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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 next morning, Harry was up quite early, and after having eaten a very plain breakfast, which Aunt Judy prepared for him, he ran down to the creek to see what chance there was for business.
accompanied
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From this reading Before long, Harvey arrived on the other side, accompanied by Tom Selden and Wilson Ogden, who were very anxious to see how matters would progress, now that there was some real work to do.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The next morning, Harry was up quite early, and after having eaten a very plain breakfast, which Aunt Judy prepared for him, he ran down to the creek to see what chance there was for business.
all
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From this reading If there was any change at all, the water seemed a little higher than it was before.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PROFITS AND PROJECTS.
anxious
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From this reading Before long, Harvey arrived on the other side, accompanied by Tom Selden and Wilson Ogden, who were very anxious to see how matters would progress, now that there was some real work to do.
any
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From this reading If there was any change at all, the water seemed a little higher than it was before.
arrived
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From this reading Before long, Harvey arrived on the other side, accompanied by Tom Selden and Wilson Ogden, who were very anxious to see how matters would progress, now that there was some real work to do.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If there was any change at all, the water seemed a little higher than it was before.
Aunt
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From this reading The next morning, Harry was up quite early, and after having eaten a very plain breakfast, which Aunt Judy prepared for him, he ran down to the creek to see what chance there was for business.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There seemed to be a very good chance, for the creek had not fallen, that was certain.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading If there was any change at all, the water seemed a little higher than it was before.
breakfast
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From this reading The next morning, Harry was up quite early, and after having eaten a very plain breakfast, which Aunt Judy prepared for him, he ran down to the creek to see what chance there was for business.
business
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From this reading The next morning, Harry was up quite early, and after having eaten a very plain breakfast, which Aunt Judy prepared for him, he ran down to the creek to see what chance there was for business.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Before long, Harvey arrived on the other side, accompanied by Tom Selden and Wilson Ogden, who were very anxious to see how matters would progress, now that there was some real work to do.
certain
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From this reading There seemed to be a very good chance, for the creek had not fallen, that was certain.
chance
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From this reading The next morning, Harry was up quite early, and after having eaten a very plain breakfast, which Aunt Judy prepared for him, he ran down to the creek to see what chance there was for business.
change
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From this reading If there was any change at all, the water seemed a little higher than it was before.
creek
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From this reading The next morning, Harry was up quite early, and after having eaten a very plain breakfast, which Aunt Judy prepared for him, he ran down to the creek to see what chance there was for business.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Before long, Harvey arrived on the other side, accompanied by Tom Selden and Wilson Ogden, who were very anxious to see how matters would progress, now that there was some real work to do.
down
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From this reading The next morning, Harry was up quite early, and after having eaten a very plain breakfast, which Aunt Judy prepared for him, he ran down to the creek to see what chance there was for business.
early
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From this reading The next morning, Harry was up quite early, and after having eaten a very plain breakfast, which Aunt Judy prepared for him, he ran down to the creek to see what chance there was for business.
eaten
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From this reading The next morning, Harry was up quite early, and after having eaten a very plain breakfast, which Aunt Judy prepared for him, he ran down to the creek to see what chance there was for business.
fallen
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From this reading There seemed to be a very good chance, for the creek had not fallen, that was certain.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The next morning, Harry was up quite early, and after having eaten a very plain breakfast, which Aunt Judy prepared for him, he ran down to the creek to see what chance there was for business.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There seemed to be a very good chance, for the creek had not fallen, that was certain.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There seemed to be a very good chance, for the creek had not fallen, that was certain.
Harry
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From this reading The next morning, Harry was up quite early, and after having eaten a very plain breakfast, which Aunt Judy prepared for him, he ran down to the creek to see what chance there was for business.
Harvey
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From this reading Before long, Harvey arrived on the other side, accompanied by Tom Selden and Wilson Ogden, who were very anxious to see how matters would progress, now that there was some real work to do.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The next morning, Harry was up quite early, and after having eaten a very plain breakfast, which Aunt Judy prepared for him, he ran down to the creek to see what chance there was for business.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next morning, Harry was up quite early, and after having eaten a very plain breakfast, which Aunt Judy prepared for him, he ran down to the creek to see what chance there was for business.
higher
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From this reading If there was any change at all, the water seemed a little higher than it was before.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The next morning, Harry was up quite early, and after having eaten a very plain breakfast, which Aunt Judy prepared for him, he ran down to the creek to see what chance there was for business.
how
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From this reading Before long, Harvey arrived on the other side, accompanied by Tom Selden and Wilson Ogden, who were very anxious to see how matters would progress, now that there was some real work to do.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If there was any change at all, the water seemed a little higher than it was before.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If there was any change at all, the water seemed a little higher than it was before.
Judy
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From this reading The next morning, Harry was up quite early, and after having eaten a very plain breakfast, which Aunt Judy prepared for him, he ran down to the creek to see what chance there was for business.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If there was any change at all, the water seemed a little higher than it was before.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before long, Harvey arrived on the other side, accompanied by Tom Selden and Wilson Ogden, who were very anxious to see how matters would progress, now that there was some real work to do.
matters
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From this reading Before long, Harvey arrived on the other side, accompanied by Tom Selden and Wilson Ogden, who were very anxious to see how matters would progress, now that there was some real work to do.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning, Harry was up quite early, and after having eaten a very plain breakfast, which Aunt Judy prepared for him, he ran down to the creek to see what chance there was for business.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning, Harry was up quite early, and after having eaten a very plain breakfast, which Aunt Judy prepared for him, he ran down to the creek to see what chance there was for business.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There seemed to be a very good chance, for the creek had not fallen, that was certain.
now
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From this reading Before long, Harvey arrived on the other side, accompanied by Tom Selden and Wilson Ogden, who were very anxious to see how matters would progress, now that there was some real work to do.
Ogden
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From this reading Before long, Harvey arrived on the other side, accompanied by Tom Selden and Wilson Ogden, who were very anxious to see how matters would progress, now that there was some real work to do.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Before long, Harvey arrived on the other side, accompanied by Tom Selden and Wilson Ogden, who were very anxious to see how matters would progress, now that there was some real work to do.
other
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From this reading Before long, Harvey arrived on the other side, accompanied by Tom Selden and Wilson Ogden, who were very anxious to see how matters would progress, now that there was some real work to do.
plain
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From this reading The next morning, Harry was up quite early, and after having eaten a very plain breakfast, which Aunt Judy prepared for him, he ran down to the creek to see what chance there was for business.
prepared
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From this reading The next morning, Harry was up quite early, and after having eaten a very plain breakfast, which Aunt Judy prepared for him, he ran down to the creek to see what chance there was for business.
PROFITS
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From this reading PROFITS AND PROJECTS.
progress
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From this reading Before long, Harvey arrived on the other side, accompanied by Tom Selden and Wilson Ogden, who were very anxious to see how matters would progress, now that there was some real work to do.
PROJECTS
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From this reading PROFITS AND PROJECTS.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning, Harry was up quite early, and after having eaten a very plain breakfast, which Aunt Judy prepared for him, he ran down to the creek to see what chance there was for business.
ran
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From this reading The next morning, Harry was up quite early, and after having eaten a very plain breakfast, which Aunt Judy prepared for him, he ran down to the creek to see what chance there was for business.
real
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From this reading Before long, Harvey arrived on the other side, accompanied by Tom Selden and Wilson Ogden, who were very anxious to see how matters would progress, now that there was some real work to do.
see
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From this reading The next morning, Harry was up quite early, and after having eaten a very plain breakfast, which Aunt Judy prepared for him, he ran down to the creek to see what chance there was for business.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There seemed to be a very good chance, for the creek had not fallen, that was certain.
Selden
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From this reading Before long, Harvey arrived on the other side, accompanied by Tom Selden and Wilson Ogden, who were very anxious to see how matters would progress, now that there was some real work to do.
side
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From this reading Before long, Harvey arrived on the other side, accompanied by Tom Selden and Wilson Ogden, who were very anxious to see how matters would progress, now that there was some real work to do.
some
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From this reading Before long, Harvey arrived on the other side, accompanied by Tom Selden and Wilson Ogden, who were very anxious to see how matters would progress, now that there was some real work to do.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading If there was any change at all, the water seemed a little higher than it was before.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There seemed to be a very good chance, for the creek had not fallen, that was certain.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning, Harry was up quite early, and after having eaten a very plain breakfast, which Aunt Judy prepared for him, he ran down to the creek to see what chance there was for business.
there
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From this reading The next morning, Harry was up quite early, and after having eaten a very plain breakfast, which Aunt Judy prepared for him, he ran down to the creek to see what chance there was for business.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next morning, Harry was up quite early, and after having eaten a very plain breakfast, which Aunt Judy prepared for him, he ran down to the creek to see what chance there was for business.
Tom
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From this reading Before long, Harvey arrived on the other side, accompanied by Tom Selden and Wilson Ogden, who were very anxious to see how matters would progress, now that there was some real work to do.
up
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From this reading The next morning, Harry was up quite early, and after having eaten a very plain breakfast, which Aunt Judy prepared for him, he ran down to the creek to see what chance there was for business.
very
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From this reading The next morning, Harry was up quite early, and after having eaten a very plain breakfast, which Aunt Judy prepared for him, he ran down to the creek to see what chance there was for business.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next morning, Harry was up quite early, and after having eaten a very plain breakfast, which Aunt Judy prepared for him, he ran down to the creek to see what chance there was for business.
water
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From this reading If there was any change at all, the water seemed a little higher than it was before.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Before long, Harvey arrived on the other side, accompanied by Tom Selden and Wilson Ogden, who were very anxious to see how matters would progress, now that there was some real work to do.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The next morning, Harry was up quite early, and after having eaten a very plain breakfast, which Aunt Judy prepared for him, he ran down to the creek to see what chance there was for business.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The next morning, Harry was up quite early, and after having eaten a very plain breakfast, which Aunt Judy prepared for him, he ran down to the creek to see what chance there was for business.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Before long, Harvey arrived on the other side, accompanied by Tom Selden and Wilson Ogden, who were very anxious to see how matters would progress, now that there was some real work to do.
Wilson
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From this reading Before long, Harvey arrived on the other side, accompanied by Tom Selden and Wilson Ogden, who were very anxious to see how matters would progress, now that there was some real work to do.
work
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From this reading Before long, Harvey arrived on the other side, accompanied by Tom Selden and Wilson Ogden, who were very anxious to see how matters would progress, now that there was some real work to do.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Before long, Harvey arrived on the other side, accompanied by Tom Selden and Wilson Ogden, who were very anxious to see how matters would progress, now that there was some real work to do.
