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1884
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From this reading New York Harper & Brothers, Franklin Square Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1884, by Harper & Brothers, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The early dusk of a December day was fast changing into darkness as three of the young people with whose adventures this story is concerned trudged briskly homeward.
according
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From this reading New York Harper & Brothers, Franklin Square Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1884, by Harper & Brothers, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
Act
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From this reading New York Harper & Brothers, Franklin Square Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1884, by Harper & Brothers, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
adventures
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From this reading The early dusk of a December day was fast changing into darkness as three of the young people with whose adventures this story is concerned trudged briskly homeward.
age
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From this reading The day was a bright one, and Aleck, the oldest, who was a skilled workman in the brass foundry, although scarcely eighteen years of age, had given himself a half-holiday in order to take Kate and The Youngster on a long skating expedition down to the lighthouse.
Aleck
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From this reading The day was a bright one, and Aleck, the oldest, who was a skilled workman in the brass foundry, although scarcely eighteen years of age, had given himself a half-holiday in order to take Kate and The Youngster on a long skating expedition down to the lighthouse.
althoughconjunctionUS /ˌɔːlˈðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The day was a bright one, and Aleck, the oldest, who was a skilled workman in the brass foundry, although scarcely eighteen years of age, had given himself a half-holiday in order to take Kate and The Youngster on a long skating expedition down to the lighthouse.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The day was a bright one, and Aleck, the oldest, who was a skilled workman in the brass foundry, although scarcely eighteen years of age, had given himself a half-holiday in order to take Kate and The Youngster on a long skating expedition down to the lighthouse.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The early dusk of a December day was fast changing into darkness as three of the young people with whose adventures this story is concerned trudged briskly homeward.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading New York Harper & Brothers, Franklin Square Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1884, by Harper & Brothers, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
Author
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From this reading Author of "Friends Worth Knowing," "Knocking Round the Rockies," etc.
birthday
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From this reading Kate was his sister, two years younger than he, and The Youngster was a brother whose twelfth birthday this was.
brass
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From this reading The day was a bright one, and Aleck, the oldest, who was a skilled workman in the brass foundry, although scarcely eighteen years of age, had given himself a half-holiday in order to take Kate and The Youngster on a long skating expedition down to the lighthouse.
bright
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From this reading The day was a bright one, and Aleck, the oldest, who was a skilled workman in the brass foundry, although scarcely eighteen years of age, had given himself a half-holiday in order to take Kate and The Youngster on a long skating expedition down to the lighthouse.
briskly
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From this reading The early dusk of a December day was fast changing into darkness as three of the young people with whose adventures this story is concerned trudged briskly homeward.
brother
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From this reading Kate was his sister, two years younger than he, and The Youngster was a brother whose twelfth birthday this was.
Brothers
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From this reading New York Harper & Brothers, Franklin Square Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1884, by Harper & Brothers, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading New York Harper & Brothers, Franklin Square Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1884, by Harper & Brothers, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
changing
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From this reading The early dusk of a December day was fast changing into darkness as three of the young people with whose adventures this story is concerned trudged briskly homeward.
concerned
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From this reading The early dusk of a December day was fast changing into darkness as three of the young people with whose adventures this story is concerned trudged briskly homeward.
Congress
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From this reading New York Harper & Brothers, Franklin Square Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1884, by Harper & Brothers, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
darkness
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From this reading The early dusk of a December day was fast changing into darkness as three of the young people with whose adventures this story is concerned trudged briskly homeward.
day
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From this reading The early dusk of a December day was fast changing into darkness as three of the young people with whose adventures this story is concerned trudged briskly homeward.
December
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From this reading The early dusk of a December day was fast changing into darkness as three of the young people with whose adventures this story is concerned trudged briskly homeward.
down
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From this reading The day was a bright one, and Aleck, the oldest, who was a skilled workman in the brass foundry, although scarcely eighteen years of age, had given himself a half-holiday in order to take Kate and The Youngster on a long skating expedition down to the lighthouse.
dusk
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From this reading The early dusk of a December day was fast changing into darkness as three of the young people with whose adventures this story is concerned trudged briskly homeward.
early
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From this reading The early dusk of a December day was fast changing into darkness as three of the young people with whose adventures this story is concerned trudged briskly homeward.
eighteen
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From this reading The day was a bright one, and Aleck, the oldest, who was a skilled workman in the brass foundry, although scarcely eighteen years of age, had given himself a half-holiday in order to take Kate and The Youngster on a long skating expedition down to the lighthouse.
Entered
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From this reading New York Harper & Brothers, Franklin Square Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1884, by Harper & Brothers, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
etc
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From this reading Author of "Friends Worth Knowing," "Knocking Round the Rockies," etc.
expedition
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From this reading The day was a bright one, and Aleck, the oldest, who was a skilled workman in the brass foundry, although scarcely eighteen years of age, had given himself a half-holiday in order to take Kate and The Youngster on a long skating expedition down to the lighthouse.
fast
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From this reading The early dusk of a December day was fast changing into darkness as three of the young people with whose adventures this story is concerned trudged briskly homeward.
foundry
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From this reading The day was a bright one, and Aleck, the oldest, who was a skilled workman in the brass foundry, although scarcely eighteen years of age, had given himself a half-holiday in order to take Kate and The Youngster on a long skating expedition down to the lighthouse.
Franklin
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From this reading New York Harper & Brothers, Franklin Square Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1884, by Harper & Brothers, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
Friends
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From this reading Author of "Friends Worth Knowing," "Knocking Round the Rockies," etc.
given
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From this reading The day was a bright one, and Aleck, the oldest, who was a skilled workman in the brass foundry, although scarcely eighteen years of age, had given himself a half-holiday in order to take Kate and The Youngster on a long skating expedition down to the lighthouse.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The day was a bright one, and Aleck, the oldest, who was a skilled workman in the brass foundry, although scarcely eighteen years of age, had given himself a half-holiday in order to take Kate and The Youngster on a long skating expedition down to the lighthouse.
half-holiday
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From this reading The day was a bright one, and Aleck, the oldest, who was a skilled workman in the brass foundry, although scarcely eighteen years of age, had given himself a half-holiday in order to take Kate and The Youngster on a long skating expedition down to the lighthouse.
Harper
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From this reading New York Harper & Brothers, Franklin Square Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1884, by Harper & Brothers, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Kate was his sister, two years younger than he, and The Youngster was a brother whose twelfth birthday this was.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The day was a bright one, and Aleck, the oldest, who was a skilled workman in the brass foundry, although scarcely eighteen years of age, had given himself a half-holiday in order to take Kate and The Youngster on a long skating expedition down to the lighthouse.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Kate was his sister, two years younger than he, and The Youngster was a brother whose twelfth birthday this was.
homeward
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From this reading The early dusk of a December day was fast changing into darkness as three of the young people with whose adventures this story is concerned trudged briskly homeward.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading New York Harper & Brothers, Franklin Square Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1884, by Harper & Brothers, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The early dusk of a December day was fast changing into darkness as three of the young people with whose adventures this story is concerned trudged briskly homeward.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The early dusk of a December day was fast changing into darkness as three of the young people with whose adventures this story is concerned trudged briskly homeward.
Kate
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From this reading The day was a bright one, and Aleck, the oldest, who was a skilled workman in the brass foundry, although scarcely eighteen years of age, had given himself a half-holiday in order to take Kate and The Youngster on a long skating expedition down to the lighthouse.
Knocking
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From this reading Author of "Friends Worth Knowing," "Knocking Round the Rockies," etc.
Knowing
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From this reading Author of "Friends Worth Knowing," "Knocking Round the Rockies," etc.
Librarian
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From this reading New York Harper & Brothers, Franklin Square Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1884, by Harper & Brothers, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
lighthouse
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From this reading The day was a bright one, and Aleck, the oldest, who was a skilled workman in the brass foundry, although scarcely eighteen years of age, had given himself a half-holiday in order to take Kate and The Youngster on a long skating expedition down to the lighthouse.
long
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From this reading The day was a bright one, and Aleck, the oldest, who was a skilled workman in the brass foundry, although scarcely eighteen years of age, had given himself a half-holiday in order to take Kate and The Youngster on a long skating expedition down to the lighthouse.
New
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From this reading New York Harper & Brothers, Franklin Square Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1884, by Harper & Brothers, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "Friends Worth Knowing," "Knocking Round the Rockies," etc.
Office
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From this reading New York Harper & Brothers, Franklin Square Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1884, by Harper & Brothers, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
oldest
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From this reading The day was a bright one, and Aleck, the oldest, who was a skilled workman in the brass foundry, although scarcely eighteen years of age, had given himself a half-holiday in order to take Kate and The Youngster on a long skating expedition down to the lighthouse.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The day was a bright one, and Aleck, the oldest, who was a skilled workman in the brass foundry, although scarcely eighteen years of age, had given himself a half-holiday in order to take Kate and The Youngster on a long skating expedition down to the lighthouse.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The day was a bright one, and Aleck, the oldest, who was a skilled workman in the brass foundry, although scarcely eighteen years of age, had given himself a half-holiday in order to take Kate and The Youngster on a long skating expedition down to the lighthouse.
order
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From this reading The day was a bright one, and Aleck, the oldest, who was a skilled workman in the brass foundry, although scarcely eighteen years of age, had given himself a half-holiday in order to take Kate and The Youngster on a long skating expedition down to the lighthouse.
people
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From this reading The early dusk of a December day was fast changing into darkness as three of the young people with whose adventures this story is concerned trudged briskly homeward.
Rockies
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From this reading Author of "Friends Worth Knowing," "Knocking Round the Rockies," etc.
Round
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From this reading Author of "Friends Worth Knowing," "Knocking Round the Rockies," etc.
scarcely
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From this reading The day was a bright one, and Aleck, the oldest, who was a skilled workman in the brass foundry, although scarcely eighteen years of age, had given himself a half-holiday in order to take Kate and The Youngster on a long skating expedition down to the lighthouse.
sister
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From this reading Kate was his sister, two years younger than he, and The Youngster was a brother whose twelfth birthday this was.
skating
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From this reading The day was a bright one, and Aleck, the oldest, who was a skilled workman in the brass foundry, although scarcely eighteen years of age, had given himself a half-holiday in order to take Kate and The Youngster on a long skating expedition down to the lighthouse.
skilled
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From this reading The day was a bright one, and Aleck, the oldest, who was a skilled workman in the brass foundry, although scarcely eighteen years of age, had given himself a half-holiday in order to take Kate and The Youngster on a long skating expedition down to the lighthouse.
Square
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From this reading New York Harper & Brothers, Franklin Square Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1884, by Harper & Brothers, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
story
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From this reading The early dusk of a December day was fast changing into darkness as three of the young people with whose adventures this story is concerned trudged briskly homeward.
take
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From this reading The day was a bright one, and Aleck, the oldest, who was a skilled workman in the brass foundry, although scarcely eighteen years of age, had given himself a half-holiday in order to take Kate and The Youngster on a long skating expedition down to the lighthouse.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Kate was his sister, two years younger than he, and The Youngster was a brother whose twelfth birthday this was.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of "Friends Worth Knowing," "Knocking Round the Rockies," etc.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The early dusk of a December day was fast changing into darkness as three of the young people with whose adventures this story is concerned trudged briskly homeward.
three
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From this reading The early dusk of a December day was fast changing into darkness as three of the young people with whose adventures this story is concerned trudged briskly homeward.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading New York Harper & Brothers, Franklin Square Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1884, by Harper & Brothers, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
trudged
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From this reading The early dusk of a December day was fast changing into darkness as three of the young people with whose adventures this story is concerned trudged briskly homeward.
twelfth
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From this reading Kate was his sister, two years younger than he, and The Youngster was a brother whose twelfth birthday this was.
two
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From this reading Kate was his sister, two years younger than he, and The Youngster was a brother whose twelfth birthday this was.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The early dusk of a December day was fast changing into darkness as three of the young people with whose adventures this story is concerned trudged briskly homeward.
Washington
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From this reading New York Harper & Brothers, Franklin Square Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1884, by Harper & Brothers, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The day was a bright one, and Aleck, the oldest, who was a skilled workman in the brass foundry, although scarcely eighteen years of age, had given himself a half-holiday in order to take Kate and The Youngster on a long skating expedition down to the lighthouse.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The early dusk of a December day was fast changing into darkness as three of the young people with whose adventures this story is concerned trudged briskly homeward.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The early dusk of a December day was fast changing into darkness as three of the young people with whose adventures this story is concerned trudged briskly homeward.
workman
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From this reading The day was a bright one, and Aleck, the oldest, who was a skilled workman in the brass foundry, although scarcely eighteen years of age, had given himself a half-holiday in order to take Kate and The Youngster on a long skating expedition down to the lighthouse.
Worth
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From this reading Author of "Friends Worth Knowing," "Knocking Round the Rockies," etc.
year
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From this reading New York Harper & Brothers, Franklin Square Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1884, by Harper & Brothers, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
years
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From this reading The day was a bright one, and Aleck, the oldest, who was a skilled workman in the brass foundry, although scarcely eighteen years of age, had given himself a half-holiday in order to take Kate and The Youngster on a long skating expedition down to the lighthouse.
York
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From this reading New York Harper & Brothers, Franklin Square Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1884, by Harper & Brothers, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
young
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From this reading The early dusk of a December day was fast changing into darkness as three of the young people with whose adventures this story is concerned trudged briskly homeward.
younger
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From this reading Kate was his sister, two years younger than he, and The Youngster was a brother whose twelfth birthday this was.
Youngster
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From this reading The day was a bright one, and Aleck, the oldest, who was a skilled workman in the brass foundry, although scarcely eighteen years of age, had given himself a half-holiday in order to take Kate and The Youngster on a long skating expedition down to the lighthouse.
