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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 was a sandy-haired, freckled-faced boy, and if he was really only about fifteen, he was tall for his age.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He was a sandy-haired, freckled-faced boy, and if he was really only about fifteen, he was tall for his age.
AcrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Across the top of the door, over his head, stretched a cracked and faded sign, with a horseshoe painted on one end and a hammer on the other, and the name "John Ogden," almost faded out, between them.
age
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From this reading He was a sandy-haired, freckled-faced boy, and if he was really only about fifteen, he was tall for his age.
almost
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From this reading Across the top of the door, over his head, stretched a cracked and faded sign, with a horseshoe painted on one end and a hammer on the other, and the name "John Ogden," almost faded out, between them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was a sandy-haired, freckled-faced boy, and if he was really only about fifteen, he was tall for his age.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Across the top of the door, over his head, stretched a cracked and faded sign, with a horseshoe painted on one end and a hammer on the other, and the name "John Ogden," almost faded out, between them.
BLACKSMITH'S
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From this reading THE BLACKSMITH'S BOY.
blacksmith-shop
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From this reading He stood in the wide door of the blacksmith-shop, with his hands in his pockets, looking down the street, toward the rickety old bridge over the Cocahutchie.
BOY
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From this reading THE BLACKSMITH'S BOY.
bridge
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From this reading He stood in the wide door of the blacksmith-shop, with his hands in his pockets, looking down the street, toward the rickety old bridge over the Cocahutchie.
city
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From this reading "I'm going to the city!"
Cocahutchie
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From this reading He stood in the wide door of the blacksmith-shop, with his hands in his pockets, looking down the street, toward the rickety old bridge over the Cocahutchie.
cracked
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From this reading Across the top of the door, over his head, stretched a cracked and faded sign, with a horseshoe painted on one end and a hammer on the other, and the name "John Ogden," almost faded out, between them.
door
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From this reading He stood in the wide door of the blacksmith-shop, with his hands in his pockets, looking down the street, toward the rickety old bridge over the Cocahutchie.
down
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From this reading He stood in the wide door of the blacksmith-shop, with his hands in his pockets, looking down the street, toward the rickety old bridge over the Cocahutchie.
end
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From this reading Across the top of the door, over his head, stretched a cracked and faded sign, with a horseshoe painted on one end and a hammer on the other, and the name "John Ogden," almost faded out, between them.
faded
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From this reading Across the top of the door, over his head, stretched a cracked and faded sign, with a horseshoe painted on one end and a hammer on the other, and the name "John Ogden," almost faded out, between them.
fifteen
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From this reading He was a sandy-haired, freckled-faced boy, and if he was really only about fifteen, he was tall for his age.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was a sandy-haired, freckled-faced boy, and if he was really only about fifteen, he was tall for his age.
freckled-faced
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From this reading He was a sandy-haired, freckled-faced boy, and if he was really only about fifteen, he was tall for his age.
going
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From this reading "I'm going to the city!"
hammer
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From this reading Across the top of the door, over his head, stretched a cracked and faded sign, with a horseshoe painted on one end and a hammer on the other, and the name "John Ogden," almost faded out, between them.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He stood in the wide door of the blacksmith-shop, with his hands in his pockets, looking down the street, toward the rickety old bridge over the Cocahutchie.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stood in the wide door of the blacksmith-shop, with his hands in his pockets, looking down the street, toward the rickety old bridge over the Cocahutchie.
head
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From this reading Across the top of the door, over his head, stretched a cracked and faded sign, with a horseshoe painted on one end and a hammer on the other, and the name "John Ogden," almost faded out, between them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He stood in the wide door of the blacksmith-shop, with his hands in his pockets, looking down the street, toward the rickety old bridge over the Cocahutchie.
horseshoe
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From this reading Across the top of the door, over his head, stretched a cracked and faded sign, with a horseshoe painted on one end and a hammer on the other, and the name "John Ogden," almost faded out, between them.
I'm
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From this reading "I'm going to the city!"
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He was a sandy-haired, freckled-faced boy, and if he was really only about fifteen, he was tall for his age.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He stood in the wide door of the blacksmith-shop, with his hands in his pockets, looking down the street, toward the rickety old bridge over the Cocahutchie.
John
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From this reading Across the top of the door, over his head, stretched a cracked and faded sign, with a horseshoe painted on one end and a hammer on the other, and the name "John Ogden," almost faded out, between them.
looking
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From this reading He stood in the wide door of the blacksmith-shop, with his hands in his pockets, looking down the street, toward the rickety old bridge over the Cocahutchie.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Across the top of the door, over his head, stretched a cracked and faded sign, with a horseshoe painted on one end and a hammer on the other, and the name "John Ogden," almost faded out, between them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He stood in the wide door of the blacksmith-shop, with his hands in his pockets, looking down the street, toward the rickety old bridge over the Cocahutchie.
Ogden
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From this reading Across the top of the door, over his head, stretched a cracked and faded sign, with a horseshoe painted on one end and a hammer on the other, and the name "John Ogden," almost faded out, between them.
old
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From this reading He stood in the wide door of the blacksmith-shop, with his hands in his pockets, looking down the street, toward the rickety old bridge over the Cocahutchie.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Across the top of the door, over his head, stretched a cracked and faded sign, with a horseshoe painted on one end and a hammer on the other, and the name "John Ogden," almost faded out, between them.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Across the top of the door, over his head, stretched a cracked and faded sign, with a horseshoe painted on one end and a hammer on the other, and the name "John Ogden," almost faded out, between them.
only
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From this reading He was a sandy-haired, freckled-faced boy, and if he was really only about fifteen, he was tall for his age.
other
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From this reading Across the top of the door, over his head, stretched a cracked and faded sign, with a horseshoe painted on one end and a hammer on the other, and the name "John Ogden," almost faded out, between them.
out
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From this reading Across the top of the door, over his head, stretched a cracked and faded sign, with a horseshoe painted on one end and a hammer on the other, and the name "John Ogden," almost faded out, between them.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He stood in the wide door of the blacksmith-shop, with his hands in his pockets, looking down the street, toward the rickety old bridge over the Cocahutchie.
painted
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From this reading Across the top of the door, over his head, stretched a cracked and faded sign, with a horseshoe painted on one end and a hammer on the other, and the name "John Ogden," almost faded out, between them.
pockets
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From this reading He stood in the wide door of the blacksmith-shop, with his hands in his pockets, looking down the street, toward the rickety old bridge over the Cocahutchie.
really
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From this reading He was a sandy-haired, freckled-faced boy, and if he was really only about fifteen, he was tall for his age.
rickety
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From this reading He stood in the wide door of the blacksmith-shop, with his hands in his pockets, looking down the street, toward the rickety old bridge over the Cocahutchie.
sandy-haired
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From this reading He was a sandy-haired, freckled-faced boy, and if he was really only about fifteen, he was tall for his age.
sign
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From this reading Across the top of the door, over his head, stretched a cracked and faded sign, with a horseshoe painted on one end and a hammer on the other, and the name "John Ogden," almost faded out, between them.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stood in the wide door of the blacksmith-shop, with his hands in his pockets, looking down the street, toward the rickety old bridge over the Cocahutchie.
street
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From this reading He stood in the wide door of the blacksmith-shop, with his hands in his pockets, looking down the street, toward the rickety old bridge over the Cocahutchie.
stretched
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From this reading Across the top of the door, over his head, stretched a cracked and faded sign, with a horseshoe painted on one end and a hammer on the other, and the name "John Ogden," almost faded out, between them.
tall
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From this reading He was a sandy-haired, freckled-faced boy, and if he was really only about fifteen, he was tall for his age.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BLACKSMITH'S BOY.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Across the top of the door, over his head, stretched a cracked and faded sign, with a horseshoe painted on one end and a hammer on the other, and the name "John Ogden," almost faded out, between them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I'm going to the city!"
top
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From this reading Across the top of the door, over his head, stretched a cracked and faded sign, with a horseshoe painted on one end and a hammer on the other, and the name "John Ogden," almost faded out, between them.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading He stood in the wide door of the blacksmith-shop, with his hands in his pockets, looking down the street, toward the rickety old bridge over the Cocahutchie.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a sandy-haired, freckled-faced boy, and if he was really only about fifteen, he was tall for his age.
wide
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From this reading He stood in the wide door of the blacksmith-shop, with his hands in his pockets, looking down the street, toward the rickety old bridge over the Cocahutchie.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He stood in the wide door of the blacksmith-shop, with his hands in his pockets, looking down the street, toward the rickety old bridge over the Cocahutchie.
