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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 On the first day of July following his first winter in New York Michael received a brief letter from Mr. Endicott, containing a check for a thousand dollars, with congratulations on his majority and a request that he call at the office the next day.
affray
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From this reading The little information that could be gathered from his own memory of how many summers and winters he had passed showed that he was approximately seven years old at the time of the shooting affray.
age
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From this reading As Michael had no definite knowledge of either his exact age, or what month his birthday came, there could be no day set for his coming of age.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The little information that could be gathered from his own memory of how many summers and winters he had passed showed that he was approximately seven years old at the time of the shooting affray.
appointed
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From this reading Michael, eager, grateful, overwhelmed, was on hand to the minute appointed.
approximately
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From this reading The little information that could be gathered from his own memory of how many summers and winters he had passed showed that he was approximately seven years old at the time of the shooting affray.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Michael had no definite knowledge of either his exact age, or what month his birthday came, there could be no day set for his coming of age.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The little information that could be gathered from his own memory of how many summers and winters he had passed showed that he was approximately seven years old at the time of the shooting affray.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As Michael had no definite knowledge of either his exact age, or what month his birthday came, there could be no day set for his coming of age.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading If that were correct it would make him between nineteen and twenty at the time of his graduation.
birthday
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From this reading As Michael had no definite knowledge of either his exact age, or what month his birthday came, there could be no day set for his coming of age.
brief
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From this reading On the first day of July following his first winter in New York Michael received a brief letter from Mr. Endicott, containing a check for a thousand dollars, with congratulations on his majority and a request that he call at the office the next day.
call
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From this reading On the first day of July following his first winter in New York Michael received a brief letter from Mr. Endicott, containing a check for a thousand dollars, with congratulations on his majority and a request that he call at the office the next day.
came
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From this reading As Michael had no definite knowledge of either his exact age, or what month his birthday came, there could be no day set for his coming of age.
check
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From this reading On the first day of July following his first winter in New York Michael received a brief letter from Mr. Endicott, containing a check for a thousand dollars, with congratulations on his majority and a request that he call at the office the next day.
coming
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From this reading As Michael had no definite knowledge of either his exact age, or what month his birthday came, there could be no day set for his coming of age.
congratulations
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From this reading On the first day of July following his first winter in New York Michael received a brief letter from Mr. Endicott, containing a check for a thousand dollars, with congratulations on his majority and a request that he call at the office the next day.
containing
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From this reading On the first day of July following his first winter in New York Michael received a brief letter from Mr. Endicott, containing a check for a thousand dollars, with congratulations on his majority and a request that he call at the office the next day.
correct
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From this reading If that were correct it would make him between nineteen and twenty at the time of his graduation.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As Michael had no definite knowledge of either his exact age, or what month his birthday came, there could be no day set for his coming of age.
day
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From this reading As Michael had no definite knowledge of either his exact age, or what month his birthday came, there could be no day set for his coming of age.
definite
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From this reading As Michael had no definite knowledge of either his exact age, or what month his birthday came, there could be no day set for his coming of age.
dollars
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From this reading On the first day of July following his first winter in New York Michael received a brief letter from Mr. Endicott, containing a check for a thousand dollars, with congratulations on his majority and a request that he call at the office the next day.
eager
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From this reading Michael, eager, grateful, overwhelmed, was on hand to the minute appointed.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading As Michael had no definite knowledge of either his exact age, or what month his birthday came, there could be no day set for his coming of age.
Endicott
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From this reading On the first day of July following his first winter in New York Michael received a brief letter from Mr. Endicott, containing a check for a thousand dollars, with congratulations on his majority and a request that he call at the office the next day.
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading As Michael had no definite knowledge of either his exact age, or what month his birthday came, there could be no day set for his coming of age.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the first day of July following his first winter in New York Michael received a brief letter from Mr. Endicott, containing a check for a thousand dollars, with congratulations on his majority and a request that he call at the office the next day.
following
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From this reading On the first day of July following his first winter in New York Michael received a brief letter from Mr. Endicott, containing a check for a thousand dollars, with congratulations on his majority and a request that he call at the office the next day.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As Michael had no definite knowledge of either his exact age, or what month his birthday came, there could be no day set for his coming of age.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The little information that could be gathered from his own memory of how many summers and winters he had passed showed that he was approximately seven years old at the time of the shooting affray.
gathered
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From this reading The little information that could be gathered from his own memory of how many summers and winters he had passed showed that he was approximately seven years old at the time of the shooting affray.
graduation
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From this reading If that were correct it would make him between nineteen and twenty at the time of his graduation.
grateful
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From this reading Michael, eager, grateful, overwhelmed, was on hand to the minute appointed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As Michael had no definite knowledge of either his exact age, or what month his birthday came, there could be no day set for his coming of age.
hand
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From this reading Michael, eager, grateful, overwhelmed, was on hand to the minute appointed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The little information that could be gathered from his own memory of how many summers and winters he had passed showed that he was approximately seven years old at the time of the shooting affray.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If that were correct it would make him between nineteen and twenty at the time of his graduation.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As Michael had no definite knowledge of either his exact age, or what month his birthday came, there could be no day set for his coming of age.
how
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From this reading The little information that could be gathered from his own memory of how many summers and winters he had passed showed that he was approximately seven years old at the time of the shooting affray.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If that were correct it would make him between nineteen and twenty at the time of his graduation.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the first day of July following his first winter in New York Michael received a brief letter from Mr. Endicott, containing a check for a thousand dollars, with congratulations on his majority and a request that he call at the office the next day.
information
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From this reading The little information that could be gathered from his own memory of how many summers and winters he had passed showed that he was approximately seven years old at the time of the shooting affray.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If that were correct it would make him between nineteen and twenty at the time of his graduation.
July
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From this reading On the first day of July following his first winter in New York Michael received a brief letter from Mr. Endicott, containing a check for a thousand dollars, with congratulations on his majority and a request that he call at the office the next day.
knowledge
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From this reading As Michael had no definite knowledge of either his exact age, or what month his birthday came, there could be no day set for his coming of age.
letter
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From this reading On the first day of July following his first winter in New York Michael received a brief letter from Mr. Endicott, containing a check for a thousand dollars, with congratulations on his majority and a request that he call at the office the next day.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little information that could be gathered from his own memory of how many summers and winters he had passed showed that he was approximately seven years old at the time of the shooting affray.
majority
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From this reading On the first day of July following his first winter in New York Michael received a brief letter from Mr. Endicott, containing a check for a thousand dollars, with congratulations on his majority and a request that he call at the office the next day.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If that were correct it would make him between nineteen and twenty at the time of his graduation.
many
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From this reading The little information that could be gathered from his own memory of how many summers and winters he had passed showed that he was approximately seven years old at the time of the shooting affray.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading The little information that could be gathered from his own memory of how many summers and winters he had passed showed that he was approximately seven years old at the time of the shooting affray.
Michael
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From this reading As Michael had no definite knowledge of either his exact age, or what month his birthday came, there could be no day set for his coming of age.
minute
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From this reading Michael, eager, grateful, overwhelmed, was on hand to the minute appointed.
month
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From this reading As Michael had no definite knowledge of either his exact age, or what month his birthday came, there could be no day set for his coming of age.
Mr
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From this reading On the first day of July following his first winter in New York Michael received a brief letter from Mr. Endicott, containing a check for a thousand dollars, with congratulations on his majority and a request that he call at the office the next day.
New
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From this reading On the first day of July following his first winter in New York Michael received a brief letter from Mr. Endicott, containing a check for a thousand dollars, with congratulations on his majority and a request that he call at the office the next day.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the first day of July following his first winter in New York Michael received a brief letter from Mr. Endicott, containing a check for a thousand dollars, with congratulations on his majority and a request that he call at the office the next day.
nineteennounUS /ˈnineteen/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If that were correct it would make him between nineteen and twenty at the time of his graduation.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading As Michael had no definite knowledge of either his exact age, or what month his birthday came, there could be no day set for his coming of age.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As Michael had no definite knowledge of either his exact age, or what month his birthday came, there could be no day set for his coming of age.
office
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From this reading On the first day of July following his first winter in New York Michael received a brief letter from Mr. Endicott, containing a check for a thousand dollars, with congratulations on his majority and a request that he call at the office the next day.
old
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From this reading The little information that could be gathered from his own memory of how many summers and winters he had passed showed that he was approximately seven years old at the time of the shooting affray.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the first day of July following his first winter in New York Michael received a brief letter from Mr. Endicott, containing a check for a thousand dollars, with congratulations on his majority and a request that he call at the office the next day.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading As Michael had no definite knowledge of either his exact age, or what month his birthday came, there could be no day set for his coming of age.
overwhelmed
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From this reading Michael, eager, grateful, overwhelmed, was on hand to the minute appointed.
own
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From this reading The little information that could be gathered from his own memory of how many summers and winters he had passed showed that he was approximately seven years old at the time of the shooting affray.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little information that could be gathered from his own memory of how many summers and winters he had passed showed that he was approximately seven years old at the time of the shooting affray.
received
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From this reading On the first day of July following his first winter in New York Michael received a brief letter from Mr. Endicott, containing a check for a thousand dollars, with congratulations on his majority and a request that he call at the office the next day.
request
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From this reading On the first day of July following his first winter in New York Michael received a brief letter from Mr. Endicott, containing a check for a thousand dollars, with congratulations on his majority and a request that he call at the office the next day.
set
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From this reading As Michael had no definite knowledge of either his exact age, or what month his birthday came, there could be no day set for his coming of age.
seven
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From this reading The little information that could be gathered from his own memory of how many summers and winters he had passed showed that he was approximately seven years old at the time of the shooting affray.
shootingnounUS /ˈshooting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The little information that could be gathered from his own memory of how many summers and winters he had passed showed that he was approximately seven years old at the time of the shooting affray.
showed
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From this reading The little information that could be gathered from his own memory of how many summers and winters he had passed showed that he was approximately seven years old at the time of the shooting affray.
summers
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From this reading The little information that could be gathered from his own memory of how many summers and winters he had passed showed that he was approximately seven years old at the time of the shooting affray.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The little information that could be gathered from his own memory of how many summers and winters he had passed showed that he was approximately seven years old at the time of the shooting affray.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The little information that could be gathered from his own memory of how many summers and winters he had passed showed that he was approximately seven years old at the time of the shooting affray.
there
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From this reading As Michael had no definite knowledge of either his exact age, or what month his birthday came, there could be no day set for his coming of age.
thousand
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From this reading On the first day of July following his first winter in New York Michael received a brief letter from Mr. Endicott, containing a check for a thousand dollars, with congratulations on his majority and a request that he call at the office the next day.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little information that could be gathered from his own memory of how many summers and winters he had passed showed that he was approximately seven years old at the time of the shooting affray.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Michael, eager, grateful, overwhelmed, was on hand to the minute appointed.
twenty
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From this reading If that were correct it would make him between nineteen and twenty at the time of his graduation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The little information that could be gathered from his own memory of how many summers and winters he had passed showed that he was approximately seven years old at the time of the shooting affray.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If that were correct it would make him between nineteen and twenty at the time of his graduation.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading As Michael had no definite knowledge of either his exact age, or what month his birthday came, there could be no day set for his coming of age.
winter
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From this reading On the first day of July following his first winter in New York Michael received a brief letter from Mr. Endicott, containing a check for a thousand dollars, with congratulations on his majority and a request that he call at the office the next day.
winters
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From this reading The little information that could be gathered from his own memory of how many summers and winters he had passed showed that he was approximately seven years old at the time of the shooting affray.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the first day of July following his first winter in New York Michael received a brief letter from Mr. Endicott, containing a check for a thousand dollars, with congratulations on his majority and a request that he call at the office the next day.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If that were correct it would make him between nineteen and twenty at the time of his graduation.
years
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From this reading The little information that could be gathered from his own memory of how many summers and winters he had passed showed that he was approximately seven years old at the time of the shooting affray.
York
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From this reading On the first day of July following his first winter in New York Michael received a brief letter from Mr. Endicott, containing a check for a thousand dollars, with congratulations on his majority and a request that he call at the office the next day.
