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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 We can't open up without them, and we can't afford to miss the chance of taking a good round sum on parade day."
afford
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From this reading We can't open up without them, and we can't afford to miss the chance of taking a good round sum on parade day."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We can't open up without them, and we can't afford to miss the chance of taking a good round sum on parade day."
Andy
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From this reading "I'll telegraph to New York and find out what the trouble is," returned Andy, and he started for the telegraph office without delay.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "What's to be done now?
can't
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From this reading We can't open up without them, and we can't afford to miss the chance of taking a good round sum on parade day."
chance
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From this reading We can't open up without them, and we can't afford to miss the chance of taking a good round sum on parade day."
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The goods haven't come in!" cried Matt.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The goods haven't come in!" cried Matt.
day
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From this reading We can't open up without them, and we can't afford to miss the chance of taking a good round sum on parade day."
delay
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From this reading "I'll telegraph to New York and find out what the trouble is," returned Andy, and he started for the telegraph office without delay.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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find
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From this reading "I'll telegraph to New York and find out what the trouble is," returned Andy, and he started for the telegraph office without delay.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I'll telegraph to New York and find out what the trouble is," returned Andy, and he started for the telegraph office without delay.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We can't open up without them, and we can't afford to miss the chance of taking a good round sum on parade day."
goods
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From this reading "The goods haven't come in!" cried Matt.
haven't
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From this reading "The goods haven't come in!" cried Matt.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I'll telegraph to New York and find out what the trouble is," returned Andy, and he started for the telegraph office without delay.
I'll
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From this reading "I'll telegraph to New York and find out what the trouble is," returned Andy, and he started for the telegraph office without delay.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "The goods haven't come in!" cried Matt.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SOMETHING IS MISSING.
Matt
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From this reading "The goods haven't come in!" cried Matt.
miss
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From this reading We can't open up without them, and we can't afford to miss the chance of taking a good round sum on parade day."
MISSING
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From this reading SOMETHING IS MISSING.
New
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now
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We can't open up without them, and we can't afford to miss the chance of taking a good round sum on parade day."
office
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From this reading "I'll telegraph to New York and find out what the trouble is," returned Andy, and he started for the telegraph office without delay.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We can't open up without them, and we can't afford to miss the chance of taking a good round sum on parade day."
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading We can't open up without them, and we can't afford to miss the chance of taking a good round sum on parade day."
out
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From this reading "I'll telegraph to New York and find out what the trouble is," returned Andy, and he started for the telegraph office without delay.
parade
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From this reading We can't open up without them, and we can't afford to miss the chance of taking a good round sum on parade day."
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I'll telegraph to New York and find out what the trouble is," returned Andy, and he started for the telegraph office without delay.
round
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From this reading We can't open up without them, and we can't afford to miss the chance of taking a good round sum on parade day."
SOMETHINGpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading SOMETHING IS MISSING.
started
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From this reading "I'll telegraph to New York and find out what the trouble is," returned Andy, and he started for the telegraph office without delay.
sum
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From this reading We can't open up without them, and we can't afford to miss the chance of taking a good round sum on parade day."
taking
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From this reading We can't open up without them, and we can't afford to miss the chance of taking a good round sum on parade day."
telegraph
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From this reading "I'll telegraph to New York and find out what the trouble is," returned Andy, and he started for the telegraph office without delay.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The goods haven't come in!" cried Matt.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We can't open up without them, and we can't afford to miss the chance of taking a good round sum on parade day."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What's to be done now?
trouble
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From this reading "I'll telegraph to New York and find out what the trouble is," returned Andy, and he started for the telegraph office without delay.
up
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From this reading We can't open up without them, and we can't afford to miss the chance of taking a good round sum on parade day."
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We can't open up without them, and we can't afford to miss the chance of taking a good round sum on parade day."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I'll telegraph to New York and find out what the trouble is," returned Andy, and he started for the telegraph office without delay.
What's
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From this reading "What's to be done now?
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading We can't open up without them, and we can't afford to miss the chance of taking a good round sum on parade day."
York
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From this reading "I'll telegraph to New York and find out what the trouble is," returned Andy, and he started for the telegraph office without delay.