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afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading III THE next afternoon, while we were sitting in the park waiting for the Troy band to begin playing, and I was wondering just when they would reach the “Washington Post March,” which I like because I can always be sure of it, my unknown friends came strolling our way.
air
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From this reading The young girl, still in white duck, wore the same air of passive injury I had noted in her the night before.
always
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From this reading III THE next afternoon, while we were sitting in the park waiting for the Troy band to begin playing, and I was wondering just when they would reach the “Washington Post March,” which I like because I can always be sure of it, my unknown friends came strolling our way.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Oh, very well, then,” she said, quite as if I had confessed my guilt; “they will come here, and you will have your romance on your hands for the rest of the month.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Oh, very well, then,” she said, quite as if I had confessed my guilt; “they will come here, and you will have your romance on your hands for the rest of the month.
August
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From this reading I’m thankful we’re going away the first of August.”
away
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From this reading I’m thankful we’re going away the first of August.”
band
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From this reading III THE next afternoon, while we were sitting in the park waiting for the Troy band to begin playing, and I was wondering just when they would reach the “Washington Post March,” which I like because I can always be sure of it, my unknown friends came strolling our way.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading III THE next afternoon, while we were sitting in the park waiting for the Troy band to begin playing, and I was wondering just when they would reach the “Washington Post March,” which I like because I can always be sure of it, my unknown friends came strolling our way.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading III THE next afternoon, while we were sitting in the park waiting for the Troy band to begin playing, and I was wondering just when they would reach the “Washington Post March,” which I like because I can always be sure of it, my unknown friends came strolling our way.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The young girl, still in white duck, wore the same air of passive injury I had noted in her the night before.
begin
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From this reading III THE next afternoon, while we were sitting in the park waiting for the Troy band to begin playing, and I was wondering just when they would reach the “Washington Post March,” which I like because I can always be sure of it, my unknown friends came strolling our way.
bewilderednounUS /bewildered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man looked bewildered and bored, with something of desperation in his troubled eye, and his wife looked tired and disheartened.
bored
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From this reading The man looked bewildered and bored, with something of desperation in his troubled eye, and his wife looked tired and disheartened.
came
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From this reading III THE next afternoon, while we were sitting in the park waiting for the Troy band to begin playing, and I was wondering just when they would reach the “Washington Post March,” which I like because I can always be sure of it, my unknown friends came strolling our way.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading III THE next afternoon, while we were sitting in the park waiting for the Troy band to begin playing, and I was wondering just when they would reach the “Washington Post March,” which I like because I can always be sure of it, my unknown friends came strolling our way.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, very well, then,” she said, quite as if I had confessed my guilt; “they will come here, and you will have your romance on your hands for the rest of the month.
confessed
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From this reading “Oh, very well, then,” she said, quite as if I had confessed my guilt; “they will come here, and you will have your romance on your hands for the rest of the month.
desperation
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From this reading The man looked bewildered and bored, with something of desperation in his troubled eye, and his wife looked tired and disheartened.
disheartened
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From this reading The man looked bewildered and bored, with something of desperation in his troubled eye, and his wife looked tired and disheartened.
duck
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From this reading The young girl, still in white duck, wore the same air of passive injury I had noted in her the night before.
eye
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From this reading The man looked bewildered and bored, with something of desperation in his troubled eye, and his wife looked tired and disheartened.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I’m thankful we’re going away the first of August.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Oh, very well, then,” she said, quite as if I had confessed my guilt; “they will come here, and you will have your romance on your hands for the rest of the month.
friends
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From this reading III THE next afternoon, while we were sitting in the park waiting for the Troy band to begin playing, and I was wondering just when they would reach the “Washington Post March,” which I like because I can always be sure of it, my unknown friends came strolling our way.
girl
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From this reading The young girl, still in white duck, wore the same air of passive injury I had noted in her the night before.
going
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From this reading I’m thankful we’re going away the first of August.”
guilt
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From this reading “Oh, very well, then,” she said, quite as if I had confessed my guilt; “they will come here, and you will have your romance on your hands for the rest of the month.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Oh, very well, then,” she said, quite as if I had confessed my guilt; “they will come here, and you will have your romance on your hands for the rest of the month.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Oh, very well, then,” she said, quite as if I had confessed my guilt; “they will come here, and you will have your romance on your hands for the rest of the month.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Oh, very well, then,” she said, quite as if I had confessed my guilt; “they will come here, and you will have your romance on your hands for the rest of the month.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The young girl, still in white duck, wore the same air of passive injury I had noted in her the night before.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, very well, then,” she said, quite as if I had confessed my guilt; “they will come here, and you will have your romance on your hands for the rest of the month.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The man looked bewildered and bored, with something of desperation in his troubled eye, and his wife looked tired and disheartened.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh, very well, then,” she said, quite as if I had confessed my guilt; “they will come here, and you will have your romance on your hands for the rest of the month.
I'm
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From this reading I’m thankful we’re going away the first of August.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Oh, very well, then,” she said, quite as if I had confessed my guilt; “they will come here, and you will have your romance on your hands for the rest of the month.
III
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From this reading III THE next afternoon, while we were sitting in the park waiting for the Troy band to begin playing, and I was wondering just when they would reach the “Washington Post March,” which I like because I can always be sure of it, my unknown friends came strolling our way.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading III THE next afternoon, while we were sitting in the park waiting for the Troy band to begin playing, and I was wondering just when they would reach the “Washington Post March,” which I like because I can always be sure of it, my unknown friends came strolling our way.
injury
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From this reading The young girl, still in white duck, wore the same air of passive injury I had noted in her the night before.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading III THE next afternoon, while we were sitting in the park waiting for the Troy band to begin playing, and I was wondering just when they would reach the “Washington Post March,” which I like because I can always be sure of it, my unknown friends came strolling our way.
just
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From this reading III THE next afternoon, while we were sitting in the park waiting for the Troy band to begin playing, and I was wondering just when they would reach the “Washington Post March,” which I like because I can always be sure of it, my unknown friends came strolling our way.
like
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From this reading III THE next afternoon, while we were sitting in the park waiting for the Troy band to begin playing, and I was wondering just when they would reach the “Washington Post March,” which I like because I can always be sure of it, my unknown friends came strolling our way.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man looked bewildered and bored, with something of desperation in his troubled eye, and his wife looked tired and disheartened.
man
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From this reading The man looked bewildered and bored, with something of desperation in his troubled eye, and his wife looked tired and disheartened.
March
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From this reading III THE next afternoon, while we were sitting in the park waiting for the Troy band to begin playing, and I was wondering just when they would reach the “Washington Post March,” which I like because I can always be sure of it, my unknown friends came strolling our way.
month
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From this reading “Oh, very well, then,” she said, quite as if I had confessed my guilt; “they will come here, and you will have your romance on your hands for the rest of the month.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Oh, very well, then,” she said, quite as if I had confessed my guilt; “they will come here, and you will have your romance on your hands for the rest of the month.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading III THE next afternoon, while we were sitting in the park waiting for the Troy band to begin playing, and I was wondering just when they would reach the “Washington Post March,” which I like because I can always be sure of it, my unknown friends came strolling our way.
night
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From this reading The young girl, still in white duck, wore the same air of passive injury I had noted in her the night before.
noted
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From this reading The young girl, still in white duck, wore the same air of passive injury I had noted in her the night before.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Oh, very well, then,” she said, quite as if I had confessed my guilt; “they will come here, and you will have your romance on your hands for the rest of the month.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, very well, then,” she said, quite as if I had confessed my guilt; “they will come here, and you will have your romance on your hands for the rest of the month.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Oh, very well, then,” she said, quite as if I had confessed my guilt; “they will come here, and you will have your romance on your hands for the rest of the month.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading III THE next afternoon, while we were sitting in the park waiting for the Troy band to begin playing, and I was wondering just when they would reach the “Washington Post March,” which I like because I can always be sure of it, my unknown friends came strolling our way.
park
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From this reading III THE next afternoon, while we were sitting in the park waiting for the Troy band to begin playing, and I was wondering just when they would reach the “Washington Post March,” which I like because I can always be sure of it, my unknown friends came strolling our way.
passive
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From this reading The young girl, still in white duck, wore the same air of passive injury I had noted in her the night before.
playing
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From this reading III THE next afternoon, while we were sitting in the park waiting for the Troy band to begin playing, and I was wondering just when they would reach the “Washington Post March,” which I like because I can always be sure of it, my unknown friends came strolling our way.
Post
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From this reading III THE next afternoon, while we were sitting in the park waiting for the Troy band to begin playing, and I was wondering just when they would reach the “Washington Post March,” which I like because I can always be sure of it, my unknown friends came strolling our way.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, very well, then,” she said, quite as if I had confessed my guilt; “they will come here, and you will have your romance on your hands for the rest of the month.
reach
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From this reading III THE next afternoon, while we were sitting in the park waiting for the Troy band to begin playing, and I was wondering just when they would reach the “Washington Post March,” which I like because I can always be sure of it, my unknown friends came strolling our way.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, very well, then,” she said, quite as if I had confessed my guilt; “they will come here, and you will have your romance on your hands for the rest of the month.
romance
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From this reading “Oh, very well, then,” she said, quite as if I had confessed my guilt; “they will come here, and you will have your romance on your hands for the rest of the month.
said
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From this reading “Oh, very well, then,” she said, quite as if I had confessed my guilt; “they will come here, and you will have your romance on your hands for the rest of the month.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young girl, still in white duck, wore the same air of passive injury I had noted in her the night before.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh, very well, then,” she said, quite as if I had confessed my guilt; “they will come here, and you will have your romance on your hands for the rest of the month.
sitting
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From this reading III THE next afternoon, while we were sitting in the park waiting for the Troy band to begin playing, and I was wondering just when they would reach the “Washington Post March,” which I like because I can always be sure of it, my unknown friends came strolling our way.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The man looked bewildered and bored, with something of desperation in his troubled eye, and his wife looked tired and disheartened.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young girl, still in white duck, wore the same air of passive injury I had noted in her the night before.
strolling
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From this reading III THE next afternoon, while we were sitting in the park waiting for the Troy band to begin playing, and I was wondering just when they would reach the “Washington Post March,” which I like because I can always be sure of it, my unknown friends came strolling our way.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading III THE next afternoon, while we were sitting in the park waiting for the Troy band to begin playing, and I was wondering just when they would reach the “Washington Post March,” which I like because I can always be sure of it, my unknown friends came strolling our way.
thankful
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From this reading I’m thankful we’re going away the first of August.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Oh, very well, then,” she said, quite as if I had confessed my guilt; “they will come here, and you will have your romance on your hands for the rest of the month.
then
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From this reading “Oh, very well, then,” she said, quite as if I had confessed my guilt; “they will come here, and you will have your romance on your hands for the rest of the month.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh, very well, then,” she said, quite as if I had confessed my guilt; “they will come here, and you will have your romance on your hands for the rest of the month.
tired
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From this reading The man looked bewildered and bored, with something of desperation in his troubled eye, and his wife looked tired and disheartened.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading III THE next afternoon, while we were sitting in the park waiting for the Troy band to begin playing, and I was wondering just when they would reach the “Washington Post March,” which I like because I can always be sure of it, my unknown friends came strolling our way.
troubled
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From this reading The man looked bewildered and bored, with something of desperation in his troubled eye, and his wife looked tired and disheartened.
Troy
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From this reading III THE next afternoon, while we were sitting in the park waiting for the Troy band to begin playing, and I was wondering just when they would reach the “Washington Post March,” which I like because I can always be sure of it, my unknown friends came strolling our way.
unknown
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From this reading III THE next afternoon, while we were sitting in the park waiting for the Troy band to begin playing, and I was wondering just when they would reach the “Washington Post March,” which I like because I can always be sure of it, my unknown friends came strolling our way.
very
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From this reading “Oh, very well, then,” she said, quite as if I had confessed my guilt; “they will come here, and you will have your romance on your hands for the rest of the month.
waiting
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From this reading III THE next afternoon, while we were sitting in the park waiting for the Troy band to begin playing, and I was wondering just when they would reach the “Washington Post March,” which I like because I can always be sure of it, my unknown friends came strolling our way.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading III THE next afternoon, while we were sitting in the park waiting for the Troy band to begin playing, and I was wondering just when they would reach the “Washington Post March,” which I like because I can always be sure of it, my unknown friends came strolling our way.
Washington
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From this reading III THE next afternoon, while we were sitting in the park waiting for the Troy band to begin playing, and I was wondering just when they would reach the “Washington Post March,” which I like because I can always be sure of it, my unknown friends came strolling our way.
way
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From this reading III THE next afternoon, while we were sitting in the park waiting for the Troy band to begin playing, and I was wondering just when they would reach the “Washington Post March,” which I like because I can always be sure of it, my unknown friends came strolling our way.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading III THE next afternoon, while we were sitting in the park waiting for the Troy band to begin playing, and I was wondering just when they would reach the “Washington Post March,” which I like because I can always be sure of it, my unknown friends came strolling our way.
we're
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From this reading I’m thankful we’re going away the first of August.”
well
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From this reading “Oh, very well, then,” she said, quite as if I had confessed my guilt; “they will come here, and you will have your romance on your hands for the rest of the month.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading III THE next afternoon, while we were sitting in the park waiting for the Troy band to begin playing, and I was wondering just when they would reach the “Washington Post March,” which I like because I can always be sure of it, my unknown friends came strolling our way.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading III THE next afternoon, while we were sitting in the park waiting for the Troy band to begin playing, and I was wondering just when they would reach the “Washington Post March,” which I like because I can always be sure of it, my unknown friends came strolling our way.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading III THE next afternoon, while we were sitting in the park waiting for the Troy band to begin playing, and I was wondering just when they would reach the “Washington Post March,” which I like because I can always be sure of it, my unknown friends came strolling our way.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading III THE next afternoon, while we were sitting in the park waiting for the Troy band to begin playing, and I was wondering just when they would reach the “Washington Post March,” which I like because I can always be sure of it, my unknown friends came strolling our way.
white
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From this reading The young girl, still in white duck, wore the same air of passive injury I had noted in her the night before.
wife
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From this reading The man looked bewildered and bored, with something of desperation in his troubled eye, and his wife looked tired and disheartened.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Oh, very well, then,” she said, quite as if I had confessed my guilt; “they will come here, and you will have your romance on your hands for the rest of the month.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The man looked bewildered and bored, with something of desperation in his troubled eye, and his wife looked tired and disheartened.
wondering
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From this reading III THE next afternoon, while we were sitting in the park waiting for the Troy band to begin playing, and I was wondering just when they would reach the “Washington Post March,” which I like because I can always be sure of it, my unknown friends came strolling our way.
wore
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From this reading The young girl, still in white duck, wore the same air of passive injury I had noted in her the night before.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading III THE next afternoon, while we were sitting in the park waiting for the Troy band to begin playing, and I was wondering just when they would reach the “Washington Post March,” which I like because I can always be sure of it, my unknown friends came strolling our way.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, very well, then,” she said, quite as if I had confessed my guilt; “they will come here, and you will have your romance on your hands for the rest of the month.
young
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From this reading The young girl, still in white duck, wore the same air of passive injury I had noted in her the night before.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, very well, then,” she said, quite as if I had confessed my guilt; “they will come here, and you will have your romance on your hands for the rest of the month.
