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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 seemed like a very odd chap, the little I saw of him," said Leslie, and did not regret the stranger's absence.
absence
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From this reading "He seemed like a very odd chap, the little I saw of him," said Leslie, and did not regret the stranger's absence.
absent
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From this reading The longer he was absent the less they spoke of him.
Alfaretta
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From this reading That he was alive, somewhere, all were sure, and that he would return sometime or "when he gets good and ready," as Alfaretta coolly observed.
alive
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From this reading That he was alive, somewhere, all were sure, and that he would return sometime or "when he gets good and ready," as Alfaretta coolly observed.
all
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From this reading That he was alive, somewhere, all were sure, and that he would return sometime or "when he gets good and ready," as Alfaretta coolly observed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That he was alive, somewhere, all were sure, and that he would return sometime or "when he gets good and ready," as Alfaretta coolly observed.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Days followed one another in such peaceful routine that Dorothy felt ashamed of her fears, as well as ashamed of her composure regarding Jim Barlow.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Days followed one another in such peaceful routine that Dorothy felt ashamed of her fears, as well as ashamed of her composure regarding Jim Barlow.
ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading Days followed one another in such peaceful routine that Dorothy felt ashamed of her fears, as well as ashamed of her composure regarding Jim Barlow.
Barlow
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From this reading Days followed one another in such peaceful routine that Dorothy felt ashamed of her fears, as well as ashamed of her composure regarding Jim Barlow.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE HEN OF WUN SING But whatever wild schemes were hatching in the heads of the three lads nothing seemed to come of them.
chap
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From this reading "He seemed like a very odd chap, the little I saw of him," said Leslie, and did not regret the stranger's absence.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE HEN OF WUN SING But whatever wild schemes were hatching in the heads of the three lads nothing seemed to come of them.
composure
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From this reading Days followed one another in such peaceful routine that Dorothy felt ashamed of her fears, as well as ashamed of her composure regarding Jim Barlow.
coolly
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From this reading That he was alive, somewhere, all were sure, and that he would return sometime or "when he gets good and ready," as Alfaretta coolly observed.
Days
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From this reading Days followed one another in such peaceful routine that Dorothy felt ashamed of her fears, as well as ashamed of her composure regarding Jim Barlow.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "He seemed like a very odd chap, the little I saw of him," said Leslie, and did not regret the stranger's absence.
Dorothy
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From this reading Days followed one another in such peaceful routine that Dorothy felt ashamed of her fears, as well as ashamed of her composure regarding Jim Barlow.
fears
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From this reading Days followed one another in such peaceful routine that Dorothy felt ashamed of her fears, as well as ashamed of her composure regarding Jim Barlow.
felt
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From this reading Days followed one another in such peaceful routine that Dorothy felt ashamed of her fears, as well as ashamed of her composure regarding Jim Barlow.
followed
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From this reading Days followed one another in such peaceful routine that Dorothy felt ashamed of her fears, as well as ashamed of her composure regarding Jim Barlow.
gets
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From this reading That he was alive, somewhere, all were sure, and that he would return sometime or "when he gets good and ready," as Alfaretta coolly observed.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That he was alive, somewhere, all were sure, and that he would return sometime or "when he gets good and ready," as Alfaretta coolly observed.
hatching
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From this reading THE HEN OF WUN SING But whatever wild schemes were hatching in the heads of the three lads nothing seemed to come of them.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The longer he was absent the less they spoke of him.
heads
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From this reading THE HEN OF WUN SING But whatever wild schemes were hatching in the heads of the three lads nothing seemed to come of them.
HEN
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From this reading THE HEN OF WUN SING But whatever wild schemes were hatching in the heads of the three lads nothing seemed to come of them.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Days followed one another in such peaceful routine that Dorothy felt ashamed of her fears, as well as ashamed of her composure regarding Jim Barlow.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The longer he was absent the less they spoke of him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "He seemed like a very odd chap, the little I saw of him," said Leslie, and did not regret the stranger's absence.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE HEN OF WUN SING But whatever wild schemes were hatching in the heads of the three lads nothing seemed to come of them.
Jim
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From this reading Days followed one another in such peaceful routine that Dorothy felt ashamed of her fears, as well as ashamed of her composure regarding Jim Barlow.
lads
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From this reading THE HEN OF WUN SING But whatever wild schemes were hatching in the heads of the three lads nothing seemed to come of them.
Leslie
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From this reading "He seemed like a very odd chap, the little I saw of him," said Leslie, and did not regret the stranger's absence.
less
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From this reading The longer he was absent the less they spoke of him.
like
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From this reading "He seemed like a very odd chap, the little I saw of him," said Leslie, and did not regret the stranger's absence.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He seemed like a very odd chap, the little I saw of him," said Leslie, and did not regret the stranger's absence.
longer
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From this reading The longer he was absent the less they spoke of him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "He seemed like a very odd chap, the little I saw of him," said Leslie, and did not regret the stranger's absence.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading THE HEN OF WUN SING But whatever wild schemes were hatching in the heads of the three lads nothing seemed to come of them.
observed
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From this reading That he was alive, somewhere, all were sure, and that he would return sometime or "when he gets good and ready," as Alfaretta coolly observed.
odd
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From this reading "He seemed like a very odd chap, the little I saw of him," said Leslie, and did not regret the stranger's absence.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HEN OF WUN SING But whatever wild schemes were hatching in the heads of the three lads nothing seemed to come of them.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Days followed one another in such peaceful routine that Dorothy felt ashamed of her fears, as well as ashamed of her composure regarding Jim Barlow.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading That he was alive, somewhere, all were sure, and that he would return sometime or "when he gets good and ready," as Alfaretta coolly observed.
peaceful
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From this reading Days followed one another in such peaceful routine that Dorothy felt ashamed of her fears, as well as ashamed of her composure regarding Jim Barlow.
ready
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From this reading That he was alive, somewhere, all were sure, and that he would return sometime or "when he gets good and ready," as Alfaretta coolly observed.
regarding
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From this reading Days followed one another in such peaceful routine that Dorothy felt ashamed of her fears, as well as ashamed of her composure regarding Jim Barlow.
regret
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From this reading "He seemed like a very odd chap, the little I saw of him," said Leslie, and did not regret the stranger's absence.
return
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From this reading That he was alive, somewhere, all were sure, and that he would return sometime or "when he gets good and ready," as Alfaretta coolly observed.
routine
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From this reading Days followed one another in such peaceful routine that Dorothy felt ashamed of her fears, as well as ashamed of her composure regarding Jim Barlow.
said
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From this reading "He seemed like a very odd chap, the little I saw of him," said Leslie, and did not regret the stranger's absence.
saw
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From this reading "He seemed like a very odd chap, the little I saw of him," said Leslie, and did not regret the stranger's absence.
schemes
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From this reading THE HEN OF WUN SING But whatever wild schemes were hatching in the heads of the three lads nothing seemed to come of them.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE HEN OF WUN SING But whatever wild schemes were hatching in the heads of the three lads nothing seemed to come of them.
SING
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From this reading THE HEN OF WUN SING But whatever wild schemes were hatching in the heads of the three lads nothing seemed to come of them.
sometime
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From this reading That he was alive, somewhere, all were sure, and that he would return sometime or "when he gets good and ready," as Alfaretta coolly observed.
somewhere
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From this reading That he was alive, somewhere, all were sure, and that he would return sometime or "when he gets good and ready," as Alfaretta coolly observed.
spoke
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From this reading The longer he was absent the less they spoke of him.
stranger's
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From this reading "He seemed like a very odd chap, the little I saw of him," said Leslie, and did not regret the stranger's absence.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Days followed one another in such peaceful routine that Dorothy felt ashamed of her fears, as well as ashamed of her composure regarding Jim Barlow.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That he was alive, somewhere, all were sure, and that he would return sometime or "when he gets good and ready," as Alfaretta coolly observed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Days followed one another in such peaceful routine that Dorothy felt ashamed of her fears, as well as ashamed of her composure regarding Jim Barlow.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HEN OF WUN SING But whatever wild schemes were hatching in the heads of the three lads nothing seemed to come of them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE HEN OF WUN SING But whatever wild schemes were hatching in the heads of the three lads nothing seemed to come of them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The longer he was absent the less they spoke of him.
three
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From this reading THE HEN OF WUN SING But whatever wild schemes were hatching in the heads of the three lads nothing seemed to come of them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE HEN OF WUN SING But whatever wild schemes were hatching in the heads of the three lads nothing seemed to come of them.
very
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From this reading "He seemed like a very odd chap, the little I saw of him," said Leslie, and did not regret the stranger's absence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The longer he was absent the less they spoke of him.
well
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From this reading Days followed one another in such peaceful routine that Dorothy felt ashamed of her fears, as well as ashamed of her composure regarding Jim Barlow.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE HEN OF WUN SING But whatever wild schemes were hatching in the heads of the three lads nothing seemed to come of them.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading THE HEN OF WUN SING But whatever wild schemes were hatching in the heads of the three lads nothing seemed to come of them.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading That he was alive, somewhere, all were sure, and that he would return sometime or "when he gets good and ready," as Alfaretta coolly observed.
wild
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From this reading THE HEN OF WUN SING But whatever wild schemes were hatching in the heads of the three lads nothing seemed to come of them.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading That he was alive, somewhere, all were sure, and that he would return sometime or "when he gets good and ready," as Alfaretta coolly observed.
WUN
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From this reading THE HEN OF WUN SING But whatever wild schemes were hatching in the heads of the three lads nothing seemed to come of them.
