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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 secretive man who shared no secrets with his neighbors if he could help it, yet whose very idiosyncrasies betrayed them.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Jim and Herbert, aided by Mr. Winters's strong arms, found small difficulty in removing the decayed plank covering which the old miner had placed above his narrow-mouthed shaft.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading This occurred immediately after dinner.
aided
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From this reading Jim and Herbert, aided by Mr. Winters's strong arms, found small difficulty in removing the decayed plank covering which the old miner had placed above his narrow-mouthed shaft.
ALL'S
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From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL The chief event of the day was to be the exploration of "Si Waterman's Folly."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jim and Herbert, aided by Mr. Winters's strong arms, found small difficulty in removing the decayed plank covering which the old miner had placed above his narrow-mouthed shaft.
applied
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From this reading This had once rolled easily enough upon deftly applied rollers and had been arranged to protect Mr. Waterman from detection when excavating, in search of that gold which he believed lay buried in south meadow.
arms
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From this reading Jim and Herbert, aided by Mr. Winters's strong arms, found small difficulty in removing the decayed plank covering which the old miner had placed above his narrow-mouthed shaft.
arranged
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From this reading This had once rolled easily enough upon deftly applied rollers and had been arranged to protect Mr. Waterman from detection when excavating, in search of that gold which he believed lay buried in south meadow.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL The chief event of the day was to be the exploration of "Si Waterman's Folly."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This had once rolled easily enough upon deftly applied rollers and had been arranged to protect Mr. Waterman from detection when excavating, in search of that gold which he believed lay buried in south meadow.
believed
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From this reading This had once rolled easily enough upon deftly applied rollers and had been arranged to protect Mr. Waterman from detection when excavating, in search of that gold which he believed lay buried in south meadow.
betrayed
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From this reading He was a secretive man who shared no secrets with his neighbors if he could help it, yet whose very idiosyncrasies betrayed them.
buried
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From this reading This had once rolled easily enough upon deftly applied rollers and had been arranged to protect Mr. Waterman from detection when excavating, in search of that gold which he believed lay buried in south meadow.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Jim and Herbert, aided by Mr. Winters's strong arms, found small difficulty in removing the decayed plank covering which the old miner had placed above his narrow-mouthed shaft.
chief
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From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL The chief event of the day was to be the exploration of "Si Waterman's Folly."
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He was a secretive man who shared no secrets with his neighbors if he could help it, yet whose very idiosyncrasies betrayed them.
covering
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From this reading Jim and Herbert, aided by Mr. Winters's strong arms, found small difficulty in removing the decayed plank covering which the old miner had placed above his narrow-mouthed shaft.
day
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From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL The chief event of the day was to be the exploration of "Si Waterman's Folly."
decayed
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From this reading Jim and Herbert, aided by Mr. Winters's strong arms, found small difficulty in removing the decayed plank covering which the old miner had placed above his narrow-mouthed shaft.
deftly
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From this reading This had once rolled easily enough upon deftly applied rollers and had been arranged to protect Mr. Waterman from detection when excavating, in search of that gold which he believed lay buried in south meadow.
detection
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From this reading This had once rolled easily enough upon deftly applied rollers and had been arranged to protect Mr. Waterman from detection when excavating, in search of that gold which he believed lay buried in south meadow.
difficulty
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From this reading Jim and Herbert, aided by Mr. Winters's strong arms, found small difficulty in removing the decayed plank covering which the old miner had placed above his narrow-mouthed shaft.
dinner
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From this reading This occurred immediately after dinner.
easily
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From this reading This had once rolled easily enough upon deftly applied rollers and had been arranged to protect Mr. Waterman from detection when excavating, in search of that gold which he believed lay buried in south meadow.
ENDS
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From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL The chief event of the day was to be the exploration of "Si Waterman's Folly."
enough
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From this reading This had once rolled easily enough upon deftly applied rollers and had been arranged to protect Mr. Waterman from detection when excavating, in search of that gold which he believed lay buried in south meadow.
event
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From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL The chief event of the day was to be the exploration of "Si Waterman's Folly."
excavating
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From this reading This had once rolled easily enough upon deftly applied rollers and had been arranged to protect Mr. Waterman from detection when excavating, in search of that gold which he believed lay buried in south meadow.
exploration
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From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL The chief event of the day was to be the exploration of "Si Waterman's Folly."
FollynounUS /ˈfɑːli/
an action or decision that shows a lack of good judgment
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL The chief event of the day was to be the exploration of "Si Waterman's Folly."
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jim and Herbert, aided by Mr. Winters's strong arms, found small difficulty in removing the decayed plank covering which the old miner had placed above his narrow-mouthed shaft.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This had once rolled easily enough upon deftly applied rollers and had been arranged to protect Mr. Waterman from detection when excavating, in search of that gold which he believed lay buried in south meadow.
gold
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From this reading This had once rolled easily enough upon deftly applied rollers and had been arranged to protect Mr. Waterman from detection when excavating, in search of that gold which he believed lay buried in south meadow.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jim and Herbert, aided by Mr. Winters's strong arms, found small difficulty in removing the decayed plank covering which the old miner had placed above his narrow-mouthed shaft.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This had once rolled easily enough upon deftly applied rollers and had been arranged to protect Mr. Waterman from detection when excavating, in search of that gold which he believed lay buried in south meadow.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a secretive man who shared no secrets with his neighbors if he could help it, yet whose very idiosyncrasies betrayed them.
Herbert
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From this reading Jim and Herbert, aided by Mr. Winters's strong arms, found small difficulty in removing the decayed plank covering which the old miner had placed above his narrow-mouthed shaft.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jim and Herbert, aided by Mr. Winters's strong arms, found small difficulty in removing the decayed plank covering which the old miner had placed above his narrow-mouthed shaft.
idiosyncrasies
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From this reading He was a secretive man who shared no secrets with his neighbors if he could help it, yet whose very idiosyncrasies betrayed them.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He was a secretive man who shared no secrets with his neighbors if he could help it, yet whose very idiosyncrasies betrayed them.
immediately
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From this reading This occurred immediately after dinner.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jim and Herbert, aided by Mr. Winters's strong arms, found small difficulty in removing the decayed plank covering which the old miner had placed above his narrow-mouthed shaft.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was a secretive man who shared no secrets with his neighbors if he could help it, yet whose very idiosyncrasies betrayed them.
Jim
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From this reading Jim and Herbert, aided by Mr. Winters's strong arms, found small difficulty in removing the decayed plank covering which the old miner had placed above his narrow-mouthed shaft.
lay
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From this reading This had once rolled easily enough upon deftly applied rollers and had been arranged to protect Mr. Waterman from detection when excavating, in search of that gold which he believed lay buried in south meadow.
man
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From this reading He was a secretive man who shared no secrets with his neighbors if he could help it, yet whose very idiosyncrasies betrayed them.
meadow
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From this reading This had once rolled easily enough upon deftly applied rollers and had been arranged to protect Mr. Waterman from detection when excavating, in search of that gold which he believed lay buried in south meadow.
miner
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From this reading Jim and Herbert, aided by Mr. Winters's strong arms, found small difficulty in removing the decayed plank covering which the old miner had placed above his narrow-mouthed shaft.
Mr
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From this reading Jim and Herbert, aided by Mr. Winters's strong arms, found small difficulty in removing the decayed plank covering which the old miner had placed above his narrow-mouthed shaft.
narrow-mouthed
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From this reading Jim and Herbert, aided by Mr. Winters's strong arms, found small difficulty in removing the decayed plank covering which the old miner had placed above his narrow-mouthed shaft.
neighbors
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From this reading He was a secretive man who shared no secrets with his neighbors if he could help it, yet whose very idiosyncrasies betrayed them.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He was a secretive man who shared no secrets with his neighbors if he could help it, yet whose very idiosyncrasies betrayed them.
occurred
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From this reading This occurred immediately after dinner.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL The chief event of the day was to be the exploration of "Si Waterman's Folly."
old
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From this reading Jim and Herbert, aided by Mr. Winters's strong arms, found small difficulty in removing the decayed plank covering which the old miner had placed above his narrow-mouthed shaft.
once
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From this reading This had once rolled easily enough upon deftly applied rollers and had been arranged to protect Mr. Waterman from detection when excavating, in search of that gold which he believed lay buried in south meadow.
placed
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From this reading Jim and Herbert, aided by Mr. Winters's strong arms, found small difficulty in removing the decayed plank covering which the old miner had placed above his narrow-mouthed shaft.
plank
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From this reading Jim and Herbert, aided by Mr. Winters's strong arms, found small difficulty in removing the decayed plank covering which the old miner had placed above his narrow-mouthed shaft.
protect
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From this reading This had once rolled easily enough upon deftly applied rollers and had been arranged to protect Mr. Waterman from detection when excavating, in search of that gold which he believed lay buried in south meadow.
removing
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From this reading Jim and Herbert, aided by Mr. Winters's strong arms, found small difficulty in removing the decayed plank covering which the old miner had placed above his narrow-mouthed shaft.
rolled
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From this reading This had once rolled easily enough upon deftly applied rollers and had been arranged to protect Mr. Waterman from detection when excavating, in search of that gold which he believed lay buried in south meadow.
rollers
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From this reading This had once rolled easily enough upon deftly applied rollers and had been arranged to protect Mr. Waterman from detection when excavating, in search of that gold which he believed lay buried in south meadow.
search
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From this reading This had once rolled easily enough upon deftly applied rollers and had been arranged to protect Mr. Waterman from detection when excavating, in search of that gold which he believed lay buried in south meadow.
secretive
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From this reading He was a secretive man who shared no secrets with his neighbors if he could help it, yet whose very idiosyncrasies betrayed them.
secrets
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From this reading He was a secretive man who shared no secrets with his neighbors if he could help it, yet whose very idiosyncrasies betrayed them.
shaft
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From this reading Jim and Herbert, aided by Mr. Winters's strong arms, found small difficulty in removing the decayed plank covering which the old miner had placed above his narrow-mouthed shaft.
shared
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From this reading He was a secretive man who shared no secrets with his neighbors if he could help it, yet whose very idiosyncrasies betrayed them.
Si
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From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL The chief event of the day was to be the exploration of "Si Waterman's Folly."
small
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From this reading Jim and Herbert, aided by Mr. Winters's strong arms, found small difficulty in removing the decayed plank covering which the old miner had placed above his narrow-mouthed shaft.
south
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From this reading This had once rolled easily enough upon deftly applied rollers and had been arranged to protect Mr. Waterman from detection when excavating, in search of that gold which he believed lay buried in south meadow.
strong
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From this reading Jim and Herbert, aided by Mr. Winters's strong arms, found small difficulty in removing the decayed plank covering which the old miner had placed above his narrow-mouthed shaft.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL The chief event of the day was to be the exploration of "Si Waterman's Folly."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL The chief event of the day was to be the exploration of "Si Waterman's Folly."
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He was a secretive man who shared no secrets with his neighbors if he could help it, yet whose very idiosyncrasies betrayed them.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This occurred immediately after dinner.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL The chief event of the day was to be the exploration of "Si Waterman's Folly."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading This had once rolled easily enough upon deftly applied rollers and had been arranged to protect Mr. Waterman from detection when excavating, in search of that gold which he believed lay buried in south meadow.
very
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From this reading He was a secretive man who shared no secrets with his neighbors if he could help it, yet whose very idiosyncrasies betrayed them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL The chief event of the day was to be the exploration of "Si Waterman's Folly."
Waterman
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From this reading This had once rolled easily enough upon deftly applied rollers and had been arranged to protect Mr. Waterman from detection when excavating, in search of that gold which he believed lay buried in south meadow.
Waterman's
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From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL The chief event of the day was to be the exploration of "Si Waterman's Folly."
WELL
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From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL The chief event of the day was to be the exploration of "Si Waterman's Folly."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading This had once rolled easily enough upon deftly applied rollers and had been arranged to protect Mr. Waterman from detection when excavating, in search of that gold which he believed lay buried in south meadow.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Jim and Herbert, aided by Mr. Winters's strong arms, found small difficulty in removing the decayed plank covering which the old miner had placed above his narrow-mouthed shaft.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He was a secretive man who shared no secrets with his neighbors if he could help it, yet whose very idiosyncrasies betrayed them.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading He was a secretive man who shared no secrets with his neighbors if he could help it, yet whose very idiosyncrasies betrayed them.
Winters's
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From this reading Jim and Herbert, aided by Mr. Winters's strong arms, found small difficulty in removing the decayed plank covering which the old miner had placed above his narrow-mouthed shaft.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was a secretive man who shared no secrets with his neighbors if he could help it, yet whose very idiosyncrasies betrayed them.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading He was a secretive man who shared no secrets with his neighbors if he could help it, yet whose very idiosyncrasies betrayed them.
