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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 It may be remembered that in speaking of his other note some of them brought this fact forward, stating that a teacher had once declared the boy well named, since his efforts looked like "hen-tracks" on paper.
able
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From this reading "It's lucky that I'm able to read any sort of old writing," remarked Elmer, not without a touch of boyish pride; "it's a gift with me, and Hen sometimes came to ask me to tell him what he'd set down, for after it got cold he couldn't well make it out himself."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "It's lucky that I'm able to read any sort of old writing," remarked Elmer, not without a touch of boyish pride; "it's a gift with me, and Hen sometimes came to ask me to tell him what he'd set down, for after it got cold he couldn't well make it out himself."
all
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From this reading HEN CONDIT'S STRANGE MESSAGE "Is it from Hen?" asked two or three at once, that being the all important fact stamped upon their minds.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the same time they realized just as well as anything it must be so, else Elmer would not be smiling and frowning as he deciphered the meaning of the scrawl.
any
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From this reading "It's lucky that I'm able to read any sort of old writing," remarked Elmer, not without a touch of boyish pride; "it's a gift with me, and Hen sometimes came to ask me to tell him what he'd set down, for after it got cold he couldn't well make it out himself."
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading At the same time they realized just as well as anything it must be so, else Elmer would not be smiling and frowning as he deciphered the meaning of the scrawl.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At the same time they realized just as well as anything it must be so, else Elmer would not be smiling and frowning as he deciphered the meaning of the scrawl.
ask
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From this reading "It's lucky that I'm able to read any sort of old writing," remarked Elmer, not without a touch of boyish pride; "it's a gift with me, and Hen sometimes came to ask me to tell him what he'd set down, for after it got cold he couldn't well make it out himself."
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HEN CONDIT'S STRANGE MESSAGE "Is it from Hen?" asked two or three at once, that being the all important fact stamped upon their minds.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading HEN CONDIT'S STRANGE MESSAGE "Is it from Hen?" asked two or three at once, that being the all important fact stamped upon their minds.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At the same time they realized just as well as anything it must be so, else Elmer would not be smiling and frowning as he deciphered the meaning of the scrawl.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading HEN CONDIT'S STRANGE MESSAGE "Is it from Hen?" asked two or three at once, that being the all important fact stamped upon their minds.
boy
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From this reading It may be remembered that in speaking of his other note some of them brought this fact forward, stating that a teacher had once declared the boy well named, since his efforts looked like "hen-tracks" on paper.
boyish
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From this reading "It's lucky that I'm able to read any sort of old writing," remarked Elmer, not without a touch of boyish pride; "it's a gift with me, and Hen sometimes came to ask me to tell him what he'd set down, for after it got cold he couldn't well make it out himself."
boys
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From this reading As all the boys knew, Hen Condit was one of the poorest writers in the Hickory Ridge High School.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It may be remembered that in speaking of his other note some of them brought this fact forward, stating that a teacher had once declared the boy well named, since his efforts looked like "hen-tracks" on paper.
came
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From this reading "It's lucky that I'm able to read any sort of old writing," remarked Elmer, not without a touch of boyish pride; "it's a gift with me, and Hen sometimes came to ask me to tell him what he'd set down, for after it got cold he couldn't well make it out himself."
cold
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From this reading "It's lucky that I'm able to read any sort of old writing," remarked Elmer, not without a touch of boyish pride; "it's a gift with me, and Hen sometimes came to ask me to tell him what he'd set down, for after it got cold he couldn't well make it out himself."
Condit
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From this reading As all the boys knew, Hen Condit was one of the poorest writers in the Hickory Ridge High School.
CONDIT'S
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From this reading HEN CONDIT'S STRANGE MESSAGE "Is it from Hen?" asked two or three at once, that being the all important fact stamped upon their minds.
couldn't
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From this reading "It's lucky that I'm able to read any sort of old writing," remarked Elmer, not without a touch of boyish pride; "it's a gift with me, and Hen sometimes came to ask me to tell him what he'd set down, for after it got cold he couldn't well make it out himself."
deciphered
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From this reading At the same time they realized just as well as anything it must be so, else Elmer would not be smiling and frowning as he deciphered the meaning of the scrawl.
declared
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From this reading It may be remembered that in speaking of his other note some of them brought this fact forward, stating that a teacher had once declared the boy well named, since his efforts looked like "hen-tracks" on paper.
down
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From this reading "It's lucky that I'm able to read any sort of old writing," remarked Elmer, not without a touch of boyish pride; "it's a gift with me, and Hen sometimes came to ask me to tell him what he'd set down, for after it got cold he couldn't well make it out himself."
efforts
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From this reading It may be remembered that in speaking of his other note some of them brought this fact forward, stating that a teacher had once declared the boy well named, since his efforts looked like "hen-tracks" on paper.
Elmer
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From this reading At the same time they realized just as well as anything it must be so, else Elmer would not be smiling and frowning as he deciphered the meaning of the scrawl.
else
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From this reading At the same time they realized just as well as anything it must be so, else Elmer would not be smiling and frowning as he deciphered the meaning of the scrawl.
fact
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From this reading HEN CONDIT'S STRANGE MESSAGE "Is it from Hen?" asked two or three at once, that being the all important fact stamped upon their minds.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "It's lucky that I'm able to read any sort of old writing," remarked Elmer, not without a touch of boyish pride; "it's a gift with me, and Hen sometimes came to ask me to tell him what he'd set down, for after it got cold he couldn't well make it out himself."
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It may be remembered that in speaking of his other note some of them brought this fact forward, stating that a teacher had once declared the boy well named, since his efforts looked like "hen-tracks" on paper.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading HEN CONDIT'S STRANGE MESSAGE "Is it from Hen?" asked two or three at once, that being the all important fact stamped upon their minds.
frowning
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From this reading At the same time they realized just as well as anything it must be so, else Elmer would not be smiling and frowning as he deciphered the meaning of the scrawl.
gift
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From this reading "It's lucky that I'm able to read any sort of old writing," remarked Elmer, not without a touch of boyish pride; "it's a gift with me, and Hen sometimes came to ask me to tell him what he'd set down, for after it got cold he couldn't well make it out himself."
got
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From this reading "It's lucky that I'm able to read any sort of old writing," remarked Elmer, not without a touch of boyish pride; "it's a gift with me, and Hen sometimes came to ask me to tell him what he'd set down, for after it got cold he couldn't well make it out himself."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It may be remembered that in speaking of his other note some of them brought this fact forward, stating that a teacher had once declared the boy well named, since his efforts looked like "hen-tracks" on paper.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the same time they realized just as well as anything it must be so, else Elmer would not be smiling and frowning as he deciphered the meaning of the scrawl.
he'd
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From this reading "It's lucky that I'm able to read any sort of old writing," remarked Elmer, not without a touch of boyish pride; "it's a gift with me, and Hen sometimes came to ask me to tell him what he'd set down, for after it got cold he couldn't well make it out himself."
HEN
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From this reading HEN CONDIT'S STRANGE MESSAGE "Is it from Hen?" asked two or three at once, that being the all important fact stamped upon their minds.
hen-tracks
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From this reading It may be remembered that in speaking of his other note some of them brought this fact forward, stating that a teacher had once declared the boy well named, since his efforts looked like "hen-tracks" on paper.
Hickory
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From this reading As all the boys knew, Hen Condit was one of the poorest writers in the Hickory Ridge High School.
High
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From this reading As all the boys knew, Hen Condit was one of the poorest writers in the Hickory Ridge High School.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It's lucky that I'm able to read any sort of old writing," remarked Elmer, not without a touch of boyish pride; "it's a gift with me, and Hen sometimes came to ask me to tell him what he'd set down, for after it got cold he couldn't well make it out himself."
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "It's lucky that I'm able to read any sort of old writing," remarked Elmer, not without a touch of boyish pride; "it's a gift with me, and Hen sometimes came to ask me to tell him what he'd set down, for after it got cold he couldn't well make it out himself."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It may be remembered that in speaking of his other note some of them brought this fact forward, stating that a teacher had once declared the boy well named, since his efforts looked like "hen-tracks" on paper.
I'm
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From this reading "It's lucky that I'm able to read any sort of old writing," remarked Elmer, not without a touch of boyish pride; "it's a gift with me, and Hen sometimes came to ask me to tell him what he'd set down, for after it got cold he couldn't well make it out himself."
important
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From this reading HEN CONDIT'S STRANGE MESSAGE "Is it from Hen?" asked two or three at once, that being the all important fact stamped upon their minds.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As all the boys knew, Hen Condit was one of the poorest writers in the Hickory Ridge High School.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HEN CONDIT'S STRANGE MESSAGE "Is it from Hen?" asked two or three at once, that being the all important fact stamped upon their minds.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading HEN CONDIT'S STRANGE MESSAGE "Is it from Hen?" asked two or three at once, that being the all important fact stamped upon their minds.
It's
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From this reading "It's lucky that I'm able to read any sort of old writing," remarked Elmer, not without a touch of boyish pride; "it's a gift with me, and Hen sometimes came to ask me to tell him what he'd set down, for after it got cold he couldn't well make it out himself."
just
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From this reading At the same time they realized just as well as anything it must be so, else Elmer would not be smiling and frowning as he deciphered the meaning of the scrawl.
knew
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From this reading As all the boys knew, Hen Condit was one of the poorest writers in the Hickory Ridge High School.
like
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From this reading It may be remembered that in speaking of his other note some of them brought this fact forward, stating that a teacher had once declared the boy well named, since his efforts looked like "hen-tracks" on paper.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It may be remembered that in speaking of his other note some of them brought this fact forward, stating that a teacher had once declared the boy well named, since his efforts looked like "hen-tracks" on paper.
lucky
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From this reading "It's lucky that I'm able to read any sort of old writing," remarked Elmer, not without a touch of boyish pride; "it's a gift with me, and Hen sometimes came to ask me to tell him what he'd set down, for after it got cold he couldn't well make it out himself."
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It's lucky that I'm able to read any sort of old writing," remarked Elmer, not without a touch of boyish pride; "it's a gift with me, and Hen sometimes came to ask me to tell him what he'd set down, for after it got cold he couldn't well make it out himself."
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It may be remembered that in speaking of his other note some of them brought this fact forward, stating that a teacher had once declared the boy well named, since his efforts looked like "hen-tracks" on paper.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It's lucky that I'm able to read any sort of old writing," remarked Elmer, not without a touch of boyish pride; "it's a gift with me, and Hen sometimes came to ask me to tell him what he'd set down, for after it got cold he couldn't well make it out himself."
meaning
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From this reading At the same time they realized just as well as anything it must be so, else Elmer would not be smiling and frowning as he deciphered the meaning of the scrawl.
MESSAGE
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From this reading HEN CONDIT'S STRANGE MESSAGE "Is it from Hen?" asked two or three at once, that being the all important fact stamped upon their minds.
minds
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From this reading HEN CONDIT'S STRANGE MESSAGE "Is it from Hen?" asked two or three at once, that being the all important fact stamped upon their minds.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading At the same time they realized just as well as anything it must be so, else Elmer would not be smiling and frowning as he deciphered the meaning of the scrawl.
named
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From this reading It may be remembered that in speaking of his other note some of them brought this fact forward, stating that a teacher had once declared the boy well named, since his efforts looked like "hen-tracks" on paper.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At the same time they realized just as well as anything it must be so, else Elmer would not be smiling and frowning as he deciphered the meaning of the scrawl.
note
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From this reading It may be remembered that in speaking of his other note some of them brought this fact forward, stating that a teacher had once declared the boy well named, since his efforts looked like "hen-tracks" on paper.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the same time they realized just as well as anything it must be so, else Elmer would not be smiling and frowning as he deciphered the meaning of the scrawl.
old
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From this reading "It's lucky that I'm able to read any sort of old writing," remarked Elmer, not without a touch of boyish pride; "it's a gift with me, and Hen sometimes came to ask me to tell him what he'd set down, for after it got cold he couldn't well make it out himself."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It may be remembered that in speaking of his other note some of them brought this fact forward, stating that a teacher had once declared the boy well named, since his efforts looked like "hen-tracks" on paper.
once
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From this reading HEN CONDIT'S STRANGE MESSAGE "Is it from Hen?" asked two or three at once, that being the all important fact stamped upon their minds.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As all the boys knew, Hen Condit was one of the poorest writers in the Hickory Ridge High School.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading HEN CONDIT'S STRANGE MESSAGE "Is it from Hen?" asked two or three at once, that being the all important fact stamped upon their minds.
other
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From this reading It may be remembered that in speaking of his other note some of them brought this fact forward, stating that a teacher had once declared the boy well named, since his efforts looked like "hen-tracks" on paper.
out
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From this reading "It's lucky that I'm able to read any sort of old writing," remarked Elmer, not without a touch of boyish pride; "it's a gift with me, and Hen sometimes came to ask me to tell him what he'd set down, for after it got cold he couldn't well make it out himself."
paper
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From this reading It may be remembered that in speaking of his other note some of them brought this fact forward, stating that a teacher had once declared the boy well named, since his efforts looked like "hen-tracks" on paper.
poorest
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From this reading As all the boys knew, Hen Condit was one of the poorest writers in the Hickory Ridge High School.
pride
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From this reading "It's lucky that I'm able to read any sort of old writing," remarked Elmer, not without a touch of boyish pride; "it's a gift with me, and Hen sometimes came to ask me to tell him what he'd set down, for after it got cold he couldn't well make it out himself."
read
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From this reading "It's lucky that I'm able to read any sort of old writing," remarked Elmer, not without a touch of boyish pride; "it's a gift with me, and Hen sometimes came to ask me to tell him what he'd set down, for after it got cold he couldn't well make it out himself."
realized
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From this reading At the same time they realized just as well as anything it must be so, else Elmer would not be smiling and frowning as he deciphered the meaning of the scrawl.
remarked
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From this reading "It's lucky that I'm able to read any sort of old writing," remarked Elmer, not without a touch of boyish pride; "it's a gift with me, and Hen sometimes came to ask me to tell him what he'd set down, for after it got cold he couldn't well make it out himself."
remembered
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From this reading It may be remembered that in speaking of his other note some of them brought this fact forward, stating that a teacher had once declared the boy well named, since his efforts looked like "hen-tracks" on paper.
Ridge
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From this reading As all the boys knew, Hen Condit was one of the poorest writers in the Hickory Ridge High School.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the same time they realized just as well as anything it must be so, else Elmer would not be smiling and frowning as he deciphered the meaning of the scrawl.
School
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From this reading As all the boys knew, Hen Condit was one of the poorest writers in the Hickory Ridge High School.
scrawl
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From this reading At the same time they realized just as well as anything it must be so, else Elmer would not be smiling and frowning as he deciphered the meaning of the scrawl.
set
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From this reading "It's lucky that I'm able to read any sort of old writing," remarked Elmer, not without a touch of boyish pride; "it's a gift with me, and Hen sometimes came to ask me to tell him what he'd set down, for after it got cold he couldn't well make it out himself."
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It may be remembered that in speaking of his other note some of them brought this fact forward, stating that a teacher had once declared the boy well named, since his efforts looked like "hen-tracks" on paper.
smiling
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From this reading At the same time they realized just as well as anything it must be so, else Elmer would not be smiling and frowning as he deciphered the meaning of the scrawl.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At the same time they realized just as well as anything it must be so, else Elmer would not be smiling and frowning as he deciphered the meaning of the scrawl.
some
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From this reading It may be remembered that in speaking of his other note some of them brought this fact forward, stating that a teacher had once declared the boy well named, since his efforts looked like "hen-tracks" on paper.
sometimes
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From this reading "It's lucky that I'm able to read any sort of old writing," remarked Elmer, not without a touch of boyish pride; "it's a gift with me, and Hen sometimes came to ask me to tell him what he'd set down, for after it got cold he couldn't well make it out himself."
sort
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From this reading "It's lucky that I'm able to read any sort of old writing," remarked Elmer, not without a touch of boyish pride; "it's a gift with me, and Hen sometimes came to ask me to tell him what he'd set down, for after it got cold he couldn't well make it out himself."
speaking
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From this reading It may be remembered that in speaking of his other note some of them brought this fact forward, stating that a teacher had once declared the boy well named, since his efforts looked like "hen-tracks" on paper.
stamped
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From this reading HEN CONDIT'S STRANGE MESSAGE "Is it from Hen?" asked two or three at once, that being the all important fact stamped upon their minds.
stating
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From this reading It may be remembered that in speaking of his other note some of them brought this fact forward, stating that a teacher had once declared the boy well named, since his efforts looked like "hen-tracks" on paper.
STRANGE
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From this reading HEN CONDIT'S STRANGE MESSAGE "Is it from Hen?" asked two or three at once, that being the all important fact stamped upon their minds.
teacher
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From this reading It may be remembered that in speaking of his other note some of them brought this fact forward, stating that a teacher had once declared the boy well named, since his efforts looked like "hen-tracks" on paper.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It's lucky that I'm able to read any sort of old writing," remarked Elmer, not without a touch of boyish pride; "it's a gift with me, and Hen sometimes came to ask me to tell him what he'd set down, for after it got cold he couldn't well make it out himself."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading HEN CONDIT'S STRANGE MESSAGE "Is it from Hen?" asked two or three at once, that being the all important fact stamped upon their minds.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HEN CONDIT'S STRANGE MESSAGE "Is it from Hen?" asked two or three at once, that being the all important fact stamped upon their minds.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading HEN CONDIT'S STRANGE MESSAGE "Is it from Hen?" asked two or three at once, that being the all important fact stamped upon their minds.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It may be remembered that in speaking of his other note some of them brought this fact forward, stating that a teacher had once declared the boy well named, since his efforts looked like "hen-tracks" on paper.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the same time they realized just as well as anything it must be so, else Elmer would not be smiling and frowning as he deciphered the meaning of the scrawl.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It may be remembered that in speaking of his other note some of them brought this fact forward, stating that a teacher had once declared the boy well named, since his efforts looked like "hen-tracks" on paper.
three
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From this reading HEN CONDIT'S STRANGE MESSAGE "Is it from Hen?" asked two or three at once, that being the all important fact stamped upon their minds.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the same time they realized just as well as anything it must be so, else Elmer would not be smiling and frowning as he deciphered the meaning of the scrawl.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It's lucky that I'm able to read any sort of old writing," remarked Elmer, not without a touch of boyish pride; "it's a gift with me, and Hen sometimes came to ask me to tell him what he'd set down, for after it got cold he couldn't well make it out himself."
touch
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From this reading "It's lucky that I'm able to read any sort of old writing," remarked Elmer, not without a touch of boyish pride; "it's a gift with me, and Hen sometimes came to ask me to tell him what he'd set down, for after it got cold he couldn't well make it out himself."
two
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From this reading HEN CONDIT'S STRANGE MESSAGE "Is it from Hen?" asked two or three at once, that being the all important fact stamped upon their minds.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading HEN CONDIT'S STRANGE MESSAGE "Is it from Hen?" asked two or three at once, that being the all important fact stamped upon their minds.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As all the boys knew, Hen Condit was one of the poorest writers in the Hickory Ridge High School.
well
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From this reading At the same time they realized just as well as anything it must be so, else Elmer would not be smiling and frowning as he deciphered the meaning of the scrawl.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "It's lucky that I'm able to read any sort of old writing," remarked Elmer, not without a touch of boyish pride; "it's a gift with me, and Hen sometimes came to ask me to tell him what he'd set down, for after it got cold he couldn't well make it out himself."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "It's lucky that I'm able to read any sort of old writing," remarked Elmer, not without a touch of boyish pride; "it's a gift with me, and Hen sometimes came to ask me to tell him what he'd set down, for after it got cold he couldn't well make it out himself."
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "It's lucky that I'm able to read any sort of old writing," remarked Elmer, not without a touch of boyish pride; "it's a gift with me, and Hen sometimes came to ask me to tell him what he'd set down, for after it got cold he couldn't well make it out himself."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading At the same time they realized just as well as anything it must be so, else Elmer would not be smiling and frowning as he deciphered the meaning of the scrawl.
writers
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From this reading As all the boys knew, Hen Condit was one of the poorest writers in the Hickory Ridge High School.
writing
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From this reading "It's lucky that I'm able to read any sort of old writing," remarked Elmer, not without a touch of boyish pride; "it's a gift with me, and Hen sometimes came to ask me to tell him what he'd set down, for after it got cold he couldn't well make it out himself."
