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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 Many a lad who has run away and gone on the canal has either been heard of no more, or, still worse, has grown-up into a ruffian and drunkard."
AMauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I AM sure we are very much obliged to you, sir," said Herbert.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Many a lad who has run away and gone on the canal has either been heard of no more, or, still worse, has grown-up into a ruffian and drunkard."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I AM sure we are very much obliged to you, sir," said Herbert.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "You were very fortunate to escape as you did.
away
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From this reading "Boys don't very often turn out well who run away from home," observed the squire.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Many a lad who has run away and gone on the canal has either been heard of no more, or, still worse, has grown-up into a ruffian and drunkard."
Boys
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From this reading "Boys don't very often turn out well who run away from home," observed the squire.
canal
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From this reading Many a lad who has run away and gone on the canal has either been heard of no more, or, still worse, has grown-up into a ruffian and drunkard."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "You were very fortunate to escape as you did.
don't
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From this reading "Boys don't very often turn out well who run away from home," observed the squire.
drunkard
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From this reading Many a lad who has run away and gone on the canal has either been heard of no more, or, still worse, has grown-up into a ruffian and drunkard."
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Many a lad who has run away and gone on the canal has either been heard of no more, or, still worse, has grown-up into a ruffian and drunkard."
escape
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From this reading "You were very fortunate to escape as you did.
fortunate
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From this reading "You were very fortunate to escape as you did.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Boys don't very often turn out well who run away from home," observed the squire.
gone
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From this reading Many a lad who has run away and gone on the canal has either been heard of no more, or, still worse, has grown-up into a ruffian and drunkard."
grown-up
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From this reading Many a lad who has run away and gone on the canal has either been heard of no more, or, still worse, has grown-up into a ruffian and drunkard."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Many a lad who has run away and gone on the canal has either been heard of no more, or, still worse, has grown-up into a ruffian and drunkard."
heard
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From this reading Many a lad who has run away and gone on the canal has either been heard of no more, or, still worse, has grown-up into a ruffian and drunkard."
Herbert
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From this reading "I AM sure we are very much obliged to you, sir," said Herbert.
home
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From this reading "Boys don't very often turn out well who run away from home," observed the squire.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I AM sure we are very much obliged to you, sir," said Herbert.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Many a lad who has run away and gone on the canal has either been heard of no more, or, still worse, has grown-up into a ruffian and drunkard."
lad
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From this reading Many a lad who has run away and gone on the canal has either been heard of no more, or, still worse, has grown-up into a ruffian and drunkard."
Many
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From this reading Many a lad who has run away and gone on the canal has either been heard of no more, or, still worse, has grown-up into a ruffian and drunkard."
more
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From this reading Many a lad who has run away and gone on the canal has either been heard of no more, or, still worse, has grown-up into a ruffian and drunkard."
much
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From this reading "I AM sure we are very much obliged to you, sir," said Herbert.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Many a lad who has run away and gone on the canal has either been heard of no more, or, still worse, has grown-up into a ruffian and drunkard."
obliged
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From this reading "I AM sure we are very much obliged to you, sir," said Herbert.
observed
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From this reading "Boys don't very often turn out well who run away from home," observed the squire.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Many a lad who has run away and gone on the canal has either been heard of no more, or, still worse, has grown-up into a ruffian and drunkard."
often
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From this reading "Boys don't very often turn out well who run away from home," observed the squire.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Many a lad who has run away and gone on the canal has either been heard of no more, or, still worse, has grown-up into a ruffian and drunkard."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Many a lad who has run away and gone on the canal has either been heard of no more, or, still worse, has grown-up into a ruffian and drunkard."
out
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From this reading "Boys don't very often turn out well who run away from home," observed the squire.
ruffian
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From this reading Many a lad who has run away and gone on the canal has either been heard of no more, or, still worse, has grown-up into a ruffian and drunkard."
run
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From this reading "Boys don't very often turn out well who run away from home," observed the squire.
said
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From this reading "I AM sure we are very much obliged to you, sir," said Herbert.
SCHOLAR'S
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From this reading THE SCHOLAR'S STORY.
sir
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From this reading "I AM sure we are very much obliged to you, sir," said Herbert.
squire
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From this reading "Boys don't very often turn out well who run away from home," observed the squire.
still
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From this reading Many a lad who has run away and gone on the canal has either been heard of no more, or, still worse, has grown-up into a ruffian and drunkard."
STORY
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From this reading THE SCHOLAR'S STORY.
sure
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From this reading "I AM sure we are very much obliged to you, sir," said Herbert.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SCHOLAR'S STORY.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I AM sure we are very much obliged to you, sir," said Herbert.
turn
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From this reading "Boys don't very often turn out well who run away from home," observed the squire.
very
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From this reading "I AM sure we are very much obliged to you, sir," said Herbert.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I AM sure we are very much obliged to you, sir," said Herbert.
well
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From this reading "Boys don't very often turn out well who run away from home," observed the squire.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You were very fortunate to escape as you did.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Boys don't very often turn out well who run away from home," observed the squire.
worse
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From this reading Many a lad who has run away and gone on the canal has either been heard of no more, or, still worse, has grown-up into a ruffian and drunkard."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I AM sure we are very much obliged to you, sir," said Herbert.
