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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 The brothers, as in duty bound, called upon him when he first arrived in the settlement, and a few days afterward Lester rode over and took dinner with them; and that was the last of their visiting.
admire
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From this reading The boys could see nothing to admire in one another.
afterward
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From this reading The brothers, as in duty bound, called upon him when he first arrived in the settlement, and a few days afterward Lester rode over and took dinner with them; and that was the last of their visiting.
all
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From this reading Lester Brigham was not at all intimate with Don and Bert.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lester Brigham was not at all intimate with Don and Bert.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The boys could see nothing to admire in one another.
arrived
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From this reading The brothers, as in duty bound, called upon him when he first arrived in the settlement, and a few days afterward Lester rode over and took dinner with them; and that was the last of their visiting.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The brothers, as in duty bound, called upon him when he first arrived in the settlement, and a few days afterward Lester rode over and took dinner with them; and that was the last of their visiting.
associate
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From this reading Don and Bert were a little too "high-toned;" in other words, they were young gentlemen, and such fellows did not suit Lester, who preferred to associate with Bob Owens and a few others like him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Lester Brigham was not at all intimate with Don and Bert.
Bert
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From this reading Lester Brigham was not at all intimate with Don and Bert.
Bob
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From this reading Don and Bert were a little too "high-toned;" in other words, they were young gentlemen, and such fellows did not suit Lester, who preferred to associate with Bob Owens and a few others like him.
bound
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From this reading The brothers, as in duty bound, called upon him when he first arrived in the settlement, and a few days afterward Lester rode over and took dinner with them; and that was the last of their visiting.
boys
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From this reading The boys could see nothing to admire in one another.
Brigham
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From this reading Lester Brigham was not at all intimate with Don and Bert.
brothers
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From this reading The brothers, as in duty bound, called upon him when he first arrived in the settlement, and a few days afterward Lester rode over and took dinner with them; and that was the last of their visiting.
called
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From this reading The brothers, as in duty bound, called upon him when he first arrived in the settlement, and a few days afterward Lester rode over and took dinner with them; and that was the last of their visiting.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The boys could see nothing to admire in one another.
days
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From this reading The brothers, as in duty bound, called upon him when he first arrived in the settlement, and a few days afterward Lester rode over and took dinner with them; and that was the last of their visiting.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Don and Bert were a little too "high-toned;" in other words, they were young gentlemen, and such fellows did not suit Lester, who preferred to associate with Bob Owens and a few others like him.
dinner
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From this reading The brothers, as in duty bound, called upon him when he first arrived in the settlement, and a few days afterward Lester rode over and took dinner with them; and that was the last of their visiting.
Don
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From this reading Lester Brigham was not at all intimate with Don and Bert.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading The brothers, as in duty bound, called upon him when he first arrived in the settlement, and a few days afterward Lester rode over and took dinner with them; and that was the last of their visiting.
fellows
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From this reading Don and Bert were a little too "high-toned;" in other words, they were young gentlemen, and such fellows did not suit Lester, who preferred to associate with Bob Owens and a few others like him.
few
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From this reading The brothers, as in duty bound, called upon him when he first arrived in the settlement, and a few days afterward Lester rode over and took dinner with them; and that was the last of their visiting.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The brothers, as in duty bound, called upon him when he first arrived in the settlement, and a few days afterward Lester rode over and took dinner with them; and that was the last of their visiting.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Don and Bert were a little too "high-toned;" in other words, they were young gentlemen, and such fellows did not suit Lester, who preferred to associate with Bob Owens and a few others like him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The brothers, as in duty bound, called upon him when he first arrived in the settlement, and a few days afterward Lester rode over and took dinner with them; and that was the last of their visiting.
high-toned
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From this reading Don and Bert were a little too "high-toned;" in other words, they were young gentlemen, and such fellows did not suit Lester, who preferred to associate with Bob Owens and a few others like him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The brothers, as in duty bound, called upon him when he first arrived in the settlement, and a few days afterward Lester rode over and took dinner with them; and that was the last of their visiting.
HISTORY
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From this reading NATURAL HISTORY.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The brothers, as in duty bound, called upon him when he first arrived in the settlement, and a few days afterward Lester rode over and took dinner with them; and that was the last of their visiting.
intimate
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From this reading Lester Brigham was not at all intimate with Don and Bert.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The brothers, as in duty bound, called upon him when he first arrived in the settlement, and a few days afterward Lester rode over and took dinner with them; and that was the last of their visiting.
Lester
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From this reading Lester Brigham was not at all intimate with Don and Bert.
like
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From this reading Don and Bert were a little too "high-toned;" in other words, they were young gentlemen, and such fellows did not suit Lester, who preferred to associate with Bob Owens and a few others like him.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Don and Bert were a little too "high-toned;" in other words, they were young gentlemen, and such fellows did not suit Lester, who preferred to associate with Bob Owens and a few others like him.
NATURAL
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From this reading NATURAL HISTORY.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Lester Brigham was not at all intimate with Don and Bert.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The boys could see nothing to admire in one another.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The brothers, as in duty bound, called upon him when he first arrived in the settlement, and a few days afterward Lester rode over and took dinner with them; and that was the last of their visiting.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The boys could see nothing to admire in one another.
other
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From this reading Don and Bert were a little too "high-toned;" in other words, they were young gentlemen, and such fellows did not suit Lester, who preferred to associate with Bob Owens and a few others like him.
others
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From this reading Don and Bert were a little too "high-toned;" in other words, they were young gentlemen, and such fellows did not suit Lester, who preferred to associate with Bob Owens and a few others like him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The brothers, as in duty bound, called upon him when he first arrived in the settlement, and a few days afterward Lester rode over and took dinner with them; and that was the last of their visiting.
Owens
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From this reading Don and Bert were a little too "high-toned;" in other words, they were young gentlemen, and such fellows did not suit Lester, who preferred to associate with Bob Owens and a few others like him.
preferred
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From this reading Don and Bert were a little too "high-toned;" in other words, they were young gentlemen, and such fellows did not suit Lester, who preferred to associate with Bob Owens and a few others like him.
rode
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From this reading The brothers, as in duty bound, called upon him when he first arrived in the settlement, and a few days afterward Lester rode over and took dinner with them; and that was the last of their visiting.
see
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From this reading The boys could see nothing to admire in one another.
settlement
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From this reading The brothers, as in duty bound, called upon him when he first arrived in the settlement, and a few days afterward Lester rode over and took dinner with them; and that was the last of their visiting.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Don and Bert were a little too "high-toned;" in other words, they were young gentlemen, and such fellows did not suit Lester, who preferred to associate with Bob Owens and a few others like him.
suit
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From this reading Don and Bert were a little too "high-toned;" in other words, they were young gentlemen, and such fellows did not suit Lester, who preferred to associate with Bob Owens and a few others like him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The brothers, as in duty bound, called upon him when he first arrived in the settlement, and a few days afterward Lester rode over and took dinner with them; and that was the last of their visiting.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The brothers, as in duty bound, called upon him when he first arrived in the settlement, and a few days afterward Lester rode over and took dinner with them; and that was the last of their visiting.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The brothers, as in duty bound, called upon him when he first arrived in the settlement, and a few days afterward Lester rode over and took dinner with them; and that was the last of their visiting.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The brothers, as in duty bound, called upon him when he first arrived in the settlement, and a few days afterward Lester rode over and took dinner with them; and that was the last of their visiting.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Don and Bert were a little too "high-toned;" in other words, they were young gentlemen, and such fellows did not suit Lester, who preferred to associate with Bob Owens and a few others like him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The boys could see nothing to admire in one another.
too
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From this reading Don and Bert were a little too "high-toned;" in other words, they were young gentlemen, and such fellows did not suit Lester, who preferred to associate with Bob Owens and a few others like him.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The brothers, as in duty bound, called upon him when he first arrived in the settlement, and a few days afterward Lester rode over and took dinner with them; and that was the last of their visiting.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The brothers, as in duty bound, called upon him when he first arrived in the settlement, and a few days afterward Lester rode over and took dinner with them; and that was the last of their visiting.
visiting
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From this reading The brothers, as in duty bound, called upon him when he first arrived in the settlement, and a few days afterward Lester rode over and took dinner with them; and that was the last of their visiting.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lester Brigham was not at all intimate with Don and Bert.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Don and Bert were a little too "high-toned;" in other words, they were young gentlemen, and such fellows did not suit Lester, who preferred to associate with Bob Owens and a few others like him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The brothers, as in duty bound, called upon him when he first arrived in the settlement, and a few days afterward Lester rode over and took dinner with them; and that was the last of their visiting.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Don and Bert were a little too "high-toned;" in other words, they were young gentlemen, and such fellows did not suit Lester, who preferred to associate with Bob Owens and a few others like him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lester Brigham was not at all intimate with Don and Bert.
words
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From this reading Don and Bert were a little too "high-toned;" in other words, they were young gentlemen, and such fellows did not suit Lester, who preferred to associate with Bob Owens and a few others like him.
young
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From this reading Don and Bert were a little too "high-toned;" in other words, they were young gentlemen, and such fellows did not suit Lester, who preferred to associate with Bob Owens and a few others like him.
