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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 "One of them caught sight of me, and took a snap shot at me as I turned the corner.
also
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From this reading I didn't wait for explanation, as the other four men also tried to get a shot at me, and I cut around the corner and dodged into a back lot full of empty dry goods boxes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "One of them caught sight of me, and took a snap shot at me as I turned the corner.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading I didn't wait for explanation, as the other four men also tried to get a shot at me, and I cut around the corner and dodged into a back lot full of empty dry goods boxes.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "One of them caught sight of me, and took a snap shot at me as I turned the corner.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "One of them caught sight of me, and took a snap shot at me as I turned the corner.
back
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From this reading I didn't wait for explanation, as the other four men also tried to get a shot at me, and I cut around the corner and dodged into a back lot full of empty dry goods boxes.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I thought perhaps there might be something in the paper that had offended somebody.
bought
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From this reading "A newsboy went by, calling the paper, and I whistled him up to a crack in the fence and bought one.
boxes
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From this reading I didn't wait for explanation, as the other four men also tried to get a shot at me, and I cut around the corner and dodged into a back lot full of empty dry goods boxes.
buckshot
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From this reading A buckshot went through my ear and several through my hat.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "A newsboy went by, calling the paper, and I whistled him up to a crack in the fence and bought one.
calling
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From this reading "A newsboy went by, calling the paper, and I whistled him up to a crack in the fence and bought one.
caught
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From this reading "One of them caught sight of me, and took a snap shot at me as I turned the corner.
corner
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From this reading "One of them caught sight of me, and took a snap shot at me as I turned the corner.
crack
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From this reading "A newsboy went by, calling the paper, and I whistled him up to a crack in the fence and bought one.
cut
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From this reading I didn't wait for explanation, as the other four men also tried to get a shot at me, and I cut around the corner and dodged into a back lot full of empty dry goods boxes.
didn't
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dodged
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dry
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ear
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From this reading A buckshot went through my ear and several through my hat.
empty
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From this reading I didn't wait for explanation, as the other four men also tried to get a shot at me, and I cut around the corner and dodged into a back lot full of empty dry goods boxes.
explanation
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From this reading I didn't wait for explanation, as the other four men also tried to get a shot at me, and I cut around the corner and dodged into a back lot full of empty dry goods boxes.
fence
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From this reading "A newsboy went by, calling the paper, and I whistled him up to a crack in the fence and bought one.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I didn't wait for explanation, as the other four men also tried to get a shot at me, and I cut around the corner and dodged into a back lot full of empty dry goods boxes.
four
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full
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get
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goods
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I thought perhaps there might be something in the paper that had offended somebody.
hat
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From this reading A buckshot went through my ear and several through my hat.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "A newsboy went by, calling the paper, and I whistled him up to a crack in the fence and bought one.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "One of them caught sight of me, and took a snap shot at me as I turned the corner.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "A newsboy went by, calling the paper, and I whistled him up to a crack in the fence and bought one.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I didn't wait for explanation, as the other four men also tried to get a shot at me, and I cut around the corner and dodged into a back lot full of empty dry goods boxes.
lot
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From this reading I didn't wait for explanation, as the other four men also tried to get a shot at me, and I cut around the corner and dodged into a back lot full of empty dry goods boxes.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "One of them caught sight of me, and took a snap shot at me as I turned the corner.
men
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From this reading I didn't wait for explanation, as the other four men also tried to get a shot at me, and I cut around the corner and dodged into a back lot full of empty dry goods boxes.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I thought perhaps there might be something in the paper that had offended somebody.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A buckshot went through my ear and several through my hat.
newsboy
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From this reading "A newsboy went by, calling the paper, and I whistled him up to a crack in the fence and bought one.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "One of them caught sight of me, and took a snap shot at me as I turned the corner.
offended
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From this reading I thought perhaps there might be something in the paper that had offended somebody.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One of them caught sight of me, and took a snap shot at me as I turned the corner.
other
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paper
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From this reading "A newsboy went by, calling the paper, and I whistled him up to a crack in the fence and bought one.
perhaps
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From this reading I thought perhaps there might be something in the paper that had offended somebody.
several
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From this reading A buckshot went through my ear and several through my hat.
shot
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From this reading "One of them caught sight of me, and took a snap shot at me as I turned the corner.
sight
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From this reading "One of them caught sight of me, and took a snap shot at me as I turned the corner.
snap
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From this reading "One of them caught sight of me, and took a snap shot at me as I turned the corner.
somebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading I thought perhaps there might be something in the paper that had offended somebody.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I thought perhaps there might be something in the paper that had offended somebody.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I thought perhaps there might be something in the paper that had offended somebody.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "One of them caught sight of me, and took a snap shot at me as I turned the corner.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "One of them caught sight of me, and took a snap shot at me as I turned the corner.
there
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From this reading I thought perhaps there might be something in the paper that had offended somebody.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thought perhaps there might be something in the paper that had offended somebody.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A buckshot went through my ear and several through my hat.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I didn't wait for explanation, as the other four men also tried to get a shot at me, and I cut around the corner and dodged into a back lot full of empty dry goods boxes.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "One of them caught sight of me, and took a snap shot at me as I turned the corner.
tried
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From this reading I didn't wait for explanation, as the other four men also tried to get a shot at me, and I cut around the corner and dodged into a back lot full of empty dry goods boxes.
turned
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From this reading "One of them caught sight of me, and took a snap shot at me as I turned the corner.
up
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From this reading "A newsboy went by, calling the paper, and I whistled him up to a crack in the fence and bought one.
wait
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From this reading I didn't wait for explanation, as the other four men also tried to get a shot at me, and I cut around the corner and dodged into a back lot full of empty dry goods boxes.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A buckshot went through my ear and several through my hat.
whistled
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From this reading "A newsboy went by, calling the paper, and I whistled him up to a crack in the fence and bought one.
