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afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "You ought to have told me this afternoon that you wanted to go!
almost
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From this reading Nothing to be had, short of almost the back row, under the gallery.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rachel shook her head, and her cousin, Willy Maine, leaving the window, expressed his indignation.
AnybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading Anybody might have known"--Willy was from one of the sleepier villages in one of the sleepiest counties of his native state--"Anybody might have known that in New York you have to get your tickets early!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE SOCIALIST MEETING The house was full, said the man at the ticket-window.
back
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From this reading Nothing to be had, short of almost the back row, under the gallery.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Nothing to be had, short of almost the back row, under the gallery.
counties
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From this reading Anybody might have known"--Willy was from one of the sleepier villages in one of the sleepiest counties of his native state--"Anybody might have known that in New York you have to get your tickets early!
cousin
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From this reading Rachel shook her head, and her cousin, Willy Maine, leaving the window, expressed his indignation.
early
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From this reading Anybody might have known"--Willy was from one of the sleepier villages in one of the sleepiest counties of his native state--"Anybody might have known that in New York you have to get your tickets early!
expressed
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From this reading Rachel shook her head, and her cousin, Willy Maine, leaving the window, expressed his indignation.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Anybody might have known"--Willy was from one of the sleepier villages in one of the sleepiest counties of his native state--"Anybody might have known that in New York you have to get your tickets early!
full
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From this reading THE SOCIALIST MEETING The house was full, said the man at the ticket-window.
gallery
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From this reading Nothing to be had, short of almost the back row, under the gallery.
get
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From this reading Anybody might have known"--Willy was from one of the sleepier villages in one of the sleepiest counties of his native state--"Anybody might have known that in New York you have to get your tickets early!
go
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From this reading "You ought to have told me this afternoon that you wanted to go!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nothing to be had, short of almost the back row, under the gallery.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You ought to have told me this afternoon that you wanted to go!
head
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From this reading Rachel shook her head, and her cousin, Willy Maine, leaving the window, expressed his indignation.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Rachel shook her head, and her cousin, Willy Maine, leaving the window, expressed his indignation.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Rachel shook her head, and her cousin, Willy Maine, leaving the window, expressed his indignation.
house
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From this reading THE SOCIALIST MEETING The house was full, said the man at the ticket-window.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Anybody might have known"--Willy was from one of the sleepier villages in one of the sleepiest counties of his native state--"Anybody might have known that in New York you have to get your tickets early!
indignation
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From this reading Rachel shook her head, and her cousin, Willy Maine, leaving the window, expressed his indignation.
known
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From this reading Anybody might have known"--Willy was from one of the sleepier villages in one of the sleepiest counties of his native state--"Anybody might have known that in New York you have to get your tickets early!
leaving
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From this reading Rachel shook her head, and her cousin, Willy Maine, leaving the window, expressed his indignation.
Maine
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From this reading Rachel shook her head, and her cousin, Willy Maine, leaving the window, expressed his indignation.
man
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From this reading THE SOCIALIST MEETING The house was full, said the man at the ticket-window.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You ought to have told me this afternoon that you wanted to go!
MEETING
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From this reading THE SOCIALIST MEETING The house was full, said the man at the ticket-window.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Anybody might have known"--Willy was from one of the sleepier villages in one of the sleepiest counties of his native state--"Anybody might have known that in New York you have to get your tickets early!
native
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From this reading Anybody might have known"--Willy was from one of the sleepier villages in one of the sleepiest counties of his native state--"Anybody might have known that in New York you have to get your tickets early!
New
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From this reading Anybody might have known"--Willy was from one of the sleepier villages in one of the sleepiest counties of his native state--"Anybody might have known that in New York you have to get your tickets early!
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing to be had, short of almost the back row, under the gallery.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nothing to be had, short of almost the back row, under the gallery.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Anybody might have known"--Willy was from one of the sleepier villages in one of the sleepiest counties of his native state--"Anybody might have known that in New York you have to get your tickets early!
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "You ought to have told me this afternoon that you wanted to go!
Rachel
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From this reading Rachel shook her head, and her cousin, Willy Maine, leaving the window, expressed his indignation.
row
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From this reading Nothing to be had, short of almost the back row, under the gallery.
said
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From this reading THE SOCIALIST MEETING The house was full, said the man at the ticket-window.
shook
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From this reading Rachel shook her head, and her cousin, Willy Maine, leaving the window, expressed his indignation.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Nothing to be had, short of almost the back row, under the gallery.
sleepier
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From this reading Anybody might have known"--Willy was from one of the sleepier villages in one of the sleepiest counties of his native state--"Anybody might have known that in New York you have to get your tickets early!
sleepiest
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From this reading Anybody might have known"--Willy was from one of the sleepier villages in one of the sleepiest counties of his native state--"Anybody might have known that in New York you have to get your tickets early!
SOCIALIST
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From this reading THE SOCIALIST MEETING The house was full, said the man at the ticket-window.
state
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From this reading Anybody might have known"--Willy was from one of the sleepier villages in one of the sleepiest counties of his native state--"Anybody might have known that in New York you have to get your tickets early!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You ought to have told me this afternoon that you wanted to go!
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SOCIALIST MEETING The house was full, said the man at the ticket-window.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "You ought to have told me this afternoon that you wanted to go!
ticket-window
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From this reading THE SOCIALIST MEETING The house was full, said the man at the ticket-window.
tickets
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From this reading Anybody might have known"--Willy was from one of the sleepier villages in one of the sleepiest counties of his native state--"Anybody might have known that in New York you have to get your tickets early!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nothing to be had, short of almost the back row, under the gallery.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You ought to have told me this afternoon that you wanted to go!
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Nothing to be had, short of almost the back row, under the gallery.
villages
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From this reading Anybody might have known"--Willy was from one of the sleepier villages in one of the sleepiest counties of his native state--"Anybody might have known that in New York you have to get your tickets early!
wanted
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From this reading "You ought to have told me this afternoon that you wanted to go!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SOCIALIST MEETING The house was full, said the man at the ticket-window.
Willy
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From this reading Rachel shook her head, and her cousin, Willy Maine, leaving the window, expressed his indignation.
window
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From this reading Rachel shook her head, and her cousin, Willy Maine, leaving the window, expressed his indignation.
York
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From this reading Anybody might have known"--Willy was from one of the sleepier villages in one of the sleepiest counties of his native state--"Anybody might have known that in New York you have to get your tickets early!
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You ought to have told me this afternoon that you wanted to go!
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Anybody might have known"--Willy was from one of the sleepier villages in one of the sleepiest counties of his native state--"Anybody might have known that in New York you have to get your tickets early!
