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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 TIM CRAPSEY'S PLOT "Who are you talking to, Port?" questioned a man who was resting on the bed in the room which Ward Porton occupied.
actor
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From this reading "Didn't I tell you not to call me by that name, Crapsey?" returned the former moving-picture actor, as he closed the door softly and locked it.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What's the difference when we're alone?" grumbled the man called Crapsey, as he shifted himself and rubbed his eyes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Didn't I tell you not to call me by that name, Crapsey?" returned the former moving-picture actor, as he closed the door softly and locked it.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "It may make a whole lot of difference," answered Porton.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading TIM CRAPSEY'S PLOT "Who are you talking to, Port?" questioned a man who was resting on the bed in the room which Ward Porton occupied.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Didn't I tell you not to call me by that name, Crapsey?" returned the former moving-picture actor, as he closed the door softly and locked it.
bed
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From this reading TIM CRAPSEY'S PLOT "Who are you talking to, Port?" questioned a man who was resting on the bed in the room which Ward Porton occupied.
big
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From this reading "I've just made a big discovery."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Didn't I tell you not to call me by that name, Crapsey?" returned the former moving-picture actor, as he closed the door softly and locked it.
call
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From this reading "Didn't I tell you not to call me by that name, Crapsey?" returned the former moving-picture actor, as he closed the door softly and locked it.
called
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From this reading "What's the difference when we're alone?" grumbled the man called Crapsey, as he shifted himself and rubbed his eyes.
closed
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From this reading "Didn't I tell you not to call me by that name, Crapsey?" returned the former moving-picture actor, as he closed the door softly and locked it.
Crapsey
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From this reading "Didn't I tell you not to call me by that name, Crapsey?" returned the former moving-picture actor, as he closed the door softly and locked it.
CRAPSEY'S
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Didn't
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From this reading "Didn't I tell you not to call me by that name, Crapsey?" returned the former moving-picture actor, as he closed the door softly and locked it.
difference
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From this reading "What's the difference when we're alone?" grumbled the man called Crapsey, as he shifted himself and rubbed his eyes.
discovery
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From this reading "I've just made a big discovery."
door
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From this reading "Didn't I tell you not to call me by that name, Crapsey?" returned the former moving-picture actor, as he closed the door softly and locked it.
eyes
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From this reading "What's the difference when we're alone?" grumbled the man called Crapsey, as he shifted himself and rubbed his eyes.
former
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From this reading "Didn't I tell you not to call me by that name, Crapsey?" returned the former moving-picture actor, as he closed the door softly and locked it.
grumbled
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From this reading "What's the difference when we're alone?" grumbled the man called Crapsey, as he shifted himself and rubbed his eyes.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Didn't I tell you not to call me by that name, Crapsey?" returned the former moving-picture actor, as he closed the door softly and locked it.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "What's the difference when we're alone?" grumbled the man called Crapsey, as he shifted himself and rubbed his eyes.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "What's the difference when we're alone?" grumbled the man called Crapsey, as he shifted himself and rubbed his eyes.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Didn't I tell you not to call me by that name, Crapsey?" returned the former moving-picture actor, as he closed the door softly and locked it.
I've
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From this reading "I've just made a big discovery."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TIM CRAPSEY'S PLOT "Who are you talking to, Port?" questioned a man who was resting on the bed in the room which Ward Porton occupied.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Didn't I tell you not to call me by that name, Crapsey?" returned the former moving-picture actor, as he closed the door softly and locked it.
just
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From this reading "I've just made a big discovery."
locked
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From this reading "Didn't I tell you not to call me by that name, Crapsey?" returned the former moving-picture actor, as he closed the door softly and locked it.
lot
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From this reading "It may make a whole lot of difference," answered Porton.
made
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From this reading "I've just made a big discovery."
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It may make a whole lot of difference," answered Porton.
man
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From this reading TIM CRAPSEY'S PLOT "Who are you talking to, Port?" questioned a man who was resting on the bed in the room which Ward Porton occupied.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "It may make a whole lot of difference," answered Porton.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Didn't I tell you not to call me by that name, Crapsey?" returned the former moving-picture actor, as he closed the door softly and locked it.
moving-picture
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From this reading "Didn't I tell you not to call me by that name, Crapsey?" returned the former moving-picture actor, as he closed the door softly and locked it.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Didn't I tell you not to call me by that name, Crapsey?" returned the former moving-picture actor, as he closed the door softly and locked it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Didn't I tell you not to call me by that name, Crapsey?" returned the former moving-picture actor, as he closed the door softly and locked it.
occupied
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From this reading TIM CRAPSEY'S PLOT "Who are you talking to, Port?" questioned a man who was resting on the bed in the room which Ward Porton occupied.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It may make a whole lot of difference," answered Porton.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading TIM CRAPSEY'S PLOT "Who are you talking to, Port?" questioned a man who was resting on the bed in the room which Ward Porton occupied.
PLOT
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From this reading TIM CRAPSEY'S PLOT "Who are you talking to, Port?" questioned a man who was resting on the bed in the room which Ward Porton occupied.
Port
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From this reading TIM CRAPSEY'S PLOT "Who are you talking to, Port?" questioned a man who was resting on the bed in the room which Ward Porton occupied.
Porton
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From this reading TIM CRAPSEY'S PLOT "Who are you talking to, Port?" questioned a man who was resting on the bed in the room which Ward Porton occupied.
questioned
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From this reading TIM CRAPSEY'S PLOT "Who are you talking to, Port?" questioned a man who was resting on the bed in the room which Ward Porton occupied.
restingnounUS /ˈresting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading TIM CRAPSEY'S PLOT "Who are you talking to, Port?" questioned a man who was resting on the bed in the room which Ward Porton occupied.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Didn't I tell you not to call me by that name, Crapsey?" returned the former moving-picture actor, as he closed the door softly and locked it.
room
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From this reading TIM CRAPSEY'S PLOT "Who are you talking to, Port?" questioned a man who was resting on the bed in the room which Ward Porton occupied.
rubbed
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From this reading "What's the difference when we're alone?" grumbled the man called Crapsey, as he shifted himself and rubbed his eyes.
shifted
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From this reading "What's the difference when we're alone?" grumbled the man called Crapsey, as he shifted himself and rubbed his eyes.
softly
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From this reading "Didn't I tell you not to call me by that name, Crapsey?" returned the former moving-picture actor, as he closed the door softly and locked it.
talking
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From this reading TIM CRAPSEY'S PLOT "Who are you talking to, Port?" questioned a man who was resting on the bed in the room which Ward Porton occupied.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Didn't I tell you not to call me by that name, Crapsey?" returned the former moving-picture actor, as he closed the door softly and locked it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Didn't I tell you not to call me by that name, Crapsey?" returned the former moving-picture actor, as he closed the door softly and locked it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TIM CRAPSEY'S PLOT "Who are you talking to, Port?" questioned a man who was resting on the bed in the room which Ward Porton occupied.
TIM
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From this reading TIM CRAPSEY'S PLOT "Who are you talking to, Port?" questioned a man who was resting on the bed in the room which Ward Porton occupied.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TIM CRAPSEY'S PLOT "Who are you talking to, Port?" questioned a man who was resting on the bed in the room which Ward Porton occupied.
Ward
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From this reading TIM CRAPSEY'S PLOT "Who are you talking to, Port?" questioned a man who was resting on the bed in the room which Ward Porton occupied.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TIM CRAPSEY'S PLOT "Who are you talking to, Port?" questioned a man who was resting on the bed in the room which Ward Porton occupied.
we're
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From this reading "What's the difference when we're alone?" grumbled the man called Crapsey, as he shifted himself and rubbed his eyes.
What's
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From this reading "What's the difference when we're alone?" grumbled the man called Crapsey, as he shifted himself and rubbed his eyes.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "What's the difference when we're alone?" grumbled the man called Crapsey, as he shifted himself and rubbed his eyes.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading TIM CRAPSEY'S PLOT "Who are you talking to, Port?" questioned a man who was resting on the bed in the room which Ward Porton occupied.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading TIM CRAPSEY'S PLOT "Who are you talking to, Port?" questioned a man who was resting on the bed in the room which Ward Porton occupied.
whole
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From this reading "It may make a whole lot of difference," answered Porton.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading TIM CRAPSEY'S PLOT "Who are you talking to, Port?" questioned a man who was resting on the bed in the room which Ward Porton occupied.
