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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Chapter VI · Chapter 06: CHAPTER VI

Monday morning found Tom Sawyer miserable.

Chapter 06: CHAPTER VI, section 1: Monday morning found Tom Sawyer miserable. Monday morning always found him so—because it began another week’s slow suffering in school. He generally began that day with wishing he
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Monday morning found Tom Sawyer miserable.
Monday morning always found him so—because it began another week’s slow suffering in school.
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.
Tom lay thinking.
Presently it occurred to him that he wished he was sick; then he could stay home from school.
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Chapter VI · Chapter 06: CHAPTER VI

Reading 1/69 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Monday morning found Tom Sawyer miserable.
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Monday morning always found him so—because it began another week’s slow suffering in school.
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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.
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Tom lay thinking.
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Presently it occurred to him that he wished he was sick; then he could stay home from school.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

monday noun US /ˈmʌndi/

the second day of the week; the first working day

From this reading “Monday morning found Tom Sawyer miserable.”

Collocations
Monday morningA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
morning foundA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
All words in this reading · 52

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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.

Chapter Quiz

What is the central narrative or theme conveyed in this section of Chapter 06?

Which core linguistic virtue or character attribute is emphasized in this passage?

According to the text: "CHAPTER XVII....", what tone does the author establish?

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