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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 If the captain should happen to blunder into some of the stores in Riverport where I had made some extensive purchases, as I regarded them, he might wonder what I had done with a second-hand cooking-stove, about twenty pounds of nails, and other articles upon which boys do not usually set a high value; but the amount of money employed in the transaction would be of greater interest to him.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading If the captain should happen to blunder into some of the stores in Riverport where I had made some extensive purchases, as I regarded them, he might wonder what I had done with a second-hand cooking-stove, about twenty pounds of nails, and other articles upon which boys do not usually set a high value; but the amount of money employed in the transaction would be of greater interest to him.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading If the captain should happen to blunder into some of the stores in Riverport where I had made some extensive purchases, as I regarded them, he might wonder what I had done with a second-hand cooking-stove, about twenty pounds of nails, and other articles upon which boys do not usually set a high value; but the amount of money employed in the transaction would be of greater interest to him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I harnessed the horse for Captain Fishley, and put the mail-bag in the wagon, as I was told to do.
appeared
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From this reading I could not help thinking that my tyrants were playing some deeper game than appeared upon the surface.
articles
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From this reading If the captain should happen to blunder into some of the stores in Riverport where I had made some extensive purchases, as I regarded them, he might wonder what I had done with a second-hand cooking-stove, about twenty pounds of nails, and other articles upon which boys do not usually set a high value; but the amount of money employed in the transaction would be of greater interest to him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I harnessed the horse for Captain Fishley, and put the mail-bag in the wagon, as I was told to do.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If the captain should happen to blunder into some of the stores in Riverport where I had made some extensive purchases, as I regarded them, he might wonder what I had done with a second-hand cooking-stove, about twenty pounds of nails, and other articles upon which boys do not usually set a high value; but the amount of money employed in the transaction would be of greater interest to him.
blunder
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From this reading If the captain should happen to blunder into some of the stores in Riverport where I had made some extensive purchases, as I regarded them, he might wonder what I had done with a second-hand cooking-stove, about twenty pounds of nails, and other articles upon which boys do not usually set a high value; but the amount of money employed in the transaction would be of greater interest to him.
boys
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From this reading If the captain should happen to blunder into some of the stores in Riverport where I had made some extensive purchases, as I regarded them, he might wonder what I had done with a second-hand cooking-stove, about twenty pounds of nails, and other articles upon which boys do not usually set a high value; but the amount of money employed in the transaction would be of greater interest to him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading If the captain should happen to blunder into some of the stores in Riverport where I had made some extensive purchases, as I regarded them, he might wonder what I had done with a second-hand cooking-stove, about twenty pounds of nails, and other articles upon which boys do not usually set a high value; but the amount of money employed in the transaction would be of greater interest to him.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I harnessed the horse for Captain Fishley, and put the mail-bag in the wagon, as I was told to do.
certainly
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From this reading They were certainly looking up evidence to enable them to convict me of robbing the mail.
convict
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From this reading They were certainly looking up evidence to enable them to convict me of robbing the mail.
cooking-stove
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From this reading If the captain should happen to blunder into some of the stores in Riverport where I had made some extensive purchases, as I regarded them, he might wonder what I had done with a second-hand cooking-stove, about twenty pounds of nails, and other articles upon which boys do not usually set a high value; but the amount of money employed in the transaction would be of greater interest to him.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could not help thinking that my tyrants were playing some deeper game than appeared upon the surface.
deeper
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From this reading I could not help thinking that my tyrants were playing some deeper game than appeared upon the surface.
DEPARTURE
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From this reading THE DEPARTURE.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I harnessed the horse for Captain Fishley, and put the mail-bag in the wagon, as I was told to do.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If the captain should happen to blunder into some of the stores in Riverport where I had made some extensive purchases, as I regarded them, he might wonder what I had done with a second-hand cooking-stove, about twenty pounds of nails, and other articles upon which boys do not usually set a high value; but the amount of money employed in the transaction would be of greater interest to him.
employed
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From this reading If the captain should happen to blunder into some of the stores in Riverport where I had made some extensive purchases, as I regarded them, he might wonder what I had done with a second-hand cooking-stove, about twenty pounds of nails, and other articles upon which boys do not usually set a high value; but the amount of money employed in the transaction would be of greater interest to him.
enable
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From this reading They were certainly looking up evidence to enable them to convict me of robbing the mail.
evidence
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From this reading They were certainly looking up evidence to enable them to convict me of robbing the mail.
extensive
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From this reading If the captain should happen to blunder into some of the stores in Riverport where I had made some extensive purchases, as I regarded them, he might wonder what I had done with a second-hand cooking-stove, about twenty pounds of nails, and other articles upon which boys do not usually set a high value; but the amount of money employed in the transaction would be of greater interest to him.
Fishley
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From this reading I harnessed the horse for Captain Fishley, and put the mail-bag in the wagon, as I was told to do.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I harnessed the horse for Captain Fishley, and put the mail-bag in the wagon, as I was told to do.
game
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From this reading I could not help thinking that my tyrants were playing some deeper game than appeared upon the surface.
greater
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From this reading If the captain should happen to blunder into some of the stores in Riverport where I had made some extensive purchases, as I regarded them, he might wonder what I had done with a second-hand cooking-stove, about twenty pounds of nails, and other articles upon which boys do not usually set a high value; but the amount of money employed in the transaction would be of greater interest to him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If the captain should happen to blunder into some of the stores in Riverport where I had made some extensive purchases, as I regarded them, he might wonder what I had done with a second-hand cooking-stove, about twenty pounds of nails, and other articles upon which boys do not usually set a high value; but the amount of money employed in the transaction would be of greater interest to him.
happen
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From this reading If the captain should happen to blunder into some of the stores in Riverport where I had made some extensive purchases, as I regarded them, he might wonder what I had done with a second-hand cooking-stove, about twenty pounds of nails, and other articles upon which boys do not usually set a high value; but the amount of money employed in the transaction would be of greater interest to him.
harnessed
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From this reading I harnessed the horse for Captain Fishley, and put the mail-bag in the wagon, as I was told to do.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If the captain should happen to blunder into some of the stores in Riverport where I had made some extensive purchases, as I regarded them, he might wonder what I had done with a second-hand cooking-stove, about twenty pounds of nails, and other articles upon which boys do not usually set a high value; but the amount of money employed in the transaction would be of greater interest to him.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I could not help thinking that my tyrants were playing some deeper game than appeared upon the surface.
high
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From this reading If the captain should happen to blunder into some of the stores in Riverport where I had made some extensive purchases, as I regarded them, he might wonder what I had done with a second-hand cooking-stove, about twenty pounds of nails, and other articles upon which boys do not usually set a high value; but the amount of money employed in the transaction would be of greater interest to him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If the captain should happen to blunder into some of the stores in Riverport where I had made some extensive purchases, as I regarded them, he might wonder what I had done with a second-hand cooking-stove, about twenty pounds of nails, and other articles upon which boys do not usually set a high value; but the amount of money employed in the transaction would be of greater interest to him.
horse
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From this reading I harnessed the horse for Captain Fishley, and put the mail-bag in the wagon, as I was told to do.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I harnessed the horse for Captain Fishley, and put the mail-bag in the wagon, as I was told to do.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the captain should happen to blunder into some of the stores in Riverport where I had made some extensive purchases, as I regarded them, he might wonder what I had done with a second-hand cooking-stove, about twenty pounds of nails, and other articles upon which boys do not usually set a high value; but the amount of money employed in the transaction would be of greater interest to him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I harnessed the horse for Captain Fishley, and put the mail-bag in the wagon, as I was told to do.
interest
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From this reading If the captain should happen to blunder into some of the stores in Riverport where I had made some extensive purchases, as I regarded them, he might wonder what I had done with a second-hand cooking-stove, about twenty pounds of nails, and other articles upon which boys do not usually set a high value; but the amount of money employed in the transaction would be of greater interest to him.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading If the captain should happen to blunder into some of the stores in Riverport where I had made some extensive purchases, as I regarded them, he might wonder what I had done with a second-hand cooking-stove, about twenty pounds of nails, and other articles upon which boys do not usually set a high value; but the amount of money employed in the transaction would be of greater interest to him.
looking
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From this reading They were certainly looking up evidence to enable them to convict me of robbing the mail.
made
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From this reading If the captain should happen to blunder into some of the stores in Riverport where I had made some extensive purchases, as I regarded them, he might wonder what I had done with a second-hand cooking-stove, about twenty pounds of nails, and other articles upon which boys do not usually set a high value; but the amount of money employed in the transaction would be of greater interest to him.
mail
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From this reading They were certainly looking up evidence to enable them to convict me of robbing the mail.
mail-bag
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From this reading I harnessed the horse for Captain Fishley, and put the mail-bag in the wagon, as I was told to do.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They were certainly looking up evidence to enable them to convict me of robbing the mail.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading If the captain should happen to blunder into some of the stores in Riverport where I had made some extensive purchases, as I regarded them, he might wonder what I had done with a second-hand cooking-stove, about twenty pounds of nails, and other articles upon which boys do not usually set a high value; but the amount of money employed in the transaction would be of greater interest to him.
money
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From this reading If the captain should happen to blunder into some of the stores in Riverport where I had made some extensive purchases, as I regarded them, he might wonder what I had done with a second-hand cooking-stove, about twenty pounds of nails, and other articles upon which boys do not usually set a high value; but the amount of money employed in the transaction would be of greater interest to him.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I could not help thinking that my tyrants were playing some deeper game than appeared upon the surface.
nails
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From this reading If the captain should happen to blunder into some of the stores in Riverport where I had made some extensive purchases, as I regarded them, he might wonder what I had done with a second-hand cooking-stove, about twenty pounds of nails, and other articles upon which boys do not usually set a high value; but the amount of money employed in the transaction would be of greater interest to him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I could not help thinking that my tyrants were playing some deeper game than appeared upon the surface.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were certainly looking up evidence to enable them to convict me of robbing the mail.
other
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From this reading If the captain should happen to blunder into some of the stores in Riverport where I had made some extensive purchases, as I regarded them, he might wonder what I had done with a second-hand cooking-stove, about twenty pounds of nails, and other articles upon which boys do not usually set a high value; but the amount of money employed in the transaction would be of greater interest to him.
playing
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From this reading I could not help thinking that my tyrants were playing some deeper game than appeared upon the surface.
pounds
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From this reading If the captain should happen to blunder into some of the stores in Riverport where I had made some extensive purchases, as I regarded them, he might wonder what I had done with a second-hand cooking-stove, about twenty pounds of nails, and other articles upon which boys do not usually set a high value; but the amount of money employed in the transaction would be of greater interest to him.
purchases
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From this reading If the captain should happen to blunder into some of the stores in Riverport where I had made some extensive purchases, as I regarded them, he might wonder what I had done with a second-hand cooking-stove, about twenty pounds of nails, and other articles upon which boys do not usually set a high value; but the amount of money employed in the transaction would be of greater interest to him.
put
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From this reading I harnessed the horse for Captain Fishley, and put the mail-bag in the wagon, as I was told to do.
regarded
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From this reading If the captain should happen to blunder into some of the stores in Riverport where I had made some extensive purchases, as I regarded them, he might wonder what I had done with a second-hand cooking-stove, about twenty pounds of nails, and other articles upon which boys do not usually set a high value; but the amount of money employed in the transaction would be of greater interest to him.
Riverport
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From this reading If the captain should happen to blunder into some of the stores in Riverport where I had made some extensive purchases, as I regarded them, he might wonder what I had done with a second-hand cooking-stove, about twenty pounds of nails, and other articles upon which boys do not usually set a high value; but the amount of money employed in the transaction would be of greater interest to him.
robbing
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From this reading They were certainly looking up evidence to enable them to convict me of robbing the mail.
second-hand
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From this reading If the captain should happen to blunder into some of the stores in Riverport where I had made some extensive purchases, as I regarded them, he might wonder what I had done with a second-hand cooking-stove, about twenty pounds of nails, and other articles upon which boys do not usually set a high value; but the amount of money employed in the transaction would be of greater interest to him.
set
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From this reading If the captain should happen to blunder into some of the stores in Riverport where I had made some extensive purchases, as I regarded them, he might wonder what I had done with a second-hand cooking-stove, about twenty pounds of nails, and other articles upon which boys do not usually set a high value; but the amount of money employed in the transaction would be of greater interest to him.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If the captain should happen to blunder into some of the stores in Riverport where I had made some extensive purchases, as I regarded them, he might wonder what I had done with a second-hand cooking-stove, about twenty pounds of nails, and other articles upon which boys do not usually set a high value; but the amount of money employed in the transaction would be of greater interest to him.
some
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From this reading I could not help thinking that my tyrants were playing some deeper game than appeared upon the surface.
stores
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From this reading If the captain should happen to blunder into some of the stores in Riverport where I had made some extensive purchases, as I regarded them, he might wonder what I had done with a second-hand cooking-stove, about twenty pounds of nails, and other articles upon which boys do not usually set a high value; but the amount of money employed in the transaction would be of greater interest to him.
surface
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From this reading I could not help thinking that my tyrants were playing some deeper game than appeared upon the surface.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I could not help thinking that my tyrants were playing some deeper game than appeared upon the surface.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I could not help thinking that my tyrants were playing some deeper game than appeared upon the surface.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DEPARTURE.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They were certainly looking up evidence to enable them to convict me of robbing the mail.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were certainly looking up evidence to enable them to convict me of robbing the mail.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I could not help thinking that my tyrants were playing some deeper game than appeared upon the surface.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I harnessed the horse for Captain Fishley, and put the mail-bag in the wagon, as I was told to do.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I harnessed the horse for Captain Fishley, and put the mail-bag in the wagon, as I was told to do.
transaction
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From this reading If the captain should happen to blunder into some of the stores in Riverport where I had made some extensive purchases, as I regarded them, he might wonder what I had done with a second-hand cooking-stove, about twenty pounds of nails, and other articles upon which boys do not usually set a high value; but the amount of money employed in the transaction would be of greater interest to him.
twenty
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From this reading If the captain should happen to blunder into some of the stores in Riverport where I had made some extensive purchases, as I regarded them, he might wonder what I had done with a second-hand cooking-stove, about twenty pounds of nails, and other articles upon which boys do not usually set a high value; but the amount of money employed in the transaction would be of greater interest to him.
tyrants
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From this reading I could not help thinking that my tyrants were playing some deeper game than appeared upon the surface.
up
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From this reading They were certainly looking up evidence to enable them to convict me of robbing the mail.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I could not help thinking that my tyrants were playing some deeper game than appeared upon the surface.
usually
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From this reading If the captain should happen to blunder into some of the stores in Riverport where I had made some extensive purchases, as I regarded them, he might wonder what I had done with a second-hand cooking-stove, about twenty pounds of nails, and other articles upon which boys do not usually set a high value; but the amount of money employed in the transaction would be of greater interest to him.
value
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From this reading If the captain should happen to blunder into some of the stores in Riverport where I had made some extensive purchases, as I regarded them, he might wonder what I had done with a second-hand cooking-stove, about twenty pounds of nails, and other articles upon which boys do not usually set a high value; but the amount of money employed in the transaction would be of greater interest to him.
wagon
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From this reading I harnessed the horse for Captain Fishley, and put the mail-bag in the wagon, as I was told to do.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I harnessed the horse for Captain Fishley, and put the mail-bag in the wagon, as I was told to do.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I could not help thinking that my tyrants were playing some deeper game than appeared upon the surface.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading If the captain should happen to blunder into some of the stores in Riverport where I had made some extensive purchases, as I regarded them, he might wonder what I had done with a second-hand cooking-stove, about twenty pounds of nails, and other articles upon which boys do not usually set a high value; but the amount of money employed in the transaction would be of greater interest to him.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading If the captain should happen to blunder into some of the stores in Riverport where I had made some extensive purchases, as I regarded them, he might wonder what I had done with a second-hand cooking-stove, about twenty pounds of nails, and other articles upon which boys do not usually set a high value; but the amount of money employed in the transaction would be of greater interest to him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading If the captain should happen to blunder into some of the stores in Riverport where I had made some extensive purchases, as I regarded them, he might wonder what I had done with a second-hand cooking-stove, about twenty pounds of nails, and other articles upon which boys do not usually set a high value; but the amount of money employed in the transaction would be of greater interest to him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading If the captain should happen to blunder into some of the stores in Riverport where I had made some extensive purchases, as I regarded them, he might wonder what I had done with a second-hand cooking-stove, about twenty pounds of nails, and other articles upon which boys do not usually set a high value; but the amount of money employed in the transaction would be of greater interest to him.
wonder
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From this reading If the captain should happen to blunder into some of the stores in Riverport where I had made some extensive purchases, as I regarded them, he might wonder what I had done with a second-hand cooking-stove, about twenty pounds of nails, and other articles upon which boys do not usually set a high value; but the amount of money employed in the transaction would be of greater interest to him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If the captain should happen to blunder into some of the stores in Riverport where I had made some extensive purchases, as I regarded them, he might wonder what I had done with a second-hand cooking-stove, about twenty pounds of nails, and other articles upon which boys do not usually set a high value; but the amount of money employed in the transaction would be of greater interest to him.
