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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 A SCOUT'S EDUCATION "WHAT do you make of it, Elmer; is it a sure enough bomb?" demanded Lil Artha, whose face was working strangely under the violence of his emotions.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I understand how you feel about this ugly business.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading "Looks like it was that, and nothing else," admitted the scout master, slowly, with a wrinkle across his forehead, as though he might be considering weighty matters, as indeed he was just then, for one so young.
admitted
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From this reading "Looks like it was that, and nothing else," admitted the scout master, slowly, with a wrinkle across his forehead, as though he might be considering weighty matters, as indeed he was just then, for one so young.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Looks like it was that, and nothing else," admitted the scout master, slowly, with a wrinkle across his forehead, as though he might be considering weighty matters, as indeed he was just then, for one so young.
any
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From this reading "And there can't be any doubt but what he meant to blow up the cabin of the man he forced himself to believe was his enemy, the kindest-hearted gentleman you and the rest of us ever met up with--tell me that, Elmer, didn't he?"
Artha
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From this reading A SCOUT'S EDUCATION "WHAT do you make of it, Elmer; is it a sure enough bomb?" demanded Lil Artha, whose face was working strangely under the violence of his emotions.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Looks like it was that, and nothing else," admitted the scout master, slowly, with a wrinkle across his forehead, as though he might be considering weighty matters, as indeed he was just then, for one so young.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Looks like it was that, and nothing else," admitted the scout master, slowly, with a wrinkle across his forehead, as though he might be considering weighty matters, as indeed he was just then, for one so young.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "And there can't be any doubt but what he meant to blow up the cabin of the man he forced himself to believe was his enemy, the kindest-hearted gentleman you and the rest of us ever met up with--tell me that, Elmer, didn't he?"
blow
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From this reading "And there can't be any doubt but what he meant to blow up the cabin of the man he forced himself to believe was his enemy, the kindest-hearted gentleman you and the rest of us ever met up with--tell me that, Elmer, didn't he?"
bomb
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From this reading A SCOUT'S EDUCATION "WHAT do you make of it, Elmer; is it a sure enough bomb?" demanded Lil Artha, whose face was working strangely under the violence of his emotions.
business
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From this reading "I understand how you feel about this ugly business.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "And there can't be any doubt but what he meant to blow up the cabin of the man he forced himself to believe was his enemy, the kindest-hearted gentleman you and the rest of us ever met up with--tell me that, Elmer, didn't he?"
cabin
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From this reading "And there can't be any doubt but what he meant to blow up the cabin of the man he forced himself to believe was his enemy, the kindest-hearted gentleman you and the rest of us ever met up with--tell me that, Elmer, didn't he?"
can't
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From this reading "And there can't be any doubt but what he meant to blow up the cabin of the man he forced himself to believe was his enemy, the kindest-hearted gentleman you and the rest of us ever met up with--tell me that, Elmer, didn't he?"
cautioned
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From this reading "Hold on, Lil Artha, don't explode!" cautioned Elmer, soothingly.
considering
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From this reading "Looks like it was that, and nothing else," admitted the scout master, slowly, with a wrinkle across his forehead, as though he might be considering weighty matters, as indeed he was just then, for one so young.
demanded
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From this reading A SCOUT'S EDUCATION "WHAT do you make of it, Elmer; is it a sure enough bomb?" demanded Lil Artha, whose face was working strangely under the violence of his emotions.
didn't
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From this reading "And there can't be any doubt but what he meant to blow up the cabin of the man he forced himself to believe was his enemy, the kindest-hearted gentleman you and the rest of us ever met up with--tell me that, Elmer, didn't he?"
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading A SCOUT'S EDUCATION "WHAT do you make of it, Elmer; is it a sure enough bomb?" demanded Lil Artha, whose face was working strangely under the violence of his emotions.
don't
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From this reading "Hold on, Lil Artha, don't explode!" cautioned Elmer, soothingly.
doubt
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From this reading "And there can't be any doubt but what he meant to blow up the cabin of the man he forced himself to believe was his enemy, the kindest-hearted gentleman you and the rest of us ever met up with--tell me that, Elmer, didn't he?"
EDUCATION
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From this reading A SCOUT'S EDUCATION "WHAT do you make of it, Elmer; is it a sure enough bomb?" demanded Lil Artha, whose face was working strangely under the violence of his emotions.
Elmer
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From this reading A SCOUT'S EDUCATION "WHAT do you make of it, Elmer; is it a sure enough bomb?" demanded Lil Artha, whose face was working strangely under the violence of his emotions.
else
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From this reading "Looks like it was that, and nothing else," admitted the scout master, slowly, with a wrinkle across his forehead, as though he might be considering weighty matters, as indeed he was just then, for one so young.
emotions
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From this reading A SCOUT'S EDUCATION "WHAT do you make of it, Elmer; is it a sure enough bomb?" demanded Lil Artha, whose face was working strangely under the violence of his emotions.
enemy
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From this reading "And there can't be any doubt but what he meant to blow up the cabin of the man he forced himself to believe was his enemy, the kindest-hearted gentleman you and the rest of us ever met up with--tell me that, Elmer, didn't he?"
enough
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From this reading A SCOUT'S EDUCATION "WHAT do you make of it, Elmer; is it a sure enough bomb?" demanded Lil Artha, whose face was working strangely under the violence of his emotions.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And there can't be any doubt but what he meant to blow up the cabin of the man he forced himself to believe was his enemy, the kindest-hearted gentleman you and the rest of us ever met up with--tell me that, Elmer, didn't he?"
explode
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From this reading "Hold on, Lil Artha, don't explode!" cautioned Elmer, soothingly.
face
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From this reading A SCOUT'S EDUCATION "WHAT do you make of it, Elmer; is it a sure enough bomb?" demanded Lil Artha, whose face was working strangely under the violence of his emotions.
feel
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From this reading "I understand how you feel about this ugly business.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Looks like it was that, and nothing else," admitted the scout master, slowly, with a wrinkle across his forehead, as though he might be considering weighty matters, as indeed he was just then, for one so young.
forced
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From this reading "And there can't be any doubt but what he meant to blow up the cabin of the man he forced himself to believe was his enemy, the kindest-hearted gentleman you and the rest of us ever met up with--tell me that, Elmer, didn't he?"
forehead
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From this reading "Looks like it was that, and nothing else," admitted the scout master, slowly, with a wrinkle across his forehead, as though he might be considering weighty matters, as indeed he was just then, for one so young.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "And there can't be any doubt but what he meant to blow up the cabin of the man he forced himself to believe was his enemy, the kindest-hearted gentleman you and the rest of us ever met up with--tell me that, Elmer, didn't he?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Looks like it was that, and nothing else," admitted the scout master, slowly, with a wrinkle across his forehead, as though he might be considering weighty matters, as indeed he was just then, for one so young.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "And there can't be any doubt but what he meant to blow up the cabin of the man he forced himself to believe was his enemy, the kindest-hearted gentleman you and the rest of us ever met up with--tell me that, Elmer, didn't he?"
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A SCOUT'S EDUCATION "WHAT do you make of it, Elmer; is it a sure enough bomb?" demanded Lil Artha, whose face was working strangely under the violence of his emotions.
Hold
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From this reading "Hold on, Lil Artha, don't explode!" cautioned Elmer, soothingly.
how
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From this reading "I understand how you feel about this ugly business.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I understand how you feel about this ugly business.
indeed
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From this reading "Looks like it was that, and nothing else," admitted the scout master, slowly, with a wrinkle across his forehead, as though he might be considering weighty matters, as indeed he was just then, for one so young.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A SCOUT'S EDUCATION "WHAT do you make of it, Elmer; is it a sure enough bomb?" demanded Lil Artha, whose face was working strangely under the violence of his emotions.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A SCOUT'S EDUCATION "WHAT do you make of it, Elmer; is it a sure enough bomb?" demanded Lil Artha, whose face was working strangely under the violence of his emotions.
just
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From this reading "Looks like it was that, and nothing else," admitted the scout master, slowly, with a wrinkle across his forehead, as though he might be considering weighty matters, as indeed he was just then, for one so young.
kindest-hearted
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From this reading "And there can't be any doubt but what he meant to blow up the cabin of the man he forced himself to believe was his enemy, the kindest-hearted gentleman you and the rest of us ever met up with--tell me that, Elmer, didn't he?"
like
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From this reading "Looks like it was that, and nothing else," admitted the scout master, slowly, with a wrinkle across his forehead, as though he might be considering weighty matters, as indeed he was just then, for one so young.
Lil
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From this reading A SCOUT'S EDUCATION "WHAT do you make of it, Elmer; is it a sure enough bomb?" demanded Lil Artha, whose face was working strangely under the violence of his emotions.
Looks
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From this reading "Looks like it was that, and nothing else," admitted the scout master, slowly, with a wrinkle across his forehead, as though he might be considering weighty matters, as indeed he was just then, for one so young.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A SCOUT'S EDUCATION "WHAT do you make of it, Elmer; is it a sure enough bomb?" demanded Lil Artha, whose face was working strangely under the violence of his emotions.
man
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From this reading "And there can't be any doubt but what he meant to blow up the cabin of the man he forced himself to believe was his enemy, the kindest-hearted gentleman you and the rest of us ever met up with--tell me that, Elmer, didn't he?"
master
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From this reading "Looks like it was that, and nothing else," admitted the scout master, slowly, with a wrinkle across his forehead, as though he might be considering weighty matters, as indeed he was just then, for one so young.
matters
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From this reading "Looks like it was that, and nothing else," admitted the scout master, slowly, with a wrinkle across his forehead, as though he might be considering weighty matters, as indeed he was just then, for one so young.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And there can't be any doubt but what he meant to blow up the cabin of the man he forced himself to believe was his enemy, the kindest-hearted gentleman you and the rest of us ever met up with--tell me that, Elmer, didn't he?"
meant
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From this reading "And there can't be any doubt but what he meant to blow up the cabin of the man he forced himself to believe was his enemy, the kindest-hearted gentleman you and the rest of us ever met up with--tell me that, Elmer, didn't he?"
met
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From this reading "And there can't be any doubt but what he meant to blow up the cabin of the man he forced himself to believe was his enemy, the kindest-hearted gentleman you and the rest of us ever met up with--tell me that, Elmer, didn't he?"
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "Looks like it was that, and nothing else," admitted the scout master, slowly, with a wrinkle across his forehead, as though he might be considering weighty matters, as indeed he was just then, for one so young.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Looks like it was that, and nothing else," admitted the scout master, slowly, with a wrinkle across his forehead, as though he might be considering weighty matters, as indeed he was just then, for one so young.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A SCOUT'S EDUCATION "WHAT do you make of it, Elmer; is it a sure enough bomb?" demanded Lil Artha, whose face was working strangely under the violence of his emotions.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Hold on, Lil Artha, don't explode!" cautioned Elmer, soothingly.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Looks like it was that, and nothing else," admitted the scout master, slowly, with a wrinkle across his forehead, as though he might be considering weighty matters, as indeed he was just then, for one so young.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And there can't be any doubt but what he meant to blow up the cabin of the man he forced himself to believe was his enemy, the kindest-hearted gentleman you and the rest of us ever met up with--tell me that, Elmer, didn't he?"
scout
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From this reading "Looks like it was that, and nothing else," admitted the scout master, slowly, with a wrinkle across his forehead, as though he might be considering weighty matters, as indeed he was just then, for one so young.
SCOUT'S
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From this reading A SCOUT'S EDUCATION "WHAT do you make of it, Elmer; is it a sure enough bomb?" demanded Lil Artha, whose face was working strangely under the violence of his emotions.
slowly
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From this reading "Looks like it was that, and nothing else," admitted the scout master, slowly, with a wrinkle across his forehead, as though he might be considering weighty matters, as indeed he was just then, for one so young.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Looks like it was that, and nothing else," admitted the scout master, slowly, with a wrinkle across his forehead, as though he might be considering weighty matters, as indeed he was just then, for one so young.
soothingly
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From this reading "Hold on, Lil Artha, don't explode!" cautioned Elmer, soothingly.
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A SCOUT'S EDUCATION "WHAT do you make of it, Elmer; is it a sure enough bomb?" demanded Lil Artha, whose face was working strangely under the violence of his emotions.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A SCOUT'S EDUCATION "WHAT do you make of it, Elmer; is it a sure enough bomb?" demanded Lil Artha, whose face was working strangely under the violence of his emotions.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And there can't be any doubt but what he meant to blow up the cabin of the man he forced himself to believe was his enemy, the kindest-hearted gentleman you and the rest of us ever met up with--tell me that, Elmer, didn't he?"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Looks like it was that, and nothing else," admitted the scout master, slowly, with a wrinkle across his forehead, as though he might be considering weighty matters, as indeed he was just then, for one so young.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SCOUT'S EDUCATION "WHAT do you make of it, Elmer; is it a sure enough bomb?" demanded Lil Artha, whose face was working strangely under the violence of his emotions.
then
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From this reading "Looks like it was that, and nothing else," admitted the scout master, slowly, with a wrinkle across his forehead, as though he might be considering weighty matters, as indeed he was just then, for one so young.
there
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From this reading "And there can't be any doubt but what he meant to blow up the cabin of the man he forced himself to believe was his enemy, the kindest-hearted gentleman you and the rest of us ever met up with--tell me that, Elmer, didn't he?"
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I understand how you feel about this ugly business.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "Looks like it was that, and nothing else," admitted the scout master, slowly, with a wrinkle across his forehead, as though he might be considering weighty matters, as indeed he was just then, for one so young.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And there can't be any doubt but what he meant to blow up the cabin of the man he forced himself to believe was his enemy, the kindest-hearted gentleman you and the rest of us ever met up with--tell me that, Elmer, didn't he?"
ugly
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From this reading "I understand how you feel about this ugly business.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading A SCOUT'S EDUCATION "WHAT do you make of it, Elmer; is it a sure enough bomb?" demanded Lil Artha, whose face was working strangely under the violence of his emotions.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I understand how you feel about this ugly business.
up
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From this reading "And there can't be any doubt but what he meant to blow up the cabin of the man he forced himself to believe was his enemy, the kindest-hearted gentleman you and the rest of us ever met up with--tell me that, Elmer, didn't he?"
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And there can't be any doubt but what he meant to blow up the cabin of the man he forced himself to believe was his enemy, the kindest-hearted gentleman you and the rest of us ever met up with--tell me that, Elmer, didn't he?"
violence
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From this reading A SCOUT'S EDUCATION "WHAT do you make of it, Elmer; is it a sure enough bomb?" demanded Lil Artha, whose face was working strangely under the violence of his emotions.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A SCOUT'S EDUCATION "WHAT do you make of it, Elmer; is it a sure enough bomb?" demanded Lil Artha, whose face was working strangely under the violence of his emotions.
weighty
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From this reading "Looks like it was that, and nothing else," admitted the scout master, slowly, with a wrinkle across his forehead, as though he might be considering weighty matters, as indeed he was just then, for one so young.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A SCOUT'S EDUCATION "WHAT do you make of it, Elmer; is it a sure enough bomb?" demanded Lil Artha, whose face was working strangely under the violence of his emotions.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading A SCOUT'S EDUCATION "WHAT do you make of it, Elmer; is it a sure enough bomb?" demanded Lil Artha, whose face was working strangely under the violence of his emotions.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Looks like it was that, and nothing else," admitted the scout master, slowly, with a wrinkle across his forehead, as though he might be considering weighty matters, as indeed he was just then, for one so young.
working
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From this reading A SCOUT'S EDUCATION "WHAT do you make of it, Elmer; is it a sure enough bomb?" demanded Lil Artha, whose face was working strangely under the violence of his emotions.
wrinkle
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From this reading "Looks like it was that, and nothing else," admitted the scout master, slowly, with a wrinkle across his forehead, as though he might be considering weighty matters, as indeed he was just then, for one so young.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A SCOUT'S EDUCATION "WHAT do you make of it, Elmer; is it a sure enough bomb?" demanded Lil Artha, whose face was working strangely under the violence of his emotions.
young
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From this reading "Looks like it was that, and nothing else," admitted the scout master, slowly, with a wrinkle across his forehead, as though he might be considering weighty matters, as indeed he was just then, for one so young.
