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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Then he hurried on toward an exit, but even this slight delay brought the reporters up with him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SOCIAL SUICIDE At his box, Woodbury stopped only to huddle into his coat and overcoat and pull his hat down over his eyes.
Anson
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From this reading He continued his flight shaking off their harrying questions, but they kept up the running fight and at the door one of them reached his side with: "It's Mr. Woodbury of the Westfall Polo Club, son of Mr. John Woodbury of Anson Place?"
Anthony
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From this reading Anthony Woodbury groaned with dismay and clutched the grinning reporter by the arm.
arm
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From this reading Anthony Woodbury groaned with dismay and clutched the grinning reporter by the arm.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They had scented news as the eagle sights prey far below, and then swooped down on him.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SOCIAL SUICIDE At his box, Woodbury stopped only to huddle into his coat and overcoat and pull his hat down over his eyes.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading They had scented news as the eagle sights prey far below, and then swooped down on him.
box
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From this reading SOCIAL SUICIDE At his box, Woodbury stopped only to huddle into his coat and overcoat and pull his hat down over his eyes.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then he hurried on toward an exit, but even this slight delay brought the reporters up with him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Then he hurried on toward an exit, but even this slight delay brought the reporters up with him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Anthony Woodbury groaned with dismay and clutched the grinning reporter by the arm.
Club
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From this reading He continued his flight shaking off their harrying questions, but they kept up the running fight and at the door one of them reached his side with: "It's Mr. Woodbury of the Westfall Polo Club, son of Mr. John Woodbury of Anson Place?"
clutched
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From this reading Anthony Woodbury groaned with dismay and clutched the grinning reporter by the arm.
coat
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From this reading SOCIAL SUICIDE At his box, Woodbury stopped only to huddle into his coat and overcoat and pull his hat down over his eyes.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He continued his flight shaking off their harrying questions, but they kept up the running fight and at the door one of them reached his side with: "It's Mr. Woodbury of the Westfall Polo Club, son of Mr. John Woodbury of Anson Place?"
delay
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dismay
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door
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down
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From this reading SOCIAL SUICIDE At his box, Woodbury stopped only to huddle into his coat and overcoat and pull his hat down over his eyes.
eagle
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From this reading They had scented news as the eagle sights prey far below, and then swooped down on him.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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exit
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From this reading Then he hurried on toward an exit, but even this slight delay brought the reporters up with him.
eyes
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From this reading SOCIAL SUICIDE At his box, Woodbury stopped only to huddle into his coat and overcoat and pull his hat down over his eyes.
far
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From this reading They had scented news as the eagle sights prey far below, and then swooped down on him.
fight
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From this reading He continued his flight shaking off their harrying questions, but they kept up the running fight and at the door one of them reached his side with: "It's Mr. Woodbury of the Westfall Polo Club, son of Mr. John Woodbury of Anson Place?"
flight
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From this reading He continued his flight shaking off their harrying questions, but they kept up the running fight and at the door one of them reached his side with: "It's Mr. Woodbury of the Westfall Polo Club, son of Mr. John Woodbury of Anson Place?"
grinning
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From this reading Anthony Woodbury groaned with dismay and clutched the grinning reporter by the arm.
groaned
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From this reading Anthony Woodbury groaned with dismay and clutched the grinning reporter by the arm.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had scented news as the eagle sights prey far below, and then swooped down on him.
harrying
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From this reading He continued his flight shaking off their harrying questions, but they kept up the running fight and at the door one of them reached his side with: "It's Mr. Woodbury of the Westfall Polo Club, son of Mr. John Woodbury of Anson Place?"
hat
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From this reading SOCIAL SUICIDE At his box, Woodbury stopped only to huddle into his coat and overcoat and pull his hat down over his eyes.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he hurried on toward an exit, but even this slight delay brought the reporters up with him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then he hurried on toward an exit, but even this slight delay brought the reporters up with him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading SOCIAL SUICIDE At his box, Woodbury stopped only to huddle into his coat and overcoat and pull his hat down over his eyes.
huddle
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From this reading SOCIAL SUICIDE At his box, Woodbury stopped only to huddle into his coat and overcoat and pull his hat down over his eyes.
hurried
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From this reading Then he hurried on toward an exit, but even this slight delay brought the reporters up with him.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading SOCIAL SUICIDE At his box, Woodbury stopped only to huddle into his coat and overcoat and pull his hat down over his eyes.
It's
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From this reading He continued his flight shaking off their harrying questions, but they kept up the running fight and at the door one of them reached his side with: "It's Mr. Woodbury of the Westfall Polo Club, son of Mr. John Woodbury of Anson Place?"
John
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kept
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From this reading He continued his flight shaking off their harrying questions, but they kept up the running fight and at the door one of them reached his side with: "It's Mr. Woodbury of the Westfall Polo Club, son of Mr. John Woodbury of Anson Place?"
Mr
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From this reading He continued his flight shaking off their harrying questions, but they kept up the running fight and at the door one of them reached his side with: "It's Mr. Woodbury of the Westfall Polo Club, son of Mr. John Woodbury of Anson Place?"
news
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From this reading They had scented news as the eagle sights prey far below, and then swooped down on him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He continued his flight shaking off their harrying questions, but they kept up the running fight and at the door one of them reached his side with: "It's Mr. Woodbury of the Westfall Polo Club, son of Mr. John Woodbury of Anson Place?"
off
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From this reading He continued his flight shaking off their harrying questions, but they kept up the running fight and at the door one of them reached his side with: "It's Mr. Woodbury of the Westfall Polo Club, son of Mr. John Woodbury of Anson Place?"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then he hurried on toward an exit, but even this slight delay brought the reporters up with him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He continued his flight shaking off their harrying questions, but they kept up the running fight and at the door one of them reached his side with: "It's Mr. Woodbury of the Westfall Polo Club, son of Mr. John Woodbury of Anson Place?"
only
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From this reading SOCIAL SUICIDE At his box, Woodbury stopped only to huddle into his coat and overcoat and pull his hat down over his eyes.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading SOCIAL SUICIDE At his box, Woodbury stopped only to huddle into his coat and overcoat and pull his hat down over his eyes.
overcoat
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From this reading SOCIAL SUICIDE At his box, Woodbury stopped only to huddle into his coat and overcoat and pull his hat down over his eyes.
Place
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Polo
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From this reading He continued his flight shaking off their harrying questions, but they kept up the running fight and at the door one of them reached his side with: "It's Mr. Woodbury of the Westfall Polo Club, son of Mr. John Woodbury of Anson Place?"
prey
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From this reading They had scented news as the eagle sights prey far below, and then swooped down on him.
pull
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From this reading SOCIAL SUICIDE At his box, Woodbury stopped only to huddle into his coat and overcoat and pull his hat down over his eyes.
questions
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reached
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From this reading He continued his flight shaking off their harrying questions, but they kept up the running fight and at the door one of them reached his side with: "It's Mr. Woodbury of the Westfall Polo Club, son of Mr. John Woodbury of Anson Place?"
reporter
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From this reading Anthony Woodbury groaned with dismay and clutched the grinning reporter by the arm.
reporters
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From this reading Then he hurried on toward an exit, but even this slight delay brought the reporters up with him.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He continued his flight shaking off their harrying questions, but they kept up the running fight and at the door one of them reached his side with: "It's Mr. Woodbury of the Westfall Polo Club, son of Mr. John Woodbury of Anson Place?"
scented
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From this reading They had scented news as the eagle sights prey far below, and then swooped down on him.
shakingnounUS /ˈshaking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He continued his flight shaking off their harrying questions, but they kept up the running fight and at the door one of them reached his side with: "It's Mr. Woodbury of the Westfall Polo Club, son of Mr. John Woodbury of Anson Place?"
side
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From this reading He continued his flight shaking off their harrying questions, but they kept up the running fight and at the door one of them reached his side with: "It's Mr. Woodbury of the Westfall Polo Club, son of Mr. John Woodbury of Anson Place?"
sights
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From this reading They had scented news as the eagle sights prey far below, and then swooped down on him.
slight
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SOCIAL
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From this reading SOCIAL SUICIDE At his box, Woodbury stopped only to huddle into his coat and overcoat and pull his hat down over his eyes.
son
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From this reading He continued his flight shaking off their harrying questions, but they kept up the running fight and at the door one of them reached his side with: "It's Mr. Woodbury of the Westfall Polo Club, son of Mr. John Woodbury of Anson Place?"
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SOCIAL SUICIDE At his box, Woodbury stopped only to huddle into his coat and overcoat and pull his hat down over his eyes.
SUICIDE
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From this reading SOCIAL SUICIDE At his box, Woodbury stopped only to huddle into his coat and overcoat and pull his hat down over his eyes.
swooped
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From this reading They had scented news as the eagle sights prey far below, and then swooped down on him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then he hurried on toward an exit, but even this slight delay brought the reporters up with him.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He continued his flight shaking off their harrying questions, but they kept up the running fight and at the door one of them reached his side with: "It's Mr. Woodbury of the Westfall Polo Club, son of Mr. John Woodbury of Anson Place?"
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He continued his flight shaking off their harrying questions, but they kept up the running fight and at the door one of them reached his side with: "It's Mr. Woodbury of the Westfall Polo Club, son of Mr. John Woodbury of Anson Place?"
Then
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TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had scented news as the eagle sights prey far below, and then swooped down on him.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Then he hurried on toward an exit, but even this slight delay brought the reporters up with him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SOCIAL SUICIDE At his box, Woodbury stopped only to huddle into his coat and overcoat and pull his hat down over his eyes.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Then he hurried on toward an exit, but even this slight delay brought the reporters up with him.
up
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Westfall
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From this reading He continued his flight shaking off their harrying questions, but they kept up the running fight and at the door one of them reached his side with: "It's Mr. Woodbury of the Westfall Polo Club, son of Mr. John Woodbury of Anson Place?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then he hurried on toward an exit, but even this slight delay brought the reporters up with him.
Woodbury
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From this reading SOCIAL SUICIDE At his box, Woodbury stopped only to huddle into his coat and overcoat and pull his hat down over his eyes.
