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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 A DOUBTFUL ENTERPRISE.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was not yet nine o'clock, when Jack and Otto, despite the deep interest they felt in their projected campaign, voluntarily withdrew to the other room, where they fell asleep within five minutes after their heads touched the pillow.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One of the commendable habits of the early settlers and old-fashioned folks was that of retiring and rising early.
ardent
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From this reading They were ardent believers in the saying of Poor Richard that "early to bed, and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise."
asleep
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From this reading It was not yet nine o'clock, when Jack and Otto, despite the deep interest they felt in their projected campaign, voluntarily withdrew to the other room, where they fell asleep within five minutes after their heads touched the pillow.
bed
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From this reading They were ardent believers in the saying of Poor Richard that "early to bed, and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise."
believers
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From this reading They were ardent believers in the saying of Poor Richard that "early to bed, and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise."
boys
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From this reading The mother remained by the fire some time after the boys withdrew.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The mother remained by the fire some time after the boys withdrew.
campaign
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From this reading It was not yet nine o'clock, when Jack and Otto, despite the deep interest they felt in their projected campaign, voluntarily withdrew to the other room, where they fell asleep within five minutes after their heads touched the pillow.
commendable
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From this reading One of the commendable habits of the early settlers and old-fashioned folks was that of retiring and rising early.
deep
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From this reading It was not yet nine o'clock, when Jack and Otto, despite the deep interest they felt in their projected campaign, voluntarily withdrew to the other room, where they fell asleep within five minutes after their heads touched the pillow.
despiteprepositionUS /dɪˈspaɪt/
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading It was not yet nine o'clock, when Jack and Otto, despite the deep interest they felt in their projected campaign, voluntarily withdrew to the other room, where they fell asleep within five minutes after their heads touched the pillow.
DOUBTFUL
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From this reading A DOUBTFUL ENTERPRISE.
early
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From this reading One of the commendable habits of the early settlers and old-fashioned folks was that of retiring and rising early.
ENTERPRISE
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From this reading A DOUBTFUL ENTERPRISE.
fell
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From this reading It was not yet nine o'clock, when Jack and Otto, despite the deep interest they felt in their projected campaign, voluntarily withdrew to the other room, where they fell asleep within five minutes after their heads touched the pillow.
felt
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From this reading It was not yet nine o'clock, when Jack and Otto, despite the deep interest they felt in their projected campaign, voluntarily withdrew to the other room, where they fell asleep within five minutes after their heads touched the pillow.
fire
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From this reading The mother remained by the fire some time after the boys withdrew.
five
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From this reading It was not yet nine o'clock, when Jack and Otto, despite the deep interest they felt in their projected campaign, voluntarily withdrew to the other room, where they fell asleep within five minutes after their heads touched the pillow.
folks
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From this reading One of the commendable habits of the early settlers and old-fashioned folks was that of retiring and rising early.
habits
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From this reading One of the commendable habits of the early settlers and old-fashioned folks was that of retiring and rising early.
heads
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From this reading It was not yet nine o'clock, when Jack and Otto, despite the deep interest they felt in their projected campaign, voluntarily withdrew to the other room, where they fell asleep within five minutes after their heads touched the pillow.
healthy
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From this reading They were ardent believers in the saying of Poor Richard that "early to bed, and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were ardent believers in the saying of Poor Richard that "early to bed, and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise."
interest
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From this reading It was not yet nine o'clock, when Jack and Otto, despite the deep interest they felt in their projected campaign, voluntarily withdrew to the other room, where they fell asleep within five minutes after their heads touched the pillow.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not yet nine o'clock, when Jack and Otto, despite the deep interest they felt in their projected campaign, voluntarily withdrew to the other room, where they fell asleep within five minutes after their heads touched the pillow.
Jack
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From this reading It was not yet nine o'clock, when Jack and Otto, despite the deep interest they felt in their projected campaign, voluntarily withdrew to the other room, where they fell asleep within five minutes after their heads touched the pillow.
makes
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From this reading They were ardent believers in the saying of Poor Richard that "early to bed, and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise."
man
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From this reading They were ardent believers in the saying of Poor Richard that "early to bed, and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise."
minutes
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From this reading It was not yet nine o'clock, when Jack and Otto, despite the deep interest they felt in their projected campaign, voluntarily withdrew to the other room, where they fell asleep within five minutes after their heads touched the pillow.
mother
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From this reading The mother remained by the fire some time after the boys withdrew.
nine
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From this reading It was not yet nine o'clock, when Jack and Otto, despite the deep interest they felt in their projected campaign, voluntarily withdrew to the other room, where they fell asleep within five minutes after their heads touched the pillow.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not yet nine o'clock, when Jack and Otto, despite the deep interest they felt in their projected campaign, voluntarily withdrew to the other room, where they fell asleep within five minutes after their heads touched the pillow.
o'clock
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From this reading It was not yet nine o'clock, when Jack and Otto, despite the deep interest they felt in their projected campaign, voluntarily withdrew to the other room, where they fell asleep within five minutes after their heads touched the pillow.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of the commendable habits of the early settlers and old-fashioned folks was that of retiring and rising early.
old-fashioned
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From this reading One of the commendable habits of the early settlers and old-fashioned folks was that of retiring and rising early.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the commendable habits of the early settlers and old-fashioned folks was that of retiring and rising early.
other
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From this reading It was not yet nine o'clock, when Jack and Otto, despite the deep interest they felt in their projected campaign, voluntarily withdrew to the other room, where they fell asleep within five minutes after their heads touched the pillow.
Otto
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From this reading It was not yet nine o'clock, when Jack and Otto, despite the deep interest they felt in their projected campaign, voluntarily withdrew to the other room, where they fell asleep within five minutes after their heads touched the pillow.
pillow
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From this reading It was not yet nine o'clock, when Jack and Otto, despite the deep interest they felt in their projected campaign, voluntarily withdrew to the other room, where they fell asleep within five minutes after their heads touched the pillow.
PoornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were ardent believers in the saying of Poor Richard that "early to bed, and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise."
projected
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From this reading It was not yet nine o'clock, when Jack and Otto, despite the deep interest they felt in their projected campaign, voluntarily withdrew to the other room, where they fell asleep within five minutes after their heads touched the pillow.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The mother remained by the fire some time after the boys withdrew.
retiring
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From this reading One of the commendable habits of the early settlers and old-fashioned folks was that of retiring and rising early.
Richard
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From this reading They were ardent believers in the saying of Poor Richard that "early to bed, and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise."
rise
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From this reading They were ardent believers in the saying of Poor Richard that "early to bed, and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise."
rising
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From this reading One of the commendable habits of the early settlers and old-fashioned folks was that of retiring and rising early.
room
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From this reading It was not yet nine o'clock, when Jack and Otto, despite the deep interest they felt in their projected campaign, voluntarily withdrew to the other room, where they fell asleep within five minutes after their heads touched the pillow.
saying
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From this reading They were ardent believers in the saying of Poor Richard that "early to bed, and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise."
settlers
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From this reading One of the commendable habits of the early settlers and old-fashioned folks was that of retiring and rising early.
some
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From this reading The mother remained by the fire some time after the boys withdrew.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One of the commendable habits of the early settlers and old-fashioned folks was that of retiring and rising early.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One of the commendable habits of the early settlers and old-fashioned folks was that of retiring and rising early.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was not yet nine o'clock, when Jack and Otto, despite the deep interest they felt in their projected campaign, voluntarily withdrew to the other room, where they fell asleep within five minutes after their heads touched the pillow.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were ardent believers in the saying of Poor Richard that "early to bed, and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise."
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The mother remained by the fire some time after the boys withdrew.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were ardent believers in the saying of Poor Richard that "early to bed, and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise."
touched
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From this reading It was not yet nine o'clock, when Jack and Otto, despite the deep interest they felt in their projected campaign, voluntarily withdrew to the other room, where they fell asleep within five minutes after their heads touched the pillow.
voluntarily
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From this reading It was not yet nine o'clock, when Jack and Otto, despite the deep interest they felt in their projected campaign, voluntarily withdrew to the other room, where they fell asleep within five minutes after their heads touched the pillow.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One of the commendable habits of the early settlers and old-fashioned folks was that of retiring and rising early.
wealthy
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From this reading They were ardent believers in the saying of Poor Richard that "early to bed, and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were ardent believers in the saying of Poor Richard that "early to bed, and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was not yet nine o'clock, when Jack and Otto, despite the deep interest they felt in their projected campaign, voluntarily withdrew to the other room, where they fell asleep within five minutes after their heads touched the pillow.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It was not yet nine o'clock, when Jack and Otto, despite the deep interest they felt in their projected campaign, voluntarily withdrew to the other room, where they fell asleep within five minutes after their heads touched the pillow.
wise
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From this reading They were ardent believers in the saying of Poor Richard that "early to bed, and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise."
withdrew
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From this reading It was not yet nine o'clock, when Jack and Otto, despite the deep interest they felt in their projected campaign, voluntarily withdrew to the other room, where they fell asleep within five minutes after their heads touched the pillow.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading It was not yet nine o'clock, when Jack and Otto, despite the deep interest they felt in their projected campaign, voluntarily withdrew to the other room, where they fell asleep within five minutes after their heads touched the pillow.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading It was not yet nine o'clock, when Jack and Otto, despite the deep interest they felt in their projected campaign, voluntarily withdrew to the other room, where they fell asleep within five minutes after their heads touched the pillow.
