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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 had not had even a vague premonition when the tanner told him that he might have the rest of the day off.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Birt, meanwhile, was trudging along in the woods, hardly seeing where he went, hardly caring.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He did not now want the holiday which would once have so rejoiced him, and he said as much.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He did not now want the holiday which would once have so rejoiced him, and he said as much.
back
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From this reading And then the tanner, making the disclosure by degrees, being truly sorry to part with the boy, intimated that he need come back no more.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading And then the tanner, making the disclosure by degrees, being truly sorry to part with the boy, intimated that he need come back no more.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Birt unharnessed the mule by the sense of touch and the force of habit, for blinding tears intervened between his vision and the rusty old buckles and worn straps of leather.
Birt
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From this reading Birt, meanwhile, was trudging along in the woods, hardly seeing where he went, hardly caring.
blinding
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From this reading Birt unharnessed the mule by the sense of touch and the force of habit, for blinding tears intervened between his vision and the rusty old buckles and worn straps of leather.
boy
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From this reading And then the tanner, making the disclosure by degrees, being truly sorry to part with the boy, intimated that he need come back no more.
buckles
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From this reading Birt unharnessed the mule by the sense of touch and the force of habit, for blinding tears intervened between his vision and the rusty old buckles and worn straps of leather.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And then the tanner, making the disclosure by degrees, being truly sorry to part with the boy, intimated that he need come back no more.
caring
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From this reading Birt, meanwhile, was trudging along in the woods, hardly seeing where he went, hardly caring.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then the tanner, making the disclosure by degrees, being truly sorry to part with the boy, intimated that he need come back no more.
day
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From this reading He had not had even a vague premonition when the tanner told him that he might have the rest of the day off.
degrees
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From this reading And then the tanner, making the disclosure by degrees, being truly sorry to part with the boy, intimated that he need come back no more.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not now want the holiday which would once have so rejoiced him, and he said as much.
disclosure
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From this reading And then the tanner, making the disclosure by degrees, being truly sorry to part with the boy, intimated that he need come back no more.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had not had even a vague premonition when the tanner told him that he might have the rest of the day off.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Birt unharnessed the mule by the sense of touch and the force of habit, for blinding tears intervened between his vision and the rusty old buckles and worn straps of leather.
force
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From this reading Birt unharnessed the mule by the sense of touch and the force of habit, for blinding tears intervened between his vision and the rusty old buckles and worn straps of leather.
habit
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From this reading Birt unharnessed the mule by the sense of touch and the force of habit, for blinding tears intervened between his vision and the rusty old buckles and worn straps of leather.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had not had even a vague premonition when the tanner told him that he might have the rest of the day off.
hardly
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From this reading Birt, meanwhile, was trudging along in the woods, hardly seeing where he went, hardly caring.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He had not had even a vague premonition when the tanner told him that he might have the rest of the day off.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Birt, meanwhile, was trudging along in the woods, hardly seeing where he went, hardly caring.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had not had even a vague premonition when the tanner told him that he might have the rest of the day off.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Birt unharnessed the mule by the sense of touch and the force of habit, for blinding tears intervened between his vision and the rusty old buckles and worn straps of leather.
holiday
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From this reading He did not now want the holiday which would once have so rejoiced him, and he said as much.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Birt, meanwhile, was trudging along in the woods, hardly seeing where he went, hardly caring.
intervened
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From this reading Birt unharnessed the mule by the sense of touch and the force of habit, for blinding tears intervened between his vision and the rusty old buckles and worn straps of leather.
intimated
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From this reading And then the tanner, making the disclosure by degrees, being truly sorry to part with the boy, intimated that he need come back no more.
leather
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From this reading Birt unharnessed the mule by the sense of touch and the force of habit, for blinding tears intervened between his vision and the rusty old buckles and worn straps of leather.
making
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From this reading And then the tanner, making the disclosure by degrees, being truly sorry to part with the boy, intimated that he need come back no more.
meanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Birt, meanwhile, was trudging along in the woods, hardly seeing where he went, hardly caring.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He had not had even a vague premonition when the tanner told him that he might have the rest of the day off.
more
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From this reading And then the tanner, making the disclosure by degrees, being truly sorry to part with the boy, intimated that he need come back no more.
much
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From this reading He did not now want the holiday which would once have so rejoiced him, and he said as much.
mule
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From this reading Birt unharnessed the mule by the sense of touch and the force of habit, for blinding tears intervened between his vision and the rusty old buckles and worn straps of leather.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then the tanner, making the disclosure by degrees, being truly sorry to part with the boy, intimated that he need come back no more.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading And then the tanner, making the disclosure by degrees, being truly sorry to part with the boy, intimated that he need come back no more.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had not had even a vague premonition when the tanner told him that he might have the rest of the day off.
now
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From this reading He did not now want the holiday which would once have so rejoiced him, and he said as much.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had not had even a vague premonition when the tanner told him that he might have the rest of the day off.
off
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From this reading He had not had even a vague premonition when the tanner told him that he might have the rest of the day off.
old
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From this reading Birt unharnessed the mule by the sense of touch and the force of habit, for blinding tears intervened between his vision and the rusty old buckles and worn straps of leather.
once
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From this reading He did not now want the holiday which would once have so rejoiced him, and he said as much.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then the tanner, making the disclosure by degrees, being truly sorry to part with the boy, intimated that he need come back no more.
premonition
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From this reading He had not had even a vague premonition when the tanner told him that he might have the rest of the day off.
rejoiced
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From this reading He did not now want the holiday which would once have so rejoiced him, and he said as much.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had not had even a vague premonition when the tanner told him that he might have the rest of the day off.
rusty
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From this reading Birt unharnessed the mule by the sense of touch and the force of habit, for blinding tears intervened between his vision and the rusty old buckles and worn straps of leather.
said
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From this reading He did not now want the holiday which would once have so rejoiced him, and he said as much.
seeing
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From this reading Birt, meanwhile, was trudging along in the woods, hardly seeing where he went, hardly caring.
sense
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From this reading Birt unharnessed the mule by the sense of touch and the force of habit, for blinding tears intervened between his vision and the rusty old buckles and worn straps of leather.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He did not now want the holiday which would once have so rejoiced him, and he said as much.
sorry
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From this reading And then the tanner, making the disclosure by degrees, being truly sorry to part with the boy, intimated that he need come back no more.
straps
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From this reading Birt unharnessed the mule by the sense of touch and the force of habit, for blinding tears intervened between his vision and the rusty old buckles and worn straps of leather.
tanner
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From this reading He had not had even a vague premonition when the tanner told him that he might have the rest of the day off.
tears
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From this reading Birt unharnessed the mule by the sense of touch and the force of habit, for blinding tears intervened between his vision and the rusty old buckles and worn straps of leather.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had not had even a vague premonition when the tanner told him that he might have the rest of the day off.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Birt, meanwhile, was trudging along in the woods, hardly seeing where he went, hardly caring.
then
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From this reading And then the tanner, making the disclosure by degrees, being truly sorry to part with the boy, intimated that he need come back no more.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And then the tanner, making the disclosure by degrees, being truly sorry to part with the boy, intimated that he need come back no more.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had not had even a vague premonition when the tanner told him that he might have the rest of the day off.
touch
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From this reading Birt unharnessed the mule by the sense of touch and the force of habit, for blinding tears intervened between his vision and the rusty old buckles and worn straps of leather.
trudging
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From this reading Birt, meanwhile, was trudging along in the woods, hardly seeing where he went, hardly caring.
truly
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From this reading And then the tanner, making the disclosure by degrees, being truly sorry to part with the boy, intimated that he need come back no more.
unharnessed
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From this reading Birt unharnessed the mule by the sense of touch and the force of habit, for blinding tears intervened between his vision and the rusty old buckles and worn straps of leather.
vague
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From this reading He had not had even a vague premonition when the tanner told him that he might have the rest of the day off.
vision
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From this reading Birt unharnessed the mule by the sense of touch and the force of habit, for blinding tears intervened between his vision and the rusty old buckles and worn straps of leather.
want
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From this reading He did not now want the holiday which would once have so rejoiced him, and he said as much.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Birt, meanwhile, was trudging along in the woods, hardly seeing where he went, hardly caring.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Birt, meanwhile, was trudging along in the woods, hardly seeing where he went, hardly caring.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He had not had even a vague premonition when the tanner told him that he might have the rest of the day off.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Birt, meanwhile, was trudging along in the woods, hardly seeing where he went, hardly caring.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He did not now want the holiday which would once have so rejoiced him, and he said as much.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And then the tanner, making the disclosure by degrees, being truly sorry to part with the boy, intimated that he need come back no more.
woods
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From this reading Birt, meanwhile, was trudging along in the woods, hardly seeing where he went, hardly caring.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading Birt unharnessed the mule by the sense of touch and the force of habit, for blinding tears intervened between his vision and the rusty old buckles and worn straps of leather.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He did not now want the holiday which would once have so rejoiced him, and he said as much.
