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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 HOW JACK WON A BET, AND RETURNED A FAVOR.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW JACK WON A BET, AND RETURNED A FAVOR.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He had heard footsteps and the rattling of a milk-pail behind him, but had not looked around, thinking it was Billy the farm-boy coming to help him.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He had heard footsteps and the rattling of a milk-pail behind him, but had not looked around, thinking it was Billy the farm-boy coming to help him.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading THE next morning Sellick sat milking a cow in the yard, when a clear, pleasant voice close beside him said, “Good morning, Mr. Constable!”
BET
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From this reading HOW JACK WON A BET, AND RETURNED A FAVOR.
Billy
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From this reading He had heard footsteps and the rattling of a milk-pail behind him, but had not looked around, thinking it was Billy the farm-boy coming to help him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had heard footsteps and the rattling of a milk-pail behind him, but had not looked around, thinking it was Billy the farm-boy coming to help him.
clear
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From this reading THE next morning Sellick sat milking a cow in the yard, when a clear, pleasant voice close beside him said, “Good morning, Mr. Constable!”
close
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From this reading THE next morning Sellick sat milking a cow in the yard, when a clear, pleasant voice close beside him said, “Good morning, Mr. Constable!”
coming
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From this reading He had heard footsteps and the rattling of a milk-pail behind him, but had not looked around, thinking it was Billy the farm-boy coming to help him.
Constable
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From this reading THE next morning Sellick sat milking a cow in the yard, when a clear, pleasant voice close beside him said, “Good morning, Mr. Constable!”
cow
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From this reading THE next morning Sellick sat milking a cow in the yard, when a clear, pleasant voice close beside him said, “Good morning, Mr. Constable!”
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ha! good morning, sonny!” cried Sellick, excitedly.
escaped
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From this reading Now he looked, however, and there stood his escaped prisoner of yesterday, smiling, with a milk-pail in one hand and a stool in the other.
excitedly
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From this reading “Ha! good morning, sonny!” cried Sellick, excitedly.
farm-boy
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From this reading He had heard footsteps and the rattling of a milk-pail behind him, but had not looked around, thinking it was Billy the farm-boy coming to help him.
FAVOR
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From this reading HOW JACK WON A BET, AND RETURNED A FAVOR.
footsteps
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From this reading He had heard footsteps and the rattling of a milk-pail behind him, but had not looked around, thinking it was Billy the farm-boy coming to help him.
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE next morning Sellick sat milking a cow in the yard, when a clear, pleasant voice close beside him said, “Good morning, Mr. Constable!”
Ha
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From this reading “Ha! good morning, sonny!” cried Sellick, excitedly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had heard footsteps and the rattling of a milk-pail behind him, but had not looked around, thinking it was Billy the farm-boy coming to help him.
hand
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From this reading Now he looked, however, and there stood his escaped prisoner of yesterday, smiling, with a milk-pail in one hand and a stool in the other.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had heard footsteps and the rattling of a milk-pail behind him, but had not looked around, thinking it was Billy the farm-boy coming to help him.
heard
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From this reading He had heard footsteps and the rattling of a milk-pail behind him, but had not looked around, thinking it was Billy the farm-boy coming to help him.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had heard footsteps and the rattling of a milk-pail behind him, but had not looked around, thinking it was Billy the farm-boy coming to help him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE next morning Sellick sat milking a cow in the yard, when a clear, pleasant voice close beside him said, “Good morning, Mr. Constable!”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now he looked, however, and there stood his escaped prisoner of yesterday, smiling, with a milk-pail in one hand and a stool in the other.
HOW
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From this reading HOW JACK WON A BET, AND RETURNED A FAVOR.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Now he looked, however, and there stood his escaped prisoner of yesterday, smiling, with a milk-pail in one hand and a stool in the other.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE next morning Sellick sat milking a cow in the yard, when a clear, pleasant voice close beside him said, “Good morning, Mr. Constable!”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had heard footsteps and the rattling of a milk-pail behind him, but had not looked around, thinking it was Billy the farm-boy coming to help him.
JACK
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From this reading HOW JACK WON A BET, AND RETURNED A FAVOR.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had heard footsteps and the rattling of a milk-pail behind him, but had not looked around, thinking it was Billy the farm-boy coming to help him.
milk-pail
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From this reading He had heard footsteps and the rattling of a milk-pail behind him, but had not looked around, thinking it was Billy the farm-boy coming to help him.
milking
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From this reading THE next morning Sellick sat milking a cow in the yard, when a clear, pleasant voice close beside him said, “Good morning, Mr. Constable!”
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE next morning Sellick sat milking a cow in the yard, when a clear, pleasant voice close beside him said, “Good morning, Mr. Constable!”
Mr
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From this reading THE next morning Sellick sat milking a cow in the yard, when a clear, pleasant voice close beside him said, “Good morning, Mr. Constable!”
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE next morning Sellick sat milking a cow in the yard, when a clear, pleasant voice close beside him said, “Good morning, Mr. Constable!”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had heard footsteps and the rattling of a milk-pail behind him, but had not looked around, thinking it was Billy the farm-boy coming to help him.
Now
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From this reading Now he looked, however, and there stood his escaped prisoner of yesterday, smiling, with a milk-pail in one hand and a stool in the other.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had heard footsteps and the rattling of a milk-pail behind him, but had not looked around, thinking it was Billy the farm-boy coming to help him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Now he looked, however, and there stood his escaped prisoner of yesterday, smiling, with a milk-pail in one hand and a stool in the other.
other
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From this reading Now he looked, however, and there stood his escaped prisoner of yesterday, smiling, with a milk-pail in one hand and a stool in the other.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE next morning Sellick sat milking a cow in the yard, when a clear, pleasant voice close beside him said, “Good morning, Mr. Constable!”
prisoner
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From this reading Now he looked, however, and there stood his escaped prisoner of yesterday, smiling, with a milk-pail in one hand and a stool in the other.
rattling
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From this reading He had heard footsteps and the rattling of a milk-pail behind him, but had not looked around, thinking it was Billy the farm-boy coming to help him.
RETURNEDnounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading HOW JACK WON A BET, AND RETURNED A FAVOR.
said
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From this reading THE next morning Sellick sat milking a cow in the yard, when a clear, pleasant voice close beside him said, “Good morning, Mr. Constable!”
sat
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From this reading THE next morning Sellick sat milking a cow in the yard, when a clear, pleasant voice close beside him said, “Good morning, Mr. Constable!”
Sellick
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From this reading THE next morning Sellick sat milking a cow in the yard, when a clear, pleasant voice close beside him said, “Good morning, Mr. Constable!”
smiling
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From this reading Now he looked, however, and there stood his escaped prisoner of yesterday, smiling, with a milk-pail in one hand and a stool in the other.
sonny
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From this reading “Ha! good morning, sonny!” cried Sellick, excitedly.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now he looked, however, and there stood his escaped prisoner of yesterday, smiling, with a milk-pail in one hand and a stool in the other.
stool
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From this reading Now he looked, however, and there stood his escaped prisoner of yesterday, smiling, with a milk-pail in one hand and a stool in the other.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE next morning Sellick sat milking a cow in the yard, when a clear, pleasant voice close beside him said, “Good morning, Mr. Constable!”
there
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From this reading Now he looked, however, and there stood his escaped prisoner of yesterday, smiling, with a milk-pail in one hand and a stool in the other.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had heard footsteps and the rattling of a milk-pail behind him, but had not looked around, thinking it was Billy the farm-boy coming to help him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had heard footsteps and the rattling of a milk-pail behind him, but had not looked around, thinking it was Billy the farm-boy coming to help him.
voice
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From this reading THE next morning Sellick sat milking a cow in the yard, when a clear, pleasant voice close beside him said, “Good morning, Mr. Constable!”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had heard footsteps and the rattling of a milk-pail behind him, but had not looked around, thinking it was Billy the farm-boy coming to help him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE next morning Sellick sat milking a cow in the yard, when a clear, pleasant voice close beside him said, “Good morning, Mr. Constable!”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now he looked, however, and there stood his escaped prisoner of yesterday, smiling, with a milk-pail in one hand and a stool in the other.
WON
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From this reading HOW JACK WON A BET, AND RETURNED A FAVOR.
yard
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From this reading THE next morning Sellick sat milking a cow in the yard, when a clear, pleasant voice close beside him said, “Good morning, Mr. Constable!”
yesterday
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From this reading Now he looked, however, and there stood his escaped prisoner of yesterday, smiling, with a milk-pail in one hand and a stool in the other.
