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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 Tom Gordon was not only brave, but he was modest; and he hurried away from the swarming crowd as soon as he was free of the ferry-boat, for he found it anything but pleasant to be looked upon and treated as a lion.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Turning off into one of the intersecting streets, the two lads walked along in silence, when Tom said,-- "Do you know, Jim, I'm half-frozen?"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tom Gordon was not only brave, but he was modest; and he hurried away from the swarming crowd as soon as he was free of the ferry-boat, for he found it anything but pleasant to be looked upon and treated as a lion.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Tom Gordon was not only brave, but he was modest; and he hurried away from the swarming crowd as soon as he was free of the ferry-boat, for he found it anything but pleasant to be looked upon and treated as a lion.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Tom Gordon was not only brave, but he was modest; and he hurried away from the swarming crowd as soon as he was free of the ferry-boat, for he found it anything but pleasant to be looked upon and treated as a lion.
away
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From this reading Tom Gordon was not only brave, but he was modest; and he hurried away from the swarming crowd as soon as he was free of the ferry-boat, for he found it anything but pleasant to be looked upon and treated as a lion.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Tom Gordon was not only brave, but he was modest; and he hurried away from the swarming crowd as soon as he was free of the ferry-boat, for he found it anything but pleasant to be looked upon and treated as a lion.
brave
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From this reading Tom Gordon was not only brave, but he was modest; and he hurried away from the swarming crowd as soon as he was free of the ferry-boat, for he found it anything but pleasant to be looked upon and treated as a lion.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Tom Gordon was not only brave, but he was modest; and he hurried away from the swarming crowd as soon as he was free of the ferry-boat, for he found it anything but pleasant to be looked upon and treated as a lion.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Here's a place of some kind; let's go in and have something to eat, and you can warm yourself."
crowd
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From this reading Tom Gordon was not only brave, but he was modest; and he hurried away from the swarming crowd as soon as he was free of the ferry-boat, for he found it anything but pleasant to be looked upon and treated as a lion.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Turning off into one of the intersecting streets, the two lads walked along in silence, when Tom said,-- "Do you know, Jim, I'm half-frozen?"
eat
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From this reading Here's a place of some kind; let's go in and have something to eat, and you can warm yourself."
emphasized
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From this reading The rattling teeth emphasized the question.
ferry-boat
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From this reading Tom Gordon was not only brave, but he was modest; and he hurried away from the swarming crowd as soon as he was free of the ferry-boat, for he found it anything but pleasant to be looked upon and treated as a lion.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Tom Gordon was not only brave, but he was modest; and he hurried away from the swarming crowd as soon as he was free of the ferry-boat, for he found it anything but pleasant to be looked upon and treated as a lion.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tom Gordon was not only brave, but he was modest; and he hurried away from the swarming crowd as soon as he was free of the ferry-boat, for he found it anything but pleasant to be looked upon and treated as a lion.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Tom Gordon was not only brave, but he was modest; and he hurried away from the swarming crowd as soon as he was free of the ferry-boat, for he found it anything but pleasant to be looked upon and treated as a lion.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Tom Gordon was not only brave, but he was modest; and he hurried away from the swarming crowd as soon as he was free of the ferry-boat, for he found it anything but pleasant to be looked upon and treated as a lion.
go
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From this reading Here's a place of some kind; let's go in and have something to eat, and you can warm yourself."
Gordon
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From this reading Tom Gordon was not only brave, but he was modest; and he hurried away from the swarming crowd as soon as he was free of the ferry-boat, for he found it anything but pleasant to be looked upon and treated as a lion.
half-frozen
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From this reading Turning off into one of the intersecting streets, the two lads walked along in silence, when Tom said,-- "Do you know, Jim, I'm half-frozen?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Here's a place of some kind; let's go in and have something to eat, and you can warm yourself."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tom Gordon was not only brave, but he was modest; and he hurried away from the swarming crowd as soon as he was free of the ferry-boat, for he found it anything but pleasant to be looked upon and treated as a lion.
Here's
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From this reading Here's a place of some kind; let's go in and have something to eat, and you can warm yourself."
hurried
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From this reading Tom Gordon was not only brave, but he was modest; and he hurried away from the swarming crowd as soon as he was free of the ferry-boat, for he found it anything but pleasant to be looked upon and treated as a lion.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I should think you would be.
I'm
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From this reading Turning off into one of the intersecting streets, the two lads walked along in silence, when Tom said,-- "Do you know, Jim, I'm half-frozen?"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Turning off into one of the intersecting streets, the two lads walked along in silence, when Tom said,-- "Do you know, Jim, I'm half-frozen?"
intersecting
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From this reading Turning off into one of the intersecting streets, the two lads walked along in silence, when Tom said,-- "Do you know, Jim, I'm half-frozen?"
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Turning off into one of the intersecting streets, the two lads walked along in silence, when Tom said,-- "Do you know, Jim, I'm half-frozen?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Tom Gordon was not only brave, but he was modest; and he hurried away from the swarming crowd as soon as he was free of the ferry-boat, for he found it anything but pleasant to be looked upon and treated as a lion.
Jim
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From this reading Turning off into one of the intersecting streets, the two lads walked along in silence, when Tom said,-- "Do you know, Jim, I'm half-frozen?"
kind
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From this reading Here's a place of some kind; let's go in and have something to eat, and you can warm yourself."
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Turning off into one of the intersecting streets, the two lads walked along in silence, when Tom said,-- "Do you know, Jim, I'm half-frozen?"
lads
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From this reading Turning off into one of the intersecting streets, the two lads walked along in silence, when Tom said,-- "Do you know, Jim, I'm half-frozen?"
let's
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From this reading Here's a place of some kind; let's go in and have something to eat, and you can warm yourself."
lion
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From this reading Tom Gordon was not only brave, but he was modest; and he hurried away from the swarming crowd as soon as he was free of the ferry-boat, for he found it anything but pleasant to be looked upon and treated as a lion.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tom Gordon was not only brave, but he was modest; and he hurried away from the swarming crowd as soon as he was free of the ferry-boat, for he found it anything but pleasant to be looked upon and treated as a lion.
modest
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From this reading Tom Gordon was not only brave, but he was modest; and he hurried away from the swarming crowd as soon as he was free of the ferry-boat, for he found it anything but pleasant to be looked upon and treated as a lion.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Tom Gordon was not only brave, but he was modest; and he hurried away from the swarming crowd as soon as he was free of the ferry-boat, for he found it anything but pleasant to be looked upon and treated as a lion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tom Gordon was not only brave, but he was modest; and he hurried away from the swarming crowd as soon as he was free of the ferry-boat, for he found it anything but pleasant to be looked upon and treated as a lion.
off
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From this reading Turning off into one of the intersecting streets, the two lads walked along in silence, when Tom said,-- "Do you know, Jim, I'm half-frozen?"
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Turning off into one of the intersecting streets, the two lads walked along in silence, when Tom said,-- "Do you know, Jim, I'm half-frozen?"
only
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From this reading Tom Gordon was not only brave, but he was modest; and he hurried away from the swarming crowd as soon as he was free of the ferry-boat, for he found it anything but pleasant to be looked upon and treated as a lion.
place
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From this reading Here's a place of some kind; let's go in and have something to eat, and you can warm yourself."
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tom Gordon was not only brave, but he was modest; and he hurried away from the swarming crowd as soon as he was free of the ferry-boat, for he found it anything but pleasant to be looked upon and treated as a lion.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The rattling teeth emphasized the question.
rattling
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From this reading The rattling teeth emphasized the question.
said
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From this reading Turning off into one of the intersecting streets, the two lads walked along in silence, when Tom said,-- "Do you know, Jim, I'm half-frozen?"
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I should think you would be.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Turning off into one of the intersecting streets, the two lads walked along in silence, when Tom said,-- "Do you know, Jim, I'm half-frozen?"
some
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From this reading Here's a place of some kind; let's go in and have something to eat, and you can warm yourself."
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Here's a place of some kind; let's go in and have something to eat, and you can warm yourself."
soon
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From this reading Tom Gordon was not only brave, but he was modest; and he hurried away from the swarming crowd as soon as he was free of the ferry-boat, for he found it anything but pleasant to be looked upon and treated as a lion.
streets
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From this reading Turning off into one of the intersecting streets, the two lads walked along in silence, when Tom said,-- "Do you know, Jim, I'm half-frozen?"
swarming
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From this reading Tom Gordon was not only brave, but he was modest; and he hurried away from the swarming crowd as soon as he was free of the ferry-boat, for he found it anything but pleasant to be looked upon and treated as a lion.
teeth
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From this reading The rattling teeth emphasized the question.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tom Gordon was not only brave, but he was modest; and he hurried away from the swarming crowd as soon as he was free of the ferry-boat, for he found it anything but pleasant to be looked upon and treated as a lion.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I should think you would be.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tom Gordon was not only brave, but he was modest; and he hurried away from the swarming crowd as soon as he was free of the ferry-boat, for he found it anything but pleasant to be looked upon and treated as a lion.
Tom
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From this reading Tom Gordon was not only brave, but he was modest; and he hurried away from the swarming crowd as soon as he was free of the ferry-boat, for he found it anything but pleasant to be looked upon and treated as a lion.
treated
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From this reading Tom Gordon was not only brave, but he was modest; and he hurried away from the swarming crowd as soon as he was free of the ferry-boat, for he found it anything but pleasant to be looked upon and treated as a lion.
Turning
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From this reading Turning off into one of the intersecting streets, the two lads walked along in silence, when Tom said,-- "Do you know, Jim, I'm half-frozen?"
two
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From this reading Turning off into one of the intersecting streets, the two lads walked along in silence, when Tom said,-- "Do you know, Jim, I'm half-frozen?"
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Tom Gordon was not only brave, but he was modest; and he hurried away from the swarming crowd as soon as he was free of the ferry-boat, for he found it anything but pleasant to be looked upon and treated as a lion.
walked
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From this reading Turning off into one of the intersecting streets, the two lads walked along in silence, when Tom said,-- "Do you know, Jim, I'm half-frozen?"
warm
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From this reading Here's a place of some kind; let's go in and have something to eat, and you can warm yourself."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tom Gordon was not only brave, but he was modest; and he hurried away from the swarming crowd as soon as he was free of the ferry-boat, for he found it anything but pleasant to be looked upon and treated as a lion.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Turning off into one of the intersecting streets, the two lads walked along in silence, when Tom said,-- "Do you know, Jim, I'm half-frozen?"
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I should think you would be.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Turning off into one of the intersecting streets, the two lads walked along in silence, when Tom said,-- "Do you know, Jim, I'm half-frozen?"
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Here's a place of some kind; let's go in and have something to eat, and you can warm yourself."
