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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 The noise they made enabled M. Seguin to say a few words to me of the occurrence of the previous night.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The next morning about ten o’clock Chance appeared, with his master, who had hard work to keep him from knocking me down.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he first saw me, he sprang upon me with both his paws; then ran round the room in circles and back again to me, licking my hands and face until M. Seguin called him off.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When he first saw me, he sprang upon me with both his paws; then ran round the room in circles and back again to me, licking my hands and face until M. Seguin called him off.
appeared
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From this reading The next morning about ten o’clock Chance appeared, with his master, who had hard work to keep him from knocking me down.
arms
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From this reading Jack now took his attention, for dogs like boys, and the two were rolling over the floor, sometimes with Jack’s arms around the dog, and sometimes with Chance’s big paws encircling Jack.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Jack now took his attention, for dogs like boys, and the two were rolling over the floor, sometimes with Jack’s arms around the dog, and sometimes with Chance’s big paws encircling Jack.
attention
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From this reading Jack now took his attention, for dogs like boys, and the two were rolling over the floor, sometimes with Jack’s arms around the dog, and sometimes with Chance’s big paws encircling Jack.
back
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From this reading When he first saw me, he sprang upon me with both his paws; then ran round the room in circles and back again to me, licking my hands and face until M. Seguin called him off.
big
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From this reading Jack now took his attention, for dogs like boys, and the two were rolling over the floor, sometimes with Jack’s arms around the dog, and sometimes with Chance’s big paws encircling Jack.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading When he first saw me, he sprang upon me with both his paws; then ran round the room in circles and back again to me, licking my hands and face until M. Seguin called him off.
boys
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From this reading Jack now took his attention, for dogs like boys, and the two were rolling over the floor, sometimes with Jack’s arms around the dog, and sometimes with Chance’s big paws encircling Jack.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I was so sure of him,” he said, “but I would not have gone had I known you were there.
called
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From this reading When he first saw me, he sprang upon me with both his paws; then ran round the room in circles and back again to me, licking my hands and face until M. Seguin called him off.
Chance
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From this reading The next morning about ten o’clock Chance appeared, with his master, who had hard work to keep him from knocking me down.
Chance's
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From this reading Jack now took his attention, for dogs like boys, and the two were rolling over the floor, sometimes with Jack’s arms around the dog, and sometimes with Chance’s big paws encircling Jack.
circles
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From this reading When he first saw me, he sprang upon me with both his paws; then ran round the room in circles and back again to me, licking my hands and face until M. Seguin called him off.
dog
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From this reading Jack now took his attention, for dogs like boys, and the two were rolling over the floor, sometimes with Jack’s arms around the dog, and sometimes with Chance’s big paws encircling Jack.
dogs
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From this reading Jack now took his attention, for dogs like boys, and the two were rolling over the floor, sometimes with Jack’s arms around the dog, and sometimes with Chance’s big paws encircling Jack.
down
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From this reading The next morning about ten o’clock Chance appeared, with his master, who had hard work to keep him from knocking me down.
enabled
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From this reading The noise they made enabled M. Seguin to say a few words to me of the occurrence of the previous night.
encircling
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From this reading Jack now took his attention, for dogs like boys, and the two were rolling over the floor, sometimes with Jack’s arms around the dog, and sometimes with Chance’s big paws encircling Jack.
face
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From this reading When he first saw me, he sprang upon me with both his paws; then ran round the room in circles and back again to me, licking my hands and face until M. Seguin called him off.
few
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From this reading The noise they made enabled M. Seguin to say a few words to me of the occurrence of the previous night.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he first saw me, he sprang upon me with both his paws; then ran round the room in circles and back again to me, licking my hands and face until M. Seguin called him off.
floor
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From this reading Jack now took his attention, for dogs like boys, and the two were rolling over the floor, sometimes with Jack’s arms around the dog, and sometimes with Chance’s big paws encircling Jack.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Jack now took his attention, for dogs like boys, and the two were rolling over the floor, sometimes with Jack’s arms around the dog, and sometimes with Chance’s big paws encircling Jack.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The next morning about ten o’clock Chance appeared, with his master, who had hard work to keep him from knocking me down.
gone
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From this reading “I was so sure of him,” he said, “but I would not have gone had I known you were there.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The next morning about ten o’clock Chance appeared, with his master, who had hard work to keep him from knocking me down.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading When he first saw me, he sprang upon me with both his paws; then ran round the room in circles and back again to me, licking my hands and face until M. Seguin called him off.
hard
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From this reading The next morning about ten o’clock Chance appeared, with his master, who had hard work to keep him from knocking me down.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I was so sure of him,” he said, “but I would not have gone had I known you were there.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he first saw me, he sprang upon me with both his paws; then ran round the room in circles and back again to me, licking my hands and face until M. Seguin called him off.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The next morning about ten o’clock Chance appeared, with his master, who had hard work to keep him from knocking me down.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The next morning about ten o’clock Chance appeared, with his master, who had hard work to keep him from knocking me down.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I was so sure of him,” he said, “but I would not have gone had I known you were there.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When he first saw me, he sprang upon me with both his paws; then ran round the room in circles and back again to me, licking my hands and face until M. Seguin called him off.
Jack
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From this reading Jack now took his attention, for dogs like boys, and the two were rolling over the floor, sometimes with Jack’s arms around the dog, and sometimes with Chance’s big paws encircling Jack.
Jack's
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From this reading Jack now took his attention, for dogs like boys, and the two were rolling over the floor, sometimes with Jack’s arms around the dog, and sometimes with Chance’s big paws encircling Jack.
keep
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From this reading The next morning about ten o’clock Chance appeared, with his master, who had hard work to keep him from knocking me down.
knocking
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From this reading The next morning about ten o’clock Chance appeared, with his master, who had hard work to keep him from knocking me down.
known
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From this reading “I was so sure of him,” he said, “but I would not have gone had I known you were there.
licking
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From this reading When he first saw me, he sprang upon me with both his paws; then ran round the room in circles and back again to me, licking my hands and face until M. Seguin called him off.
like
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From this reading Jack now took his attention, for dogs like boys, and the two were rolling over the floor, sometimes with Jack’s arms around the dog, and sometimes with Chance’s big paws encircling Jack.
M
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From this reading When he first saw me, he sprang upon me with both his paws; then ran round the room in circles and back again to me, licking my hands and face until M. Seguin called him off.
made
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From this reading The noise they made enabled M. Seguin to say a few words to me of the occurrence of the previous night.
master
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From this reading The next morning about ten o’clock Chance appeared, with his master, who had hard work to keep him from knocking me down.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The next morning about ten o’clock Chance appeared, with his master, who had hard work to keep him from knocking me down.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning about ten o’clock Chance appeared, with his master, who had hard work to keep him from knocking me down.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When he first saw me, he sprang upon me with both his paws; then ran round the room in circles and back again to me, licking my hands and face until M. Seguin called him off.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning about ten o’clock Chance appeared, with his master, who had hard work to keep him from knocking me down.
night
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From this reading The noise they made enabled M. Seguin to say a few words to me of the occurrence of the previous night.
noise
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From this reading The noise they made enabled M. Seguin to say a few words to me of the occurrence of the previous night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I was so sure of him,” he said, “but I would not have gone had I known you were there.
now
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From this reading Jack now took his attention, for dogs like boys, and the two were rolling over the floor, sometimes with Jack’s arms around the dog, and sometimes with Chance’s big paws encircling Jack.
o'clock
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From this reading The next morning about ten o’clock Chance appeared, with his master, who had hard work to keep him from knocking me down.
occurrence
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From this reading The noise they made enabled M. Seguin to say a few words to me of the occurrence of the previous night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The noise they made enabled M. Seguin to say a few words to me of the occurrence of the previous night.
off
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From this reading When he first saw me, he sprang upon me with both his paws; then ran round the room in circles and back again to me, licking my hands and face until M. Seguin called him off.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Jack now took his attention, for dogs like boys, and the two were rolling over the floor, sometimes with Jack’s arms around the dog, and sometimes with Chance’s big paws encircling Jack.
paws
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From this reading When he first saw me, he sprang upon me with both his paws; then ran round the room in circles and back again to me, licking my hands and face until M. Seguin called him off.
previous
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From this reading The noise they made enabled M. Seguin to say a few words to me of the occurrence of the previous night.
ran
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From this reading When he first saw me, he sprang upon me with both his paws; then ran round the room in circles and back again to me, licking my hands and face until M. Seguin called him off.
rolling
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From this reading Jack now took his attention, for dogs like boys, and the two were rolling over the floor, sometimes with Jack’s arms around the dog, and sometimes with Chance’s big paws encircling Jack.
room
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From this reading When he first saw me, he sprang upon me with both his paws; then ran round the room in circles and back again to me, licking my hands and face until M. Seguin called him off.
round
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From this reading When he first saw me, he sprang upon me with both his paws; then ran round the room in circles and back again to me, licking my hands and face until M. Seguin called him off.
said
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From this reading “I was so sure of him,” he said, “but I would not have gone had I known you were there.
saw
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From this reading When he first saw me, he sprang upon me with both his paws; then ran round the room in circles and back again to me, licking my hands and face until M. Seguin called him off.
say
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From this reading The noise they made enabled M. Seguin to say a few words to me of the occurrence of the previous night.
Seguin
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From this reading When he first saw me, he sprang upon me with both his paws; then ran round the room in circles and back again to me, licking my hands and face until M. Seguin called him off.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I was so sure of him,” he said, “but I would not have gone had I known you were there.
sometimes
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From this reading Jack now took his attention, for dogs like boys, and the two were rolling over the floor, sometimes with Jack’s arms around the dog, and sometimes with Chance’s big paws encircling Jack.
sprang
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From this reading When he first saw me, he sprang upon me with both his paws; then ran round the room in circles and back again to me, licking my hands and face until M. Seguin called him off.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was so sure of him,” he said, “but I would not have gone had I known you were there.
ten
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From this reading The next morning about ten o’clock Chance appeared, with his master, who had hard work to keep him from knocking me down.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning about ten o’clock Chance appeared, with his master, who had hard work to keep him from knocking me down.
then
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From this reading When he first saw me, he sprang upon me with both his paws; then ran round the room in circles and back again to me, licking my hands and face until M. Seguin called him off.
there
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From this reading “I was so sure of him,” he said, “but I would not have gone had I known you were there.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The noise they made enabled M. Seguin to say a few words to me of the occurrence of the previous night.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next morning about ten o’clock Chance appeared, with his master, who had hard work to keep him from knocking me down.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jack now took his attention, for dogs like boys, and the two were rolling over the floor, sometimes with Jack’s arms around the dog, and sometimes with Chance’s big paws encircling Jack.
two
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From this reading Jack now took his attention, for dogs like boys, and the two were rolling over the floor, sometimes with Jack’s arms around the dog, and sometimes with Chance’s big paws encircling Jack.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading When he first saw me, he sprang upon me with both his paws; then ran round the room in circles and back again to me, licking my hands and face until M. Seguin called him off.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading When he first saw me, he sprang upon me with both his paws; then ran round the room in circles and back again to me, licking my hands and face until M. Seguin called him off.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I was so sure of him,” he said, “but I would not have gone had I known you were there.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Jack now took his attention, for dogs like boys, and the two were rolling over the floor, sometimes with Jack’s arms around the dog, and sometimes with Chance’s big paws encircling Jack.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he first saw me, he sprang upon me with both his paws; then ran round the room in circles and back again to me, licking my hands and face until M. Seguin called him off.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The next morning about ten o’clock Chance appeared, with his master, who had hard work to keep him from knocking me down.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The next morning about ten o’clock Chance appeared, with his master, who had hard work to keep him from knocking me down.
words
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From this reading The noise they made enabled M. Seguin to say a few words to me of the occurrence of the previous night.
work
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From this reading The next morning about ten o’clock Chance appeared, with his master, who had hard work to keep him from knocking me down.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I was so sure of him,” he said, “but I would not have gone had I known you were there.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I was so sure of him,” he said, “but I would not have gone had I known you were there.
