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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 IN WHICH BOBBY DECLINES A COPARTNERSHIP AND VISITS B---- AGAIN.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After dinner Bobby performed his Saturday afternoon chores as usual.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After dinner Bobby performed his Saturday afternoon chores as usual.
AGAINnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH BOBBY DECLINES A COPARTNERSHIP AND VISITS B---- AGAIN.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH BOBBY DECLINES A COPARTNERSHIP AND VISITS B---- AGAIN.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading After dinner Bobby performed his Saturday afternoon chores as usual.
B
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From this reading IN WHICH BOBBY DECLINES A COPARTNERSHIP AND VISITS B---- AGAIN.
back
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From this reading After digging a little box of worms in the garden back of the house, he shouldered his fish pole; and certainly no one would have suspected that he was a distinguished travelling merchant.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The day was favorable, the sky being overcast and the wind very light.
BOBBY
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From this reading IN WHICH BOBBY DECLINES A COPARTNERSHIP AND VISITS B---- AGAIN.
box
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From this reading After digging a little box of worms in the garden back of the house, he shouldered his fish pole; and certainly no one would have suspected that he was a distinguished travelling merchant.
certainly
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From this reading After digging a little box of worms in the garden back of the house, he shouldered his fish pole; and certainly no one would have suspected that he was a distinguished travelling merchant.
chores
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From this reading After dinner Bobby performed his Saturday afternoon chores as usual.
concluded
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From this reading He split wood enough to last for a week, so that his mother might not miss him too much, and then, feeling a desire to visit his favorite resorts in the vicinity, he concluded to go a fishing.
COPARTNERSHIP
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From this reading IN WHICH BOBBY DECLINES A COPARTNERSHIP AND VISITS B---- AGAIN.
day
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From this reading The day was favorable, the sky being overcast and the wind very light.
DECLINES
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From this reading IN WHICH BOBBY DECLINES A COPARTNERSHIP AND VISITS B---- AGAIN.
desire
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From this reading He split wood enough to last for a week, so that his mother might not miss him too much, and then, feeling a desire to visit his favorite resorts in the vicinity, he concluded to go a fishing.
digging
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From this reading After digging a little box of worms in the garden back of the house, he shouldered his fish pole; and certainly no one would have suspected that he was a distinguished travelling merchant.
dinner
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From this reading After dinner Bobby performed his Saturday afternoon chores as usual.
distinguished
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From this reading After digging a little box of worms in the garden back of the house, he shouldered his fish pole; and certainly no one would have suspected that he was a distinguished travelling merchant.
enough
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From this reading He split wood enough to last for a week, so that his mother might not miss him too much, and then, feeling a desire to visit his favorite resorts in the vicinity, he concluded to go a fishing.
favorable
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From this reading The day was favorable, the sky being overcast and the wind very light.
favorite
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From this reading He split wood enough to last for a week, so that his mother might not miss him too much, and then, feeling a desire to visit his favorite resorts in the vicinity, he concluded to go a fishing.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He split wood enough to last for a week, so that his mother might not miss him too much, and then, feeling a desire to visit his favorite resorts in the vicinity, he concluded to go a fishing.
fish
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From this reading After digging a little box of worms in the garden back of the house, he shouldered his fish pole; and certainly no one would have suspected that he was a distinguished travelling merchant.
fishing
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From this reading He split wood enough to last for a week, so that his mother might not miss him too much, and then, feeling a desire to visit his favorite resorts in the vicinity, he concluded to go a fishing.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He split wood enough to last for a week, so that his mother might not miss him too much, and then, feeling a desire to visit his favorite resorts in the vicinity, he concluded to go a fishing.
garden
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From this reading After digging a little box of worms in the garden back of the house, he shouldered his fish pole; and certainly no one would have suspected that he was a distinguished travelling merchant.
go
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From this reading He split wood enough to last for a week, so that his mother might not miss him too much, and then, feeling a desire to visit his favorite resorts in the vicinity, he concluded to go a fishing.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading After digging a little box of worms in the garden back of the house, he shouldered his fish pole; and certainly no one would have suspected that he was a distinguished travelling merchant.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He split wood enough to last for a week, so that his mother might not miss him too much, and then, feeling a desire to visit his favorite resorts in the vicinity, he concluded to go a fishing.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He split wood enough to last for a week, so that his mother might not miss him too much, and then, feeling a desire to visit his favorite resorts in the vicinity, he concluded to go a fishing.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After dinner Bobby performed his Saturday afternoon chores as usual.
house
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From this reading After digging a little box of worms in the garden back of the house, he shouldered his fish pole; and certainly no one would have suspected that he was a distinguished travelling merchant.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH BOBBY DECLINES A COPARTNERSHIP AND VISITS B---- AGAIN.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He split wood enough to last for a week, so that his mother might not miss him too much, and then, feeling a desire to visit his favorite resorts in the vicinity, he concluded to go a fishing.
light
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From this reading The day was favorable, the sky being overcast and the wind very light.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After digging a little box of worms in the garden back of the house, he shouldered his fish pole; and certainly no one would have suspected that he was a distinguished travelling merchant.
merchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading After digging a little box of worms in the garden back of the house, he shouldered his fish pole; and certainly no one would have suspected that he was a distinguished travelling merchant.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He split wood enough to last for a week, so that his mother might not miss him too much, and then, feeling a desire to visit his favorite resorts in the vicinity, he concluded to go a fishing.
miss
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From this reading He split wood enough to last for a week, so that his mother might not miss him too much, and then, feeling a desire to visit his favorite resorts in the vicinity, he concluded to go a fishing.
mother
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From this reading He split wood enough to last for a week, so that his mother might not miss him too much, and then, feeling a desire to visit his favorite resorts in the vicinity, he concluded to go a fishing.
much
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From this reading He split wood enough to last for a week, so that his mother might not miss him too much, and then, feeling a desire to visit his favorite resorts in the vicinity, he concluded to go a fishing.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading After digging a little box of worms in the garden back of the house, he shouldered his fish pole; and certainly no one would have suspected that he was a distinguished travelling merchant.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He split wood enough to last for a week, so that his mother might not miss him too much, and then, feeling a desire to visit his favorite resorts in the vicinity, he concluded to go a fishing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After digging a little box of worms in the garden back of the house, he shouldered his fish pole; and certainly no one would have suspected that he was a distinguished travelling merchant.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading After digging a little box of worms in the garden back of the house, he shouldered his fish pole; and certainly no one would have suspected that he was a distinguished travelling merchant.
overcast
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From this reading The day was favorable, the sky being overcast and the wind very light.
performed
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From this reading After dinner Bobby performed his Saturday afternoon chores as usual.
pole
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From this reading After digging a little box of worms in the garden back of the house, he shouldered his fish pole; and certainly no one would have suspected that he was a distinguished travelling merchant.
resorts
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From this reading He split wood enough to last for a week, so that his mother might not miss him too much, and then, feeling a desire to visit his favorite resorts in the vicinity, he concluded to go a fishing.
Saturday
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From this reading After dinner Bobby performed his Saturday afternoon chores as usual.
shouldered
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From this reading After digging a little box of worms in the garden back of the house, he shouldered his fish pole; and certainly no one would have suspected that he was a distinguished travelling merchant.
sky
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From this reading The day was favorable, the sky being overcast and the wind very light.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He split wood enough to last for a week, so that his mother might not miss him too much, and then, feeling a desire to visit his favorite resorts in the vicinity, he concluded to go a fishing.
split
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From this reading He split wood enough to last for a week, so that his mother might not miss him too much, and then, feeling a desire to visit his favorite resorts in the vicinity, he concluded to go a fishing.
suspected
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From this reading After digging a little box of worms in the garden back of the house, he shouldered his fish pole; and certainly no one would have suspected that he was a distinguished travelling merchant.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He split wood enough to last for a week, so that his mother might not miss him too much, and then, feeling a desire to visit his favorite resorts in the vicinity, he concluded to go a fishing.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He split wood enough to last for a week, so that his mother might not miss him too much, and then, feeling a desire to visit his favorite resorts in the vicinity, he concluded to go a fishing.
then
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From this reading He split wood enough to last for a week, so that his mother might not miss him too much, and then, feeling a desire to visit his favorite resorts in the vicinity, he concluded to go a fishing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He split wood enough to last for a week, so that his mother might not miss him too much, and then, feeling a desire to visit his favorite resorts in the vicinity, he concluded to go a fishing.
too
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From this reading He split wood enough to last for a week, so that his mother might not miss him too much, and then, feeling a desire to visit his favorite resorts in the vicinity, he concluded to go a fishing.
travelling
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From this reading After digging a little box of worms in the garden back of the house, he shouldered his fish pole; and certainly no one would have suspected that he was a distinguished travelling merchant.
usual
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From this reading After dinner Bobby performed his Saturday afternoon chores as usual.
very
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From this reading The day was favorable, the sky being overcast and the wind very light.
vicinity
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From this reading He split wood enough to last for a week, so that his mother might not miss him too much, and then, feeling a desire to visit his favorite resorts in the vicinity, he concluded to go a fishing.
visit
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From this reading He split wood enough to last for a week, so that his mother might not miss him too much, and then, feeling a desire to visit his favorite resorts in the vicinity, he concluded to go a fishing.
VISITS
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From this reading IN WHICH BOBBY DECLINES A COPARTNERSHIP AND VISITS B---- AGAIN.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The day was favorable, the sky being overcast and the wind very light.
week
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From this reading He split wood enough to last for a week, so that his mother might not miss him too much, and then, feeling a desire to visit his favorite resorts in the vicinity, he concluded to go a fishing.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH BOBBY DECLINES A COPARTNERSHIP AND VISITS B---- AGAIN.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day was favorable, the sky being overcast and the wind very light.
wood
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From this reading He split wood enough to last for a week, so that his mother might not miss him too much, and then, feeling a desire to visit his favorite resorts in the vicinity, he concluded to go a fishing.
worms
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From this reading After digging a little box of worms in the garden back of the house, he shouldered his fish pole; and certainly no one would have suspected that he was a distinguished travelling merchant.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading After digging a little box of worms in the garden back of the house, he shouldered his fish pole; and certainly no one would have suspected that he was a distinguished travelling merchant.
