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againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He slid silently into the water with his rags clinging to him and started swimming up the river against the ebbing tide.
all
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From this reading But also these boys all had to go to school.
also
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From this reading But also these boys all had to go to school.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am not saying what I think he should have done; I am simply telling you what he did.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE STORY CLOSES AND SCHOOL OPENS Keekie Joe could not trust himself in any such stalking exploit and he had no standing capital of good reputation with which to verify his honorable intention in case his bungling hand should slip.
any
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From this reading THE STORY CLOSES AND SCHOOL OPENS Keekie Joe could not trust himself in any such stalking exploit and he had no standing capital of good reputation with which to verify his honorable intention in case his bungling hand should slip.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had as good as promised Townsend that he would not go swimming.
boys
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From this reading But also these boys all had to go to school.
bungling
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From this reading THE STORY CLOSES AND SCHOOL OPENS Keekie Joe could not trust himself in any such stalking exploit and he had no standing capital of good reputation with which to verify his honorable intention in case his bungling hand should slip.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But also these boys all had to go to school.
capital
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From this reading THE STORY CLOSES AND SCHOOL OPENS Keekie Joe could not trust himself in any such stalking exploit and he had no standing capital of good reputation with which to verify his honorable intention in case his bungling hand should slip.
case
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From this reading THE STORY CLOSES AND SCHOOL OPENS Keekie Joe could not trust himself in any such stalking exploit and he had no standing capital of good reputation with which to verify his honorable intention in case his bungling hand should slip.
clinging
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From this reading He slid silently into the water with his rags clinging to him and started swimming up the river against the ebbing tide.
CLOSES
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From this reading THE STORY CLOSES AND SCHOOL OPENS Keekie Joe could not trust himself in any such stalking exploit and he had no standing capital of good reputation with which to verify his honorable intention in case his bungling hand should slip.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THE STORY CLOSES AND SCHOOL OPENS Keekie Joe could not trust himself in any such stalking exploit and he had no standing capital of good reputation with which to verify his honorable intention in case his bungling hand should slip.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I am not saying what I think he should have done; I am simply telling you what he did.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am not saying what I think he should have done; I am simply telling you what he did.
ebbing
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From this reading He slid silently into the water with his rags clinging to him and started swimming up the river against the ebbing tide.
exploit
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From this reading THE STORY CLOSES AND SCHOOL OPENS Keekie Joe could not trust himself in any such stalking exploit and he had no standing capital of good reputation with which to verify his honorable intention in case his bungling hand should slip.
go
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From this reading He had as good as promised Townsend that he would not go swimming.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE STORY CLOSES AND SCHOOL OPENS Keekie Joe could not trust himself in any such stalking exploit and he had no standing capital of good reputation with which to verify his honorable intention in case his bungling hand should slip.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE STORY CLOSES AND SCHOOL OPENS Keekie Joe could not trust himself in any such stalking exploit and he had no standing capital of good reputation with which to verify his honorable intention in case his bungling hand should slip.
hand
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From this reading THE STORY CLOSES AND SCHOOL OPENS Keekie Joe could not trust himself in any such stalking exploit and he had no standing capital of good reputation with which to verify his honorable intention in case his bungling hand should slip.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I am not saying what I think he should have done; I am simply telling you what he did.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE STORY CLOSES AND SCHOOL OPENS Keekie Joe could not trust himself in any such stalking exploit and he had no standing capital of good reputation with which to verify his honorable intention in case his bungling hand should slip.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He slid silently into the water with his rags clinging to him and started swimming up the river against the ebbing tide.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE STORY CLOSES AND SCHOOL OPENS Keekie Joe could not trust himself in any such stalking exploit and he had no standing capital of good reputation with which to verify his honorable intention in case his bungling hand should slip.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE STORY CLOSES AND SCHOOL OPENS Keekie Joe could not trust himself in any such stalking exploit and he had no standing capital of good reputation with which to verify his honorable intention in case his bungling hand should slip.
honorable
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From this reading THE STORY CLOSES AND SCHOOL OPENS Keekie Joe could not trust himself in any such stalking exploit and he had no standing capital of good reputation with which to verify his honorable intention in case his bungling hand should slip.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am not saying what I think he should have done; I am simply telling you what he did.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE STORY CLOSES AND SCHOOL OPENS Keekie Joe could not trust himself in any such stalking exploit and he had no standing capital of good reputation with which to verify his honorable intention in case his bungling hand should slip.
intention
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From this reading THE STORY CLOSES AND SCHOOL OPENS Keekie Joe could not trust himself in any such stalking exploit and he had no standing capital of good reputation with which to verify his honorable intention in case his bungling hand should slip.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He slid silently into the water with his rags clinging to him and started swimming up the river against the ebbing tide.
Joe
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From this reading THE STORY CLOSES AND SCHOOL OPENS Keekie Joe could not trust himself in any such stalking exploit and he had no standing capital of good reputation with which to verify his honorable intention in case his bungling hand should slip.
Keekie
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From this reading THE STORY CLOSES AND SCHOOL OPENS Keekie Joe could not trust himself in any such stalking exploit and he had no standing capital of good reputation with which to verify his honorable intention in case his bungling hand should slip.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THE STORY CLOSES AND SCHOOL OPENS Keekie Joe could not trust himself in any such stalking exploit and he had no standing capital of good reputation with which to verify his honorable intention in case his bungling hand should slip.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE STORY CLOSES AND SCHOOL OPENS Keekie Joe could not trust himself in any such stalking exploit and he had no standing capital of good reputation with which to verify his honorable intention in case his bungling hand should slip.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE STORY CLOSES AND SCHOOL OPENS Keekie Joe could not trust himself in any such stalking exploit and he had no standing capital of good reputation with which to verify his honorable intention in case his bungling hand should slip.
OPENS
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From this reading THE STORY CLOSES AND SCHOOL OPENS Keekie Joe could not trust himself in any such stalking exploit and he had no standing capital of good reputation with which to verify his honorable intention in case his bungling hand should slip.
promised
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From this reading He had as good as promised Townsend that he would not go swimming.
rags
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From this reading He slid silently into the water with his rags clinging to him and started swimming up the river against the ebbing tide.
reputation
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From this reading THE STORY CLOSES AND SCHOOL OPENS Keekie Joe could not trust himself in any such stalking exploit and he had no standing capital of good reputation with which to verify his honorable intention in case his bungling hand should slip.
river
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From this reading He slid silently into the water with his rags clinging to him and started swimming up the river against the ebbing tide.
saying
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From this reading I am not saying what I think he should have done; I am simply telling you what he did.
SCHOOL
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From this reading THE STORY CLOSES AND SCHOOL OPENS Keekie Joe could not trust himself in any such stalking exploit and he had no standing capital of good reputation with which to verify his honorable intention in case his bungling hand should slip.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading THE STORY CLOSES AND SCHOOL OPENS Keekie Joe could not trust himself in any such stalking exploit and he had no standing capital of good reputation with which to verify his honorable intention in case his bungling hand should slip.
silently
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From this reading He slid silently into the water with his rags clinging to him and started swimming up the river against the ebbing tide.
simply
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From this reading I am not saying what I think he should have done; I am simply telling you what he did.
slid
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From this reading He slid silently into the water with his rags clinging to him and started swimming up the river against the ebbing tide.
slip
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From this reading THE STORY CLOSES AND SCHOOL OPENS Keekie Joe could not trust himself in any such stalking exploit and he had no standing capital of good reputation with which to verify his honorable intention in case his bungling hand should slip.
stalking
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From this reading THE STORY CLOSES AND SCHOOL OPENS Keekie Joe could not trust himself in any such stalking exploit and he had no standing capital of good reputation with which to verify his honorable intention in case his bungling hand should slip.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE STORY CLOSES AND SCHOOL OPENS Keekie Joe could not trust himself in any such stalking exploit and he had no standing capital of good reputation with which to verify his honorable intention in case his bungling hand should slip.
started
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From this reading He slid silently into the water with his rags clinging to him and started swimming up the river against the ebbing tide.
STORY
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From this reading THE STORY CLOSES AND SCHOOL OPENS Keekie Joe could not trust himself in any such stalking exploit and he had no standing capital of good reputation with which to verify his honorable intention in case his bungling hand should slip.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading THE STORY CLOSES AND SCHOOL OPENS Keekie Joe could not trust himself in any such stalking exploit and he had no standing capital of good reputation with which to verify his honorable intention in case his bungling hand should slip.
swimming
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From this reading He had as good as promised Townsend that he would not go swimming.
telling
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From this reading I am not saying what I think he should have done; I am simply telling you what he did.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had as good as promised Townsend that he would not go swimming.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STORY CLOSES AND SCHOOL OPENS Keekie Joe could not trust himself in any such stalking exploit and he had no standing capital of good reputation with which to verify his honorable intention in case his bungling hand should slip.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But also these boys all had to go to school.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am not saying what I think he should have done; I am simply telling you what he did.
tide
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From this reading He slid silently into the water with his rags clinging to him and started swimming up the river against the ebbing tide.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE STORY CLOSES AND SCHOOL OPENS Keekie Joe could not trust himself in any such stalking exploit and he had no standing capital of good reputation with which to verify his honorable intention in case his bungling hand should slip.
Townsend
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From this reading He had as good as promised Townsend that he would not go swimming.
trust
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From this reading THE STORY CLOSES AND SCHOOL OPENS Keekie Joe could not trust himself in any such stalking exploit and he had no standing capital of good reputation with which to verify his honorable intention in case his bungling hand should slip.
up
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From this reading He slid silently into the water with his rags clinging to him and started swimming up the river against the ebbing tide.
verify
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From this reading THE STORY CLOSES AND SCHOOL OPENS Keekie Joe could not trust himself in any such stalking exploit and he had no standing capital of good reputation with which to verify his honorable intention in case his bungling hand should slip.
water
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From this reading He slid silently into the water with his rags clinging to him and started swimming up the river against the ebbing tide.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I am not saying what I think he should have done; I am simply telling you what he did.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE STORY CLOSES AND SCHOOL OPENS Keekie Joe could not trust himself in any such stalking exploit and he had no standing capital of good reputation with which to verify his honorable intention in case his bungling hand should slip.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE STORY CLOSES AND SCHOOL OPENS Keekie Joe could not trust himself in any such stalking exploit and he had no standing capital of good reputation with which to verify his honorable intention in case his bungling hand should slip.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had as good as promised Townsend that he would not go swimming.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I am not saying what I think he should have done; I am simply telling you what he did.
