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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 During the week which followed a number of things happened.
acquaintance
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From this reading Unless the lamp-post where he invariably hitched renewed acquaintance with his gray nag every morning, Uncle Billy almost felt it would walk away in indignation and disappointment.
almost
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From this reading Unless the lamp-post where he invariably hitched renewed acquaintance with his gray nag every morning, Uncle Billy almost felt it would walk away in indignation and disappointment.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Uncle Billy Hoonover would not pass the hovel guarded awfully and mutely with a tiny yellow flag tacked to one corner of it--an emblem with more power to repel than a legion of soldiers--and he could not stay away from town.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading First, Dink Scribbens took a wonderful and sudden turn for the better.
attending
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From this reading The fact that none of his family had become infected was a matter for marvel throughout the county, and the credit for their miraculous escape was of course given to the attending physician.
away
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From this reading Uncle Billy Hoonover would not pass the hovel guarded awfully and mutely with a tiny yellow flag tacked to one corner of it--an emblem with more power to repel than a legion of soldiers--and he could not stay away from town.
awfully
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From this reading Uncle Billy Hoonover would not pass the hovel guarded awfully and mutely with a tiny yellow flag tacked to one corner of it--an emblem with more power to repel than a legion of soldiers--and he could not stay away from town.
become
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From this reading The fact that none of his family had become infected was a matter for marvel throughout the county, and the credit for their miraculous escape was of course given to the attending physician.
better
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From this reading First, Dink Scribbens took a wonderful and sudden turn for the better.
Billy
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From this reading Uncle Billy Hoonover would not pass the hovel guarded awfully and mutely with a tiny yellow flag tacked to one corner of it--an emblem with more power to repel than a legion of soldiers--and he could not stay away from town.
corner
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From this reading Uncle Billy Hoonover would not pass the hovel guarded awfully and mutely with a tiny yellow flag tacked to one corner of it--an emblem with more power to repel than a legion of soldiers--and he could not stay away from town.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Uncle Billy Hoonover would not pass the hovel guarded awfully and mutely with a tiny yellow flag tacked to one corner of it--an emblem with more power to repel than a legion of soldiers--and he could not stay away from town.
county
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From this reading The fact that none of his family had become infected was a matter for marvel throughout the county, and the credit for their miraculous escape was of course given to the attending physician.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fact that none of his family had become infected was a matter for marvel throughout the county, and the credit for their miraculous escape was of course given to the attending physician.
credit
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From this reading The fact that none of his family had become infected was a matter for marvel throughout the county, and the credit for their miraculous escape was of course given to the attending physician.
Dink
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From this reading First, Dink Scribbens took a wonderful and sudden turn for the better.
disappointmentnounUS /ˈdisappointment/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Unless the lamp-post where he invariably hitched renewed acquaintance with his gray nag every morning, Uncle Billy almost felt it would walk away in indignation and disappointment.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the week which followed a number of things happened.
emblem
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From this reading Uncle Billy Hoonover would not pass the hovel guarded awfully and mutely with a tiny yellow flag tacked to one corner of it--an emblem with more power to repel than a legion of soldiers--and he could not stay away from town.
escape
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From this reading The fact that none of his family had become infected was a matter for marvel throughout the county, and the credit for their miraculous escape was of course given to the attending physician.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Unless the lamp-post where he invariably hitched renewed acquaintance with his gray nag every morning, Uncle Billy almost felt it would walk away in indignation and disappointment.
fact
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From this reading The fact that none of his family had become infected was a matter for marvel throughout the county, and the credit for their miraculous escape was of course given to the attending physician.
family
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From this reading The fact that none of his family had become infected was a matter for marvel throughout the county, and the credit for their miraculous escape was of course given to the attending physician.
felt
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From this reading Unless the lamp-post where he invariably hitched renewed acquaintance with his gray nag every morning, Uncle Billy almost felt it would walk away in indignation and disappointment.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First, Dink Scribbens took a wonderful and sudden turn for the better.
flag
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From this reading Uncle Billy Hoonover would not pass the hovel guarded awfully and mutely with a tiny yellow flag tacked to one corner of it--an emblem with more power to repel than a legion of soldiers--and he could not stay away from town.
followed
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From this reading During the week which followed a number of things happened.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading First, Dink Scribbens took a wonderful and sudden turn for the better.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Uncle Billy Hoonover would not pass the hovel guarded awfully and mutely with a tiny yellow flag tacked to one corner of it--an emblem with more power to repel than a legion of soldiers--and he could not stay away from town.
given
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From this reading The fact that none of his family had become infected was a matter for marvel throughout the county, and the credit for their miraculous escape was of course given to the attending physician.
gray
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From this reading Unless the lamp-post where he invariably hitched renewed acquaintance with his gray nag every morning, Uncle Billy almost felt it would walk away in indignation and disappointment.
guarded
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From this reading Uncle Billy Hoonover would not pass the hovel guarded awfully and mutely with a tiny yellow flag tacked to one corner of it--an emblem with more power to repel than a legion of soldiers--and he could not stay away from town.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The fact that none of his family had become infected was a matter for marvel throughout the county, and the credit for their miraculous escape was of course given to the attending physician.
happened
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From this reading During the week which followed a number of things happened.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Uncle Billy Hoonover would not pass the hovel guarded awfully and mutely with a tiny yellow flag tacked to one corner of it--an emblem with more power to repel than a legion of soldiers--and he could not stay away from town.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The fact that none of his family had become infected was a matter for marvel throughout the county, and the credit for their miraculous escape was of course given to the attending physician.
hitched
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From this reading Unless the lamp-post where he invariably hitched renewed acquaintance with his gray nag every morning, Uncle Billy almost felt it would walk away in indignation and disappointment.
Hoonover
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From this reading Uncle Billy Hoonover would not pass the hovel guarded awfully and mutely with a tiny yellow flag tacked to one corner of it--an emblem with more power to repel than a legion of soldiers--and he could not stay away from town.
hovel
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From this reading Uncle Billy Hoonover would not pass the hovel guarded awfully and mutely with a tiny yellow flag tacked to one corner of it--an emblem with more power to repel than a legion of soldiers--and he could not stay away from town.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Unless the lamp-post where he invariably hitched renewed acquaintance with his gray nag every morning, Uncle Billy almost felt it would walk away in indignation and disappointment.
indignation
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From this reading Unless the lamp-post where he invariably hitched renewed acquaintance with his gray nag every morning, Uncle Billy almost felt it would walk away in indignation and disappointment.
infected
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From this reading The fact that none of his family had become infected was a matter for marvel throughout the county, and the credit for their miraculous escape was of course given to the attending physician.
invariably
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From this reading Unless the lamp-post where he invariably hitched renewed acquaintance with his gray nag every morning, Uncle Billy almost felt it would walk away in indignation and disappointment.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Uncle Billy Hoonover would not pass the hovel guarded awfully and mutely with a tiny yellow flag tacked to one corner of it--an emblem with more power to repel than a legion of soldiers--and he could not stay away from town.
lamp-post
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From this reading Unless the lamp-post where he invariably hitched renewed acquaintance with his gray nag every morning, Uncle Billy almost felt it would walk away in indignation and disappointment.
legion
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From this reading Uncle Billy Hoonover would not pass the hovel guarded awfully and mutely with a tiny yellow flag tacked to one corner of it--an emblem with more power to repel than a legion of soldiers--and he could not stay away from town.
marvel
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From this reading The fact that none of his family had become infected was a matter for marvel throughout the county, and the credit for their miraculous escape was of course given to the attending physician.
matter
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From this reading The fact that none of his family had become infected was a matter for marvel throughout the county, and the credit for their miraculous escape was of course given to the attending physician.
miraculous
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From this reading The fact that none of his family had become infected was a matter for marvel throughout the county, and the credit for their miraculous escape was of course given to the attending physician.
more
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From this reading Uncle Billy Hoonover would not pass the hovel guarded awfully and mutely with a tiny yellow flag tacked to one corner of it--an emblem with more power to repel than a legion of soldiers--and he could not stay away from town.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Unless the lamp-post where he invariably hitched renewed acquaintance with his gray nag every morning, Uncle Billy almost felt it would walk away in indignation and disappointment.
mutely
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From this reading Uncle Billy Hoonover would not pass the hovel guarded awfully and mutely with a tiny yellow flag tacked to one corner of it--an emblem with more power to repel than a legion of soldiers--and he could not stay away from town.
nag
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From this reading Unless the lamp-post where he invariably hitched renewed acquaintance with his gray nag every morning, Uncle Billy almost felt it would walk away in indignation and disappointment.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading The fact that none of his family had become infected was a matter for marvel throughout the county, and the credit for their miraculous escape was of course given to the attending physician.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Uncle Billy Hoonover would not pass the hovel guarded awfully and mutely with a tiny yellow flag tacked to one corner of it--an emblem with more power to repel than a legion of soldiers--and he could not stay away from town.
number
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From this reading During the week which followed a number of things happened.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading During the week which followed a number of things happened.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Uncle Billy Hoonover would not pass the hovel guarded awfully and mutely with a tiny yellow flag tacked to one corner of it--an emblem with more power to repel than a legion of soldiers--and he could not stay away from town.
pass
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From this reading Uncle Billy Hoonover would not pass the hovel guarded awfully and mutely with a tiny yellow flag tacked to one corner of it--an emblem with more power to repel than a legion of soldiers--and he could not stay away from town.
physician
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From this reading The fact that none of his family had become infected was a matter for marvel throughout the county, and the credit for their miraculous escape was of course given to the attending physician.
power
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From this reading Uncle Billy Hoonover would not pass the hovel guarded awfully and mutely with a tiny yellow flag tacked to one corner of it--an emblem with more power to repel than a legion of soldiers--and he could not stay away from town.
renewed
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From this reading Unless the lamp-post where he invariably hitched renewed acquaintance with his gray nag every morning, Uncle Billy almost felt it would walk away in indignation and disappointment.
repel
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From this reading Uncle Billy Hoonover would not pass the hovel guarded awfully and mutely with a tiny yellow flag tacked to one corner of it--an emblem with more power to repel than a legion of soldiers--and he could not stay away from town.
Scribbens
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From this reading First, Dink Scribbens took a wonderful and sudden turn for the better.
soldiers
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From this reading Uncle Billy Hoonover would not pass the hovel guarded awfully and mutely with a tiny yellow flag tacked to one corner of it--an emblem with more power to repel than a legion of soldiers--and he could not stay away from town.
stay
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From this reading Uncle Billy Hoonover would not pass the hovel guarded awfully and mutely with a tiny yellow flag tacked to one corner of it--an emblem with more power to repel than a legion of soldiers--and he could not stay away from town.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First, Dink Scribbens took a wonderful and sudden turn for the better.
tacked
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From this reading Uncle Billy Hoonover would not pass the hovel guarded awfully and mutely with a tiny yellow flag tacked to one corner of it--an emblem with more power to repel than a legion of soldiers--and he could not stay away from town.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Uncle Billy Hoonover would not pass the hovel guarded awfully and mutely with a tiny yellow flag tacked to one corner of it--an emblem with more power to repel than a legion of soldiers--and he could not stay away from town.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The fact that none of his family had become infected was a matter for marvel throughout the county, and the credit for their miraculous escape was of course given to the attending physician.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading During the week which followed a number of things happened.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The fact that none of his family had become infected was a matter for marvel throughout the county, and the credit for their miraculous escape was of course given to the attending physician.
things
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From this reading During the week which followed a number of things happened.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading The fact that none of his family had become infected was a matter for marvel throughout the county, and the credit for their miraculous escape was of course given to the attending physician.
tiny
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From this reading Uncle Billy Hoonover would not pass the hovel guarded awfully and mutely with a tiny yellow flag tacked to one corner of it--an emblem with more power to repel than a legion of soldiers--and he could not stay away from town.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The fact that none of his family had become infected was a matter for marvel throughout the county, and the credit for their miraculous escape was of course given to the attending physician.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First, Dink Scribbens took a wonderful and sudden turn for the better.
town
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From this reading Uncle Billy Hoonover would not pass the hovel guarded awfully and mutely with a tiny yellow flag tacked to one corner of it--an emblem with more power to repel than a legion of soldiers--and he could not stay away from town.
turn
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From this reading First, Dink Scribbens took a wonderful and sudden turn for the better.
Uncle
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From this reading Uncle Billy Hoonover would not pass the hovel guarded awfully and mutely with a tiny yellow flag tacked to one corner of it--an emblem with more power to repel than a legion of soldiers--and he could not stay away from town.
UnlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading Unless the lamp-post where he invariably hitched renewed acquaintance with his gray nag every morning, Uncle Billy almost felt it would walk away in indignation and disappointment.
walk
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From this reading Unless the lamp-post where he invariably hitched renewed acquaintance with his gray nag every morning, Uncle Billy almost felt it would walk away in indignation and disappointment.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fact that none of his family had become infected was a matter for marvel throughout the county, and the credit for their miraculous escape was of course given to the attending physician.
week
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From this reading During the week which followed a number of things happened.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Unless the lamp-post where he invariably hitched renewed acquaintance with his gray nag every morning, Uncle Billy almost felt it would walk away in indignation and disappointment.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading During the week which followed a number of things happened.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Uncle Billy Hoonover would not pass the hovel guarded awfully and mutely with a tiny yellow flag tacked to one corner of it--an emblem with more power to repel than a legion of soldiers--and he could not stay away from town.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading First, Dink Scribbens took a wonderful and sudden turn for the better.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Uncle Billy Hoonover would not pass the hovel guarded awfully and mutely with a tiny yellow flag tacked to one corner of it--an emblem with more power to repel than a legion of soldiers--and he could not stay away from town.
yellow
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From this reading Uncle Billy Hoonover would not pass the hovel guarded awfully and mutely with a tiny yellow flag tacked to one corner of it--an emblem with more power to repel than a legion of soldiers--and he could not stay away from town.
