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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 Accordingly he "fixed up right smart," as he thought, which meant that he took off his beard and put on "a bran new pair of jeens."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE FATAL LETTER Julia and Fanny had been gone from home about four weeks when Mr. Middleton suddenly determined "to go and see his gals" and bring them home.
Accordingly
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From this reading Accordingly he "fixed up right smart," as he thought, which meant that he took off his beard and put on "a bran new pair of jeens."
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He preferred driving his own carriage, so he set off alone for Frankfort.
altogether
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From this reading Spying the piano, he sat down to it, and commenced producing a series of unearthly sounds, not altogether unlike the fashionable music of the present day.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FATAL LETTER Julia and Fanny had been gone from home about four weeks when Mr. Middleton suddenly determined "to go and see his gals" and bring them home.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Accordingly he "fixed up right smart," as he thought, which meant that he took off his beard and put on "a bran new pair of jeens."
beard
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From this reading Accordingly he "fixed up right smart," as he thought, which meant that he took off his beard and put on "a bran new pair of jeens."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE FATAL LETTER Julia and Fanny had been gone from home about four weeks when Mr. Middleton suddenly determined "to go and see his gals" and bring them home.
bran
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From this reading Accordingly he "fixed up right smart," as he thought, which meant that he took off his beard and put on "a bran new pair of jeens."
bring
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From this reading THE FATAL LETTER Julia and Fanny had been gone from home about four weeks when Mr. Middleton suddenly determined "to go and see his gals" and bring them home.
carriage
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From this reading He preferred driving his own carriage, so he set off alone for Frankfort.
commenced
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From this reading Spying the piano, he sat down to it, and commenced producing a series of unearthly sounds, not altogether unlike the fashionable music of the present day.
Crane's
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From this reading It was Friday morning, and as his daughters were in school, he stalked into Mrs. Crane’s parlor to wait for them.
daughters
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From this reading It was Friday morning, and as his daughters were in school, he stalked into Mrs. Crane’s parlor to wait for them.
day
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From this reading Spying the piano, he sat down to it, and commenced producing a series of unearthly sounds, not altogether unlike the fashionable music of the present day.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading THE FATAL LETTER Julia and Fanny had been gone from home about four weeks when Mr. Middleton suddenly determined "to go and see his gals" and bring them home.
down
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From this reading Spying the piano, he sat down to it, and commenced producing a series of unearthly sounds, not altogether unlike the fashionable music of the present day.
driving
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From this reading He preferred driving his own carriage, so he set off alone for Frankfort.
Fanny
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From this reading THE FATAL LETTER Julia and Fanny had been gone from home about four weeks when Mr. Middleton suddenly determined "to go and see his gals" and bring them home.
fashionable
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From this reading Spying the piano, he sat down to it, and commenced producing a series of unearthly sounds, not altogether unlike the fashionable music of the present day.
FATAL
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From this reading THE FATAL LETTER Julia and Fanny had been gone from home about four weeks when Mr. Middleton suddenly determined "to go and see his gals" and bring them home.
fixed
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From this reading Accordingly he "fixed up right smart," as he thought, which meant that he took off his beard and put on "a bran new pair of jeens."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He preferred driving his own carriage, so he set off alone for Frankfort.
four
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From this reading THE FATAL LETTER Julia and Fanny had been gone from home about four weeks when Mr. Middleton suddenly determined "to go and see his gals" and bring them home.
Frankfort
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From this reading He preferred driving his own carriage, so he set off alone for Frankfort.
Friday
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From this reading It was Friday morning, and as his daughters were in school, he stalked into Mrs. Crane’s parlor to wait for them.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE FATAL LETTER Julia and Fanny had been gone from home about four weeks when Mr. Middleton suddenly determined "to go and see his gals" and bring them home.
gals
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From this reading THE FATAL LETTER Julia and Fanny had been gone from home about four weeks when Mr. Middleton suddenly determined "to go and see his gals" and bring them home.
go
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From this reading THE FATAL LETTER Julia and Fanny had been gone from home about four weeks when Mr. Middleton suddenly determined "to go and see his gals" and bring them home.
gone
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From this reading THE FATAL LETTER Julia and Fanny had been gone from home about four weeks when Mr. Middleton suddenly determined "to go and see his gals" and bring them home.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE FATAL LETTER Julia and Fanny had been gone from home about four weeks when Mr. Middleton suddenly determined "to go and see his gals" and bring them home.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Accordingly he "fixed up right smart," as he thought, which meant that he took off his beard and put on "a bran new pair of jeens."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE FATAL LETTER Julia and Fanny had been gone from home about four weeks when Mr. Middleton suddenly determined "to go and see his gals" and bring them home.
home
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From this reading THE FATAL LETTER Julia and Fanny had been gone from home about four weeks when Mr. Middleton suddenly determined "to go and see his gals" and bring them home.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was Friday morning, and as his daughters were in school, he stalked into Mrs. Crane’s parlor to wait for them.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was Friday morning, and as his daughters were in school, he stalked into Mrs. Crane’s parlor to wait for them.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Friday morning, and as his daughters were in school, he stalked into Mrs. Crane’s parlor to wait for them.
jeens
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From this reading Accordingly he "fixed up right smart," as he thought, which meant that he took off his beard and put on "a bran new pair of jeens."
Julia
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From this reading THE FATAL LETTER Julia and Fanny had been gone from home about four weeks when Mr. Middleton suddenly determined "to go and see his gals" and bring them home.
LETTER
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From this reading THE FATAL LETTER Julia and Fanny had been gone from home about four weeks when Mr. Middleton suddenly determined "to go and see his gals" and bring them home.
meant
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From this reading Accordingly he "fixed up right smart," as he thought, which meant that he took off his beard and put on "a bran new pair of jeens."
Middleton
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From this reading THE FATAL LETTER Julia and Fanny had been gone from home about four weeks when Mr. Middleton suddenly determined "to go and see his gals" and bring them home.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Friday morning, and as his daughters were in school, he stalked into Mrs. Crane’s parlor to wait for them.
Mr
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From this reading THE FATAL LETTER Julia and Fanny had been gone from home about four weeks when Mr. Middleton suddenly determined "to go and see his gals" and bring them home.
Mrs
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From this reading It was Friday morning, and as his daughters were in school, he stalked into Mrs. Crane’s parlor to wait for them.
music
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From this reading Spying the piano, he sat down to it, and commenced producing a series of unearthly sounds, not altogether unlike the fashionable music of the present day.
new
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From this reading Accordingly he "fixed up right smart," as he thought, which meant that he took off his beard and put on "a bran new pair of jeens."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Spying the piano, he sat down to it, and commenced producing a series of unearthly sounds, not altogether unlike the fashionable music of the present day.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Accordingly he "fixed up right smart," as he thought, which meant that he took off his beard and put on "a bran new pair of jeens."
off
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From this reading Accordingly he "fixed up right smart," as he thought, which meant that he took off his beard and put on "a bran new pair of jeens."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Accordingly he "fixed up right smart," as he thought, which meant that he took off his beard and put on "a bran new pair of jeens."
own
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From this reading He preferred driving his own carriage, so he set off alone for Frankfort.
pair
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From this reading Accordingly he "fixed up right smart," as he thought, which meant that he took off his beard and put on "a bran new pair of jeens."
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading It was Friday morning, and as his daughters were in school, he stalked into Mrs. Crane’s parlor to wait for them.
piano
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From this reading Spying the piano, he sat down to it, and commenced producing a series of unearthly sounds, not altogether unlike the fashionable music of the present day.
preferred
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From this reading He preferred driving his own carriage, so he set off alone for Frankfort.
present
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From this reading Spying the piano, he sat down to it, and commenced producing a series of unearthly sounds, not altogether unlike the fashionable music of the present day.
producing
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From this reading Spying the piano, he sat down to it, and commenced producing a series of unearthly sounds, not altogether unlike the fashionable music of the present day.
put
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From this reading Accordingly he "fixed up right smart," as he thought, which meant that he took off his beard and put on "a bran new pair of jeens."
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Accordingly he "fixed up right smart," as he thought, which meant that he took off his beard and put on "a bran new pair of jeens."
sat
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From this reading Spying the piano, he sat down to it, and commenced producing a series of unearthly sounds, not altogether unlike the fashionable music of the present day.
school
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From this reading It was Friday morning, and as his daughters were in school, he stalked into Mrs. Crane’s parlor to wait for them.
see
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From this reading THE FATAL LETTER Julia and Fanny had been gone from home about four weeks when Mr. Middleton suddenly determined "to go and see his gals" and bring them home.
series
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From this reading Spying the piano, he sat down to it, and commenced producing a series of unearthly sounds, not altogether unlike the fashionable music of the present day.
set
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From this reading He preferred driving his own carriage, so he set off alone for Frankfort.
smart
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From this reading Accordingly he "fixed up right smart," as he thought, which meant that he took off his beard and put on "a bran new pair of jeens."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He preferred driving his own carriage, so he set off alone for Frankfort.
sounds
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From this reading Spying the piano, he sat down to it, and commenced producing a series of unearthly sounds, not altogether unlike the fashionable music of the present day.
Spying
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From this reading Spying the piano, he sat down to it, and commenced producing a series of unearthly sounds, not altogether unlike the fashionable music of the present day.
stalked
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From this reading It was Friday morning, and as his daughters were in school, he stalked into Mrs. Crane’s parlor to wait for them.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE FATAL LETTER Julia and Fanny had been gone from home about four weeks when Mr. Middleton suddenly determined "to go and see his gals" and bring them home.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Accordingly he "fixed up right smart," as he thought, which meant that he took off his beard and put on "a bran new pair of jeens."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FATAL LETTER Julia and Fanny had been gone from home about four weeks when Mr. Middleton suddenly determined "to go and see his gals" and bring them home.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE FATAL LETTER Julia and Fanny had been gone from home about four weeks when Mr. Middleton suddenly determined "to go and see his gals" and bring them home.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Accordingly he "fixed up right smart," as he thought, which meant that he took off his beard and put on "a bran new pair of jeens."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE FATAL LETTER Julia and Fanny had been gone from home about four weeks when Mr. Middleton suddenly determined "to go and see his gals" and bring them home.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Accordingly he "fixed up right smart," as he thought, which meant that he took off his beard and put on "a bran new pair of jeens."
unearthly
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From this reading Spying the piano, he sat down to it, and commenced producing a series of unearthly sounds, not altogether unlike the fashionable music of the present day.
unlike
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From this reading Spying the piano, he sat down to it, and commenced producing a series of unearthly sounds, not altogether unlike the fashionable music of the present day.
up
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From this reading Accordingly he "fixed up right smart," as he thought, which meant that he took off his beard and put on "a bran new pair of jeens."
wait
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From this reading It was Friday morning, and as his daughters were in school, he stalked into Mrs. Crane’s parlor to wait for them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Friday morning, and as his daughters were in school, he stalked into Mrs. Crane’s parlor to wait for them.
weeks
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From this reading THE FATAL LETTER Julia and Fanny had been gone from home about four weeks when Mr. Middleton suddenly determined "to go and see his gals" and bring them home.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was Friday morning, and as his daughters were in school, he stalked into Mrs. Crane’s parlor to wait for them.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE FATAL LETTER Julia and Fanny had been gone from home about four weeks when Mr. Middleton suddenly determined "to go and see his gals" and bring them home.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Accordingly he "fixed up right smart," as he thought, which meant that he took off his beard and put on "a bran new pair of jeens."
