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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 TOM BURNS MAKES A CALL When Burns left the store he walked to the outskirts of the mining settlement, not wishing to attract attention.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He proposed to keep out of sight until night, and then make a visit to the store.
arm
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From this reading He wished especially to avoid encountering Luke Robbins, with the strength of whose arm he was disagreeably familiar.
articles
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From this reading It would go hard with him if he did not make a raise there, either in the shape of money or articles of value.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He came to a cabin standing by itself, at a considerable distance from the homes of the other miners.
attention
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From this reading TOM BURNS MAKES A CALL When Burns left the store he walked to the outskirts of the mining settlement, not wishing to attract attention.
attract
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From this reading TOM BURNS MAKES A CALL When Burns left the store he walked to the outskirts of the mining settlement, not wishing to attract attention.
avoid
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From this reading He wished especially to avoid encountering Luke Robbins, with the strength of whose arm he was disagreeably familiar.
BURNS
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From this reading TOM BURNS MAKES A CALL When Burns left the store he walked to the outskirts of the mining settlement, not wishing to attract attention.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He came to a cabin standing by itself, at a considerable distance from the homes of the other miners.
cabin
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From this reading He came to a cabin standing by itself, at a considerable distance from the homes of the other miners.
CALL
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From this reading TOM BURNS MAKES A CALL When Burns left the store he walked to the outskirts of the mining settlement, not wishing to attract attention.
came
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From this reading He came to a cabin standing by itself, at a considerable distance from the homes of the other miners.
considerable
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From this reading He came to a cabin standing by itself, at a considerable distance from the homes of the other miners.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It would go hard with him if he did not make a raise there, either in the shape of money or articles of value.
disagreeably
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From this reading He wished especially to avoid encountering Luke Robbins, with the strength of whose arm he was disagreeably familiar.
distance
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From this reading He came to a cabin standing by itself, at a considerable distance from the homes of the other miners.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading It would go hard with him if he did not make a raise there, either in the shape of money or articles of value.
encountering
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From this reading He wished especially to avoid encountering Luke Robbins, with the strength of whose arm he was disagreeably familiar.
especially
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From this reading He wished especially to avoid encountering Luke Robbins, with the strength of whose arm he was disagreeably familiar.
familiar
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From this reading He wished especially to avoid encountering Luke Robbins, with the strength of whose arm he was disagreeably familiar.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He came to a cabin standing by itself, at a considerable distance from the homes of the other miners.
go
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From this reading It would go hard with him if he did not make a raise there, either in the shape of money or articles of value.
hard
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From this reading It would go hard with him if he did not make a raise there, either in the shape of money or articles of value.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading TOM BURNS MAKES A CALL When Burns left the store he walked to the outskirts of the mining settlement, not wishing to attract attention.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It would go hard with him if he did not make a raise there, either in the shape of money or articles of value.
homes
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From this reading He came to a cabin standing by itself, at a considerable distance from the homes of the other miners.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It would go hard with him if he did not make a raise there, either in the shape of money or articles of value.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It would go hard with him if he did not make a raise there, either in the shape of money or articles of value.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would go hard with him if he did not make a raise there, either in the shape of money or articles of value.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading He came to a cabin standing by itself, at a considerable distance from the homes of the other miners.
keep
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From this reading He proposed to keep out of sight until night, and then make a visit to the store.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TOM BURNS MAKES A CALL When Burns left the store he walked to the outskirts of the mining settlement, not wishing to attract attention.
Luke
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From this reading He wished especially to avoid encountering Luke Robbins, with the strength of whose arm he was disagreeably familiar.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He proposed to keep out of sight until night, and then make a visit to the store.
MAKES
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From this reading TOM BURNS MAKES A CALL When Burns left the store he walked to the outskirts of the mining settlement, not wishing to attract attention.
miners
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From this reading He came to a cabin standing by itself, at a considerable distance from the homes of the other miners.
mining
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From this reading TOM BURNS MAKES A CALL When Burns left the store he walked to the outskirts of the mining settlement, not wishing to attract attention.
money
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From this reading It would go hard with him if he did not make a raise there, either in the shape of money or articles of value.
night
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From this reading He proposed to keep out of sight until night, and then make a visit to the store.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading TOM BURNS MAKES A CALL When Burns left the store he walked to the outskirts of the mining settlement, not wishing to attract attention.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TOM BURNS MAKES A CALL When Burns left the store he walked to the outskirts of the mining settlement, not wishing to attract attention.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It would go hard with him if he did not make a raise there, either in the shape of money or articles of value.
other
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From this reading He came to a cabin standing by itself, at a considerable distance from the homes of the other miners.
out
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From this reading He proposed to keep out of sight until night, and then make a visit to the store.
outskirts
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From this reading TOM BURNS MAKES A CALL When Burns left the store he walked to the outskirts of the mining settlement, not wishing to attract attention.
proposed
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From this reading He proposed to keep out of sight until night, and then make a visit to the store.
raise
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From this reading It would go hard with him if he did not make a raise there, either in the shape of money or articles of value.
Robbins
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From this reading He wished especially to avoid encountering Luke Robbins, with the strength of whose arm he was disagreeably familiar.
settlement
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From this reading TOM BURNS MAKES A CALL When Burns left the store he walked to the outskirts of the mining settlement, not wishing to attract attention.
shape
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From this reading It would go hard with him if he did not make a raise there, either in the shape of money or articles of value.
sight
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From this reading He proposed to keep out of sight until night, and then make a visit to the store.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He came to a cabin standing by itself, at a considerable distance from the homes of the other miners.
store
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From this reading TOM BURNS MAKES A CALL When Burns left the store he walked to the outskirts of the mining settlement, not wishing to attract attention.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He wished especially to avoid encountering Luke Robbins, with the strength of whose arm he was disagreeably familiar.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TOM BURNS MAKES A CALL When Burns left the store he walked to the outskirts of the mining settlement, not wishing to attract attention.
then
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From this reading He proposed to keep out of sight until night, and then make a visit to the store.
there
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From this reading It would go hard with him if he did not make a raise there, either in the shape of money or articles of value.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TOM BURNS MAKES A CALL When Burns left the store he walked to the outskirts of the mining settlement, not wishing to attract attention.
TOM
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From this reading TOM BURNS MAKES A CALL When Burns left the store he walked to the outskirts of the mining settlement, not wishing to attract attention.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He proposed to keep out of sight until night, and then make a visit to the store.
value
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From this reading It would go hard with him if he did not make a raise there, either in the shape of money or articles of value.
visit
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From this reading He proposed to keep out of sight until night, and then make a visit to the store.
walked
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From this reading TOM BURNS MAKES A CALL When Burns left the store he walked to the outskirts of the mining settlement, not wishing to attract attention.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He wished especially to avoid encountering Luke Robbins, with the strength of whose arm he was disagreeably familiar.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading TOM BURNS MAKES A CALL When Burns left the store he walked to the outskirts of the mining settlement, not wishing to attract attention.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading He wished especially to avoid encountering Luke Robbins, with the strength of whose arm he was disagreeably familiar.
wished
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From this reading He wished especially to avoid encountering Luke Robbins, with the strength of whose arm he was disagreeably familiar.
wishing
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From this reading TOM BURNS MAKES A CALL When Burns left the store he walked to the outskirts of the mining settlement, not wishing to attract attention.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He wished especially to avoid encountering Luke Robbins, with the strength of whose arm he was disagreeably familiar.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would go hard with him if he did not make a raise there, either in the shape of money or articles of value.
