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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 joined in the sports and rambles of the others, it is true, but with a sober face and lagging step quite unnatural for him; and he was often away from the house, alone.
absence
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From this reading At The Pines, during Pet’s absence, the summer days passed swiftly and joyously; joyously at least for all but one of the party.
all
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From this reading At The Pines, during Pet’s absence, the summer days passed swiftly and joyously; joyously at least for all but one of the party.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading He joined in the sports and rambles of the others, it is true, but with a sober face and lagging step quite unnatural for him; and he was often away from the house, alone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At The Pines, during Pet’s absence, the summer days passed swiftly and joyously; joyously at least for all but one of the party.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As these strange ways grew more marked, Randolph tried to get at the source of the boy’s trouble.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At The Pines, during Pet’s absence, the summer days passed swiftly and joyously; joyously at least for all but one of the party.
away
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From this reading He joined in the sports and rambles of the others, it is true, but with a sober face and lagging step quite unnatural for him; and he was often away from the house, alone.
boy's
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From this reading As these strange ways grew more marked, Randolph tried to get at the source of the boy’s trouble.
bright
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From this reading Tom was no longer the bright, merry, mischievous Tom of old.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At The Pines, during Pet’s absence, the summer days passed swiftly and joyously; joyously at least for all but one of the party.
days
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From this reading At The Pines, during Pet’s absence, the summer days passed swiftly and joyously; joyously at least for all but one of the party.
DEN
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From this reading IN THE DEN.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading At The Pines, during Pet’s absence, the summer days passed swiftly and joyously; joyously at least for all but one of the party.
face
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From this reading He joined in the sports and rambles of the others, it is true, but with a sober face and lagging step quite unnatural for him; and he was often away from the house, alone.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At The Pines, during Pet’s absence, the summer days passed swiftly and joyously; joyously at least for all but one of the party.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He joined in the sports and rambles of the others, it is true, but with a sober face and lagging step quite unnatural for him; and he was often away from the house, alone.
get
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From this reading As these strange ways grew more marked, Randolph tried to get at the source of the boy’s trouble.
grew
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From this reading As these strange ways grew more marked, Randolph tried to get at the source of the boy’s trouble.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He joined in the sports and rambles of the others, it is true, but with a sober face and lagging step quite unnatural for him; and he was often away from the house, alone.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He joined in the sports and rambles of the others, it is true, but with a sober face and lagging step quite unnatural for him; and he was often away from the house, alone.
house
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From this reading He joined in the sports and rambles of the others, it is true, but with a sober face and lagging step quite unnatural for him; and he was often away from the house, alone.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE DEN.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He joined in the sports and rambles of the others, it is true, but with a sober face and lagging step quite unnatural for him; and he was often away from the house, alone.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He joined in the sports and rambles of the others, it is true, but with a sober face and lagging step quite unnatural for him; and he was often away from the house, alone.
joined
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From this reading He joined in the sports and rambles of the others, it is true, but with a sober face and lagging step quite unnatural for him; and he was often away from the house, alone.
joyously
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From this reading At The Pines, during Pet’s absence, the summer days passed swiftly and joyously; joyously at least for all but one of the party.
lagging
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From this reading He joined in the sports and rambles of the others, it is true, but with a sober face and lagging step quite unnatural for him; and he was often away from the house, alone.
least
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From this reading At The Pines, during Pet’s absence, the summer days passed swiftly and joyously; joyously at least for all but one of the party.
longer
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From this reading Tom was no longer the bright, merry, mischievous Tom of old.
marked
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From this reading As these strange ways grew more marked, Randolph tried to get at the source of the boy’s trouble.
merry
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From this reading Tom was no longer the bright, merry, mischievous Tom of old.
mischievous
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From this reading Tom was no longer the bright, merry, mischievous Tom of old.
more
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From this reading As these strange ways grew more marked, Randolph tried to get at the source of the boy’s trouble.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Tom was no longer the bright, merry, mischievous Tom of old.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At The Pines, during Pet’s absence, the summer days passed swiftly and joyously; joyously at least for all but one of the party.
often
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From this reading He joined in the sports and rambles of the others, it is true, but with a sober face and lagging step quite unnatural for him; and he was often away from the house, alone.
old
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From this reading Tom was no longer the bright, merry, mischievous Tom of old.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At The Pines, during Pet’s absence, the summer days passed swiftly and joyously; joyously at least for all but one of the party.
others
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From this reading He joined in the sports and rambles of the others, it is true, but with a sober face and lagging step quite unnatural for him; and he was often away from the house, alone.
party
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From this reading At The Pines, during Pet’s absence, the summer days passed swiftly and joyously; joyously at least for all but one of the party.
passed
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From this reading At The Pines, during Pet’s absence, the summer days passed swiftly and joyously; joyously at least for all but one of the party.
Pet's
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From this reading At The Pines, during Pet’s absence, the summer days passed swiftly and joyously; joyously at least for all but one of the party.
Pines
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From this reading At The Pines, during Pet’s absence, the summer days passed swiftly and joyously; joyously at least for all but one of the party.
quite
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From this reading He joined in the sports and rambles of the others, it is true, but with a sober face and lagging step quite unnatural for him; and he was often away from the house, alone.
rambles
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From this reading He joined in the sports and rambles of the others, it is true, but with a sober face and lagging step quite unnatural for him; and he was often away from the house, alone.
Randolph
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From this reading As these strange ways grew more marked, Randolph tried to get at the source of the boy’s trouble.
sober
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From this reading He joined in the sports and rambles of the others, it is true, but with a sober face and lagging step quite unnatural for him; and he was often away from the house, alone.
source
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From this reading As these strange ways grew more marked, Randolph tried to get at the source of the boy’s trouble.
sports
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From this reading He joined in the sports and rambles of the others, it is true, but with a sober face and lagging step quite unnatural for him; and he was often away from the house, alone.
step
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From this reading He joined in the sports and rambles of the others, it is true, but with a sober face and lagging step quite unnatural for him; and he was often away from the house, alone.
strange
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From this reading As these strange ways grew more marked, Randolph tried to get at the source of the boy’s trouble.
summer
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From this reading At The Pines, during Pet’s absence, the summer days passed swiftly and joyously; joyously at least for all but one of the party.
swiftly
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From this reading At The Pines, during Pet’s absence, the summer days passed swiftly and joyously; joyously at least for all but one of the party.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE DEN.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading As these strange ways grew more marked, Randolph tried to get at the source of the boy’s trouble.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As these strange ways grew more marked, Randolph tried to get at the source of the boy’s trouble.
Tom
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From this reading Tom was no longer the bright, merry, mischievous Tom of old.
tried
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From this reading As these strange ways grew more marked, Randolph tried to get at the source of the boy’s trouble.
trouble
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From this reading As these strange ways grew more marked, Randolph tried to get at the source of the boy’s trouble.
true
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From this reading He joined in the sports and rambles of the others, it is true, but with a sober face and lagging step quite unnatural for him; and he was often away from the house, alone.
unnatural
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From this reading He joined in the sports and rambles of the others, it is true, but with a sober face and lagging step quite unnatural for him; and he was often away from the house, alone.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tom was no longer the bright, merry, mischievous Tom of old.
ways
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From this reading As these strange ways grew more marked, Randolph tried to get at the source of the boy’s trouble.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He joined in the sports and rambles of the others, it is true, but with a sober face and lagging step quite unnatural for him; and he was often away from the house, alone.
