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2
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From this reading 2 "'I'd like to come down here for the summer vacation,' said the boy, awkwardly."
34
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From this reading 34 "'I'm glad I saw you,' said the girl; 'I hope you won't forget me.'" 40 "C. Bailey, Jr., and Athalie Greensleeve ... had supped together more than once at the Regina."
40
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From this reading 34 "'I'm glad I saw you,' said the girl; 'I hope you won't forget me.'" 40 "C. Bailey, Jr., and Athalie Greensleeve ... had supped together more than once at the Regina."
78
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From this reading 78 "Beside her, eager, happy, flattered, walked C. Bailey, Jr., very conscious that he was being envied."
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "'Clive is a good deal of a man....
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 34 "'I'm glad I saw you,' said the girl; 'I hope you won't forget me.'" 40 "C. Bailey, Jr., and Athalie Greensleeve ... had supped together more than once at the Regina."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 34 "'I'm glad I saw you,' said the girl; 'I hope you won't forget me.'" 40 "C. Bailey, Jr., and Athalie Greensleeve ... had supped together more than once at the Regina."
Athalie
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From this reading 34 "'I'm glad I saw you,' said the girl; 'I hope you won't forget me.'" 40 "C. Bailey, Jr., and Athalie Greensleeve ... had supped together more than once at the Regina."
awkwardly
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From this reading 2 "'I'd like to come down here for the summer vacation,' said the boy, awkwardly."
Bailey
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From this reading 34 "'I'm glad I saw you,' said the girl; 'I hope you won't forget me.'" 40 "C. Bailey, Jr., and Athalie Greensleeve ... had supped together more than once at the Regina."
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading 78 "Beside her, eager, happy, flattered, walked C. Bailey, Jr., very conscious that he was being envied."
BesideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading 78 "Beside her, eager, happy, flattered, walked C. Bailey, Jr., very conscious that he was being envied."
better
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From this reading I never had a better companion.'" _Frontispiece_ "'Boy?' inquired Ledlie, resting one soil-incrusted boot on his spade."
boot
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From this reading I never had a better companion.'" _Frontispiece_ "'Boy?' inquired Ledlie, resting one soil-incrusted boot on his spade."
Boy
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From this reading I never had a better companion.'" _Frontispiece_ "'Boy?' inquired Ledlie, resting one soil-incrusted boot on his spade."
C
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From this reading 34 "'I'm glad I saw you,' said the girl; 'I hope you won't forget me.'" 40 "C. Bailey, Jr., and Athalie Greensleeve ... had supped together more than once at the Regina."
Clive
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From this reading "'Clive is a good deal of a man....
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 2 "'I'd like to come down here for the summer vacation,' said the boy, awkwardly."
companion
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From this reading I never had a better companion.'" _Frontispiece_ "'Boy?' inquired Ledlie, resting one soil-incrusted boot on his spade."
conscious
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From this reading 78 "Beside her, eager, happy, flattered, walked C. Bailey, Jr., very conscious that he was being envied."
deal
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From this reading "'Clive is a good deal of a man....
down
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From this reading 2 "'I'd like to come down here for the summer vacation,' said the boy, awkwardly."
eager
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From this reading 78 "Beside her, eager, happy, flattered, walked C. Bailey, Jr., very conscious that he was being envied."
envied
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From this reading 78 "Beside her, eager, happy, flattered, walked C. Bailey, Jr., very conscious that he was being envied."
flattered
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From this reading 78 "Beside her, eager, happy, flattered, walked C. Bailey, Jr., very conscious that he was being envied."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 2 "'I'd like to come down here for the summer vacation,' said the boy, awkwardly."
forget
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From this reading 34 "'I'm glad I saw you,' said the girl; 'I hope you won't forget me.'" 40 "C. Bailey, Jr., and Athalie Greensleeve ... had supped together more than once at the Regina."
Frontispiece
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From this reading I never had a better companion.'" _Frontispiece_ "'Boy?' inquired Ledlie, resting one soil-incrusted boot on his spade."
girl
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From this reading 34 "'I'm glad I saw you,' said the girl; 'I hope you won't forget me.'" 40 "C. Bailey, Jr., and Athalie Greensleeve ... had supped together more than once at the Regina."
glad
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From this reading 34 "'I'm glad I saw you,' said the girl; 'I hope you won't forget me.'" 40 "C. Bailey, Jr., and Athalie Greensleeve ... had supped together more than once at the Regina."
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "'Clive is a good deal of a man....
Greensleeve
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From this reading 34 "'I'm glad I saw you,' said the girl; 'I hope you won't forget me.'" 40 "C. Bailey, Jr., and Athalie Greensleeve ... had supped together more than once at the Regina."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I never had a better companion.'" _Frontispiece_ "'Boy?' inquired Ledlie, resting one soil-incrusted boot on his spade."
happy
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From this reading 78 "Beside her, eager, happy, flattered, walked C. Bailey, Jr., very conscious that he was being envied."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 78 "Beside her, eager, happy, flattered, walked C. Bailey, Jr., very conscious that he was being envied."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading 78 "Beside her, eager, happy, flattered, walked C. Bailey, Jr., very conscious that he was being envied."
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 2 "'I'd like to come down here for the summer vacation,' said the boy, awkwardly."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I never had a better companion.'" _Frontispiece_ "'Boy?' inquired Ledlie, resting one soil-incrusted boot on his spade."
hope
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From this reading 34 "'I'm glad I saw you,' said the girl; 'I hope you won't forget me.'" 40 "C. Bailey, Jr., and Athalie Greensleeve ... had supped together more than once at the Regina."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I never had a better companion.'" _Frontispiece_ "'Boy?' inquired Ledlie, resting one soil-incrusted boot on his spade."
I'd
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From this reading 2 "'I'd like to come down here for the summer vacation,' said the boy, awkwardly."
I'm
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From this reading 34 "'I'm glad I saw you,' said the girl; 'I hope you won't forget me.'" 40 "C. Bailey, Jr., and Athalie Greensleeve ... had supped together more than once at the Regina."
inquirednounUS /ˈinquired/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I never had a better companion.'" _Frontispiece_ "'Boy?' inquired Ledlie, resting one soil-incrusted boot on his spade."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "'Clive is a good deal of a man....
Jr
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From this reading 34 "'I'm glad I saw you,' said the girl; 'I hope you won't forget me.'" 40 "C. Bailey, Jr., and Athalie Greensleeve ... had supped together more than once at the Regina."
Ledlie
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From this reading I never had a better companion.'" _Frontispiece_ "'Boy?' inquired Ledlie, resting one soil-incrusted boot on his spade."
like
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From this reading 2 "'I'd like to come down here for the summer vacation,' said the boy, awkwardly."
man
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From this reading "'Clive is a good deal of a man....
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 34 "'I'm glad I saw you,' said the girl; 'I hope you won't forget me.'" 40 "C. Bailey, Jr., and Athalie Greensleeve ... had supped together more than once at the Regina."
more
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From this reading 34 "'I'm glad I saw you,' said the girl; 'I hope you won't forget me.'" 40 "C. Bailey, Jr., and Athalie Greensleeve ... had supped together more than once at the Regina."
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I never had a better companion.'" _Frontispiece_ "'Boy?' inquired Ledlie, resting one soil-incrusted boot on his spade."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "'Clive is a good deal of a man....
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I never had a better companion.'" _Frontispiece_ "'Boy?' inquired Ledlie, resting one soil-incrusted boot on his spade."
once
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From this reading 34 "'I'm glad I saw you,' said the girl; 'I hope you won't forget me.'" 40 "C. Bailey, Jr., and Athalie Greensleeve ... had supped together more than once at the Regina."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I never had a better companion.'" _Frontispiece_ "'Boy?' inquired Ledlie, resting one soil-incrusted boot on his spade."
Regina
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From this reading 34 "'I'm glad I saw you,' said the girl; 'I hope you won't forget me.'" 40 "C. Bailey, Jr., and Athalie Greensleeve ... had supped together more than once at the Regina."
restingnounUS /ˈresting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I never had a better companion.'" _Frontispiece_ "'Boy?' inquired Ledlie, resting one soil-incrusted boot on his spade."
said
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From this reading 2 "'I'd like to come down here for the summer vacation,' said the boy, awkwardly."
saw
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From this reading 34 "'I'm glad I saw you,' said the girl; 'I hope you won't forget me.'" 40 "C. Bailey, Jr., and Athalie Greensleeve ... had supped together more than once at the Regina."
soil-incrusted
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From this reading I never had a better companion.'" _Frontispiece_ "'Boy?' inquired Ledlie, resting one soil-incrusted boot on his spade."
spade
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From this reading I never had a better companion.'" _Frontispiece_ "'Boy?' inquired Ledlie, resting one soil-incrusted boot on his spade."
summer
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From this reading 2 "'I'd like to come down here for the summer vacation,' said the boy, awkwardly."
supped
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From this reading 34 "'I'm glad I saw you,' said the girl; 'I hope you won't forget me.'" 40 "C. Bailey, Jr., and Athalie Greensleeve ... had supped together more than once at the Regina."
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading 34 "'I'm glad I saw you,' said the girl; 'I hope you won't forget me.'" 40 "C. Bailey, Jr., and Athalie Greensleeve ... had supped together more than once at the Regina."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 78 "Beside her, eager, happy, flattered, walked C. Bailey, Jr., very conscious that he was being envied."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 2 "'I'd like to come down here for the summer vacation,' said the boy, awkwardly."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 2 "'I'd like to come down here for the summer vacation,' said the boy, awkwardly."
together
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From this reading 34 "'I'm glad I saw you,' said the girl; 'I hope you won't forget me.'" 40 "C. Bailey, Jr., and Athalie Greensleeve ... had supped together more than once at the Regina."
vacation
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From this reading 2 "'I'd like to come down here for the summer vacation,' said the boy, awkwardly."
very
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From this reading 78 "Beside her, eager, happy, flattered, walked C. Bailey, Jr., very conscious that he was being envied."
walked
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From this reading 78 "Beside her, eager, happy, flattered, walked C. Bailey, Jr., very conscious that he was being envied."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 78 "Beside her, eager, happy, flattered, walked C. Bailey, Jr., very conscious that he was being envied."
won't
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From this reading 34 "'I'm glad I saw you,' said the girl; 'I hope you won't forget me.'" 40 "C. Bailey, Jr., and Athalie Greensleeve ... had supped together more than once at the Regina."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 34 "'I'm glad I saw you,' said the girl; 'I hope you won't forget me.'" 40 "C. Bailey, Jr., and Athalie Greensleeve ... had supped together more than once at the Regina."
