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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 Wade went through the unnecessary form of "giving notice" a day or two after his old master was laid to rest.
abandoned
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From this reading On the day that Templeton Thorpe went to the hospital he abandoned an almost lifelong habit of cocking his head in an attitude of listening, and went about the house with the corners of his mouth drooping instead of maintaining their everlasting twist upward in the set smile of humility.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading On the day that Templeton Thorpe went to the hospital he abandoned an almost lifelong habit of cocking his head in an attitude of listening, and went about the house with the corners of his mouth drooping instead of maintaining their everlasting twist upward in the set smile of humility.
advice
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From this reading He had saved a little money,—not much, but enough to start a small business of some sort,—and he was complaining bitterly to himself of the fate that deprived him of Mr. Thorpe's advice just when it was imperative that he should know what enterprise would be the safest for him to undertake.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Wade went through the unnecessary form of "giving notice" a day or two after his old master was laid to rest.
almost
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From this reading On the day that Templeton Thorpe went to the hospital he abandoned an almost lifelong habit of cocking his head in an attitude of listening, and went about the house with the corners of his mouth drooping instead of maintaining their everlasting twist upward in the set smile of humility.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On the day that Templeton Thorpe went to the hospital he abandoned an almost lifelong habit of cocking his head in an attitude of listening, and went about the house with the corners of his mouth drooping instead of maintaining their everlasting twist upward in the set smile of humility.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the day that Templeton Thorpe went to the hospital he abandoned an almost lifelong habit of cocking his head in an attitude of listening, and went about the house with the corners of his mouth drooping instead of maintaining their everlasting twist upward in the set smile of humility.
attitude
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From this reading On the day that Templeton Thorpe went to the hospital he abandoned an almost lifelong habit of cocking his head in an attitude of listening, and went about the house with the corners of his mouth drooping instead of maintaining their everlasting twist upward in the set smile of humility.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had saved a little money,—not much, but enough to start a small business of some sort,—and he was complaining bitterly to himself of the fate that deprived him of Mr. Thorpe's advice just when it was imperative that he should know what enterprise would be the safest for him to undertake.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been there for thirty years and more, and now he was no longer needed.
bitterlyadverbUS /ˈbɪtərli/
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading He had saved a little money,—not much, but enough to start a small business of some sort,—and he was complaining bitterly to himself of the fate that deprived him of Mr. Thorpe's advice just when it was imperative that he should know what enterprise would be the safest for him to undertake.
business
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From this reading He had saved a little money,—not much, but enough to start a small business of some sort,—and he was complaining bitterly to himself of the fate that deprived him of Mr. Thorpe's advice just when it was imperative that he should know what enterprise would be the safest for him to undertake.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had saved a little money,—not much, but enough to start a small business of some sort,—and he was complaining bitterly to himself of the fate that deprived him of Mr. Thorpe's advice just when it was imperative that he should know what enterprise would be the safest for him to undertake.
cocking
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From this reading On the day that Templeton Thorpe went to the hospital he abandoned an almost lifelong habit of cocking his head in an attitude of listening, and went about the house with the corners of his mouth drooping instead of maintaining their everlasting twist upward in the set smile of humility.
complaining
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From this reading He had saved a little money,—not much, but enough to start a small business of some sort,—and he was complaining bitterly to himself of the fate that deprived him of Mr. Thorpe's advice just when it was imperative that he should know what enterprise would be the safest for him to undertake.
corners
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From this reading On the day that Templeton Thorpe went to the hospital he abandoned an almost lifelong habit of cocking his head in an attitude of listening, and went about the house with the corners of his mouth drooping instead of maintaining their everlasting twist upward in the set smile of humility.
day
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From this reading Wade went through the unnecessary form of "giving notice" a day or two after his old master was laid to rest.
deprived
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From this reading He had saved a little money,—not much, but enough to start a small business of some sort,—and he was complaining bitterly to himself of the fate that deprived him of Mr. Thorpe's advice just when it was imperative that he should know what enterprise would be the safest for him to undertake.
drooping
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From this reading On the day that Templeton Thorpe went to the hospital he abandoned an almost lifelong habit of cocking his head in an attitude of listening, and went about the house with the corners of his mouth drooping instead of maintaining their everlasting twist upward in the set smile of humility.
enough
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From this reading He had saved a little money,—not much, but enough to start a small business of some sort,—and he was complaining bitterly to himself of the fate that deprived him of Mr. Thorpe's advice just when it was imperative that he should know what enterprise would be the safest for him to undertake.
enterprise
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From this reading He had saved a little money,—not much, but enough to start a small business of some sort,—and he was complaining bitterly to himself of the fate that deprived him of Mr. Thorpe's advice just when it was imperative that he should know what enterprise would be the safest for him to undertake.
everlasting
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From this reading On the day that Templeton Thorpe went to the hospital he abandoned an almost lifelong habit of cocking his head in an attitude of listening, and went about the house with the corners of his mouth drooping instead of maintaining their everlasting twist upward in the set smile of humility.
fate
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From this reading He had saved a little money,—not much, but enough to start a small business of some sort,—and he was complaining bitterly to himself of the fate that deprived him of Mr. Thorpe's advice just when it was imperative that he should know what enterprise would be the safest for him to undertake.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had been there for thirty years and more, and now he was no longer needed.
form
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From this reading Wade went through the unnecessary form of "giving notice" a day or two after his old master was laid to rest.
get
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From this reading He would have to get out.
giving
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From this reading Wade went through the unnecessary form of "giving notice" a day or two after his old master was laid to rest.
habit
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From this reading On the day that Templeton Thorpe went to the hospital he abandoned an almost lifelong habit of cocking his head in an attitude of listening, and went about the house with the corners of his mouth drooping instead of maintaining their everlasting twist upward in the set smile of humility.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been there for thirty years and more, and now he was no longer needed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He would have to get out.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the day that Templeton Thorpe went to the hospital he abandoned an almost lifelong habit of cocking his head in an attitude of listening, and went about the house with the corners of his mouth drooping instead of maintaining their everlasting twist upward in the set smile of humility.
head
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From this reading On the day that Templeton Thorpe went to the hospital he abandoned an almost lifelong habit of cocking his head in an attitude of listening, and went about the house with the corners of his mouth drooping instead of maintaining their everlasting twist upward in the set smile of humility.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had saved a little money,—not much, but enough to start a small business of some sort,—and he was complaining bitterly to himself of the fate that deprived him of Mr. Thorpe's advice just when it was imperative that he should know what enterprise would be the safest for him to undertake.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had saved a little money,—not much, but enough to start a small business of some sort,—and he was complaining bitterly to himself of the fate that deprived him of Mr. Thorpe's advice just when it was imperative that he should know what enterprise would be the safest for him to undertake.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Wade went through the unnecessary form of "giving notice" a day or two after his old master was laid to rest.
hospital
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From this reading On the day that Templeton Thorpe went to the hospital he abandoned an almost lifelong habit of cocking his head in an attitude of listening, and went about the house with the corners of his mouth drooping instead of maintaining their everlasting twist upward in the set smile of humility.
house
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From this reading On the day that Templeton Thorpe went to the hospital he abandoned an almost lifelong habit of cocking his head in an attitude of listening, and went about the house with the corners of his mouth drooping instead of maintaining their everlasting twist upward in the set smile of humility.
humility
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From this reading On the day that Templeton Thorpe went to the hospital he abandoned an almost lifelong habit of cocking his head in an attitude of listening, and went about the house with the corners of his mouth drooping instead of maintaining their everlasting twist upward in the set smile of humility.
imperative
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From this reading He had saved a little money,—not much, but enough to start a small business of some sort,—and he was complaining bitterly to himself of the fate that deprived him of Mr. Thorpe's advice just when it was imperative that he should know what enterprise would be the safest for him to undertake.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the day that Templeton Thorpe went to the hospital he abandoned an almost lifelong habit of cocking his head in an attitude of listening, and went about the house with the corners of his mouth drooping instead of maintaining their everlasting twist upward in the set smile of humility.
instead
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From this reading On the day that Templeton Thorpe went to the hospital he abandoned an almost lifelong habit of cocking his head in an attitude of listening, and went about the house with the corners of his mouth drooping instead of maintaining their everlasting twist upward in the set smile of humility.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had saved a little money,—not much, but enough to start a small business of some sort,—and he was complaining bitterly to himself of the fate that deprived him of Mr. Thorpe's advice just when it was imperative that he should know what enterprise would be the safest for him to undertake.
just
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From this reading He had saved a little money,—not much, but enough to start a small business of some sort,—and he was complaining bitterly to himself of the fate that deprived him of Mr. Thorpe's advice just when it was imperative that he should know what enterprise would be the safest for him to undertake.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had saved a little money,—not much, but enough to start a small business of some sort,—and he was complaining bitterly to himself of the fate that deprived him of Mr. Thorpe's advice just when it was imperative that he should know what enterprise would be the safest for him to undertake.
laid
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From this reading Wade went through the unnecessary form of "giving notice" a day or two after his old master was laid to rest.
lifelong
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From this reading On the day that Templeton Thorpe went to the hospital he abandoned an almost lifelong habit of cocking his head in an attitude of listening, and went about the house with the corners of his mouth drooping instead of maintaining their everlasting twist upward in the set smile of humility.
listening
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From this reading On the day that Templeton Thorpe went to the hospital he abandoned an almost lifelong habit of cocking his head in an attitude of listening, and went about the house with the corners of his mouth drooping instead of maintaining their everlasting twist upward in the set smile of humility.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had saved a little money,—not much, but enough to start a small business of some sort,—and he was complaining bitterly to himself of the fate that deprived him of Mr. Thorpe's advice just when it was imperative that he should know what enterprise would be the safest for him to undertake.
longer
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From this reading He had been there for thirty years and more, and now he was no longer needed.
maintaining
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From this reading On the day that Templeton Thorpe went to the hospital he abandoned an almost lifelong habit of cocking his head in an attitude of listening, and went about the house with the corners of his mouth drooping instead of maintaining their everlasting twist upward in the set smile of humility.
master
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From this reading Wade went through the unnecessary form of "giving notice" a day or two after his old master was laid to rest.
money
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From this reading He had saved a little money,—not much, but enough to start a small business of some sort,—and he was complaining bitterly to himself of the fate that deprived him of Mr. Thorpe's advice just when it was imperative that he should know what enterprise would be the safest for him to undertake.
more
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From this reading He had been there for thirty years and more, and now he was no longer needed.
mouth
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From this reading On the day that Templeton Thorpe went to the hospital he abandoned an almost lifelong habit of cocking his head in an attitude of listening, and went about the house with the corners of his mouth drooping instead of maintaining their everlasting twist upward in the set smile of humility.
Mr
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From this reading He had saved a little money,—not much, but enough to start a small business of some sort,—and he was complaining bitterly to himself of the fate that deprived him of Mr. Thorpe's advice just when it was imperative that he should know what enterprise would be the safest for him to undertake.
much
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From this reading He had saved a little money,—not much, but enough to start a small business of some sort,—and he was complaining bitterly to himself of the fate that deprived him of Mr. Thorpe's advice just when it was imperative that he should know what enterprise would be the safest for him to undertake.
needed
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From this reading He had been there for thirty years and more, and now he was no longer needed.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had been there for thirty years and more, and now he was no longer needed.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had saved a little money,—not much, but enough to start a small business of some sort,—and he was complaining bitterly to himself of the fate that deprived him of Mr. Thorpe's advice just when it was imperative that he should know what enterprise would be the safest for him to undertake.
notice
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From this reading Wade went through the unnecessary form of "giving notice" a day or two after his old master was laid to rest.
now
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From this reading He had been there for thirty years and more, and now he was no longer needed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Wade went through the unnecessary form of "giving notice" a day or two after his old master was laid to rest.
old
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From this reading Wade went through the unnecessary form of "giving notice" a day or two after his old master was laid to rest.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the day that Templeton Thorpe went to the hospital he abandoned an almost lifelong habit of cocking his head in an attitude of listening, and went about the house with the corners of his mouth drooping instead of maintaining their everlasting twist upward in the set smile of humility.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Wade went through the unnecessary form of "giving notice" a day or two after his old master was laid to rest.
out
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From this reading He would have to get out.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wade went through the unnecessary form of "giving notice" a day or two after his old master was laid to rest.
safest
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From this reading He had saved a little money,—not much, but enough to start a small business of some sort,—and he was complaining bitterly to himself of the fate that deprived him of Mr. Thorpe's advice just when it was imperative that he should know what enterprise would be the safest for him to undertake.
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had saved a little money,—not much, but enough to start a small business of some sort,—and he was complaining bitterly to himself of the fate that deprived him of Mr. Thorpe's advice just when it was imperative that he should know what enterprise would be the safest for him to undertake.
set
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From this reading On the day that Templeton Thorpe went to the hospital he abandoned an almost lifelong habit of cocking his head in an attitude of listening, and went about the house with the corners of his mouth drooping instead of maintaining their everlasting twist upward in the set smile of humility.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He had saved a little money,—not much, but enough to start a small business of some sort,—and he was complaining bitterly to himself of the fate that deprived him of Mr. Thorpe's advice just when it was imperative that he should know what enterprise would be the safest for him to undertake.
small
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From this reading He had saved a little money,—not much, but enough to start a small business of some sort,—and he was complaining bitterly to himself of the fate that deprived him of Mr. Thorpe's advice just when it was imperative that he should know what enterprise would be the safest for him to undertake.
smile
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From this reading On the day that Templeton Thorpe went to the hospital he abandoned an almost lifelong habit of cocking his head in an attitude of listening, and went about the house with the corners of his mouth drooping instead of maintaining their everlasting twist upward in the set smile of humility.
some
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From this reading He had saved a little money,—not much, but enough to start a small business of some sort,—and he was complaining bitterly to himself of the fate that deprived him of Mr. Thorpe's advice just when it was imperative that he should know what enterprise would be the safest for him to undertake.
sort
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From this reading He had saved a little money,—not much, but enough to start a small business of some sort,—and he was complaining bitterly to himself of the fate that deprived him of Mr. Thorpe's advice just when it was imperative that he should know what enterprise would be the safest for him to undertake.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had saved a little money,—not much, but enough to start a small business of some sort,—and he was complaining bitterly to himself of the fate that deprived him of Mr. Thorpe's advice just when it was imperative that he should know what enterprise would be the safest for him to undertake.
Templeton
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From this reading On the day that Templeton Thorpe went to the hospital he abandoned an almost lifelong habit of cocking his head in an attitude of listening, and went about the house with the corners of his mouth drooping instead of maintaining their everlasting twist upward in the set smile of humility.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On the day that Templeton Thorpe went to the hospital he abandoned an almost lifelong habit of cocking his head in an attitude of listening, and went about the house with the corners of his mouth drooping instead of maintaining their everlasting twist upward in the set smile of humility.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Wade went through the unnecessary form of "giving notice" a day or two after his old master was laid to rest.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading On the day that Templeton Thorpe went to the hospital he abandoned an almost lifelong habit of cocking his head in an attitude of listening, and went about the house with the corners of his mouth drooping instead of maintaining their everlasting twist upward in the set smile of humility.
there
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From this reading He had been there for thirty years and more, and now he was no longer needed.
thirty
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From this reading He had been there for thirty years and more, and now he was no longer needed.
Thorpe
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From this reading On the day that Templeton Thorpe went to the hospital he abandoned an almost lifelong habit of cocking his head in an attitude of listening, and went about the house with the corners of his mouth drooping instead of maintaining their everlasting twist upward in the set smile of humility.
Thorpe's
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From this reading He had saved a little money,—not much, but enough to start a small business of some sort,—and he was complaining bitterly to himself of the fate that deprived him of Mr. Thorpe's advice just when it was imperative that he should know what enterprise would be the safest for him to undertake.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Wade went through the unnecessary form of "giving notice" a day or two after his old master was laid to rest.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Wade went through the unnecessary form of "giving notice" a day or two after his old master was laid to rest.
twist
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From this reading On the day that Templeton Thorpe went to the hospital he abandoned an almost lifelong habit of cocking his head in an attitude of listening, and went about the house with the corners of his mouth drooping instead of maintaining their everlasting twist upward in the set smile of humility.
two
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From this reading Wade went through the unnecessary form of "giving notice" a day or two after his old master was laid to rest.
undertake
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From this reading He had saved a little money,—not much, but enough to start a small business of some sort,—and he was complaining bitterly to himself of the fate that deprived him of Mr. Thorpe's advice just when it was imperative that he should know what enterprise would be the safest for him to undertake.
unnecessary
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From this reading Wade went through the unnecessary form of "giving notice" a day or two after his old master was laid to rest.
upward
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From this reading On the day that Templeton Thorpe went to the hospital he abandoned an almost lifelong habit of cocking his head in an attitude of listening, and went about the house with the corners of his mouth drooping instead of maintaining their everlasting twist upward in the set smile of humility.
Wade
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From this reading Wade went through the unnecessary form of "giving notice" a day or two after his old master was laid to rest.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Wade went through the unnecessary form of "giving notice" a day or two after his old master was laid to rest.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wade went through the unnecessary form of "giving notice" a day or two after his old master was laid to rest.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He had saved a little money,—not much, but enough to start a small business of some sort,—and he was complaining bitterly to himself of the fate that deprived him of Mr. Thorpe's advice just when it was imperative that he should know what enterprise would be the safest for him to undertake.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He had saved a little money,—not much, but enough to start a small business of some sort,—and he was complaining bitterly to himself of the fate that deprived him of Mr. Thorpe's advice just when it was imperative that he should know what enterprise would be the safest for him to undertake.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the day that Templeton Thorpe went to the hospital he abandoned an almost lifelong habit of cocking his head in an attitude of listening, and went about the house with the corners of his mouth drooping instead of maintaining their everlasting twist upward in the set smile of humility.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would have to get out.
years
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From this reading He had been there for thirty years and more, and now he was no longer needed.
