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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 CHANGE IN PLANS Following Dick's reading of the telegram there was silence among the campers.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though it might be a good thing," he added "for your father would hear us coming long before he could see us, with the way this old iron rattles.
all
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From this reading They all imagined something had happened to Mr. Hamilton, Dick's father, and they hesitated to give voice to their thoughts.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading A CHANGE IN PLANS Following Dick's reading of the telegram there was silence among the campers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They all imagined something had happened to Mr. Hamilton, Dick's father, and they hesitated to give voice to their thoughts.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Well, I'd offer to take you home in my chariot," said Henry Darby, with a suggestion of a smile, "only I know you'd be two days on the road.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Though it might be a good thing," he added "for your father would hear us coming long before he could see us, with the way this old iron rattles.
campers
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From this reading A CHANGE IN PLANS Following Dick's reading of the telegram there was silence among the campers.
CHANGE
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From this reading A CHANGE IN PLANS Following Dick's reading of the telegram there was silence among the campers.
chariot
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From this reading "Well, I'd offer to take you home in my chariot," said Henry Darby, with a suggestion of a smile, "only I know you'd be two days on the road.
coming
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From this reading Though it might be a good thing," he added "for your father would hear us coming long before he could see us, with the way this old iron rattles.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Though it might be a good thing," he added "for your father would hear us coming long before he could see us, with the way this old iron rattles.
Darby
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From this reading "Well, I'd offer to take you home in my chariot," said Henry Darby, with a suggestion of a smile, "only I know you'd be two days on the road.
days
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From this reading "Well, I'd offer to take you home in my chariot," said Henry Darby, with a suggestion of a smile, "only I know you'd be two days on the road.
Dick's
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From this reading A CHANGE IN PLANS Following Dick's reading of the telegram there was silence among the campers.
father
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From this reading They all imagined something had happened to Mr. Hamilton, Dick's father, and they hesitated to give voice to their thoughts.
Following
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From this reading A CHANGE IN PLANS Following Dick's reading of the telegram there was silence among the campers.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Though it might be a good thing," he added "for your father would hear us coming long before he could see us, with the way this old iron rattles.
give
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From this reading They all imagined something had happened to Mr. Hamilton, Dick's father, and they hesitated to give voice to their thoughts.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though it might be a good thing," he added "for your father would hear us coming long before he could see us, with the way this old iron rattles.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They all imagined something had happened to Mr. Hamilton, Dick's father, and they hesitated to give voice to their thoughts.
Hamilton
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From this reading They all imagined something had happened to Mr. Hamilton, Dick's father, and they hesitated to give voice to their thoughts.
happened
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From this reading They all imagined something had happened to Mr. Hamilton, Dick's father, and they hesitated to give voice to their thoughts.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Though it might be a good thing," he added "for your father would hear us coming long before he could see us, with the way this old iron rattles.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though it might be a good thing," he added "for your father would hear us coming long before he could see us, with the way this old iron rattles.
Henry
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From this reading "Well, I'd offer to take you home in my chariot," said Henry Darby, with a suggestion of a smile, "only I know you'd be two days on the road.
hesitated
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From this reading They all imagined something had happened to Mr. Hamilton, Dick's father, and they hesitated to give voice to their thoughts.
home
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From this reading "Well, I'd offer to take you home in my chariot," said Henry Darby, with a suggestion of a smile, "only I know you'd be two days on the road.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, I'd offer to take you home in my chariot," said Henry Darby, with a suggestion of a smile, "only I know you'd be two days on the road.
I'd
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From this reading "Well, I'd offer to take you home in my chariot," said Henry Darby, with a suggestion of a smile, "only I know you'd be two days on the road.
imagined
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From this reading They all imagined something had happened to Mr. Hamilton, Dick's father, and they hesitated to give voice to their thoughts.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A CHANGE IN PLANS Following Dick's reading of the telegram there was silence among the campers.
invent
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From this reading I wish some one would invent noiseless scrap iron."
iron
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From this reading Though it might be a good thing," he added "for your father would hear us coming long before he could see us, with the way this old iron rattles.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Though it might be a good thing," he added "for your father would hear us coming long before he could see us, with the way this old iron rattles.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, I'd offer to take you home in my chariot," said Henry Darby, with a suggestion of a smile, "only I know you'd be two days on the road.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though it might be a good thing," he added "for your father would hear us coming long before he could see us, with the way this old iron rattles.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Though it might be a good thing," he added "for your father would hear us coming long before he could see us, with the way this old iron rattles.
Mr
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From this reading They all imagined something had happened to Mr. Hamilton, Dick's father, and they hesitated to give voice to their thoughts.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Well, I'd offer to take you home in my chariot," said Henry Darby, with a suggestion of a smile, "only I know you'd be two days on the road.
noiseless
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From this reading I wish some one would invent noiseless scrap iron."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A CHANGE IN PLANS Following Dick's reading of the telegram there was silence among the campers.
offer
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From this reading "Well, I'd offer to take you home in my chariot," said Henry Darby, with a suggestion of a smile, "only I know you'd be two days on the road.
old
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From this reading Though it might be a good thing," he added "for your father would hear us coming long before he could see us, with the way this old iron rattles.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Well, I'd offer to take you home in my chariot," said Henry Darby, with a suggestion of a smile, "only I know you'd be two days on the road.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I wish some one would invent noiseless scrap iron."
only
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From this reading "Well, I'd offer to take you home in my chariot," said Henry Darby, with a suggestion of a smile, "only I know you'd be two days on the road.
PLANS
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From this reading A CHANGE IN PLANS Following Dick's reading of the telegram there was silence among the campers.
rattles
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From this reading Though it might be a good thing," he added "for your father would hear us coming long before he could see us, with the way this old iron rattles.
reading
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From this reading A CHANGE IN PLANS Following Dick's reading of the telegram there was silence among the campers.
road
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From this reading "Well, I'd offer to take you home in my chariot," said Henry Darby, with a suggestion of a smile, "only I know you'd be two days on the road.
said
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From this reading "Well, I'd offer to take you home in my chariot," said Henry Darby, with a suggestion of a smile, "only I know you'd be two days on the road.
scrap
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From this reading I wish some one would invent noiseless scrap iron."
see
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From this reading Though it might be a good thing," he added "for your father would hear us coming long before he could see us, with the way this old iron rattles.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading A CHANGE IN PLANS Following Dick's reading of the telegram there was silence among the campers.
smile
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From this reading "Well, I'd offer to take you home in my chariot," said Henry Darby, with a suggestion of a smile, "only I know you'd be two days on the road.
some
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From this reading I wish some one would invent noiseless scrap iron."
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading They all imagined something had happened to Mr. Hamilton, Dick's father, and they hesitated to give voice to their thoughts.
suggestion
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From this reading "Well, I'd offer to take you home in my chariot," said Henry Darby, with a suggestion of a smile, "only I know you'd be two days on the road.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, I'd offer to take you home in my chariot," said Henry Darby, with a suggestion of a smile, "only I know you'd be two days on the road.
telegram
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From this reading A CHANGE IN PLANS Following Dick's reading of the telegram there was silence among the campers.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A CHANGE IN PLANS Following Dick's reading of the telegram there was silence among the campers.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They all imagined something had happened to Mr. Hamilton, Dick's father, and they hesitated to give voice to their thoughts.
there
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From this reading A CHANGE IN PLANS Following Dick's reading of the telegram there was silence among the campers.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They all imagined something had happened to Mr. Hamilton, Dick's father, and they hesitated to give voice to their thoughts.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though it might be a good thing," he added "for your father would hear us coming long before he could see us, with the way this old iron rattles.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Though it might be a good thing," he added "for your father would hear us coming long before he could see us, with the way this old iron rattles.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though it might be a good thing," he added "for your father would hear us coming long before he could see us, with the way this old iron rattles.
thoughts
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From this reading They all imagined something had happened to Mr. Hamilton, Dick's father, and they hesitated to give voice to their thoughts.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They all imagined something had happened to Mr. Hamilton, Dick's father, and they hesitated to give voice to their thoughts.
two
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From this reading "Well, I'd offer to take you home in my chariot," said Henry Darby, with a suggestion of a smile, "only I know you'd be two days on the road.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Though it might be a good thing," he added "for your father would hear us coming long before he could see us, with the way this old iron rattles.
voice
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From this reading They all imagined something had happened to Mr. Hamilton, Dick's father, and they hesitated to give voice to their thoughts.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A CHANGE IN PLANS Following Dick's reading of the telegram there was silence among the campers.
way
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From this reading Though it might be a good thing," he added "for your father would hear us coming long before he could see us, with the way this old iron rattles.
Well
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From this reading "Well, I'd offer to take you home in my chariot," said Henry Darby, with a suggestion of a smile, "only I know you'd be two days on the road.
wish
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From this reading I wish some one would invent noiseless scrap iron."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Well, I'd offer to take you home in my chariot," said Henry Darby, with a suggestion of a smile, "only I know you'd be two days on the road.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Though it might be a good thing," he added "for your father would hear us coming long before he could see us, with the way this old iron rattles.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, I'd offer to take you home in my chariot," said Henry Darby, with a suggestion of a smile, "only I know you'd be two days on the road.
you'd
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From this reading "Well, I'd offer to take you home in my chariot," said Henry Darby, with a suggestion of a smile, "only I know you'd be two days on the road.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Though it might be a good thing," he added "for your father would hear us coming long before he could see us, with the way this old iron rattles.
