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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 A MAN TO HELP FERGUS It was really a moment of vast potentialities when Nort turned _down_ the street toward the town instead of _up_ toward the railroad station and the open road.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading For down the street was the way to the printing-office and the old Captain and Anthy and Fergus and me, and all the things, big and little, I am about to relate.
all
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From this reading For down the street was the way to the printing-office and the old Captain and Anthy and Fergus and me, and all the things, big and little, I am about to relate.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading For down the street was the way to the printing-office and the old Captain and Anthy and Fergus and me, and all the things, big and little, I am about to relate.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A MAN TO HELP FERGUS It was really a moment of vast potentialities when Nort turned _down_ the street toward the town instead of _up_ toward the railroad station and the open road.
Anthy
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From this reading For down the street was the way to the printing-office and the old Captain and Anthy and Fergus and me, and all the things, big and little, I am about to relate.
any
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From this reading It was upon this brief but historic journey that Ed Smith met Nort, and like any true newspaper man with a "nose for news," stopped to pass the time of day with the singular stranger.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I tremble sometimes when I think how narrowly this story escaped not coming into existence at all.
big
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From this reading For down the street was the way to the printing-office and the old Captain and Anthy and Fergus and me, and all the things, big and little, I am about to relate.
brief
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From this reading It was upon this brief but historic journey that Ed Smith met Nort, and like any true newspaper man with a "nose for news," stopped to pass the time of day with the singular stranger.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was upon this brief but historic journey that Ed Smith met Nort, and like any true newspaper man with a "nose for news," stopped to pass the time of day with the singular stranger.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For down the street was the way to the printing-office and the old Captain and Anthy and Fergus and me, and all the things, big and little, I am about to relate.
coming
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day
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From this reading It was upon this brief but historic journey that Ed Smith met Nort, and like any true newspaper man with a "nose for news," stopped to pass the time of day with the singular stranger.
down
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From this reading A MAN TO HELP FERGUS It was really a moment of vast potentialities when Nort turned _down_ the street toward the town instead of _up_ toward the railroad station and the open road.
Ed
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From this reading It was upon this brief but historic journey that Ed Smith met Nort, and like any true newspaper man with a "nose for news," stopped to pass the time of day with the singular stranger.
escaped
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existence
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From this reading I tremble sometimes when I think how narrowly this story escaped not coming into existence at all.
FERGUS
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From this reading A MAN TO HELP FERGUS It was really a moment of vast potentialities when Nort turned _down_ the street toward the town instead of _up_ toward the railroad station and the open road.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For down the street was the way to the printing-office and the old Captain and Anthy and Fergus and me, and all the things, big and little, I am about to relate.
HELPnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A MAN TO HELP FERGUS It was really a moment of vast potentialities when Nort turned _down_ the street toward the town instead of _up_ toward the railroad station and the open road.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It took him not quite two seconds to "size up" Nort.
historic
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From this reading It was upon this brief but historic journey that Ed Smith met Nort, and like any true newspaper man with a "nose for news," stopped to pass the time of day with the singular stranger.
how
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From this reading I tremble sometimes when I think how narrowly this story escaped not coming into existence at all.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For down the street was the way to the printing-office and the old Captain and Anthy and Fergus and me, and all the things, big and little, I am about to relate.
instead
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From this reading A MAN TO HELP FERGUS It was really a moment of vast potentialities when Nort turned _down_ the street toward the town instead of _up_ toward the railroad station and the open road.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I tremble sometimes when I think how narrowly this story escaped not coming into existence at all.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A MAN TO HELP FERGUS It was really a moment of vast potentialities when Nort turned _down_ the street toward the town instead of _up_ toward the railroad station and the open road.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was upon this brief but historic journey that Ed Smith met Nort, and like any true newspaper man with a "nose for news," stopped to pass the time of day with the singular stranger.
like
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From this reading It was upon this brief but historic journey that Ed Smith met Nort, and like any true newspaper man with a "nose for news," stopped to pass the time of day with the singular stranger.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For down the street was the way to the printing-office and the old Captain and Anthy and Fergus and me, and all the things, big and little, I am about to relate.
MAN
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From this reading A MAN TO HELP FERGUS It was really a moment of vast potentialities when Nort turned _down_ the street toward the town instead of _up_ toward the railroad station and the open road.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For down the street was the way to the printing-office and the old Captain and Anthy and Fergus and me, and all the things, big and little, I am about to relate.
met
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From this reading It was upon this brief but historic journey that Ed Smith met Nort, and like any true newspaper man with a "nose for news," stopped to pass the time of day with the singular stranger.
moment
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From this reading A MAN TO HELP FERGUS It was really a moment of vast potentialities when Nort turned _down_ the street toward the town instead of _up_ toward the railroad station and the open road.
narrowly
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From this reading I tremble sometimes when I think how narrowly this story escaped not coming into existence at all.
news
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From this reading It was upon this brief but historic journey that Ed Smith met Nort, and like any true newspaper man with a "nose for news," stopped to pass the time of day with the singular stranger.
newspaper
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From this reading It was upon this brief but historic journey that Ed Smith met Nort, and like any true newspaper man with a "nose for news," stopped to pass the time of day with the singular stranger.
Nort
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From this reading A MAN TO HELP FERGUS It was really a moment of vast potentialities when Nort turned _down_ the street toward the town instead of _up_ toward the railroad station and the open road.
nose
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From this reading It was upon this brief but historic journey that Ed Smith met Nort, and like any true newspaper man with a "nose for news," stopped to pass the time of day with the singular stranger.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I tremble sometimes when I think how narrowly this story escaped not coming into existence at all.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A MAN TO HELP FERGUS It was really a moment of vast potentialities when Nort turned _down_ the street toward the town instead of _up_ toward the railroad station and the open road.
old
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From this reading For down the street was the way to the printing-office and the old Captain and Anthy and Fergus and me, and all the things, big and little, I am about to relate.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading A MAN TO HELP FERGUS It was really a moment of vast potentialities when Nort turned _down_ the street toward the town instead of _up_ toward the railroad station and the open road.
pass
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From this reading It was upon this brief but historic journey that Ed Smith met Nort, and like any true newspaper man with a "nose for news," stopped to pass the time of day with the singular stranger.
potentialities
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From this reading A MAN TO HELP FERGUS It was really a moment of vast potentialities when Nort turned _down_ the street toward the town instead of _up_ toward the railroad station and the open road.
printing-office
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From this reading For down the street was the way to the printing-office and the old Captain and Anthy and Fergus and me, and all the things, big and little, I am about to relate.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It took him not quite two seconds to "size up" Nort.
railroad
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From this reading A MAN TO HELP FERGUS It was really a moment of vast potentialities when Nort turned _down_ the street toward the town instead of _up_ toward the railroad station and the open road.
really
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From this reading A MAN TO HELP FERGUS It was really a moment of vast potentialities when Nort turned _down_ the street toward the town instead of _up_ toward the railroad station and the open road.
relate
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From this reading For down the street was the way to the printing-office and the old Captain and Anthy and Fergus and me, and all the things, big and little, I am about to relate.
road
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From this reading A MAN TO HELP FERGUS It was really a moment of vast potentialities when Nort turned _down_ the street toward the town instead of _up_ toward the railroad station and the open road.
seconds
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From this reading It took him not quite two seconds to "size up" Nort.
singular
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From this reading It was upon this brief but historic journey that Ed Smith met Nort, and like any true newspaper man with a "nose for news," stopped to pass the time of day with the singular stranger.
size
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From this reading It took him not quite two seconds to "size up" Nort.
Smith
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From this reading It was upon this brief but historic journey that Ed Smith met Nort, and like any true newspaper man with a "nose for news," stopped to pass the time of day with the singular stranger.
sometimes
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From this reading I tremble sometimes when I think how narrowly this story escaped not coming into existence at all.
station
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From this reading A MAN TO HELP FERGUS It was really a moment of vast potentialities when Nort turned _down_ the street toward the town instead of _up_ toward the railroad station and the open road.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was upon this brief but historic journey that Ed Smith met Nort, and like any true newspaper man with a "nose for news," stopped to pass the time of day with the singular stranger.
story
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From this reading I tremble sometimes when I think how narrowly this story escaped not coming into existence at all.
stranger
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From this reading It was upon this brief but historic journey that Ed Smith met Nort, and like any true newspaper man with a "nose for news," stopped to pass the time of day with the singular stranger.
street
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From this reading A MAN TO HELP FERGUS It was really a moment of vast potentialities when Nort turned _down_ the street toward the town instead of _up_ toward the railroad station and the open road.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was upon this brief but historic journey that Ed Smith met Nort, and like any true newspaper man with a "nose for news," stopped to pass the time of day with the singular stranger.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MAN TO HELP FERGUS It was really a moment of vast potentialities when Nort turned _down_ the street toward the town instead of _up_ toward the railroad station and the open road.
things
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From this reading For down the street was the way to the printing-office and the old Captain and Anthy and Fergus and me, and all the things, big and little, I am about to relate.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I tremble sometimes when I think how narrowly this story escaped not coming into existence at all.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I tremble sometimes when I think how narrowly this story escaped not coming into existence at all.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was upon this brief but historic journey that Ed Smith met Nort, and like any true newspaper man with a "nose for news," stopped to pass the time of day with the singular stranger.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A MAN TO HELP FERGUS It was really a moment of vast potentialities when Nort turned _down_ the street toward the town instead of _up_ toward the railroad station and the open road.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It took him not quite two seconds to "size up" Nort.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading A MAN TO HELP FERGUS It was really a moment of vast potentialities when Nort turned _down_ the street toward the town instead of _up_ toward the railroad station and the open road.
town
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From this reading A MAN TO HELP FERGUS It was really a moment of vast potentialities when Nort turned _down_ the street toward the town instead of _up_ toward the railroad station and the open road.
tremble
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From this reading I tremble sometimes when I think how narrowly this story escaped not coming into existence at all.
true
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From this reading It was upon this brief but historic journey that Ed Smith met Nort, and like any true newspaper man with a "nose for news," stopped to pass the time of day with the singular stranger.
turned
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From this reading A MAN TO HELP FERGUS It was really a moment of vast potentialities when Nort turned _down_ the street toward the town instead of _up_ toward the railroad station and the open road.
two
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From this reading It took him not quite two seconds to "size up" Nort.
up
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From this reading A MAN TO HELP FERGUS It was really a moment of vast potentialities when Nort turned _down_ the street toward the town instead of _up_ toward the railroad station and the open road.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was upon this brief but historic journey that Ed Smith met Nort, and like any true newspaper man with a "nose for news," stopped to pass the time of day with the singular stranger.
vast
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From this reading A MAN TO HELP FERGUS It was really a moment of vast potentialities when Nort turned _down_ the street toward the town instead of _up_ toward the railroad station and the open road.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A MAN TO HELP FERGUS It was really a moment of vast potentialities when Nort turned _down_ the street toward the town instead of _up_ toward the railroad station and the open road.
way
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From this reading For down the street was the way to the printing-office and the old Captain and Anthy and Fergus and me, and all the things, big and little, I am about to relate.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A MAN TO HELP FERGUS It was really a moment of vast potentialities when Nort turned _down_ the street toward the town instead of _up_ toward the railroad station and the open road.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was upon this brief but historic journey that Ed Smith met Nort, and like any true newspaper man with a "nose for news," stopped to pass the time of day with the singular stranger.
