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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 CHANCE ACQUAINTANCE When Hervey told the councilor at Temple Camp that he had a stepfather, he told something less than the whole story.
ACQUAINTANCE
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From this reading CHANCE ACQUAINTANCE When Hervey told the councilor at Temple Camp that he had a stepfather, he told something less than the whole story.
affectionate
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From this reading Then, when he was old enough to feel a bereavement more keenly his mother had died, and after several years his stepfather had taken a second wife who had always been an affectionate stepmother to the twice orphaned boy.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Then, when he was old enough to feel a bereavement more keenly his mother had died, and after several years his stepfather had taken a second wife who had always been an affectionate stepmother to the twice orphaned boy.
always
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From this reading Then, when he was old enough to feel a bereavement more keenly his mother had died, and after several years his stepfather had taken a second wife who had always been an affectionate stepmother to the twice orphaned boy.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Then, when he was old enough to feel a bereavement more keenly his mother had died, and after several years his stepfather had taken a second wife who had always been an affectionate stepmother to the twice orphaned boy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had both a stepfather and a stepmother.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading CHANCE ACQUAINTANCE When Hervey told the councilor at Temple Camp that he had a stepfather, he told something less than the whole story.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His father had died when he was very young and his mother had married a man named Walton who had been not only a good guardian but a very patient guardian to Hervey.
bereavement
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From this reading Then, when he was old enough to feel a bereavement more keenly his mother had died, and after several years his stepfather had taken a second wife who had always been an affectionate stepmother to the twice orphaned boy.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading He had both a stepfather and a stepmother.
boy
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From this reading Then, when he was old enough to feel a bereavement more keenly his mother had died, and after several years his stepfather had taken a second wife who had always been an affectionate stepmother to the twice orphaned boy.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His father had died when he was very young and his mother had married a man named Walton who had been not only a good guardian but a very patient guardian to Hervey.
Camp
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From this reading CHANCE ACQUAINTANCE When Hervey told the councilor at Temple Camp that he had a stepfather, he told something less than the whole story.
care
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From this reading So here was the odd situation of a boy living in the home of his childhood in the care of two people who were in no way related to him.
CHANCE
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From this reading CHANCE ACQUAINTANCE When Hervey told the councilor at Temple Camp that he had a stepfather, he told something less than the whole story.
childhood
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From this reading So here was the odd situation of a boy living in the home of his childhood in the care of two people who were in no way related to him.
councilor
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From this reading CHANCE ACQUAINTANCE When Hervey told the councilor at Temple Camp that he had a stepfather, he told something less than the whole story.
died
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From this reading His father had died when he was very young and his mother had married a man named Walton who had been not only a good guardian but a very patient guardian to Hervey.
enough
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From this reading Then, when he was old enough to feel a bereavement more keenly his mother had died, and after several years his stepfather had taken a second wife who had always been an affectionate stepmother to the twice orphaned boy.
father
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From this reading His father had died when he was very young and his mother had married a man named Walton who had been not only a good guardian but a very patient guardian to Hervey.
feel
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From this reading Then, when he was old enough to feel a bereavement more keenly his mother had died, and after several years his stepfather had taken a second wife who had always been an affectionate stepmother to the twice orphaned boy.
good
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From this reading His father had died when he was very young and his mother had married a man named Walton who had been not only a good guardian but a very patient guardian to Hervey.
guardian
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From this reading His father had died when he was very young and his mother had married a man named Walton who had been not only a good guardian but a very patient guardian to Hervey.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading CHANCE ACQUAINTANCE When Hervey told the councilor at Temple Camp that he had a stepfather, he told something less than the whole story.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading CHANCE ACQUAINTANCE When Hervey told the councilor at Temple Camp that he had a stepfather, he told something less than the whole story.
here
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From this reading So here was the odd situation of a boy living in the home of his childhood in the care of two people who were in no way related to him.
Hervey
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From this reading CHANCE ACQUAINTANCE When Hervey told the councilor at Temple Camp that he had a stepfather, he told something less than the whole story.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So here was the odd situation of a boy living in the home of his childhood in the care of two people who were in no way related to him.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His father had died when he was very young and his mother had married a man named Walton who had been not only a good guardian but a very patient guardian to Hervey.
home
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From this reading So here was the odd situation of a boy living in the home of his childhood in the care of two people who were in no way related to him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So here was the odd situation of a boy living in the home of his childhood in the care of two people who were in no way related to him.
keenly
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From this reading Then, when he was old enough to feel a bereavement more keenly his mother had died, and after several years his stepfather had taken a second wife who had always been an affectionate stepmother to the twice orphaned boy.
less
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From this reading CHANCE ACQUAINTANCE When Hervey told the councilor at Temple Camp that he had a stepfather, he told something less than the whole story.
living
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From this reading So here was the odd situation of a boy living in the home of his childhood in the care of two people who were in no way related to him.
man
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From this reading His father had died when he was very young and his mother had married a man named Walton who had been not only a good guardian but a very patient guardian to Hervey.
married
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From this reading His father had died when he was very young and his mother had married a man named Walton who had been not only a good guardian but a very patient guardian to Hervey.
more
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From this reading Then, when he was old enough to feel a bereavement more keenly his mother had died, and after several years his stepfather had taken a second wife who had always been an affectionate stepmother to the twice orphaned boy.
mother
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From this reading His father had died when he was very young and his mother had married a man named Walton who had been not only a good guardian but a very patient guardian to Hervey.
named
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From this reading His father had died when he was very young and his mother had married a man named Walton who had been not only a good guardian but a very patient guardian to Hervey.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading So here was the odd situation of a boy living in the home of his childhood in the care of two people who were in no way related to him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His father had died when he was very young and his mother had married a man named Walton who had been not only a good guardian but a very patient guardian to Hervey.
odd
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From this reading So here was the odd situation of a boy living in the home of his childhood in the care of two people who were in no way related to him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So here was the odd situation of a boy living in the home of his childhood in the care of two people who were in no way related to him.
old
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From this reading Then, when he was old enough to feel a bereavement more keenly his mother had died, and after several years his stepfather had taken a second wife who had always been an affectionate stepmother to the twice orphaned boy.
only
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From this reading His father had died when he was very young and his mother had married a man named Walton who had been not only a good guardian but a very patient guardian to Hervey.
orphaned
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From this reading Then, when he was old enough to feel a bereavement more keenly his mother had died, and after several years his stepfather had taken a second wife who had always been an affectionate stepmother to the twice orphaned boy.
patient
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From this reading His father had died when he was very young and his mother had married a man named Walton who had been not only a good guardian but a very patient guardian to Hervey.
people
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From this reading So here was the odd situation of a boy living in the home of his childhood in the care of two people who were in no way related to him.
related
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From this reading So here was the odd situation of a boy living in the home of his childhood in the care of two people who were in no way related to him.
second
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From this reading Then, when he was old enough to feel a bereavement more keenly his mother had died, and after several years his stepfather had taken a second wife who had always been an affectionate stepmother to the twice orphaned boy.
several
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From this reading Then, when he was old enough to feel a bereavement more keenly his mother had died, and after several years his stepfather had taken a second wife who had always been an affectionate stepmother to the twice orphaned boy.
situation
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From this reading So here was the odd situation of a boy living in the home of his childhood in the care of two people who were in no way related to him.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So here was the odd situation of a boy living in the home of his childhood in the care of two people who were in no way related to him.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading CHANCE ACQUAINTANCE When Hervey told the councilor at Temple Camp that he had a stepfather, he told something less than the whole story.
stepfather
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From this reading CHANCE ACQUAINTANCE When Hervey told the councilor at Temple Camp that he had a stepfather, he told something less than the whole story.
stepmother
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From this reading He had both a stepfather and a stepmother.
story
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From this reading CHANCE ACQUAINTANCE When Hervey told the councilor at Temple Camp that he had a stepfather, he told something less than the whole story.
taken
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From this reading Then, when he was old enough to feel a bereavement more keenly his mother had died, and after several years his stepfather had taken a second wife who had always been an affectionate stepmother to the twice orphaned boy.
Temple
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From this reading CHANCE ACQUAINTANCE When Hervey told the councilor at Temple Camp that he had a stepfather, he told something less than the whole story.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading CHANCE ACQUAINTANCE When Hervey told the councilor at Temple Camp that he had a stepfather, he told something less than the whole story.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading CHANCE ACQUAINTANCE When Hervey told the councilor at Temple Camp that he had a stepfather, he told something less than the whole story.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CHANCE ACQUAINTANCE When Hervey told the councilor at Temple Camp that he had a stepfather, he told something less than the whole story.
Then
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From this reading Then, when he was old enough to feel a bereavement more keenly his mother had died, and after several years his stepfather had taken a second wife who had always been an affectionate stepmother to the twice orphaned boy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His father had died when he was very young and his mother had married a man named Walton who had been not only a good guardian but a very patient guardian to Hervey.
told
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From this reading CHANCE ACQUAINTANCE When Hervey told the councilor at Temple Camp that he had a stepfather, he told something less than the whole story.
twice
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From this reading Then, when he was old enough to feel a bereavement more keenly his mother had died, and after several years his stepfather had taken a second wife who had always been an affectionate stepmother to the twice orphaned boy.
two
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From this reading So here was the odd situation of a boy living in the home of his childhood in the care of two people who were in no way related to him.
very
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From this reading His father had died when he was very young and his mother had married a man named Walton who had been not only a good guardian but a very patient guardian to Hervey.
Walton
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From this reading His father had died when he was very young and his mother had married a man named Walton who had been not only a good guardian but a very patient guardian to Hervey.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His father had died when he was very young and his mother had married a man named Walton who had been not only a good guardian but a very patient guardian to Hervey.
way
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From this reading So here was the odd situation of a boy living in the home of his childhood in the care of two people who were in no way related to him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So here was the odd situation of a boy living in the home of his childhood in the care of two people who were in no way related to him.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading CHANCE ACQUAINTANCE When Hervey told the councilor at Temple Camp that he had a stepfather, he told something less than the whole story.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading His father had died when he was very young and his mother had married a man named Walton who had been not only a good guardian but a very patient guardian to Hervey.
whole
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From this reading CHANCE ACQUAINTANCE When Hervey told the councilor at Temple Camp that he had a stepfather, he told something less than the whole story.
wife
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From this reading Then, when he was old enough to feel a bereavement more keenly his mother had died, and after several years his stepfather had taken a second wife who had always been an affectionate stepmother to the twice orphaned boy.
years
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From this reading Then, when he was old enough to feel a bereavement more keenly his mother had died, and after several years his stepfather had taken a second wife who had always been an affectionate stepmother to the twice orphaned boy.
young
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From this reading His father had died when he was very young and his mother had married a man named Walton who had been not only a good guardian but a very patient guardian to Hervey.
