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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 Many years before, Mr. Skimper’s brother had stolen money from him (the affair was connected with their joint ownership of a store) and had disappeared.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Mrs. Skimper told one of the boarders, and presently it was all about like wild-fire.
affair
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From this reading Many years before, Mr. Skimper’s brother had stolen money from him (the affair was connected with their joint ownership of a store) and had disappeared.
all
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From this reading Mrs. Skimper told one of the boarders, and presently it was all about like wild-fire.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Skimper told one of the boarders, and presently it was all about like wild-fire.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But that suspicion had died away as the whole unhappy episode had passed into history and become a distant memory.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the time there had been some suspicion that in desperation caused by the fear of quick capture, he had secreted the money somewhere on the farm.
away
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From this reading But that suspicion had died away as the whole unhappy episode had passed into history and become a distant memory.
become
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From this reading But that suspicion had died away as the whole unhappy episode had passed into history and become a distant memory.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading At the time there had been some suspicion that in desperation caused by the fear of quick capture, he had secreted the money somewhere on the farm.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading PEE-WEE, SCOUT Before the morning was very old the family secret of the Skimpers was out.
boarders
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From this reading Mrs. Skimper told one of the boarders, and presently it was all about like wild-fire.
brother
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From this reading Many years before, Mr. Skimper’s brother had stolen money from him (the affair was connected with their joint ownership of a store) and had disappeared.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that suspicion had died away as the whole unhappy episode had passed into history and become a distant memory.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At the time there had been some suspicion that in desperation caused by the fear of quick capture, he had secreted the money somewhere on the farm.
capture
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From this reading At the time there had been some suspicion that in desperation caused by the fear of quick capture, he had secreted the money somewhere on the farm.
caused
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From this reading At the time there had been some suspicion that in desperation caused by the fear of quick capture, he had secreted the money somewhere on the farm.
connected
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From this reading Many years before, Mr. Skimper’s brother had stolen money from him (the affair was connected with their joint ownership of a store) and had disappeared.
desperation
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From this reading At the time there had been some suspicion that in desperation caused by the fear of quick capture, he had secreted the money somewhere on the farm.
died
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From this reading But that suspicion had died away as the whole unhappy episode had passed into history and become a distant memory.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Many years before, Mr. Skimper’s brother had stolen money from him (the affair was connected with their joint ownership of a store) and had disappeared.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading But that suspicion had died away as the whole unhappy episode had passed into history and become a distant memory.
episode
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From this reading But that suspicion had died away as the whole unhappy episode had passed into history and become a distant memory.
family
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From this reading PEE-WEE, SCOUT Before the morning was very old the family secret of the Skimpers was out.
farm
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From this reading At the time there had been some suspicion that in desperation caused by the fear of quick capture, he had secreted the money somewhere on the farm.
fear
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From this reading At the time there had been some suspicion that in desperation caused by the fear of quick capture, he had secreted the money somewhere on the farm.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Many years before, Mr. Skimper’s brother had stolen money from him (the affair was connected with their joint ownership of a store) and had disappeared.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Many years before, Mr. Skimper’s brother had stolen money from him (the affair was connected with their joint ownership of a store) and had disappeared.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the time there had been some suspicion that in desperation caused by the fear of quick capture, he had secreted the money somewhere on the farm.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Many years before, Mr. Skimper’s brother had stolen money from him (the affair was connected with their joint ownership of a store) and had disappeared.
history
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From this reading But that suspicion had died away as the whole unhappy episode had passed into history and become a distant memory.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the time there had been some suspicion that in desperation caused by the fear of quick capture, he had secreted the money somewhere on the farm.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But that suspicion had died away as the whole unhappy episode had passed into history and become a distant memory.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Skimper told one of the boarders, and presently it was all about like wild-fire.
joint
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From this reading Many years before, Mr. Skimper’s brother had stolen money from him (the affair was connected with their joint ownership of a store) and had disappeared.
like
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From this reading Mrs. Skimper told one of the boarders, and presently it was all about like wild-fire.
Many
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From this reading Many years before, Mr. Skimper’s brother had stolen money from him (the affair was connected with their joint ownership of a store) and had disappeared.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading But that suspicion had died away as the whole unhappy episode had passed into history and become a distant memory.
money
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From this reading Many years before, Mr. Skimper’s brother had stolen money from him (the affair was connected with their joint ownership of a store) and had disappeared.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PEE-WEE, SCOUT Before the morning was very old the family secret of the Skimpers was out.
Mr
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From this reading Many years before, Mr. Skimper’s brother had stolen money from him (the affair was connected with their joint ownership of a store) and had disappeared.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Skimper told one of the boarders, and presently it was all about like wild-fire.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PEE-WEE, SCOUT Before the morning was very old the family secret of the Skimpers was out.
old
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From this reading PEE-WEE, SCOUT Before the morning was very old the family secret of the Skimpers was out.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At the time there had been some suspicion that in desperation caused by the fear of quick capture, he had secreted the money somewhere on the farm.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mrs. Skimper told one of the boarders, and presently it was all about like wild-fire.
out
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From this reading PEE-WEE, SCOUT Before the morning was very old the family secret of the Skimpers was out.
ownership
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From this reading Many years before, Mr. Skimper’s brother had stolen money from him (the affair was connected with their joint ownership of a store) and had disappeared.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But that suspicion had died away as the whole unhappy episode had passed into history and become a distant memory.
PEE-WEE
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From this reading PEE-WEE, SCOUT Before the morning was very old the family secret of the Skimpers was out.
presently
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From this reading Mrs. Skimper told one of the boarders, and presently it was all about like wild-fire.
quick
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From this reading At the time there had been some suspicion that in desperation caused by the fear of quick capture, he had secreted the money somewhere on the farm.
SCOUT
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From this reading PEE-WEE, SCOUT Before the morning was very old the family secret of the Skimpers was out.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading PEE-WEE, SCOUT Before the morning was very old the family secret of the Skimpers was out.
secreted
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From this reading At the time there had been some suspicion that in desperation caused by the fear of quick capture, he had secreted the money somewhere on the farm.
Skimper
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Skimper's
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From this reading Many years before, Mr. Skimper’s brother had stolen money from him (the affair was connected with their joint ownership of a store) and had disappeared.
Skimpers
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From this reading PEE-WEE, SCOUT Before the morning was very old the family secret of the Skimpers was out.
some
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From this reading At the time there had been some suspicion that in desperation caused by the fear of quick capture, he had secreted the money somewhere on the farm.
somewhere
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From this reading At the time there had been some suspicion that in desperation caused by the fear of quick capture, he had secreted the money somewhere on the farm.
stolen
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From this reading Many years before, Mr. Skimper’s brother had stolen money from him (the affair was connected with their joint ownership of a store) and had disappeared.
store
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From this reading Many years before, Mr. Skimper’s brother had stolen money from him (the affair was connected with their joint ownership of a store) and had disappeared.
suspicion
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From this reading At the time there had been some suspicion that in desperation caused by the fear of quick capture, he had secreted the money somewhere on the farm.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At the time there had been some suspicion that in desperation caused by the fear of quick capture, he had secreted the money somewhere on the farm.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PEE-WEE, SCOUT Before the morning was very old the family secret of the Skimpers was out.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Many years before, Mr. Skimper’s brother had stolen money from him (the affair was connected with their joint ownership of a store) and had disappeared.
there
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From this reading At the time there had been some suspicion that in desperation caused by the fear of quick capture, he had secreted the money somewhere on the farm.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the time there had been some suspicion that in desperation caused by the fear of quick capture, he had secreted the money somewhere on the farm.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Skimper told one of the boarders, and presently it was all about like wild-fire.
unhappy
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From this reading But that suspicion had died away as the whole unhappy episode had passed into history and become a distant memory.
very
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From this reading PEE-WEE, SCOUT Before the morning was very old the family secret of the Skimpers was out.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PEE-WEE, SCOUT Before the morning was very old the family secret of the Skimpers was out.
whole
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From this reading But that suspicion had died away as the whole unhappy episode had passed into history and become a distant memory.
wild-fire
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From this reading Mrs. Skimper told one of the boarders, and presently it was all about like wild-fire.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Many years before, Mr. Skimper’s brother had stolen money from him (the affair was connected with their joint ownership of a store) and had disappeared.
years
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From this reading Many years before, Mr. Skimper’s brother had stolen money from him (the affair was connected with their joint ownership of a store) and had disappeared.
