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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 "Why, this is a complete story," exclaimed the man.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I believe," replied the man, "that one could tell quite a romance about the Will-o'-the-Wisps, in twelve parts; or, better still, one might make quite a popular play of them."
aforetime
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From this reading "Can you tell me how the Will-o'-the-Wisps deport themselves, and how they behave? and in what shapes they have aforetime appeared and led people into crooked paths?"
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You might write that," said the woman, "but it's best let alone."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Can you tell me how the Will-o'-the-Wisps deport themselves, and how they behave? and in what shapes they have aforetime appeared and led people into crooked paths?"
appeared
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From this reading "Can you tell me how the Will-o'-the-Wisps deport themselves, and how they behave? and in what shapes they have aforetime appeared and led people into crooked paths?"
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Yes, but it is only the beginning," replied the woman.
behave
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From this reading "Can you tell me how the Will-o'-the-Wisps deport themselves, and how they behave? and in what shapes they have aforetime appeared and led people into crooked paths?"
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I believe," replied the man, "that one could tell quite a romance about the Will-o'-the-Wisps, in twelve parts; or, better still, one might make quite a popular play of them."
best
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From this reading "You might write that," said the woman, "but it's best let alone."
better
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From this reading "I believe," replied the man, "that one could tell quite a romance about the Will-o'-the-Wisps, in twelve parts; or, better still, one might make quite a popular play of them."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes, but it is only the beginning," replied the woman.
Canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Can you tell me how the Will-o'-the-Wisps deport themselves, and how they behave? and in what shapes they have aforetime appeared and led people into crooked paths?"
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why, this is a complete story," exclaimed the man.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I believe," replied the man, "that one could tell quite a romance about the Will-o'-the-Wisps, in twelve parts; or, better still, one might make quite a popular play of them."
crooked
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From this reading "Can you tell me how the Will-o'-the-Wisps deport themselves, and how they behave? and in what shapes they have aforetime appeared and led people into crooked paths?"
deport
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From this reading "Can you tell me how the Will-o'-the-Wisps deport themselves, and how they behave? and in what shapes they have aforetime appeared and led people into crooked paths?"
exclaimed
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From this reading "Why, this is a complete story," exclaimed the man.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Can you tell me how the Will-o'-the-Wisps deport themselves, and how they behave? and in what shapes they have aforetime appeared and led people into crooked paths?"
how
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From this reading "Can you tell me how the Will-o'-the-Wisps deport themselves, and how they behave? and in what shapes they have aforetime appeared and led people into crooked paths?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I believe," replied the man, "that one could tell quite a romance about the Will-o'-the-Wisps, in twelve parts; or, better still, one might make quite a popular play of them."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Can you tell me how the Will-o'-the-Wisps deport themselves, and how they behave? and in what shapes they have aforetime appeared and led people into crooked paths?"
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Can you tell me how the Will-o'-the-Wisps deport themselves, and how they behave? and in what shapes they have aforetime appeared and led people into crooked paths?"
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Why, this is a complete story," exclaimed the man.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, but it is only the beginning," replied the woman.
it's
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From this reading "You might write that," said the woman, "but it's best let alone."
led
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From this reading "Can you tell me how the Will-o'-the-Wisps deport themselves, and how they behave? and in what shapes they have aforetime appeared and led people into crooked paths?"
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "You might write that," said the woman, "but it's best let alone."
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I believe," replied the man, "that one could tell quite a romance about the Will-o'-the-Wisps, in twelve parts; or, better still, one might make quite a popular play of them."
man
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From this reading "Why, this is a complete story," exclaimed the man.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Can you tell me how the Will-o'-the-Wisps deport themselves, and how they behave? and in what shapes they have aforetime appeared and led people into crooked paths?"
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "I believe," replied the man, "that one could tell quite a romance about the Will-o'-the-Wisps, in twelve parts; or, better still, one might make quite a popular play of them."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I believe," replied the man, "that one could tell quite a romance about the Will-o'-the-Wisps, in twelve parts; or, better still, one might make quite a popular play of them."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I believe," replied the man, "that one could tell quite a romance about the Will-o'-the-Wisps, in twelve parts; or, better still, one might make quite a popular play of them."
only
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From this reading "Yes, but it is only the beginning," replied the woman.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "I believe," replied the man, "that one could tell quite a romance about the Will-o'-the-Wisps, in twelve parts; or, better still, one might make quite a popular play of them."
parts
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From this reading "I believe," replied the man, "that one could tell quite a romance about the Will-o'-the-Wisps, in twelve parts; or, better still, one might make quite a popular play of them."
paths
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From this reading "Can you tell me how the Will-o'-the-Wisps deport themselves, and how they behave? and in what shapes they have aforetime appeared and led people into crooked paths?"
people
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From this reading "Can you tell me how the Will-o'-the-Wisps deport themselves, and how they behave? and in what shapes they have aforetime appeared and led people into crooked paths?"
play
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From this reading "I believe," replied the man, "that one could tell quite a romance about the Will-o'-the-Wisps, in twelve parts; or, better still, one might make quite a popular play of them."
popular
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From this reading "I believe," replied the man, "that one could tell quite a romance about the Will-o'-the-Wisps, in twelve parts; or, better still, one might make quite a popular play of them."
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I believe," replied the man, "that one could tell quite a romance about the Will-o'-the-Wisps, in twelve parts; or, better still, one might make quite a popular play of them."
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes, but it is only the beginning," replied the woman.
romance
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From this reading "I believe," replied the man, "that one could tell quite a romance about the Will-o'-the-Wisps, in twelve parts; or, better still, one might make quite a popular play of them."
said
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From this reading "You might write that," said the woman, "but it's best let alone."
shapes
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From this reading "Can you tell me how the Will-o'-the-Wisps deport themselves, and how they behave? and in what shapes they have aforetime appeared and led people into crooked paths?"
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I believe," replied the man, "that one could tell quite a romance about the Will-o'-the-Wisps, in twelve parts; or, better still, one might make quite a popular play of them."
story
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From this reading "Why, this is a complete story," exclaimed the man.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Can you tell me how the Will-o'-the-Wisps deport themselves, and how they behave? and in what shapes they have aforetime appeared and led people into crooked paths?"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I believe," replied the man, "that one could tell quite a romance about the Will-o'-the-Wisps, in twelve parts; or, better still, one might make quite a popular play of them."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Why, this is a complete story," exclaimed the man.
the-Wisps
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From this reading "Can you tell me how the Will-o'-the-Wisps deport themselves, and how they behave? and in what shapes they have aforetime appeared and led people into crooked paths?"
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "I believe," replied the man, "that one could tell quite a romance about the Will-o'-the-Wisps, in twelve parts; or, better still, one might make quite a popular play of them."
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading "Can you tell me how the Will-o'-the-Wisps deport themselves, and how they behave? and in what shapes they have aforetime appeared and led people into crooked paths?"
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Can you tell me how the Will-o'-the-Wisps deport themselves, and how they behave? and in what shapes they have aforetime appeared and led people into crooked paths?"
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Why, this is a complete story," exclaimed the man.
twelve
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From this reading "I believe," replied the man, "that one could tell quite a romance about the Will-o'-the-Wisps, in twelve parts; or, better still, one might make quite a popular play of them."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Can you tell me how the Will-o'-the-Wisps deport themselves, and how they behave? and in what shapes they have aforetime appeared and led people into crooked paths?"
Why
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From this reading "Why, this is a complete story," exclaimed the man.
Will-o
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From this reading "Can you tell me how the Will-o'-the-Wisps deport themselves, and how they behave? and in what shapes they have aforetime appeared and led people into crooked paths?"
woman
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From this reading "Yes, but it is only the beginning," replied the woman.
write
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From this reading "You might write that," said the woman, "but it's best let alone."
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, but it is only the beginning," replied the woman.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Can you tell me how the Will-o'-the-Wisps deport themselves, and how they behave? and in what shapes they have aforetime appeared and led people into crooked paths?"
