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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 Because he was urgent about it, and more than a little panicky, they promised they would see him through with it; when they parted at Grand Central it was to be for only an hour or two.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Because he was urgent about it, and more than a little panicky, they promised they would see him through with it; when they parted at Grand Central it was to be for only an hour or two.
ALL
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From this reading WINNER TAKE ALL His first conscious thought was of his great need to go to her quickly, yet he waited several days to give his marked face time to heal, Hamilton and Jack English waiting with him.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Because he was urgent about it, and more than a little panicky, they promised they would see him through with it; when they parted at Grand Central it was to be for only an hour or two.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WINNER TAKE ALL His first conscious thought was of his great need to go to her quickly, yet he waited several days to give his marked face time to heal, Hamilton and Jack English waiting with him.
anxiously
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From this reading "You'll not fail me?" he asked anxiously.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You'll not fail me?" he asked anxiously.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And at length, on the way north, he shyly opened his heart to them; he told them of his plan.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Because he was urgent about it, and more than a little panicky, they promised they would see him through with it; when they parted at Grand Central it was to be for only an hour or two.
BecauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Because he was urgent about it, and more than a little panicky, they promised they would see him through with it; when they parted at Grand Central it was to be for only an hour or two.
Central
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From this reading Because he was urgent about it, and more than a little panicky, they promised they would see him through with it; when they parted at Grand Central it was to be for only an hour or two.
conscious
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From this reading WINNER TAKE ALL His first conscious thought was of his great need to go to her quickly, yet he waited several days to give his marked face time to heal, Hamilton and Jack English waiting with him.
days
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From this reading WINNER TAKE ALL His first conscious thought was of his great need to go to her quickly, yet he waited several days to give his marked face time to heal, Hamilton and Jack English waiting with him.
English
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From this reading WINNER TAKE ALL His first conscious thought was of his great need to go to her quickly, yet he waited several days to give his marked face time to heal, Hamilton and Jack English waiting with him.
face
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From this reading WINNER TAKE ALL His first conscious thought was of his great need to go to her quickly, yet he waited several days to give his marked face time to heal, Hamilton and Jack English waiting with him.
fail
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From this reading "You'll not fail me?" he asked anxiously.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WINNER TAKE ALL His first conscious thought was of his great need to go to her quickly, yet he waited several days to give his marked face time to heal, Hamilton and Jack English waiting with him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Because he was urgent about it, and more than a little panicky, they promised they would see him through with it; when they parted at Grand Central it was to be for only an hour or two.
game
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From this reading Hamilton made game of him, a little.
give
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From this reading WINNER TAKE ALL His first conscious thought was of his great need to go to her quickly, yet he waited several days to give his marked face time to heal, Hamilton and Jack English waiting with him.
go
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From this reading WINNER TAKE ALL His first conscious thought was of his great need to go to her quickly, yet he waited several days to give his marked face time to heal, Hamilton and Jack English waiting with him.
Grand
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From this reading Because he was urgent about it, and more than a little panicky, they promised they would see him through with it; when they parted at Grand Central it was to be for only an hour or two.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WINNER TAKE ALL His first conscious thought was of his great need to go to her quickly, yet he waited several days to give his marked face time to heal, Hamilton and Jack English waiting with him.
Hamilton
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From this reading WINNER TAKE ALL His first conscious thought was of his great need to go to her quickly, yet he waited several days to give his marked face time to heal, Hamilton and Jack English waiting with him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WINNER TAKE ALL His first conscious thought was of his great need to go to her quickly, yet he waited several days to give his marked face time to heal, Hamilton and Jack English waiting with him.
heal
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From this reading WINNER TAKE ALL His first conscious thought was of his great need to go to her quickly, yet he waited several days to give his marked face time to heal, Hamilton and Jack English waiting with him.
heart
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From this reading And at length, on the way north, he shyly opened his heart to them; he told them of his plan.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading WINNER TAKE ALL His first conscious thought was of his great need to go to her quickly, yet he waited several days to give his marked face time to heal, Hamilton and Jack English waiting with him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading WINNER TAKE ALL His first conscious thought was of his great need to go to her quickly, yet he waited several days to give his marked face time to heal, Hamilton and Jack English waiting with him.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WINNER TAKE ALL His first conscious thought was of his great need to go to her quickly, yet he waited several days to give his marked face time to heal, Hamilton and Jack English waiting with him.
hour
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From this reading Because he was urgent about it, and more than a little panicky, they promised they would see him through with it; when they parted at Grand Central it was to be for only an hour or two.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Because he was urgent about it, and more than a little panicky, they promised they would see him through with it; when they parted at Grand Central it was to be for only an hour or two.
Jack
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From this reading WINNER TAKE ALL His first conscious thought was of his great need to go to her quickly, yet he waited several days to give his marked face time to heal, Hamilton and Jack English waiting with him.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading And at length, on the way north, he shyly opened his heart to them; he told them of his plan.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Because he was urgent about it, and more than a little panicky, they promised they would see him through with it; when they parted at Grand Central it was to be for only an hour or two.
made
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From this reading Hamilton made game of him, a little.
marked
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From this reading WINNER TAKE ALL His first conscious thought was of his great need to go to her quickly, yet he waited several days to give his marked face time to heal, Hamilton and Jack English waiting with him.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You'll not fail me?" he asked anxiously.
more
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From this reading Because he was urgent about it, and more than a little panicky, they promised they would see him through with it; when they parted at Grand Central it was to be for only an hour or two.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WINNER TAKE ALL His first conscious thought was of his great need to go to her quickly, yet he waited several days to give his marked face time to heal, Hamilton and Jack English waiting with him.
north
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From this reading And at length, on the way north, he shyly opened his heart to them; he told them of his plan.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You'll not fail me?" he asked anxiously.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WINNER TAKE ALL His first conscious thought was of his great need to go to her quickly, yet he waited several days to give his marked face time to heal, Hamilton and Jack English waiting with him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And at length, on the way north, he shyly opened his heart to them; he told them of his plan.
only
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From this reading Because he was urgent about it, and more than a little panicky, they promised they would see him through with it; when they parted at Grand Central it was to be for only an hour or two.
opened
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From this reading And at length, on the way north, he shyly opened his heart to them; he told them of his plan.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Because he was urgent about it, and more than a little panicky, they promised they would see him through with it; when they parted at Grand Central it was to be for only an hour or two.
panicky
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From this reading Because he was urgent about it, and more than a little panicky, they promised they would see him through with it; when they parted at Grand Central it was to be for only an hour or two.
parted
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From this reading Because he was urgent about it, and more than a little panicky, they promised they would see him through with it; when they parted at Grand Central it was to be for only an hour or two.
plan
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From this reading And at length, on the way north, he shyly opened his heart to them; he told them of his plan.
promised
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From this reading Because he was urgent about it, and more than a little panicky, they promised they would see him through with it; when they parted at Grand Central it was to be for only an hour or two.
quickly
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From this reading WINNER TAKE ALL His first conscious thought was of his great need to go to her quickly, yet he waited several days to give his marked face time to heal, Hamilton and Jack English waiting with him.
see
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From this reading Because he was urgent about it, and more than a little panicky, they promised they would see him through with it; when they parted at Grand Central it was to be for only an hour or two.
several
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From this reading WINNER TAKE ALL His first conscious thought was of his great need to go to her quickly, yet he waited several days to give his marked face time to heal, Hamilton and Jack English waiting with him.
shyly
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From this reading And at length, on the way north, he shyly opened his heart to them; he told them of his plan.
TAKEnounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WINNER TAKE ALL His first conscious thought was of his great need to go to her quickly, yet he waited several days to give his marked face time to heal, Hamilton and Jack English waiting with him.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Because he was urgent about it, and more than a little panicky, they promised they would see him through with it; when they parted at Grand Central it was to be for only an hour or two.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And at length, on the way north, he shyly opened his heart to them; he told them of his plan.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And at length, on the way north, he shyly opened his heart to them; he told them of his plan.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Because he was urgent about it, and more than a little panicky, they promised they would see him through with it; when they parted at Grand Central it was to be for only an hour or two.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WINNER TAKE ALL His first conscious thought was of his great need to go to her quickly, yet he waited several days to give his marked face time to heal, Hamilton and Jack English waiting with him.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Because he was urgent about it, and more than a little panicky, they promised they would see him through with it; when they parted at Grand Central it was to be for only an hour or two.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WINNER TAKE ALL His first conscious thought was of his great need to go to her quickly, yet he waited several days to give his marked face time to heal, Hamilton and Jack English waiting with him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WINNER TAKE ALL His first conscious thought was of his great need to go to her quickly, yet he waited several days to give his marked face time to heal, Hamilton and Jack English waiting with him.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And at length, on the way north, he shyly opened his heart to them; he told them of his plan.
two
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From this reading Because he was urgent about it, and more than a little panicky, they promised they would see him through with it; when they parted at Grand Central it was to be for only an hour or two.
urgent
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From this reading Because he was urgent about it, and more than a little panicky, they promised they would see him through with it; when they parted at Grand Central it was to be for only an hour or two.
waited
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From this reading WINNER TAKE ALL His first conscious thought was of his great need to go to her quickly, yet he waited several days to give his marked face time to heal, Hamilton and Jack English waiting with him.
waiting
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From this reading WINNER TAKE ALL His first conscious thought was of his great need to go to her quickly, yet he waited several days to give his marked face time to heal, Hamilton and Jack English waiting with him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WINNER TAKE ALL His first conscious thought was of his great need to go to her quickly, yet he waited several days to give his marked face time to heal, Hamilton and Jack English waiting with him.
way
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From this reading And at length, on the way north, he shyly opened his heart to them; he told them of his plan.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Because he was urgent about it, and more than a little panicky, they promised they would see him through with it; when they parted at Grand Central it was to be for only an hour or two.
WINNER
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From this reading WINNER TAKE ALL His first conscious thought was of his great need to go to her quickly, yet he waited several days to give his marked face time to heal, Hamilton and Jack English waiting with him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading WINNER TAKE ALL His first conscious thought was of his great need to go to her quickly, yet he waited several days to give his marked face time to heal, Hamilton and Jack English waiting with him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Because he was urgent about it, and more than a little panicky, they promised they would see him through with it; when they parted at Grand Central it was to be for only an hour or two.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading WINNER TAKE ALL His first conscious thought was of his great need to go to her quickly, yet he waited several days to give his marked face time to heal, Hamilton and Jack English waiting with him.
You'll
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From this reading "You'll not fail me?" he asked anxiously.
