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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 GIVEN HIS CHOICE Junior had good reason for bringing Merton to a sudden halt in his impetuous and hostile advance.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He had felt a little uneasy as to the results of their raid upon our fruit, and had walked across the fields to give them the encouragement of his presence, or to cover their retreat, which he now did effectually.
adding
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From this reading It took Junior but a moment to explain to my boy that they were no match "for the two brutes," as he expressed himself, adding, "The man is worse than the dog."
advance
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From this reading GIVEN HIS CHOICE Junior had good reason for bringing Merton to a sudden halt in his impetuous and hostile advance.
almost
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From this reading Merton, however, was almost reckless from anger and a sense of unprovoked wrong, and he darted into the house for his gun.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GIVEN HIS CHOICE Junior had good reason for bringing Merton to a sudden halt in his impetuous and hostile advance.
anger
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From this reading Merton, however, was almost reckless from anger and a sense of unprovoked wrong, and he darted into the house for his gun.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had felt a little uneasy as to the results of their raid upon our fruit, and had walked across the fields to give them the encouragement of his presence, or to cover their retreat, which he now did effectually.
boy
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From this reading It took Junior but a moment to explain to my boy that they were no match "for the two brutes," as he expressed himself, adding, "The man is worse than the dog."
bringing
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From this reading GIVEN HIS CHOICE Junior had good reason for bringing Merton to a sudden halt in his impetuous and hostile advance.
brutes
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From this reading It took Junior but a moment to explain to my boy that they were no match "for the two brutes," as he expressed himself, adding, "The man is worse than the dog."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It took Junior but a moment to explain to my boy that they were no match "for the two brutes," as he expressed himself, adding, "The man is worse than the dog."
children
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From this reading The man coming up the lane, with a savage dog, was the father of the ill-nurtured children.
CHOICE
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From this reading GIVEN HIS CHOICE Junior had good reason for bringing Merton to a sudden halt in his impetuous and hostile advance.
coming
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From this reading The man coming up the lane, with a savage dog, was the father of the ill-nurtured children.
cover
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From this reading He had felt a little uneasy as to the results of their raid upon our fruit, and had walked across the fields to give them the encouragement of his presence, or to cover their retreat, which he now did effectually.
darted
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From this reading Merton, however, was almost reckless from anger and a sense of unprovoked wrong, and he darted into the house for his gun.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He had felt a little uneasy as to the results of their raid upon our fruit, and had walked across the fields to give them the encouragement of his presence, or to cover their retreat, which he now did effectually.
dog
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From this reading The man coming up the lane, with a savage dog, was the father of the ill-nurtured children.
effectually
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From this reading He had felt a little uneasy as to the results of their raid upon our fruit, and had walked across the fields to give them the encouragement of his presence, or to cover their retreat, which he now did effectually.
encouragement
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From this reading He had felt a little uneasy as to the results of their raid upon our fruit, and had walked across the fields to give them the encouragement of his presence, or to cover their retreat, which he now did effectually.
explain
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From this reading It took Junior but a moment to explain to my boy that they were no match "for the two brutes," as he expressed himself, adding, "The man is worse than the dog."
expressed
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From this reading It took Junior but a moment to explain to my boy that they were no match "for the two brutes," as he expressed himself, adding, "The man is worse than the dog."
father
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From this reading The man coming up the lane, with a savage dog, was the father of the ill-nurtured children.
felt
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From this reading He had felt a little uneasy as to the results of their raid upon our fruit, and had walked across the fields to give them the encouragement of his presence, or to cover their retreat, which he now did effectually.
fields
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From this reading He had felt a little uneasy as to the results of their raid upon our fruit, and had walked across the fields to give them the encouragement of his presence, or to cover their retreat, which he now did effectually.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading GIVEN HIS CHOICE Junior had good reason for bringing Merton to a sudden halt in his impetuous and hostile advance.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Merton, however, was almost reckless from anger and a sense of unprovoked wrong, and he darted into the house for his gun.
fruit
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From this reading He had felt a little uneasy as to the results of their raid upon our fruit, and had walked across the fields to give them the encouragement of his presence, or to cover their retreat, which he now did effectually.
give
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From this reading He had felt a little uneasy as to the results of their raid upon our fruit, and had walked across the fields to give them the encouragement of his presence, or to cover their retreat, which he now did effectually.
GIVEN
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From this reading GIVEN HIS CHOICE Junior had good reason for bringing Merton to a sudden halt in his impetuous and hostile advance.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GIVEN HIS CHOICE Junior had good reason for bringing Merton to a sudden halt in his impetuous and hostile advance.
gun
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From this reading Merton, however, was almost reckless from anger and a sense of unprovoked wrong, and he darted into the house for his gun.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading GIVEN HIS CHOICE Junior had good reason for bringing Merton to a sudden halt in his impetuous and hostile advance.
halt
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From this reading GIVEN HIS CHOICE Junior had good reason for bringing Merton to a sudden halt in his impetuous and hostile advance.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had felt a little uneasy as to the results of their raid upon our fruit, and had walked across the fields to give them the encouragement of his presence, or to cover their retreat, which he now did effectually.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It took Junior but a moment to explain to my boy that they were no match "for the two brutes," as he expressed himself, adding, "The man is worse than the dog."
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading GIVEN HIS CHOICE Junior had good reason for bringing Merton to a sudden halt in his impetuous and hostile advance.
hostile
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From this reading GIVEN HIS CHOICE Junior had good reason for bringing Merton to a sudden halt in his impetuous and hostile advance.
house
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From this reading Merton, however, was almost reckless from anger and a sense of unprovoked wrong, and he darted into the house for his gun.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Merton, however, was almost reckless from anger and a sense of unprovoked wrong, and he darted into the house for his gun.
ill-nurtured
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From this reading The man coming up the lane, with a savage dog, was the father of the ill-nurtured children.
impetuous
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From this reading GIVEN HIS CHOICE Junior had good reason for bringing Merton to a sudden halt in his impetuous and hostile advance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GIVEN HIS CHOICE Junior had good reason for bringing Merton to a sudden halt in his impetuous and hostile advance.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Merton, however, was almost reckless from anger and a sense of unprovoked wrong, and he darted into the house for his gun.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It took Junior but a moment to explain to my boy that they were no match "for the two brutes," as he expressed himself, adding, "The man is worse than the dog."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It took Junior but a moment to explain to my boy that they were no match "for the two brutes," as he expressed himself, adding, "The man is worse than the dog."
Junior
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From this reading GIVEN HIS CHOICE Junior had good reason for bringing Merton to a sudden halt in his impetuous and hostile advance.
lane
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From this reading The man coming up the lane, with a savage dog, was the father of the ill-nurtured children.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had felt a little uneasy as to the results of their raid upon our fruit, and had walked across the fields to give them the encouragement of his presence, or to cover their retreat, which he now did effectually.
man
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From this reading The man coming up the lane, with a savage dog, was the father of the ill-nurtured children.
match
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From this reading It took Junior but a moment to explain to my boy that they were no match "for the two brutes," as he expressed himself, adding, "The man is worse than the dog."
Merton
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From this reading GIVEN HIS CHOICE Junior had good reason for bringing Merton to a sudden halt in his impetuous and hostile advance.
moment
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From this reading It took Junior but a moment to explain to my boy that they were no match "for the two brutes," as he expressed himself, adding, "The man is worse than the dog."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It took Junior but a moment to explain to my boy that they were no match "for the two brutes," as he expressed himself, adding, "The man is worse than the dog."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It took Junior but a moment to explain to my boy that they were no match "for the two brutes," as he expressed himself, adding, "The man is worse than the dog."
now
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From this reading He had felt a little uneasy as to the results of their raid upon our fruit, and had walked across the fields to give them the encouragement of his presence, or to cover their retreat, which he now did effectually.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The man coming up the lane, with a savage dog, was the father of the ill-nurtured children.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He had felt a little uneasy as to the results of their raid upon our fruit, and had walked across the fields to give them the encouragement of his presence, or to cover their retreat, which he now did effectually.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading He had felt a little uneasy as to the results of their raid upon our fruit, and had walked across the fields to give them the encouragement of his presence, or to cover their retreat, which he now did effectually.
presence
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From this reading He had felt a little uneasy as to the results of their raid upon our fruit, and had walked across the fields to give them the encouragement of his presence, or to cover their retreat, which he now did effectually.
raid
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From this reading He had felt a little uneasy as to the results of their raid upon our fruit, and had walked across the fields to give them the encouragement of his presence, or to cover their retreat, which he now did effectually.
reason
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From this reading GIVEN HIS CHOICE Junior had good reason for bringing Merton to a sudden halt in his impetuous and hostile advance.
reckless
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From this reading Merton, however, was almost reckless from anger and a sense of unprovoked wrong, and he darted into the house for his gun.
results
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From this reading He had felt a little uneasy as to the results of their raid upon our fruit, and had walked across the fields to give them the encouragement of his presence, or to cover their retreat, which he now did effectually.
retreat
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From this reading He had felt a little uneasy as to the results of their raid upon our fruit, and had walked across the fields to give them the encouragement of his presence, or to cover their retreat, which he now did effectually.
savage
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From this reading The man coming up the lane, with a savage dog, was the father of the ill-nurtured children.
sense
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From this reading Merton, however, was almost reckless from anger and a sense of unprovoked wrong, and he darted into the house for his gun.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GIVEN HIS CHOICE Junior had good reason for bringing Merton to a sudden halt in his impetuous and hostile advance.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It took Junior but a moment to explain to my boy that they were no match "for the two brutes," as he expressed himself, adding, "The man is worse than the dog."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It took Junior but a moment to explain to my boy that they were no match "for the two brutes," as he expressed himself, adding, "The man is worse than the dog."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The man coming up the lane, with a savage dog, was the father of the ill-nurtured children.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He had felt a little uneasy as to the results of their raid upon our fruit, and had walked across the fields to give them the encouragement of his presence, or to cover their retreat, which he now did effectually.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He had felt a little uneasy as to the results of their raid upon our fruit, and had walked across the fields to give them the encouragement of his presence, or to cover their retreat, which he now did effectually.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It took Junior but a moment to explain to my boy that they were no match "for the two brutes," as he expressed himself, adding, "The man is worse than the dog."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GIVEN HIS CHOICE Junior had good reason for bringing Merton to a sudden halt in his impetuous and hostile advance.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It took Junior but a moment to explain to my boy that they were no match "for the two brutes," as he expressed himself, adding, "The man is worse than the dog."
two
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From this reading It took Junior but a moment to explain to my boy that they were no match "for the two brutes," as he expressed himself, adding, "The man is worse than the dog."
uneasy
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From this reading He had felt a little uneasy as to the results of their raid upon our fruit, and had walked across the fields to give them the encouragement of his presence, or to cover their retreat, which he now did effectually.
unprovoked
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From this reading Merton, however, was almost reckless from anger and a sense of unprovoked wrong, and he darted into the house for his gun.
up
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From this reading The man coming up the lane, with a savage dog, was the father of the ill-nurtured children.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He had felt a little uneasy as to the results of their raid upon our fruit, and had walked across the fields to give them the encouragement of his presence, or to cover their retreat, which he now did effectually.
walked
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From this reading He had felt a little uneasy as to the results of their raid upon our fruit, and had walked across the fields to give them the encouragement of his presence, or to cover their retreat, which he now did effectually.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The man coming up the lane, with a savage dog, was the father of the ill-nurtured children.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It took Junior but a moment to explain to my boy that they were no match "for the two brutes," as he expressed himself, adding, "The man is worse than the dog."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had felt a little uneasy as to the results of their raid upon our fruit, and had walked across the fields to give them the encouragement of his presence, or to cover their retreat, which he now did effectually.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The man coming up the lane, with a savage dog, was the father of the ill-nurtured children.
worse
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From this reading It took Junior but a moment to explain to my boy that they were no match "for the two brutes," as he expressed himself, adding, "The man is worse than the dog."
wrong
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From this reading Merton, however, was almost reckless from anger and a sense of unprovoked wrong, and he darted into the house for his gun.
