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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 Between these two men was a tie which no one could fathom--a tie stronger than that which might have bound master and pupil, or benefactor and protege.
all
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From this reading The good man had taken his staff and walked all the way from Salem, to seek counsel and consolation of his powerful friend.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Sir William returned home, he found Samuel Parris, his old patron and early preceptor, waiting for him.
apprenticenounUS /əˈprɛntɪs/
a person learning a trade from an experienced worker
From this reading Phipps had sprung from a poor apprentice boy, to be the richest and most powerful man in New England.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Phipps had sprung from a poor apprentice boy, to be the richest and most powerful man in New England.
benefactor
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From this reading Between these two men was a tie which no one could fathom--a tie stronger than that which might have bound master and pupil, or benefactor and protege.
BetweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Between these two men was a tie which no one could fathom--a tie stronger than that which might have bound master and pupil, or benefactor and protege.
bound
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From this reading Between these two men was a tie which no one could fathom--a tie stronger than that which might have bound master and pupil, or benefactor and protege.
boy
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From this reading Phipps had sprung from a poor apprentice boy, to be the richest and most powerful man in New England.
consolation
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From this reading The good man had taken his staff and walked all the way from Salem, to seek counsel and consolation of his powerful friend.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Between these two men was a tie which no one could fathom--a tie stronger than that which might have bound master and pupil, or benefactor and protege.
COUNCILnounUS /council/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OLD FRIENDS IN COUNCIL.
counsel
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From this reading The good man had taken his staff and walked all the way from Salem, to seek counsel and consolation of his powerful friend.
early
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From this reading When Sir William returned home, he found Samuel Parris, his old patron and early preceptor, waiting for him.
England
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From this reading Phipps had sprung from a poor apprentice boy, to be the richest and most powerful man in New England.
fathom
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From this reading Between these two men was a tie which no one could fathom--a tie stronger than that which might have bound master and pupil, or benefactor and protege.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When Sir William returned home, he found Samuel Parris, his old patron and early preceptor, waiting for him.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Sir William returned home, he found Samuel Parris, his old patron and early preceptor, waiting for him.
friend
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From this reading The good man had taken his staff and walked all the way from Salem, to seek counsel and consolation of his powerful friend.
FRIENDS
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From this reading OLD FRIENDS IN COUNCIL.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The good man had taken his staff and walked all the way from Salem, to seek counsel and consolation of his powerful friend.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The good man had taken his staff and walked all the way from Salem, to seek counsel and consolation of his powerful friend.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The good man had taken his staff and walked all the way from Salem, to seek counsel and consolation of his powerful friend.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Between these two men was a tie which no one could fathom--a tie stronger than that which might have bound master and pupil, or benefactor and protege.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Sir William returned home, he found Samuel Parris, his old patron and early preceptor, waiting for him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Sir William returned home, he found Samuel Parris, his old patron and early preceptor, waiting for him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Sir William returned home, he found Samuel Parris, his old patron and early preceptor, waiting for him.
home
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From this reading When Sir William returned home, he found Samuel Parris, his old patron and early preceptor, waiting for him.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading OLD FRIENDS IN COUNCIL.
man
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From this reading The good man had taken his staff and walked all the way from Salem, to seek counsel and consolation of his powerful friend.
master
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From this reading Between these two men was a tie which no one could fathom--a tie stronger than that which might have bound master and pupil, or benefactor and protege.
men
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From this reading Between these two men was a tie which no one could fathom--a tie stronger than that which might have bound master and pupil, or benefactor and protege.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Between these two men was a tie which no one could fathom--a tie stronger than that which might have bound master and pupil, or benefactor and protege.
most
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From this reading Phipps had sprung from a poor apprentice boy, to be the richest and most powerful man in New England.
New
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From this reading Phipps had sprung from a poor apprentice boy, to be the richest and most powerful man in New England.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Between these two men was a tie which no one could fathom--a tie stronger than that which might have bound master and pupil, or benefactor and protege.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The good man had taken his staff and walked all the way from Salem, to seek counsel and consolation of his powerful friend.
OLD
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From this reading OLD FRIENDS IN COUNCIL.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Between these two men was a tie which no one could fathom--a tie stronger than that which might have bound master and pupil, or benefactor and protege.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Between these two men was a tie which no one could fathom--a tie stronger than that which might have bound master and pupil, or benefactor and protege.
Parris
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From this reading When Sir William returned home, he found Samuel Parris, his old patron and early preceptor, waiting for him.
patron
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From this reading When Sir William returned home, he found Samuel Parris, his old patron and early preceptor, waiting for him.
Phipps
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From this reading Phipps had sprung from a poor apprentice boy, to be the richest and most powerful man in New England.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Phipps had sprung from a poor apprentice boy, to be the richest and most powerful man in New England.
powerful
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From this reading The good man had taken his staff and walked all the way from Salem, to seek counsel and consolation of his powerful friend.
preceptor
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From this reading When Sir William returned home, he found Samuel Parris, his old patron and early preceptor, waiting for him.
protege
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From this reading Between these two men was a tie which no one could fathom--a tie stronger than that which might have bound master and pupil, or benefactor and protege.
pupil
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From this reading Between these two men was a tie which no one could fathom--a tie stronger than that which might have bound master and pupil, or benefactor and protege.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When Sir William returned home, he found Samuel Parris, his old patron and early preceptor, waiting for him.
richest
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From this reading Phipps had sprung from a poor apprentice boy, to be the richest and most powerful man in New England.
Salem
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From this reading The good man had taken his staff and walked all the way from Salem, to seek counsel and consolation of his powerful friend.
Samuel
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From this reading When Sir William returned home, he found Samuel Parris, his old patron and early preceptor, waiting for him.
seek
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From this reading The good man had taken his staff and walked all the way from Salem, to seek counsel and consolation of his powerful friend.
Sir
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From this reading When Sir William returned home, he found Samuel Parris, his old patron and early preceptor, waiting for him.
sprung
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From this reading Phipps had sprung from a poor apprentice boy, to be the richest and most powerful man in New England.
staff
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From this reading The good man had taken his staff and walked all the way from Salem, to seek counsel and consolation of his powerful friend.
stronger
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From this reading Between these two men was a tie which no one could fathom--a tie stronger than that which might have bound master and pupil, or benefactor and protege.
taken
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From this reading The good man had taken his staff and walked all the way from Salem, to seek counsel and consolation of his powerful friend.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Between these two men was a tie which no one could fathom--a tie stronger than that which might have bound master and pupil, or benefactor and protege.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Between these two men was a tie which no one could fathom--a tie stronger than that which might have bound master and pupil, or benefactor and protege.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The good man had taken his staff and walked all the way from Salem, to seek counsel and consolation of his powerful friend.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Between these two men was a tie which no one could fathom--a tie stronger than that which might have bound master and pupil, or benefactor and protege.
tie
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From this reading Between these two men was a tie which no one could fathom--a tie stronger than that which might have bound master and pupil, or benefactor and protege.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The good man had taken his staff and walked all the way from Salem, to seek counsel and consolation of his powerful friend.
two
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From this reading Between these two men was a tie which no one could fathom--a tie stronger than that which might have bound master and pupil, or benefactor and protege.
waiting
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From this reading When Sir William returned home, he found Samuel Parris, his old patron and early preceptor, waiting for him.
walked
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From this reading The good man had taken his staff and walked all the way from Salem, to seek counsel and consolation of his powerful friend.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Between these two men was a tie which no one could fathom--a tie stronger than that which might have bound master and pupil, or benefactor and protege.
way
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From this reading The good man had taken his staff and walked all the way from Salem, to seek counsel and consolation of his powerful friend.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Sir William returned home, he found Samuel Parris, his old patron and early preceptor, waiting for him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Between these two men was a tie which no one could fathom--a tie stronger than that which might have bound master and pupil, or benefactor and protege.
William
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From this reading When Sir William returned home, he found Samuel Parris, his old patron and early preceptor, waiting for him.
