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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 “I am glad to get rid of the money,” said Andy, breathing a deep sigh of relief as he received back the bank-book.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “There is too much responsibility about it,” said Andy.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After parting with his troublesome traveling companion, Andy lost no time in continuing on his way to the Cranston Bank, where he had the satisfaction of depositing the four hundred and fifty dollars which had been intrusted to him.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am glad to get rid of the money,” said Andy, breathing a deep sigh of relief as he received back the bank-book.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After parting with his troublesome traveling companion, Andy lost no time in continuing on his way to the Cranston Bank, where he had the satisfaction of depositing the four hundred and fifty dollars which had been intrusted to him.
Andy
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From this reading After parting with his troublesome traveling companion, Andy lost no time in continuing on his way to the Cranston Bank, where he had the satisfaction of depositing the four hundred and fifty dollars which had been intrusted to him.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “People are not usually glad to get rid of money,” said the receiving teller.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I am glad to get rid of the money,” said Andy, breathing a deep sigh of relief as he received back the bank-book.
back
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From this reading “I am glad to get rid of the money,” said Andy, breathing a deep sigh of relief as he received back the bank-book.
Bank
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From this reading After parting with his troublesome traveling companion, Andy lost no time in continuing on his way to the Cranston Bank, where he had the satisfaction of depositing the four hundred and fifty dollars which had been intrusted to him.
bank-book
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From this reading “I am glad to get rid of the money,” said Andy, breathing a deep sigh of relief as he received back the bank-book.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading After parting with his troublesome traveling companion, Andy lost no time in continuing on his way to the Cranston Bank, where he had the satisfaction of depositing the four hundred and fifty dollars which had been intrusted to him.
breathing
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From this reading “I am glad to get rid of the money,” said Andy, breathing a deep sigh of relief as he received back the bank-book.
companion
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From this reading After parting with his troublesome traveling companion, Andy lost no time in continuing on his way to the Cranston Bank, where he had the satisfaction of depositing the four hundred and fifty dollars which had been intrusted to him.
continuing
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From this reading After parting with his troublesome traveling companion, Andy lost no time in continuing on his way to the Cranston Bank, where he had the satisfaction of depositing the four hundred and fifty dollars which had been intrusted to him.
Cranston
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deep
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From this reading “I am glad to get rid of the money,” said Andy, breathing a deep sigh of relief as he received back the bank-book.
depositing
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From this reading After parting with his troublesome traveling companion, Andy lost no time in continuing on his way to the Cranston Bank, where he had the satisfaction of depositing the four hundred and fifty dollars which had been intrusted to him.
DETECTIVE
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From this reading PERKINS, THE DETECTIVE.
dollars
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fifty
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four
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get
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From this reading “I am glad to get rid of the money,” said Andy, breathing a deep sigh of relief as he received back the bank-book.
glad
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From this reading “I am glad to get rid of the money,” said Andy, breathing a deep sigh of relief as he received back the bank-book.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After parting with his troublesome traveling companion, Andy lost no time in continuing on his way to the Cranston Bank, where he had the satisfaction of depositing the four hundred and fifty dollars which had been intrusted to him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After parting with his troublesome traveling companion, Andy lost no time in continuing on his way to the Cranston Bank, where he had the satisfaction of depositing the four hundred and fifty dollars which had been intrusted to him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After parting with his troublesome traveling companion, Andy lost no time in continuing on his way to the Cranston Bank, where he had the satisfaction of depositing the four hundred and fifty dollars which had been intrusted to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After parting with his troublesome traveling companion, Andy lost no time in continuing on his way to the Cranston Bank, where he had the satisfaction of depositing the four hundred and fifty dollars which had been intrusted to him.
hundred
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From this reading After parting with his troublesome traveling companion, Andy lost no time in continuing on his way to the Cranston Bank, where he had the satisfaction of depositing the four hundred and fifty dollars which had been intrusted to him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am glad to get rid of the money,” said Andy, breathing a deep sigh of relief as he received back the bank-book.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After parting with his troublesome traveling companion, Andy lost no time in continuing on his way to the Cranston Bank, where he had the satisfaction of depositing the four hundred and fifty dollars which had been intrusted to him.
intrusted
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From this reading After parting with his troublesome traveling companion, Andy lost no time in continuing on his way to the Cranston Bank, where he had the satisfaction of depositing the four hundred and fifty dollars which had been intrusted to him.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There is too much responsibility about it,” said Andy.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “There is too much responsibility about it,” said Andy.
lost
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From this reading After parting with his troublesome traveling companion, Andy lost no time in continuing on his way to the Cranston Bank, where he had the satisfaction of depositing the four hundred and fifty dollars which had been intrusted to him.
money
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From this reading “I am glad to get rid of the money,” said Andy, breathing a deep sigh of relief as he received back the bank-book.
much
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From this reading “There is too much responsibility about it,” said Andy.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading After parting with his troublesome traveling companion, Andy lost no time in continuing on his way to the Cranston Bank, where he had the satisfaction of depositing the four hundred and fifty dollars which had been intrusted to him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “People are not usually glad to get rid of money,” said the receiving teller.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After parting with his troublesome traveling companion, Andy lost no time in continuing on his way to the Cranston Bank, where he had the satisfaction of depositing the four hundred and fifty dollars which had been intrusted to him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading After parting with his troublesome traveling companion, Andy lost no time in continuing on his way to the Cranston Bank, where he had the satisfaction of depositing the four hundred and fifty dollars which had been intrusted to him.
parting
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From this reading After parting with his troublesome traveling companion, Andy lost no time in continuing on his way to the Cranston Bank, where he had the satisfaction of depositing the four hundred and fifty dollars which had been intrusted to him.
People
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From this reading “People are not usually glad to get rid of money,” said the receiving teller.
PERKINS
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From this reading PERKINS, THE DETECTIVE.
received
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From this reading “I am glad to get rid of the money,” said Andy, breathing a deep sigh of relief as he received back the bank-book.
receiving
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From this reading “People are not usually glad to get rid of money,” said the receiving teller.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading “I am glad to get rid of the money,” said Andy, breathing a deep sigh of relief as he received back the bank-book.
responsibility
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From this reading “There is too much responsibility about it,” said Andy.
rid
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From this reading “I am glad to get rid of the money,” said Andy, breathing a deep sigh of relief as he received back the bank-book.
said
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From this reading “I am glad to get rid of the money,” said Andy, breathing a deep sigh of relief as he received back the bank-book.
satisfaction
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From this reading After parting with his troublesome traveling companion, Andy lost no time in continuing on his way to the Cranston Bank, where he had the satisfaction of depositing the four hundred and fifty dollars which had been intrusted to him.
sigh
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From this reading “I am glad to get rid of the money,” said Andy, breathing a deep sigh of relief as he received back the bank-book.
teller
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From this reading “People are not usually glad to get rid of money,” said the receiving teller.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PERKINS, THE DETECTIVE.
There
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From this reading “There is too much responsibility about it,” said Andy.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After parting with his troublesome traveling companion, Andy lost no time in continuing on his way to the Cranston Bank, where he had the satisfaction of depositing the four hundred and fifty dollars which had been intrusted to him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After parting with his troublesome traveling companion, Andy lost no time in continuing on his way to the Cranston Bank, where he had the satisfaction of depositing the four hundred and fifty dollars which had been intrusted to him.
too
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From this reading “There is too much responsibility about it,” said Andy.
traveling
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From this reading After parting with his troublesome traveling companion, Andy lost no time in continuing on his way to the Cranston Bank, where he had the satisfaction of depositing the four hundred and fifty dollars which had been intrusted to him.
troublesome
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From this reading After parting with his troublesome traveling companion, Andy lost no time in continuing on his way to the Cranston Bank, where he had the satisfaction of depositing the four hundred and fifty dollars which had been intrusted to him.
usually
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From this reading “People are not usually glad to get rid of money,” said the receiving teller.
way
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From this reading After parting with his troublesome traveling companion, Andy lost no time in continuing on his way to the Cranston Bank, where he had the satisfaction of depositing the four hundred and fifty dollars which had been intrusted to him.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading After parting with his troublesome traveling companion, Andy lost no time in continuing on his way to the Cranston Bank, where he had the satisfaction of depositing the four hundred and fifty dollars which had been intrusted to him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading After parting with his troublesome traveling companion, Andy lost no time in continuing on his way to the Cranston Bank, where he had the satisfaction of depositing the four hundred and fifty dollars which had been intrusted to him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading After parting with his troublesome traveling companion, Andy lost no time in continuing on his way to the Cranston Bank, where he had the satisfaction of depositing the four hundred and fifty dollars which had been intrusted to him.
