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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 The first thing Tom heard on Friday morning was a glad piece of news—Judge Thatcher’s family had come back to town the night before.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He saw her and they had an exhausting good time playing “hispy” and “gully-keeper” with a crowd of their schoolmates.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Both Injun Joe and the treasure sunk into secondary importance for a moment, and Becky took the chief place in the boy’s interest.
appoint
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From this reading The day was completed and crowned in a peculiarly satisfactory way: Becky teased her mother to appoint the next day for the long-promised and long-delayed picnic, and she consented.
back
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From this reading The first thing Tom heard on Friday morning was a glad piece of news—Judge Thatcher’s family had come back to town the night before.
Becky
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From this reading Both Injun Joe and the treasure sunk into secondary importance for a moment, and Becky took the chief place in the boy’s interest.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The first thing Tom heard on Friday morning was a glad piece of news—Judge Thatcher’s family had come back to town the night before.
BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both Injun Joe and the treasure sunk into secondary importance for a moment, and Becky took the chief place in the boy’s interest.
boundless
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From this reading The child’s delight was boundless; and Tom’s not more moderate.
boy's
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From this reading Both Injun Joe and the treasure sunk into secondary importance for a moment, and Becky took the chief place in the boy’s interest.
chief
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From this reading Both Injun Joe and the treasure sunk into secondary importance for a moment, and Becky took the chief place in the boy’s interest.
child's
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From this reading The child’s delight was boundless; and Tom’s not more moderate.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first thing Tom heard on Friday morning was a glad piece of news—Judge Thatcher’s family had come back to town the night before.
completed
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From this reading The day was completed and crowned in a peculiarly satisfactory way: Becky teased her mother to appoint the next day for the long-promised and long-delayed picnic, and she consented.
consented
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From this reading The day was completed and crowned in a peculiarly satisfactory way: Becky teased her mother to appoint the next day for the long-promised and long-delayed picnic, and she consented.
crowd
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From this reading He saw her and they had an exhausting good time playing “hispy” and “gully-keeper” with a crowd of their schoolmates.
crowned
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From this reading The day was completed and crowned in a peculiarly satisfactory way: Becky teased her mother to appoint the next day for the long-promised and long-delayed picnic, and she consented.
day
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From this reading The day was completed and crowned in a peculiarly satisfactory way: Becky teased her mother to appoint the next day for the long-promised and long-delayed picnic, and she consented.
delight
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From this reading The child’s delight was boundless; and Tom’s not more moderate.
exhausting
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From this reading He saw her and they had an exhausting good time playing “hispy” and “gully-keeper” with a crowd of their schoolmates.
family
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From this reading The first thing Tom heard on Friday morning was a glad piece of news—Judge Thatcher’s family had come back to town the night before.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first thing Tom heard on Friday morning was a glad piece of news—Judge Thatcher’s family had come back to town the night before.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Both Injun Joe and the treasure sunk into secondary importance for a moment, and Becky took the chief place in the boy’s interest.
Friday
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From this reading The first thing Tom heard on Friday morning was a glad piece of news—Judge Thatcher’s family had come back to town the night before.
glad
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From this reading The first thing Tom heard on Friday morning was a glad piece of news—Judge Thatcher’s family had come back to town the night before.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He saw her and they had an exhausting good time playing “hispy” and “gully-keeper” with a crowd of their schoolmates.
gully-keeper
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From this reading He saw her and they had an exhausting good time playing “hispy” and “gully-keeper” with a crowd of their schoolmates.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The first thing Tom heard on Friday morning was a glad piece of news—Judge Thatcher’s family had come back to town the night before.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He saw her and they had an exhausting good time playing “hispy” and “gully-keeper” with a crowd of their schoolmates.
heard
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From this reading The first thing Tom heard on Friday morning was a glad piece of news—Judge Thatcher’s family had come back to town the night before.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He saw her and they had an exhausting good time playing “hispy” and “gully-keeper” with a crowd of their schoolmates.
hispy
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From this reading He saw her and they had an exhausting good time playing “hispy” and “gully-keeper” with a crowd of their schoolmates.
importance
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From this reading Both Injun Joe and the treasure sunk into secondary importance for a moment, and Becky took the chief place in the boy’s interest.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Both Injun Joe and the treasure sunk into secondary importance for a moment, and Becky took the chief place in the boy’s interest.
Injun
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From this reading Both Injun Joe and the treasure sunk into secondary importance for a moment, and Becky took the chief place in the boy’s interest.
interest
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From this reading Both Injun Joe and the treasure sunk into secondary importance for a moment, and Becky took the chief place in the boy’s interest.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Both Injun Joe and the treasure sunk into secondary importance for a moment, and Becky took the chief place in the boy’s interest.
Joe
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From this reading Both Injun Joe and the treasure sunk into secondary importance for a moment, and Becky took the chief place in the boy’s interest.
Judge
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From this reading The first thing Tom heard on Friday morning was a glad piece of news—Judge Thatcher’s family had come back to town the night before.
long-delayed
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From this reading The day was completed and crowned in a peculiarly satisfactory way: Becky teased her mother to appoint the next day for the long-promised and long-delayed picnic, and she consented.
long-promised
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From this reading The day was completed and crowned in a peculiarly satisfactory way: Becky teased her mother to appoint the next day for the long-promised and long-delayed picnic, and she consented.
moderate
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From this reading The child’s delight was boundless; and Tom’s not more moderate.
moment
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From this reading Both Injun Joe and the treasure sunk into secondary importance for a moment, and Becky took the chief place in the boy’s interest.
more
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From this reading The child’s delight was boundless; and Tom’s not more moderate.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first thing Tom heard on Friday morning was a glad piece of news—Judge Thatcher’s family had come back to town the night before.
mother
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From this reading The day was completed and crowned in a peculiarly satisfactory way: Becky teased her mother to appoint the next day for the long-promised and long-delayed picnic, and she consented.
news
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From this reading The first thing Tom heard on Friday morning was a glad piece of news—Judge Thatcher’s family had come back to town the night before.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day was completed and crowned in a peculiarly satisfactory way: Becky teased her mother to appoint the next day for the long-promised and long-delayed picnic, and she consented.
night
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From this reading The first thing Tom heard on Friday morning was a glad piece of news—Judge Thatcher’s family had come back to town the night before.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The child’s delight was boundless; and Tom’s not more moderate.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The first thing Tom heard on Friday morning was a glad piece of news—Judge Thatcher’s family had come back to town the night before.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The first thing Tom heard on Friday morning was a glad piece of news—Judge Thatcher’s family had come back to town the night before.
peculiarly
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From this reading The day was completed and crowned in a peculiarly satisfactory way: Becky teased her mother to appoint the next day for the long-promised and long-delayed picnic, and she consented.
picnic
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From this reading The day was completed and crowned in a peculiarly satisfactory way: Becky teased her mother to appoint the next day for the long-promised and long-delayed picnic, and she consented.
piece
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From this reading The first thing Tom heard on Friday morning was a glad piece of news—Judge Thatcher’s family had come back to town the night before.
place
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From this reading Both Injun Joe and the treasure sunk into secondary importance for a moment, and Becky took the chief place in the boy’s interest.
playing
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From this reading He saw her and they had an exhausting good time playing “hispy” and “gully-keeper” with a crowd of their schoolmates.
satisfactory
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From this reading The day was completed and crowned in a peculiarly satisfactory way: Becky teased her mother to appoint the next day for the long-promised and long-delayed picnic, and she consented.
saw
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From this reading He saw her and they had an exhausting good time playing “hispy” and “gully-keeper” with a crowd of their schoolmates.
schoolmates
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From this reading He saw her and they had an exhausting good time playing “hispy” and “gully-keeper” with a crowd of their schoolmates.
secondary
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From this reading Both Injun Joe and the treasure sunk into secondary importance for a moment, and Becky took the chief place in the boy’s interest.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The day was completed and crowned in a peculiarly satisfactory way: Becky teased her mother to appoint the next day for the long-promised and long-delayed picnic, and she consented.
sunk
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From this reading Both Injun Joe and the treasure sunk into secondary importance for a moment, and Becky took the chief place in the boy’s interest.
teased
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From this reading The day was completed and crowned in a peculiarly satisfactory way: Becky teased her mother to appoint the next day for the long-promised and long-delayed picnic, and she consented.
Thatcher's
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From this reading The first thing Tom heard on Friday morning was a glad piece of news—Judge Thatcher’s family had come back to town the night before.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first thing Tom heard on Friday morning was a glad piece of news—Judge Thatcher’s family had come back to town the night before.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He saw her and they had an exhausting good time playing “hispy” and “gully-keeper” with a crowd of their schoolmates.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He saw her and they had an exhausting good time playing “hispy” and “gully-keeper” with a crowd of their schoolmates.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first thing Tom heard on Friday morning was a glad piece of news—Judge Thatcher’s family had come back to town the night before.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He saw her and they had an exhausting good time playing “hispy” and “gully-keeper” with a crowd of their schoolmates.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The first thing Tom heard on Friday morning was a glad piece of news—Judge Thatcher’s family had come back to town the night before.
Tom
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From this reading The first thing Tom heard on Friday morning was a glad piece of news—Judge Thatcher’s family had come back to town the night before.
Tom's
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From this reading The child’s delight was boundless; and Tom’s not more moderate.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Both Injun Joe and the treasure sunk into secondary importance for a moment, and Becky took the chief place in the boy’s interest.
town
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From this reading The first thing Tom heard on Friday morning was a glad piece of news—Judge Thatcher’s family had come back to town the night before.
treasure
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From this reading Both Injun Joe and the treasure sunk into secondary importance for a moment, and Becky took the chief place in the boy’s interest.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first thing Tom heard on Friday morning was a glad piece of news—Judge Thatcher’s family had come back to town the night before.
way
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From this reading The day was completed and crowned in a peculiarly satisfactory way: Becky teased her mother to appoint the next day for the long-promised and long-delayed picnic, and she consented.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He saw her and they had an exhausting good time playing “hispy” and “gully-keeper” with a crowd of their schoolmates.
