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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 Jake was a boy of imagination, though one would never have thought it to look at his jolly rubicund face and small sturdy form.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jake was a boy of imagination, though one would never have thought it to look at his jolly rubicund face and small sturdy form.
any
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From this reading The very gaiters on his stout calves, spruce and workmanlike, would have precluded any such idea.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jake was a boy of imagination, though one would never have thought it to look at his jolly rubicund face and small sturdy form.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Sir Francis would practise there occasionally, and bring the boy with him, because Jake was dogged and strong of muscle, and not easily tired.
blew
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From this reading Yet, when Sir Francis played on the organ in the little church at Leighway, and Jake blew for him, it was odds which of the two brought the more inspiration to his task.
boy
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From this reading Jake was a boy of imagination, though one would never have thought it to look at his jolly rubicund face and small sturdy form.
bring
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From this reading Sir Francis would practise there occasionally, and bring the boy with him, because Jake was dogged and strong of muscle, and not easily tired.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Yet, when Sir Francis played on the organ in the little church at Leighway, and Jake blew for him, it was odds which of the two brought the more inspiration to his task.
calves
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From this reading The very gaiters on his stout calves, spruce and workmanlike, would have precluded any such idea.
church
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From this reading Yet, when Sir Francis played on the organ in the little church at Leighway, and Jake blew for him, it was odds which of the two brought the more inspiration to his task.
dogged
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From this reading Sir Francis would practise there occasionally, and bring the boy with him, because Jake was dogged and strong of muscle, and not easily tired.
easily
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From this reading Sir Francis would practise there occasionally, and bring the boy with him, because Jake was dogged and strong of muscle, and not easily tired.
face
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From this reading Jake was a boy of imagination, though one would never have thought it to look at his jolly rubicund face and small sturdy form.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Yet, when Sir Francis played on the organ in the little church at Leighway, and Jake blew for him, it was odds which of the two brought the more inspiration to his task.
form
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From this reading Jake was a boy of imagination, though one would never have thought it to look at his jolly rubicund face and small sturdy form.
Francis
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From this reading His master, Sir Francis Orsden--the son of one of whose gamekeepers he was--would never, though a young man of imagination himself, have guessed in Jake a kindred spirit.
gaiters
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From this reading The very gaiters on his stout calves, spruce and workmanlike, would have precluded any such idea.
gamekeepers
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From this reading His master, Sir Francis Orsden--the son of one of whose gamekeepers he was--would never, though a young man of imagination himself, have guessed in Jake a kindred spirit.
guessed
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From this reading His master, Sir Francis Orsden--the son of one of whose gamekeepers he was--would never, though a young man of imagination himself, have guessed in Jake a kindred spirit.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Jake was a boy of imagination, though one would never have thought it to look at his jolly rubicund face and small sturdy form.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His master, Sir Francis Orsden--the son of one of whose gamekeepers he was--would never, though a young man of imagination himself, have guessed in Jake a kindred spirit.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yet, when Sir Francis played on the organ in the little church at Leighway, and Jake blew for him, it was odds which of the two brought the more inspiration to his task.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading His master, Sir Francis Orsden--the son of one of whose gamekeepers he was--would never, though a young man of imagination himself, have guessed in Jake a kindred spirit.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jake was a boy of imagination, though one would never have thought it to look at his jolly rubicund face and small sturdy form.
idea
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From this reading The very gaiters on his stout calves, spruce and workmanlike, would have precluded any such idea.
imagination
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From this reading Jake was a boy of imagination, though one would never have thought it to look at his jolly rubicund face and small sturdy form.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His master, Sir Francis Orsden--the son of one of whose gamekeepers he was--would never, though a young man of imagination himself, have guessed in Jake a kindred spirit.
inspiration
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From this reading Yet, when Sir Francis played on the organ in the little church at Leighway, and Jake blew for him, it was odds which of the two brought the more inspiration to his task.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Jake was a boy of imagination, though one would never have thought it to look at his jolly rubicund face and small sturdy form.
Jake
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From this reading Jake was a boy of imagination, though one would never have thought it to look at his jolly rubicund face and small sturdy form.
jolly
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From this reading Jake was a boy of imagination, though one would never have thought it to look at his jolly rubicund face and small sturdy form.
kindred
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From this reading His master, Sir Francis Orsden--the son of one of whose gamekeepers he was--would never, though a young man of imagination himself, have guessed in Jake a kindred spirit.
Leighway
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From this reading Yet, when Sir Francis played on the organ in the little church at Leighway, and Jake blew for him, it was odds which of the two brought the more inspiration to his task.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet, when Sir Francis played on the organ in the little church at Leighway, and Jake blew for him, it was odds which of the two brought the more inspiration to his task.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jake was a boy of imagination, though one would never have thought it to look at his jolly rubicund face and small sturdy form.
man
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From this reading His master, Sir Francis Orsden--the son of one of whose gamekeepers he was--would never, though a young man of imagination himself, have guessed in Jake a kindred spirit.
master
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From this reading His master, Sir Francis Orsden--the son of one of whose gamekeepers he was--would never, though a young man of imagination himself, have guessed in Jake a kindred spirit.
more
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From this reading Yet, when Sir Francis played on the organ in the little church at Leighway, and Jake blew for him, it was odds which of the two brought the more inspiration to his task.
muscle
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From this reading Sir Francis would practise there occasionally, and bring the boy with him, because Jake was dogged and strong of muscle, and not easily tired.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jake was a boy of imagination, though one would never have thought it to look at his jolly rubicund face and small sturdy form.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Sir Francis would practise there occasionally, and bring the boy with him, because Jake was dogged and strong of muscle, and not easily tired.
occasionally
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From this reading Sir Francis would practise there occasionally, and bring the boy with him, because Jake was dogged and strong of muscle, and not easily tired.
odds
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From this reading Yet, when Sir Francis played on the organ in the little church at Leighway, and Jake blew for him, it was odds which of the two brought the more inspiration to his task.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jake was a boy of imagination, though one would never have thought it to look at his jolly rubicund face and small sturdy form.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The very gaiters on his stout calves, spruce and workmanlike, would have precluded any such idea.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Jake was a boy of imagination, though one would never have thought it to look at his jolly rubicund face and small sturdy form.
organ
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From this reading Yet, when Sir Francis played on the organ in the little church at Leighway, and Jake blew for him, it was odds which of the two brought the more inspiration to his task.
Orsden
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From this reading His master, Sir Francis Orsden--the son of one of whose gamekeepers he was--would never, though a young man of imagination himself, have guessed in Jake a kindred spirit.
played
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From this reading Yet, when Sir Francis played on the organ in the little church at Leighway, and Jake blew for him, it was odds which of the two brought the more inspiration to his task.
practise
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From this reading Sir Francis would practise there occasionally, and bring the boy with him, because Jake was dogged and strong of muscle, and not easily tired.
precluded
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From this reading The very gaiters on his stout calves, spruce and workmanlike, would have precluded any such idea.
rubicund
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From this reading Jake was a boy of imagination, though one would never have thought it to look at his jolly rubicund face and small sturdy form.
Sir
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From this reading His master, Sir Francis Orsden--the son of one of whose gamekeepers he was--would never, though a young man of imagination himself, have guessed in Jake a kindred spirit.
small
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From this reading Jake was a boy of imagination, though one would never have thought it to look at his jolly rubicund face and small sturdy form.
son
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From this reading His master, Sir Francis Orsden--the son of one of whose gamekeepers he was--would never, though a young man of imagination himself, have guessed in Jake a kindred spirit.
spirit
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From this reading His master, Sir Francis Orsden--the son of one of whose gamekeepers he was--would never, though a young man of imagination himself, have guessed in Jake a kindred spirit.
spruce
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From this reading The very gaiters on his stout calves, spruce and workmanlike, would have precluded any such idea.
stout
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From this reading The very gaiters on his stout calves, spruce and workmanlike, would have precluded any such idea.
strong
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From this reading Sir Francis would practise there occasionally, and bring the boy with him, because Jake was dogged and strong of muscle, and not easily tired.
sturdy
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From this reading Jake was a boy of imagination, though one would never have thought it to look at his jolly rubicund face and small sturdy form.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The very gaiters on his stout calves, spruce and workmanlike, would have precluded any such idea.
task
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From this reading Yet, when Sir Francis played on the organ in the little church at Leighway, and Jake blew for him, it was odds which of the two brought the more inspiration to his task.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The very gaiters on his stout calves, spruce and workmanlike, would have precluded any such idea.
there
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From this reading Sir Francis would practise there occasionally, and bring the boy with him, because Jake was dogged and strong of muscle, and not easily tired.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Jake was a boy of imagination, though one would never have thought it to look at his jolly rubicund face and small sturdy form.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jake was a boy of imagination, though one would never have thought it to look at his jolly rubicund face and small sturdy form.
tired
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From this reading Sir Francis would practise there occasionally, and bring the boy with him, because Jake was dogged and strong of muscle, and not easily tired.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jake was a boy of imagination, though one would never have thought it to look at his jolly rubicund face and small sturdy form.
two
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From this reading Yet, when Sir Francis played on the organ in the little church at Leighway, and Jake blew for him, it was odds which of the two brought the more inspiration to his task.
very
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From this reading The very gaiters on his stout calves, spruce and workmanlike, would have precluded any such idea.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jake was a boy of imagination, though one would never have thought it to look at his jolly rubicund face and small sturdy form.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Yet, when Sir Francis played on the organ in the little church at Leighway, and Jake blew for him, it was odds which of the two brought the more inspiration to his task.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Yet, when Sir Francis played on the organ in the little church at Leighway, and Jake blew for him, it was odds which of the two brought the more inspiration to his task.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading His master, Sir Francis Orsden--the son of one of whose gamekeepers he was--would never, though a young man of imagination himself, have guessed in Jake a kindred spirit.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sir Francis would practise there occasionally, and bring the boy with him, because Jake was dogged and strong of muscle, and not easily tired.
workmanlike
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From this reading The very gaiters on his stout calves, spruce and workmanlike, would have precluded any such idea.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Jake was a boy of imagination, though one would never have thought it to look at his jolly rubicund face and small sturdy form.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet, when Sir Francis played on the organ in the little church at Leighway, and Jake blew for him, it was odds which of the two brought the more inspiration to his task.
young
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From this reading His master, Sir Francis Orsden--the son of one of whose gamekeepers he was--would never, though a young man of imagination himself, have guessed in Jake a kindred spirit.
