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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 character assigned him was a patchwork of daredevil, Machiavelli, business genius, general, pugilist, bandit, patriot.
able
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From this reading It did not know exactly what had happened, but was able to relate much more than had happened.
admirable
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From this reading The Ashe Clothespin Company was sawing logs which Moran had intended they should not saw, and young Jim Ashe bounded to local fame—not altogether admirable.
affair
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From this reading The one protruding fact was that Michael Moran had the worst of the affair.
altogether
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From this reading The Ashe Clothespin Company was sawing logs which Moran had intended they should not saw, and young Jim Ashe bounded to local fame—not altogether admirable.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Diversity chattered and gesticulated, surmised and prophesied.
Ashe
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From this reading The Ashe Clothespin Company was sawing logs which Moran had intended they should not saw, and young Jim Ashe bounded to local fame—not altogether admirable.
assigned
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From this reading The character assigned him was a patchwork of daredevil, Machiavelli, business genius, general, pugilist, bandit, patriot.
bandit
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From this reading The character assigned him was a patchwork of daredevil, Machiavelli, business genius, general, pugilist, bandit, patriot.
bounded
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From this reading The Ashe Clothespin Company was sawing logs which Moran had intended they should not saw, and young Jim Ashe bounded to local fame—not altogether admirable.
business
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From this reading The character assigned him was a patchwork of daredevil, Machiavelli, business genius, general, pugilist, bandit, patriot.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It did not know exactly what had happened, but was able to relate much more than had happened.
character
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From this reading The character assigned him was a patchwork of daredevil, Machiavelli, business genius, general, pugilist, bandit, patriot.
chattered
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From this reading Diversity chattered and gesticulated, surmised and prophesied.
Clothespin
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From this reading The Ashe Clothespin Company was sawing logs which Moran had intended they should not saw, and young Jim Ashe bounded to local fame—not altogether admirable.
Company
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From this reading The Ashe Clothespin Company was sawing logs which Moran had intended they should not saw, and young Jim Ashe bounded to local fame—not altogether admirable.
daredevil
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From this reading The character assigned him was a patchwork of daredevil, Machiavelli, business genius, general, pugilist, bandit, patriot.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It did not know exactly what had happened, but was able to relate much more than had happened.
Diversity
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From this reading Diversity chattered and gesticulated, surmised and prophesied.
exactly
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From this reading It did not know exactly what had happened, but was able to relate much more than had happened.
fact
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From this reading The one protruding fact was that Michael Moran had the worst of the affair.
fame
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From this reading The Ashe Clothespin Company was sawing logs which Moran had intended they should not saw, and young Jim Ashe bounded to local fame—not altogether admirable.
general
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From this reading The character assigned him was a patchwork of daredevil, Machiavelli, business genius, general, pugilist, bandit, patriot.
genius
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From this reading The character assigned him was a patchwork of daredevil, Machiavelli, business genius, general, pugilist, bandit, patriot.
gesticulated
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From this reading Diversity chattered and gesticulated, surmised and prophesied.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It did not know exactly what had happened, but was able to relate much more than had happened.
happened
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From this reading It did not know exactly what had happened, but was able to relate much more than had happened.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The character assigned him was a patchwork of daredevil, Machiavelli, business genius, general, pugilist, bandit, patriot.
intended
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From this reading The Ashe Clothespin Company was sawing logs which Moran had intended they should not saw, and young Jim Ashe bounded to local fame—not altogether admirable.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It did not know exactly what had happened, but was able to relate much more than had happened.
Jim
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From this reading The Ashe Clothespin Company was sawing logs which Moran had intended they should not saw, and young Jim Ashe bounded to local fame—not altogether admirable.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It did not know exactly what had happened, but was able to relate much more than had happened.
local
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From this reading The Ashe Clothespin Company was sawing logs which Moran had intended they should not saw, and young Jim Ashe bounded to local fame—not altogether admirable.
logs
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From this reading The Ashe Clothespin Company was sawing logs which Moran had intended they should not saw, and young Jim Ashe bounded to local fame—not altogether admirable.
Machiavelli
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From this reading The character assigned him was a patchwork of daredevil, Machiavelli, business genius, general, pugilist, bandit, patriot.
Michael
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From this reading The one protruding fact was that Michael Moran had the worst of the affair.
Moran
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From this reading The one protruding fact was that Michael Moran had the worst of the affair.
more
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From this reading It did not know exactly what had happened, but was able to relate much more than had happened.
much
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From this reading It did not know exactly what had happened, but was able to relate much more than had happened.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It did not know exactly what had happened, but was able to relate much more than had happened.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The one protruding fact was that Michael Moran had the worst of the affair.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The one protruding fact was that Michael Moran had the worst of the affair.
patchwork
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From this reading The character assigned him was a patchwork of daredevil, Machiavelli, business genius, general, pugilist, bandit, patriot.
patriot
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From this reading The character assigned him was a patchwork of daredevil, Machiavelli, business genius, general, pugilist, bandit, patriot.
prophesied
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From this reading Diversity chattered and gesticulated, surmised and prophesied.
protruding
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From this reading The one protruding fact was that Michael Moran had the worst of the affair.
pugilist
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From this reading The character assigned him was a patchwork of daredevil, Machiavelli, business genius, general, pugilist, bandit, patriot.
relate
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From this reading It did not know exactly what had happened, but was able to relate much more than had happened.
saw
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From this reading The Ashe Clothespin Company was sawing logs which Moran had intended they should not saw, and young Jim Ashe bounded to local fame—not altogether admirable.
sawing
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From this reading The Ashe Clothespin Company was sawing logs which Moran had intended they should not saw, and young Jim Ashe bounded to local fame—not altogether admirable.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The Ashe Clothespin Company was sawing logs which Moran had intended they should not saw, and young Jim Ashe bounded to local fame—not altogether admirable.
surmised
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From this reading Diversity chattered and gesticulated, surmised and prophesied.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It did not know exactly what had happened, but was able to relate much more than had happened.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The one protruding fact was that Michael Moran had the worst of the affair.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The one protruding fact was that Michael Moran had the worst of the affair.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Ashe Clothespin Company was sawing logs which Moran had intended they should not saw, and young Jim Ashe bounded to local fame—not altogether admirable.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It did not know exactly what had happened, but was able to relate much more than had happened.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It did not know exactly what had happened, but was able to relate much more than had happened.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It did not know exactly what had happened, but was able to relate much more than had happened.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Ashe Clothespin Company was sawing logs which Moran had intended they should not saw, and young Jim Ashe bounded to local fame—not altogether admirable.
worst
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From this reading The one protruding fact was that Michael Moran had the worst of the affair.
young
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From this reading The Ashe Clothespin Company was sawing logs which Moran had intended they should not saw, and young Jim Ashe bounded to local fame—not altogether admirable.
