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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 PHIL IS STARTLED BY THE SIGHT OF A FAMILIAR FACE.
actually
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From this reading I actually laughed when I heard the bolt of the lock snapped upon me; partly because I thought it was better to laugh over my mishaps than to cry, and partly because the trick of which I had been made the victim was simply ridiculous.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I actually laughed when I heard the bolt of the lock snapped upon me; partly because I thought it was better to laugh over my mishaps than to cry, and partly because the trick of which I had been made the victim was simply ridiculous.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Lynch ought to have known me better, though I had been a lamb at Leavenworth.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading I actually laughed when I heard the bolt of the lock snapped upon me; partly because I thought it was better to laugh over my mishaps than to cry, and partly because the trick of which I had been made the victim was simply ridiculous.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I actually laughed when I heard the bolt of the lock snapped upon me; partly because I thought it was better to laugh over my mishaps than to cry, and partly because the trick of which I had been made the victim was simply ridiculous.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I can easily believe that many boys would have been intimidated, and given up the money and the note.
better
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From this reading I actually laughed when I heard the bolt of the lock snapped upon me; partly because I thought it was better to laugh over my mishaps than to cry, and partly because the trick of which I had been made the victim was simply ridiculous.
bolt
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From this reading I actually laughed when I heard the bolt of the lock snapped upon me; partly because I thought it was better to laugh over my mishaps than to cry, and partly because the trick of which I had been made the victim was simply ridiculous.
boy
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From this reading Perhaps, if I had been a boy brought up in the city, and had never been thrown upon my own resources in times of peril, I might have taken a different view of the matter.
boys
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From this reading I can easily believe that many boys would have been intimidated, and given up the money and the note.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Perhaps, if I had been a boy brought up in the city, and had never been thrown upon my own resources in times of peril, I might have taken a different view of the matter.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL IS STARTLED BY THE SIGHT OF A FAMILIAR FACE.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can easily believe that many boys would have been intimidated, and given up the money and the note.
city
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From this reading Perhaps, if I had been a boy brought up in the city, and had never been thrown upon my own resources in times of peril, I might have taken a different view of the matter.
cry
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From this reading I actually laughed when I heard the bolt of the lock snapped upon me; partly because I thought it was better to laugh over my mishaps than to cry, and partly because the trick of which I had been made the victim was simply ridiculous.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Perhaps, if I had been a boy brought up in the city, and had never been thrown upon my own resources in times of peril, I might have taken a different view of the matter.
easily
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From this reading I can easily believe that many boys would have been intimidated, and given up the money and the note.
FACE
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL IS STARTLED BY THE SIGHT OF A FAMILIAR FACE.
FAMILIAR
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL IS STARTLED BY THE SIGHT OF A FAMILIAR FACE.
given
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From this reading I can easily believe that many boys would have been intimidated, and given up the money and the note.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I actually laughed when I heard the bolt of the lock snapped upon me; partly because I thought it was better to laugh over my mishaps than to cry, and partly because the trick of which I had been made the victim was simply ridiculous.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Perhaps, if I had been a boy brought up in the city, and had never been thrown upon my own resources in times of peril, I might have taken a different view of the matter.
heard
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From this reading I actually laughed when I heard the bolt of the lock snapped upon me; partly because I thought it was better to laugh over my mishaps than to cry, and partly because the trick of which I had been made the victim was simply ridiculous.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I actually laughed when I heard the bolt of the lock snapped upon me; partly because I thought it was better to laugh over my mishaps than to cry, and partly because the trick of which I had been made the victim was simply ridiculous.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Perhaps, if I had been a boy brought up in the city, and had never been thrown upon my own resources in times of peril, I might have taken a different view of the matter.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL IS STARTLED BY THE SIGHT OF A FAMILIAR FACE.
intimidated
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From this reading I can easily believe that many boys would have been intimidated, and given up the money and the note.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL IS STARTLED BY THE SIGHT OF A FAMILIAR FACE.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I actually laughed when I heard the bolt of the lock snapped upon me; partly because I thought it was better to laugh over my mishaps than to cry, and partly because the trick of which I had been made the victim was simply ridiculous.
known
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From this reading Lynch ought to have known me better, though I had been a lamb at Leavenworth.
lamb
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From this reading Lynch ought to have known me better, though I had been a lamb at Leavenworth.
laugh
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From this reading I actually laughed when I heard the bolt of the lock snapped upon me; partly because I thought it was better to laugh over my mishaps than to cry, and partly because the trick of which I had been made the victim was simply ridiculous.
laughed
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From this reading I actually laughed when I heard the bolt of the lock snapped upon me; partly because I thought it was better to laugh over my mishaps than to cry, and partly because the trick of which I had been made the victim was simply ridiculous.
Leavenworth
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From this reading Lynch ought to have known me better, though I had been a lamb at Leavenworth.
lock
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From this reading I actually laughed when I heard the bolt of the lock snapped upon me; partly because I thought it was better to laugh over my mishaps than to cry, and partly because the trick of which I had been made the victim was simply ridiculous.
Lynch
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From this reading Lynch ought to have known me better, though I had been a lamb at Leavenworth.
made
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From this reading I actually laughed when I heard the bolt of the lock snapped upon me; partly because I thought it was better to laugh over my mishaps than to cry, and partly because the trick of which I had been made the victim was simply ridiculous.
many
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From this reading I can easily believe that many boys would have been intimidated, and given up the money and the note.
matter
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From this reading Perhaps, if I had been a boy brought up in the city, and had never been thrown upon my own resources in times of peril, I might have taken a different view of the matter.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I actually laughed when I heard the bolt of the lock snapped upon me; partly because I thought it was better to laugh over my mishaps than to cry, and partly because the trick of which I had been made the victim was simply ridiculous.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Perhaps, if I had been a boy brought up in the city, and had never been thrown upon my own resources in times of peril, I might have taken a different view of the matter.
mishaps
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From this reading I actually laughed when I heard the bolt of the lock snapped upon me; partly because I thought it was better to laugh over my mishaps than to cry, and partly because the trick of which I had been made the victim was simply ridiculous.
money
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From this reading I can easily believe that many boys would have been intimidated, and given up the money and the note.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I actually laughed when I heard the bolt of the lock snapped upon me; partly because I thought it was better to laugh over my mishaps than to cry, and partly because the trick of which I had been made the victim was simply ridiculous.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps, if I had been a boy brought up in the city, and had never been thrown upon my own resources in times of peril, I might have taken a different view of the matter.
note
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From this reading I can easily believe that many boys would have been intimidated, and given up the money and the note.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL IS STARTLED BY THE SIGHT OF A FAMILIAR FACE.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Lynch ought to have known me better, though I had been a lamb at Leavenworth.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I actually laughed when I heard the bolt of the lock snapped upon me; partly because I thought it was better to laugh over my mishaps than to cry, and partly because the trick of which I had been made the victim was simply ridiculous.
own
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From this reading Perhaps, if I had been a boy brought up in the city, and had never been thrown upon my own resources in times of peril, I might have taken a different view of the matter.
partly
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From this reading I actually laughed when I heard the bolt of the lock snapped upon me; partly because I thought it was better to laugh over my mishaps than to cry, and partly because the trick of which I had been made the victim was simply ridiculous.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps, if I had been a boy brought up in the city, and had never been thrown upon my own resources in times of peril, I might have taken a different view of the matter.
peril
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From this reading Perhaps, if I had been a boy brought up in the city, and had never been thrown upon my own resources in times of peril, I might have taken a different view of the matter.
PHIL
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL IS STARTLED BY THE SIGHT OF A FAMILIAR FACE.
resources
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From this reading Perhaps, if I had been a boy brought up in the city, and had never been thrown upon my own resources in times of peril, I might have taken a different view of the matter.
ridiculous
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From this reading I actually laughed when I heard the bolt of the lock snapped upon me; partly because I thought it was better to laugh over my mishaps than to cry, and partly because the trick of which I had been made the victim was simply ridiculous.
SIGHT
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL IS STARTLED BY THE SIGHT OF A FAMILIAR FACE.
simply
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From this reading I actually laughed when I heard the bolt of the lock snapped upon me; partly because I thought it was better to laugh over my mishaps than to cry, and partly because the trick of which I had been made the victim was simply ridiculous.
snapped
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From this reading I actually laughed when I heard the bolt of the lock snapped upon me; partly because I thought it was better to laugh over my mishaps than to cry, and partly because the trick of which I had been made the victim was simply ridiculous.
STARTLED
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL IS STARTLED BY THE SIGHT OF A FAMILIAR FACE.
taken
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From this reading Perhaps, if I had been a boy brought up in the city, and had never been thrown upon my own resources in times of peril, I might have taken a different view of the matter.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I actually laughed when I heard the bolt of the lock snapped upon me; partly because I thought it was better to laugh over my mishaps than to cry, and partly because the trick of which I had been made the victim was simply ridiculous.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I can easily believe that many boys would have been intimidated, and given up the money and the note.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL IS STARTLED BY THE SIGHT OF A FAMILIAR FACE.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Lynch ought to have known me better, though I had been a lamb at Leavenworth.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I actually laughed when I heard the bolt of the lock snapped upon me; partly because I thought it was better to laugh over my mishaps than to cry, and partly because the trick of which I had been made the victim was simply ridiculous.
thrown
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From this reading Perhaps, if I had been a boy brought up in the city, and had never been thrown upon my own resources in times of peril, I might have taken a different view of the matter.
times
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From this reading Perhaps, if I had been a boy brought up in the city, and had never been thrown upon my own resources in times of peril, I might have taken a different view of the matter.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I actually laughed when I heard the bolt of the lock snapped upon me; partly because I thought it was better to laugh over my mishaps than to cry, and partly because the trick of which I had been made the victim was simply ridiculous.
trick
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From this reading I actually laughed when I heard the bolt of the lock snapped upon me; partly because I thought it was better to laugh over my mishaps than to cry, and partly because the trick of which I had been made the victim was simply ridiculous.
up
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From this reading Perhaps, if I had been a boy brought up in the city, and had never been thrown upon my own resources in times of peril, I might have taken a different view of the matter.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I actually laughed when I heard the bolt of the lock snapped upon me; partly because I thought it was better to laugh over my mishaps than to cry, and partly because the trick of which I had been made the victim was simply ridiculous.
victim
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From this reading I actually laughed when I heard the bolt of the lock snapped upon me; partly because I thought it was better to laugh over my mishaps than to cry, and partly because the trick of which I had been made the victim was simply ridiculous.
view
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From this reading Perhaps, if I had been a boy brought up in the city, and had never been thrown upon my own resources in times of peril, I might have taken a different view of the matter.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I actually laughed when I heard the bolt of the lock snapped upon me; partly because I thought it was better to laugh over my mishaps than to cry, and partly because the trick of which I had been made the victim was simply ridiculous.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I actually laughed when I heard the bolt of the lock snapped upon me; partly because I thought it was better to laugh over my mishaps than to cry, and partly because the trick of which I had been made the victim was simply ridiculous.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL IS STARTLED BY THE SIGHT OF A FAMILIAR FACE.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I can easily believe that many boys would have been intimidated, and given up the money and the note.
