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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 Meanwhile the wagon containing Maxwell and surrounded by constables stopped at the door of a frame building in the heart of the city, and with blows and threats Warren was pushed and dragged into a bare room and told that it was his quarters until business hours.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The passageway and room were filled with a motley crowd and the vilest epithets were hurled after him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Meanwhile the wagon containing Maxwell and surrounded by constables stopped at the door of a frame building in the heart of the city, and with blows and threats Warren was pushed and dragged into a bare room and told that it was his quarters until business hours.
answer
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From this reading “Don’t you dare speak to a white man except to answer questions, you d----d nigger-thief!”
arm
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From this reading Presently a man came in with a lighted candle, seized his sound arm and looked him over from head to foot in the most insulting manner.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Warren shook him off and asked him if he called himself a man to so insult a wounded stranger.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Meanwhile the wagon containing Maxwell and surrounded by constables stopped at the door of a frame building in the heart of the city, and with blows and threats Warren was pushed and dragged into a bare room and told that it was his quarters until business hours.
bare
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From this reading Meanwhile the wagon containing Maxwell and surrounded by constables stopped at the door of a frame building in the heart of the city, and with blows and threats Warren was pushed and dragged into a bare room and told that it was his quarters until business hours.
blows
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From this reading Meanwhile the wagon containing Maxwell and surrounded by constables stopped at the door of a frame building in the heart of the city, and with blows and threats Warren was pushed and dragged into a bare room and told that it was his quarters until business hours.
building
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From this reading Meanwhile the wagon containing Maxwell and surrounded by constables stopped at the door of a frame building in the heart of the city, and with blows and threats Warren was pushed and dragged into a bare room and told that it was his quarters until business hours.
business
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From this reading Meanwhile the wagon containing Maxwell and surrounded by constables stopped at the door of a frame building in the heart of the city, and with blows and threats Warren was pushed and dragged into a bare room and told that it was his quarters until business hours.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Meanwhile the wagon containing Maxwell and surrounded by constables stopped at the door of a frame building in the heart of the city, and with blows and threats Warren was pushed and dragged into a bare room and told that it was his quarters until business hours.
called
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From this reading Warren shook him off and asked him if he called himself a man to so insult a wounded stranger.
came
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From this reading Presently a man came in with a lighted candle, seized his sound arm and looked him over from head to foot in the most insulting manner.
candle
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From this reading Presently a man came in with a lighted candle, seized his sound arm and looked him over from head to foot in the most insulting manner.
city
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From this reading Meanwhile the wagon containing Maxwell and surrounded by constables stopped at the door of a frame building in the heart of the city, and with blows and threats Warren was pushed and dragged into a bare room and told that it was his quarters until business hours.
constables
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From this reading Meanwhile the wagon containing Maxwell and surrounded by constables stopped at the door of a frame building in the heart of the city, and with blows and threats Warren was pushed and dragged into a bare room and told that it was his quarters until business hours.
containing
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From this reading Meanwhile the wagon containing Maxwell and surrounded by constables stopped at the door of a frame building in the heart of the city, and with blows and threats Warren was pushed and dragged into a bare room and told that it was his quarters until business hours.
crowd
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From this reading The passageway and room were filled with a motley crowd and the vilest epithets were hurled after him.
d
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From this reading “Don’t you dare speak to a white man except to answer questions, you d----d nigger-thief!”
dare
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From this reading “Don’t you dare speak to a white man except to answer questions, you d----d nigger-thief!”
Don't
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From this reading “Don’t you dare speak to a white man except to answer questions, you d----d nigger-thief!”
door
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From this reading Meanwhile the wagon containing Maxwell and surrounded by constables stopped at the door of a frame building in the heart of the city, and with blows and threats Warren was pushed and dragged into a bare room and told that it was his quarters until business hours.
dragged
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From this reading Meanwhile the wagon containing Maxwell and surrounded by constables stopped at the door of a frame building in the heart of the city, and with blows and threats Warren was pushed and dragged into a bare room and told that it was his quarters until business hours.
epithets
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From this reading The passageway and room were filled with a motley crowd and the vilest epithets were hurled after him.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading “Don’t you dare speak to a white man except to answer questions, you d----d nigger-thief!”
filled
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From this reading The passageway and room were filled with a motley crowd and the vilest epithets were hurled after him.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Presently a man came in with a lighted candle, seized his sound arm and looked him over from head to foot in the most insulting manner.
frame
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From this reading Meanwhile the wagon containing Maxwell and surrounded by constables stopped at the door of a frame building in the heart of the city, and with blows and threats Warren was pushed and dragged into a bare room and told that it was his quarters until business hours.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Presently a man came in with a lighted candle, seized his sound arm and looked him over from head to foot in the most insulting manner.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Warren shook him off and asked him if he called himself a man to so insult a wounded stranger.
head
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From this reading Presently a man came in with a lighted candle, seized his sound arm and looked him over from head to foot in the most insulting manner.
heart
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From this reading Meanwhile the wagon containing Maxwell and surrounded by constables stopped at the door of a frame building in the heart of the city, and with blows and threats Warren was pushed and dragged into a bare room and told that it was his quarters until business hours.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The passageway and room were filled with a motley crowd and the vilest epithets were hurled after him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Warren shook him off and asked him if he called himself a man to so insult a wounded stranger.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Meanwhile the wagon containing Maxwell and surrounded by constables stopped at the door of a frame building in the heart of the city, and with blows and threats Warren was pushed and dragged into a bare room and told that it was his quarters until business hours.
hours
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From this reading Meanwhile the wagon containing Maxwell and surrounded by constables stopped at the door of a frame building in the heart of the city, and with blows and threats Warren was pushed and dragged into a bare room and told that it was his quarters until business hours.
hurled
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From this reading The passageway and room were filled with a motley crowd and the vilest epithets were hurled after him.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Warren shook him off and asked him if he called himself a man to so insult a wounded stranger.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Meanwhile the wagon containing Maxwell and surrounded by constables stopped at the door of a frame building in the heart of the city, and with blows and threats Warren was pushed and dragged into a bare room and told that it was his quarters until business hours.
insult
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From this reading Warren shook him off and asked him if he called himself a man to so insult a wounded stranger.
insulting
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From this reading Presently a man came in with a lighted candle, seized his sound arm and looked him over from head to foot in the most insulting manner.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Meanwhile the wagon containing Maxwell and surrounded by constables stopped at the door of a frame building in the heart of the city, and with blows and threats Warren was pushed and dragged into a bare room and told that it was his quarters until business hours.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Meanwhile the wagon containing Maxwell and surrounded by constables stopped at the door of a frame building in the heart of the city, and with blows and threats Warren was pushed and dragged into a bare room and told that it was his quarters until business hours.
lighted
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From this reading Presently a man came in with a lighted candle, seized his sound arm and looked him over from head to foot in the most insulting manner.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Presently a man came in with a lighted candle, seized his sound arm and looked him over from head to foot in the most insulting manner.
man
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From this reading Presently a man came in with a lighted candle, seized his sound arm and looked him over from head to foot in the most insulting manner.
manner
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From this reading Presently a man came in with a lighted candle, seized his sound arm and looked him over from head to foot in the most insulting manner.
Maxwell
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From this reading Meanwhile the wagon containing Maxwell and surrounded by constables stopped at the door of a frame building in the heart of the city, and with blows and threats Warren was pushed and dragged into a bare room and told that it was his quarters until business hours.
MeanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile the wagon containing Maxwell and surrounded by constables stopped at the door of a frame building in the heart of the city, and with blows and threats Warren was pushed and dragged into a bare room and told that it was his quarters until business hours.
most
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From this reading Presently a man came in with a lighted candle, seized his sound arm and looked him over from head to foot in the most insulting manner.
motley
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From this reading The passageway and room were filled with a motley crowd and the vilest epithets were hurled after him.
nigger-thief
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From this reading “Don’t you dare speak to a white man except to answer questions, you d----d nigger-thief!”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Meanwhile the wagon containing Maxwell and surrounded by constables stopped at the door of a frame building in the heart of the city, and with blows and threats Warren was pushed and dragged into a bare room and told that it was his quarters until business hours.
off
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From this reading Warren shook him off and asked him if he called himself a man to so insult a wounded stranger.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Presently a man came in with a lighted candle, seized his sound arm and looked him over from head to foot in the most insulting manner.
passageway
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From this reading The passageway and room were filled with a motley crowd and the vilest epithets were hurled after him.
Presently
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From this reading Presently a man came in with a lighted candle, seized his sound arm and looked him over from head to foot in the most insulting manner.
pushed
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From this reading Meanwhile the wagon containing Maxwell and surrounded by constables stopped at the door of a frame building in the heart of the city, and with blows and threats Warren was pushed and dragged into a bare room and told that it was his quarters until business hours.
quarters
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From this reading Meanwhile the wagon containing Maxwell and surrounded by constables stopped at the door of a frame building in the heart of the city, and with blows and threats Warren was pushed and dragged into a bare room and told that it was his quarters until business hours.
questions
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From this reading “Don’t you dare speak to a white man except to answer questions, you d----d nigger-thief!”
room
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From this reading Meanwhile the wagon containing Maxwell and surrounded by constables stopped at the door of a frame building in the heart of the city, and with blows and threats Warren was pushed and dragged into a bare room and told that it was his quarters until business hours.
seized
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From this reading Presently a man came in with a lighted candle, seized his sound arm and looked him over from head to foot in the most insulting manner.
shook
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From this reading Warren shook him off and asked him if he called himself a man to so insult a wounded stranger.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Warren shook him off and asked him if he called himself a man to so insult a wounded stranger.
sound
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From this reading Presently a man came in with a lighted candle, seized his sound arm and looked him over from head to foot in the most insulting manner.
speak
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From this reading “Don’t you dare speak to a white man except to answer questions, you d----d nigger-thief!”
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile the wagon containing Maxwell and surrounded by constables stopped at the door of a frame building in the heart of the city, and with blows and threats Warren was pushed and dragged into a bare room and told that it was his quarters until business hours.
stranger
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From this reading Warren shook him off and asked him if he called himself a man to so insult a wounded stranger.
surrounded
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From this reading Meanwhile the wagon containing Maxwell and surrounded by constables stopped at the door of a frame building in the heart of the city, and with blows and threats Warren was pushed and dragged into a bare room and told that it was his quarters until business hours.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Meanwhile the wagon containing Maxwell and surrounded by constables stopped at the door of a frame building in the heart of the city, and with blows and threats Warren was pushed and dragged into a bare room and told that it was his quarters until business hours.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Meanwhile the wagon containing Maxwell and surrounded by constables stopped at the door of a frame building in the heart of the city, and with blows and threats Warren was pushed and dragged into a bare room and told that it was his quarters until business hours.
threats
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From this reading Meanwhile the wagon containing Maxwell and surrounded by constables stopped at the door of a frame building in the heart of the city, and with blows and threats Warren was pushed and dragged into a bare room and told that it was his quarters until business hours.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Presently a man came in with a lighted candle, seized his sound arm and looked him over from head to foot in the most insulting manner.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile the wagon containing Maxwell and surrounded by constables stopped at the door of a frame building in the heart of the city, and with blows and threats Warren was pushed and dragged into a bare room and told that it was his quarters until business hours.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Meanwhile the wagon containing Maxwell and surrounded by constables stopped at the door of a frame building in the heart of the city, and with blows and threats Warren was pushed and dragged into a bare room and told that it was his quarters until business hours.
vilest
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From this reading The passageway and room were filled with a motley crowd and the vilest epithets were hurled after him.
wagon
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From this reading Meanwhile the wagon containing Maxwell and surrounded by constables stopped at the door of a frame building in the heart of the city, and with blows and threats Warren was pushed and dragged into a bare room and told that it was his quarters until business hours.
Warren
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From this reading Meanwhile the wagon containing Maxwell and surrounded by constables stopped at the door of a frame building in the heart of the city, and with blows and threats Warren was pushed and dragged into a bare room and told that it was his quarters until business hours.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Meanwhile the wagon containing Maxwell and surrounded by constables stopped at the door of a frame building in the heart of the city, and with blows and threats Warren was pushed and dragged into a bare room and told that it was his quarters until business hours.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The passageway and room were filled with a motley crowd and the vilest epithets were hurled after him.
white
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From this reading “Don’t you dare speak to a white man except to answer questions, you d----d nigger-thief!”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Meanwhile the wagon containing Maxwell and surrounded by constables stopped at the door of a frame building in the heart of the city, and with blows and threats Warren was pushed and dragged into a bare room and told that it was his quarters until business hours.
wounded
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From this reading Warren shook him off and asked him if he called himself a man to so insult a wounded stranger.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Don’t you dare speak to a white man except to answer questions, you d----d nigger-thief!”
