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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 promised to abstain from smoking, chewing, and profanity as long as he remained a member.
abstain
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From this reading He promised to abstain from smoking, chewing, and profanity as long as he remained a member.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Fourth of July was coming; but he soon gave that up—gave it up before he had worn his shackles over forty-eight hours—and fixed his hopes upon old Judge Frazer, justice of the peace, who was apparently on his deathbed and would have a big public funeral, since he was so high an official.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He promised to abstain from smoking, chewing, and profanity as long as he remained a member.
apparently
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From this reading Fourth of July was coming; but he soon gave that up—gave it up before he had worn his shackles over forty-eight hours—and fixed his hopes upon old Judge Frazer, justice of the peace, who was apparently on his deathbed and would have a big public funeral, since he was so high an official.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He promised to abstain from smoking, chewing, and profanity as long as he remained a member.
attracted
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From this reading Tom joined the new order of Cadets of Temperance, being attracted by the showy character of their “regalia.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Tom soon found himself tormented with a desire to drink and swear; the desire grew to be so intense that nothing but the hope of a chance to display himself in his red sash kept him from withdrawing from the order.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Fourth of July was coming; but he soon gave that up—gave it up before he had worn his shackles over forty-eight hours—and fixed his hopes upon old Judge Frazer, justice of the peace, who was apparently on his deathbed and would have a big public funeral, since he was so high an official.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Tom joined the new order of Cadets of Temperance, being attracted by the showy character of their “regalia.”
big
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From this reading Fourth of July was coming; but he soon gave that up—gave it up before he had worn his shackles over forty-eight hours—and fixed his hopes upon old Judge Frazer, justice of the peace, who was apparently on his deathbed and would have a big public funeral, since he was so high an official.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now he found out a new thing—namely, that to promise not to do a thing is the surest way in the world to make a body want to go and do that very thing.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Tom soon found himself tormented with a desire to drink and swear; the desire grew to be so intense that nothing but the hope of a chance to display himself in his red sash kept him from withdrawing from the order.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Tom joined the new order of Cadets of Temperance, being attracted by the showy character of their “regalia.”
Cadets
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From this reading Tom joined the new order of Cadets of Temperance, being attracted by the showy character of their “regalia.”
chance
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From this reading Tom soon found himself tormented with a desire to drink and swear; the desire grew to be so intense that nothing but the hope of a chance to display himself in his red sash kept him from withdrawing from the order.
character
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From this reading Tom joined the new order of Cadets of Temperance, being attracted by the showy character of their “regalia.”
chewing
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From this reading He promised to abstain from smoking, chewing, and profanity as long as he remained a member.
coming
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From this reading Fourth of July was coming; but he soon gave that up—gave it up before he had worn his shackles over forty-eight hours—and fixed his hopes upon old Judge Frazer, justice of the peace, who was apparently on his deathbed and would have a big public funeral, since he was so high an official.
deathbed
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From this reading Fourth of July was coming; but he soon gave that up—gave it up before he had worn his shackles over forty-eight hours—and fixed his hopes upon old Judge Frazer, justice of the peace, who was apparently on his deathbed and would have a big public funeral, since he was so high an official.
desire
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From this reading Tom soon found himself tormented with a desire to drink and swear; the desire grew to be so intense that nothing but the hope of a chance to display himself in his red sash kept him from withdrawing from the order.
display
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From this reading Tom soon found himself tormented with a desire to drink and swear; the desire grew to be so intense that nothing but the hope of a chance to display himself in his red sash kept him from withdrawing from the order.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Now he found out a new thing—namely, that to promise not to do a thing is the surest way in the world to make a body want to go and do that very thing.
drink
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From this reading Tom soon found himself tormented with a desire to drink and swear; the desire grew to be so intense that nothing but the hope of a chance to display himself in his red sash kept him from withdrawing from the order.
fixed
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From this reading Fourth of July was coming; but he soon gave that up—gave it up before he had worn his shackles over forty-eight hours—and fixed his hopes upon old Judge Frazer, justice of the peace, who was apparently on his deathbed and would have a big public funeral, since he was so high an official.
forty-eight
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From this reading Fourth of July was coming; but he soon gave that up—gave it up before he had worn his shackles over forty-eight hours—and fixed his hopes upon old Judge Frazer, justice of the peace, who was apparently on his deathbed and would have a big public funeral, since he was so high an official.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now he found out a new thing—namely, that to promise not to do a thing is the surest way in the world to make a body want to go and do that very thing.
FourthnounUS /fourth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fourth of July was coming; but he soon gave that up—gave it up before he had worn his shackles over forty-eight hours—and fixed his hopes upon old Judge Frazer, justice of the peace, who was apparently on his deathbed and would have a big public funeral, since he was so high an official.
Frazer
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From this reading Fourth of July was coming; but he soon gave that up—gave it up before he had worn his shackles over forty-eight hours—and fixed his hopes upon old Judge Frazer, justice of the peace, who was apparently on his deathbed and would have a big public funeral, since he was so high an official.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He promised to abstain from smoking, chewing, and profanity as long as he remained a member.
funeral
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From this reading Fourth of July was coming; but he soon gave that up—gave it up before he had worn his shackles over forty-eight hours—and fixed his hopes upon old Judge Frazer, justice of the peace, who was apparently on his deathbed and would have a big public funeral, since he was so high an official.
gave
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From this reading Fourth of July was coming; but he soon gave that up—gave it up before he had worn his shackles over forty-eight hours—and fixed his hopes upon old Judge Frazer, justice of the peace, who was apparently on his deathbed and would have a big public funeral, since he was so high an official.
go
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From this reading Now he found out a new thing—namely, that to promise not to do a thing is the surest way in the world to make a body want to go and do that very thing.
grew
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From this reading Tom soon found himself tormented with a desire to drink and swear; the desire grew to be so intense that nothing but the hope of a chance to display himself in his red sash kept him from withdrawing from the order.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Fourth of July was coming; but he soon gave that up—gave it up before he had worn his shackles over forty-eight hours—and fixed his hopes upon old Judge Frazer, justice of the peace, who was apparently on his deathbed and would have a big public funeral, since he was so high an official.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Fourth of July was coming; but he soon gave that up—gave it up before he had worn his shackles over forty-eight hours—and fixed his hopes upon old Judge Frazer, justice of the peace, who was apparently on his deathbed and would have a big public funeral, since he was so high an official.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He promised to abstain from smoking, chewing, and profanity as long as he remained a member.
high
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From this reading Fourth of July was coming; but he soon gave that up—gave it up before he had worn his shackles over forty-eight hours—and fixed his hopes upon old Judge Frazer, justice of the peace, who was apparently on his deathbed and would have a big public funeral, since he was so high an official.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tom soon found himself tormented with a desire to drink and swear; the desire grew to be so intense that nothing but the hope of a chance to display himself in his red sash kept him from withdrawing from the order.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Tom soon found himself tormented with a desire to drink and swear; the desire grew to be so intense that nothing but the hope of a chance to display himself in his red sash kept him from withdrawing from the order.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tom soon found himself tormented with a desire to drink and swear; the desire grew to be so intense that nothing but the hope of a chance to display himself in his red sash kept him from withdrawing from the order.
hope
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From this reading Tom soon found himself tormented with a desire to drink and swear; the desire grew to be so intense that nothing but the hope of a chance to display himself in his red sash kept him from withdrawing from the order.
hopes
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From this reading Fourth of July was coming; but he soon gave that up—gave it up before he had worn his shackles over forty-eight hours—and fixed his hopes upon old Judge Frazer, justice of the peace, who was apparently on his deathbed and would have a big public funeral, since he was so high an official.
hours
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From this reading Fourth of July was coming; but he soon gave that up—gave it up before he had worn his shackles over forty-eight hours—and fixed his hopes upon old Judge Frazer, justice of the peace, who was apparently on his deathbed and would have a big public funeral, since he was so high an official.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now he found out a new thing—namely, that to promise not to do a thing is the surest way in the world to make a body want to go and do that very thing.
intense
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From this reading Tom soon found himself tormented with a desire to drink and swear; the desire grew to be so intense that nothing but the hope of a chance to display himself in his red sash kept him from withdrawing from the order.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now he found out a new thing—namely, that to promise not to do a thing is the surest way in the world to make a body want to go and do that very thing.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Fourth of July was coming; but he soon gave that up—gave it up before he had worn his shackles over forty-eight hours—and fixed his hopes upon old Judge Frazer, justice of the peace, who was apparently on his deathbed and would have a big public funeral, since he was so high an official.
joined
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From this reading Tom joined the new order of Cadets of Temperance, being attracted by the showy character of their “regalia.”
Judge
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From this reading Fourth of July was coming; but he soon gave that up—gave it up before he had worn his shackles over forty-eight hours—and fixed his hopes upon old Judge Frazer, justice of the peace, who was apparently on his deathbed and would have a big public funeral, since he was so high an official.
July
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From this reading Fourth of July was coming; but he soon gave that up—gave it up before he had worn his shackles over forty-eight hours—and fixed his hopes upon old Judge Frazer, justice of the peace, who was apparently on his deathbed and would have a big public funeral, since he was so high an official.
justice
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From this reading Fourth of July was coming; but he soon gave that up—gave it up before he had worn his shackles over forty-eight hours—and fixed his hopes upon old Judge Frazer, justice of the peace, who was apparently on his deathbed and would have a big public funeral, since he was so high an official.
kept
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From this reading Tom soon found himself tormented with a desire to drink and swear; the desire grew to be so intense that nothing but the hope of a chance to display himself in his red sash kept him from withdrawing from the order.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He promised to abstain from smoking, chewing, and profanity as long as he remained a member.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now he found out a new thing—namely, that to promise not to do a thing is the surest way in the world to make a body want to go and do that very thing.
member
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From this reading He promised to abstain from smoking, chewing, and profanity as long as he remained a member.
namely
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From this reading Now he found out a new thing—namely, that to promise not to do a thing is the surest way in the world to make a body want to go and do that very thing.
new
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From this reading Tom joined the new order of Cadets of Temperance, being attracted by the showy character of their “regalia.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Now he found out a new thing—namely, that to promise not to do a thing is the surest way in the world to make a body want to go and do that very thing.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Tom soon found himself tormented with a desire to drink and swear; the desire grew to be so intense that nothing but the hope of a chance to display himself in his red sash kept him from withdrawing from the order.
Now
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From this reading Now he found out a new thing—namely, that to promise not to do a thing is the surest way in the world to make a body want to go and do that very thing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tom joined the new order of Cadets of Temperance, being attracted by the showy character of their “regalia.”
official
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From this reading Fourth of July was coming; but he soon gave that up—gave it up before he had worn his shackles over forty-eight hours—and fixed his hopes upon old Judge Frazer, justice of the peace, who was apparently on his deathbed and would have a big public funeral, since he was so high an official.
old
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From this reading Fourth of July was coming; but he soon gave that up—gave it up before he had worn his shackles over forty-eight hours—and fixed his hopes upon old Judge Frazer, justice of the peace, who was apparently on his deathbed and would have a big public funeral, since he was so high an official.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Fourth of July was coming; but he soon gave that up—gave it up before he had worn his shackles over forty-eight hours—and fixed his hopes upon old Judge Frazer, justice of the peace, who was apparently on his deathbed and would have a big public funeral, since he was so high an official.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tom joined the new order of Cadets of Temperance, being attracted by the showy character of their “regalia.”
out
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From this reading Now he found out a new thing—namely, that to promise not to do a thing is the surest way in the world to make a body want to go and do that very thing.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Fourth of July was coming; but he soon gave that up—gave it up before he had worn his shackles over forty-eight hours—and fixed his hopes upon old Judge Frazer, justice of the peace, who was apparently on his deathbed and would have a big public funeral, since he was so high an official.
peace
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From this reading Fourth of July was coming; but he soon gave that up—gave it up before he had worn his shackles over forty-eight hours—and fixed his hopes upon old Judge Frazer, justice of the peace, who was apparently on his deathbed and would have a big public funeral, since he was so high an official.
profanity
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From this reading He promised to abstain from smoking, chewing, and profanity as long as he remained a member.
promise
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From this reading Now he found out a new thing—namely, that to promise not to do a thing is the surest way in the world to make a body want to go and do that very thing.
promised
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From this reading He promised to abstain from smoking, chewing, and profanity as long as he remained a member.
public
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From this reading Fourth of July was coming; but he soon gave that up—gave it up before he had worn his shackles over forty-eight hours—and fixed his hopes upon old Judge Frazer, justice of the peace, who was apparently on his deathbed and would have a big public funeral, since he was so high an official.
red
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From this reading Tom soon found himself tormented with a desire to drink and swear; the desire grew to be so intense that nothing but the hope of a chance to display himself in his red sash kept him from withdrawing from the order.
regalia
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From this reading Tom joined the new order of Cadets of Temperance, being attracted by the showy character of their “regalia.”
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He promised to abstain from smoking, chewing, and profanity as long as he remained a member.
sash
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From this reading Tom soon found himself tormented with a desire to drink and swear; the desire grew to be so intense that nothing but the hope of a chance to display himself in his red sash kept him from withdrawing from the order.
shackles
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From this reading Fourth of July was coming; but he soon gave that up—gave it up before he had worn his shackles over forty-eight hours—and fixed his hopes upon old Judge Frazer, justice of the peace, who was apparently on his deathbed and would have a big public funeral, since he was so high an official.
showy
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From this reading Tom joined the new order of Cadets of Temperance, being attracted by the showy character of their “regalia.”
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Fourth of July was coming; but he soon gave that up—gave it up before he had worn his shackles over forty-eight hours—and fixed his hopes upon old Judge Frazer, justice of the peace, who was apparently on his deathbed and would have a big public funeral, since he was so high an official.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He promised to abstain from smoking, chewing, and profanity as long as he remained a member.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Tom soon found himself tormented with a desire to drink and swear; the desire grew to be so intense that nothing but the hope of a chance to display himself in his red sash kept him from withdrawing from the order.
soon
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From this reading Tom soon found himself tormented with a desire to drink and swear; the desire grew to be so intense that nothing but the hope of a chance to display himself in his red sash kept him from withdrawing from the order.
surest
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From this reading Now he found out a new thing—namely, that to promise not to do a thing is the surest way in the world to make a body want to go and do that very thing.
swear
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From this reading Tom soon found himself tormented with a desire to drink and swear; the desire grew to be so intense that nothing but the hope of a chance to display himself in his red sash kept him from withdrawing from the order.
Temperance
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From this reading Tom joined the new order of Cadets of Temperance, being attracted by the showy character of their “regalia.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now he found out a new thing—namely, that to promise not to do a thing is the surest way in the world to make a body want to go and do that very thing.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tom joined the new order of Cadets of Temperance, being attracted by the showy character of their “regalia.”
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Tom joined the new order of Cadets of Temperance, being attracted by the showy character of their “regalia.”
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now he found out a new thing—namely, that to promise not to do a thing is the surest way in the world to make a body want to go and do that very thing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He promised to abstain from smoking, chewing, and profanity as long as he remained a member.
Tom
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From this reading Tom joined the new order of Cadets of Temperance, being attracted by the showy character of their “regalia.”
tormented
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From this reading Tom soon found himself tormented with a desire to drink and swear; the desire grew to be so intense that nothing but the hope of a chance to display himself in his red sash kept him from withdrawing from the order.
up
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From this reading Fourth of July was coming; but he soon gave that up—gave it up before he had worn his shackles over forty-eight hours—and fixed his hopes upon old Judge Frazer, justice of the peace, who was apparently on his deathbed and would have a big public funeral, since he was so high an official.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Fourth of July was coming; but he soon gave that up—gave it up before he had worn his shackles over forty-eight hours—and fixed his hopes upon old Judge Frazer, justice of the peace, who was apparently on his deathbed and would have a big public funeral, since he was so high an official.
very
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From this reading Now he found out a new thing—namely, that to promise not to do a thing is the surest way in the world to make a body want to go and do that very thing.
want
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From this reading Now he found out a new thing—namely, that to promise not to do a thing is the surest way in the world to make a body want to go and do that very thing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fourth of July was coming; but he soon gave that up—gave it up before he had worn his shackles over forty-eight hours—and fixed his hopes upon old Judge Frazer, justice of the peace, who was apparently on his deathbed and would have a big public funeral, since he was so high an official.
way
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From this reading Now he found out a new thing—namely, that to promise not to do a thing is the surest way in the world to make a body want to go and do that very thing.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Fourth of July was coming; but he soon gave that up—gave it up before he had worn his shackles over forty-eight hours—and fixed his hopes upon old Judge Frazer, justice of the peace, who was apparently on his deathbed and would have a big public funeral, since he was so high an official.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Tom soon found himself tormented with a desire to drink and swear; the desire grew to be so intense that nothing but the hope of a chance to display himself in his red sash kept him from withdrawing from the order.
withdrawing
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From this reading Tom soon found himself tormented with a desire to drink and swear; the desire grew to be so intense that nothing but the hope of a chance to display himself in his red sash kept him from withdrawing from the order.
world
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From this reading Now he found out a new thing—namely, that to promise not to do a thing is the surest way in the world to make a body want to go and do that very thing.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading Fourth of July was coming; but he soon gave that up—gave it up before he had worn his shackles over forty-eight hours—and fixed his hopes upon old Judge Frazer, justice of the peace, who was apparently on his deathbed and would have a big public funeral, since he was so high an official.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Fourth of July was coming; but he soon gave that up—gave it up before he had worn his shackles over forty-eight hours—and fixed his hopes upon old Judge Frazer, justice of the peace, who was apparently on his deathbed and would have a big public funeral, since he was so high an official.
