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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 JOHN FOX FINDS A KNIFE The outlaw was left for several hours alone in the attic of the farmer's house.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I shall never hold up my head again--that is," he added after a pause, "unless I circumvent him and get away."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "I shall never hold up my head again--that is," he added after a pause, "unless I circumvent him and get away."
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I shall never hold up my head again--that is," he added after a pause, "unless I circumvent him and get away."
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JOHN FOX FINDS A KNIFE The outlaw was left for several hours alone in the attic of the farmer's house.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He felt far from comfortable, and he experienced great mortification at the thought that he had been captured by a Quaker.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He felt far from comfortable, and he experienced great mortification at the thought that he had been captured by a Quaker.
attic
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From this reading JOHN FOX FINDS A KNIFE The outlaw was left for several hours alone in the attic of the farmer's house.
away
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From this reading "I shall never hold up my head again--that is," he added after a pause, "unless I circumvent him and get away."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He felt far from comfortable, and he experienced great mortification at the thought that he had been captured by a Quaker.
brother
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From this reading "If only my brother knew where I was," he reflected, "he would soon turn the tables on those clodhoppers."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He felt far from comfortable, and he experienced great mortification at the thought that he had been captured by a Quaker.
captured
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From this reading He felt far from comfortable, and he experienced great mortification at the thought that he had been captured by a Quaker.
circumvent
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From this reading "I shall never hold up my head again--that is," he added after a pause, "unless I circumvent him and get away."
clodhoppers
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From this reading "If only my brother knew where I was," he reflected, "he would soon turn the tables on those clodhoppers."
comfortable
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From this reading He felt far from comfortable, and he experienced great mortification at the thought that he had been captured by a Quaker.
dragged
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From this reading Fox dragged himself to the window and looked out.
experienced
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From this reading He felt far from comfortable, and he experienced great mortification at the thought that he had been captured by a Quaker.
far
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From this reading He felt far from comfortable, and he experienced great mortification at the thought that he had been captured by a Quaker.
farmer's
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From this reading JOHN FOX FINDS A KNIFE The outlaw was left for several hours alone in the attic of the farmer's house.
felt
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From this reading He felt far from comfortable, and he experienced great mortification at the thought that he had been captured by a Quaker.
FINDS
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From this reading JOHN FOX FINDS A KNIFE The outlaw was left for several hours alone in the attic of the farmer's house.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading JOHN FOX FINDS A KNIFE The outlaw was left for several hours alone in the attic of the farmer's house.
FOX
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From this reading JOHN FOX FINDS A KNIFE The outlaw was left for several hours alone in the attic of the farmer's house.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He felt far from comfortable, and he experienced great mortification at the thought that he had been captured by a Quaker.
get
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From this reading "I shall never hold up my head again--that is," he added after a pause, "unless I circumvent him and get away."
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He felt far from comfortable, and he experienced great mortification at the thought that he had been captured by a Quaker.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He felt far from comfortable, and he experienced great mortification at the thought that he had been captured by a Quaker.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He felt far from comfortable, and he experienced great mortification at the thought that he had been captured by a Quaker.
head
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From this reading "I shall never hold up my head again--that is," he added after a pause, "unless I circumvent him and get away."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I shall never hold up my head again--that is," he added after a pause, "unless I circumvent him and get away."
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Fox dragged himself to the window and looked out.
hold
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From this reading "I shall never hold up my head again--that is," he added after a pause, "unless I circumvent him and get away."
hours
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From this reading JOHN FOX FINDS A KNIFE The outlaw was left for several hours alone in the attic of the farmer's house.
house
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From this reading JOHN FOX FINDS A KNIFE The outlaw was left for several hours alone in the attic of the farmer's house.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I shall never hold up my head again--that is," he added after a pause, "unless I circumvent him and get away."
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If only my brother knew where I was," he reflected, "he would soon turn the tables on those clodhoppers."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JOHN FOX FINDS A KNIFE The outlaw was left for several hours alone in the attic of the farmer's house.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I shall never hold up my head again--that is," he added after a pause, "unless I circumvent him and get away."
JOHN
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From this reading JOHN FOX FINDS A KNIFE The outlaw was left for several hours alone in the attic of the farmer's house.
knew
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From this reading "If only my brother knew where I was," he reflected, "he would soon turn the tables on those clodhoppers."
KNIFE
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From this reading JOHN FOX FINDS A KNIFE The outlaw was left for several hours alone in the attic of the farmer's house.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JOHN FOX FINDS A KNIFE The outlaw was left for several hours alone in the attic of the farmer's house.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fox dragged himself to the window and looked out.
mortification
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From this reading He felt far from comfortable, and he experienced great mortification at the thought that he had been captured by a Quaker.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I shall never hold up my head again--that is," he added after a pause, "unless I circumvent him and get away."
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I shall never hold up my head again--that is," he added after a pause, "unless I circumvent him and get away."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JOHN FOX FINDS A KNIFE The outlaw was left for several hours alone in the attic of the farmer's house.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "If only my brother knew where I was," he reflected, "he would soon turn the tables on those clodhoppers."
only
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From this reading "If only my brother knew where I was," he reflected, "he would soon turn the tables on those clodhoppers."
out
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From this reading Fox dragged himself to the window and looked out.
outlaw
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From this reading JOHN FOX FINDS A KNIFE The outlaw was left for several hours alone in the attic of the farmer's house.
pause
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From this reading "I shall never hold up my head again--that is," he added after a pause, "unless I circumvent him and get away."
Quaker
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From this reading He felt far from comfortable, and he experienced great mortification at the thought that he had been captured by a Quaker.
reflected
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From this reading "If only my brother knew where I was," he reflected, "he would soon turn the tables on those clodhoppers."
several
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From this reading JOHN FOX FINDS A KNIFE The outlaw was left for several hours alone in the attic of the farmer's house.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I shall never hold up my head again--that is," he added after a pause, "unless I circumvent him and get away."
soon
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From this reading "If only my brother knew where I was," he reflected, "he would soon turn the tables on those clodhoppers."
tables
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From this reading "If only my brother knew where I was," he reflected, "he would soon turn the tables on those clodhoppers."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He felt far from comfortable, and he experienced great mortification at the thought that he had been captured by a Quaker.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JOHN FOX FINDS A KNIFE The outlaw was left for several hours alone in the attic of the farmer's house.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "If only my brother knew where I was," he reflected, "he would soon turn the tables on those clodhoppers."
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He felt far from comfortable, and he experienced great mortification at the thought that he had been captured by a Quaker.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fox dragged himself to the window and looked out.
turn
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From this reading "If only my brother knew where I was," he reflected, "he would soon turn the tables on those clodhoppers."
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading "I shall never hold up my head again--that is," he added after a pause, "unless I circumvent him and get away."
up
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From this reading "I shall never hold up my head again--that is," he added after a pause, "unless I circumvent him and get away."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JOHN FOX FINDS A KNIFE The outlaw was left for several hours alone in the attic of the farmer's house.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "If only my brother knew where I was," he reflected, "he would soon turn the tables on those clodhoppers."
window
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From this reading Fox dragged himself to the window and looked out.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "If only my brother knew where I was," he reflected, "he would soon turn the tables on those clodhoppers."
