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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 A CHANGE FOR KATE.
acquit
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From this reading With fresh hopes and a renewed determination to acquit himself well, he presented himself the next morning at the works.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With fresh hopes and a renewed determination to acquit himself well, he presented himself the next morning at the works.
anxious
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From this reading Those who had looked coldly and even scornfully on him in the time of his trouble were now anxious to atone for their mistake.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading REUBEN ROY went back to his work in Birmingham looking "like himself," as his mother fondly said.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With fresh hopes and a renewed determination to acquit himself well, he presented himself the next morning at the works.
atone
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From this reading Those who had looked coldly and even scornfully on him in the time of his trouble were now anxious to atone for their mistake.
awaited
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From this reading The hearty greeting and warm congratulations he received from old Samuel were but a sample of what awaited him from most of the "hands."
back
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From this reading REUBEN ROY went back to his work in Birmingham looking "like himself," as his mother fondly said.
Birmingham
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From this reading REUBEN ROY went back to his work in Birmingham looking "like himself," as his mother fondly said.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The hearty greeting and warm congratulations he received from old Samuel were but a sample of what awaited him from most of the "hands."
CHANGE
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From this reading A CHANGE FOR KATE.
coldly
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From this reading Those who had looked coldly and even scornfully on him in the time of his trouble were now anxious to atone for their mistake.
congratulations
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From this reading The hearty greeting and warm congratulations he received from old Samuel were but a sample of what awaited him from most of the "hands."
determination
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From this reading With fresh hopes and a renewed determination to acquit himself well, he presented himself the next morning at the works.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Those who had looked coldly and even scornfully on him in the time of his trouble were now anxious to atone for their mistake.
fondly
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From this reading REUBEN ROY went back to his work in Birmingham looking "like himself," as his mother fondly said.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A CHANGE FOR KATE.
fresh
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From this reading With fresh hopes and a renewed determination to acquit himself well, he presented himself the next morning at the works.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The hearty greeting and warm congratulations he received from old Samuel were but a sample of what awaited him from most of the "hands."
greeting
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From this reading The hearty greeting and warm congratulations he received from old Samuel were but a sample of what awaited him from most of the "hands."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Those who had looked coldly and even scornfully on him in the time of his trouble were now anxious to atone for their mistake.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The hearty greeting and warm congratulations he received from old Samuel were but a sample of what awaited him from most of the "hands."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With fresh hopes and a renewed determination to acquit himself well, he presented himself the next morning at the works.
heartyadjectiveUS /ˈhɑrti/
large, enthusiastic, and satisfying, especially of a meal
From this reading The hearty greeting and warm congratulations he received from old Samuel were but a sample of what awaited him from most of the "hands."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The hearty greeting and warm congratulations he received from old Samuel were but a sample of what awaited him from most of the "hands."
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading REUBEN ROY went back to his work in Birmingham looking "like himself," as his mother fondly said.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading REUBEN ROY went back to his work in Birmingham looking "like himself," as his mother fondly said.
hopes
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From this reading With fresh hopes and a renewed determination to acquit himself well, he presented himself the next morning at the works.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading REUBEN ROY went back to his work in Birmingham looking "like himself," as his mother fondly said.
KATE
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From this reading A CHANGE FOR KATE.
like
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From this reading REUBEN ROY went back to his work in Birmingham looking "like himself," as his mother fondly said.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Those who had looked coldly and even scornfully on him in the time of his trouble were now anxious to atone for their mistake.
looking
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From this reading REUBEN ROY went back to his work in Birmingham looking "like himself," as his mother fondly said.
mistake
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From this reading Those who had looked coldly and even scornfully on him in the time of his trouble were now anxious to atone for their mistake.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With fresh hopes and a renewed determination to acquit himself well, he presented himself the next morning at the works.
most
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From this reading The hearty greeting and warm congratulations he received from old Samuel were but a sample of what awaited him from most of the "hands."
mother
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From this reading REUBEN ROY went back to his work in Birmingham looking "like himself," as his mother fondly said.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With fresh hopes and a renewed determination to acquit himself well, he presented himself the next morning at the works.
now
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From this reading Those who had looked coldly and even scornfully on him in the time of his trouble were now anxious to atone for their mistake.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The hearty greeting and warm congratulations he received from old Samuel were but a sample of what awaited him from most of the "hands."
old
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From this reading The hearty greeting and warm congratulations he received from old Samuel were but a sample of what awaited him from most of the "hands."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Those who had looked coldly and even scornfully on him in the time of his trouble were now anxious to atone for their mistake.
presented
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From this reading With fresh hopes and a renewed determination to acquit himself well, he presented himself the next morning at the works.
received
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From this reading The hearty greeting and warm congratulations he received from old Samuel were but a sample of what awaited him from most of the "hands."
renewed
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From this reading With fresh hopes and a renewed determination to acquit himself well, he presented himself the next morning at the works.
REUBEN
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From this reading REUBEN ROY went back to his work in Birmingham looking "like himself," as his mother fondly said.
ROY
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From this reading REUBEN ROY went back to his work in Birmingham looking "like himself," as his mother fondly said.
said
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From this reading REUBEN ROY went back to his work in Birmingham looking "like himself," as his mother fondly said.
sample
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From this reading The hearty greeting and warm congratulations he received from old Samuel were but a sample of what awaited him from most of the "hands."
Samuel
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From this reading The hearty greeting and warm congratulations he received from old Samuel were but a sample of what awaited him from most of the "hands."
scornfully
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From this reading Those who had looked coldly and even scornfully on him in the time of his trouble were now anxious to atone for their mistake.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With fresh hopes and a renewed determination to acquit himself well, he presented himself the next morning at the works.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Those who had looked coldly and even scornfully on him in the time of his trouble were now anxious to atone for their mistake.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those who had looked coldly and even scornfully on him in the time of his trouble were now anxious to atone for their mistake.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Those who had looked coldly and even scornfully on him in the time of his trouble were now anxious to atone for their mistake.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading REUBEN ROY went back to his work in Birmingham looking "like himself," as his mother fondly said.
trouble
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From this reading Those who had looked coldly and even scornfully on him in the time of his trouble were now anxious to atone for their mistake.
warm
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From this reading The hearty greeting and warm congratulations he received from old Samuel were but a sample of what awaited him from most of the "hands."
well
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From this reading With fresh hopes and a renewed determination to acquit himself well, he presented himself the next morning at the works.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading REUBEN ROY went back to his work in Birmingham looking "like himself," as his mother fondly said.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The hearty greeting and warm congratulations he received from old Samuel were but a sample of what awaited him from most of the "hands."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The hearty greeting and warm congratulations he received from old Samuel were but a sample of what awaited him from most of the "hands."
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Those who had looked coldly and even scornfully on him in the time of his trouble were now anxious to atone for their mistake.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With fresh hopes and a renewed determination to acquit himself well, he presented himself the next morning at the works.
work
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From this reading REUBEN ROY went back to his work in Birmingham looking "like himself," as his mother fondly said.
works
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From this reading With fresh hopes and a renewed determination to acquit himself well, he presented himself the next morning at the works.
