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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 But even though we ate well that day, I didn't enjoy it a damn bit.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And my master would grin every time he thought about what I'd done.
all
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From this reading So that's what happened to me during those days with my third poor master, this squire, and all the time I was wishing I knew how he'd come to this place and why he was staying here.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And my master would grin every time he thought about what I'd done.
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading Because from the very first day that I started serving him, I realized he was a stranger here: he hardly knew anyone, and he didn't associate with very many of the people around here.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Because from the very first day that I started serving him, I realized he was a stranger here: he hardly knew anyone, and he didn't associate with very many of the people around here.
associate
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From this reading Because from the very first day that I started serving him, I realized he was a stranger here: he hardly knew anyone, and he didn't associate with very many of the people around here.
ate
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From this reading But even though we ate well that day, I didn't enjoy it a damn bit.
back
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From this reading In fact, I didn't get my color back for three days.
BecauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Because from the very first day that I started serving him, I realized he was a stranger here: he hardly knew anyone, and he didn't associate with very many of the people around here.
bit
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From this reading But even though we ate well that day, I didn't enjoy it a damn bit.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But even though we ate well that day, I didn't enjoy it a damn bit.
color
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From this reading In fact, I didn't get my color back for three days.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So that's what happened to me during those days with my third poor master, this squire, and all the time I was wishing I knew how he'd come to this place and why he was staying here.
damn
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From this reading But even though we ate well that day, I didn't enjoy it a damn bit.
day
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From this reading But even though we ate well that day, I didn't enjoy it a damn bit.
days
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From this reading In fact, I didn't get my color back for three days.
didn't
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From this reading But even though we ate well that day, I didn't enjoy it a damn bit.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And my master would grin every time he thought about what I'd done.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading So that's what happened to me during those days with my third poor master, this squire, and all the time I was wishing I knew how he'd come to this place and why he was staying here.
enjoy
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From this reading But even though we ate well that day, I didn't enjoy it a damn bit.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But even though we ate well that day, I didn't enjoy it a damn bit.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading And my master would grin every time he thought about what I'd done.
fact
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From this reading In fact, I didn't get my color back for three days.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Because from the very first day that I started serving him, I realized he was a stranger here: he hardly knew anyone, and he didn't associate with very many of the people around here.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In fact, I didn't get my color back for three days.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Because from the very first day that I started serving him, I realized he was a stranger here: he hardly knew anyone, and he didn't associate with very many of the people around here.
get
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From this reading In fact, I didn't get my color back for three days.
grin
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From this reading And my master would grin every time he thought about what I'd done.
happened
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From this reading So that's what happened to me during those days with my third poor master, this squire, and all the time I was wishing I knew how he'd come to this place and why he was staying here.
hardly
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From this reading Because from the very first day that I started serving him, I realized he was a stranger here: he hardly knew anyone, and he didn't associate with very many of the people around here.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And my master would grin every time he thought about what I'd done.
he'd
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From this reading So that's what happened to me during those days with my third poor master, this squire, and all the time I was wishing I knew how he'd come to this place and why he was staying here.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So that's what happened to me during those days with my third poor master, this squire, and all the time I was wishing I knew how he'd come to this place and why he was staying here.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Because from the very first day that I started serving him, I realized he was a stranger here: he hardly knew anyone, and he didn't associate with very many of the people around here.
how
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From this reading So that's what happened to me during those days with my third poor master, this squire, and all the time I was wishing I knew how he'd come to this place and why he was staying here.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But even though we ate well that day, I didn't enjoy it a damn bit.
I'd
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From this reading And my master would grin every time he thought about what I'd done.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In fact, I didn't get my color back for three days.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But even though we ate well that day, I didn't enjoy it a damn bit.
knew
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From this reading So that's what happened to me during those days with my third poor master, this squire, and all the time I was wishing I knew how he'd come to this place and why he was staying here.
many
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From this reading Because from the very first day that I started serving him, I realized he was a stranger here: he hardly knew anyone, and he didn't associate with very many of the people around here.
master
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From this reading And my master would grin every time he thought about what I'd done.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So that's what happened to me during those days with my third poor master, this squire, and all the time I was wishing I knew how he'd come to this place and why he was staying here.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In fact, I didn't get my color back for three days.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Because from the very first day that I started serving him, I realized he was a stranger here: he hardly knew anyone, and he didn't associate with very many of the people around here.
people
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From this reading Because from the very first day that I started serving him, I realized he was a stranger here: he hardly knew anyone, and he didn't associate with very many of the people around here.
place
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From this reading So that's what happened to me during those days with my third poor master, this squire, and all the time I was wishing I knew how he'd come to this place and why he was staying here.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So that's what happened to me during those days with my third poor master, this squire, and all the time I was wishing I knew how he'd come to this place and why he was staying here.
realized
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From this reading Because from the very first day that I started serving him, I realized he was a stranger here: he hardly knew anyone, and he didn't associate with very many of the people around here.
serving
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From this reading Because from the very first day that I started serving him, I realized he was a stranger here: he hardly knew anyone, and he didn't associate with very many of the people around here.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So that's what happened to me during those days with my third poor master, this squire, and all the time I was wishing I knew how he'd come to this place and why he was staying here.
squire
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From this reading So that's what happened to me during those days with my third poor master, this squire, and all the time I was wishing I knew how he'd come to this place and why he was staying here.
started
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From this reading Because from the very first day that I started serving him, I realized he was a stranger here: he hardly knew anyone, and he didn't associate with very many of the people around here.
staying
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From this reading So that's what happened to me during those days with my third poor master, this squire, and all the time I was wishing I knew how he'd come to this place and why he was staying here.
stranger
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From this reading Because from the very first day that I started serving him, I realized he was a stranger here: he hardly knew anyone, and he didn't associate with very many of the people around here.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But even though we ate well that day, I didn't enjoy it a damn bit.
that's
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From this reading So that's what happened to me during those days with my third poor master, this squire, and all the time I was wishing I knew how he'd come to this place and why he was staying here.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So that's what happened to me during those days with my third poor master, this squire, and all the time I was wishing I knew how he'd come to this place and why he was staying here.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So that's what happened to me during those days with my third poor master, this squire, and all the time I was wishing I knew how he'd come to this place and why he was staying here.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading So that's what happened to me during those days with my third poor master, this squire, and all the time I was wishing I knew how he'd come to this place and why he was staying here.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading So that's what happened to me during those days with my third poor master, this squire, and all the time I was wishing I knew how he'd come to this place and why he was staying here.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But even though we ate well that day, I didn't enjoy it a damn bit.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And my master would grin every time he thought about what I'd done.
three
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From this reading In fact, I didn't get my color back for three days.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And my master would grin every time he thought about what I'd done.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So that's what happened to me during those days with my third poor master, this squire, and all the time I was wishing I knew how he'd come to this place and why he was staying here.
very
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From this reading Because from the very first day that I started serving him, I realized he was a stranger here: he hardly knew anyone, and he didn't associate with very many of the people around here.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So that's what happened to me during those days with my third poor master, this squire, and all the time I was wishing I knew how he'd come to this place and why he was staying here.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But even though we ate well that day, I didn't enjoy it a damn bit.
well
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From this reading But even though we ate well that day, I didn't enjoy it a damn bit.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And my master would grin every time he thought about what I'd done.
why
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From this reading So that's what happened to me during those days with my third poor master, this squire, and all the time I was wishing I knew how he'd come to this place and why he was staying here.
wishing
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From this reading So that's what happened to me during those days with my third poor master, this squire, and all the time I was wishing I knew how he'd come to this place and why he was staying here.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So that's what happened to me during those days with my third poor master, this squire, and all the time I was wishing I knew how he'd come to this place and why he was staying here.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And my master would grin every time he thought about what I'd done.
