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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 "To Atlanta for a few days on business, that's all," he said; "I'll write back from there."
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After breakfast, at Bradley's, Westerfelt went into his room and hastily packed his valise and told Alf to take it to the stable and put it into the hack going that morning to the station.
Alf
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From this reading After breakfast, at Bradley's, Westerfelt went into his room and hastily packed his valise and told Alf to take it to the stable and put it into the hack going that morning to the station.
all
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From this reading "To Atlanta for a few days on business, that's all," he said; "I'll write back from there."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After breakfast, at Bradley's, Westerfelt went into his room and hastily packed his valise and told Alf to take it to the stable and put it into the hack going that morning to the station.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Shorely you are not goin' off."
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "John Westerfelt, what's got into you?" she asked, looking at him with concern.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After breakfast, at Bradley's, Westerfelt went into his room and hastily packed his valise and told Alf to take it to the stable and put it into the hack going that morning to the station.
Atlanta
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From this reading "To Atlanta for a few days on business, that's all," he said; "I'll write back from there."
back
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From this reading "To Atlanta for a few days on business, that's all," he said; "I'll write back from there."
Bradley
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From this reading Mrs. Bradley came to him in the entry.
Bradley's
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From this reading After breakfast, at Bradley's, Westerfelt went into his room and hastily packed his valise and told Alf to take it to the stable and put it into the hack going that morning to the station.
breakfast
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From this reading After breakfast, at Bradley's, Westerfelt went into his room and hastily packed his valise and told Alf to take it to the stable and put it into the hack going that morning to the station.
business
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From this reading "To Atlanta for a few days on business, that's all," he said; "I'll write back from there."
came
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From this reading Mrs. Bradley came to him in the entry.
concern
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From this reading "John Westerfelt, what's got into you?" she asked, looking at him with concern.
days
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From this reading "To Atlanta for a few days on business, that's all," he said; "I'll write back from there."
entry
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From this reading Mrs. Bradley came to him in the entry.
few
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From this reading "To Atlanta for a few days on business, that's all," he said; "I'll write back from there."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "To Atlanta for a few days on business, that's all," he said; "I'll write back from there."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "To Atlanta for a few days on business, that's all," he said; "I'll write back from there."
goin
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From this reading "Shorely you are not goin' off."
going
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From this reading After breakfast, at Bradley's, Westerfelt went into his room and hastily packed his valise and told Alf to take it to the stable and put it into the hack going that morning to the station.
got
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From this reading "John Westerfelt, what's got into you?" she asked, looking at him with concern.
hack
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From this reading After breakfast, at Bradley's, Westerfelt went into his room and hastily packed his valise and told Alf to take it to the stable and put it into the hack going that morning to the station.
hastily
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From this reading After breakfast, at Bradley's, Westerfelt went into his room and hastily packed his valise and told Alf to take it to the stable and put it into the hack going that morning to the station.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "To Atlanta for a few days on business, that's all," he said; "I'll write back from there."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mrs. Bradley came to him in the entry.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After breakfast, at Bradley's, Westerfelt went into his room and hastily packed his valise and told Alf to take it to the stable and put it into the hack going that morning to the station.
I'll
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From this reading "To Atlanta for a few days on business, that's all," he said; "I'll write back from there."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Bradley came to him in the entry.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading After breakfast, at Bradley's, Westerfelt went into his room and hastily packed his valise and told Alf to take it to the stable and put it into the hack going that morning to the station.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading After breakfast, at Bradley's, Westerfelt went into his room and hastily packed his valise and told Alf to take it to the stable and put it into the hack going that morning to the station.
John
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From this reading "John Westerfelt, what's got into you?" she asked, looking at him with concern.
looking
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From this reading "John Westerfelt, what's got into you?" she asked, looking at him with concern.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After breakfast, at Bradley's, Westerfelt went into his room and hastily packed his valise and told Alf to take it to the stable and put it into the hack going that morning to the station.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Bradley came to him in the entry.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Shorely you are not goin' off."
off
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From this reading "Shorely you are not goin' off."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "To Atlanta for a few days on business, that's all," he said; "I'll write back from there."
packed
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From this reading After breakfast, at Bradley's, Westerfelt went into his room and hastily packed his valise and told Alf to take it to the stable and put it into the hack going that morning to the station.
put
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From this reading After breakfast, at Bradley's, Westerfelt went into his room and hastily packed his valise and told Alf to take it to the stable and put it into the hack going that morning to the station.
room
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From this reading After breakfast, at Bradley's, Westerfelt went into his room and hastily packed his valise and told Alf to take it to the stable and put it into the hack going that morning to the station.
said
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From this reading "To Atlanta for a few days on business, that's all," he said; "I'll write back from there."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "John Westerfelt, what's got into you?" she asked, looking at him with concern.
Shorely
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From this reading "Shorely you are not goin' off."
stable
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From this reading After breakfast, at Bradley's, Westerfelt went into his room and hastily packed his valise and told Alf to take it to the stable and put it into the hack going that morning to the station.
station
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From this reading After breakfast, at Bradley's, Westerfelt went into his room and hastily packed his valise and told Alf to take it to the stable and put it into the hack going that morning to the station.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After breakfast, at Bradley's, Westerfelt went into his room and hastily packed his valise and told Alf to take it to the stable and put it into the hack going that morning to the station.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After breakfast, at Bradley's, Westerfelt went into his room and hastily packed his valise and told Alf to take it to the stable and put it into the hack going that morning to the station.
that's
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From this reading "To Atlanta for a few days on business, that's all," he said; "I'll write back from there."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After breakfast, at Bradley's, Westerfelt went into his room and hastily packed his valise and told Alf to take it to the stable and put it into the hack going that morning to the station.
there
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From this reading "To Atlanta for a few days on business, that's all," he said; "I'll write back from there."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After breakfast, at Bradley's, Westerfelt went into his room and hastily packed his valise and told Alf to take it to the stable and put it into the hack going that morning to the station.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After breakfast, at Bradley's, Westerfelt went into his room and hastily packed his valise and told Alf to take it to the stable and put it into the hack going that morning to the station.
valise
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From this reading After breakfast, at Bradley's, Westerfelt went into his room and hastily packed his valise and told Alf to take it to the stable and put it into the hack going that morning to the station.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After breakfast, at Bradley's, Westerfelt went into his room and hastily packed his valise and told Alf to take it to the stable and put it into the hack going that morning to the station.
Westerfelt
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From this reading After breakfast, at Bradley's, Westerfelt went into his room and hastily packed his valise and told Alf to take it to the stable and put it into the hack going that morning to the station.
what's
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From this reading "John Westerfelt, what's got into you?" she asked, looking at him with concern.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "John Westerfelt, what's got into you?" she asked, looking at him with concern.
write
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From this reading "To Atlanta for a few days on business, that's all," he said; "I'll write back from there."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "John Westerfelt, what's got into you?" she asked, looking at him with concern.