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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 A NEW FRIEND.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading After the conversation with Brownlee about the Bible, Charlie took his pocket Bible down the mine regularly; his father wished him to read a little every day at his dinner-time.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the conversation with Brownlee about the Bible, Charlie took his pocket Bible down the mine regularly; his father wished him to read a little every day at his dinner-time.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was one of those people who never like to waste a minute, and in his dinner-time he managed generally to have something to read that was worth reading.
astonishing
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From this reading It was astonishing how he improved: so much good in him that had been lying dormant was called out under Charlie's better influence.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After the conversation with Brownlee about the Bible, Charlie took his pocket Bible down the mine regularly; his father wished him to read a little every day at his dinner-time.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was astonishing how he improved: so much good in him that had been lying dormant was called out under Charlie's better influence.
behalf
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From this reading Bob was really grateful to Charlie for interfering in his behalf, and lost no opportunity of showing it.
better
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From this reading It was astonishing how he improved: so much good in him that had been lying dormant was called out under Charlie's better influence.
Bible
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From this reading After the conversation with Brownlee about the Bible, Charlie took his pocket Bible down the mine regularly; his father wished him to read a little every day at his dinner-time.
Bob
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From this reading Bob was really grateful to Charlie for interfering in his behalf, and lost no opportunity of showing it.
Brownlee
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From this reading After the conversation with Brownlee about the Bible, Charlie took his pocket Bible down the mine regularly; his father wished him to read a little every day at his dinner-time.
called
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From this reading It was astonishing how he improved: so much good in him that had been lying dormant was called out under Charlie's better influence.
Charlie
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From this reading After the conversation with Brownlee about the Bible, Charlie took his pocket Bible down the mine regularly; his father wished him to read a little every day at his dinner-time.
Charlie's
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From this reading It was astonishing how he improved: so much good in him that had been lying dormant was called out under Charlie's better influence.
conversation
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From this reading After the conversation with Brownlee about the Bible, Charlie took his pocket Bible down the mine regularly; his father wished him to read a little every day at his dinner-time.
day
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From this reading After the conversation with Brownlee about the Bible, Charlie took his pocket Bible down the mine regularly; his father wished him to read a little every day at his dinner-time.
dinner-time
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From this reading After the conversation with Brownlee about the Bible, Charlie took his pocket Bible down the mine regularly; his father wished him to read a little every day at his dinner-time.
dormant
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From this reading It was astonishing how he improved: so much good in him that had been lying dormant was called out under Charlie's better influence.
down
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From this reading After the conversation with Brownlee about the Bible, Charlie took his pocket Bible down the mine regularly; his father wished him to read a little every day at his dinner-time.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading After the conversation with Brownlee about the Bible, Charlie took his pocket Bible down the mine regularly; his father wished him to read a little every day at his dinner-time.
father
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From this reading After the conversation with Brownlee about the Bible, Charlie took his pocket Bible down the mine regularly; his father wished him to read a little every day at his dinner-time.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Bob was really grateful to Charlie for interfering in his behalf, and lost no opportunity of showing it.
FRIEND
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From this reading A NEW FRIEND.
generally
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From this reading He was one of those people who never like to waste a minute, and in his dinner-time he managed generally to have something to read that was worth reading.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was astonishing how he improved: so much good in him that had been lying dormant was called out under Charlie's better influence.
grateful
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From this reading Bob was really grateful to Charlie for interfering in his behalf, and lost no opportunity of showing it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was astonishing how he improved: so much good in him that had been lying dormant was called out under Charlie's better influence.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He was one of those people who never like to waste a minute, and in his dinner-time he managed generally to have something to read that was worth reading.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was one of those people who never like to waste a minute, and in his dinner-time he managed generally to have something to read that was worth reading.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After the conversation with Brownlee about the Bible, Charlie took his pocket Bible down the mine regularly; his father wished him to read a little every day at his dinner-time.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After the conversation with Brownlee about the Bible, Charlie took his pocket Bible down the mine regularly; his father wished him to read a little every day at his dinner-time.
how
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From this reading It was astonishing how he improved: so much good in him that had been lying dormant was called out under Charlie's better influence.
improved
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From this reading It was astonishing how he improved: so much good in him that had been lying dormant was called out under Charlie's better influence.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was one of those people who never like to waste a minute, and in his dinner-time he managed generally to have something to read that was worth reading.
influence
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From this reading It was astonishing how he improved: so much good in him that had been lying dormant was called out under Charlie's better influence.
interfering
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From this reading Bob was really grateful to Charlie for interfering in his behalf, and lost no opportunity of showing it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Bob was really grateful to Charlie for interfering in his behalf, and lost no opportunity of showing it.
like
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From this reading He was one of those people who never like to waste a minute, and in his dinner-time he managed generally to have something to read that was worth reading.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After the conversation with Brownlee about the Bible, Charlie took his pocket Bible down the mine regularly; his father wished him to read a little every day at his dinner-time.
lost
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From this reading Bob was really grateful to Charlie for interfering in his behalf, and lost no opportunity of showing it.
lying
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From this reading It was astonishing how he improved: so much good in him that had been lying dormant was called out under Charlie's better influence.
managed
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From this reading He was one of those people who never like to waste a minute, and in his dinner-time he managed generally to have something to read that was worth reading.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading After the conversation with Brownlee about the Bible, Charlie took his pocket Bible down the mine regularly; his father wished him to read a little every day at his dinner-time.
minute
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From this reading He was one of those people who never like to waste a minute, and in his dinner-time he managed generally to have something to read that was worth reading.
much
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From this reading It was astonishing how he improved: so much good in him that had been lying dormant was called out under Charlie's better influence.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was one of those people who never like to waste a minute, and in his dinner-time he managed generally to have something to read that was worth reading.
NEW
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From this reading A NEW FRIEND.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Bob was really grateful to Charlie for interfering in his behalf, and lost no opportunity of showing it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was one of those people who never like to waste a minute, and in his dinner-time he managed generally to have something to read that was worth reading.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was one of those people who never like to waste a minute, and in his dinner-time he managed generally to have something to read that was worth reading.
opportunity
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From this reading Bob was really grateful to Charlie for interfering in his behalf, and lost no opportunity of showing it.
out
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From this reading It was astonishing how he improved: so much good in him that had been lying dormant was called out under Charlie's better influence.
people
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From this reading He was one of those people who never like to waste a minute, and in his dinner-time he managed generally to have something to read that was worth reading.
pocket
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From this reading After the conversation with Brownlee about the Bible, Charlie took his pocket Bible down the mine regularly; his father wished him to read a little every day at his dinner-time.
read
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From this reading After the conversation with Brownlee about the Bible, Charlie took his pocket Bible down the mine regularly; his father wished him to read a little every day at his dinner-time.
reading
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From this reading He was one of those people who never like to waste a minute, and in his dinner-time he managed generally to have something to read that was worth reading.
really
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From this reading Bob was really grateful to Charlie for interfering in his behalf, and lost no opportunity of showing it.
regularly
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From this reading After the conversation with Brownlee about the Bible, Charlie took his pocket Bible down the mine regularly; his father wished him to read a little every day at his dinner-time.
showing
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From this reading Bob was really grateful to Charlie for interfering in his behalf, and lost no opportunity of showing it.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was astonishing how he improved: so much good in him that had been lying dormant was called out under Charlie's better influence.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He was one of those people who never like to waste a minute, and in his dinner-time he managed generally to have something to read that was worth reading.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was one of those people who never like to waste a minute, and in his dinner-time he managed generally to have something to read that was worth reading.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After the conversation with Brownlee about the Bible, Charlie took his pocket Bible down the mine regularly; his father wished him to read a little every day at his dinner-time.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He was one of those people who never like to waste a minute, and in his dinner-time he managed generally to have something to read that was worth reading.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After the conversation with Brownlee about the Bible, Charlie took his pocket Bible down the mine regularly; his father wished him to read a little every day at his dinner-time.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After the conversation with Brownlee about the Bible, Charlie took his pocket Bible down the mine regularly; his father wished him to read a little every day at his dinner-time.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It was astonishing how he improved: so much good in him that had been lying dormant was called out under Charlie's better influence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was one of those people who never like to waste a minute, and in his dinner-time he managed generally to have something to read that was worth reading.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading He was one of those people who never like to waste a minute, and in his dinner-time he managed generally to have something to read that was worth reading.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He was one of those people who never like to waste a minute, and in his dinner-time he managed generally to have something to read that was worth reading.
wished
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From this reading After the conversation with Brownlee about the Bible, Charlie took his pocket Bible down the mine regularly; his father wished him to read a little every day at his dinner-time.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading After the conversation with Brownlee about the Bible, Charlie took his pocket Bible down the mine regularly; his father wished him to read a little every day at his dinner-time.
worth
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From this reading He was one of those people who never like to waste a minute, and in his dinner-time he managed generally to have something to read that was worth reading.
