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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
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all
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alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
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analytical
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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ask
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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become
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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boy
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bribery
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brick
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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clerks
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crude
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days
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dealt
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dingy
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discuss
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dusty
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far-reaching
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few
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floors
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gone
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graft
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grim
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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happening
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HAT
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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hour
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houses
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ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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innocent
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just
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justice
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late
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leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The longer word just used had of late years become a part of the narrowest vocabulary, suggesting to crude minds many meanings not thought of by lexicographers, not the least of which was something pertaining to justice far-reaching, grim, and unfailing in these days of bribery and graft.
Lewis
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lexicographers
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Linda
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longer
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main
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Mammy
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many
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meanings
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mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
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minds
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more
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morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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narrow
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narrowest
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night
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The longer word just used had of late years become a part of the narrowest vocabulary, suggesting to crude minds many meanings not thought of by lexicographers, not the least of which was something pertaining to justice far-reaching, grim, and unfailing in these days of bribery and graft.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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Old
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Only
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opened
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partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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pause
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pertaining
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philosophical
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placed
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porters
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samples
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sidewalks
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somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The longer word just used had of late years become a part of the narrowest vocabulary, suggesting to crude minds many meanings not thought of by lexicographers, not the least of which was something pertaining to justice far-reaching, grim, and unfailing in these days of bribery and graft.
stock-worn
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store-keepers
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street
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suggesting
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summarily
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swept
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HAT morning at the usual hour the store-keepers opened their dingy houses in the main street and placed along the narrow brick sidewalks the dusty, stock-worn samples of their wares.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
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themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
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thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The longer word just used had of late years become a part of the narrowest vocabulary, suggesting to crude minds many meanings not thought of by lexicographers, not the least of which was something pertaining to justice far-reaching, grim, and unfailing in these days of bribery and graft.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
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thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The longer word just used had of late years become a part of the narrowest vocabulary, suggesting to crude minds many meanings not thought of by lexicographers, not the least of which was something pertaining to justice far-reaching, grim, and unfailing in these days of bribery and graft.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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Uncle
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unfailing
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used
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usual
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ventured
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vocabulary
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wares
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Warren's
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Old Uncle Lewis and Mammy Linda Warren's boy had been summarily dealt with, that was all.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The longer word just used had of late years become a part of the narrowest vocabulary, suggesting to crude minds many meanings not thought of by lexicographers, not the least of which was something pertaining to justice far-reaching, grim, and unfailing in these days of bribery and graft.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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word
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wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
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years
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