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admit
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From this reading TAKEN TO JAIL Even the hired man, good friend as he was to Dan, could not but admit that matters looked black for the boy.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Getting on the wrong road, and being delayed, had operated against Dan.
all
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From this reading Dan had been away all night, and, though those at Mr. Savage’s farm knew where he had been sent, they could not give evidence that he had not gone to Dr. Maxwell’s house, as well as to the Randall place.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dan had been away all night, and, though those at Mr. Savage’s farm knew where he had been sent, they could not give evidence that he had not gone to Dr. Maxwell’s house, as well as to the Randall place.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading TAKEN TO JAIL Even the hired man, good friend as he was to Dan, could not but admit that matters looked black for the boy.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Have you got to take me with you?” he asked of the constables.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dan had been away all night, and, though those at Mr. Savage’s farm knew where he had been sent, they could not give evidence that he had not gone to Dr. Maxwell’s house, as well as to the Randall place.
away
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From this reading Dan had been away all night, and, though those at Mr. Savage’s farm knew where he had been sent, they could not give evidence that he had not gone to Dr. Maxwell’s house, as well as to the Randall place.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Dan had been away all night, and, though those at Mr. Savage’s farm knew where he had been sent, they could not give evidence that he had not gone to Dr. Maxwell’s house, as well as to the Randall place.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Getting on the wrong road, and being delayed, had operated against Dan.
black
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From this reading TAKEN TO JAIL Even the hired man, good friend as he was to Dan, could not but admit that matters looked black for the boy.
boy
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From this reading TAKEN TO JAIL Even the hired man, good friend as he was to Dan, could not but admit that matters looked black for the boy.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading TAKEN TO JAIL Even the hired man, good friend as he was to Dan, could not but admit that matters looked black for the boy.
constables
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From this reading “Have you got to take me with you?” he asked of the constables.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading TAKEN TO JAIL Even the hired man, good friend as he was to Dan, could not but admit that matters looked black for the boy.
CoursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “’Course we’re goin’ t’ take ye with us,” replied Mr. Walker.
Dan
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From this reading TAKEN TO JAIL Even the hired man, good friend as he was to Dan, could not but admit that matters looked black for the boy.
delayed
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From this reading Getting on the wrong road, and being delayed, had operated against Dan.
Dr
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From this reading Dan had been away all night, and, though those at Mr. Savage’s farm knew where he had been sent, they could not give evidence that he had not gone to Dr. Maxwell’s house, as well as to the Randall place.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TAKEN TO JAIL Even the hired man, good friend as he was to Dan, could not but admit that matters looked black for the boy.
evidence
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From this reading Dan had been away all night, and, though those at Mr. Savage’s farm knew where he had been sent, they could not give evidence that he had not gone to Dr. Maxwell’s house, as well as to the Randall place.
farm
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From this reading Dan had been away all night, and, though those at Mr. Savage’s farm knew where he had been sent, they could not give evidence that he had not gone to Dr. Maxwell’s house, as well as to the Randall place.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading TAKEN TO JAIL Even the hired man, good friend as he was to Dan, could not but admit that matters looked black for the boy.
friend
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From this reading TAKEN TO JAIL Even the hired man, good friend as he was to Dan, could not but admit that matters looked black for the boy.
Getting
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From this reading Getting on the wrong road, and being delayed, had operated against Dan.
give
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From this reading Dan had been away all night, and, though those at Mr. Savage’s farm knew where he had been sent, they could not give evidence that he had not gone to Dr. Maxwell’s house, as well as to the Randall place.
goin
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From this reading “’Course we’re goin’ t’ take ye with us,” replied Mr. Walker.
gone
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From this reading Dan had been away all night, and, though those at Mr. Savage’s farm knew where he had been sent, they could not give evidence that he had not gone to Dr. Maxwell’s house, as well as to the Randall place.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TAKEN TO JAIL Even the hired man, good friend as he was to Dan, could not but admit that matters looked black for the boy.
got
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From this reading “Have you got to take me with you?” he asked of the constables.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dan had been away all night, and, though those at Mr. Savage’s farm knew where he had been sent, they could not give evidence that he had not gone to Dr. Maxwell’s house, as well as to the Randall place.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you got to take me with you?” he asked of the constables.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading TAKEN TO JAIL Even the hired man, good friend as he was to Dan, could not but admit that matters looked black for the boy.
hired
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From this reading TAKEN TO JAIL Even the hired man, good friend as he was to Dan, could not but admit that matters looked black for the boy.
house
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From this reading Dan had been away all night, and, though those at Mr. Savage’s farm knew where he had been sent, they could not give evidence that he had not gone to Dr. Maxwell’s house, as well as to the Randall place.
JAIL
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From this reading TAKEN TO JAIL Even the hired man, good friend as he was to Dan, could not but admit that matters looked black for the boy.
knew
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From this reading Dan had been away all night, and, though those at Mr. Savage’s farm knew where he had been sent, they could not give evidence that he had not gone to Dr. Maxwell’s house, as well as to the Randall place.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TAKEN TO JAIL Even the hired man, good friend as he was to Dan, could not but admit that matters looked black for the boy.
man
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From this reading TAKEN TO JAIL Even the hired man, good friend as he was to Dan, could not but admit that matters looked black for the boy.
matters
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From this reading TAKEN TO JAIL Even the hired man, good friend as he was to Dan, could not but admit that matters looked black for the boy.
Maxwell's
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From this reading Dan had been away all night, and, though those at Mr. Savage’s farm knew where he had been sent, they could not give evidence that he had not gone to Dr. Maxwell’s house, as well as to the Randall place.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Have you got to take me with you?” he asked of the constables.
Mr
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From this reading Dan had been away all night, and, though those at Mr. Savage’s farm knew where he had been sent, they could not give evidence that he had not gone to Dr. Maxwell’s house, as well as to the Randall place.
night
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From this reading Dan had been away all night, and, though those at Mr. Savage’s farm knew where he had been sent, they could not give evidence that he had not gone to Dr. Maxwell’s house, as well as to the Randall place.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading TAKEN TO JAIL Even the hired man, good friend as he was to Dan, could not but admit that matters looked black for the boy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Have you got to take me with you?” he asked of the constables.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Getting on the wrong road, and being delayed, had operated against Dan.
operated
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From this reading Getting on the wrong road, and being delayed, had operated against Dan.
place
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From this reading Dan had been away all night, and, though those at Mr. Savage’s farm knew where he had been sent, they could not give evidence that he had not gone to Dr. Maxwell’s house, as well as to the Randall place.
Randall
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From this reading Dan had been away all night, and, though those at Mr. Savage’s farm knew where he had been sent, they could not give evidence that he had not gone to Dr. Maxwell’s house, as well as to the Randall place.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “’Course we’re goin’ t’ take ye with us,” replied Mr. Walker.
road
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From this reading Getting on the wrong road, and being delayed, had operated against Dan.
Savage's
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From this reading Dan had been away all night, and, though those at Mr. Savage’s farm knew where he had been sent, they could not give evidence that he had not gone to Dr. Maxwell’s house, as well as to the Randall place.
sent
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From this reading Dan had been away all night, and, though those at Mr. Savage’s farm knew where he had been sent, they could not give evidence that he had not gone to Dr. Maxwell’s house, as well as to the Randall place.
t
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From this reading “’Course we’re goin’ t’ take ye with us,” replied Mr. Walker.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Have you got to take me with you?” he asked of the constables.
TAKEN
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From this reading TAKEN TO JAIL Even the hired man, good friend as he was to Dan, could not but admit that matters looked black for the boy.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading TAKEN TO JAIL Even the hired man, good friend as he was to Dan, could not but admit that matters looked black for the boy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TAKEN TO JAIL Even the hired man, good friend as he was to Dan, could not but admit that matters looked black for the boy.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dan had been away all night, and, though those at Mr. Savage’s farm knew where he had been sent, they could not give evidence that he had not gone to Dr. Maxwell’s house, as well as to the Randall place.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Dan had been away all night, and, though those at Mr. Savage’s farm knew where he had been sent, they could not give evidence that he had not gone to Dr. Maxwell’s house, as well as to the Randall place.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Dan had been away all night, and, though those at Mr. Savage’s farm knew where he had been sent, they could not give evidence that he had not gone to Dr. Maxwell’s house, as well as to the Randall place.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TAKEN TO JAIL Even the hired man, good friend as he was to Dan, could not but admit that matters looked black for the boy.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “’Course we’re goin’ t’ take ye with us,” replied Mr. Walker.
Walker
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From this reading “’Course we’re goin’ t’ take ye with us,” replied Mr. Walker.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TAKEN TO JAIL Even the hired man, good friend as he was to Dan, could not but admit that matters looked black for the boy.
we're
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From this reading “’Course we’re goin’ t’ take ye with us,” replied Mr. Walker.
well
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From this reading Dan had been away all night, and, though those at Mr. Savage’s farm knew where he had been sent, they could not give evidence that he had not gone to Dr. Maxwell’s house, as well as to the Randall place.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Dan had been away all night, and, though those at Mr. Savage’s farm knew where he had been sent, they could not give evidence that he had not gone to Dr. Maxwell’s house, as well as to the Randall place.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Have you got to take me with you?” he asked of the constables.
wrong
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From this reading Getting on the wrong road, and being delayed, had operated against Dan.
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “’Course we’re goin’ t’ take ye with us,” replied Mr. Walker.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Have you got to take me with you?” he asked of the constables.
