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57th
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From this reading AN INVITATION TO MISS EMERY Two days later three boys were seated about an up-stairs room in a house in West 57th Street, New York City.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AN INVITATION TO MISS EMERY Two days later three boys were seated about an up-stairs room in a house in West 57th Street, New York City.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading AN INVITATION TO MISS EMERY Two days later three boys were seated about an up-stairs room in a house in West 57th Street, New York City.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN INVITATION TO MISS EMERY Two days later three boys were seated about an up-stairs room in a house in West 57th Street, New York City.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The room was large and square and tastefully furnished, but you would have guessed at once that it was a boy’s room; and the guess would have been correct.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Roy Porter was the host, and his guests were Mr. Thomas H. Eaton, otherwise known as Chub, and Mr. Richard Somes, better known as Dick.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The room was large and square and tastefully furnished, but you would have guessed at once that it was a boy’s room; and the guess would have been correct.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The room was large and square and tastefully furnished, but you would have guessed at once that it was a boy’s room; and the guess would have been correct.
better
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From this reading Roy Porter was the host, and his guests were Mr. Thomas H. Eaton, otherwise known as Chub, and Mr. Richard Somes, better known as Dick.
boy's
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From this reading The room was large and square and tastefully furnished, but you would have guessed at once that it was a boy’s room; and the guess would have been correct.
boys
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From this reading AN INVITATION TO MISS EMERY Two days later three boys were seated about an up-stairs room in a house in West 57th Street, New York City.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The room was large and square and tastefully furnished, but you would have guessed at once that it was a boy’s room; and the guess would have been correct.
Chub
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From this reading Roy Porter was the host, and his guests were Mr. Thomas H. Eaton, otherwise known as Chub, and Mr. Richard Somes, better known as Dick.
City
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From this reading AN INVITATION TO MISS EMERY Two days later three boys were seated about an up-stairs room in a house in West 57th Street, New York City.
claims
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From this reading While Roy lives in New York, and Chub hails from Pittsburg, Dick claims the distinction of living nowhere in particular.
correct
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From this reading The room was large and square and tastefully furnished, but you would have guessed at once that it was a boy’s room; and the guess would have been correct.
days
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From this reading AN INVITATION TO MISS EMERY Two days later three boys were seated about an up-stairs room in a house in West 57th Street, New York City.
Dick
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From this reading Roy Porter was the host, and his guests were Mr. Thomas H. Eaton, otherwise known as Chub, and Mr. Richard Somes, better known as Dick.
distinction
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From this reading While Roy lives in New York, and Chub hails from Pittsburg, Dick claims the distinction of living nowhere in particular.
Eaton
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From this reading Roy Porter was the host, and his guests were Mr. Thomas H. Eaton, otherwise known as Chub, and Mr. Richard Somes, better known as Dick.
EMERY
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From this reading AN INVITATION TO MISS EMERY Two days later three boys were seated about an up-stairs room in a house in West 57th Street, New York City.
father
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From this reading Dick, as we have learned through his letter, has just graduated from Ferry Hill School, and for the present is staying with his father at a New York hotel.
Ferry
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From this reading Dick, as we have learned through his letter, has just graduated from Ferry Hill School, and for the present is staying with his father at a New York hotel.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Dick, as we have learned through his letter, has just graduated from Ferry Hill School, and for the present is staying with his father at a New York hotel.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Dick, as we have learned through his letter, has just graduated from Ferry Hill School, and for the present is staying with his father at a New York hotel.
furnished
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From this reading The room was large and square and tastefully furnished, but you would have guessed at once that it was a boy’s room; and the guess would have been correct.
graduated
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From this reading Dick, as we have learned through his letter, has just graduated from Ferry Hill School, and for the present is staying with his father at a New York hotel.
guess
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From this reading The room was large and square and tastefully furnished, but you would have guessed at once that it was a boy’s room; and the guess would have been correct.
guessed
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From this reading The room was large and square and tastefully furnished, but you would have guessed at once that it was a boy’s room; and the guess would have been correct.
guests
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From this reading Roy Porter was the host, and his guests were Mr. Thomas H. Eaton, otherwise known as Chub, and Mr. Richard Somes, better known as Dick.
H
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From this reading Roy Porter was the host, and his guests were Mr. Thomas H. Eaton, otherwise known as Chub, and Mr. Richard Somes, better known as Dick.
hails
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From this reading While Roy lives in New York, and Chub hails from Pittsburg, Dick claims the distinction of living nowhere in particular.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dick, as we have learned through his letter, has just graduated from Ferry Hill School, and for the present is staying with his father at a New York hotel.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The room was large and square and tastefully furnished, but you would have guessed at once that it was a boy’s room; and the guess would have been correct.
Hill
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From this reading Dick, as we have learned through his letter, has just graduated from Ferry Hill School, and for the present is staying with his father at a New York hotel.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Roy Porter was the host, and his guests were Mr. Thomas H. Eaton, otherwise known as Chub, and Mr. Richard Somes, better known as Dick.
host
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From this reading Roy Porter was the host, and his guests were Mr. Thomas H. Eaton, otherwise known as Chub, and Mr. Richard Somes, better known as Dick.
hotel
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From this reading Dick, as we have learned through his letter, has just graduated from Ferry Hill School, and for the present is staying with his father at a New York hotel.
house
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From this reading AN INVITATION TO MISS EMERY Two days later three boys were seated about an up-stairs room in a house in West 57th Street, New York City.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN INVITATION TO MISS EMERY Two days later three boys were seated about an up-stairs room in a house in West 57th Street, New York City.
INVITATION
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From this reading AN INVITATION TO MISS EMERY Two days later three boys were seated about an up-stairs room in a house in West 57th Street, New York City.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dick, as we have learned through his letter, has just graduated from Ferry Hill School, and for the present is staying with his father at a New York hotel.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The room was large and square and tastefully furnished, but you would have guessed at once that it was a boy’s room; and the guess would have been correct.
just
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From this reading Dick, as we have learned through his letter, has just graduated from Ferry Hill School, and for the present is staying with his father at a New York hotel.
known
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From this reading Roy Porter was the host, and his guests were Mr. Thomas H. Eaton, otherwise known as Chub, and Mr. Richard Somes, better known as Dick.
large
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From this reading The room was large and square and tastefully furnished, but you would have guessed at once that it was a boy’s room; and the guess would have been correct.
later
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From this reading AN INVITATION TO MISS EMERY Two days later three boys were seated about an up-stairs room in a house in West 57th Street, New York City.
learned
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From this reading Dick, as we have learned through his letter, has just graduated from Ferry Hill School, and for the present is staying with his father at a New York hotel.
letter
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From this reading Dick, as we have learned through his letter, has just graduated from Ferry Hill School, and for the present is staying with his father at a New York hotel.
lives
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From this reading While Roy lives in New York, and Chub hails from Pittsburg, Dick claims the distinction of living nowhere in particular.
living
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From this reading While Roy lives in New York, and Chub hails from Pittsburg, Dick claims the distinction of living nowhere in particular.
MISS
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From this reading AN INVITATION TO MISS EMERY Two days later three boys were seated about an up-stairs room in a house in West 57th Street, New York City.
Mr
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From this reading Roy Porter was the host, and his guests were Mr. Thomas H. Eaton, otherwise known as Chub, and Mr. Richard Somes, better known as Dick.
New
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From this reading AN INVITATION TO MISS EMERY Two days later three boys were seated about an up-stairs room in a house in West 57th Street, New York City.
nowhere
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From this reading While Roy lives in New York, and Chub hails from Pittsburg, Dick claims the distinction of living nowhere in particular.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading While Roy lives in New York, and Chub hails from Pittsburg, Dick claims the distinction of living nowhere in particular.
once
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From this reading The room was large and square and tastefully furnished, but you would have guessed at once that it was a boy’s room; and the guess would have been correct.
otherwise
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From this reading Roy Porter was the host, and his guests were Mr. Thomas H. Eaton, otherwise known as Chub, and Mr. Richard Somes, better known as Dick.
particular
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From this reading While Roy lives in New York, and Chub hails from Pittsburg, Dick claims the distinction of living nowhere in particular.
Pittsburg
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From this reading While Roy lives in New York, and Chub hails from Pittsburg, Dick claims the distinction of living nowhere in particular.
Porter
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From this reading Roy Porter was the host, and his guests were Mr. Thomas H. Eaton, otherwise known as Chub, and Mr. Richard Somes, better known as Dick.
present
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From this reading Dick, as we have learned through his letter, has just graduated from Ferry Hill School, and for the present is staying with his father at a New York hotel.
Richard
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From this reading Roy Porter was the host, and his guests were Mr. Thomas H. Eaton, otherwise known as Chub, and Mr. Richard Somes, better known as Dick.
room
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From this reading AN INVITATION TO MISS EMERY Two days later three boys were seated about an up-stairs room in a house in West 57th Street, New York City.
Roy
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From this reading Roy Porter was the host, and his guests were Mr. Thomas H. Eaton, otherwise known as Chub, and Mr. Richard Somes, better known as Dick.
School
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From this reading Dick, as we have learned through his letter, has just graduated from Ferry Hill School, and for the present is staying with his father at a New York hotel.
seated
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From this reading AN INVITATION TO MISS EMERY Two days later three boys were seated about an up-stairs room in a house in West 57th Street, New York City.
Somes
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From this reading Roy Porter was the host, and his guests were Mr. Thomas H. Eaton, otherwise known as Chub, and Mr. Richard Somes, better known as Dick.
square
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From this reading The room was large and square and tastefully furnished, but you would have guessed at once that it was a boy’s room; and the guess would have been correct.
staying
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From this reading Dick, as we have learned through his letter, has just graduated from Ferry Hill School, and for the present is staying with his father at a New York hotel.
Street
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From this reading AN INVITATION TO MISS EMERY Two days later three boys were seated about an up-stairs room in a house in West 57th Street, New York City.
tastefully
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From this reading The room was large and square and tastefully furnished, but you would have guessed at once that it was a boy’s room; and the guess would have been correct.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The room was large and square and tastefully furnished, but you would have guessed at once that it was a boy’s room; and the guess would have been correct.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The room was large and square and tastefully furnished, but you would have guessed at once that it was a boy’s room; and the guess would have been correct.
Thomas
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From this reading Roy Porter was the host, and his guests were Mr. Thomas H. Eaton, otherwise known as Chub, and Mr. Richard Somes, better known as Dick.
three
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From this reading AN INVITATION TO MISS EMERY Two days later three boys were seated about an up-stairs room in a house in West 57th Street, New York City.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Dick, as we have learned through his letter, has just graduated from Ferry Hill School, and for the present is staying with his father at a New York hotel.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN INVITATION TO MISS EMERY Two days later three boys were seated about an up-stairs room in a house in West 57th Street, New York City.
Two
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From this reading AN INVITATION TO MISS EMERY Two days later three boys were seated about an up-stairs room in a house in West 57th Street, New York City.
up-stairs
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From this reading AN INVITATION TO MISS EMERY Two days later three boys were seated about an up-stairs room in a house in West 57th Street, New York City.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The room was large and square and tastefully furnished, but you would have guessed at once that it was a boy’s room; and the guess would have been correct.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Dick, as we have learned through his letter, has just graduated from Ferry Hill School, and for the present is staying with his father at a New York hotel.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading AN INVITATION TO MISS EMERY Two days later three boys were seated about an up-stairs room in a house in West 57th Street, New York City.
West
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From this reading AN INVITATION TO MISS EMERY Two days later three boys were seated about an up-stairs room in a house in West 57th Street, New York City.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While Roy lives in New York, and Chub hails from Pittsburg, Dick claims the distinction of living nowhere in particular.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dick, as we have learned through his letter, has just graduated from Ferry Hill School, and for the present is staying with his father at a New York hotel.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The room was large and square and tastefully furnished, but you would have guessed at once that it was a boy’s room; and the guess would have been correct.
York
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From this reading AN INVITATION TO MISS EMERY Two days later three boys were seated about an up-stairs room in a house in West 57th Street, New York City.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The room was large and square and tastefully furnished, but you would have guessed at once that it was a boy’s room; and the guess would have been correct.
