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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He generally began that day with wishing he had had no intervening holiday, it made the going into captivity and fetters again so much more odious.
always
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From this reading Monday morning always found him so—because it began another week’s slow suffering in school.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He generally began that day with wishing he had had no intervening holiday, it made the going into captivity and fetters again so much more odious.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Monday morning always found him so—because it began another week’s slow suffering in school.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Monday morning always found him so—because it began another week’s slow suffering in school.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Monday morning always found him so—because it began another week’s slow suffering in school.
captivity
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From this reading He generally began that day with wishing he had had no intervening holiday, it made the going into captivity and fetters again so much more odious.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Presently it occurred to him that he wished he was sick; then he could stay home from school.
day
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From this reading He generally began that day with wishing he had had no intervening holiday, it made the going into captivity and fetters again so much more odious.
fetters
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From this reading He generally began that day with wishing he had had no intervening holiday, it made the going into captivity and fetters again so much more odious.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Monday morning found Tom Sawyer miserable.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Presently it occurred to him that he wished he was sick; then he could stay home from school.
generally
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From this reading He generally began that day with wishing he had had no intervening holiday, it made the going into captivity and fetters again so much more odious.
going
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From this reading He generally began that day with wishing he had had no intervening holiday, it made the going into captivity and fetters again so much more odious.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He generally began that day with wishing he had had no intervening holiday, it made the going into captivity and fetters again so much more odious.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He generally began that day with wishing he had had no intervening holiday, it made the going into captivity and fetters again so much more odious.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Monday morning always found him so—because it began another week’s slow suffering in school.
holiday
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From this reading He generally began that day with wishing he had had no intervening holiday, it made the going into captivity and fetters again so much more odious.
home
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From this reading Presently it occurred to him that he wished he was sick; then he could stay home from school.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Monday morning always found him so—because it began another week’s slow suffering in school.
intervening
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From this reading He generally began that day with wishing he had had no intervening holiday, it made the going into captivity and fetters again so much more odious.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He generally began that day with wishing he had had no intervening holiday, it made the going into captivity and fetters again so much more odious.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Monday morning always found him so—because it began another week’s slow suffering in school.
lay
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From this reading Tom lay thinking.
made
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From this reading He generally began that day with wishing he had had no intervening holiday, it made the going into captivity and fetters again so much more odious.
miserable
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From this reading Monday morning found Tom Sawyer miserable.
MondaynounUS /ˈmʌndi/
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading Monday morning found Tom Sawyer miserable.
more
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From this reading He generally began that day with wishing he had had no intervening holiday, it made the going into captivity and fetters again so much more odious.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Monday morning found Tom Sawyer miserable.
much
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From this reading He generally began that day with wishing he had had no intervening holiday, it made the going into captivity and fetters again so much more odious.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He generally began that day with wishing he had had no intervening holiday, it made the going into captivity and fetters again so much more odious.
occurred
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From this reading Presently it occurred to him that he wished he was sick; then he could stay home from school.
odious
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From this reading He generally began that day with wishing he had had no intervening holiday, it made the going into captivity and fetters again so much more odious.
Presently
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From this reading Presently it occurred to him that he wished he was sick; then he could stay home from school.
Sawyer
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From this reading Monday morning found Tom Sawyer miserable.
school
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From this reading Monday morning always found him so—because it began another week’s slow suffering in school.
sick
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From this reading Presently it occurred to him that he wished he was sick; then he could stay home from school.
slow
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From this reading Monday morning always found him so—because it began another week’s slow suffering in school.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Monday morning always found him so—because it began another week’s slow suffering in school.
stay
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From this reading Presently it occurred to him that he wished he was sick; then he could stay home from school.
suffering
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From this reading Monday morning always found him so—because it began another week’s slow suffering in school.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He generally began that day with wishing he had had no intervening holiday, it made the going into captivity and fetters again so much more odious.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He generally began that day with wishing he had had no intervening holiday, it made the going into captivity and fetters again so much more odious.
then
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From this reading Presently it occurred to him that he wished he was sick; then he could stay home from school.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tom lay thinking.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Presently it occurred to him that he wished he was sick; then he could stay home from school.
Tom
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From this reading Monday morning found Tom Sawyer miserable.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Presently it occurred to him that he wished he was sick; then he could stay home from school.
week's
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From this reading Monday morning always found him so—because it began another week’s slow suffering in school.
wished
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From this reading Presently it occurred to him that he wished he was sick; then he could stay home from school.
wishing
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From this reading He generally began that day with wishing he had had no intervening holiday, it made the going into captivity and fetters again so much more odious.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He generally began that day with wishing he had had no intervening holiday, it made the going into captivity and fetters again so much more odious.