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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 He was provided with a broom, and in the morning swept the bank.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ARMED ESCORT Luke Robbins entered at once upon his duties as janitor of the Emmonsville bank.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was provided with a broom, and in the morning swept the bank.
any
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From this reading Sometimes he washed the windows; at other times he sat on a bench in the rear of the bank, ready for any call upon his services.
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading Several days passed, and though Luke kept a sharp lookout for the Fox brothers he did not catch a glimpse of anyone who resembled them.
ARMED
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From this reading AN ARMED ESCORT Luke Robbins entered at once upon his duties as janitor of the Emmonsville bank.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AN ARMED ESCORT Luke Robbins entered at once upon his duties as janitor of the Emmonsville bank.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AN ARMED ESCORT Luke Robbins entered at once upon his duties as janitor of the Emmonsville bank.
bank
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From this reading AN ARMED ESCORT Luke Robbins entered at once upon his duties as janitor of the Emmonsville bank.
bench
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From this reading Sometimes he washed the windows; at other times he sat on a bench in the rear of the bank, ready for any call upon his services.
broom
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From this reading He was provided with a broom, and in the morning swept the bank.
brothers
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From this reading Several days passed, and though Luke kept a sharp lookout for the Fox brothers he did not catch a glimpse of anyone who resembled them.
call
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From this reading Sometimes he washed the windows; at other times he sat on a bench in the rear of the bank, ready for any call upon his services.
catch
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From this reading Several days passed, and though Luke kept a sharp lookout for the Fox brothers he did not catch a glimpse of anyone who resembled them.
days
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From this reading Several days passed, and though Luke kept a sharp lookout for the Fox brothers he did not catch a glimpse of anyone who resembled them.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Several days passed, and though Luke kept a sharp lookout for the Fox brothers he did not catch a glimpse of anyone who resembled them.
duties
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From this reading AN ARMED ESCORT Luke Robbins entered at once upon his duties as janitor of the Emmonsville bank.
Emmonsville
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From this reading AN ARMED ESCORT Luke Robbins entered at once upon his duties as janitor of the Emmonsville bank.
entered
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From this reading AN ARMED ESCORT Luke Robbins entered at once upon his duties as janitor of the Emmonsville bank.
ESCORT
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From this reading AN ARMED ESCORT Luke Robbins entered at once upon his duties as janitor of the Emmonsville bank.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Sometimes he washed the windows; at other times he sat on a bench in the rear of the bank, ready for any call upon his services.
Fox
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From this reading Several days passed, and though Luke kept a sharp lookout for the Fox brothers he did not catch a glimpse of anyone who resembled them.
garb
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From this reading Then one morning Luke went to the bank as usual and put on his Quaker garb.
glimpse
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From this reading Several days passed, and though Luke kept a sharp lookout for the Fox brothers he did not catch a glimpse of anyone who resembled them.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was provided with a broom, and in the morning swept the bank.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AN ARMED ESCORT Luke Robbins entered at once upon his duties as janitor of the Emmonsville bank.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was provided with a broom, and in the morning swept the bank.
janitor
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From this reading AN ARMED ESCORT Luke Robbins entered at once upon his duties as janitor of the Emmonsville bank.
kept
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From this reading Several days passed, and though Luke kept a sharp lookout for the Fox brothers he did not catch a glimpse of anyone who resembled them.
lookout
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From this reading Several days passed, and though Luke kept a sharp lookout for the Fox brothers he did not catch a glimpse of anyone who resembled them.
Luke
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From this reading AN ARMED ESCORT Luke Robbins entered at once upon his duties as janitor of the Emmonsville bank.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was provided with a broom, and in the morning swept the bank.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Several days passed, and though Luke kept a sharp lookout for the Fox brothers he did not catch a glimpse of anyone who resembled them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN ARMED ESCORT Luke Robbins entered at once upon his duties as janitor of the Emmonsville bank.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sometimes he washed the windows; at other times he sat on a bench in the rear of the bank, ready for any call upon his services.
once
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From this reading AN ARMED ESCORT Luke Robbins entered at once upon his duties as janitor of the Emmonsville bank.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then one morning Luke went to the bank as usual and put on his Quaker garb.
other
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From this reading Sometimes he washed the windows; at other times he sat on a bench in the rear of the bank, ready for any call upon his services.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Several days passed, and though Luke kept a sharp lookout for the Fox brothers he did not catch a glimpse of anyone who resembled them.
provided
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From this reading He was provided with a broom, and in the morning swept the bank.
put
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From this reading Then one morning Luke went to the bank as usual and put on his Quaker garb.
Quaker
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From this reading Then one morning Luke went to the bank as usual and put on his Quaker garb.
ready
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From this reading Sometimes he washed the windows; at other times he sat on a bench in the rear of the bank, ready for any call upon his services.
rear
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From this reading Sometimes he washed the windows; at other times he sat on a bench in the rear of the bank, ready for any call upon his services.
resembled
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From this reading Several days passed, and though Luke kept a sharp lookout for the Fox brothers he did not catch a glimpse of anyone who resembled them.
Robbins
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From this reading AN ARMED ESCORT Luke Robbins entered at once upon his duties as janitor of the Emmonsville bank.
sat
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From this reading Sometimes he washed the windows; at other times he sat on a bench in the rear of the bank, ready for any call upon his services.
services
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From this reading Sometimes he washed the windows; at other times he sat on a bench in the rear of the bank, ready for any call upon his services.
Several
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From this reading Several days passed, and though Luke kept a sharp lookout for the Fox brothers he did not catch a glimpse of anyone who resembled them.
sharp
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From this reading Several days passed, and though Luke kept a sharp lookout for the Fox brothers he did not catch a glimpse of anyone who resembled them.
Sometimes
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From this reading Sometimes he washed the windows; at other times he sat on a bench in the rear of the bank, ready for any call upon his services.
swept
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From this reading He was provided with a broom, and in the morning swept the bank.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN ARMED ESCORT Luke Robbins entered at once upon his duties as janitor of the Emmonsville bank.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Several days passed, and though Luke kept a sharp lookout for the Fox brothers he did not catch a glimpse of anyone who resembled them.
Then
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From this reading Then one morning Luke went to the bank as usual and put on his Quaker garb.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Several days passed, and though Luke kept a sharp lookout for the Fox brothers he did not catch a glimpse of anyone who resembled them.
times
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From this reading Sometimes he washed the windows; at other times he sat on a bench in the rear of the bank, ready for any call upon his services.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then one morning Luke went to the bank as usual and put on his Quaker garb.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading AN ARMED ESCORT Luke Robbins entered at once upon his duties as janitor of the Emmonsville bank.
usual
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From this reading Then one morning Luke went to the bank as usual and put on his Quaker garb.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was provided with a broom, and in the morning swept the bank.
washed
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From this reading Sometimes he washed the windows; at other times he sat on a bench in the rear of the bank, ready for any call upon his services.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then one morning Luke went to the bank as usual and put on his Quaker garb.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Several days passed, and though Luke kept a sharp lookout for the Fox brothers he did not catch a glimpse of anyone who resembled them.
windows
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From this reading Sometimes he washed the windows; at other times he sat on a bench in the rear of the bank, ready for any call upon his services.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was provided with a broom, and in the morning swept the bank.
