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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 sank into his accustomed place at home and at the store as naturally as if he had been away only for a day.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading On his first day at home he had bought a lame horse for the small sum of fifty dollars, after he had delivered a free lecture about the great "American Cruelty to Animals Association," as he called it.
accept
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From this reading The Allens had gone, taking with them the baby things, which Henley had prevailed upon them to accept.
accustomed
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From this reading He sank into his accustomed place at home and at the store as naturally as if he had been away only for a day.
actually
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From this reading They seldom dealt with him, to be sure, but it was a liberal education to hear his experiences, and even better to see him actually make a deal.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading On his first day at home he had bought a lame horse for the small sum of fifty dollars, after he had delivered a free lecture about the great "American Cruelty to Animals Association," as he called it.
Allens
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From this reading The Allens had gone, taking with them the baby things, which Henley had prevailed upon them to accept.
American
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From this reading On his first day at home he had bought a lame horse for the small sum of fifty dollars, after he had delivered a free lecture about the great "American Cruelty to Animals Association," as he called it.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The news of his return drew around him many of the motley ilk who made trading and swapping both a business and an avocation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He sank into his accustomed place at home and at the store as naturally as if he had been away only for a day.
Animals
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From this reading On his first day at home he had bought a lame horse for the small sum of fifty dollars, after he had delivered a free lecture about the great "American Cruelty to Animals Association," as he called it.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The news of his return drew around him many of the motley ilk who made trading and swapping both a business and an avocation.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He sank into his accustomed place at home and at the store as naturally as if he had been away only for a day.
Association
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From this reading On his first day at home he had bought a lame horse for the small sum of fifty dollars, after he had delivered a free lecture about the great "American Cruelty to Animals Association," as he called it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He sank into his accustomed place at home and at the store as naturally as if he had been away only for a day.
avocation
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From this reading The news of his return drew around him many of the motley ilk who made trading and swapping both a business and an avocation.
away
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From this reading He sank into his accustomed place at home and at the store as naturally as if he had been away only for a day.
baby
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From this reading The Allens had gone, taking with them the baby things, which Henley had prevailed upon them to accept.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They seldom dealt with him, to be sure, but it was a liberal education to hear his experiences, and even better to see him actually make a deal.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He sank into his accustomed place at home and at the store as naturally as if he had been away only for a day.
better
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From this reading They seldom dealt with him, to be sure, but it was a liberal education to hear his experiences, and even better to see him actually make a deal.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The news of his return drew around him many of the motley ilk who made trading and swapping both a business and an avocation.
bought
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From this reading On his first day at home he had bought a lame horse for the small sum of fifty dollars, after he had delivered a free lecture about the great "American Cruelty to Animals Association," as he called it.
business
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From this reading The news of his return drew around him many of the motley ilk who made trading and swapping both a business and an avocation.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They seldom dealt with him, to be sure, but it was a liberal education to hear his experiences, and even better to see him actually make a deal.
called
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From this reading On his first day at home he had bought a lame horse for the small sum of fifty dollars, after he had delivered a free lecture about the great "American Cruelty to Animals Association," as he called it.
Cruelty
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From this reading On his first day at home he had bought a lame horse for the small sum of fifty dollars, after he had delivered a free lecture about the great "American Cruelty to Animals Association," as he called it.
day
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From this reading He sank into his accustomed place at home and at the store as naturally as if he had been away only for a day.
deal
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From this reading They seldom dealt with him, to be sure, but it was a liberal education to hear his experiences, and even better to see him actually make a deal.
dealt
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From this reading They seldom dealt with him, to be sure, but it was a liberal education to hear his experiences, and even better to see him actually make a deal.
delivered
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From this reading On his first day at home he had bought a lame horse for the small sum of fifty dollars, after he had delivered a free lecture about the great "American Cruelty to Animals Association," as he called it.
dollars
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From this reading On his first day at home he had bought a lame horse for the small sum of fifty dollars, after he had delivered a free lecture about the great "American Cruelty to Animals Association," as he called it.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The news of his return drew around him many of the motley ilk who made trading and swapping both a business and an avocation.
education
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From this reading They seldom dealt with him, to be sure, but it was a liberal education to hear his experiences, and even better to see him actually make a deal.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They seldom dealt with him, to be sure, but it was a liberal education to hear his experiences, and even better to see him actually make a deal.
experiences
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From this reading They seldom dealt with him, to be sure, but it was a liberal education to hear his experiences, and even better to see him actually make a deal.
fifty
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From this reading On his first day at home he had bought a lame horse for the small sum of fifty dollars, after he had delivered a free lecture about the great "American Cruelty to Animals Association," as he called it.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On his first day at home he had bought a lame horse for the small sum of fifty dollars, after he had delivered a free lecture about the great "American Cruelty to Animals Association," as he called it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He sank into his accustomed place at home and at the store as naturally as if he had been away only for a day.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading On his first day at home he had bought a lame horse for the small sum of fifty dollars, after he had delivered a free lecture about the great "American Cruelty to Animals Association," as he called it.
gone
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From this reading The Allens had gone, taking with them the baby things, which Henley had prevailed upon them to accept.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On his first day at home he had bought a lame horse for the small sum of fifty dollars, after he had delivered a free lecture about the great "American Cruelty to Animals Association," as he called it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Allens had gone, taking with them the baby things, which Henley had prevailed upon them to accept.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sank into his accustomed place at home and at the store as naturally as if he had been away only for a day.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They seldom dealt with him, to be sure, but it was a liberal education to hear his experiences, and even better to see him actually make a deal.
Henley
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From this reading The Allens had gone, taking with them the baby things, which Henley had prevailed upon them to accept.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The news of his return drew around him many of the motley ilk who made trading and swapping both a business and an avocation.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He sank into his accustomed place at home and at the store as naturally as if he had been away only for a day.
home
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From this reading He sank into his accustomed place at home and at the store as naturally as if he had been away only for a day.
horse
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From this reading On his first day at home he had bought a lame horse for the small sum of fifty dollars, after he had delivered a free lecture about the great "American Cruelty to Animals Association," as he called it.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He sank into his accustomed place at home and at the store as naturally as if he had been away only for a day.
ilk
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From this reading The news of his return drew around him many of the motley ilk who made trading and swapping both a business and an avocation.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He sank into his accustomed place at home and at the store as naturally as if he had been away only for a day.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They seldom dealt with him, to be sure, but it was a liberal education to hear his experiences, and even better to see him actually make a deal.
lame
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From this reading On his first day at home he had bought a lame horse for the small sum of fifty dollars, after he had delivered a free lecture about the great "American Cruelty to Animals Association," as he called it.
lecture
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From this reading On his first day at home he had bought a lame horse for the small sum of fifty dollars, after he had delivered a free lecture about the great "American Cruelty to Animals Association," as he called it.
liberal
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From this reading They seldom dealt with him, to be sure, but it was a liberal education to hear his experiences, and even better to see him actually make a deal.
made
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From this reading The news of his return drew around him many of the motley ilk who made trading and swapping both a business and an avocation.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They seldom dealt with him, to be sure, but it was a liberal education to hear his experiences, and even better to see him actually make a deal.
many
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From this reading The news of his return drew around him many of the motley ilk who made trading and swapping both a business and an avocation.
motley
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From this reading The news of his return drew around him many of the motley ilk who made trading and swapping both a business and an avocation.
naturally
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From this reading He sank into his accustomed place at home and at the store as naturally as if he had been away only for a day.
news
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From this reading The news of his return drew around him many of the motley ilk who made trading and swapping both a business and an avocation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The news of his return drew around him many of the motley ilk who made trading and swapping both a business and an avocation.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On his first day at home he had bought a lame horse for the small sum of fifty dollars, after he had delivered a free lecture about the great "American Cruelty to Animals Association," as he called it.
only
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From this reading He sank into his accustomed place at home and at the store as naturally as if he had been away only for a day.
place
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From this reading He sank into his accustomed place at home and at the store as naturally as if he had been away only for a day.
prevailed
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From this reading The Allens had gone, taking with them the baby things, which Henley had prevailed upon them to accept.
return
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From this reading The news of his return drew around him many of the motley ilk who made trading and swapping both a business and an avocation.
sank
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From this reading He sank into his accustomed place at home and at the store as naturally as if he had been away only for a day.
see
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From this reading They seldom dealt with him, to be sure, but it was a liberal education to hear his experiences, and even better to see him actually make a deal.
seldom
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From this reading They seldom dealt with him, to be sure, but it was a liberal education to hear his experiences, and even better to see him actually make a deal.
small
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From this reading On his first day at home he had bought a lame horse for the small sum of fifty dollars, after he had delivered a free lecture about the great "American Cruelty to Animals Association," as he called it.
store
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From this reading He sank into his accustomed place at home and at the store as naturally as if he had been away only for a day.
sum
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From this reading On his first day at home he had bought a lame horse for the small sum of fifty dollars, after he had delivered a free lecture about the great "American Cruelty to Animals Association," as he called it.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They seldom dealt with him, to be sure, but it was a liberal education to hear his experiences, and even better to see him actually make a deal.
swapping
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From this reading The news of his return drew around him many of the motley ilk who made trading and swapping both a business and an avocation.
taking
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From this reading The Allens had gone, taking with them the baby things, which Henley had prevailed upon them to accept.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Allens had gone, taking with them the baby things, which Henley had prevailed upon them to accept.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The Allens had gone, taking with them the baby things, which Henley had prevailed upon them to accept.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They seldom dealt with him, to be sure, but it was a liberal education to hear his experiences, and even better to see him actually make a deal.
things
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From this reading The Allens had gone, taking with them the baby things, which Henley had prevailed upon them to accept.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Allens had gone, taking with them the baby things, which Henley had prevailed upon them to accept.
trading
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From this reading The news of his return drew around him many of the motley ilk who made trading and swapping both a business and an avocation.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The Allens had gone, taking with them the baby things, which Henley had prevailed upon them to accept.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They seldom dealt with him, to be sure, but it was a liberal education to hear his experiences, and even better to see him actually make a deal.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Allens had gone, taking with them the baby things, which Henley had prevailed upon them to accept.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The news of his return drew around him many of the motley ilk who made trading and swapping both a business and an avocation.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Allens had gone, taking with them the baby things, which Henley had prevailed upon them to accept.
