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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 ABNER TELLS A LITTLE HISTORY As he walked home that evening Darry was figuring.
ABNER
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From this reading ABNER TELLS A LITTLE HISTORY As he walked home that evening Darry was figuring.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He had had much more than that on board the poor old _Falcon_ when she went to pieces, the amount of his savings for several years; but there was no use of his thinking about that.
according
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From this reading Fourteen dollars was not going far when the sum required, according to the figures Mr. Quarles had written out, reached the grand total of a hundred and eleven dollars and thirty-seven cents.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading He had had much more than that on board the poor old _Falcon_ when she went to pieces, the amount of his savings for several years; but there was no use of his thinking about that.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fourteen dollars was not going far when the sum required, according to the figures Mr. Quarles had written out, reached the grand total of a hundred and eleven dollars and thirty-seven cents.
apt
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From this reading He had not a friend, save new ones in the village; and even Mr. Keeler would be apt to decline to lend him money.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ABNER TELLS A LITTLE HISTORY As he walked home that evening Darry was figuring.
assistance
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From this reading To whom could he look for assistance?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had not a friend, save new ones in the village; and even Mr. Keeler would be apt to decline to lend him money.
board
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From this reading He had had much more than that on board the poor old _Falcon_ when she went to pieces, the amount of his savings for several years; but there was no use of his thinking about that.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had had much more than that on board the poor old _Falcon_ when she went to pieces, the amount of his savings for several years; but there was no use of his thinking about that.
cents
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From this reading Fourteen dollars was not going far when the sum required, according to the figures Mr. Quarles had written out, reached the grand total of a hundred and eleven dollars and thirty-seven cents.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading To whom could he look for assistance?
Darry
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From this reading ABNER TELLS A LITTLE HISTORY As he walked home that evening Darry was figuring.
declinenounUS /dɪˈklaɪn/
a gradual loss of health and strength
From this reading He had not a friend, save new ones in the village; and even Mr. Keeler would be apt to decline to lend him money.
dollars
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From this reading Fourteen dollars was not going far when the sum required, according to the figures Mr. Quarles had written out, reached the grand total of a hundred and eleven dollars and thirty-seven cents.
eleven
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From this reading Fourteen dollars was not going far when the sum required, according to the figures Mr. Quarles had written out, reached the grand total of a hundred and eleven dollars and thirty-seven cents.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had not a friend, save new ones in the village; and even Mr. Keeler would be apt to decline to lend him money.
evening
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From this reading ABNER TELLS A LITTLE HISTORY As he walked home that evening Darry was figuring.
Falcon
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From this reading He had had much more than that on board the poor old _Falcon_ when she went to pieces, the amount of his savings for several years; but there was no use of his thinking about that.
far
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From this reading Fourteen dollars was not going far when the sum required, according to the figures Mr. Quarles had written out, reached the grand total of a hundred and eleven dollars and thirty-seven cents.
figures
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From this reading Fourteen dollars was not going far when the sum required, according to the figures Mr. Quarles had written out, reached the grand total of a hundred and eleven dollars and thirty-seven cents.
figuring
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From this reading ABNER TELLS A LITTLE HISTORY As he walked home that evening Darry was figuring.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had had much more than that on board the poor old _Falcon_ when she went to pieces, the amount of his savings for several years; but there was no use of his thinking about that.
Fourteen
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From this reading Fourteen dollars was not going far when the sum required, according to the figures Mr. Quarles had written out, reached the grand total of a hundred and eleven dollars and thirty-seven cents.
friend
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From this reading He had not a friend, save new ones in the village; and even Mr. Keeler would be apt to decline to lend him money.
going
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From this reading Fourteen dollars was not going far when the sum required, according to the figures Mr. Quarles had written out, reached the grand total of a hundred and eleven dollars and thirty-seven cents.
grand
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From this reading Fourteen dollars was not going far when the sum required, according to the figures Mr. Quarles had written out, reached the grand total of a hundred and eleven dollars and thirty-seven cents.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Fourteen dollars was not going far when the sum required, according to the figures Mr. Quarles had written out, reached the grand total of a hundred and eleven dollars and thirty-seven cents.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ABNER TELLS A LITTLE HISTORY As he walked home that evening Darry was figuring.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had not a friend, save new ones in the village; and even Mr. Keeler would be apt to decline to lend him money.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had had much more than that on board the poor old _Falcon_ when she went to pieces, the amount of his savings for several years; but there was no use of his thinking about that.
HISTORY
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From this reading ABNER TELLS A LITTLE HISTORY As he walked home that evening Darry was figuring.
home
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From this reading ABNER TELLS A LITTLE HISTORY As he walked home that evening Darry was figuring.
hundred
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From this reading Fourteen dollars was not going far when the sum required, according to the figures Mr. Quarles had written out, reached the grand total of a hundred and eleven dollars and thirty-seven cents.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had not a friend, save new ones in the village; and even Mr. Keeler would be apt to decline to lend him money.
Keeler
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From this reading He had not a friend, save new ones in the village; and even Mr. Keeler would be apt to decline to lend him money.
lend
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From this reading He had not a friend, save new ones in the village; and even Mr. Keeler would be apt to decline to lend him money.
LITTLEnounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ABNER TELLS A LITTLE HISTORY As he walked home that evening Darry was figuring.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To whom could he look for assistance?
money
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From this reading He had not a friend, save new ones in the village; and even Mr. Keeler would be apt to decline to lend him money.
more
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From this reading He had had much more than that on board the poor old _Falcon_ when she went to pieces, the amount of his savings for several years; but there was no use of his thinking about that.
Mr
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From this reading Fourteen dollars was not going far when the sum required, according to the figures Mr. Quarles had written out, reached the grand total of a hundred and eleven dollars and thirty-seven cents.
much
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From this reading He had had much more than that on board the poor old _Falcon_ when she went to pieces, the amount of his savings for several years; but there was no use of his thinking about that.
new
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From this reading He had not a friend, save new ones in the village; and even Mr. Keeler would be apt to decline to lend him money.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had had much more than that on board the poor old _Falcon_ when she went to pieces, the amount of his savings for several years; but there was no use of his thinking about that.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Fourteen dollars was not going far when the sum required, according to the figures Mr. Quarles had written out, reached the grand total of a hundred and eleven dollars and thirty-seven cents.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fourteen dollars was not going far when the sum required, according to the figures Mr. Quarles had written out, reached the grand total of a hundred and eleven dollars and thirty-seven cents.
old
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From this reading He had had much more than that on board the poor old _Falcon_ when she went to pieces, the amount of his savings for several years; but there was no use of his thinking about that.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had had much more than that on board the poor old _Falcon_ when she went to pieces, the amount of his savings for several years; but there was no use of his thinking about that.
ones
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From this reading He had not a friend, save new ones in the village; and even Mr. Keeler would be apt to decline to lend him money.
out
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From this reading Fourteen dollars was not going far when the sum required, according to the figures Mr. Quarles had written out, reached the grand total of a hundred and eleven dollars and thirty-seven cents.
pieces
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From this reading He had had much more than that on board the poor old _Falcon_ when she went to pieces, the amount of his savings for several years; but there was no use of his thinking about that.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had had much more than that on board the poor old _Falcon_ when she went to pieces, the amount of his savings for several years; but there was no use of his thinking about that.
Quarles
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From this reading Fourteen dollars was not going far when the sum required, according to the figures Mr. Quarles had written out, reached the grand total of a hundred and eleven dollars and thirty-seven cents.
reached
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From this reading Fourteen dollars was not going far when the sum required, according to the figures Mr. Quarles had written out, reached the grand total of a hundred and eleven dollars and thirty-seven cents.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fourteen dollars was not going far when the sum required, according to the figures Mr. Quarles had written out, reached the grand total of a hundred and eleven dollars and thirty-seven cents.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading He had not a friend, save new ones in the village; and even Mr. Keeler would be apt to decline to lend him money.
savings
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From this reading He had had much more than that on board the poor old _Falcon_ when she went to pieces, the amount of his savings for several years; but there was no use of his thinking about that.
several
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From this reading He had had much more than that on board the poor old _Falcon_ when she went to pieces, the amount of his savings for several years; but there was no use of his thinking about that.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had had much more than that on board the poor old _Falcon_ when she went to pieces, the amount of his savings for several years; but there was no use of his thinking about that.
sum
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From this reading Fourteen dollars was not going far when the sum required, according to the figures Mr. Quarles had written out, reached the grand total of a hundred and eleven dollars and thirty-seven cents.
TELLS
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From this reading ABNER TELLS A LITTLE HISTORY As he walked home that evening Darry was figuring.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He had had much more than that on board the poor old _Falcon_ when she went to pieces, the amount of his savings for several years; but there was no use of his thinking about that.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ABNER TELLS A LITTLE HISTORY As he walked home that evening Darry was figuring.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fourteen dollars was not going far when the sum required, according to the figures Mr. Quarles had written out, reached the grand total of a hundred and eleven dollars and thirty-seven cents.
there
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From this reading He had had much more than that on board the poor old _Falcon_ when she went to pieces, the amount of his savings for several years; but there was no use of his thinking about that.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had had much more than that on board the poor old _Falcon_ when she went to pieces, the amount of his savings for several years; but there was no use of his thinking about that.
thirty-seven
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From this reading Fourteen dollars was not going far when the sum required, according to the figures Mr. Quarles had written out, reached the grand total of a hundred and eleven dollars and thirty-seven cents.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fourteen dollars was not going far when the sum required, according to the figures Mr. Quarles had written out, reached the grand total of a hundred and eleven dollars and thirty-seven cents.
total
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From this reading Fourteen dollars was not going far when the sum required, according to the figures Mr. Quarles had written out, reached the grand total of a hundred and eleven dollars and thirty-seven cents.
use
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From this reading He had had much more than that on board the poor old _Falcon_ when she went to pieces, the amount of his savings for several years; but there was no use of his thinking about that.
village
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From this reading He had not a friend, save new ones in the village; and even Mr. Keeler would be apt to decline to lend him money.
walked
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From this reading ABNER TELLS A LITTLE HISTORY As he walked home that evening Darry was figuring.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ABNER TELLS A LITTLE HISTORY As he walked home that evening Darry was figuring.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had had much more than that on board the poor old _Falcon_ when she went to pieces, the amount of his savings for several years; but there was no use of his thinking about that.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Fourteen dollars was not going far when the sum required, according to the figures Mr. Quarles had written out, reached the grand total of a hundred and eleven dollars and thirty-seven cents.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To whom could he look for assistance?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had not a friend, save new ones in the village; and even Mr. Keeler would be apt to decline to lend him money.
written
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From this reading Fourteen dollars was not going far when the sum required, according to the figures Mr. Quarles had written out, reached the grand total of a hundred and eleven dollars and thirty-seven cents.
years
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From this reading He had had much more than that on board the poor old _Falcon_ when she went to pieces, the amount of his savings for several years; but there was no use of his thinking about that.
