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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 In a few minutes, he stood in the midst of the colored family, his trousers and coat-tails dripping, and his shoes feeling like a pair of wet sponges.
afore
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From this reading "Ye ought to have rolled up yer pants and tooked off yer shoes and stockin's afore ye jumped, Mah'sr Harry," said the woman.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Harry jumped from the tree, he came down on his feet, in water not quite up to his waist, and then he pushed in toward land as fast as he could go.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When Harry jumped from the tree, he came down on his feet, in water not quite up to his waist, and then he pushed in toward land as fast as he could go.
BUSINESS
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From this reading THE FIRST BUSINESS TELEGRAMS.
came
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From this reading When Harry jumped from the tree, he came down on his feet, in water not quite up to his waist, and then he pushed in toward land as fast as he could go.
coat-tails
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From this reading In a few minutes, he stood in the midst of the colored family, his trousers and coat-tails dripping, and his shoes feeling like a pair of wet sponges.
colored
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From this reading In a few minutes, he stood in the midst of the colored family, his trousers and coat-tails dripping, and his shoes feeling like a pair of wet sponges.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When Harry jumped from the tree, he came down on his feet, in water not quite up to his waist, and then he pushed in toward land as fast as he could go.
down
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From this reading When Harry jumped from the tree, he came down on his feet, in water not quite up to his waist, and then he pushed in toward land as fast as he could go.
dripping
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From this reading In a few minutes, he stood in the midst of the colored family, his trousers and coat-tails dripping, and his shoes feeling like a pair of wet sponges.
family
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From this reading In a few minutes, he stood in the midst of the colored family, his trousers and coat-tails dripping, and his shoes feeling like a pair of wet sponges.
fast
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From this reading When Harry jumped from the tree, he came down on his feet, in water not quite up to his waist, and then he pushed in toward land as fast as he could go.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In a few minutes, he stood in the midst of the colored family, his trousers and coat-tails dripping, and his shoes feeling like a pair of wet sponges.
feet
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From this reading When Harry jumped from the tree, he came down on his feet, in water not quite up to his waist, and then he pushed in toward land as fast as he could go.
few
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From this reading In a few minutes, he stood in the midst of the colored family, his trousers and coat-tails dripping, and his shoes feeling like a pair of wet sponges.
FIRSTnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FIRST BUSINESS TELEGRAMS.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When Harry jumped from the tree, he came down on his feet, in water not quite up to his waist, and then he pushed in toward land as fast as he could go.
go
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From this reading When Harry jumped from the tree, he came down on his feet, in water not quite up to his waist, and then he pushed in toward land as fast as he could go.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I wish I had taken off my shoes," said Harry.
Harry
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From this reading When Harry jumped from the tree, he came down on his feet, in water not quite up to his waist, and then he pushed in toward land as fast as he could go.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Ye ought to have rolled up yer pants and tooked off yer shoes and stockin's afore ye jumped, Mah'sr Harry," said the woman.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Harry jumped from the tree, he came down on his feet, in water not quite up to his waist, and then he pushed in toward land as fast as he could go.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Harry jumped from the tree, he came down on his feet, in water not quite up to his waist, and then he pushed in toward land as fast as he could go.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wish I had taken off my shoes," said Harry.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Harry jumped from the tree, he came down on his feet, in water not quite up to his waist, and then he pushed in toward land as fast as he could go.
jumped
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From this reading When Harry jumped from the tree, he came down on his feet, in water not quite up to his waist, and then he pushed in toward land as fast as he could go.
land
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From this reading When Harry jumped from the tree, he came down on his feet, in water not quite up to his waist, and then he pushed in toward land as fast as he could go.
like
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From this reading In a few minutes, he stood in the midst of the colored family, his trousers and coat-tails dripping, and his shoes feeling like a pair of wet sponges.
Mah'sr
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From this reading "Ye ought to have rolled up yer pants and tooked off yer shoes and stockin's afore ye jumped, Mah'sr Harry," said the woman.
midst
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From this reading In a few minutes, he stood in the midst of the colored family, his trousers and coat-tails dripping, and his shoes feeling like a pair of wet sponges.
minutes
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From this reading In a few minutes, he stood in the midst of the colored family, his trousers and coat-tails dripping, and his shoes feeling like a pair of wet sponges.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I wish I had taken off my shoes," said Harry.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When Harry jumped from the tree, he came down on his feet, in water not quite up to his waist, and then he pushed in toward land as fast as he could go.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In a few minutes, he stood in the midst of the colored family, his trousers and coat-tails dripping, and his shoes feeling like a pair of wet sponges.
off
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From this reading "Ye ought to have rolled up yer pants and tooked off yer shoes and stockin's afore ye jumped, Mah'sr Harry," said the woman.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When Harry jumped from the tree, he came down on his feet, in water not quite up to his waist, and then he pushed in toward land as fast as he could go.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "Ye ought to have rolled up yer pants and tooked off yer shoes and stockin's afore ye jumped, Mah'sr Harry," said the woman.
pair
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From this reading In a few minutes, he stood in the midst of the colored family, his trousers and coat-tails dripping, and his shoes feeling like a pair of wet sponges.
pants
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From this reading "Ye ought to have rolled up yer pants and tooked off yer shoes and stockin's afore ye jumped, Mah'sr Harry," said the woman.
pushed
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From this reading When Harry jumped from the tree, he came down on his feet, in water not quite up to his waist, and then he pushed in toward land as fast as he could go.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Harry jumped from the tree, he came down on his feet, in water not quite up to his waist, and then he pushed in toward land as fast as he could go.
rolled
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From this reading "Ye ought to have rolled up yer pants and tooked off yer shoes and stockin's afore ye jumped, Mah'sr Harry," said the woman.
said
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From this reading "Ye ought to have rolled up yer pants and tooked off yer shoes and stockin's afore ye jumped, Mah'sr Harry," said the woman.
shoes
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From this reading In a few minutes, he stood in the midst of the colored family, his trousers and coat-tails dripping, and his shoes feeling like a pair of wet sponges.
sponges
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From this reading In a few minutes, he stood in the midst of the colored family, his trousers and coat-tails dripping, and his shoes feeling like a pair of wet sponges.
stockin's
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From this reading "Ye ought to have rolled up yer pants and tooked off yer shoes and stockin's afore ye jumped, Mah'sr Harry," said the woman.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a few minutes, he stood in the midst of the colored family, his trousers and coat-tails dripping, and his shoes feeling like a pair of wet sponges.
taken
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From this reading "I wish I had taken off my shoes," said Harry.
TELEGRAMS
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From this reading THE FIRST BUSINESS TELEGRAMS.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST BUSINESS TELEGRAMS.
then
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From this reading When Harry jumped from the tree, he came down on his feet, in water not quite up to his waist, and then he pushed in toward land as fast as he could go.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Harry jumped from the tree, he came down on his feet, in water not quite up to his waist, and then he pushed in toward land as fast as he could go.
tooked
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From this reading "Ye ought to have rolled up yer pants and tooked off yer shoes and stockin's afore ye jumped, Mah'sr Harry," said the woman.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading When Harry jumped from the tree, he came down on his feet, in water not quite up to his waist, and then he pushed in toward land as fast as he could go.
tree
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From this reading When Harry jumped from the tree, he came down on his feet, in water not quite up to his waist, and then he pushed in toward land as fast as he could go.
trousers
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From this reading In a few minutes, he stood in the midst of the colored family, his trousers and coat-tails dripping, and his shoes feeling like a pair of wet sponges.
up
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From this reading When Harry jumped from the tree, he came down on his feet, in water not quite up to his waist, and then he pushed in toward land as fast as he could go.
waist
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From this reading When Harry jumped from the tree, he came down on his feet, in water not quite up to his waist, and then he pushed in toward land as fast as he could go.
water
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From this reading When Harry jumped from the tree, he came down on his feet, in water not quite up to his waist, and then he pushed in toward land as fast as he could go.
wet
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From this reading In a few minutes, he stood in the midst of the colored family, his trousers and coat-tails dripping, and his shoes feeling like a pair of wet sponges.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Harry jumped from the tree, he came down on his feet, in water not quite up to his waist, and then he pushed in toward land as fast as he could go.
wish
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From this reading "I wish I had taken off my shoes," said Harry.
woman
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From this reading "Ye ought to have rolled up yer pants and tooked off yer shoes and stockin's afore ye jumped, Mah'sr Harry," said the woman.
YepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Ye ought to have rolled up yer pants and tooked off yer shoes and stockin's afore ye jumped, Mah'sr Harry," said the woman.
yer
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From this reading "Ye ought to have rolled up yer pants and tooked off yer shoes and stockin's afore ye jumped, Mah'sr Harry," said the woman.
