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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 His fun and gayety brought back, or even bettered, the boy that he had been at Cragsfoot; and he assumed a greater, a more easy, intimacy with me: we had been boy to man then; we were both men now.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He was very friendly; whatever his feelings might be about encountering my kindred, evidently he found nothing awkward in meeting me.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN INTRODUCTION ARSENIO VALDEZ was in the highest of spirits that evening—the effect of the registered letter, no doubt!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His fun and gayety brought back, or even bettered, the boy that he had been at Cragsfoot; and he assumed a greater, a more easy, intimacy with me: we had been boy to man then; we were both men now.
arm
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From this reading As we walked up from the station at Monte Carlo, he put his arm in mine and said, “You must dine with me to-night.
ARSENIO
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From this reading AN INTRODUCTION ARSENIO VALDEZ was in the highest of spirits that evening—the effect of the registered letter, no doubt!
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As we walked up from the station at Monte Carlo, he put his arm in mine and said, “You must dine with me to-night.
assumed
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From this reading His fun and gayety brought back, or even bettered, the boy that he had been at Cragsfoot; and he assumed a greater, a more easy, intimacy with me: we had been boy to man then; we were both men now.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His fun and gayety brought back, or even bettered, the boy that he had been at Cragsfoot; and he assumed a greater, a more easy, intimacy with me: we had been boy to man then; we were both men now.
awkward
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From this reading He was very friendly; whatever his feelings might be about encountering my kindred, evidently he found nothing awkward in meeting me.
back
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From this reading His fun and gayety brought back, or even bettered, the boy that he had been at Cragsfoot; and he assumed a greater, a more easy, intimacy with me: we had been boy to man then; we were both men now.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was very friendly; whatever his feelings might be about encountering my kindred, evidently he found nothing awkward in meeting me.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His fun and gayety brought back, or even bettered, the boy that he had been at Cragsfoot; and he assumed a greater, a more easy, intimacy with me: we had been boy to man then; we were both men now.
bettered
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From this reading His fun and gayety brought back, or even bettered, the boy that he had been at Cragsfoot; and he assumed a greater, a more easy, intimacy with me: we had been boy to man then; we were both men now.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading His fun and gayety brought back, or even bettered, the boy that he had been at Cragsfoot; and he assumed a greater, a more easy, intimacy with me: we had been boy to man then; we were both men now.
boy
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From this reading His fun and gayety brought back, or even bettered, the boy that he had been at Cragsfoot; and he assumed a greater, a more easy, intimacy with me: we had been boy to man then; we were both men now.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His fun and gayety brought back, or even bettered, the boy that he had been at Cragsfoot; and he assumed a greater, a more easy, intimacy with me: we had been boy to man then; we were both men now.
Carlo
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From this reading As we walked up from the station at Monte Carlo, he put his arm in mine and said, “You must dine with me to-night.
Cragsfoot
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From this reading His fun and gayety brought back, or even bettered, the boy that he had been at Cragsfoot; and he assumed a greater, a more easy, intimacy with me: we had been boy to man then; we were both men now.
dine
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From this reading As we walked up from the station at Monte Carlo, he put his arm in mine and said, “You must dine with me to-night.
doubt
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From this reading AN INTRODUCTION ARSENIO VALDEZ was in the highest of spirits that evening—the effect of the registered letter, no doubt!
easy
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From this reading His fun and gayety brought back, or even bettered, the boy that he had been at Cragsfoot; and he assumed a greater, a more easy, intimacy with me: we had been boy to man then; we were both men now.
effect
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From this reading AN INTRODUCTION ARSENIO VALDEZ was in the highest of spirits that evening—the effect of the registered letter, no doubt!
encountering
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From this reading He was very friendly; whatever his feelings might be about encountering my kindred, evidently he found nothing awkward in meeting me.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His fun and gayety brought back, or even bettered, the boy that he had been at Cragsfoot; and he assumed a greater, a more easy, intimacy with me: we had been boy to man then; we were both men now.
evening
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From this reading AN INTRODUCTION ARSENIO VALDEZ was in the highest of spirits that evening—the effect of the registered letter, no doubt!
evidently
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From this reading He was very friendly; whatever his feelings might be about encountering my kindred, evidently he found nothing awkward in meeting me.
feelings
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From this reading He was very friendly; whatever his feelings might be about encountering my kindred, evidently he found nothing awkward in meeting me.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was very friendly; whatever his feelings might be about encountering my kindred, evidently he found nothing awkward in meeting me.
friendly
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From this reading He was very friendly; whatever his feelings might be about encountering my kindred, evidently he found nothing awkward in meeting me.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As we walked up from the station at Monte Carlo, he put his arm in mine and said, “You must dine with me to-night.
fun
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From this reading His fun and gayety brought back, or even bettered, the boy that he had been at Cragsfoot; and he assumed a greater, a more easy, intimacy with me: we had been boy to man then; we were both men now.
gayety
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From this reading His fun and gayety brought back, or even bettered, the boy that he had been at Cragsfoot; and he assumed a greater, a more easy, intimacy with me: we had been boy to man then; we were both men now.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yes, yes, it’s no good shaking your head.”
greater
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From this reading His fun and gayety brought back, or even bettered, the boy that he had been at Cragsfoot; and he assumed a greater, a more easy, intimacy with me: we had been boy to man then; we were both men now.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His fun and gayety brought back, or even bettered, the boy that he had been at Cragsfoot; and he assumed a greater, a more easy, intimacy with me: we had been boy to man then; we were both men now.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His fun and gayety brought back, or even bettered, the boy that he had been at Cragsfoot; and he assumed a greater, a more easy, intimacy with me: we had been boy to man then; we were both men now.
head
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From this reading Yes, yes, it’s no good shaking your head.”
highest
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From this reading AN INTRODUCTION ARSENIO VALDEZ was in the highest of spirits that evening—the effect of the registered letter, no doubt!
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His fun and gayety brought back, or even bettered, the boy that he had been at Cragsfoot; and he assumed a greater, a more easy, intimacy with me: we had been boy to man then; we were both men now.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN INTRODUCTION ARSENIO VALDEZ was in the highest of spirits that evening—the effect of the registered letter, no doubt!
intimacy
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From this reading His fun and gayety brought back, or even bettered, the boy that he had been at Cragsfoot; and he assumed a greater, a more easy, intimacy with me: we had been boy to man then; we were both men now.
INTRODUCTION
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From this reading AN INTRODUCTION ARSENIO VALDEZ was in the highest of spirits that evening—the effect of the registered letter, no doubt!
it's
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From this reading Yes, yes, it’s no good shaking your head.”
kindred
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From this reading He was very friendly; whatever his feelings might be about encountering my kindred, evidently he found nothing awkward in meeting me.
letter
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From this reading AN INTRODUCTION ARSENIO VALDEZ was in the highest of spirits that evening—the effect of the registered letter, no doubt!
man
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From this reading His fun and gayety brought back, or even bettered, the boy that he had been at Cragsfoot; and he assumed a greater, a more easy, intimacy with me: we had been boy to man then; we were both men now.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His fun and gayety brought back, or even bettered, the boy that he had been at Cragsfoot; and he assumed a greater, a more easy, intimacy with me: we had been boy to man then; we were both men now.
meeting
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From this reading He was very friendly; whatever his feelings might be about encountering my kindred, evidently he found nothing awkward in meeting me.
men
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From this reading His fun and gayety brought back, or even bettered, the boy that he had been at Cragsfoot; and he assumed a greater, a more easy, intimacy with me: we had been boy to man then; we were both men now.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He was very friendly; whatever his feelings might be about encountering my kindred, evidently he found nothing awkward in meeting me.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading As we walked up from the station at Monte Carlo, he put his arm in mine and said, “You must dine with me to-night.
Monte
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From this reading As we walked up from the station at Monte Carlo, he put his arm in mine and said, “You must dine with me to-night.
more
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From this reading His fun and gayety brought back, or even bettered, the boy that he had been at Cragsfoot; and he assumed a greater, a more easy, intimacy with me: we had been boy to man then; we were both men now.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading As we walked up from the station at Monte Carlo, he put his arm in mine and said, “You must dine with me to-night.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He was very friendly; whatever his feelings might be about encountering my kindred, evidently he found nothing awkward in meeting me.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading AN INTRODUCTION ARSENIO VALDEZ was in the highest of spirits that evening—the effect of the registered letter, no doubt!
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He was very friendly; whatever his feelings might be about encountering my kindred, evidently he found nothing awkward in meeting me.
now
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From this reading His fun and gayety brought back, or even bettered, the boy that he had been at Cragsfoot; and he assumed a greater, a more easy, intimacy with me: we had been boy to man then; we were both men now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN INTRODUCTION ARSENIO VALDEZ was in the highest of spirits that evening—the effect of the registered letter, no doubt!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading His fun and gayety brought back, or even bettered, the boy that he had been at Cragsfoot; and he assumed a greater, a more easy, intimacy with me: we had been boy to man then; we were both men now.
put
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From this reading As we walked up from the station at Monte Carlo, he put his arm in mine and said, “You must dine with me to-night.
registered
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From this reading AN INTRODUCTION ARSENIO VALDEZ was in the highest of spirits that evening—the effect of the registered letter, no doubt!
said
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From this reading As we walked up from the station at Monte Carlo, he put his arm in mine and said, “You must dine with me to-night.
shakingnounUS /ˈshaking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Yes, yes, it’s no good shaking your head.”
spirits
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From this reading AN INTRODUCTION ARSENIO VALDEZ was in the highest of spirits that evening—the effect of the registered letter, no doubt!
station
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From this reading As we walked up from the station at Monte Carlo, he put his arm in mine and said, “You must dine with me to-night.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AN INTRODUCTION ARSENIO VALDEZ was in the highest of spirits that evening—the effect of the registered letter, no doubt!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN INTRODUCTION ARSENIO VALDEZ was in the highest of spirits that evening—the effect of the registered letter, no doubt!
then
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From this reading His fun and gayety brought back, or even bettered, the boy that he had been at Cragsfoot; and he assumed a greater, a more easy, intimacy with me: we had been boy to man then; we were both men now.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His fun and gayety brought back, or even bettered, the boy that he had been at Cragsfoot; and he assumed a greater, a more easy, intimacy with me: we had been boy to man then; we were both men now.
to-night
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From this reading As we walked up from the station at Monte Carlo, he put his arm in mine and said, “You must dine with me to-night.
up
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From this reading As we walked up from the station at Monte Carlo, he put his arm in mine and said, “You must dine with me to-night.
VALDEZ
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From this reading AN INTRODUCTION ARSENIO VALDEZ was in the highest of spirits that evening—the effect of the registered letter, no doubt!
very
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From this reading He was very friendly; whatever his feelings might be about encountering my kindred, evidently he found nothing awkward in meeting me.
walked
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From this reading As we walked up from the station at Monte Carlo, he put his arm in mine and said, “You must dine with me to-night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN INTRODUCTION ARSENIO VALDEZ was in the highest of spirits that evening—the effect of the registered letter, no doubt!
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading His fun and gayety brought back, or even bettered, the boy that he had been at Cragsfoot; and he assumed a greater, a more easy, intimacy with me: we had been boy to man then; we were both men now.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His fun and gayety brought back, or even bettered, the boy that he had been at Cragsfoot; and he assumed a greater, a more easy, intimacy with me: we had been boy to man then; we were both men now.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading He was very friendly; whatever his feelings might be about encountering my kindred, evidently he found nothing awkward in meeting me.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His fun and gayety brought back, or even bettered, the boy that he had been at Cragsfoot; and he assumed a greater, a more easy, intimacy with me: we had been boy to man then; we were both men now.
Yes
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From this reading Yes, yes, it’s no good shaking your head.”
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading As we walked up from the station at Monte Carlo, he put his arm in mine and said, “You must dine with me to-night.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Yes, yes, it’s no good shaking your head.”
