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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 Mr. Jones had good-naturedly promised to take a look at the premises occasionally to see that all was right.
A-FISHING
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From this reading WE GO A-FISHING The following day, happily, proved all that we could desire.
all
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From this reading WE GO A-FISHING The following day, happily, proved all that we could desire.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The children were up with the dawn, and Junior was not long in joining us.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading By eight o'clock we had finished breakfast and the morning work, our lunch-basket was packed, and the market-wagon stood at the door.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I had put but one seat in the wagon for my wife and myself, since the young people decided that a straw-ride to the river would be "more fun than a parlor-car."
breakfast
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From this reading By eight o'clock we had finished breakfast and the morning work, our lunch-basket was packed, and the market-wagon stood at the door.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I had put but one seat in the wagon for my wife and myself, since the young people decided that a straw-ride to the river would be "more fun than a parlor-car."
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By eight o'clock we had finished breakfast and the morning work, our lunch-basket was packed, and the market-wagon stood at the door.
children
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From this reading The children were up with the dawn, and Junior was not long in joining us.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading WE GO A-FISHING The following day, happily, proved all that we could desire.
dawn
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From this reading The children were up with the dawn, and Junior was not long in joining us.
day
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decided
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From this reading I had put but one seat in the wagon for my wife and myself, since the young people decided that a straw-ride to the river would be "more fun than a parlor-car."
desire
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From this reading WE GO A-FISHING The following day, happily, proved all that we could desire.
door
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From this reading By eight o'clock we had finished breakfast and the morning work, our lunch-basket was packed, and the market-wagon stood at the door.
eight
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From this reading By eight o'clock we had finished breakfast and the morning work, our lunch-basket was packed, and the market-wagon stood at the door.
finished
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From this reading By eight o'clock we had finished breakfast and the morning work, our lunch-basket was packed, and the market-wagon stood at the door.
following
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From this reading WE GO A-FISHING The following day, happily, proved all that we could desire.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I had put but one seat in the wagon for my wife and myself, since the young people decided that a straw-ride to the river would be "more fun than a parlor-car."
fun
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From this reading I had put but one seat in the wagon for my wife and myself, since the young people decided that a straw-ride to the river would be "more fun than a parlor-car."
GO
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From this reading WE GO A-FISHING The following day, happily, proved all that we could desire.
good-naturedly
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From this reading Mr. Jones had good-naturedly promised to take a look at the premises occasionally to see that all was right.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By eight o'clock we had finished breakfast and the morning work, our lunch-basket was packed, and the market-wagon stood at the door.
happily
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From this reading WE GO A-FISHING The following day, happily, proved all that we could desire.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had put but one seat in the wagon for my wife and myself, since the young people decided that a straw-ride to the river would be "more fun than a parlor-car."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The children were up with the dawn, and Junior was not long in joining us.
joining
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From this reading The children were up with the dawn, and Junior was not long in joining us.
Jones
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From this reading Mr. Jones had good-naturedly promised to take a look at the premises occasionally to see that all was right.
Junior
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From this reading The children were up with the dawn, and Junior was not long in joining us.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The children were up with the dawn, and Junior was not long in joining us.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Jones had good-naturedly promised to take a look at the premises occasionally to see that all was right.
lunch-basket
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From this reading By eight o'clock we had finished breakfast and the morning work, our lunch-basket was packed, and the market-wagon stood at the door.
market-wagon
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From this reading By eight o'clock we had finished breakfast and the morning work, our lunch-basket was packed, and the market-wagon stood at the door.
more
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From this reading I had put but one seat in the wagon for my wife and myself, since the young people decided that a straw-ride to the river would be "more fun than a parlor-car."
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By eight o'clock we had finished breakfast and the morning work, our lunch-basket was packed, and the market-wagon stood at the door.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Jones had good-naturedly promised to take a look at the premises occasionally to see that all was right.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I had put but one seat in the wagon for my wife and myself, since the young people decided that a straw-ride to the river would be "more fun than a parlor-car."
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I had put but one seat in the wagon for my wife and myself, since the young people decided that a straw-ride to the river would be "more fun than a parlor-car."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The children were up with the dawn, and Junior was not long in joining us.
o'clock
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From this reading By eight o'clock we had finished breakfast and the morning work, our lunch-basket was packed, and the market-wagon stood at the door.
occasionally
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From this reading Mr. Jones had good-naturedly promised to take a look at the premises occasionally to see that all was right.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I had put but one seat in the wagon for my wife and myself, since the young people decided that a straw-ride to the river would be "more fun than a parlor-car."
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading By eight o'clock we had finished breakfast and the morning work, our lunch-basket was packed, and the market-wagon stood at the door.
packed
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From this reading By eight o'clock we had finished breakfast and the morning work, our lunch-basket was packed, and the market-wagon stood at the door.
parlor-car
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From this reading I had put but one seat in the wagon for my wife and myself, since the young people decided that a straw-ride to the river would be "more fun than a parlor-car."
people
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From this reading I had put but one seat in the wagon for my wife and myself, since the young people decided that a straw-ride to the river would be "more fun than a parlor-car."
premises
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From this reading Mr. Jones had good-naturedly promised to take a look at the premises occasionally to see that all was right.
promised
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From this reading Mr. Jones had good-naturedly promised to take a look at the premises occasionally to see that all was right.
proved
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From this reading WE GO A-FISHING The following day, happily, proved all that we could desire.
put
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From this reading I had put but one seat in the wagon for my wife and myself, since the young people decided that a straw-ride to the river would be "more fun than a parlor-car."
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Jones had good-naturedly promised to take a look at the premises occasionally to see that all was right.
river
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From this reading I had put but one seat in the wagon for my wife and myself, since the young people decided that a straw-ride to the river would be "more fun than a parlor-car."
seat
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From this reading I had put but one seat in the wagon for my wife and myself, since the young people decided that a straw-ride to the river would be "more fun than a parlor-car."
see
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From this reading Mr. Jones had good-naturedly promised to take a look at the premises occasionally to see that all was right.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I had put but one seat in the wagon for my wife and myself, since the young people decided that a straw-ride to the river would be "more fun than a parlor-car."
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By eight o'clock we had finished breakfast and the morning work, our lunch-basket was packed, and the market-wagon stood at the door.
straw-ride
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From this reading I had put but one seat in the wagon for my wife and myself, since the young people decided that a straw-ride to the river would be "more fun than a parlor-car."
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Jones had good-naturedly promised to take a look at the premises occasionally to see that all was right.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I had put but one seat in the wagon for my wife and myself, since the young people decided that a straw-ride to the river would be "more fun than a parlor-car."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WE GO A-FISHING The following day, happily, proved all that we could desire.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WE GO A-FISHING The following day, happily, proved all that we could desire.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Jones had good-naturedly promised to take a look at the premises occasionally to see that all was right.
up
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From this reading The children were up with the dawn, and Junior was not long in joining us.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The children were up with the dawn, and Junior was not long in joining us.
wagon
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From this reading I had put but one seat in the wagon for my wife and myself, since the young people decided that a straw-ride to the river would be "more fun than a parlor-car."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The children were up with the dawn, and Junior was not long in joining us.
WEpronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WE GO A-FISHING The following day, happily, proved all that we could desire.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The children were up with the dawn, and Junior was not long in joining us.
wife
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From this reading I had put but one seat in the wagon for my wife and myself, since the young people decided that a straw-ride to the river would be "more fun than a parlor-car."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The children were up with the dawn, and Junior was not long in joining us.
work
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From this reading By eight o'clock we had finished breakfast and the morning work, our lunch-basket was packed, and the market-wagon stood at the door.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I had put but one seat in the wagon for my wife and myself, since the young people decided that a straw-ride to the river would be "more fun than a parlor-car."
young
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From this reading I had put but one seat in the wagon for my wife and myself, since the young people decided that a straw-ride to the river would be "more fun than a parlor-car."
