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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 The megaphone man raised his instrument of torture; the inside of the great automobile began to thump and throb like the heart of a coffee drinker.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading SISTERS OF THE GOLDEN CIRCLE The Rubberneck Auto was about ready to start.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading And then “Rap, rap, rap!” went the club of realism against the shoe soles of Prince Michael, of the Electorate of Valleluna.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then “Rap, rap, rap!” went the club of realism against the shoe soles of Prince Michael, of the Electorate of Valleluna.
assigned
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From this reading The merry top-riders had been assigned to their seats by the gentlemanly conductor.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The sidewalk was blockaded with sightseers who had gathered to stare at sightseers, justifying the natural law that every creature on earth is preyed upon by some other creature.
Auto
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From this reading SISTERS OF THE GOLDEN CIRCLE The Rubberneck Auto was about ready to start.
automobile
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From this reading The megaphone man raised his instrument of torture; the inside of the great automobile began to thump and throb like the heart of a coffee drinker.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The merry top-riders had been assigned to their seats by the gentlemanly conductor.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The megaphone man raised his instrument of torture; the inside of the great automobile began to thump and throb like the heart of a coffee drinker.
blockaded
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From this reading The sidewalk was blockaded with sightseers who had gathered to stare at sightseers, justifying the natural law that every creature on earth is preyed upon by some other creature.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The merry top-riders had been assigned to their seats by the gentlemanly conductor.
CIRCLE
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From this reading SISTERS OF THE GOLDEN CIRCLE The Rubberneck Auto was about ready to start.
club
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From this reading And then “Rap, rap, rap!” went the club of realism against the shoe soles of Prince Michael, of the Electorate of Valleluna.
coffee
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From this reading The megaphone man raised his instrument of torture; the inside of the great automobile began to thump and throb like the heart of a coffee drinker.
conductor
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From this reading The merry top-riders had been assigned to their seats by the gentlemanly conductor.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The sidewalk was blockaded with sightseers who had gathered to stare at sightseers, justifying the natural law that every creature on earth is preyed upon by some other creature.
drinker
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From this reading The megaphone man raised his instrument of torture; the inside of the great automobile began to thump and throb like the heart of a coffee drinker.
earth
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From this reading The sidewalk was blockaded with sightseers who had gathered to stare at sightseers, justifying the natural law that every creature on earth is preyed upon by some other creature.
Electorate
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From this reading And then “Rap, rap, rap!” went the club of realism against the shoe soles of Prince Michael, of the Electorate of Valleluna.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The sidewalk was blockaded with sightseers who had gathered to stare at sightseers, justifying the natural law that every creature on earth is preyed upon by some other creature.
gathered
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From this reading The sidewalk was blockaded with sightseers who had gathered to stare at sightseers, justifying the natural law that every creature on earth is preyed upon by some other creature.
gentlemanly
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From this reading The merry top-riders had been assigned to their seats by the gentlemanly conductor.
GOLDEN
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From this reading SISTERS OF THE GOLDEN CIRCLE The Rubberneck Auto was about ready to start.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The megaphone man raised his instrument of torture; the inside of the great automobile began to thump and throb like the heart of a coffee drinker.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The merry top-riders had been assigned to their seats by the gentlemanly conductor.
heart
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From this reading The megaphone man raised his instrument of torture; the inside of the great automobile began to thump and throb like the heart of a coffee drinker.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The megaphone man raised his instrument of torture; the inside of the great automobile began to thump and throb like the heart of a coffee drinker.
inside
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From this reading The megaphone man raised his instrument of torture; the inside of the great automobile began to thump and throb like the heart of a coffee drinker.
instrument
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From this reading The megaphone man raised his instrument of torture; the inside of the great automobile began to thump and throb like the heart of a coffee drinker.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sidewalk was blockaded with sightseers who had gathered to stare at sightseers, justifying the natural law that every creature on earth is preyed upon by some other creature.
justifying
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From this reading The sidewalk was blockaded with sightseers who had gathered to stare at sightseers, justifying the natural law that every creature on earth is preyed upon by some other creature.
law
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From this reading The sidewalk was blockaded with sightseers who had gathered to stare at sightseers, justifying the natural law that every creature on earth is preyed upon by some other creature.
like
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From this reading The megaphone man raised his instrument of torture; the inside of the great automobile began to thump and throb like the heart of a coffee drinker.
man
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From this reading The megaphone man raised his instrument of torture; the inside of the great automobile began to thump and throb like the heart of a coffee drinker.
megaphone
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From this reading The megaphone man raised his instrument of torture; the inside of the great automobile began to thump and throb like the heart of a coffee drinker.
merry
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From this reading The merry top-riders had been assigned to their seats by the gentlemanly conductor.
Michael
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From this reading And then “Rap, rap, rap!” went the club of realism against the shoe soles of Prince Michael, of the Electorate of Valleluna.
natural
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From this reading The sidewalk was blockaded with sightseers who had gathered to stare at sightseers, justifying the natural law that every creature on earth is preyed upon by some other creature.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And then “Rap, rap, rap!” went the club of realism against the shoe soles of Prince Michael, of the Electorate of Valleluna.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The sidewalk was blockaded with sightseers who had gathered to stare at sightseers, justifying the natural law that every creature on earth is preyed upon by some other creature.
other
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From this reading The sidewalk was blockaded with sightseers who had gathered to stare at sightseers, justifying the natural law that every creature on earth is preyed upon by some other creature.
preyed
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From this reading The sidewalk was blockaded with sightseers who had gathered to stare at sightseers, justifying the natural law that every creature on earth is preyed upon by some other creature.
Prince
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From this reading And then “Rap, rap, rap!” went the club of realism against the shoe soles of Prince Michael, of the Electorate of Valleluna.
raised
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From this reading The megaphone man raised his instrument of torture; the inside of the great automobile began to thump and throb like the heart of a coffee drinker.
Rap
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From this reading And then “Rap, rap, rap!” went the club of realism against the shoe soles of Prince Michael, of the Electorate of Valleluna.
ready
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From this reading SISTERS OF THE GOLDEN CIRCLE The Rubberneck Auto was about ready to start.
realism
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From this reading And then “Rap, rap, rap!” went the club of realism against the shoe soles of Prince Michael, of the Electorate of Valleluna.
Rubberneck
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From this reading SISTERS OF THE GOLDEN CIRCLE The Rubberneck Auto was about ready to start.
seats
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From this reading The merry top-riders had been assigned to their seats by the gentlemanly conductor.
shoe
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From this reading And then “Rap, rap, rap!” went the club of realism against the shoe soles of Prince Michael, of the Electorate of Valleluna.
sidewalk
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From this reading The sidewalk was blockaded with sightseers who had gathered to stare at sightseers, justifying the natural law that every creature on earth is preyed upon by some other creature.
sightseers
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From this reading The sidewalk was blockaded with sightseers who had gathered to stare at sightseers, justifying the natural law that every creature on earth is preyed upon by some other creature.
SISTERS
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From this reading SISTERS OF THE GOLDEN CIRCLE The Rubberneck Auto was about ready to start.
soles
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From this reading And then “Rap, rap, rap!” went the club of realism against the shoe soles of Prince Michael, of the Electorate of Valleluna.
some
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From this reading The sidewalk was blockaded with sightseers who had gathered to stare at sightseers, justifying the natural law that every creature on earth is preyed upon by some other creature.
stare
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From this reading The sidewalk was blockaded with sightseers who had gathered to stare at sightseers, justifying the natural law that every creature on earth is preyed upon by some other creature.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SISTERS OF THE GOLDEN CIRCLE The Rubberneck Auto was about ready to start.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The sidewalk was blockaded with sightseers who had gathered to stare at sightseers, justifying the natural law that every creature on earth is preyed upon by some other creature.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And then “Rap, rap, rap!” went the club of realism against the shoe soles of Prince Michael, of the Electorate of Valleluna.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The merry top-riders had been assigned to their seats by the gentlemanly conductor.
then
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From this reading And then “Rap, rap, rap!” went the club of realism against the shoe soles of Prince Michael, of the Electorate of Valleluna.
throb
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From this reading The megaphone man raised his instrument of torture; the inside of the great automobile began to thump and throb like the heart of a coffee drinker.
thump
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From this reading The megaphone man raised his instrument of torture; the inside of the great automobile began to thump and throb like the heart of a coffee drinker.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SISTERS OF THE GOLDEN CIRCLE The Rubberneck Auto was about ready to start.
top-riders
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From this reading The merry top-riders had been assigned to their seats by the gentlemanly conductor.
torture
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From this reading The megaphone man raised his instrument of torture; the inside of the great automobile began to thump and throb like the heart of a coffee drinker.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The sidewalk was blockaded with sightseers who had gathered to stare at sightseers, justifying the natural law that every creature on earth is preyed upon by some other creature.
Valleluna
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From this reading And then “Rap, rap, rap!” went the club of realism against the shoe soles of Prince Michael, of the Electorate of Valleluna.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SISTERS OF THE GOLDEN CIRCLE The Rubberneck Auto was about ready to start.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then “Rap, rap, rap!” went the club of realism against the shoe soles of Prince Michael, of the Electorate of Valleluna.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The sidewalk was blockaded with sightseers who had gathered to stare at sightseers, justifying the natural law that every creature on earth is preyed upon by some other creature.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The sidewalk was blockaded with sightseers who had gathered to stare at sightseers, justifying the natural law that every creature on earth is preyed upon by some other creature.
