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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 To his sentence there were added “court costs” of a dollar and a half—he was supposed to pay for the trouble of putting him in jail, and not having the money, was obliged to work it off by three days more of toil.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To his sentence there were added “court costs” of a dollar and a half—he was supposed to pay for the trouble of putting him in jail, and not having the money, was obliged to work it off by three days more of toil.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Nobody had taken the trouble to tell him this—only after counting the days and looking forward to the end in an agony of impatience, when the hour came that he expected to be free he found himself still set at the stone heap, and laughed at when he ventured to protest.
agonynounUS /ˈæɡ.ə.ni/
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading Nobody had taken the trouble to tell him this—only after counting the days and looking forward to the end in an agony of impatience, when the hour came that he expected to be free he found himself still set at the stone heap, and laughed at when he ventured to protest.
all
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From this reading Then he concluded he must have counted wrong; but as another day passed, he gave up all hope—and was sunk in the depths of despair, when one morning after breakfast a keeper came to him with the word that his time was up at last.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Nobody had taken the trouble to tell him this—only after counting the days and looking forward to the end in an agony of impatience, when the hour came that he expected to be free he found himself still set at the stone heap, and laughed at when he ventured to protest.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To his sentence there were added “court costs” of a dollar and a half—he was supposed to pay for the trouble of putting him in jail, and not having the money, was obliged to work it off by three days more of toil.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then he concluded he must have counted wrong; but as another day passed, he gave up all hope—and was sunk in the depths of despair, when one morning after breakfast a keeper came to him with the word that his time was up at last.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Jurgis did not get out of the Bridewell quite as soon as he had expected.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Nobody had taken the trouble to tell him this—only after counting the days and looking forward to the end in an agony of impatience, when the hour came that he expected to be free he found himself still set at the stone heap, and laughed at when he ventured to protest.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Nobody had taken the trouble to tell him this—only after counting the days and looking forward to the end in an agony of impatience, when the hour came that he expected to be free he found himself still set at the stone heap, and laughed at when he ventured to protest.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading So he doffed his prison garb, and put on his old fertilizer clothing, and heard the door of the prison clang behind him.
breakfast
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From this reading Then he concluded he must have counted wrong; but as another day passed, he gave up all hope—and was sunk in the depths of despair, when one morning after breakfast a keeper came to him with the word that his time was up at last.
Bridewell
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From this reading Jurgis did not get out of the Bridewell quite as soon as he had expected.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Then he concluded he must have counted wrong; but as another day passed, he gave up all hope—and was sunk in the depths of despair, when one morning after breakfast a keeper came to him with the word that his time was up at last.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading To his sentence there were added “court costs” of a dollar and a half—he was supposed to pay for the trouble of putting him in jail, and not having the money, was obliged to work it off by three days more of toil.
came
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From this reading Nobody had taken the trouble to tell him this—only after counting the days and looking forward to the end in an agony of impatience, when the hour came that he expected to be free he found himself still set at the stone heap, and laughed at when he ventured to protest.
clang
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From this reading So he doffed his prison garb, and put on his old fertilizer clothing, and heard the door of the prison clang behind him.
clothing
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From this reading So he doffed his prison garb, and put on his old fertilizer clothing, and heard the door of the prison clang behind him.
concluded
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From this reading Then he concluded he must have counted wrong; but as another day passed, he gave up all hope—and was sunk in the depths of despair, when one morning after breakfast a keeper came to him with the word that his time was up at last.
costs
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From this reading To his sentence there were added “court costs” of a dollar and a half—he was supposed to pay for the trouble of putting him in jail, and not having the money, was obliged to work it off by three days more of toil.
counted
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From this reading Then he concluded he must have counted wrong; but as another day passed, he gave up all hope—and was sunk in the depths of despair, when one morning after breakfast a keeper came to him with the word that his time was up at last.
counting
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From this reading Nobody had taken the trouble to tell him this—only after counting the days and looking forward to the end in an agony of impatience, when the hour came that he expected to be free he found himself still set at the stone heap, and laughed at when he ventured to protest.
court
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From this reading To his sentence there were added “court costs” of a dollar and a half—he was supposed to pay for the trouble of putting him in jail, and not having the money, was obliged to work it off by three days more of toil.
day
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From this reading Then he concluded he must have counted wrong; but as another day passed, he gave up all hope—and was sunk in the depths of despair, when one morning after breakfast a keeper came to him with the word that his time was up at last.
days
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From this reading To his sentence there were added “court costs” of a dollar and a half—he was supposed to pay for the trouble of putting him in jail, and not having the money, was obliged to work it off by three days more of toil.
depths
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From this reading Then he concluded he must have counted wrong; but as another day passed, he gave up all hope—and was sunk in the depths of despair, when one morning after breakfast a keeper came to him with the word that his time was up at last.
despair
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From this reading Then he concluded he must have counted wrong; but as another day passed, he gave up all hope—and was sunk in the depths of despair, when one morning after breakfast a keeper came to him with the word that his time was up at last.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Jurgis did not get out of the Bridewell quite as soon as he had expected.
doffed
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From this reading So he doffed his prison garb, and put on his old fertilizer clothing, and heard the door of the prison clang behind him.
dollar
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From this reading To his sentence there were added “court costs” of a dollar and a half—he was supposed to pay for the trouble of putting him in jail, and not having the money, was obliged to work it off by three days more of toil.
door
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From this reading So he doffed his prison garb, and put on his old fertilizer clothing, and heard the door of the prison clang behind him.
end
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From this reading Nobody had taken the trouble to tell him this—only after counting the days and looking forward to the end in an agony of impatience, when the hour came that he expected to be free he found himself still set at the stone heap, and laughed at when he ventured to protest.
expected
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From this reading Jurgis did not get out of the Bridewell quite as soon as he had expected.
fertilizer
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From this reading So he doffed his prison garb, and put on his old fertilizer clothing, and heard the door of the prison clang behind him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To his sentence there were added “court costs” of a dollar and a half—he was supposed to pay for the trouble of putting him in jail, and not having the money, was obliged to work it off by three days more of toil.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nobody had taken the trouble to tell him this—only after counting the days and looking forward to the end in an agony of impatience, when the hour came that he expected to be free he found himself still set at the stone heap, and laughed at when he ventured to protest.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nobody had taken the trouble to tell him this—only after counting the days and looking forward to the end in an agony of impatience, when the hour came that he expected to be free he found himself still set at the stone heap, and laughed at when he ventured to protest.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Nobody had taken the trouble to tell him this—only after counting the days and looking forward to the end in an agony of impatience, when the hour came that he expected to be free he found himself still set at the stone heap, and laughed at when he ventured to protest.
garb
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From this reading So he doffed his prison garb, and put on his old fertilizer clothing, and heard the door of the prison clang behind him.
gave
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From this reading Then he concluded he must have counted wrong; but as another day passed, he gave up all hope—and was sunk in the depths of despair, when one morning after breakfast a keeper came to him with the word that his time was up at last.
get
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From this reading Jurgis did not get out of the Bridewell quite as soon as he had expected.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jurgis did not get out of the Bridewell quite as soon as he had expected.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To his sentence there were added “court costs” of a dollar and a half—he was supposed to pay for the trouble of putting him in jail, and not having the money, was obliged to work it off by three days more of toil.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Then he concluded he must have counted wrong; but as another day passed, he gave up all hope—and was sunk in the depths of despair, when one morning after breakfast a keeper came to him with the word that his time was up at last.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading To his sentence there were added “court costs” of a dollar and a half—he was supposed to pay for the trouble of putting him in jail, and not having the money, was obliged to work it off by three days more of toil.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jurgis did not get out of the Bridewell quite as soon as he had expected.
heap
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From this reading Nobody had taken the trouble to tell him this—only after counting the days and looking forward to the end in an agony of impatience, when the hour came that he expected to be free he found himself still set at the stone heap, and laughed at when he ventured to protest.
heard
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From this reading So he doffed his prison garb, and put on his old fertilizer clothing, and heard the door of the prison clang behind him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To his sentence there were added “court costs” of a dollar and a half—he was supposed to pay for the trouble of putting him in jail, and not having the money, was obliged to work it off by three days more of toil.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Nobody had taken the trouble to tell him this—only after counting the days and looking forward to the end in an agony of impatience, when the hour came that he expected to be free he found himself still set at the stone heap, and laughed at when he ventured to protest.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To his sentence there were added “court costs” of a dollar and a half—he was supposed to pay for the trouble of putting him in jail, and not having the money, was obliged to work it off by three days more of toil.
hope
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From this reading Then he concluded he must have counted wrong; but as another day passed, he gave up all hope—and was sunk in the depths of despair, when one morning after breakfast a keeper came to him with the word that his time was up at last.
hour
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From this reading Nobody had taken the trouble to tell him this—only after counting the days and looking forward to the end in an agony of impatience, when the hour came that he expected to be free he found himself still set at the stone heap, and laughed at when he ventured to protest.
impatience
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From this reading Nobody had taken the trouble to tell him this—only after counting the days and looking forward to the end in an agony of impatience, when the hour came that he expected to be free he found himself still set at the stone heap, and laughed at when he ventured to protest.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To his sentence there were added “court costs” of a dollar and a half—he was supposed to pay for the trouble of putting him in jail, and not having the money, was obliged to work it off by three days more of toil.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To his sentence there were added “court costs” of a dollar and a half—he was supposed to pay for the trouble of putting him in jail, and not having the money, was obliged to work it off by three days more of toil.
jail
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From this reading To his sentence there were added “court costs” of a dollar and a half—he was supposed to pay for the trouble of putting him in jail, and not having the money, was obliged to work it off by three days more of toil.
Jurgis
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From this reading Jurgis did not get out of the Bridewell quite as soon as he had expected.
keeper
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From this reading Then he concluded he must have counted wrong; but as another day passed, he gave up all hope—and was sunk in the depths of despair, when one morning after breakfast a keeper came to him with the word that his time was up at last.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he concluded he must have counted wrong; but as another day passed, he gave up all hope—and was sunk in the depths of despair, when one morning after breakfast a keeper came to him with the word that his time was up at last.
laughed
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From this reading Nobody had taken the trouble to tell him this—only after counting the days and looking forward to the end in an agony of impatience, when the hour came that he expected to be free he found himself still set at the stone heap, and laughed at when he ventured to protest.
looking
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From this reading Nobody had taken the trouble to tell him this—only after counting the days and looking forward to the end in an agony of impatience, when the hour came that he expected to be free he found himself still set at the stone heap, and laughed at when he ventured to protest.
money
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From this reading To his sentence there were added “court costs” of a dollar and a half—he was supposed to pay for the trouble of putting him in jail, and not having the money, was obliged to work it off by three days more of toil.
more
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From this reading To his sentence there were added “court costs” of a dollar and a half—he was supposed to pay for the trouble of putting him in jail, and not having the money, was obliged to work it off by three days more of toil.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he concluded he must have counted wrong; but as another day passed, he gave up all hope—and was sunk in the depths of despair, when one morning after breakfast a keeper came to him with the word that his time was up at last.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Then he concluded he must have counted wrong; but as another day passed, he gave up all hope—and was sunk in the depths of despair, when one morning after breakfast a keeper came to him with the word that his time was up at last.
NobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading Nobody had taken the trouble to tell him this—only after counting the days and looking forward to the end in an agony of impatience, when the hour came that he expected to be free he found himself still set at the stone heap, and laughed at when he ventured to protest.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Jurgis did not get out of the Bridewell quite as soon as he had expected.
obliged
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From this reading To his sentence there were added “court costs” of a dollar and a half—he was supposed to pay for the trouble of putting him in jail, and not having the money, was obliged to work it off by three days more of toil.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jurgis did not get out of the Bridewell quite as soon as he had expected.
off
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From this reading To his sentence there were added “court costs” of a dollar and a half—he was supposed to pay for the trouble of putting him in jail, and not having the money, was obliged to work it off by three days more of toil.
old
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From this reading So he doffed his prison garb, and put on his old fertilizer clothing, and heard the door of the prison clang behind him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So he doffed his prison garb, and put on his old fertilizer clothing, and heard the door of the prison clang behind him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then he concluded he must have counted wrong; but as another day passed, he gave up all hope—and was sunk in the depths of despair, when one morning after breakfast a keeper came to him with the word that his time was up at last.
only
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From this reading Nobody had taken the trouble to tell him this—only after counting the days and looking forward to the end in an agony of impatience, when the hour came that he expected to be free he found himself still set at the stone heap, and laughed at when he ventured to protest.
out
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From this reading Jurgis did not get out of the Bridewell quite as soon as he had expected.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he concluded he must have counted wrong; but as another day passed, he gave up all hope—and was sunk in the depths of despair, when one morning after breakfast a keeper came to him with the word that his time was up at last.
pay
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From this reading To his sentence there were added “court costs” of a dollar and a half—he was supposed to pay for the trouble of putting him in jail, and not having the money, was obliged to work it off by three days more of toil.
prison
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From this reading So he doffed his prison garb, and put on his old fertilizer clothing, and heard the door of the prison clang behind him.
protest
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From this reading Nobody had taken the trouble to tell him this—only after counting the days and looking forward to the end in an agony of impatience, when the hour came that he expected to be free he found himself still set at the stone heap, and laughed at when he ventured to protest.
put
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From this reading So he doffed his prison garb, and put on his old fertilizer clothing, and heard the door of the prison clang behind him.
putting
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From this reading To his sentence there were added “court costs” of a dollar and a half—he was supposed to pay for the trouble of putting him in jail, and not having the money, was obliged to work it off by three days more of toil.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jurgis did not get out of the Bridewell quite as soon as he had expected.
sentence
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From this reading To his sentence there were added “court costs” of a dollar and a half—he was supposed to pay for the trouble of putting him in jail, and not having the money, was obliged to work it off by three days more of toil.
set
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From this reading Nobody had taken the trouble to tell him this—only after counting the days and looking forward to the end in an agony of impatience, when the hour came that he expected to be free he found himself still set at the stone heap, and laughed at when he ventured to protest.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So he doffed his prison garb, and put on his old fertilizer clothing, and heard the door of the prison clang behind him.
soon
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From this reading Jurgis did not get out of the Bridewell quite as soon as he had expected.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nobody had taken the trouble to tell him this—only after counting the days and looking forward to the end in an agony of impatience, when the hour came that he expected to be free he found himself still set at the stone heap, and laughed at when he ventured to protest.
stone
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From this reading Nobody had taken the trouble to tell him this—only after counting the days and looking forward to the end in an agony of impatience, when the hour came that he expected to be free he found himself still set at the stone heap, and laughed at when he ventured to protest.
sunk
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From this reading Then he concluded he must have counted wrong; but as another day passed, he gave up all hope—and was sunk in the depths of despair, when one morning after breakfast a keeper came to him with the word that his time was up at last.
supposed
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From this reading To his sentence there were added “court costs” of a dollar and a half—he was supposed to pay for the trouble of putting him in jail, and not having the money, was obliged to work it off by three days more of toil.
taken
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From this reading Nobody had taken the trouble to tell him this—only after counting the days and looking forward to the end in an agony of impatience, when the hour came that he expected to be free he found himself still set at the stone heap, and laughed at when he ventured to protest.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nobody had taken the trouble to tell him this—only after counting the days and looking forward to the end in an agony of impatience, when the hour came that he expected to be free he found himself still set at the stone heap, and laughed at when he ventured to protest.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nobody had taken the trouble to tell him this—only after counting the days and looking forward to the end in an agony of impatience, when the hour came that he expected to be free he found himself still set at the stone heap, and laughed at when he ventured to protest.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jurgis did not get out of the Bridewell quite as soon as he had expected.
Then
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From this reading Then he concluded he must have counted wrong; but as another day passed, he gave up all hope—and was sunk in the depths of despair, when one morning after breakfast a keeper came to him with the word that his time was up at last.
there
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From this reading To his sentence there were added “court costs” of a dollar and a half—he was supposed to pay for the trouble of putting him in jail, and not having the money, was obliged to work it off by three days more of toil.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Nobody had taken the trouble to tell him this—only after counting the days and looking forward to the end in an agony of impatience, when the hour came that he expected to be free he found himself still set at the stone heap, and laughed at when he ventured to protest.
three
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From this reading To his sentence there were added “court costs” of a dollar and a half—he was supposed to pay for the trouble of putting him in jail, and not having the money, was obliged to work it off by three days more of toil.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he concluded he must have counted wrong; but as another day passed, he gave up all hope—and was sunk in the depths of despair, when one morning after breakfast a keeper came to him with the word that his time was up at last.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To his sentence there were added “court costs” of a dollar and a half—he was supposed to pay for the trouble of putting him in jail, and not having the money, was obliged to work it off by three days more of toil.
toil
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From this reading To his sentence there were added “court costs” of a dollar and a half—he was supposed to pay for the trouble of putting him in jail, and not having the money, was obliged to work it off by three days more of toil.
trouble
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From this reading To his sentence there were added “court costs” of a dollar and a half—he was supposed to pay for the trouble of putting him in jail, and not having the money, was obliged to work it off by three days more of toil.
up
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From this reading Then he concluded he must have counted wrong; but as another day passed, he gave up all hope—and was sunk in the depths of despair, when one morning after breakfast a keeper came to him with the word that his time was up at last.
ventured
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From this reading Nobody had taken the trouble to tell him this—only after counting the days and looking forward to the end in an agony of impatience, when the hour came that he expected to be free he found himself still set at the stone heap, and laughed at when he ventured to protest.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To his sentence there were added “court costs” of a dollar and a half—he was supposed to pay for the trouble of putting him in jail, and not having the money, was obliged to work it off by three days more of toil.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To his sentence there were added “court costs” of a dollar and a half—he was supposed to pay for the trouble of putting him in jail, and not having the money, was obliged to work it off by three days more of toil.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Nobody had taken the trouble to tell him this—only after counting the days and looking forward to the end in an agony of impatience, when the hour came that he expected to be free he found himself still set at the stone heap, and laughed at when he ventured to protest.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then he concluded he must have counted wrong; but as another day passed, he gave up all hope—and was sunk in the depths of despair, when one morning after breakfast a keeper came to him with the word that his time was up at last.
word
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From this reading Then he concluded he must have counted wrong; but as another day passed, he gave up all hope—and was sunk in the depths of despair, when one morning after breakfast a keeper came to him with the word that his time was up at last.
work
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From this reading To his sentence there were added “court costs” of a dollar and a half—he was supposed to pay for the trouble of putting him in jail, and not having the money, was obliged to work it off by three days more of toil.
wrong
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From this reading Then he concluded he must have counted wrong; but as another day passed, he gave up all hope—and was sunk in the depths of despair, when one morning after breakfast a keeper came to him with the word that his time was up at last.
