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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 “We’ll burn the place down over his head!” yelled one frantic woman, who had given up every cent her late husband had left her to make a payment on Paradise City.
ahead
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From this reading While Nick Carter and his two assistants were waiting for the motor car that was to take them up to the Milmarsh home ahead of the crowd of angry purchasers of Paradise City property there was increasing wrath among the men and women following Bonesy Billings.
ain't
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From this reading “Any man who would rob a poor widow ain’t fit to live.”
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading While Nick Carter and his two assistants were waiting for the motor car that was to take them up to the Milmarsh home ahead of the crowd of angry purchasers of Paradise City property there was increasing wrath among the men and women following Bonesy Billings.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading While Nick Carter and his two assistants were waiting for the motor car that was to take them up to the Milmarsh home ahead of the crowd of angry purchasers of Paradise City property there was increasing wrath among the men and women following Bonesy Billings.
angry
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From this reading While Nick Carter and his two assistants were waiting for the motor car that was to take them up to the Milmarsh home ahead of the crowd of angry purchasers of Paradise City property there was increasing wrath among the men and women following Bonesy Billings.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Kill him first and burn down the house with his carcass in it!” screamed another feminine voice.
Any
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From this reading “Any man who would rob a poor widow ain’t fit to live.”
assistants
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From this reading While Nick Carter and his two assistants were waiting for the motor car that was to take them up to the Milmarsh home ahead of the crowd of angry purchasers of Paradise City property there was increasing wrath among the men and women following Bonesy Billings.
Billings
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From this reading While Nick Carter and his two assistants were waiting for the motor car that was to take them up to the Milmarsh home ahead of the crowd of angry purchasers of Paradise City property there was increasing wrath among the men and women following Bonesy Billings.
Bonesy
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From this reading While Nick Carter and his two assistants were waiting for the motor car that was to take them up to the Milmarsh home ahead of the crowd of angry purchasers of Paradise City property there was increasing wrath among the men and women following Bonesy Billings.
burnverbUS /bɜːrn/
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading “We’ll burn the place down over his head!” yelled one frantic woman, who had given up every cent her late husband had left her to make a payment on Paradise City.
car
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From this reading While Nick Carter and his two assistants were waiting for the motor car that was to take them up to the Milmarsh home ahead of the crowd of angry purchasers of Paradise City property there was increasing wrath among the men and women following Bonesy Billings.
carcass
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From this reading “Kill him first and burn down the house with his carcass in it!” screamed another feminine voice.
Carter
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From this reading While Nick Carter and his two assistants were waiting for the motor car that was to take them up to the Milmarsh home ahead of the crowd of angry purchasers of Paradise City property there was increasing wrath among the men and women following Bonesy Billings.
cent
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From this reading “We’ll burn the place down over his head!” yelled one frantic woman, who had given up every cent her late husband had left her to make a payment on Paradise City.
City
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From this reading While Nick Carter and his two assistants were waiting for the motor car that was to take them up to the Milmarsh home ahead of the crowd of angry purchasers of Paradise City property there was increasing wrath among the men and women following Bonesy Billings.
crowd
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From this reading While Nick Carter and his two assistants were waiting for the motor car that was to take them up to the Milmarsh home ahead of the crowd of angry purchasers of Paradise City property there was increasing wrath among the men and women following Bonesy Billings.
down
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From this reading “We’ll burn the place down over his head!” yelled one frantic woman, who had given up every cent her late husband had left her to make a payment on Paradise City.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “We’ll burn the place down over his head!” yelled one frantic woman, who had given up every cent her late husband had left her to make a payment on Paradise City.
feminine
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From this reading “Kill him first and burn down the house with his carcass in it!” screamed another feminine voice.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Kill him first and burn down the house with his carcass in it!” screamed another feminine voice.
fit
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From this reading “Any man who would rob a poor widow ain’t fit to live.”
following
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From this reading While Nick Carter and his two assistants were waiting for the motor car that was to take them up to the Milmarsh home ahead of the crowd of angry purchasers of Paradise City property there was increasing wrath among the men and women following Bonesy Billings.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading While Nick Carter and his two assistants were waiting for the motor car that was to take them up to the Milmarsh home ahead of the crowd of angry purchasers of Paradise City property there was increasing wrath among the men and women following Bonesy Billings.
frantic
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From this reading “We’ll burn the place down over his head!” yelled one frantic woman, who had given up every cent her late husband had left her to make a payment on Paradise City.
given
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From this reading “We’ll burn the place down over his head!” yelled one frantic woman, who had given up every cent her late husband had left her to make a payment on Paradise City.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “We’ll burn the place down over his head!” yelled one frantic woman, who had given up every cent her late husband had left her to make a payment on Paradise City.
head
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From this reading “We’ll burn the place down over his head!” yelled one frantic woman, who had given up every cent her late husband had left her to make a payment on Paradise City.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “We’ll burn the place down over his head!” yelled one frantic woman, who had given up every cent her late husband had left her to make a payment on Paradise City.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Kill him first and burn down the house with his carcass in it!” screamed another feminine voice.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading While Nick Carter and his two assistants were waiting for the motor car that was to take them up to the Milmarsh home ahead of the crowd of angry purchasers of Paradise City property there was increasing wrath among the men and women following Bonesy Billings.
home
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From this reading While Nick Carter and his two assistants were waiting for the motor car that was to take them up to the Milmarsh home ahead of the crowd of angry purchasers of Paradise City property there was increasing wrath among the men and women following Bonesy Billings.
house
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From this reading “Kill him first and burn down the house with his carcass in it!” screamed another feminine voice.
husband
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From this reading “We’ll burn the place down over his head!” yelled one frantic woman, who had given up every cent her late husband had left her to make a payment on Paradise City.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Kill him first and burn down the house with his carcass in it!” screamed another feminine voice.
increasing
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From this reading While Nick Carter and his two assistants were waiting for the motor car that was to take them up to the Milmarsh home ahead of the crowd of angry purchasers of Paradise City property there was increasing wrath among the men and women following Bonesy Billings.
INSURGENTS
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From this reading THE INSURGENTS.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Kill him first and burn down the house with his carcass in it!” screamed another feminine voice.
Kill
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From this reading “Kill him first and burn down the house with his carcass in it!” screamed another feminine voice.
late
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From this reading “We’ll burn the place down over his head!” yelled one frantic woman, who had given up every cent her late husband had left her to make a payment on Paradise City.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We’ll burn the place down over his head!” yelled one frantic woman, who had given up every cent her late husband had left her to make a payment on Paradise City.
live
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From this reading “Any man who would rob a poor widow ain’t fit to live.”
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We’ll burn the place down over his head!” yelled one frantic woman, who had given up every cent her late husband had left her to make a payment on Paradise City.
man
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From this reading “Any man who would rob a poor widow ain’t fit to live.”
men
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From this reading While Nick Carter and his two assistants were waiting for the motor car that was to take them up to the Milmarsh home ahead of the crowd of angry purchasers of Paradise City property there was increasing wrath among the men and women following Bonesy Billings.
Milmarsh
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From this reading While Nick Carter and his two assistants were waiting for the motor car that was to take them up to the Milmarsh home ahead of the crowd of angry purchasers of Paradise City property there was increasing wrath among the men and women following Bonesy Billings.
motor
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From this reading While Nick Carter and his two assistants were waiting for the motor car that was to take them up to the Milmarsh home ahead of the crowd of angry purchasers of Paradise City property there was increasing wrath among the men and women following Bonesy Billings.
Nick
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From this reading While Nick Carter and his two assistants were waiting for the motor car that was to take them up to the Milmarsh home ahead of the crowd of angry purchasers of Paradise City property there was increasing wrath among the men and women following Bonesy Billings.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading While Nick Carter and his two assistants were waiting for the motor car that was to take them up to the Milmarsh home ahead of the crowd of angry purchasers of Paradise City property there was increasing wrath among the men and women following Bonesy Billings.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “We’ll burn the place down over his head!” yelled one frantic woman, who had given up every cent her late husband had left her to make a payment on Paradise City.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “We’ll burn the place down over his head!” yelled one frantic woman, who had given up every cent her late husband had left her to make a payment on Paradise City.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “We’ll burn the place down over his head!” yelled one frantic woman, who had given up every cent her late husband had left her to make a payment on Paradise City.
Paradise
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From this reading While Nick Carter and his two assistants were waiting for the motor car that was to take them up to the Milmarsh home ahead of the crowd of angry purchasers of Paradise City property there was increasing wrath among the men and women following Bonesy Billings.
payment
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From this reading “We’ll burn the place down over his head!” yelled one frantic woman, who had given up every cent her late husband had left her to make a payment on Paradise City.
place
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From this reading “We’ll burn the place down over his head!” yelled one frantic woman, who had given up every cent her late husband had left her to make a payment on Paradise City.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Any man who would rob a poor widow ain’t fit to live.”
property
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From this reading While Nick Carter and his two assistants were waiting for the motor car that was to take them up to the Milmarsh home ahead of the crowd of angry purchasers of Paradise City property there was increasing wrath among the men and women following Bonesy Billings.
purchasers
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From this reading While Nick Carter and his two assistants were waiting for the motor car that was to take them up to the Milmarsh home ahead of the crowd of angry purchasers of Paradise City property there was increasing wrath among the men and women following Bonesy Billings.
rob
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From this reading “Any man who would rob a poor widow ain’t fit to live.”
screamed
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From this reading “Kill him first and burn down the house with his carcass in it!” screamed another feminine voice.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While Nick Carter and his two assistants were waiting for the motor car that was to take them up to the Milmarsh home ahead of the crowd of angry purchasers of Paradise City property there was increasing wrath among the men and women following Bonesy Billings.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading While Nick Carter and his two assistants were waiting for the motor car that was to take them up to the Milmarsh home ahead of the crowd of angry purchasers of Paradise City property there was increasing wrath among the men and women following Bonesy Billings.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE INSURGENTS.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading While Nick Carter and his two assistants were waiting for the motor car that was to take them up to the Milmarsh home ahead of the crowd of angry purchasers of Paradise City property there was increasing wrath among the men and women following Bonesy Billings.
there
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From this reading While Nick Carter and his two assistants were waiting for the motor car that was to take them up to the Milmarsh home ahead of the crowd of angry purchasers of Paradise City property there was increasing wrath among the men and women following Bonesy Billings.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading While Nick Carter and his two assistants were waiting for the motor car that was to take them up to the Milmarsh home ahead of the crowd of angry purchasers of Paradise City property there was increasing wrath among the men and women following Bonesy Billings.
two
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From this reading While Nick Carter and his two assistants were waiting for the motor car that was to take them up to the Milmarsh home ahead of the crowd of angry purchasers of Paradise City property there was increasing wrath among the men and women following Bonesy Billings.
up
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From this reading While Nick Carter and his two assistants were waiting for the motor car that was to take them up to the Milmarsh home ahead of the crowd of angry purchasers of Paradise City property there was increasing wrath among the men and women following Bonesy Billings.
voice
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From this reading “Kill him first and burn down the house with his carcass in it!” screamed another feminine voice.
waiting
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From this reading While Nick Carter and his two assistants were waiting for the motor car that was to take them up to the Milmarsh home ahead of the crowd of angry purchasers of Paradise City property there was increasing wrath among the men and women following Bonesy Billings.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While Nick Carter and his two assistants were waiting for the motor car that was to take them up to the Milmarsh home ahead of the crowd of angry purchasers of Paradise City property there was increasing wrath among the men and women following Bonesy Billings.
We'll
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From this reading “We’ll burn the place down over his head!” yelled one frantic woman, who had given up every cent her late husband had left her to make a payment on Paradise City.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading While Nick Carter and his two assistants were waiting for the motor car that was to take them up to the Milmarsh home ahead of the crowd of angry purchasers of Paradise City property there was increasing wrath among the men and women following Bonesy Billings.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While Nick Carter and his two assistants were waiting for the motor car that was to take them up to the Milmarsh home ahead of the crowd of angry purchasers of Paradise City property there was increasing wrath among the men and women following Bonesy Billings.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “We’ll burn the place down over his head!” yelled one frantic woman, who had given up every cent her late husband had left her to make a payment on Paradise City.
widow
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From this reading “Any man who would rob a poor widow ain’t fit to live.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Kill him first and burn down the house with his carcass in it!” screamed another feminine voice.
woman
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From this reading “We’ll burn the place down over his head!” yelled one frantic woman, who had given up every cent her late husband had left her to make a payment on Paradise City.
women
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From this reading While Nick Carter and his two assistants were waiting for the motor car that was to take them up to the Milmarsh home ahead of the crowd of angry purchasers of Paradise City property there was increasing wrath among the men and women following Bonesy Billings.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Any man who would rob a poor widow ain’t fit to live.”
wrath
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From this reading While Nick Carter and his two assistants were waiting for the motor car that was to take them up to the Milmarsh home ahead of the crowd of angry purchasers of Paradise City property there was increasing wrath among the men and women following Bonesy Billings.
yelled
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From this reading “We’ll burn the place down over his head!” yelled one frantic woman, who had given up every cent her late husband had left her to make a payment on Paradise City.
