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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In the morning, although still fuming about Auldin's escape, Hanlon had to put it out of his mind as he prepared for the try-out of his act before Yandor.
act
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From this reading In the morning, although still fuming about Auldin's escape, Hanlon had to put it out of his mind as he prepared for the try-out of his act before Yandor.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the morning, although still fuming about Auldin's escape, Hanlon had to put it out of his mind as he prepared for the try-out of his act before Yandor.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The new and gaudy uniforms had been delivered and the roches had grown used to wearing them.
animals
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From this reading Now Hanlon dressed himself and the animals and left the house.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the morning, although still fuming about Auldin's escape, Hanlon had to put it out of his mind as he prepared for the try-out of his act before Yandor.
attention
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From this reading Naturally, the procession attracted considerable attention, for Hanlon made the roches follow him sometimes in single file, then close up to double file.
attracted
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From this reading Naturally, the procession attracted considerable attention, for Hanlon made the roches follow him sometimes in single file, then close up to double file.
Auldin's
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From this reading In the morning, although still fuming about Auldin's escape, Hanlon had to put it out of his mind as he prepared for the try-out of his act before Yandor.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The new and gaudy uniforms had been delivered and the roches had grown used to wearing them.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading In the morning, although still fuming about Auldin's escape, Hanlon had to put it out of his mind as he prepared for the try-out of his act before Yandor.
close
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From this reading Naturally, the procession attracted considerable attention, for Hanlon made the roches follow him sometimes in single file, then close up to double file.
considerable
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From this reading Naturally, the procession attracted considerable attention, for Hanlon made the roches follow him sometimes in single file, then close up to double file.
delivered
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From this reading The new and gaudy uniforms had been delivered and the roches had grown used to wearing them.
double
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From this reading Naturally, the procession attracted considerable attention, for Hanlon made the roches follow him sometimes in single file, then close up to double file.
down
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From this reading They marched down the street toward the downtown section where Yandor's office was located.
downtown
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From this reading They marched down the street toward the downtown section where Yandor's office was located.
dressed
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From this reading Now Hanlon dressed himself and the animals and left the house.
escape
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From this reading In the morning, although still fuming about Auldin's escape, Hanlon had to put it out of his mind as he prepared for the try-out of his act before Yandor.
file
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From this reading Naturally, the procession attracted considerable attention, for Hanlon made the roches follow him sometimes in single file, then close up to double file.
follow
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From this reading Naturally, the procession attracted considerable attention, for Hanlon made the roches follow him sometimes in single file, then close up to double file.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In the morning, although still fuming about Auldin's escape, Hanlon had to put it out of his mind as he prepared for the try-out of his act before Yandor.
fuming
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From this reading In the morning, although still fuming about Auldin's escape, Hanlon had to put it out of his mind as he prepared for the try-out of his act before Yandor.
gaudy
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From this reading The new and gaudy uniforms had been delivered and the roches had grown used to wearing them.
grown
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From this reading The new and gaudy uniforms had been delivered and the roches had grown used to wearing them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the morning, although still fuming about Auldin's escape, Hanlon had to put it out of his mind as he prepared for the try-out of his act before Yandor.
Hanlon
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From this reading In the morning, although still fuming about Auldin's escape, Hanlon had to put it out of his mind as he prepared for the try-out of his act before Yandor.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the morning, although still fuming about Auldin's escape, Hanlon had to put it out of his mind as he prepared for the try-out of his act before Yandor.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Naturally, the procession attracted considerable attention, for Hanlon made the roches follow him sometimes in single file, then close up to double file.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Now Hanlon dressed himself and the animals and left the house.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the morning, although still fuming about Auldin's escape, Hanlon had to put it out of his mind as he prepared for the try-out of his act before Yandor.
house
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From this reading Now Hanlon dressed himself and the animals and left the house.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the morning, although still fuming about Auldin's escape, Hanlon had to put it out of his mind as he prepared for the try-out of his act before Yandor.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the morning, although still fuming about Auldin's escape, Hanlon had to put it out of his mind as he prepared for the try-out of his act before Yandor.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now Hanlon dressed himself and the animals and left the house.
located
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From this reading They marched down the street toward the downtown section where Yandor's office was located.
made
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From this reading Naturally, the procession attracted considerable attention, for Hanlon made the roches follow him sometimes in single file, then close up to double file.
marched
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From this reading They marched down the street toward the downtown section where Yandor's office was located.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the morning, although still fuming about Auldin's escape, Hanlon had to put it out of his mind as he prepared for the try-out of his act before Yandor.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the morning, although still fuming about Auldin's escape, Hanlon had to put it out of his mind as he prepared for the try-out of his act before Yandor.
Naturally
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From this reading Naturally, the procession attracted considerable attention, for Hanlon made the roches follow him sometimes in single file, then close up to double file.
new
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From this reading The new and gaudy uniforms had been delivered and the roches had grown used to wearing them.
Now
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From this reading Now Hanlon dressed himself and the animals and left the house.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the morning, although still fuming about Auldin's escape, Hanlon had to put it out of his mind as he prepared for the try-out of his act before Yandor.
office
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From this reading They marched down the street toward the downtown section where Yandor's office was located.
out
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From this reading In the morning, although still fuming about Auldin's escape, Hanlon had to put it out of his mind as he prepared for the try-out of his act before Yandor.
prepared
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From this reading In the morning, although still fuming about Auldin's escape, Hanlon had to put it out of his mind as he prepared for the try-out of his act before Yandor.
procession
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From this reading Naturally, the procession attracted considerable attention, for Hanlon made the roches follow him sometimes in single file, then close up to double file.
put
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From this reading In the morning, although still fuming about Auldin's escape, Hanlon had to put it out of his mind as he prepared for the try-out of his act before Yandor.
roches
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From this reading The new and gaudy uniforms had been delivered and the roches had grown used to wearing them.
section
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From this reading They marched down the street toward the downtown section where Yandor's office was located.
single
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From this reading Naturally, the procession attracted considerable attention, for Hanlon made the roches follow him sometimes in single file, then close up to double file.
sometimes
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From this reading Naturally, the procession attracted considerable attention, for Hanlon made the roches follow him sometimes in single file, then close up to double file.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the morning, although still fuming about Auldin's escape, Hanlon had to put it out of his mind as he prepared for the try-out of his act before Yandor.
street
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From this reading They marched down the street toward the downtown section where Yandor's office was located.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the morning, although still fuming about Auldin's escape, Hanlon had to put it out of his mind as he prepared for the try-out of his act before Yandor.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The new and gaudy uniforms had been delivered and the roches had grown used to wearing them.
then
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From this reading Naturally, the procession attracted considerable attention, for Hanlon made the roches follow him sometimes in single file, then close up to double file.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They marched down the street toward the downtown section where Yandor's office was located.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the morning, although still fuming about Auldin's escape, Hanlon had to put it out of his mind as he prepared for the try-out of his act before Yandor.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading They marched down the street toward the downtown section where Yandor's office was located.
try-out
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From this reading In the morning, although still fuming about Auldin's escape, Hanlon had to put it out of his mind as he prepared for the try-out of his act before Yandor.
uniforms
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From this reading The new and gaudy uniforms had been delivered and the roches had grown used to wearing them.
up
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From this reading Naturally, the procession attracted considerable attention, for Hanlon made the roches follow him sometimes in single file, then close up to double file.
used
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From this reading The new and gaudy uniforms had been delivered and the roches had grown used to wearing them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They marched down the street toward the downtown section where Yandor's office was located.
wearing
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From this reading The new and gaudy uniforms had been delivered and the roches had grown used to wearing them.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading They marched down the street toward the downtown section where Yandor's office was located.
Yandor
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From this reading In the morning, although still fuming about Auldin's escape, Hanlon had to put it out of his mind as he prepared for the try-out of his act before Yandor.
Yandor's
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From this reading They marched down the street toward the downtown section where Yandor's office was located.
