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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 One afternoon when I got home mother showed me a letter from Uncle Hieronymous, who lives in the woods back of Baldwin, on the Middle Branch of the Père Marquette River.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I never had seen him, but he and mother wrote to each other quite often, and I guess she’d been telling him a good deal about me, that’s Binney Jenks, and Mark Tidd and Tallow and Plunk.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One afternoon when I got home mother showed me a letter from Uncle Hieronymous, who lives in the woods back of Baldwin, on the Middle Branch of the Père Marquette River.
all
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always
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From this reading He always thought us out of scrapes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I never had seen him, but he and mother wrote to each other quite often, and I guess she’d been telling him a good deal about me, that’s Binney Jenks, and Mark Tidd and Tallow and Plunk.
Atkins
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back
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From this reading One afternoon when I got home mother showed me a letter from Uncle Hieronymous, who lives in the woods back of Baldwin, on the Middle Branch of the Père Marquette River.
Backwoods
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Baldwin
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From this reading One afternoon when I got home mother showed me a letter from Uncle Hieronymous, who lives in the woods back of Baldwin, on the Middle Branch of the Père Marquette River.
Bandmaster
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I never had seen him, but he and mother wrote to each other quite often, and I guess she’d been telling him a good deal about me, that’s Binney Jenks, and Mark Tidd and Tallow and Plunk.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Mark Tidd in Egypt Mark Tidd in Italy Mark Tidd Mark Tidd in the Backwoods Mark Tidd in Business Mark Tidd’s Citadel Mark Tidd, Editor Mark Tidd, Manufacturer Catty Atkins, Bandmaster Catty Atkins Catty Atkins, Riverman Catty Atkins, Sailorman Catty Atkins, Financier It all started just before school was out.
Binney
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Branch
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From this reading One afternoon when I got home mother showed me a letter from Uncle Hieronymous, who lives in the woods back of Baldwin, on the Middle Branch of the Père Marquette River.
Business
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I never had seen him, but he and mother wrote to each other quite often, and I guess she’d been telling him a good deal about me, that’s Binney Jenks, and Mark Tidd and Tallow and Plunk.
Catty
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CitadelnounUS /ˈsɪt.ə.del/
A fortress protecting a city, metaphorically representing the invincible inner sanctuary of the rational mind.
From this reading Mark Tidd in Egypt Mark Tidd in Italy Mark Tidd Mark Tidd in the Backwoods Mark Tidd in Business Mark Tidd’s Citadel Mark Tidd, Editor Mark Tidd, Manufacturer Catty Atkins, Bandmaster Catty Atkins Catty Atkins, Riverman Catty Atkins, Sailorman Catty Atkins, Financier It all started just before school was out.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course, Mark Tidd was most important.
deal
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From this reading I never had seen him, but he and mother wrote to each other quite often, and I guess she’d been telling him a good deal about me, that’s Binney Jenks, and Mark Tidd and Tallow and Plunk.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading I never had seen him, but he and mother wrote to each other quite often, and I guess she’d been telling him a good deal about me, that’s Binney Jenks, and Mark Tidd and Tallow and Plunk.
Editor
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Egypt
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Financier
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One afternoon when I got home mother showed me a letter from Uncle Hieronymous, who lives in the woods back of Baldwin, on the Middle Branch of the Père Marquette River.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I never had seen him, but he and mother wrote to each other quite often, and I guess she’d been telling him a good deal about me, that’s Binney Jenks, and Mark Tidd and Tallow and Plunk.
got
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From this reading One afternoon when I got home mother showed me a letter from Uncle Hieronymous, who lives in the woods back of Baldwin, on the Middle Branch of the Père Marquette River.
guess
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From this reading I never had seen him, but he and mother wrote to each other quite often, and I guess she’d been telling him a good deal about me, that’s Binney Jenks, and Mark Tidd and Tallow and Plunk.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I never had seen him, but he and mother wrote to each other quite often, and I guess she’d been telling him a good deal about me, that’s Binney Jenks, and Mark Tidd and Tallow and Plunk.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I never had seen him, but he and mother wrote to each other quite often, and I guess she’d been telling him a good deal about me, that’s Binney Jenks, and Mark Tidd and Tallow and Plunk.
Hieronymous
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From this reading One afternoon when I got home mother showed me a letter from Uncle Hieronymous, who lives in the woods back of Baldwin, on the Middle Branch of the Père Marquette River.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I never had seen him, but he and mother wrote to each other quite often, and I guess she’d been telling him a good deal about me, that’s Binney Jenks, and Mark Tidd and Tallow and Plunk.
home
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From this reading One afternoon when I got home mother showed me a letter from Uncle Hieronymous, who lives in the woods back of Baldwin, on the Middle Branch of the Père Marquette River.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading One afternoon when I got home mother showed me a letter from Uncle Hieronymous, who lives in the woods back of Baldwin, on the Middle Branch of the Père Marquette River.
important
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From this reading Of course, Mark Tidd was most important.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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Italy
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Jenks
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From this reading I never had seen him, but he and mother wrote to each other quite often, and I guess she’d been telling him a good deal about me, that’s Binney Jenks, and Mark Tidd and Tallow and Plunk.
just
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letter
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From this reading One afternoon when I got home mother showed me a letter from Uncle Hieronymous, who lives in the woods back of Baldwin, on the Middle Branch of the Père Marquette River.
lives
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From this reading One afternoon when I got home mother showed me a letter from Uncle Hieronymous, who lives in the woods back of Baldwin, on the Middle Branch of the Père Marquette River.
Manufacturer
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From this reading Mark Tidd in Egypt Mark Tidd in Italy Mark Tidd Mark Tidd in the Backwoods Mark Tidd in Business Mark Tidd’s Citadel Mark Tidd, Editor Mark Tidd, Manufacturer Catty Atkins, Bandmaster Catty Atkins Catty Atkins, Riverman Catty Atkins, Sailorman Catty Atkins, Financier It all started just before school was out.
Mark
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From this reading Mark Tidd in Egypt Mark Tidd in Italy Mark Tidd Mark Tidd in the Backwoods Mark Tidd in Business Mark Tidd’s Citadel Mark Tidd, Editor Mark Tidd, Manufacturer Catty Atkins, Bandmaster Catty Atkins Catty Atkins, Riverman Catty Atkins, Sailorman Catty Atkins, Financier It all started just before school was out.
Marquette
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From this reading One afternoon when I got home mother showed me a letter from Uncle Hieronymous, who lives in the woods back of Baldwin, on the Middle Branch of the Père Marquette River.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One afternoon when I got home mother showed me a letter from Uncle Hieronymous, who lives in the woods back of Baldwin, on the Middle Branch of the Père Marquette River.
Middle
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From this reading One afternoon when I got home mother showed me a letter from Uncle Hieronymous, who lives in the woods back of Baldwin, on the Middle Branch of the Père Marquette River.
most
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From this reading Of course, Mark Tidd was most important.
mother
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From this reading One afternoon when I got home mother showed me a letter from Uncle Hieronymous, who lives in the woods back of Baldwin, on the Middle Branch of the Père Marquette River.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I never had seen him, but he and mother wrote to each other quite often, and I guess she’d been telling him a good deal about me, that’s Binney Jenks, and Mark Tidd and Tallow and Plunk.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One afternoon when I got home mother showed me a letter from Uncle Hieronymous, who lives in the woods back of Baldwin, on the Middle Branch of the Père Marquette River.
often
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From this reading I never had seen him, but he and mother wrote to each other quite often, and I guess she’d been telling him a good deal about me, that’s Binney Jenks, and Mark Tidd and Tallow and Plunk.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One afternoon when I got home mother showed me a letter from Uncle Hieronymous, who lives in the woods back of Baldwin, on the Middle Branch of the Père Marquette River.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One afternoon when I got home mother showed me a letter from Uncle Hieronymous, who lives in the woods back of Baldwin, on the Middle Branch of the Père Marquette River.
other
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From this reading I never had seen him, but he and mother wrote to each other quite often, and I guess she’d been telling him a good deal about me, that’s Binney Jenks, and Mark Tidd and Tallow and Plunk.
out
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Plunk
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From this reading I never had seen him, but he and mother wrote to each other quite often, and I guess she’d been telling him a good deal about me, that’s Binney Jenks, and Mark Tidd and Tallow and Plunk.
Père
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From this reading One afternoon when I got home mother showed me a letter from Uncle Hieronymous, who lives in the woods back of Baldwin, on the Middle Branch of the Père Marquette River.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I never had seen him, but he and mother wrote to each other quite often, and I guess she’d been telling him a good deal about me, that’s Binney Jenks, and Mark Tidd and Tallow and Plunk.
River
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From this reading One afternoon when I got home mother showed me a letter from Uncle Hieronymous, who lives in the woods back of Baldwin, on the Middle Branch of the Père Marquette River.
Riverman
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Sailorman
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school
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scrapes
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From this reading He always thought us out of scrapes.
seen
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From this reading I never had seen him, but he and mother wrote to each other quite often, and I guess she’d been telling him a good deal about me, that’s Binney Jenks, and Mark Tidd and Tallow and Plunk.
she'd
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From this reading I never had seen him, but he and mother wrote to each other quite often, and I guess she’d been telling him a good deal about me, that’s Binney Jenks, and Mark Tidd and Tallow and Plunk.
showed
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From this reading One afternoon when I got home mother showed me a letter from Uncle Hieronymous, who lives in the woods back of Baldwin, on the Middle Branch of the Père Marquette River.
started
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From this reading Mark Tidd in Egypt Mark Tidd in Italy Mark Tidd Mark Tidd in the Backwoods Mark Tidd in Business Mark Tidd’s Citadel Mark Tidd, Editor Mark Tidd, Manufacturer Catty Atkins, Bandmaster Catty Atkins Catty Atkins, Riverman Catty Atkins, Sailorman Catty Atkins, Financier It all started just before school was out.
Tallow
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From this reading I never had seen him, but he and mother wrote to each other quite often, and I guess she’d been telling him a good deal about me, that’s Binney Jenks, and Mark Tidd and Tallow and Plunk.
telling
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From this reading I never had seen him, but he and mother wrote to each other quite often, and I guess she’d been telling him a good deal about me, that’s Binney Jenks, and Mark Tidd and Tallow and Plunk.
that's
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From this reading I never had seen him, but he and mother wrote to each other quite often, and I guess she’d been telling him a good deal about me, that’s Binney Jenks, and Mark Tidd and Tallow and Plunk.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He always thought us out of scrapes.
Tidd
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Tidd's
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I never had seen him, but he and mother wrote to each other quite often, and I guess she’d been telling him a good deal about me, that’s Binney Jenks, and Mark Tidd and Tallow and Plunk.
Uncle
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From this reading One afternoon when I got home mother showed me a letter from Uncle Hieronymous, who lives in the woods back of Baldwin, on the Middle Branch of the Père Marquette River.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He always thought us out of scrapes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading One afternoon when I got home mother showed me a letter from Uncle Hieronymous, who lives in the woods back of Baldwin, on the Middle Branch of the Père Marquette River.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading One afternoon when I got home mother showed me a letter from Uncle Hieronymous, who lives in the woods back of Baldwin, on the Middle Branch of the Père Marquette River.
woods
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From this reading One afternoon when I got home mother showed me a letter from Uncle Hieronymous, who lives in the woods back of Baldwin, on the Middle Branch of the Père Marquette River.
wrote
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From this reading I never had seen him, but he and mother wrote to each other quite often, and I guess she’d been telling him a good deal about me, that’s Binney Jenks, and Mark Tidd and Tallow and Plunk.
