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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 greeted them pleasantly and soon afterwards they sat down to a meal he had been cooking.
afterwards
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From this reading He greeted them pleasantly and soon afterwards they sat down to a meal he had been cooking.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HARDING GROWS SUSPICIOUS Benson gave Blake no further trouble, and when they rode up to the camp, apparently on good terms with one another, Harding made no reference to what had occurred.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading HARDING GROWS SUSPICIOUS Benson gave Blake no further trouble, and when they rode up to the camp, apparently on good terms with one another, Harding made no reference to what had occurred.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "It was very uncivil of Harding to mention it," Blake answered with a grin.
apparently
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From this reading HARDING GROWS SUSPICIOUS Benson gave Blake no further trouble, and when they rode up to the camp, apparently on good terms with one another, Harding made no reference to what had occurred.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When they had finished and lighted their pipes Benson said, "A remark was made the other night which struck me as quite warranted.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He greeted them pleasantly and soon afterwards they sat down to a meal he had been cooking.
Benson
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From this reading HARDING GROWS SUSPICIOUS Benson gave Blake no further trouble, and when they rode up to the camp, apparently on good terms with one another, Harding made no reference to what had occurred.
Blake
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From this reading HARDING GROWS SUSPICIOUS Benson gave Blake no further trouble, and when they rode up to the camp, apparently on good terms with one another, Harding made no reference to what had occurred.
camp
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From this reading HARDING GROWS SUSPICIOUS Benson gave Blake no further trouble, and when they rode up to the camp, apparently on good terms with one another, Harding made no reference to what had occurred.
contributed
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From this reading It was pointed out that I had contributed nothing to the cost of this trip."
cooking
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From this reading He greeted them pleasantly and soon afterwards they sat down to a meal he had been cooking.
cost
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From this reading It was pointed out that I had contributed nothing to the cost of this trip."
down
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From this reading He greeted them pleasantly and soon afterwards they sat down to a meal he had been cooking.
finished
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From this reading When they had finished and lighted their pipes Benson said, "A remark was made the other night which struck me as quite warranted.
further
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From this reading HARDING GROWS SUSPICIOUS Benson gave Blake no further trouble, and when they rode up to the camp, apparently on good terms with one another, Harding made no reference to what had occurred.
gave
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From this reading HARDING GROWS SUSPICIOUS Benson gave Blake no further trouble, and when they rode up to the camp, apparently on good terms with one another, Harding made no reference to what had occurred.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HARDING GROWS SUSPICIOUS Benson gave Blake no further trouble, and when they rode up to the camp, apparently on good terms with one another, Harding made no reference to what had occurred.
greeted
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From this reading He greeted them pleasantly and soon afterwards they sat down to a meal he had been cooking.
grin
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From this reading "It was very uncivil of Harding to mention it," Blake answered with a grin.
GROWS
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From this reading HARDING GROWS SUSPICIOUS Benson gave Blake no further trouble, and when they rode up to the camp, apparently on good terms with one another, Harding made no reference to what had occurred.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading HARDING GROWS SUSPICIOUS Benson gave Blake no further trouble, and when they rode up to the camp, apparently on good terms with one another, Harding made no reference to what had occurred.
HARDING
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From this reading HARDING GROWS SUSPICIOUS Benson gave Blake no further trouble, and when they rode up to the camp, apparently on good terms with one another, Harding made no reference to what had occurred.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He greeted them pleasantly and soon afterwards they sat down to a meal he had been cooking.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was pointed out that I had contributed nothing to the cost of this trip."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was pointed out that I had contributed nothing to the cost of this trip."
lighted
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From this reading When they had finished and lighted their pipes Benson said, "A remark was made the other night which struck me as quite warranted.
made
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From this reading HARDING GROWS SUSPICIOUS Benson gave Blake no further trouble, and when they rode up to the camp, apparently on good terms with one another, Harding made no reference to what had occurred.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When they had finished and lighted their pipes Benson said, "A remark was made the other night which struck me as quite warranted.
meal
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From this reading He greeted them pleasantly and soon afterwards they sat down to a meal he had been cooking.
mention
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From this reading "It was very uncivil of Harding to mention it," Blake answered with a grin.
night
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From this reading When they had finished and lighted their pipes Benson said, "A remark was made the other night which struck me as quite warranted.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading HARDING GROWS SUSPICIOUS Benson gave Blake no further trouble, and when they rode up to the camp, apparently on good terms with one another, Harding made no reference to what had occurred.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It was pointed out that I had contributed nothing to the cost of this trip."
occurred
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From this reading HARDING GROWS SUSPICIOUS Benson gave Blake no further trouble, and when they rode up to the camp, apparently on good terms with one another, Harding made no reference to what had occurred.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was pointed out that I had contributed nothing to the cost of this trip."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading HARDING GROWS SUSPICIOUS Benson gave Blake no further trouble, and when they rode up to the camp, apparently on good terms with one another, Harding made no reference to what had occurred.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading HARDING GROWS SUSPICIOUS Benson gave Blake no further trouble, and when they rode up to the camp, apparently on good terms with one another, Harding made no reference to what had occurred.
other
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From this reading When they had finished and lighted their pipes Benson said, "A remark was made the other night which struck me as quite warranted.
out
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From this reading It was pointed out that I had contributed nothing to the cost of this trip."
pipes
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From this reading When they had finished and lighted their pipes Benson said, "A remark was made the other night which struck me as quite warranted.
pleasantly
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From this reading He greeted them pleasantly and soon afterwards they sat down to a meal he had been cooking.
pointed
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From this reading It was pointed out that I had contributed nothing to the cost of this trip."
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When they had finished and lighted their pipes Benson said, "A remark was made the other night which struck me as quite warranted.
reference
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From this reading HARDING GROWS SUSPICIOUS Benson gave Blake no further trouble, and when they rode up to the camp, apparently on good terms with one another, Harding made no reference to what had occurred.
remark
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From this reading When they had finished and lighted their pipes Benson said, "A remark was made the other night which struck me as quite warranted.
rode
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From this reading HARDING GROWS SUSPICIOUS Benson gave Blake no further trouble, and when they rode up to the camp, apparently on good terms with one another, Harding made no reference to what had occurred.
said
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From this reading When they had finished and lighted their pipes Benson said, "A remark was made the other night which struck me as quite warranted.
sat
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From this reading He greeted them pleasantly and soon afterwards they sat down to a meal he had been cooking.
soon
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From this reading He greeted them pleasantly and soon afterwards they sat down to a meal he had been cooking.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When they had finished and lighted their pipes Benson said, "A remark was made the other night which struck me as quite warranted.
SUSPICIOUS
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From this reading HARDING GROWS SUSPICIOUS Benson gave Blake no further trouble, and when they rode up to the camp, apparently on good terms with one another, Harding made no reference to what had occurred.
terms
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From this reading HARDING GROWS SUSPICIOUS Benson gave Blake no further trouble, and when they rode up to the camp, apparently on good terms with one another, Harding made no reference to what had occurred.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was pointed out that I had contributed nothing to the cost of this trip."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HARDING GROWS SUSPICIOUS Benson gave Blake no further trouble, and when they rode up to the camp, apparently on good terms with one another, Harding made no reference to what had occurred.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When they had finished and lighted their pipes Benson said, "A remark was made the other night which struck me as quite warranted.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He greeted them pleasantly and soon afterwards they sat down to a meal he had been cooking.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HARDING GROWS SUSPICIOUS Benson gave Blake no further trouble, and when they rode up to the camp, apparently on good terms with one another, Harding made no reference to what had occurred.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was pointed out that I had contributed nothing to the cost of this trip."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HARDING GROWS SUSPICIOUS Benson gave Blake no further trouble, and when they rode up to the camp, apparently on good terms with one another, Harding made no reference to what had occurred.
trip
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From this reading It was pointed out that I had contributed nothing to the cost of this trip."
trouble
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From this reading HARDING GROWS SUSPICIOUS Benson gave Blake no further trouble, and when they rode up to the camp, apparently on good terms with one another, Harding made no reference to what had occurred.
uncivil
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From this reading "It was very uncivil of Harding to mention it," Blake answered with a grin.
up
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From this reading HARDING GROWS SUSPICIOUS Benson gave Blake no further trouble, and when they rode up to the camp, apparently on good terms with one another, Harding made no reference to what had occurred.
very
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From this reading "It was very uncivil of Harding to mention it," Blake answered with a grin.
warranted
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From this reading When they had finished and lighted their pipes Benson said, "A remark was made the other night which struck me as quite warranted.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When they had finished and lighted their pipes Benson said, "A remark was made the other night which struck me as quite warranted.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading HARDING GROWS SUSPICIOUS Benson gave Blake no further trouble, and when they rode up to the camp, apparently on good terms with one another, Harding made no reference to what had occurred.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading HARDING GROWS SUSPICIOUS Benson gave Blake no further trouble, and when they rode up to the camp, apparently on good terms with one another, Harding made no reference to what had occurred.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When they had finished and lighted their pipes Benson said, "A remark was made the other night which struck me as quite warranted.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading HARDING GROWS SUSPICIOUS Benson gave Blake no further trouble, and when they rode up to the camp, apparently on good terms with one another, Harding made no reference to what had occurred.
