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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 He was not thinking of to-day nor of to-morrow, but of days a score of years distant and of plans not to come to maturity for twenty years.
acts
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From this reading From his history, as it is to be gathered from the ancient gossips of Coldriver, one is forced to the conclusion that few of his acts were performed with reference to the immediate time.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading If he set on foot some scheme, one learns to study it and to endeavor to see to what outcome it may lead ten years after its inception.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading From his history, as it is to be gathered from the ancient gossips of Coldriver, one is forced to the conclusion that few of his acts were performed with reference to the immediate time.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HE DIPS IN HIS SPOON Scattergood Baines sat on the piazza of his hardware store and twiddled his bare toes reflectively.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading From his history, as it is to be gathered from the ancient gossips of Coldriver, one is forced to the conclusion that few of his acts were performed with reference to the immediate time.
Baines
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From this reading HE DIPS IN HIS SPOON Scattergood Baines sat on the piazza of his hardware store and twiddled his bare toes reflectively.
bare
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From this reading HE DIPS IN HIS SPOON Scattergood Baines sat on the piazza of his hardware store and twiddled his bare toes reflectively.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading From his history, as it is to be gathered from the ancient gossips of Coldriver, one is forced to the conclusion that few of his acts were performed with reference to the immediate time.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was not thinking of to-day nor of to-morrow, but of days a score of years distant and of plans not to come to maturity for twenty years.
Coldriver
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From this reading From his history, as it is to be gathered from the ancient gossips of Coldriver, one is forced to the conclusion that few of his acts were performed with reference to the immediate time.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was not thinking of to-day nor of to-morrow, but of days a score of years distant and of plans not to come to maturity for twenty years.
conclusion
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From this reading From his history, as it is to be gathered from the ancient gossips of Coldriver, one is forced to the conclusion that few of his acts were performed with reference to the immediate time.
days
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From this reading He was not thinking of to-day nor of to-morrow, but of days a score of years distant and of plans not to come to maturity for twenty years.
DIPS
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From this reading HE DIPS IN HIS SPOON Scattergood Baines sat on the piazza of his hardware store and twiddled his bare toes reflectively.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading He was not thinking of to-day nor of to-morrow, but of days a score of years distant and of plans not to come to maturity for twenty years.
endeavor
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From this reading If he set on foot some scheme, one learns to study it and to endeavor to see to what outcome it may lead ten years after its inception.
few
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From this reading From his history, as it is to be gathered from the ancient gossips of Coldriver, one is forced to the conclusion that few of his acts were performed with reference to the immediate time.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If he set on foot some scheme, one learns to study it and to endeavor to see to what outcome it may lead ten years after its inception.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was not thinking of to-day nor of to-morrow, but of days a score of years distant and of plans not to come to maturity for twenty years.
forced
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From this reading From his history, as it is to be gathered from the ancient gossips of Coldriver, one is forced to the conclusion that few of his acts were performed with reference to the immediate time.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From his history, as it is to be gathered from the ancient gossips of Coldriver, one is forced to the conclusion that few of his acts were performed with reference to the immediate time.
gathered
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From this reading From his history, as it is to be gathered from the ancient gossips of Coldriver, one is forced to the conclusion that few of his acts were performed with reference to the immediate time.
gossips
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From this reading From his history, as it is to be gathered from the ancient gossips of Coldriver, one is forced to the conclusion that few of his acts were performed with reference to the immediate time.
hardware
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From this reading HE DIPS IN HIS SPOON Scattergood Baines sat on the piazza of his hardware store and twiddled his bare toes reflectively.
HEpronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HE DIPS IN HIS SPOON Scattergood Baines sat on the piazza of his hardware store and twiddled his bare toes reflectively.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HE DIPS IN HIS SPOON Scattergood Baines sat on the piazza of his hardware store and twiddled his bare toes reflectively.
history
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From this reading From his history, as it is to be gathered from the ancient gossips of Coldriver, one is forced to the conclusion that few of his acts were performed with reference to the immediate time.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he set on foot some scheme, one learns to study it and to endeavor to see to what outcome it may lead ten years after its inception.
immediate
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From this reading From his history, as it is to be gathered from the ancient gossips of Coldriver, one is forced to the conclusion that few of his acts were performed with reference to the immediate time.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HE DIPS IN HIS SPOON Scattergood Baines sat on the piazza of his hardware store and twiddled his bare toes reflectively.
inception
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From this reading If he set on foot some scheme, one learns to study it and to endeavor to see to what outcome it may lead ten years after its inception.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From his history, as it is to be gathered from the ancient gossips of Coldriver, one is forced to the conclusion that few of his acts were performed with reference to the immediate time.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading From his history, as it is to be gathered from the ancient gossips of Coldriver, one is forced to the conclusion that few of his acts were performed with reference to the immediate time.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading If he set on foot some scheme, one learns to study it and to endeavor to see to what outcome it may lead ten years after its inception.
lead
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From this reading If he set on foot some scheme, one learns to study it and to endeavor to see to what outcome it may lead ten years after its inception.
learns
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From this reading If he set on foot some scheme, one learns to study it and to endeavor to see to what outcome it may lead ten years after its inception.
maturity
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From this reading He was not thinking of to-day nor of to-morrow, but of days a score of years distant and of plans not to come to maturity for twenty years.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading If he set on foot some scheme, one learns to study it and to endeavor to see to what outcome it may lead ten years after its inception.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading He was not thinking of to-day nor of to-morrow, but of days a score of years distant and of plans not to come to maturity for twenty years.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not thinking of to-day nor of to-morrow, but of days a score of years distant and of plans not to come to maturity for twenty years.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HE DIPS IN HIS SPOON Scattergood Baines sat on the piazza of his hardware store and twiddled his bare toes reflectively.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading HE DIPS IN HIS SPOON Scattergood Baines sat on the piazza of his hardware store and twiddled his bare toes reflectively.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading From his history, as it is to be gathered from the ancient gossips of Coldriver, one is forced to the conclusion that few of his acts were performed with reference to the immediate time.
outcome
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From this reading If he set on foot some scheme, one learns to study it and to endeavor to see to what outcome it may lead ten years after its inception.
performed
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From this reading From his history, as it is to be gathered from the ancient gossips of Coldriver, one is forced to the conclusion that few of his acts were performed with reference to the immediate time.
piazza
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From this reading HE DIPS IN HIS SPOON Scattergood Baines sat on the piazza of his hardware store and twiddled his bare toes reflectively.
plans
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From this reading He was not thinking of to-day nor of to-morrow, but of days a score of years distant and of plans not to come to maturity for twenty years.
reference
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From this reading From his history, as it is to be gathered from the ancient gossips of Coldriver, one is forced to the conclusion that few of his acts were performed with reference to the immediate time.
reflectively
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From this reading HE DIPS IN HIS SPOON Scattergood Baines sat on the piazza of his hardware store and twiddled his bare toes reflectively.
sat
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From this reading HE DIPS IN HIS SPOON Scattergood Baines sat on the piazza of his hardware store and twiddled his bare toes reflectively.
Scattergood
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From this reading HE DIPS IN HIS SPOON Scattergood Baines sat on the piazza of his hardware store and twiddled his bare toes reflectively.
Scattergood's
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From this reading That was Scattergood's way.
scheme
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From this reading If he set on foot some scheme, one learns to study it and to endeavor to see to what outcome it may lead ten years after its inception.
scorenounUS /score/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was not thinking of to-day nor of to-morrow, but of days a score of years distant and of plans not to come to maturity for twenty years.
see
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From this reading If he set on foot some scheme, one learns to study it and to endeavor to see to what outcome it may lead ten years after its inception.
set
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From this reading If he set on foot some scheme, one learns to study it and to endeavor to see to what outcome it may lead ten years after its inception.
some
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From this reading If he set on foot some scheme, one learns to study it and to endeavor to see to what outcome it may lead ten years after its inception.
SPOON
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From this reading HE DIPS IN HIS SPOON Scattergood Baines sat on the piazza of his hardware store and twiddled his bare toes reflectively.
store
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From this reading HE DIPS IN HIS SPOON Scattergood Baines sat on the piazza of his hardware store and twiddled his bare toes reflectively.
study
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From this reading If he set on foot some scheme, one learns to study it and to endeavor to see to what outcome it may lead ten years after its inception.
ten
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From this reading If he set on foot some scheme, one learns to study it and to endeavor to see to what outcome it may lead ten years after its inception.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was Scattergood's way.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HE DIPS IN HIS SPOON Scattergood Baines sat on the piazza of his hardware store and twiddled his bare toes reflectively.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was not thinking of to-day nor of to-morrow, but of days a score of years distant and of plans not to come to maturity for twenty years.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From his history, as it is to be gathered from the ancient gossips of Coldriver, one is forced to the conclusion that few of his acts were performed with reference to the immediate time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was not thinking of to-day nor of to-morrow, but of days a score of years distant and of plans not to come to maturity for twenty years.
to-day
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From this reading He was not thinking of to-day nor of to-morrow, but of days a score of years distant and of plans not to come to maturity for twenty years.
to-morrow
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From this reading He was not thinking of to-day nor of to-morrow, but of days a score of years distant and of plans not to come to maturity for twenty years.
toes
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From this reading HE DIPS IN HIS SPOON Scattergood Baines sat on the piazza of his hardware store and twiddled his bare toes reflectively.
twenty
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From this reading He was not thinking of to-day nor of to-morrow, but of days a score of years distant and of plans not to come to maturity for twenty years.
twiddled
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From this reading HE DIPS IN HIS SPOON Scattergood Baines sat on the piazza of his hardware store and twiddled his bare toes reflectively.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was not thinking of to-day nor of to-morrow, but of days a score of years distant and of plans not to come to maturity for twenty years.
way
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From this reading That was Scattergood's way.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading From his history, as it is to be gathered from the ancient gossips of Coldriver, one is forced to the conclusion that few of his acts were performed with reference to the immediate time.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading If he set on foot some scheme, one learns to study it and to endeavor to see to what outcome it may lead ten years after its inception.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading From his history, as it is to be gathered from the ancient gossips of Coldriver, one is forced to the conclusion that few of his acts were performed with reference to the immediate time.
years
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From this reading He was not thinking of to-day nor of to-morrow, but of days a score of years distant and of plans not to come to maturity for twenty years.
