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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 He might never see all these familiar things again--the pale river winding round the garden, the poplar-tree, thin and naked, in the wind, the little multitude in the dining-room making a hum and murmur of voices as he darted past.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He might never see all these familiar things again--the pale river winding round the garden, the poplar-tree, thin and naked, in the wind, the little multitude in the dining-room making a hum and murmur of voices as he darted past.
all
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From this reading He might never see all these familiar things again--the pale river winding round the garden, the poplar-tree, thin and naked, in the wind, the little multitude in the dining-room making a hum and murmur of voices as he darted past.
Ally
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From this reading In his imagination he saw so clearly that breakfast-table--his mother dividing to each of the children their proper share, Ally and Anne, and little Molly, with her spoon, making flourishes, and calling, “Fader, fader!”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Walter, in ungovernable excitement, trouble, and impatience, rushed out of the house in the morning, leaving old Crockford to make he knew not what revelations to his father, he had no idea either what he was going to do, or how long it might be before he returned home.
Anne
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From this reading In his imagination he saw so clearly that breakfast-table--his mother dividing to each of the children their proper share, Ally and Anne, and little Molly, with her spoon, making flourishes, and calling, “Fader, fader!”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He might never see all these familiar things again--the pale river winding round the garden, the poplar-tree, thin and naked, in the wind, the little multitude in the dining-room making a hum and murmur of voices as he darted past.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When Walter, in ungovernable excitement, trouble, and impatience, rushed out of the house in the morning, leaving old Crockford to make he knew not what revelations to his father, he had no idea either what he was going to do, or how long it might be before he returned home.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It might have been that he was leaving the Hook--his birthplace, the only home he had ever known--for years.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading When Walter, in ungovernable excitement, trouble, and impatience, rushed out of the house in the morning, leaving old Crockford to make he knew not what revelations to his father, he had no idea either what he was going to do, or how long it might be before he returned home.
birthplace
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From this reading It might have been that he was leaving the Hook--his birthplace, the only home he had ever known--for years.
breakfast-table
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From this reading In his imagination he saw so clearly that breakfast-table--his mother dividing to each of the children their proper share, Ally and Anne, and little Molly, with her spoon, making flourishes, and calling, “Fader, fader!”
calling
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From this reading In his imagination he saw so clearly that breakfast-table--his mother dividing to each of the children their proper share, Ally and Anne, and little Molly, with her spoon, making flourishes, and calling, “Fader, fader!”
children
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From this reading In his imagination he saw so clearly that breakfast-table--his mother dividing to each of the children their proper share, Ally and Anne, and little Molly, with her spoon, making flourishes, and calling, “Fader, fader!”
clearly
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From this reading In his imagination he saw so clearly that breakfast-table--his mother dividing to each of the children their proper share, Ally and Anne, and little Molly, with her spoon, making flourishes, and calling, “Fader, fader!”
Crockford
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From this reading When Walter, in ungovernable excitement, trouble, and impatience, rushed out of the house in the morning, leaving old Crockford to make he knew not what revelations to his father, he had no idea either what he was going to do, or how long it might be before he returned home.
darted
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From this reading He might never see all these familiar things again--the pale river winding round the garden, the poplar-tree, thin and naked, in the wind, the little multitude in the dining-room making a hum and murmur of voices as he darted past.
dining-room
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From this reading He might never see all these familiar things again--the pale river winding round the garden, the poplar-tree, thin and naked, in the wind, the little multitude in the dining-room making a hum and murmur of voices as he darted past.
dividing
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From this reading In his imagination he saw so clearly that breakfast-table--his mother dividing to each of the children their proper share, Ally and Anne, and little Molly, with her spoon, making flourishes, and calling, “Fader, fader!”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading When Walter, in ungovernable excitement, trouble, and impatience, rushed out of the house in the morning, leaving old Crockford to make he knew not what revelations to his father, he had no idea either what he was going to do, or how long it might be before he returned home.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading In his imagination he saw so clearly that breakfast-table--his mother dividing to each of the children their proper share, Ally and Anne, and little Molly, with her spoon, making flourishes, and calling, “Fader, fader!”
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading When Walter, in ungovernable excitement, trouble, and impatience, rushed out of the house in the morning, leaving old Crockford to make he knew not what revelations to his father, he had no idea either what he was going to do, or how long it might be before he returned home.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It might have been that he was leaving the Hook--his birthplace, the only home he had ever known--for years.
excitement
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From this reading When Walter, in ungovernable excitement, trouble, and impatience, rushed out of the house in the morning, leaving old Crockford to make he knew not what revelations to his father, he had no idea either what he was going to do, or how long it might be before he returned home.
Fader
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From this reading In his imagination he saw so clearly that breakfast-table--his mother dividing to each of the children their proper share, Ally and Anne, and little Molly, with her spoon, making flourishes, and calling, “Fader, fader!”
familiar
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From this reading He might never see all these familiar things again--the pale river winding round the garden, the poplar-tree, thin and naked, in the wind, the little multitude in the dining-room making a hum and murmur of voices as he darted past.
father
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From this reading When Walter, in ungovernable excitement, trouble, and impatience, rushed out of the house in the morning, leaving old Crockford to make he knew not what revelations to his father, he had no idea either what he was going to do, or how long it might be before he returned home.
flourishes
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From this reading In his imagination he saw so clearly that breakfast-table--his mother dividing to each of the children their proper share, Ally and Anne, and little Molly, with her spoon, making flourishes, and calling, “Fader, fader!”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It might have been that he was leaving the Hook--his birthplace, the only home he had ever known--for years.
garden
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From this reading He might never see all these familiar things again--the pale river winding round the garden, the poplar-tree, thin and naked, in the wind, the little multitude in the dining-room making a hum and murmur of voices as he darted past.
going
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From this reading When Walter, in ungovernable excitement, trouble, and impatience, rushed out of the house in the morning, leaving old Crockford to make he knew not what revelations to his father, he had no idea either what he was going to do, or how long it might be before he returned home.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Walter, in ungovernable excitement, trouble, and impatience, rushed out of the house in the morning, leaving old Crockford to make he knew not what revelations to his father, he had no idea either what he was going to do, or how long it might be before he returned home.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It might have been that he was leaving the Hook--his birthplace, the only home he had ever known--for years.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Walter, in ungovernable excitement, trouble, and impatience, rushed out of the house in the morning, leaving old Crockford to make he knew not what revelations to his father, he had no idea either what he was going to do, or how long it might be before he returned home.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In his imagination he saw so clearly that breakfast-table--his mother dividing to each of the children their proper share, Ally and Anne, and little Molly, with her spoon, making flourishes, and calling, “Fader, fader!”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Walter, in ungovernable excitement, trouble, and impatience, rushed out of the house in the morning, leaving old Crockford to make he knew not what revelations to his father, he had no idea either what he was going to do, or how long it might be before he returned home.
home
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From this reading When Walter, in ungovernable excitement, trouble, and impatience, rushed out of the house in the morning, leaving old Crockford to make he knew not what revelations to his father, he had no idea either what he was going to do, or how long it might be before he returned home.
Hook
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From this reading It might have been that he was leaving the Hook--his birthplace, the only home he had ever known--for years.
house
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From this reading When Walter, in ungovernable excitement, trouble, and impatience, rushed out of the house in the morning, leaving old Crockford to make he knew not what revelations to his father, he had no idea either what he was going to do, or how long it might be before he returned home.
how
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From this reading When Walter, in ungovernable excitement, trouble, and impatience, rushed out of the house in the morning, leaving old Crockford to make he knew not what revelations to his father, he had no idea either what he was going to do, or how long it might be before he returned home.
hum
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From this reading He might never see all these familiar things again--the pale river winding round the garden, the poplar-tree, thin and naked, in the wind, the little multitude in the dining-room making a hum and murmur of voices as he darted past.
idea
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From this reading When Walter, in ungovernable excitement, trouble, and impatience, rushed out of the house in the morning, leaving old Crockford to make he knew not what revelations to his father, he had no idea either what he was going to do, or how long it might be before he returned home.
imagination
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From this reading In his imagination he saw so clearly that breakfast-table--his mother dividing to each of the children their proper share, Ally and Anne, and little Molly, with her spoon, making flourishes, and calling, “Fader, fader!”
impatience
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From this reading When Walter, in ungovernable excitement, trouble, and impatience, rushed out of the house in the morning, leaving old Crockford to make he knew not what revelations to his father, he had no idea either what he was going to do, or how long it might be before he returned home.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Walter, in ungovernable excitement, trouble, and impatience, rushed out of the house in the morning, leaving old Crockford to make he knew not what revelations to his father, he had no idea either what he was going to do, or how long it might be before he returned home.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When Walter, in ungovernable excitement, trouble, and impatience, rushed out of the house in the morning, leaving old Crockford to make he knew not what revelations to his father, he had no idea either what he was going to do, or how long it might be before he returned home.
knew
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From this reading When Walter, in ungovernable excitement, trouble, and impatience, rushed out of the house in the morning, leaving old Crockford to make he knew not what revelations to his father, he had no idea either what he was going to do, or how long it might be before he returned home.
known
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From this reading It might have been that he was leaving the Hook--his birthplace, the only home he had ever known--for years.
leaving
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From this reading When Walter, in ungovernable excitement, trouble, and impatience, rushed out of the house in the morning, leaving old Crockford to make he knew not what revelations to his father, he had no idea either what he was going to do, or how long it might be before he returned home.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He might never see all these familiar things again--the pale river winding round the garden, the poplar-tree, thin and naked, in the wind, the little multitude in the dining-room making a hum and murmur of voices as he darted past.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Walter, in ungovernable excitement, trouble, and impatience, rushed out of the house in the morning, leaving old Crockford to make he knew not what revelations to his father, he had no idea either what he was going to do, or how long it might be before he returned home.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Walter, in ungovernable excitement, trouble, and impatience, rushed out of the house in the morning, leaving old Crockford to make he knew not what revelations to his father, he had no idea either what he was going to do, or how long it might be before he returned home.
making
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From this reading He might never see all these familiar things again--the pale river winding round the garden, the poplar-tree, thin and naked, in the wind, the little multitude in the dining-room making a hum and murmur of voices as he darted past.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading When Walter, in ungovernable excitement, trouble, and impatience, rushed out of the house in the morning, leaving old Crockford to make he knew not what revelations to his father, he had no idea either what he was going to do, or how long it might be before he returned home.
Molly
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From this reading In his imagination he saw so clearly that breakfast-table--his mother dividing to each of the children their proper share, Ally and Anne, and little Molly, with her spoon, making flourishes, and calling, “Fader, fader!”
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Walter, in ungovernable excitement, trouble, and impatience, rushed out of the house in the morning, leaving old Crockford to make he knew not what revelations to his father, he had no idea either what he was going to do, or how long it might be before he returned home.
mother
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From this reading In his imagination he saw so clearly that breakfast-table--his mother dividing to each of the children their proper share, Ally and Anne, and little Molly, with her spoon, making flourishes, and calling, “Fader, fader!”
multitude
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From this reading He might never see all these familiar things again--the pale river winding round the garden, the poplar-tree, thin and naked, in the wind, the little multitude in the dining-room making a hum and murmur of voices as he darted past.
murmur
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From this reading He might never see all these familiar things again--the pale river winding round the garden, the poplar-tree, thin and naked, in the wind, the little multitude in the dining-room making a hum and murmur of voices as he darted past.
naked
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From this reading He might never see all these familiar things again--the pale river winding round the garden, the poplar-tree, thin and naked, in the wind, the little multitude in the dining-room making a hum and murmur of voices as he darted past.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He might never see all these familiar things again--the pale river winding round the garden, the poplar-tree, thin and naked, in the wind, the little multitude in the dining-room making a hum and murmur of voices as he darted past.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading When Walter, in ungovernable excitement, trouble, and impatience, rushed out of the house in the morning, leaving old Crockford to make he knew not what revelations to his father, he had no idea either what he was going to do, or how long it might be before he returned home.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When Walter, in ungovernable excitement, trouble, and impatience, rushed out of the house in the morning, leaving old Crockford to make he knew not what revelations to his father, he had no idea either what he was going to do, or how long it might be before he returned home.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Walter, in ungovernable excitement, trouble, and impatience, rushed out of the house in the morning, leaving old Crockford to make he knew not what revelations to his father, he had no idea either what he was going to do, or how long it might be before he returned home.
old
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From this reading When Walter, in ungovernable excitement, trouble, and impatience, rushed out of the house in the morning, leaving old Crockford to make he knew not what revelations to his father, he had no idea either what he was going to do, or how long it might be before he returned home.
only
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From this reading It might have been that he was leaving the Hook--his birthplace, the only home he had ever known--for years.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When Walter, in ungovernable excitement, trouble, and impatience, rushed out of the house in the morning, leaving old Crockford to make he knew not what revelations to his father, he had no idea either what he was going to do, or how long it might be before he returned home.
out
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From this reading When Walter, in ungovernable excitement, trouble, and impatience, rushed out of the house in the morning, leaving old Crockford to make he knew not what revelations to his father, he had no idea either what he was going to do, or how long it might be before he returned home.
pale
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From this reading He might never see all these familiar things again--the pale river winding round the garden, the poplar-tree, thin and naked, in the wind, the little multitude in the dining-room making a hum and murmur of voices as he darted past.
past
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From this reading He might never see all these familiar things again--the pale river winding round the garden, the poplar-tree, thin and naked, in the wind, the little multitude in the dining-room making a hum and murmur of voices as he darted past.
POORnounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading POOR WALTER!
poplar-tree
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From this reading He might never see all these familiar things again--the pale river winding round the garden, the poplar-tree, thin and naked, in the wind, the little multitude in the dining-room making a hum and murmur of voices as he darted past.
proper
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From this reading In his imagination he saw so clearly that breakfast-table--his mother dividing to each of the children their proper share, Ally and Anne, and little Molly, with her spoon, making flourishes, and calling, “Fader, fader!”
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When Walter, in ungovernable excitement, trouble, and impatience, rushed out of the house in the morning, leaving old Crockford to make he knew not what revelations to his father, he had no idea either what he was going to do, or how long it might be before he returned home.
revelations
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From this reading When Walter, in ungovernable excitement, trouble, and impatience, rushed out of the house in the morning, leaving old Crockford to make he knew not what revelations to his father, he had no idea either what he was going to do, or how long it might be before he returned home.
river
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From this reading He might never see all these familiar things again--the pale river winding round the garden, the poplar-tree, thin and naked, in the wind, the little multitude in the dining-room making a hum and murmur of voices as he darted past.
round
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From this reading He might never see all these familiar things again--the pale river winding round the garden, the poplar-tree, thin and naked, in the wind, the little multitude in the dining-room making a hum and murmur of voices as he darted past.
rushed
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From this reading When Walter, in ungovernable excitement, trouble, and impatience, rushed out of the house in the morning, leaving old Crockford to make he knew not what revelations to his father, he had no idea either what he was going to do, or how long it might be before he returned home.
saw
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From this reading In his imagination he saw so clearly that breakfast-table--his mother dividing to each of the children their proper share, Ally and Anne, and little Molly, with her spoon, making flourishes, and calling, “Fader, fader!”
see
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From this reading He might never see all these familiar things again--the pale river winding round the garden, the poplar-tree, thin and naked, in the wind, the little multitude in the dining-room making a hum and murmur of voices as he darted past.
share
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From this reading In his imagination he saw so clearly that breakfast-table--his mother dividing to each of the children their proper share, Ally and Anne, and little Molly, with her spoon, making flourishes, and calling, “Fader, fader!”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In his imagination he saw so clearly that breakfast-table--his mother dividing to each of the children their proper share, Ally and Anne, and little Molly, with her spoon, making flourishes, and calling, “Fader, fader!”
spoon
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From this reading In his imagination he saw so clearly that breakfast-table--his mother dividing to each of the children their proper share, Ally and Anne, and little Molly, with her spoon, making flourishes, and calling, “Fader, fader!”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It might have been that he was leaving the Hook--his birthplace, the only home he had ever known--for years.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Walter, in ungovernable excitement, trouble, and impatience, rushed out of the house in the morning, leaving old Crockford to make he knew not what revelations to his father, he had no idea either what he was going to do, or how long it might be before he returned home.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In his imagination he saw so clearly that breakfast-table--his mother dividing to each of the children their proper share, Ally and Anne, and little Molly, with her spoon, making flourishes, and calling, “Fader, fader!”
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He might never see all these familiar things again--the pale river winding round the garden, the poplar-tree, thin and naked, in the wind, the little multitude in the dining-room making a hum and murmur of voices as he darted past.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading He might never see all these familiar things again--the pale river winding round the garden, the poplar-tree, thin and naked, in the wind, the little multitude in the dining-room making a hum and murmur of voices as he darted past.
things
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From this reading He might never see all these familiar things again--the pale river winding round the garden, the poplar-tree, thin and naked, in the wind, the little multitude in the dining-room making a hum and murmur of voices as he darted past.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Walter, in ungovernable excitement, trouble, and impatience, rushed out of the house in the morning, leaving old Crockford to make he knew not what revelations to his father, he had no idea either what he was going to do, or how long it might be before he returned home.
trouble
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From this reading When Walter, in ungovernable excitement, trouble, and impatience, rushed out of the house in the morning, leaving old Crockford to make he knew not what revelations to his father, he had no idea either what he was going to do, or how long it might be before he returned home.
ungovernable
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From this reading When Walter, in ungovernable excitement, trouble, and impatience, rushed out of the house in the morning, leaving old Crockford to make he knew not what revelations to his father, he had no idea either what he was going to do, or how long it might be before he returned home.
voices
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From this reading He might never see all these familiar things again--the pale river winding round the garden, the poplar-tree, thin and naked, in the wind, the little multitude in the dining-room making a hum and murmur of voices as he darted past.
WALTER
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From this reading POOR WALTER!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Walter, in ungovernable excitement, trouble, and impatience, rushed out of the house in the morning, leaving old Crockford to make he knew not what revelations to his father, he had no idea either what he was going to do, or how long it might be before he returned home.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading When Walter, in ungovernable excitement, trouble, and impatience, rushed out of the house in the morning, leaving old Crockford to make he knew not what revelations to his father, he had no idea either what he was going to do, or how long it might be before he returned home.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Walter, in ungovernable excitement, trouble, and impatience, rushed out of the house in the morning, leaving old Crockford to make he knew not what revelations to his father, he had no idea either what he was going to do, or how long it might be before he returned home.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He might never see all these familiar things again--the pale river winding round the garden, the poplar-tree, thin and naked, in the wind, the little multitude in the dining-room making a hum and murmur of voices as he darted past.
winding
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From this reading He might never see all these familiar things again--the pale river winding round the garden, the poplar-tree, thin and naked, in the wind, the little multitude in the dining-room making a hum and murmur of voices as he darted past.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In his imagination he saw so clearly that breakfast-table--his mother dividing to each of the children their proper share, Ally and Anne, and little Molly, with her spoon, making flourishes, and calling, “Fader, fader!”
years
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From this reading It might have been that he was leaving the Hook--his birthplace, the only home he had ever known--for years.
