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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 “I only slipped away for a minute.
air
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From this reading Just inside the door they found old Dwight standing, his battered silk hat in his hand, and with an air of unwonted humility upon him, patiently awaiting their coming.
all
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From this reading “Is everything all right?” he anxiously whispered to Garner, as he reached out and caught his son's hand and held on to it.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Just inside the door they found old Dwight standing, his battered silk hat in his hand, and with an air of unwonted humility upon him, patiently awaiting their coming.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HE big, square court-room was filled to overflowing when at the last moment Carson and Garner arrived.
anxiously
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From this reading “Is everything all right?” he anxiously whispered to Garner, as he reached out and caught his son's hand and held on to it.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Yes, all right, Mr. Dwight,” Garner replied; “and is--is your wife--” “Yes, we are safe on that score,” the old man said, encouragingly, to Carson.
arrived
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From this reading HE big, square court-room was filled to overflowing when at the last moment Carson and Garner arrived.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Is everything all right?” he anxiously whispered to Garner, as he reached out and caught his son's hand and held on to it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading HE big, square court-room was filled to overflowing when at the last moment Carson and Garner arrived.
awaiting
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From this reading Just inside the door they found old Dwight standing, his battered silk hat in his hand, and with an air of unwonted humility upon him, patiently awaiting their coming.
away
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From this reading “I only slipped away for a minute.
battered
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From this reading Just inside the door they found old Dwight standing, his battered silk hat in his hand, and with an air of unwonted humility upon him, patiently awaiting their coming.
big
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From this reading HE big, square court-room was filled to overflowing when at the last moment Carson and Garner arrived.
Carson
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From this reading HE big, square court-room was filled to overflowing when at the last moment Carson and Garner arrived.
caught
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From this reading “Is everything all right?” he anxiously whispered to Garner, as he reached out and caught his son's hand and held on to it.
coming
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From this reading Just inside the door they found old Dwight standing, his battered silk hat in his hand, and with an air of unwonted humility upon him, patiently awaiting their coming.
court-room
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From this reading HE big, square court-room was filled to overflowing when at the last moment Carson and Garner arrived.
door
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From this reading Just inside the door they found old Dwight standing, his battered silk hat in his hand, and with an air of unwonted humility upon him, patiently awaiting their coming.
Dwight
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From this reading Just inside the door they found old Dwight standing, his battered silk hat in his hand, and with an air of unwonted humility upon him, patiently awaiting their coming.
encouragingly
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From this reading “Yes, all right, Mr. Dwight,” Garner replied; “and is--is your wife--” “Yes, we are safe on that score,” the old man said, encouragingly, to Carson.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “Is everything all right?” he anxiously whispered to Garner, as he reached out and caught his son's hand and held on to it.
filled
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From this reading HE big, square court-room was filled to overflowing when at the last moment Carson and Garner arrived.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I only slipped away for a minute.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just inside the door they found old Dwight standing, his battered silk hat in his hand, and with an air of unwonted humility upon him, patiently awaiting their coming.
Garner
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From this reading HE big, square court-room was filled to overflowing when at the last moment Carson and Garner arrived.
hand
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From this reading Just inside the door they found old Dwight standing, his battered silk hat in his hand, and with an air of unwonted humility upon him, patiently awaiting their coming.
hat
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From this reading Just inside the door they found old Dwight standing, his battered silk hat in his hand, and with an air of unwonted humility upon him, patiently awaiting their coming.
HEpronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HE big, square court-room was filled to overflowing when at the last moment Carson and Garner arrived.
held
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From this reading “Is everything all right?” he anxiously whispered to Garner, as he reached out and caught his son's hand and held on to it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Just inside the door they found old Dwight standing, his battered silk hat in his hand, and with an air of unwonted humility upon him, patiently awaiting their coming.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Just inside the door they found old Dwight standing, his battered silk hat in his hand, and with an air of unwonted humility upon him, patiently awaiting their coming.
humility
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From this reading Just inside the door they found old Dwight standing, his battered silk hat in his hand, and with an air of unwonted humility upon him, patiently awaiting their coming.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I only slipped away for a minute.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Just inside the door they found old Dwight standing, his battered silk hat in his hand, and with an air of unwonted humility upon him, patiently awaiting their coming.
inside
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From this reading Just inside the door they found old Dwight standing, his battered silk hat in his hand, and with an air of unwonted humility upon him, patiently awaiting their coming.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is everything all right?” he anxiously whispered to Garner, as he reached out and caught his son's hand and held on to it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Is everything all right?” he anxiously whispered to Garner, as he reached out and caught his son's hand and held on to it.
Just
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From this reading Just inside the door they found old Dwight standing, his battered silk hat in his hand, and with an air of unwonted humility upon him, patiently awaiting their coming.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HE big, square court-room was filled to overflowing when at the last moment Carson and Garner arrived.
man
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From this reading “Yes, all right, Mr. Dwight,” Garner replied; “and is--is your wife--” “Yes, we are safe on that score,” the old man said, encouragingly, to Carson.
minute
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From this reading “I only slipped away for a minute.
moment
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From this reading HE big, square court-room was filled to overflowing when at the last moment Carson and Garner arrived.
Mr
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From this reading “Yes, all right, Mr. Dwight,” Garner replied; “and is--is your wife--” “Yes, we are safe on that score,” the old man said, encouragingly, to Carson.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Just inside the door they found old Dwight standing, his battered silk hat in his hand, and with an air of unwonted humility upon him, patiently awaiting their coming.
old
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From this reading Just inside the door they found old Dwight standing, his battered silk hat in his hand, and with an air of unwonted humility upon him, patiently awaiting their coming.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Is everything all right?” he anxiously whispered to Garner, as he reached out and caught his son's hand and held on to it.
only
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From this reading “I only slipped away for a minute.
out
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From this reading “Is everything all right?” he anxiously whispered to Garner, as he reached out and caught his son's hand and held on to it.
overflowing
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From this reading HE big, square court-room was filled to overflowing when at the last moment Carson and Garner arrived.
patiently
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From this reading Just inside the door they found old Dwight standing, his battered silk hat in his hand, and with an air of unwonted humility upon him, patiently awaiting their coming.
reached
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From this reading “Is everything all right?” he anxiously whispered to Garner, as he reached out and caught his son's hand and held on to it.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes, all right, Mr. Dwight,” Garner replied; “and is--is your wife--” “Yes, we are safe on that score,” the old man said, encouragingly, to Carson.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Is everything all right?” he anxiously whispered to Garner, as he reached out and caught his son's hand and held on to it.
safe
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From this reading “Yes, all right, Mr. Dwight,” Garner replied; “and is--is your wife--” “Yes, we are safe on that score,” the old man said, encouragingly, to Carson.
said
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From this reading “Yes, all right, Mr. Dwight,” Garner replied; “and is--is your wife--” “Yes, we are safe on that score,” the old man said, encouragingly, to Carson.
scorenounUS /score/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes, all right, Mr. Dwight,” Garner replied; “and is--is your wife--” “Yes, we are safe on that score,” the old man said, encouragingly, to Carson.
silk
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From this reading Just inside the door they found old Dwight standing, his battered silk hat in his hand, and with an air of unwonted humility upon him, patiently awaiting their coming.
slipped
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From this reading “I only slipped away for a minute.
son's
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From this reading “Is everything all right?” he anxiously whispered to Garner, as he reached out and caught his son's hand and held on to it.
square
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From this reading HE big, square court-room was filled to overflowing when at the last moment Carson and Garner arrived.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Just inside the door they found old Dwight standing, his battered silk hat in his hand, and with an air of unwonted humility upon him, patiently awaiting their coming.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Yes, all right, Mr. Dwight,” Garner replied; “and is--is your wife--” “Yes, we are safe on that score,” the old man said, encouragingly, to Carson.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HE big, square court-room was filled to overflowing when at the last moment Carson and Garner arrived.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Just inside the door they found old Dwight standing, his battered silk hat in his hand, and with an air of unwonted humility upon him, patiently awaiting their coming.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Just inside the door they found old Dwight standing, his battered silk hat in his hand, and with an air of unwonted humility upon him, patiently awaiting their coming.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HE big, square court-room was filled to overflowing when at the last moment Carson and Garner arrived.
unwonted
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From this reading Just inside the door they found old Dwight standing, his battered silk hat in his hand, and with an air of unwonted humility upon him, patiently awaiting their coming.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Just inside the door they found old Dwight standing, his battered silk hat in his hand, and with an air of unwonted humility upon him, patiently awaiting their coming.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HE big, square court-room was filled to overflowing when at the last moment Carson and Garner arrived.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Yes, all right, Mr. Dwight,” Garner replied; “and is--is your wife--” “Yes, we are safe on that score,” the old man said, encouragingly, to Carson.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading HE big, square court-room was filled to overflowing when at the last moment Carson and Garner arrived.
whispered
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From this reading “Is everything all right?” he anxiously whispered to Garner, as he reached out and caught his son's hand and held on to it.
wife
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From this reading “Yes, all right, Mr. Dwight,” Garner replied; “and is--is your wife--” “Yes, we are safe on that score,” the old man said, encouragingly, to Carson.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Just inside the door they found old Dwight standing, his battered silk hat in his hand, and with an air of unwonted humility upon him, patiently awaiting their coming.
Yes
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From this reading “Yes, all right, Mr. Dwight,” Garner replied; “and is--is your wife--” “Yes, we are safe on that score,” the old man said, encouragingly, to Carson.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Yes, all right, Mr. Dwight,” Garner replied; “and is--is your wife--” “Yes, we are safe on that score,” the old man said, encouragingly, to Carson.
