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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 Although we have said that Marcy Gray appeared to be as calm as a summer's morning, he was not so in reality.
all
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From this reading What was the use of going to the post-office through all that rain just to listen to the idle boasts of a few stay-at-home rebels who could not or would not tell him a single reliable item of news?
AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although we have said that Marcy Gray appeared to be as calm as a summer's morning, he was not so in reality.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had the most disquieting reflections for company during every one of his waking hours, and they troubled him so that he found it next to impossible to concentrate his mind on anything.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading He had the most disquieting reflections for company during every one of his waking hours, and they troubled him so that he found it next to impossible to concentrate his mind on anything.
appeared
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From this reading Although we have said that Marcy Gray appeared to be as calm as a summer's morning, he was not so in reality.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Although we have said that Marcy Gray appeared to be as calm as a summer's morning, he was not so in reality.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Although we have said that Marcy Gray appeared to be as calm as a summer's morning, he was not so in reality.
boasts
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From this reading What was the use of going to the post-office through all that rain just to listen to the idle boasts of a few stay-at-home rebels who could not or would not tell him a single reliable item of news?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading On this particular morning he felt so very gloomy that he did not ride his filly to town, as was his usual custom, but sent old Morris and a mule instead.
calm
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From this reading Although we have said that Marcy Gray appeared to be as calm as a summer's morning, he was not so in reality.
company
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From this reading He had the most disquieting reflections for company during every one of his waking hours, and they troubled him so that he found it next to impossible to concentrate his mind on anything.
concentrate
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From this reading He had the most disquieting reflections for company during every one of his waking hours, and they troubled him so that he found it next to impossible to concentrate his mind on anything.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading What was the use of going to the post-office through all that rain just to listen to the idle boasts of a few stay-at-home rebels who could not or would not tell him a single reliable item of news?
custom
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From this reading On this particular morning he felt so very gloomy that he did not ride his filly to town, as was his usual custom, but sent old Morris and a mule instead.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading On this particular morning he felt so very gloomy that he did not ride his filly to town, as was his usual custom, but sent old Morris and a mule instead.
disquieting
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From this reading He had the most disquieting reflections for company during every one of his waking hours, and they troubled him so that he found it next to impossible to concentrate his mind on anything.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading He had the most disquieting reflections for company during every one of his waking hours, and they troubled him so that he found it next to impossible to concentrate his mind on anything.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He had the most disquieting reflections for company during every one of his waking hours, and they troubled him so that he found it next to impossible to concentrate his mind on anything.
felt
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From this reading On this particular morning he felt so very gloomy that he did not ride his filly to town, as was his usual custom, but sent old Morris and a mule instead.
few
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From this reading What was the use of going to the post-office through all that rain just to listen to the idle boasts of a few stay-at-home rebels who could not or would not tell him a single reliable item of news?
filly
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From this reading On this particular morning he felt so very gloomy that he did not ride his filly to town, as was his usual custom, but sent old Morris and a mule instead.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had the most disquieting reflections for company during every one of his waking hours, and they troubled him so that he found it next to impossible to concentrate his mind on anything.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had the most disquieting reflections for company during every one of his waking hours, and they troubled him so that he found it next to impossible to concentrate his mind on anything.
gloomy
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From this reading On this particular morning he felt so very gloomy that he did not ride his filly to town, as was his usual custom, but sent old Morris and a mule instead.
going
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Gray
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From this reading Although we have said that Marcy Gray appeared to be as calm as a summer's morning, he was not so in reality.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had the most disquieting reflections for company during every one of his waking hours, and they troubled him so that he found it next to impossible to concentrate his mind on anything.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Although we have said that Marcy Gray appeared to be as calm as a summer's morning, he was not so in reality.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Although we have said that Marcy Gray appeared to be as calm as a summer's morning, he was not so in reality.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had the most disquieting reflections for company during every one of his waking hours, and they troubled him so that he found it next to impossible to concentrate his mind on anything.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had the most disquieting reflections for company during every one of his waking hours, and they troubled him so that he found it next to impossible to concentrate his mind on anything.
hours
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From this reading He had the most disquieting reflections for company during every one of his waking hours, and they troubled him so that he found it next to impossible to concentrate his mind on anything.
idle
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From this reading What was the use of going to the post-office through all that rain just to listen to the idle boasts of a few stay-at-home rebels who could not or would not tell him a single reliable item of news?
impossible
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From this reading He had the most disquieting reflections for company during every one of his waking hours, and they troubled him so that he found it next to impossible to concentrate his mind on anything.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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instead
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From this reading On this particular morning he felt so very gloomy that he did not ride his filly to town, as was his usual custom, but sent old Morris and a mule instead.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had the most disquieting reflections for company during every one of his waking hours, and they troubled him so that he found it next to impossible to concentrate his mind on anything.
item
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just
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listen
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Marcy
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From this reading Although we have said that Marcy Gray appeared to be as calm as a summer's morning, he was not so in reality.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had the most disquieting reflections for company during every one of his waking hours, and they troubled him so that he found it next to impossible to concentrate his mind on anything.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Although we have said that Marcy Gray appeared to be as calm as a summer's morning, he was not so in reality.
Morris
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From this reading On this particular morning he felt so very gloomy that he did not ride his filly to town, as was his usual custom, but sent old Morris and a mule instead.
most
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From this reading He had the most disquieting reflections for company during every one of his waking hours, and they troubled him so that he found it next to impossible to concentrate his mind on anything.
mule
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From this reading On this particular morning he felt so very gloomy that he did not ride his filly to town, as was his usual custom, but sent old Morris and a mule instead.
news
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From this reading What was the use of going to the post-office through all that rain just to listen to the idle boasts of a few stay-at-home rebels who could not or would not tell him a single reliable item of news?
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had the most disquieting reflections for company during every one of his waking hours, and they troubled him so that he found it next to impossible to concentrate his mind on anything.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Although we have said that Marcy Gray appeared to be as calm as a summer's morning, he was not so in reality.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had the most disquieting reflections for company during every one of his waking hours, and they troubled him so that he found it next to impossible to concentrate his mind on anything.
old
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From this reading On this particular morning he felt so very gloomy that he did not ride his filly to town, as was his usual custom, but sent old Morris and a mule instead.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had the most disquieting reflections for company during every one of his waking hours, and they troubled him so that he found it next to impossible to concentrate his mind on anything.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had the most disquieting reflections for company during every one of his waking hours, and they troubled him so that he found it next to impossible to concentrate his mind on anything.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading What was the use of going to the post-office through all that rain just to listen to the idle boasts of a few stay-at-home rebels who could not or would not tell him a single reliable item of news?
particular
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From this reading On this particular morning he felt so very gloomy that he did not ride his filly to town, as was his usual custom, but sent old Morris and a mule instead.
PLENTY
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From this reading VISITORS IN PLENTY.
post-office
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rain
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reality
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From this reading Although we have said that Marcy Gray appeared to be as calm as a summer's morning, he was not so in reality.
rebels
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reflections
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From this reading He had the most disquieting reflections for company during every one of his waking hours, and they troubled him so that he found it next to impossible to concentrate his mind on anything.
reliable
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From this reading What was the use of going to the post-office through all that rain just to listen to the idle boasts of a few stay-at-home rebels who could not or would not tell him a single reliable item of news?
ride
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From this reading On this particular morning he felt so very gloomy that he did not ride his filly to town, as was his usual custom, but sent old Morris and a mule instead.
said
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From this reading Although we have said that Marcy Gray appeared to be as calm as a summer's morning, he was not so in reality.
sent
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From this reading On this particular morning he felt so very gloomy that he did not ride his filly to town, as was his usual custom, but sent old Morris and a mule instead.
single
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Although we have said that Marcy Gray appeared to be as calm as a summer's morning, he was not so in reality.
stay-at-home
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summer's
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From this reading Although we have said that Marcy Gray appeared to be as calm as a summer's morning, he was not so in reality.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What was the use of going to the post-office through all that rain just to listen to the idle boasts of a few stay-at-home rebels who could not or would not tell him a single reliable item of news?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Although we have said that Marcy Gray appeared to be as calm as a summer's morning, he was not so in reality.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had the most disquieting reflections for company during every one of his waking hours, and they troubled him so that he found it next to impossible to concentrate his mind on anything.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had the most disquieting reflections for company during every one of his waking hours, and they troubled him so that he found it next to impossible to concentrate his mind on anything.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On this particular morning he felt so very gloomy that he did not ride his filly to town, as was his usual custom, but sent old Morris and a mule instead.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading What was the use of going to the post-office through all that rain just to listen to the idle boasts of a few stay-at-home rebels who could not or would not tell him a single reliable item of news?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Although we have said that Marcy Gray appeared to be as calm as a summer's morning, he was not so in reality.
town
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From this reading On this particular morning he felt so very gloomy that he did not ride his filly to town, as was his usual custom, but sent old Morris and a mule instead.
troubled
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From this reading He had the most disquieting reflections for company during every one of his waking hours, and they troubled him so that he found it next to impossible to concentrate his mind on anything.
use
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usual
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From this reading On this particular morning he felt so very gloomy that he did not ride his filly to town, as was his usual custom, but sent old Morris and a mule instead.
very
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From this reading On this particular morning he felt so very gloomy that he did not ride his filly to town, as was his usual custom, but sent old Morris and a mule instead.
VISITORS
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wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading He had the most disquieting reflections for company during every one of his waking hours, and they troubled him so that he found it next to impossible to concentrate his mind on anything.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Although we have said that Marcy Gray appeared to be as calm as a summer's morning, he was not so in reality.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Although we have said that Marcy Gray appeared to be as calm as a summer's morning, he was not so in reality.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was the use of going to the post-office through all that rain just to listen to the idle boasts of a few stay-at-home rebels who could not or would not tell him a single reliable item of news?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading What was the use of going to the post-office through all that rain just to listen to the idle boasts of a few stay-at-home rebels who could not or would not tell him a single reliable item of news?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What was the use of going to the post-office through all that rain just to listen to the idle boasts of a few stay-at-home rebels who could not or would not tell him a single reliable item of news?
