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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 A QUEER FIND Dan and Mr. Harrison found quite a crowd gathered about Hank’s store.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A QUEER FIND Dan and Mr. Harrison found quite a crowd gathered about Hank’s store.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hank was kept so busy answering questions, and telling over again, for perhaps the twentieth time, the story of how he had discovered the robbery, that he could not wait on customers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A QUEER FIND Dan and Mr. Harrison found quite a crowd gathered about Hank’s store.
answering
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From this reading Hank was kept so busy answering questions, and telling over again, for perhaps the twentieth time, the story of how he had discovered the robbery, that he could not wait on customers.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Soon’s as I see them cigars gone, I knowed I’d been robbed,” said Hank.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Some were inside, where they gazed in open-mouthed wonder at the broken window, and looked at the cigar case, stripped of most of its contents.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Soon’s as I see them cigars gone, I knowed I’d been robbed,” said Hank.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some were inside, where they gazed in open-mouthed wonder at the broken window, and looked at the cigar case, stripped of most of its contents.
busy
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From this reading Hank was kept so busy answering questions, and telling over again, for perhaps the twentieth time, the story of how he had discovered the robbery, that he could not wait on customers.
case
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From this reading Some were inside, where they gazed in open-mouthed wonder at the broken window, and looked at the cigar case, stripped of most of its contents.
cigar
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From this reading Some were inside, where they gazed in open-mouthed wonder at the broken window, and looked at the cigar case, stripped of most of its contents.
cigars
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From this reading “Soon’s as I see them cigars gone, I knowed I’d been robbed,” said Hank.
contents
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From this reading Some were inside, where they gazed in open-mouthed wonder at the broken window, and looked at the cigar case, stripped of most of its contents.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Hank was kept so busy answering questions, and telling over again, for perhaps the twentieth time, the story of how he had discovered the robbery, that he could not wait on customers.
crowd
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From this reading A QUEER FIND Dan and Mr. Harrison found quite a crowd gathered about Hank’s store.
customers
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From this reading Hank was kept so busy answering questions, and telling over again, for perhaps the twentieth time, the story of how he had discovered the robbery, that he could not wait on customers.
Dan
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From this reading A QUEER FIND Dan and Mr. Harrison found quite a crowd gathered about Hank’s store.
discovered
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From this reading Hank was kept so busy answering questions, and telling over again, for perhaps the twentieth time, the story of how he had discovered the robbery, that he could not wait on customers.
entering
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From this reading “May I have a few words with you?” inquired Mr. Harrison, entering with Dan, and interrupting the storekeeper’s recital.
few
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From this reading “May I have a few words with you?” inquired Mr. Harrison, entering with Dan, and interrupting the storekeeper’s recital.
FIND
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From this reading A QUEER FIND Dan and Mr. Harrison found quite a crowd gathered about Hank’s store.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Hank was kept so busy answering questions, and telling over again, for perhaps the twentieth time, the story of how he had discovered the robbery, that he could not wait on customers.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A QUEER FIND Dan and Mr. Harrison found quite a crowd gathered about Hank’s store.
gathered
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From this reading A QUEER FIND Dan and Mr. Harrison found quite a crowd gathered about Hank’s store.
gazed
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From this reading Some were inside, where they gazed in open-mouthed wonder at the broken window, and looked at the cigar case, stripped of most of its contents.
gone
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From this reading “Soon’s as I see them cigars gone, I knowed I’d been robbed,” said Hank.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hank was kept so busy answering questions, and telling over again, for perhaps the twentieth time, the story of how he had discovered the robbery, that he could not wait on customers.
Hank
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From this reading Hank was kept so busy answering questions, and telling over again, for perhaps the twentieth time, the story of how he had discovered the robbery, that he could not wait on customers.
Hank's
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From this reading A QUEER FIND Dan and Mr. Harrison found quite a crowd gathered about Hank’s store.
Harrison
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From this reading A QUEER FIND Dan and Mr. Harrison found quite a crowd gathered about Hank’s store.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “May I have a few words with you?” inquired Mr. Harrison, entering with Dan, and interrupting the storekeeper’s recital.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hank was kept so busy answering questions, and telling over again, for perhaps the twentieth time, the story of how he had discovered the robbery, that he could not wait on customers.
how
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From this reading Hank was kept so busy answering questions, and telling over again, for perhaps the twentieth time, the story of how he had discovered the robbery, that he could not wait on customers.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Soon’s as I see them cigars gone, I knowed I’d been robbed,” said Hank.
I'd
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From this reading “Soon’s as I see them cigars gone, I knowed I’d been robbed,” said Hank.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some were inside, where they gazed in open-mouthed wonder at the broken window, and looked at the cigar case, stripped of most of its contents.
inquirednounUS /ˈinquired/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “May I have a few words with you?” inquired Mr. Harrison, entering with Dan, and interrupting the storekeeper’s recital.
inside
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From this reading Some were inside, where they gazed in open-mouthed wonder at the broken window, and looked at the cigar case, stripped of most of its contents.
interrupting
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From this reading “May I have a few words with you?” inquired Mr. Harrison, entering with Dan, and interrupting the storekeeper’s recital.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Some were inside, where they gazed in open-mouthed wonder at the broken window, and looked at the cigar case, stripped of most of its contents.
kept
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From this reading Hank was kept so busy answering questions, and telling over again, for perhaps the twentieth time, the story of how he had discovered the robbery, that he could not wait on customers.
knowed
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From this reading “Soon’s as I see them cigars gone, I knowed I’d been robbed,” said Hank.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some were inside, where they gazed in open-mouthed wonder at the broken window, and looked at the cigar case, stripped of most of its contents.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “May I have a few words with you?” inquired Mr. Harrison, entering with Dan, and interrupting the storekeeper’s recital.
most
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From this reading Some were inside, where they gazed in open-mouthed wonder at the broken window, and looked at the cigar case, stripped of most of its contents.
Mr
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From this reading A QUEER FIND Dan and Mr. Harrison found quite a crowd gathered about Hank’s store.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Hank was kept so busy answering questions, and telling over again, for perhaps the twentieth time, the story of how he had discovered the robbery, that he could not wait on customers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some were inside, where they gazed in open-mouthed wonder at the broken window, and looked at the cigar case, stripped of most of its contents.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Hank was kept so busy answering questions, and telling over again, for perhaps the twentieth time, the story of how he had discovered the robbery, that he could not wait on customers.
open-mouthed
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From this reading Some were inside, where they gazed in open-mouthed wonder at the broken window, and looked at the cigar case, stripped of most of its contents.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Hank was kept so busy answering questions, and telling over again, for perhaps the twentieth time, the story of how he had discovered the robbery, that he could not wait on customers.
perhaps
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From this reading Hank was kept so busy answering questions, and telling over again, for perhaps the twentieth time, the story of how he had discovered the robbery, that he could not wait on customers.
QUEER
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From this reading A QUEER FIND Dan and Mr. Harrison found quite a crowd gathered about Hank’s store.
questions
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From this reading Hank was kept so busy answering questions, and telling over again, for perhaps the twentieth time, the story of how he had discovered the robbery, that he could not wait on customers.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A QUEER FIND Dan and Mr. Harrison found quite a crowd gathered about Hank’s store.
recital
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From this reading “May I have a few words with you?” inquired Mr. Harrison, entering with Dan, and interrupting the storekeeper’s recital.
robbed
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From this reading “Soon’s as I see them cigars gone, I knowed I’d been robbed,” said Hank.
robbery
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From this reading Hank was kept so busy answering questions, and telling over again, for perhaps the twentieth time, the story of how he had discovered the robbery, that he could not wait on customers.
said
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From this reading “Soon’s as I see them cigars gone, I knowed I’d been robbed,” said Hank.
see
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From this reading “Soon’s as I see them cigars gone, I knowed I’d been robbed,” said Hank.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Hank was kept so busy answering questions, and telling over again, for perhaps the twentieth time, the story of how he had discovered the robbery, that he could not wait on customers.
Some
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From this reading Some were inside, where they gazed in open-mouthed wonder at the broken window, and looked at the cigar case, stripped of most of its contents.
Soon's
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From this reading “Soon’s as I see them cigars gone, I knowed I’d been robbed,” said Hank.
store
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From this reading A QUEER FIND Dan and Mr. Harrison found quite a crowd gathered about Hank’s store.
storekeeper's
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From this reading “May I have a few words with you?” inquired Mr. Harrison, entering with Dan, and interrupting the storekeeper’s recital.
story
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From this reading Hank was kept so busy answering questions, and telling over again, for perhaps the twentieth time, the story of how he had discovered the robbery, that he could not wait on customers.
stripped
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From this reading Some were inside, where they gazed in open-mouthed wonder at the broken window, and looked at the cigar case, stripped of most of its contents.
telling
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From this reading Hank was kept so busy answering questions, and telling over again, for perhaps the twentieth time, the story of how he had discovered the robbery, that he could not wait on customers.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Hank was kept so busy answering questions, and telling over again, for perhaps the twentieth time, the story of how he had discovered the robbery, that he could not wait on customers.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Some were inside, where they gazed in open-mouthed wonder at the broken window, and looked at the cigar case, stripped of most of its contents.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Soon’s as I see them cigars gone, I knowed I’d been robbed,” said Hank.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Some were inside, where they gazed in open-mouthed wonder at the broken window, and looked at the cigar case, stripped of most of its contents.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hank was kept so busy answering questions, and telling over again, for perhaps the twentieth time, the story of how he had discovered the robbery, that he could not wait on customers.
twentieth
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From this reading Hank was kept so busy answering questions, and telling over again, for perhaps the twentieth time, the story of how he had discovered the robbery, that he could not wait on customers.
wait
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From this reading Hank was kept so busy answering questions, and telling over again, for perhaps the twentieth time, the story of how he had discovered the robbery, that he could not wait on customers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hank was kept so busy answering questions, and telling over again, for perhaps the twentieth time, the story of how he had discovered the robbery, that he could not wait on customers.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some were inside, where they gazed in open-mouthed wonder at the broken window, and looked at the cigar case, stripped of most of its contents.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Some were inside, where they gazed in open-mouthed wonder at the broken window, and looked at the cigar case, stripped of most of its contents.
window
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From this reading Some were inside, where they gazed in open-mouthed wonder at the broken window, and looked at the cigar case, stripped of most of its contents.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “May I have a few words with you?” inquired Mr. Harrison, entering with Dan, and interrupting the storekeeper’s recital.
wonder
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From this reading Some were inside, where they gazed in open-mouthed wonder at the broken window, and looked at the cigar case, stripped of most of its contents.
words
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From this reading “May I have a few words with you?” inquired Mr. Harrison, entering with Dan, and interrupting the storekeeper’s recital.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “May I have a few words with you?” inquired Mr. Harrison, entering with Dan, and interrupting the storekeeper’s recital.
