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adopt
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From this reading Having no boys of his own, he had several times, half in jest, half in earnest, offered to adopt him; and although his proposition could not be considered, it strengthened the warm affection that Terry felt towards the bluff "boss" of Long Wharf.
affection
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From this reading Having no boys of his own, he had several times, half in jest, half in earnest, offered to adopt him; and although his proposition could not be considered, it strengthened the warm affection that Terry felt towards the bluff "boss" of Long Wharf.
ALL'S
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From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Having no boys of his own, he had several times, half in jest, half in earnest, offered to adopt him; and although his proposition could not be considered, it strengthened the warm affection that Terry felt towards the bluff "boss" of Long Wharf.
always
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From this reading The storeman, John Connors, had always been kind to him in his own rough way.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Mr. Hobart was not the only friend Terry had among the employes at Drummond and Brown's.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Hobart was not the only friend Terry had among the employes at Drummond and Brown's.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mr. Hobart was not the only friend Terry had among the employes at Drummond and Brown's.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Having no boys of his own, he had several times, half in jest, half in earnest, offered to adopt him; and although his proposition could not be considered, it strengthened the warm affection that Terry felt towards the bluff "boss" of Long Wharf.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading He pitied the boy because of his drunken father, and liked him because of his pluck and energy.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The storeman, John Connors, had always been kind to him in his own rough way.
bluffadjectiveUS /blʌf/
direct and plain-spoken in manner, sometimes seeming rough
From this reading Having no boys of his own, he had several times, half in jest, half in earnest, offered to adopt him; and although his proposition could not be considered, it strengthened the warm affection that Terry felt towards the bluff "boss" of Long Wharf.
boss
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From this reading Having no boys of his own, he had several times, half in jest, half in earnest, offered to adopt him; and although his proposition could not be considered, it strengthened the warm affection that Terry felt towards the bluff "boss" of Long Wharf.
boy
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From this reading He pitied the boy because of his drunken father, and liked him because of his pluck and energy.
boys
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From this reading Having no boys of his own, he had several times, half in jest, half in earnest, offered to adopt him; and although his proposition could not be considered, it strengthened the warm affection that Terry felt towards the bluff "boss" of Long Wharf.
Brown's
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From this reading Mr. Hobart was not the only friend Terry had among the employes at Drummond and Brown's.
Connors
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From this reading The storeman, John Connors, had always been kind to him in his own rough way.
considered
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From this reading Having no boys of his own, he had several times, half in jest, half in earnest, offered to adopt him; and although his proposition could not be considered, it strengthened the warm affection that Terry felt towards the bluff "boss" of Long Wharf.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Having no boys of his own, he had several times, half in jest, half in earnest, offered to adopt him; and although his proposition could not be considered, it strengthened the warm affection that Terry felt towards the bluff "boss" of Long Wharf.
Drummond
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From this reading Mr. Hobart was not the only friend Terry had among the employes at Drummond and Brown's.
drunken
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From this reading He pitied the boy because of his drunken father, and liked him because of his pluck and energy.
earnest
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From this reading Having no boys of his own, he had several times, half in jest, half in earnest, offered to adopt him; and although his proposition could not be considered, it strengthened the warm affection that Terry felt towards the bluff "boss" of Long Wharf.
employes
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From this reading Mr. Hobart was not the only friend Terry had among the employes at Drummond and Brown's.
ENDS
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From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL.
energy
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From this reading He pitied the boy because of his drunken father, and liked him because of his pluck and energy.
father
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From this reading He pitied the boy because of his drunken father, and liked him because of his pluck and energy.
felt
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From this reading Having no boys of his own, he had several times, half in jest, half in earnest, offered to adopt him; and although his proposition could not be considered, it strengthened the warm affection that Terry felt towards the bluff "boss" of Long Wharf.
friend
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From this reading Mr. Hobart was not the only friend Terry had among the employes at Drummond and Brown's.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Hobart was not the only friend Terry had among the employes at Drummond and Brown's.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having no boys of his own, he had several times, half in jest, half in earnest, offered to adopt him; and although his proposition could not be considered, it strengthened the warm affection that Terry felt towards the bluff "boss" of Long Wharf.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having no boys of his own, he had several times, half in jest, half in earnest, offered to adopt him; and although his proposition could not be considered, it strengthened the warm affection that Terry felt towards the bluff "boss" of Long Wharf.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He pitied the boy because of his drunken father, and liked him because of his pluck and energy.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The storeman, John Connors, had always been kind to him in his own rough way.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The storeman, John Connors, had always been kind to him in his own rough way.
Hobart
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From this reading Mr. Hobart was not the only friend Terry had among the employes at Drummond and Brown's.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The storeman, John Connors, had always been kind to him in his own rough way.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Having no boys of his own, he had several times, half in jest, half in earnest, offered to adopt him; and although his proposition could not be considered, it strengthened the warm affection that Terry felt towards the bluff "boss" of Long Wharf.
jest
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From this reading Having no boys of his own, he had several times, half in jest, half in earnest, offered to adopt him; and although his proposition could not be considered, it strengthened the warm affection that Terry felt towards the bluff "boss" of Long Wharf.
John
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From this reading The storeman, John Connors, had always been kind to him in his own rough way.
kind
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From this reading The storeman, John Connors, had always been kind to him in his own rough way.
liked
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From this reading He pitied the boy because of his drunken father, and liked him because of his pluck and energy.
LongnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having no boys of his own, he had several times, half in jest, half in earnest, offered to adopt him; and although his proposition could not be considered, it strengthened the warm affection that Terry felt towards the bluff "boss" of Long Wharf.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Hobart was not the only friend Terry had among the employes at Drummond and Brown's.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Having no boys of his own, he had several times, half in jest, half in earnest, offered to adopt him; and although his proposition could not be considered, it strengthened the warm affection that Terry felt towards the bluff "boss" of Long Wharf.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mr. Hobart was not the only friend Terry had among the employes at Drummond and Brown's.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He pitied the boy because of his drunken father, and liked him because of his pluck and energy.
offered
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From this reading Having no boys of his own, he had several times, half in jest, half in earnest, offered to adopt him; and although his proposition could not be considered, it strengthened the warm affection that Terry felt towards the bluff "boss" of Long Wharf.
only
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From this reading Mr. Hobart was not the only friend Terry had among the employes at Drummond and Brown's.
own
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From this reading The storeman, John Connors, had always been kind to him in his own rough way.
pitied
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From this reading He pitied the boy because of his drunken father, and liked him because of his pluck and energy.
pluck
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From this reading He pitied the boy because of his drunken father, and liked him because of his pluck and energy.
proposition
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From this reading Having no boys of his own, he had several times, half in jest, half in earnest, offered to adopt him; and although his proposition could not be considered, it strengthened the warm affection that Terry felt towards the bluff "boss" of Long Wharf.
rough
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From this reading The storeman, John Connors, had always been kind to him in his own rough way.
several
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From this reading Having no boys of his own, he had several times, half in jest, half in earnest, offered to adopt him; and although his proposition could not be considered, it strengthened the warm affection that Terry felt towards the bluff "boss" of Long Wharf.
storeman
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From this reading The storeman, John Connors, had always been kind to him in his own rough way.
strengthened
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From this reading Having no boys of his own, he had several times, half in jest, half in earnest, offered to adopt him; and although his proposition could not be considered, it strengthened the warm affection that Terry felt towards the bluff "boss" of Long Wharf.
Terry
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From this reading Mr. Hobart was not the only friend Terry had among the employes at Drummond and Brown's.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Hobart was not the only friend Terry had among the employes at Drummond and Brown's.
times
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From this reading Having no boys of his own, he had several times, half in jest, half in earnest, offered to adopt him; and although his proposition could not be considered, it strengthened the warm affection that Terry felt towards the bluff "boss" of Long Wharf.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The storeman, John Connors, had always been kind to him in his own rough way.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Having no boys of his own, he had several times, half in jest, half in earnest, offered to adopt him; and although his proposition could not be considered, it strengthened the warm affection that Terry felt towards the bluff "boss" of Long Wharf.
warm
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From this reading Having no boys of his own, he had several times, half in jest, half in earnest, offered to adopt him; and although his proposition could not be considered, it strengthened the warm affection that Terry felt towards the bluff "boss" of Long Wharf.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Hobart was not the only friend Terry had among the employes at Drummond and Brown's.
way
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From this reading The storeman, John Connors, had always been kind to him in his own rough way.
WELL
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From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL.
Wharf
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From this reading Having no boys of his own, he had several times, half in jest, half in earnest, offered to adopt him; and although his proposition could not be considered, it strengthened the warm affection that Terry felt towards the bluff "boss" of Long Wharf.
