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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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advantage
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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was eight o’clock and after before he was aware, and booths were being opened by their owners, and their stock in trade arranged to best possible advantage to increase the sales of the day.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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arranged
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Well, the minutes had fluttered by just as rapidly as that for Billy on this eventful morning.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THREATENED WITH LOCKJAW You know how time flies between the moment you open your sleepy eyes at six o’clock and the warning the first school bell gives at eight, which finds you just up from the breakfast table, with school togs yet to don and hair to give a final smoothing?
aware
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To be sure, he had spent needless time in prosecuting the search for Toppy.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And before that, he had dallied long enough over his encounter with the lank lad he had left in such a muddy, muddy plight.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading It was eight o’clock and after before he was aware, and booths were being opened by their owners, and their stock in trade arranged to best possible advantage to increase the sales of the day.
bell
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best
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betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading THREATENED WITH LOCKJAW You know how time flies between the moment you open your sleepy eyes at six o’clock and the warning the first school bell gives at eight, which finds you just up from the breakfast table, with school togs yet to don and hair to give a final smoothing?
Billy
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booths
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breakfast
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Well, the minutes had fluttered by just as rapidly as that for Billy on this eventful morning.
dallied
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day
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don
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eight
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encounter
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enough
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eventful
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eyes
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final
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finds
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firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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flies
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fluttered
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From this reading Well, the minutes had fluttered by just as rapidly as that for Billy on this eventful morning.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Well, the minutes had fluttered by just as rapidly as that for Billy on this eventful morning.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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give
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gives
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Well, the minutes had fluttered by just as rapidly as that for Billy on this eventful morning.
hair
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To be sure, he had spent needless time in prosecuting the search for Toppy.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And before that, he had dallied long enough over his encounter with the lank lad he had left in such a muddy, muddy plight.
how
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To be sure, he had spent needless time in prosecuting the search for Toppy.
increase
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From this reading It was eight o’clock and after before he was aware, and booths were being opened by their owners, and their stock in trade arranged to best possible advantage to increase the sales of the day.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was eight o’clock and after before he was aware, and booths were being opened by their owners, and their stock in trade arranged to best possible advantage to increase the sales of the day.
just
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knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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lad
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From this reading And before that, he had dallied long enough over his encounter with the lank lad he had left in such a muddy, muddy plight.
lank
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From this reading And before that, he had dallied long enough over his encounter with the lank lad he had left in such a muddy, muddy plight.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And before that, he had dallied long enough over his encounter with the lank lad he had left in such a muddy, muddy plight.
LOCKJAW
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longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And before that, he had dallied long enough over his encounter with the lank lad he had left in such a muddy, muddy plight.
minutes
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moment
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morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, the minutes had fluttered by just as rapidly as that for Billy on this eventful morning.
muddy
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From this reading And before that, he had dallied long enough over his encounter with the lank lad he had left in such a muddy, muddy plight.
needless
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From this reading To be sure, he had spent needless time in prosecuting the search for Toppy.
o'clock
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was eight o’clock and after before he was aware, and booths were being opened by their owners, and their stock in trade arranged to best possible advantage to increase the sales of the day.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Well, the minutes had fluttered by just as rapidly as that for Billy on this eventful morning.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
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opened
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And before that, he had dallied long enough over his encounter with the lank lad he had left in such a muddy, muddy plight.
owners
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plight
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From this reading And before that, he had dallied long enough over his encounter with the lank lad he had left in such a muddy, muddy plight.
possible
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prosecuting
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From this reading To be sure, he had spent needless time in prosecuting the search for Toppy.
rapidly
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From this reading Well, the minutes had fluttered by just as rapidly as that for Billy on this eventful morning.
sales
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school
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search
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From this reading To be sure, he had spent needless time in prosecuting the search for Toppy.
six
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sleepy
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smoothing
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spent
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stock
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suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And before that, he had dallied long enough over his encounter with the lank lad he had left in such a muddy, muddy plight.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be sure, he had spent needless time in prosecuting the search for Toppy.
table
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Well, the minutes had fluttered by just as rapidly as that for Billy on this eventful morning.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THREATENED WITH LOCKJAW You know how time flies between the moment you open your sleepy eyes at six o’clock and the warning the first school bell gives at eight, which finds you just up from the breakfast table, with school togs yet to don and hair to give a final smoothing?
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was eight o’clock and after before he was aware, and booths were being opened by their owners, and their stock in trade arranged to best possible advantage to increase the sales of the day.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Well, the minutes had fluttered by just as rapidly as that for Billy on this eventful morning.
THREATENED
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timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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togs
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Toppy
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From this reading To be sure, he had spent needless time in prosecuting the search for Toppy.
trade
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up
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warning
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was eight o’clock and after before he was aware, and booths were being opened by their owners, and their stock in trade arranged to best possible advantage to increase the sales of the day.
Well
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From this reading Well, the minutes had fluttered by just as rapidly as that for Billy on this eventful morning.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was eight o’clock and after before he was aware, and booths were being opened by their owners, and their stock in trade arranged to best possible advantage to increase the sales of the day.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
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YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
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yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
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