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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 ERNEST MAKES A LANDING ON THE HUDSON.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TOM THORNTON was no fool, and it was easy enough for him to see that I understood the situation.
any
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From this reading It was useless for him to tell me that any tenderness on the part of my uncle saved me from arrest, for the son would have crushed me like a worm beneath his feet in spite of the father.
arrest
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From this reading It was useless for him to tell me that any tenderness on the part of my uncle saved me from arrest, for the son would have crushed me like a worm beneath his feet in spite of the father.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He cooled off in a few moments, and came back, as I knew he would.
back
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From this reading He cooled off in a few moments, and came back, as I knew he would.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading I think he got up and left me because he could not control his temper, and feared a scene.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading It was useless for him to tell me that any tenderness on the part of my uncle saved me from arrest, for the son would have crushed me like a worm beneath his feet in spite of the father.
came
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From this reading He cooled off in a few moments, and came back, as I knew he would.
control
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From this reading I think he got up and left me because he could not control his temper, and feared a scene.
cooled
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From this reading He cooled off in a few moments, and came back, as I knew he would.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I think he got up and left me because he could not control his temper, and feared a scene.
crushed
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From this reading It was useless for him to tell me that any tenderness on the part of my uncle saved me from arrest, for the son would have crushed me like a worm beneath his feet in spite of the father.
easy
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From this reading TOM THORNTON was no fool, and it was easy enough for him to see that I understood the situation.
enough
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From this reading TOM THORNTON was no fool, and it was easy enough for him to see that I understood the situation.
ERNEST
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From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST MAKES A LANDING ON THE HUDSON.
father
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From this reading It was useless for him to tell me that any tenderness on the part of my uncle saved me from arrest, for the son would have crushed me like a worm beneath his feet in spite of the father.
feared
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From this reading I think he got up and left me because he could not control his temper, and feared a scene.
feet
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From this reading It was useless for him to tell me that any tenderness on the part of my uncle saved me from arrest, for the son would have crushed me like a worm beneath his feet in spite of the father.
few
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From this reading He cooled off in a few moments, and came back, as I knew he would.
foolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TOM THORNTON was no fool, and it was easy enough for him to see that I understood the situation.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading TOM THORNTON was no fool, and it was easy enough for him to see that I understood the situation.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was useless for him to tell me that any tenderness on the part of my uncle saved me from arrest, for the son would have crushed me like a worm beneath his feet in spite of the father.
got
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From this reading I think he got up and left me because he could not control his temper, and feared a scene.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was useless for him to tell me that any tenderness on the part of my uncle saved me from arrest, for the son would have crushed me like a worm beneath his feet in spite of the father.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I think he got up and left me because he could not control his temper, and feared a scene.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading TOM THORNTON was no fool, and it was easy enough for him to see that I understood the situation.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was useless for him to tell me that any tenderness on the part of my uncle saved me from arrest, for the son would have crushed me like a worm beneath his feet in spite of the father.
HUDSON
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From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST MAKES A LANDING ON THE HUDSON.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading TOM THORNTON was no fool, and it was easy enough for him to see that I understood the situation.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST MAKES A LANDING ON THE HUDSON.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading TOM THORNTON was no fool, and it was easy enough for him to see that I understood the situation.
knew
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From this reading He cooled off in a few moments, and came back, as I knew he would.
LANDING
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From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST MAKES A LANDING ON THE HUDSON.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think he got up and left me because he could not control his temper, and feared a scene.
like
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From this reading It was useless for him to tell me that any tenderness on the part of my uncle saved me from arrest, for the son would have crushed me like a worm beneath his feet in spite of the father.
MAKES
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From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST MAKES A LANDING ON THE HUDSON.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was useless for him to tell me that any tenderness on the part of my uncle saved me from arrest, for the son would have crushed me like a worm beneath his feet in spite of the father.
moments
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From this reading He cooled off in a few moments, and came back, as I knew he would.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was useless for him to tell me that any tenderness on the part of my uncle saved me from arrest, for the son would have crushed me like a worm beneath his feet in spite of the father.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading TOM THORNTON was no fool, and it was easy enough for him to see that I understood the situation.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I think he got up and left me because he could not control his temper, and feared a scene.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was useless for him to tell me that any tenderness on the part of my uncle saved me from arrest, for the son would have crushed me like a worm beneath his feet in spite of the father.
off
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From this reading He cooled off in a few moments, and came back, as I knew he would.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST MAKES A LANDING ON THE HUDSON.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was useless for him to tell me that any tenderness on the part of my uncle saved me from arrest, for the son would have crushed me like a worm beneath his feet in spite of the father.
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was useless for him to tell me that any tenderness on the part of my uncle saved me from arrest, for the son would have crushed me like a worm beneath his feet in spite of the father.
scene
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From this reading I think he got up and left me because he could not control his temper, and feared a scene.
see
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From this reading TOM THORNTON was no fool, and it was easy enough for him to see that I understood the situation.
situation
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From this reading TOM THORNTON was no fool, and it was easy enough for him to see that I understood the situation.
son
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From this reading It was useless for him to tell me that any tenderness on the part of my uncle saved me from arrest, for the son would have crushed me like a worm beneath his feet in spite of the father.
spite
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From this reading It was useless for him to tell me that any tenderness on the part of my uncle saved me from arrest, for the son would have crushed me like a worm beneath his feet in spite of the father.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was useless for him to tell me that any tenderness on the part of my uncle saved me from arrest, for the son would have crushed me like a worm beneath his feet in spite of the father.
temper
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From this reading I think he got up and left me because he could not control his temper, and feared a scene.
tenderness
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From this reading It was useless for him to tell me that any tenderness on the part of my uncle saved me from arrest, for the son would have crushed me like a worm beneath his feet in spite of the father.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading TOM THORNTON was no fool, and it was easy enough for him to see that I understood the situation.
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 MAKES A LANDING ON THE HUDSON.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think he got up and left me because he could not control his temper, and feared a scene.
THORNTON
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From this reading TOM THORNTON was no fool, and it was easy enough for him to see that I understood the situation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TOM THORNTON was no fool, and it was easy enough for him to see that I understood the situation.
TOM
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From this reading TOM THORNTON was no fool, and it was easy enough for him to see that I understood the situation.
uncle
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From this reading It was useless for him to tell me that any tenderness on the part of my uncle saved me from arrest, for the son would have crushed me like a worm beneath his feet in spite of the father.
understood
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From this reading TOM THORNTON was no fool, and it was easy enough for him to see that I understood the situation.
up
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From this reading I think he got up and left me because he could not control his temper, and feared a scene.
useless
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From this reading It was useless for him to tell me that any tenderness on the part of my uncle saved me from arrest, for the son would have crushed me like a worm beneath his feet in spite of the father.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TOM THORNTON was no fool, and it was easy enough for him to see that I understood the situation.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST MAKES A LANDING ON THE HUDSON.
worm
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From this reading It was useless for him to tell me that any tenderness on the part of my uncle saved me from arrest, for the son would have crushed me like a worm beneath his feet in spite of the father.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was useless for him to tell me that any tenderness on the part of my uncle saved me from arrest, for the son would have crushed me like a worm beneath his feet in spite of the father.
