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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 Barney Breslin had just completed his walk on his hands around the track of the gymnasium, and the applause with which he had been greeted had ceased, when Scott Clemmons asked Mark Merrill if he could accomplish a like feat.
accomplish
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From this reading Barney Breslin had just completed his walk on his hands around the track of the gymnasium, and the applause with which he had been greeted had ceased, when Scott Clemmons asked Mark Merrill if he could accomplish a like feat.
accomplishing
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From this reading And all this time, unheeding the dropping of the coin from his pocket, Mark Merrill had continued his hand-walk around the track, accomplishing the feat with an ease far greater than Barney Breslin had done.
all
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From this reading And all this time, unheeding the dropping of the coin from his pocket, Mark Merrill had continued his hand-walk around the track, accomplishing the feat with an ease far greater than Barney Breslin had done.
amazement
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From this reading When the gold coin fell from Mark’s pocket and the loud murmur of amazement was heard, Barney Breslin had sprang forward, and seizing the piece of gold cried:
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And all this time, unheeding the dropping of the coin from his pocket, Mark Merrill had continued his hand-walk around the track, accomplishing the feat with an ease far greater than Barney Breslin had done.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Barney Breslin had just completed his walk on his hands around the track of the gymnasium, and the applause with which he had been greeted had ceased, when Scott Clemmons asked Mark Merrill if he could accomplish a like feat.
applause
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From this reading Barney Breslin had just completed his walk on his hands around the track of the gymnasium, and the applause with which he had been greeted had ceased, when Scott Clemmons asked Mark Merrill if he could accomplish a like feat.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Barney Breslin had just completed his walk on his hands around the track of the gymnasium, and the applause with which he had been greeted had ceased, when Scott Clemmons asked Mark Merrill if he could accomplish a like feat.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “It is your luck coin, Clemmons, as I live!”
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Barney Breslin had just completed his walk on his hands around the track of the gymnasium, and the applause with which he had been greeted had ceased, when Scott Clemmons asked Mark Merrill if he could accomplish a like feat.
Barney
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From this reading Barney Breslin had just completed his walk on his hands around the track of the gymnasium, and the applause with which he had been greeted had ceased, when Scott Clemmons asked Mark Merrill if he could accomplish a like feat.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It certainly is, but surely there must be some mistake, for Merrill could not be guilty of----” “I tell you now that he is the man I saw leaving our room,” said Breslin, interrupting Clemmons.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Barney Breslin had just completed his walk on his hands around the track of the gymnasium, and the applause with which he had been greeted had ceased, when Scott Clemmons asked Mark Merrill if he could accomplish a like feat.
Breslin
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From this reading Barney Breslin had just completed his walk on his hands around the track of the gymnasium, and the applause with which he had been greeted had ceased, when Scott Clemmons asked Mark Merrill if he could accomplish a like feat.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “It certainly is, but surely there must be some mistake, for Merrill could not be guilty of----” “I tell you now that he is the man I saw leaving our room,” said Breslin, interrupting Clemmons.
ceased
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From this reading Barney Breslin had just completed his walk on his hands around the track of the gymnasium, and the applause with which he had been greeted had ceased, when Scott Clemmons asked Mark Merrill if he could accomplish a like feat.
certainly
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From this reading “It certainly is, but surely there must be some mistake, for Merrill could not be guilty of----” “I tell you now that he is the man I saw leaving our room,” said Breslin, interrupting Clemmons.
Clemmons
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From this reading Barney Breslin had just completed his walk on his hands around the track of the gymnasium, and the applause with which he had been greeted had ceased, when Scott Clemmons asked Mark Merrill if he could accomplish a like feat.
coin
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From this reading When the gold coin fell from Mark’s pocket and the loud murmur of amazement was heard, Barney Breslin had sprang forward, and seizing the piece of gold cried:
completed
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From this reading Barney Breslin had just completed his walk on his hands around the track of the gymnasium, and the applause with which he had been greeted had ceased, when Scott Clemmons asked Mark Merrill if he could accomplish a like feat.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And all this time, unheeding the dropping of the coin from his pocket, Mark Merrill had continued his hand-walk around the track, accomplishing the feat with an ease far greater than Barney Breslin had done.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Barney Breslin had just completed his walk on his hands around the track of the gymnasium, and the applause with which he had been greeted had ceased, when Scott Clemmons asked Mark Merrill if he could accomplish a like feat.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the gold coin fell from Mark’s pocket and the loud murmur of amazement was heard, Barney Breslin had sprang forward, and seizing the piece of gold cried:
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And all this time, unheeding the dropping of the coin from his pocket, Mark Merrill had continued his hand-walk around the track, accomplishing the feat with an ease far greater than Barney Breslin had done.
dropping
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From this reading And all this time, unheeding the dropping of the coin from his pocket, Mark Merrill had continued his hand-walk around the track, accomplishing the feat with an ease far greater than Barney Breslin had done.
ease
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From this reading And all this time, unheeding the dropping of the coin from his pocket, Mark Merrill had continued his hand-walk around the track, accomplishing the feat with an ease far greater than Barney Breslin had done.
far
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From this reading And all this time, unheeding the dropping of the coin from his pocket, Mark Merrill had continued his hand-walk around the track, accomplishing the feat with an ease far greater than Barney Breslin had done.
feat
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From this reading Barney Breslin had just completed his walk on his hands around the track of the gymnasium, and the applause with which he had been greeted had ceased, when Scott Clemmons asked Mark Merrill if he could accomplish a like feat.
fell
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From this reading When the gold coin fell from Mark’s pocket and the loud murmur of amazement was heard, Barney Breslin had sprang forward, and seizing the piece of gold cried:
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “It certainly is, but surely there must be some mistake, for Merrill could not be guilty of----” “I tell you now that he is the man I saw leaving our room,” said Breslin, interrupting Clemmons.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the gold coin fell from Mark’s pocket and the loud murmur of amazement was heard, Barney Breslin had sprang forward, and seizing the piece of gold cried:
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When the gold coin fell from Mark’s pocket and the loud murmur of amazement was heard, Barney Breslin had sprang forward, and seizing the piece of gold cried:
gold
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From this reading When the gold coin fell from Mark’s pocket and the loud murmur of amazement was heard, Barney Breslin had sprang forward, and seizing the piece of gold cried:
greater
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From this reading And all this time, unheeding the dropping of the coin from his pocket, Mark Merrill had continued his hand-walk around the track, accomplishing the feat with an ease far greater than Barney Breslin had done.
greeted
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From this reading Barney Breslin had just completed his walk on his hands around the track of the gymnasium, and the applause with which he had been greeted had ceased, when Scott Clemmons asked Mark Merrill if he could accomplish a like feat.
guilty
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From this reading “It certainly is, but surely there must be some mistake, for Merrill could not be guilty of----” “I tell you now that he is the man I saw leaving our room,” said Breslin, interrupting Clemmons.
gymnasium
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From this reading Barney Breslin had just completed his walk on his hands around the track of the gymnasium, and the applause with which he had been greeted had ceased, when Scott Clemmons asked Mark Merrill if he could accomplish a like feat.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Barney Breslin had just completed his walk on his hands around the track of the gymnasium, and the applause with which he had been greeted had ceased, when Scott Clemmons asked Mark Merrill if he could accomplish a like feat.
hand-walk
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From this reading And all this time, unheeding the dropping of the coin from his pocket, Mark Merrill had continued his hand-walk around the track, accomplishing the feat with an ease far greater than Barney Breslin had done.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Barney Breslin had just completed his walk on his hands around the track of the gymnasium, and the applause with which he had been greeted had ceased, when Scott Clemmons asked Mark Merrill if he could accomplish a like feat.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Barney Breslin had just completed his walk on his hands around the track of the gymnasium, and the applause with which he had been greeted had ceased, when Scott Clemmons asked Mark Merrill if he could accomplish a like feat.
heard
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From this reading When the gold coin fell from Mark’s pocket and the loud murmur of amazement was heard, Barney Breslin had sprang forward, and seizing the piece of gold cried:
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Barney Breslin had just completed his walk on his hands around the track of the gymnasium, and the applause with which he had been greeted had ceased, when Scott Clemmons asked Mark Merrill if he could accomplish a like feat.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “It is your luck coin, Clemmons, as I live!”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Barney Breslin had just completed his walk on his hands around the track of the gymnasium, and the applause with which he had been greeted had ceased, when Scott Clemmons asked Mark Merrill if he could accomplish a like feat.
interrupting
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From this reading “It certainly is, but surely there must be some mistake, for Merrill could not be guilty of----” “I tell you now that he is the man I saw leaving our room,” said Breslin, interrupting Clemmons.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is your luck coin, Clemmons, as I live!”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is your luck coin, Clemmons, as I live!”
just
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From this reading Barney Breslin had just completed his walk on his hands around the track of the gymnasium, and the applause with which he had been greeted had ceased, when Scott Clemmons asked Mark Merrill if he could accomplish a like feat.
leaving
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From this reading “It certainly is, but surely there must be some mistake, for Merrill could not be guilty of----” “I tell you now that he is the man I saw leaving our room,” said Breslin, interrupting Clemmons.
like
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From this reading Barney Breslin had just completed his walk on his hands around the track of the gymnasium, and the applause with which he had been greeted had ceased, when Scott Clemmons asked Mark Merrill if he could accomplish a like feat.
live
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From this reading “It is your luck coin, Clemmons, as I live!”
loud
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From this reading When the gold coin fell from Mark’s pocket and the loud murmur of amazement was heard, Barney Breslin had sprang forward, and seizing the piece of gold cried:
luck
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From this reading “It is your luck coin, Clemmons, as I live!”
man
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From this reading “It certainly is, but surely there must be some mistake, for Merrill could not be guilty of----” “I tell you now that he is the man I saw leaving our room,” said Breslin, interrupting Clemmons.
Mark
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From this reading Barney Breslin had just completed his walk on his hands around the track of the gymnasium, and the applause with which he had been greeted had ceased, when Scott Clemmons asked Mark Merrill if he could accomplish a like feat.
Mark's
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From this reading When the gold coin fell from Mark’s pocket and the loud murmur of amazement was heard, Barney Breslin had sprang forward, and seizing the piece of gold cried:
Merrill
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From this reading Barney Breslin had just completed his walk on his hands around the track of the gymnasium, and the applause with which he had been greeted had ceased, when Scott Clemmons asked Mark Merrill if he could accomplish a like feat.
mistake
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From this reading “It certainly is, but surely there must be some mistake, for Merrill could not be guilty of----” “I tell you now that he is the man I saw leaving our room,” said Breslin, interrupting Clemmons.
murmur
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From this reading When the gold coin fell from Mark’s pocket and the loud murmur of amazement was heard, Barney Breslin had sprang forward, and seizing the piece of gold cried:
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “It certainly is, but surely there must be some mistake, for Merrill could not be guilty of----” “I tell you now that he is the man I saw leaving our room,” said Breslin, interrupting Clemmons.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “It certainly is, but surely there must be some mistake, for Merrill could not be guilty of----” “I tell you now that he is the man I saw leaving our room,” said Breslin, interrupting Clemmons.
now
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From this reading “It certainly is, but surely there must be some mistake, for Merrill could not be guilty of----” “I tell you now that he is the man I saw leaving our room,” said Breslin, interrupting Clemmons.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Barney Breslin had just completed his walk on his hands around the track of the gymnasium, and the applause with which he had been greeted had ceased, when Scott Clemmons asked Mark Merrill if he could accomplish a like feat.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Barney Breslin had just completed his walk on his hands around the track of the gymnasium, and the applause with which he had been greeted had ceased, when Scott Clemmons asked Mark Merrill if he could accomplish a like feat.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “It certainly is, but surely there must be some mistake, for Merrill could not be guilty of----” “I tell you now that he is the man I saw leaving our room,” said Breslin, interrupting Clemmons.
piece
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From this reading When the gold coin fell from Mark’s pocket and the loud murmur of amazement was heard, Barney Breslin had sprang forward, and seizing the piece of gold cried:
pocket
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From this reading When the gold coin fell from Mark’s pocket and the loud murmur of amazement was heard, Barney Breslin had sprang forward, and seizing the piece of gold cried:
room
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From this reading “It certainly is, but surely there must be some mistake, for Merrill could not be guilty of----” “I tell you now that he is the man I saw leaving our room,” said Breslin, interrupting Clemmons.
said
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From this reading “It certainly is, but surely there must be some mistake, for Merrill could not be guilty of----” “I tell you now that he is the man I saw leaving our room,” said Breslin, interrupting Clemmons.
saw
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From this reading “It certainly is, but surely there must be some mistake, for Merrill could not be guilty of----” “I tell you now that he is the man I saw leaving our room,” said Breslin, interrupting Clemmons.
Scott
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From this reading Barney Breslin had just completed his walk on his hands around the track of the gymnasium, and the applause with which he had been greeted had ceased, when Scott Clemmons asked Mark Merrill if he could accomplish a like feat.
seizing
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From this reading When the gold coin fell from Mark’s pocket and the loud murmur of amazement was heard, Barney Breslin had sprang forward, and seizing the piece of gold cried:
some
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From this reading “It certainly is, but surely there must be some mistake, for Merrill could not be guilty of----” “I tell you now that he is the man I saw leaving our room,” said Breslin, interrupting Clemmons.
sprang
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From this reading When the gold coin fell from Mark’s pocket and the loud murmur of amazement was heard, Barney Breslin had sprang forward, and seizing the piece of gold cried:
surely
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From this reading “It certainly is, but surely there must be some mistake, for Merrill could not be guilty of----” “I tell you now that he is the man I saw leaving our room,” said Breslin, interrupting Clemmons.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It certainly is, but surely there must be some mistake, for Merrill could not be guilty of----” “I tell you now that he is the man I saw leaving our room,” said Breslin, interrupting Clemmons.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And all this time, unheeding the dropping of the coin from his pocket, Mark Merrill had continued his hand-walk around the track, accomplishing the feat with an ease far greater than Barney Breslin had done.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It certainly is, but surely there must be some mistake, for Merrill could not be guilty of----” “I tell you now that he is the man I saw leaving our room,” said Breslin, interrupting Clemmons.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Barney Breslin had just completed his walk on his hands around the track of the gymnasium, and the applause with which he had been greeted had ceased, when Scott Clemmons asked Mark Merrill if he could accomplish a like feat.
there
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From this reading “It certainly is, but surely there must be some mistake, for Merrill could not be guilty of----” “I tell you now that he is the man I saw leaving our room,” said Breslin, interrupting Clemmons.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And all this time, unheeding the dropping of the coin from his pocket, Mark Merrill had continued his hand-walk around the track, accomplishing the feat with an ease far greater than Barney Breslin had done.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And all this time, unheeding the dropping of the coin from his pocket, Mark Merrill had continued his hand-walk around the track, accomplishing the feat with an ease far greater than Barney Breslin had done.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading Barney Breslin had just completed his walk on his hands around the track of the gymnasium, and the applause with which he had been greeted had ceased, when Scott Clemmons asked Mark Merrill if he could accomplish a like feat.
unheeding
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From this reading And all this time, unheeding the dropping of the coin from his pocket, Mark Merrill had continued his hand-walk around the track, accomplishing the feat with an ease far greater than Barney Breslin had done.
walk
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From this reading Barney Breslin had just completed his walk on his hands around the track of the gymnasium, and the applause with which he had been greeted had ceased, when Scott Clemmons asked Mark Merrill if he could accomplish a like feat.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the gold coin fell from Mark’s pocket and the loud murmur of amazement was heard, Barney Breslin had sprang forward, and seizing the piece of gold cried:
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Barney Breslin had just completed his walk on his hands around the track of the gymnasium, and the applause with which he had been greeted had ceased, when Scott Clemmons asked Mark Merrill if he could accomplish a like feat.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Barney Breslin had just completed his walk on his hands around the track of the gymnasium, and the applause with which he had been greeted had ceased, when Scott Clemmons asked Mark Merrill if he could accomplish a like feat.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Barney Breslin had just completed his walk on his hands around the track of the gymnasium, and the applause with which he had been greeted had ceased, when Scott Clemmons asked Mark Merrill if he could accomplish a like feat.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It certainly is, but surely there must be some mistake, for Merrill could not be guilty of----” “I tell you now that he is the man I saw leaving our room,” said Breslin, interrupting Clemmons.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It is your luck coin, Clemmons, as I live!”
