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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 WAS HE A THIEF?
acquaintance
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From this reading DURING this time Bob Ronan, the lad with whom he had first made acquaintance, had been gradually drawn into engaging in the very games he had at first denounced.
afterwards
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From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading But the laugh that was raised against him whenever he ventured to mention the Sunday-school was at last too much for him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Boys can endure anything better than ridicule, and Tom and Randall had both taken to ridicule his love for his Sunday-school.
apart
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From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading DURING this time Bob Ronan, the lad with whom he had first made acquaintance, had been gradually drawn into engaging in the very games he had at first denounced.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading DURING this time Bob Ronan, the lad with whom he had first made acquaintance, had been gradually drawn into engaging in the very games he had at first denounced.
better
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From this reading Boys can endure anything better than ridicule, and Tom and Randall had both taken to ridicule his love for his Sunday-school.
Bob
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From this reading DURING this time Bob Ronan, the lad with whom he had first made acquaintance, had been gradually drawn into engaging in the very games he had at first denounced.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Boys can endure anything better than ridicule, and Tom and Randall had both taken to ridicule his love for his Sunday-school.
Boys
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From this reading Boys can endure anything better than ridicule, and Tom and Randall had both taken to ridicule his love for his Sunday-school.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Boys can endure anything better than ridicule, and Tom and Randall had both taken to ridicule his love for his Sunday-school.
City
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From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
denounced
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From this reading DURING this time Bob Ronan, the lad with whom he had first made acquaintance, had been gradually drawn into engaging in the very games he had at first denounced.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
disposednounUS /ˈdisposed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
drawn
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From this reading DURING this time Bob Ronan, the lad with whom he had first made acquaintance, had been gradually drawn into engaging in the very games he had at first denounced.
DURINGprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading DURING this time Bob Ronan, the lad with whom he had first made acquaintance, had been gradually drawn into engaging in the very games he had at first denounced.
endeavoured
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From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
endure
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From this reading Boys can endure anything better than ridicule, and Tom and Randall had both taken to ridicule his love for his Sunday-school.
engaging
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From this reading DURING this time Bob Ronan, the lad with whom he had first made acquaintance, had been gradually drawn into engaging in the very games he had at first denounced.
far
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From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
felt
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From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DURING this time Bob Ronan, the lad with whom he had first made acquaintance, had been gradually drawn into engaging in the very games he had at first denounced.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But the laugh that was raised against him whenever he ventured to mention the Sunday-school was at last too much for him.
games
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From this reading DURING this time Bob Ronan, the lad with whom he had first made acquaintance, had been gradually drawn into engaging in the very games he had at first denounced.
gradually
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From this reading DURING this time Bob Ronan, the lad with whom he had first made acquaintance, had been gradually drawn into engaging in the very games he had at first denounced.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading DURING this time Bob Ronan, the lad with whom he had first made acquaintance, had been gradually drawn into engaging in the very games he had at first denounced.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
HEpronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WAS HE A THIEF?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Boys can endure anything better than ridicule, and Tom and Randall had both taken to ridicule his love for his Sunday-school.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DURING this time Bob Ronan, the lad with whom he had first made acquaintance, had been gradually drawn into engaging in the very games he had at first denounced.
intention
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From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading DURING this time Bob Ronan, the lad with whom he had first made acquaintance, had been gradually drawn into engaging in the very games he had at first denounced.
join
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From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
lad
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From this reading DURING this time Bob Ronan, the lad with whom he had first made acquaintance, had been gradually drawn into engaging in the very games he had at first denounced.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the laugh that was raised against him whenever he ventured to mention the Sunday-school was at last too much for him.
laugh
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From this reading But the laugh that was raised against him whenever he ventured to mention the Sunday-school was at last too much for him.
leaving
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From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
like
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From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
live
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From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
love
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From this reading Boys can endure anything better than ridicule, and Tom and Randall had both taken to ridicule his love for his Sunday-school.
made
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From this reading DURING this time Bob Ronan, the lad with whom he had first made acquaintance, had been gradually drawn into engaging in the very games he had at first denounced.
mention
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From this reading But the laugh that was raised against him whenever he ventured to mention the Sunday-school was at last too much for him.
much
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From this reading But the laugh that was raised against him whenever he ventured to mention the Sunday-school was at last too much for him.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
persuade
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From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
raised
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From this reading But the laugh that was raised against him whenever he ventured to mention the Sunday-school was at last too much for him.
Randall
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From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
ridicule
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From this reading Boys can endure anything better than ridicule, and Tom and Randall had both taken to ridicule his love for his Sunday-school.
Ronan
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From this reading DURING this time Bob Ronan, the lad with whom he had first made acquaintance, had been gradually drawn into engaging in the very games he had at first denounced.
school
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From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
Sunday-school
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From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
taken
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From this reading Boys can endure anything better than ridicule, and Tom and Randall had both taken to ridicule his love for his Sunday-school.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Boys can endure anything better than ridicule, and Tom and Randall had both taken to ridicule his love for his Sunday-school.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DURING this time Bob Ronan, the lad with whom he had first made acquaintance, had been gradually drawn into engaging in the very games he had at first denounced.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
THIEF
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From this reading WAS HE A THIEF?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading DURING this time Bob Ronan, the lad with whom he had first made acquaintance, had been gradually drawn into engaging in the very games he had at first denounced.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DURING this time Bob Ronan, the lad with whom he had first made acquaintance, had been gradually drawn into engaging in the very games he had at first denounced.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
Tom
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From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
too
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From this reading But the laugh that was raised against him whenever he ventured to mention the Sunday-school was at last too much for him.
ventured
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From this reading But the laugh that was raised against him whenever he ventured to mention the Sunday-school was at last too much for him.
very
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From this reading DURING this time Bob Ronan, the lad with whom he had first made acquaintance, had been gradually drawn into engaging in the very games he had at first denounced.
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WAS HE A THIEF?
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading But the laugh that was raised against him whenever he ventured to mention the Sunday-school was at last too much for him.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading DURING this time Bob Ronan, the lad with whom he had first made acquaintance, had been gradually drawn into engaging in the very games he had at first denounced.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading DURING this time Bob Ronan, the lad with whom he had first made acquaintance, had been gradually drawn into engaging in the very games he had at first denounced.
work
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From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
