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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 THE MORGAN TRAIL A Story of Hashknife Hartley Rex Morgan came back from his mother’s funeral and sat down on the front porch of the little place he had always known as home.
age
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From this reading He was a slender young man, twenty years of age, with the complexion of a girl, well-moulded features, somber brown eyes, and an unruly mop of black hair.
all
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From this reading It had suddenly occurred to him that he was all alone in the world.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading It had suddenly occurred to him that he was all alone in the world.
always
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From this reading THE MORGAN TRAIL A Story of Hashknife Hartley Rex Morgan came back from his mother’s funeral and sat down on the front porch of the little place he had always known as home.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was a slender young man, twenty years of age, with the complexion of a girl, well-moulded features, somber brown eyes, and an unruly mop of black hair.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MORGAN TRAIL A Story of Hashknife Hartley Rex Morgan came back from his mother’s funeral and sat down on the front porch of the little place he had always known as home.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE MORGAN TRAIL A Story of Hashknife Hartley Rex Morgan came back from his mother’s funeral and sat down on the front porch of the little place he had always known as home.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He smoothed back his hair, staring at the skyline of the little city of Northport, California.
back
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From this reading THE MORGAN TRAIL A Story of Hashknife Hartley Rex Morgan came back from his mother’s funeral and sat down on the front porch of the little place he had always known as home.
black
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From this reading He was a slender young man, twenty years of age, with the complexion of a girl, well-moulded features, somber brown eyes, and an unruly mop of black hair.
brown
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From this reading He was a slender young man, twenty years of age, with the complexion of a girl, well-moulded features, somber brown eyes, and an unruly mop of black hair.
California
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From this reading He smoothed back his hair, staring at the skyline of the little city of Northport, California.
came
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From this reading THE MORGAN TRAIL A Story of Hashknife Hartley Rex Morgan came back from his mother’s funeral and sat down on the front porch of the little place he had always known as home.
city
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From this reading He smoothed back his hair, staring at the skyline of the little city of Northport, California.
complexion
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From this reading He was a slender young man, twenty years of age, with the complexion of a girl, well-moulded features, somber brown eyes, and an unruly mop of black hair.
cuffs
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From this reading His black suit was slightly threadbare, the cuffs of his shirt rough-edged from many washings.
down
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From this reading THE MORGAN TRAIL A Story of Hashknife Hartley Rex Morgan came back from his mother’s funeral and sat down on the front porch of the little place he had always known as home.
eyes
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From this reading He was a slender young man, twenty years of age, with the complexion of a girl, well-moulded features, somber brown eyes, and an unruly mop of black hair.
features
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From this reading He was a slender young man, twenty years of age, with the complexion of a girl, well-moulded features, somber brown eyes, and an unruly mop of black hair.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE MORGAN TRAIL A Story of Hashknife Hartley Rex Morgan came back from his mother’s funeral and sat down on the front porch of the little place he had always known as home.
front
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From this reading THE MORGAN TRAIL A Story of Hashknife Hartley Rex Morgan came back from his mother’s funeral and sat down on the front porch of the little place he had always known as home.
funeral
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From this reading THE MORGAN TRAIL A Story of Hashknife Hartley Rex Morgan came back from his mother’s funeral and sat down on the front porch of the little place he had always known as home.
girl
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From this reading He was a slender young man, twenty years of age, with the complexion of a girl, well-moulded features, somber brown eyes, and an unruly mop of black hair.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE MORGAN TRAIL A Story of Hashknife Hartley Rex Morgan came back from his mother’s funeral and sat down on the front porch of the little place he had always known as home.
hair
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From this reading He was a slender young man, twenty years of age, with the complexion of a girl, well-moulded features, somber brown eyes, and an unruly mop of black hair.
Hartley
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From this reading THE MORGAN TRAIL A Story of Hashknife Hartley Rex Morgan came back from his mother’s funeral and sat down on the front porch of the little place he had always known as home.
Hashknife
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From this reading THE MORGAN TRAIL A Story of Hashknife Hartley Rex Morgan came back from his mother’s funeral and sat down on the front porch of the little place he had always known as home.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE MORGAN TRAIL A Story of Hashknife Hartley Rex Morgan came back from his mother’s funeral and sat down on the front porch of the little place he had always known as home.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It had suddenly occurred to him that he was all alone in the world.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE MORGAN TRAIL A Story of Hashknife Hartley Rex Morgan came back from his mother’s funeral and sat down on the front porch of the little place he had always known as home.
home
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From this reading THE MORGAN TRAIL A Story of Hashknife Hartley Rex Morgan came back from his mother’s funeral and sat down on the front porch of the little place he had always known as home.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It had suddenly occurred to him that he was all alone in the world.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had suddenly occurred to him that he was all alone in the world.
known
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From this reading THE MORGAN TRAIL A Story of Hashknife Hartley Rex Morgan came back from his mother’s funeral and sat down on the front porch of the little place he had always known as home.
little
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From this reading THE MORGAN TRAIL A Story of Hashknife Hartley Rex Morgan came back from his mother’s funeral and sat down on the front porch of the little place he had always known as home.
man
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From this reading He was a slender young man, twenty years of age, with the complexion of a girl, well-moulded features, somber brown eyes, and an unruly mop of black hair.
many
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From this reading His black suit was slightly threadbare, the cuffs of his shirt rough-edged from many washings.
mop
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From this reading He was a slender young man, twenty years of age, with the complexion of a girl, well-moulded features, somber brown eyes, and an unruly mop of black hair.
MORGAN
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From this reading THE MORGAN TRAIL A Story of Hashknife Hartley Rex Morgan came back from his mother’s funeral and sat down on the front porch of the little place he had always known as home.
mother's
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From this reading THE MORGAN TRAIL A Story of Hashknife Hartley Rex Morgan came back from his mother’s funeral and sat down on the front porch of the little place he had always known as home.
Northport
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From this reading He smoothed back his hair, staring at the skyline of the little city of Northport, California.
occurred
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From this reading It had suddenly occurred to him that he was all alone in the world.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MORGAN TRAIL A Story of Hashknife Hartley Rex Morgan came back from his mother’s funeral and sat down on the front porch of the little place he had always known as home.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE MORGAN TRAIL A Story of Hashknife Hartley Rex Morgan came back from his mother’s funeral and sat down on the front porch of the little place he had always known as home.
place
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From this reading THE MORGAN TRAIL A Story of Hashknife Hartley Rex Morgan came back from his mother’s funeral and sat down on the front porch of the little place he had always known as home.
porch
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From this reading THE MORGAN TRAIL A Story of Hashknife Hartley Rex Morgan came back from his mother’s funeral and sat down on the front porch of the little place he had always known as home.
Rex
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From this reading THE MORGAN TRAIL A Story of Hashknife Hartley Rex Morgan came back from his mother’s funeral and sat down on the front porch of the little place he had always known as home.
rough-edged
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From this reading His black suit was slightly threadbare, the cuffs of his shirt rough-edged from many washings.
sat
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From this reading THE MORGAN TRAIL A Story of Hashknife Hartley Rex Morgan came back from his mother’s funeral and sat down on the front porch of the little place he had always known as home.
shirt
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From this reading His black suit was slightly threadbare, the cuffs of his shirt rough-edged from many washings.
skyline
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From this reading He smoothed back his hair, staring at the skyline of the little city of Northport, California.
slender
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From this reading He was a slender young man, twenty years of age, with the complexion of a girl, well-moulded features, somber brown eyes, and an unruly mop of black hair.
slightly
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From this reading His black suit was slightly threadbare, the cuffs of his shirt rough-edged from many washings.
smoothed
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From this reading He smoothed back his hair, staring at the skyline of the little city of Northport, California.
somber
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From this reading He was a slender young man, twenty years of age, with the complexion of a girl, well-moulded features, somber brown eyes, and an unruly mop of black hair.
staring
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From this reading He smoothed back his hair, staring at the skyline of the little city of Northport, California.
Story
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From this reading THE MORGAN TRAIL A Story of Hashknife Hartley Rex Morgan came back from his mother’s funeral and sat down on the front porch of the little place he had always known as home.
suddenly
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From this reading It had suddenly occurred to him that he was all alone in the world.
suit
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From this reading His black suit was slightly threadbare, the cuffs of his shirt rough-edged from many washings.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It had suddenly occurred to him that he was all alone in the world.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MORGAN TRAIL A Story of Hashknife Hartley Rex Morgan came back from his mother’s funeral and sat down on the front porch of the little place he had always known as home.
threadbare
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From this reading His black suit was slightly threadbare, the cuffs of his shirt rough-edged from many washings.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It had suddenly occurred to him that he was all alone in the world.
TRAIL
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From this reading THE MORGAN TRAIL A Story of Hashknife Hartley Rex Morgan came back from his mother’s funeral and sat down on the front porch of the little place he had always known as home.
twenty
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From this reading He was a slender young man, twenty years of age, with the complexion of a girl, well-moulded features, somber brown eyes, and an unruly mop of black hair.
unruly
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From this reading He was a slender young man, twenty years of age, with the complexion of a girl, well-moulded features, somber brown eyes, and an unruly mop of black hair.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a slender young man, twenty years of age, with the complexion of a girl, well-moulded features, somber brown eyes, and an unruly mop of black hair.
washings
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From this reading His black suit was slightly threadbare, the cuffs of his shirt rough-edged from many washings.
well-moulded
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From this reading He was a slender young man, twenty years of age, with the complexion of a girl, well-moulded features, somber brown eyes, and an unruly mop of black hair.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was a slender young man, twenty years of age, with the complexion of a girl, well-moulded features, somber brown eyes, and an unruly mop of black hair.
world
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From this reading It had suddenly occurred to him that he was all alone in the world.
years
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From this reading He was a slender young man, twenty years of age, with the complexion of a girl, well-moulded features, somber brown eyes, and an unruly mop of black hair.
young
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From this reading He was a slender young man, twenty years of age, with the complexion of a girl, well-moulded features, somber brown eyes, and an unruly mop of black hair.
