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alarm
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From this reading NEWS FROM GETTYSBURG At the first line of the daring parody Rhett Bannister and his son both sprang to their feet, the one white with sudden rage, the other stricken with indignation and alarm.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NEWS FROM GETTYSBURG At the first line of the daring parody Rhett Bannister and his son both sprang to their feet, the one white with sudden rage, the other stricken with indignation and alarm.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading NEWS FROM GETTYSBURG At the first line of the daring parody Rhett Bannister and his son both sprang to their feet, the one white with sudden rage, the other stricken with indignation and alarm.
Bannister
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From this reading NEWS FROM GETTYSBURG At the first line of the daring parody Rhett Bannister and his son both sprang to their feet, the one white with sudden rage, the other stricken with indignation and alarm.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What would have happened in the road can only be conjectured, had not Bob’s frightened little mother run to the porch-steps and called to her husband:-- “Rhett, dear!
Bob's
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From this reading What would have happened in the road can only be conjectured, had not Bob’s frightened little mother run to the porch-steps and called to her husband:-- “Rhett, dear!
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading NEWS FROM GETTYSBURG At the first line of the daring parody Rhett Bannister and his son both sprang to their feet, the one white with sudden rage, the other stricken with indignation and alarm.
called
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From this reading What would have happened in the road can only be conjectured, had not Bob’s frightened little mother run to the porch-steps and called to her husband:-- “Rhett, dear!
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading What would have happened in the road can only be conjectured, had not Bob’s frightened little mother run to the porch-steps and called to her husband:-- “Rhett, dear!
conjectured
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daring
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From this reading NEWS FROM GETTYSBURG At the first line of the daring parody Rhett Bannister and his son both sprang to their feet, the one white with sudden rage, the other stricken with indignation and alarm.
dear
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From this reading What would have happened in the road can only be conjectured, had not Bob’s frightened little mother run to the porch-steps and called to her husband:-- “Rhett, dear!
don't
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From this reading Rhett, don’t!
down
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From this reading With one step the man reached the edge of the porch, with the next he was down on the path on his way to the gate, to give physical expression to his wrath.
edge
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From this reading With one step the man reached the edge of the porch, with the next he was down on the path on his way to the gate, to give physical expression to his wrath.
expression
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From this reading With one step the man reached the edge of the porch, with the next he was down on the path on his way to the gate, to give physical expression to his wrath.
feet
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From this reading NEWS FROM GETTYSBURG At the first line of the daring parody Rhett Bannister and his son both sprang to their feet, the one white with sudden rage, the other stricken with indignation and alarm.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NEWS FROM GETTYSBURG At the first line of the daring parody Rhett Bannister and his son both sprang to their feet, the one white with sudden rage, the other stricken with indignation and alarm.
frightened
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From this reading What would have happened in the road can only be conjectured, had not Bob’s frightened little mother run to the porch-steps and called to her husband:-- “Rhett, dear!
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading NEWS FROM GETTYSBURG At the first line of the daring parody Rhett Bannister and his son both sprang to their feet, the one white with sudden rage, the other stricken with indignation and alarm.
gate
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From this reading With one step the man reached the edge of the porch, with the next he was down on the path on his way to the gate, to give physical expression to his wrath.
GETTYSBURG
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From this reading NEWS FROM GETTYSBURG At the first line of the daring parody Rhett Bannister and his son both sprang to their feet, the one white with sudden rage, the other stricken with indignation and alarm.
give
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From this reading With one step the man reached the edge of the porch, with the next he was down on the path on his way to the gate, to give physical expression to his wrath.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What would have happened in the road can only be conjectured, had not Bob’s frightened little mother run to the porch-steps and called to her husband:-- “Rhett, dear!
happened
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From this reading What would have happened in the road can only be conjectured, had not Bob’s frightened little mother run to the porch-steps and called to her husband:-- “Rhett, dear!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What would have happened in the road can only be conjectured, had not Bob’s frightened little mother run to the porch-steps and called to her husband:-- “Rhett, dear!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With one step the man reached the edge of the porch, with the next he was down on the path on his way to the gate, to give physical expression to his wrath.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading What would have happened in the road can only be conjectured, had not Bob’s frightened little mother run to the porch-steps and called to her husband:-- “Rhett, dear!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading NEWS FROM GETTYSBURG At the first line of the daring parody Rhett Bannister and his son both sprang to their feet, the one white with sudden rage, the other stricken with indignation and alarm.
husband
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From this reading What would have happened in the road can only be conjectured, had not Bob’s frightened little mother run to the porch-steps and called to her husband:-- “Rhett, dear!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What would have happened in the road can only be conjectured, had not Bob’s frightened little mother run to the porch-steps and called to her husband:-- “Rhett, dear!
indignation
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From this reading NEWS FROM GETTYSBURG At the first line of the daring parody Rhett Bannister and his son both sprang to their feet, the one white with sudden rage, the other stricken with indignation and alarm.
line
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From this reading NEWS FROM GETTYSBURG At the first line of the daring parody Rhett Bannister and his son both sprang to their feet, the one white with sudden rage, the other stricken with indignation and alarm.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What would have happened in the road can only be conjectured, had not Bob’s frightened little mother run to the porch-steps and called to her husband:-- “Rhett, dear!
man
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From this reading With one step the man reached the edge of the porch, with the next he was down on the path on his way to the gate, to give physical expression to his wrath.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Don’t mind them.
mother
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From this reading What would have happened in the road can only be conjectured, had not Bob’s frightened little mother run to the porch-steps and called to her husband:-- “Rhett, dear!
NEWS
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From this reading NEWS FROM GETTYSBURG At the first line of the daring parody Rhett Bannister and his son both sprang to their feet, the one white with sudden rage, the other stricken with indignation and alarm.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With one step the man reached the edge of the porch, with the next he was down on the path on his way to the gate, to give physical expression to his wrath.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading What would have happened in the road can only be conjectured, had not Bob’s frightened little mother run to the porch-steps and called to her husband:-- “Rhett, dear!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NEWS FROM GETTYSBURG At the first line of the daring parody Rhett Bannister and his son both sprang to their feet, the one white with sudden rage, the other stricken with indignation and alarm.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With one step the man reached the edge of the porch, with the next he was down on the path on his way to the gate, to give physical expression to his wrath.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading NEWS FROM GETTYSBURG At the first line of the daring parody Rhett Bannister and his son both sprang to their feet, the one white with sudden rage, the other stricken with indignation and alarm.
only
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other
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From this reading NEWS FROM GETTYSBURG At the first line of the daring parody Rhett Bannister and his son both sprang to their feet, the one white with sudden rage, the other stricken with indignation and alarm.
parody
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From this reading NEWS FROM GETTYSBURG At the first line of the daring parody Rhett Bannister and his son both sprang to their feet, the one white with sudden rage, the other stricken with indignation and alarm.
path
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From this reading With one step the man reached the edge of the porch, with the next he was down on the path on his way to the gate, to give physical expression to his wrath.
physical
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From this reading With one step the man reached the edge of the porch, with the next he was down on the path on his way to the gate, to give physical expression to his wrath.
porch
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From this reading With one step the man reached the edge of the porch, with the next he was down on the path on his way to the gate, to give physical expression to his wrath.
porch-steps
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From this reading What would have happened in the road can only be conjectured, had not Bob’s frightened little mother run to the porch-steps and called to her husband:-- “Rhett, dear!
rage
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From this reading NEWS FROM GETTYSBURG At the first line of the daring parody Rhett Bannister and his son both sprang to their feet, the one white with sudden rage, the other stricken with indignation and alarm.
reached
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From this reading With one step the man reached the edge of the porch, with the next he was down on the path on his way to the gate, to give physical expression to his wrath.
Rhett
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From this reading NEWS FROM GETTYSBURG At the first line of the daring parody Rhett Bannister and his son both sprang to their feet, the one white with sudden rage, the other stricken with indignation and alarm.
road
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run
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son
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From this reading NEWS FROM GETTYSBURG At the first line of the daring parody Rhett Bannister and his son both sprang to their feet, the one white with sudden rage, the other stricken with indignation and alarm.
sprang
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From this reading NEWS FROM GETTYSBURG At the first line of the daring parody Rhett Bannister and his son both sprang to their feet, the one white with sudden rage, the other stricken with indignation and alarm.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With one step the man reached the edge of the porch, with the next he was down on the path on his way to the gate, to give physical expression to his wrath.
stricken
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From this reading NEWS FROM GETTYSBURG At the first line of the daring parody Rhett Bannister and his son both sprang to their feet, the one white with sudden rage, the other stricken with indignation and alarm.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NEWS FROM GETTYSBURG At the first line of the daring parody Rhett Bannister and his son both sprang to their feet, the one white with sudden rage, the other stricken with indignation and alarm.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NEWS FROM GETTYSBURG At the first line of the daring parody Rhett Bannister and his son both sprang to their feet, the one white with sudden rage, the other stricken with indignation and alarm.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading NEWS FROM GETTYSBURG At the first line of the daring parody Rhett Bannister and his son both sprang to their feet, the one white with sudden rage, the other stricken with indignation and alarm.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Don’t mind them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading NEWS FROM GETTYSBURG At the first line of the daring parody Rhett Bannister and his son both sprang to their feet, the one white with sudden rage, the other stricken with indignation and alarm.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With one step the man reached the edge of the porch, with the next he was down on the path on his way to the gate, to give physical expression to his wrath.
way
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From this reading With one step the man reached the edge of the porch, with the next he was down on the path on his way to the gate, to give physical expression to his wrath.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What would have happened in the road can only be conjectured, had not Bob’s frightened little mother run to the porch-steps and called to her husband:-- “Rhett, dear!
white
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From this reading NEWS FROM GETTYSBURG At the first line of the daring parody Rhett Bannister and his son both sprang to their feet, the one white with sudden rage, the other stricken with indignation and alarm.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading NEWS FROM GETTYSBURG At the first line of the daring parody Rhett Bannister and his son both sprang to their feet, the one white with sudden rage, the other stricken with indignation and alarm.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What would have happened in the road can only be conjectured, had not Bob’s frightened little mother run to the porch-steps and called to her husband:-- “Rhett, dear!
wrath
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From this reading With one step the man reached the edge of the porch, with the next he was down on the path on his way to the gate, to give physical expression to his wrath.
