," broke in Randy.
clutches
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From this reading Generally, however, he just manages to escape falling into the clutches of the law."
Dad
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From this reading "Yes, but Dad! you must remember how Mr. Brown tried to treat old Barney Stevenson," broke in Randy.
deal
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From this reading FUN AT THE RAILROAD STATION "There may be a good deal in this, and there may be nothing at all," were Tom Rover's words, after he had listened to the story the boys had to tell.
escape
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From this reading Generally, however, he just manages to escape falling into the clutches of the law."
falling
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From this reading Generally, however, he just manages to escape falling into the clutches of the law."
father
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From this reading "Yes, I remember that," answered his father.
FUN
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Generally
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From this reading Generally, however, he just manages to escape falling into the clutches of the law."
go
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From this reading "This may be a perfectly legitimate business transaction, although, as I have said before, Nelson Martell has been known to go into more than one shady transaction here in Wall Street.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FUN AT THE RAILROAD STATION "There may be a good deal in this, and there may be nothing at all," were Tom Rover's words, after he had listened to the story the boys had to tell.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading FUN AT THE RAILROAD STATION "There may be a good deal in this, and there may be nothing at all," were Tom Rover's words, after he had listened to the story the boys had to tell.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This may be a perfectly legitimate business transaction, although, as I have said before, Nelson Martell has been known to go into more than one shady transaction here in Wall Street.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "This may be a perfectly legitimate business transaction, although, as I have said before, Nelson Martell has been known to go into more than one shady transaction here in Wall Street.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading FUN AT THE RAILROAD STATION "There may be a good deal in this, and there may be nothing at all," were Tom Rover's words, after he had listened to the story the boys had to tell.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "This may be a perfectly legitimate business transaction, although, as I have said before, Nelson Martell has been known to go into more than one shady transaction here in Wall Street.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, I remember that," answered his father.
how
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From this reading "Yes, but Dad! you must remember how Mr. Brown tried to treat old Barney Stevenson," broke in Randy.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Generally, however, he just manages to escape falling into the clutches of the law."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "This may be a perfectly legitimate business transaction, although, as I have said before, Nelson Martell has been known to go into more than one shady transaction here in Wall Street.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FUN AT THE RAILROAD STATION "There may be a good deal in this, and there may be nothing at all," were Tom Rover's words, after he had listened to the story the boys had to tell.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "This may be a perfectly legitimate business transaction, although, as I have said before, Nelson Martell has been known to go into more than one shady transaction here in Wall Street.
just
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From this reading Generally, however, he just manages to escape falling into the clutches of the law."
known
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From this reading "This may be a perfectly legitimate business transaction, although, as I have said before, Nelson Martell has been known to go into more than one shady transaction here in Wall Street.
law
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From this reading Generally, however, he just manages to escape falling into the clutches of the law."
legitimate
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From this reading "This may be a perfectly legitimate business transaction, although, as I have said before, Nelson Martell has been known to go into more than one shady transaction here in Wall Street.
listened
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manages
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From this reading Generally, however, he just manages to escape falling into the clutches of the law."
Martell
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From this reading "This may be a perfectly legitimate business transaction, although, as I have said before, Nelson Martell has been known to go into more than one shady transaction here in Wall Street.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading FUN AT THE RAILROAD STATION "There may be a good deal in this, and there may be nothing at all," were Tom Rover's words, after he had listened to the story the boys had to tell.
more
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From this reading "This may be a perfectly legitimate business transaction, although, as I have said before, Nelson Martell has been known to go into more than one shady transaction here in Wall Street.
Mr
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From this reading "Yes, but Dad! you must remember how Mr. Brown tried to treat old Barney Stevenson," broke in Randy.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Yes, but Dad! you must remember how Mr. Brown tried to treat old Barney Stevenson," broke in Randy.
Nelson
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From this reading "This may be a perfectly legitimate business transaction, although, as I have said before, Nelson Martell has been known to go into more than one shady transaction here in Wall Street.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading FUN AT THE RAILROAD STATION "There may be a good deal in this, and there may be nothing at all," were Tom Rover's words, after he had listened to the story the boys had to tell.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Generally, however, he just manages to escape falling into the clutches of the law."
old
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From this reading "Yes, but Dad! you must remember how Mr. Brown tried to treat old Barney Stevenson," broke in Randy.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "This may be a perfectly legitimate business transaction, although, as I have said before, Nelson Martell has been known to go into more than one shady transaction here in Wall Street.
perfectly
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From this reading "This may be a perfectly legitimate business transaction, although, as I have said before, Nelson Martell has been known to go into more than one shady transaction here in Wall Street.
RAILROAD
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From this reading FUN AT THE RAILROAD STATION "There may be a good deal in this, and there may be nothing at all," were Tom Rover's words, after he had listened to the story the boys had to tell.
Randy
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From this reading "Yes, but Dad! you must remember how Mr. Brown tried to treat old Barney Stevenson," broke in Randy.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading "Yes, but Dad! you must remember how Mr. Brown tried to treat old Barney Stevenson," broke in Randy.
Rover's
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said
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From this reading "This may be a perfectly legitimate business transaction, although, as I have said before, Nelson Martell has been known to go into more than one shady transaction here in Wall Street.
shady
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From this reading "This may be a perfectly legitimate business transaction, although, as I have said before, Nelson Martell has been known to go into more than one shady transaction here in Wall Street.
STATION
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Stevenson
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From this reading "Yes, but Dad! you must remember how Mr. Brown tried to treat old Barney Stevenson," broke in Randy.
story
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Street
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From this reading "This may be a perfectly legitimate business transaction, although, as I have said before, Nelson Martell has been known to go into more than one shady transaction here in Wall Street.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FUN AT THE RAILROAD STATION "There may be a good deal in this, and there may be nothing at all," were Tom Rover's words, after he had listened to the story the boys had to tell.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "This may be a perfectly legitimate business transaction, although, as I have said before, Nelson Martell has been known to go into more than one shady transaction here in Wall Street.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Yes, I remember that," answered his father.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FUN AT THE RAILROAD STATION "There may be a good deal in this, and there may be nothing at all," were Tom Rover's words, after he had listened to the story the boys had to tell.
There
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From this reading FUN AT THE RAILROAD STATION "There may be a good deal in this, and there may be nothing at all," were Tom Rover's words, after he had listened to the story the boys had to tell.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading FUN AT THE RAILROAD STATION "There may be a good deal in this, and there may be nothing at all," were Tom Rover's words, after he had listened to the story the boys had to tell.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FUN AT THE RAILROAD STATION "There may be a good deal in this, and there may be nothing at all," were Tom Rover's words, after he had listened to the story the boys had to tell.
Tom
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transaction
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From this reading "This may be a perfectly legitimate business transaction, although, as I have said before, Nelson Martell has been known to go into more than one shady transaction here in Wall Street.
treat
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From this reading "Yes, but Dad! you must remember how Mr. Brown tried to treat old Barney Stevenson," broke in Randy.
tried
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From this reading "Yes, but Dad! you must remember how Mr. Brown tried to treat old Barney Stevenson," broke in Randy.
Wall
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From this reading "This may be a perfectly legitimate business transaction, although, as I have said before, Nelson Martell has been known to go into more than one shady transaction here in Wall Street.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading FUN AT THE RAILROAD STATION "There may be a good deal in this, and there may be nothing at all," were Tom Rover's words, after he had listened to the story the boys had to tell.
words
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From this reading FUN AT THE RAILROAD STATION "There may be a good deal in this, and there may be nothing at all," were Tom Rover's words, after he had listened to the story the boys had to tell.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, but Dad! you must remember how Mr. Brown tried to treat old Barney Stevenson," broke in Randy.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes, but Dad! you must remember how Mr. Brown tried to treat old Barney Stevenson," broke in Randy.
