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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 MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
arrest
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From this reading The chief occupation of his thoughts was in conjecturing what could have led to Bartley’s arrest.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Had the fellow been such a fool as to attempt passing a bad coin when he carried others of the same kind in his pocket?
attempt
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From this reading Had the fellow been such a fool as to attempt passing a bad coin when he carried others of the same kind in his pocket?
avoiding
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From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
bad
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From this reading Had the fellow been such a fool as to attempt passing a bad coin when he carried others of the same kind in his pocket?
Bartley's
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From this reading The chief occupation of his thoughts was in conjecturing what could have led to Bartley’s arrest.
Beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Be it as it might, the game was up.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had the fellow been such a fool as to attempt passing a bad coin when he carried others of the same kind in his pocket?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
carried
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From this reading Had the fellow been such a fool as to attempt passing a bad coin when he carried others of the same kind in his pocket?
chief
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From this reading The chief occupation of his thoughts was in conjecturing what could have led to Bartley’s arrest.
coin
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From this reading Had the fellow been such a fool as to attempt passing a bad coin when he carried others of the same kind in his pocket?
conjecturing
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From this reading The chief occupation of his thoughts was in conjecturing what could have led to Bartley’s arrest.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The chief occupation of his thoughts was in conjecturing what could have led to Bartley’s arrest.
distance
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From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
DREAMnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
fear
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From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
fellow
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From this reading Had the fellow been such a fool as to attempt passing a bad coin when he carried others of the same kind in his pocket?
foolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had the fellow been such a fool as to attempt passing a bad coin when he carried others of the same kind in his pocket?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
game
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From this reading Be it as it might, the game was up.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had the fellow been such a fool as to attempt passing a bad coin when he carried others of the same kind in his pocket?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The chief occupation of his thoughts was in conjecturing what could have led to Bartley’s arrest.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
hour's
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From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The chief occupation of his thoughts was in conjecturing what could have led to Bartley’s arrest.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
Jack
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From this reading Or had the arrest of some other ‘pal’ in some way thrown suspicion on Jack?
JACK'S
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From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
kind
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From this reading Had the fellow been such a fool as to attempt passing a bad coin when he carried others of the same kind in his pocket?
led
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From this reading The chief occupation of his thoughts was in conjecturing what could have led to Bartley’s arrest.
lighted
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From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
MAD
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From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
made
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From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Be it as it might, the game was up.
more
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From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
much
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From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
occupation
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From this reading The chief occupation of his thoughts was in conjecturing what could have led to Bartley’s arrest.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Or had the arrest of some other ‘pal’ in some way thrown suspicion on Jack?
OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or had the arrest of some other ‘pal’ in some way thrown suspicion on Jack?
other
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From this reading Or had the arrest of some other ‘pal’ in some way thrown suspicion on Jack?
others
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From this reading Had the fellow been such a fool as to attempt passing a bad coin when he carried others of the same kind in his pocket?
out
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From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
pain
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From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
pal
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From this reading Or had the arrest of some other ‘pal’ in some way thrown suspicion on Jack?
passing
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From this reading Had the fellow been such a fool as to attempt passing a bad coin when he carried others of the same kind in his pocket?
places
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From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
pocket
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From this reading Had the fellow been such a fool as to attempt passing a bad coin when he carried others of the same kind in his pocket?
quarter
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From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
sake
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From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had the fellow been such a fool as to attempt passing a bad coin when he carried others of the same kind in his pocket?
seem
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From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
some
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From this reading Or had the arrest of some other ‘pal’ in some way thrown suspicion on Jack?
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Had the fellow been such a fool as to attempt passing a bad coin when he carried others of the same kind in his pocket?
suspicion
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From this reading Or had the arrest of some other ‘pal’ in some way thrown suspicion on Jack?
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
thoughts
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From this reading The chief occupation of his thoughts was in conjecturing what could have led to Bartley’s arrest.
thrown
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From this reading Or had the arrest of some other ‘pal’ in some way thrown suspicion on Jack?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The chief occupation of his thoughts was in conjecturing what could have led to Bartley’s arrest.
too
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From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
up
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From this reading Be it as it might, the game was up.
walk
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From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
way
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From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
well
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From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading MAD JACK’S DREAM It was not much more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, but pain and fear made the distance seem long; he went out of his way, too, for the sake of avoiding places that were too well lighted.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The chief occupation of his thoughts was in conjecturing what could have led to Bartley’s arrest.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Had the fellow been such a fool as to attempt passing a bad coin when he carried others of the same kind in his pocket?
