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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 They had paddled over to the Missouri shore on a log, at dusk on Saturday, landing five or six miles below the village; they had slept in the woods at the edge of the town till nearly daylight, and had then crept through back lanes and alleys and finished their sleep in the gallery of the church among a chaos of invalided benches.
alleys
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From this reading They had paddled over to the Missouri shore on a log, at dusk on Saturday, landing five or six miles below the village; they had slept in the woods at the edge of the town till nearly daylight, and had then crept through back lanes and alleys and finished their sleep in the gallery of the church among a chaos of invalided benches.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading They had paddled over to the Missouri shore on a log, at dusk on Saturday, landing five or six miles below the village; they had slept in the woods at the edge of the town till nearly daylight, and had then crept through back lanes and alleys and finished their sleep in the gallery of the church among a chaos of invalided benches.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading There was an unusual amount of talk.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was an unusual amount of talk.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That was Tom’s great secret—the scheme to return home with his brother pirates and attend their own funerals.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They had paddled over to the Missouri shore on a log, at dusk on Saturday, landing five or six miles below the village; they had slept in the woods at the edge of the town till nearly daylight, and had then crept through back lanes and alleys and finished their sleep in the gallery of the church among a chaos of invalided benches.
attend
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From this reading That was Tom’s great secret—the scheme to return home with his brother pirates and attend their own funerals.
attentive
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From this reading At breakfast, Monday morning, Aunt Polly and Mary were very loving to Tom, and very attentive to his wants.
Aunt
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From this reading At breakfast, Monday morning, Aunt Polly and Mary were very loving to Tom, and very attentive to his wants.
back
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From this reading They had paddled over to the Missouri shore on a log, at dusk on Saturday, landing five or six miles below the village; they had slept in the woods at the edge of the town till nearly daylight, and had then crept through back lanes and alleys and finished their sleep in the gallery of the church among a chaos of invalided benches.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading They had paddled over to the Missouri shore on a log, at dusk on Saturday, landing five or six miles below the village; they had slept in the woods at the edge of the town till nearly daylight, and had then crept through back lanes and alleys and finished their sleep in the gallery of the church among a chaos of invalided benches.
benches
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From this reading They had paddled over to the Missouri shore on a log, at dusk on Saturday, landing five or six miles below the village; they had slept in the woods at the edge of the town till nearly daylight, and had then crept through back lanes and alleys and finished their sleep in the gallery of the church among a chaos of invalided benches.
breakfast
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From this reading At breakfast, Monday morning, Aunt Polly and Mary were very loving to Tom, and very attentive to his wants.
brother
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From this reading That was Tom’s great secret—the scheme to return home with his brother pirates and attend their own funerals.
chaos
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From this reading They had paddled over to the Missouri shore on a log, at dusk on Saturday, landing five or six miles below the village; they had slept in the woods at the edge of the town till nearly daylight, and had then crept through back lanes and alleys and finished their sleep in the gallery of the church among a chaos of invalided benches.
church
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From this reading They had paddled over to the Missouri shore on a log, at dusk on Saturday, landing five or six miles below the village; they had slept in the woods at the edge of the town till nearly daylight, and had then crept through back lanes and alleys and finished their sleep in the gallery of the church among a chaos of invalided benches.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the course of it Aunt Polly said:
crept
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From this reading They had paddled over to the Missouri shore on a log, at dusk on Saturday, landing five or six miles below the village; they had slept in the woods at the edge of the town till nearly daylight, and had then crept through back lanes and alleys and finished their sleep in the gallery of the church among a chaos of invalided benches.
daylight
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From this reading They had paddled over to the Missouri shore on a log, at dusk on Saturday, landing five or six miles below the village; they had slept in the woods at the edge of the town till nearly daylight, and had then crept through back lanes and alleys and finished their sleep in the gallery of the church among a chaos of invalided benches.
dusk
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From this reading They had paddled over to the Missouri shore on a log, at dusk on Saturday, landing five or six miles below the village; they had slept in the woods at the edge of the town till nearly daylight, and had then crept through back lanes and alleys and finished their sleep in the gallery of the church among a chaos of invalided benches.
edge
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From this reading They had paddled over to the Missouri shore on a log, at dusk on Saturday, landing five or six miles below the village; they had slept in the woods at the edge of the town till nearly daylight, and had then crept through back lanes and alleys and finished their sleep in the gallery of the church among a chaos of invalided benches.
finished
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From this reading They had paddled over to the Missouri shore on a log, at dusk on Saturday, landing five or six miles below the village; they had slept in the woods at the edge of the town till nearly daylight, and had then crept through back lanes and alleys and finished their sleep in the gallery of the church among a chaos of invalided benches.
five
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From this reading They had paddled over to the Missouri shore on a log, at dusk on Saturday, landing five or six miles below the village; they had slept in the woods at the edge of the town till nearly daylight, and had then crept through back lanes and alleys and finished their sleep in the gallery of the church among a chaos of invalided benches.
funerals
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From this reading That was Tom’s great secret—the scheme to return home with his brother pirates and attend their own funerals.
gallery
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From this reading They had paddled over to the Missouri shore on a log, at dusk on Saturday, landing five or six miles below the village; they had slept in the woods at the edge of the town till nearly daylight, and had then crept through back lanes and alleys and finished their sleep in the gallery of the church among a chaos of invalided benches.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That was Tom’s great secret—the scheme to return home with his brother pirates and attend their own funerals.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had paddled over to the Missouri shore on a log, at dusk on Saturday, landing five or six miles below the village; they had slept in the woods at the edge of the town till nearly daylight, and had then crept through back lanes and alleys and finished their sleep in the gallery of the church among a chaos of invalided benches.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That was Tom’s great secret—the scheme to return home with his brother pirates and attend their own funerals.
home
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From this reading That was Tom’s great secret—the scheme to return home with his brother pirates and attend their own funerals.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They had paddled over to the Missouri shore on a log, at dusk on Saturday, landing five or six miles below the village; they had slept in the woods at the edge of the town till nearly daylight, and had then crept through back lanes and alleys and finished their sleep in the gallery of the church among a chaos of invalided benches.
invalided
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From this reading They had paddled over to the Missouri shore on a log, at dusk on Saturday, landing five or six miles below the village; they had slept in the woods at the edge of the town till nearly daylight, and had then crept through back lanes and alleys and finished their sleep in the gallery of the church among a chaos of invalided benches.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the course of it Aunt Polly said:
landing
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From this reading They had paddled over to the Missouri shore on a log, at dusk on Saturday, landing five or six miles below the village; they had slept in the woods at the edge of the town till nearly daylight, and had then crept through back lanes and alleys and finished their sleep in the gallery of the church among a chaos of invalided benches.
lanes
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From this reading They had paddled over to the Missouri shore on a log, at dusk on Saturday, landing five or six miles below the village; they had slept in the woods at the edge of the town till nearly daylight, and had then crept through back lanes and alleys and finished their sleep in the gallery of the church among a chaos of invalided benches.
log
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From this reading They had paddled over to the Missouri shore on a log, at dusk on Saturday, landing five or six miles below the village; they had slept in the woods at the edge of the town till nearly daylight, and had then crept through back lanes and alleys and finished their sleep in the gallery of the church among a chaos of invalided benches.
loving
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From this reading At breakfast, Monday morning, Aunt Polly and Mary were very loving to Tom, and very attentive to his wants.
Mary
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From this reading At breakfast, Monday morning, Aunt Polly and Mary were very loving to Tom, and very attentive to his wants.
miles
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From this reading They had paddled over to the Missouri shore on a log, at dusk on Saturday, landing five or six miles below the village; they had slept in the woods at the edge of the town till nearly daylight, and had then crept through back lanes and alleys and finished their sleep in the gallery of the church among a chaos of invalided benches.
Missouri
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From this reading They had paddled over to the Missouri shore on a log, at dusk on Saturday, landing five or six miles below the village; they had slept in the woods at the edge of the town till nearly daylight, and had then crept through back lanes and alleys and finished their sleep in the gallery of the church among a chaos of invalided benches.
Monday
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From this reading At breakfast, Monday morning, Aunt Polly and Mary were very loving to Tom, and very attentive to his wants.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At breakfast, Monday morning, Aunt Polly and Mary were very loving to Tom, and very attentive to his wants.
nearly
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From this reading They had paddled over to the Missouri shore on a log, at dusk on Saturday, landing five or six miles below the village; they had slept in the woods at the edge of the town till nearly daylight, and had then crept through back lanes and alleys and finished their sleep in the gallery of the church among a chaos of invalided benches.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They had paddled over to the Missouri shore on a log, at dusk on Saturday, landing five or six miles below the village; they had slept in the woods at the edge of the town till nearly daylight, and had then crept through back lanes and alleys and finished their sleep in the gallery of the church among a chaos of invalided benches.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They had paddled over to the Missouri shore on a log, at dusk on Saturday, landing five or six miles below the village; they had slept in the woods at the edge of the town till nearly daylight, and had then crept through back lanes and alleys and finished their sleep in the gallery of the church among a chaos of invalided benches.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They had paddled over to the Missouri shore on a log, at dusk on Saturday, landing five or six miles below the village; they had slept in the woods at the edge of the town till nearly daylight, and had then crept through back lanes and alleys and finished their sleep in the gallery of the church among a chaos of invalided benches.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They had paddled over to the Missouri shore on a log, at dusk on Saturday, landing five or six miles below the village; they had slept in the woods at the edge of the town till nearly daylight, and had then crept through back lanes and alleys and finished their sleep in the gallery of the church among a chaos of invalided benches.
own
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From this reading That was Tom’s great secret—the scheme to return home with his brother pirates and attend their own funerals.
paddled
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From this reading They had paddled over to the Missouri shore on a log, at dusk on Saturday, landing five or six miles below the village; they had slept in the woods at the edge of the town till nearly daylight, and had then crept through back lanes and alleys and finished their sleep in the gallery of the church among a chaos of invalided benches.
piratesnounUS /ˈpirates/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That was Tom’s great secret—the scheme to return home with his brother pirates and attend their own funerals.
Polly
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From this reading At breakfast, Monday morning, Aunt Polly and Mary were very loving to Tom, and very attentive to his wants.
return
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From this reading That was Tom’s great secret—the scheme to return home with his brother pirates and attend their own funerals.
said
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From this reading In the course of it Aunt Polly said:
Saturday
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From this reading They had paddled over to the Missouri shore on a log, at dusk on Saturday, landing five or six miles below the village; they had slept in the woods at the edge of the town till nearly daylight, and had then crept through back lanes and alleys and finished their sleep in the gallery of the church among a chaos of invalided benches.
scheme
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From this reading That was Tom’s great secret—the scheme to return home with his brother pirates and attend their own funerals.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading That was Tom’s great secret—the scheme to return home with his brother pirates and attend their own funerals.
shore
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From this reading They had paddled over to the Missouri shore on a log, at dusk on Saturday, landing five or six miles below the village; they had slept in the woods at the edge of the town till nearly daylight, and had then crept through back lanes and alleys and finished their sleep in the gallery of the church among a chaos of invalided benches.
six
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From this reading They had paddled over to the Missouri shore on a log, at dusk on Saturday, landing five or six miles below the village; they had slept in the woods at the edge of the town till nearly daylight, and had then crept through back lanes and alleys and finished their sleep in the gallery of the church among a chaos of invalided benches.
sleep
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From this reading They had paddled over to the Missouri shore on a log, at dusk on Saturday, landing five or six miles below the village; they had slept in the woods at the edge of the town till nearly daylight, and had then crept through back lanes and alleys and finished their sleep in the gallery of the church among a chaos of invalided benches.
slept
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From this reading They had paddled over to the Missouri shore on a log, at dusk on Saturday, landing five or six miles below the village; they had slept in the woods at the edge of the town till nearly daylight, and had then crept through back lanes and alleys and finished their sleep in the gallery of the church among a chaos of invalided benches.
talk
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From this reading There was an unusual amount of talk.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was Tom’s great secret—the scheme to return home with his brother pirates and attend their own funerals.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That was Tom’s great secret—the scheme to return home with his brother pirates and attend their own funerals.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading That was Tom’s great secret—the scheme to return home with his brother pirates and attend their own funerals.
then
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From this reading They had paddled over to the Missouri shore on a log, at dusk on Saturday, landing five or six miles below the village; they had slept in the woods at the edge of the town till nearly daylight, and had then crept through back lanes and alleys and finished their sleep in the gallery of the church among a chaos of invalided benches.
There
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From this reading There was an unusual amount of talk.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had paddled over to the Missouri shore on a log, at dusk on Saturday, landing five or six miles below the village; they had slept in the woods at the edge of the town till nearly daylight, and had then crept through back lanes and alleys and finished their sleep in the gallery of the church among a chaos of invalided benches.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They had paddled over to the Missouri shore on a log, at dusk on Saturday, landing five or six miles below the village; they had slept in the woods at the edge of the town till nearly daylight, and had then crept through back lanes and alleys and finished their sleep in the gallery of the church among a chaos of invalided benches.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading They had paddled over to the Missouri shore on a log, at dusk on Saturday, landing five or six miles below the village; they had slept in the woods at the edge of the town till nearly daylight, and had then crept through back lanes and alleys and finished their sleep in the gallery of the church among a chaos of invalided benches.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That was Tom’s great secret—the scheme to return home with his brother pirates and attend their own funerals.
Tom
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From this reading At breakfast, Monday morning, Aunt Polly and Mary were very loving to Tom, and very attentive to his wants.
Tom's
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From this reading That was Tom’s great secret—the scheme to return home with his brother pirates and attend their own funerals.
town
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From this reading They had paddled over to the Missouri shore on a log, at dusk on Saturday, landing five or six miles below the village; they had slept in the woods at the edge of the town till nearly daylight, and had then crept through back lanes and alleys and finished their sleep in the gallery of the church among a chaos of invalided benches.
unusual
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From this reading There was an unusual amount of talk.
very
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From this reading At breakfast, Monday morning, Aunt Polly and Mary were very loving to Tom, and very attentive to his wants.
village
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From this reading They had paddled over to the Missouri shore on a log, at dusk on Saturday, landing five or six miles below the village; they had slept in the woods at the edge of the town till nearly daylight, and had then crept through back lanes and alleys and finished their sleep in the gallery of the church among a chaos of invalided benches.
wants
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From this reading At breakfast, Monday morning, Aunt Polly and Mary were very loving to Tom, and very attentive to his wants.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was Tom’s great secret—the scheme to return home with his brother pirates and attend their own funerals.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At breakfast, Monday morning, Aunt Polly and Mary were very loving to Tom, and very attentive to his wants.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading That was Tom’s great secret—the scheme to return home with his brother pirates and attend their own funerals.
woods
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From this reading They had paddled over to the Missouri shore on a log, at dusk on Saturday, landing five or six miles below the village; they had slept in the woods at the edge of the town till nearly daylight, and had then crept through back lanes and alleys and finished their sleep in the gallery of the church among a chaos of invalided benches.
