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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 Things went on in this unsatisfactory way for a long time--so long, in fact, that Hanson began to grow discouraged.
able
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From this reading And well he might, for with all his scheming he had not been able to add a single scrap of information to the first report he made to Colonel Shelby.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In process of time Fort _Sumter_ was fired upon, Marcy Gray came home from school, and then the overseer rubbed his hands joyously and told himself that he would soon know all about it.
add
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From this reading And well he might, for with all his scheming he had not been able to add a single scrap of information to the first report he made to Colonel Shelby.
all
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From this reading And well he might, for with all his scheming he had not been able to add a single scrap of information to the first report he made to Colonel Shelby.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And well he might, for with all his scheming he had not been able to add a single scrap of information to the first report he made to Colonel Shelby.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading The boy Julius held manfully to his story--that Mrs. Gray was the best kind of a Confederate, that she had no money except the dollar she carried in her pocket-book--and the most cunningly worded cross-questioning could not draw anything else from him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And well he might, for with all his scheming he had not been able to add a single scrap of information to the first report he made to Colonel Shelby.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Things went on in this unsatisfactory way for a long time--so long, in fact, that Hanson began to grow discouraged.
best
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From this reading The boy Julius held manfully to his story--that Mrs. Gray was the best kind of a Confederate, that she had no money except the dollar she carried in her pocket-book--and the most cunningly worded cross-questioning could not draw anything else from him.
boy
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From this reading The boy Julius held manfully to his story--that Mrs. Gray was the best kind of a Confederate, that she had no money except the dollar she carried in her pocket-book--and the most cunningly worded cross-questioning could not draw anything else from him.
came
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From this reading In process of time Fort _Sumter_ was fired upon, Marcy Gray came home from school, and then the overseer rubbed his hands joyously and told himself that he would soon know all about it.
carried
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From this reading The boy Julius held manfully to his story--that Mrs. Gray was the best kind of a Confederate, that she had no money except the dollar she carried in her pocket-book--and the most cunningly worded cross-questioning could not draw anything else from him.
Colonel
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From this reading And well he might, for with all his scheming he had not been able to add a single scrap of information to the first report he made to Colonel Shelby.
Confederate
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From this reading The boy Julius held manfully to his story--that Mrs. Gray was the best kind of a Confederate, that she had no money except the dollar she carried in her pocket-book--and the most cunningly worded cross-questioning could not draw anything else from him.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The boy Julius held manfully to his story--that Mrs. Gray was the best kind of a Confederate, that she had no money except the dollar she carried in her pocket-book--and the most cunningly worded cross-questioning could not draw anything else from him.
cross-questioning
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From this reading The boy Julius held manfully to his story--that Mrs. Gray was the best kind of a Confederate, that she had no money except the dollar she carried in her pocket-book--and the most cunningly worded cross-questioning could not draw anything else from him.
cunningly
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From this reading The boy Julius held manfully to his story--that Mrs. Gray was the best kind of a Confederate, that she had no money except the dollar she carried in her pocket-book--and the most cunningly worded cross-questioning could not draw anything else from him.
discouraged
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From this reading Things went on in this unsatisfactory way for a long time--so long, in fact, that Hanson began to grow discouraged.
dollar
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From this reading The boy Julius held manfully to his story--that Mrs. Gray was the best kind of a Confederate, that she had no money except the dollar she carried in her pocket-book--and the most cunningly worded cross-questioning could not draw anything else from him.
draw
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From this reading The boy Julius held manfully to his story--that Mrs. Gray was the best kind of a Confederate, that she had no money except the dollar she carried in her pocket-book--and the most cunningly worded cross-questioning could not draw anything else from him.
else
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From this reading The boy Julius held manfully to his story--that Mrs. Gray was the best kind of a Confederate, that she had no money except the dollar she carried in her pocket-book--and the most cunningly worded cross-questioning could not draw anything else from him.
ENCHANTEDadjectiveUS /ɪnˈtʃæn.tɪd/
Filled with or placed under the influence of magical power or charm.
From this reading THE ENCHANTED LOOKING-GLASS.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading The boy Julius held manfully to his story--that Mrs. Gray was the best kind of a Confederate, that she had no money except the dollar she carried in her pocket-book--and the most cunningly worded cross-questioning could not draw anything else from him.
fact
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From this reading Things went on in this unsatisfactory way for a long time--so long, in fact, that Hanson began to grow discouraged.
fired
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From this reading In process of time Fort _Sumter_ was fired upon, Marcy Gray came home from school, and then the overseer rubbed his hands joyously and told himself that he would soon know all about it.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And well he might, for with all his scheming he had not been able to add a single scrap of information to the first report he made to Colonel Shelby.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Things went on in this unsatisfactory way for a long time--so long, in fact, that Hanson began to grow discouraged.
Fort
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From this reading In process of time Fort _Sumter_ was fired upon, Marcy Gray came home from school, and then the overseer rubbed his hands joyously and told himself that he would soon know all about it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The boy Julius held manfully to his story--that Mrs. Gray was the best kind of a Confederate, that she had no money except the dollar she carried in her pocket-book--and the most cunningly worded cross-questioning could not draw anything else from him.
Gray
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From this reading The boy Julius held manfully to his story--that Mrs. Gray was the best kind of a Confederate, that she had no money except the dollar she carried in her pocket-book--and the most cunningly worded cross-questioning could not draw anything else from him.
grow
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From this reading Things went on in this unsatisfactory way for a long time--so long, in fact, that Hanson began to grow discouraged.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And well he might, for with all his scheming he had not been able to add a single scrap of information to the first report he made to Colonel Shelby.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading In process of time Fort _Sumter_ was fired upon, Marcy Gray came home from school, and then the overseer rubbed his hands joyously and told himself that he would soon know all about it.
Hanson
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From this reading Things went on in this unsatisfactory way for a long time--so long, in fact, that Hanson began to grow discouraged.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And well he might, for with all his scheming he had not been able to add a single scrap of information to the first report he made to Colonel Shelby.
held
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From this reading The boy Julius held manfully to his story--that Mrs. Gray was the best kind of a Confederate, that she had no money except the dollar she carried in her pocket-book--and the most cunningly worded cross-questioning could not draw anything else from him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The boy Julius held manfully to his story--that Mrs. Gray was the best kind of a Confederate, that she had no money except the dollar she carried in her pocket-book--and the most cunningly worded cross-questioning could not draw anything else from him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The boy Julius held manfully to his story--that Mrs. Gray was the best kind of a Confederate, that she had no money except the dollar she carried in her pocket-book--and the most cunningly worded cross-questioning could not draw anything else from him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading In process of time Fort _Sumter_ was fired upon, Marcy Gray came home from school, and then the overseer rubbed his hands joyously and told himself that he would soon know all about it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And well he might, for with all his scheming he had not been able to add a single scrap of information to the first report he made to Colonel Shelby.
home
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From this reading In process of time Fort _Sumter_ was fired upon, Marcy Gray came home from school, and then the overseer rubbed his hands joyously and told himself that he would soon know all about it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Things went on in this unsatisfactory way for a long time--so long, in fact, that Hanson began to grow discouraged.
information
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From this reading And well he might, for with all his scheming he had not been able to add a single scrap of information to the first report he made to Colonel Shelby.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In process of time Fort _Sumter_ was fired upon, Marcy Gray came home from school, and then the overseer rubbed his hands joyously and told himself that he would soon know all about it.
joyously
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From this reading In process of time Fort _Sumter_ was fired upon, Marcy Gray came home from school, and then the overseer rubbed his hands joyously and told himself that he would soon know all about it.
Julius
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From this reading The boy Julius held manfully to his story--that Mrs. Gray was the best kind of a Confederate, that she had no money except the dollar she carried in her pocket-book--and the most cunningly worded cross-questioning could not draw anything else from him.
kind
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From this reading The boy Julius held manfully to his story--that Mrs. Gray was the best kind of a Confederate, that she had no money except the dollar she carried in her pocket-book--and the most cunningly worded cross-questioning could not draw anything else from him.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In process of time Fort _Sumter_ was fired upon, Marcy Gray came home from school, and then the overseer rubbed his hands joyously and told himself that he would soon know all about it.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Things went on in this unsatisfactory way for a long time--so long, in fact, that Hanson began to grow discouraged.
LOOKING-GLASS
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From this reading THE ENCHANTED LOOKING-GLASS.
made
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From this reading And well he might, for with all his scheming he had not been able to add a single scrap of information to the first report he made to Colonel Shelby.
manfully
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From this reading The boy Julius held manfully to his story--that Mrs. Gray was the best kind of a Confederate, that she had no money except the dollar she carried in her pocket-book--and the most cunningly worded cross-questioning could not draw anything else from him.
Marcy
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From this reading In process of time Fort _Sumter_ was fired upon, Marcy Gray came home from school, and then the overseer rubbed his hands joyously and told himself that he would soon know all about it.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading And well he might, for with all his scheming he had not been able to add a single scrap of information to the first report he made to Colonel Shelby.
money
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From this reading The boy Julius held manfully to his story--that Mrs. Gray was the best kind of a Confederate, that she had no money except the dollar she carried in her pocket-book--and the most cunningly worded cross-questioning could not draw anything else from him.
most
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From this reading The boy Julius held manfully to his story--that Mrs. Gray was the best kind of a Confederate, that she had no money except the dollar she carried in her pocket-book--and the most cunningly worded cross-questioning could not draw anything else from him.
Mrs
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From this reading The boy Julius held manfully to his story--that Mrs. Gray was the best kind of a Confederate, that she had no money except the dollar she carried in her pocket-book--and the most cunningly worded cross-questioning could not draw anything else from him.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The boy Julius held manfully to his story--that Mrs. Gray was the best kind of a Confederate, that she had no money except the dollar she carried in her pocket-book--and the most cunningly worded cross-questioning could not draw anything else from him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And well he might, for with all his scheming he had not been able to add a single scrap of information to the first report he made to Colonel Shelby.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And well he might, for with all his scheming he had not been able to add a single scrap of information to the first report he made to Colonel Shelby.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Things went on in this unsatisfactory way for a long time--so long, in fact, that Hanson began to grow discouraged.
overseer
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From this reading In process of time Fort _Sumter_ was fired upon, Marcy Gray came home from school, and then the overseer rubbed his hands joyously and told himself that he would soon know all about it.
pocket-book
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From this reading The boy Julius held manfully to his story--that Mrs. Gray was the best kind of a Confederate, that she had no money except the dollar she carried in her pocket-book--and the most cunningly worded cross-questioning could not draw anything else from him.
process
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From this reading In process of time Fort _Sumter_ was fired upon, Marcy Gray came home from school, and then the overseer rubbed his hands joyously and told himself that he would soon know all about it.
report
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From this reading And well he might, for with all his scheming he had not been able to add a single scrap of information to the first report he made to Colonel Shelby.
rubbed
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From this reading In process of time Fort _Sumter_ was fired upon, Marcy Gray came home from school, and then the overseer rubbed his hands joyously and told himself that he would soon know all about it.
scheming
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From this reading And well he might, for with all his scheming he had not been able to add a single scrap of information to the first report he made to Colonel Shelby.
school
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From this reading In process of time Fort _Sumter_ was fired upon, Marcy Gray came home from school, and then the overseer rubbed his hands joyously and told himself that he would soon know all about it.
scrap
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From this reading And well he might, for with all his scheming he had not been able to add a single scrap of information to the first report he made to Colonel Shelby.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The boy Julius held manfully to his story--that Mrs. Gray was the best kind of a Confederate, that she had no money except the dollar she carried in her pocket-book--and the most cunningly worded cross-questioning could not draw anything else from him.
Shelby
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From this reading And well he might, for with all his scheming he had not been able to add a single scrap of information to the first report he made to Colonel Shelby.
single
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From this reading And well he might, for with all his scheming he had not been able to add a single scrap of information to the first report he made to Colonel Shelby.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Things went on in this unsatisfactory way for a long time--so long, in fact, that Hanson began to grow discouraged.
soon
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From this reading In process of time Fort _Sumter_ was fired upon, Marcy Gray came home from school, and then the overseer rubbed his hands joyously and told himself that he would soon know all about it.
story
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From this reading The boy Julius held manfully to his story--that Mrs. Gray was the best kind of a Confederate, that she had no money except the dollar she carried in her pocket-book--and the most cunningly worded cross-questioning could not draw anything else from him.
Sumter
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From this reading In process of time Fort _Sumter_ was fired upon, Marcy Gray came home from school, and then the overseer rubbed his hands joyously and told himself that he would soon know all about it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Things went on in this unsatisfactory way for a long time--so long, in fact, that Hanson began to grow discouraged.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ENCHANTED LOOKING-GLASS.
then
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From this reading In process of time Fort _Sumter_ was fired upon, Marcy Gray came home from school, and then the overseer rubbed his hands joyously and told himself that he would soon know all about it.
Things
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From this reading Things went on in this unsatisfactory way for a long time--so long, in fact, that Hanson began to grow discouraged.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Things went on in this unsatisfactory way for a long time--so long, in fact, that Hanson began to grow discouraged.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Things went on in this unsatisfactory way for a long time--so long, in fact, that Hanson began to grow discouraged.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Things went on in this unsatisfactory way for a long time--so long, in fact, that Hanson began to grow discouraged.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In process of time Fort _Sumter_ was fired upon, Marcy Gray came home from school, and then the overseer rubbed his hands joyously and told himself that he would soon know all about it.
unsatisfactory
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From this reading Things went on in this unsatisfactory way for a long time--so long, in fact, that Hanson began to grow discouraged.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading In process of time Fort _Sumter_ was fired upon, Marcy Gray came home from school, and then the overseer rubbed his hands joyously and told himself that he would soon know all about it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The boy Julius held manfully to his story--that Mrs. Gray was the best kind of a Confederate, that she had no money except the dollar she carried in her pocket-book--and the most cunningly worded cross-questioning could not draw anything else from him.
way
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From this reading Things went on in this unsatisfactory way for a long time--so long, in fact, that Hanson began to grow discouraged.
well
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From this reading And well he might, for with all his scheming he had not been able to add a single scrap of information to the first report he made to Colonel Shelby.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Things went on in this unsatisfactory way for a long time--so long, in fact, that Hanson began to grow discouraged.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And well he might, for with all his scheming he had not been able to add a single scrap of information to the first report he made to Colonel Shelby.
worded
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From this reading The boy Julius held manfully to his story--that Mrs. Gray was the best kind of a Confederate, that she had no money except the dollar she carried in her pocket-book--and the most cunningly worded cross-questioning could not draw anything else from him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In process of time Fort _Sumter_ was fired upon, Marcy Gray came home from school, and then the overseer rubbed his hands joyously and told himself that he would soon know all about it.
