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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 SAFE MAN James Wheaton was thirty-five years old, and was reckoned among the solid young business men of Clarkson.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He never talked about himself and as he had no intimate friends it had never been necessary for him to give confidences.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading A SAFE MAN James Wheaton was thirty-five years old, and was reckoned among the solid young business men of Clarkson.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A SAFE MAN James Wheaton was thirty-five years old, and was reckoned among the solid young business men of Clarkson.
apprenticeship
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From this reading His father had been a harness-maker in a little Ohio town; he and his older brother were expected to follow the same business; but the brother grew restless under the threat of enforced apprenticeship and prevailed on James to run away with him.
arrested
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From this reading They became tramps and enjoyed themselves roaming through the country, until finally they were caught stealing in a little Illinois village and both were arrested.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He never talked about himself and as he had no intimate friends it had never been necessary for him to give confidences.
away
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From this reading His father had been a harness-maker in a little Ohio town; he and his older brother were expected to follow the same business; but the brother grew restless under the threat of enforced apprenticeship and prevailed on James to run away with him.
became
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From this reading They became tramps and enjoyed themselves roaming through the country, until finally they were caught stealing in a little Illinois village and both were arrested.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He never talked about himself and as he had no intimate friends it had never been necessary for him to give confidences.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading He had succeeded far beyond his expectations and was fairly content with the round of the ladder that he had reached.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading They became tramps and enjoyed themselves roaming through the country, until finally they were caught stealing in a little Illinois village and both were arrested.
brother
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From this reading His father had been a harness-maker in a little Ohio town; he and his older brother were expected to follow the same business; but the brother grew restless under the threat of enforced apprenticeship and prevailed on James to run away with him.
business
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From this reading A SAFE MAN James Wheaton was thirty-five years old, and was reckoned among the solid young business men of Clarkson.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His father had been a harness-maker in a little Ohio town; he and his older brother were expected to follow the same business; but the brother grew restless under the threat of enforced apprenticeship and prevailed on James to run away with him.
caught
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From this reading They became tramps and enjoyed themselves roaming through the country, until finally they were caught stealing in a little Illinois village and both were arrested.
Clarkson
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From this reading A SAFE MAN James Wheaton was thirty-five years old, and was reckoned among the solid young business men of Clarkson.
confidences
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From this reading He never talked about himself and as he had no intimate friends it had never been necessary for him to give confidences.
content
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From this reading He had succeeded far beyond his expectations and was fairly content with the round of the ladder that he had reached.
country
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From this reading They became tramps and enjoyed themselves roaming through the country, until finally they were caught stealing in a little Illinois village and both were arrested.
enforced
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From this reading His father had been a harness-maker in a little Ohio town; he and his older brother were expected to follow the same business; but the brother grew restless under the threat of enforced apprenticeship and prevailed on James to run away with him.
enjoyed
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From this reading They became tramps and enjoyed themselves roaming through the country, until finally they were caught stealing in a little Illinois village and both were arrested.
expectations
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From this reading He had succeeded far beyond his expectations and was fairly content with the round of the ladder that he had reached.
expected
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From this reading His father had been a harness-maker in a little Ohio town; he and his older brother were expected to follow the same business; but the brother grew restless under the threat of enforced apprenticeship and prevailed on James to run away with him.
fairly
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From this reading He had succeeded far beyond his expectations and was fairly content with the round of the ladder that he had reached.
far
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From this reading He had succeeded far beyond his expectations and was fairly content with the round of the ladder that he had reached.
father
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From this reading His father had been a harness-maker in a little Ohio town; he and his older brother were expected to follow the same business; but the brother grew restless under the threat of enforced apprenticeship and prevailed on James to run away with him.
finally
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From this reading They became tramps and enjoyed themselves roaming through the country, until finally they were caught stealing in a little Illinois village and both were arrested.
follow
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From this reading His father had been a harness-maker in a little Ohio town; he and his older brother were expected to follow the same business; but the brother grew restless under the threat of enforced apprenticeship and prevailed on James to run away with him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He never talked about himself and as he had no intimate friends it had never been necessary for him to give confidences.
friends
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From this reading He never talked about himself and as he had no intimate friends it had never been necessary for him to give confidences.
give
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From this reading He never talked about himself and as he had no intimate friends it had never been necessary for him to give confidences.
grew
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From this reading His father had been a harness-maker in a little Ohio town; he and his older brother were expected to follow the same business; but the brother grew restless under the threat of enforced apprenticeship and prevailed on James to run away with him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had succeeded far beyond his expectations and was fairly content with the round of the ladder that he had reached.
harness-maker
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From this reading His father had been a harness-maker in a little Ohio town; he and his older brother were expected to follow the same business; but the brother grew restless under the threat of enforced apprenticeship and prevailed on James to run away with him.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had succeeded far beyond his expectations and was fairly content with the round of the ladder that he had reached.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He never talked about himself and as he had no intimate friends it had never been necessary for him to give confidences.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He never talked about himself and as he had no intimate friends it had never been necessary for him to give confidences.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had succeeded far beyond his expectations and was fairly content with the round of the ladder that he had reached.
Illinois
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From this reading They became tramps and enjoyed themselves roaming through the country, until finally they were caught stealing in a little Illinois village and both were arrested.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His father had been a harness-maker in a little Ohio town; he and his older brother were expected to follow the same business; but the brother grew restless under the threat of enforced apprenticeship and prevailed on James to run away with him.
intimate
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From this reading He never talked about himself and as he had no intimate friends it had never been necessary for him to give confidences.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He never talked about himself and as he had no intimate friends it had never been necessary for him to give confidences.
James
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From this reading A SAFE MAN James Wheaton was thirty-five years old, and was reckoned among the solid young business men of Clarkson.
ladder
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From this reading He had succeeded far beyond his expectations and was fairly content with the round of the ladder that he had reached.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His father had been a harness-maker in a little Ohio town; he and his older brother were expected to follow the same business; but the brother grew restless under the threat of enforced apprenticeship and prevailed on James to run away with him.
MAN
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From this reading A SAFE MAN James Wheaton was thirty-five years old, and was reckoned among the solid young business men of Clarkson.
men
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From this reading A SAFE MAN James Wheaton was thirty-five years old, and was reckoned among the solid young business men of Clarkson.
necessary
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From this reading He never talked about himself and as he had no intimate friends it had never been necessary for him to give confidences.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He never talked about himself and as he had no intimate friends it had never been necessary for him to give confidences.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He never talked about himself and as he had no intimate friends it had never been necessary for him to give confidences.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A SAFE MAN James Wheaton was thirty-five years old, and was reckoned among the solid young business men of Clarkson.
Ohio
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From this reading His father had been a harness-maker in a little Ohio town; he and his older brother were expected to follow the same business; but the brother grew restless under the threat of enforced apprenticeship and prevailed on James to run away with him.
old
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From this reading A SAFE MAN James Wheaton was thirty-five years old, and was reckoned among the solid young business men of Clarkson.
older
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From this reading His father had been a harness-maker in a little Ohio town; he and his older brother were expected to follow the same business; but the brother grew restless under the threat of enforced apprenticeship and prevailed on James to run away with him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading His father had been a harness-maker in a little Ohio town; he and his older brother were expected to follow the same business; but the brother grew restless under the threat of enforced apprenticeship and prevailed on James to run away with him.
prevailed
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From this reading His father had been a harness-maker in a little Ohio town; he and his older brother were expected to follow the same business; but the brother grew restless under the threat of enforced apprenticeship and prevailed on James to run away with him.
reached
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From this reading He had succeeded far beyond his expectations and was fairly content with the round of the ladder that he had reached.
reckoned
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From this reading A SAFE MAN James Wheaton was thirty-five years old, and was reckoned among the solid young business men of Clarkson.
restless
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From this reading His father had been a harness-maker in a little Ohio town; he and his older brother were expected to follow the same business; but the brother grew restless under the threat of enforced apprenticeship and prevailed on James to run away with him.
roaming
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From this reading They became tramps and enjoyed themselves roaming through the country, until finally they were caught stealing in a little Illinois village and both were arrested.
round
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From this reading He had succeeded far beyond his expectations and was fairly content with the round of the ladder that he had reached.
run
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From this reading His father had been a harness-maker in a little Ohio town; he and his older brother were expected to follow the same business; but the brother grew restless under the threat of enforced apprenticeship and prevailed on James to run away with him.
SAFE
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From this reading A SAFE MAN James Wheaton was thirty-five years old, and was reckoned among the solid young business men of Clarkson.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His father had been a harness-maker in a little Ohio town; he and his older brother were expected to follow the same business; but the brother grew restless under the threat of enforced apprenticeship and prevailed on James to run away with him.
solid
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From this reading A SAFE MAN James Wheaton was thirty-five years old, and was reckoned among the solid young business men of Clarkson.
stealing
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From this reading They became tramps and enjoyed themselves roaming through the country, until finally they were caught stealing in a little Illinois village and both were arrested.
succeeded
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From this reading He had succeeded far beyond his expectations and was fairly content with the round of the ladder that he had reached.
talked
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From this reading He never talked about himself and as he had no intimate friends it had never been necessary for him to give confidences.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had succeeded far beyond his expectations and was fairly content with the round of the ladder that he had reached.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SAFE MAN James Wheaton was thirty-five years old, and was reckoned among the solid young business men of Clarkson.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They became tramps and enjoyed themselves roaming through the country, until finally they were caught stealing in a little Illinois village and both were arrested.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They became tramps and enjoyed themselves roaming through the country, until finally they were caught stealing in a little Illinois village and both were arrested.
thirty-five
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From this reading A SAFE MAN James Wheaton was thirty-five years old, and was reckoned among the solid young business men of Clarkson.
threat
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From this reading His father had been a harness-maker in a little Ohio town; he and his older brother were expected to follow the same business; but the brother grew restless under the threat of enforced apprenticeship and prevailed on James to run away with him.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They became tramps and enjoyed themselves roaming through the country, until finally they were caught stealing in a little Illinois village and both were arrested.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He never talked about himself and as he had no intimate friends it had never been necessary for him to give confidences.
town
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From this reading His father had been a harness-maker in a little Ohio town; he and his older brother were expected to follow the same business; but the brother grew restless under the threat of enforced apprenticeship and prevailed on James to run away with him.
tramps
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From this reading They became tramps and enjoyed themselves roaming through the country, until finally they were caught stealing in a little Illinois village and both were arrested.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading His father had been a harness-maker in a little Ohio town; he and his older brother were expected to follow the same business; but the brother grew restless under the threat of enforced apprenticeship and prevailed on James to run away with him.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading They became tramps and enjoyed themselves roaming through the country, until finally they were caught stealing in a little Illinois village and both were arrested.
village
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From this reading They became tramps and enjoyed themselves roaming through the country, until finally they were caught stealing in a little Illinois village and both were arrested.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A SAFE MAN James Wheaton was thirty-five years old, and was reckoned among the solid young business men of Clarkson.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His father had been a harness-maker in a little Ohio town; he and his older brother were expected to follow the same business; but the brother grew restless under the threat of enforced apprenticeship and prevailed on James to run away with him.
Wheaton
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From this reading A SAFE MAN James Wheaton was thirty-five years old, and was reckoned among the solid young business men of Clarkson.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had succeeded far beyond his expectations and was fairly content with the round of the ladder that he had reached.
years
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From this reading A SAFE MAN James Wheaton was thirty-five years old, and was reckoned among the solid young business men of Clarkson.
young
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From this reading A SAFE MAN James Wheaton was thirty-five years old, and was reckoned among the solid young business men of Clarkson.
