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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 “I never go to any trouble for anybody”--a statement which all who heard it, and all his multitude of readers in every land, stood ready to deny.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading FIRST DAYS AT STORMFIELD I went up next afternoon, for I knew how he dreaded loneliness.
all
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From this reading “I wonder why they all go to so much trouble for me,” he said, softly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I never go to any trouble for anybody”--a statement which all who heard it, and all his multitude of readers in every land, stood ready to deny.
any
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From this reading “I never go to any trouble for anybody”--a statement which all who heard it, and all his multitude of readers in every land, stood ready to deny.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading “I never go to any trouble for anybody”--a statement which all who heard it, and all his multitude of readers in every land, stood ready to deny.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading FIRST DAYS AT STORMFIELD I went up next afternoon, for I knew how he dreaded loneliness.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That first evening closed with billiards--boisterous, triumphant billiards--and when with midnight the day ended and the cues were set in the rack, there was none to say that Mark Twain's first day in his new home had not been a happy one.
billiards
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From this reading That first evening closed with billiards--boisterous, triumphant billiards--and when with midnight the day ended and the cues were set in the rack, there was none to say that Mark Twain's first day in his new home had not been a happy one.
boisterous
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From this reading That first evening closed with billiards--boisterous, triumphant billiards--and when with midnight the day ended and the cues were set in the rack, there was none to say that Mark Twain's first day in his new home had not been a happy one.
CCLXIX
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From this reading CCLXIX.
closed
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From this reading That first evening closed with billiards--boisterous, triumphant billiards--and when with midnight the day ended and the cues were set in the rack, there was none to say that Mark Twain's first day in his new home had not been a happy one.
cues
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From this reading That first evening closed with billiards--boisterous, triumphant billiards--and when with midnight the day ended and the cues were set in the rack, there was none to say that Mark Twain's first day in his new home had not been a happy one.
day
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From this reading That first evening closed with billiards--boisterous, triumphant billiards--and when with midnight the day ended and the cues were set in the rack, there was none to say that Mark Twain's first day in his new home had not been a happy one.
DAYS
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From this reading FIRST DAYS AT STORMFIELD I went up next afternoon, for I knew how he dreaded loneliness.
deny
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From this reading “I never go to any trouble for anybody”--a statement which all who heard it, and all his multitude of readers in every land, stood ready to deny.
dreaded
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From this reading FIRST DAYS AT STORMFIELD I went up next afternoon, for I knew how he dreaded loneliness.
ended
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From this reading That first evening closed with billiards--boisterous, triumphant billiards--and when with midnight the day ended and the cues were set in the rack, there was none to say that Mark Twain's first day in his new home had not been a happy one.
evening
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From this reading That first evening closed with billiards--boisterous, triumphant billiards--and when with midnight the day ended and the cues were set in the rack, there was none to say that Mark Twain's first day in his new home had not been a happy one.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “I never go to any trouble for anybody”--a statement which all who heard it, and all his multitude of readers in every land, stood ready to deny.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That first evening closed with billiards--boisterous, triumphant billiards--and when with midnight the day ended and the cues were set in the rack, there was none to say that Mark Twain's first day in his new home had not been a happy one.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I wonder why they all go to so much trouble for me,” he said, softly.
go
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From this reading “I wonder why they all go to so much trouble for me,” he said, softly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That first evening closed with billiards--boisterous, triumphant billiards--and when with midnight the day ended and the cues were set in the rack, there was none to say that Mark Twain's first day in his new home had not been a happy one.
happy
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From this reading That first evening closed with billiards--boisterous, triumphant billiards--and when with midnight the day ended and the cues were set in the rack, there was none to say that Mark Twain's first day in his new home had not been a happy one.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I wonder why they all go to so much trouble for me,” he said, softly.
heard
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From this reading “I never go to any trouble for anybody”--a statement which all who heard it, and all his multitude of readers in every land, stood ready to deny.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “I never go to any trouble for anybody”--a statement which all who heard it, and all his multitude of readers in every land, stood ready to deny.
home
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From this reading That first evening closed with billiards--boisterous, triumphant billiards--and when with midnight the day ended and the cues were set in the rack, there was none to say that Mark Twain's first day in his new home had not been a happy one.
how
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From this reading FIRST DAYS AT STORMFIELD I went up next afternoon, for I knew how he dreaded loneliness.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wonder why they all go to so much trouble for me,” he said, softly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I never go to any trouble for anybody”--a statement which all who heard it, and all his multitude of readers in every land, stood ready to deny.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I never go to any trouble for anybody”--a statement which all who heard it, and all his multitude of readers in every land, stood ready to deny.
knew
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From this reading FIRST DAYS AT STORMFIELD I went up next afternoon, for I knew how he dreaded loneliness.
land
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From this reading “I never go to any trouble for anybody”--a statement which all who heard it, and all his multitude of readers in every land, stood ready to deny.
loneliness
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From this reading FIRST DAYS AT STORMFIELD I went up next afternoon, for I knew how he dreaded loneliness.
Mark
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From this reading That first evening closed with billiards--boisterous, triumphant billiards--and when with midnight the day ended and the cues were set in the rack, there was none to say that Mark Twain's first day in his new home had not been a happy one.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I wonder why they all go to so much trouble for me,” he said, softly.
midnight
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From this reading That first evening closed with billiards--boisterous, triumphant billiards--and when with midnight the day ended and the cues were set in the rack, there was none to say that Mark Twain's first day in his new home had not been a happy one.
much
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From this reading “I wonder why they all go to so much trouble for me,” he said, softly.
multitude
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From this reading “I never go to any trouble for anybody”--a statement which all who heard it, and all his multitude of readers in every land, stood ready to deny.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I never go to any trouble for anybody”--a statement which all who heard it, and all his multitude of readers in every land, stood ready to deny.
new
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From this reading That first evening closed with billiards--boisterous, triumphant billiards--and when with midnight the day ended and the cues were set in the rack, there was none to say that Mark Twain's first day in his new home had not been a happy one.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FIRST DAYS AT STORMFIELD I went up next afternoon, for I knew how he dreaded loneliness.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading That first evening closed with billiards--boisterous, triumphant billiards--and when with midnight the day ended and the cues were set in the rack, there was none to say that Mark Twain's first day in his new home had not been a happy one.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That first evening closed with billiards--boisterous, triumphant billiards--and when with midnight the day ended and the cues were set in the rack, there was none to say that Mark Twain's first day in his new home had not been a happy one.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I never go to any trouble for anybody”--a statement which all who heard it, and all his multitude of readers in every land, stood ready to deny.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading That first evening closed with billiards--boisterous, triumphant billiards--and when with midnight the day ended and the cues were set in the rack, there was none to say that Mark Twain's first day in his new home had not been a happy one.
rack
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From this reading That first evening closed with billiards--boisterous, triumphant billiards--and when with midnight the day ended and the cues were set in the rack, there was none to say that Mark Twain's first day in his new home had not been a happy one.
readers
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From this reading “I never go to any trouble for anybody”--a statement which all who heard it, and all his multitude of readers in every land, stood ready to deny.
ready
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From this reading “I never go to any trouble for anybody”--a statement which all who heard it, and all his multitude of readers in every land, stood ready to deny.
said
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From this reading “I wonder why they all go to so much trouble for me,” he said, softly.
say
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From this reading That first evening closed with billiards--boisterous, triumphant billiards--and when with midnight the day ended and the cues were set in the rack, there was none to say that Mark Twain's first day in his new home had not been a happy one.
set
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From this reading That first evening closed with billiards--boisterous, triumphant billiards--and when with midnight the day ended and the cues were set in the rack, there was none to say that Mark Twain's first day in his new home had not been a happy one.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I wonder why they all go to so much trouble for me,” he said, softly.
softly
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From this reading “I wonder why they all go to so much trouble for me,” he said, softly.
statement
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From this reading “I never go to any trouble for anybody”--a statement which all who heard it, and all his multitude of readers in every land, stood ready to deny.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I never go to any trouble for anybody”--a statement which all who heard it, and all his multitude of readers in every land, stood ready to deny.
STORMFIELD
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From this reading FIRST DAYS AT STORMFIELD I went up next afternoon, for I knew how he dreaded loneliness.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That first evening closed with billiards--boisterous, triumphant billiards--and when with midnight the day ended and the cues were set in the rack, there was none to say that Mark Twain's first day in his new home had not been a happy one.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That first evening closed with billiards--boisterous, triumphant billiards--and when with midnight the day ended and the cues were set in the rack, there was none to say that Mark Twain's first day in his new home had not been a happy one.
there
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From this reading That first evening closed with billiards--boisterous, triumphant billiards--and when with midnight the day ended and the cues were set in the rack, there was none to say that Mark Twain's first day in his new home had not been a happy one.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I wonder why they all go to so much trouble for me,” he said, softly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I wonder why they all go to so much trouble for me,” he said, softly.
triumphant
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From this reading That first evening closed with billiards--boisterous, triumphant billiards--and when with midnight the day ended and the cues were set in the rack, there was none to say that Mark Twain's first day in his new home had not been a happy one.
trouble
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From this reading “I wonder why they all go to so much trouble for me,” he said, softly.
Twain's
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From this reading That first evening closed with billiards--boisterous, triumphant billiards--and when with midnight the day ended and the cues were set in the rack, there was none to say that Mark Twain's first day in his new home had not been a happy one.
up
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From this reading FIRST DAYS AT STORMFIELD I went up next afternoon, for I knew how he dreaded loneliness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That first evening closed with billiards--boisterous, triumphant billiards--and when with midnight the day ended and the cues were set in the rack, there was none to say that Mark Twain's first day in his new home had not been a happy one.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FIRST DAYS AT STORMFIELD I went up next afternoon, for I knew how he dreaded loneliness.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading That first evening closed with billiards--boisterous, triumphant billiards--and when with midnight the day ended and the cues were set in the rack, there was none to say that Mark Twain's first day in his new home had not been a happy one.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading That first evening closed with billiards--boisterous, triumphant billiards--and when with midnight the day ended and the cues were set in the rack, there was none to say that Mark Twain's first day in his new home had not been a happy one.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “I never go to any trouble for anybody”--a statement which all who heard it, and all his multitude of readers in every land, stood ready to deny.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “I never go to any trouble for anybody”--a statement which all who heard it, and all his multitude of readers in every land, stood ready to deny.
why
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From this reading “I wonder why they all go to so much trouble for me,” he said, softly.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading That first evening closed with billiards--boisterous, triumphant billiards--and when with midnight the day ended and the cues were set in the rack, there was none to say that Mark Twain's first day in his new home had not been a happy one.
wonder
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From this reading “I wonder why they all go to so much trouble for me,” he said, softly.
