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DICK INVESTS IN HAPPINESS Dick managed to swing aboard the last car as the train for Parkertown was pulling out of the station at Hamilton Corners. There was quite a crowd on it, as many were going to the circus. "Hello!" exclaimed Frank Bender, as he caught sight of Dick walking up the aisle of the car in which he was. "I thought you weren't going." "I wasn't, but I changed my mind.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “DICK INVESTS IN HAPPINESS Dick managed to swing aboard the last car as the train for Parkertown was pulling out of the station at Hamilton Corners.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “DICK INVESTS IN HAPPINESS Dick managed to swing aboard the last car as the train for Parkertown was pulling out of the station at Hamilton Corners.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I wasn't, but I changed my mind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was quite a crowd on it, as many were going to the circus.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I thought you weren't going."”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was quite a crowd on it, as many were going to the circus.
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From this reading DICK INVESTS IN HAPPINESS Dick managed to swing aboard the last car as the train for Parkertown was pulling out of the station at Hamilton Corners.
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From this reading "Hello!" exclaimed Frank Bender, as he caught sight of Dick walking up the aisle of the car in which he was.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading DICK INVESTS IN HAPPINESS Dick managed to swing aboard the last car as the train for Parkertown was pulling out of the station at Hamilton Corners.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading DICK INVESTS IN HAPPINESS Dick managed to swing aboard the last car as the train for Parkertown was pulling out of the station at Hamilton Corners.
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From this reading "Hello!" exclaimed Frank Bender, as he caught sight of Dick walking up the aisle of the car in which he was.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I wasn't, but I changed my mind.
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From this reading DICK INVESTS IN HAPPINESS Dick managed to swing aboard the last car as the train for Parkertown was pulling out of the station at Hamilton Corners.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hello!" exclaimed Frank Bender, as he caught sight of Dick walking up the aisle of the car in which he was.
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From this reading "I wasn't, but I changed my mind.
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From this reading There was quite a crowd on it, as many were going to the circus.
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From this reading DICK INVESTS IN HAPPINESS Dick managed to swing aboard the last car as the train for Parkertown was pulling out of the station at Hamilton Corners.
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From this reading There was quite a crowd on it, as many were going to the circus.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DICK INVESTS IN HAPPINESS Dick managed to swing aboard the last car as the train for Parkertown was pulling out of the station at Hamilton Corners.
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From this reading "Hello!" exclaimed Frank Bender, as he caught sight of Dick walking up the aisle of the car in which he was.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading DICK INVESTS IN HAPPINESS Dick managed to swing aboard the last car as the train for Parkertown was pulling out of the station at Hamilton Corners.
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From this reading "Hello!" exclaimed Frank Bender, as he caught sight of Dick walking up the aisle of the car in which he was.
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From this reading There was quite a crowd on it, as many were going to the circus.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DICK INVESTS IN HAPPINESS Dick managed to swing aboard the last car as the train for Parkertown was pulling out of the station at Hamilton Corners.
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From this reading DICK INVESTS IN HAPPINESS Dick managed to swing aboard the last car as the train for Parkertown was pulling out of the station at Hamilton Corners.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Hello!" exclaimed Frank Bender, as he caught sight of Dick walking up the aisle of the car in which he was.
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From this reading "Hello!" exclaimed Frank Bender, as he caught sight of Dick walking up the aisle of the car in which he was.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I thought you weren't going."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DICK INVESTS IN HAPPINESS Dick managed to swing aboard the last car as the train for Parkertown was pulling out of the station at Hamilton Corners.
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From this reading DICK INVESTS IN HAPPINESS Dick managed to swing aboard the last car as the train for Parkertown was pulling out of the station at Hamilton Corners.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was quite a crowd on it, as many were going to the circus.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DICK INVESTS IN HAPPINESS Dick managed to swing aboard the last car as the train for Parkertown was pulling out of the station at Hamilton Corners.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DICK INVESTS IN HAPPINESS Dick managed to swing aboard the last car as the train for Parkertown was pulling out of the station at Hamilton Corners.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was quite a crowd on it, as many were going to the circus.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I wasn't, but I changed my mind.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I wasn't, but I changed my mind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DICK INVESTS IN HAPPINESS Dick managed to swing aboard the last car as the train for Parkertown was pulling out of the station at Hamilton Corners.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was quite a crowd on it, as many were going to the circus.
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From this reading DICK INVESTS IN HAPPINESS Dick managed to swing aboard the last car as the train for Parkertown was pulling out of the station at Hamilton Corners.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DICK INVESTS IN HAPPINESS Dick managed to swing aboard the last car as the train for Parkertown was pulling out of the station at Hamilton Corners.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DICK INVESTS IN HAPPINESS Dick managed to swing aboard the last car as the train for Parkertown was pulling out of the station at Hamilton Corners.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was quite a crowd on it, as many were going to the circus.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hello!" exclaimed Frank Bender, as he caught sight of Dick walking up the aisle of the car in which he was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DICK INVESTS IN HAPPINESS Dick managed to swing aboard the last car as the train for Parkertown was pulling out of the station at Hamilton Corners.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DICK INVESTS IN HAPPINESS Dick managed to swing aboard the last car as the train for Parkertown was pulling out of the station at Hamilton Corners.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DICK INVESTS IN HAPPINESS Dick managed to swing aboard the last car as the train for Parkertown was pulling out of the station at Hamilton Corners.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was quite a crowd on it, as many were going to the circus.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I thought you weren't going."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DICK INVESTS IN HAPPINESS Dick managed to swing aboard the last car as the train for Parkertown was pulling out of the station at Hamilton Corners.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DICK INVESTS IN HAPPINESS Dick managed to swing aboard the last car as the train for Parkertown was pulling out of the station at Hamilton Corners.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hello!" exclaimed Frank Bender, as he caught sight of Dick walking up the aisle of the car in which he was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hello!" exclaimed Frank Bender, as he caught sight of Dick walking up the aisle of the car in which he was.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DICK INVESTS IN HAPPINESS Dick managed to swing aboard the last car as the train for Parkertown was pulling out of the station at Hamilton Corners.
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From this reading "I wasn't, but I changed my mind.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There was quite a crowd on it, as many were going to the circus.
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From this reading "I thought you weren't going."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Hello!" exclaimed Frank Bender, as he caught sight of Dick walking up the aisle of the car in which he was.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I thought you weren't going."
