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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 TREVOR ACCIDENT N.B.--Mr. Smith, while living alone, had a habit of writing long letters to his mother.
ACCIDENT
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From this reading THE TREVOR ACCIDENT N.B.--Mr. Smith, while living alone, had a habit of writing long letters to his mother.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After his mother's death the habit continued, but as the letters could not be sent by mail, and to post them in the stove seemed to suggest unpleasant ideas, they were stowed in his saddle wallets.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE TREVOR ACCIDENT N.B.--Mr. Smith, while living alone, had a habit of writing long letters to his mother.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After his mother's death the habit continued, but as the letters could not be sent by mail, and to post them in the stove seemed to suggest unpleasant ideas, they were stowed in his saddle wallets.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading After his mother's death the habit continued, but as the letters could not be sent by mail, and to post them in the stove seemed to suggest unpleasant ideas, they were stowed in his saddle wallets.
B
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From this reading THE TREVOR ACCIDENT N.B.--Mr. Smith, while living alone, had a habit of writing long letters to his mother.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading After his mother's death the habit continued, but as the letters could not be sent by mail, and to post them in the stove seemed to suggest unpleasant ideas, they were stowed in his saddle wallets.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Dear Mother in Heaven: There's been good money in this here packing contract, and the wad in my belt-pouch has been growing till Doctor McGee suspecks a tumor.
belt-pouch
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From this reading Dear Mother in Heaven: There's been good money in this here packing contract, and the wad in my belt-pouch has been growing till Doctor McGee suspecks a tumor.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading After his mother's death the habit continued, but as the letters could not be sent by mail, and to post them in the stove seemed to suggest unpleasant ideas, they were stowed in his saddle wallets.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading After his mother's death the habit continued, but as the letters could not be sent by mail, and to post them in the stove seemed to suggest unpleasant ideas, they were stowed in his saddle wallets.
claim
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From this reading Once a week I take my little pack outfit up to the Sky-line claim for a load of peacock copper.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After his mother's death the habit continued, but as the letters could not be sent by mail, and to post them in the stove seemed to suggest unpleasant ideas, they were stowed in his saddle wallets.
contract
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From this reading Dear Mother in Heaven: There's been good money in this here packing contract, and the wad in my belt-pouch has been growing till Doctor McGee suspecks a tumor.
copper
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From this reading Once a week I take my little pack outfit up to the Sky-line claim for a load of peacock copper.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading After his mother's death the habit continued, but as the letters could not be sent by mail, and to post them in the stove seemed to suggest unpleasant ideas, they were stowed in his saddle wallets.
Dear
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From this reading Dear Mother in Heaven: There's been good money in this here packing contract, and the wad in my belt-pouch has been growing till Doctor McGee suspecks a tumor.
death
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From this reading After his mother's death the habit continued, but as the letters could not be sent by mail, and to post them in the stove seemed to suggest unpleasant ideas, they were stowed in his saddle wallets.
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dear Mother in Heaven: There's been good money in this here packing contract, and the wad in my belt-pouch has been growing till Doctor McGee suspecks a tumor.
enough
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From this reading He thinks I'll let him operate, and sure enough that would reduce the swelling.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Once a week I take my little pack outfit up to the Sky-line claim for a load of peacock copper.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dear Mother in Heaven: There's been good money in this here packing contract, and the wad in my belt-pouch has been growing till Doctor McGee suspecks a tumor.
growing
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From this reading Dear Mother in Heaven: There's been good money in this here packing contract, and the wad in my belt-pouch has been growing till Doctor McGee suspecks a tumor.
habit
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From this reading THE TREVOR ACCIDENT N.B.--Mr. Smith, while living alone, had a habit of writing long letters to his mother.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE TREVOR ACCIDENT N.B.--Mr. Smith, while living alone, had a habit of writing long letters to his mother.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dear Mother in Heaven: There's been good money in this here packing contract, and the wad in my belt-pouch has been growing till Doctor McGee suspecks a tumor.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He thinks I'll let him operate, and sure enough that would reduce the swelling.
Heaven
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From this reading Dear Mother in Heaven: There's been good money in this here packing contract, and the wad in my belt-pouch has been growing till Doctor McGee suspecks a tumor.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dear Mother in Heaven: There's been good money in this here packing contract, and the wad in my belt-pouch has been growing till Doctor McGee suspecks a tumor.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He thinks I'll let him operate, and sure enough that would reduce the swelling.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE TREVOR ACCIDENT N.B.--Mr. Smith, while living alone, had a habit of writing long letters to his mother.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Once a week I take my little pack outfit up to the Sky-line claim for a load of peacock copper.
I'll
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From this reading He thinks I'll let him operate, and sure enough that would reduce the swelling.
ideas
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From this reading After his mother's death the habit continued, but as the letters could not be sent by mail, and to post them in the stove seemed to suggest unpleasant ideas, they were stowed in his saddle wallets.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After his mother's death the habit continued, but as the letters could not be sent by mail, and to post them in the stove seemed to suggest unpleasant ideas, they were stowed in his saddle wallets.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading He thinks I'll let him operate, and sure enough that would reduce the swelling.
letters
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From this reading THE TREVOR ACCIDENT N.B.--Mr. Smith, while living alone, had a habit of writing long letters to his mother.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once a week I take my little pack outfit up to the Sky-line claim for a load of peacock copper.
living
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From this reading THE TREVOR ACCIDENT N.B.--Mr. Smith, while living alone, had a habit of writing long letters to his mother.
load
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From this reading Once a week I take my little pack outfit up to the Sky-line claim for a load of peacock copper.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE TREVOR ACCIDENT N.B.--Mr. Smith, while living alone, had a habit of writing long letters to his mother.
mail
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From this reading After his mother's death the habit continued, but as the letters could not be sent by mail, and to post them in the stove seemed to suggest unpleasant ideas, they were stowed in his saddle wallets.
McGee
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From this reading Dear Mother in Heaven: There's been good money in this here packing contract, and the wad in my belt-pouch has been growing till Doctor McGee suspecks a tumor.
money
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From this reading Dear Mother in Heaven: There's been good money in this here packing contract, and the wad in my belt-pouch has been growing till Doctor McGee suspecks a tumor.
mother
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From this reading THE TREVOR ACCIDENT N.B.--Mr. Smith, while living alone, had a habit of writing long letters to his mother.
mother's
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From this reading After his mother's death the habit continued, but as the letters could not be sent by mail, and to post them in the stove seemed to suggest unpleasant ideas, they were stowed in his saddle wallets.
Mr
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From this reading THE TREVOR ACCIDENT N.B.--Mr. Smith, while living alone, had a habit of writing long letters to his mother.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Dear Mother in Heaven: There's been good money in this here packing contract, and the wad in my belt-pouch has been growing till Doctor McGee suspecks a tumor.
N
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From this reading THE TREVOR ACCIDENT N.B.--Mr. Smith, while living alone, had a habit of writing long letters to his mother.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading After his mother's death the habit continued, but as the letters could not be sent by mail, and to post them in the stove seemed to suggest unpleasant ideas, they were stowed in his saddle wallets.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TREVOR ACCIDENT N.B.--Mr. Smith, while living alone, had a habit of writing long letters to his mother.
Once
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From this reading Once a week I take my little pack outfit up to the Sky-line claim for a load of peacock copper.
operate
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From this reading He thinks I'll let him operate, and sure enough that would reduce the swelling.
outfit
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From this reading Once a week I take my little pack outfit up to the Sky-line claim for a load of peacock copper.
pack
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From this reading Once a week I take my little pack outfit up to the Sky-line claim for a load of peacock copper.
packing
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From this reading Dear Mother in Heaven: There's been good money in this here packing contract, and the wad in my belt-pouch has been growing till Doctor McGee suspecks a tumor.
peacock
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From this reading Once a week I take my little pack outfit up to the Sky-line claim for a load of peacock copper.
post
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From this reading After his mother's death the habit continued, but as the letters could not be sent by mail, and to post them in the stove seemed to suggest unpleasant ideas, they were stowed in his saddle wallets.
reduce
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From this reading He thinks I'll let him operate, and sure enough that would reduce the swelling.
saddle
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From this reading After his mother's death the habit continued, but as the letters could not be sent by mail, and to post them in the stove seemed to suggest unpleasant ideas, they were stowed in his saddle wallets.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After his mother's death the habit continued, but as the letters could not be sent by mail, and to post them in the stove seemed to suggest unpleasant ideas, they were stowed in his saddle wallets.
sent
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From this reading After his mother's death the habit continued, but as the letters could not be sent by mail, and to post them in the stove seemed to suggest unpleasant ideas, they were stowed in his saddle wallets.
Sky-line
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From this reading Once a week I take my little pack outfit up to the Sky-line claim for a load of peacock copper.
Smith
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From this reading THE TREVOR ACCIDENT N.B.--Mr. Smith, while living alone, had a habit of writing long letters to his mother.
stove
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From this reading After his mother's death the habit continued, but as the letters could not be sent by mail, and to post them in the stove seemed to suggest unpleasant ideas, they were stowed in his saddle wallets.
stowed
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From this reading After his mother's death the habit continued, but as the letters could not be sent by mail, and to post them in the stove seemed to suggest unpleasant ideas, they were stowed in his saddle wallets.
suggest
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From this reading After his mother's death the habit continued, but as the letters could not be sent by mail, and to post them in the stove seemed to suggest unpleasant ideas, they were stowed in his saddle wallets.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thinks I'll let him operate, and sure enough that would reduce the swelling.
suspecks
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From this reading Dear Mother in Heaven: There's been good money in this here packing contract, and the wad in my belt-pouch has been growing till Doctor McGee suspecks a tumor.
swelling
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From this reading He thinks I'll let him operate, and sure enough that would reduce the swelling.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once a week I take my little pack outfit up to the Sky-line claim for a load of peacock copper.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He thinks I'll let him operate, and sure enough that would reduce the swelling.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TREVOR ACCIDENT N.B.--Mr. Smith, while living alone, had a habit of writing long letters to his mother.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading After his mother's death the habit continued, but as the letters could not be sent by mail, and to post them in the stove seemed to suggest unpleasant ideas, they were stowed in his saddle wallets.
There's
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From this reading Dear Mother in Heaven: There's been good money in this here packing contract, and the wad in my belt-pouch has been growing till Doctor McGee suspecks a tumor.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After his mother's death the habit continued, but as the letters could not be sent by mail, and to post them in the stove seemed to suggest unpleasant ideas, they were stowed in his saddle wallets.
thinks
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From this reading He thinks I'll let him operate, and sure enough that would reduce the swelling.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Dear Mother in Heaven: There's been good money in this here packing contract, and the wad in my belt-pouch has been growing till Doctor McGee suspecks a tumor.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Dear Mother in Heaven: There's been good money in this here packing contract, and the wad in my belt-pouch has been growing till Doctor McGee suspecks a tumor.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE TREVOR ACCIDENT N.B.--Mr. Smith, while living alone, had a habit of writing long letters to his mother.
TREVOR
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From this reading THE TREVOR ACCIDENT N.B.--Mr. Smith, while living alone, had a habit of writing long letters to his mother.
tumor
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From this reading Dear Mother in Heaven: There's been good money in this here packing contract, and the wad in my belt-pouch has been growing till Doctor McGee suspecks a tumor.
unpleasant
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From this reading After his mother's death the habit continued, but as the letters could not be sent by mail, and to post them in the stove seemed to suggest unpleasant ideas, they were stowed in his saddle wallets.
up
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From this reading Once a week I take my little pack outfit up to the Sky-line claim for a load of peacock copper.
wad
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From this reading Dear Mother in Heaven: There's been good money in this here packing contract, and the wad in my belt-pouch has been growing till Doctor McGee suspecks a tumor.
wallets
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From this reading After his mother's death the habit continued, but as the letters could not be sent by mail, and to post them in the stove seemed to suggest unpleasant ideas, they were stowed in his saddle wallets.
week
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From this reading Once a week I take my little pack outfit up to the Sky-line claim for a load of peacock copper.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading After his mother's death the habit continued, but as the letters could not be sent by mail, and to post them in the stove seemed to suggest unpleasant ideas, they were stowed in his saddle wallets.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading THE TREVOR ACCIDENT N.B.--Mr. Smith, while living alone, had a habit of writing long letters to his mother.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He thinks I'll let him operate, and sure enough that would reduce the swelling.
writing
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From this reading THE TREVOR ACCIDENT N.B.--Mr. Smith, while living alone, had a habit of writing long letters to his mother.
