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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 BILLY HAS ANOTHER EXCITING EXPERIENCE Billy and Stubby continued down the alley together until they came to a corner drug store.
alley
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From this reading BILLY HAS ANOTHER EXCITING EXPERIENCE Billy and Stubby continued down the alley together until they came to a corner drug store.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As for the man who belonged at the soda fountain, he could see him talking to two young ladies in an auto outside to whom he had just served chocolate sodas.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BILLY HAS ANOTHER EXCITING EXPERIENCE Billy and Stubby continued down the alley together until they came to a corner drug store.
ANOTHERnounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading BILLY HAS ANOTHER EXCITING EXPERIENCE Billy and Stubby continued down the alley together until they came to a corner drug store.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As for the man who belonged at the soda fountain, he could see him talking to two young ladies in an auto outside to whom he had just served chocolate sodas.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As for the man who belonged at the soda fountain, he could see him talking to two young ladies in an auto outside to whom he had just served chocolate sodas.
auto
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From this reading As for the man who belonged at the soda fountain, he could see him talking to two young ladies in an auto outside to whom he had just served chocolate sodas.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Before going in, he looked through the window to be sure there was no one in sight, then he cautiously sneaked in the open door.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before going in, he looked through the window to be sure there was no one in sight, then he cautiously sneaked in the open door.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading By a coil of cigar smoke he saw rising from behind a partition where he knew the prescription desk was, he thought the proprietor must be putting up some medicine.
belonged
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From this reading As for the man who belonged at the soda fountain, he could see him talking to two young ladies in an auto outside to whom he had just served chocolate sodas.
BILLY
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From this reading BILLY HAS ANOTHER EXCITING EXPERIENCE Billy and Stubby continued down the alley together until they came to a corner drug store.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By a coil of cigar smoke he saw rising from behind a partition where he knew the prescription desk was, he thought the proprietor must be putting up some medicine.
came
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From this reading BILLY HAS ANOTHER EXCITING EXPERIENCE Billy and Stubby continued down the alley together until they came to a corner drug store.
cautiously
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From this reading Before going in, he looked through the window to be sure there was no one in sight, then he cautiously sneaked in the open door.
chocolate
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From this reading As for the man who belonged at the soda fountain, he could see him talking to two young ladies in an auto outside to whom he had just served chocolate sodas.
cigar
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From this reading By a coil of cigar smoke he saw rising from behind a partition where he knew the prescription desk was, he thought the proprietor must be putting up some medicine.
coil
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From this reading By a coil of cigar smoke he saw rising from behind a partition where he knew the prescription desk was, he thought the proprietor must be putting up some medicine.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading BILLY HAS ANOTHER EXCITING EXPERIENCE Billy and Stubby continued down the alley together until they came to a corner drug store.
corner
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From this reading BILLY HAS ANOTHER EXCITING EXPERIENCE Billy and Stubby continued down the alley together until they came to a corner drug store.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As for the man who belonged at the soda fountain, he could see him talking to two young ladies in an auto outside to whom he had just served chocolate sodas.
desk
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From this reading By a coil of cigar smoke he saw rising from behind a partition where he knew the prescription desk was, he thought the proprietor must be putting up some medicine.
displayed
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From this reading Here they separated, Stubby going down the side street and Billy going inside to get some gumdrops he saw displayed in the window.
door
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From this reading Before going in, he looked through the window to be sure there was no one in sight, then he cautiously sneaked in the open door.
down
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From this reading BILLY HAS ANOTHER EXCITING EXPERIENCE Billy and Stubby continued down the alley together until they came to a corner drug store.
drug
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From this reading BILLY HAS ANOTHER EXCITING EXPERIENCE Billy and Stubby continued down the alley together until they came to a corner drug store.
EXCITING
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From this reading BILLY HAS ANOTHER EXCITING EXPERIENCE Billy and Stubby continued down the alley together until they came to a corner drug store.
EXPERIENCE
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From this reading BILLY HAS ANOTHER EXCITING EXPERIENCE Billy and Stubby continued down the alley together until they came to a corner drug store.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As for the man who belonged at the soda fountain, he could see him talking to two young ladies in an auto outside to whom he had just served chocolate sodas.
fountain
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From this reading As for the man who belonged at the soda fountain, he could see him talking to two young ladies in an auto outside to whom he had just served chocolate sodas.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading By a coil of cigar smoke he saw rising from behind a partition where he knew the prescription desk was, he thought the proprietor must be putting up some medicine.
get
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From this reading Here they separated, Stubby going down the side street and Billy going inside to get some gumdrops he saw displayed in the window.
going
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From this reading Here they separated, Stubby going down the side street and Billy going inside to get some gumdrops he saw displayed in the window.
gumdrops
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From this reading Here they separated, Stubby going down the side street and Billy going inside to get some gumdrops he saw displayed in the window.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As for the man who belonged at the soda fountain, he could see him talking to two young ladies in an auto outside to whom he had just served chocolate sodas.
HASauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BILLY HAS ANOTHER EXCITING EXPERIENCE Billy and Stubby continued down the alley together until they came to a corner drug store.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here they separated, Stubby going down the side street and Billy going inside to get some gumdrops he saw displayed in the window.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here they separated, Stubby going down the side street and Billy going inside to get some gumdrops he saw displayed in the window.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As for the man who belonged at the soda fountain, he could see him talking to two young ladies in an auto outside to whom he had just served chocolate sodas.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Here they separated, Stubby going down the side street and Billy going inside to get some gumdrops he saw displayed in the window.
inside
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From this reading Here they separated, Stubby going down the side street and Billy going inside to get some gumdrops he saw displayed in the window.
just
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From this reading As for the man who belonged at the soda fountain, he could see him talking to two young ladies in an auto outside to whom he had just served chocolate sodas.
knew
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From this reading By a coil of cigar smoke he saw rising from behind a partition where he knew the prescription desk was, he thought the proprietor must be putting up some medicine.
ladies
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From this reading As for the man who belonged at the soda fountain, he could see him talking to two young ladies in an auto outside to whom he had just served chocolate sodas.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before going in, he looked through the window to be sure there was no one in sight, then he cautiously sneaked in the open door.
man
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From this reading As for the man who belonged at the soda fountain, he could see him talking to two young ladies in an auto outside to whom he had just served chocolate sodas.
medicine
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From this reading By a coil of cigar smoke he saw rising from behind a partition where he knew the prescription desk was, he thought the proprietor must be putting up some medicine.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading By a coil of cigar smoke he saw rising from behind a partition where he knew the prescription desk was, he thought the proprietor must be putting up some medicine.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Before going in, he looked through the window to be sure there was no one in sight, then he cautiously sneaked in the open door.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By a coil of cigar smoke he saw rising from behind a partition where he knew the prescription desk was, he thought the proprietor must be putting up some medicine.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Before going in, he looked through the window to be sure there was no one in sight, then he cautiously sneaked in the open door.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Before going in, he looked through the window to be sure there was no one in sight, then he cautiously sneaked in the open door.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As for the man who belonged at the soda fountain, he could see him talking to two young ladies in an auto outside to whom he had just served chocolate sodas.
partition
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From this reading By a coil of cigar smoke he saw rising from behind a partition where he knew the prescription desk was, he thought the proprietor must be putting up some medicine.
prescription
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From this reading By a coil of cigar smoke he saw rising from behind a partition where he knew the prescription desk was, he thought the proprietor must be putting up some medicine.
proprietor
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From this reading By a coil of cigar smoke he saw rising from behind a partition where he knew the prescription desk was, he thought the proprietor must be putting up some medicine.
putting
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From this reading By a coil of cigar smoke he saw rising from behind a partition where he knew the prescription desk was, he thought the proprietor must be putting up some medicine.
rising
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From this reading By a coil of cigar smoke he saw rising from behind a partition where he knew the prescription desk was, he thought the proprietor must be putting up some medicine.
saw
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From this reading Here they separated, Stubby going down the side street and Billy going inside to get some gumdrops he saw displayed in the window.
see
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From this reading As for the man who belonged at the soda fountain, he could see him talking to two young ladies in an auto outside to whom he had just served chocolate sodas.
separated
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From this reading Here they separated, Stubby going down the side street and Billy going inside to get some gumdrops he saw displayed in the window.
served
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From this reading As for the man who belonged at the soda fountain, he could see him talking to two young ladies in an auto outside to whom he had just served chocolate sodas.
side
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From this reading Here they separated, Stubby going down the side street and Billy going inside to get some gumdrops he saw displayed in the window.
sight
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From this reading Before going in, he looked through the window to be sure there was no one in sight, then he cautiously sneaked in the open door.
smoke
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From this reading By a coil of cigar smoke he saw rising from behind a partition where he knew the prescription desk was, he thought the proprietor must be putting up some medicine.
sneaked
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From this reading Before going in, he looked through the window to be sure there was no one in sight, then he cautiously sneaked in the open door.
soda
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From this reading As for the man who belonged at the soda fountain, he could see him talking to two young ladies in an auto outside to whom he had just served chocolate sodas.
sodas
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From this reading As for the man who belonged at the soda fountain, he could see him talking to two young ladies in an auto outside to whom he had just served chocolate sodas.
some
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From this reading Here they separated, Stubby going down the side street and Billy going inside to get some gumdrops he saw displayed in the window.
store
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From this reading BILLY HAS ANOTHER EXCITING EXPERIENCE Billy and Stubby continued down the alley together until they came to a corner drug store.
street
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From this reading Here they separated, Stubby going down the side street and Billy going inside to get some gumdrops he saw displayed in the window.
Stubby
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From this reading BILLY HAS ANOTHER EXCITING EXPERIENCE Billy and Stubby continued down the alley together until they came to a corner drug store.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before going in, he looked through the window to be sure there was no one in sight, then he cautiously sneaked in the open door.
talking
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From this reading As for the man who belonged at the soda fountain, he could see him talking to two young ladies in an auto outside to whom he had just served chocolate sodas.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BILLY HAS ANOTHER EXCITING EXPERIENCE Billy and Stubby continued down the alley together until they came to a corner drug store.
then
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From this reading Before going in, he looked through the window to be sure there was no one in sight, then he cautiously sneaked in the open door.
there
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From this reading Before going in, he looked through the window to be sure there was no one in sight, then he cautiously sneaked in the open door.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BILLY HAS ANOTHER EXCITING EXPERIENCE Billy and Stubby continued down the alley together until they came to a corner drug store.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By a coil of cigar smoke he saw rising from behind a partition where he knew the prescription desk was, he thought the proprietor must be putting up some medicine.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Before going in, he looked through the window to be sure there was no one in sight, then he cautiously sneaked in the open door.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BILLY HAS ANOTHER EXCITING EXPERIENCE Billy and Stubby continued down the alley together until they came to a corner drug store.
together
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From this reading BILLY HAS ANOTHER EXCITING EXPERIENCE Billy and Stubby continued down the alley together until they came to a corner drug store.
two
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From this reading As for the man who belonged at the soda fountain, he could see him talking to two young ladies in an auto outside to whom he had just served chocolate sodas.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading BILLY HAS ANOTHER EXCITING EXPERIENCE Billy and Stubby continued down the alley together until they came to a corner drug store.
up
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From this reading By a coil of cigar smoke he saw rising from behind a partition where he knew the prescription desk was, he thought the proprietor must be putting up some medicine.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Before going in, he looked through the window to be sure there was no one in sight, then he cautiously sneaked in the open door.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading By a coil of cigar smoke he saw rising from behind a partition where he knew the prescription desk was, he thought the proprietor must be putting up some medicine.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading As for the man who belonged at the soda fountain, he could see him talking to two young ladies in an auto outside to whom he had just served chocolate sodas.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As for the man who belonged at the soda fountain, he could see him talking to two young ladies in an auto outside to whom he had just served chocolate sodas.
window
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From this reading Here they separated, Stubby going down the side street and Billy going inside to get some gumdrops he saw displayed in the window.
young
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From this reading As for the man who belonged at the soda fountain, he could see him talking to two young ladies in an auto outside to whom he had just served chocolate sodas.
