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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 Paul breakfasted late, and in the afternoon he fell in with a wild San Francisco boy, a freshman at Yale, who said he had run down for a "little flyer" over Sunday.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The young man offered to show Paul the night side of the town, and the two boys went off together after dinner, not returning to the hotel until seven o'clock the next morning.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Paul breakfasted late, and in the afternoon he fell in with a wild San Francisco boy, a freshman at Yale, who said he had run down for a "little flyer" over Sunday.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Paul breakfasted late, and in the afternoon he fell in with a wild San Francisco boy, a freshman at Yale, who said he had run down for a "little flyer" over Sunday.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Paul breakfasted late, and in the afternoon he fell in with a wild San Francisco boy, a freshman at Yale, who said he had run down for a "little flyer" over Sunday.
bed
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From this reading The freshman pulled himself together to make his train, and Paul went to bed.
boy
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From this reading Paul breakfasted late, and in the afternoon he fell in with a wild San Francisco boy, a freshman at Yale, who said he had run down for a "little flyer" over Sunday.
boys
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From this reading The young man offered to show Paul the night side of the town, and the two boys went off together after dinner, not returning to the hotel until seven o'clock the next morning.
breakfasted
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From this reading Paul breakfasted late, and in the afternoon he fell in with a wild San Francisco boy, a freshman at Yale, who said he had run down for a "little flyer" over Sunday.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They had started out in the confiding warmth of a champagne friendship, but their parting in the elevator was singularly cool.
champagne
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From this reading They had started out in the confiding warmth of a champagne friendship, but their parting in the elevator was singularly cool.
city
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From this reading On Sunday morning the city was practically snow-bound.
confiding
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From this reading They had started out in the confiding warmth of a champagne friendship, but their parting in the elevator was singularly cool.
cool
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From this reading They had started out in the confiding warmth of a champagne friendship, but their parting in the elevator was singularly cool.
dinner
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From this reading The young man offered to show Paul the night side of the town, and the two boys went off together after dinner, not returning to the hotel until seven o'clock the next morning.
down
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From this reading Paul breakfasted late, and in the afternoon he fell in with a wild San Francisco boy, a freshman at Yale, who said he had run down for a "little flyer" over Sunday.
elevator
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From this reading They had started out in the confiding warmth of a champagne friendship, but their parting in the elevator was singularly cool.
fell
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From this reading Paul breakfasted late, and in the afternoon he fell in with a wild San Francisco boy, a freshman at Yale, who said he had run down for a "little flyer" over Sunday.
flyer
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From this reading Paul breakfasted late, and in the afternoon he fell in with a wild San Francisco boy, a freshman at Yale, who said he had run down for a "little flyer" over Sunday.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Paul breakfasted late, and in the afternoon he fell in with a wild San Francisco boy, a freshman at Yale, who said he had run down for a "little flyer" over Sunday.
Francisco
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From this reading Paul breakfasted late, and in the afternoon he fell in with a wild San Francisco boy, a freshman at Yale, who said he had run down for a "little flyer" over Sunday.
freshman
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From this reading Paul breakfasted late, and in the afternoon he fell in with a wild San Francisco boy, a freshman at Yale, who said he had run down for a "little flyer" over Sunday.
friendship
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From this reading They had started out in the confiding warmth of a champagne friendship, but their parting in the elevator was singularly cool.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Paul breakfasted late, and in the afternoon he fell in with a wild San Francisco boy, a freshman at Yale, who said he had run down for a "little flyer" over Sunday.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Paul breakfasted late, and in the afternoon he fell in with a wild San Francisco boy, a freshman at Yale, who said he had run down for a "little flyer" over Sunday.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The freshman pulled himself together to make his train, and Paul went to bed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The freshman pulled himself together to make his train, and Paul went to bed.
hotel
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From this reading The young man offered to show Paul the night side of the town, and the two boys went off together after dinner, not returning to the hotel until seven o'clock the next morning.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Paul breakfasted late, and in the afternoon he fell in with a wild San Francisco boy, a freshman at Yale, who said he had run down for a "little flyer" over Sunday.
late
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From this reading Paul breakfasted late, and in the afternoon he fell in with a wild San Francisco boy, a freshman at Yale, who said he had run down for a "little flyer" over Sunday.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Paul breakfasted late, and in the afternoon he fell in with a wild San Francisco boy, a freshman at Yale, who said he had run down for a "little flyer" over Sunday.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The freshman pulled himself together to make his train, and Paul went to bed.
man
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From this reading The young man offered to show Paul the night side of the town, and the two boys went off together after dinner, not returning to the hotel until seven o'clock the next morning.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On Sunday morning the city was practically snow-bound.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young man offered to show Paul the night side of the town, and the two boys went off together after dinner, not returning to the hotel until seven o'clock the next morning.
night
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From this reading The young man offered to show Paul the night side of the town, and the two boys went off together after dinner, not returning to the hotel until seven o'clock the next morning.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The young man offered to show Paul the night side of the town, and the two boys went off together after dinner, not returning to the hotel until seven o'clock the next morning.
o'clock
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From this reading The young man offered to show Paul the night side of the town, and the two boys went off together after dinner, not returning to the hotel until seven o'clock the next morning.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The young man offered to show Paul the night side of the town, and the two boys went off together after dinner, not returning to the hotel until seven o'clock the next morning.
off
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From this reading The young man offered to show Paul the night side of the town, and the two boys went off together after dinner, not returning to the hotel until seven o'clock the next morning.
offered
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From this reading The young man offered to show Paul the night side of the town, and the two boys went off together after dinner, not returning to the hotel until seven o'clock the next morning.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On Sunday morning the city was practically snow-bound.
out
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From this reading They had started out in the confiding warmth of a champagne friendship, but their parting in the elevator was singularly cool.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Paul breakfasted late, and in the afternoon he fell in with a wild San Francisco boy, a freshman at Yale, who said he had run down for a "little flyer" over Sunday.
parting
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From this reading They had started out in the confiding warmth of a champagne friendship, but their parting in the elevator was singularly cool.
Paul
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From this reading Paul breakfasted late, and in the afternoon he fell in with a wild San Francisco boy, a freshman at Yale, who said he had run down for a "little flyer" over Sunday.
practically
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From this reading On Sunday morning the city was practically snow-bound.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The freshman pulled himself together to make his train, and Paul went to bed.
returning
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From this reading The young man offered to show Paul the night side of the town, and the two boys went off together after dinner, not returning to the hotel until seven o'clock the next morning.
run
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From this reading Paul breakfasted late, and in the afternoon he fell in with a wild San Francisco boy, a freshman at Yale, who said he had run down for a "little flyer" over Sunday.
said
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From this reading Paul breakfasted late, and in the afternoon he fell in with a wild San Francisco boy, a freshman at Yale, who said he had run down for a "little flyer" over Sunday.
San
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From this reading Paul breakfasted late, and in the afternoon he fell in with a wild San Francisco boy, a freshman at Yale, who said he had run down for a "little flyer" over Sunday.
seven
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From this reading The young man offered to show Paul the night side of the town, and the two boys went off together after dinner, not returning to the hotel until seven o'clock the next morning.
show
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From this reading The young man offered to show Paul the night side of the town, and the two boys went off together after dinner, not returning to the hotel until seven o'clock the next morning.
side
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From this reading The young man offered to show Paul the night side of the town, and the two boys went off together after dinner, not returning to the hotel until seven o'clock the next morning.
singularly
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From this reading They had started out in the confiding warmth of a champagne friendship, but their parting in the elevator was singularly cool.
snow-bound
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From this reading On Sunday morning the city was practically snow-bound.
started
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From this reading They had started out in the confiding warmth of a champagne friendship, but their parting in the elevator was singularly cool.
Sunday
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From this reading On Sunday morning the city was practically snow-bound.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On Sunday morning the city was practically snow-bound.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They had started out in the confiding warmth of a champagne friendship, but their parting in the elevator was singularly cool.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had started out in the confiding warmth of a champagne friendship, but their parting in the elevator was singularly cool.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The young man offered to show Paul the night side of the town, and the two boys went off together after dinner, not returning to the hotel until seven o'clock the next morning.
together
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From this reading The young man offered to show Paul the night side of the town, and the two boys went off together after dinner, not returning to the hotel until seven o'clock the next morning.
town
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From this reading The young man offered to show Paul the night side of the town, and the two boys went off together after dinner, not returning to the hotel until seven o'clock the next morning.
train
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From this reading The freshman pulled himself together to make his train, and Paul went to bed.
two
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From this reading The young man offered to show Paul the night side of the town, and the two boys went off together after dinner, not returning to the hotel until seven o'clock the next morning.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The young man offered to show Paul the night side of the town, and the two boys went off together after dinner, not returning to the hotel until seven o'clock the next morning.
warmth
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From this reading They had started out in the confiding warmth of a champagne friendship, but their parting in the elevator was singularly cool.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On Sunday morning the city was practically snow-bound.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young man offered to show Paul the night side of the town, and the two boys went off together after dinner, not returning to the hotel until seven o'clock the next morning.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Paul breakfasted late, and in the afternoon he fell in with a wild San Francisco boy, a freshman at Yale, who said he had run down for a "little flyer" over Sunday.
wild
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From this reading Paul breakfasted late, and in the afternoon he fell in with a wild San Francisco boy, a freshman at Yale, who said he had run down for a "little flyer" over Sunday.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Paul breakfasted late, and in the afternoon he fell in with a wild San Francisco boy, a freshman at Yale, who said he had run down for a "little flyer" over Sunday.
Yale
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From this reading Paul breakfasted late, and in the afternoon he fell in with a wild San Francisco boy, a freshman at Yale, who said he had run down for a "little flyer" over Sunday.
young
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From this reading The young man offered to show Paul the night side of the town, and the two boys went off together after dinner, not returning to the hotel until seven o'clock the next morning.
