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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 MUNSON'S LOST FOIL For a quiet, orderly, well behaved and most dignified street, Tenth Street, at seven o'clock one April night was disgracing itself in a way that must have shocked its inhabitants.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MUNSON'S LOST FOIL For a quiet, orderly, well behaved and most dignified street, Tenth Street, at seven o'clock one April night was disgracing itself in a way that must have shocked its inhabitants.
April
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From this reading MUNSON'S LOST FOIL For a quiet, orderly, well behaved and most dignified street, Tenth Street, at seven o'clock one April night was disgracing itself in a way that must have shocked its inhabitants.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MUNSON'S LOST FOIL For a quiet, orderly, well behaved and most dignified street, Tenth Street, at seven o'clock one April night was disgracing itself in a way that must have shocked its inhabitants.
behaved
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From this reading MUNSON'S LOST FOIL For a quiet, orderly, well behaved and most dignified street, Tenth Street, at seven o'clock one April night was disgracing itself in a way that must have shocked its inhabitants.
boys
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Building
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From this reading Cabs driving like mad were rattling over the cobbles, making their way toward the old Studio Building.
cab
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Cabs
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calling
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cobbles
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From this reading Cabs driving like mad were rattling over the cobbles, making their way toward the old Studio Building.
darting
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de
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dignified
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From this reading MUNSON'S LOST FOIL For a quiet, orderly, well behaved and most dignified street, Tenth Street, at seven o'clock one April night was disgracing itself in a way that must have shocked its inhabitants.
disgracing
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From this reading MUNSON'S LOST FOIL For a quiet, orderly, well behaved and most dignified street, Tenth Street, at seven o'clock one April night was disgracing itself in a way that must have shocked its inhabitants.
drivers
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From this reading Policemen were shouting to the drivers to keep in line.
driving
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From this reading Cabs driving like mad were rattling over the cobbles, making their way toward the old Studio Building.
fedder-duster
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fellows
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From this reading Small boys were darting in and out, peering into the cab windows and calling out to their fellows: "Ki Jimmy! see de Ingin wid de fedder-duster on his head"--or, "Look at de pill in de yaller shirt!
FOIL
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From this reading MUNSON'S LOST FOIL For a quiet, orderly, well behaved and most dignified street, Tenth Street, at seven o'clock one April night was disgracing itself in a way that must have shocked its inhabitants.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading MUNSON'S LOST FOIL For a quiet, orderly, well behaved and most dignified street, Tenth Street, at seven o'clock one April night was disgracing itself in a way that must have shocked its inhabitants.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading MUNSON'S LOST FOIL For a quiet, orderly, well behaved and most dignified street, Tenth Street, at seven o'clock one April night was disgracing itself in a way that must have shocked its inhabitants.
head
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Small boys were darting in and out, peering into the cab windows and calling out to their fellows: "Ki Jimmy! see de Ingin wid de fedder-duster on his head"--or, "Look at de pill in de yaller shirt!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MUNSON'S LOST FOIL For a quiet, orderly, well behaved and most dignified street, Tenth Street, at seven o'clock one April night was disgracing itself in a way that must have shocked its inhabitants.
Ingin
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inhabitants
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From this reading MUNSON'S LOST FOIL For a quiet, orderly, well behaved and most dignified street, Tenth Street, at seven o'clock one April night was disgracing itself in a way that must have shocked its inhabitants.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Small boys were darting in and out, peering into the cab windows and calling out to their fellows: "Ki Jimmy! see de Ingin wid de fedder-duster on his head"--or, "Look at de pill in de yaller shirt!
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading MUNSON'S LOST FOIL For a quiet, orderly, well behaved and most dignified street, Tenth Street, at seven o'clock one April night was disgracing itself in a way that must have shocked its inhabitants.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading MUNSON'S LOST FOIL For a quiet, orderly, well behaved and most dignified street, Tenth Street, at seven o'clock one April night was disgracing itself in a way that must have shocked its inhabitants.
Jimmy
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keep
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From this reading Policemen were shouting to the drivers to keep in line.
Ki
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like
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From this reading Cabs driving like mad were rattling over the cobbles, making their way toward the old Studio Building.
line
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From this reading Policemen were shouting to the drivers to keep in line.
LooknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Small boys were darting in and out, peering into the cab windows and calling out to their fellows: "Ki Jimmy! see de Ingin wid de fedder-duster on his head"--or, "Look at de pill in de yaller shirt!
LOST
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From this reading MUNSON'S LOST FOIL For a quiet, orderly, well behaved and most dignified street, Tenth Street, at seven o'clock one April night was disgracing itself in a way that must have shocked its inhabitants.
mad
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From this reading Cabs driving like mad were rattling over the cobbles, making their way toward the old Studio Building.
making
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From this reading Cabs driving like mad were rattling over the cobbles, making their way toward the old Studio Building.
most
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From this reading MUNSON'S LOST FOIL For a quiet, orderly, well behaved and most dignified street, Tenth Street, at seven o'clock one April night was disgracing itself in a way that must have shocked its inhabitants.
MR
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From this reading MR.
MUNSON'S
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From this reading MUNSON'S LOST FOIL For a quiet, orderly, well behaved and most dignified street, Tenth Street, at seven o'clock one April night was disgracing itself in a way that must have shocked its inhabitants.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading MUNSON'S LOST FOIL For a quiet, orderly, well behaved and most dignified street, Tenth Street, at seven o'clock one April night was disgracing itself in a way that must have shocked its inhabitants.
night
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From this reading MUNSON'S LOST FOIL For a quiet, orderly, well behaved and most dignified street, Tenth Street, at seven o'clock one April night was disgracing itself in a way that must have shocked its inhabitants.
o'clock
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From this reading MUNSON'S LOST FOIL For a quiet, orderly, well behaved and most dignified street, Tenth Street, at seven o'clock one April night was disgracing itself in a way that must have shocked its inhabitants.
old
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From this reading Cabs driving like mad were rattling over the cobbles, making their way toward the old Studio Building.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Small boys were darting in and out, peering into the cab windows and calling out to their fellows: "Ki Jimmy! see de Ingin wid de fedder-duster on his head"--or, "Look at de pill in de yaller shirt!
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading MUNSON'S LOST FOIL For a quiet, orderly, well behaved and most dignified street, Tenth Street, at seven o'clock one April night was disgracing itself in a way that must have shocked its inhabitants.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Small boys were darting in and out, peering into the cab windows and calling out to their fellows: "Ki Jimmy! see de Ingin wid de fedder-duster on his head"--or, "Look at de pill in de yaller shirt!
orderly
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From this reading MUNSON'S LOST FOIL For a quiet, orderly, well behaved and most dignified street, Tenth Street, at seven o'clock one April night was disgracing itself in a way that must have shocked its inhabitants.
out
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Cabs driving like mad were rattling over the cobbles, making their way toward the old Studio Building.
peeringverbUS /ˈpɪrɪŋ/
looking closely or carefully
From this reading Small boys were darting in and out, peering into the cab windows and calling out to their fellows: "Ki Jimmy! see de Ingin wid de fedder-duster on his head"--or, "Look at de pill in de yaller shirt!
pill
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From this reading Small boys were darting in and out, peering into the cab windows and calling out to their fellows: "Ki Jimmy! see de Ingin wid de fedder-duster on his head"--or, "Look at de pill in de yaller shirt!
Policemen
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From this reading Policemen were shouting to the drivers to keep in line.
quiet
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From this reading MUNSON'S LOST FOIL For a quiet, orderly, well behaved and most dignified street, Tenth Street, at seven o'clock one April night was disgracing itself in a way that must have shocked its inhabitants.
rattling
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see
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seven
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From this reading MUNSON'S LOST FOIL For a quiet, orderly, well behaved and most dignified street, Tenth Street, at seven o'clock one April night was disgracing itself in a way that must have shocked its inhabitants.
shirt
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shocked
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From this reading MUNSON'S LOST FOIL For a quiet, orderly, well behaved and most dignified street, Tenth Street, at seven o'clock one April night was disgracing itself in a way that must have shocked its inhabitants.
shouting
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From this reading Policemen were shouting to the drivers to keep in line.
Small
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street
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From this reading MUNSON'S LOST FOIL For a quiet, orderly, well behaved and most dignified street, Tenth Street, at seven o'clock one April night was disgracing itself in a way that must have shocked its inhabitants.
Studio
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Tenth
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From this reading MUNSON'S LOST FOIL For a quiet, orderly, well behaved and most dignified street, Tenth Street, at seven o'clock one April night was disgracing itself in a way that must have shocked its inhabitants.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading MUNSON'S LOST FOIL For a quiet, orderly, well behaved and most dignified street, Tenth Street, at seven o'clock one April night was disgracing itself in a way that must have shocked its inhabitants.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Cabs driving like mad were rattling over the cobbles, making their way toward the old Studio Building.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Cabs driving like mad were rattling over the cobbles, making their way toward the old Studio Building.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Policemen were shouting to the drivers to keep in line.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Cabs driving like mad were rattling over the cobbles, making their way toward the old Studio Building.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MUNSON'S LOST FOIL For a quiet, orderly, well behaved and most dignified street, Tenth Street, at seven o'clock one April night was disgracing itself in a way that must have shocked its inhabitants.
way
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From this reading MUNSON'S LOST FOIL For a quiet, orderly, well behaved and most dignified street, Tenth Street, at seven o'clock one April night was disgracing itself in a way that must have shocked its inhabitants.
well
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From this reading MUNSON'S LOST FOIL For a quiet, orderly, well behaved and most dignified street, Tenth Street, at seven o'clock one April night was disgracing itself in a way that must have shocked its inhabitants.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Cabs driving like mad were rattling over the cobbles, making their way toward the old Studio Building.
wid
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From this reading Small boys were darting in and out, peering into the cab windows and calling out to their fellows: "Ki Jimmy! see de Ingin wid de fedder-duster on his head"--or, "Look at de pill in de yaller shirt!
windows
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yaller
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From this reading Small boys were darting in and out, peering into the cab windows and calling out to their fellows: "Ki Jimmy! see de Ingin wid de fedder-duster on his head"--or, "Look at de pill in de yaller shirt!
