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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 He had no remembrance of his mother other than a little snapshot of a small and frightened looking woman with a bouncing baby in her arms.
all
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From this reading When Marion De Lorme first moved into the big, forbidding house facing the monument at Confederate Circle, he was no doubt the loneliest and most friendless boy in all of Louisville.
almost
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From this reading As for his father, silent, stooped and almost blind, he knew little of and seemed to care less for the stalwart, handsome lad whom he occasionally used as a staff but more frequently sent out of his presence.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Marion De Lorme first moved into the big, forbidding house facing the monument at Confederate Circle, he was no doubt the loneliest and most friendless boy in all of Louisville.
application
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From this reading Marion was the star student wherever he went, but with all his application he knew that he could not offer a report to his father that would wholly meet with his approval.
approval
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From this reading Marion was the star student wherever he went, but with all his application he knew that he could not offer a report to his father that would wholly meet with his approval.
arms
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From this reading He had no remembrance of his mother other than a little snapshot of a small and frightened looking woman with a bouncing baby in her arms.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As for his father, silent, stooped and almost blind, he knew little of and seemed to care less for the stalwart, handsome lad whom he occasionally used as a staff but more frequently sent out of his presence.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Marion De Lorme first moved into the big, forbidding house facing the monument at Confederate Circle, he was no doubt the loneliest and most friendless boy in all of Louisville.
attendance
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From this reading One thing Mr. De Lorme required of the boy, and that was regularity in his school attendance and good rating in his studies.
baby
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From this reading He had no remembrance of his mother other than a little snapshot of a small and frightened looking woman with a bouncing baby in her arms.
big
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From this reading When Marion De Lorme first moved into the big, forbidding house facing the monument at Confederate Circle, he was no doubt the loneliest and most friendless boy in all of Louisville.
blind
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From this reading As for his father, silent, stooped and almost blind, he knew little of and seemed to care less for the stalwart, handsome lad whom he occasionally used as a staff but more frequently sent out of his presence.
bouncing
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From this reading He had no remembrance of his mother other than a little snapshot of a small and frightened looking woman with a bouncing baby in her arms.
boy
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From this reading When Marion De Lorme first moved into the big, forbidding house facing the monument at Confederate Circle, he was no doubt the loneliest and most friendless boy in all of Louisville.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading As for his father, silent, stooped and almost blind, he knew little of and seemed to care less for the stalwart, handsome lad whom he occasionally used as a staff but more frequently sent out of his presence.
care
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From this reading As for his father, silent, stooped and almost blind, he knew little of and seemed to care less for the stalwart, handsome lad whom he occasionally used as a staff but more frequently sent out of his presence.
Circle
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From this reading When Marion De Lorme first moved into the big, forbidding house facing the monument at Confederate Circle, he was no doubt the loneliest and most friendless boy in all of Louisville.
Confederate
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From this reading When Marion De Lorme first moved into the big, forbidding house facing the monument at Confederate Circle, he was no doubt the loneliest and most friendless boy in all of Louisville.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Marion was the star student wherever he went, but with all his application he knew that he could not offer a report to his father that would wholly meet with his approval.
De
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From this reading When Marion De Lorme first moved into the big, forbidding house facing the monument at Confederate Circle, he was no doubt the loneliest and most friendless boy in all of Louisville.
doubt
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From this reading When Marion De Lorme first moved into the big, forbidding house facing the monument at Confederate Circle, he was no doubt the loneliest and most friendless boy in all of Louisville.
facing
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From this reading When Marion De Lorme first moved into the big, forbidding house facing the monument at Confederate Circle, he was no doubt the loneliest and most friendless boy in all of Louisville.
father
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From this reading As for his father, silent, stooped and almost blind, he knew little of and seemed to care less for the stalwart, handsome lad whom he occasionally used as a staff but more frequently sent out of his presence.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Marion De Lorme first moved into the big, forbidding house facing the monument at Confederate Circle, he was no doubt the loneliest and most friendless boy in all of Louisville.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As for his father, silent, stooped and almost blind, he knew little of and seemed to care less for the stalwart, handsome lad whom he occasionally used as a staff but more frequently sent out of his presence.
forbidding
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From this reading When Marion De Lorme first moved into the big, forbidding house facing the monument at Confederate Circle, he was no doubt the loneliest and most friendless boy in all of Louisville.
frequently
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From this reading As for his father, silent, stooped and almost blind, he knew little of and seemed to care less for the stalwart, handsome lad whom he occasionally used as a staff but more frequently sent out of his presence.
friendless
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From this reading When Marion De Lorme first moved into the big, forbidding house facing the monument at Confederate Circle, he was no doubt the loneliest and most friendless boy in all of Louisville.
frightened
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From this reading He had no remembrance of his mother other than a little snapshot of a small and frightened looking woman with a bouncing baby in her arms.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One thing Mr. De Lorme required of the boy, and that was regularity in his school attendance and good rating in his studies.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had no remembrance of his mother other than a little snapshot of a small and frightened looking woman with a bouncing baby in her arms.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As for his father, silent, stooped and almost blind, he knew little of and seemed to care less for the stalwart, handsome lad whom he occasionally used as a staff but more frequently sent out of his presence.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Marion De Lorme first moved into the big, forbidding house facing the monument at Confederate Circle, he was no doubt the loneliest and most friendless boy in all of Louisville.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had no remembrance of his mother other than a little snapshot of a small and frightened looking woman with a bouncing baby in her arms.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had no remembrance of his mother other than a little snapshot of a small and frightened looking woman with a bouncing baby in her arms.
house
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From this reading When Marion De Lorme first moved into the big, forbidding house facing the monument at Confederate Circle, he was no doubt the loneliest and most friendless boy in all of Louisville.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Marion De Lorme first moved into the big, forbidding house facing the monument at Confederate Circle, he was no doubt the loneliest and most friendless boy in all of Louisville.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When Marion De Lorme first moved into the big, forbidding house facing the monument at Confederate Circle, he was no doubt the loneliest and most friendless boy in all of Louisville.
knew
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From this reading As for his father, silent, stooped and almost blind, he knew little of and seemed to care less for the stalwart, handsome lad whom he occasionally used as a staff but more frequently sent out of his presence.
lad
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From this reading As for his father, silent, stooped and almost blind, he knew little of and seemed to care less for the stalwart, handsome lad whom he occasionally used as a staff but more frequently sent out of his presence.
less
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From this reading As for his father, silent, stooped and almost blind, he knew little of and seemed to care less for the stalwart, handsome lad whom he occasionally used as a staff but more frequently sent out of his presence.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had no remembrance of his mother other than a little snapshot of a small and frightened looking woman with a bouncing baby in her arms.
loneliest
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From this reading When Marion De Lorme first moved into the big, forbidding house facing the monument at Confederate Circle, he was no doubt the loneliest and most friendless boy in all of Louisville.
looking
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From this reading He had no remembrance of his mother other than a little snapshot of a small and frightened looking woman with a bouncing baby in her arms.
Lorme
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From this reading When Marion De Lorme first moved into the big, forbidding house facing the monument at Confederate Circle, he was no doubt the loneliest and most friendless boy in all of Louisville.
Louisville
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From this reading When Marion De Lorme first moved into the big, forbidding house facing the monument at Confederate Circle, he was no doubt the loneliest and most friendless boy in all of Louisville.
Marion
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From this reading When Marion De Lorme first moved into the big, forbidding house facing the monument at Confederate Circle, he was no doubt the loneliest and most friendless boy in all of Louisville.
meet
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From this reading Marion was the star student wherever he went, but with all his application he knew that he could not offer a report to his father that would wholly meet with his approval.
monument
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From this reading When Marion De Lorme first moved into the big, forbidding house facing the monument at Confederate Circle, he was no doubt the loneliest and most friendless boy in all of Louisville.
more
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From this reading As for his father, silent, stooped and almost blind, he knew little of and seemed to care less for the stalwart, handsome lad whom he occasionally used as a staff but more frequently sent out of his presence.
most
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From this reading When Marion De Lorme first moved into the big, forbidding house facing the monument at Confederate Circle, he was no doubt the loneliest and most friendless boy in all of Louisville.
mother
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From this reading He had no remembrance of his mother other than a little snapshot of a small and frightened looking woman with a bouncing baby in her arms.
moved
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From this reading When Marion De Lorme first moved into the big, forbidding house facing the monument at Confederate Circle, he was no doubt the loneliest and most friendless boy in all of Louisville.
Mr
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From this reading One thing Mr. De Lorme required of the boy, and that was regularity in his school attendance and good rating in his studies.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading When Marion De Lorme first moved into the big, forbidding house facing the monument at Confederate Circle, he was no doubt the loneliest and most friendless boy in all of Louisville.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Marion was the star student wherever he went, but with all his application he knew that he could not offer a report to his father that would wholly meet with his approval.
occasionally
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From this reading As for his father, silent, stooped and almost blind, he knew little of and seemed to care less for the stalwart, handsome lad whom he occasionally used as a staff but more frequently sent out of his presence.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Marion De Lorme first moved into the big, forbidding house facing the monument at Confederate Circle, he was no doubt the loneliest and most friendless boy in all of Louisville.
offer
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From this reading Marion was the star student wherever he went, but with all his application he knew that he could not offer a report to his father that would wholly meet with his approval.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One thing Mr. De Lorme required of the boy, and that was regularity in his school attendance and good rating in his studies.
other
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From this reading He had no remembrance of his mother other than a little snapshot of a small and frightened looking woman with a bouncing baby in her arms.
out
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From this reading As for his father, silent, stooped and almost blind, he knew little of and seemed to care less for the stalwart, handsome lad whom he occasionally used as a staff but more frequently sent out of his presence.
presence
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From this reading As for his father, silent, stooped and almost blind, he knew little of and seemed to care less for the stalwart, handsome lad whom he occasionally used as a staff but more frequently sent out of his presence.
rating
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From this reading One thing Mr. De Lorme required of the boy, and that was regularity in his school attendance and good rating in his studies.
regularity
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From this reading One thing Mr. De Lorme required of the boy, and that was regularity in his school attendance and good rating in his studies.
remembrance
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From this reading He had no remembrance of his mother other than a little snapshot of a small and frightened looking woman with a bouncing baby in her arms.
report
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From this reading Marion was the star student wherever he went, but with all his application he knew that he could not offer a report to his father that would wholly meet with his approval.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One thing Mr. De Lorme required of the boy, and that was regularity in his school attendance and good rating in his studies.
school
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From this reading One thing Mr. De Lorme required of the boy, and that was regularity in his school attendance and good rating in his studies.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As for his father, silent, stooped and almost blind, he knew little of and seemed to care less for the stalwart, handsome lad whom he occasionally used as a staff but more frequently sent out of his presence.
sent
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From this reading As for his father, silent, stooped and almost blind, he knew little of and seemed to care less for the stalwart, handsome lad whom he occasionally used as a staff but more frequently sent out of his presence.
silent
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From this reading As for his father, silent, stooped and almost blind, he knew little of and seemed to care less for the stalwart, handsome lad whom he occasionally used as a staff but more frequently sent out of his presence.
small
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From this reading He had no remembrance of his mother other than a little snapshot of a small and frightened looking woman with a bouncing baby in her arms.
snapshot
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From this reading He had no remembrance of his mother other than a little snapshot of a small and frightened looking woman with a bouncing baby in her arms.
staff
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From this reading As for his father, silent, stooped and almost blind, he knew little of and seemed to care less for the stalwart, handsome lad whom he occasionally used as a staff but more frequently sent out of his presence.
stalwart
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From this reading As for his father, silent, stooped and almost blind, he knew little of and seemed to care less for the stalwart, handsome lad whom he occasionally used as a staff but more frequently sent out of his presence.
star
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From this reading Marion was the star student wherever he went, but with all his application he knew that he could not offer a report to his father that would wholly meet with his approval.
stooped
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From this reading As for his father, silent, stooped and almost blind, he knew little of and seemed to care less for the stalwart, handsome lad whom he occasionally used as a staff but more frequently sent out of his presence.
student
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From this reading Marion was the star student wherever he went, but with all his application he knew that he could not offer a report to his father that would wholly meet with his approval.
studies
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From this reading One thing Mr. De Lorme required of the boy, and that was regularity in his school attendance and good rating in his studies.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He had no remembrance of his mother other than a little snapshot of a small and frightened looking woman with a bouncing baby in her arms.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One thing Mr. De Lorme required of the boy, and that was regularity in his school attendance and good rating in his studies.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Marion De Lorme first moved into the big, forbidding house facing the monument at Confederate Circle, he was no doubt the loneliest and most friendless boy in all of Louisville.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One thing Mr. De Lorme required of the boy, and that was regularity in his school attendance and good rating in his studies.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As for his father, silent, stooped and almost blind, he knew little of and seemed to care less for the stalwart, handsome lad whom he occasionally used as a staff but more frequently sent out of his presence.
used
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From this reading As for his father, silent, stooped and almost blind, he knew little of and seemed to care less for the stalwart, handsome lad whom he occasionally used as a staff but more frequently sent out of his presence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Marion De Lorme first moved into the big, forbidding house facing the monument at Confederate Circle, he was no doubt the loneliest and most friendless boy in all of Louisville.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marion was the star student wherever he went, but with all his application he knew that he could not offer a report to his father that would wholly meet with his approval.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Marion De Lorme first moved into the big, forbidding house facing the monument at Confederate Circle, he was no doubt the loneliest and most friendless boy in all of Louisville.
whereverconjunctionUS /weˈrevər/
in or to any place at all
From this reading Marion was the star student wherever he went, but with all his application he knew that he could not offer a report to his father that would wholly meet with his approval.
wholly
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From this reading Marion was the star student wherever he went, but with all his application he knew that he could not offer a report to his father that would wholly meet with his approval.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As for his father, silent, stooped and almost blind, he knew little of and seemed to care less for the stalwart, handsome lad whom he occasionally used as a staff but more frequently sent out of his presence.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had no remembrance of his mother other than a little snapshot of a small and frightened looking woman with a bouncing baby in her arms.
woman
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From this reading He had no remembrance of his mother other than a little snapshot of a small and frightened looking woman with a bouncing baby in her arms.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Marion was the star student wherever he went, but with all his application he knew that he could not offer a report to his father that would wholly meet with his approval.
