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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 He had to walk nearly two miles from where he got off, and a thunder-storm had come up; he got out and started to trudge through the darkness and the floods of rain.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Several times he slipped off the road into the ditch, and once he fell prone, and got up and washed the mud from his eyes and nose with the stream of fresh water pouring about his head.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He jumped into the ditch again, and a big automobile went by at a fast pace, spattering showers of mud all over him.
all
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From this reading He jumped into the ditch again, and a big automobile went by at a fast pace, spattering showers of mud all over him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS MEETS THE OWNER I It was late at night when Jimmie left the Socialist local, and took the trolley out into the country.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS MEETS THE OWNER I It was late at night when Jimmie left the Socialist local, and took the trolley out into the country.
automobile
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From this reading He jumped into the ditch again, and a big automobile went by at a fast pace, spattering showers of mud all over him.
big
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From this reading He jumped into the ditch again, and a big automobile went by at a fast pace, spattering showers of mud all over him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He jumped into the ditch again, and a big automobile went by at a fast pace, spattering showers of mud all over him.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had to walk nearly two miles from where he got off, and a thunder-storm had come up; he got out and started to trudge through the darkness and the floods of rain.
country
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS MEETS THE OWNER I It was late at night when Jimmie left the Socialist local, and took the trolley out into the country.
darkness
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From this reading He had to walk nearly two miles from where he got off, and a thunder-storm had come up; he got out and started to trudge through the darkness and the floods of rain.
ditch
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From this reading Several times he slipped off the road into the ditch, and once he fell prone, and got up and washed the mud from his eyes and nose with the stream of fresh water pouring about his head.
eyes
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From this reading Several times he slipped off the road into the ditch, and once he fell prone, and got up and washed the mud from his eyes and nose with the stream of fresh water pouring about his head.
fast
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From this reading He jumped into the ditch again, and a big automobile went by at a fast pace, spattering showers of mud all over him.
fell
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From this reading Several times he slipped off the road into the ditch, and once he fell prone, and got up and washed the mud from his eyes and nose with the stream of fresh water pouring about his head.
floods
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From this reading He had to walk nearly two miles from where he got off, and a thunder-storm had come up; he got out and started to trudge through the darkness and the floods of rain.
fresh
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From this reading Several times he slipped off the road into the ditch, and once he fell prone, and got up and washed the mud from his eyes and nose with the stream of fresh water pouring about his head.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had to walk nearly two miles from where he got off, and a thunder-storm had come up; he got out and started to trudge through the darkness and the floods of rain.
glarenounUS /glare/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While he was thus occupied he heard the sound of a horn, and saw a glare of light rushing up.
got
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From this reading He had to walk nearly two miles from where he got off, and a thunder-storm had come up; he got out and started to trudge through the darkness and the floods of rain.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had to walk nearly two miles from where he got off, and a thunder-storm had come up; he got out and started to trudge through the darkness and the floods of rain.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had to walk nearly two miles from where he got off, and a thunder-storm had come up; he got out and started to trudge through the darkness and the floods of rain.
head
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From this reading Several times he slipped off the road into the ditch, and once he fell prone, and got up and washed the mud from his eyes and nose with the stream of fresh water pouring about his head.
heard
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From this reading While he was thus occupied he heard the sound of a horn, and saw a glare of light rushing up.
HIGGINS
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS MEETS THE OWNER I It was late at night when Jimmie left the Socialist local, and took the trolley out into the country.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He jumped into the ditch again, and a big automobile went by at a fast pace, spattering showers of mud all over him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Several times he slipped off the road into the ditch, and once he fell prone, and got up and washed the mud from his eyes and nose with the stream of fresh water pouring about his head.
horn
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From this reading While he was thus occupied he heard the sound of a horn, and saw a glare of light rushing up.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS MEETS THE OWNER I It was late at night when Jimmie left the Socialist local, and took the trolley out into the country.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS MEETS THE OWNER I It was late at night when Jimmie left the Socialist local, and took the trolley out into the country.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS MEETS THE OWNER I It was late at night when Jimmie left the Socialist local, and took the trolley out into the country.
JIMMIE
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS MEETS THE OWNER I It was late at night when Jimmie left the Socialist local, and took the trolley out into the country.
jumped
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From this reading He jumped into the ditch again, and a big automobile went by at a fast pace, spattering showers of mud all over him.
late
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS MEETS THE OWNER I It was late at night when Jimmie left the Socialist local, and took the trolley out into the country.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS MEETS THE OWNER I It was late at night when Jimmie left the Socialist local, and took the trolley out into the country.
light
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From this reading While he was thus occupied he heard the sound of a horn, and saw a glare of light rushing up.
local
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS MEETS THE OWNER I It was late at night when Jimmie left the Socialist local, and took the trolley out into the country.
MEETS
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS MEETS THE OWNER I It was late at night when Jimmie left the Socialist local, and took the trolley out into the country.
miles
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From this reading He had to walk nearly two miles from where he got off, and a thunder-storm had come up; he got out and started to trudge through the darkness and the floods of rain.
mud
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From this reading Several times he slipped off the road into the ditch, and once he fell prone, and got up and washed the mud from his eyes and nose with the stream of fresh water pouring about his head.
nearly
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From this reading He had to walk nearly two miles from where he got off, and a thunder-storm had come up; he got out and started to trudge through the darkness and the floods of rain.
night
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS MEETS THE OWNER I It was late at night when Jimmie left the Socialist local, and took the trolley out into the country.
nose
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From this reading Several times he slipped off the road into the ditch, and once he fell prone, and got up and washed the mud from his eyes and nose with the stream of fresh water pouring about his head.
occupied
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From this reading While he was thus occupied he heard the sound of a horn, and saw a glare of light rushing up.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had to walk nearly two miles from where he got off, and a thunder-storm had come up; he got out and started to trudge through the darkness and the floods of rain.
off
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From this reading He had to walk nearly two miles from where he got off, and a thunder-storm had come up; he got out and started to trudge through the darkness and the floods of rain.
once
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From this reading Several times he slipped off the road into the ditch, and once he fell prone, and got up and washed the mud from his eyes and nose with the stream of fresh water pouring about his head.
out
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS MEETS THE OWNER I It was late at night when Jimmie left the Socialist local, and took the trolley out into the country.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He jumped into the ditch again, and a big automobile went by at a fast pace, spattering showers of mud all over him.
OWNER
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS MEETS THE OWNER I It was late at night when Jimmie left the Socialist local, and took the trolley out into the country.
pace
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From this reading He jumped into the ditch again, and a big automobile went by at a fast pace, spattering showers of mud all over him.
pouring
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From this reading Several times he slipped off the road into the ditch, and once he fell prone, and got up and washed the mud from his eyes and nose with the stream of fresh water pouring about his head.
prone
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From this reading Several times he slipped off the road into the ditch, and once he fell prone, and got up and washed the mud from his eyes and nose with the stream of fresh water pouring about his head.
rain
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From this reading He had to walk nearly two miles from where he got off, and a thunder-storm had come up; he got out and started to trudge through the darkness and the floods of rain.
road
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From this reading Several times he slipped off the road into the ditch, and once he fell prone, and got up and washed the mud from his eyes and nose with the stream of fresh water pouring about his head.
rushing
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From this reading While he was thus occupied he heard the sound of a horn, and saw a glare of light rushing up.
saw
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From this reading While he was thus occupied he heard the sound of a horn, and saw a glare of light rushing up.
Several
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From this reading Several times he slipped off the road into the ditch, and once he fell prone, and got up and washed the mud from his eyes and nose with the stream of fresh water pouring about his head.
showers
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From this reading He jumped into the ditch again, and a big automobile went by at a fast pace, spattering showers of mud all over him.
slipped
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From this reading Several times he slipped off the road into the ditch, and once he fell prone, and got up and washed the mud from his eyes and nose with the stream of fresh water pouring about his head.
Socialist
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS MEETS THE OWNER I It was late at night when Jimmie left the Socialist local, and took the trolley out into the country.
sound
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From this reading While he was thus occupied he heard the sound of a horn, and saw a glare of light rushing up.
spattering
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From this reading He jumped into the ditch again, and a big automobile went by at a fast pace, spattering showers of mud all over him.
started
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From this reading He had to walk nearly two miles from where he got off, and a thunder-storm had come up; he got out and started to trudge through the darkness and the floods of rain.
stream
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From this reading Several times he slipped off the road into the ditch, and once he fell prone, and got up and washed the mud from his eyes and nose with the stream of fresh water pouring about his head.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS MEETS THE OWNER I It was late at night when Jimmie left the Socialist local, and took the trolley out into the country.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had to walk nearly two miles from where he got off, and a thunder-storm had come up; he got out and started to trudge through the darkness and the floods of rain.
thunder-storm
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From this reading He had to walk nearly two miles from where he got off, and a thunder-storm had come up; he got out and started to trudge through the darkness and the floods of rain.
thus
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From this reading While he was thus occupied he heard the sound of a horn, and saw a glare of light rushing up.
times
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From this reading Several times he slipped off the road into the ditch, and once he fell prone, and got up and washed the mud from his eyes and nose with the stream of fresh water pouring about his head.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had to walk nearly two miles from where he got off, and a thunder-storm had come up; he got out and started to trudge through the darkness and the floods of rain.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS MEETS THE OWNER I It was late at night when Jimmie left the Socialist local, and took the trolley out into the country.
trolley
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS MEETS THE OWNER I It was late at night when Jimmie left the Socialist local, and took the trolley out into the country.
trudge
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From this reading He had to walk nearly two miles from where he got off, and a thunder-storm had come up; he got out and started to trudge through the darkness and the floods of rain.
two
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From this reading He had to walk nearly two miles from where he got off, and a thunder-storm had come up; he got out and started to trudge through the darkness and the floods of rain.
up
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From this reading He had to walk nearly two miles from where he got off, and a thunder-storm had come up; he got out and started to trudge through the darkness and the floods of rain.
walk
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From this reading He had to walk nearly two miles from where he got off, and a thunder-storm had come up; he got out and started to trudge through the darkness and the floods of rain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS MEETS THE OWNER I It was late at night when Jimmie left the Socialist local, and took the trolley out into the country.
washed
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From this reading Several times he slipped off the road into the ditch, and once he fell prone, and got up and washed the mud from his eyes and nose with the stream of fresh water pouring about his head.
water
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From this reading Several times he slipped off the road into the ditch, and once he fell prone, and got up and washed the mud from his eyes and nose with the stream of fresh water pouring about his head.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He jumped into the ditch again, and a big automobile went by at a fast pace, spattering showers of mud all over him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS MEETS THE OWNER I It was late at night when Jimmie left the Socialist local, and took the trolley out into the country.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He had to walk nearly two miles from where he got off, and a thunder-storm had come up; he got out and started to trudge through the darkness and the floods of rain.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While he was thus occupied he heard the sound of a horn, and saw a glare of light rushing up.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Several times he slipped off the road into the ditch, and once he fell prone, and got up and washed the mud from his eyes and nose with the stream of fresh water pouring about his head.
