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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 JOKE THAT WAS NO JOKE.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading As they could see nothing of Don after he went behind the corn-crib, they naturally concluded that he had vanished into thin air.
air
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From this reading As they could see nothing of Don after he went behind the corn-crib, they naturally concluded that he had vanished into thin air.
alarmed
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From this reading Godfrey, especially, was greatly alarmed, and Don had the satisfaction of seeing him run, which was a sight worth going miles to behold.
all
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From this reading The magical manner in which he appeared and vanished, was very bewildering to all who witnessed it; but it would have been no mystery at all, had they been aware that the window that led into old Jordan’s room was unfastened.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We have already described the other tests to which Don put his disguise during the forenoon, and we know that every one who saw him believed him to be old Jordan’s ghost.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We have already described the other tests to which Don put his disguise during the forenoon, and we know that every one who saw him believed him to be old Jordan’s ghost.
appeared
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From this reading The magical manner in which he appeared and vanished, was very bewildering to all who witnessed it; but it would have been no mystery at all, had they been aware that the window that led into old Jordan’s room was unfastened.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As they could see nothing of Don after he went behind the corn-crib, they naturally concluded that he had vanished into thin air.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The magical manner in which he appeared and vanished, was very bewildering to all who witnessed it; but it would have been no mystery at all, had they been aware that the window that led into old Jordan’s room was unfastened.
aware
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From this reading The magical manner in which he appeared and vanished, was very bewildering to all who witnessed it; but it would have been no mystery at all, had they been aware that the window that led into old Jordan’s room was unfastened.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We have already described the other tests to which Don put his disguise during the forenoon, and we know that every one who saw him believed him to be old Jordan’s ghost.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The magical manner in which he appeared and vanished, was very bewildering to all who witnessed it; but it would have been no mystery at all, had they been aware that the window that led into old Jordan’s room was unfastened.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading As they could see nothing of Don after he went behind the corn-crib, they naturally concluded that he had vanished into thin air.
behold
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From this reading Godfrey, especially, was greatly alarmed, and Don had the satisfaction of seeing him run, which was a sight worth going miles to behold.
believed
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From this reading We have already described the other tests to which Don put his disguise during the forenoon, and we know that every one who saw him believed him to be old Jordan’s ghost.
bewildering
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From this reading The magical manner in which he appeared and vanished, was very bewildering to all who witnessed it; but it would have been no mystery at all, had they been aware that the window that led into old Jordan’s room was unfastened.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The magical manner in which he appeared and vanished, was very bewildering to all who witnessed it; but it would have been no mystery at all, had they been aware that the window that led into old Jordan’s room was unfastened.
concluded
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From this reading As they could see nothing of Don after he went behind the corn-crib, they naturally concluded that he had vanished into thin air.
corn-crib
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From this reading As they could see nothing of Don after he went behind the corn-crib, they naturally concluded that he had vanished into thin air.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As they could see nothing of Don after he went behind the corn-crib, they naturally concluded that he had vanished into thin air.
described
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From this reading We have already described the other tests to which Don put his disguise during the forenoon, and we know that every one who saw him believed him to be old Jordan’s ghost.
disguisenounUS /dɪsˈɡaɪz/
A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
From this reading We have already described the other tests to which Don put his disguise during the forenoon, and we know that every one who saw him believed him to be old Jordan’s ghost.
Don
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From this reading We have already described the other tests to which Don put his disguise during the forenoon, and we know that every one who saw him believed him to be old Jordan’s ghost.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading We have already described the other tests to which Don put his disguise during the forenoon, and we know that every one who saw him believed him to be old Jordan’s ghost.
especially
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From this reading Godfrey, especially, was greatly alarmed, and Don had the satisfaction of seeing him run, which was a sight worth going miles to behold.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading We have already described the other tests to which Don put his disguise during the forenoon, and we know that every one who saw him believed him to be old Jordan’s ghost.
forenoon
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From this reading We have already described the other tests to which Don put his disguise during the forenoon, and we know that every one who saw him believed him to be old Jordan’s ghost.
ghost
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From this reading We have already described the other tests to which Don put his disguise during the forenoon, and we know that every one who saw him believed him to be old Jordan’s ghost.
Godfrey
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From this reading Godfrey, especially, was greatly alarmed, and Don had the satisfaction of seeing him run, which was a sight worth going miles to behold.
going
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From this reading Godfrey, especially, was greatly alarmed, and Don had the satisfaction of seeing him run, which was a sight worth going miles to behold.
greatly
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From this reading Godfrey, especially, was greatly alarmed, and Don had the satisfaction of seeing him run, which was a sight worth going miles to behold.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Godfrey, especially, was greatly alarmed, and Don had the satisfaction of seeing him run, which was a sight worth going miles to behold.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have already described the other tests to which Don put his disguise during the forenoon, and we know that every one who saw him believed him to be old Jordan’s ghost.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The magical manner in which he appeared and vanished, was very bewildering to all who witnessed it; but it would have been no mystery at all, had they been aware that the window that led into old Jordan’s room was unfastened.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We have already described the other tests to which Don put his disguise during the forenoon, and we know that every one who saw him believed him to be old Jordan’s ghost.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We have already described the other tests to which Don put his disguise during the forenoon, and we know that every one who saw him believed him to be old Jordan’s ghost.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The magical manner in which he appeared and vanished, was very bewildering to all who witnessed it; but it would have been no mystery at all, had they been aware that the window that led into old Jordan’s room was unfastened.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The magical manner in which he appeared and vanished, was very bewildering to all who witnessed it; but it would have been no mystery at all, had they been aware that the window that led into old Jordan’s room was unfastened.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The magical manner in which he appeared and vanished, was very bewildering to all who witnessed it; but it would have been no mystery at all, had they been aware that the window that led into old Jordan’s room was unfastened.
JOKE
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From this reading A JOKE THAT WAS NO JOKE.
Jordan's
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From this reading We have already described the other tests to which Don put his disguise during the forenoon, and we know that every one who saw him believed him to be old Jordan’s ghost.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We have already described the other tests to which Don put his disguise during the forenoon, and we know that every one who saw him believed him to be old Jordan’s ghost.
led
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From this reading The magical manner in which he appeared and vanished, was very bewildering to all who witnessed it; but it would have been no mystery at all, had they been aware that the window that led into old Jordan’s room was unfastened.
magical
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From this reading The magical manner in which he appeared and vanished, was very bewildering to all who witnessed it; but it would have been no mystery at all, had they been aware that the window that led into old Jordan’s room was unfastened.
manner
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From this reading The magical manner in which he appeared and vanished, was very bewildering to all who witnessed it; but it would have been no mystery at all, had they been aware that the window that led into old Jordan’s room was unfastened.
miles
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From this reading Godfrey, especially, was greatly alarmed, and Don had the satisfaction of seeing him run, which was a sight worth going miles to behold.
mystery
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From this reading The magical manner in which he appeared and vanished, was very bewildering to all who witnessed it; but it would have been no mystery at all, had they been aware that the window that led into old Jordan’s room was unfastened.
naturally
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From this reading As they could see nothing of Don after he went behind the corn-crib, they naturally concluded that he had vanished into thin air.
NOdeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading A JOKE THAT WAS NO JOKE.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading As they could see nothing of Don after he went behind the corn-crib, they naturally concluded that he had vanished into thin air.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Godfrey, especially, was greatly alarmed, and Don had the satisfaction of seeing him run, which was a sight worth going miles to behold.
old
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From this reading We have already described the other tests to which Don put his disguise during the forenoon, and we know that every one who saw him believed him to be old Jordan’s ghost.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We have already described the other tests to which Don put his disguise during the forenoon, and we know that every one who saw him believed him to be old Jordan’s ghost.
other
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From this reading We have already described the other tests to which Don put his disguise during the forenoon, and we know that every one who saw him believed him to be old Jordan’s ghost.
put
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From this reading We have already described the other tests to which Don put his disguise during the forenoon, and we know that every one who saw him believed him to be old Jordan’s ghost.
room
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From this reading The magical manner in which he appeared and vanished, was very bewildering to all who witnessed it; but it would have been no mystery at all, had they been aware that the window that led into old Jordan’s room was unfastened.
run
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From this reading Godfrey, especially, was greatly alarmed, and Don had the satisfaction of seeing him run, which was a sight worth going miles to behold.
satisfaction
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From this reading Godfrey, especially, was greatly alarmed, and Don had the satisfaction of seeing him run, which was a sight worth going miles to behold.
saw
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From this reading We have already described the other tests to which Don put his disguise during the forenoon, and we know that every one who saw him believed him to be old Jordan’s ghost.
see
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From this reading As they could see nothing of Don after he went behind the corn-crib, they naturally concluded that he had vanished into thin air.
seeing
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From this reading Godfrey, especially, was greatly alarmed, and Don had the satisfaction of seeing him run, which was a sight worth going miles to behold.
sight
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From this reading Godfrey, especially, was greatly alarmed, and Don had the satisfaction of seeing him run, which was a sight worth going miles to behold.
tests
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From this reading We have already described the other tests to which Don put his disguise during the forenoon, and we know that every one who saw him believed him to be old Jordan’s ghost.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A JOKE THAT WAS NO JOKE.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We have already described the other tests to which Don put his disguise during the forenoon, and we know that every one who saw him believed him to be old Jordan’s ghost.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The magical manner in which he appeared and vanished, was very bewildering to all who witnessed it; but it would have been no mystery at all, had they been aware that the window that led into old Jordan’s room was unfastened.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading As they could see nothing of Don after he went behind the corn-crib, they naturally concluded that he had vanished into thin air.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We have already described the other tests to which Don put his disguise during the forenoon, and we know that every one who saw him believed him to be old Jordan’s ghost.
unfastened
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From this reading The magical manner in which he appeared and vanished, was very bewildering to all who witnessed it; but it would have been no mystery at all, had they been aware that the window that led into old Jordan’s room was unfastened.
vanished
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From this reading The magical manner in which he appeared and vanished, was very bewildering to all who witnessed it; but it would have been no mystery at all, had they been aware that the window that led into old Jordan’s room was unfastened.
very
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From this reading The magical manner in which he appeared and vanished, was very bewildering to all who witnessed it; but it would have been no mystery at all, had they been aware that the window that led into old Jordan’s room was unfastened.
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A JOKE THAT WAS NO JOKE.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have already described the other tests to which Don put his disguise during the forenoon, and we know that every one who saw him believed him to be old Jordan’s ghost.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As they could see nothing of Don after he went behind the corn-crib, they naturally concluded that he had vanished into thin air.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We have already described the other tests to which Don put his disguise during the forenoon, and we know that every one who saw him believed him to be old Jordan’s ghost.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading We have already described the other tests to which Don put his disguise during the forenoon, and we know that every one who saw him believed him to be old Jordan’s ghost.
window
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From this reading The magical manner in which he appeared and vanished, was very bewildering to all who witnessed it; but it would have been no mystery at all, had they been aware that the window that led into old Jordan’s room was unfastened.
witnessed
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From this reading The magical manner in which he appeared and vanished, was very bewildering to all who witnessed it; but it would have been no mystery at all, had they been aware that the window that led into old Jordan’s room was unfastened.
worth
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From this reading Godfrey, especially, was greatly alarmed, and Don had the satisfaction of seeing him run, which was a sight worth going miles to behold.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The magical manner in which he appeared and vanished, was very bewildering to all who witnessed it; but it would have been no mystery at all, had they been aware that the window that led into old Jordan’s room was unfastened.
