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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 He wore his rough working-clothes, and held a yellow envelope in his hand.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading CAPTAIN JOE’S TELEGRAM The morning after Betty’s visit to Sanford’s apartments, Captain Joe was seen hurrying up the shore road at Keyport toward his cottage.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading When he reached the garden gate he swung it open with so mighty a jerk that the sound of the dangling ball and chain thumping against the palings brought Aunty Bell running to the porch.
alive
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From this reading “Sakes alive, Cap’n Joe!” she exclaimed, following him into the kitchen, “whatever’s the matter?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His eyes shone with excitement, and his breath came in short, quick puffs.
apartments
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From this reading CAPTAIN JOE’S TELEGRAM The morning after Betty’s visit to Sanford’s apartments, Captain Joe was seen hurrying up the shore road at Keyport toward his cottage.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading CAPTAIN JOE’S TELEGRAM The morning after Betty’s visit to Sanford’s apartments, Captain Joe was seen hurrying up the shore road at Keyport toward his cottage.
Aunty
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From this reading When he reached the garden gate he swung it open with so mighty a jerk that the sound of the dangling ball and chain thumping against the palings brought Aunty Bell running to the porch.
ball
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From this reading When he reached the garden gate he swung it open with so mighty a jerk that the sound of the dangling ball and chain thumping against the palings brought Aunty Bell running to the porch.
Bell
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From this reading When he reached the garden gate he swung it open with so mighty a jerk that the sound of the dangling ball and chain thumping against the palings brought Aunty Bell running to the porch.
Betty's
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From this reading CAPTAIN JOE’S TELEGRAM The morning after Betty’s visit to Sanford’s apartments, Captain Joe was seen hurrying up the shore road at Keyport toward his cottage.
breath
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From this reading His eyes shone with excitement, and his breath came in short, quick puffs.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When he reached the garden gate he swung it open with so mighty a jerk that the sound of the dangling ball and chain thumping against the palings brought Aunty Bell running to the porch.
came
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From this reading His eyes shone with excitement, and his breath came in short, quick puffs.
Cap'n
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From this reading “Sakes alive, Cap’n Joe!” she exclaimed, following him into the kitchen, “whatever’s the matter?
CAPTAINnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading CAPTAIN JOE’S TELEGRAM The morning after Betty’s visit to Sanford’s apartments, Captain Joe was seen hurrying up the shore road at Keyport toward his cottage.
chain
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From this reading When he reached the garden gate he swung it open with so mighty a jerk that the sound of the dangling ball and chain thumping against the palings brought Aunty Bell running to the porch.
cottage
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From this reading CAPTAIN JOE’S TELEGRAM The morning after Betty’s visit to Sanford’s apartments, Captain Joe was seen hurrying up the shore road at Keyport toward his cottage.
dangling
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From this reading When he reached the garden gate he swung it open with so mighty a jerk that the sound of the dangling ball and chain thumping against the palings brought Aunty Bell running to the porch.
envelope
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From this reading He wore his rough working-clothes, and held a yellow envelope in his hand.
excitement
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From this reading His eyes shone with excitement, and his breath came in short, quick puffs.
exclaimed
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From this reading “Sakes alive, Cap’n Joe!” she exclaimed, following him into the kitchen, “whatever’s the matter?
eyes
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From this reading His eyes shone with excitement, and his breath came in short, quick puffs.
following
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From this reading “Sakes alive, Cap’n Joe!” she exclaimed, following him into the kitchen, “whatever’s the matter?
garden
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From this reading When he reached the garden gate he swung it open with so mighty a jerk that the sound of the dangling ball and chain thumping against the palings brought Aunty Bell running to the porch.
gate
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From this reading When he reached the garden gate he swung it open with so mighty a jerk that the sound of the dangling ball and chain thumping against the palings brought Aunty Bell running to the porch.
hand
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From this reading He wore his rough working-clothes, and held a yellow envelope in his hand.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wore his rough working-clothes, and held a yellow envelope in his hand.
held
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From this reading He wore his rough working-clothes, and held a yellow envelope in his hand.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Sakes alive, Cap’n Joe!” she exclaimed, following him into the kitchen, “whatever’s the matter?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading CAPTAIN JOE’S TELEGRAM The morning after Betty’s visit to Sanford’s apartments, Captain Joe was seen hurrying up the shore road at Keyport toward his cottage.
hurrying
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From this reading CAPTAIN JOE’S TELEGRAM The morning after Betty’s visit to Sanford’s apartments, Captain Joe was seen hurrying up the shore road at Keyport toward his cottage.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His eyes shone with excitement, and his breath came in short, quick puffs.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Sakes alive, Cap’n Joe!” she exclaimed, following him into the kitchen, “whatever’s the matter?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When he reached the garden gate he swung it open with so mighty a jerk that the sound of the dangling ball and chain thumping against the palings brought Aunty Bell running to the porch.
jerk
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From this reading When he reached the garden gate he swung it open with so mighty a jerk that the sound of the dangling ball and chain thumping against the palings brought Aunty Bell running to the porch.
Joe
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From this reading CAPTAIN JOE’S TELEGRAM The morning after Betty’s visit to Sanford’s apartments, Captain Joe was seen hurrying up the shore road at Keyport toward his cottage.
JOE'S
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From this reading CAPTAIN JOE’S TELEGRAM The morning after Betty’s visit to Sanford’s apartments, Captain Joe was seen hurrying up the shore road at Keyport toward his cottage.
Keyport
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From this reading CAPTAIN JOE’S TELEGRAM The morning after Betty’s visit to Sanford’s apartments, Captain Joe was seen hurrying up the shore road at Keyport toward his cottage.
kitchen
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From this reading “Sakes alive, Cap’n Joe!” she exclaimed, following him into the kitchen, “whatever’s the matter?
matter
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From this reading “Sakes alive, Cap’n Joe!” she exclaimed, following him into the kitchen, “whatever’s the matter?
mighty
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From this reading When he reached the garden gate he swung it open with so mighty a jerk that the sound of the dangling ball and chain thumping against the palings brought Aunty Bell running to the porch.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CAPTAIN JOE’S TELEGRAM The morning after Betty’s visit to Sanford’s apartments, Captain Joe was seen hurrying up the shore road at Keyport toward his cottage.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When he reached the garden gate he swung it open with so mighty a jerk that the sound of the dangling ball and chain thumping against the palings brought Aunty Bell running to the porch.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading When he reached the garden gate he swung it open with so mighty a jerk that the sound of the dangling ball and chain thumping against the palings brought Aunty Bell running to the porch.
palings
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From this reading When he reached the garden gate he swung it open with so mighty a jerk that the sound of the dangling ball and chain thumping against the palings brought Aunty Bell running to the porch.
porch
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From this reading When he reached the garden gate he swung it open with so mighty a jerk that the sound of the dangling ball and chain thumping against the palings brought Aunty Bell running to the porch.
puffs
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From this reading His eyes shone with excitement, and his breath came in short, quick puffs.
quick
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From this reading His eyes shone with excitement, and his breath came in short, quick puffs.
reached
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From this reading When he reached the garden gate he swung it open with so mighty a jerk that the sound of the dangling ball and chain thumping against the palings brought Aunty Bell running to the porch.
road
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From this reading CAPTAIN JOE’S TELEGRAM The morning after Betty’s visit to Sanford’s apartments, Captain Joe was seen hurrying up the shore road at Keyport toward his cottage.
rough
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From this reading He wore his rough working-clothes, and held a yellow envelope in his hand.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When he reached the garden gate he swung it open with so mighty a jerk that the sound of the dangling ball and chain thumping against the palings brought Aunty Bell running to the porch.
Sakes
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From this reading “Sakes alive, Cap’n Joe!” she exclaimed, following him into the kitchen, “whatever’s the matter?
Sanford's
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From this reading CAPTAIN JOE’S TELEGRAM The morning after Betty’s visit to Sanford’s apartments, Captain Joe was seen hurrying up the shore road at Keyport toward his cottage.
seen
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From this reading CAPTAIN JOE’S TELEGRAM The morning after Betty’s visit to Sanford’s apartments, Captain Joe was seen hurrying up the shore road at Keyport toward his cottage.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Sakes alive, Cap’n Joe!” she exclaimed, following him into the kitchen, “whatever’s the matter?
shone
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From this reading His eyes shone with excitement, and his breath came in short, quick puffs.
shore
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From this reading CAPTAIN JOE’S TELEGRAM The morning after Betty’s visit to Sanford’s apartments, Captain Joe was seen hurrying up the shore road at Keyport toward his cottage.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading His eyes shone with excitement, and his breath came in short, quick puffs.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading When he reached the garden gate he swung it open with so mighty a jerk that the sound of the dangling ball and chain thumping against the palings brought Aunty Bell running to the porch.
sound
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From this reading When he reached the garden gate he swung it open with so mighty a jerk that the sound of the dangling ball and chain thumping against the palings brought Aunty Bell running to the porch.
swung
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From this reading When he reached the garden gate he swung it open with so mighty a jerk that the sound of the dangling ball and chain thumping against the palings brought Aunty Bell running to the porch.
TELEGRAM
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From this reading CAPTAIN JOE’S TELEGRAM The morning after Betty’s visit to Sanford’s apartments, Captain Joe was seen hurrying up the shore road at Keyport toward his cottage.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When he reached the garden gate he swung it open with so mighty a jerk that the sound of the dangling ball and chain thumping against the palings brought Aunty Bell running to the porch.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CAPTAIN JOE’S TELEGRAM The morning after Betty’s visit to Sanford’s apartments, Captain Joe was seen hurrying up the shore road at Keyport toward his cottage.
thumping
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From this reading When he reached the garden gate he swung it open with so mighty a jerk that the sound of the dangling ball and chain thumping against the palings brought Aunty Bell running to the porch.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CAPTAIN JOE’S TELEGRAM The morning after Betty’s visit to Sanford’s apartments, Captain Joe was seen hurrying up the shore road at Keyport toward his cottage.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading CAPTAIN JOE’S TELEGRAM The morning after Betty’s visit to Sanford’s apartments, Captain Joe was seen hurrying up the shore road at Keyport toward his cottage.
up
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From this reading CAPTAIN JOE’S TELEGRAM The morning after Betty’s visit to Sanford’s apartments, Captain Joe was seen hurrying up the shore road at Keyport toward his cottage.
visit
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From this reading CAPTAIN JOE’S TELEGRAM The morning after Betty’s visit to Sanford’s apartments, Captain Joe was seen hurrying up the shore road at Keyport toward his cottage.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CAPTAIN JOE’S TELEGRAM The morning after Betty’s visit to Sanford’s apartments, Captain Joe was seen hurrying up the shore road at Keyport toward his cottage.
whatever's
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From this reading “Sakes alive, Cap’n Joe!” she exclaimed, following him into the kitchen, “whatever’s the matter?
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he reached the garden gate he swung it open with so mighty a jerk that the sound of the dangling ball and chain thumping against the palings brought Aunty Bell running to the porch.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His eyes shone with excitement, and his breath came in short, quick puffs.
wore
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From this reading He wore his rough working-clothes, and held a yellow envelope in his hand.
working-clothes
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From this reading He wore his rough working-clothes, and held a yellow envelope in his hand.
yellow
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From this reading He wore his rough working-clothes, and held a yellow envelope in his hand.
