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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 A few saloons were squeezed into corners here and there and in one large room opening directly on the alley a dealer in margins maintained an office.
ahead
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From this reading THE PATOKA FLATS Jack Balcomb, walking through an alley that ran parallel with Jefferson Street, marked the unmistakable figure of Ezra Dameron ahead of him.
alley
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From this reading THE PATOKA FLATS Jack Balcomb, walking through an alley that ran parallel with Jefferson Street, marked the unmistakable figure of Ezra Dameron ahead of him.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Balcomb paused a moment to watch Dameron, who dodged in and out among trucks, horses and hurrying pedestrians with quick, eager steps.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE PATOKA FLATS Jack Balcomb, walking through an alley that ran parallel with Jefferson Street, marked the unmistakable figure of Ezra Dameron ahead of him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was lined with the rear doors of Jefferson Street shops on one side and those of jobbing houses on the other, and, as it was narrow, its traffic was usually congested.
any
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From this reading This alley was called Ruby Street for no reason that any one knew.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was lined with the rear doors of Jefferson Street shops on one side and those of jobbing houses on the other, and, as it was narrow, its traffic was usually congested.
Balcomb
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From this reading THE PATOKA FLATS Jack Balcomb, walking through an alley that ran parallel with Jefferson Street, marked the unmistakable figure of Ezra Dameron ahead of him.
called
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From this reading This alley was called Ruby Street for no reason that any one knew.
congested
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From this reading It was lined with the rear doors of Jefferson Street shops on one side and those of jobbing houses on the other, and, as it was narrow, its traffic was usually congested.
corners
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From this reading A few saloons were squeezed into corners here and there and in one large room opening directly on the alley a dealer in margins maintained an office.
Dameron
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From this reading THE PATOKA FLATS Jack Balcomb, walking through an alley that ran parallel with Jefferson Street, marked the unmistakable figure of Ezra Dameron ahead of him.
dealer
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From this reading A few saloons were squeezed into corners here and there and in one large room opening directly on the alley a dealer in margins maintained an office.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A few saloons were squeezed into corners here and there and in one large room opening directly on the alley a dealer in margins maintained an office.
dodged
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From this reading Balcomb paused a moment to watch Dameron, who dodged in and out among trucks, horses and hurrying pedestrians with quick, eager steps.
doors
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From this reading It was lined with the rear doors of Jefferson Street shops on one side and those of jobbing houses on the other, and, as it was narrow, its traffic was usually congested.
eager
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From this reading Balcomb paused a moment to watch Dameron, who dodged in and out among trucks, horses and hurrying pedestrians with quick, eager steps.
Ezra
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From this reading THE PATOKA FLATS Jack Balcomb, walking through an alley that ran parallel with Jefferson Street, marked the unmistakable figure of Ezra Dameron ahead of him.
few
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From this reading A few saloons were squeezed into corners here and there and in one large room opening directly on the alley a dealer in margins maintained an office.
figure
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From this reading THE PATOKA FLATS Jack Balcomb, walking through an alley that ran parallel with Jefferson Street, marked the unmistakable figure of Ezra Dameron ahead of him.
FLATS
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From this reading THE PATOKA FLATS Jack Balcomb, walking through an alley that ran parallel with Jefferson Street, marked the unmistakable figure of Ezra Dameron ahead of him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This alley was called Ruby Street for no reason that any one knew.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A few saloons were squeezed into corners here and there and in one large room opening directly on the alley a dealer in margins maintained an office.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE PATOKA FLATS Jack Balcomb, walking through an alley that ran parallel with Jefferson Street, marked the unmistakable figure of Ezra Dameron ahead of him.
horses
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From this reading Balcomb paused a moment to watch Dameron, who dodged in and out among trucks, horses and hurrying pedestrians with quick, eager steps.
houses
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From this reading It was lined with the rear doors of Jefferson Street shops on one side and those of jobbing houses on the other, and, as it was narrow, its traffic was usually congested.
hurrying
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From this reading Balcomb paused a moment to watch Dameron, who dodged in and out among trucks, horses and hurrying pedestrians with quick, eager steps.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A few saloons were squeezed into corners here and there and in one large room opening directly on the alley a dealer in margins maintained an office.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A few saloons were squeezed into corners here and there and in one large room opening directly on the alley a dealer in margins maintained an office.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was lined with the rear doors of Jefferson Street shops on one side and those of jobbing houses on the other, and, as it was narrow, its traffic was usually congested.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was lined with the rear doors of Jefferson Street shops on one side and those of jobbing houses on the other, and, as it was narrow, its traffic was usually congested.
Jack
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From this reading THE PATOKA FLATS Jack Balcomb, walking through an alley that ran parallel with Jefferson Street, marked the unmistakable figure of Ezra Dameron ahead of him.
Jefferson
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From this reading THE PATOKA FLATS Jack Balcomb, walking through an alley that ran parallel with Jefferson Street, marked the unmistakable figure of Ezra Dameron ahead of him.
jobbing
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From this reading It was lined with the rear doors of Jefferson Street shops on one side and those of jobbing houses on the other, and, as it was narrow, its traffic was usually congested.
knew
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From this reading This alley was called Ruby Street for no reason that any one knew.
large
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From this reading A few saloons were squeezed into corners here and there and in one large room opening directly on the alley a dealer in margins maintained an office.
lined
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From this reading It was lined with the rear doors of Jefferson Street shops on one side and those of jobbing houses on the other, and, as it was narrow, its traffic was usually congested.
maintained
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From this reading A few saloons were squeezed into corners here and there and in one large room opening directly on the alley a dealer in margins maintained an office.
margins
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From this reading A few saloons were squeezed into corners here and there and in one large room opening directly on the alley a dealer in margins maintained an office.
marked
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From this reading THE PATOKA FLATS Jack Balcomb, walking through an alley that ran parallel with Jefferson Street, marked the unmistakable figure of Ezra Dameron ahead of him.
moment
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From this reading Balcomb paused a moment to watch Dameron, who dodged in and out among trucks, horses and hurrying pedestrians with quick, eager steps.
narrow
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From this reading It was lined with the rear doors of Jefferson Street shops on one side and those of jobbing houses on the other, and, as it was narrow, its traffic was usually congested.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading This alley was called Ruby Street for no reason that any one knew.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PATOKA FLATS Jack Balcomb, walking through an alley that ran parallel with Jefferson Street, marked the unmistakable figure of Ezra Dameron ahead of him.
office
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From this reading A few saloons were squeezed into corners here and there and in one large room opening directly on the alley a dealer in margins maintained an office.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was lined with the rear doors of Jefferson Street shops on one side and those of jobbing houses on the other, and, as it was narrow, its traffic was usually congested.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This alley was called Ruby Street for no reason that any one knew.
opening
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From this reading A few saloons were squeezed into corners here and there and in one large room opening directly on the alley a dealer in margins maintained an office.
other
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From this reading It was lined with the rear doors of Jefferson Street shops on one side and those of jobbing houses on the other, and, as it was narrow, its traffic was usually congested.
out
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From this reading Balcomb paused a moment to watch Dameron, who dodged in and out among trucks, horses and hurrying pedestrians with quick, eager steps.
parallel
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From this reading THE PATOKA FLATS Jack Balcomb, walking through an alley that ran parallel with Jefferson Street, marked the unmistakable figure of Ezra Dameron ahead of him.
PATOKA
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From this reading THE PATOKA FLATS Jack Balcomb, walking through an alley that ran parallel with Jefferson Street, marked the unmistakable figure of Ezra Dameron ahead of him.
paused
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From this reading Balcomb paused a moment to watch Dameron, who dodged in and out among trucks, horses and hurrying pedestrians with quick, eager steps.
pedestrians
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From this reading Balcomb paused a moment to watch Dameron, who dodged in and out among trucks, horses and hurrying pedestrians with quick, eager steps.
quick
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From this reading Balcomb paused a moment to watch Dameron, who dodged in and out among trucks, horses and hurrying pedestrians with quick, eager steps.
ran
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From this reading THE PATOKA FLATS Jack Balcomb, walking through an alley that ran parallel with Jefferson Street, marked the unmistakable figure of Ezra Dameron ahead of him.
rear
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From this reading It was lined with the rear doors of Jefferson Street shops on one side and those of jobbing houses on the other, and, as it was narrow, its traffic was usually congested.
reason
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From this reading This alley was called Ruby Street for no reason that any one knew.
room
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From this reading A few saloons were squeezed into corners here and there and in one large room opening directly on the alley a dealer in margins maintained an office.
Ruby
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From this reading This alley was called Ruby Street for no reason that any one knew.
saloons
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From this reading A few saloons were squeezed into corners here and there and in one large room opening directly on the alley a dealer in margins maintained an office.
shops
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From this reading It was lined with the rear doors of Jefferson Street shops on one side and those of jobbing houses on the other, and, as it was narrow, its traffic was usually congested.
side
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From this reading It was lined with the rear doors of Jefferson Street shops on one side and those of jobbing houses on the other, and, as it was narrow, its traffic was usually congested.
squeezed
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From this reading A few saloons were squeezed into corners here and there and in one large room opening directly on the alley a dealer in margins maintained an office.
steps
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From this reading Balcomb paused a moment to watch Dameron, who dodged in and out among trucks, horses and hurrying pedestrians with quick, eager steps.
Street
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From this reading THE PATOKA FLATS Jack Balcomb, walking through an alley that ran parallel with Jefferson Street, marked the unmistakable figure of Ezra Dameron ahead of him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE PATOKA FLATS Jack Balcomb, walking through an alley that ran parallel with Jefferson Street, marked the unmistakable figure of Ezra Dameron ahead of him.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PATOKA FLATS Jack Balcomb, walking through an alley that ran parallel with Jefferson Street, marked the unmistakable figure of Ezra Dameron ahead of him.
there
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From this reading A few saloons were squeezed into corners here and there and in one large room opening directly on the alley a dealer in margins maintained an office.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This alley was called Ruby Street for no reason that any one knew.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It was lined with the rear doors of Jefferson Street shops on one side and those of jobbing houses on the other, and, as it was narrow, its traffic was usually congested.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE PATOKA FLATS Jack Balcomb, walking through an alley that ran parallel with Jefferson Street, marked the unmistakable figure of Ezra Dameron ahead of him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Balcomb paused a moment to watch Dameron, who dodged in and out among trucks, horses and hurrying pedestrians with quick, eager steps.
traffic
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From this reading It was lined with the rear doors of Jefferson Street shops on one side and those of jobbing houses on the other, and, as it was narrow, its traffic was usually congested.
trucks
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From this reading Balcomb paused a moment to watch Dameron, who dodged in and out among trucks, horses and hurrying pedestrians with quick, eager steps.
unmistakable
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From this reading THE PATOKA FLATS Jack Balcomb, walking through an alley that ran parallel with Jefferson Street, marked the unmistakable figure of Ezra Dameron ahead of him.
usually
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From this reading It was lined with the rear doors of Jefferson Street shops on one side and those of jobbing houses on the other, and, as it was narrow, its traffic was usually congested.
walking
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From this reading THE PATOKA FLATS Jack Balcomb, walking through an alley that ran parallel with Jefferson Street, marked the unmistakable figure of Ezra Dameron ahead of him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This alley was called Ruby Street for no reason that any one knew.
watch
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From this reading Balcomb paused a moment to watch Dameron, who dodged in and out among trucks, horses and hurrying pedestrians with quick, eager steps.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A few saloons were squeezed into corners here and there and in one large room opening directly on the alley a dealer in margins maintained an office.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Balcomb paused a moment to watch Dameron, who dodged in and out among trucks, horses and hurrying pedestrians with quick, eager steps.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE PATOKA FLATS Jack Balcomb, walking through an alley that ran parallel with Jefferson Street, marked the unmistakable figure of Ezra Dameron ahead of him.
