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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 "Remember the joke he played on Prof. A., freshman year?" asked another.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Remember he borrowed ten dollars of me about that time," said Timmins's partner, gathering the cards for a new deal.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And so the talk went on, mingled with whist-talk, reminiscent of me, not all exactly what I would have chosen to go into my biography, but on the whole kind and tender, after the fashion of the boys.
all
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From this reading And so the talk went on, mingled with whist-talk, reminiscent of me, not all exactly what I would have chosen to go into my biography, but on the whole kind and tender, after the fashion of the boys.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And so the talk went on, mingled with whist-talk, reminiscent of me, not all exactly what I would have chosen to go into my biography, but on the whole kind and tender, after the fashion of the boys.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Remember the joke he played on Prof. A., freshman year?" asked another.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Remember the joke he played on Prof. A., freshman year?" asked another.
biography
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borrowed
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boys
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From this reading And so the talk went on, mingled with whist-talk, reminiscent of me, not all exactly what I would have chosen to go into my biography, but on the whole kind and tender, after the fashion of the boys.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And so the talk went on, mingled with whist-talk, reminiscent of me, not all exactly what I would have chosen to go into my biography, but on the whole kind and tender, after the fashion of the boys.
cards
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From this reading "Remember he borrowed ten dollars of me about that time," said Timmins's partner, gathering the cards for a new deal.
chosen
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From this reading And so the talk went on, mingled with whist-talk, reminiscent of me, not all exactly what I would have chosen to go into my biography, but on the whole kind and tender, after the fashion of the boys.
deal
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From this reading "Remember he borrowed ten dollars of me about that time," said Timmins's partner, gathering the cards for a new deal.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "How suddenly he did pop off,--one for game, honors easy,--he was good for the Spouts' Medal this year, too."
dollars
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From this reading "Remember he borrowed ten dollars of me about that time," said Timmins's partner, gathering the cards for a new deal.
easy
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From this reading "How suddenly he did pop off,--one for game, honors easy,--he was good for the Spouts' Medal this year, too."
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Guess he is the only one who ever did," retorted some one.
exactly
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From this reading And so the talk went on, mingled with whist-talk, reminiscent of me, not all exactly what I would have chosen to go into my biography, but on the whole kind and tender, after the fashion of the boys.
fashion
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From this reading And so the talk went on, mingled with whist-talk, reminiscent of me, not all exactly what I would have chosen to go into my biography, but on the whole kind and tender, after the fashion of the boys.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "How suddenly he did pop off,--one for game, honors easy,--he was good for the Spouts' Medal this year, too."
freshman
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game
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From this reading "How suddenly he did pop off,--one for game, honors easy,--he was good for the Spouts' Medal this year, too."
gathering
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go
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From this reading And so the talk went on, mingled with whist-talk, reminiscent of me, not all exactly what I would have chosen to go into my biography, but on the whole kind and tender, after the fashion of the boys.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How suddenly he did pop off,--one for game, honors easy,--he was good for the Spouts' Medal this year, too."
Guess
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From this reading "Guess he is the only one who ever did," retorted some one.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And so the talk went on, mingled with whist-talk, reminiscent of me, not all exactly what I would have chosen to go into my biography, but on the whole kind and tender, after the fashion of the boys.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "How suddenly he did pop off,--one for game, honors easy,--he was good for the Spouts' Medal this year, too."
honors
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From this reading "How suddenly he did pop off,--one for game, honors easy,--he was good for the Spouts' Medal this year, too."
How
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From this reading "How suddenly he did pop off,--one for game, honors easy,--he was good for the Spouts' Medal this year, too."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And so the talk went on, mingled with whist-talk, reminiscent of me, not all exactly what I would have chosen to go into my biography, but on the whole kind and tender, after the fashion of the boys.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And so the talk went on, mingled with whist-talk, reminiscent of me, not all exactly what I would have chosen to go into my biography, but on the whole kind and tender, after the fashion of the boys.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Guess he is the only one who ever did," retorted some one.
joke
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From this reading "Remember the joke he played on Prof. A., freshman year?" asked another.
kind
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From this reading And so the talk went on, mingled with whist-talk, reminiscent of me, not all exactly what I would have chosen to go into my biography, but on the whole kind and tender, after the fashion of the boys.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Remember he borrowed ten dollars of me about that time," said Timmins's partner, gathering the cards for a new deal.
Medal
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From this reading "How suddenly he did pop off,--one for game, honors easy,--he was good for the Spouts' Medal this year, too."
mingled
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From this reading And so the talk went on, mingled with whist-talk, reminiscent of me, not all exactly what I would have chosen to go into my biography, but on the whole kind and tender, after the fashion of the boys.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And so the talk went on, mingled with whist-talk, reminiscent of me, not all exactly what I would have chosen to go into my biography, but on the whole kind and tender, after the fashion of the boys.
new
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From this reading "Remember he borrowed ten dollars of me about that time," said Timmins's partner, gathering the cards for a new deal.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And so the talk went on, mingled with whist-talk, reminiscent of me, not all exactly what I would have chosen to go into my biography, but on the whole kind and tender, after the fashion of the boys.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Remember he borrowed ten dollars of me about that time," said Timmins's partner, gathering the cards for a new deal.
off
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From this reading "How suddenly he did pop off,--one for game, honors easy,--he was good for the Spouts' Medal this year, too."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Remember the joke he played on Prof. A., freshman year?" asked another.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "How suddenly he did pop off,--one for game, honors easy,--he was good for the Spouts' Medal this year, too."
only
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partner
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played
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pop
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From this reading "How suddenly he did pop off,--one for game, honors easy,--he was good for the Spouts' Medal this year, too."
Prof
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From this reading "Remember the joke he played on Prof. A., freshman year?" asked another.
RememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
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reminiscent
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From this reading And so the talk went on, mingled with whist-talk, reminiscent of me, not all exactly what I would have chosen to go into my biography, but on the whole kind and tender, after the fashion of the boys.
retorted
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said
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so the talk went on, mingled with whist-talk, reminiscent of me, not all exactly what I would have chosen to go into my biography, but on the whole kind and tender, after the fashion of the boys.
some
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Spouts
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From this reading "How suddenly he did pop off,--one for game, honors easy,--he was good for the Spouts' Medal this year, too."
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "How suddenly he did pop off,--one for game, honors easy,--he was good for the Spouts' Medal this year, too."
talk
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From this reading And so the talk went on, mingled with whist-talk, reminiscent of me, not all exactly what I would have chosen to go into my biography, but on the whole kind and tender, after the fashion of the boys.
ten
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From this reading "Remember he borrowed ten dollars of me about that time," said Timmins's partner, gathering the cards for a new deal.
tender
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From this reading And so the talk went on, mingled with whist-talk, reminiscent of me, not all exactly what I would have chosen to go into my biography, but on the whole kind and tender, after the fashion of the boys.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Remember he borrowed ten dollars of me about that time," said Timmins's partner, gathering the cards for a new deal.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "How suddenly he did pop off,--one for game, honors easy,--he was good for the Spouts' Medal this year, too."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "How suddenly he did pop off,--one for game, honors easy,--he was good for the Spouts' Medal this year, too."
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Remember he borrowed ten dollars of me about that time," said Timmins's partner, gathering the cards for a new deal.
Timmins's
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From this reading "Remember he borrowed ten dollars of me about that time," said Timmins's partner, gathering the cards for a new deal.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And so the talk went on, mingled with whist-talk, reminiscent of me, not all exactly what I would have chosen to go into my biography, but on the whole kind and tender, after the fashion of the boys.
too
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From this reading "How suddenly he did pop off,--one for game, honors easy,--he was good for the Spouts' Medal this year, too."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "How suddenly he did pop off,--one for game, honors easy,--he was good for the Spouts' Medal this year, too."
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so the talk went on, mingled with whist-talk, reminiscent of me, not all exactly what I would have chosen to go into my biography, but on the whole kind and tender, after the fashion of the boys.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And so the talk went on, mingled with whist-talk, reminiscent of me, not all exactly what I would have chosen to go into my biography, but on the whole kind and tender, after the fashion of the boys.
whist-talk
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From this reading And so the talk went on, mingled with whist-talk, reminiscent of me, not all exactly what I would have chosen to go into my biography, but on the whole kind and tender, after the fashion of the boys.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Guess he is the only one who ever did," retorted some one.
whole
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From this reading And so the talk went on, mingled with whist-talk, reminiscent of me, not all exactly what I would have chosen to go into my biography, but on the whole kind and tender, after the fashion of the boys.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And so the talk went on, mingled with whist-talk, reminiscent of me, not all exactly what I would have chosen to go into my biography, but on the whole kind and tender, after the fashion of the boys.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And so the talk went on, mingled with whist-talk, reminiscent of me, not all exactly what I would have chosen to go into my biography, but on the whole kind and tender, after the fashion of the boys.
year
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From this reading "How suddenly he did pop off,--one for game, honors easy,--he was good for the Spouts' Medal this year, too."
