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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 |AT certain times during the year Paul was en abled to earn a little extra money by hauling fire-wood to the village and selling it to the householders.
abled
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From this reading |AT certain times during the year Paul was en abled to earn a little extra money by hauling fire-wood to the village and selling it to the householders.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Had six tilts with a St. Louis drummer, an' beat the socks off of 'im.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading |AT certain times during the year Paul was en abled to earn a little extra money by hauling fire-wood to the village and selling it to the householders.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading |AT certain times during the year Paul was en abled to earn a little extra money by hauling fire-wood to the village and selling it to the householders.
bar
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From this reading “Been playing billiards,” he said, thickly, and he jerked his thumb toward the green, swinging doors of the bar.
bar-room
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From this reading One morning he was standing by his wagon, waiting for a customer for a load of oak, when Hoag came from the bar-room at the hotel and steered toward him.
beat
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From this reading “Had six tilts with a St. Louis drummer, an' beat the socks off of 'im.
Beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Been playing billiards,” he said, thickly, and he jerked his thumb toward the green, swinging doors of the bar.
billiards
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From this reading “Been playing billiards,” he said, thickly, and he jerked his thumb toward the green, swinging doors of the bar.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading |AT certain times during the year Paul was en abled to earn a little extra money by hauling fire-wood to the village and selling it to the householders.
came
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From this reading One morning he was standing by his wagon, waiting for a customer for a load of oak, when Hoag came from the bar-room at the hotel and steered toward him.
certain
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From this reading |AT certain times during the year Paul was en abled to earn a little extra money by hauling fire-wood to the village and selling it to the householders.
customer
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From this reading One morning he was standing by his wagon, waiting for a customer for a load of oak, when Hoag came from the bar-room at the hotel and steered toward him.
doors
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From this reading “Been playing billiards,” he said, thickly, and he jerked his thumb toward the green, swinging doors of the bar.
drink
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From this reading The planter's face was slightly flushed from drink, and he was in a jovial mood.
drummer
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From this reading “Had six tilts with a St. Louis drummer, an' beat the socks off of 'im.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading |AT certain times during the year Paul was en abled to earn a little extra money by hauling fire-wood to the village and selling it to the householders.
earn
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From this reading |AT certain times during the year Paul was en abled to earn a little extra money by hauling fire-wood to the village and selling it to the householders.
en
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From this reading |AT certain times during the year Paul was en abled to earn a little extra money by hauling fire-wood to the village and selling it to the householders.
extra
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From this reading |AT certain times during the year Paul was en abled to earn a little extra money by hauling fire-wood to the village and selling it to the householders.
face
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From this reading The planter's face was slightly flushed from drink, and he was in a jovial mood.
fire-wood
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From this reading |AT certain times during the year Paul was en abled to earn a little extra money by hauling fire-wood to the village and selling it to the householders.
flushed
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From this reading The planter's face was slightly flushed from drink, and he was in a jovial mood.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One morning he was standing by his wagon, waiting for a customer for a load of oak, when Hoag came from the bar-room at the hotel and steered toward him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One morning he was standing by his wagon, waiting for a customer for a load of oak, when Hoag came from the bar-room at the hotel and steered toward him.
green
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From this reading “Been playing billiards,” he said, thickly, and he jerked his thumb toward the green, swinging doors of the bar.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Had six tilts with a St. Louis drummer, an' beat the socks off of 'im.
hauling
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From this reading |AT certain times during the year Paul was en abled to earn a little extra money by hauling fire-wood to the village and selling it to the householders.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One morning he was standing by his wagon, waiting for a customer for a load of oak, when Hoag came from the bar-room at the hotel and steered toward him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One morning he was standing by his wagon, waiting for a customer for a load of oak, when Hoag came from the bar-room at the hotel and steered toward him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One morning he was standing by his wagon, waiting for a customer for a load of oak, when Hoag came from the bar-room at the hotel and steered toward him.
Hoag
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From this reading One morning he was standing by his wagon, waiting for a customer for a load of oak, when Hoag came from the bar-room at the hotel and steered toward him.
hotel
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From this reading One morning he was standing by his wagon, waiting for a customer for a load of oak, when Hoag came from the bar-room at the hotel and steered toward him.
householders
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From this reading |AT certain times during the year Paul was en abled to earn a little extra money by hauling fire-wood to the village and selling it to the householders.
im
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From this reading “Had six tilts with a St. Louis drummer, an' beat the socks off of 'im.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The planter's face was slightly flushed from drink, and he was in a jovial mood.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading |AT certain times during the year Paul was en abled to earn a little extra money by hauling fire-wood to the village and selling it to the householders.
jerked
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From this reading “Been playing billiards,” he said, thickly, and he jerked his thumb toward the green, swinging doors of the bar.
jovial
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From this reading The planter's face was slightly flushed from drink, and he was in a jovial mood.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading |AT certain times during the year Paul was en abled to earn a little extra money by hauling fire-wood to the village and selling it to the householders.
load
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From this reading One morning he was standing by his wagon, waiting for a customer for a load of oak, when Hoag came from the bar-room at the hotel and steered toward him.
Louis
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From this reading “Had six tilts with a St. Louis drummer, an' beat the socks off of 'im.
money
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From this reading |AT certain times during the year Paul was en abled to earn a little extra money by hauling fire-wood to the village and selling it to the householders.
mood
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From this reading The planter's face was slightly flushed from drink, and he was in a jovial mood.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One morning he was standing by his wagon, waiting for a customer for a load of oak, when Hoag came from the bar-room at the hotel and steered toward him.
oak
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From this reading One morning he was standing by his wagon, waiting for a customer for a load of oak, when Hoag came from the bar-room at the hotel and steered toward him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One morning he was standing by his wagon, waiting for a customer for a load of oak, when Hoag came from the bar-room at the hotel and steered toward him.
off
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From this reading “Had six tilts with a St. Louis drummer, an' beat the socks off of 'im.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One morning he was standing by his wagon, waiting for a customer for a load of oak, when Hoag came from the bar-room at the hotel and steered toward him.
Paul
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From this reading |AT certain times during the year Paul was en abled to earn a little extra money by hauling fire-wood to the village and selling it to the householders.
planter's
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From this reading The planter's face was slightly flushed from drink, and he was in a jovial mood.
playing
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From this reading “Been playing billiards,” he said, thickly, and he jerked his thumb toward the green, swinging doors of the bar.
said
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From this reading “Been playing billiards,” he said, thickly, and he jerked his thumb toward the green, swinging doors of the bar.
selling
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From this reading |AT certain times during the year Paul was en abled to earn a little extra money by hauling fire-wood to the village and selling it to the householders.
six
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From this reading “Had six tilts with a St. Louis drummer, an' beat the socks off of 'im.
slightly
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From this reading The planter's face was slightly flushed from drink, and he was in a jovial mood.
socks
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From this reading “Had six tilts with a St. Louis drummer, an' beat the socks off of 'im.
St
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From this reading “Had six tilts with a St. Louis drummer, an' beat the socks off of 'im.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One morning he was standing by his wagon, waiting for a customer for a load of oak, when Hoag came from the bar-room at the hotel and steered toward him.
steered
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From this reading One morning he was standing by his wagon, waiting for a customer for a load of oak, when Hoag came from the bar-room at the hotel and steered toward him.
swinging
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From this reading “Been playing billiards,” he said, thickly, and he jerked his thumb toward the green, swinging doors of the bar.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading |AT certain times during the year Paul was en abled to earn a little extra money by hauling fire-wood to the village and selling it to the householders.
thickly
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From this reading “Been playing billiards,” he said, thickly, and he jerked his thumb toward the green, swinging doors of the bar.
thumb
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From this reading “Been playing billiards,” he said, thickly, and he jerked his thumb toward the green, swinging doors of the bar.
tilts
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From this reading “Had six tilts with a St. Louis drummer, an' beat the socks off of 'im.
times
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From this reading |AT certain times during the year Paul was en abled to earn a little extra money by hauling fire-wood to the village and selling it to the householders.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading |AT certain times during the year Paul was en abled to earn a little extra money by hauling fire-wood to the village and selling it to the householders.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading One morning he was standing by his wagon, waiting for a customer for a load of oak, when Hoag came from the bar-room at the hotel and steered toward him.
village
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From this reading |AT certain times during the year Paul was en abled to earn a little extra money by hauling fire-wood to the village and selling it to the householders.
wagon
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From this reading One morning he was standing by his wagon, waiting for a customer for a load of oak, when Hoag came from the bar-room at the hotel and steered toward him.
waiting
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From this reading One morning he was standing by his wagon, waiting for a customer for a load of oak, when Hoag came from the bar-room at the hotel and steered toward him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading |AT certain times during the year Paul was en abled to earn a little extra money by hauling fire-wood to the village and selling it to the householders.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading One morning he was standing by his wagon, waiting for a customer for a load of oak, when Hoag came from the bar-room at the hotel and steered toward him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Had six tilts with a St. Louis drummer, an' beat the socks off of 'im.
year
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From this reading |AT certain times during the year Paul was en abled to earn a little extra money by hauling fire-wood to the village and selling it to the householders.
