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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 From this day forward Jack had a new interest and a new object in life—to find the old Bible.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Over and over again, did he take the false bottom out of the little footstool, where the book had once been concealed, and gaze into the empty space, as if he thought he might somehow have overlooked the cumbrous volume, and might perhaps find it by more careful search.
all
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From this reading Day by day, he explored every possible hiding-place, turning things upside down in all directions, and rummaging, old Margery declared, worse than a rat or than the goblin which haunted her father's barn.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From this day forward Jack had a new interest and a new object in life—to find the old Bible.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Over and over again, did he take the false bottom out of the little footstool, where the book had once been concealed, and gaze into the empty space, as if he thought he might somehow have overlooked the cumbrous volume, and might perhaps find it by more careful search.
barn
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From this reading Day by day, he explored every possible hiding-place, turning things upside down in all directions, and rummaging, old Margery declared, worse than a rat or than the goblin which haunted her father's barn.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Over and over again, did he take the false bottom out of the little footstool, where the book had once been concealed, and gaze into the empty space, as if he thought he might somehow have overlooked the cumbrous volume, and might perhaps find it by more careful search.
Bible
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From this reading From this day forward Jack had a new interest and a new object in life—to find the old Bible.
book
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From this reading Over and over again, did he take the false bottom out of the little footstool, where the book had once been concealed, and gaze into the empty space, as if he thought he might somehow have overlooked the cumbrous volume, and might perhaps find it by more careful search.
bottom
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From this reading Over and over again, did he take the false bottom out of the little footstool, where the book had once been concealed, and gaze into the empty space, as if he thought he might somehow have overlooked the cumbrous volume, and might perhaps find it by more careful search.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading SEED BY THE WAYSIDE.
careful
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From this reading Over and over again, did he take the false bottom out of the little footstool, where the book had once been concealed, and gaze into the empty space, as if he thought he might somehow have overlooked the cumbrous volume, and might perhaps find it by more careful search.
concealed
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From this reading Over and over again, did he take the false bottom out of the little footstool, where the book had once been concealed, and gaze into the empty space, as if he thought he might somehow have overlooked the cumbrous volume, and might perhaps find it by more careful search.
cumbrous
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From this reading Over and over again, did he take the false bottom out of the little footstool, where the book had once been concealed, and gaze into the empty space, as if he thought he might somehow have overlooked the cumbrous volume, and might perhaps find it by more careful search.
day
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From this reading From this day forward Jack had a new interest and a new object in life—to find the old Bible.
declared
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From this reading Day by day, he explored every possible hiding-place, turning things upside down in all directions, and rummaging, old Margery declared, worse than a rat or than the goblin which haunted her father's barn.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Over and over again, did he take the false bottom out of the little footstool, where the book had once been concealed, and gaze into the empty space, as if he thought he might somehow have overlooked the cumbrous volume, and might perhaps find it by more careful search.
directions
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From this reading Day by day, he explored every possible hiding-place, turning things upside down in all directions, and rummaging, old Margery declared, worse than a rat or than the goblin which haunted her father's barn.
down
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From this reading Day by day, he explored every possible hiding-place, turning things upside down in all directions, and rummaging, old Margery declared, worse than a rat or than the goblin which haunted her father's barn.
empty
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From this reading Over and over again, did he take the false bottom out of the little footstool, where the book had once been concealed, and gaze into the empty space, as if he thought he might somehow have overlooked the cumbrous volume, and might perhaps find it by more careful search.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Day by day, he explored every possible hiding-place, turning things upside down in all directions, and rummaging, old Margery declared, worse than a rat or than the goblin which haunted her father's barn.
explored
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From this reading Day by day, he explored every possible hiding-place, turning things upside down in all directions, and rummaging, old Margery declared, worse than a rat or than the goblin which haunted her father's barn.
false
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From this reading Over and over again, did he take the false bottom out of the little footstool, where the book had once been concealed, and gaze into the empty space, as if he thought he might somehow have overlooked the cumbrous volume, and might perhaps find it by more careful search.
father's
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From this reading Day by day, he explored every possible hiding-place, turning things upside down in all directions, and rummaging, old Margery declared, worse than a rat or than the goblin which haunted her father's barn.
find
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From this reading From this day forward Jack had a new interest and a new object in life—to find the old Bible.
footstool
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From this reading Over and over again, did he take the false bottom out of the little footstool, where the book had once been concealed, and gaze into the empty space, as if he thought he might somehow have overlooked the cumbrous volume, and might perhaps find it by more careful search.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From this day forward Jack had a new interest and a new object in life—to find the old Bible.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From this day forward Jack had a new interest and a new object in life—to find the old Bible.
gaze
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From this reading Over and over again, did he take the false bottom out of the little footstool, where the book had once been concealed, and gaze into the empty space, as if he thought he might somehow have overlooked the cumbrous volume, and might perhaps find it by more careful search.
goblin
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From this reading Day by day, he explored every possible hiding-place, turning things upside down in all directions, and rummaging, old Margery declared, worse than a rat or than the goblin which haunted her father's barn.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading From this day forward Jack had a new interest and a new object in life—to find the old Bible.
haunted
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From this reading Day by day, he explored every possible hiding-place, turning things upside down in all directions, and rummaging, old Margery declared, worse than a rat or than the goblin which haunted her father's barn.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Over and over again, did he take the false bottom out of the little footstool, where the book had once been concealed, and gaze into the empty space, as if he thought he might somehow have overlooked the cumbrous volume, and might perhaps find it by more careful search.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Day by day, he explored every possible hiding-place, turning things upside down in all directions, and rummaging, old Margery declared, worse than a rat or than the goblin which haunted her father's barn.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Day by day, he explored every possible hiding-place, turning things upside down in all directions, and rummaging, old Margery declared, worse than a rat or than the goblin which haunted her father's barn.
hiding-place
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From this reading Day by day, he explored every possible hiding-place, turning things upside down in all directions, and rummaging, old Margery declared, worse than a rat or than the goblin which haunted her father's barn.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The book haunted his very slumbers.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Over and over again, did he take the false bottom out of the little footstool, where the book had once been concealed, and gaze into the empty space, as if he thought he might somehow have overlooked the cumbrous volume, and might perhaps find it by more careful search.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading From this day forward Jack had a new interest and a new object in life—to find the old Bible.
interest
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From this reading From this day forward Jack had a new interest and a new object in life—to find the old Bible.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Over and over again, did he take the false bottom out of the little footstool, where the book had once been concealed, and gaze into the empty space, as if he thought he might somehow have overlooked the cumbrous volume, and might perhaps find it by more careful search.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Over and over again, did he take the false bottom out of the little footstool, where the book had once been concealed, and gaze into the empty space, as if he thought he might somehow have overlooked the cumbrous volume, and might perhaps find it by more careful search.
Jack
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From this reading From this day forward Jack had a new interest and a new object in life—to find the old Bible.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From this day forward Jack had a new interest and a new object in life—to find the old Bible.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Over and over again, did he take the false bottom out of the little footstool, where the book had once been concealed, and gaze into the empty space, as if he thought he might somehow have overlooked the cumbrous volume, and might perhaps find it by more careful search.
Margery
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From this reading Day by day, he explored every possible hiding-place, turning things upside down in all directions, and rummaging, old Margery declared, worse than a rat or than the goblin which haunted her father's barn.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Over and over again, did he take the false bottom out of the little footstool, where the book had once been concealed, and gaze into the empty space, as if he thought he might somehow have overlooked the cumbrous volume, and might perhaps find it by more careful search.
more
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From this reading Over and over again, did he take the false bottom out of the little footstool, where the book had once been concealed, and gaze into the empty space, as if he thought he might somehow have overlooked the cumbrous volume, and might perhaps find it by more careful search.
new
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From this reading From this day forward Jack had a new interest and a new object in life—to find the old Bible.
object
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From this reading From this day forward Jack had a new interest and a new object in life—to find the old Bible.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Over and over again, did he take the false bottom out of the little footstool, where the book had once been concealed, and gaze into the empty space, as if he thought he might somehow have overlooked the cumbrous volume, and might perhaps find it by more careful search.
old
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From this reading From this day forward Jack had a new interest and a new object in life—to find the old Bible.
once
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From this reading Over and over again, did he take the false bottom out of the little footstool, where the book had once been concealed, and gaze into the empty space, as if he thought he might somehow have overlooked the cumbrous volume, and might perhaps find it by more careful search.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Day by day, he explored every possible hiding-place, turning things upside down in all directions, and rummaging, old Margery declared, worse than a rat or than the goblin which haunted her father's barn.
out
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From this reading Over and over again, did he take the false bottom out of the little footstool, where the book had once been concealed, and gaze into the empty space, as if he thought he might somehow have overlooked the cumbrous volume, and might perhaps find it by more careful search.
OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Over and over again, did he take the false bottom out of the little footstool, where the book had once been concealed, and gaze into the empty space, as if he thought he might somehow have overlooked the cumbrous volume, and might perhaps find it by more careful search.
overlooked
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From this reading Over and over again, did he take the false bottom out of the little footstool, where the book had once been concealed, and gaze into the empty space, as if he thought he might somehow have overlooked the cumbrous volume, and might perhaps find it by more careful search.
perhaps
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From this reading Over and over again, did he take the false bottom out of the little footstool, where the book had once been concealed, and gaze into the empty space, as if he thought he might somehow have overlooked the cumbrous volume, and might perhaps find it by more careful search.
possible
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From this reading Day by day, he explored every possible hiding-place, turning things upside down in all directions, and rummaging, old Margery declared, worse than a rat or than the goblin which haunted her father's barn.
rat
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From this reading Day by day, he explored every possible hiding-place, turning things upside down in all directions, and rummaging, old Margery declared, worse than a rat or than the goblin which haunted her father's barn.
rummaging
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From this reading Day by day, he explored every possible hiding-place, turning things upside down in all directions, and rummaging, old Margery declared, worse than a rat or than the goblin which haunted her father's barn.
search
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From this reading Over and over again, did he take the false bottom out of the little footstool, where the book had once been concealed, and gaze into the empty space, as if he thought he might somehow have overlooked the cumbrous volume, and might perhaps find it by more careful search.
SEED
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From this reading SEED BY THE WAYSIDE.
slumbers
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From this reading The book haunted his very slumbers.
somehow
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From this reading Over and over again, did he take the false bottom out of the little footstool, where the book had once been concealed, and gaze into the empty space, as if he thought he might somehow have overlooked the cumbrous volume, and might perhaps find it by more careful search.
space
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From this reading Over and over again, did he take the false bottom out of the little footstool, where the book had once been concealed, and gaze into the empty space, as if he thought he might somehow have overlooked the cumbrous volume, and might perhaps find it by more careful search.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Over and over again, did he take the false bottom out of the little footstool, where the book had once been concealed, and gaze into the empty space, as if he thought he might somehow have overlooked the cumbrous volume, and might perhaps find it by more careful search.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Day by day, he explored every possible hiding-place, turning things upside down in all directions, and rummaging, old Margery declared, worse than a rat or than the goblin which haunted her father's barn.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SEED BY THE WAYSIDE.
things
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From this reading Day by day, he explored every possible hiding-place, turning things upside down in all directions, and rummaging, old Margery declared, worse than a rat or than the goblin which haunted her father's barn.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading From this day forward Jack had a new interest and a new object in life—to find the old Bible.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Over and over again, did he take the false bottom out of the little footstool, where the book had once been concealed, and gaze into the empty space, as if he thought he might somehow have overlooked the cumbrous volume, and might perhaps find it by more careful search.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From this day forward Jack had a new interest and a new object in life—to find the old Bible.
turning
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From this reading Day by day, he explored every possible hiding-place, turning things upside down in all directions, and rummaging, old Margery declared, worse than a rat or than the goblin which haunted her father's barn.
upside
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From this reading Day by day, he explored every possible hiding-place, turning things upside down in all directions, and rummaging, old Margery declared, worse than a rat or than the goblin which haunted her father's barn.
very
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From this reading The book haunted his very slumbers.
volume
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From this reading Over and over again, did he take the false bottom out of the little footstool, where the book had once been concealed, and gaze into the empty space, as if he thought he might somehow have overlooked the cumbrous volume, and might perhaps find it by more careful search.
WAYSIDE
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From this reading SEED BY THE WAYSIDE.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Over and over again, did he take the false bottom out of the little footstool, where the book had once been concealed, and gaze into the empty space, as if he thought he might somehow have overlooked the cumbrous volume, and might perhaps find it by more careful search.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Day by day, he explored every possible hiding-place, turning things upside down in all directions, and rummaging, old Margery declared, worse than a rat or than the goblin which haunted her father's barn.
worse
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From this reading Day by day, he explored every possible hiding-place, turning things upside down in all directions, and rummaging, old Margery declared, worse than a rat or than the goblin which haunted her father's barn.
