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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 Now this knife was a splendid one, though half the blade was gone, and the handle was a little cracked; and Anders knew that one is almost a man as soon as one has a jack-knife.
all
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From this reading "Oh no, I am not as stupid as all that!"
almost
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From this reading Now this knife was a splendid one, though half the blade was gone, and the handle was a little cracked; and Anders knew that one is almost a man as soon as one has a jack-knife.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Oh no, I am not as stupid as all that!"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Let's swap caps," he said, "and I will give you my jack-knife to boot."
Anders
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From this reading Now this knife was a splendid one, though half the blade was gone, and the handle was a little cracked; and Anders knew that one is almost a man as soon as one has a jack-knife.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now this knife was a splendid one, though half the blade was gone, and the handle was a little cracked; and Anders knew that one is almost a man as soon as one has a jack-knife.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And then he said good-bye to Lars with a nod; but Lars only made faces at him, for he was very much put out because he could not cheat Anders out of his cap which his mother had made.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading And then he said good-bye to Lars with a nod; but Lars only made faces at him, for he was very much put out because he could not cheat Anders out of his cap which his mother had made.
blade
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From this reading Now this knife was a splendid one, though half the blade was gone, and the handle was a little cracked; and Anders knew that one is almost a man as soon as one has a jack-knife.
boot
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From this reading "Let's swap caps," he said, "and I will give you my jack-knife to boot."
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But still it did not come up to the new cap which mother had made.
cap
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From this reading But still it did not come up to the new cap which mother had made.
caps
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From this reading "Let's swap caps," he said, "and I will give you my jack-knife to boot."
cheat
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From this reading And then he said good-bye to Lars with a nod; but Lars only made faces at him, for he was very much put out because he could not cheat Anders out of his cap which his mother had made.
come
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From this reading But still it did not come up to the new cap which mother had made.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And then he said good-bye to Lars with a nod; but Lars only made faces at him, for he was very much put out because he could not cheat Anders out of his cap which his mother had made.
cracked
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From this reading Now this knife was a splendid one, though half the blade was gone, and the handle was a little cracked; and Anders knew that one is almost a man as soon as one has a jack-knife.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But still it did not come up to the new cap which mother had made.
faces
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From this reading And then he said good-bye to Lars with a nod; but Lars only made faces at him, for he was very much put out because he could not cheat Anders out of his cap which his mother had made.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And then he said good-bye to Lars with a nod; but Lars only made faces at him, for he was very much put out because he could not cheat Anders out of his cap which his mother had made.
give
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From this reading "Let's swap caps," he said, "and I will give you my jack-knife to boot."
gone
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From this reading Now this knife was a splendid one, though half the blade was gone, and the handle was a little cracked; and Anders knew that one is almost a man as soon as one has a jack-knife.
good-bye
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From this reading And then he said good-bye to Lars with a nod; but Lars only made faces at him, for he was very much put out because he could not cheat Anders out of his cap which his mother had made.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But still it did not come up to the new cap which mother had made.
half
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From this reading Now this knife was a splendid one, though half the blade was gone, and the handle was a little cracked; and Anders knew that one is almost a man as soon as one has a jack-knife.
handle
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From this reading Now this knife was a splendid one, though half the blade was gone, and the handle was a little cracked; and Anders knew that one is almost a man as soon as one has a jack-knife.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now this knife was a splendid one, though half the blade was gone, and the handle was a little cracked; and Anders knew that one is almost a man as soon as one has a jack-knife.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Let's swap caps," he said, "and I will give you my jack-knife to boot."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And then he said good-bye to Lars with a nod; but Lars only made faces at him, for he was very much put out because he could not cheat Anders out of his cap which his mother had made.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And then he said good-bye to Lars with a nod; but Lars only made faces at him, for he was very much put out because he could not cheat Anders out of his cap which his mother had made.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Let's swap caps," he said, "and I will give you my jack-knife to boot."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now this knife was a splendid one, though half the blade was gone, and the handle was a little cracked; and Anders knew that one is almost a man as soon as one has a jack-knife.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But still it did not come up to the new cap which mother had made.
jack-knife
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From this reading "Let's swap caps," he said, "and I will give you my jack-knife to boot."
knew
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From this reading Now this knife was a splendid one, though half the blade was gone, and the handle was a little cracked; and Anders knew that one is almost a man as soon as one has a jack-knife.
knife
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From this reading Now this knife was a splendid one, though half the blade was gone, and the handle was a little cracked; and Anders knew that one is almost a man as soon as one has a jack-knife.
Lars
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From this reading And then he said good-bye to Lars with a nod; but Lars only made faces at him, for he was very much put out because he could not cheat Anders out of his cap which his mother had made.
Let's
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From this reading "Let's swap caps," he said, "and I will give you my jack-knife to boot."
little
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From this reading Now this knife was a splendid one, though half the blade was gone, and the handle was a little cracked; and Anders knew that one is almost a man as soon as one has a jack-knife.
made
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From this reading But still it did not come up to the new cap which mother had made.
man
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From this reading Now this knife was a splendid one, though half the blade was gone, and the handle was a little cracked; and Anders knew that one is almost a man as soon as one has a jack-knife.
mother
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From this reading But still it did not come up to the new cap which mother had made.
much
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From this reading And then he said good-bye to Lars with a nod; but Lars only made faces at him, for he was very much put out because he could not cheat Anders out of his cap which his mother had made.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Let's swap caps," he said, "and I will give you my jack-knife to boot."
new
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From this reading But still it did not come up to the new cap which mother had made.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Oh no, I am not as stupid as all that!"
nod
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From this reading And then he said good-bye to Lars with a nod; but Lars only made faces at him, for he was very much put out because he could not cheat Anders out of his cap which his mother had made.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But still it did not come up to the new cap which mother had made.
Now
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From this reading Now this knife was a splendid one, though half the blade was gone, and the handle was a little cracked; and Anders knew that one is almost a man as soon as one has a jack-knife.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And then he said good-bye to Lars with a nod; but Lars only made faces at him, for he was very much put out because he could not cheat Anders out of his cap which his mother had made.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh no, I am not as stupid as all that!"
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Now this knife was a splendid one, though half the blade was gone, and the handle was a little cracked; and Anders knew that one is almost a man as soon as one has a jack-knife.
only
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From this reading And then he said good-bye to Lars with a nod; but Lars only made faces at him, for he was very much put out because he could not cheat Anders out of his cap which his mother had made.
out
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From this reading And then he said good-bye to Lars with a nod; but Lars only made faces at him, for he was very much put out because he could not cheat Anders out of his cap which his mother had made.
put
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From this reading And then he said good-bye to Lars with a nod; but Lars only made faces at him, for he was very much put out because he could not cheat Anders out of his cap which his mother had made.
said
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From this reading "Let's swap caps," he said, "and I will give you my jack-knife to boot."
soon
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From this reading Now this knife was a splendid one, though half the blade was gone, and the handle was a little cracked; and Anders knew that one is almost a man as soon as one has a jack-knife.
splendid
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From this reading Now this knife was a splendid one, though half the blade was gone, and the handle was a little cracked; and Anders knew that one is almost a man as soon as one has a jack-knife.
still
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From this reading But still it did not come up to the new cap which mother had made.
stupid
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From this reading "Oh no, I am not as stupid as all that!"
swap
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From this reading "Let's swap caps," he said, "and I will give you my jack-knife to boot."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now this knife was a splendid one, though half the blade was gone, and the handle was a little cracked; and Anders knew that one is almost a man as soon as one has a jack-knife.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now this knife was a splendid one, though half the blade was gone, and the handle was a little cracked; and Anders knew that one is almost a man as soon as one has a jack-knife.
then
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From this reading And then he said good-bye to Lars with a nod; but Lars only made faces at him, for he was very much put out because he could not cheat Anders out of his cap which his mother had made.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now this knife was a splendid one, though half the blade was gone, and the handle was a little cracked; and Anders knew that one is almost a man as soon as one has a jack-knife.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Now this knife was a splendid one, though half the blade was gone, and the handle was a little cracked; and Anders knew that one is almost a man as soon as one has a jack-knife.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Let's swap caps," he said, "and I will give you my jack-knife to boot."
up
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From this reading But still it did not come up to the new cap which mother had made.
very
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From this reading And then he said good-bye to Lars with a nod; but Lars only made faces at him, for he was very much put out because he could not cheat Anders out of his cap which his mother had made.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now this knife was a splendid one, though half the blade was gone, and the handle was a little cracked; and Anders knew that one is almost a man as soon as one has a jack-knife.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But still it did not come up to the new cap which mother had made.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Let's swap caps," he said, "and I will give you my jack-knife to boot."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And then he said good-bye to Lars with a nod; but Lars only made faces at him, for he was very much put out because he could not cheat Anders out of his cap which his mother had made.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Let's swap caps," he said, "and I will give you my jack-knife to boot."
