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From this reading Before Kenton reached the elevator with Boyne, who was rubbing his knees and fighting back the tears, he heard the clerk's voice saying, formally, to the porters, "Baggage out of 35 and 37" and adding, as mechanically, to Bittridge: "Your rooms are wanted.
37
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From this reading Before Kenton reached the elevator with Boyne, who was rubbing his knees and fighting back the tears, he heard the clerk's voice saying, formally, to the porters, "Baggage out of 35 and 37" and adding, as mechanically, to Bittridge: "Your rooms are wanted.
adding
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From this reading Before Kenton reached the elevator with Boyne, who was rubbing his knees and fighting back the tears, he heard the clerk's voice saying, formally, to the porters, "Baggage out of 35 and 37" and adding, as mechanically, to Bittridge: "Your rooms are wanted.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Take him to the desk, and tell the clerk he struck Judge Kenton, but the judge don't want him arrested."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Before Kenton reached the elevator with Boyne, who was rubbing his knees and fighting back the tears, he heard the clerk's voice saying, formally, to the porters, "Baggage out of 35 and 37" and adding, as mechanically, to Bittridge: "Your rooms are wanted.
arrested
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From this reading "Take him to the desk, and tell the clerk he struck Judge Kenton, but the judge don't want him arrested."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Before Kenton reached the elevator with Boyne, who was rubbing his knees and fighting back the tears, he heard the clerk's voice saying, formally, to the porters, "Baggage out of 35 and 37" and adding, as mechanically, to Bittridge: "Your rooms are wanted.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Get out of them at once!"
back
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From this reading Before Kenton reached the elevator with Boyne, who was rubbing his knees and fighting back the tears, he heard the clerk's voice saying, formally, to the porters, "Baggage out of 35 and 37" and adding, as mechanically, to Bittridge: "Your rooms are wanted.
Baggage
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From this reading Before Kenton reached the elevator with Boyne, who was rubbing his knees and fighting back the tears, he heard the clerk's voice saying, formally, to the porters, "Baggage out of 35 and 37" and adding, as mechanically, to Bittridge: "Your rooms are wanted.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before Kenton reached the elevator with Boyne, who was rubbing his knees and fighting back the tears, he heard the clerk's voice saying, formally, to the porters, "Baggage out of 35 and 37" and adding, as mechanically, to Bittridge: "Your rooms are wanted.
Bittridge
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From this reading Before Kenton reached the elevator with Boyne, who was rubbing his knees and fighting back the tears, he heard the clerk's voice saying, formally, to the porters, "Baggage out of 35 and 37" and adding, as mechanically, to Bittridge: "Your rooms are wanted.
Boyne
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From this reading Before Kenton reached the elevator with Boyne, who was rubbing his knees and fighting back the tears, he heard the clerk's voice saying, formally, to the porters, "Baggage out of 35 and 37" and adding, as mechanically, to Bittridge: "Your rooms are wanted.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Take him to the desk, and tell the clerk he struck Judge Kenton, but the judge don't want him arrested."
came
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From this reading "Take hold of this fellow," he said to two other porters who came up.
clerk
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From this reading "Take him to the desk, and tell the clerk he struck Judge Kenton, but the judge don't want him arrested."
clerk's
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From this reading Before Kenton reached the elevator with Boyne, who was rubbing his knees and fighting back the tears, he heard the clerk's voice saying, formally, to the porters, "Baggage out of 35 and 37" and adding, as mechanically, to Bittridge: "Your rooms are wanted.
desk
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From this reading "Take him to the desk, and tell the clerk he struck Judge Kenton, but the judge don't want him arrested."
don't
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From this reading "Take him to the desk, and tell the clerk he struck Judge Kenton, but the judge don't want him arrested."
elevator
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From this reading Before Kenton reached the elevator with Boyne, who was rubbing his knees and fighting back the tears, he heard the clerk's voice saying, formally, to the porters, "Baggage out of 35 and 37" and adding, as mechanically, to Bittridge: "Your rooms are wanted.
fellow
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From this reading "Take hold of this fellow," he said to two other porters who came up.
fighting
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From this reading Before Kenton reached the elevator with Boyne, who was rubbing his knees and fighting back the tears, he heard the clerk's voice saying, formally, to the porters, "Baggage out of 35 and 37" and adding, as mechanically, to Bittridge: "Your rooms are wanted.
formally
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From this reading Before Kenton reached the elevator with Boyne, who was rubbing his knees and fighting back the tears, he heard the clerk's voice saying, formally, to the porters, "Baggage out of 35 and 37" and adding, as mechanically, to Bittridge: "Your rooms are wanted.
Get
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From this reading Get out of them at once!"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Take hold of this fellow," he said to two other porters who came up.
heard
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From this reading Before Kenton reached the elevator with Boyne, who was rubbing his knees and fighting back the tears, he heard the clerk's voice saying, formally, to the porters, "Baggage out of 35 and 37" and adding, as mechanically, to Bittridge: "Your rooms are wanted.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'll help you, judge," said the porter.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Take him to the desk, and tell the clerk he struck Judge Kenton, but the judge don't want him arrested."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Before Kenton reached the elevator with Boyne, who was rubbing his knees and fighting back the tears, he heard the clerk's voice saying, formally, to the porters, "Baggage out of 35 and 37" and adding, as mechanically, to Bittridge: "Your rooms are wanted.
hold
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From this reading "Take hold of this fellow," he said to two other porters who came up.
I'll
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From this reading "I'll help you, judge," said the porter.
judge
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From this reading "I'll help you, judge," said the porter.
Kenton
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From this reading "Take him to the desk, and tell the clerk he struck Judge Kenton, but the judge don't want him arrested."
knees
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From this reading Before Kenton reached the elevator with Boyne, who was rubbing his knees and fighting back the tears, he heard the clerk's voice saying, formally, to the porters, "Baggage out of 35 and 37" and adding, as mechanically, to Bittridge: "Your rooms are wanted.
mechanically
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From this reading Before Kenton reached the elevator with Boyne, who was rubbing his knees and fighting back the tears, he heard the clerk's voice saying, formally, to the porters, "Baggage out of 35 and 37" and adding, as mechanically, to Bittridge: "Your rooms are wanted.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Take hold of this fellow," he said to two other porters who came up.
once
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From this reading Get out of them at once!"
other
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From this reading "Take hold of this fellow," he said to two other porters who came up.
out
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From this reading Before Kenton reached the elevator with Boyne, who was rubbing his knees and fighting back the tears, he heard the clerk's voice saying, formally, to the porters, "Baggage out of 35 and 37" and adding, as mechanically, to Bittridge: "Your rooms are wanted.
porter
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From this reading "I'll help you, judge," said the porter.
porters
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From this reading "Take hold of this fellow," he said to two other porters who came up.
reached
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From this reading Before Kenton reached the elevator with Boyne, who was rubbing his knees and fighting back the tears, he heard the clerk's voice saying, formally, to the porters, "Baggage out of 35 and 37" and adding, as mechanically, to Bittridge: "Your rooms are wanted.
rooms
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From this reading Before Kenton reached the elevator with Boyne, who was rubbing his knees and fighting back the tears, he heard the clerk's voice saying, formally, to the porters, "Baggage out of 35 and 37" and adding, as mechanically, to Bittridge: "Your rooms are wanted.
rubbing
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From this reading Before Kenton reached the elevator with Boyne, who was rubbing his knees and fighting back the tears, he heard the clerk's voice saying, formally, to the porters, "Baggage out of 35 and 37" and adding, as mechanically, to Bittridge: "Your rooms are wanted.
said
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From this reading "I'll help you, judge," said the porter.
saying
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From this reading Before Kenton reached the elevator with Boyne, who was rubbing his knees and fighting back the tears, he heard the clerk's voice saying, formally, to the porters, "Baggage out of 35 and 37" and adding, as mechanically, to Bittridge: "Your rooms are wanted.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Take him to the desk, and tell the clerk he struck Judge Kenton, but the judge don't want him arrested."
TakenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Take hold of this fellow," he said to two other porters who came up.
tears
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From this reading Before Kenton reached the elevator with Boyne, who was rubbing his knees and fighting back the tears, he heard the clerk's voice saying, formally, to the porters, "Baggage out of 35 and 37" and adding, as mechanically, to Bittridge: "Your rooms are wanted.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Take him to the desk, and tell the clerk he struck Judge Kenton, but the judge don't want him arrested."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I'll help you, judge," said the porter.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Get out of them at once!"
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Take hold of this fellow," he said to two other porters who came up.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Take hold of this fellow," he said to two other porters who came up.
two
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From this reading "Take hold of this fellow," he said to two other porters who came up.
up
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From this reading "Take hold of this fellow," he said to two other porters who came up.
voice
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From this reading Before Kenton reached the elevator with Boyne, who was rubbing his knees and fighting back the tears, he heard the clerk's voice saying, formally, to the porters, "Baggage out of 35 and 37" and adding, as mechanically, to Bittridge: "Your rooms are wanted.
want
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From this reading "Take him to the desk, and tell the clerk he struck Judge Kenton, but the judge don't want him arrested."
wanted
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From this reading Before Kenton reached the elevator with Boyne, who was rubbing his knees and fighting back the tears, he heard the clerk's voice saying, formally, to the porters, "Baggage out of 35 and 37" and adding, as mechanically, to Bittridge: "Your rooms are wanted.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Before Kenton reached the elevator with Boyne, who was rubbing his knees and fighting back the tears, he heard the clerk's voice saying, formally, to the porters, "Baggage out of 35 and 37" and adding, as mechanically, to Bittridge: "Your rooms are wanted.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Take hold of this fellow," he said to two other porters who came up.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Before Kenton reached the elevator with Boyne, who was rubbing his knees and fighting back the tears, he heard the clerk's voice saying, formally, to the porters, "Baggage out of 35 and 37" and adding, as mechanically, to Bittridge: "Your rooms are wanted.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'll help you, judge," said the porter.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Before Kenton reached the elevator with Boyne, who was rubbing his knees and fighting back the tears, he heard the clerk's voice saying, formally, to the porters, "Baggage out of 35 and 37" and adding, as mechanically, to Bittridge: "Your rooms are wanted.
