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3
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From this reading “Once a lady sitting at a table and playing a game kind of like pushpin told me to go into a closet that she called Number 3.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For the honour of old Mojada County I didn’t want to seem green to them abolitionists, so every time I turned a corner in them marble halls I went up to the first desk or counter I see and looks around for grub.
abolitionists
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From this reading For the honour of old Mojada County I didn’t want to seem green to them abolitionists, so every time I turned a corner in them marble halls I went up to the first desk or counter I see and looks around for grub.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In about half an hour I had a dozen cigars, five story magazines, and seven or eight railroad time-tables in my pockets, and never a smell of coffee or bacon to point out the trail.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In about half an hour I had a dozen cigars, five story magazines, and seven or eight railroad time-tables in my pockets, and never a smell of coffee or bacon to point out the trail.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For the honour of old Mojada County I didn’t want to seem green to them abolitionists, so every time I turned a corner in them marble halls I went up to the first desk or counter I see and looks around for grub.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading For the honour of old Mojada County I didn’t want to seem green to them abolitionists, so every time I turned a corner in them marble halls I went up to the first desk or counter I see and looks around for grub.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If I didn’t see what I wanted I asked for something else.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Once a lady sitting at a table and playing a game kind of like pushpin told me to go into a closet that she called Number 3.
bacon
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From this reading In about half an hour I had a dozen cigars, five story magazines, and seven or eight railroad time-tables in my pockets, and never a smell of coffee or bacon to point out the trail.
breakfast
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From this reading “So I starts foraging for breakfast.
called
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From this reading “Once a lady sitting at a table and playing a game kind of like pushpin told me to go into a closet that she called Number 3.
cigars
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From this reading In about half an hour I had a dozen cigars, five story magazines, and seven or eight railroad time-tables in my pockets, and never a smell of coffee or bacon to point out the trail.
closet
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From this reading “Once a lady sitting at a table and playing a game kind of like pushpin told me to go into a closet that she called Number 3.
coffee
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From this reading In about half an hour I had a dozen cigars, five story magazines, and seven or eight railroad time-tables in my pockets, and never a smell of coffee or bacon to point out the trail.
corner
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From this reading For the honour of old Mojada County I didn’t want to seem green to them abolitionists, so every time I turned a corner in them marble halls I went up to the first desk or counter I see and looks around for grub.
counter
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From this reading For the honour of old Mojada County I didn’t want to seem green to them abolitionists, so every time I turned a corner in them marble halls I went up to the first desk or counter I see and looks around for grub.
County
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From this reading For the honour of old Mojada County I didn’t want to seem green to them abolitionists, so every time I turned a corner in them marble halls I went up to the first desk or counter I see and looks around for grub.
desk
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From this reading For the honour of old Mojada County I didn’t want to seem green to them abolitionists, so every time I turned a corner in them marble halls I went up to the first desk or counter I see and looks around for grub.
didn't
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From this reading For the honour of old Mojada County I didn’t want to seem green to them abolitionists, so every time I turned a corner in them marble halls I went up to the first desk or counter I see and looks around for grub.
dozen
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From this reading In about half an hour I had a dozen cigars, five story magazines, and seven or eight railroad time-tables in my pockets, and never a smell of coffee or bacon to point out the trail.
eight
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From this reading In about half an hour I had a dozen cigars, five story magazines, and seven or eight railroad time-tables in my pockets, and never a smell of coffee or bacon to point out the trail.
else
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From this reading If I didn’t see what I wanted I asked for something else.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading For the honour of old Mojada County I didn’t want to seem green to them abolitionists, so every time I turned a corner in them marble halls I went up to the first desk or counter I see and looks around for grub.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the honour of old Mojada County I didn’t want to seem green to them abolitionists, so every time I turned a corner in them marble halls I went up to the first desk or counter I see and looks around for grub.
five
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From this reading In about half an hour I had a dozen cigars, five story magazines, and seven or eight railroad time-tables in my pockets, and never a smell of coffee or bacon to point out the trail.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “So I starts foraging for breakfast.
foraging
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From this reading “So I starts foraging for breakfast.
game
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From this reading “Once a lady sitting at a table and playing a game kind of like pushpin told me to go into a closet that she called Number 3.
go
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From this reading “Once a lady sitting at a table and playing a game kind of like pushpin told me to go into a closet that she called Number 3.
green
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From this reading For the honour of old Mojada County I didn’t want to seem green to them abolitionists, so every time I turned a corner in them marble halls I went up to the first desk or counter I see and looks around for grub.
grub
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From this reading For the honour of old Mojada County I didn’t want to seem green to them abolitionists, so every time I turned a corner in them marble halls I went up to the first desk or counter I see and looks around for grub.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In about half an hour I had a dozen cigars, five story magazines, and seven or eight railroad time-tables in my pockets, and never a smell of coffee or bacon to point out the trail.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In about half an hour I had a dozen cigars, five story magazines, and seven or eight railroad time-tables in my pockets, and never a smell of coffee or bacon to point out the trail.
halls
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From this reading For the honour of old Mojada County I didn’t want to seem green to them abolitionists, so every time I turned a corner in them marble halls I went up to the first desk or counter I see and looks around for grub.
honour
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From this reading For the honour of old Mojada County I didn’t want to seem green to them abolitionists, so every time I turned a corner in them marble halls I went up to the first desk or counter I see and looks around for grub.
hour
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From this reading In about half an hour I had a dozen cigars, five story magazines, and seven or eight railroad time-tables in my pockets, and never a smell of coffee or bacon to point out the trail.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “So I starts foraging for breakfast.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I didn’t see what I wanted I asked for something else.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For the honour of old Mojada County I didn’t want to seem green to them abolitionists, so every time I turned a corner in them marble halls I went up to the first desk or counter I see and looks around for grub.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Once a lady sitting at a table and playing a game kind of like pushpin told me to go into a closet that she called Number 3.
kind
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From this reading “Once a lady sitting at a table and playing a game kind of like pushpin told me to go into a closet that she called Number 3.
lady
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From this reading “Once a lady sitting at a table and playing a game kind of like pushpin told me to go into a closet that she called Number 3.
like
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From this reading “Once a lady sitting at a table and playing a game kind of like pushpin told me to go into a closet that she called Number 3.
looks
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From this reading For the honour of old Mojada County I didn’t want to seem green to them abolitionists, so every time I turned a corner in them marble halls I went up to the first desk or counter I see and looks around for grub.
magazines
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From this reading In about half an hour I had a dozen cigars, five story magazines, and seven or eight railroad time-tables in my pockets, and never a smell of coffee or bacon to point out the trail.
marble
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From this reading For the honour of old Mojada County I didn’t want to seem green to them abolitionists, so every time I turned a corner in them marble halls I went up to the first desk or counter I see and looks around for grub.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Once a lady sitting at a table and playing a game kind of like pushpin told me to go into a closet that she called Number 3.
Mojada
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From this reading For the honour of old Mojada County I didn’t want to seem green to them abolitionists, so every time I turned a corner in them marble halls I went up to the first desk or counter I see and looks around for grub.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In about half an hour I had a dozen cigars, five story magazines, and seven or eight railroad time-tables in my pockets, and never a smell of coffee or bacon to point out the trail.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In about half an hour I had a dozen cigars, five story magazines, and seven or eight railroad time-tables in my pockets, and never a smell of coffee or bacon to point out the trail.
Number
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From this reading “Once a lady sitting at a table and playing a game kind of like pushpin told me to go into a closet that she called Number 3.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For the honour of old Mojada County I didn’t want to seem green to them abolitionists, so every time I turned a corner in them marble halls I went up to the first desk or counter I see and looks around for grub.
old
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From this reading For the honour of old Mojada County I didn’t want to seem green to them abolitionists, so every time I turned a corner in them marble halls I went up to the first desk or counter I see and looks around for grub.
Once
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From this reading “Once a lady sitting at a table and playing a game kind of like pushpin told me to go into a closet that she called Number 3.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For the honour of old Mojada County I didn’t want to seem green to them abolitionists, so every time I turned a corner in them marble halls I went up to the first desk or counter I see and looks around for grub.
out
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From this reading In about half an hour I had a dozen cigars, five story magazines, and seven or eight railroad time-tables in my pockets, and never a smell of coffee or bacon to point out the trail.
playing
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From this reading “Once a lady sitting at a table and playing a game kind of like pushpin told me to go into a closet that she called Number 3.
pockets
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From this reading In about half an hour I had a dozen cigars, five story magazines, and seven or eight railroad time-tables in my pockets, and never a smell of coffee or bacon to point out the trail.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading In about half an hour I had a dozen cigars, five story magazines, and seven or eight railroad time-tables in my pockets, and never a smell of coffee or bacon to point out the trail.
pushpin
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From this reading “Once a lady sitting at a table and playing a game kind of like pushpin told me to go into a closet that she called Number 3.
railroad
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From this reading In about half an hour I had a dozen cigars, five story magazines, and seven or eight railroad time-tables in my pockets, and never a smell of coffee or bacon to point out the trail.
see
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From this reading For the honour of old Mojada County I didn’t want to seem green to them abolitionists, so every time I turned a corner in them marble halls I went up to the first desk or counter I see and looks around for grub.
seem
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From this reading For the honour of old Mojada County I didn’t want to seem green to them abolitionists, so every time I turned a corner in them marble halls I went up to the first desk or counter I see and looks around for grub.
seven
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From this reading In about half an hour I had a dozen cigars, five story magazines, and seven or eight railroad time-tables in my pockets, and never a smell of coffee or bacon to point out the trail.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Once a lady sitting at a table and playing a game kind of like pushpin told me to go into a closet that she called Number 3.
sitting
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From this reading “Once a lady sitting at a table and playing a game kind of like pushpin told me to go into a closet that she called Number 3.
smell
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From this reading In about half an hour I had a dozen cigars, five story magazines, and seven or eight railroad time-tables in my pockets, and never a smell of coffee or bacon to point out the trail.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So I starts foraging for breakfast.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading If I didn’t see what I wanted I asked for something else.
starts
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From this reading “So I starts foraging for breakfast.
story
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From this reading In about half an hour I had a dozen cigars, five story magazines, and seven or eight railroad time-tables in my pockets, and never a smell of coffee or bacon to point out the trail.
table
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From this reading “Once a lady sitting at a table and playing a game kind of like pushpin told me to go into a closet that she called Number 3.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Once a lady sitting at a table and playing a game kind of like pushpin told me to go into a closet that she called Number 3.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For the honour of old Mojada County I didn’t want to seem green to them abolitionists, so every time I turned a corner in them marble halls I went up to the first desk or counter I see and looks around for grub.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading For the honour of old Mojada County I didn’t want to seem green to them abolitionists, so every time I turned a corner in them marble halls I went up to the first desk or counter I see and looks around for grub.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the honour of old Mojada County I didn’t want to seem green to them abolitionists, so every time I turned a corner in them marble halls I went up to the first desk or counter I see and looks around for grub.
time-tables
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From this reading In about half an hour I had a dozen cigars, five story magazines, and seven or eight railroad time-tables in my pockets, and never a smell of coffee or bacon to point out the trail.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For the honour of old Mojada County I didn’t want to seem green to them abolitionists, so every time I turned a corner in them marble halls I went up to the first desk or counter I see and looks around for grub.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Once a lady sitting at a table and playing a game kind of like pushpin told me to go into a closet that she called Number 3.
trail
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From this reading In about half an hour I had a dozen cigars, five story magazines, and seven or eight railroad time-tables in my pockets, and never a smell of coffee or bacon to point out the trail.
turned
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From this reading For the honour of old Mojada County I didn’t want to seem green to them abolitionists, so every time I turned a corner in them marble halls I went up to the first desk or counter I see and looks around for grub.
up
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From this reading For the honour of old Mojada County I didn’t want to seem green to them abolitionists, so every time I turned a corner in them marble halls I went up to the first desk or counter I see and looks around for grub.
want
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From this reading For the honour of old Mojada County I didn’t want to seem green to them abolitionists, so every time I turned a corner in them marble halls I went up to the first desk or counter I see and looks around for grub.
wanted
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From this reading If I didn’t see what I wanted I asked for something else.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the honour of old Mojada County I didn’t want to seem green to them abolitionists, so every time I turned a corner in them marble halls I went up to the first desk or counter I see and looks around for grub.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading If I didn’t see what I wanted I asked for something else.
