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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 With a bitter feeling of disappointment and shame, Frank took the proffered twenty-five dollars, after a long wrangle had convinced him that there was positively no more to be wrung from the pawnshop man.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading With a bitter feeling of disappointment and shame, Frank took the proffered twenty-five dollars, after a long wrangle had convinced him that there was positively no more to be wrung from the pawnshop man.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he went out he could see the man leaning into the window where he rearranged the group of watches already displayed there, and placed the watch, Frank's beautiful watch, in the place of honor on a purple velvet cushion in the center.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With a bitter feeling of disappointment and shame, Frank took the proffered twenty-five dollars, after a long wrangle had convinced him that there was positively no more to be wrung from the pawnshop man.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he went out he could see the man leaning into the window where he rearranged the group of watches already displayed there, and placed the watch, Frank's beautiful watch, in the place of honor on a purple velvet cushion in the center.
back
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From this reading He left the shop with dragging feet, half inclined to go back and throw down the money with a demand for his watch.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading With a bitter feeling of disappointment and shame, Frank took the proffered twenty-five dollars, after a long wrangle had convinced him that there was positively no more to be wrung from the pawnshop man.
beautiful
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From this reading As he went out he could see the man leaning into the window where he rearranged the group of watches already displayed there, and placed the watch, Frank's beautiful watch, in the place of honor on a purple velvet cushion in the center.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Two weeks passed, and one day remained before the boys were to start to school.
bitter
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From this reading With a bitter feeling of disappointment and shame, Frank took the proffered twenty-five dollars, after a long wrangle had convinced him that there was positively no more to be wrung from the pawnshop man.
boys
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From this reading Two weeks passed, and one day remained before the boys were to start to school.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the thought of Jardin deterred him.
centernounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading As he went out he could see the man leaning into the window where he rearranged the group of watches already displayed there, and placed the watch, Frank's beautiful watch, in the place of honor on a purple velvet cushion in the center.
convinced
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From this reading With a bitter feeling of disappointment and shame, Frank took the proffered twenty-five dollars, after a long wrangle had convinced him that there was positively no more to be wrung from the pawnshop man.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As he went out he could see the man leaning into the window where he rearranged the group of watches already displayed there, and placed the watch, Frank's beautiful watch, in the place of honor on a purple velvet cushion in the center.
cushion
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From this reading As he went out he could see the man leaning into the window where he rearranged the group of watches already displayed there, and placed the watch, Frank's beautiful watch, in the place of honor on a purple velvet cushion in the center.
day
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From this reading Two weeks passed, and one day remained before the boys were to start to school.
demand
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From this reading He left the shop with dragging feet, half inclined to go back and throw down the money with a demand for his watch.
deterred
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From this reading But the thought of Jardin deterred him.
disappointmentnounUS /ˈdisappointment/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With a bitter feeling of disappointment and shame, Frank took the proffered twenty-five dollars, after a long wrangle had convinced him that there was positively no more to be wrung from the pawnshop man.
displayed
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From this reading As he went out he could see the man leaning into the window where he rearranged the group of watches already displayed there, and placed the watch, Frank's beautiful watch, in the place of honor on a purple velvet cushion in the center.
dollars
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From this reading With a bitter feeling of disappointment and shame, Frank took the proffered twenty-five dollars, after a long wrangle had convinced him that there was positively no more to be wrung from the pawnshop man.
down
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From this reading He left the shop with dragging feet, half inclined to go back and throw down the money with a demand for his watch.
dragging
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From this reading He left the shop with dragging feet, half inclined to go back and throw down the money with a demand for his watch.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With a bitter feeling of disappointment and shame, Frank took the proffered twenty-five dollars, after a long wrangle had convinced him that there was positively no more to be wrung from the pawnshop man.
feet
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From this reading He left the shop with dragging feet, half inclined to go back and throw down the money with a demand for his watch.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He left the shop with dragging feet, half inclined to go back and throw down the money with a demand for his watch.
Frank
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From this reading With a bitter feeling of disappointment and shame, Frank took the proffered twenty-five dollars, after a long wrangle had convinced him that there was positively no more to be wrung from the pawnshop man.
Frank's
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From this reading As he went out he could see the man leaning into the window where he rearranged the group of watches already displayed there, and placed the watch, Frank's beautiful watch, in the place of honor on a purple velvet cushion in the center.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading With a bitter feeling of disappointment and shame, Frank took the proffered twenty-five dollars, after a long wrangle had convinced him that there was positively no more to be wrung from the pawnshop man.
go
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From this reading He left the shop with dragging feet, half inclined to go back and throw down the money with a demand for his watch.
group
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From this reading As he went out he could see the man leaning into the window where he rearranged the group of watches already displayed there, and placed the watch, Frank's beautiful watch, in the place of honor on a purple velvet cushion in the center.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With a bitter feeling of disappointment and shame, Frank took the proffered twenty-five dollars, after a long wrangle had convinced him that there was positively no more to be wrung from the pawnshop man.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He left the shop with dragging feet, half inclined to go back and throw down the money with a demand for his watch.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He left the shop with dragging feet, half inclined to go back and throw down the money with a demand for his watch.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With a bitter feeling of disappointment and shame, Frank took the proffered twenty-five dollars, after a long wrangle had convinced him that there was positively no more to be wrung from the pawnshop man.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He left the shop with dragging feet, half inclined to go back and throw down the money with a demand for his watch.
honor
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From this reading As he went out he could see the man leaning into the window where he rearranged the group of watches already displayed there, and placed the watch, Frank's beautiful watch, in the place of honor on a purple velvet cushion in the center.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As he went out he could see the man leaning into the window where he rearranged the group of watches already displayed there, and placed the watch, Frank's beautiful watch, in the place of honor on a purple velvet cushion in the center.
inclined
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From this reading He left the shop with dragging feet, half inclined to go back and throw down the money with a demand for his watch.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As he went out he could see the man leaning into the window where he rearranged the group of watches already displayed there, and placed the watch, Frank's beautiful watch, in the place of honor on a purple velvet cushion in the center.
Jardin
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From this reading But the thought of Jardin deterred him.
leaning
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From this reading As he went out he could see the man leaning into the window where he rearranged the group of watches already displayed there, and placed the watch, Frank's beautiful watch, in the place of honor on a purple velvet cushion in the center.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He left the shop with dragging feet, half inclined to go back and throw down the money with a demand for his watch.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With a bitter feeling of disappointment and shame, Frank took the proffered twenty-five dollars, after a long wrangle had convinced him that there was positively no more to be wrung from the pawnshop man.
man
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From this reading With a bitter feeling of disappointment and shame, Frank took the proffered twenty-five dollars, after a long wrangle had convinced him that there was positively no more to be wrung from the pawnshop man.
money
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From this reading He left the shop with dragging feet, half inclined to go back and throw down the money with a demand for his watch.
more
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From this reading With a bitter feeling of disappointment and shame, Frank took the proffered twenty-five dollars, after a long wrangle had convinced him that there was positively no more to be wrung from the pawnshop man.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading With a bitter feeling of disappointment and shame, Frank took the proffered twenty-five dollars, after a long wrangle had convinced him that there was positively no more to be wrung from the pawnshop man.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With a bitter feeling of disappointment and shame, Frank took the proffered twenty-five dollars, after a long wrangle had convinced him that there was positively no more to be wrung from the pawnshop man.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As he went out he could see the man leaning into the window where he rearranged the group of watches already displayed there, and placed the watch, Frank's beautiful watch, in the place of honor on a purple velvet cushion in the center.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Two weeks passed, and one day remained before the boys were to start to school.
out
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From this reading As he went out he could see the man leaning into the window where he rearranged the group of watches already displayed there, and placed the watch, Frank's beautiful watch, in the place of honor on a purple velvet cushion in the center.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two weeks passed, and one day remained before the boys were to start to school.
pawnshop
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From this reading With a bitter feeling of disappointment and shame, Frank took the proffered twenty-five dollars, after a long wrangle had convinced him that there was positively no more to be wrung from the pawnshop man.
place
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From this reading As he went out he could see the man leaning into the window where he rearranged the group of watches already displayed there, and placed the watch, Frank's beautiful watch, in the place of honor on a purple velvet cushion in the center.
placed
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From this reading As he went out he could see the man leaning into the window where he rearranged the group of watches already displayed there, and placed the watch, Frank's beautiful watch, in the place of honor on a purple velvet cushion in the center.
positively
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From this reading With a bitter feeling of disappointment and shame, Frank took the proffered twenty-five dollars, after a long wrangle had convinced him that there was positively no more to be wrung from the pawnshop man.
proffered
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From this reading With a bitter feeling of disappointment and shame, Frank took the proffered twenty-five dollars, after a long wrangle had convinced him that there was positively no more to be wrung from the pawnshop man.
purple
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From this reading As he went out he could see the man leaning into the window where he rearranged the group of watches already displayed there, and placed the watch, Frank's beautiful watch, in the place of honor on a purple velvet cushion in the center.
rearranged
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From this reading As he went out he could see the man leaning into the window where he rearranged the group of watches already displayed there, and placed the watch, Frank's beautiful watch, in the place of honor on a purple velvet cushion in the center.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Two weeks passed, and one day remained before the boys were to start to school.
school
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From this reading Two weeks passed, and one day remained before the boys were to start to school.
see
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From this reading As he went out he could see the man leaning into the window where he rearranged the group of watches already displayed there, and placed the watch, Frank's beautiful watch, in the place of honor on a purple velvet cushion in the center.
shame
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From this reading With a bitter feeling of disappointment and shame, Frank took the proffered twenty-five dollars, after a long wrangle had convinced him that there was positively no more to be wrung from the pawnshop man.
shop
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From this reading He left the shop with dragging feet, half inclined to go back and throw down the money with a demand for his watch.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two weeks passed, and one day remained before the boys were to start to school.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With a bitter feeling of disappointment and shame, Frank took the proffered twenty-five dollars, after a long wrangle had convinced him that there was positively no more to be wrung from the pawnshop man.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With a bitter feeling of disappointment and shame, Frank took the proffered twenty-five dollars, after a long wrangle had convinced him that there was positively no more to be wrung from the pawnshop man.
there
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From this reading With a bitter feeling of disappointment and shame, Frank took the proffered twenty-five dollars, after a long wrangle had convinced him that there was positively no more to be wrung from the pawnshop man.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the thought of Jardin deterred him.
throw
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From this reading He left the shop with dragging feet, half inclined to go back and throw down the money with a demand for his watch.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With a bitter feeling of disappointment and shame, Frank took the proffered twenty-five dollars, after a long wrangle had convinced him that there was positively no more to be wrung from the pawnshop man.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With a bitter feeling of disappointment and shame, Frank took the proffered twenty-five dollars, after a long wrangle had convinced him that there was positively no more to be wrung from the pawnshop man.
twenty-five
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From this reading With a bitter feeling of disappointment and shame, Frank took the proffered twenty-five dollars, after a long wrangle had convinced him that there was positively no more to be wrung from the pawnshop man.
Two
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From this reading Two weeks passed, and one day remained before the boys were to start to school.
velvet
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From this reading As he went out he could see the man leaning into the window where he rearranged the group of watches already displayed there, and placed the watch, Frank's beautiful watch, in the place of honor on a purple velvet cushion in the center.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With a bitter feeling of disappointment and shame, Frank took the proffered twenty-five dollars, after a long wrangle had convinced him that there was positively no more to be wrung from the pawnshop man.
watch
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From this reading He left the shop with dragging feet, half inclined to go back and throw down the money with a demand for his watch.
watches
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From this reading As he went out he could see the man leaning into the window where he rearranged the group of watches already displayed there, and placed the watch, Frank's beautiful watch, in the place of honor on a purple velvet cushion in the center.
weeks
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From this reading Two weeks passed, and one day remained before the boys were to start to school.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he went out he could see the man leaning into the window where he rearranged the group of watches already displayed there, and placed the watch, Frank's beautiful watch, in the place of honor on a purple velvet cushion in the center.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Two weeks passed, and one day remained before the boys were to start to school.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading As he went out he could see the man leaning into the window where he rearranged the group of watches already displayed there, and placed the watch, Frank's beautiful watch, in the place of honor on a purple velvet cushion in the center.
window
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From this reading As he went out he could see the man leaning into the window where he rearranged the group of watches already displayed there, and placed the watch, Frank's beautiful watch, in the place of honor on a purple velvet cushion in the center.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a bitter feeling of disappointment and shame, Frank took the proffered twenty-five dollars, after a long wrangle had convinced him that there was positively no more to be wrung from the pawnshop man.
wrangle
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From this reading With a bitter feeling of disappointment and shame, Frank took the proffered twenty-five dollars, after a long wrangle had convinced him that there was positively no more to be wrung from the pawnshop man.
wrung
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From this reading With a bitter feeling of disappointment and shame, Frank took the proffered twenty-five dollars, after a long wrangle had convinced him that there was positively no more to be wrung from the pawnshop man.
