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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 ELMER saw at a glance that what his comrade had declared was really true.
all
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From this reading Tremendous excitement seized upon the whole party, for they could readily surmise that this new conflagration was not the result of a smoldering spark, but that it had a meaning all its own.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And a loud shout from one of the searching men announced that he too had discovered the fire.
announced
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From this reading And a loud shout from one of the searching men announced that he too had discovered the fire.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ELMER saw at a glance that what his comrade had declared was really true.
attention
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From this reading The two desperate hoboes must have started the second blaze with the same idea in view that had urged them to put the match to the farmhouse--to divert attention while they slipped away.
away
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From this reading The two desperate hoboes must have started the second blaze with the same idea in view that had urged them to put the match to the farmhouse--to divert attention while they slipped away.
blaze
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From this reading The two desperate hoboes must have started the second blaze with the same idea in view that had urged them to put the match to the farmhouse--to divert attention while they slipped away.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Tremendous excitement seized upon the whole party, for they could readily surmise that this new conflagration was not the result of a smoldering spark, but that it had a meaning all its own.
CAPTURE
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From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE TRAMPS.
comrade
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From this reading ELMER saw at a glance that what his comrade had declared was really true.
conflagration
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From this reading Tremendous excitement seized upon the whole party, for they could readily surmise that this new conflagration was not the result of a smoldering spark, but that it had a meaning all its own.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Tremendous excitement seized upon the whole party, for they could readily surmise that this new conflagration was not the result of a smoldering spark, but that it had a meaning all its own.
declared
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From this reading ELMER saw at a glance that what his comrade had declared was really true.
desperate
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From this reading The two desperate hoboes must have started the second blaze with the same idea in view that had urged them to put the match to the farmhouse--to divert attention while they slipped away.
discovered
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From this reading And a loud shout from one of the searching men announced that he too had discovered the fire.
divert
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From this reading The two desperate hoboes must have started the second blaze with the same idea in view that had urged them to put the match to the farmhouse--to divert attention while they slipped away.
ELMER
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From this reading ELMER saw at a glance that what his comrade had declared was really true.
excitement
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From this reading Tremendous excitement seized upon the whole party, for they could readily surmise that this new conflagration was not the result of a smoldering spark, but that it had a meaning all its own.
farmhouse
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From this reading The two desperate hoboes must have started the second blaze with the same idea in view that had urged them to put the match to the farmhouse--to divert attention while they slipped away.
fire
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From this reading And a loud shout from one of the searching men announced that he too had discovered the fire.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Tremendous excitement seized upon the whole party, for they could readily surmise that this new conflagration was not the result of a smoldering spark, but that it had a meaning all its own.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And a loud shout from one of the searching men announced that he too had discovered the fire.
glance
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From this reading ELMER saw at a glance that what his comrade had declared was really true.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ELMER saw at a glance that what his comrade had declared was really true.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The two desperate hoboes must have started the second blaze with the same idea in view that had urged them to put the match to the farmhouse--to divert attention while they slipped away.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And a loud shout from one of the searching men announced that he too had discovered the fire.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ELMER saw at a glance that what his comrade had declared was really true.
hoboes
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From this reading The two desperate hoboes must have started the second blaze with the same idea in view that had urged them to put the match to the farmhouse--to divert attention while they slipped away.
idea
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From this reading The two desperate hoboes must have started the second blaze with the same idea in view that had urged them to put the match to the farmhouse--to divert attention while they slipped away.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The two desperate hoboes must have started the second blaze with the same idea in view that had urged them to put the match to the farmhouse--to divert attention while they slipped away.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Tremendous excitement seized upon the whole party, for they could readily surmise that this new conflagration was not the result of a smoldering spark, but that it had a meaning all its own.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Tremendous excitement seized upon the whole party, for they could readily surmise that this new conflagration was not the result of a smoldering spark, but that it had a meaning all its own.
loud
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From this reading And a loud shout from one of the searching men announced that he too had discovered the fire.
match
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From this reading The two desperate hoboes must have started the second blaze with the same idea in view that had urged them to put the match to the farmhouse--to divert attention while they slipped away.
meaning
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From this reading Tremendous excitement seized upon the whole party, for they could readily surmise that this new conflagration was not the result of a smoldering spark, but that it had a meaning all its own.
men
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From this reading And a loud shout from one of the searching men announced that he too had discovered the fire.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The two desperate hoboes must have started the second blaze with the same idea in view that had urged them to put the match to the farmhouse--to divert attention while they slipped away.
new
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From this reading Tremendous excitement seized upon the whole party, for they could readily surmise that this new conflagration was not the result of a smoldering spark, but that it had a meaning all its own.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Tremendous excitement seized upon the whole party, for they could readily surmise that this new conflagration was not the result of a smoldering spark, but that it had a meaning all its own.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE TRAMPS.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And a loud shout from one of the searching men announced that he too had discovered the fire.
own
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From this reading Tremendous excitement seized upon the whole party, for they could readily surmise that this new conflagration was not the result of a smoldering spark, but that it had a meaning all its own.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tremendous excitement seized upon the whole party, for they could readily surmise that this new conflagration was not the result of a smoldering spark, but that it had a meaning all its own.
put
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From this reading The two desperate hoboes must have started the second blaze with the same idea in view that had urged them to put the match to the farmhouse--to divert attention while they slipped away.
readilynounUS /readily/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tremendous excitement seized upon the whole party, for they could readily surmise that this new conflagration was not the result of a smoldering spark, but that it had a meaning all its own.
really
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From this reading ELMER saw at a glance that what his comrade had declared was really true.
result
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From this reading Tremendous excitement seized upon the whole party, for they could readily surmise that this new conflagration was not the result of a smoldering spark, but that it had a meaning all its own.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two desperate hoboes must have started the second blaze with the same idea in view that had urged them to put the match to the farmhouse--to divert attention while they slipped away.
saw
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From this reading ELMER saw at a glance that what his comrade had declared was really true.
searching
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From this reading And a loud shout from one of the searching men announced that he too had discovered the fire.
second
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From this reading The two desperate hoboes must have started the second blaze with the same idea in view that had urged them to put the match to the farmhouse--to divert attention while they slipped away.
seized
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From this reading Tremendous excitement seized upon the whole party, for they could readily surmise that this new conflagration was not the result of a smoldering spark, but that it had a meaning all its own.
shout
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From this reading And a loud shout from one of the searching men announced that he too had discovered the fire.
slipped
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From this reading The two desperate hoboes must have started the second blaze with the same idea in view that had urged them to put the match to the farmhouse--to divert attention while they slipped away.
smoldering
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From this reading Tremendous excitement seized upon the whole party, for they could readily surmise that this new conflagration was not the result of a smoldering spark, but that it had a meaning all its own.
spark
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From this reading Tremendous excitement seized upon the whole party, for they could readily surmise that this new conflagration was not the result of a smoldering spark, but that it had a meaning all its own.
started
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From this reading The two desperate hoboes must have started the second blaze with the same idea in view that had urged them to put the match to the farmhouse--to divert attention while they slipped away.
surmise
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From this reading Tremendous excitement seized upon the whole party, for they could readily surmise that this new conflagration was not the result of a smoldering spark, but that it had a meaning all its own.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ELMER saw at a glance that what his comrade had declared was really true.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE TRAMPS.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The two desperate hoboes must have started the second blaze with the same idea in view that had urged them to put the match to the farmhouse--to divert attention while they slipped away.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tremendous excitement seized upon the whole party, for they could readily surmise that this new conflagration was not the result of a smoldering spark, but that it had a meaning all its own.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Tremendous excitement seized upon the whole party, for they could readily surmise that this new conflagration was not the result of a smoldering spark, but that it had a meaning all its own.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The two desperate hoboes must have started the second blaze with the same idea in view that had urged them to put the match to the farmhouse--to divert attention while they slipped away.
too
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From this reading And a loud shout from one of the searching men announced that he too had discovered the fire.
TRAMPS
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From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE TRAMPS.
Tremendous
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From this reading Tremendous excitement seized upon the whole party, for they could readily surmise that this new conflagration was not the result of a smoldering spark, but that it had a meaning all its own.
true
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From this reading ELMER saw at a glance that what his comrade had declared was really true.
two
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From this reading The two desperate hoboes must have started the second blaze with the same idea in view that had urged them to put the match to the farmhouse--to divert attention while they slipped away.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Tremendous excitement seized upon the whole party, for they could readily surmise that this new conflagration was not the result of a smoldering spark, but that it had a meaning all its own.
urged
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From this reading The two desperate hoboes must have started the second blaze with the same idea in view that had urged them to put the match to the farmhouse--to divert attention while they slipped away.
view
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From this reading The two desperate hoboes must have started the second blaze with the same idea in view that had urged them to put the match to the farmhouse--to divert attention while they slipped away.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ELMER saw at a glance that what his comrade had declared was really true.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ELMER saw at a glance that what his comrade had declared was really true.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The two desperate hoboes must have started the second blaze with the same idea in view that had urged them to put the match to the farmhouse--to divert attention while they slipped away.
whole
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From this reading Tremendous excitement seized upon the whole party, for they could readily surmise that this new conflagration was not the result of a smoldering spark, but that it had a meaning all its own.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The two desperate hoboes must have started the second blaze with the same idea in view that had urged them to put the match to the farmhouse--to divert attention while they slipped away.
