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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 A HUMORIST ON HIS CALLING After the eight o'clock bell had rung, Hendry occasionally crossed over to the farm of T'nowhead and sat on the pig-sty.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A HUMORIST ON HIS CALLING After the eight o'clock bell had rung, Hendry occasionally crossed over to the farm of T'nowhead and sat on the pig-sty.
almost
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From this reading Here what was almost a club held informal meetings, at which two or four, or even half a dozen assembled to debate, when there was any one to start them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A HUMORIST ON HIS CALLING After the eight o'clock bell had rung, Hendry occasionally crossed over to the farm of T'nowhead and sat on the pig-sty.
any
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From this reading Here what was almost a club held informal meetings, at which two or four, or even half a dozen assembled to debate, when there was any one to start them.
assembled
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From this reading Here what was almost a club held informal meetings, at which two or four, or even half a dozen assembled to debate, when there was any one to start them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Here what was almost a club held informal meetings, at which two or four, or even half a dozen assembled to debate, when there was any one to start them.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Sometimes we had got off the pig-sty to separate before Tammas was properly yoked.
bell
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From this reading A HUMORIST ON HIS CALLING After the eight o'clock bell had rung, Hendry occasionally crossed over to the farm of T'nowhead and sat on the pig-sty.
CALLING
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From this reading A HUMORIST ON HIS CALLING After the eight o'clock bell had rung, Hendry occasionally crossed over to the farm of T'nowhead and sat on the pig-sty.
club
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From this reading Here what was almost a club held informal meetings, at which two or four, or even half a dozen assembled to debate, when there was any one to start them.
crossed
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From this reading A HUMORIST ON HIS CALLING After the eight o'clock bell had rung, Hendry occasionally crossed over to the farm of T'nowhead and sat on the pig-sty.
debate
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From this reading Here what was almost a club held informal meetings, at which two or four, or even half a dozen assembled to debate, when there was any one to start them.
dozen
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From this reading Here what was almost a club held informal meetings, at which two or four, or even half a dozen assembled to debate, when there was any one to start them.
eight
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From this reading A HUMORIST ON HIS CALLING After the eight o'clock bell had rung, Hendry occasionally crossed over to the farm of T'nowhead and sat on the pig-sty.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here what was almost a club held informal meetings, at which two or four, or even half a dozen assembled to debate, when there was any one to start them.
farm
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From this reading A HUMORIST ON HIS CALLING After the eight o'clock bell had rung, Hendry occasionally crossed over to the farm of T'nowhead and sat on the pig-sty.
fettle
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From this reading The meetings were only memorable when Tammas Haggart was in fettle, to pronounce judgments in his well-known sarcastic way.
four
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From this reading Here what was almost a club held informal meetings, at which two or four, or even half a dozen assembled to debate, when there was any one to start them.
got
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From this reading Sometimes we had got off the pig-sty to separate before Tammas was properly yoked.
gradually
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From this reading If no one joined him he scratched the pig, and returned home gradually.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A HUMORIST ON HIS CALLING After the eight o'clock bell had rung, Hendry occasionally crossed over to the farm of T'nowhead and sat on the pig-sty.
Haggart
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From this reading The meetings were only memorable when Tammas Haggart was in fettle, to pronounce judgments in his well-known sarcastic way.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here what was almost a club held informal meetings, at which two or four, or even half a dozen assembled to debate, when there was any one to start them.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If no one joined him he scratched the pig, and returned home gradually.
held
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From this reading Here what was almost a club held informal meetings, at which two or four, or even half a dozen assembled to debate, when there was any one to start them.
Hendry
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From this reading A HUMORIST ON HIS CALLING After the eight o'clock bell had rung, Hendry occasionally crossed over to the farm of T'nowhead and sat on the pig-sty.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here what was almost a club held informal meetings, at which two or four, or even half a dozen assembled to debate, when there was any one to start them.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If no one joined him he scratched the pig, and returned home gradually.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A HUMORIST ON HIS CALLING After the eight o'clock bell had rung, Hendry occasionally crossed over to the farm of T'nowhead and sat on the pig-sty.
home
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From this reading If no one joined him he scratched the pig, and returned home gradually.
HUMORIST
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From this reading A HUMORIST ON HIS CALLING After the eight o'clock bell had rung, Hendry occasionally crossed over to the farm of T'nowhead and sat on the pig-sty.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If no one joined him he scratched the pig, and returned home gradually.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The meetings were only memorable when Tammas Haggart was in fettle, to pronounce judgments in his well-known sarcastic way.
informal
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From this reading Here what was almost a club held informal meetings, at which two or four, or even half a dozen assembled to debate, when there was any one to start them.
joined
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From this reading If no one joined him he scratched the pig, and returned home gradually.
judgments
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From this reading The meetings were only memorable when Tammas Haggart was in fettle, to pronounce judgments in his well-known sarcastic way.
meetings
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From this reading Here what was almost a club held informal meetings, at which two or four, or even half a dozen assembled to debate, when there was any one to start them.
memorable
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From this reading The meetings were only memorable when Tammas Haggart was in fettle, to pronounce judgments in his well-known sarcastic way.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading If no one joined him he scratched the pig, and returned home gradually.
o'clock
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From this reading A HUMORIST ON HIS CALLING After the eight o'clock bell had rung, Hendry occasionally crossed over to the farm of T'nowhead and sat on the pig-sty.
occasionally
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From this reading A HUMORIST ON HIS CALLING After the eight o'clock bell had rung, Hendry occasionally crossed over to the farm of T'nowhead and sat on the pig-sty.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A HUMORIST ON HIS CALLING After the eight o'clock bell had rung, Hendry occasionally crossed over to the farm of T'nowhead and sat on the pig-sty.
off
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From this reading Sometimes we had got off the pig-sty to separate before Tammas was properly yoked.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A HUMORIST ON HIS CALLING After the eight o'clock bell had rung, Hendry occasionally crossed over to the farm of T'nowhead and sat on the pig-sty.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading If no one joined him he scratched the pig, and returned home gradually.
only
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From this reading The meetings were only memorable when Tammas Haggart was in fettle, to pronounce judgments in his well-known sarcastic way.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Here what was almost a club held informal meetings, at which two or four, or even half a dozen assembled to debate, when there was any one to start them.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A HUMORIST ON HIS CALLING After the eight o'clock bell had rung, Hendry occasionally crossed over to the farm of T'nowhead and sat on the pig-sty.
pig
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From this reading If no one joined him he scratched the pig, and returned home gradually.
pig-sty
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From this reading A HUMORIST ON HIS CALLING After the eight o'clock bell had rung, Hendry occasionally crossed over to the farm of T'nowhead and sat on the pig-sty.
pronounce
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From this reading The meetings were only memorable when Tammas Haggart was in fettle, to pronounce judgments in his well-known sarcastic way.
properly
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From this reading Sometimes we had got off the pig-sty to separate before Tammas was properly yoked.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If no one joined him he scratched the pig, and returned home gradually.
rung
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From this reading A HUMORIST ON HIS CALLING After the eight o'clock bell had rung, Hendry occasionally crossed over to the farm of T'nowhead and sat on the pig-sty.
sarcastic
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From this reading The meetings were only memorable when Tammas Haggart was in fettle, to pronounce judgments in his well-known sarcastic way.
sat
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From this reading A HUMORIST ON HIS CALLING After the eight o'clock bell had rung, Hendry occasionally crossed over to the farm of T'nowhead and sat on the pig-sty.
scratched
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From this reading If no one joined him he scratched the pig, and returned home gradually.
separate
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From this reading Sometimes we had got off the pig-sty to separate before Tammas was properly yoked.
Sometimes
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From this reading Sometimes we had got off the pig-sty to separate before Tammas was properly yoked.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here what was almost a club held informal meetings, at which two or four, or even half a dozen assembled to debate, when there was any one to start them.
T'nowhead
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From this reading A HUMORIST ON HIS CALLING After the eight o'clock bell had rung, Hendry occasionally crossed over to the farm of T'nowhead and sat on the pig-sty.
Tammas
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From this reading The meetings were only memorable when Tammas Haggart was in fettle, to pronounce judgments in his well-known sarcastic way.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A HUMORIST ON HIS CALLING After the eight o'clock bell had rung, Hendry occasionally crossed over to the farm of T'nowhead and sat on the pig-sty.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Here what was almost a club held informal meetings, at which two or four, or even half a dozen assembled to debate, when there was any one to start them.
there
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From this reading Here what was almost a club held informal meetings, at which two or four, or even half a dozen assembled to debate, when there was any one to start them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A HUMORIST ON HIS CALLING After the eight o'clock bell had rung, Hendry occasionally crossed over to the farm of T'nowhead and sat on the pig-sty.
two
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From this reading Here what was almost a club held informal meetings, at which two or four, or even half a dozen assembled to debate, when there was any one to start them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here what was almost a club held informal meetings, at which two or four, or even half a dozen assembled to debate, when there was any one to start them.
way
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From this reading The meetings were only memorable when Tammas Haggart was in fettle, to pronounce judgments in his well-known sarcastic way.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Sometimes we had got off the pig-sty to separate before Tammas was properly yoked.
well-known
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From this reading The meetings were only memorable when Tammas Haggart was in fettle, to pronounce judgments in his well-known sarcastic way.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The meetings were only memorable when Tammas Haggart was in fettle, to pronounce judgments in his well-known sarcastic way.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Here what was almost a club held informal meetings, at which two or four, or even half a dozen assembled to debate, when there was any one to start them.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Here what was almost a club held informal meetings, at which two or four, or even half a dozen assembled to debate, when there was any one to start them.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Here what was almost a club held informal meetings, at which two or four, or even half a dozen assembled to debate, when there was any one to start them.
yoked
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From this reading Sometimes we had got off the pig-sty to separate before Tammas was properly yoked.
