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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 Pell-mell they went, a howling, yelling mob, with the fat man and Billy in the lead.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pell-mell they went, a howling, yelling mob, with the fat man and Billy in the lead.
arms
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From this reading Policemen, by this time, were coming running from every direction and one of them, who turned off a side street just then, thinking the fat man must be a thief, got right in his road and opened up his arms.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Policemen, by this time, were coming running from every direction and one of them, who turned off a side street just then, thinking the fat man must be a thief, got right in his road and opened up his arms.
Billy
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From this reading Pell-mell they went, a howling, yelling mob, with the fat man and Billy in the lead.
breath
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From this reading He had lost his hat and one of his cuffs, and he could hardly get his breath.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The man by this time was puffing like a steam engine and the sweat was pouring from his face in streams.
collar
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From this reading His collar was wilted like a dish rag.
coming
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From this reading Policemen, by this time, were coming running from every direction and one of them, who turned off a side street just then, thinking the fat man must be a thief, got right in his road and opened up his arms.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He had lost his hat and one of his cuffs, and he could hardly get his breath.
cuffs
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From this reading He had lost his hat and one of his cuffs, and he could hardly get his breath.
direction
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From this reading Policemen, by this time, were coming running from every direction and one of them, who turned off a side street just then, thinking the fat man must be a thief, got right in his road and opened up his arms.
dish
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From this reading His collar was wilted like a dish rag.
engine
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From this reading The man by this time was puffing like a steam engine and the sweat was pouring from his face in streams.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Policemen, by this time, were coming running from every direction and one of them, who turned off a side street just then, thinking the fat man must be a thief, got right in his road and opened up his arms.
face
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From this reading The man by this time was puffing like a steam engine and the sweat was pouring from his face in streams.
fat
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From this reading Pell-mell they went, a howling, yelling mob, with the fat man and Billy in the lead.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The man by this time was puffing like a steam engine and the sweat was pouring from his face in streams.
get
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From this reading He had lost his hat and one of his cuffs, and he could hardly get his breath.
got
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From this reading Policemen, by this time, were coming running from every direction and one of them, who turned off a side street just then, thinking the fat man must be a thief, got right in his road and opened up his arms.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had lost his hat and one of his cuffs, and he could hardly get his breath.
hardly
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From this reading He had lost his hat and one of his cuffs, and he could hardly get his breath.
hat
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From this reading He had lost his hat and one of his cuffs, and he could hardly get his breath.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had lost his hat and one of his cuffs, and he could hardly get his breath.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The man by this time was puffing like a steam engine and the sweat was pouring from his face in streams.
howling
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From this reading Pell-mell they went, a howling, yelling mob, with the fat man and Billy in the lead.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Pell-mell they went, a howling, yelling mob, with the fat man and Billy in the lead.
just
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From this reading Policemen, by this time, were coming running from every direction and one of them, who turned off a side street just then, thinking the fat man must be a thief, got right in his road and opened up his arms.
lead
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From this reading Pell-mell they went, a howling, yelling mob, with the fat man and Billy in the lead.
like
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From this reading The man by this time was puffing like a steam engine and the sweat was pouring from his face in streams.
lost
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From this reading He had lost his hat and one of his cuffs, and he could hardly get his breath.
man
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From this reading Pell-mell they went, a howling, yelling mob, with the fat man and Billy in the lead.
mob
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From this reading Pell-mell they went, a howling, yelling mob, with the fat man and Billy in the lead.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Policemen, by this time, were coming running from every direction and one of them, who turned off a side street just then, thinking the fat man must be a thief, got right in his road and opened up his arms.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had lost his hat and one of his cuffs, and he could hardly get his breath.
off
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From this reading Policemen, by this time, were coming running from every direction and one of them, who turned off a side street just then, thinking the fat man must be a thief, got right in his road and opened up his arms.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had lost his hat and one of his cuffs, and he could hardly get his breath.
opened
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From this reading Policemen, by this time, were coming running from every direction and one of them, who turned off a side street just then, thinking the fat man must be a thief, got right in his road and opened up his arms.
Pell-mell
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From this reading Pell-mell they went, a howling, yelling mob, with the fat man and Billy in the lead.
Policemen
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From this reading Policemen, by this time, were coming running from every direction and one of them, who turned off a side street just then, thinking the fat man must be a thief, got right in his road and opened up his arms.
pouring
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From this reading The man by this time was puffing like a steam engine and the sweat was pouring from his face in streams.
puffing
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From this reading The man by this time was puffing like a steam engine and the sweat was pouring from his face in streams.
rag
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From this reading His collar was wilted like a dish rag.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Policemen, by this time, were coming running from every direction and one of them, who turned off a side street just then, thinking the fat man must be a thief, got right in his road and opened up his arms.
road
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From this reading Policemen, by this time, were coming running from every direction and one of them, who turned off a side street just then, thinking the fat man must be a thief, got right in his road and opened up his arms.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Policemen, by this time, were coming running from every direction and one of them, who turned off a side street just then, thinking the fat man must be a thief, got right in his road and opened up his arms.
side
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From this reading Policemen, by this time, were coming running from every direction and one of them, who turned off a side street just then, thinking the fat man must be a thief, got right in his road and opened up his arms.
steam
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From this reading The man by this time was puffing like a steam engine and the sweat was pouring from his face in streams.
streams
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From this reading The man by this time was puffing like a steam engine and the sweat was pouring from his face in streams.
street
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From this reading Policemen, by this time, were coming running from every direction and one of them, who turned off a side street just then, thinking the fat man must be a thief, got right in his road and opened up his arms.
sweat
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From this reading The man by this time was puffing like a steam engine and the sweat was pouring from his face in streams.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pell-mell they went, a howling, yelling mob, with the fat man and Billy in the lead.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Policemen, by this time, were coming running from every direction and one of them, who turned off a side street just then, thinking the fat man must be a thief, got right in his road and opened up his arms.
then
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From this reading Policemen, by this time, were coming running from every direction and one of them, who turned off a side street just then, thinking the fat man must be a thief, got right in his road and opened up his arms.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Pell-mell they went, a howling, yelling mob, with the fat man and Billy in the lead.
thief
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From this reading Policemen, by this time, were coming running from every direction and one of them, who turned off a side street just then, thinking the fat man must be a thief, got right in his road and opened up his arms.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Policemen, by this time, were coming running from every direction and one of them, who turned off a side street just then, thinking the fat man must be a thief, got right in his road and opened up his arms.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The man by this time was puffing like a steam engine and the sweat was pouring from his face in streams.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man by this time was puffing like a steam engine and the sweat was pouring from his face in streams.
turned
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From this reading Policemen, by this time, were coming running from every direction and one of them, who turned off a side street just then, thinking the fat man must be a thief, got right in his road and opened up his arms.
up
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From this reading Policemen, by this time, were coming running from every direction and one of them, who turned off a side street just then, thinking the fat man must be a thief, got right in his road and opened up his arms.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The man by this time was puffing like a steam engine and the sweat was pouring from his face in streams.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pell-mell they went, a howling, yelling mob, with the fat man and Billy in the lead.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Policemen, by this time, were coming running from every direction and one of them, who turned off a side street just then, thinking the fat man must be a thief, got right in his road and opened up his arms.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Policemen, by this time, were coming running from every direction and one of them, who turned off a side street just then, thinking the fat man must be a thief, got right in his road and opened up his arms.
wilted
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From this reading His collar was wilted like a dish rag.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Pell-mell they went, a howling, yelling mob, with the fat man and Billy in the lead.
yelling
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From this reading Pell-mell they went, a howling, yelling mob, with the fat man and Billy in the lead.
