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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 JIMMIE HIGGINS TAKES THE PLUNGE I Jimmie went home one evening to the Meissners, and there got a piece of news that delighted him.
affairs
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From this reading The man to whom he had sold his tobacco-store having failed to pay up, Stankewitz had got a three days' furlough to settle his business affairs.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “Say, he looks fine!” exclaimed Meissner; and so after supper Jimmie hurried off to the little store on the corner.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS TAKES THE PLUNGE I Jimmie went home one evening to the Meissners, and there got a piece of news that delighted him.
back
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From this reading Comrade Stankewitz had come back from Camp Sheridan!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Never had Jimmie been so startled by the change in a man; he would literally not have known his Roumanian Jewish friend.
business
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From this reading The man to whom he had sold his tobacco-store having failed to pay up, Stankewitz had got a three days' furlough to settle his business affairs.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Never had Jimmie been so startled by the change in a man; he would literally not have known his Roumanian Jewish friend.
Camp
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From this reading Comrade Stankewitz had come back from Camp Sheridan!
change
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From this reading Never had Jimmie been so startled by the change in a man; he would literally not have known his Roumanian Jewish friend.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Comrade Stankewitz had come back from Camp Sheridan!
Comrade
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From this reading Comrade Stankewitz had come back from Camp Sheridan!
corner
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From this reading “Say, he looks fine!” exclaimed Meissner; and so after supper Jimmie hurried off to the little store on the corner.
days
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From this reading The man to whom he had sold his tobacco-store having failed to pay up, Stankewitz had got a three days' furlough to settle his business affairs.
delighted
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS TAKES THE PLUNGE I Jimmie went home one evening to the Meissners, and there got a piece of news that delighted him.
evening
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS TAKES THE PLUNGE I Jimmie went home one evening to the Meissners, and there got a piece of news that delighted him.
exclaimed
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From this reading “Say, he looks fine!” exclaimed Meissner; and so after supper Jimmie hurried off to the little store on the corner.
failed
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From this reading The man to whom he had sold his tobacco-store having failed to pay up, Stankewitz had got a three days' furlough to settle his business affairs.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Say, he looks fine!” exclaimed Meissner; and so after supper Jimmie hurried off to the little store on the corner.
friend
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From this reading Never had Jimmie been so startled by the change in a man; he would literally not have known his Roumanian Jewish friend.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Comrade Stankewitz had come back from Camp Sheridan!
furlough
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From this reading The man to whom he had sold his tobacco-store having failed to pay up, Stankewitz had got a three days' furlough to settle his business affairs.
got
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS TAKES THE PLUNGE I Jimmie went home one evening to the Meissners, and there got a piece of news that delighted him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Comrade Stankewitz had come back from Camp Sheridan!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Never had Jimmie been so startled by the change in a man; he would literally not have known his Roumanian Jewish friend.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The man to whom he had sold his tobacco-store having failed to pay up, Stankewitz had got a three days' furlough to settle his business affairs.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The man to whom he had sold his tobacco-store having failed to pay up, Stankewitz had got a three days' furlough to settle his business affairs.
HIGGINS
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS TAKES THE PLUNGE I Jimmie went home one evening to the Meissners, and there got a piece of news that delighted him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS TAKES THE PLUNGE I Jimmie went home one evening to the Meissners, and there got a piece of news that delighted him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The man to whom he had sold his tobacco-store having failed to pay up, Stankewitz had got a three days' furlough to settle his business affairs.
home
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS TAKES THE PLUNGE I Jimmie went home one evening to the Meissners, and there got a piece of news that delighted him.
hurried
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From this reading “Say, he looks fine!” exclaimed Meissner; and so after supper Jimmie hurried off to the little store on the corner.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS TAKES THE PLUNGE I Jimmie went home one evening to the Meissners, and there got a piece of news that delighted him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Never had Jimmie been so startled by the change in a man; he would literally not have known his Roumanian Jewish friend.
Jewish
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From this reading Never had Jimmie been so startled by the change in a man; he would literally not have known his Roumanian Jewish friend.
JIMMIE
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS TAKES THE PLUNGE I Jimmie went home one evening to the Meissners, and there got a piece of news that delighted him.
known
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From this reading Never had Jimmie been so startled by the change in a man; he would literally not have known his Roumanian Jewish friend.
literally
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From this reading Never had Jimmie been so startled by the change in a man; he would literally not have known his Roumanian Jewish friend.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Say, he looks fine!” exclaimed Meissner; and so after supper Jimmie hurried off to the little store on the corner.
looks
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From this reading “Say, he looks fine!” exclaimed Meissner; and so after supper Jimmie hurried off to the little store on the corner.
man
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From this reading The man to whom he had sold his tobacco-store having failed to pay up, Stankewitz had got a three days' furlough to settle his business affairs.
Meissner
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From this reading “Say, he looks fine!” exclaimed Meissner; and so after supper Jimmie hurried off to the little store on the corner.
Meissners
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS TAKES THE PLUNGE I Jimmie went home one evening to the Meissners, and there got a piece of news that delighted him.
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never had Jimmie been so startled by the change in a man; he would literally not have known his Roumanian Jewish friend.
news
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS TAKES THE PLUNGE I Jimmie went home one evening to the Meissners, and there got a piece of news that delighted him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Never had Jimmie been so startled by the change in a man; he would literally not have known his Roumanian Jewish friend.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS TAKES THE PLUNGE I Jimmie went home one evening to the Meissners, and there got a piece of news that delighted him.
off
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From this reading “Say, he looks fine!” exclaimed Meissner; and so after supper Jimmie hurried off to the little store on the corner.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Say, he looks fine!” exclaimed Meissner; and so after supper Jimmie hurried off to the little store on the corner.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS TAKES THE PLUNGE I Jimmie went home one evening to the Meissners, and there got a piece of news that delighted him.
pay
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From this reading The man to whom he had sold his tobacco-store having failed to pay up, Stankewitz had got a three days' furlough to settle his business affairs.
piece
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS TAKES THE PLUNGE I Jimmie went home one evening to the Meissners, and there got a piece of news that delighted him.
PLUNGE
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS TAKES THE PLUNGE I Jimmie went home one evening to the Meissners, and there got a piece of news that delighted him.
Roumanian
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From this reading Never had Jimmie been so startled by the change in a man; he would literally not have known his Roumanian Jewish friend.
Say
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From this reading “Say, he looks fine!” exclaimed Meissner; and so after supper Jimmie hurried off to the little store on the corner.
settle
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From this reading The man to whom he had sold his tobacco-store having failed to pay up, Stankewitz had got a three days' furlough to settle his business affairs.
Sheridan
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From this reading Comrade Stankewitz had come back from Camp Sheridan!
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Say, he looks fine!” exclaimed Meissner; and so after supper Jimmie hurried off to the little store on the corner.
sold
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From this reading The man to whom he had sold his tobacco-store having failed to pay up, Stankewitz had got a three days' furlough to settle his business affairs.
Stankewitz
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From this reading Comrade Stankewitz had come back from Camp Sheridan!
startled
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From this reading Never had Jimmie been so startled by the change in a man; he would literally not have known his Roumanian Jewish friend.
store
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From this reading “Say, he looks fine!” exclaimed Meissner; and so after supper Jimmie hurried off to the little store on the corner.
supper
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From this reading “Say, he looks fine!” exclaimed Meissner; and so after supper Jimmie hurried off to the little store on the corner.
TAKES
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS TAKES THE PLUNGE I Jimmie went home one evening to the Meissners, and there got a piece of news that delighted him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS TAKES THE PLUNGE I Jimmie went home one evening to the Meissners, and there got a piece of news that delighted him.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS TAKES THE PLUNGE I Jimmie went home one evening to the Meissners, and there got a piece of news that delighted him.
there
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS TAKES THE PLUNGE I Jimmie went home one evening to the Meissners, and there got a piece of news that delighted him.
three
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From this reading The man to whom he had sold his tobacco-store having failed to pay up, Stankewitz had got a three days' furlough to settle his business affairs.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS TAKES THE PLUNGE I Jimmie went home one evening to the Meissners, and there got a piece of news that delighted him.
tobacco-store
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From this reading The man to whom he had sold his tobacco-store having failed to pay up, Stankewitz had got a three days' furlough to settle his business affairs.
up
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From this reading The man to whom he had sold his tobacco-store having failed to pay up, Stankewitz had got a three days' furlough to settle his business affairs.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS TAKES THE PLUNGE I Jimmie went home one evening to the Meissners, and there got a piece of news that delighted him.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The man to whom he had sold his tobacco-store having failed to pay up, Stankewitz had got a three days' furlough to settle his business affairs.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Never had Jimmie been so startled by the change in a man; he would literally not have known his Roumanian Jewish friend.
