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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 Being a Humorous Description of the Bad Boy and His Dad in Their Journeys Through Foreign Lands, Their Visits to Crowned Heads, the Manners and Customs of the People, and the Bad Boy's Never Ending Efforts to Provide Fun No Matter Where He Is.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Profusely Illustrated by D. S. Groesbeck And R. W. Taylor The bad boy had been away to school, but the illness of his father had called him home, and for some weeks he had been looking about the old town.
age
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From this reading His father had recovered somewhat from his illness, and one day he met his old chum, a boy of his own age.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Being a Humorous Description of the Bad Boy and His Dad in Their Journeys Through Foreign Lands, Their Visits to Crowned Heads, the Manners and Customs of the People, and the Bad Boy's Never Ending Efforts to Provide Fun No Matter Where He Is.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The bad boy and the chum got busy at once, talking over the old times that tried the souls of the neighbors and finally the bad boy asked about the old groceryman, and found that the old man still held out at the old stand, with the same old stock of groceries, and they decided to call upon him, and surprise him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The bad boy and the chum got busy at once, talking over the old times that tried the souls of the neighbors and finally the bad boy asked about the old groceryman, and found that the old man still held out at the old stand, with the same old stock of groceries, and they decided to call upon him, and surprise him.
away
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From this reading Profusely Illustrated by D. S. Groesbeck And R. W. Taylor The bad boy had been away to school, but the illness of his father had called him home, and for some weeks he had been looking about the old town.
Bad
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From this reading Being a Humorous Description of the Bad Boy and His Dad in Their Journeys Through Foreign Lands, Their Visits to Crowned Heads, the Manners and Customs of the People, and the Bad Boy's Never Ending Efforts to Provide Fun No Matter Where He Is.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Profusely Illustrated by D. S. Groesbeck And R. W. Taylor The bad boy had been away to school, but the illness of his father had called him home, and for some weeks he had been looking about the old town.
Beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Being a Humorous Description of the Bad Boy and His Dad in Their Journeys Through Foreign Lands, Their Visits to Crowned Heads, the Manners and Customs of the People, and the Bad Boy's Never Ending Efforts to Provide Fun No Matter Where He Is.
Boy
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Boy's
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busy
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From this reading The bad boy and the chum got busy at once, talking over the old times that tried the souls of the neighbors and finally the bad boy asked about the old groceryman, and found that the old man still held out at the old stand, with the same old stock of groceries, and they decided to call upon him, and surprise him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Profusely Illustrated by D. S. Groesbeck And R. W. Taylor The bad boy had been away to school, but the illness of his father had called him home, and for some weeks he had been looking about the old town.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Profusely Illustrated by D. S. Groesbeck And R. W. Taylor The bad boy had been away to school, but the illness of his father had called him home, and for some weeks he had been looking about the old town.
call
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From this reading The bad boy and the chum got busy at once, talking over the old times that tried the souls of the neighbors and finally the bad boy asked about the old groceryman, and found that the old man still held out at the old stand, with the same old stock of groceries, and they decided to call upon him, and surprise him.
called
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From this reading Profusely Illustrated by D. S. Groesbeck And R. W. Taylor The bad boy had been away to school, but the illness of his father had called him home, and for some weeks he had been looking about the old town.
chum
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From this reading His father had recovered somewhat from his illness, and one day he met his old chum, a boy of his own age.
Crowned
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From this reading Being a Humorous Description of the Bad Boy and His Dad in Their Journeys Through Foreign Lands, Their Visits to Crowned Heads, the Manners and Customs of the People, and the Bad Boy's Never Ending Efforts to Provide Fun No Matter Where He Is.
Customs
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From this reading Being a Humorous Description of the Bad Boy and His Dad in Their Journeys Through Foreign Lands, Their Visits to Crowned Heads, the Manners and Customs of the People, and the Bad Boy's Never Ending Efforts to Provide Fun No Matter Where He Is.
D
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From this reading Profusely Illustrated by D. S. Groesbeck And R. W. Taylor The bad boy had been away to school, but the illness of his father had called him home, and for some weeks he had been looking about the old town.
Dad
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From this reading Being a Humorous Description of the Bad Boy and His Dad in Their Journeys Through Foreign Lands, Their Visits to Crowned Heads, the Manners and Customs of the People, and the Bad Boy's Never Ending Efforts to Provide Fun No Matter Where He Is.
day
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From this reading His father had recovered somewhat from his illness, and one day he met his old chum, a boy of his own age.
decided
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From this reading The bad boy and the chum got busy at once, talking over the old times that tried the souls of the neighbors and finally the bad boy asked about the old groceryman, and found that the old man still held out at the old stand, with the same old stock of groceries, and they decided to call upon him, and surprise him.
Description
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From this reading Being a Humorous Description of the Bad Boy and His Dad in Their Journeys Through Foreign Lands, Their Visits to Crowned Heads, the Manners and Customs of the People, and the Bad Boy's Never Ending Efforts to Provide Fun No Matter Where He Is.
Efforts
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Ending
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From this reading Being a Humorous Description of the Bad Boy and His Dad in Their Journeys Through Foreign Lands, Their Visits to Crowned Heads, the Manners and Customs of the People, and the Bad Boy's Never Ending Efforts to Provide Fun No Matter Where He Is.
father
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From this reading Profusely Illustrated by D. S. Groesbeck And R. W. Taylor The bad boy had been away to school, but the illness of his father had called him home, and for some weeks he had been looking about the old town.
few
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From this reading He had found few of his old friends.
finally
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From this reading The bad boy and the chum got busy at once, talking over the old times that tried the souls of the neighbors and finally the bad boy asked about the old groceryman, and found that the old man still held out at the old stand, with the same old stock of groceries, and they decided to call upon him, and surprise him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Profusely Illustrated by D. S. Groesbeck And R. W. Taylor The bad boy had been away to school, but the illness of his father had called him home, and for some weeks he had been looking about the old town.
Foreign
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From this reading Being a Humorous Description of the Bad Boy and His Dad in Their Journeys Through Foreign Lands, Their Visits to Crowned Heads, the Manners and Customs of the People, and the Bad Boy's Never Ending Efforts to Provide Fun No Matter Where He Is.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had found few of his old friends.
friends
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From this reading He had found few of his old friends.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His father had recovered somewhat from his illness, and one day he met his old chum, a boy of his own age.
Fun
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From this reading Being a Humorous Description of the Bad Boy and His Dad in Their Journeys Through Foreign Lands, Their Visits to Crowned Heads, the Manners and Customs of the People, and the Bad Boy's Never Ending Efforts to Provide Fun No Matter Where He Is.
got
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From this reading The bad boy and the chum got busy at once, talking over the old times that tried the souls of the neighbors and finally the bad boy asked about the old groceryman, and found that the old man still held out at the old stand, with the same old stock of groceries, and they decided to call upon him, and surprise him.
groceries
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From this reading The bad boy and the chum got busy at once, talking over the old times that tried the souls of the neighbors and finally the bad boy asked about the old groceryman, and found that the old man still held out at the old stand, with the same old stock of groceries, and they decided to call upon him, and surprise him.
groceryman
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From this reading The bad boy and the chum got busy at once, talking over the old times that tried the souls of the neighbors and finally the bad boy asked about the old groceryman, and found that the old man still held out at the old stand, with the same old stock of groceries, and they decided to call upon him, and surprise him.
Groesbeck
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From this reading Profusely Illustrated by D. S. Groesbeck And R. W. Taylor The bad boy had been away to school, but the illness of his father had called him home, and for some weeks he had been looking about the old town.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Profusely Illustrated by D. S. Groesbeck And R. W. Taylor The bad boy had been away to school, but the illness of his father had called him home, and for some weeks he had been looking about the old town.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Being a Humorous Description of the Bad Boy and His Dad in Their Journeys Through Foreign Lands, Their Visits to Crowned Heads, the Manners and Customs of the People, and the Bad Boy's Never Ending Efforts to Provide Fun No Matter Where He Is.
Heads
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From this reading Being a Humorous Description of the Bad Boy and His Dad in Their Journeys Through Foreign Lands, Their Visits to Crowned Heads, the Manners and Customs of the People, and the Bad Boy's Never Ending Efforts to Provide Fun No Matter Where He Is.
held
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From this reading The bad boy and the chum got busy at once, talking over the old times that tried the souls of the neighbors and finally the bad boy asked about the old groceryman, and found that the old man still held out at the old stand, with the same old stock of groceries, and they decided to call upon him, and surprise him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Profusely Illustrated by D. S. Groesbeck And R. W. Taylor The bad boy had been away to school, but the illness of his father had called him home, and for some weeks he had been looking about the old town.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Being a Humorous Description of the Bad Boy and His Dad in Their Journeys Through Foreign Lands, Their Visits to Crowned Heads, the Manners and Customs of the People, and the Bad Boy's Never Ending Efforts to Provide Fun No Matter Where He Is.
home
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From this reading Profusely Illustrated by D. S. Groesbeck And R. W. Taylor The bad boy had been away to school, but the illness of his father had called him home, and for some weeks he had been looking about the old town.
Humorous
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From this reading Being a Humorous Description of the Bad Boy and His Dad in Their Journeys Through Foreign Lands, Their Visits to Crowned Heads, the Manners and Customs of the People, and the Bad Boy's Never Ending Efforts to Provide Fun No Matter Where He Is.
illness
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From this reading Profusely Illustrated by D. S. Groesbeck And R. W. Taylor The bad boy had been away to school, but the illness of his father had called him home, and for some weeks he had been looking about the old town.
Illustrated
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From this reading Profusely Illustrated by D. S. Groesbeck And R. W. Taylor The bad boy had been away to school, but the illness of his father had called him home, and for some weeks he had been looking about the old town.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Being a Humorous Description of the Bad Boy and His Dad in Their Journeys Through Foreign Lands, Their Visits to Crowned Heads, the Manners and Customs of the People, and the Bad Boy's Never Ending Efforts to Provide Fun No Matter Where He Is.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Being a Humorous Description of the Bad Boy and His Dad in Their Journeys Through Foreign Lands, Their Visits to Crowned Heads, the Manners and Customs of the People, and the Bad Boy's Never Ending Efforts to Provide Fun No Matter Where He Is.
Journeys
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From this reading Being a Humorous Description of the Bad Boy and His Dad in Their Journeys Through Foreign Lands, Their Visits to Crowned Heads, the Manners and Customs of the People, and the Bad Boy's Never Ending Efforts to Provide Fun No Matter Where He Is.
Lands
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From this reading Being a Humorous Description of the Bad Boy and His Dad in Their Journeys Through Foreign Lands, Their Visits to Crowned Heads, the Manners and Customs of the People, and the Bad Boy's Never Ending Efforts to Provide Fun No Matter Where He Is.
looking
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From this reading Profusely Illustrated by D. S. Groesbeck And R. W. Taylor The bad boy had been away to school, but the illness of his father had called him home, and for some weeks he had been looking about the old town.
man
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From this reading The bad boy and the chum got busy at once, talking over the old times that tried the souls of the neighbors and finally the bad boy asked about the old groceryman, and found that the old man still held out at the old stand, with the same old stock of groceries, and they decided to call upon him, and surprise him.
Manners
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From this reading Being a Humorous Description of the Bad Boy and His Dad in Their Journeys Through Foreign Lands, Their Visits to Crowned Heads, the Manners and Customs of the People, and the Bad Boy's Never Ending Efforts to Provide Fun No Matter Where He Is.
Matter
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From this reading Being a Humorous Description of the Bad Boy and His Dad in Their Journeys Through Foreign Lands, Their Visits to Crowned Heads, the Manners and Customs of the People, and the Bad Boy's Never Ending Efforts to Provide Fun No Matter Where He Is.
met
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From this reading His father had recovered somewhat from his illness, and one day he met his old chum, a boy of his own age.
neighbors
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From this reading The bad boy and the chum got busy at once, talking over the old times that tried the souls of the neighbors and finally the bad boy asked about the old groceryman, and found that the old man still held out at the old stand, with the same old stock of groceries, and they decided to call upon him, and surprise him.
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Being a Humorous Description of the Bad Boy and His Dad in Their Journeys Through Foreign Lands, Their Visits to Crowned Heads, the Manners and Customs of the People, and the Bad Boy's Never Ending Efforts to Provide Fun No Matter Where He Is.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Being a Humorous Description of the Bad Boy and His Dad in Their Journeys Through Foreign Lands, Their Visits to Crowned Heads, the Manners and Customs of the People, and the Bad Boy's Never Ending Efforts to Provide Fun No Matter Where He Is.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Being a Humorous Description of the Bad Boy and His Dad in Their Journeys Through Foreign Lands, Their Visits to Crowned Heads, the Manners and Customs of the People, and the Bad Boy's Never Ending Efforts to Provide Fun No Matter Where He Is.
old
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From this reading Profusely Illustrated by D. S. Groesbeck And R. W. Taylor The bad boy had been away to school, but the illness of his father had called him home, and for some weeks he had been looking about the old town.
once
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From this reading The bad boy and the chum got busy at once, talking over the old times that tried the souls of the neighbors and finally the bad boy asked about the old groceryman, and found that the old man still held out at the old stand, with the same old stock of groceries, and they decided to call upon him, and surprise him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading His father had recovered somewhat from his illness, and one day he met his old chum, a boy of his own age.
out
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From this reading The bad boy and the chum got busy at once, talking over the old times that tried the souls of the neighbors and finally the bad boy asked about the old groceryman, and found that the old man still held out at the old stand, with the same old stock of groceries, and they decided to call upon him, and surprise him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The bad boy and the chum got busy at once, talking over the old times that tried the souls of the neighbors and finally the bad boy asked about the old groceryman, and found that the old man still held out at the old stand, with the same old stock of groceries, and they decided to call upon him, and surprise him.
own
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From this reading His father had recovered somewhat from his illness, and one day he met his old chum, a boy of his own age.
People
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From this reading Being a Humorous Description of the Bad Boy and His Dad in Their Journeys Through Foreign Lands, Their Visits to Crowned Heads, the Manners and Customs of the People, and the Bad Boy's Never Ending Efforts to Provide Fun No Matter Where He Is.
Profusely
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From this reading Profusely Illustrated by D. S. Groesbeck And R. W. Taylor The bad boy had been away to school, but the illness of his father had called him home, and for some weeks he had been looking about the old town.
Provide
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From this reading Being a Humorous Description of the Bad Boy and His Dad in Their Journeys Through Foreign Lands, Their Visits to Crowned Heads, the Manners and Customs of the People, and the Bad Boy's Never Ending Efforts to Provide Fun No Matter Where He Is.
R
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From this reading Profusely Illustrated by D. S. Groesbeck And R. W. Taylor The bad boy had been away to school, but the illness of his father had called him home, and for some weeks he had been looking about the old town.
recovered
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From this reading His father had recovered somewhat from his illness, and one day he met his old chum, a boy of his own age.
S
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From this reading Profusely Illustrated by D. S. Groesbeck And R. W. Taylor The bad boy had been away to school, but the illness of his father had called him home, and for some weeks he had been looking about the old town.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The bad boy and the chum got busy at once, talking over the old times that tried the souls of the neighbors and finally the bad boy asked about the old groceryman, and found that the old man still held out at the old stand, with the same old stock of groceries, and they decided to call upon him, and surprise him.
school
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From this reading Profusely Illustrated by D. S. Groesbeck And R. W. Taylor The bad boy had been away to school, but the illness of his father had called him home, and for some weeks he had been looking about the old town.
some
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From this reading Profusely Illustrated by D. S. Groesbeck And R. W. Taylor The bad boy had been away to school, but the illness of his father had called him home, and for some weeks he had been looking about the old town.
somewhat
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From this reading His father had recovered somewhat from his illness, and one day he met his old chum, a boy of his own age.
souls
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From this reading The bad boy and the chum got busy at once, talking over the old times that tried the souls of the neighbors and finally the bad boy asked about the old groceryman, and found that the old man still held out at the old stand, with the same old stock of groceries, and they decided to call upon him, and surprise him.
stand
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From this reading The bad boy and the chum got busy at once, talking over the old times that tried the souls of the neighbors and finally the bad boy asked about the old groceryman, and found that the old man still held out at the old stand, with the same old stock of groceries, and they decided to call upon him, and surprise him.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The bad boy and the chum got busy at once, talking over the old times that tried the souls of the neighbors and finally the bad boy asked about the old groceryman, and found that the old man still held out at the old stand, with the same old stock of groceries, and they decided to call upon him, and surprise him.
stock
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From this reading The bad boy and the chum got busy at once, talking over the old times that tried the souls of the neighbors and finally the bad boy asked about the old groceryman, and found that the old man still held out at the old stand, with the same old stock of groceries, and they decided to call upon him, and surprise him.
surprise
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From this reading The bad boy and the chum got busy at once, talking over the old times that tried the souls of the neighbors and finally the bad boy asked about the old groceryman, and found that the old man still held out at the old stand, with the same old stock of groceries, and they decided to call upon him, and surprise him.
talking
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From this reading The bad boy and the chum got busy at once, talking over the old times that tried the souls of the neighbors and finally the bad boy asked about the old groceryman, and found that the old man still held out at the old stand, with the same old stock of groceries, and they decided to call upon him, and surprise him.
Taylor
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From this reading Profusely Illustrated by D. S. Groesbeck And R. W. Taylor The bad boy had been away to school, but the illness of his father had called him home, and for some weeks he had been looking about the old town.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The bad boy and the chum got busy at once, talking over the old times that tried the souls of the neighbors and finally the bad boy asked about the old groceryman, and found that the old man still held out at the old stand, with the same old stock of groceries, and they decided to call upon him, and surprise him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Being a Humorous Description of the Bad Boy and His Dad in Their Journeys Through Foreign Lands, Their Visits to Crowned Heads, the Manners and Customs of the People, and the Bad Boy's Never Ending Efforts to Provide Fun No Matter Where He Is.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Being a Humorous Description of the Bad Boy and His Dad in Their Journeys Through Foreign Lands, Their Visits to Crowned Heads, the Manners and Customs of the People, and the Bad Boy's Never Ending Efforts to Provide Fun No Matter Where He Is.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The bad boy and the chum got busy at once, talking over the old times that tried the souls of the neighbors and finally the bad boy asked about the old groceryman, and found that the old man still held out at the old stand, with the same old stock of groceries, and they decided to call upon him, and surprise him.
ThroughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Being a Humorous Description of the Bad Boy and His Dad in Their Journeys Through Foreign Lands, Their Visits to Crowned Heads, the Manners and Customs of the People, and the Bad Boy's Never Ending Efforts to Provide Fun No Matter Where He Is.
times
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From this reading The bad boy and the chum got busy at once, talking over the old times that tried the souls of the neighbors and finally the bad boy asked about the old groceryman, and found that the old man still held out at the old stand, with the same old stock of groceries, and they decided to call upon him, and surprise him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Being a Humorous Description of the Bad Boy and His Dad in Their Journeys Through Foreign Lands, Their Visits to Crowned Heads, the Manners and Customs of the People, and the Bad Boy's Never Ending Efforts to Provide Fun No Matter Where He Is.
town
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From this reading Profusely Illustrated by D. S. Groesbeck And R. W. Taylor The bad boy had been away to school, but the illness of his father had called him home, and for some weeks he had been looking about the old town.
tried
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From this reading The bad boy and the chum got busy at once, talking over the old times that tried the souls of the neighbors and finally the bad boy asked about the old groceryman, and found that the old man still held out at the old stand, with the same old stock of groceries, and they decided to call upon him, and surprise him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The bad boy and the chum got busy at once, talking over the old times that tried the souls of the neighbors and finally the bad boy asked about the old groceryman, and found that the old man still held out at the old stand, with the same old stock of groceries, and they decided to call upon him, and surprise him.
Visits
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From this reading Being a Humorous Description of the Bad Boy and His Dad in Their Journeys Through Foreign Lands, Their Visits to Crowned Heads, the Manners and Customs of the People, and the Bad Boy's Never Ending Efforts to Provide Fun No Matter Where He Is.
W
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From this reading Profusely Illustrated by D. S. Groesbeck And R. W. Taylor The bad boy had been away to school, but the illness of his father had called him home, and for some weeks he had been looking about the old town.
weeks
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From this reading Profusely Illustrated by D. S. Groesbeck And R. W. Taylor The bad boy had been away to school, but the illness of his father had called him home, and for some weeks he had been looking about the old town.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Being a Humorous Description of the Bad Boy and His Dad in Their Journeys Through Foreign Lands, Their Visits to Crowned Heads, the Manners and Customs of the People, and the Bad Boy's Never Ending Efforts to Provide Fun No Matter Where He Is.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The bad boy and the chum got busy at once, talking over the old times that tried the souls of the neighbors and finally the bad boy asked about the old groceryman, and found that the old man still held out at the old stand, with the same old stock of groceries, and they decided to call upon him, and surprise him.
