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99
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From this reading Joe Grimsby stood on the door-mat--a very shabby and badly worn door-mat, I must say--trying to fit his key into the tiny slit which, properly punctured, shot back the bolt which loosened the door, admitting him to the hallway leading to his apartment on the third floor of No. 99 Waverly Place.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Joe Grimsby stood on the door-mat--a very shabby and badly worn door-mat, I must say--trying to fit his key into the tiny slit which, properly punctured, shot back the bolt which loosened the door, admitting him to the hallway leading to his apartment on the third floor of No. 99 Waverly Place.
admitting
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From this reading Joe Grimsby stood on the door-mat--a very shabby and badly worn door-mat, I must say--trying to fit his key into the tiny slit which, properly punctured, shot back the bolt which loosened the door, admitting him to the hallway leading to his apartment on the third floor of No. 99 Waverly Place.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading I was just going to put my knee against it and----” The old negro janitor bowed low.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Joe Grimsby stood on the door-mat--a very shabby and badly worn door-mat, I must say--trying to fit his key into the tiny slit which, properly punctured, shot back the bolt which loosened the door, admitting him to the hallway leading to his apartment on the third floor of No. 99 Waverly Place.
apartment
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From this reading Joe Grimsby stood on the door-mat--a very shabby and badly worn door-mat, I must say--trying to fit his key into the tiny slit which, properly punctured, shot back the bolt which loosened the door, admitting him to the hallway leading to his apartment on the third floor of No. 99 Waverly Place.
back
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From this reading Joe Grimsby stood on the door-mat--a very shabby and badly worn door-mat, I must say--trying to fit his key into the tiny slit which, properly punctured, shot back the bolt which loosened the door, admitting him to the hallway leading to his apartment on the third floor of No. 99 Waverly Place.
badly
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From this reading Joe Grimsby stood on the door-mat--a very shabby and badly worn door-mat, I must say--trying to fit his key into the tiny slit which, properly punctured, shot back the bolt which loosened the door, admitting him to the hallway leading to his apartment on the third floor of No. 99 Waverly Place.
bolt
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From this reading Joe Grimsby stood on the door-mat--a very shabby and badly worn door-mat, I must say--trying to fit his key into the tiny slit which, properly punctured, shot back the bolt which loosened the door, admitting him to the hallway leading to his apartment on the third floor of No. 99 Waverly Place.
bowed
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From this reading I was just going to put my knee against it and----” The old negro janitor bowed low.
dat
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From this reading “I wouldn’t do dat, sir; ’spec’ yo’ hand is a little unstiddy.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I wouldn’t do dat, sir; ’spec’ yo’ hand is a little unstiddy.
door
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From this reading Joe Grimsby stood on the door-mat--a very shabby and badly worn door-mat, I must say--trying to fit his key into the tiny slit which, properly punctured, shot back the bolt which loosened the door, admitting him to the hallway leading to his apartment on the third floor of No. 99 Waverly Place.
door-mat
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From this reading Joe Grimsby stood on the door-mat--a very shabby and badly worn door-mat, I must say--trying to fit his key into the tiny slit which, properly punctured, shot back the bolt which loosened the door, admitting him to the hallway leading to his apartment on the third floor of No. 99 Waverly Place.
fit
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From this reading Joe Grimsby stood on the door-mat--a very shabby and badly worn door-mat, I must say--trying to fit his key into the tiny slit which, properly punctured, shot back the bolt which loosened the door, admitting him to the hallway leading to his apartment on the third floor of No. 99 Waverly Place.
floor
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From this reading Joe Grimsby stood on the door-mat--a very shabby and badly worn door-mat, I must say--trying to fit his key into the tiny slit which, properly punctured, shot back the bolt which loosened the door, admitting him to the hallway leading to his apartment on the third floor of No. 99 Waverly Place.
going
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From this reading I was just going to put my knee against it and----” The old negro janitor bowed low.
Grimsby
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From this reading Joe Grimsby stood on the door-mat--a very shabby and badly worn door-mat, I must say--trying to fit his key into the tiny slit which, properly punctured, shot back the bolt which loosened the door, admitting him to the hallway leading to his apartment on the third floor of No. 99 Waverly Place.
hallway
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From this reading Joe Grimsby stood on the door-mat--a very shabby and badly worn door-mat, I must say--trying to fit his key into the tiny slit which, properly punctured, shot back the bolt which loosened the door, admitting him to the hallway leading to his apartment on the third floor of No. 99 Waverly Place.
hand
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From this reading “I wouldn’t do dat, sir; ’spec’ yo’ hand is a little unstiddy.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Somebody must have--no, here it is.
Hello
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From this reading Hello, Moses, is that you?
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Somebody must have--no, here it is.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Joe Grimsby stood on the door-mat--a very shabby and badly worn door-mat, I must say--trying to fit his key into the tiny slit which, properly punctured, shot back the bolt which loosened the door, admitting him to the hallway leading to his apartment on the third floor of No. 99 Waverly Place.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Joe Grimsby stood on the door-mat--a very shabby and badly worn door-mat, I must say--trying to fit his key into the tiny slit which, properly punctured, shot back the bolt which loosened the door, admitting him to the hallway leading to his apartment on the third floor of No. 99 Waverly Place.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Joe Grimsby stood on the door-mat--a very shabby and badly worn door-mat, I must say--trying to fit his key into the tiny slit which, properly punctured, shot back the bolt which loosened the door, admitting him to the hallway leading to his apartment on the third floor of No. 99 Waverly Place.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Joe Grimsby stood on the door-mat--a very shabby and badly worn door-mat, I must say--trying to fit his key into the tiny slit which, properly punctured, shot back the bolt which loosened the door, admitting him to the hallway leading to his apartment on the third floor of No. 99 Waverly Place.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Somebody must have--no, here it is.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Somebody must have--no, here it is.
janitor
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From this reading I was just going to put my knee against it and----” The old negro janitor bowed low.
Joe
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From this reading Joe Grimsby stood on the door-mat--a very shabby and badly worn door-mat, I must say--trying to fit his key into the tiny slit which, properly punctured, shot back the bolt which loosened the door, admitting him to the hallway leading to his apartment on the third floor of No. 99 Waverly Place.
just
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From this reading I was just going to put my knee against it and----” The old negro janitor bowed low.
key
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From this reading Joe Grimsby stood on the door-mat--a very shabby and badly worn door-mat, I must say--trying to fit his key into the tiny slit which, properly punctured, shot back the bolt which loosened the door, admitting him to the hallway leading to his apartment on the third floor of No. 99 Waverly Place.
knee
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From this reading I was just going to put my knee against it and----” The old negro janitor bowed low.
leading
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From this reading Joe Grimsby stood on the door-mat--a very shabby and badly worn door-mat, I must say--trying to fit his key into the tiny slit which, properly punctured, shot back the bolt which loosened the door, admitting him to the hallway leading to his apartment on the third floor of No. 99 Waverly Place.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I wouldn’t do dat, sir; ’spec’ yo’ hand is a little unstiddy.
loosened
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From this reading Joe Grimsby stood on the door-mat--a very shabby and badly worn door-mat, I must say--trying to fit his key into the tiny slit which, properly punctured, shot back the bolt which loosened the door, admitting him to the hallway leading to his apartment on the third floor of No. 99 Waverly Place.
low
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From this reading I was just going to put my knee against it and----” The old negro janitor bowed low.
Moses
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From this reading Hello, Moses, is that you?
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Joe Grimsby stood on the door-mat--a very shabby and badly worn door-mat, I must say--trying to fit his key into the tiny slit which, properly punctured, shot back the bolt which loosened the door, admitting him to the hallway leading to his apartment on the third floor of No. 99 Waverly Place.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was just going to put my knee against it and----” The old negro janitor bowed low.
negro
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From this reading I was just going to put my knee against it and----” The old negro janitor bowed low.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Joe Grimsby stood on the door-mat--a very shabby and badly worn door-mat, I must say--trying to fit his key into the tiny slit which, properly punctured, shot back the bolt which loosened the door, admitting him to the hallway leading to his apartment on the third floor of No. 99 Waverly Place.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Joe Grimsby stood on the door-mat--a very shabby and badly worn door-mat, I must say--trying to fit his key into the tiny slit which, properly punctured, shot back the bolt which loosened the door, admitting him to the hallway leading to his apartment on the third floor of No. 99 Waverly Place.
old
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From this reading I was just going to put my knee against it and----” The old negro janitor bowed low.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Joe Grimsby stood on the door-mat--a very shabby and badly worn door-mat, I must say--trying to fit his key into the tiny slit which, properly punctured, shot back the bolt which loosened the door, admitting him to the hallway leading to his apartment on the third floor of No. 99 Waverly Place.
Place
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From this reading Joe Grimsby stood on the door-mat--a very shabby and badly worn door-mat, I must say--trying to fit his key into the tiny slit which, properly punctured, shot back the bolt which loosened the door, admitting him to the hallway leading to his apartment on the third floor of No. 99 Waverly Place.
properly
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From this reading Joe Grimsby stood on the door-mat--a very shabby and badly worn door-mat, I must say--trying to fit his key into the tiny slit which, properly punctured, shot back the bolt which loosened the door, admitting him to the hallway leading to his apartment on the third floor of No. 99 Waverly Place.
punctured
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From this reading Joe Grimsby stood on the door-mat--a very shabby and badly worn door-mat, I must say--trying to fit his key into the tiny slit which, properly punctured, shot back the bolt which loosened the door, admitting him to the hallway leading to his apartment on the third floor of No. 99 Waverly Place.
put
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From this reading I was just going to put my knee against it and----” The old negro janitor bowed low.
say
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From this reading Joe Grimsby stood on the door-mat--a very shabby and badly worn door-mat, I must say--trying to fit his key into the tiny slit which, properly punctured, shot back the bolt which loosened the door, admitting him to the hallway leading to his apartment on the third floor of No. 99 Waverly Place.
shabby
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From this reading Joe Grimsby stood on the door-mat--a very shabby and badly worn door-mat, I must say--trying to fit his key into the tiny slit which, properly punctured, shot back the bolt which loosened the door, admitting him to the hallway leading to his apartment on the third floor of No. 99 Waverly Place.
shot
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From this reading Joe Grimsby stood on the door-mat--a very shabby and badly worn door-mat, I must say--trying to fit his key into the tiny slit which, properly punctured, shot back the bolt which loosened the door, admitting him to the hallway leading to his apartment on the third floor of No. 99 Waverly Place.
sir
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From this reading “I wouldn’t do dat, sir; ’spec’ yo’ hand is a little unstiddy.
slit
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From this reading Joe Grimsby stood on the door-mat--a very shabby and badly worn door-mat, I must say--trying to fit his key into the tiny slit which, properly punctured, shot back the bolt which loosened the door, admitting him to the hallway leading to his apartment on the third floor of No. 99 Waverly Place.
SomebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Somebody must have--no, here it is.
spec
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From this reading “I wouldn’t do dat, sir; ’spec’ yo’ hand is a little unstiddy.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Joe Grimsby stood on the door-mat--a very shabby and badly worn door-mat, I must say--trying to fit his key into the tiny slit which, properly punctured, shot back the bolt which loosened the door, admitting him to the hallway leading to his apartment on the third floor of No. 99 Waverly Place.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Hello, Moses, is that you?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Joe Grimsby stood on the door-mat--a very shabby and badly worn door-mat, I must say--trying to fit his key into the tiny slit which, properly punctured, shot back the bolt which loosened the door, admitting him to the hallway leading to his apartment on the third floor of No. 99 Waverly Place.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Joe Grimsby stood on the door-mat--a very shabby and badly worn door-mat, I must say--trying to fit his key into the tiny slit which, properly punctured, shot back the bolt which loosened the door, admitting him to the hallway leading to his apartment on the third floor of No. 99 Waverly Place.
tiny
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From this reading Joe Grimsby stood on the door-mat--a very shabby and badly worn door-mat, I must say--trying to fit his key into the tiny slit which, properly punctured, shot back the bolt which loosened the door, admitting him to the hallway leading to his apartment on the third floor of No. 99 Waverly Place.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Joe Grimsby stood on the door-mat--a very shabby and badly worn door-mat, I must say--trying to fit his key into the tiny slit which, properly punctured, shot back the bolt which loosened the door, admitting him to the hallway leading to his apartment on the third floor of No. 99 Waverly Place.
trying
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From this reading Joe Grimsby stood on the door-mat--a very shabby and badly worn door-mat, I must say--trying to fit his key into the tiny slit which, properly punctured, shot back the bolt which loosened the door, admitting him to the hallway leading to his apartment on the third floor of No. 99 Waverly Place.
unstiddy
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From this reading “I wouldn’t do dat, sir; ’spec’ yo’ hand is a little unstiddy.
very
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From this reading Joe Grimsby stood on the door-mat--a very shabby and badly worn door-mat, I must say--trying to fit his key into the tiny slit which, properly punctured, shot back the bolt which loosened the door, admitting him to the hallway leading to his apartment on the third floor of No. 99 Waverly Place.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was just going to put my knee against it and----” The old negro janitor bowed low.
Waverly
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From this reading Joe Grimsby stood on the door-mat--a very shabby and badly worn door-mat, I must say--trying to fit his key into the tiny slit which, properly punctured, shot back the bolt which loosened the door, admitting him to the hallway leading to his apartment on the third floor of No. 99 Waverly Place.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Joe Grimsby stood on the door-mat--a very shabby and badly worn door-mat, I must say--trying to fit his key into the tiny slit which, properly punctured, shot back the bolt which loosened the door, admitting him to the hallway leading to his apartment on the third floor of No. 99 Waverly Place.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading Joe Grimsby stood on the door-mat--a very shabby and badly worn door-mat, I must say--trying to fit his key into the tiny slit which, properly punctured, shot back the bolt which loosened the door, admitting him to the hallway leading to his apartment on the third floor of No. 99 Waverly Place.
wouldn't
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From this reading “I wouldn’t do dat, sir; ’spec’ yo’ hand is a little unstiddy.
yo
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From this reading “I wouldn’t do dat, sir; ’spec’ yo’ hand is a little unstiddy.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Hello, Moses, is that you?
