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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 We are going together to Luscombe the day after to-morrow,--Sunday; just write a line to his uncle to prepare him for Tom's visit, and send thither his clothes, as we shall walk, and steal forth unobserved betimes in the morning.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading WHEN, some time after, Kenelm quitted the room and joined Mrs. Bowles below, he said cheerily, "All right; Tom and I are sworn friends.
All
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From this reading WHEN, some time after, Kenelm quitted the room and joined Mrs. Bowles below, he said cheerily, "All right; Tom and I are sworn friends.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHEN, some time after, Kenelm quitted the room and joined Mrs. Bowles below, he said cheerily, "All right; Tom and I are sworn friends.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading WHEN, some time after, Kenelm quitted the room and joined Mrs. Bowles below, he said cheerily, "All right; Tom and I are sworn friends.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We are going together to Luscombe the day after to-morrow,--Sunday; just write a line to his uncle to prepare him for Tom's visit, and send thither his clothes, as we shall walk, and steal forth unobserved betimes in the morning.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He is a noble fellow at heart, and we shall be all proud of him some day or other."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He is a noble fellow at heart, and we shall be all proud of him some day or other."
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading WHEN, some time after, Kenelm quitted the room and joined Mrs. Bowles below, he said cheerily, "All right; Tom and I are sworn friends.
betimes
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From this reading We are going together to Luscombe the day after to-morrow,--Sunday; just write a line to his uncle to prepare him for Tom's visit, and send thither his clothes, as we shall walk, and steal forth unobserved betimes in the morning.
Bowles
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From this reading WHEN, some time after, Kenelm quitted the room and joined Mrs. Bowles below, he said cheerily, "All right; Tom and I are sworn friends.
cheerily
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From this reading WHEN, some time after, Kenelm quitted the room and joined Mrs. Bowles below, he said cheerily, "All right; Tom and I are sworn friends.
clothes
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From this reading We are going together to Luscombe the day after to-morrow,--Sunday; just write a line to his uncle to prepare him for Tom's visit, and send thither his clothes, as we shall walk, and steal forth unobserved betimes in the morning.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he walked towards the farmhouse, Kenelm encountered Mr. Lethbridge, who said, "I have come from Mr. Saunderson's, where I went in search of you.
day
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From this reading We are going together to Luscombe the day after to-morrow,--Sunday; just write a line to his uncle to prepare him for Tom's visit, and send thither his clothes, as we shall walk, and steal forth unobserved betimes in the morning.
encountered
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From this reading As he walked towards the farmhouse, Kenelm encountered Mr. Lethbridge, who said, "I have come from Mr. Saunderson's, where I went in search of you.
farmhouse
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From this reading As he walked towards the farmhouse, Kenelm encountered Mr. Lethbridge, who said, "I have come from Mr. Saunderson's, where I went in search of you.
fellow
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From this reading He is a noble fellow at heart, and we shall be all proud of him some day or other."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We are going together to Luscombe the day after to-morrow,--Sunday; just write a line to his uncle to prepare him for Tom's visit, and send thither his clothes, as we shall walk, and steal forth unobserved betimes in the morning.
forth
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From this reading We are going together to Luscombe the day after to-morrow,--Sunday; just write a line to his uncle to prepare him for Tom's visit, and send thither his clothes, as we shall walk, and steal forth unobserved betimes in the morning.
friends
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From this reading WHEN, some time after, Kenelm quitted the room and joined Mrs. Bowles below, he said cheerily, "All right; Tom and I are sworn friends.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As he walked towards the farmhouse, Kenelm encountered Mr. Lethbridge, who said, "I have come from Mr. Saunderson's, where I went in search of you.
go
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From this reading Now go up and talk to him; he wants a mother's soothing and petting.
going
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From this reading We are going together to Luscombe the day after to-morrow,--Sunday; just write a line to his uncle to prepare him for Tom's visit, and send thither his clothes, as we shall walk, and steal forth unobserved betimes in the morning.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As he walked towards the farmhouse, Kenelm encountered Mr. Lethbridge, who said, "I have come from Mr. Saunderson's, where I went in search of you.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WHEN, some time after, Kenelm quitted the room and joined Mrs. Bowles below, he said cheerily, "All right; Tom and I are sworn friends.
heart
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From this reading He is a noble fellow at heart, and we shall be all proud of him some day or other."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We are going together to Luscombe the day after to-morrow,--Sunday; just write a line to his uncle to prepare him for Tom's visit, and send thither his clothes, as we shall walk, and steal forth unobserved betimes in the morning.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We are going together to Luscombe the day after to-morrow,--Sunday; just write a line to his uncle to prepare him for Tom's visit, and send thither his clothes, as we shall walk, and steal forth unobserved betimes in the morning.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WHEN, some time after, Kenelm quitted the room and joined Mrs. Bowles below, he said cheerily, "All right; Tom and I are sworn friends.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We are going together to Luscombe the day after to-morrow,--Sunday; just write a line to his uncle to prepare him for Tom's visit, and send thither his clothes, as we shall walk, and steal forth unobserved betimes in the morning.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is a noble fellow at heart, and we shall be all proud of him some day or other."
joined
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From this reading WHEN, some time after, Kenelm quitted the room and joined Mrs. Bowles below, he said cheerily, "All right; Tom and I are sworn friends.
just
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From this reading We are going together to Luscombe the day after to-morrow,--Sunday; just write a line to his uncle to prepare him for Tom's visit, and send thither his clothes, as we shall walk, and steal forth unobserved betimes in the morning.
Kenelm
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From this reading WHEN, some time after, Kenelm quitted the room and joined Mrs. Bowles below, he said cheerily, "All right; Tom and I are sworn friends.
Lethbridge
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From this reading As he walked towards the farmhouse, Kenelm encountered Mr. Lethbridge, who said, "I have come from Mr. Saunderson's, where I went in search of you.
line
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From this reading We are going together to Luscombe the day after to-morrow,--Sunday; just write a line to his uncle to prepare him for Tom's visit, and send thither his clothes, as we shall walk, and steal forth unobserved betimes in the morning.
Luscombe
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From this reading We are going together to Luscombe the day after to-morrow,--Sunday; just write a line to his uncle to prepare him for Tom's visit, and send thither his clothes, as we shall walk, and steal forth unobserved betimes in the morning.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We are going together to Luscombe the day after to-morrow,--Sunday; just write a line to his uncle to prepare him for Tom's visit, and send thither his clothes, as we shall walk, and steal forth unobserved betimes in the morning.
mother's
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From this reading Now go up and talk to him; he wants a mother's soothing and petting.
Mr
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From this reading As he walked towards the farmhouse, Kenelm encountered Mr. Lethbridge, who said, "I have come from Mr. Saunderson's, where I went in search of you.
Mrs
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From this reading WHEN, some time after, Kenelm quitted the room and joined Mrs. Bowles below, he said cheerily, "All right; Tom and I are sworn friends.
noble
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From this reading He is a noble fellow at heart, and we shall be all proud of him some day or other."
Now
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From this reading Now go up and talk to him; he wants a mother's soothing and petting.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He is a noble fellow at heart, and we shall be all proud of him some day or other."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He is a noble fellow at heart, and we shall be all proud of him some day or other."
other
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From this reading He is a noble fellow at heart, and we shall be all proud of him some day or other."
petting
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From this reading Now go up and talk to him; he wants a mother's soothing and petting.
prepare
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From this reading We are going together to Luscombe the day after to-morrow,--Sunday; just write a line to his uncle to prepare him for Tom's visit, and send thither his clothes, as we shall walk, and steal forth unobserved betimes in the morning.
proud
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From this reading He is a noble fellow at heart, and we shall be all proud of him some day or other."
quitted
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From this reading WHEN, some time after, Kenelm quitted the room and joined Mrs. Bowles below, he said cheerily, "All right; Tom and I are sworn friends.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHEN, some time after, Kenelm quitted the room and joined Mrs. Bowles below, he said cheerily, "All right; Tom and I are sworn friends.
room
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From this reading WHEN, some time after, Kenelm quitted the room and joined Mrs. Bowles below, he said cheerily, "All right; Tom and I are sworn friends.
said
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From this reading WHEN, some time after, Kenelm quitted the room and joined Mrs. Bowles below, he said cheerily, "All right; Tom and I are sworn friends.
Saunderson's
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From this reading As he walked towards the farmhouse, Kenelm encountered Mr. Lethbridge, who said, "I have come from Mr. Saunderson's, where I went in search of you.
search
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From this reading As he walked towards the farmhouse, Kenelm encountered Mr. Lethbridge, who said, "I have come from Mr. Saunderson's, where I went in search of you.
send
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From this reading We are going together to Luscombe the day after to-morrow,--Sunday; just write a line to his uncle to prepare him for Tom's visit, and send thither his clothes, as we shall walk, and steal forth unobserved betimes in the morning.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We are going together to Luscombe the day after to-morrow,--Sunday; just write a line to his uncle to prepare him for Tom's visit, and send thither his clothes, as we shall walk, and steal forth unobserved betimes in the morning.
some
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From this reading WHEN, some time after, Kenelm quitted the room and joined Mrs. Bowles below, he said cheerily, "All right; Tom and I are sworn friends.
soothing
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From this reading Now go up and talk to him; he wants a mother's soothing and petting.
steal
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From this reading We are going together to Luscombe the day after to-morrow,--Sunday; just write a line to his uncle to prepare him for Tom's visit, and send thither his clothes, as we shall walk, and steal forth unobserved betimes in the morning.
Sunday
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From this reading We are going together to Luscombe the day after to-morrow,--Sunday; just write a line to his uncle to prepare him for Tom's visit, and send thither his clothes, as we shall walk, and steal forth unobserved betimes in the morning.
sworn
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From this reading WHEN, some time after, Kenelm quitted the room and joined Mrs. Bowles below, he said cheerily, "All right; Tom and I are sworn friends.
talk
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From this reading Now go up and talk to him; he wants a mother's soothing and petting.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEN, some time after, Kenelm quitted the room and joined Mrs. Bowles below, he said cheerily, "All right; Tom and I are sworn friends.
thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading We are going together to Luscombe the day after to-morrow,--Sunday; just write a line to his uncle to prepare him for Tom's visit, and send thither his clothes, as we shall walk, and steal forth unobserved betimes in the morning.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHEN, some time after, Kenelm quitted the room and joined Mrs. Bowles below, he said cheerily, "All right; Tom and I are sworn friends.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We are going together to Luscombe the day after to-morrow,--Sunday; just write a line to his uncle to prepare him for Tom's visit, and send thither his clothes, as we shall walk, and steal forth unobserved betimes in the morning.
to-morrow
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From this reading We are going together to Luscombe the day after to-morrow,--Sunday; just write a line to his uncle to prepare him for Tom's visit, and send thither his clothes, as we shall walk, and steal forth unobserved betimes in the morning.
together
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From this reading We are going together to Luscombe the day after to-morrow,--Sunday; just write a line to his uncle to prepare him for Tom's visit, and send thither his clothes, as we shall walk, and steal forth unobserved betimes in the morning.
Tom
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From this reading WHEN, some time after, Kenelm quitted the room and joined Mrs. Bowles below, he said cheerily, "All right; Tom and I are sworn friends.
Tom's
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From this reading We are going together to Luscombe the day after to-morrow,--Sunday; just write a line to his uncle to prepare him for Tom's visit, and send thither his clothes, as we shall walk, and steal forth unobserved betimes in the morning.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading As he walked towards the farmhouse, Kenelm encountered Mr. Lethbridge, who said, "I have come from Mr. Saunderson's, where I went in search of you.
uncle
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From this reading We are going together to Luscombe the day after to-morrow,--Sunday; just write a line to his uncle to prepare him for Tom's visit, and send thither his clothes, as we shall walk, and steal forth unobserved betimes in the morning.
unobserved
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From this reading We are going together to Luscombe the day after to-morrow,--Sunday; just write a line to his uncle to prepare him for Tom's visit, and send thither his clothes, as we shall walk, and steal forth unobserved betimes in the morning.
up
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From this reading Now go up and talk to him; he wants a mother's soothing and petting.
visit
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From this reading We are going together to Luscombe the day after to-morrow,--Sunday; just write a line to his uncle to prepare him for Tom's visit, and send thither his clothes, as we shall walk, and steal forth unobserved betimes in the morning.
walk
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From this reading We are going together to Luscombe the day after to-morrow,--Sunday; just write a line to his uncle to prepare him for Tom's visit, and send thither his clothes, as we shall walk, and steal forth unobserved betimes in the morning.
walked
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From this reading As he walked towards the farmhouse, Kenelm encountered Mr. Lethbridge, who said, "I have come from Mr. Saunderson's, where I went in search of you.
wants
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From this reading Now go up and talk to him; he wants a mother's soothing and petting.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are going together to Luscombe the day after to-morrow,--Sunday; just write a line to his uncle to prepare him for Tom's visit, and send thither his clothes, as we shall walk, and steal forth unobserved betimes in the morning.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he walked towards the farmhouse, Kenelm encountered Mr. Lethbridge, who said, "I have come from Mr. Saunderson's, where I went in search of you.
WHENconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading WHEN, some time after, Kenelm quitted the room and joined Mrs. Bowles below, he said cheerily, "All right; Tom and I are sworn friends.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading As he walked towards the farmhouse, Kenelm encountered Mr. Lethbridge, who said, "I have come from Mr. Saunderson's, where I went in search of you.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading As he walked towards the farmhouse, Kenelm encountered Mr. Lethbridge, who said, "I have come from Mr. Saunderson's, where I went in search of you.
write
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From this reading We are going together to Luscombe the day after to-morrow,--Sunday; just write a line to his uncle to prepare him for Tom's visit, and send thither his clothes, as we shall walk, and steal forth unobserved betimes in the morning.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading As he walked towards the farmhouse, Kenelm encountered Mr. Lethbridge, who said, "I have come from Mr. Saunderson's, where I went in search of you.
