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all
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From this reading I felt quite sure that all was well with me, and had begun to congratulate myself on my singular good fortune, when his ugly face appeared on the wharf.
always
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From this reading Though I had confidently expected him--as we always dread the worst possible thing that can happen to us--I had hoped to escape him when the bell sounded for the departure of the steamer.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was not an officer who came to arrest me; it was Tom himself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I felt quite sure that all was well with me, and had begun to congratulate myself on my singular good fortune, when his ugly face appeared on the wharf.
appeared
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From this reading I felt quite sure that all was well with me, and had begun to congratulate myself on my singular good fortune, when his ugly face appeared on the wharf.
arrest
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From this reading It was not an officer who came to arrest me; it was Tom himself.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Though I had confidently expected him--as we always dread the worst possible thing that can happen to us--I had hoped to escape him when the bell sounded for the departure of the steamer.
begun
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From this reading I felt quite sure that all was well with me, and had begun to congratulate myself on my singular good fortune, when his ugly face appeared on the wharf.
bell
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From this reading Though I had confidently expected him--as we always dread the worst possible thing that can happen to us--I had hoped to escape him when the bell sounded for the departure of the steamer.
came
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From this reading It was not an officer who came to arrest me; it was Tom himself.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Though I had confidently expected him--as we always dread the worst possible thing that can happen to us--I had hoped to escape him when the bell sounded for the departure of the steamer.
confidently
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From this reading Though I had confidently expected him--as we always dread the worst possible thing that can happen to us--I had hoped to escape him when the bell sounded for the departure of the steamer.
congratulate
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From this reading I felt quite sure that all was well with me, and had begun to congratulate myself on my singular good fortune, when his ugly face appeared on the wharf.
departure
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From this reading Though I had confidently expected him--as we always dread the worst possible thing that can happen to us--I had hoped to escape him when the bell sounded for the departure of the steamer.
discovered
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From this reading I HAD discovered what Tom Thornton intended to do, in part.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I HAD discovered what Tom Thornton intended to do, in part.
dread
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From this reading Though I had confidently expected him--as we always dread the worst possible thing that can happen to us--I had hoped to escape him when the bell sounded for the departure of the steamer.
ENEMY
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From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST FACES THE ENEMY.
ERNEST
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From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST FACES THE ENEMY.
escape
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From this reading Though I had confidently expected him--as we always dread the worst possible thing that can happen to us--I had hoped to escape him when the bell sounded for the departure of the steamer.
expected
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From this reading Though I had confidently expected him--as we always dread the worst possible thing that can happen to us--I had hoped to escape him when the bell sounded for the departure of the steamer.
face
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From this reading I felt quite sure that all was well with me, and had begun to congratulate myself on my singular good fortune, when his ugly face appeared on the wharf.
FACES
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From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST FACES THE ENEMY.
felt
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From this reading I felt quite sure that all was well with me, and had begun to congratulate myself on my singular good fortune, when his ugly face appeared on the wharf.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Though I had confidently expected him--as we always dread the worst possible thing that can happen to us--I had hoped to escape him when the bell sounded for the departure of the steamer.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I felt quite sure that all was well with me, and had begun to congratulate myself on my singular good fortune, when his ugly face appeared on the wharf.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I felt quite sure that all was well with me, and had begun to congratulate myself on my singular good fortune, when his ugly face appeared on the wharf.
HADauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I HAD discovered what Tom Thornton intended to do, in part.
happen
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From this reading Though I had confidently expected him--as we always dread the worst possible thing that can happen to us--I had hoped to escape him when the bell sounded for the departure of the steamer.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Though I had confidently expected him--as we always dread the worst possible thing that can happen to us--I had hoped to escape him when the bell sounded for the departure of the steamer.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was not an officer who came to arrest me; it was Tom himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I felt quite sure that all was well with me, and had begun to congratulate myself on my singular good fortune, when his ugly face appeared on the wharf.
hoped
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From this reading Though I had confidently expected him--as we always dread the worst possible thing that can happen to us--I had hoped to escape him when the bell sounded for the departure of the steamer.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I HAD discovered what Tom Thornton intended to do, in part.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST FACES THE ENEMY.
intended
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From this reading I HAD discovered what Tom Thornton intended to do, in part.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not an officer who came to arrest me; it was Tom himself.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was not an officer who came to arrest me; it was Tom himself.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I felt quite sure that all was well with me, and had begun to congratulate myself on my singular good fortune, when his ugly face appeared on the wharf.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I felt quite sure that all was well with me, and had begun to congratulate myself on my singular good fortune, when his ugly face appeared on the wharf.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not an officer who came to arrest me; it was Tom himself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Though I had confidently expected him--as we always dread the worst possible thing that can happen to us--I had hoped to escape him when the bell sounded for the departure of the steamer.
officer
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From this reading It was not an officer who came to arrest me; it was Tom himself.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I felt quite sure that all was well with me, and had begun to congratulate myself on my singular good fortune, when his ugly face appeared on the wharf.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I HAD discovered what Tom Thornton intended to do, in part.
possible
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From this reading Though I had confidently expected him--as we always dread the worst possible thing that can happen to us--I had hoped to escape him when the bell sounded for the departure of the steamer.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I felt quite sure that all was well with me, and had begun to congratulate myself on my singular good fortune, when his ugly face appeared on the wharf.
singular
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From this reading I felt quite sure that all was well with me, and had begun to congratulate myself on my singular good fortune, when his ugly face appeared on the wharf.
sounded
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From this reading Though I had confidently expected him--as we always dread the worst possible thing that can happen to us--I had hoped to escape him when the bell sounded for the departure of the steamer.
steamer
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From this reading Though I had confidently expected him--as we always dread the worst possible thing that can happen to us--I had hoped to escape him when the bell sounded for the departure of the steamer.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I felt quite sure that all was well with me, and had begun to congratulate myself on my singular good fortune, when his ugly face appeared on the wharf.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Though I had confidently expected him--as we always dread the worst possible thing that can happen to us--I had hoped to escape him when the bell sounded for the departure of the steamer.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST FACES THE ENEMY.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though I had confidently expected him--as we always dread the worst possible thing that can happen to us--I had hoped to escape him when the bell sounded for the departure of the steamer.
Thornton
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From this reading I HAD discovered what Tom Thornton intended to do, in part.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though I had confidently expected him--as we always dread the worst possible thing that can happen to us--I had hoped to escape him when the bell sounded for the departure of the steamer.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I HAD discovered what Tom Thornton intended to do, in part.
Tom
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From this reading I HAD discovered what Tom Thornton intended to do, in part.
ugly
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From this reading I felt quite sure that all was well with me, and had begun to congratulate myself on my singular good fortune, when his ugly face appeared on the wharf.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Though I had confidently expected him--as we always dread the worst possible thing that can happen to us--I had hoped to escape him when the bell sounded for the departure of the steamer.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not an officer who came to arrest me; it was Tom himself.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Though I had confidently expected him--as we always dread the worst possible thing that can happen to us--I had hoped to escape him when the bell sounded for the departure of the steamer.
well
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From this reading I felt quite sure that all was well with me, and had begun to congratulate myself on my singular good fortune, when his ugly face appeared on the wharf.
wharf
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From this reading I felt quite sure that all was well with me, and had begun to congratulate myself on my singular good fortune, when his ugly face appeared on the wharf.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I HAD discovered what Tom Thornton intended to do, in part.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Though I had confidently expected him--as we always dread the worst possible thing that can happen to us--I had hoped to escape him when the bell sounded for the departure of the steamer.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST FACES THE ENEMY.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was not an officer who came to arrest me; it was Tom himself.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I felt quite sure that all was well with me, and had begun to congratulate myself on my singular good fortune, when his ugly face appeared on the wharf.
worst
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From this reading Though I had confidently expected him--as we always dread the worst possible thing that can happen to us--I had hoped to escape him when the bell sounded for the departure of the steamer.
