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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The Fool is through with his plowing, so I must look about me for some other means of compassing his destruction.
according
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From this reading The small devil finished with Simeon that night, and according to agreement went to the assistance of his comrade who had charge of Ivan, that he might help to conquer the Fool.
agreement
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From this reading The small devil finished with Simeon that night, and according to agreement went to the assistance of his comrade who had charge of Ivan, that he might help to conquer the Fool.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The small devil finished with Simeon that night, and according to agreement went to the assistance of his comrade who had charge of Ivan, that he might help to conquer the Fool.
assistance
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From this reading The small devil finished with Simeon that night, and according to agreement went to the assistance of his comrade who had charge of Ivan, that he might help to conquer the Fool.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, this is strange,” he said; “something must have happened to my companion, and I will have to take his place and continue the work he began.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He went to the field and searched everywhere, but could find nothing but the hole through which the small devil had disappeared.
charge
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From this reading The small devil finished with Simeon that night, and according to agreement went to the assistance of his comrade who had charge of Ivan, that he might help to conquer the Fool.
companion
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From this reading “Well, this is strange,” he said; “something must have happened to my companion, and I will have to take his place and continue the work he began.
compassing
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From this reading The Fool is through with his plowing, so I must look about me for some other means of compassing his destruction.
comrade
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From this reading The small devil finished with Simeon that night, and according to agreement went to the assistance of his comrade who had charge of Ivan, that he might help to conquer the Fool.
conquer
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From this reading The small devil finished with Simeon that night, and according to agreement went to the assistance of his comrade who had charge of Ivan, that he might help to conquer the Fool.
continue
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From this reading “Well, this is strange,” he said; “something must have happened to my companion, and I will have to take his place and continue the work he began.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He went to the field and searched everywhere, but could find nothing but the hole through which the small devil had disappeared.
cutting
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From this reading I must overflow his meadow and prevent him from cutting the grass.”
destruction
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From this reading The Fool is through with his plowing, so I must look about me for some other means of compassing his destruction.
devil
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From this reading The small devil finished with Simeon that night, and according to agreement went to the assistance of his comrade who had charge of Ivan, that he might help to conquer the Fool.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He went to the field and searched everywhere, but could find nothing but the hole through which the small devil had disappeared.
everywhere
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From this reading He went to the field and searched everywhere, but could find nothing but the hole through which the small devil had disappeared.
field
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From this reading He went to the field and searched everywhere, but could find nothing but the hole through which the small devil had disappeared.
find
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From this reading He went to the field and searched everywhere, but could find nothing but the hole through which the small devil had disappeared.
finished
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From this reading The small devil finished with Simeon that night, and according to agreement went to the assistance of his comrade who had charge of Ivan, that he might help to conquer the Fool.
FoolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The small devil finished with Simeon that night, and according to agreement went to the assistance of his comrade who had charge of Ivan, that he might help to conquer the Fool.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Fool is through with his plowing, so I must look about me for some other means of compassing his destruction.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I must overflow his meadow and prevent him from cutting the grass.”
grass
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From this reading I must overflow his meadow and prevent him from cutting the grass.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The small devil finished with Simeon that night, and according to agreement went to the assistance of his comrade who had charge of Ivan, that he might help to conquer the Fool.
happened
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From this reading “Well, this is strange,” he said; “something must have happened to my companion, and I will have to take his place and continue the work he began.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Well, this is strange,” he said; “something must have happened to my companion, and I will have to take his place and continue the work he began.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The small devil finished with Simeon that night, and according to agreement went to the assistance of his comrade who had charge of Ivan, that he might help to conquer the Fool.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The small devil finished with Simeon that night, and according to agreement went to the assistance of his comrade who had charge of Ivan, that he might help to conquer the Fool.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I must overflow his meadow and prevent him from cutting the grass.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The small devil finished with Simeon that night, and according to agreement went to the assistance of his comrade who had charge of Ivan, that he might help to conquer the Fool.
hole
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From this reading He went to the field and searched everywhere, but could find nothing but the hole through which the small devil had disappeared.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, this is strange,” he said; “something must have happened to my companion, and I will have to take his place and continue the work he began.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well, this is strange,” he said; “something must have happened to my companion, and I will have to take his place and continue the work he began.
Ivan
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From this reading The small devil finished with Simeon that night, and according to agreement went to the assistance of his comrade who had charge of Ivan, that he might help to conquer the Fool.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Fool is through with his plowing, so I must look about me for some other means of compassing his destruction.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Fool is through with his plowing, so I must look about me for some other means of compassing his destruction.
meadow
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From this reading I must overflow his meadow and prevent him from cutting the grass.”
means
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From this reading The Fool is through with his plowing, so I must look about me for some other means of compassing his destruction.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The small devil finished with Simeon that night, and according to agreement went to the assistance of his comrade who had charge of Ivan, that he might help to conquer the Fool.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Well, this is strange,” he said; “something must have happened to my companion, and I will have to take his place and continue the work he began.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Well, this is strange,” he said; “something must have happened to my companion, and I will have to take his place and continue the work he began.
night
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From this reading The small devil finished with Simeon that night, and according to agreement went to the assistance of his comrade who had charge of Ivan, that he might help to conquer the Fool.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He went to the field and searched everywhere, but could find nothing but the hole through which the small devil had disappeared.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The small devil finished with Simeon that night, and according to agreement went to the assistance of his comrade who had charge of Ivan, that he might help to conquer the Fool.
other
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From this reading The Fool is through with his plowing, so I must look about me for some other means of compassing his destruction.
overflow
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From this reading I must overflow his meadow and prevent him from cutting the grass.”
place
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From this reading “Well, this is strange,” he said; “something must have happened to my companion, and I will have to take his place and continue the work he began.
plowing
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From this reading The Fool is through with his plowing, so I must look about me for some other means of compassing his destruction.
prevent
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From this reading I must overflow his meadow and prevent him from cutting the grass.”
said
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From this reading “Well, this is strange,” he said; “something must have happened to my companion, and I will have to take his place and continue the work he began.
searched
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From this reading He went to the field and searched everywhere, but could find nothing but the hole through which the small devil had disappeared.
Simeon
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From this reading The small devil finished with Simeon that night, and according to agreement went to the assistance of his comrade who had charge of Ivan, that he might help to conquer the Fool.
small
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From this reading The small devil finished with Simeon that night, and according to agreement went to the assistance of his comrade who had charge of Ivan, that he might help to conquer the Fool.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The Fool is through with his plowing, so I must look about me for some other means of compassing his destruction.
some
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From this reading The Fool is through with his plowing, so I must look about me for some other means of compassing his destruction.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Well, this is strange,” he said; “something must have happened to my companion, and I will have to take his place and continue the work he began.
strange
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From this reading “Well, this is strange,” he said; “something must have happened to my companion, and I will have to take his place and continue the work he began.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, this is strange,” he said; “something must have happened to my companion, and I will have to take his place and continue the work he began.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The small devil finished with Simeon that night, and according to agreement went to the assistance of his comrade who had charge of Ivan, that he might help to conquer the Fool.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The small devil finished with Simeon that night, and according to agreement went to the assistance of his comrade who had charge of Ivan, that he might help to conquer the Fool.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Well, this is strange,” he said; “something must have happened to my companion, and I will have to take his place and continue the work he began.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He went to the field and searched everywhere, but could find nothing but the hole through which the small devil had disappeared.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The small devil finished with Simeon that night, and according to agreement went to the assistance of his comrade who had charge of Ivan, that he might help to conquer the Fool.
Well
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From this reading “Well, this is strange,” he said; “something must have happened to my companion, and I will have to take his place and continue the work he began.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The small devil finished with Simeon that night, and according to agreement went to the assistance of his comrade who had charge of Ivan, that he might help to conquer the Fool.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He went to the field and searched everywhere, but could find nothing but the hole through which the small devil had disappeared.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The small devil finished with Simeon that night, and according to agreement went to the assistance of his comrade who had charge of Ivan, that he might help to conquer the Fool.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Well, this is strange,” he said; “something must have happened to my companion, and I will have to take his place and continue the work he began.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The small devil finished with Simeon that night, and according to agreement went to the assistance of his comrade who had charge of Ivan, that he might help to conquer the Fool.
work
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From this reading “Well, this is strange,” he said; “something must have happened to my companion, and I will have to take his place and continue the work he began.
