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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 leaned back in his chair and looked at a young fellow about sixteen years of age, who stood in front of the rostrum with his eyes fastened upon a dog's-eared algebra he held in his hand.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He leaned back in his chair and looked at a young fellow about sixteen years of age, who stood in front of the rostrum with his eyes fastened upon a dog's-eared algebra he held in his hand.
age
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From this reading He leaned back in his chair and looked at a young fellow about sixteen years of age, who stood in front of the rostrum with his eyes fastened upon a dog's-eared algebra he held in his hand.
algebra
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From this reading He leaned back in his chair and looked at a young fellow about sixteen years of age, who stood in front of the rostrum with his eyes fastened upon a dog's-eared algebra he held in his hand.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He leaned back in his chair and looked at a young fellow about sixteen years of age, who stood in front of the rostrum with his eyes fastened upon a dog's-eared algebra he held in his hand.
Anthony
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From this reading "Anthony, why didn't you do this during school hours?"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He leaned back in his chair and looked at a young fellow about sixteen years of age, who stood in front of the rostrum with his eyes fastened upon a dog's-eared algebra he held in his hand.
back
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From this reading He leaned back in his chair and looked at a young fellow about sixteen years of age, who stood in front of the rostrum with his eyes fastened upon a dog's-eared algebra he held in his hand.
Bliss
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From this reading The speaker was Mr. Bliss, the principal of one of the St. Louis grammar schools.
chair
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From this reading He leaned back in his chair and looked at a young fellow about sixteen years of age, who stood in front of the rostrum with his eyes fastened upon a dog's-eared algebra he held in his hand.
city
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From this reading This was Tony Richardson, of whom we had something to say in the first volume of this series, and he was the only son of one of the wealthiest steamboat owners in the city.
didn't
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From this reading "Anthony, why didn't you do this during school hours?"
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Anthony, why didn't you do this during school hours?"
dog's-eared
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From this reading He leaned back in his chair and looked at a young fellow about sixteen years of age, who stood in front of the rostrum with his eyes fastened upon a dog's-eared algebra he held in his hand.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading "Anthony, why didn't you do this during school hours?"
eyes
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From this reading He leaned back in his chair and looked at a young fellow about sixteen years of age, who stood in front of the rostrum with his eyes fastened upon a dog's-eared algebra he held in his hand.
fastened
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fellow
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From this reading He leaned back in his chair and looked at a young fellow about sixteen years of age, who stood in front of the rostrum with his eyes fastened upon a dog's-eared algebra he held in his hand.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was Tony Richardson, of whom we had something to say in the first volume of this series, and he was the only son of one of the wealthiest steamboat owners in the city.
front
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From this reading He leaned back in his chair and looked at a young fellow about sixteen years of age, who stood in front of the rostrum with his eyes fastened upon a dog's-eared algebra he held in his hand.
grammar
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From this reading The speaker was Mr. Bliss, the principal of one of the St. Louis grammar schools.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This was Tony Richardson, of whom we had something to say in the first volume of this series, and he was the only son of one of the wealthiest steamboat owners in the city.
hand
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From this reading He leaned back in his chair and looked at a young fellow about sixteen years of age, who stood in front of the rostrum with his eyes fastened upon a dog's-eared algebra he held in his hand.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He leaned back in his chair and looked at a young fellow about sixteen years of age, who stood in front of the rostrum with his eyes fastened upon a dog's-eared algebra he held in his hand.
held
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From this reading He leaned back in his chair and looked at a young fellow about sixteen years of age, who stood in front of the rostrum with his eyes fastened upon a dog's-eared algebra he held in his hand.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He leaned back in his chair and looked at a young fellow about sixteen years of age, who stood in front of the rostrum with his eyes fastened upon a dog's-eared algebra he held in his hand.
hours
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From this reading "Anthony, why didn't you do this during school hours?"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He leaned back in his chair and looked at a young fellow about sixteen years of age, who stood in front of the rostrum with his eyes fastened upon a dog's-eared algebra he held in his hand.
leaned
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From this reading He leaned back in his chair and looked at a young fellow about sixteen years of age, who stood in front of the rostrum with his eyes fastened upon a dog's-eared algebra he held in his hand.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He leaned back in his chair and looked at a young fellow about sixteen years of age, who stood in front of the rostrum with his eyes fastened upon a dog's-eared algebra he held in his hand.
Louis
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From this reading The speaker was Mr. Bliss, the principal of one of the St. Louis grammar schools.
Mr
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From this reading The speaker was Mr. Bliss, the principal of one of the St. Louis grammar schools.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The speaker was Mr. Bliss, the principal of one of the St. Louis grammar schools.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The speaker was Mr. Bliss, the principal of one of the St. Louis grammar schools.
only
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From this reading This was Tony Richardson, of whom we had something to say in the first volume of this series, and he was the only son of one of the wealthiest steamboat owners in the city.
owners
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From this reading This was Tony Richardson, of whom we had something to say in the first volume of this series, and he was the only son of one of the wealthiest steamboat owners in the city.
principal
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From this reading The speaker was Mr. Bliss, the principal of one of the St. Louis grammar schools.
RICHARDSON
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From this reading TONY RICHARDSON.
rostrum
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From this reading He leaned back in his chair and looked at a young fellow about sixteen years of age, who stood in front of the rostrum with his eyes fastened upon a dog's-eared algebra he held in his hand.
say
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From this reading This was Tony Richardson, of whom we had something to say in the first volume of this series, and he was the only son of one of the wealthiest steamboat owners in the city.
school
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From this reading "Anthony, why didn't you do this during school hours?"
schools
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From this reading The speaker was Mr. Bliss, the principal of one of the St. Louis grammar schools.
series
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From this reading This was Tony Richardson, of whom we had something to say in the first volume of this series, and he was the only son of one of the wealthiest steamboat owners in the city.
sixteen
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From this reading He leaned back in his chair and looked at a young fellow about sixteen years of age, who stood in front of the rostrum with his eyes fastened upon a dog's-eared algebra he held in his hand.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading This was Tony Richardson, of whom we had something to say in the first volume of this series, and he was the only son of one of the wealthiest steamboat owners in the city.
son
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From this reading This was Tony Richardson, of whom we had something to say in the first volume of this series, and he was the only son of one of the wealthiest steamboat owners in the city.
speaker
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From this reading The speaker was Mr. Bliss, the principal of one of the St. Louis grammar schools.
St
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From this reading The speaker was Mr. Bliss, the principal of one of the St. Louis grammar schools.
steamboat
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From this reading This was Tony Richardson, of whom we had something to say in the first volume of this series, and he was the only son of one of the wealthiest steamboat owners in the city.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He leaned back in his chair and looked at a young fellow about sixteen years of age, who stood in front of the rostrum with his eyes fastened upon a dog's-eared algebra he held in his hand.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The speaker was Mr. Bliss, the principal of one of the St. Louis grammar schools.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Anthony, why didn't you do this during school hours?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This was Tony Richardson, of whom we had something to say in the first volume of this series, and he was the only son of one of the wealthiest steamboat owners in the city.
TONY
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From this reading TONY RICHARDSON.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He leaned back in his chair and looked at a young fellow about sixteen years of age, who stood in front of the rostrum with his eyes fastened upon a dog's-eared algebra he held in his hand.
volume
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From this reading This was Tony Richardson, of whom we had something to say in the first volume of this series, and he was the only son of one of the wealthiest steamboat owners in the city.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The speaker was Mr. Bliss, the principal of one of the St. Louis grammar schools.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading This was Tony Richardson, of whom we had something to say in the first volume of this series, and he was the only son of one of the wealthiest steamboat owners in the city.
wealthiest
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From this reading This was Tony Richardson, of whom we had something to say in the first volume of this series, and he was the only son of one of the wealthiest steamboat owners in the city.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He leaned back in his chair and looked at a young fellow about sixteen years of age, who stood in front of the rostrum with his eyes fastened upon a dog's-eared algebra he held in his hand.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This was Tony Richardson, of whom we had something to say in the first volume of this series, and he was the only son of one of the wealthiest steamboat owners in the city.
why
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From this reading "Anthony, why didn't you do this during school hours?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He leaned back in his chair and looked at a young fellow about sixteen years of age, who stood in front of the rostrum with his eyes fastened upon a dog's-eared algebra he held in his hand.
years
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From this reading He leaned back in his chair and looked at a young fellow about sixteen years of age, who stood in front of the rostrum with his eyes fastened upon a dog's-eared algebra he held in his hand.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Anthony, why didn't you do this during school hours?"
young
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From this reading He leaned back in his chair and looked at a young fellow about sixteen years of age, who stood in front of the rostrum with his eyes fastened upon a dog's-eared algebra he held in his hand.
