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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The heart-breaking part of the affair came afterward, when "This Animal of a Buldy Jones" kept us groping in the wet grass and underbrush until after dark looking for his confounded baseball, which had caromed off Camme’s chin, and gone—no one knows where.
abrupt
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From this reading So abrupt was the transition that his diploma, which was to hang over the editorial desk, had not yet returned from the framer’s, while the first copy that he was called on to edit was his own commencement oration on the philosophy of Dante.
affair
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From this reading The heart-breaking part of the affair came afterward, when "This Animal of a Buldy Jones" kept us groping in the wet grass and underbrush until after dark looking for his confounded baseball, which had caromed off Camme’s chin, and gone—no one knows where.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The heart-breaking part of the affair came afterward, when "This Animal of a Buldy Jones" kept us groping in the wet grass and underbrush until after dark looking for his confounded baseball, which had caromed off Camme’s chin, and gone—no one knows where.
afterward
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From this reading The heart-breaking part of the affair came afterward, when "This Animal of a Buldy Jones" kept us groping in the wet grass and underbrush until after dark looking for his confounded baseball, which had caromed off Camme’s chin, and gone—no one knows where.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The heart-breaking part of the affair came afterward, when "This Animal of a Buldy Jones" kept us groping in the wet grass and underbrush until after dark looking for his confounded baseball, which had caromed off Camme’s chin, and gone—no one knows where.
Animal
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From this reading The heart-breaking part of the affair came afterward, when "This Animal of a Buldy Jones" kept us groping in the wet grass and underbrush until after dark looking for his confounded baseball, which had caromed off Camme’s chin, and gone—no one knows where.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _*Dying Fires*_ Young Overbeck’s father was editor and proprietor of the county paper in Colfax, California, and the son, so soon as his high-school days were over, made his appearance in the office as his father’s assistant.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _*Dying Fires*_ Young Overbeck’s father was editor and proprietor of the county paper in Colfax, California, and the son, so soon as his high-school days were over, made his appearance in the office as his father’s assistant.
assistant
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From this reading _*Dying Fires*_ Young Overbeck’s father was editor and proprietor of the county paper in Colfax, California, and the son, so soon as his high-school days were over, made his appearance in the office as his father’s assistant.
baseball
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From this reading The heart-breaking part of the affair came afterward, when "This Animal of a Buldy Jones" kept us groping in the wet grass and underbrush until after dark looking for his confounded baseball, which had caromed off Camme’s chin, and gone—no one knows where.
Buldy
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From this reading The heart-breaking part of the affair came afterward, when "This Animal of a Buldy Jones" kept us groping in the wet grass and underbrush until after dark looking for his confounded baseball, which had caromed off Camme’s chin, and gone—no one knows where.
California
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From this reading _*Dying Fires*_ Young Overbeck’s father was editor and proprietor of the county paper in Colfax, California, and the son, so soon as his high-school days were over, made his appearance in the office as his father’s assistant.
called
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From this reading So abrupt was the transition that his diploma, which was to hang over the editorial desk, had not yet returned from the framer’s, while the first copy that he was called on to edit was his own commencement oration on the philosophy of Dante.
came
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Camme's
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caromed
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chin
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From this reading The heart-breaking part of the affair came afterward, when "This Animal of a Buldy Jones" kept us groping in the wet grass and underbrush until after dark looking for his confounded baseball, which had caromed off Camme’s chin, and gone—no one knows where.
coat
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From this reading He had worn a white pique cravat and a cutaway coat on the occasion of its delivery, and the county commissioner, who was the guest of honour on the platform, had congratulated him as he handed him his sheepskin.
Colfax
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From this reading _*Dying Fires*_ Young Overbeck’s father was editor and proprietor of the county paper in Colfax, California, and the son, so soon as his high-school days were over, made his appearance in the office as his father’s assistant.
commencement
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commissioner
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From this reading He had worn a white pique cravat and a cutaway coat on the occasion of its delivery, and the county commissioner, who was the guest of honour on the platform, had congratulated him as he handed him his sheepskin.
confoundedadjectiveUS /kənˈfaʊndɪd/
annoying or confusing
From this reading The heart-breaking part of the affair came afterward, when "This Animal of a Buldy Jones" kept us groping in the wet grass and underbrush until after dark looking for his confounded baseball, which had caromed off Camme’s chin, and gone—no one knows where.
congratulated
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From this reading He had worn a white pique cravat and a cutaway coat on the occasion of its delivery, and the county commissioner, who was the guest of honour on the platform, had congratulated him as he handed him his sheepskin.
copy
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From this reading So abrupt was the transition that his diploma, which was to hang over the editorial desk, had not yet returned from the framer’s, while the first copy that he was called on to edit was his own commencement oration on the philosophy of Dante.
county
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From this reading _*Dying Fires*_ Young Overbeck’s father was editor and proprietor of the county paper in Colfax, California, and the son, so soon as his high-school days were over, made his appearance in the office as his father’s assistant.
cravatnounUS /krəˈvæt/
A short, wide strip of silk fabric worn by gentlemen around the neck inside an open-collared shirt.
From this reading He had worn a white pique cravat and a cutaway coat on the occasion of its delivery, and the county commissioner, who was the guest of honour on the platform, had congratulated him as he handed him his sheepskin.
cutaway
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From this reading He had worn a white pique cravat and a cutaway coat on the occasion of its delivery, and the county commissioner, who was the guest of honour on the platform, had congratulated him as he handed him his sheepskin.
Dante
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From this reading So abrupt was the transition that his diploma, which was to hang over the editorial desk, had not yet returned from the framer’s, while the first copy that he was called on to edit was his own commencement oration on the philosophy of Dante.
dark
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days
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From this reading _*Dying Fires*_ Young Overbeck’s father was editor and proprietor of the county paper in Colfax, California, and the son, so soon as his high-school days were over, made his appearance in the office as his father’s assistant.
delivery
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From this reading He had worn a white pique cravat and a cutaway coat on the occasion of its delivery, and the county commissioner, who was the guest of honour on the platform, had congratulated him as he handed him his sheepskin.
desk
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From this reading So abrupt was the transition that his diploma, which was to hang over the editorial desk, had not yet returned from the framer’s, while the first copy that he was called on to edit was his own commencement oration on the philosophy of Dante.
diploma
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From this reading So abrupt was the transition that his diploma, which was to hang over the editorial desk, had not yet returned from the framer’s, while the first copy that he was called on to edit was his own commencement oration on the philosophy of Dante.
Dying
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From this reading _*Dying Fires*_ Young Overbeck’s father was editor and proprietor of the county paper in Colfax, California, and the son, so soon as his high-school days were over, made his appearance in the office as his father’s assistant.
edit
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From this reading So abrupt was the transition that his diploma, which was to hang over the editorial desk, had not yet returned from the framer’s, while the first copy that he was called on to edit was his own commencement oration on the philosophy of Dante.
editor
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From this reading _*Dying Fires*_ Young Overbeck’s father was editor and proprietor of the county paper in Colfax, California, and the son, so soon as his high-school days were over, made his appearance in the office as his father’s assistant.
editorial
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From this reading So abrupt was the transition that his diploma, which was to hang over the editorial desk, had not yet returned from the framer’s, while the first copy that he was called on to edit was his own commencement oration on the philosophy of Dante.
father
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From this reading _*Dying Fires*_ Young Overbeck’s father was editor and proprietor of the county paper in Colfax, California, and the son, so soon as his high-school days were over, made his appearance in the office as his father’s assistant.
father's
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From this reading _*Dying Fires*_ Young Overbeck’s father was editor and proprietor of the county paper in Colfax, California, and the son, so soon as his high-school days were over, made his appearance in the office as his father’s assistant.
Fires
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From this reading _*Dying Fires*_ Young Overbeck’s father was editor and proprietor of the county paper in Colfax, California, and the son, so soon as his high-school days were over, made his appearance in the office as his father’s assistant.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So abrupt was the transition that his diploma, which was to hang over the editorial desk, had not yet returned from the framer’s, while the first copy that he was called on to edit was his own commencement oration on the philosophy of Dante.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The heart-breaking part of the affair came afterward, when "This Animal of a Buldy Jones" kept us groping in the wet grass and underbrush until after dark looking for his confounded baseball, which had caromed off Camme’s chin, and gone—no one knows where.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We never found it.
framer's
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From this reading So abrupt was the transition that his diploma, which was to hang over the editorial desk, had not yet returned from the framer’s, while the first copy that he was called on to edit was his own commencement oration on the philosophy of Dante.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So abrupt was the transition that his diploma, which was to hang over the editorial desk, had not yet returned from the framer’s, while the first copy that he was called on to edit was his own commencement oration on the philosophy of Dante.
gone
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From this reading The heart-breaking part of the affair came afterward, when "This Animal of a Buldy Jones" kept us groping in the wet grass and underbrush until after dark looking for his confounded baseball, which had caromed off Camme’s chin, and gone—no one knows where.
grass
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From this reading The heart-breaking part of the affair came afterward, when "This Animal of a Buldy Jones" kept us groping in the wet grass and underbrush until after dark looking for his confounded baseball, which had caromed off Camme’s chin, and gone—no one knows where.
groping
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From this reading The heart-breaking part of the affair came afterward, when "This Animal of a Buldy Jones" kept us groping in the wet grass and underbrush until after dark looking for his confounded baseball, which had caromed off Camme’s chin, and gone—no one knows where.
guest
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From this reading He had worn a white pique cravat and a cutaway coat on the occasion of its delivery, and the county commissioner, who was the guest of honour on the platform, had congratulated him as he handed him his sheepskin.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The heart-breaking part of the affair came afterward, when "This Animal of a Buldy Jones" kept us groping in the wet grass and underbrush until after dark looking for his confounded baseball, which had caromed off Camme’s chin, and gone—no one knows where.
handed
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From this reading He had worn a white pique cravat and a cutaway coat on the occasion of its delivery, and the county commissioner, who was the guest of honour on the platform, had congratulated him as he handed him his sheepskin.
hang
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From this reading So abrupt was the transition that his diploma, which was to hang over the editorial desk, had not yet returned from the framer’s, while the first copy that he was called on to edit was his own commencement oration on the philosophy of Dante.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So abrupt was the transition that his diploma, which was to hang over the editorial desk, had not yet returned from the framer’s, while the first copy that he was called on to edit was his own commencement oration on the philosophy of Dante.
heart-breaking
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From this reading The heart-breaking part of the affair came afterward, when "This Animal of a Buldy Jones" kept us groping in the wet grass and underbrush until after dark looking for his confounded baseball, which had caromed off Camme’s chin, and gone—no one knows where.
high-school
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From this reading _*Dying Fires*_ Young Overbeck’s father was editor and proprietor of the county paper in Colfax, California, and the son, so soon as his high-school days were over, made his appearance in the office as his father’s assistant.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had worn a white pique cravat and a cutaway coat on the occasion of its delivery, and the county commissioner, who was the guest of honour on the platform, had congratulated him as he handed him his sheepskin.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The heart-breaking part of the affair came afterward, when "This Animal of a Buldy Jones" kept us groping in the wet grass and underbrush until after dark looking for his confounded baseball, which had caromed off Camme’s chin, and gone—no one knows where.
honour
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From this reading He had worn a white pique cravat and a cutaway coat on the occasion of its delivery, and the county commissioner, who was the guest of honour on the platform, had congratulated him as he handed him his sheepskin.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The heart-breaking part of the affair came afterward, when "This Animal of a Buldy Jones" kept us groping in the wet grass and underbrush until after dark looking for his confounded baseball, which had caromed off Camme’s chin, and gone—no one knows where.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We never found it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He had worn a white pique cravat and a cutaway coat on the occasion of its delivery, and the county commissioner, who was the guest of honour on the platform, had congratulated him as he handed him his sheepskin.
Jones
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From this reading The heart-breaking part of the affair came afterward, when "This Animal of a Buldy Jones" kept us groping in the wet grass and underbrush until after dark looking for his confounded baseball, which had caromed off Camme’s chin, and gone—no one knows where.
kept
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From this reading The heart-breaking part of the affair came afterward, when "This Animal of a Buldy Jones" kept us groping in the wet grass and underbrush until after dark looking for his confounded baseball, which had caromed off Camme’s chin, and gone—no one knows where.
knows
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From this reading The heart-breaking part of the affair came afterward, when "This Animal of a Buldy Jones" kept us groping in the wet grass and underbrush until after dark looking for his confounded baseball, which had caromed off Camme’s chin, and gone—no one knows where.
looking
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From this reading The heart-breaking part of the affair came afterward, when "This Animal of a Buldy Jones" kept us groping in the wet grass and underbrush until after dark looking for his confounded baseball, which had caromed off Camme’s chin, and gone—no one knows where.
made
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From this reading _*Dying Fires*_ Young Overbeck’s father was editor and proprietor of the county paper in Colfax, California, and the son, so soon as his high-school days were over, made his appearance in the office as his father’s assistant.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We never found it.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The heart-breaking part of the affair came afterward, when "This Animal of a Buldy Jones" kept us groping in the wet grass and underbrush until after dark looking for his confounded baseball, which had caromed off Camme’s chin, and gone—no one knows where.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So abrupt was the transition that his diploma, which was to hang over the editorial desk, had not yet returned from the framer’s, while the first copy that he was called on to edit was his own commencement oration on the philosophy of Dante.
occasion
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From this reading He had worn a white pique cravat and a cutaway coat on the occasion of its delivery, and the county commissioner, who was the guest of honour on the platform, had congratulated him as he handed him his sheepskin.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The heart-breaking part of the affair came afterward, when "This Animal of a Buldy Jones" kept us groping in the wet grass and underbrush until after dark looking for his confounded baseball, which had caromed off Camme’s chin, and gone—no one knows where.
off
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From this reading The heart-breaking part of the affair came afterward, when "This Animal of a Buldy Jones" kept us groping in the wet grass and underbrush until after dark looking for his confounded baseball, which had caromed off Camme’s chin, and gone—no one knows where.
office
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From this reading _*Dying Fires*_ Young Overbeck’s father was editor and proprietor of the county paper in Colfax, California, and the son, so soon as his high-school days were over, made his appearance in the office as his father’s assistant.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So abrupt was the transition that his diploma, which was to hang over the editorial desk, had not yet returned from the framer’s, while the first copy that he was called on to edit was his own commencement oration on the philosophy of Dante.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The heart-breaking part of the affair came afterward, when "This Animal of a Buldy Jones" kept us groping in the wet grass and underbrush until after dark looking for his confounded baseball, which had caromed off Camme’s chin, and gone—no one knows where.
oration
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From this reading So abrupt was the transition that his diploma, which was to hang over the editorial desk, had not yet returned from the framer’s, while the first copy that he was called on to edit was his own commencement oration on the philosophy of Dante.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading _*Dying Fires*_ Young Overbeck’s father was editor and proprietor of the county paper in Colfax, California, and the son, so soon as his high-school days were over, made his appearance in the office as his father’s assistant.
Overbeck's
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From this reading _*Dying Fires*_ Young Overbeck’s father was editor and proprietor of the county paper in Colfax, California, and the son, so soon as his high-school days were over, made his appearance in the office as his father’s assistant.
own
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From this reading So abrupt was the transition that his diploma, which was to hang over the editorial desk, had not yet returned from the framer’s, while the first copy that he was called on to edit was his own commencement oration on the philosophy of Dante.
paper
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From this reading _*Dying Fires*_ Young Overbeck’s father was editor and proprietor of the county paper in Colfax, California, and the son, so soon as his high-school days were over, made his appearance in the office as his father’s assistant.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The heart-breaking part of the affair came afterward, when "This Animal of a Buldy Jones" kept us groping in the wet grass and underbrush until after dark looking for his confounded baseball, which had caromed off Camme’s chin, and gone—no one knows where.
philosophynounUS /fɪˈlɑː.sə.fi/
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)
From this reading So abrupt was the transition that his diploma, which was to hang over the editorial desk, had not yet returned from the framer’s, while the first copy that he was called on to edit was his own commencement oration on the philosophy of Dante.
pique
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From this reading He had worn a white pique cravat and a cutaway coat on the occasion of its delivery, and the county commissioner, who was the guest of honour on the platform, had congratulated him as he handed him his sheepskin.
platform
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From this reading He had worn a white pique cravat and a cutaway coat on the occasion of its delivery, and the county commissioner, who was the guest of honour on the platform, had congratulated him as he handed him his sheepskin.
proprietor
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From this reading _*Dying Fires*_ Young Overbeck’s father was editor and proprietor of the county paper in Colfax, California, and the son, so soon as his high-school days were over, made his appearance in the office as his father’s assistant.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So abrupt was the transition that his diploma, which was to hang over the editorial desk, had not yet returned from the framer’s, while the first copy that he was called on to edit was his own commencement oration on the philosophy of Dante.
sheepskin
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From this reading He had worn a white pique cravat and a cutaway coat on the occasion of its delivery, and the county commissioner, who was the guest of honour on the platform, had congratulated him as he handed him his sheepskin.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _*Dying Fires*_ Young Overbeck’s father was editor and proprietor of the county paper in Colfax, California, and the son, so soon as his high-school days were over, made his appearance in the office as his father’s assistant.
son
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From this reading _*Dying Fires*_ Young Overbeck’s father was editor and proprietor of the county paper in Colfax, California, and the son, so soon as his high-school days were over, made his appearance in the office as his father’s assistant.
soon
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From this reading _*Dying Fires*_ Young Overbeck’s father was editor and proprietor of the county paper in Colfax, California, and the son, so soon as his high-school days were over, made his appearance in the office as his father’s assistant.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So abrupt was the transition that his diploma, which was to hang over the editorial desk, had not yet returned from the framer’s, while the first copy that he was called on to edit was his own commencement oration on the philosophy of Dante.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The heart-breaking part of the affair came afterward, when "This Animal of a Buldy Jones" kept us groping in the wet grass and underbrush until after dark looking for his confounded baseball, which had caromed off Camme’s chin, and gone—no one knows where.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The heart-breaking part of the affair came afterward, when "This Animal of a Buldy Jones" kept us groping in the wet grass and underbrush until after dark looking for his confounded baseball, which had caromed off Camme’s chin, and gone—no one knows where.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So abrupt was the transition that his diploma, which was to hang over the editorial desk, had not yet returned from the framer’s, while the first copy that he was called on to edit was his own commencement oration on the philosophy of Dante.
transition
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From this reading So abrupt was the transition that his diploma, which was to hang over the editorial desk, had not yet returned from the framer’s, while the first copy that he was called on to edit was his own commencement oration on the philosophy of Dante.
underbrush
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From this reading The heart-breaking part of the affair came afterward, when "This Animal of a Buldy Jones" kept us groping in the wet grass and underbrush until after dark looking for his confounded baseball, which had caromed off Camme’s chin, and gone—no one knows where.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The heart-breaking part of the affair came afterward, when "This Animal of a Buldy Jones" kept us groping in the wet grass and underbrush until after dark looking for his confounded baseball, which had caromed off Camme’s chin, and gone—no one knows where.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The heart-breaking part of the affair came afterward, when "This Animal of a Buldy Jones" kept us groping in the wet grass and underbrush until after dark looking for his confounded baseball, which had caromed off Camme’s chin, and gone—no one knows where.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _*Dying Fires*_ Young Overbeck’s father was editor and proprietor of the county paper in Colfax, California, and the son, so soon as his high-school days were over, made his appearance in the office as his father’s assistant.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We never found it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _*Dying Fires*_ Young Overbeck’s father was editor and proprietor of the county paper in Colfax, California, and the son, so soon as his high-school days were over, made his appearance in the office as his father’s assistant.
wet
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From this reading The heart-breaking part of the affair came afterward, when "This Animal of a Buldy Jones" kept us groping in the wet grass and underbrush until after dark looking for his confounded baseball, which had caromed off Camme’s chin, and gone—no one knows where.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The heart-breaking part of the affair came afterward, when "This Animal of a Buldy Jones" kept us groping in the wet grass and underbrush until after dark looking for his confounded baseball, which had caromed off Camme’s chin, and gone—no one knows where.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The heart-breaking part of the affair came afterward, when "This Animal of a Buldy Jones" kept us groping in the wet grass and underbrush until after dark looking for his confounded baseball, which had caromed off Camme’s chin, and gone—no one knows where.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The heart-breaking part of the affair came afterward, when "This Animal of a Buldy Jones" kept us groping in the wet grass and underbrush until after dark looking for his confounded baseball, which had caromed off Camme’s chin, and gone—no one knows where.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading So abrupt was the transition that his diploma, which was to hang over the editorial desk, had not yet returned from the framer’s, while the first copy that he was called on to edit was his own commencement oration on the philosophy of Dante.
white
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From this reading He had worn a white pique cravat and a cutaway coat on the occasion of its delivery, and the county commissioner, who was the guest of honour on the platform, had congratulated him as he handed him his sheepskin.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He had worn a white pique cravat and a cutaway coat on the occasion of its delivery, and the county commissioner, who was the guest of honour on the platform, had congratulated him as he handed him his sheepskin.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading He had worn a white pique cravat and a cutaway coat on the occasion of its delivery, and the county commissioner, who was the guest of honour on the platform, had congratulated him as he handed him his sheepskin.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading So abrupt was the transition that his diploma, which was to hang over the editorial desk, had not yet returned from the framer’s, while the first copy that he was called on to edit was his own commencement oration on the philosophy of Dante.
Young
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From this reading _*Dying Fires*_ Young Overbeck’s father was editor and proprietor of the county paper in Colfax, California, and the son, so soon as his high-school days were over, made his appearance in the office as his father’s assistant.
