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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 The attendant, open-mouthed, ventured upon a mild protest.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Fischer, exactly one week after his nocturnal visit to Fourteenth Street, hurried out of the train at the Pennsylvania Station, almost tore the newspapers from the news stand, glanced through them one by one and threw them back.
almost
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From this reading Fischer, exactly one week after his nocturnal visit to Fourteenth Street, hurried out of the train at the Pennsylvania Station, almost tore the newspapers from the news stand, glanced through them one by one and threw them back.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fischer, exactly one week after his nocturnal visit to Fourteenth Street, hurried out of the train at the Pennsylvania Station, almost tore the newspapers from the news stand, glanced through them one by one and threw them back.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Fischer, exactly one week after his nocturnal visit to Fourteenth Street, hurried out of the train at the Pennsylvania Station, almost tore the newspapers from the news stand, glanced through them one by one and threw them back.
attendant
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From this reading The attendant, open-mouthed, ventured upon a mild protest.
back
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From this reading Fischer, exactly one week after his nocturnal visit to Fourteenth Street, hurried out of the train at the Pennsylvania Station, almost tore the newspapers from the news stand, glanced through them one by one and threw them back.
bill
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From this reading Fischer threw him a dollar bill, caught up his handbag, and made for the entrance.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Fischer, exactly one week after his nocturnal visit to Fourteenth Street, hurried out of the train at the Pennsylvania Station, almost tore the newspapers from the news stand, glanced through them one by one and threw them back.
caught
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From this reading Fischer threw him a dollar bill, caught up his handbag, and made for the entrance.
dollar
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From this reading Fischer threw him a dollar bill, caught up his handbag, and made for the entrance.
entrance
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From this reading Fischer threw him a dollar bill, caught up his handbag, and made for the entrance.
exactly
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From this reading Fischer, exactly one week after his nocturnal visit to Fourteenth Street, hurried out of the train at the Pennsylvania Station, almost tore the newspapers from the news stand, glanced through them one by one and threw them back.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was the first passenger from the Washington Limited to reach the street and spring into a taxi.
Fischer
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From this reading Fischer, exactly one week after his nocturnal visit to Fourteenth Street, hurried out of the train at the Pennsylvania Station, almost tore the newspapers from the news stand, glanced through them one by one and threw them back.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Fischer threw him a dollar bill, caught up his handbag, and made for the entrance.
Fourteenth
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From this reading Fischer, exactly one week after his nocturnal visit to Fourteenth Street, hurried out of the train at the Pennsylvania Station, almost tore the newspapers from the news stand, glanced through them one by one and threw them back.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Fischer, exactly one week after his nocturnal visit to Fourteenth Street, hurried out of the train at the Pennsylvania Station, almost tore the newspapers from the news stand, glanced through them one by one and threw them back.
glanced
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From this reading Fischer, exactly one week after his nocturnal visit to Fourteenth Street, hurried out of the train at the Pennsylvania Station, almost tore the newspapers from the news stand, glanced through them one by one and threw them back.
handbag
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From this reading Fischer threw him a dollar bill, caught up his handbag, and made for the entrance.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was the first passenger from the Washington Limited to reach the street and spring into a taxi.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Fischer threw him a dollar bill, caught up his handbag, and made for the entrance.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Fischer, exactly one week after his nocturnal visit to Fourteenth Street, hurried out of the train at the Pennsylvania Station, almost tore the newspapers from the news stand, glanced through them one by one and threw them back.
Hotel
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From this reading "The Plaza Hotel," he ordered.
hurried
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From this reading Fischer, exactly one week after his nocturnal visit to Fourteenth Street, hurried out of the train at the Pennsylvania Station, almost tore the newspapers from the news stand, glanced through them one by one and threw them back.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He was the first passenger from the Washington Limited to reach the street and spring into a taxi.
Limited
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From this reading He was the first passenger from the Washington Limited to reach the street and spring into a taxi.
made
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From this reading Fischer threw him a dollar bill, caught up his handbag, and made for the entrance.
mild
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From this reading The attendant, open-mouthed, ventured upon a mild protest.
news
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From this reading Fischer, exactly one week after his nocturnal visit to Fourteenth Street, hurried out of the train at the Pennsylvania Station, almost tore the newspapers from the news stand, glanced through them one by one and threw them back.
newspapers
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From this reading Fischer, exactly one week after his nocturnal visit to Fourteenth Street, hurried out of the train at the Pennsylvania Station, almost tore the newspapers from the news stand, glanced through them one by one and threw them back.
nocturnal
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From this reading Fischer, exactly one week after his nocturnal visit to Fourteenth Street, hurried out of the train at the Pennsylvania Station, almost tore the newspapers from the news stand, glanced through them one by one and threw them back.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fischer, exactly one week after his nocturnal visit to Fourteenth Street, hurried out of the train at the Pennsylvania Station, almost tore the newspapers from the news stand, glanced through them one by one and threw them back.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Fischer, exactly one week after his nocturnal visit to Fourteenth Street, hurried out of the train at the Pennsylvania Station, almost tore the newspapers from the news stand, glanced through them one by one and threw them back.
open-mouthed
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From this reading The attendant, open-mouthed, ventured upon a mild protest.
ordered
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From this reading "The Plaza Hotel," he ordered.
out
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From this reading Fischer, exactly one week after his nocturnal visit to Fourteenth Street, hurried out of the train at the Pennsylvania Station, almost tore the newspapers from the news stand, glanced through them one by one and threw them back.
passenger
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From this reading He was the first passenger from the Washington Limited to reach the street and spring into a taxi.
Pennsylvania
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From this reading Fischer, exactly one week after his nocturnal visit to Fourteenth Street, hurried out of the train at the Pennsylvania Station, almost tore the newspapers from the news stand, glanced through them one by one and threw them back.
Plaza
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From this reading "The Plaza Hotel," he ordered.
protest
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From this reading The attendant, open-mouthed, ventured upon a mild protest.
reach
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From this reading He was the first passenger from the Washington Limited to reach the street and spring into a taxi.
spring
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From this reading He was the first passenger from the Washington Limited to reach the street and spring into a taxi.
stand
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From this reading Fischer, exactly one week after his nocturnal visit to Fourteenth Street, hurried out of the train at the Pennsylvania Station, almost tore the newspapers from the news stand, glanced through them one by one and threw them back.
Station
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From this reading Fischer, exactly one week after his nocturnal visit to Fourteenth Street, hurried out of the train at the Pennsylvania Station, almost tore the newspapers from the news stand, glanced through them one by one and threw them back.
Street
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From this reading Fischer, exactly one week after his nocturnal visit to Fourteenth Street, hurried out of the train at the Pennsylvania Station, almost tore the newspapers from the news stand, glanced through them one by one and threw them back.
taxi
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From this reading He was the first passenger from the Washington Limited to reach the street and spring into a taxi.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fischer, exactly one week after his nocturnal visit to Fourteenth Street, hurried out of the train at the Pennsylvania Station, almost tore the newspapers from the news stand, glanced through them one by one and threw them back.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Fischer, exactly one week after his nocturnal visit to Fourteenth Street, hurried out of the train at the Pennsylvania Station, almost tore the newspapers from the news stand, glanced through them one by one and threw them back.
threw
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From this reading Fischer, exactly one week after his nocturnal visit to Fourteenth Street, hurried out of the train at the Pennsylvania Station, almost tore the newspapers from the news stand, glanced through them one by one and threw them back.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Fischer, exactly one week after his nocturnal visit to Fourteenth Street, hurried out of the train at the Pennsylvania Station, almost tore the newspapers from the news stand, glanced through them one by one and threw them back.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fischer, exactly one week after his nocturnal visit to Fourteenth Street, hurried out of the train at the Pennsylvania Station, almost tore the newspapers from the news stand, glanced through them one by one and threw them back.
tore
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From this reading Fischer, exactly one week after his nocturnal visit to Fourteenth Street, hurried out of the train at the Pennsylvania Station, almost tore the newspapers from the news stand, glanced through them one by one and threw them back.
train
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From this reading Fischer, exactly one week after his nocturnal visit to Fourteenth Street, hurried out of the train at the Pennsylvania Station, almost tore the newspapers from the news stand, glanced through them one by one and threw them back.
up
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From this reading Fischer threw him a dollar bill, caught up his handbag, and made for the entrance.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The attendant, open-mouthed, ventured upon a mild protest.
ventured
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From this reading The attendant, open-mouthed, ventured upon a mild protest.
visit
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From this reading Fischer, exactly one week after his nocturnal visit to Fourteenth Street, hurried out of the train at the Pennsylvania Station, almost tore the newspapers from the news stand, glanced through them one by one and threw them back.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was the first passenger from the Washington Limited to reach the street and spring into a taxi.
Washington
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From this reading He was the first passenger from the Washington Limited to reach the street and spring into a taxi.
week
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From this reading Fischer, exactly one week after his nocturnal visit to Fourteenth Street, hurried out of the train at the Pennsylvania Station, almost tore the newspapers from the news stand, glanced through them one by one and threw them back.
