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05
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From this reading You see, it’s getting pretty near time for school to open, and when I’m at school the only train I’ll be able to meet is the 6:05; except, of course, on Saturdays.
6
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From this reading You see, it’s getting pretty near time for school to open, and when I’m at school the only train I’ll be able to meet is the 6:05; except, of course, on Saturdays.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading JIMMY MAKES A PROPOSITION “We were wondering, Jimmy,” said Tom, “if you knew of a fellow we could get to run the car for us this winter.
able
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From this reading You see, it’s getting pretty near time for school to open, and when I’m at school the only train I’ll be able to meet is the 6:05; except, of course, on Saturdays.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You see, it’s getting pretty near time for school to open, and when I’m at school the only train I’ll be able to meet is the 6:05; except, of course, on Saturdays.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You see, it’s getting pretty near time for school to open, and when I’m at school the only train I’ll be able to meet is the 6:05; except, of course, on Saturdays.
away
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From this reading And Willard’s going away to college pretty soon, you know.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You see, it’s getting pretty near time for school to open, and when I’m at school the only train I’ll be able to meet is the 6:05; except, of course, on Saturdays.
Brennan
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From this reading “It would be a shame to do that,” replied Jimmy Brennan reflectively.
business
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From this reading So we’ve either got to find someone to drive the car or give up the business.”
car
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From this reading JIMMY MAKES A PROPOSITION “We were wondering, Jimmy,” said Tom, “if you knew of a fellow we could get to run the car for us this winter.
college
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From this reading And Willard’s going away to college pretty soon, you know.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading JIMMY MAKES A PROPOSITION “We were wondering, Jimmy,” said Tom, “if you knew of a fellow we could get to run the car for us this winter.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You see, it’s getting pretty near time for school to open, and when I’m at school the only train I’ll be able to meet is the 6:05; except, of course, on Saturdays.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “It would be a shame to do that,” replied Jimmy Brennan reflectively.
drive
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From this reading So we’ve either got to find someone to drive the car or give up the business.”
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading So we’ve either got to find someone to drive the car or give up the business.”
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading You see, it’s getting pretty near time for school to open, and when I’m at school the only train I’ll be able to meet is the 6:05; except, of course, on Saturdays.
fellow
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From this reading JIMMY MAKES A PROPOSITION “We were wondering, Jimmy,” said Tom, “if you knew of a fellow we could get to run the car for us this winter.
find
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From this reading So we’ve either got to find someone to drive the car or give up the business.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading JIMMY MAKES A PROPOSITION “We were wondering, Jimmy,” said Tom, “if you knew of a fellow we could get to run the car for us this winter.
get
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From this reading JIMMY MAKES A PROPOSITION “We were wondering, Jimmy,” said Tom, “if you knew of a fellow we could get to run the car for us this winter.
getting
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From this reading You see, it’s getting pretty near time for school to open, and when I’m at school the only train I’ll be able to meet is the 6:05; except, of course, on Saturdays.
give
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From this reading So we’ve either got to find someone to drive the car or give up the business.”
going
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From this reading And Willard’s going away to college pretty soon, you know.
got
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From this reading So we’ve either got to find someone to drive the car or give up the business.”
I'll
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From this reading You see, it’s getting pretty near time for school to open, and when I’m at school the only train I’ll be able to meet is the 6:05; except, of course, on Saturdays.
I'm
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From this reading You see, it’s getting pretty near time for school to open, and when I’m at school the only train I’ll be able to meet is the 6:05; except, of course, on Saturdays.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading JIMMY MAKES A PROPOSITION “We were wondering, Jimmy,” said Tom, “if you knew of a fellow we could get to run the car for us this winter.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You see, it’s getting pretty near time for school to open, and when I’m at school the only train I’ll be able to meet is the 6:05; except, of course, on Saturdays.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It would be a shame to do that,” replied Jimmy Brennan reflectively.
it's
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From this reading You see, it’s getting pretty near time for school to open, and when I’m at school the only train I’ll be able to meet is the 6:05; except, of course, on Saturdays.
JIMMY
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From this reading JIMMY MAKES A PROPOSITION “We were wondering, Jimmy,” said Tom, “if you knew of a fellow we could get to run the car for us this winter.
knew
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From this reading JIMMY MAKES A PROPOSITION “We were wondering, Jimmy,” said Tom, “if you knew of a fellow we could get to run the car for us this winter.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Willard’s going away to college pretty soon, you know.
MAKES
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From this reading JIMMY MAKES A PROPOSITION “We were wondering, Jimmy,” said Tom, “if you knew of a fellow we could get to run the car for us this winter.
meet
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From this reading You see, it’s getting pretty near time for school to open, and when I’m at school the only train I’ll be able to meet is the 6:05; except, of course, on Saturdays.
near
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From this reading You see, it’s getting pretty near time for school to open, and when I’m at school the only train I’ll be able to meet is the 6:05; except, of course, on Saturdays.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JIMMY MAKES A PROPOSITION “We were wondering, Jimmy,” said Tom, “if you knew of a fellow we could get to run the car for us this winter.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You see, it’s getting pretty near time for school to open, and when I’m at school the only train I’ll be able to meet is the 6:05; except, of course, on Saturdays.
only
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From this reading You see, it’s getting pretty near time for school to open, and when I’m at school the only train I’ll be able to meet is the 6:05; except, of course, on Saturdays.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading You see, it’s getting pretty near time for school to open, and when I’m at school the only train I’ll be able to meet is the 6:05; except, of course, on Saturdays.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading So we’ve either got to find someone to drive the car or give up the business.”
pretty
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From this reading You see, it’s getting pretty near time for school to open, and when I’m at school the only train I’ll be able to meet is the 6:05; except, of course, on Saturdays.
PROPOSITION
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From this reading JIMMY MAKES A PROPOSITION “We were wondering, Jimmy,” said Tom, “if you knew of a fellow we could get to run the car for us this winter.
reflectively
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From this reading “It would be a shame to do that,” replied Jimmy Brennan reflectively.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It would be a shame to do that,” replied Jimmy Brennan reflectively.
run
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From this reading JIMMY MAKES A PROPOSITION “We were wondering, Jimmy,” said Tom, “if you knew of a fellow we could get to run the car for us this winter.
said
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From this reading JIMMY MAKES A PROPOSITION “We were wondering, Jimmy,” said Tom, “if you knew of a fellow we could get to run the car for us this winter.
Saturdays
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From this reading You see, it’s getting pretty near time for school to open, and when I’m at school the only train I’ll be able to meet is the 6:05; except, of course, on Saturdays.
school
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From this reading You see, it’s getting pretty near time for school to open, and when I’m at school the only train I’ll be able to meet is the 6:05; except, of course, on Saturdays.
see
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From this reading You see, it’s getting pretty near time for school to open, and when I’m at school the only train I’ll be able to meet is the 6:05; except, of course, on Saturdays.
shame
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From this reading “It would be a shame to do that,” replied Jimmy Brennan reflectively.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So we’ve either got to find someone to drive the car or give up the business.”
someonepronounUS /ˈsʌmwʌn/
a person, without saying who
From this reading So we’ve either got to find someone to drive the car or give up the business.”
soon
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From this reading And Willard’s going away to college pretty soon, you know.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It would be a shame to do that,” replied Jimmy Brennan reflectively.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JIMMY MAKES A PROPOSITION “We were wondering, Jimmy,” said Tom, “if you knew of a fellow we could get to run the car for us this winter.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading JIMMY MAKES A PROPOSITION “We were wondering, Jimmy,” said Tom, “if you knew of a fellow we could get to run the car for us this winter.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You see, it’s getting pretty near time for school to open, and when I’m at school the only train I’ll be able to meet is the 6:05; except, of course, on Saturdays.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JIMMY MAKES A PROPOSITION “We were wondering, Jimmy,” said Tom, “if you knew of a fellow we could get to run the car for us this winter.
Tom
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From this reading JIMMY MAKES A PROPOSITION “We were wondering, Jimmy,” said Tom, “if you knew of a fellow we could get to run the car for us this winter.
train
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From this reading You see, it’s getting pretty near time for school to open, and when I’m at school the only train I’ll be able to meet is the 6:05; except, of course, on Saturdays.
up
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From this reading So we’ve either got to find someone to drive the car or give up the business.”
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading JIMMY MAKES A PROPOSITION “We were wondering, Jimmy,” said Tom, “if you knew of a fellow we could get to run the car for us this winter.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading JIMMY MAKES A PROPOSITION “We were wondering, Jimmy,” said Tom, “if you knew of a fellow we could get to run the car for us this winter.
we've
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From this reading So we’ve either got to find someone to drive the car or give up the business.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading JIMMY MAKES A PROPOSITION “We were wondering, Jimmy,” said Tom, “if you knew of a fellow we could get to run the car for us this winter.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading You see, it’s getting pretty near time for school to open, and when I’m at school the only train I’ll be able to meet is the 6:05; except, of course, on Saturdays.
Willard's
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From this reading And Willard’s going away to college pretty soon, you know.
winter
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From this reading JIMMY MAKES A PROPOSITION “We were wondering, Jimmy,” said Tom, “if you knew of a fellow we could get to run the car for us this winter.
wondering
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From this reading JIMMY MAKES A PROPOSITION “We were wondering, Jimmy,” said Tom, “if you knew of a fellow we could get to run the car for us this winter.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “It would be a shame to do that,” replied Jimmy Brennan reflectively.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading JIMMY MAKES A PROPOSITION “We were wondering, Jimmy,” said Tom, “if you knew of a fellow we could get to run the car for us this winter.
