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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 It was a delightful afternoon--July was almost a week old--and Roy, pausing before his front door and fumbling for his latch-key, looked westward along the street into a golden haze of sunlight.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a delightful afternoon--July was almost a week old--and Roy, pausing before his front door and fumbling for his latch-key, looked westward along the street into a golden haze of sunlight.
almost
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From this reading It was a delightful afternoon--July was almost a week old--and Roy, pausing before his front door and fumbling for his latch-key, looked westward along the street into a golden haze of sunlight.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading It was a delightful afternoon--July was almost a week old--and Roy, pausing before his front door and fumbling for his latch-key, looked westward along the street into a golden haze of sunlight.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE JOLLY ROGER When I say that Chub arrived “bag and baggage,” I mean every word of it.
appeared
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From this reading And as he looked, suddenly there appeared, huge and formless in the sunset glow, something that arrested his attention.
arrested
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From this reading And as he looked, suddenly there appeared, huge and formless in the sunset glow, something that arrested his attention.
arrived
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From this reading THE JOLLY ROGER When I say that Chub arrived “bag and baggage,” I mean every word of it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And as he looked, suddenly there appeared, huge and formless in the sunset glow, something that arrested his attention.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It pulled up at the curb before the door, and Chub leaped out, bringing with him numerous packages.
attention
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From this reading And as he looked, suddenly there appeared, huge and formless in the sunset glow, something that arrested his attention.
bag
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From this reading THE JOLLY ROGER When I say that Chub arrived “bag and baggage,” I mean every word of it.
baggage
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From this reading THE JOLLY ROGER When I say that Chub arrived “bag and baggage,” I mean every word of it.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was a delightful afternoon--July was almost a week old--and Roy, pausing before his front door and fumbling for his latch-key, looked westward along the street into a golden haze of sunlight.
bringing
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From this reading It pulled up at the curb before the door, and Chub leaped out, bringing with him numerous packages.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For a moment he couldn’t make it out, but presently, with a rattle of wheels, it drew near and resolved into a “four-wheeler” piled high with luggage.
Chub
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From this reading THE JOLLY ROGER When I say that Chub arrived “bag and baggage,” I mean every word of it.
couldn't
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From this reading For a moment he couldn’t make it out, but presently, with a rattle of wheels, it drew near and resolved into a “four-wheeler” piled high with luggage.
curb
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From this reading It pulled up at the curb before the door, and Chub leaped out, bringing with him numerous packages.
delightful
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From this reading It was a delightful afternoon--July was almost a week old--and Roy, pausing before his front door and fumbling for his latch-key, looked westward along the street into a golden haze of sunlight.
door
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From this reading It was a delightful afternoon--July was almost a week old--and Roy, pausing before his front door and fumbling for his latch-key, looked westward along the street into a golden haze of sunlight.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a moment he couldn’t make it out, but presently, with a rattle of wheels, it drew near and resolved into a “four-wheeler” piled high with luggage.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading THE JOLLY ROGER When I say that Chub arrived “bag and baggage,” I mean every word of it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was a delightful afternoon--July was almost a week old--and Roy, pausing before his front door and fumbling for his latch-key, looked westward along the street into a golden haze of sunlight.
formless
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From this reading And as he looked, suddenly there appeared, huge and formless in the sunset glow, something that arrested his attention.
four-wheeler
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From this reading For a moment he couldn’t make it out, but presently, with a rattle of wheels, it drew near and resolved into a “four-wheeler” piled high with luggage.
front
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From this reading It was a delightful afternoon--July was almost a week old--and Roy, pausing before his front door and fumbling for his latch-key, looked westward along the street into a golden haze of sunlight.
fumbling
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From this reading It was a delightful afternoon--July was almost a week old--and Roy, pausing before his front door and fumbling for his latch-key, looked westward along the street into a golden haze of sunlight.
glow
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From this reading And as he looked, suddenly there appeared, huge and formless in the sunset glow, something that arrested his attention.
golden
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From this reading It was a delightful afternoon--July was almost a week old--and Roy, pausing before his front door and fumbling for his latch-key, looked westward along the street into a golden haze of sunlight.
haze
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From this reading It was a delightful afternoon--July was almost a week old--and Roy, pausing before his front door and fumbling for his latch-key, looked westward along the street into a golden haze of sunlight.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And as he looked, suddenly there appeared, huge and formless in the sunset glow, something that arrested his attention.
high
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From this reading For a moment he couldn’t make it out, but presently, with a rattle of wheels, it drew near and resolved into a “four-wheeler” piled high with luggage.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It pulled up at the curb before the door, and Chub leaped out, bringing with him numerous packages.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a delightful afternoon--July was almost a week old--and Roy, pausing before his front door and fumbling for his latch-key, looked westward along the street into a golden haze of sunlight.
huge
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From this reading And as he looked, suddenly there appeared, huge and formless in the sunset glow, something that arrested his attention.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE JOLLY ROGER When I say that Chub arrived “bag and baggage,” I mean every word of it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And as he looked, suddenly there appeared, huge and formless in the sunset glow, something that arrested his attention.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was a delightful afternoon--July was almost a week old--and Roy, pausing before his front door and fumbling for his latch-key, looked westward along the street into a golden haze of sunlight.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE JOLLY ROGER When I say that Chub arrived “bag and baggage,” I mean every word of it.
JOLLY
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From this reading THE JOLLY ROGER When I say that Chub arrived “bag and baggage,” I mean every word of it.
July
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From this reading It was a delightful afternoon--July was almost a week old--and Roy, pausing before his front door and fumbling for his latch-key, looked westward along the street into a golden haze of sunlight.
latch-key
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From this reading It was a delightful afternoon--July was almost a week old--and Roy, pausing before his front door and fumbling for his latch-key, looked westward along the street into a golden haze of sunlight.
leaped
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From this reading It pulled up at the curb before the door, and Chub leaped out, bringing with him numerous packages.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a delightful afternoon--July was almost a week old--and Roy, pausing before his front door and fumbling for his latch-key, looked westward along the street into a golden haze of sunlight.
luggage
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From this reading For a moment he couldn’t make it out, but presently, with a rattle of wheels, it drew near and resolved into a “four-wheeler” piled high with luggage.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a moment he couldn’t make it out, but presently, with a rattle of wheels, it drew near and resolved into a “four-wheeler” piled high with luggage.
mean
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From this reading THE JOLLY ROGER When I say that Chub arrived “bag and baggage,” I mean every word of it.
moment
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From this reading For a moment he couldn’t make it out, but presently, with a rattle of wheels, it drew near and resolved into a “four-wheeler” piled high with luggage.
near
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From this reading For a moment he couldn’t make it out, but presently, with a rattle of wheels, it drew near and resolved into a “four-wheeler” piled high with luggage.
numerous
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From this reading It pulled up at the curb before the door, and Chub leaped out, bringing with him numerous packages.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE JOLLY ROGER When I say that Chub arrived “bag and baggage,” I mean every word of it.
old
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From this reading It was a delightful afternoon--July was almost a week old--and Roy, pausing before his front door and fumbling for his latch-key, looked westward along the street into a golden haze of sunlight.
out
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From this reading For a moment he couldn’t make it out, but presently, with a rattle of wheels, it drew near and resolved into a “four-wheeler” piled high with luggage.
packages
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From this reading It pulled up at the curb before the door, and Chub leaped out, bringing with him numerous packages.
pausing
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From this reading It was a delightful afternoon--July was almost a week old--and Roy, pausing before his front door and fumbling for his latch-key, looked westward along the street into a golden haze of sunlight.
piled
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From this reading For a moment he couldn’t make it out, but presently, with a rattle of wheels, it drew near and resolved into a “four-wheeler” piled high with luggage.
presently
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From this reading For a moment he couldn’t make it out, but presently, with a rattle of wheels, it drew near and resolved into a “four-wheeler” piled high with luggage.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It pulled up at the curb before the door, and Chub leaped out, bringing with him numerous packages.
rattle
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From this reading For a moment he couldn’t make it out, but presently, with a rattle of wheels, it drew near and resolved into a “four-wheeler” piled high with luggage.
resolved
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From this reading For a moment he couldn’t make it out, but presently, with a rattle of wheels, it drew near and resolved into a “four-wheeler” piled high with luggage.
ROGER
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From this reading THE JOLLY ROGER When I say that Chub arrived “bag and baggage,” I mean every word of it.
Roy
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From this reading It was a delightful afternoon--July was almost a week old--and Roy, pausing before his front door and fumbling for his latch-key, looked westward along the street into a golden haze of sunlight.
say
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From this reading THE JOLLY ROGER When I say that Chub arrived “bag and baggage,” I mean every word of it.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading And as he looked, suddenly there appeared, huge and formless in the sunset glow, something that arrested his attention.
street
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From this reading It was a delightful afternoon--July was almost a week old--and Roy, pausing before his front door and fumbling for his latch-key, looked westward along the street into a golden haze of sunlight.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And as he looked, suddenly there appeared, huge and formless in the sunset glow, something that arrested his attention.
sunlight
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From this reading It was a delightful afternoon--July was almost a week old--and Roy, pausing before his front door and fumbling for his latch-key, looked westward along the street into a golden haze of sunlight.
sunset
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From this reading And as he looked, suddenly there appeared, huge and formless in the sunset glow, something that arrested his attention.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE JOLLY ROGER When I say that Chub arrived “bag and baggage,” I mean every word of it.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE JOLLY ROGER When I say that Chub arrived “bag and baggage,” I mean every word of it.
there
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From this reading And as he looked, suddenly there appeared, huge and formless in the sunset glow, something that arrested his attention.
up
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From this reading It pulled up at the curb before the door, and Chub leaped out, bringing with him numerous packages.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a delightful afternoon--July was almost a week old--and Roy, pausing before his front door and fumbling for his latch-key, looked westward along the street into a golden haze of sunlight.
week
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From this reading It was a delightful afternoon--July was almost a week old--and Roy, pausing before his front door and fumbling for his latch-key, looked westward along the street into a golden haze of sunlight.
westwardadverbUS /ˈwɛstwərd/
toward the west
From this reading It was a delightful afternoon--July was almost a week old--and Roy, pausing before his front door and fumbling for his latch-key, looked westward along the street into a golden haze of sunlight.
wheels
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From this reading For a moment he couldn’t make it out, but presently, with a rattle of wheels, it drew near and resolved into a “four-wheeler” piled high with luggage.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE JOLLY ROGER When I say that Chub arrived “bag and baggage,” I mean every word of it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For a moment he couldn’t make it out, but presently, with a rattle of wheels, it drew near and resolved into a “four-wheeler” piled high with luggage.
word
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From this reading THE JOLLY ROGER When I say that Chub arrived “bag and baggage,” I mean every word of it.
