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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 She had been informed by a woman who occasionally visited her place with vegetables for sale that she had heard of a man named Benton who was in the poorhouse in a nearby town.
admitted
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From this reading When at last he was admitted into the room in which the man who bore the same name as he was found, he said quickly: “That’s not the man.
also
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From this reading At that time, however, he was informed by the woman with whom he was boarding that she also had been making inquiries for him, as she had become greatly interested in her young boarder.
any
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From this reading Several days elapsed before the young trapper obtained any definite clue concerning his father.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At that time, however, he was informed by the woman with whom he was boarding that she also had been making inquiries for him, as she had become greatly interested in her young boarder.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At that time, however, he was informed by the woman with whom he was boarding that she also had been making inquiries for him, as she had become greatly interested in her young boarder.
become
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From this reading At that time, however, he was informed by the woman with whom he was boarding that she also had been making inquiries for him, as she had become greatly interested in her young boarder.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading At that time, however, he was informed by the woman with whom he was boarding that she also had been making inquiries for him, as she had become greatly interested in her young boarder.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Several days elapsed before the young trapper obtained any definite clue concerning his father.
Benton
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From this reading She had been informed by a woman who occasionally visited her place with vegetables for sale that she had heard of a man named Benton who was in the poorhouse in a nearby town.
boarder
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From this reading At that time, however, he was informed by the woman with whom he was boarding that she also had been making inquiries for him, as she had become greatly interested in her young boarder.
boarding
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From this reading At that time, however, he was informed by the woman with whom he was boarding that she also had been making inquiries for him, as she had become greatly interested in her young boarder.
bore
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From this reading When at last he was admitted into the room in which the man who bore the same name as he was found, he said quickly: “That’s not the man.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At that time, however, he was informed by the woman with whom he was boarding that she also had been making inquiries for him, as she had become greatly interested in her young boarder.
clue
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From this reading Several days elapsed before the young trapper obtained any definite clue concerning his father.
concerning
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From this reading Several days elapsed before the young trapper obtained any definite clue concerning his father.
days
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From this reading Several days elapsed before the young trapper obtained any definite clue concerning his father.
decided
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From this reading Faint as the clue was, Reuben decided to follow it.
definite
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From this reading Several days elapsed before the young trapper obtained any definite clue concerning his father.
elapsed
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From this reading Several days elapsed before the young trapper obtained any definite clue concerning his father.
Faint
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From this reading Faint as the clue was, Reuben decided to follow it.
father
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From this reading Several days elapsed before the young trapper obtained any definite clue concerning his father.
follow
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From this reading Faint as the clue was, Reuben decided to follow it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At that time, however, he was informed by the woman with whom he was boarding that she also had been making inquiries for him, as she had become greatly interested in her young boarder.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When at last he was admitted into the room in which the man who bore the same name as he was found, he said quickly: “That’s not the man.
greatly
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From this reading At that time, however, he was informed by the woman with whom he was boarding that she also had been making inquiries for him, as she had become greatly interested in her young boarder.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At that time, however, he was informed by the woman with whom he was boarding that she also had been making inquiries for him, as she had become greatly interested in her young boarder.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At that time, however, he was informed by the woman with whom he was boarding that she also had been making inquiries for him, as she had become greatly interested in her young boarder.
heard
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From this reading She had been informed by a woman who occasionally visited her place with vegetables for sale that she had heard of a man named Benton who was in the poorhouse in a nearby town.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At that time, however, he was informed by the woman with whom he was boarding that she also had been making inquiries for him, as she had become greatly interested in her young boarder.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At that time, however, he was informed by the woman with whom he was boarding that she also had been making inquiries for him, as she had become greatly interested in her young boarder.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Several days elapsed before the young trapper obtained any definite clue concerning his father.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading At that time, however, he was informed by the woman with whom he was boarding that she also had been making inquiries for him, as she had become greatly interested in her young boarder.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At that time, however, he was informed by the woman with whom he was boarding that she also had been making inquiries for him, as she had become greatly interested in her young boarder.
informed
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From this reading At that time, however, he was informed by the woman with whom he was boarding that she also had been making inquiries for him, as she had become greatly interested in her young boarder.
inquiries
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From this reading At that time, however, he was informed by the woman with whom he was boarding that she also had been making inquiries for him, as she had become greatly interested in her young boarder.
interested
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From this reading At that time, however, he was informed by the woman with whom he was boarding that she also had been making inquiries for him, as she had become greatly interested in her young boarder.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When at last he was admitted into the room in which the man who bore the same name as he was found, he said quickly: “That’s not the man.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Faint as the clue was, Reuben decided to follow it.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When at last he was admitted into the room in which the man who bore the same name as he was found, he said quickly: “That’s not the man.
making
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From this reading At that time, however, he was informed by the woman with whom he was boarding that she also had been making inquiries for him, as she had become greatly interested in her young boarder.
man
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From this reading She had been informed by a woman who occasionally visited her place with vegetables for sale that she had heard of a man named Benton who was in the poorhouse in a nearby town.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When at last he was admitted into the room in which the man who bore the same name as he was found, he said quickly: “That’s not the man.
named
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From this reading She had been informed by a woman who occasionally visited her place with vegetables for sale that she had heard of a man named Benton who was in the poorhouse in a nearby town.
nearby
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From this reading She had been informed by a woman who occasionally visited her place with vegetables for sale that she had heard of a man named Benton who was in the poorhouse in a nearby town.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When at last he was admitted into the room in which the man who bore the same name as he was found, he said quickly: “That’s not the man.
obtained
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From this reading Several days elapsed before the young trapper obtained any definite clue concerning his father.
occasionally
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From this reading She had been informed by a woman who occasionally visited her place with vegetables for sale that she had heard of a man named Benton who was in the poorhouse in a nearby town.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had been informed by a woman who occasionally visited her place with vegetables for sale that she had heard of a man named Benton who was in the poorhouse in a nearby town.
place
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From this reading She had been informed by a woman who occasionally visited her place with vegetables for sale that she had heard of a man named Benton who was in the poorhouse in a nearby town.
poorhouse
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From this reading She had been informed by a woman who occasionally visited her place with vegetables for sale that she had heard of a man named Benton who was in the poorhouse in a nearby town.
quickly
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From this reading When at last he was admitted into the room in which the man who bore the same name as he was found, he said quickly: “That’s not the man.
Reuben
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From this reading Faint as the clue was, Reuben decided to follow it.
room
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From this reading When at last he was admitted into the room in which the man who bore the same name as he was found, he said quickly: “That’s not the man.
said
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From this reading When at last he was admitted into the room in which the man who bore the same name as he was found, he said quickly: “That’s not the man.
sale
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From this reading She had been informed by a woman who occasionally visited her place with vegetables for sale that she had heard of a man named Benton who was in the poorhouse in a nearby town.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When at last he was admitted into the room in which the man who bore the same name as he was found, he said quickly: “That’s not the man.
Several
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From this reading Several days elapsed before the young trapper obtained any definite clue concerning his father.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At that time, however, he was informed by the woman with whom he was boarding that she also had been making inquiries for him, as she had become greatly interested in her young boarder.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At that time, however, he was informed by the woman with whom he was boarding that she also had been making inquiries for him, as she had become greatly interested in her young boarder.
That's
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From this reading When at last he was admitted into the room in which the man who bore the same name as he was found, he said quickly: “That’s not the man.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Several days elapsed before the young trapper obtained any definite clue concerning his father.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At that time, however, he was informed by the woman with whom he was boarding that she also had been making inquiries for him, as she had become greatly interested in her young boarder.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Faint as the clue was, Reuben decided to follow it.
town
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From this reading She had been informed by a woman who occasionally visited her place with vegetables for sale that she had heard of a man named Benton who was in the poorhouse in a nearby town.
trapper
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From this reading Several days elapsed before the young trapper obtained any definite clue concerning his father.
vegetables
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From this reading She had been informed by a woman who occasionally visited her place with vegetables for sale that she had heard of a man named Benton who was in the poorhouse in a nearby town.
visited
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From this reading She had been informed by a woman who occasionally visited her place with vegetables for sale that she had heard of a man named Benton who was in the poorhouse in a nearby town.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At that time, however, he was informed by the woman with whom he was boarding that she also had been making inquiries for him, as she had become greatly interested in her young boarder.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When at last he was admitted into the room in which the man who bore the same name as he was found, he said quickly: “That’s not the man.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When at last he was admitted into the room in which the man who bore the same name as he was found, he said quickly: “That’s not the man.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She had been informed by a woman who occasionally visited her place with vegetables for sale that she had heard of a man named Benton who was in the poorhouse in a nearby town.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At that time, however, he was informed by the woman with whom he was boarding that she also had been making inquiries for him, as she had become greatly interested in her young boarder.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At that time, however, he was informed by the woman with whom he was boarding that she also had been making inquiries for him, as she had become greatly interested in her young boarder.
woman
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From this reading At that time, however, he was informed by the woman with whom he was boarding that she also had been making inquiries for him, as she had become greatly interested in her young boarder.
young
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From this reading Several days elapsed before the young trapper obtained any definite clue concerning his father.
