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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 Matt King, in a clump of bushes a quarter of a mile north of the Malvern Country Club, watched the road and waited for his chum.
all
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From this reading What Matt was doing, in this particular matter, was all for his friend.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Matt King, in a clump of bushes a quarter of a mile north of the Malvern Country Club, watched the road and waited for his chum.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had not much hope that McGlory would join him, for he believed that the cowboy would be held a prisoner by the colonel.
become
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From this reading McGlory had become entangled with a gang of confidence men, who were playing boldly for big stakes.
believed
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From this reading He had not much hope that McGlory would join him, for he believed that the cowboy would be held a prisoner by the colonel.
big
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From this reading McGlory had become entangled with a gang of confidence men, who were playing boldly for big stakes.
boldly
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From this reading McGlory had become entangled with a gang of confidence men, who were playing boldly for big stakes.
bushes
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From this reading Matt King, in a clump of bushes a quarter of a mile north of the Malvern Country Club, watched the road and waited for his chum.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had not much hope that McGlory would join him, for he believed that the cowboy would be held a prisoner by the colonel.
chum
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From this reading Matt King, in a clump of bushes a quarter of a mile north of the Malvern Country Club, watched the road and waited for his chum.
Club
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From this reading Matt King, in a clump of bushes a quarter of a mile north of the Malvern Country Club, watched the road and waited for his chum.
clump
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From this reading Matt King, in a clump of bushes a quarter of a mile north of the Malvern Country Club, watched the road and waited for his chum.
colonel
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From this reading He had not much hope that McGlory would join him, for he believed that the cowboy would be held a prisoner by the colonel.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading McGlory had become entangled with a gang of confidence men, who were playing boldly for big stakes.
Country
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From this reading Matt King, in a clump of bushes a quarter of a mile north of the Malvern Country Club, watched the road and waited for his chum.
cowboy
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From this reading He had not much hope that McGlory would join him, for he believed that the cowboy would be held a prisoner by the colonel.
dishonest
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From this reading Whether the dishonest game won out or failed, Joe McGlory must have nothing to do with it.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Whether the dishonest game won out or failed, Joe McGlory must have nothing to do with it.
doing
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From this reading What Matt was doing, in this particular matter, was all for his friend.
entangled
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From this reading McGlory had become entangled with a gang of confidence men, who were playing boldly for big stakes.
failed
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From this reading Whether the dishonest game won out or failed, Joe McGlory must have nothing to do with it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Matt King, in a clump of bushes a quarter of a mile north of the Malvern Country Club, watched the road and waited for his chum.
friend
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From this reading What Matt was doing, in this particular matter, was all for his friend.
game
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From this reading Whether the dishonest game won out or failed, Joe McGlory must have nothing to do with it.
gang
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From this reading McGlory had become entangled with a gang of confidence men, who were playing boldly for big stakes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had not much hope that McGlory would join him, for he believed that the cowboy would be held a prisoner by the colonel.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Whether the dishonest game won out or failed, Joe McGlory must have nothing to do with it.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had not much hope that McGlory would join him, for he believed that the cowboy would be held a prisoner by the colonel.
held
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From this reading He had not much hope that McGlory would join him, for he believed that the cowboy would be held a prisoner by the colonel.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had not much hope that McGlory would join him, for he believed that the cowboy would be held a prisoner by the colonel.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Matt King, in a clump of bushes a quarter of a mile north of the Malvern Country Club, watched the road and waited for his chum.
hope
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From this reading He had not much hope that McGlory would join him, for he believed that the cowboy would be held a prisoner by the colonel.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Matt King, in a clump of bushes a quarter of a mile north of the Malvern Country Club, watched the road and waited for his chum.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Whether the dishonest game won out or failed, Joe McGlory must have nothing to do with it.
Joe
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From this reading Whether the dishonest game won out or failed, Joe McGlory must have nothing to do with it.
join
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From this reading He had not much hope that McGlory would join him, for he believed that the cowboy would be held a prisoner by the colonel.
King
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From this reading Matt King, in a clump of bushes a quarter of a mile north of the Malvern Country Club, watched the road and waited for his chum.
Malvern
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From this reading Matt King, in a clump of bushes a quarter of a mile north of the Malvern Country Club, watched the road and waited for his chum.
Matt
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From this reading Matt King, in a clump of bushes a quarter of a mile north of the Malvern Country Club, watched the road and waited for his chum.
matter
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From this reading What Matt was doing, in this particular matter, was all for his friend.
McGlory
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From this reading He had not much hope that McGlory would join him, for he believed that the cowboy would be held a prisoner by the colonel.
men
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From this reading McGlory had become entangled with a gang of confidence men, who were playing boldly for big stakes.
mile
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From this reading Matt King, in a clump of bushes a quarter of a mile north of the Malvern Country Club, watched the road and waited for his chum.
much
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From this reading He had not much hope that McGlory would join him, for he believed that the cowboy would be held a prisoner by the colonel.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Whether the dishonest game won out or failed, Joe McGlory must have nothing to do with it.
north
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From this reading Matt King, in a clump of bushes a quarter of a mile north of the Malvern Country Club, watched the road and waited for his chum.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had not much hope that McGlory would join him, for he believed that the cowboy would be held a prisoner by the colonel.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Whether the dishonest game won out or failed, Joe McGlory must have nothing to do with it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Matt King, in a clump of bushes a quarter of a mile north of the Malvern Country Club, watched the road and waited for his chum.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Whether the dishonest game won out or failed, Joe McGlory must have nothing to do with it.
out
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From this reading Whether the dishonest game won out or failed, Joe McGlory must have nothing to do with it.
particular
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From this reading What Matt was doing, in this particular matter, was all for his friend.
playing
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From this reading McGlory had become entangled with a gang of confidence men, who were playing boldly for big stakes.
prisoner
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From this reading He had not much hope that McGlory would join him, for he believed that the cowboy would be held a prisoner by the colonel.
quarter
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From this reading Matt King, in a clump of bushes a quarter of a mile north of the Malvern Country Club, watched the road and waited for his chum.
road
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From this reading Matt King, in a clump of bushes a quarter of a mile north of the Malvern Country Club, watched the road and waited for his chum.
stakes
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From this reading McGlory had become entangled with a gang of confidence men, who were playing boldly for big stakes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had not much hope that McGlory would join him, for he believed that the cowboy would be held a prisoner by the colonel.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Matt King, in a clump of bushes a quarter of a mile north of the Malvern Country Club, watched the road and waited for his chum.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What Matt was doing, in this particular matter, was all for his friend.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Whether the dishonest game won out or failed, Joe McGlory must have nothing to do with it.
waited
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From this reading Matt King, in a clump of bushes a quarter of a mile north of the Malvern Country Club, watched the road and waited for his chum.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What Matt was doing, in this particular matter, was all for his friend.
watched
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From this reading Matt King, in a clump of bushes a quarter of a mile north of the Malvern Country Club, watched the road and waited for his chum.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading McGlory had become entangled with a gang of confidence men, who were playing boldly for big stakes.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What Matt was doing, in this particular matter, was all for his friend.
WhetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Whether the dishonest game won out or failed, Joe McGlory must have nothing to do with it.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading McGlory had become entangled with a gang of confidence men, who were playing boldly for big stakes.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading McGlory had become entangled with a gang of confidence men, who were playing boldly for big stakes.
won
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From this reading Whether the dishonest game won out or failed, Joe McGlory must have nothing to do with it.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had not much hope that McGlory would join him, for he believed that the cowboy would be held a prisoner by the colonel.
