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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 This was not a great sorrow for Rico,--he knew how to amuse himself.
almost
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From this reading Rico was almost nine years old, and had been to school for two winters.
amuse
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From this reading This was not a great sorrow for Rico,--he knew how to amuse himself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rico was almost nine years old, and had been to school for two winters.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When he had once taken his place in the morning on the threshold, he would stand there for hours without moving, gazing into the far distance with dreamy eyes, if the door of the house over the way did not open, and a little girl make her appearance and look over at him laughingly.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When he had once taken his place in the morning on the threshold, he would stand there for hours without moving, gazing into the far distance with dreamy eyes, if the door of the house over the way did not open, and a little girl make her appearance and look over at him laughingly.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Rico was almost nine years old, and had been to school for two winters.
cultivate
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From this reading Up there in the mountains there was no school in the summer-time; for then the teacher had his field to cultivate, and his hay and wood to cut, like everybody else, and nobody had time to think of going to school.
cut
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From this reading Up there in the mountains there was no school in the summer-time; for then the teacher had his field to cultivate, and his hay and wood to cut, like everybody else, and nobody had time to think of going to school.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading When he had once taken his place in the morning on the threshold, he would stand there for hours without moving, gazing into the far distance with dreamy eyes, if the door of the house over the way did not open, and a little girl make her appearance and look over at him laughingly.
distance
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From this reading When he had once taken his place in the morning on the threshold, he would stand there for hours without moving, gazing into the far distance with dreamy eyes, if the door of the house over the way did not open, and a little girl make her appearance and look over at him laughingly.
door
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From this reading When he had once taken his place in the morning on the threshold, he would stand there for hours without moving, gazing into the far distance with dreamy eyes, if the door of the house over the way did not open, and a little girl make her appearance and look over at him laughingly.
dreamy
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From this reading When he had once taken his place in the morning on the threshold, he would stand there for hours without moving, gazing into the far distance with dreamy eyes, if the door of the house over the way did not open, and a little girl make her appearance and look over at him laughingly.
else
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From this reading Up there in the mountains there was no school in the summer-time; for then the teacher had his field to cultivate, and his hay and wood to cut, like everybody else, and nobody had time to think of going to school.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Up there in the mountains there was no school in the summer-time; for then the teacher had his field to cultivate, and his hay and wood to cut, like everybody else, and nobody had time to think of going to school.
eyes
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From this reading When he had once taken his place in the morning on the threshold, he would stand there for hours without moving, gazing into the far distance with dreamy eyes, if the door of the house over the way did not open, and a little girl make her appearance and look over at him laughingly.
far
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From this reading When he had once taken his place in the morning on the threshold, he would stand there for hours without moving, gazing into the far distance with dreamy eyes, if the door of the house over the way did not open, and a little girl make her appearance and look over at him laughingly.
field
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From this reading Up there in the mountains there was no school in the summer-time; for then the teacher had his field to cultivate, and his hay and wood to cut, like everybody else, and nobody had time to think of going to school.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Rico was almost nine years old, and had been to school for two winters.
gazing
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From this reading When he had once taken his place in the morning on the threshold, he would stand there for hours without moving, gazing into the far distance with dreamy eyes, if the door of the house over the way did not open, and a little girl make her appearance and look over at him laughingly.
girl
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From this reading When he had once taken his place in the morning on the threshold, he would stand there for hours without moving, gazing into the far distance with dreamy eyes, if the door of the house over the way did not open, and a little girl make her appearance and look over at him laughingly.
going
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From this reading Up there in the mountains there was no school in the summer-time; for then the teacher had his field to cultivate, and his hay and wood to cut, like everybody else, and nobody had time to think of going to school.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was not a great sorrow for Rico,--he knew how to amuse himself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Rico was almost nine years old, and had been to school for two winters.
hay
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From this reading Up there in the mountains there was no school in the summer-time; for then the teacher had his field to cultivate, and his hay and wood to cut, like everybody else, and nobody had time to think of going to school.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This was not a great sorrow for Rico,--he knew how to amuse himself.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When he had once taken his place in the morning on the threshold, he would stand there for hours without moving, gazing into the far distance with dreamy eyes, if the door of the house over the way did not open, and a little girl make her appearance and look over at him laughingly.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When he had once taken his place in the morning on the threshold, he would stand there for hours without moving, gazing into the far distance with dreamy eyes, if the door of the house over the way did not open, and a little girl make her appearance and look over at him laughingly.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading This was not a great sorrow for Rico,--he knew how to amuse himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Up there in the mountains there was no school in the summer-time; for then the teacher had his field to cultivate, and his hay and wood to cut, like everybody else, and nobody had time to think of going to school.
hours
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From this reading When he had once taken his place in the morning on the threshold, he would stand there for hours without moving, gazing into the far distance with dreamy eyes, if the door of the house over the way did not open, and a little girl make her appearance and look over at him laughingly.
house
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From this reading When he had once taken his place in the morning on the threshold, he would stand there for hours without moving, gazing into the far distance with dreamy eyes, if the door of the house over the way did not open, and a little girl make her appearance and look over at him laughingly.
how
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From this reading This was not a great sorrow for Rico,--he knew how to amuse himself.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading When he had once taken his place in the morning on the threshold, he would stand there for hours without moving, gazing into the far distance with dreamy eyes, if the door of the house over the way did not open, and a little girl make her appearance and look over at him laughingly.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE SCHOOL.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When he had once taken his place in the morning on the threshold, he would stand there for hours without moving, gazing into the far distance with dreamy eyes, if the door of the house over the way did not open, and a little girl make her appearance and look over at him laughingly.
knew
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From this reading This was not a great sorrow for Rico,--he knew how to amuse himself.
laughingly
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From this reading When he had once taken his place in the morning on the threshold, he would stand there for hours without moving, gazing into the far distance with dreamy eyes, if the door of the house over the way did not open, and a little girl make her appearance and look over at him laughingly.
like
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From this reading Up there in the mountains there was no school in the summer-time; for then the teacher had his field to cultivate, and his hay and wood to cut, like everybody else, and nobody had time to think of going to school.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he had once taken his place in the morning on the threshold, he would stand there for hours without moving, gazing into the far distance with dreamy eyes, if the door of the house over the way did not open, and a little girl make her appearance and look over at him laughingly.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he had once taken his place in the morning on the threshold, he would stand there for hours without moving, gazing into the far distance with dreamy eyes, if the door of the house over the way did not open, and a little girl make her appearance and look over at him laughingly.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he had once taken his place in the morning on the threshold, he would stand there for hours without moving, gazing into the far distance with dreamy eyes, if the door of the house over the way did not open, and a little girl make her appearance and look over at him laughingly.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he had once taken his place in the morning on the threshold, he would stand there for hours without moving, gazing into the far distance with dreamy eyes, if the door of the house over the way did not open, and a little girl make her appearance and look over at him laughingly.
mountains
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From this reading Up there in the mountains there was no school in the summer-time; for then the teacher had his field to cultivate, and his hay and wood to cut, like everybody else, and nobody had time to think of going to school.
moving
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From this reading When he had once taken his place in the morning on the threshold, he would stand there for hours without moving, gazing into the far distance with dreamy eyes, if the door of the house over the way did not open, and a little girl make her appearance and look over at him laughingly.
nine
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From this reading Rico was almost nine years old, and had been to school for two winters.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Up there in the mountains there was no school in the summer-time; for then the teacher had his field to cultivate, and his hay and wood to cut, like everybody else, and nobody had time to think of going to school.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading Up there in the mountains there was no school in the summer-time; for then the teacher had his field to cultivate, and his hay and wood to cut, like everybody else, and nobody had time to think of going to school.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This was not a great sorrow for Rico,--he knew how to amuse himself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Up there in the mountains there was no school in the summer-time; for then the teacher had his field to cultivate, and his hay and wood to cut, like everybody else, and nobody had time to think of going to school.
old
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From this reading Rico was almost nine years old, and had been to school for two winters.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When he had once taken his place in the morning on the threshold, he would stand there for hours without moving, gazing into the far distance with dreamy eyes, if the door of the house over the way did not open, and a little girl make her appearance and look over at him laughingly.
once
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From this reading When he had once taken his place in the morning on the threshold, he would stand there for hours without moving, gazing into the far distance with dreamy eyes, if the door of the house over the way did not open, and a little girl make her appearance and look over at him laughingly.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading When he had once taken his place in the morning on the threshold, he would stand there for hours without moving, gazing into the far distance with dreamy eyes, if the door of the house over the way did not open, and a little girl make her appearance and look over at him laughingly.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When he had once taken his place in the morning on the threshold, he would stand there for hours without moving, gazing into the far distance with dreamy eyes, if the door of the house over the way did not open, and a little girl make her appearance and look over at him laughingly.
place
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From this reading When he had once taken his place in the morning on the threshold, he would stand there for hours without moving, gazing into the far distance with dreamy eyes, if the door of the house over the way did not open, and a little girl make her appearance and look over at him laughingly.
Rico
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From this reading Rico was almost nine years old, and had been to school for two winters.
SCHOOL
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From this reading IN THE SCHOOL.
sorrow
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From this reading This was not a great sorrow for Rico,--he knew how to amuse himself.
stand
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From this reading When he had once taken his place in the morning on the threshold, he would stand there for hours without moving, gazing into the far distance with dreamy eyes, if the door of the house over the way did not open, and a little girl make her appearance and look over at him laughingly.
summer-time
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From this reading Up there in the mountains there was no school in the summer-time; for then the teacher had his field to cultivate, and his hay and wood to cut, like everybody else, and nobody had time to think of going to school.
taken
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From this reading When he had once taken his place in the morning on the threshold, he would stand there for hours without moving, gazing into the far distance with dreamy eyes, if the door of the house over the way did not open, and a little girl make her appearance and look over at him laughingly.
teacher
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From this reading Up there in the mountains there was no school in the summer-time; for then the teacher had his field to cultivate, and his hay and wood to cut, like everybody else, and nobody had time to think of going to school.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE SCHOOL.
then
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From this reading Up there in the mountains there was no school in the summer-time; for then the teacher had his field to cultivate, and his hay and wood to cut, like everybody else, and nobody had time to think of going to school.
there
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From this reading Up there in the mountains there was no school in the summer-time; for then the teacher had his field to cultivate, and his hay and wood to cut, like everybody else, and nobody had time to think of going to school.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Up there in the mountains there was no school in the summer-time; for then the teacher had his field to cultivate, and his hay and wood to cut, like everybody else, and nobody had time to think of going to school.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was not a great sorrow for Rico,--he knew how to amuse himself.
threshold
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From this reading When he had once taken his place in the morning on the threshold, he would stand there for hours without moving, gazing into the far distance with dreamy eyes, if the door of the house over the way did not open, and a little girl make her appearance and look over at him laughingly.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Up there in the mountains there was no school in the summer-time; for then the teacher had his field to cultivate, and his hay and wood to cut, like everybody else, and nobody had time to think of going to school.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rico was almost nine years old, and had been to school for two winters.
two
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From this reading Rico was almost nine years old, and had been to school for two winters.
Up
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From this reading Up there in the mountains there was no school in the summer-time; for then the teacher had his field to cultivate, and his hay and wood to cut, like everybody else, and nobody had time to think of going to school.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rico was almost nine years old, and had been to school for two winters.
way
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From this reading When he had once taken his place in the morning on the threshold, he would stand there for hours without moving, gazing into the far distance with dreamy eyes, if the door of the house over the way did not open, and a little girl make her appearance and look over at him laughingly.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he had once taken his place in the morning on the threshold, he would stand there for hours without moving, gazing into the far distance with dreamy eyes, if the door of the house over the way did not open, and a little girl make her appearance and look over at him laughingly.
winters
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From this reading Rico was almost nine years old, and had been to school for two winters.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When he had once taken his place in the morning on the threshold, he would stand there for hours without moving, gazing into the far distance with dreamy eyes, if the door of the house over the way did not open, and a little girl make her appearance and look over at him laughingly.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading When he had once taken his place in the morning on the threshold, he would stand there for hours without moving, gazing into the far distance with dreamy eyes, if the door of the house over the way did not open, and a little girl make her appearance and look over at him laughingly.
wood
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From this reading Up there in the mountains there was no school in the summer-time; for then the teacher had his field to cultivate, and his hay and wood to cut, like everybody else, and nobody had time to think of going to school.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When he had once taken his place in the morning on the threshold, he would stand there for hours without moving, gazing into the far distance with dreamy eyes, if the door of the house over the way did not open, and a little girl make her appearance and look over at him laughingly.
years
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From this reading Rico was almost nine years old, and had been to school for two winters.
