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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 WHO FILLED THE TANK THREE TIMES A DAY AND KEPT THE CHILDREN MODERATELY QUIET.
Affair
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "The Deaves Affair," "The Substitute Millionaire," "The Fur Bringers," "Thieves' Wit," "The Woman from Outside," etc.
ahead
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From this reading At his right hand stretched that famous old row of dignified dwellings with pilasters and little front yards, and ahead of him was Tenth Avenue, the stronghold of the Irish.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHO FILLED THE TANK THREE TIMES A DAY AND KEPT THE CHILDREN MODERATELY QUIET.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At eleven o'clock of a moist night in December, Gregory Parr was making his way far westward on Twenty-third Street.
AUTHOR
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Avenue
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Bringers
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CHILDREN
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From this reading WHO FILLED THE TANK THREE TIMES A DAY AND KEPT THE CHILDREN MODERATELY QUIET.
DAY
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From this reading WHO FILLED THE TANK THREE TIMES A DAY AND KEPT THE CHILDREN MODERATELY QUIET.
Deaves
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December
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From this reading At eleven o'clock of a moist night in December, Gregory Parr was making his way far westward on Twenty-third Street.
dignified
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From this reading At his right hand stretched that famous old row of dignified dwellings with pilasters and little front yards, and ahead of him was Tenth Avenue, the stronghold of the Irish.
dwellings
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From this reading At his right hand stretched that famous old row of dignified dwellings with pilasters and little front yards, and ahead of him was Tenth Avenue, the stronghold of the Irish.
eleven
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From this reading At eleven o'clock of a moist night in December, Gregory Parr was making his way far westward on Twenty-third Street.
etc
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "The Deaves Affair," "The Substitute Millionaire," "The Fur Bringers," "Thieves' Wit," "The Woman from Outside," etc.
F
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From this reading TO G. M. F.
famous
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From this reading At his right hand stretched that famous old row of dignified dwellings with pilasters and little front yards, and ahead of him was Tenth Avenue, the stronghold of the Irish.
far
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From this reading At eleven o'clock of a moist night in December, Gregory Parr was making his way far westward on Twenty-third Street.
FILLED
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From this reading WHO FILLED THE TANK THREE TIMES A DAY AND KEPT THE CHILDREN MODERATELY QUIET.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading AUTHOR OF "The Deaves Affair," "The Substitute Millionaire," "The Fur Bringers," "Thieves' Wit," "The Woman from Outside," etc.
front
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From this reading At his right hand stretched that famous old row of dignified dwellings with pilasters and little front yards, and ahead of him was Tenth Avenue, the stronghold of the Irish.
Fur
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "The Deaves Affair," "The Substitute Millionaire," "The Fur Bringers," "Thieves' Wit," "The Woman from Outside," etc.
G
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From this reading TO G. M. F.
Gregory
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From this reading At eleven o'clock of a moist night in December, Gregory Parr was making his way far westward on Twenty-third Street.
hand
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From this reading At his right hand stretched that famous old row of dignified dwellings with pilasters and little front yards, and ahead of him was Tenth Avenue, the stronghold of the Irish.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At his right hand stretched that famous old row of dignified dwellings with pilasters and little front yards, and ahead of him was Tenth Avenue, the stronghold of the Irish.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At eleven o'clock of a moist night in December, Gregory Parr was making his way far westward on Twenty-third Street.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At eleven o'clock of a moist night in December, Gregory Parr was making his way far westward on Twenty-third Street.
Irish
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From this reading At his right hand stretched that famous old row of dignified dwellings with pilasters and little front yards, and ahead of him was Tenth Avenue, the stronghold of the Irish.
KEPT
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From this reading WHO FILLED THE TANK THREE TIMES A DAY AND KEPT THE CHILDREN MODERATELY QUIET.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At his right hand stretched that famous old row of dignified dwellings with pilasters and little front yards, and ahead of him was Tenth Avenue, the stronghold of the Irish.
M
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From this reading TO G. M. F.
making
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From this reading At eleven o'clock of a moist night in December, Gregory Parr was making his way far westward on Twenty-third Street.
Millionaire
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "The Deaves Affair," "The Substitute Millionaire," "The Fur Bringers," "Thieves' Wit," "The Woman from Outside," etc.
MODERATELY
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From this reading WHO FILLED THE TANK THREE TIMES A DAY AND KEPT THE CHILDREN MODERATELY QUIET.
moist
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From this reading At eleven o'clock of a moist night in December, Gregory Parr was making his way far westward on Twenty-third Street.
night
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From this reading At eleven o'clock of a moist night in December, Gregory Parr was making his way far westward on Twenty-third Street.
o'clock
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From this reading At eleven o'clock of a moist night in December, Gregory Parr was making his way far westward on Twenty-third Street.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "The Deaves Affair," "The Substitute Millionaire," "The Fur Bringers," "Thieves' Wit," "The Woman from Outside," etc.
old
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From this reading At his right hand stretched that famous old row of dignified dwellings with pilasters and little front yards, and ahead of him was Tenth Avenue, the stronghold of the Irish.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At eleven o'clock of a moist night in December, Gregory Parr was making his way far westward on Twenty-third Street.
OutsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading AUTHOR OF "The Deaves Affair," "The Substitute Millionaire," "The Fur Bringers," "Thieves' Wit," "The Woman from Outside," etc.
Parr
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From this reading At eleven o'clock of a moist night in December, Gregory Parr was making his way far westward on Twenty-third Street.
pilasters
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From this reading At his right hand stretched that famous old row of dignified dwellings with pilasters and little front yards, and ahead of him was Tenth Avenue, the stronghold of the Irish.
QUIET
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From this reading WHO FILLED THE TANK THREE TIMES A DAY AND KEPT THE CHILDREN MODERATELY QUIET.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At his right hand stretched that famous old row of dignified dwellings with pilasters and little front yards, and ahead of him was Tenth Avenue, the stronghold of the Irish.
row
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From this reading At his right hand stretched that famous old row of dignified dwellings with pilasters and little front yards, and ahead of him was Tenth Avenue, the stronghold of the Irish.
Street
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From this reading At eleven o'clock of a moist night in December, Gregory Parr was making his way far westward on Twenty-third Street.
stretched
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From this reading At his right hand stretched that famous old row of dignified dwellings with pilasters and little front yards, and ahead of him was Tenth Avenue, the stronghold of the Irish.
stronghold
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From this reading At his right hand stretched that famous old row of dignified dwellings with pilasters and little front yards, and ahead of him was Tenth Avenue, the stronghold of the Irish.
Substitute
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "The Deaves Affair," "The Substitute Millionaire," "The Fur Bringers," "Thieves' Wit," "The Woman from Outside," etc.
TANK
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From this reading WHO FILLED THE TANK THREE TIMES A DAY AND KEPT THE CHILDREN MODERATELY QUIET.
Tenth
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From this reading At his right hand stretched that famous old row of dignified dwellings with pilasters and little front yards, and ahead of him was Tenth Avenue, the stronghold of the Irish.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At his right hand stretched that famous old row of dignified dwellings with pilasters and little front yards, and ahead of him was Tenth Avenue, the stronghold of the Irish.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF "The Deaves Affair," "The Substitute Millionaire," "The Fur Bringers," "Thieves' Wit," "The Woman from Outside," etc.
Thieves
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "The Deaves Affair," "The Substitute Millionaire," "The Fur Bringers," "Thieves' Wit," "The Woman from Outside," etc.
THREE
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From this reading WHO FILLED THE TANK THREE TIMES A DAY AND KEPT THE CHILDREN MODERATELY QUIET.
TIMES
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From this reading WHO FILLED THE TANK THREE TIMES A DAY AND KEPT THE CHILDREN MODERATELY QUIET.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO G. M. F.
Twenty-third
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From this reading At eleven o'clock of a moist night in December, Gregory Parr was making his way far westward on Twenty-third Street.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At eleven o'clock of a moist night in December, Gregory Parr was making his way far westward on Twenty-third Street.
way
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From this reading At eleven o'clock of a moist night in December, Gregory Parr was making his way far westward on Twenty-third Street.
westwardadverbUS /ˈwɛstwərd/
toward the west
From this reading At eleven o'clock of a moist night in December, Gregory Parr was making his way far westward on Twenty-third Street.
WHOpronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading WHO FILLED THE TANK THREE TIMES A DAY AND KEPT THE CHILDREN MODERATELY QUIET.
Wit
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "The Deaves Affair," "The Substitute Millionaire," "The Fur Bringers," "Thieves' Wit," "The Woman from Outside," etc.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At his right hand stretched that famous old row of dignified dwellings with pilasters and little front yards, and ahead of him was Tenth Avenue, the stronghold of the Irish.
Woman
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "The Deaves Affair," "The Substitute Millionaire," "The Fur Bringers," "Thieves' Wit," "The Woman from Outside," etc.
yards
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From this reading At his right hand stretched that famous old row of dignified dwellings with pilasters and little front yards, and ahead of him was Tenth Avenue, the stronghold of the Irish.
