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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 There’s something about a fresh, dew-sprinkled June morning that makes a chap believe he can do almost anything if he tries hard enough!
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There’s something about a fresh, dew-sprinkled June morning that makes a chap believe he can do almost anything if he tries hard enough!
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading AND SO HAS WILLARD That ought to have settled the matter; but, although Tom, refusing comfort from his mother, went to bed telling himself that it was going to be the paper mill after all, somehow the next morning brought renewed hope.
all
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From this reading AND SO HAS WILLARD That ought to have settled the matter; but, although Tom, refusing comfort from his mother, went to bed telling himself that it was going to be the paper mill after all, somehow the next morning brought renewed hope.
almost
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From this reading There’s something about a fresh, dew-sprinkled June morning that makes a chap believe he can do almost anything if he tries hard enough!
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading AND SO HAS WILLARD That ought to have settled the matter; but, although Tom, refusing comfort from his mother, went to bed telling himself that it was going to be the paper mill after all, somehow the next morning brought renewed hope.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AND SO HAS WILLARD That ought to have settled the matter; but, although Tom, refusing comfort from his mother, went to bed telling himself that it was going to be the paper mill after all, somehow the next morning brought renewed hope.
announced
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From this reading “I’ve been waiting for you,” announced Willard.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading There’s something about a fresh, dew-sprinkled June morning that makes a chap believe he can do almost anything if he tries hard enough!
automobile
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From this reading While he was dressing he tried to think of some way in which to get hold of that automobile, and, although he hadn’t succeeded by breakfast time, he nevertheless went downstairs to the morning meal in high spirits.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading AND SO HAS WILLARD That ought to have settled the matter; but, although Tom, refusing comfort from his mother, went to bed telling himself that it was going to be the paper mill after all, somehow the next morning brought renewed hope.
bed
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From this reading AND SO HAS WILLARD That ought to have settled the matter; but, although Tom, refusing comfort from his mother, went to bed telling himself that it was going to be the paper mill after all, somehow the next morning brought renewed hope.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I’ve been waiting for you,” announced Willard.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There’s something about a fresh, dew-sprinkled June morning that makes a chap believe he can do almost anything if he tries hard enough!
breakfast
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From this reading While he was dressing he tried to think of some way in which to get hold of that automobile, and, although he hadn’t succeeded by breakfast time, he nevertheless went downstairs to the morning meal in high spirits.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading AND SO HAS WILLARD That ought to have settled the matter; but, although Tom, refusing comfort from his mother, went to bed telling himself that it was going to be the paper mill after all, somehow the next morning brought renewed hope.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading AND SO HAS WILLARD That ought to have settled the matter; but, although Tom, refusing comfort from his mother, went to bed telling himself that it was going to be the paper mill after all, somehow the next morning brought renewed hope.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading While he was dressing he tried to think of some way in which to get hold of that automobile, and, although he hadn’t succeeded by breakfast time, he nevertheless went downstairs to the morning meal in high spirits.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading There’s something about a fresh, dew-sprinkled June morning that makes a chap believe he can do almost anything if he tries hard enough!
chap
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From this reading There’s something about a fresh, dew-sprinkled June morning that makes a chap believe he can do almost anything if he tries hard enough!
comfort
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From this reading AND SO HAS WILLARD That ought to have settled the matter; but, although Tom, refusing comfort from his mother, went to bed telling himself that it was going to be the paper mill after all, somehow the next morning brought renewed hope.
dew-sprinkled
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From this reading There’s something about a fresh, dew-sprinkled June morning that makes a chap believe he can do almost anything if he tries hard enough!
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading There’s something about a fresh, dew-sprinkled June morning that makes a chap believe he can do almost anything if he tries hard enough!
downstairs
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From this reading While he was dressing he tried to think of some way in which to get hold of that automobile, and, although he hadn’t succeeded by breakfast time, he nevertheless went downstairs to the morning meal in high spirits.
dressing
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From this reading While he was dressing he tried to think of some way in which to get hold of that automobile, and, although he hadn’t succeeded by breakfast time, he nevertheless went downstairs to the morning meal in high spirits.
enough
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From this reading There’s something about a fresh, dew-sprinkled June morning that makes a chap believe he can do almost anything if he tries hard enough!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I’ve been waiting for you,” announced Willard.
fresh
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From this reading There’s something about a fresh, dew-sprinkled June morning that makes a chap believe he can do almost anything if he tries hard enough!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading AND SO HAS WILLARD That ought to have settled the matter; but, although Tom, refusing comfort from his mother, went to bed telling himself that it was going to be the paper mill after all, somehow the next morning brought renewed hope.
gate
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From this reading When Tom started out of the house he was surprised to see Willard Morris leaning over the gate.
get
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From this reading While he was dressing he tried to think of some way in which to get hold of that automobile, and, although he hadn’t succeeded by breakfast time, he nevertheless went downstairs to the morning meal in high spirits.
going
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From this reading AND SO HAS WILLARD That ought to have settled the matter; but, although Tom, refusing comfort from his mother, went to bed telling himself that it was going to be the paper mill after all, somehow the next morning brought renewed hope.
hadn't
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From this reading While he was dressing he tried to think of some way in which to get hold of that automobile, and, although he hadn’t succeeded by breakfast time, he nevertheless went downstairs to the morning meal in high spirits.
hard
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From this reading There’s something about a fresh, dew-sprinkled June morning that makes a chap believe he can do almost anything if he tries hard enough!
HASauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AND SO HAS WILLARD That ought to have settled the matter; but, although Tom, refusing comfort from his mother, went to bed telling himself that it was going to be the paper mill after all, somehow the next morning brought renewed hope.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading AND SO HAS WILLARD That ought to have settled the matter; but, although Tom, refusing comfort from his mother, went to bed telling himself that it was going to be the paper mill after all, somehow the next morning brought renewed hope.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading While he was dressing he tried to think of some way in which to get hold of that automobile, and, although he hadn’t succeeded by breakfast time, he nevertheless went downstairs to the morning meal in high spirits.
high
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From this reading While he was dressing he tried to think of some way in which to get hold of that automobile, and, although he hadn’t succeeded by breakfast time, he nevertheless went downstairs to the morning meal in high spirits.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading AND SO HAS WILLARD That ought to have settled the matter; but, although Tom, refusing comfort from his mother, went to bed telling himself that it was going to be the paper mill after all, somehow the next morning brought renewed hope.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AND SO HAS WILLARD That ought to have settled the matter; but, although Tom, refusing comfort from his mother, went to bed telling himself that it was going to be the paper mill after all, somehow the next morning brought renewed hope.
hold
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From this reading While he was dressing he tried to think of some way in which to get hold of that automobile, and, although he hadn’t succeeded by breakfast time, he nevertheless went downstairs to the morning meal in high spirits.
hope
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From this reading AND SO HAS WILLARD That ought to have settled the matter; but, although Tom, refusing comfort from his mother, went to bed telling himself that it was going to be the paper mill after all, somehow the next morning brought renewed hope.
house
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From this reading When Tom started out of the house he was surprised to see Willard Morris leaning over the gate.
I've
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From this reading “I’ve been waiting for you,” announced Willard.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There’s something about a fresh, dew-sprinkled June morning that makes a chap believe he can do almost anything if he tries hard enough!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While he was dressing he tried to think of some way in which to get hold of that automobile, and, although he hadn’t succeeded by breakfast time, he nevertheless went downstairs to the morning meal in high spirits.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AND SO HAS WILLARD That ought to have settled the matter; but, although Tom, refusing comfort from his mother, went to bed telling himself that it was going to be the paper mill after all, somehow the next morning brought renewed hope.
June
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From this reading There’s something about a fresh, dew-sprinkled June morning that makes a chap believe he can do almost anything if he tries hard enough!
leaning
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From this reading When Tom started out of the house he was surprised to see Willard Morris leaning over the gate.
makes
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From this reading There’s something about a fresh, dew-sprinkled June morning that makes a chap believe he can do almost anything if he tries hard enough!
matter
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From this reading AND SO HAS WILLARD That ought to have settled the matter; but, although Tom, refusing comfort from his mother, went to bed telling himself that it was going to be the paper mill after all, somehow the next morning brought renewed hope.
meal
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From this reading While he was dressing he tried to think of some way in which to get hold of that automobile, and, although he hadn’t succeeded by breakfast time, he nevertheless went downstairs to the morning meal in high spirits.
mill
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From this reading AND SO HAS WILLARD That ought to have settled the matter; but, although Tom, refusing comfort from his mother, went to bed telling himself that it was going to be the paper mill after all, somehow the next morning brought renewed hope.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AND SO HAS WILLARD That ought to have settled the matter; but, although Tom, refusing comfort from his mother, went to bed telling himself that it was going to be the paper mill after all, somehow the next morning brought renewed hope.
Morris
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From this reading When Tom started out of the house he was surprised to see Willard Morris leaning over the gate.
mother
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From this reading AND SO HAS WILLARD That ought to have settled the matter; but, although Tom, refusing comfort from his mother, went to bed telling himself that it was going to be the paper mill after all, somehow the next morning brought renewed hope.
neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading While he was dressing he tried to think of some way in which to get hold of that automobile, and, although he hadn’t succeeded by breakfast time, he nevertheless went downstairs to the morning meal in high spirits.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AND SO HAS WILLARD That ought to have settled the matter; but, although Tom, refusing comfort from his mother, went to bed telling himself that it was going to be the paper mill after all, somehow the next morning brought renewed hope.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading While he was dressing he tried to think of some way in which to get hold of that automobile, and, although he hadn’t succeeded by breakfast time, he nevertheless went downstairs to the morning meal in high spirits.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading AND SO HAS WILLARD That ought to have settled the matter; but, although Tom, refusing comfort from his mother, went to bed telling himself that it was going to be the paper mill after all, somehow the next morning brought renewed hope.
out
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From this reading When Tom started out of the house he was surprised to see Willard Morris leaning over the gate.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When Tom started out of the house he was surprised to see Willard Morris leaning over the gate.
paper
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From this reading AND SO HAS WILLARD That ought to have settled the matter; but, although Tom, refusing comfort from his mother, went to bed telling himself that it was going to be the paper mill after all, somehow the next morning brought renewed hope.
refusing
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From this reading AND SO HAS WILLARD That ought to have settled the matter; but, although Tom, refusing comfort from his mother, went to bed telling himself that it was going to be the paper mill after all, somehow the next morning brought renewed hope.
renewed
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From this reading AND SO HAS WILLARD That ought to have settled the matter; but, although Tom, refusing comfort from his mother, went to bed telling himself that it was going to be the paper mill after all, somehow the next morning brought renewed hope.
see
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From this reading When Tom started out of the house he was surprised to see Willard Morris leaning over the gate.
settled
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From this reading AND SO HAS WILLARD That ought to have settled the matter; but, although Tom, refusing comfort from his mother, went to bed telling himself that it was going to be the paper mill after all, somehow the next morning brought renewed hope.
SOconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading AND SO HAS WILLARD That ought to have settled the matter; but, although Tom, refusing comfort from his mother, went to bed telling himself that it was going to be the paper mill after all, somehow the next morning brought renewed hope.
some
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From this reading While he was dressing he tried to think of some way in which to get hold of that automobile, and, although he hadn’t succeeded by breakfast time, he nevertheless went downstairs to the morning meal in high spirits.
somehow
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From this reading AND SO HAS WILLARD That ought to have settled the matter; but, although Tom, refusing comfort from his mother, went to bed telling himself that it was going to be the paper mill after all, somehow the next morning brought renewed hope.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There’s something about a fresh, dew-sprinkled June morning that makes a chap believe he can do almost anything if he tries hard enough!
spirits
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From this reading While he was dressing he tried to think of some way in which to get hold of that automobile, and, although he hadn’t succeeded by breakfast time, he nevertheless went downstairs to the morning meal in high spirits.
started
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From this reading When Tom started out of the house he was surprised to see Willard Morris leaning over the gate.
succeeded
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From this reading While he was dressing he tried to think of some way in which to get hold of that automobile, and, although he hadn’t succeeded by breakfast time, he nevertheless went downstairs to the morning meal in high spirits.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Tom started out of the house he was surprised to see Willard Morris leaning over the gate.
telling
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From this reading AND SO HAS WILLARD That ought to have settled the matter; but, although Tom, refusing comfort from his mother, went to bed telling himself that it was going to be the paper mill after all, somehow the next morning brought renewed hope.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AND SO HAS WILLARD That ought to have settled the matter; but, although Tom, refusing comfort from his mother, went to bed telling himself that it was going to be the paper mill after all, somehow the next morning brought renewed hope.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AND SO HAS WILLARD That ought to have settled the matter; but, although Tom, refusing comfort from his mother, went to bed telling himself that it was going to be the paper mill after all, somehow the next morning brought renewed hope.
There's
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From this reading There’s something about a fresh, dew-sprinkled June morning that makes a chap believe he can do almost anything if he tries hard enough!
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While he was dressing he tried to think of some way in which to get hold of that automobile, and, although he hadn’t succeeded by breakfast time, he nevertheless went downstairs to the morning meal in high spirits.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While he was dressing he tried to think of some way in which to get hold of that automobile, and, although he hadn’t succeeded by breakfast time, he nevertheless went downstairs to the morning meal in high spirits.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AND SO HAS WILLARD That ought to have settled the matter; but, although Tom, refusing comfort from his mother, went to bed telling himself that it was going to be the paper mill after all, somehow the next morning brought renewed hope.
Tom
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From this reading AND SO HAS WILLARD That ought to have settled the matter; but, although Tom, refusing comfort from his mother, went to bed telling himself that it was going to be the paper mill after all, somehow the next morning brought renewed hope.
tried
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From this reading While he was dressing he tried to think of some way in which to get hold of that automobile, and, although he hadn’t succeeded by breakfast time, he nevertheless went downstairs to the morning meal in high spirits.
tries
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From this reading There’s something about a fresh, dew-sprinkled June morning that makes a chap believe he can do almost anything if he tries hard enough!
waiting
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From this reading “I’ve been waiting for you,” announced Willard.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AND SO HAS WILLARD That ought to have settled the matter; but, although Tom, refusing comfort from his mother, went to bed telling himself that it was going to be the paper mill after all, somehow the next morning brought renewed hope.
way
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From this reading While he was dressing he tried to think of some way in which to get hold of that automobile, and, although he hadn’t succeeded by breakfast time, he nevertheless went downstairs to the morning meal in high spirits.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AND SO HAS WILLARD That ought to have settled the matter; but, although Tom, refusing comfort from his mother, went to bed telling himself that it was going to be the paper mill after all, somehow the next morning brought renewed hope.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Tom started out of the house he was surprised to see Willard Morris leaning over the gate.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading While he was dressing he tried to think of some way in which to get hold of that automobile, and, although he hadn’t succeeded by breakfast time, he nevertheless went downstairs to the morning meal in high spirits.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While he was dressing he tried to think of some way in which to get hold of that automobile, and, although he hadn’t succeeded by breakfast time, he nevertheless went downstairs to the morning meal in high spirits.
WILLARD
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From this reading AND SO HAS WILLARD That ought to have settled the matter; but, although Tom, refusing comfort from his mother, went to bed telling himself that it was going to be the paper mill after all, somehow the next morning brought renewed hope.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I’ve been waiting for you,” announced Willard.
