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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 T was after dark when he finally reached Springtown and rode through the quiet little street to the only hotel in the village kept by a certain Tom Wyman, whom Dwight knew.
account-book
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From this reading A dog-eared account-book lay open on a table, and here, at the request of the cordial Wyman, a short, portly man with sandy hair and mustache, Carson registered his name.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading T was after dark when he finally reached Springtown and rode through the quiet little street to the only hotel in the village kept by a certain Tom Wyman, whom Dwight knew.
agreeably
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From this reading “You are out electioneering, I know,” the proprietor smiled, agreeably, as he rubbed his fat hands together.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading T was after dark when he finally reached Springtown and rode through the quiet little street to the only hotel in the village kept by a certain Tom Wyman, whom Dwight knew.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are out electioneering, I know,” the proprietor smiled, agreeably, as he rubbed his fat hands together.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dismounting, he turned his tired horse over to a negro porter and went into the room which was used at once as parlor and office.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dismounting, he turned his tired horse over to a negro porter and went into the room which was used at once as parlor and office.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading T was after dark when he finally reached Springtown and rode through the quiet little street to the only hotel in the village kept by a certain Tom Wyman, whom Dwight knew.
Carson
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From this reading A dog-eared account-book lay open on a table, and here, at the request of the cordial Wyman, a short, portly man with sandy hair and mustache, Carson registered his name.
certain
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From this reading T was after dark when he finally reached Springtown and rode through the quiet little street to the only hotel in the village kept by a certain Tom Wyman, whom Dwight knew.
cordialnounUS /cordial/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A dog-eared account-book lay open on a table, and here, at the request of the cordial Wyman, a short, portly man with sandy hair and mustache, Carson registered his name.
dark
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From this reading T was after dark when he finally reached Springtown and rode through the quiet little street to the only hotel in the village kept by a certain Tom Wyman, whom Dwight knew.
Dismounting
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From this reading Dismounting, he turned his tired horse over to a negro porter and went into the room which was used at once as parlor and office.
dog
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From this reading “Well, you are going to run like a scared dog.
dog-eared
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From this reading A dog-eared account-book lay open on a table, and here, at the request of the cordial Wyman, a short, portly man with sandy hair and mustache, Carson registered his name.
Dwight
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From this reading T was after dark when he finally reached Springtown and rode through the quiet little street to the only hotel in the village kept by a certain Tom Wyman, whom Dwight knew.
electioneering
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From this reading “You are out electioneering, I know,” the proprietor smiled, agreeably, as he rubbed his fat hands together.
fat
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From this reading “You are out electioneering, I know,” the proprietor smiled, agreeably, as he rubbed his fat hands together.
finally
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From this reading T was after dark when he finally reached Springtown and rode through the quiet little street to the only hotel in the village kept by a certain Tom Wyman, whom Dwight knew.
going
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From this reading “Well, you are going to run like a scared dog.
hair
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From this reading A dog-eared account-book lay open on a table, and here, at the request of the cordial Wyman, a short, portly man with sandy hair and mustache, Carson registered his name.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “You are out electioneering, I know,” the proprietor smiled, agreeably, as he rubbed his fat hands together.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading T was after dark when he finally reached Springtown and rode through the quiet little street to the only hotel in the village kept by a certain Tom Wyman, whom Dwight knew.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A dog-eared account-book lay open on a table, and here, at the request of the cordial Wyman, a short, portly man with sandy hair and mustache, Carson registered his name.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dismounting, he turned his tired horse over to a negro porter and went into the room which was used at once as parlor and office.
horse
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From this reading Dismounting, he turned his tired horse over to a negro porter and went into the room which was used at once as parlor and office.
hotel
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From this reading T was after dark when he finally reached Springtown and rode through the quiet little street to the only hotel in the village kept by a certain Tom Wyman, whom Dwight knew.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You are out electioneering, I know,” the proprietor smiled, agreeably, as he rubbed his fat hands together.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading T was after dark when he finally reached Springtown and rode through the quiet little street to the only hotel in the village kept by a certain Tom Wyman, whom Dwight knew.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Dismounting, he turned his tired horse over to a negro porter and went into the room which was used at once as parlor and office.
kept
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From this reading T was after dark when he finally reached Springtown and rode through the quiet little street to the only hotel in the village kept by a certain Tom Wyman, whom Dwight knew.
knew
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From this reading T was after dark when he finally reached Springtown and rode through the quiet little street to the only hotel in the village kept by a certain Tom Wyman, whom Dwight knew.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You are out electioneering, I know,” the proprietor smiled, agreeably, as he rubbed his fat hands together.
lay
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From this reading A dog-eared account-book lay open on a table, and here, at the request of the cordial Wyman, a short, portly man with sandy hair and mustache, Carson registered his name.
like
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From this reading “Well, you are going to run like a scared dog.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading T was after dark when he finally reached Springtown and rode through the quiet little street to the only hotel in the village kept by a certain Tom Wyman, whom Dwight knew.
man
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From this reading A dog-eared account-book lay open on a table, and here, at the request of the cordial Wyman, a short, portly man with sandy hair and mustache, Carson registered his name.
mustache
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From this reading A dog-eared account-book lay open on a table, and here, at the request of the cordial Wyman, a short, portly man with sandy hair and mustache, Carson registered his name.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A dog-eared account-book lay open on a table, and here, at the request of the cordial Wyman, a short, portly man with sandy hair and mustache, Carson registered his name.
negro
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From this reading Dismounting, he turned his tired horse over to a negro porter and went into the room which was used at once as parlor and office.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A dog-eared account-book lay open on a table, and here, at the request of the cordial Wyman, a short, portly man with sandy hair and mustache, Carson registered his name.
office
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From this reading Dismounting, he turned his tired horse over to a negro porter and went into the room which was used at once as parlor and office.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A dog-eared account-book lay open on a table, and here, at the request of the cordial Wyman, a short, portly man with sandy hair and mustache, Carson registered his name.
once
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From this reading Dismounting, he turned his tired horse over to a negro porter and went into the room which was used at once as parlor and office.
only
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From this reading T was after dark when he finally reached Springtown and rode through the quiet little street to the only hotel in the village kept by a certain Tom Wyman, whom Dwight knew.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading A dog-eared account-book lay open on a table, and here, at the request of the cordial Wyman, a short, portly man with sandy hair and mustache, Carson registered his name.
out
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From this reading “You are out electioneering, I know,” the proprietor smiled, agreeably, as he rubbed his fat hands together.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Dismounting, he turned his tired horse over to a negro porter and went into the room which was used at once as parlor and office.
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading Dismounting, he turned his tired horse over to a negro porter and went into the room which was used at once as parlor and office.
porter
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From this reading Dismounting, he turned his tired horse over to a negro porter and went into the room which was used at once as parlor and office.
portly
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From this reading A dog-eared account-book lay open on a table, and here, at the request of the cordial Wyman, a short, portly man with sandy hair and mustache, Carson registered his name.
proprietor
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From this reading “You are out electioneering, I know,” the proprietor smiled, agreeably, as he rubbed his fat hands together.
quiet
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From this reading T was after dark when he finally reached Springtown and rode through the quiet little street to the only hotel in the village kept by a certain Tom Wyman, whom Dwight knew.
reached
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From this reading T was after dark when he finally reached Springtown and rode through the quiet little street to the only hotel in the village kept by a certain Tom Wyman, whom Dwight knew.
registered
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From this reading A dog-eared account-book lay open on a table, and here, at the request of the cordial Wyman, a short, portly man with sandy hair and mustache, Carson registered his name.
request
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From this reading A dog-eared account-book lay open on a table, and here, at the request of the cordial Wyman, a short, portly man with sandy hair and mustache, Carson registered his name.
rode
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From this reading T was after dark when he finally reached Springtown and rode through the quiet little street to the only hotel in the village kept by a certain Tom Wyman, whom Dwight knew.
room
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From this reading Dismounting, he turned his tired horse over to a negro porter and went into the room which was used at once as parlor and office.
rubbed
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From this reading “You are out electioneering, I know,” the proprietor smiled, agreeably, as he rubbed his fat hands together.
run
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From this reading “Well, you are going to run like a scared dog.
sandy
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From this reading A dog-eared account-book lay open on a table, and here, at the request of the cordial Wyman, a short, portly man with sandy hair and mustache, Carson registered his name.
scared
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From this reading “Well, you are going to run like a scared dog.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading A dog-eared account-book lay open on a table, and here, at the request of the cordial Wyman, a short, portly man with sandy hair and mustache, Carson registered his name.
smiled
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From this reading “You are out electioneering, I know,” the proprietor smiled, agreeably, as he rubbed his fat hands together.
Springtown
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From this reading T was after dark when he finally reached Springtown and rode through the quiet little street to the only hotel in the village kept by a certain Tom Wyman, whom Dwight knew.
street
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From this reading T was after dark when he finally reached Springtown and rode through the quiet little street to the only hotel in the village kept by a certain Tom Wyman, whom Dwight knew.
T
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From this reading T was after dark when he finally reached Springtown and rode through the quiet little street to the only hotel in the village kept by a certain Tom Wyman, whom Dwight knew.
table
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From this reading A dog-eared account-book lay open on a table, and here, at the request of the cordial Wyman, a short, portly man with sandy hair and mustache, Carson registered his name.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading T was after dark when he finally reached Springtown and rode through the quiet little street to the only hotel in the village kept by a certain Tom Wyman, whom Dwight knew.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading T was after dark when he finally reached Springtown and rode through the quiet little street to the only hotel in the village kept by a certain Tom Wyman, whom Dwight knew.
tired
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From this reading Dismounting, he turned his tired horse over to a negro porter and went into the room which was used at once as parlor and office.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading T was after dark when he finally reached Springtown and rode through the quiet little street to the only hotel in the village kept by a certain Tom Wyman, whom Dwight knew.
together
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From this reading “You are out electioneering, I know,” the proprietor smiled, agreeably, as he rubbed his fat hands together.
Tom
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From this reading T was after dark when he finally reached Springtown and rode through the quiet little street to the only hotel in the village kept by a certain Tom Wyman, whom Dwight knew.
turned
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From this reading Dismounting, he turned his tired horse over to a negro porter and went into the room which was used at once as parlor and office.
used
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From this reading Dismounting, he turned his tired horse over to a negro porter and went into the room which was used at once as parlor and office.
village
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From this reading T was after dark when he finally reached Springtown and rode through the quiet little street to the only hotel in the village kept by a certain Tom Wyman, whom Dwight knew.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading T was after dark when he finally reached Springtown and rode through the quiet little street to the only hotel in the village kept by a certain Tom Wyman, whom Dwight knew.
Well
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From this reading “Well, you are going to run like a scared dog.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dismounting, he turned his tired horse over to a negro porter and went into the room which was used at once as parlor and office.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading T was after dark when he finally reached Springtown and rode through the quiet little street to the only hotel in the village kept by a certain Tom Wyman, whom Dwight knew.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Dismounting, he turned his tired horse over to a negro porter and went into the room which was used at once as parlor and office.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading T was after dark when he finally reached Springtown and rode through the quiet little street to the only hotel in the village kept by a certain Tom Wyman, whom Dwight knew.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A dog-eared account-book lay open on a table, and here, at the request of the cordial Wyman, a short, portly man with sandy hair and mustache, Carson registered his name.
Wyman
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From this reading T was after dark when he finally reached Springtown and rode through the quiet little street to the only hotel in the village kept by a certain Tom Wyman, whom Dwight knew.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You are out electioneering, I know,” the proprietor smiled, agreeably, as he rubbed his fat hands together.
