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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 His shadder was just a blot around his feet.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading We looked, and the Grinnage clock was so close to twelve the difference didn’t amount to nothing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TOM RESPECTS THE FLEA “Noon!” says Tom, and so it was.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading His shadder was just a blot around his feet.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So Tom said London was right north of us or right south of us, one or t’other, and he reckoned by the weather and the sand and the camels it was north; and a good many miles north, too; as many as from New York to the city of Mexico, he guessed.
balloon
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From this reading Jim said he reckoned a balloon was a good deal the fastest thing in the world, unless it might be some kinds of birds—a wild pigeon, maybe, or a railroad.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Jim said he reckoned a balloon was a good deal the fastest thing in the world, unless it might be some kinds of birds—a wild pigeon, maybe, or a railroad.
birds
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From this reading Jim said he reckoned a balloon was a good deal the fastest thing in the world, unless it might be some kinds of birds—a wild pigeon, maybe, or a railroad.
blot
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From this reading His shadder was just a blot around his feet.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading So Tom said London was right north of us or right south of us, one or t’other, and he reckoned by the weather and the sand and the camels it was north; and a good many miles north, too; as many as from New York to the city of Mexico, he guessed.
camels
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From this reading So Tom said London was right north of us or right south of us, one or t’other, and he reckoned by the weather and the sand and the camels it was north; and a good many miles north, too; as many as from New York to the city of Mexico, he guessed.
city
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From this reading So Tom said London was right north of us or right south of us, one or t’other, and he reckoned by the weather and the sand and the camels it was north; and a good many miles north, too; as many as from New York to the city of Mexico, he guessed.
clock
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From this reading We looked, and the Grinnage clock was so close to twelve the difference didn’t amount to nothing.
close
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From this reading We looked, and the Grinnage clock was so close to twelve the difference didn’t amount to nothing.
deal
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From this reading Jim said he reckoned a balloon was a good deal the fastest thing in the world, unless it might be some kinds of birds—a wild pigeon, maybe, or a railroad.
didn't
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From this reading We looked, and the Grinnage clock was so close to twelve the difference didn’t amount to nothing.
difference
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From this reading We looked, and the Grinnage clock was so close to twelve the difference didn’t amount to nothing.
fastest
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From this reading Jim said he reckoned a balloon was a good deal the fastest thing in the world, unless it might be some kinds of birds—a wild pigeon, maybe, or a railroad.
feet
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From this reading His shadder was just a blot around his feet.
FLEA
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From this reading TOM RESPECTS THE FLEA “Noon!” says Tom, and so it was.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So Tom said London was right north of us or right south of us, one or t’other, and he reckoned by the weather and the sand and the camels it was north; and a good many miles north, too; as many as from New York to the city of Mexico, he guessed.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So Tom said London was right north of us or right south of us, one or t’other, and he reckoned by the weather and the sand and the camels it was north; and a good many miles north, too; as many as from New York to the city of Mexico, he guessed.
Grinnage
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From this reading We looked, and the Grinnage clock was so close to twelve the difference didn’t amount to nothing.
guessed
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From this reading So Tom said London was right north of us or right south of us, one or t’other, and he reckoned by the weather and the sand and the camels it was north; and a good many miles north, too; as many as from New York to the city of Mexico, he guessed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So Tom said London was right north of us or right south of us, one or t’other, and he reckoned by the weather and the sand and the camels it was north; and a good many miles north, too; as many as from New York to the city of Mexico, he guessed.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His shadder was just a blot around his feet.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jim said he reckoned a balloon was a good deal the fastest thing in the world, unless it might be some kinds of birds—a wild pigeon, maybe, or a railroad.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading TOM RESPECTS THE FLEA “Noon!” says Tom, and so it was.
Jim
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From this reading Jim said he reckoned a balloon was a good deal the fastest thing in the world, unless it might be some kinds of birds—a wild pigeon, maybe, or a railroad.
just
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From this reading His shadder was just a blot around his feet.
kinds
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From this reading Jim said he reckoned a balloon was a good deal the fastest thing in the world, unless it might be some kinds of birds—a wild pigeon, maybe, or a railroad.
London
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From this reading So Tom said London was right north of us or right south of us, one or t’other, and he reckoned by the weather and the sand and the camels it was north; and a good many miles north, too; as many as from New York to the city of Mexico, he guessed.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We looked, and the Grinnage clock was so close to twelve the difference didn’t amount to nothing.
many
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From this reading So Tom said London was right north of us or right south of us, one or t’other, and he reckoned by the weather and the sand and the camels it was north; and a good many miles north, too; as many as from New York to the city of Mexico, he guessed.
maybe
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From this reading Jim said he reckoned a balloon was a good deal the fastest thing in the world, unless it might be some kinds of birds—a wild pigeon, maybe, or a railroad.
Mexico
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From this reading So Tom said London was right north of us or right south of us, one or t’other, and he reckoned by the weather and the sand and the camels it was north; and a good many miles north, too; as many as from New York to the city of Mexico, he guessed.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Jim said he reckoned a balloon was a good deal the fastest thing in the world, unless it might be some kinds of birds—a wild pigeon, maybe, or a railroad.
miles
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From this reading So Tom said London was right north of us or right south of us, one or t’other, and he reckoned by the weather and the sand and the camels it was north; and a good many miles north, too; as many as from New York to the city of Mexico, he guessed.
New
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From this reading So Tom said London was right north of us or right south of us, one or t’other, and he reckoned by the weather and the sand and the camels it was north; and a good many miles north, too; as many as from New York to the city of Mexico, he guessed.
Noon
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From this reading TOM RESPECTS THE FLEA “Noon!” says Tom, and so it was.
north
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From this reading So Tom said London was right north of us or right south of us, one or t’other, and he reckoned by the weather and the sand and the camels it was north; and a good many miles north, too; as many as from New York to the city of Mexico, he guessed.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading We looked, and the Grinnage clock was so close to twelve the difference didn’t amount to nothing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So Tom said London was right north of us or right south of us, one or t’other, and he reckoned by the weather and the sand and the camels it was north; and a good many miles north, too; as many as from New York to the city of Mexico, he guessed.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading So Tom said London was right north of us or right south of us, one or t’other, and he reckoned by the weather and the sand and the camels it was north; and a good many miles north, too; as many as from New York to the city of Mexico, he guessed.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading So Tom said London was right north of us or right south of us, one or t’other, and he reckoned by the weather and the sand and the camels it was north; and a good many miles north, too; as many as from New York to the city of Mexico, he guessed.
pigeon
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From this reading Jim said he reckoned a balloon was a good deal the fastest thing in the world, unless it might be some kinds of birds—a wild pigeon, maybe, or a railroad.
railroad
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From this reading Jim said he reckoned a balloon was a good deal the fastest thing in the world, unless it might be some kinds of birds—a wild pigeon, maybe, or a railroad.
reckoned
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From this reading So Tom said London was right north of us or right south of us, one or t’other, and he reckoned by the weather and the sand and the camels it was north; and a good many miles north, too; as many as from New York to the city of Mexico, he guessed.
RESPECTS
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From this reading TOM RESPECTS THE FLEA “Noon!” says Tom, and so it was.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So Tom said London was right north of us or right south of us, one or t’other, and he reckoned by the weather and the sand and the camels it was north; and a good many miles north, too; as many as from New York to the city of Mexico, he guessed.
said
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From this reading So Tom said London was right north of us or right south of us, one or t’other, and he reckoned by the weather and the sand and the camels it was north; and a good many miles north, too; as many as from New York to the city of Mexico, he guessed.
sand
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From this reading So Tom said London was right north of us or right south of us, one or t’other, and he reckoned by the weather and the sand and the camels it was north; and a good many miles north, too; as many as from New York to the city of Mexico, he guessed.
says
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From this reading TOM RESPECTS THE FLEA “Noon!” says Tom, and so it was.
shadder
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From this reading His shadder was just a blot around his feet.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading TOM RESPECTS THE FLEA “Noon!” says Tom, and so it was.
some
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From this reading Jim said he reckoned a balloon was a good deal the fastest thing in the world, unless it might be some kinds of birds—a wild pigeon, maybe, or a railroad.
south
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From this reading So Tom said London was right north of us or right south of us, one or t’other, and he reckoned by the weather and the sand and the camels it was north; and a good many miles north, too; as many as from New York to the city of Mexico, he guessed.
t'other
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From this reading So Tom said London was right north of us or right south of us, one or t’other, and he reckoned by the weather and the sand and the camels it was north; and a good many miles north, too; as many as from New York to the city of Mexico, he guessed.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TOM RESPECTS THE FLEA “Noon!” says Tom, and so it was.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jim said he reckoned a balloon was a good deal the fastest thing in the world, unless it might be some kinds of birds—a wild pigeon, maybe, or a railroad.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We looked, and the Grinnage clock was so close to twelve the difference didn’t amount to nothing.
TOM
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From this reading TOM RESPECTS THE FLEA “Noon!” says Tom, and so it was.
too
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From this reading So Tom said London was right north of us or right south of us, one or t’other, and he reckoned by the weather and the sand and the camels it was north; and a good many miles north, too; as many as from New York to the city of Mexico, he guessed.
twelve
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From this reading We looked, and the Grinnage clock was so close to twelve the difference didn’t amount to nothing.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading Jim said he reckoned a balloon was a good deal the fastest thing in the world, unless it might be some kinds of birds—a wild pigeon, maybe, or a railroad.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So Tom said London was right north of us or right south of us, one or t’other, and he reckoned by the weather and the sand and the camels it was north; and a good many miles north, too; as many as from New York to the city of Mexico, he guessed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TOM RESPECTS THE FLEA “Noon!” says Tom, and so it was.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We looked, and the Grinnage clock was so close to twelve the difference didn’t amount to nothing.
weather
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From this reading So Tom said London was right north of us or right south of us, one or t’other, and he reckoned by the weather and the sand and the camels it was north; and a good many miles north, too; as many as from New York to the city of Mexico, he guessed.
wild
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From this reading Jim said he reckoned a balloon was a good deal the fastest thing in the world, unless it might be some kinds of birds—a wild pigeon, maybe, or a railroad.
world
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From this reading Jim said he reckoned a balloon was a good deal the fastest thing in the world, unless it might be some kinds of birds—a wild pigeon, maybe, or a railroad.
York
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From this reading So Tom said London was right north of us or right south of us, one or t’other, and he reckoned by the weather and the sand and the camels it was north; and a good many miles north, too; as many as from New York to the city of Mexico, he guessed.
