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able
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From this reading All the incidents described in the preceding chapters happened before the beginning of our story; but it was necessary that we should devote some time to them in order that the reader might be able to follow us understandingly.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We have only one thing more to tell about, and then the thread of our story will run smoothly.
Ackerman
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From this reading Let us go back to George Ackerman, whom we left sitting on the porch in front of the rancho, mending his bridle and talking earnestly to himself.
act
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From this reading “Uncle John and Ned act as though they don’t want me here,” repeated George, “and I have the best notion in the world to pack up my few things and clear out.
All
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From this reading All the incidents described in the preceding chapters happened before the beginning of our story; but it was necessary that we should devote some time to them in order that the reader might be able to follow us understandingly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We have only one thing more to tell about, and then the thread of our story will run smoothly.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Uncle John and Ned act as though they don’t want me here,” repeated George, “and I have the best notion in the world to pack up my few things and clear out.
back
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From this reading Let us go back to George Ackerman, whom we left sitting on the porch in front of the rancho, mending his bridle and talking earnestly to himself.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading All the incidents described in the preceding chapters happened before the beginning of our story; but it was necessary that we should devote some time to them in order that the reader might be able to follow us understandingly.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading All the incidents described in the preceding chapters happened before the beginning of our story; but it was necessary that we should devote some time to them in order that the reader might be able to follow us understandingly.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All the incidents described in the preceding chapters happened before the beginning of our story; but it was necessary that we should devote some time to them in order that the reader might be able to follow us understandingly.
best
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From this reading “Uncle John and Ned act as though they don’t want me here,” repeated George, “and I have the best notion in the world to pack up my few things and clear out.
bridle
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From this reading Let us go back to George Ackerman, whom we left sitting on the porch in front of the rancho, mending his bridle and talking earnestly to himself.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading All the incidents described in the preceding chapters happened before the beginning of our story; but it was necessary that we should devote some time to them in order that the reader might be able to follow us understandingly.
chapters
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From this reading All the incidents described in the preceding chapters happened before the beginning of our story; but it was necessary that we should devote some time to them in order that the reader might be able to follow us understandingly.
clear
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From this reading “Uncle John and Ned act as though they don’t want me here,” repeated George, “and I have the best notion in the world to pack up my few things and clear out.
described
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From this reading All the incidents described in the preceding chapters happened before the beginning of our story; but it was necessary that we should devote some time to them in order that the reader might be able to follow us understandingly.
devote
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From this reading All the incidents described in the preceding chapters happened before the beginning of our story; but it was necessary that we should devote some time to them in order that the reader might be able to follow us understandingly.
doesn't
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From this reading The house doesn’t seem like home to me now.
don't
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From this reading “Uncle John and Ned act as though they don’t want me here,” repeated George, “and I have the best notion in the world to pack up my few things and clear out.
earnestly
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few
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From this reading “Uncle John and Ned act as though they don’t want me here,” repeated George, “and I have the best notion in the world to pack up my few things and clear out.
follow
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From this reading All the incidents described in the preceding chapters happened before the beginning of our story; but it was necessary that we should devote some time to them in order that the reader might be able to follow us understandingly.
front
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From this reading Let us go back to George Ackerman, whom we left sitting on the porch in front of the rancho, mending his bridle and talking earnestly to himself.
George
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From this reading Let us go back to George Ackerman, whom we left sitting on the porch in front of the rancho, mending his bridle and talking earnestly to himself.
go
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From this reading Let us go back to George Ackerman, whom we left sitting on the porch in front of the rancho, mending his bridle and talking earnestly to himself.
happened
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From this reading All the incidents described in the preceding chapters happened before the beginning of our story; but it was necessary that we should devote some time to them in order that the reader might be able to follow us understandingly.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have only one thing more to tell about, and then the thread of our story will run smoothly.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Uncle John and Ned act as though they don’t want me here,” repeated George, “and I have the best notion in the world to pack up my few things and clear out.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Let us go back to George Ackerman, whom we left sitting on the porch in front of the rancho, mending his bridle and talking earnestly to himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Let us go back to George Ackerman, whom we left sitting on the porch in front of the rancho, mending his bridle and talking earnestly to himself.
home
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From this reading The house doesn’t seem like home to me now.
house
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From this reading The house doesn’t seem like home to me now.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Uncle John and Ned act as though they don’t want me here,” repeated George, “and I have the best notion in the world to pack up my few things and clear out.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All the incidents described in the preceding chapters happened before the beginning of our story; but it was necessary that we should devote some time to them in order that the reader might be able to follow us understandingly.
incidents
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From this reading All the incidents described in the preceding chapters happened before the beginning of our story; but it was necessary that we should devote some time to them in order that the reader might be able to follow us understandingly.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading All the incidents described in the preceding chapters happened before the beginning of our story; but it was necessary that we should devote some time to them in order that the reader might be able to follow us understandingly.
John
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From this reading “Uncle John and Ned act as though they don’t want me here,” repeated George, “and I have the best notion in the world to pack up my few things and clear out.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Let us go back to George Ackerman, whom we left sitting on the porch in front of the rancho, mending his bridle and talking earnestly to himself.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let us go back to George Ackerman, whom we left sitting on the porch in front of the rancho, mending his bridle and talking earnestly to himself.
like
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From this reading The house doesn’t seem like home to me now.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Uncle John and Ned act as though they don’t want me here,” repeated George, “and I have the best notion in the world to pack up my few things and clear out.
mending
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From this reading Let us go back to George Ackerman, whom we left sitting on the porch in front of the rancho, mending his bridle and talking earnestly to himself.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading All the incidents described in the preceding chapters happened before the beginning of our story; but it was necessary that we should devote some time to them in order that the reader might be able to follow us understandingly.
more
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From this reading We have only one thing more to tell about, and then the thread of our story will run smoothly.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Uncle John and Ned act as though they don’t want me here,” repeated George, “and I have the best notion in the world to pack up my few things and clear out.
necessary
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From this reading All the incidents described in the preceding chapters happened before the beginning of our story; but it was necessary that we should devote some time to them in order that the reader might be able to follow us understandingly.
Ned
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From this reading “Uncle John and Ned act as though they don’t want me here,” repeated George, “and I have the best notion in the world to pack up my few things and clear out.
notion
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From this reading “Uncle John and Ned act as though they don’t want me here,” repeated George, “and I have the best notion in the world to pack up my few things and clear out.
now
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From this reading The house doesn’t seem like home to me now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All the incidents described in the preceding chapters happened before the beginning of our story; but it was necessary that we should devote some time to them in order that the reader might be able to follow us understandingly.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Let us go back to George Ackerman, whom we left sitting on the porch in front of the rancho, mending his bridle and talking earnestly to himself.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We have only one thing more to tell about, and then the thread of our story will run smoothly.
only
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From this reading We have only one thing more to tell about, and then the thread of our story will run smoothly.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the incidents described in the preceding chapters happened before the beginning of our story; but it was necessary that we should devote some time to them in order that the reader might be able to follow us understandingly.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading All the incidents described in the preceding chapters happened before the beginning of our story; but it was necessary that we should devote some time to them in order that the reader might be able to follow us understandingly.
out
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From this reading “Uncle John and Ned act as though they don’t want me here,” repeated George, “and I have the best notion in the world to pack up my few things and clear out.
pack
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From this reading “Uncle John and Ned act as though they don’t want me here,” repeated George, “and I have the best notion in the world to pack up my few things and clear out.
porch
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preceding
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From this reading All the incidents described in the preceding chapters happened before the beginning of our story; but it was necessary that we should devote some time to them in order that the reader might be able to follow us understandingly.
rancho
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From this reading Let us go back to George Ackerman, whom we left sitting on the porch in front of the rancho, mending his bridle and talking earnestly to himself.
reader
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From this reading All the incidents described in the preceding chapters happened before the beginning of our story; but it was necessary that we should devote some time to them in order that the reader might be able to follow us understandingly.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Uncle John and Ned act as though they don’t want me here,” repeated George, “and I have the best notion in the world to pack up my few things and clear out.
run
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From this reading We have only one thing more to tell about, and then the thread of our story will run smoothly.
seem
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From this reading The house doesn’t seem like home to me now.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading All the incidents described in the preceding chapters happened before the beginning of our story; but it was necessary that we should devote some time to them in order that the reader might be able to follow us understandingly.
sitting
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From this reading Let us go back to George Ackerman, whom we left sitting on the porch in front of the rancho, mending his bridle and talking earnestly to himself.
smoothly
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From this reading We have only one thing more to tell about, and then the thread of our story will run smoothly.
some
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From this reading All the incidents described in the preceding chapters happened before the beginning of our story; but it was necessary that we should devote some time to them in order that the reader might be able to follow us understandingly.
story
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From this reading All the incidents described in the preceding chapters happened before the beginning of our story; but it was necessary that we should devote some time to them in order that the reader might be able to follow us understandingly.
talking
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From this reading Let us go back to George Ackerman, whom we left sitting on the porch in front of the rancho, mending his bridle and talking earnestly to himself.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We have only one thing more to tell about, and then the thread of our story will run smoothly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All the incidents described in the preceding chapters happened before the beginning of our story; but it was necessary that we should devote some time to them in order that the reader might be able to follow us understandingly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All the incidents described in the preceding chapters happened before the beginning of our story; but it was necessary that we should devote some time to them in order that the reader might be able to follow us understandingly.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading All the incidents described in the preceding chapters happened before the beginning of our story; but it was necessary that we should devote some time to them in order that the reader might be able to follow us understandingly.
then
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From this reading We have only one thing more to tell about, and then the thread of our story will run smoothly.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Uncle John and Ned act as though they don’t want me here,” repeated George, “and I have the best notion in the world to pack up my few things and clear out.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We have only one thing more to tell about, and then the thread of our story will run smoothly.
things
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From this reading “Uncle John and Ned act as though they don’t want me here,” repeated George, “and I have the best notion in the world to pack up my few things and clear out.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Uncle John and Ned act as though they don’t want me here,” repeated George, “and I have the best notion in the world to pack up my few things and clear out.
thread
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From this reading We have only one thing more to tell about, and then the thread of our story will run smoothly.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the incidents described in the preceding chapters happened before the beginning of our story; but it was necessary that we should devote some time to them in order that the reader might be able to follow us understandingly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All the incidents described in the preceding chapters happened before the beginning of our story; but it was necessary that we should devote some time to them in order that the reader might be able to follow us understandingly.
Uncle
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From this reading “Uncle John and Ned act as though they don’t want me here,” repeated George, “and I have the best notion in the world to pack up my few things and clear out.
understandingly
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From this reading All the incidents described in the preceding chapters happened before the beginning of our story; but it was necessary that we should devote some time to them in order that the reader might be able to follow us understandingly.
up
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From this reading “Uncle John and Ned act as though they don’t want me here,” repeated George, “and I have the best notion in the world to pack up my few things and clear out.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All the incidents described in the preceding chapters happened before the beginning of our story; but it was necessary that we should devote some time to them in order that the reader might be able to follow us understandingly.
want
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From this reading “Uncle John and Ned act as though they don’t want me here,” repeated George, “and I have the best notion in the world to pack up my few things and clear out.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All the incidents described in the preceding chapters happened before the beginning of our story; but it was necessary that we should devote some time to them in order that the reader might be able to follow us understandingly.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading All the incidents described in the preceding chapters happened before the beginning of our story; but it was necessary that we should devote some time to them in order that the reader might be able to follow us understandingly.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let us go back to George Ackerman, whom we left sitting on the porch in front of the rancho, mending his bridle and talking earnestly to himself.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We have only one thing more to tell about, and then the thread of our story will run smoothly.
world
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From this reading “Uncle John and Ned act as though they don’t want me here,” repeated George, “and I have the best notion in the world to pack up my few things and clear out.
