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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 The next morning when Henley arrived at the store, Cahews, who with a face drawn long was standing at the front, pointed mutely at the lion's cage.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Henley looked and groaned.
APPLY
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From this reading APPLY TO DIXIE HART.
arrived
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From this reading The next morning when Henley arrived at the store, Cahews, who with a face drawn long was standing at the front, pointed mutely at the lion's cage.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The next morning when Henley arrived at the store, Cahews, who with a face drawn long was standing at the front, pointed mutely at the lion's cage.
big
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From this reading It bore a pasteboard placard, and the words, in big, irregular capitals:
bore
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From this reading It bore a pasteboard placard, and the words, in big, irregular capitals:
cage
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From this reading The next morning when Henley arrived at the store, Cahews, who with a face drawn long was standing at the front, pointed mutely at the lion's cage.
Cahews
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From this reading The next morning when Henley arrived at the store, Cahews, who with a face drawn long was standing at the front, pointed mutely at the lion's cage.
capitals
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From this reading It bore a pasteboard placard, and the words, in big, irregular capitals:
DIXIE
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From this reading APPLY TO DIXIE HART.
drawn
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From this reading The next morning when Henley arrived at the store, Cahews, who with a face drawn long was standing at the front, pointed mutely at the lion's cage.
face
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From this reading The next morning when Henley arrived at the store, Cahews, who with a face drawn long was standing at the front, pointed mutely at the lion's cage.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FOR SALE.
front
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From this reading The next morning when Henley arrived at the store, Cahews, who with a face drawn long was standing at the front, pointed mutely at the lion's cage.
groaned
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From this reading Henley looked and groaned.
HART
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From this reading APPLY TO DIXIE HART.
Henley
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From this reading The next morning when Henley arrived at the store, Cahews, who with a face drawn long was standing at the front, pointed mutely at the lion's cage.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It bore a pasteboard placard, and the words, in big, irregular capitals:
irregular
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From this reading It bore a pasteboard placard, and the words, in big, irregular capitals:
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It bore a pasteboard placard, and the words, in big, irregular capitals:
lion's
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From this reading The next morning when Henley arrived at the store, Cahews, who with a face drawn long was standing at the front, pointed mutely at the lion's cage.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning when Henley arrived at the store, Cahews, who with a face drawn long was standing at the front, pointed mutely at the lion's cage.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Henley looked and groaned.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning when Henley arrived at the store, Cahews, who with a face drawn long was standing at the front, pointed mutely at the lion's cage.
mutely
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From this reading The next morning when Henley arrived at the store, Cahews, who with a face drawn long was standing at the front, pointed mutely at the lion's cage.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning when Henley arrived at the store, Cahews, who with a face drawn long was standing at the front, pointed mutely at the lion's cage.
pasteboard
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From this reading It bore a pasteboard placard, and the words, in big, irregular capitals:
placard
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From this reading It bore a pasteboard placard, and the words, in big, irregular capitals:
pointed
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From this reading The next morning when Henley arrived at the store, Cahews, who with a face drawn long was standing at the front, pointed mutely at the lion's cage.
SALE
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From this reading FOR SALE.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The next morning when Henley arrived at the store, Cahews, who with a face drawn long was standing at the front, pointed mutely at the lion's cage.
store
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From this reading The next morning when Henley arrived at the store, Cahews, who with a face drawn long was standing at the front, pointed mutely at the lion's cage.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning when Henley arrived at the store, Cahews, who with a face drawn long was standing at the front, pointed mutely at the lion's cage.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading APPLY TO DIXIE HART.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next morning when Henley arrived at the store, Cahews, who with a face drawn long was standing at the front, pointed mutely at the lion's cage.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The next morning when Henley arrived at the store, Cahews, who with a face drawn long was standing at the front, pointed mutely at the lion's cage.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The next morning when Henley arrived at the store, Cahews, who with a face drawn long was standing at the front, pointed mutely at the lion's cage.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The next morning when Henley arrived at the store, Cahews, who with a face drawn long was standing at the front, pointed mutely at the lion's cage.
words
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From this reading It bore a pasteboard placard, and the words, in big, irregular capitals: