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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 Tom was on hand, watching, helping where he might, and asking a hundred questions.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TOM LEARNS TO RUN THE ARK On the following Tuesday morning the expressman backed up to the Bentons’ and lowered two heavy wooden cases to the sidewalk, subsequently trundling them up the short drive to the stable, and that evening Jimmy Brennan began to reassemble the engine.
ARK
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From this reading TOM LEARNS TO RUN THE ARK On the following Tuesday morning the expressman backed up to the Bentons’ and lowered two heavy wooden cases to the sidewalk, subsequently trundling them up the short drive to the stable, and that evening Jimmy Brennan began to reassemble the engine.
asking
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From this reading Tom was on hand, watching, helping where he might, and asking a hundred questions.
assembled
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From this reading Scarcely a part was assembled without Tom learning the why and wherefore of it.
backed
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From this reading TOM LEARNS TO RUN THE ARK On the following Tuesday morning the expressman backed up to the Bentons’ and lowered two heavy wooden cases to the sidewalk, subsequently trundling them up the short drive to the stable, and that evening Jimmy Brennan began to reassemble the engine.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TOM LEARNS TO RUN THE ARK On the following Tuesday morning the expressman backed up to the Bentons’ and lowered two heavy wooden cases to the sidewalk, subsequently trundling them up the short drive to the stable, and that evening Jimmy Brennan began to reassemble the engine.
Bentons
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From this reading TOM LEARNS TO RUN THE ARK On the following Tuesday morning the expressman backed up to the Bentons’ and lowered two heavy wooden cases to the sidewalk, subsequently trundling them up the short drive to the stable, and that evening Jimmy Brennan began to reassemble the engine.
boys
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From this reading Jimmy, whom the boys had grown to like tremendously, was patience itself.
Brennan
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From this reading TOM LEARNS TO RUN THE ARK On the following Tuesday morning the expressman backed up to the Bentons’ and lowered two heavy wooden cases to the sidewalk, subsequently trundling them up the short drive to the stable, and that evening Jimmy Brennan began to reassemble the engine.
cases
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From this reading TOM LEARNS TO RUN THE ARK On the following Tuesday morning the expressman backed up to the Bentons’ and lowered two heavy wooden cases to the sidewalk, subsequently trundling them up the short drive to the stable, and that evening Jimmy Brennan began to reassemble the engine.
drive
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From this reading TOM LEARNS TO RUN THE ARK On the following Tuesday morning the expressman backed up to the Bentons’ and lowered two heavy wooden cases to the sidewalk, subsequently trundling them up the short drive to the stable, and that evening Jimmy Brennan began to reassemble the engine.
engine
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From this reading TOM LEARNS TO RUN THE ARK On the following Tuesday morning the expressman backed up to the Bentons’ and lowered two heavy wooden cases to the sidewalk, subsequently trundling them up the short drive to the stable, and that evening Jimmy Brennan began to reassemble the engine.
evening
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From this reading TOM LEARNS TO RUN THE ARK On the following Tuesday morning the expressman backed up to the Bentons’ and lowered two heavy wooden cases to the sidewalk, subsequently trundling them up the short drive to the stable, and that evening Jimmy Brennan began to reassemble the engine.
expressman
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From this reading TOM LEARNS TO RUN THE ARK On the following Tuesday morning the expressman backed up to the Bentons’ and lowered two heavy wooden cases to the sidewalk, subsequently trundling them up the short drive to the stable, and that evening Jimmy Brennan began to reassemble the engine.
fact
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From this reading In fact, he seemed to like to share his knowledge with Tom.
following
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From this reading TOM LEARNS TO RUN THE ARK On the following Tuesday morning the expressman backed up to the Bentons’ and lowered two heavy wooden cases to the sidewalk, subsequently trundling them up the short drive to the stable, and that evening Jimmy Brennan began to reassemble the engine.
grown
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From this reading Jimmy, whom the boys had grown to like tremendously, was patience itself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jimmy, whom the boys had grown to like tremendously, was patience itself.
hand
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From this reading Tom was on hand, watching, helping where he might, and asking a hundred questions.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tom was on hand, watching, helping where he might, and asking a hundred questions.
heavy
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From this reading TOM LEARNS TO RUN THE ARK On the following Tuesday morning the expressman backed up to the Bentons’ and lowered two heavy wooden cases to the sidewalk, subsequently trundling them up the short drive to the stable, and that evening Jimmy Brennan began to reassemble the engine.
helping
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From this reading Tom was on hand, watching, helping where he might, and asking a hundred questions.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In fact, he seemed to like to share his knowledge with Tom.
hundred
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From this reading Tom was on hand, watching, helping where he might, and asking a hundred questions.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In fact, he seemed to like to share his knowledge with Tom.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Scarcely a part was assembled without Tom learning the why and wherefore of it.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Jimmy, whom the boys had grown to like tremendously, was patience itself.
Jimmy
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From this reading TOM LEARNS TO RUN THE ARK On the following Tuesday morning the expressman backed up to the Bentons’ and lowered two heavy wooden cases to the sidewalk, subsequently trundling them up the short drive to the stable, and that evening Jimmy Brennan began to reassemble the engine.
knowledge
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From this reading In fact, he seemed to like to share his knowledge with Tom.
learning
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From this reading Scarcely a part was assembled without Tom learning the why and wherefore of it.
LEARNS
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From this reading TOM LEARNS TO RUN THE ARK On the following Tuesday morning the expressman backed up to the Bentons’ and lowered two heavy wooden cases to the sidewalk, subsequently trundling them up the short drive to the stable, and that evening Jimmy Brennan began to reassemble the engine.
like
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From this reading Jimmy, whom the boys had grown to like tremendously, was patience itself.
lowered
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From this reading TOM LEARNS TO RUN THE ARK On the following Tuesday morning the expressman backed up to the Bentons’ and lowered two heavy wooden cases to the sidewalk, subsequently trundling them up the short drive to the stable, and that evening Jimmy Brennan began to reassemble the engine.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Tom was on hand, watching, helping where he might, and asking a hundred questions.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TOM LEARNS TO RUN THE ARK On the following Tuesday morning the expressman backed up to the Bentons’ and lowered two heavy wooden cases to the sidewalk, subsequently trundling them up the short drive to the stable, and that evening Jimmy Brennan began to reassemble the engine.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Scarcely a part was assembled without Tom learning the why and wherefore of it.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading TOM LEARNS TO RUN THE ARK On the following Tuesday morning the expressman backed up to the Bentons’ and lowered two heavy wooden cases to the sidewalk, subsequently trundling them up the short drive to the stable, and that evening Jimmy Brennan began to reassemble the engine.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Scarcely a part was assembled without Tom learning the why and wherefore of it.
patience
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From this reading Jimmy, whom the boys had grown to like tremendously, was patience itself.
questions
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From this reading Tom was on hand, watching, helping where he might, and asking a hundred questions.
reassemble
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From this reading TOM LEARNS TO RUN THE ARK On the following Tuesday morning the expressman backed up to the Bentons’ and lowered two heavy wooden cases to the sidewalk, subsequently trundling them up the short drive to the stable, and that evening Jimmy Brennan began to reassemble the engine.
RUN
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From this reading TOM LEARNS TO RUN THE ARK On the following Tuesday morning the expressman backed up to the Bentons’ and lowered two heavy wooden cases to the sidewalk, subsequently trundling them up the short drive to the stable, and that evening Jimmy Brennan began to reassemble the engine.
Scarcely
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From this reading Scarcely a part was assembled without Tom learning the why and wherefore of it.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In fact, he seemed to like to share his knowledge with Tom.
share
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From this reading In fact, he seemed to like to share his knowledge with Tom.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading TOM LEARNS TO RUN THE ARK On the following Tuesday morning the expressman backed up to the Bentons’ and lowered two heavy wooden cases to the sidewalk, subsequently trundling them up the short drive to the stable, and that evening Jimmy Brennan began to reassemble the engine.
sidewalk
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From this reading TOM LEARNS TO RUN THE ARK On the following Tuesday morning the expressman backed up to the Bentons’ and lowered two heavy wooden cases to the sidewalk, subsequently trundling them up the short drive to the stable, and that evening Jimmy Brennan began to reassemble the engine.
stable
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From this reading TOM LEARNS TO RUN THE ARK On the following Tuesday morning the expressman backed up to the Bentons’ and lowered two heavy wooden cases to the sidewalk, subsequently trundling them up the short drive to the stable, and that evening Jimmy Brennan began to reassemble the engine.
subsequently
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From this reading TOM LEARNS TO RUN THE ARK On the following Tuesday morning the expressman backed up to the Bentons’ and lowered two heavy wooden cases to the sidewalk, subsequently trundling them up the short drive to the stable, and that evening Jimmy Brennan began to reassemble the engine.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading TOM LEARNS TO RUN THE ARK On the following Tuesday morning the expressman backed up to the Bentons’ and lowered two heavy wooden cases to the sidewalk, subsequently trundling them up the short drive to the stable, and that evening Jimmy Brennan began to reassemble the engine.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TOM LEARNS TO RUN THE ARK On the following Tuesday morning the expressman backed up to the Bentons’ and lowered two heavy wooden cases to the sidewalk, subsequently trundling them up the short drive to the stable, and that evening Jimmy Brennan began to reassemble the engine.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading TOM LEARNS TO RUN THE ARK On the following Tuesday morning the expressman backed up to the Bentons’ and lowered two heavy wooden cases to the sidewalk, subsequently trundling them up the short drive to the stable, and that evening Jimmy Brennan began to reassemble the engine.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TOM LEARNS TO RUN THE ARK On the following Tuesday morning the expressman backed up to the Bentons’ and lowered two heavy wooden cases to the sidewalk, subsequently trundling them up the short drive to the stable, and that evening Jimmy Brennan began to reassemble the engine.
TOM
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From this reading TOM LEARNS TO RUN THE ARK On the following Tuesday morning the expressman backed up to the Bentons’ and lowered two heavy wooden cases to the sidewalk, subsequently trundling them up the short drive to the stable, and that evening Jimmy Brennan began to reassemble the engine.
tremendously
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From this reading Jimmy, whom the boys had grown to like tremendously, was patience itself.
trundling
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From this reading TOM LEARNS TO RUN THE ARK On the following Tuesday morning the expressman backed up to the Bentons’ and lowered two heavy wooden cases to the sidewalk, subsequently trundling them up the short drive to the stable, and that evening Jimmy Brennan began to reassemble the engine.
Tuesday
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From this reading TOM LEARNS TO RUN THE ARK On the following Tuesday morning the expressman backed up to the Bentons’ and lowered two heavy wooden cases to the sidewalk, subsequently trundling them up the short drive to the stable, and that evening Jimmy Brennan began to reassemble the engine.
two
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From this reading TOM LEARNS TO RUN THE ARK On the following Tuesday morning the expressman backed up to the Bentons’ and lowered two heavy wooden cases to the sidewalk, subsequently trundling them up the short drive to the stable, and that evening Jimmy Brennan began to reassemble the engine.
up
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From this reading TOM LEARNS TO RUN THE ARK On the following Tuesday morning the expressman backed up to the Bentons’ and lowered two heavy wooden cases to the sidewalk, subsequently trundling them up the short drive to the stable, and that evening Jimmy Brennan began to reassemble the engine.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tom was on hand, watching, helping where he might, and asking a hundred questions.
watching
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From this reading Tom was on hand, watching, helping where he might, and asking a hundred questions.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Tom was on hand, watching, helping where he might, and asking a hundred questions.
whereforeadverbUS /werˈfɔːr/
an old word meaning “why” or “for that reason”
From this reading Scarcely a part was assembled without Tom learning the why and wherefore of it.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jimmy, whom the boys had grown to like tremendously, was patience itself.
why
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From this reading Scarcely a part was assembled without Tom learning the why and wherefore of it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In fact, he seemed to like to share his knowledge with Tom.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Scarcely a part was assembled without Tom learning the why and wherefore of it.
wooden
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From this reading TOM LEARNS TO RUN THE ARK On the following Tuesday morning the expressman backed up to the Bentons’ and lowered two heavy wooden cases to the sidewalk, subsequently trundling them up the short drive to the stable, and that evening Jimmy Brennan began to reassemble the engine.
