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10
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From this reading At 10:30 o’clock old man Ballinger came out of his house in his stocking feet and leaned over the gate, smoking his pipe.
30
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From this reading At 10:30 o’clock old man Ballinger came out of his house in his stocking feet and leaned over the gate, smoking his pipe.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Your respectful and loving daughter, LENA.
ankle
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From this reading He looked down the big road, white in the moonshine, and rubbed one ankle with the toe of his other foot.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At 10:30 o’clock old man Ballinger came out of his house in his stocking feet and leaned over the gate, smoking his pipe.
Ballinger
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From this reading At 10:30 o’clock old man Ballinger came out of his house in his stocking feet and leaned over the gate, smoking his pipe.
big
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From this reading He looked down the big road, white in the moonshine, and rubbed one ankle with the toe of his other foot.
blew
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From this reading Without undressing she blew out the candle and curled herself upon the mattress on the floor.
came
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From this reading At 10:30 o’clock old man Ballinger came out of his house in his stocking feet and leaned over the gate, smoking his pipe.
candle
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From this reading Without undressing she blew out the candle and curled herself upon the mattress on the floor.
concluded
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From this reading Tommy was still waiting faithfully when the letter was concluded, and when Lena dropped it out she saw him pick it up and start up the steep hillside.
curled
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From this reading Without undressing she blew out the candle and curled herself upon the mattress on the floor.
daughter
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From this reading Your respectful and loving daughter, LENA.
down
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From this reading He looked down the big road, white in the moonshine, and rubbed one ankle with the toe of his other foot.
dropped
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From this reading Tommy was still waiting faithfully when the letter was concluded, and when Lena dropped it out she saw him pick it up and start up the steep hillside.
faithfully
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From this reading Tommy was still waiting faithfully when the letter was concluded, and when Lena dropped it out she saw him pick it up and start up the steep hillside.
feet
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From this reading At 10:30 o’clock old man Ballinger came out of his house in his stocking feet and leaned over the gate, smoking his pipe.
floor
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From this reading Without undressing she blew out the candle and curled herself upon the mattress on the floor.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked down the big road, white in the moonshine, and rubbed one ankle with the toe of his other foot.
gate
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From this reading At 10:30 o’clock old man Ballinger came out of his house in his stocking feet and leaned over the gate, smoking his pipe.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked down the big road, white in the moonshine, and rubbed one ankle with the toe of his other foot.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Without undressing she blew out the candle and curled herself upon the mattress on the floor.
hillside
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From this reading Tommy was still waiting faithfully when the letter was concluded, and when Lena dropped it out she saw him pick it up and start up the steep hillside.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tommy was still waiting faithfully when the letter was concluded, and when Lena dropped it out she saw him pick it up and start up the steep hillside.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At 10:30 o’clock old man Ballinger came out of his house in his stocking feet and leaned over the gate, smoking his pipe.
house
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From this reading At 10:30 o’clock old man Ballinger came out of his house in his stocking feet and leaned over the gate, smoking his pipe.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At 10:30 o’clock old man Ballinger came out of his house in his stocking feet and leaned over the gate, smoking his pipe.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Tommy was still waiting faithfully when the letter was concluded, and when Lena dropped it out she saw him pick it up and start up the steep hillside.
leaned
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From this reading At 10:30 o’clock old man Ballinger came out of his house in his stocking feet and leaned over the gate, smoking his pipe.
LENA
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From this reading Your respectful and loving daughter, LENA.
letter
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From this reading Tommy was still waiting faithfully when the letter was concluded, and when Lena dropped it out she saw him pick it up and start up the steep hillside.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked down the big road, white in the moonshine, and rubbed one ankle with the toe of his other foot.
loving
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From this reading Your respectful and loving daughter, LENA.
man
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From this reading At 10:30 o’clock old man Ballinger came out of his house in his stocking feet and leaned over the gate, smoking his pipe.
mattress
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From this reading Without undressing she blew out the candle and curled herself upon the mattress on the floor.
moonshine
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From this reading He looked down the big road, white in the moonshine, and rubbed one ankle with the toe of his other foot.
o'clock
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From this reading At 10:30 o’clock old man Ballinger came out of his house in his stocking feet and leaned over the gate, smoking his pipe.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At 10:30 o’clock old man Ballinger came out of his house in his stocking feet and leaned over the gate, smoking his pipe.
old
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From this reading At 10:30 o’clock old man Ballinger came out of his house in his stocking feet and leaned over the gate, smoking his pipe.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Without undressing she blew out the candle and curled herself upon the mattress on the floor.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He looked down the big road, white in the moonshine, and rubbed one ankle with the toe of his other foot.
other
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From this reading He looked down the big road, white in the moonshine, and rubbed one ankle with the toe of his other foot.
out
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From this reading Tommy was still waiting faithfully when the letter was concluded, and when Lena dropped it out she saw him pick it up and start up the steep hillside.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading At 10:30 o’clock old man Ballinger came out of his house in his stocking feet and leaned over the gate, smoking his pipe.
pick
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From this reading Tommy was still waiting faithfully when the letter was concluded, and when Lena dropped it out she saw him pick it up and start up the steep hillside.
pipe
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From this reading At 10:30 o’clock old man Ballinger came out of his house in his stocking feet and leaned over the gate, smoking his pipe.
respectful
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From this reading Your respectful and loving daughter, LENA.
road
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From this reading He looked down the big road, white in the moonshine, and rubbed one ankle with the toe of his other foot.
rubbed
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From this reading He looked down the big road, white in the moonshine, and rubbed one ankle with the toe of his other foot.
saw
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From this reading Tommy was still waiting faithfully when the letter was concluded, and when Lena dropped it out she saw him pick it up and start up the steep hillside.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tommy was still waiting faithfully when the letter was concluded, and when Lena dropped it out she saw him pick it up and start up the steep hillside.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At 10:30 o’clock old man Ballinger came out of his house in his stocking feet and leaned over the gate, smoking his pipe.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tommy was still waiting faithfully when the letter was concluded, and when Lena dropped it out she saw him pick it up and start up the steep hillside.
steep
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From this reading Tommy was still waiting faithfully when the letter was concluded, and when Lena dropped it out she saw him pick it up and start up the steep hillside.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tommy was still waiting faithfully when the letter was concluded, and when Lena dropped it out she saw him pick it up and start up the steep hillside.
stocking
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From this reading At 10:30 o’clock old man Ballinger came out of his house in his stocking feet and leaned over the gate, smoking his pipe.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tommy was still waiting faithfully when the letter was concluded, and when Lena dropped it out she saw him pick it up and start up the steep hillside.
toe
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From this reading He looked down the big road, white in the moonshine, and rubbed one ankle with the toe of his other foot.
Tommy
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From this reading Tommy was still waiting faithfully when the letter was concluded, and when Lena dropped it out she saw him pick it up and start up the steep hillside.
undressing
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From this reading Without undressing she blew out the candle and curled herself upon the mattress on the floor.
up
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From this reading Tommy was still waiting faithfully when the letter was concluded, and when Lena dropped it out she saw him pick it up and start up the steep hillside.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Without undressing she blew out the candle and curled herself upon the mattress on the floor.
waiting
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From this reading Tommy was still waiting faithfully when the letter was concluded, and when Lena dropped it out she saw him pick it up and start up the steep hillside.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tommy was still waiting faithfully when the letter was concluded, and when Lena dropped it out she saw him pick it up and start up the steep hillside.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Tommy was still waiting faithfully when the letter was concluded, and when Lena dropped it out she saw him pick it up and start up the steep hillside.
white
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From this reading He looked down the big road, white in the moonshine, and rubbed one ankle with the toe of his other foot.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He looked down the big road, white in the moonshine, and rubbed one ankle with the toe of his other foot.
WithoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without undressing she blew out the candle and curled herself upon the mattress on the floor.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your respectful and loving daughter, LENA.
