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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 Here he was met by Jim Thornton, the dapper young clerk, who always had a curled mustache and oiled hair smoothed flatly down over his brow.
acres
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From this reading “You can't stay away from those level acres of yours very long at a time.”
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading THE planter alighted from the dusty-little train under the crumbling brick car-shed at Darley, and, turning his heavy hand-luggage over to the negro porter, he walked across the grass to the steps of the Johnston House.
alighted
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From this reading THE planter alighted from the dusty-little train under the crumbling brick car-shed at Darley, and, turning his heavy hand-luggage over to the negro porter, he walked across the grass to the steps of the Johnston House.
always
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From this reading Here he was met by Jim Thornton, the dapper young clerk, who always had a curled mustache and oiled hair smoothed flatly down over his brow.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE planter alighted from the dusty-little train under the crumbling brick car-shed at Darley, and, turning his heavy hand-luggage over to the negro porter, he walked across the grass to the steps of the Johnston House.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Oh, here you are, right side up, Captain Duncan!” he cried, cordially.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “No, Jim,” the short, thick-set man smiled, as he took the extended hand; “as soon as I heard spring had opened, I got a bad case of homesickness, and we left Florida.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE planter alighted from the dusty-little train under the crumbling brick car-shed at Darley, and, turning his heavy hand-luggage over to the negro porter, he walked across the grass to the steps of the Johnston House.
away
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From this reading “You can't stay away from those level acres of yours very long at a time.”
bad
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From this reading “No, Jim,” the short, thick-set man smiled, as he took the extended hand; “as soon as I heard spring had opened, I got a bad case of homesickness, and we left Florida.
brick
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From this reading THE planter alighted from the dusty-little train under the crumbling brick car-shed at Darley, and, turning his heavy hand-luggage over to the negro porter, he walked across the grass to the steps of the Johnston House.
brow
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From this reading Here he was met by Jim Thornton, the dapper young clerk, who always had a curled mustache and oiled hair smoothed flatly down over his brow.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Here he was met by Jim Thornton, the dapper young clerk, who always had a curled mustache and oiled hair smoothed flatly down over his brow.
can't
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From this reading “You can't stay away from those level acres of yours very long at a time.”
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Oh, here you are, right side up, Captain Duncan!” he cried, cordially.
car-shed
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From this reading THE planter alighted from the dusty-little train under the crumbling brick car-shed at Darley, and, turning his heavy hand-luggage over to the negro porter, he walked across the grass to the steps of the Johnston House.
case
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From this reading “No, Jim,” the short, thick-set man smiled, as he took the extended hand; “as soon as I heard spring had opened, I got a bad case of homesickness, and we left Florida.
clerk
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From this reading Here he was met by Jim Thornton, the dapper young clerk, who always had a curled mustache and oiled hair smoothed flatly down over his brow.
cordially
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From this reading “Oh, here you are, right side up, Captain Duncan!” he cried, cordially.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, here you are, right side up, Captain Duncan!” he cried, cordially.
crumbling
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From this reading THE planter alighted from the dusty-little train under the crumbling brick car-shed at Darley, and, turning his heavy hand-luggage over to the negro porter, he walked across the grass to the steps of the Johnston House.
curled
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From this reading Here he was met by Jim Thornton, the dapper young clerk, who always had a curled mustache and oiled hair smoothed flatly down over his brow.
dapper
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From this reading Here he was met by Jim Thornton, the dapper young clerk, who always had a curled mustache and oiled hair smoothed flatly down over his brow.
Darley
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From this reading THE planter alighted from the dusty-little train under the crumbling brick car-shed at Darley, and, turning his heavy hand-luggage over to the negro porter, he walked across the grass to the steps of the Johnston House.
down
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From this reading Here he was met by Jim Thornton, the dapper young clerk, who always had a curled mustache and oiled hair smoothed flatly down over his brow.
Duncan
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From this reading “Oh, here you are, right side up, Captain Duncan!” he cried, cordially.
dusty-little
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From this reading THE planter alighted from the dusty-little train under the crumbling brick car-shed at Darley, and, turning his heavy hand-luggage over to the negro porter, he walked across the grass to the steps of the Johnston House.
extended
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From this reading “No, Jim,” the short, thick-set man smiled, as he took the extended hand; “as soon as I heard spring had opened, I got a bad case of homesickness, and we left Florida.
flatly
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From this reading Here he was met by Jim Thornton, the dapper young clerk, who always had a curled mustache and oiled hair smoothed flatly down over his brow.
Florida
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From this reading “No, Jim,” the short, thick-set man smiled, as he took the extended hand; “as soon as I heard spring had opened, I got a bad case of homesickness, and we left Florida.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE planter alighted from the dusty-little train under the crumbling brick car-shed at Darley, and, turning his heavy hand-luggage over to the negro porter, he walked across the grass to the steps of the Johnston House.
got
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From this reading “No, Jim,” the short, thick-set man smiled, as he took the extended hand; “as soon as I heard spring had opened, I got a bad case of homesickness, and we left Florida.
grass
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From this reading THE planter alighted from the dusty-little train under the crumbling brick car-shed at Darley, and, turning his heavy hand-luggage over to the negro porter, he walked across the grass to the steps of the Johnston House.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Here he was met by Jim Thornton, the dapper young clerk, who always had a curled mustache and oiled hair smoothed flatly down over his brow.
hair
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From this reading Here he was met by Jim Thornton, the dapper young clerk, who always had a curled mustache and oiled hair smoothed flatly down over his brow.
hand
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From this reading “No, Jim,” the short, thick-set man smiled, as he took the extended hand; “as soon as I heard spring had opened, I got a bad case of homesickness, and we left Florida.
hand-luggage
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From this reading THE planter alighted from the dusty-little train under the crumbling brick car-shed at Darley, and, turning his heavy hand-luggage over to the negro porter, he walked across the grass to the steps of the Johnston House.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE planter alighted from the dusty-little train under the crumbling brick car-shed at Darley, and, turning his heavy hand-luggage over to the negro porter, he walked across the grass to the steps of the Johnston House.
heard
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From this reading “No, Jim,” the short, thick-set man smiled, as he took the extended hand; “as soon as I heard spring had opened, I got a bad case of homesickness, and we left Florida.
heavy
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From this reading THE planter alighted from the dusty-little train under the crumbling brick car-shed at Darley, and, turning his heavy hand-luggage over to the negro porter, he walked across the grass to the steps of the Johnston House.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here he was met by Jim Thornton, the dapper young clerk, who always had a curled mustache and oiled hair smoothed flatly down over his brow.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE planter alighted from the dusty-little train under the crumbling brick car-shed at Darley, and, turning his heavy hand-luggage over to the negro porter, he walked across the grass to the steps of the Johnston House.
homesickness
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From this reading “No, Jim,” the short, thick-set man smiled, as he took the extended hand; “as soon as I heard spring had opened, I got a bad case of homesickness, and we left Florida.
House
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From this reading THE planter alighted from the dusty-little train under the crumbling brick car-shed at Darley, and, turning his heavy hand-luggage over to the negro porter, he walked across the grass to the steps of the Johnston House.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “No, Jim,” the short, thick-set man smiled, as he took the extended hand; “as soon as I heard spring had opened, I got a bad case of homesickness, and we left Florida.
Jim
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From this reading Here he was met by Jim Thornton, the dapper young clerk, who always had a curled mustache and oiled hair smoothed flatly down over his brow.
Johnston
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From this reading THE planter alighted from the dusty-little train under the crumbling brick car-shed at Darley, and, turning his heavy hand-luggage over to the negro porter, he walked across the grass to the steps of the Johnston House.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No, Jim,” the short, thick-set man smiled, as he took the extended hand; “as soon as I heard spring had opened, I got a bad case of homesickness, and we left Florida.
level
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From this reading “You can't stay away from those level acres of yours very long at a time.”
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You can't stay away from those level acres of yours very long at a time.”
man
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From this reading “No, Jim,” the short, thick-set man smiled, as he took the extended hand; “as soon as I heard spring had opened, I got a bad case of homesickness, and we left Florida.
met
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From this reading Here he was met by Jim Thornton, the dapper young clerk, who always had a curled mustache and oiled hair smoothed flatly down over his brow.
mustache
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From this reading Here he was met by Jim Thornton, the dapper young clerk, who always had a curled mustache and oiled hair smoothed flatly down over his brow.
negro
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From this reading THE planter alighted from the dusty-little train under the crumbling brick car-shed at Darley, and, turning his heavy hand-luggage over to the negro porter, he walked across the grass to the steps of the Johnston House.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No, Jim,” the short, thick-set man smiled, as he took the extended hand; “as soon as I heard spring had opened, I got a bad case of homesickness, and we left Florida.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE planter alighted from the dusty-little train under the crumbling brick car-shed at Darley, and, turning his heavy hand-luggage over to the negro porter, he walked across the grass to the steps of the Johnston House.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, here you are, right side up, Captain Duncan!” he cried, cordially.
oiled
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From this reading Here he was met by Jim Thornton, the dapper young clerk, who always had a curled mustache and oiled hair smoothed flatly down over his brow.
opened
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From this reading “No, Jim,” the short, thick-set man smiled, as he took the extended hand; “as soon as I heard spring had opened, I got a bad case of homesickness, and we left Florida.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading THE planter alighted from the dusty-little train under the crumbling brick car-shed at Darley, and, turning his heavy hand-luggage over to the negro porter, he walked across the grass to the steps of the Johnston House.
planter
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From this reading THE planter alighted from the dusty-little train under the crumbling brick car-shed at Darley, and, turning his heavy hand-luggage over to the negro porter, he walked across the grass to the steps of the Johnston House.
porter
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From this reading THE planter alighted from the dusty-little train under the crumbling brick car-shed at Darley, and, turning his heavy hand-luggage over to the negro porter, he walked across the grass to the steps of the Johnston House.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, here you are, right side up, Captain Duncan!” he cried, cordially.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “No, Jim,” the short, thick-set man smiled, as he took the extended hand; “as soon as I heard spring had opened, I got a bad case of homesickness, and we left Florida.
side
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From this reading “Oh, here you are, right side up, Captain Duncan!” he cried, cordially.
smiled
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From this reading “No, Jim,” the short, thick-set man smiled, as he took the extended hand; “as soon as I heard spring had opened, I got a bad case of homesickness, and we left Florida.
smoothed
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From this reading Here he was met by Jim Thornton, the dapper young clerk, who always had a curled mustache and oiled hair smoothed flatly down over his brow.
soon
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From this reading “No, Jim,” the short, thick-set man smiled, as he took the extended hand; “as soon as I heard spring had opened, I got a bad case of homesickness, and we left Florida.
spring
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From this reading “No, Jim,” the short, thick-set man smiled, as he took the extended hand; “as soon as I heard spring had opened, I got a bad case of homesickness, and we left Florida.
stay
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From this reading “You can't stay away from those level acres of yours very long at a time.”
steps
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From this reading THE planter alighted from the dusty-little train under the crumbling brick car-shed at Darley, and, turning his heavy hand-luggage over to the negro porter, he walked across the grass to the steps of the Johnston House.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE planter alighted from the dusty-little train under the crumbling brick car-shed at Darley, and, turning his heavy hand-luggage over to the negro porter, he walked across the grass to the steps of the Johnston House.
thick-set
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From this reading “No, Jim,” the short, thick-set man smiled, as he took the extended hand; “as soon as I heard spring had opened, I got a bad case of homesickness, and we left Florida.
Thornton
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From this reading Here he was met by Jim Thornton, the dapper young clerk, who always had a curled mustache and oiled hair smoothed flatly down over his brow.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “You can't stay away from those level acres of yours very long at a time.”
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You can't stay away from those level acres of yours very long at a time.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE planter alighted from the dusty-little train under the crumbling brick car-shed at Darley, and, turning his heavy hand-luggage over to the negro porter, he walked across the grass to the steps of the Johnston House.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No, Jim,” the short, thick-set man smiled, as he took the extended hand; “as soon as I heard spring had opened, I got a bad case of homesickness, and we left Florida.
train
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From this reading THE planter alighted from the dusty-little train under the crumbling brick car-shed at Darley, and, turning his heavy hand-luggage over to the negro porter, he walked across the grass to the steps of the Johnston House.
turning
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From this reading THE planter alighted from the dusty-little train under the crumbling brick car-shed at Darley, and, turning his heavy hand-luggage over to the negro porter, he walked across the grass to the steps of the Johnston House.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading THE planter alighted from the dusty-little train under the crumbling brick car-shed at Darley, and, turning his heavy hand-luggage over to the negro porter, he walked across the grass to the steps of the Johnston House.
up
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From this reading “Oh, here you are, right side up, Captain Duncan!” he cried, cordially.
very
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From this reading “You can't stay away from those level acres of yours very long at a time.”
walked
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From this reading THE planter alighted from the dusty-little train under the crumbling brick car-shed at Darley, and, turning his heavy hand-luggage over to the negro porter, he walked across the grass to the steps of the Johnston House.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here he was met by Jim Thornton, the dapper young clerk, who always had a curled mustache and oiled hair smoothed flatly down over his brow.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “No, Jim,” the short, thick-set man smiled, as he took the extended hand; “as soon as I heard spring had opened, I got a bad case of homesickness, and we left Florida.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Here he was met by Jim Thornton, the dapper young clerk, who always had a curled mustache and oiled hair smoothed flatly down over his brow.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, here you are, right side up, Captain Duncan!” he cried, cordially.
young
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From this reading Here he was met by Jim Thornton, the dapper young clerk, who always had a curled mustache and oiled hair smoothed flatly down over his brow.
yourspronounUS /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “You can't stay away from those level acres of yours very long at a time.”
