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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 THE OBJECT LESSON "WASN'T that a knock?" asked George, who apparently had not heard the sound so plainly as the others.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Seemed like it to me," replied Toby, "but say, neighbors can't be so plenty up here in the woods, to have one running in after supper for enough coffee to last over breakfast.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading P'raps, after all, it was only a limb scraping against the roof; or a squirrel up in the loft huntin' nuts Uncle's laid away."
all
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From this reading P'raps, after all, it was only a limb scraping against the roof; or a squirrel up in the loft huntin' nuts Uncle's laid away."
apparently
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From this reading THE OBJECT LESSON "WASN'T that a knock?" asked George, who apparently had not heard the sound so plainly as the others.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE OBJECT LESSON "WASN'T that a knock?" asked George, who apparently had not heard the sound so plainly as the others.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE OBJECT LESSON "WASN'T that a knock?" asked George, who apparently had not heard the sound so plainly as the others.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "It is some one at the door!" remarked the owner of the cabin, quietly.
away
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From this reading P'raps, after all, it was only a limb scraping against the roof; or a squirrel up in the loft huntin' nuts Uncle's laid away."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Seemed like it to me," replied Toby, "but say, neighbors can't be so plenty up here in the woods, to have one running in after supper for enough coffee to last over breakfast.
breakfast
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From this reading "Seemed like it to me," replied Toby, "but say, neighbors can't be so plenty up here in the woods, to have one running in after supper for enough coffee to last over breakfast.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Seemed like it to me," replied Toby, "but say, neighbors can't be so plenty up here in the woods, to have one running in after supper for enough coffee to last over breakfast.
cabin
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From this reading "It is some one at the door!" remarked the owner of the cabin, quietly.
can't
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From this reading "Seemed like it to me," replied Toby, "but say, neighbors can't be so plenty up here in the woods, to have one running in after supper for enough coffee to last over breakfast.
coffee
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From this reading "Seemed like it to me," replied Toby, "but say, neighbors can't be so plenty up here in the woods, to have one running in after supper for enough coffee to last over breakfast.
door
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From this reading "It is some one at the door!" remarked the owner of the cabin, quietly.
Elmer
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From this reading Elmer saw him getting to his feet.
enough
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From this reading "Seemed like it to me," replied Toby, "but say, neighbors can't be so plenty up here in the woods, to have one running in after supper for enough coffee to last over breakfast.
feet
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From this reading Elmer saw him getting to his feet.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Seemed like it to me," replied Toby, "but say, neighbors can't be so plenty up here in the woods, to have one running in after supper for enough coffee to last over breakfast.
George
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From this reading THE OBJECT LESSON "WASN'T that a knock?" asked George, who apparently had not heard the sound so plainly as the others.
getting
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From this reading Elmer saw him getting to his feet.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE OBJECT LESSON "WASN'T that a knock?" asked George, who apparently had not heard the sound so plainly as the others.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Seemed like it to me," replied Toby, "but say, neighbors can't be so plenty up here in the woods, to have one running in after supper for enough coffee to last over breakfast.
heard
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From this reading THE OBJECT LESSON "WASN'T that a knock?" asked George, who apparently had not heard the sound so plainly as the others.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Seemed like it to me," replied Toby, "but say, neighbors can't be so plenty up here in the woods, to have one running in after supper for enough coffee to last over breakfast.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Elmer saw him getting to his feet.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Elmer saw him getting to his feet.
huntin
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From this reading P'raps, after all, it was only a limb scraping against the roof; or a squirrel up in the loft huntin' nuts Uncle's laid away."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Seemed like it to me," replied Toby, "but say, neighbors can't be so plenty up here in the woods, to have one running in after supper for enough coffee to last over breakfast.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is some one at the door!" remarked the owner of the cabin, quietly.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Seemed like it to me," replied Toby, "but say, neighbors can't be so plenty up here in the woods, to have one running in after supper for enough coffee to last over breakfast.
knock
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From this reading THE OBJECT LESSON "WASN'T that a knock?" asked George, who apparently had not heard the sound so plainly as the others.
laid
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From this reading P'raps, after all, it was only a limb scraping against the roof; or a squirrel up in the loft huntin' nuts Uncle's laid away."
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Seemed like it to me," replied Toby, "but say, neighbors can't be so plenty up here in the woods, to have one running in after supper for enough coffee to last over breakfast.
LESSON
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From this reading THE OBJECT LESSON "WASN'T that a knock?" asked George, who apparently had not heard the sound so plainly as the others.
like
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From this reading "Seemed like it to me," replied Toby, "but say, neighbors can't be so plenty up here in the woods, to have one running in after supper for enough coffee to last over breakfast.
limb
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From this reading P'raps, after all, it was only a limb scraping against the roof; or a squirrel up in the loft huntin' nuts Uncle's laid away."
loft
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From this reading P'raps, after all, it was only a limb scraping against the roof; or a squirrel up in the loft huntin' nuts Uncle's laid away."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Seemed like it to me," replied Toby, "but say, neighbors can't be so plenty up here in the woods, to have one running in after supper for enough coffee to last over breakfast.
neighbors
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From this reading "Seemed like it to me," replied Toby, "but say, neighbors can't be so plenty up here in the woods, to have one running in after supper for enough coffee to last over breakfast.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE OBJECT LESSON "WASN'T that a knock?" asked George, who apparently had not heard the sound so plainly as the others.
nuts
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From this reading P'raps, after all, it was only a limb scraping against the roof; or a squirrel up in the loft huntin' nuts Uncle's laid away."
OBJECT
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From this reading THE OBJECT LESSON "WASN'T that a knock?" asked George, who apparently had not heard the sound so plainly as the others.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It is some one at the door!" remarked the owner of the cabin, quietly.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Seemed like it to me," replied Toby, "but say, neighbors can't be so plenty up here in the woods, to have one running in after supper for enough coffee to last over breakfast.
only
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From this reading P'raps, after all, it was only a limb scraping against the roof; or a squirrel up in the loft huntin' nuts Uncle's laid away."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading P'raps, after all, it was only a limb scraping against the roof; or a squirrel up in the loft huntin' nuts Uncle's laid away."
others
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From this reading THE OBJECT LESSON "WASN'T that a knock?" asked George, who apparently had not heard the sound so plainly as the others.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Seemed like it to me," replied Toby, "but say, neighbors can't be so plenty up here in the woods, to have one running in after supper for enough coffee to last over breakfast.
owner
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From this reading "It is some one at the door!" remarked the owner of the cabin, quietly.
P'raps
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From this reading P'raps, after all, it was only a limb scraping against the roof; or a squirrel up in the loft huntin' nuts Uncle's laid away."
plainlynounUS /ˈplainly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE OBJECT LESSON "WASN'T that a knock?" asked George, who apparently had not heard the sound so plainly as the others.
plenty
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From this reading "Seemed like it to me," replied Toby, "but say, neighbors can't be so plenty up here in the woods, to have one running in after supper for enough coffee to last over breakfast.
quietly
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From this reading "It is some one at the door!" remarked the owner of the cabin, quietly.
remarked
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From this reading "It is some one at the door!" remarked the owner of the cabin, quietly.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Seemed like it to me," replied Toby, "but say, neighbors can't be so plenty up here in the woods, to have one running in after supper for enough coffee to last over breakfast.
roof
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From this reading P'raps, after all, it was only a limb scraping against the roof; or a squirrel up in the loft huntin' nuts Uncle's laid away."
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Seemed like it to me," replied Toby, "but say, neighbors can't be so plenty up here in the woods, to have one running in after supper for enough coffee to last over breakfast.
saw
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From this reading Elmer saw him getting to his feet.
say
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From this reading "Seemed like it to me," replied Toby, "but say, neighbors can't be so plenty up here in the woods, to have one running in after supper for enough coffee to last over breakfast.
scraping
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From this reading P'raps, after all, it was only a limb scraping against the roof; or a squirrel up in the loft huntin' nuts Uncle's laid away."
SeemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Seemed like it to me," replied Toby, "but say, neighbors can't be so plenty up here in the woods, to have one running in after supper for enough coffee to last over breakfast.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE OBJECT LESSON "WASN'T that a knock?" asked George, who apparently had not heard the sound so plainly as the others.
some
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From this reading "It is some one at the door!" remarked the owner of the cabin, quietly.
sound
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From this reading THE OBJECT LESSON "WASN'T that a knock?" asked George, who apparently had not heard the sound so plainly as the others.
squirrel
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From this reading P'raps, after all, it was only a limb scraping against the roof; or a squirrel up in the loft huntin' nuts Uncle's laid away."
supper
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From this reading "Seemed like it to me," replied Toby, "but say, neighbors can't be so plenty up here in the woods, to have one running in after supper for enough coffee to last over breakfast.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE OBJECT LESSON "WASN'T that a knock?" asked George, who apparently had not heard the sound so plainly as the others.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OBJECT LESSON "WASN'T that a knock?" asked George, who apparently had not heard the sound so plainly as the others.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Seemed like it to me," replied Toby, "but say, neighbors can't be so plenty up here in the woods, to have one running in after supper for enough coffee to last over breakfast.
Toby
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From this reading "Seemed like it to me," replied Toby, "but say, neighbors can't be so plenty up here in the woods, to have one running in after supper for enough coffee to last over breakfast.
Uncle's
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From this reading P'raps, after all, it was only a limb scraping against the roof; or a squirrel up in the loft huntin' nuts Uncle's laid away."
up
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From this reading "Seemed like it to me," replied Toby, "but say, neighbors can't be so plenty up here in the woods, to have one running in after supper for enough coffee to last over breakfast.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading P'raps, after all, it was only a limb scraping against the roof; or a squirrel up in the loft huntin' nuts Uncle's laid away."
WASN'T
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From this reading THE OBJECT LESSON "WASN'T that a knock?" asked George, who apparently had not heard the sound so plainly as the others.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE OBJECT LESSON "WASN'T that a knock?" asked George, who apparently had not heard the sound so plainly as the others.
woods
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From this reading "Seemed like it to me," replied Toby, "but say, neighbors can't be so plenty up here in the woods, to have one running in after supper for enough coffee to last over breakfast.
