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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 Jim's room was a rather vast place, with two long windows opening upon the balcony, two exceedingly plain iron bedsteads in different corners, and in the midst a wide, vacant space, where a punching-ball was fixed whenever the owner was at home.
altered
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From this reading Jim used to declare that they were the most comfortable in the house, and nothing would have induced him to have them altered in any way.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was a very shabby old leather armchair by one window, and near the other an even shabbier leather couch, very wide and solid.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jim's room was a rather vast place, with two long windows opening upon the balcony, two exceedingly plain iron bedsteads in different corners, and in the midst a wide, vacant space, where a punching-ball was fixed whenever the owner was at home.
any
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From this reading Jim used to declare that they were the most comfortable in the house, and nothing would have induced him to have them altered in any way.
armchair
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From this reading There was a very shabby old leather armchair by one window, and near the other an even shabbier leather couch, very wide and solid.
articles
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From this reading One wall held a medley of various articles: Jim's rifle, the sporting gun his father had given him when he was fifteen, a revolver that had been through two wars, and a cavalry sword his grandfather had carried, together with an assortment of native weapons from various countries--assegais, spears, boomerangs, throwing sticks, sjamboks and South Sea Island clubs and shields.
assegais
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From this reading One wall held a medley of various articles: Jim's rifle, the sporting gun his father had given him when he was fifteen, a revolver that had been through two wars, and a cavalry sword his grandfather had carried, together with an assortment of native weapons from various countries--assegais, spears, boomerangs, throwing sticks, sjamboks and South Sea Island clubs and shields.
assortment
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From this reading One wall held a medley of various articles: Jim's rifle, the sporting gun his father had given him when he was fifteen, a revolver that had been through two wars, and a cavalry sword his grandfather had carried, together with an assortment of native weapons from various countries--assegais, spears, boomerangs, throwing sticks, sjamboks and South Sea Island clubs and shields.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jim's room was a rather vast place, with two long windows opening upon the balcony, two exceedingly plain iron bedsteads in different corners, and in the midst a wide, vacant space, where a punching-ball was fixed whenever the owner was at home.
balcony
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From this reading Jim's room was a rather vast place, with two long windows opening upon the balcony, two exceedingly plain iron bedsteads in different corners, and in the midst a wide, vacant space, where a punching-ball was fixed whenever the owner was at home.
bedsteads
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From this reading Jim's room was a rather vast place, with two long windows opening upon the balcony, two exceedingly plain iron bedsteads in different corners, and in the midst a wide, vacant space, where a punching-ball was fixed whenever the owner was at home.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading One wall held a medley of various articles: Jim's rifle, the sporting gun his father had given him when he was fifteen, a revolver that had been through two wars, and a cavalry sword his grandfather had carried, together with an assortment of native weapons from various countries--assegais, spears, boomerangs, throwing sticks, sjamboks and South Sea Island clubs and shields.
boomerangs
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From this reading One wall held a medley of various articles: Jim's rifle, the sporting gun his father had given him when he was fifteen, a revolver that had been through two wars, and a cavalry sword his grandfather had carried, together with an assortment of native weapons from various countries--assegais, spears, boomerangs, throwing sticks, sjamboks and South Sea Island clubs and shields.
boys
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From this reading JIM UNPACKS Holler-days Were made for boys to holler!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was a very shabby old leather armchair by one window, and near the other an even shabbier leather couch, very wide and solid.
carried
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From this reading One wall held a medley of various articles: Jim's rifle, the sporting gun his father had given him when he was fifteen, a revolver that had been through two wars, and a cavalry sword his grandfather had carried, together with an assortment of native weapons from various countries--assegais, spears, boomerangs, throwing sticks, sjamboks and South Sea Island clubs and shields.
cavalry
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From this reading One wall held a medley of various articles: Jim's rifle, the sporting gun his father had given him when he was fifteen, a revolver that had been through two wars, and a cavalry sword his grandfather had carried, together with an assortment of native weapons from various countries--assegais, spears, boomerangs, throwing sticks, sjamboks and South Sea Island clubs and shields.
clubs
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From this reading One wall held a medley of various articles: Jim's rifle, the sporting gun his father had given him when he was fifteen, a revolver that had been through two wars, and a cavalry sword his grandfather had carried, together with an assortment of native weapons from various countries--assegais, spears, boomerangs, throwing sticks, sjamboks and South Sea Island clubs and shields.
comfortable
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From this reading Jim used to declare that they were the most comfortable in the house, and nothing would have induced him to have them altered in any way.
corners
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From this reading Jim's room was a rather vast place, with two long windows opening upon the balcony, two exceedingly plain iron bedsteads in different corners, and in the midst a wide, vacant space, where a punching-ball was fixed whenever the owner was at home.
couch
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From this reading There was a very shabby old leather armchair by one window, and near the other an even shabbier leather couch, very wide and solid.
countries
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From this reading One wall held a medley of various articles: Jim's rifle, the sporting gun his father had given him when he was fifteen, a revolver that had been through two wars, and a cavalry sword his grandfather had carried, together with an assortment of native weapons from various countries--assegais, spears, boomerangs, throwing sticks, sjamboks and South Sea Island clubs and shields.
declare
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From this reading Jim used to declare that they were the most comfortable in the house, and nothing would have induced him to have them altered in any way.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Jim's room was a rather vast place, with two long windows opening upon the balcony, two exceedingly plain iron bedsteads in different corners, and in the midst a wide, vacant space, where a punching-ball was fixed whenever the owner was at home.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a very shabby old leather armchair by one window, and near the other an even shabbier leather couch, very wide and solid.
exceedingly
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From this reading Jim's room was a rather vast place, with two long windows opening upon the balcony, two exceedingly plain iron bedsteads in different corners, and in the midst a wide, vacant space, where a punching-ball was fixed whenever the owner was at home.
father
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From this reading One wall held a medley of various articles: Jim's rifle, the sporting gun his father had given him when he was fifteen, a revolver that had been through two wars, and a cavalry sword his grandfather had carried, together with an assortment of native weapons from various countries--assegais, spears, boomerangs, throwing sticks, sjamboks and South Sea Island clubs and shields.
fifteen
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From this reading One wall held a medley of various articles: Jim's rifle, the sporting gun his father had given him when he was fifteen, a revolver that had been through two wars, and a cavalry sword his grandfather had carried, together with an assortment of native weapons from various countries--assegais, spears, boomerangs, throwing sticks, sjamboks and South Sea Island clubs and shields.
fixed
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From this reading Jim's room was a rather vast place, with two long windows opening upon the balcony, two exceedingly plain iron bedsteads in different corners, and in the midst a wide, vacant space, where a punching-ball was fixed whenever the owner was at home.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading JIM UNPACKS Holler-days Were made for boys to holler!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One wall held a medley of various articles: Jim's rifle, the sporting gun his father had given him when he was fifteen, a revolver that had been through two wars, and a cavalry sword his grandfather had carried, together with an assortment of native weapons from various countries--assegais, spears, boomerangs, throwing sticks, sjamboks and South Sea Island clubs and shields.
given
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From this reading One wall held a medley of various articles: Jim's rifle, the sporting gun his father had given him when he was fifteen, a revolver that had been through two wars, and a cavalry sword his grandfather had carried, together with an assortment of native weapons from various countries--assegais, spears, boomerangs, throwing sticks, sjamboks and South Sea Island clubs and shields.
grandfather
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From this reading One wall held a medley of various articles: Jim's rifle, the sporting gun his father had given him when he was fifteen, a revolver that had been through two wars, and a cavalry sword his grandfather had carried, together with an assortment of native weapons from various countries--assegais, spears, boomerangs, throwing sticks, sjamboks and South Sea Island clubs and shields.
gun
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From this reading One wall held a medley of various articles: Jim's rifle, the sporting gun his father had given him when he was fifteen, a revolver that had been through two wars, and a cavalry sword his grandfather had carried, together with an assortment of native weapons from various countries--assegais, spears, boomerangs, throwing sticks, sjamboks and South Sea Island clubs and shields.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One wall held a medley of various articles: Jim's rifle, the sporting gun his father had given him when he was fifteen, a revolver that had been through two wars, and a cavalry sword his grandfather had carried, together with an assortment of native weapons from various countries--assegais, spears, boomerangs, throwing sticks, sjamboks and South Sea Island clubs and shields.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Jim used to declare that they were the most comfortable in the house, and nothing would have induced him to have them altered in any way.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One wall held a medley of various articles: Jim's rifle, the sporting gun his father had given him when he was fifteen, a revolver that had been through two wars, and a cavalry sword his grandfather had carried, together with an assortment of native weapons from various countries--assegais, spears, boomerangs, throwing sticks, sjamboks and South Sea Island clubs and shields.
held
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From this reading One wall held a medley of various articles: Jim's rifle, the sporting gun his father had given him when he was fifteen, a revolver that had been through two wars, and a cavalry sword his grandfather had carried, together with an assortment of native weapons from various countries--assegais, spears, boomerangs, throwing sticks, sjamboks and South Sea Island clubs and shields.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jim used to declare that they were the most comfortable in the house, and nothing would have induced him to have them altered in any way.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One wall held a medley of various articles: Jim's rifle, the sporting gun his father had given him when he was fifteen, a revolver that had been through two wars, and a cavalry sword his grandfather had carried, together with an assortment of native weapons from various countries--assegais, spears, boomerangs, throwing sticks, sjamboks and South Sea Island clubs and shields.
holler
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From this reading JIM UNPACKS Holler-days Were made for boys to holler!
Holler-days
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From this reading JIM UNPACKS Holler-days Were made for boys to holler!
home
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From this reading Jim's room was a rather vast place, with two long windows opening upon the balcony, two exceedingly plain iron bedsteads in different corners, and in the midst a wide, vacant space, where a punching-ball was fixed whenever the owner was at home.
house
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From this reading Jim used to declare that they were the most comfortable in the house, and nothing would have induced him to have them altered in any way.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jim's room was a rather vast place, with two long windows opening upon the balcony, two exceedingly plain iron bedsteads in different corners, and in the midst a wide, vacant space, where a punching-ball was fixed whenever the owner was at home.
induced
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From this reading Jim used to declare that they were the most comfortable in the house, and nothing would have induced him to have them altered in any way.
iron
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From this reading Jim's room was a rather vast place, with two long windows opening upon the balcony, two exceedingly plain iron bedsteads in different corners, and in the midst a wide, vacant space, where a punching-ball was fixed whenever the owner was at home.
Island
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From this reading One wall held a medley of various articles: Jim's rifle, the sporting gun his father had given him when he was fifteen, a revolver that had been through two wars, and a cavalry sword his grandfather had carried, together with an assortment of native weapons from various countries--assegais, spears, boomerangs, throwing sticks, sjamboks and South Sea Island clubs and shields.
JIM
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From this reading JIM UNPACKS Holler-days Were made for boys to holler!
Jim's
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From this reading Jim's room was a rather vast place, with two long windows opening upon the balcony, two exceedingly plain iron bedsteads in different corners, and in the midst a wide, vacant space, where a punching-ball was fixed whenever the owner was at home.
leather
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From this reading There was a very shabby old leather armchair by one window, and near the other an even shabbier leather couch, very wide and solid.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jim's room was a rather vast place, with two long windows opening upon the balcony, two exceedingly plain iron bedsteads in different corners, and in the midst a wide, vacant space, where a punching-ball was fixed whenever the owner was at home.
made
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From this reading JIM UNPACKS Holler-days Were made for boys to holler!
medley
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From this reading One wall held a medley of various articles: Jim's rifle, the sporting gun his father had given him when he was fifteen, a revolver that had been through two wars, and a cavalry sword his grandfather had carried, together with an assortment of native weapons from various countries--assegais, spears, boomerangs, throwing sticks, sjamboks and South Sea Island clubs and shields.
midst
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From this reading Jim's room was a rather vast place, with two long windows opening upon the balcony, two exceedingly plain iron bedsteads in different corners, and in the midst a wide, vacant space, where a punching-ball was fixed whenever the owner was at home.
most
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From this reading Jim used to declare that they were the most comfortable in the house, and nothing would have induced him to have them altered in any way.
native
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From this reading One wall held a medley of various articles: Jim's rifle, the sporting gun his father had given him when he was fifteen, a revolver that had been through two wars, and a cavalry sword his grandfather had carried, together with an assortment of native weapons from various countries--assegais, spears, boomerangs, throwing sticks, sjamboks and South Sea Island clubs and shields.
near
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From this reading There was a very shabby old leather armchair by one window, and near the other an even shabbier leather couch, very wide and solid.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Jim used to declare that they were the most comfortable in the house, and nothing would have induced him to have them altered in any way.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One wall held a medley of various articles: Jim's rifle, the sporting gun his father had given him when he was fifteen, a revolver that had been through two wars, and a cavalry sword his grandfather had carried, together with an assortment of native weapons from various countries--assegais, spears, boomerangs, throwing sticks, sjamboks and South Sea Island clubs and shields.
old
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From this reading There was a very shabby old leather armchair by one window, and near the other an even shabbier leather couch, very wide and solid.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was a very shabby old leather armchair by one window, and near the other an even shabbier leather couch, very wide and solid.
opening
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From this reading Jim's room was a rather vast place, with two long windows opening upon the balcony, two exceedingly plain iron bedsteads in different corners, and in the midst a wide, vacant space, where a punching-ball was fixed whenever the owner was at home.
other
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From this reading There was a very shabby old leather armchair by one window, and near the other an even shabbier leather couch, very wide and solid.
owner
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From this reading Jim's room was a rather vast place, with two long windows opening upon the balcony, two exceedingly plain iron bedsteads in different corners, and in the midst a wide, vacant space, where a punching-ball was fixed whenever the owner was at home.
place
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From this reading Jim's room was a rather vast place, with two long windows opening upon the balcony, two exceedingly plain iron bedsteads in different corners, and in the midst a wide, vacant space, where a punching-ball was fixed whenever the owner was at home.
plain
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From this reading Jim's room was a rather vast place, with two long windows opening upon the balcony, two exceedingly plain iron bedsteads in different corners, and in the midst a wide, vacant space, where a punching-ball was fixed whenever the owner was at home.
punching-ball
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From this reading Jim's room was a rather vast place, with two long windows opening upon the balcony, two exceedingly plain iron bedsteads in different corners, and in the midst a wide, vacant space, where a punching-ball was fixed whenever the owner was at home.
rather
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From this reading Jim's room was a rather vast place, with two long windows opening upon the balcony, two exceedingly plain iron bedsteads in different corners, and in the midst a wide, vacant space, where a punching-ball was fixed whenever the owner was at home.
revolver
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From this reading One wall held a medley of various articles: Jim's rifle, the sporting gun his father had given him when he was fifteen, a revolver that had been through two wars, and a cavalry sword his grandfather had carried, together with an assortment of native weapons from various countries--assegais, spears, boomerangs, throwing sticks, sjamboks and South Sea Island clubs and shields.
rifle
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From this reading One wall held a medley of various articles: Jim's rifle, the sporting gun his father had given him when he was fifteen, a revolver that had been through two wars, and a cavalry sword his grandfather had carried, together with an assortment of native weapons from various countries--assegais, spears, boomerangs, throwing sticks, sjamboks and South Sea Island clubs and shields.
room
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From this reading Jim's room was a rather vast place, with two long windows opening upon the balcony, two exceedingly plain iron bedsteads in different corners, and in the midst a wide, vacant space, where a punching-ball was fixed whenever the owner was at home.
Sea
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From this reading One wall held a medley of various articles: Jim's rifle, the sporting gun his father had given him when he was fifteen, a revolver that had been through two wars, and a cavalry sword his grandfather had carried, together with an assortment of native weapons from various countries--assegais, spears, boomerangs, throwing sticks, sjamboks and South Sea Island clubs and shields.
shabbier
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From this reading There was a very shabby old leather armchair by one window, and near the other an even shabbier leather couch, very wide and solid.
shabby
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From this reading There was a very shabby old leather armchair by one window, and near the other an even shabbier leather couch, very wide and solid.
shields
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From this reading One wall held a medley of various articles: Jim's rifle, the sporting gun his father had given him when he was fifteen, a revolver that had been through two wars, and a cavalry sword his grandfather had carried, together with an assortment of native weapons from various countries--assegais, spears, boomerangs, throwing sticks, sjamboks and South Sea Island clubs and shields.
sjamboks
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From this reading One wall held a medley of various articles: Jim's rifle, the sporting gun his father had given him when he was fifteen, a revolver that had been through two wars, and a cavalry sword his grandfather had carried, together with an assortment of native weapons from various countries--assegais, spears, boomerangs, throwing sticks, sjamboks and South Sea Island clubs and shields.
solid
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From this reading There was a very shabby old leather armchair by one window, and near the other an even shabbier leather couch, very wide and solid.
South
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From this reading One wall held a medley of various articles: Jim's rifle, the sporting gun his father had given him when he was fifteen, a revolver that had been through two wars, and a cavalry sword his grandfather had carried, together with an assortment of native weapons from various countries--assegais, spears, boomerangs, throwing sticks, sjamboks and South Sea Island clubs and shields.
space
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From this reading Jim's room was a rather vast place, with two long windows opening upon the balcony, two exceedingly plain iron bedsteads in different corners, and in the midst a wide, vacant space, where a punching-ball was fixed whenever the owner was at home.
spears
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From this reading One wall held a medley of various articles: Jim's rifle, the sporting gun his father had given him when he was fifteen, a revolver that had been through two wars, and a cavalry sword his grandfather had carried, together with an assortment of native weapons from various countries--assegais, spears, boomerangs, throwing sticks, sjamboks and South Sea Island clubs and shields.
sporting
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From this reading One wall held a medley of various articles: Jim's rifle, the sporting gun his father had given him when he was fifteen, a revolver that had been through two wars, and a cavalry sword his grandfather had carried, together with an assortment of native weapons from various countries--assegais, spears, boomerangs, throwing sticks, sjamboks and South Sea Island clubs and shields.
sticks
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From this reading One wall held a medley of various articles: Jim's rifle, the sporting gun his father had given him when he was fifteen, a revolver that had been through two wars, and a cavalry sword his grandfather had carried, together with an assortment of native weapons from various countries--assegais, spears, boomerangs, throwing sticks, sjamboks and South Sea Island clubs and shields.
sword
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From this reading One wall held a medley of various articles: Jim's rifle, the sporting gun his father had given him when he was fifteen, a revolver that had been through two wars, and a cavalry sword his grandfather had carried, together with an assortment of native weapons from various countries--assegais, spears, boomerangs, throwing sticks, sjamboks and South Sea Island clubs and shields.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Jim used to declare that they were the most comfortable in the house, and nothing would have induced him to have them altered in any way.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jim's room was a rather vast place, with two long windows opening upon the balcony, two exceedingly plain iron bedsteads in different corners, and in the midst a wide, vacant space, where a punching-ball was fixed whenever the owner was at home.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Jim used to declare that they were the most comfortable in the house, and nothing would have induced him to have them altered in any way.
There
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From this reading There was a very shabby old leather armchair by one window, and near the other an even shabbier leather couch, very wide and solid.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jim used to declare that they were the most comfortable in the house, and nothing would have induced him to have them altered in any way.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One wall held a medley of various articles: Jim's rifle, the sporting gun his father had given him when he was fifteen, a revolver that had been through two wars, and a cavalry sword his grandfather had carried, together with an assortment of native weapons from various countries--assegais, spears, boomerangs, throwing sticks, sjamboks and South Sea Island clubs and shields.
throwing
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From this reading One wall held a medley of various articles: Jim's rifle, the sporting gun his father had given him when he was fifteen, a revolver that had been through two wars, and a cavalry sword his grandfather had carried, together with an assortment of native weapons from various countries--assegais, spears, boomerangs, throwing sticks, sjamboks and South Sea Island clubs and shields.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JIM UNPACKS Holler-days Were made for boys to holler!
together
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From this reading One wall held a medley of various articles: Jim's rifle, the sporting gun his father had given him when he was fifteen, a revolver that had been through two wars, and a cavalry sword his grandfather had carried, together with an assortment of native weapons from various countries--assegais, spears, boomerangs, throwing sticks, sjamboks and South Sea Island clubs and shields.
two
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From this reading Jim's room was a rather vast place, with two long windows opening upon the balcony, two exceedingly plain iron bedsteads in different corners, and in the midst a wide, vacant space, where a punching-ball was fixed whenever the owner was at home.
UNPACKS
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From this reading JIM UNPACKS Holler-days Were made for boys to holler!
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Jim's room was a rather vast place, with two long windows opening upon the balcony, two exceedingly plain iron bedsteads in different corners, and in the midst a wide, vacant space, where a punching-ball was fixed whenever the owner was at home.
used
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From this reading Jim used to declare that they were the most comfortable in the house, and nothing would have induced him to have them altered in any way.
vacant
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From this reading Jim's room was a rather vast place, with two long windows opening upon the balcony, two exceedingly plain iron bedsteads in different corners, and in the midst a wide, vacant space, where a punching-ball was fixed whenever the owner was at home.
various
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From this reading One wall held a medley of various articles: Jim's rifle, the sporting gun his father had given him when he was fifteen, a revolver that had been through two wars, and a cavalry sword his grandfather had carried, together with an assortment of native weapons from various countries--assegais, spears, boomerangs, throwing sticks, sjamboks and South Sea Island clubs and shields.
vast
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From this reading Jim's room was a rather vast place, with two long windows opening upon the balcony, two exceedingly plain iron bedsteads in different corners, and in the midst a wide, vacant space, where a punching-ball was fixed whenever the owner was at home.
very
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From this reading There was a very shabby old leather armchair by one window, and near the other an even shabbier leather couch, very wide and solid.
wall
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From this reading One wall held a medley of various articles: Jim's rifle, the sporting gun his father had given him when he was fifteen, a revolver that had been through two wars, and a cavalry sword his grandfather had carried, together with an assortment of native weapons from various countries--assegais, spears, boomerangs, throwing sticks, sjamboks and South Sea Island clubs and shields.
wars
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From this reading One wall held a medley of various articles: Jim's rifle, the sporting gun his father had given him when he was fifteen, a revolver that had been through two wars, and a cavalry sword his grandfather had carried, together with an assortment of native weapons from various countries--assegais, spears, boomerangs, throwing sticks, sjamboks and South Sea Island clubs and shields.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jim's room was a rather vast place, with two long windows opening upon the balcony, two exceedingly plain iron bedsteads in different corners, and in the midst a wide, vacant space, where a punching-ball was fixed whenever the owner was at home.
way
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From this reading Jim used to declare that they were the most comfortable in the house, and nothing would have induced him to have them altered in any way.
weapons
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From this reading One wall held a medley of various articles: Jim's rifle, the sporting gun his father had given him when he was fifteen, a revolver that had been through two wars, and a cavalry sword his grandfather had carried, together with an assortment of native weapons from various countries--assegais, spears, boomerangs, throwing sticks, sjamboks and South Sea Island clubs and shields.
Wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading JIM UNPACKS Holler-days Were made for boys to holler!
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading One wall held a medley of various articles: Jim's rifle, the sporting gun his father had given him when he was fifteen, a revolver that had been through two wars, and a cavalry sword his grandfather had carried, together with an assortment of native weapons from various countries--assegais, spears, boomerangs, throwing sticks, sjamboks and South Sea Island clubs and shields.
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading Jim's room was a rather vast place, with two long windows opening upon the balcony, two exceedingly plain iron bedsteads in different corners, and in the midst a wide, vacant space, where a punching-ball was fixed whenever the owner was at home.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Jim's room was a rather vast place, with two long windows opening upon the balcony, two exceedingly plain iron bedsteads in different corners, and in the midst a wide, vacant space, where a punching-ball was fixed whenever the owner was at home.
wide
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From this reading Jim's room was a rather vast place, with two long windows opening upon the balcony, two exceedingly plain iron bedsteads in different corners, and in the midst a wide, vacant space, where a punching-ball was fixed whenever the owner was at home.
window
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From this reading There was a very shabby old leather armchair by one window, and near the other an even shabbier leather couch, very wide and solid.
windows
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From this reading Jim's room was a rather vast place, with two long windows opening upon the balcony, two exceedingly plain iron bedsteads in different corners, and in the midst a wide, vacant space, where a punching-ball was fixed whenever the owner was at home.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jim's room was a rather vast place, with two long windows opening upon the balcony, two exceedingly plain iron bedsteads in different corners, and in the midst a wide, vacant space, where a punching-ball was fixed whenever the owner was at home.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Jim used to declare that they were the most comfortable in the house, and nothing would have induced him to have them altered in any way.
