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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 That day at noon I had occasion to go down the blinding-hot Mall, and I saw a crooked man crawling along the white dust of the roadside, his hat in his hand, quavering dolorously after the fashion of street-singers at Home.
afar
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From this reading “The Son of Man goes forth to war, A golden crown to gain; His blood-red banner streams afar-- Who follows in His train?”
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading That day at noon I had occasion to go down the blinding-hot Mall, and I saw a crooked man crawling along the white dust of the roadside, his hat in his hand, quavering dolorously after the fashion of street-singers at Home.
all
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From this reading There was not a soul in sight, and he was out of all possible earshot of the houses.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading That day at noon I had occasion to go down the blinding-hot Mall, and I saw a crooked man crawling along the white dust of the roadside, his hat in his hand, quavering dolorously after the fashion of street-singers at Home.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He shambled out of the office and departed in the direction of the Deputy Commissioner’s house.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That day at noon I had occasion to go down the blinding-hot Mall, and I saw a crooked man crawling along the white dust of the roadside, his hat in his hand, quavering dolorously after the fashion of street-singers at Home.
banner
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From this reading “The Son of Man goes forth to war, A golden crown to gain; His blood-red banner streams afar-- Who follows in His train?”
blinding-hot
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From this reading That day at noon I had occasion to go down the blinding-hot Mall, and I saw a crooked man crawling along the white dust of the roadside, his hat in his hand, quavering dolorously after the fashion of street-singers at Home.
blood-red
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From this reading “The Son of Man goes forth to war, A golden crown to gain; His blood-red banner streams afar-- Who follows in His train?”
Commissioner's
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From this reading He shambled out of the office and departed in the direction of the Deputy Commissioner’s house.
crawling
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From this reading That day at noon I had occasion to go down the blinding-hot Mall, and I saw a crooked man crawling along the white dust of the roadside, his hat in his hand, quavering dolorously after the fashion of street-singers at Home.
crooked
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From this reading That day at noon I had occasion to go down the blinding-hot Mall, and I saw a crooked man crawling along the white dust of the roadside, his hat in his hand, quavering dolorously after the fashion of street-singers at Home.
crown
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From this reading “The Son of Man goes forth to war, A golden crown to gain; His blood-red banner streams afar-- Who follows in His train?”
day
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From this reading That day at noon I had occasion to go down the blinding-hot Mall, and I saw a crooked man crawling along the white dust of the roadside, his hat in his hand, quavering dolorously after the fashion of street-singers at Home.
departed
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From this reading He shambled out of the office and departed in the direction of the Deputy Commissioner’s house.
Deputy
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From this reading He shambled out of the office and departed in the direction of the Deputy Commissioner’s house.
direction
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From this reading He shambled out of the office and departed in the direction of the Deputy Commissioner’s house.
dolorously
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From this reading That day at noon I had occasion to go down the blinding-hot Mall, and I saw a crooked man crawling along the white dust of the roadside, his hat in his hand, quavering dolorously after the fashion of street-singers at Home.
down
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From this reading That day at noon I had occasion to go down the blinding-hot Mall, and I saw a crooked man crawling along the white dust of the roadside, his hat in his hand, quavering dolorously after the fashion of street-singers at Home.
dust
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From this reading That day at noon I had occasion to go down the blinding-hot Mall, and I saw a crooked man crawling along the white dust of the roadside, his hat in his hand, quavering dolorously after the fashion of street-singers at Home.
earshotnounUS /ˈɪərʃɒt/
range within which sound can be heard
From this reading There was not a soul in sight, and he was out of all possible earshot of the houses.
fashion
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From this reading That day at noon I had occasion to go down the blinding-hot Mall, and I saw a crooked man crawling along the white dust of the roadside, his hat in his hand, quavering dolorously after the fashion of street-singers at Home.
follows
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From this reading “The Son of Man goes forth to war, A golden crown to gain; His blood-red banner streams afar-- Who follows in His train?”
forth
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From this reading “The Son of Man goes forth to war, A golden crown to gain; His blood-red banner streams afar-- Who follows in His train?”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And he sang through his nose, turning his head from right to left:
gain
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From this reading “The Son of Man goes forth to war, A golden crown to gain; His blood-red banner streams afar-- Who follows in His train?”
go
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From this reading That day at noon I had occasion to go down the blinding-hot Mall, and I saw a crooked man crawling along the white dust of the roadside, his hat in his hand, quavering dolorously after the fashion of street-singers at Home.
goes
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From this reading “The Son of Man goes forth to war, A golden crown to gain; His blood-red banner streams afar-- Who follows in His train?”
golden
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From this reading “The Son of Man goes forth to war, A golden crown to gain; His blood-red banner streams afar-- Who follows in His train?”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That day at noon I had occasion to go down the blinding-hot Mall, and I saw a crooked man crawling along the white dust of the roadside, his hat in his hand, quavering dolorously after the fashion of street-singers at Home.
hand
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From this reading That day at noon I had occasion to go down the blinding-hot Mall, and I saw a crooked man crawling along the white dust of the roadside, his hat in his hand, quavering dolorously after the fashion of street-singers at Home.
hat
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From this reading That day at noon I had occasion to go down the blinding-hot Mall, and I saw a crooked man crawling along the white dust of the roadside, his hat in his hand, quavering dolorously after the fashion of street-singers at Home.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He shambled out of the office and departed in the direction of the Deputy Commissioner’s house.
head
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From this reading And he sang through his nose, turning his head from right to left:
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That day at noon I had occasion to go down the blinding-hot Mall, and I saw a crooked man crawling along the white dust of the roadside, his hat in his hand, quavering dolorously after the fashion of street-singers at Home.
Home
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From this reading That day at noon I had occasion to go down the blinding-hot Mall, and I saw a crooked man crawling along the white dust of the roadside, his hat in his hand, quavering dolorously after the fashion of street-singers at Home.
house
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From this reading He shambled out of the office and departed in the direction of the Deputy Commissioner’s house.
houses
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From this reading There was not a soul in sight, and he was out of all possible earshot of the houses.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That day at noon I had occasion to go down the blinding-hot Mall, and I saw a crooked man crawling along the white dust of the roadside, his hat in his hand, quavering dolorously after the fashion of street-singers at Home.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He shambled out of the office and departed in the direction of the Deputy Commissioner’s house.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And he sang through his nose, turning his head from right to left:
Mall
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From this reading That day at noon I had occasion to go down the blinding-hot Mall, and I saw a crooked man crawling along the white dust of the roadside, his hat in his hand, quavering dolorously after the fashion of street-singers at Home.
man
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From this reading That day at noon I had occasion to go down the blinding-hot Mall, and I saw a crooked man crawling along the white dust of the roadside, his hat in his hand, quavering dolorously after the fashion of street-singers at Home.
noon
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From this reading That day at noon I had occasion to go down the blinding-hot Mall, and I saw a crooked man crawling along the white dust of the roadside, his hat in his hand, quavering dolorously after the fashion of street-singers at Home.
nose
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From this reading And he sang through his nose, turning his head from right to left:
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was not a soul in sight, and he was out of all possible earshot of the houses.
occasion
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From this reading That day at noon I had occasion to go down the blinding-hot Mall, and I saw a crooked man crawling along the white dust of the roadside, his hat in his hand, quavering dolorously after the fashion of street-singers at Home.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He shambled out of the office and departed in the direction of the Deputy Commissioner’s house.
office
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From this reading He shambled out of the office and departed in the direction of the Deputy Commissioner’s house.
out
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From this reading He shambled out of the office and departed in the direction of the Deputy Commissioner’s house.
possible
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From this reading There was not a soul in sight, and he was out of all possible earshot of the houses.
quavering
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From this reading That day at noon I had occasion to go down the blinding-hot Mall, and I saw a crooked man crawling along the white dust of the roadside, his hat in his hand, quavering dolorously after the fashion of street-singers at Home.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And he sang through his nose, turning his head from right to left:
roadside
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From this reading That day at noon I had occasion to go down the blinding-hot Mall, and I saw a crooked man crawling along the white dust of the roadside, his hat in his hand, quavering dolorously after the fashion of street-singers at Home.
sang
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From this reading And he sang through his nose, turning his head from right to left:
saw
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From this reading That day at noon I had occasion to go down the blinding-hot Mall, and I saw a crooked man crawling along the white dust of the roadside, his hat in his hand, quavering dolorously after the fashion of street-singers at Home.
shambled
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From this reading He shambled out of the office and departed in the direction of the Deputy Commissioner’s house.
sight
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From this reading There was not a soul in sight, and he was out of all possible earshot of the houses.
Son
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From this reading “The Son of Man goes forth to war, A golden crown to gain; His blood-red banner streams afar-- Who follows in His train?”
soul
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From this reading There was not a soul in sight, and he was out of all possible earshot of the houses.
streams
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From this reading “The Son of Man goes forth to war, A golden crown to gain; His blood-red banner streams afar-- Who follows in His train?”
street-singers
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From this reading That day at noon I had occasion to go down the blinding-hot Mall, and I saw a crooked man crawling along the white dust of the roadside, his hat in his hand, quavering dolorously after the fashion of street-singers at Home.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That day at noon I had occasion to go down the blinding-hot Mall, and I saw a crooked man crawling along the white dust of the roadside, his hat in his hand, quavering dolorously after the fashion of street-singers at Home.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He shambled out of the office and departed in the direction of the Deputy Commissioner’s house.
There
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From this reading There was not a soul in sight, and he was out of all possible earshot of the houses.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And he sang through his nose, turning his head from right to left:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That day at noon I had occasion to go down the blinding-hot Mall, and I saw a crooked man crawling along the white dust of the roadside, his hat in his hand, quavering dolorously after the fashion of street-singers at Home.
train
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From this reading “The Son of Man goes forth to war, A golden crown to gain; His blood-red banner streams afar-- Who follows in His train?”
turning
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From this reading And he sang through his nose, turning his head from right to left:
war
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From this reading “The Son of Man goes forth to war, A golden crown to gain; His blood-red banner streams afar-- Who follows in His train?”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was not a soul in sight, and he was out of all possible earshot of the houses.
white
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From this reading That day at noon I had occasion to go down the blinding-hot Mall, and I saw a crooked man crawling along the white dust of the roadside, his hat in his hand, quavering dolorously after the fashion of street-singers at Home.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “The Son of Man goes forth to war, A golden crown to gain; His blood-red banner streams afar-- Who follows in His train?”
