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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 A commotion without,--a kind of howl, a kind of hoot.
all
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From this reading His door is burst open, and, scattering all who sought to hold him back,--scattering them to the right and left from his massive torso in rushed the man who had taken in the Mayor,--the fellow with one eye, and with that fellow, shaggy and travel-soiled, the other dog!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Williams, the warehousemen, the tanners, Mike Callaghan, share between them the howl and the hoot.
back
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From this reading His door is burst open, and, scattering all who sought to hold him back,--scattering them to the right and left from his massive torso in rushed the man who had taken in the Mayor,--the fellow with one eye, and with that fellow, shaggy and travel-soiled, the other dog!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Mayor is so protected that be cannot help himself.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Mr. Williams, the warehousemen, the tanners, Mike Callaghan, share between them the howl and the hoot.
burst
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From this reading His door is burst open, and, scattering all who sought to hold him back,--scattering them to the right and left from his massive torso in rushed the man who had taken in the Mayor,--the fellow with one eye, and with that fellow, shaggy and travel-soiled, the other dog!
Callaghan
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From this reading Mr. Williams, the warehousemen, the tanners, Mike Callaghan, share between them the howl and the hoot.
cannot
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From this reading The Mayor is so protected that be cannot help himself.
commotion
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From this reading A commotion without,--a kind of howl, a kind of hoot.
dog
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From this reading His door is burst open, and, scattering all who sought to hold him back,--scattering them to the right and left from his massive torso in rushed the man who had taken in the Mayor,--the fellow with one eye, and with that fellow, shaggy and travel-soiled, the other dog!
door
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From this reading His door is burst open, and, scattering all who sought to hold him back,--scattering them to the right and left from his massive torso in rushed the man who had taken in the Mayor,--the fellow with one eye, and with that fellow, shaggy and travel-soiled, the other dog!
eye
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From this reading His door is burst open, and, scattering all who sought to hold him back,--scattering them to the right and left from his massive torso in rushed the man who had taken in the Mayor,--the fellow with one eye, and with that fellow, shaggy and travel-soiled, the other dog!
fellow
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From this reading His door is burst open, and, scattering all who sought to hold him back,--scattering them to the right and left from his massive torso in rushed the man who had taken in the Mayor,--the fellow with one eye, and with that fellow, shaggy and travel-soiled, the other dog!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His door is burst open, and, scattering all who sought to hold him back,--scattering them to the right and left from his massive torso in rushed the man who had taken in the Mayor,--the fellow with one eye, and with that fellow, shaggy and travel-soiled, the other dog!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His door is burst open, and, scattering all who sought to hold him back,--scattering them to the right and left from his massive torso in rushed the man who had taken in the Mayor,--the fellow with one eye, and with that fellow, shaggy and travel-soiled, the other dog!
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Mayor is so protected that be cannot help himself.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His door is burst open, and, scattering all who sought to hold him back,--scattering them to the right and left from his massive torso in rushed the man who had taken in the Mayor,--the fellow with one eye, and with that fellow, shaggy and travel-soiled, the other dog!
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The Mayor is so protected that be cannot help himself.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His door is burst open, and, scattering all who sought to hold him back,--scattering them to the right and left from his massive torso in rushed the man who had taken in the Mayor,--the fellow with one eye, and with that fellow, shaggy and travel-soiled, the other dog!
hold
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From this reading His door is burst open, and, scattering all who sought to hold him back,--scattering them to the right and left from his massive torso in rushed the man who had taken in the Mayor,--the fellow with one eye, and with that fellow, shaggy and travel-soiled, the other dog!
hoot
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From this reading A commotion without,--a kind of howl, a kind of hoot.
howl
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From this reading A commotion without,--a kind of howl, a kind of hoot.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His door is burst open, and, scattering all who sought to hold him back,--scattering them to the right and left from his massive torso in rushed the man who had taken in the Mayor,--the fellow with one eye, and with that fellow, shaggy and travel-soiled, the other dog!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Mayor is so protected that be cannot help himself.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Mayor started: is it possible!
kind
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From this reading A commotion without,--a kind of howl, a kind of hoot.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His door is burst open, and, scattering all who sought to hold him back,--scattering them to the right and left from his massive torso in rushed the man who had taken in the Mayor,--the fellow with one eye, and with that fellow, shaggy and travel-soiled, the other dog!
man
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From this reading His door is burst open, and, scattering all who sought to hold him back,--scattering them to the right and left from his massive torso in rushed the man who had taken in the Mayor,--the fellow with one eye, and with that fellow, shaggy and travel-soiled, the other dog!
massive
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From this reading His door is burst open, and, scattering all who sought to hold him back,--scattering them to the right and left from his massive torso in rushed the man who had taken in the Mayor,--the fellow with one eye, and with that fellow, shaggy and travel-soiled, the other dog!
Mayor
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From this reading The Mayor is so protected that be cannot help himself.
Mike
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From this reading Mr. Williams, the warehousemen, the tanners, Mike Callaghan, share between them the howl and the hoot.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Williams, the warehousemen, the tanners, Mike Callaghan, share between them the howl and the hoot.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A commotion without,--a kind of howl, a kind of hoot.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading His door is burst open, and, scattering all who sought to hold him back,--scattering them to the right and left from his massive torso in rushed the man who had taken in the Mayor,--the fellow with one eye, and with that fellow, shaggy and travel-soiled, the other dog!
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading His door is burst open, and, scattering all who sought to hold him back,--scattering them to the right and left from his massive torso in rushed the man who had taken in the Mayor,--the fellow with one eye, and with that fellow, shaggy and travel-soiled, the other dog!
other
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From this reading His door is burst open, and, scattering all who sought to hold him back,--scattering them to the right and left from his massive torso in rushed the man who had taken in the Mayor,--the fellow with one eye, and with that fellow, shaggy and travel-soiled, the other dog!
possible
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From this reading The Mayor started: is it possible!
protected
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From this reading The Mayor is so protected that be cannot help himself.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His door is burst open, and, scattering all who sought to hold him back,--scattering them to the right and left from his massive torso in rushed the man who had taken in the Mayor,--the fellow with one eye, and with that fellow, shaggy and travel-soiled, the other dog!
rushed
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From this reading His door is burst open, and, scattering all who sought to hold him back,--scattering them to the right and left from his massive torso in rushed the man who had taken in the Mayor,--the fellow with one eye, and with that fellow, shaggy and travel-soiled, the other dog!
scattering
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From this reading His door is burst open, and, scattering all who sought to hold him back,--scattering them to the right and left from his massive torso in rushed the man who had taken in the Mayor,--the fellow with one eye, and with that fellow, shaggy and travel-soiled, the other dog!
shaggy
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From this reading His door is burst open, and, scattering all who sought to hold him back,--scattering them to the right and left from his massive torso in rushed the man who had taken in the Mayor,--the fellow with one eye, and with that fellow, shaggy and travel-soiled, the other dog!
share
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From this reading Mr. Williams, the warehousemen, the tanners, Mike Callaghan, share between them the howl and the hoot.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The Mayor is so protected that be cannot help himself.
sought
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From this reading His door is burst open, and, scattering all who sought to hold him back,--scattering them to the right and left from his massive torso in rushed the man who had taken in the Mayor,--the fellow with one eye, and with that fellow, shaggy and travel-soiled, the other dog!
started
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From this reading The Mayor started: is it possible!
taken
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From this reading His door is burst open, and, scattering all who sought to hold him back,--scattering them to the right and left from his massive torso in rushed the man who had taken in the Mayor,--the fellow with one eye, and with that fellow, shaggy and travel-soiled, the other dog!
tanners
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From this reading Mr. Williams, the warehousemen, the tanners, Mike Callaghan, share between them the howl and the hoot.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Mayor is so protected that be cannot help himself.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Mayor is so protected that be cannot help himself.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Mr. Williams, the warehousemen, the tanners, Mike Callaghan, share between them the howl and the hoot.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His door is burst open, and, scattering all who sought to hold him back,--scattering them to the right and left from his massive torso in rushed the man who had taken in the Mayor,--the fellow with one eye, and with that fellow, shaggy and travel-soiled, the other dog!
torso
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From this reading His door is burst open, and, scattering all who sought to hold him back,--scattering them to the right and left from his massive torso in rushed the man who had taken in the Mayor,--the fellow with one eye, and with that fellow, shaggy and travel-soiled, the other dog!
travel-soiled
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From this reading His door is burst open, and, scattering all who sought to hold him back,--scattering them to the right and left from his massive torso in rushed the man who had taken in the Mayor,--the fellow with one eye, and with that fellow, shaggy and travel-soiled, the other dog!
warehousemen
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From this reading Mr. Williams, the warehousemen, the tanners, Mike Callaghan, share between them the howl and the hoot.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading His door is burst open, and, scattering all who sought to hold him back,--scattering them to the right and left from his massive torso in rushed the man who had taken in the Mayor,--the fellow with one eye, and with that fellow, shaggy and travel-soiled, the other dog!
Williams
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From this reading Mr. Williams, the warehousemen, the tanners, Mike Callaghan, share between them the howl and the hoot.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His door is burst open, and, scattering all who sought to hold him back,--scattering them to the right and left from his massive torso in rushed the man who had taken in the Mayor,--the fellow with one eye, and with that fellow, shaggy and travel-soiled, the other dog!
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading A commotion without,--a kind of howl, a kind of hoot.
