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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 Whether the trip was purely a business one, or was to be regarded in the light of a celebration of the Colonel's good fortune, never transpired.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Upham people exchanged wishes to the effect that John Jennings and Colonel Lamson might not take, in their old age, to sowing again the wild oats of their youth.
age
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From this reading Upham people exchanged wishes to the effect that John Jennings and Colonel Lamson might not take, in their old age, to sowing again the wild oats of their youth.
alive
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From this reading If they get home sober an' alive with all that money, they're lucky," people said.
all
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From this reading If they get home sober an' alive with all that money, they're lucky," people said.
always
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From this reading "John Jennings drank himself most into his grave; an' as for Colonel Lamson, it's easy enough to see that he's always had his dram, when he felt like it.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "John Jennings drank himself most into his grave; an' as for Colonel Lamson, it's easy enough to see that he's always had his dram, when he felt like it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next week Colonel Lamson went to Boston, and took his friend John Jennings with him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "John Jennings drank himself most into his grave; an' as for Colonel Lamson, it's easy enough to see that he's always had his dram, when he felt like it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Whether the trip was purely a business one, or was to be regarded in the light of a celebration of the Colonel's good fortune, never transpired.
Boston
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From this reading The next week Colonel Lamson went to Boston, and took his friend John Jennings with him.
business
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From this reading Whether the trip was purely a business one, or was to be regarded in the light of a celebration of the Colonel's good fortune, never transpired.
celebration
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From this reading Whether the trip was purely a business one, or was to be regarded in the light of a celebration of the Colonel's good fortune, never transpired.
Colonel
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From this reading The next week Colonel Lamson went to Boston, and took his friend John Jennings with him.
Colonel's
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From this reading Whether the trip was purely a business one, or was to be regarded in the light of a celebration of the Colonel's good fortune, never transpired.
dram
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From this reading "John Jennings drank himself most into his grave; an' as for Colonel Lamson, it's easy enough to see that he's always had his dram, when he felt like it.
drank
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From this reading "John Jennings drank himself most into his grave; an' as for Colonel Lamson, it's easy enough to see that he's always had his dram, when he felt like it.
easy
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From this reading "John Jennings drank himself most into his grave; an' as for Colonel Lamson, it's easy enough to see that he's always had his dram, when he felt like it.
effect
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From this reading Upham people exchanged wishes to the effect that John Jennings and Colonel Lamson might not take, in their old age, to sowing again the wild oats of their youth.
enough
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From this reading "John Jennings drank himself most into his grave; an' as for Colonel Lamson, it's easy enough to see that he's always had his dram, when he felt like it.
exchangednounUS /ˈexchanged/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Upham people exchanged wishes to the effect that John Jennings and Colonel Lamson might not take, in their old age, to sowing again the wild oats of their youth.
felt
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From this reading "John Jennings drank himself most into his grave; an' as for Colonel Lamson, it's easy enough to see that he's always had his dram, when he felt like it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "John Jennings drank himself most into his grave; an' as for Colonel Lamson, it's easy enough to see that he's always had his dram, when he felt like it.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Whether the trip was purely a business one, or was to be regarded in the light of a celebration of the Colonel's good fortune, never transpired.
friend
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From this reading The next week Colonel Lamson went to Boston, and took his friend John Jennings with him.
get
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From this reading If they get home sober an' alive with all that money, they're lucky," people said.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whether the trip was purely a business one, or was to be regarded in the light of a celebration of the Colonel's good fortune, never transpired.
grave
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From this reading "John Jennings drank himself most into his grave; an' as for Colonel Lamson, it's easy enough to see that he's always had his dram, when he felt like it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "John Jennings drank himself most into his grave; an' as for Colonel Lamson, it's easy enough to see that he's always had his dram, when he felt like it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "John Jennings drank himself most into his grave; an' as for Colonel Lamson, it's easy enough to see that he's always had his dram, when he felt like it.
he's
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From this reading "John Jennings drank himself most into his grave; an' as for Colonel Lamson, it's easy enough to see that he's always had his dram, when he felt like it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The next week Colonel Lamson went to Boston, and took his friend John Jennings with him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "John Jennings drank himself most into his grave; an' as for Colonel Lamson, it's easy enough to see that he's always had his dram, when he felt like it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The next week Colonel Lamson went to Boston, and took his friend John Jennings with him.
home
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From this reading If they get home sober an' alive with all that money, they're lucky," people said.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If they get home sober an' alive with all that money, they're lucky," people said.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Whether the trip was purely a business one, or was to be regarded in the light of a celebration of the Colonel's good fortune, never transpired.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "John Jennings drank himself most into his grave; an' as for Colonel Lamson, it's easy enough to see that he's always had his dram, when he felt like it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "John Jennings drank himself most into his grave; an' as for Colonel Lamson, it's easy enough to see that he's always had his dram, when he felt like it.
it's
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From this reading "John Jennings drank himself most into his grave; an' as for Colonel Lamson, it's easy enough to see that he's always had his dram, when he felt like it.
Jennings
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From this reading The next week Colonel Lamson went to Boston, and took his friend John Jennings with him.
John
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From this reading The next week Colonel Lamson went to Boston, and took his friend John Jennings with him.
Lamson
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From this reading The next week Colonel Lamson went to Boston, and took his friend John Jennings with him.
light
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From this reading Whether the trip was purely a business one, or was to be regarded in the light of a celebration of the Colonel's good fortune, never transpired.
like
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From this reading "John Jennings drank himself most into his grave; an' as for Colonel Lamson, it's easy enough to see that he's always had his dram, when he felt like it.
lucky
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From this reading If they get home sober an' alive with all that money, they're lucky," people said.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Upham people exchanged wishes to the effect that John Jennings and Colonel Lamson might not take, in their old age, to sowing again the wild oats of their youth.
money
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From this reading If they get home sober an' alive with all that money, they're lucky," people said.
most
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From this reading "John Jennings drank himself most into his grave; an' as for Colonel Lamson, it's easy enough to see that he's always had his dram, when he felt like it.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whether the trip was purely a business one, or was to be regarded in the light of a celebration of the Colonel's good fortune, never transpired.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next week Colonel Lamson went to Boston, and took his friend John Jennings with him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Upham people exchanged wishes to the effect that John Jennings and Colonel Lamson might not take, in their old age, to sowing again the wild oats of their youth.
oats
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From this reading Upham people exchanged wishes to the effect that John Jennings and Colonel Lamson might not take, in their old age, to sowing again the wild oats of their youth.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Whether the trip was purely a business one, or was to be regarded in the light of a celebration of the Colonel's good fortune, never transpired.
old
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From this reading Upham people exchanged wishes to the effect that John Jennings and Colonel Lamson might not take, in their old age, to sowing again the wild oats of their youth.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Whether the trip was purely a business one, or was to be regarded in the light of a celebration of the Colonel's good fortune, never transpired.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Whether the trip was purely a business one, or was to be regarded in the light of a celebration of the Colonel's good fortune, never transpired.
people
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From this reading Upham people exchanged wishes to the effect that John Jennings and Colonel Lamson might not take, in their old age, to sowing again the wild oats of their youth.
purely
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From this reading Whether the trip was purely a business one, or was to be regarded in the light of a celebration of the Colonel's good fortune, never transpired.
regarded
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From this reading Whether the trip was purely a business one, or was to be regarded in the light of a celebration of the Colonel's good fortune, never transpired.
said
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From this reading If they get home sober an' alive with all that money, they're lucky," people said.
see
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From this reading "John Jennings drank himself most into his grave; an' as for Colonel Lamson, it's easy enough to see that he's always had his dram, when he felt like it.
soberadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊbər/
not affected by alcohol
From this reading If they get home sober an' alive with all that money, they're lucky," people said.
sowing
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From this reading Upham people exchanged wishes to the effect that John Jennings and Colonel Lamson might not take, in their old age, to sowing again the wild oats of their youth.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Upham people exchanged wishes to the effect that John Jennings and Colonel Lamson might not take, in their old age, to sowing again the wild oats of their youth.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Upham people exchanged wishes to the effect that John Jennings and Colonel Lamson might not take, in their old age, to sowing again the wild oats of their youth.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next week Colonel Lamson went to Boston, and took his friend John Jennings with him.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Upham people exchanged wishes to the effect that John Jennings and Colonel Lamson might not take, in their old age, to sowing again the wild oats of their youth.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If they get home sober an' alive with all that money, they're lucky," people said.
they're
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From this reading If they get home sober an' alive with all that money, they're lucky," people said.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next week Colonel Lamson went to Boston, and took his friend John Jennings with him.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next week Colonel Lamson went to Boston, and took his friend John Jennings with him.
transpired
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From this reading Whether the trip was purely a business one, or was to be regarded in the light of a celebration of the Colonel's good fortune, never transpired.
trip
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From this reading Whether the trip was purely a business one, or was to be regarded in the light of a celebration of the Colonel's good fortune, never transpired.
Upham
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From this reading Upham people exchanged wishes to the effect that John Jennings and Colonel Lamson might not take, in their old age, to sowing again the wild oats of their youth.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whether the trip was purely a business one, or was to be regarded in the light of a celebration of the Colonel's good fortune, never transpired.
week
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From this reading The next week Colonel Lamson went to Boston, and took his friend John Jennings with him.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next week Colonel Lamson went to Boston, and took his friend John Jennings with him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "John Jennings drank himself most into his grave; an' as for Colonel Lamson, it's easy enough to see that he's always had his dram, when he felt like it.
WhetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Whether the trip was purely a business one, or was to be regarded in the light of a celebration of the Colonel's good fortune, never transpired.
wild
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From this reading Upham people exchanged wishes to the effect that John Jennings and Colonel Lamson might not take, in their old age, to sowing again the wild oats of their youth.
wishes
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From this reading Upham people exchanged wishes to the effect that John Jennings and Colonel Lamson might not take, in their old age, to sowing again the wild oats of their youth.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The next week Colonel Lamson went to Boston, and took his friend John Jennings with him.
youth
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From this reading Upham people exchanged wishes to the effect that John Jennings and Colonel Lamson might not take, in their old age, to sowing again the wild oats of their youth.
