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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 Herbert Ross, who was still fuming with anger, saw a chance to get the janitor into trouble, and answered, spitefully:
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It happened, however, that he had had occasion to go to the post office to deposit an important letter, and as it was so near the hour for commencing school, he had not thought it worth his while to go home again.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It happened, however, that he had had occasion to go to the post office to deposit an important letter, and as it was so near the hour for commencing school, he had not thought it worth his while to go home again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It happened, however, that he had had occasion to go to the post office to deposit an important letter, and as it was so near the hour for commencing school, he had not thought it worth his while to go home again.
anger
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From this reading Herbert Ross, who was still fuming with anger, saw a chance to get the janitor into trouble, and answered, spitefully:
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Herbert Ross, who was still fuming with anger, saw a chance to get the janitor into trouble, and answered, spitefully:
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It happened, however, that he had had occasion to go to the post office to deposit an important letter, and as it was so near the hour for commencing school, he had not thought it worth his while to go home again.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Both boys were surprised to see Dr. Euclid, for it was ten minutes before his usual hour of coming.
BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both boys were surprised to see Dr. Euclid, for it was ten minutes before his usual hour of coming.
boys
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From this reading Both boys were surprised to see Dr. Euclid, for it was ten minutes before his usual hour of coming.
chance
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From this reading Herbert Ross, who was still fuming with anger, saw a chance to get the janitor into trouble, and answered, spitefully:
coming
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From this reading Both boys were surprised to see Dr. Euclid, for it was ten minutes before his usual hour of coming.
commencing
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From this reading It happened, however, that he had had occasion to go to the post office to deposit an important letter, and as it was so near the hour for commencing school, he had not thought it worth his while to go home again.
CONSIDERS
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From this reading HERBERT CONSIDERS HIMSELF INSULTED.
deposit
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From this reading It happened, however, that he had had occasion to go to the post office to deposit an important letter, and as it was so near the hour for commencing school, he had not thought it worth his while to go home again.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What’s the matter, boys?” repeated the doctor.
Dr
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From this reading Both boys were surprised to see Dr. Euclid, for it was ten minutes before his usual hour of coming.
Euclid
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From this reading Both boys were surprised to see Dr. Euclid, for it was ten minutes before his usual hour of coming.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Both boys were surprised to see Dr. Euclid, for it was ten minutes before his usual hour of coming.
fuming
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From this reading Herbert Ross, who was still fuming with anger, saw a chance to get the janitor into trouble, and answered, spitefully:
get
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From this reading Herbert Ross, who was still fuming with anger, saw a chance to get the janitor into trouble, and answered, spitefully:
go
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From this reading It happened, however, that he had had occasion to go to the post office to deposit an important letter, and as it was so near the hour for commencing school, he had not thought it worth his while to go home again.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It happened, however, that he had had occasion to go to the post office to deposit an important letter, and as it was so near the hour for commencing school, he had not thought it worth his while to go home again.
happened
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From this reading It happened, however, that he had had occasion to go to the post office to deposit an important letter, and as it was so near the hour for commencing school, he had not thought it worth his while to go home again.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It happened, however, that he had had occasion to go to the post office to deposit an important letter, and as it was so near the hour for commencing school, he had not thought it worth his while to go home again.
HERBERT
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From this reading HERBERT CONSIDERS HIMSELF INSULTED.
HIMSELFpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading HERBERT CONSIDERS HIMSELF INSULTED.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Both boys were surprised to see Dr. Euclid, for it was ten minutes before his usual hour of coming.
home
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From this reading It happened, however, that he had had occasion to go to the post office to deposit an important letter, and as it was so near the hour for commencing school, he had not thought it worth his while to go home again.
hour
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From this reading Both boys were surprised to see Dr. Euclid, for it was ten minutes before his usual hour of coming.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading It happened, however, that he had had occasion to go to the post office to deposit an important letter, and as it was so near the hour for commencing school, he had not thought it worth his while to go home again.
important
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From this reading It happened, however, that he had had occasion to go to the post office to deposit an important letter, and as it was so near the hour for commencing school, he had not thought it worth his while to go home again.
INSULTED
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From this reading HERBERT CONSIDERS HIMSELF INSULTED.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Herbert Ross, who was still fuming with anger, saw a chance to get the janitor into trouble, and answered, spitefully:
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Both boys were surprised to see Dr. Euclid, for it was ten minutes before his usual hour of coming.
janitor
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From this reading Herbert Ross, who was still fuming with anger, saw a chance to get the janitor into trouble, and answered, spitefully:
letter
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From this reading It happened, however, that he had had occasion to go to the post office to deposit an important letter, and as it was so near the hour for commencing school, he had not thought it worth his while to go home again.
matter
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From this reading “What’s the matter, boys?” repeated the doctor.
minutes
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From this reading Both boys were surprised to see Dr. Euclid, for it was ten minutes before his usual hour of coming.
near
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From this reading It happened, however, that he had had occasion to go to the post office to deposit an important letter, and as it was so near the hour for commencing school, he had not thought it worth his while to go home again.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It happened, however, that he had had occasion to go to the post office to deposit an important letter, and as it was so near the hour for commencing school, he had not thought it worth his while to go home again.
occasion
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From this reading It happened, however, that he had had occasion to go to the post office to deposit an important letter, and as it was so near the hour for commencing school, he had not thought it worth his while to go home again.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Both boys were surprised to see Dr. Euclid, for it was ten minutes before his usual hour of coming.
office
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From this reading It happened, however, that he had had occasion to go to the post office to deposit an important letter, and as it was so near the hour for commencing school, he had not thought it worth his while to go home again.
post
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From this reading It happened, however, that he had had occasion to go to the post office to deposit an important letter, and as it was so near the hour for commencing school, he had not thought it worth his while to go home again.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What’s the matter, boys?” repeated the doctor.
Ross
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From this reading Herbert Ross, who was still fuming with anger, saw a chance to get the janitor into trouble, and answered, spitefully:
saw
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From this reading Herbert Ross, who was still fuming with anger, saw a chance to get the janitor into trouble, and answered, spitefully:
school
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From this reading It happened, however, that he had had occasion to go to the post office to deposit an important letter, and as it was so near the hour for commencing school, he had not thought it worth his while to go home again.
see
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From this reading Both boys were surprised to see Dr. Euclid, for it was ten minutes before his usual hour of coming.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It happened, however, that he had had occasion to go to the post office to deposit an important letter, and as it was so near the hour for commencing school, he had not thought it worth his while to go home again.
spitefully
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From this reading Herbert Ross, who was still fuming with anger, saw a chance to get the janitor into trouble, and answered, spitefully:
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Herbert Ross, who was still fuming with anger, saw a chance to get the janitor into trouble, and answered, spitefully:
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Both boys were surprised to see Dr. Euclid, for it was ten minutes before his usual hour of coming.
ten
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From this reading Both boys were surprised to see Dr. Euclid, for it was ten minutes before his usual hour of coming.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It happened, however, that he had had occasion to go to the post office to deposit an important letter, and as it was so near the hour for commencing school, he had not thought it worth his while to go home again.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It happened, however, that he had had occasion to go to the post office to deposit an important letter, and as it was so near the hour for commencing school, he had not thought it worth his while to go home again.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It happened, however, that he had had occasion to go to the post office to deposit an important letter, and as it was so near the hour for commencing school, he had not thought it worth his while to go home again.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Both boys were surprised to see Dr. Euclid, for it was ten minutes before his usual hour of coming.
trouble
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From this reading Herbert Ross, who was still fuming with anger, saw a chance to get the janitor into trouble, and answered, spitefully:
usual
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From this reading Both boys were surprised to see Dr. Euclid, for it was ten minutes before his usual hour of coming.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Both boys were surprised to see Dr. Euclid, for it was ten minutes before his usual hour of coming.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Both boys were surprised to see Dr. Euclid, for it was ten minutes before his usual hour of coming.
What's
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From this reading “What’s the matter, boys?” repeated the doctor.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading It happened, however, that he had had occasion to go to the post office to deposit an important letter, and as it was so near the hour for commencing school, he had not thought it worth his while to go home again.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Herbert Ross, who was still fuming with anger, saw a chance to get the janitor into trouble, and answered, spitefully:
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Herbert Ross, who was still fuming with anger, saw a chance to get the janitor into trouble, and answered, spitefully:
worth
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From this reading It happened, however, that he had had occasion to go to the post office to deposit an important letter, and as it was so near the hour for commencing school, he had not thought it worth his while to go home again.
