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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 YOUNG INVENTOR’S PLUCK" relates the adventures of a wide-awake American lad of a mechanical turn of mind, who suddenly finds himself thrown upon his own resources and compelled to support not only himself, but likewise his sister.
accused
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From this reading To add to the lad’s troubles, there is a large fire in the town and the youth is accused of incendiarism.
add
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From this reading To add to the lad’s troubles, there is a large fire in the town and the youth is accused of incendiarism.
adventures
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From this reading "A YOUNG INVENTOR’S PLUCK" relates the adventures of a wide-awake American lad of a mechanical turn of mind, who suddenly finds himself thrown upon his own resources and compelled to support not only himself, but likewise his sister.
American
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From this reading "A YOUNG INVENTOR’S PLUCK" relates the adventures of a wide-awake American lad of a mechanical turn of mind, who suddenly finds himself thrown upon his own resources and compelled to support not only himself, but likewise his sister.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "A YOUNG INVENTOR’S PLUCK" relates the adventures of a wide-awake American lad of a mechanical turn of mind, who suddenly finds himself thrown upon his own resources and compelled to support not only himself, but likewise his sister.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Author of "THE ROVER BOYS AT SCHOOL," "THE MISSING TIN BOX," "SCHOOLDAYS OF FRED HARLEY," etc.
Author
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From this reading Author of "THE ROVER BOYS AT SCHOOL," "THE MISSING TIN BOX," "SCHOOLDAYS OF FRED HARLEY," etc.
bank
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From this reading The bank in which the sister and brother have their little store of money deposited fails, and with this comes the shutting down of the tool works in which our hero is employed.
BOX
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From this reading Author of "THE ROVER BOYS AT SCHOOL," "THE MISSING TIN BOX," "SCHOOLDAYS OF FRED HARLEY," etc.
BOYS
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From this reading Author of "THE ROVER BOYS AT SCHOOL," "THE MISSING TIN BOX," "SCHOOLDAYS OF FRED HARLEY," etc.
brother
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From this reading The bank in which the sister and brother have their little store of money deposited fails, and with this comes the shutting down of the tool works in which our hero is employed.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "A YOUNG INVENTOR’S PLUCK" relates the adventures of a wide-awake American lad of a mechanical turn of mind, who suddenly finds himself thrown upon his own resources and compelled to support not only himself, but likewise his sister.
comes
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From this reading The bank in which the sister and brother have their little store of money deposited fails, and with this comes the shutting down of the tool works in which our hero is employed.
compelled
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From this reading "A YOUNG INVENTOR’S PLUCK" relates the adventures of a wide-awake American lad of a mechanical turn of mind, who suddenly finds himself thrown upon his own resources and compelled to support not only himself, but likewise his sister.
deposited
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From this reading The bank in which the sister and brother have their little store of money deposited fails, and with this comes the shutting down of the tool works in which our hero is employed.
down
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From this reading The bank in which the sister and brother have their little store of money deposited fails, and with this comes the shutting down of the tool works in which our hero is employed.
easy
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From this reading Jack Willington’s path is no easy one to tread.
employed
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From this reading The bank in which the sister and brother have their little store of money deposited fails, and with this comes the shutting down of the tool works in which our hero is employed.
etc
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From this reading Author of "THE ROVER BOYS AT SCHOOL," "THE MISSING TIN BOX," "SCHOOLDAYS OF FRED HARLEY," etc.
fails
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From this reading The bank in which the sister and brother have their little store of money deposited fails, and with this comes the shutting down of the tool works in which our hero is employed.
finds
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From this reading "A YOUNG INVENTOR’S PLUCK" relates the adventures of a wide-awake American lad of a mechanical turn of mind, who suddenly finds himself thrown upon his own resources and compelled to support not only himself, but likewise his sister.
fire
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From this reading To add to the lad’s troubles, there is a large fire in the town and the youth is accused of incendiarism.
FRED
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From this reading Author of "THE ROVER BOYS AT SCHOOL," "THE MISSING TIN BOX," "SCHOOLDAYS OF FRED HARLEY," etc.
HARLEY
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From this reading Author of "THE ROVER BOYS AT SCHOOL," "THE MISSING TIN BOX," "SCHOOLDAYS OF FRED HARLEY," etc.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The bank in which the sister and brother have their little store of money deposited fails, and with this comes the shutting down of the tool works in which our hero is employed.
hero
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From this reading The bank in which the sister and brother have their little store of money deposited fails, and with this comes the shutting down of the tool works in which our hero is employed.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "A YOUNG INVENTOR’S PLUCK" relates the adventures of a wide-awake American lad of a mechanical turn of mind, who suddenly finds himself thrown upon his own resources and compelled to support not only himself, but likewise his sister.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "A YOUNG INVENTOR’S PLUCK" relates the adventures of a wide-awake American lad of a mechanical turn of mind, who suddenly finds himself thrown upon his own resources and compelled to support not only himself, but likewise his sister.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The bank in which the sister and brother have their little store of money deposited fails, and with this comes the shutting down of the tool works in which our hero is employed.
incendiarism
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From this reading To add to the lad’s troubles, there is a large fire in the town and the youth is accused of incendiarism.
INVENTOR'S
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From this reading "A YOUNG INVENTOR’S PLUCK" relates the adventures of a wide-awake American lad of a mechanical turn of mind, who suddenly finds himself thrown upon his own resources and compelled to support not only himself, but likewise his sister.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jack Willington’s path is no easy one to tread.
Jack
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From this reading Jack Willington’s path is no easy one to tread.
lad
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From this reading "A YOUNG INVENTOR’S PLUCK" relates the adventures of a wide-awake American lad of a mechanical turn of mind, who suddenly finds himself thrown upon his own resources and compelled to support not only himself, but likewise his sister.
lad's
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From this reading To add to the lad’s troubles, there is a large fire in the town and the youth is accused of incendiarism.
large
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From this reading To add to the lad’s troubles, there is a large fire in the town and the youth is accused of incendiarism.
likewise
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From this reading "A YOUNG INVENTOR’S PLUCK" relates the adventures of a wide-awake American lad of a mechanical turn of mind, who suddenly finds himself thrown upon his own resources and compelled to support not only himself, but likewise his sister.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The bank in which the sister and brother have their little store of money deposited fails, and with this comes the shutting down of the tool works in which our hero is employed.
mechanical
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From this reading "A YOUNG INVENTOR’S PLUCK" relates the adventures of a wide-awake American lad of a mechanical turn of mind, who suddenly finds himself thrown upon his own resources and compelled to support not only himself, but likewise his sister.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A YOUNG INVENTOR’S PLUCK" relates the adventures of a wide-awake American lad of a mechanical turn of mind, who suddenly finds himself thrown upon his own resources and compelled to support not only himself, but likewise his sister.
MISSING
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From this reading Author of "THE ROVER BOYS AT SCHOOL," "THE MISSING TIN BOX," "SCHOOLDAYS OF FRED HARLEY," etc.
money
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From this reading The bank in which the sister and brother have their little store of money deposited fails, and with this comes the shutting down of the tool works in which our hero is employed.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Jack Willington’s path is no easy one to tread.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "A YOUNG INVENTOR’S PLUCK" relates the adventures of a wide-awake American lad of a mechanical turn of mind, who suddenly finds himself thrown upon his own resources and compelled to support not only himself, but likewise his sister.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "THE ROVER BOYS AT SCHOOL," "THE MISSING TIN BOX," "SCHOOLDAYS OF FRED HARLEY," etc.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Jack Willington’s path is no easy one to tread.
only
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From this reading "A YOUNG INVENTOR’S PLUCK" relates the adventures of a wide-awake American lad of a mechanical turn of mind, who suddenly finds himself thrown upon his own resources and compelled to support not only himself, but likewise his sister.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The bank in which the sister and brother have their little store of money deposited fails, and with this comes the shutting down of the tool works in which our hero is employed.
own
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From this reading "A YOUNG INVENTOR’S PLUCK" relates the adventures of a wide-awake American lad of a mechanical turn of mind, who suddenly finds himself thrown upon his own resources and compelled to support not only himself, but likewise his sister.
path
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From this reading Jack Willington’s path is no easy one to tread.
PLUCK
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From this reading "A YOUNG INVENTOR’S PLUCK" relates the adventures of a wide-awake American lad of a mechanical turn of mind, who suddenly finds himself thrown upon his own resources and compelled to support not only himself, but likewise his sister.
relates
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From this reading "A YOUNG INVENTOR’S PLUCK" relates the adventures of a wide-awake American lad of a mechanical turn of mind, who suddenly finds himself thrown upon his own resources and compelled to support not only himself, but likewise his sister.
resources
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From this reading "A YOUNG INVENTOR’S PLUCK" relates the adventures of a wide-awake American lad of a mechanical turn of mind, who suddenly finds himself thrown upon his own resources and compelled to support not only himself, but likewise his sister.
ROVER
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From this reading Author of "THE ROVER BOYS AT SCHOOL," "THE MISSING TIN BOX," "SCHOOLDAYS OF FRED HARLEY," etc.
SCHOOL
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From this reading Author of "THE ROVER BOYS AT SCHOOL," "THE MISSING TIN BOX," "SCHOOLDAYS OF FRED HARLEY," etc.
SCHOOLDAYS
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From this reading Author of "THE ROVER BOYS AT SCHOOL," "THE MISSING TIN BOX," "SCHOOLDAYS OF FRED HARLEY," etc.
shutting
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From this reading The bank in which the sister and brother have their little store of money deposited fails, and with this comes the shutting down of the tool works in which our hero is employed.
sister
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From this reading "A YOUNG INVENTOR’S PLUCK" relates the adventures of a wide-awake American lad of a mechanical turn of mind, who suddenly finds himself thrown upon his own resources and compelled to support not only himself, but likewise his sister.
store
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From this reading The bank in which the sister and brother have their little store of money deposited fails, and with this comes the shutting down of the tool works in which our hero is employed.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "A YOUNG INVENTOR’S PLUCK" relates the adventures of a wide-awake American lad of a mechanical turn of mind, who suddenly finds himself thrown upon his own resources and compelled to support not only himself, but likewise his sister.
supportverbUS /səˈpɔːrt/
to provide what someone needs in order to live
From this reading "A YOUNG INVENTOR’S PLUCK" relates the adventures of a wide-awake American lad of a mechanical turn of mind, who suddenly finds himself thrown upon his own resources and compelled to support not only himself, but likewise his sister.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of "THE ROVER BOYS AT SCHOOL," "THE MISSING TIN BOX," "SCHOOLDAYS OF FRED HARLEY," etc.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The bank in which the sister and brother have their little store of money deposited fails, and with this comes the shutting down of the tool works in which our hero is employed.
there
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From this reading To add to the lad’s troubles, there is a large fire in the town and the youth is accused of incendiarism.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The bank in which the sister and brother have their little store of money deposited fails, and with this comes the shutting down of the tool works in which our hero is employed.
thrown
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From this reading "A YOUNG INVENTOR’S PLUCK" relates the adventures of a wide-awake American lad of a mechanical turn of mind, who suddenly finds himself thrown upon his own resources and compelled to support not only himself, but likewise his sister.
TIN
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From this reading Author of "THE ROVER BOYS AT SCHOOL," "THE MISSING TIN BOX," "SCHOOLDAYS OF FRED HARLEY," etc.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "A YOUNG INVENTOR’S PLUCK" relates the adventures of a wide-awake American lad of a mechanical turn of mind, who suddenly finds himself thrown upon his own resources and compelled to support not only himself, but likewise his sister.
tool
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From this reading The bank in which the sister and brother have their little store of money deposited fails, and with this comes the shutting down of the tool works in which our hero is employed.
town
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From this reading To add to the lad’s troubles, there is a large fire in the town and the youth is accused of incendiarism.
tread
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From this reading Jack Willington’s path is no easy one to tread.
troubles
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From this reading To add to the lad’s troubles, there is a large fire in the town and the youth is accused of incendiarism.
turn
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From this reading "A YOUNG INVENTOR’S PLUCK" relates the adventures of a wide-awake American lad of a mechanical turn of mind, who suddenly finds himself thrown upon his own resources and compelled to support not only himself, but likewise his sister.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "A YOUNG INVENTOR’S PLUCK" relates the adventures of a wide-awake American lad of a mechanical turn of mind, who suddenly finds himself thrown upon his own resources and compelled to support not only himself, but likewise his sister.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The bank in which the sister and brother have their little store of money deposited fails, and with this comes the shutting down of the tool works in which our hero is employed.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "A YOUNG INVENTOR’S PLUCK" relates the adventures of a wide-awake American lad of a mechanical turn of mind, who suddenly finds himself thrown upon his own resources and compelled to support not only himself, but likewise his sister.
wide-awake
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From this reading "A YOUNG INVENTOR’S PLUCK" relates the adventures of a wide-awake American lad of a mechanical turn of mind, who suddenly finds himself thrown upon his own resources and compelled to support not only himself, but likewise his sister.
Willington's
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From this reading Jack Willington’s path is no easy one to tread.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The bank in which the sister and brother have their little store of money deposited fails, and with this comes the shutting down of the tool works in which our hero is employed.
works
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From this reading The bank in which the sister and brother have their little store of money deposited fails, and with this comes the shutting down of the tool works in which our hero is employed.
YOUNG
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From this reading "A YOUNG INVENTOR’S PLUCK" relates the adventures of a wide-awake American lad of a mechanical turn of mind, who suddenly finds himself thrown upon his own resources and compelled to support not only himself, but likewise his sister.
youth
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From this reading To add to the lad’s troubles, there is a large fire in the town and the youth is accused of incendiarism.
