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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 Not quite two blocks away there shone the lights of a corner drug store, still open to custom though the hour was nearing midnight.
ajar
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From this reading He walked straight to the door of this place, which stood ajar, but paused before entering, and looked long and nervously at the middle-aged proprietor who was unconscious of his regard, and lounged in a chair, drowsily stroking a cat upon his lap.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Well, now," said Noble, between his teeth--"now, I _am_ goin' to do something!"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He turned his back upon that painful house, walked out to the front gate, opened it, passed through, and looked southward.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He walked straight to the door of this place, which stood ajar, but paused before entering, and looked long and nervously at the middle-aged proprietor who was unconscious of his regard, and lounged in a chair, drowsily stroking a cat upon his lap.
away
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From this reading Not quite two blocks away there shone the lights of a corner drug store, still open to custom though the hour was nearing midnight.
back
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From this reading He turned his back upon that painful house, walked out to the front gate, opened it, passed through, and looked southward.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He walked straight to the door of this place, which stood ajar, but paused before entering, and looked long and nervously at the middle-aged proprietor who was unconscious of his regard, and lounged in a chair, drowsily stroking a cat upon his lap.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading "Well, now," said Noble, between his teeth--"now, I _am_ goin' to do something!"
blocks
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From this reading Not quite two blocks away there shone the lights of a corner drug store, still open to custom though the hour was nearing midnight.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He walked straight to the door of this place, which stood ajar, but paused before entering, and looked long and nervously at the middle-aged proprietor who was unconscious of his regard, and lounged in a chair, drowsily stroking a cat upon his lap.
cat
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From this reading He walked straight to the door of this place, which stood ajar, but paused before entering, and looked long and nervously at the middle-aged proprietor who was unconscious of his regard, and lounged in a chair, drowsily stroking a cat upon his lap.
chair
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corner
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From this reading Not quite two blocks away there shone the lights of a corner drug store, still open to custom though the hour was nearing midnight.
custom
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From this reading Not quite two blocks away there shone the lights of a corner drug store, still open to custom though the hour was nearing midnight.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Well, now," said Noble, between his teeth--"now, I _am_ goin' to do something!"
door
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From this reading He walked straight to the door of this place, which stood ajar, but paused before entering, and looked long and nervously at the middle-aged proprietor who was unconscious of his regard, and lounged in a chair, drowsily stroking a cat upon his lap.
drowsily
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drug
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From this reading Not quite two blocks away there shone the lights of a corner drug store, still open to custom though the hour was nearing midnight.
entering
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front
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From this reading He turned his back upon that painful house, walked out to the front gate, opened it, passed through, and looked southward.
gate
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From this reading He turned his back upon that painful house, walked out to the front gate, opened it, passed through, and looked southward.
goin
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From this reading "Well, now," said Noble, between his teeth--"now, I _am_ goin' to do something!"
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He turned his back upon that painful house, walked out to the front gate, opened it, passed through, and looked southward.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Well, now," said Noble, between his teeth--"now, I _am_ goin' to do something!"
hour
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From this reading Not quite two blocks away there shone the lights of a corner drug store, still open to custom though the hour was nearing midnight.
house
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From this reading He turned his back upon that painful house, walked out to the front gate, opened it, passed through, and looked southward.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, now," said Noble, between his teeth--"now, I _am_ goin' to do something!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He walked straight to the door of this place, which stood ajar, but paused before entering, and looked long and nervously at the middle-aged proprietor who was unconscious of his regard, and lounged in a chair, drowsily stroking a cat upon his lap.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He turned his back upon that painful house, walked out to the front gate, opened it, passed through, and looked southward.
lap
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From this reading He walked straight to the door of this place, which stood ajar, but paused before entering, and looked long and nervously at the middle-aged proprietor who was unconscious of his regard, and lounged in a chair, drowsily stroking a cat upon his lap.
lights
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From this reading Not quite two blocks away there shone the lights of a corner drug store, still open to custom though the hour was nearing midnight.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He walked straight to the door of this place, which stood ajar, but paused before entering, and looked long and nervously at the middle-aged proprietor who was unconscious of his regard, and lounged in a chair, drowsily stroking a cat upon his lap.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He turned his back upon that painful house, walked out to the front gate, opened it, passed through, and looked southward.
lounged
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From this reading He walked straight to the door of this place, which stood ajar, but paused before entering, and looked long and nervously at the middle-aged proprietor who was unconscious of his regard, and lounged in a chair, drowsily stroking a cat upon his lap.
middle-aged
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midnight
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nearing
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From this reading Not quite two blocks away there shone the lights of a corner drug store, still open to custom though the hour was nearing midnight.
nervously
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From this reading He walked straight to the door of this place, which stood ajar, but paused before entering, and looked long and nervously at the middle-aged proprietor who was unconscious of his regard, and lounged in a chair, drowsily stroking a cat upon his lap.
Noble
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From this reading "Well, now," said Noble, between his teeth--"now, I _am_ goin' to do something!"
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not quite two blocks away there shone the lights of a corner drug store, still open to custom though the hour was nearing midnight.
now
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From this reading "Well, now," said Noble, between his teeth--"now, I _am_ goin' to do something!"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Not quite two blocks away there shone the lights of a corner drug store, still open to custom though the hour was nearing midnight.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Not quite two blocks away there shone the lights of a corner drug store, still open to custom though the hour was nearing midnight.
opened
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From this reading He turned his back upon that painful house, walked out to the front gate, opened it, passed through, and looked southward.
out
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From this reading He turned his back upon that painful house, walked out to the front gate, opened it, passed through, and looked southward.
painful
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From this reading He turned his back upon that painful house, walked out to the front gate, opened it, passed through, and looked southward.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He turned his back upon that painful house, walked out to the front gate, opened it, passed through, and looked southward.
paused
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From this reading He walked straight to the door of this place, which stood ajar, but paused before entering, and looked long and nervously at the middle-aged proprietor who was unconscious of his regard, and lounged in a chair, drowsily stroking a cat upon his lap.
place
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From this reading He walked straight to the door of this place, which stood ajar, but paused before entering, and looked long and nervously at the middle-aged proprietor who was unconscious of his regard, and lounged in a chair, drowsily stroking a cat upon his lap.
proprietor
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quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not quite two blocks away there shone the lights of a corner drug store, still open to custom though the hour was nearing midnight.
regard
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said
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From this reading "Well, now," said Noble, between his teeth--"now, I _am_ goin' to do something!"
shone
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From this reading Not quite two blocks away there shone the lights of a corner drug store, still open to custom though the hour was nearing midnight.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Well, now," said Noble, between his teeth--"now, I _am_ goin' to do something!"
southward
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From this reading He turned his back upon that painful house, walked out to the front gate, opened it, passed through, and looked southward.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not quite two blocks away there shone the lights of a corner drug store, still open to custom though the hour was nearing midnight.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He walked straight to the door of this place, which stood ajar, but paused before entering, and looked long and nervously at the middle-aged proprietor who was unconscious of his regard, and lounged in a chair, drowsily stroking a cat upon his lap.
store
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From this reading Not quite two blocks away there shone the lights of a corner drug store, still open to custom though the hour was nearing midnight.
straight
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From this reading He walked straight to the door of this place, which stood ajar, but paused before entering, and looked long and nervously at the middle-aged proprietor who was unconscious of his regard, and lounged in a chair, drowsily stroking a cat upon his lap.
stroking
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From this reading He walked straight to the door of this place, which stood ajar, but paused before entering, and looked long and nervously at the middle-aged proprietor who was unconscious of his regard, and lounged in a chair, drowsily stroking a cat upon his lap.
teeth
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From this reading "Well, now," said Noble, between his teeth--"now, I _am_ goin' to do something!"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He turned his back upon that painful house, walked out to the front gate, opened it, passed through, and looked southward.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He turned his back upon that painful house, walked out to the front gate, opened it, passed through, and looked southward.
there
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From this reading Not quite two blocks away there shone the lights of a corner drug store, still open to custom though the hour was nearing midnight.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He walked straight to the door of this place, which stood ajar, but paused before entering, and looked long and nervously at the middle-aged proprietor who was unconscious of his regard, and lounged in a chair, drowsily stroking a cat upon his lap.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Not quite two blocks away there shone the lights of a corner drug store, still open to custom though the hour was nearing midnight.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He turned his back upon that painful house, walked out to the front gate, opened it, passed through, and looked southward.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, now," said Noble, between his teeth--"now, I _am_ goin' to do something!"
turned
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From this reading He turned his back upon that painful house, walked out to the front gate, opened it, passed through, and looked southward.
two
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From this reading Not quite two blocks away there shone the lights of a corner drug store, still open to custom though the hour was nearing midnight.
unconscious
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From this reading He walked straight to the door of this place, which stood ajar, but paused before entering, and looked long and nervously at the middle-aged proprietor who was unconscious of his regard, and lounged in a chair, drowsily stroking a cat upon his lap.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He turned his back upon that painful house, walked out to the front gate, opened it, passed through, and looked southward.
walked
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From this reading He turned his back upon that painful house, walked out to the front gate, opened it, passed through, and looked southward.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not quite two blocks away there shone the lights of a corner drug store, still open to custom though the hour was nearing midnight.
Well
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From this reading "Well, now," said Noble, between his teeth--"now, I _am_ goin' to do something!"
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He walked straight to the door of this place, which stood ajar, but paused before entering, and looked long and nervously at the middle-aged proprietor who was unconscious of his regard, and lounged in a chair, drowsily stroking a cat upon his lap.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He walked straight to the door of this place, which stood ajar, but paused before entering, and looked long and nervously at the middle-aged proprietor who was unconscious of his regard, and lounged in a chair, drowsily stroking a cat upon his lap.
