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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 UNCLE EZRA THREATENS Dick had not paid a visit to his Uncle Ezra since he could remember.
almost
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From this reading For Dick liked fun, and jolly companions, and did not relish being sent off to visit relatives who were almost strangers to him, even though Mr. Larabee was his mother's only brother.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "I don't fancy I'm going to have a very good time," mused the youth, as the train was whizzing him along toward Dankville.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He dimly recalled being there when a small boy, and had a hazy memory of a fine big house, but very gloomy, standing in the midst of large grounds that seemed more like a cemetery than anything else.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading He dimly recalled being there when a small boy, and had a hazy memory of a fine big house, but very gloomy, standing in the midst of large grounds that seemed more like a cemetery than anything else.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I don't fancy I'm going to have a very good time," mused the youth, as the train was whizzing him along toward Dankville.
aunt
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From this reading Of his uncle and aunt he had but a faint recollection, and when he stood on the depot platform the next morning, waiting for his train, he was in no very happy frame of mind.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He dimly recalled being there when a small boy, and had a hazy memory of a fine big house, but very gloomy, standing in the midst of large grounds that seemed more like a cemetery than anything else.
big
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From this reading He dimly recalled being there when a small boy, and had a hazy memory of a fine big house, but very gloomy, standing in the midst of large grounds that seemed more like a cemetery than anything else.
boy
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From this reading He dimly recalled being there when a small boy, and had a hazy memory of a fine big house, but very gloomy, standing in the midst of large grounds that seemed more like a cemetery than anything else.
brother
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From this reading For Dick liked fun, and jolly companions, and did not relish being sent off to visit relatives who were almost strangers to him, even though Mr. Larabee was his mother's only brother.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He dimly recalled being there when a small boy, and had a hazy memory of a fine big house, but very gloomy, standing in the midst of large grounds that seemed more like a cemetery than anything else.
cemeterynounUS /ˈcemetery/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He dimly recalled being there when a small boy, and had a hazy memory of a fine big house, but very gloomy, standing in the midst of large grounds that seemed more like a cemetery than anything else.
companions
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From this reading For Dick liked fun, and jolly companions, and did not relish being sent off to visit relatives who were almost strangers to him, even though Mr. Larabee was his mother's only brother.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading UNCLE EZRA THREATENS Dick had not paid a visit to his Uncle Ezra since he could remember.
Dankville
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From this reading "I don't fancy I'm going to have a very good time," mused the youth, as the train was whizzing him along toward Dankville.
depot
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From this reading Of his uncle and aunt he had but a faint recollection, and when he stood on the depot platform the next morning, waiting for his train, he was in no very happy frame of mind.
Dick
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From this reading UNCLE EZRA THREATENS Dick had not paid a visit to his Uncle Ezra since he could remember.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading For Dick liked fun, and jolly companions, and did not relish being sent off to visit relatives who were almost strangers to him, even though Mr. Larabee was his mother's only brother.
dimly
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From this reading He dimly recalled being there when a small boy, and had a hazy memory of a fine big house, but very gloomy, standing in the midst of large grounds that seemed more like a cemetery than anything else.
don't
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From this reading "I don't fancy I'm going to have a very good time," mused the youth, as the train was whizzing him along toward Dankville.
else
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From this reading He dimly recalled being there when a small boy, and had a hazy memory of a fine big house, but very gloomy, standing in the midst of large grounds that seemed more like a cemetery than anything else.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For Dick liked fun, and jolly companions, and did not relish being sent off to visit relatives who were almost strangers to him, even though Mr. Larabee was his mother's only brother.
EZRA
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From this reading UNCLE EZRA THREATENS Dick had not paid a visit to his Uncle Ezra since he could remember.
faint
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From this reading Of his uncle and aunt he had but a faint recollection, and when he stood on the depot platform the next morning, waiting for his train, he was in no very happy frame of mind.
fancy
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From this reading "I don't fancy I'm going to have a very good time," mused the youth, as the train was whizzing him along toward Dankville.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He dimly recalled being there when a small boy, and had a hazy memory of a fine big house, but very gloomy, standing in the midst of large grounds that seemed more like a cemetery than anything else.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Of his uncle and aunt he had but a faint recollection, and when he stood on the depot platform the next morning, waiting for his train, he was in no very happy frame of mind.
frame
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From this reading Of his uncle and aunt he had but a faint recollection, and when he stood on the depot platform the next morning, waiting for his train, he was in no very happy frame of mind.
fun
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From this reading For Dick liked fun, and jolly companions, and did not relish being sent off to visit relatives who were almost strangers to him, even though Mr. Larabee was his mother's only brother.
gloomy
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From this reading He dimly recalled being there when a small boy, and had a hazy memory of a fine big house, but very gloomy, standing in the midst of large grounds that seemed more like a cemetery than anything else.
going
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From this reading "I don't fancy I'm going to have a very good time," mused the youth, as the train was whizzing him along toward Dankville.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't fancy I'm going to have a very good time," mused the youth, as the train was whizzing him along toward Dankville.
grounds
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From this reading He dimly recalled being there when a small boy, and had a hazy memory of a fine big house, but very gloomy, standing in the midst of large grounds that seemed more like a cemetery than anything else.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading UNCLE EZRA THREATENS Dick had not paid a visit to his Uncle Ezra since he could remember.
happy
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From this reading Of his uncle and aunt he had but a faint recollection, and when he stood on the depot platform the next morning, waiting for his train, he was in no very happy frame of mind.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I don't fancy I'm going to have a very good time," mused the youth, as the train was whizzing him along toward Dankville.
hazyadjectiveUS /ˈheɪzi/
unclear or blurred, especially from drink
From this reading He dimly recalled being there when a small boy, and had a hazy memory of a fine big house, but very gloomy, standing in the midst of large grounds that seemed more like a cemetery than anything else.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading UNCLE EZRA THREATENS Dick had not paid a visit to his Uncle Ezra since he could remember.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For Dick liked fun, and jolly companions, and did not relish being sent off to visit relatives who were almost strangers to him, even though Mr. Larabee was his mother's only brother.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading UNCLE EZRA THREATENS Dick had not paid a visit to his Uncle Ezra since he could remember.
house
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From this reading He dimly recalled being there when a small boy, and had a hazy memory of a fine big house, but very gloomy, standing in the midst of large grounds that seemed more like a cemetery than anything else.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't fancy I'm going to have a very good time," mused the youth, as the train was whizzing him along toward Dankville.
I'm
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From this reading "I don't fancy I'm going to have a very good time," mused the youth, as the train was whizzing him along toward Dankville.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He dimly recalled being there when a small boy, and had a hazy memory of a fine big house, but very gloomy, standing in the midst of large grounds that seemed more like a cemetery than anything else.
jolly
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From this reading For Dick liked fun, and jolly companions, and did not relish being sent off to visit relatives who were almost strangers to him, even though Mr. Larabee was his mother's only brother.
Larabee
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From this reading For Dick liked fun, and jolly companions, and did not relish being sent off to visit relatives who were almost strangers to him, even though Mr. Larabee was his mother's only brother.
large
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From this reading He dimly recalled being there when a small boy, and had a hazy memory of a fine big house, but very gloomy, standing in the midst of large grounds that seemed more like a cemetery than anything else.
like
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From this reading He dimly recalled being there when a small boy, and had a hazy memory of a fine big house, but very gloomy, standing in the midst of large grounds that seemed more like a cemetery than anything else.
liked
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From this reading For Dick liked fun, and jolly companions, and did not relish being sent off to visit relatives who were almost strangers to him, even though Mr. Larabee was his mother's only brother.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading He dimly recalled being there when a small boy, and had a hazy memory of a fine big house, but very gloomy, standing in the midst of large grounds that seemed more like a cemetery than anything else.
midst
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From this reading He dimly recalled being there when a small boy, and had a hazy memory of a fine big house, but very gloomy, standing in the midst of large grounds that seemed more like a cemetery than anything else.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of his uncle and aunt he had but a faint recollection, and when he stood on the depot platform the next morning, waiting for his train, he was in no very happy frame of mind.
more
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From this reading He dimly recalled being there when a small boy, and had a hazy memory of a fine big house, but very gloomy, standing in the midst of large grounds that seemed more like a cemetery than anything else.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of his uncle and aunt he had but a faint recollection, and when he stood on the depot platform the next morning, waiting for his train, he was in no very happy frame of mind.
mother's
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From this reading For Dick liked fun, and jolly companions, and did not relish being sent off to visit relatives who were almost strangers to him, even though Mr. Larabee was his mother's only brother.
Mr
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From this reading For Dick liked fun, and jolly companions, and did not relish being sent off to visit relatives who were almost strangers to him, even though Mr. Larabee was his mother's only brother.
mused
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From this reading "I don't fancy I'm going to have a very good time," mused the youth, as the train was whizzing him along toward Dankville.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of his uncle and aunt he had but a faint recollection, and when he stood on the depot platform the next morning, waiting for his train, he was in no very happy frame of mind.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Of his uncle and aunt he had but a faint recollection, and when he stood on the depot platform the next morning, waiting for his train, he was in no very happy frame of mind.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading UNCLE EZRA THREATENS Dick had not paid a visit to his Uncle Ezra since he could remember.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He dimly recalled being there when a small boy, and had a hazy memory of a fine big house, but very gloomy, standing in the midst of large grounds that seemed more like a cemetery than anything else.
off
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From this reading For Dick liked fun, and jolly companions, and did not relish being sent off to visit relatives who were almost strangers to him, even though Mr. Larabee was his mother's only brother.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Of his uncle and aunt he had but a faint recollection, and when he stood on the depot platform the next morning, waiting for his train, he was in no very happy frame of mind.
only
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From this reading For Dick liked fun, and jolly companions, and did not relish being sent off to visit relatives who were almost strangers to him, even though Mr. Larabee was his mother's only brother.
paid
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From this reading UNCLE EZRA THREATENS Dick had not paid a visit to his Uncle Ezra since he could remember.
platform
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From this reading Of his uncle and aunt he had but a faint recollection, and when he stood on the depot platform the next morning, waiting for his train, he was in no very happy frame of mind.
recalled
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From this reading He dimly recalled being there when a small boy, and had a hazy memory of a fine big house, but very gloomy, standing in the midst of large grounds that seemed more like a cemetery than anything else.
recollection
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From this reading Of his uncle and aunt he had but a faint recollection, and when he stood on the depot platform the next morning, waiting for his train, he was in no very happy frame of mind.
relatives
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From this reading For Dick liked fun, and jolly companions, and did not relish being sent off to visit relatives who were almost strangers to him, even though Mr. Larabee was his mother's only brother.
relish
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From this reading For Dick liked fun, and jolly companions, and did not relish being sent off to visit relatives who were almost strangers to him, even though Mr. Larabee was his mother's only brother.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading UNCLE EZRA THREATENS Dick had not paid a visit to his Uncle Ezra since he could remember.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He dimly recalled being there when a small boy, and had a hazy memory of a fine big house, but very gloomy, standing in the midst of large grounds that seemed more like a cemetery than anything else.
sent
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From this reading For Dick liked fun, and jolly companions, and did not relish being sent off to visit relatives who were almost strangers to him, even though Mr. Larabee was his mother's only brother.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading UNCLE EZRA THREATENS Dick had not paid a visit to his Uncle Ezra since he could remember.
small
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From this reading He dimly recalled being there when a small boy, and had a hazy memory of a fine big house, but very gloomy, standing in the midst of large grounds that seemed more like a cemetery than anything else.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He dimly recalled being there when a small boy, and had a hazy memory of a fine big house, but very gloomy, standing in the midst of large grounds that seemed more like a cemetery than anything else.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of his uncle and aunt he had but a faint recollection, and when he stood on the depot platform the next morning, waiting for his train, he was in no very happy frame of mind.
strangers
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From this reading For Dick liked fun, and jolly companions, and did not relish being sent off to visit relatives who were almost strangers to him, even though Mr. Larabee was his mother's only brother.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He dimly recalled being there when a small boy, and had a hazy memory of a fine big house, but very gloomy, standing in the midst of large grounds that seemed more like a cemetery than anything else.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He dimly recalled being there when a small boy, and had a hazy memory of a fine big house, but very gloomy, standing in the midst of large grounds that seemed more like a cemetery than anything else.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He dimly recalled being there when a small boy, and had a hazy memory of a fine big house, but very gloomy, standing in the midst of large grounds that seemed more like a cemetery than anything else.
there
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From this reading He dimly recalled being there when a small boy, and had a hazy memory of a fine big house, but very gloomy, standing in the midst of large grounds that seemed more like a cemetery than anything else.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading For Dick liked fun, and jolly companions, and did not relish being sent off to visit relatives who were almost strangers to him, even though Mr. Larabee was his mother's only brother.
THREATENS
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From this reading UNCLE EZRA THREATENS Dick had not paid a visit to his Uncle Ezra since he could remember.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't fancy I'm going to have a very good time," mused the youth, as the train was whizzing him along toward Dankville.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading UNCLE EZRA THREATENS Dick had not paid a visit to his Uncle Ezra since he could remember.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading "I don't fancy I'm going to have a very good time," mused the youth, as the train was whizzing him along toward Dankville.
train
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From this reading Of his uncle and aunt he had but a faint recollection, and when he stood on the depot platform the next morning, waiting for his train, he was in no very happy frame of mind.
UNCLE
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From this reading UNCLE EZRA THREATENS Dick had not paid a visit to his Uncle Ezra since he could remember.
very
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From this reading He dimly recalled being there when a small boy, and had a hazy memory of a fine big house, but very gloomy, standing in the midst of large grounds that seemed more like a cemetery than anything else.
visit
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From this reading UNCLE EZRA THREATENS Dick had not paid a visit to his Uncle Ezra since he could remember.
waiting
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From this reading Of his uncle and aunt he had but a faint recollection, and when he stood on the depot platform the next morning, waiting for his train, he was in no very happy frame of mind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of his uncle and aunt he had but a faint recollection, and when he stood on the depot platform the next morning, waiting for his train, he was in no very happy frame of mind.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For Dick liked fun, and jolly companions, and did not relish being sent off to visit relatives who were almost strangers to him, even though Mr. Larabee was his mother's only brother.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He dimly recalled being there when a small boy, and had a hazy memory of a fine big house, but very gloomy, standing in the midst of large grounds that seemed more like a cemetery than anything else.
whizzing
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From this reading "I don't fancy I'm going to have a very good time," mused the youth, as the train was whizzing him along toward Dankville.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading For Dick liked fun, and jolly companions, and did not relish being sent off to visit relatives who were almost strangers to him, even though Mr. Larabee was his mother's only brother.
youth
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From this reading "I don't fancy I'm going to have a very good time," mused the youth, as the train was whizzing him along toward Dankville.
