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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 He had his stick with him, for he never went out without it, but, finding it in his way, he leaned it against a tree and went plunging up the bluff without it.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He had his stick with him, for he never went out without it, but, finding it in his way, he leaned it against a tree and went plunging up the bluff without it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That he entered the woods from the road running by his house, and was searching the bushes skirting the stream when he heard little Reuther's shout from somewhere up on the bluff.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "The case will be laid before the Grand Jury next week."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "The case will be laid before the Grand Jury next week."
bluffadjectiveUS /blʌf/
direct and plain-spoken in manner, sometimes seeming rough
From this reading That he entered the woods from the road running by his house, and was searching the bushes skirting the stream when he heard little Reuther's shout from somewhere up on the bluff.
bushes
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From this reading That he entered the woods from the road running by his house, and was searching the bushes skirting the stream when he heard little Reuther's shout from somewhere up on the bluff.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had his stick with him, for he never went out without it, but, finding it in his way, he leaned it against a tree and went plunging up the bluff without it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That he entered the woods from the road running by his house, and was searching the bushes skirting the stream when he heard little Reuther's shout from somewhere up on the bluff.
case
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From this reading "The case will be laid before the Grand Jury next week."
child
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From this reading The story he gives out is to the effect that he left the tavern some few minutes before seven o'clock, to look for his child who had wandered into the ravine.
continues
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From this reading * * * * * "The prisoner continues to deny his guilt.
deny
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From this reading * * * * * "The prisoner continues to deny his guilt.
effect
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From this reading The story he gives out is to the effect that he left the tavern some few minutes before seven o'clock, to look for his child who had wandered into the ravine.
entered
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From this reading That he entered the woods from the road running by his house, and was searching the bushes skirting the stream when he heard little Reuther's shout from somewhere up on the bluff.
few
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From this reading The story he gives out is to the effect that he left the tavern some few minutes before seven o'clock, to look for his child who had wandered into the ravine.
finding
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From this reading He had his stick with him, for he never went out without it, but, finding it in his way, he leaned it against a tree and went plunging up the bluff without it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The story he gives out is to the effect that he left the tavern some few minutes before seven o'clock, to look for his child who had wandered into the ravine.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading That he entered the woods from the road running by his house, and was searching the bushes skirting the stream when he heard little Reuther's shout from somewhere up on the bluff.
gives
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From this reading The story he gives out is to the effect that he left the tavern some few minutes before seven o'clock, to look for his child who had wandered into the ravine.
Grand
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From this reading "The case will be laid before the Grand Jury next week."
guilt
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From this reading * * * * * "The prisoner continues to deny his guilt.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The story he gives out is to the effect that he left the tavern some few minutes before seven o'clock, to look for his child who had wandered into the ravine.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The story he gives out is to the effect that he left the tavern some few minutes before seven o'clock, to look for his child who had wandered into the ravine.
heard
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From this reading That he entered the woods from the road running by his house, and was searching the bushes skirting the stream when he heard little Reuther's shout from somewhere up on the bluff.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had his stick with him, for he never went out without it, but, finding it in his way, he leaned it against a tree and went plunging up the bluff without it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading * * * * * "The prisoner continues to deny his guilt.
house
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From this reading That he entered the woods from the road running by his house, and was searching the bushes skirting the stream when he heard little Reuther's shout from somewhere up on the bluff.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had his stick with him, for he never went out without it, but, finding it in his way, he leaned it against a tree and went plunging up the bluff without it.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The story he gives out is to the effect that he left the tavern some few minutes before seven o'clock, to look for his child who had wandered into the ravine.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The story he gives out is to the effect that he left the tavern some few minutes before seven o'clock, to look for his child who had wandered into the ravine.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had his stick with him, for he never went out without it, but, finding it in his way, he leaned it against a tree and went plunging up the bluff without it.
Jury
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From this reading "The case will be laid before the Grand Jury next week."
laid
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From this reading "The case will be laid before the Grand Jury next week."
leaned
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From this reading He had his stick with him, for he never went out without it, but, finding it in his way, he leaned it against a tree and went plunging up the bluff without it.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The story he gives out is to the effect that he left the tavern some few minutes before seven o'clock, to look for his child who had wandered into the ravine.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That he entered the woods from the road running by his house, and was searching the bushes skirting the stream when he heard little Reuther's shout from somewhere up on the bluff.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The story he gives out is to the effect that he left the tavern some few minutes before seven o'clock, to look for his child who had wandered into the ravine.
minutes
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From this reading The story he gives out is to the effect that he left the tavern some few minutes before seven o'clock, to look for his child who had wandered into the ravine.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had his stick with him, for he never went out without it, but, finding it in his way, he leaned it against a tree and went plunging up the bluff without it.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The case will be laid before the Grand Jury next week."
o'clock
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From this reading The story he gives out is to the effect that he left the tavern some few minutes before seven o'clock, to look for his child who had wandered into the ravine.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That he entered the woods from the road running by his house, and was searching the bushes skirting the stream when he heard little Reuther's shout from somewhere up on the bluff.
out
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From this reading The story he gives out is to the effect that he left the tavern some few minutes before seven o'clock, to look for his child who had wandered into the ravine.
plunging
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From this reading He had his stick with him, for he never went out without it, but, finding it in his way, he leaned it against a tree and went plunging up the bluff without it.
prisoner
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From this reading * * * * * "The prisoner continues to deny his guilt.
ravine
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From this reading The story he gives out is to the effect that he left the tavern some few minutes before seven o'clock, to look for his child who had wandered into the ravine.
Reuther's
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From this reading That he entered the woods from the road running by his house, and was searching the bushes skirting the stream when he heard little Reuther's shout from somewhere up on the bluff.
road
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From this reading That he entered the woods from the road running by his house, and was searching the bushes skirting the stream when he heard little Reuther's shout from somewhere up on the bluff.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That he entered the woods from the road running by his house, and was searching the bushes skirting the stream when he heard little Reuther's shout from somewhere up on the bluff.
searching
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From this reading That he entered the woods from the road running by his house, and was searching the bushes skirting the stream when he heard little Reuther's shout from somewhere up on the bluff.
seven
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From this reading The story he gives out is to the effect that he left the tavern some few minutes before seven o'clock, to look for his child who had wandered into the ravine.
shout
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From this reading That he entered the woods from the road running by his house, and was searching the bushes skirting the stream when he heard little Reuther's shout from somewhere up on the bluff.
skirting
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From this reading That he entered the woods from the road running by his house, and was searching the bushes skirting the stream when he heard little Reuther's shout from somewhere up on the bluff.
some
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From this reading The story he gives out is to the effect that he left the tavern some few minutes before seven o'clock, to look for his child who had wandered into the ravine.
somewhere
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From this reading That he entered the woods from the road running by his house, and was searching the bushes skirting the stream when he heard little Reuther's shout from somewhere up on the bluff.
stick
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From this reading He had his stick with him, for he never went out without it, but, finding it in his way, he leaned it against a tree and went plunging up the bluff without it.
story
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From this reading The story he gives out is to the effect that he left the tavern some few minutes before seven o'clock, to look for his child who had wandered into the ravine.
stream
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From this reading That he entered the woods from the road running by his house, and was searching the bushes skirting the stream when he heard little Reuther's shout from somewhere up on the bluff.
tavern
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From this reading The story he gives out is to the effect that he left the tavern some few minutes before seven o'clock, to look for his child who had wandered into the ravine.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The story he gives out is to the effect that he left the tavern some few minutes before seven o'clock, to look for his child who had wandered into the ravine.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The case will be laid before the Grand Jury next week."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading * * * * * "The prisoner continues to deny his guilt.
tree
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From this reading He had his stick with him, for he never went out without it, but, finding it in his way, he leaned it against a tree and went plunging up the bluff without it.
up
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From this reading That he entered the woods from the road running by his house, and was searching the bushes skirting the stream when he heard little Reuther's shout from somewhere up on the bluff.
wandered
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From this reading The story he gives out is to the effect that he left the tavern some few minutes before seven o'clock, to look for his child who had wandered into the ravine.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That he entered the woods from the road running by his house, and was searching the bushes skirting the stream when he heard little Reuther's shout from somewhere up on the bluff.
way
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From this reading He had his stick with him, for he never went out without it, but, finding it in his way, he leaned it against a tree and went plunging up the bluff without it.
week
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From this reading "The case will be laid before the Grand Jury next week."
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had his stick with him, for he never went out without it, but, finding it in his way, he leaned it against a tree and went plunging up the bluff without it.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading That he entered the woods from the road running by his house, and was searching the bushes skirting the stream when he heard little Reuther's shout from somewhere up on the bluff.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The story he gives out is to the effect that he left the tavern some few minutes before seven o'clock, to look for his child who had wandered into the ravine.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "The case will be laid before the Grand Jury next week."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had his stick with him, for he never went out without it, but, finding it in his way, he leaned it against a tree and went plunging up the bluff without it.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He had his stick with him, for he never went out without it, but, finding it in his way, he leaned it against a tree and went plunging up the bluff without it.
woods
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From this reading That he entered the woods from the road running by his house, and was searching the bushes skirting the stream when he heard little Reuther's shout from somewhere up on the bluff.
