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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 After a while he tapped again, and after a longer while the door opened and the same old lady peered out, her spectacles astride the tip of her nose.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a while he tapped again, and after a longer while the door opened and the same old lady peered out, her spectacles astride the tip of her nose.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a while he tapped again, and after a longer while the door opened and the same old lady peered out, her spectacles astride the tip of her nose.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “GASOLINE AND SUPPLIES” Chub mounted the porch and tapped with the iron knocker, while the rest waited and watched on the other side of the empty street.
astride
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From this reading After a while he tapped again, and after a longer while the door opened and the same old lady peered out, her spectacles astride the tip of her nose.
beautifully
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From this reading After that they heard every word beautifully.
begin
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From this reading Harry and Roy and Dick heard the conversation begin, saw the old lady lean forward and place a hand behind one ear, and saw Chub nerve himself for a new effort.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Harry and Roy and Dick heard the conversation begin, saw the old lady lean forward and place a hand behind one ear, and saw Chub nerve himself for a new effort.
called
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From this reading “I called for the key of the store,” said Chub, loudly.
Chub
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conversation
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Dick
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door
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From this reading After a while he tapped again, and after a longer while the door opened and the same old lady peered out, her spectacles astride the tip of her nose.
ear
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effort
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empty
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From this reading “GASOLINE AND SUPPLIES” Chub mounted the porch and tapped with the iron knocker, while the rest waited and watched on the other side of the empty street.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading After that they heard every word beautifully.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Harry and Roy and Dick heard the conversation begin, saw the old lady lean forward and place a hand behind one ear, and saw Chub nerve himself for a new effort.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Harry and Roy and Dick heard the conversation begin, saw the old lady lean forward and place a hand behind one ear, and saw Chub nerve himself for a new effort.
GASOLINE
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From this reading “GASOLINE AND SUPPLIES” Chub mounted the porch and tapped with the iron knocker, while the rest waited and watched on the other side of the empty street.
hand
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Harry
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After a while he tapped again, and after a longer while the door opened and the same old lady peered out, her spectacles astride the tip of her nose.
heard
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From this reading Harry and Roy and Dick heard the conversation begin, saw the old lady lean forward and place a hand behind one ear, and saw Chub nerve himself for a new effort.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading After a while he tapped again, and after a longer while the door opened and the same old lady peered out, her spectacles astride the tip of her nose.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Harry and Roy and Dick heard the conversation begin, saw the old lady lean forward and place a hand behind one ear, and saw Chub nerve himself for a new effort.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I called for the key of the store,” said Chub, loudly.
iron
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key
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From this reading “I called for the key of the store,” said Chub, loudly.
knocker
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From this reading “GASOLINE AND SUPPLIES” Chub mounted the porch and tapped with the iron knocker, while the rest waited and watched on the other side of the empty street.
lady
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From this reading After a while he tapped again, and after a longer while the door opened and the same old lady peered out, her spectacles astride the tip of her nose.
lean
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longer
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From this reading After a while he tapped again, and after a longer while the door opened and the same old lady peered out, her spectacles astride the tip of her nose.
loudly
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From this reading “I called for the key of the store,” said Chub, loudly.
mounted
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nerve
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new
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nose
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From this reading After a while he tapped again, and after a longer while the door opened and the same old lady peered out, her spectacles astride the tip of her nose.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “GASOLINE AND SUPPLIES” Chub mounted the porch and tapped with the iron knocker, while the rest waited and watched on the other side of the empty street.
old
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From this reading After a while he tapped again, and after a longer while the door opened and the same old lady peered out, her spectacles astride the tip of her nose.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “GASOLINE AND SUPPLIES” Chub mounted the porch and tapped with the iron knocker, while the rest waited and watched on the other side of the empty street.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Harry and Roy and Dick heard the conversation begin, saw the old lady lean forward and place a hand behind one ear, and saw Chub nerve himself for a new effort.
opened
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From this reading After a while he tapped again, and after a longer while the door opened and the same old lady peered out, her spectacles astride the tip of her nose.
other
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From this reading “GASOLINE AND SUPPLIES” Chub mounted the porch and tapped with the iron knocker, while the rest waited and watched on the other side of the empty street.
out
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From this reading After a while he tapped again, and after a longer while the door opened and the same old lady peered out, her spectacles astride the tip of her nose.
peered
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From this reading After a while he tapped again, and after a longer while the door opened and the same old lady peered out, her spectacles astride the tip of her nose.
place
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porch
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From this reading “GASOLINE AND SUPPLIES” Chub mounted the porch and tapped with the iron knocker, while the rest waited and watched on the other side of the empty street.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “GASOLINE AND SUPPLIES” Chub mounted the porch and tapped with the iron knocker, while the rest waited and watched on the other side of the empty street.
Roy
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From this reading Harry and Roy and Dick heard the conversation begin, saw the old lady lean forward and place a hand behind one ear, and saw Chub nerve himself for a new effort.
said
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From this reading “I called for the key of the store,” said Chub, loudly.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a while he tapped again, and after a longer while the door opened and the same old lady peered out, her spectacles astride the tip of her nose.
saw
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From this reading Harry and Roy and Dick heard the conversation begin, saw the old lady lean forward and place a hand behind one ear, and saw Chub nerve himself for a new effort.
side
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From this reading “GASOLINE AND SUPPLIES” Chub mounted the porch and tapped with the iron knocker, while the rest waited and watched on the other side of the empty street.
spectacles
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From this reading After a while he tapped again, and after a longer while the door opened and the same old lady peered out, her spectacles astride the tip of her nose.
store
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From this reading “I called for the key of the store,” said Chub, loudly.
street
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From this reading “GASOLINE AND SUPPLIES” Chub mounted the porch and tapped with the iron knocker, while the rest waited and watched on the other side of the empty street.
SUPPLIES
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From this reading “GASOLINE AND SUPPLIES” Chub mounted the porch and tapped with the iron knocker, while the rest waited and watched on the other side of the empty street.
tapped
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From this reading “GASOLINE AND SUPPLIES” Chub mounted the porch and tapped with the iron knocker, while the rest waited and watched on the other side of the empty street.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After that they heard every word beautifully.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “GASOLINE AND SUPPLIES” Chub mounted the porch and tapped with the iron knocker, while the rest waited and watched on the other side of the empty street.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After that they heard every word beautifully.
tip
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From this reading After a while he tapped again, and after a longer while the door opened and the same old lady peered out, her spectacles astride the tip of her nose.
waited
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From this reading “GASOLINE AND SUPPLIES” Chub mounted the porch and tapped with the iron knocker, while the rest waited and watched on the other side of the empty street.
watched
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From this reading “GASOLINE AND SUPPLIES” Chub mounted the porch and tapped with the iron knocker, while the rest waited and watched on the other side of the empty street.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “GASOLINE AND SUPPLIES” Chub mounted the porch and tapped with the iron knocker, while the rest waited and watched on the other side of the empty street.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “GASOLINE AND SUPPLIES” Chub mounted the porch and tapped with the iron knocker, while the rest waited and watched on the other side of the empty street.
word
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From this reading After that they heard every word beautifully.
