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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 There was a picric quality in Tom's tone when he replied: "The calling act?--I have certainly found it so to-night."
a-plenty
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From this reading "It's a-plenty onprofitable, Buddy, don't you reckon?" he ventured, referring to the social diversion.
act
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From this reading There was a picric quality in Tom's tone when he replied: "The calling act?--I have certainly found it so to-night."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Nor I," said Tom curtly; and the conversation paused until the iron-master had deliberately refilled and lighted his corn-cob.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then, more humanely: "But as a means of relaxation it beats sitting here in the dark and stewing over to-morrow's furnace run--which is what you've been doing."
beats
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From this reading Then, more humanely: "But as a means of relaxation it beats sitting here in the dark and stewing over to-morrow's furnace run--which is what you've been doing."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Then, more humanely: "But as a means of relaxation it beats sitting here in the dark and stewing over to-morrow's furnace run--which is what you've been doing."
Buddy
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From this reading "It's a-plenty onprofitable, Buddy, don't you reckon?" he ventured, referring to the social diversion.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Then, more humanely: "But as a means of relaxation it beats sitting here in the dark and stewing over to-morrow's furnace run--which is what you've been doing."
Caleb
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From this reading Caleb chuckled.
calling
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From this reading There was a picric quality in Tom's tone when he replied: "The calling act?--I have certainly found it so to-night."
certainly
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From this reading There was a picric quality in Tom's tone when he replied: "The calling act?--I have certainly found it so to-night."
chuckled
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From this reading Caleb chuckled.
conversation
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From this reading "Nor I," said Tom curtly; and the conversation paused until the iron-master had deliberately refilled and lighted his corn-cob.
corn-cob
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From this reading "Nor I," said Tom curtly; and the conversation paused until the iron-master had deliberately refilled and lighted his corn-cob.
curtly
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From this reading "Nor I," said Tom curtly; and the conversation paused until the iron-master had deliberately refilled and lighted his corn-cob.
dark
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From this reading Then, more humanely: "But as a means of relaxation it beats sitting here in the dark and stewing over to-morrow's furnace run--which is what you've been doing."
deliberately
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From this reading "Nor I," said Tom curtly; and the conversation paused until the iron-master had deliberately refilled and lighted his corn-cob.
diversion
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From this reading "It's a-plenty onprofitable, Buddy, don't you reckon?" he ventured, referring to the social diversion.
doing
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From this reading Then, more humanely: "But as a means of relaxation it beats sitting here in the dark and stewing over to-morrow's furnace run--which is what you've been doing."
don't
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From this reading "It's a-plenty onprofitable, Buddy, don't you reckon?" he ventured, referring to the social diversion.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a picric quality in Tom's tone when he replied: "The calling act?--I have certainly found it so to-night."
furnace
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From this reading Then, more humanely: "But as a means of relaxation it beats sitting here in the dark and stewing over to-morrow's furnace run--which is what you've been doing."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Nor I," said Tom curtly; and the conversation paused until the iron-master had deliberately refilled and lighted his corn-cob.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There was a picric quality in Tom's tone when he replied: "The calling act?--I have certainly found it so to-night."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It's a-plenty onprofitable, Buddy, don't you reckon?" he ventured, referring to the social diversion.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, more humanely: "But as a means of relaxation it beats sitting here in the dark and stewing over to-morrow's furnace run--which is what you've been doing."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Nor I," said Tom curtly; and the conversation paused until the iron-master had deliberately refilled and lighted his corn-cob.
humanely
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From this reading Then, more humanely: "But as a means of relaxation it beats sitting here in the dark and stewing over to-morrow's furnace run--which is what you've been doing."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Nor I," said Tom curtly; and the conversation paused until the iron-master had deliberately refilled and lighted his corn-cob.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a picric quality in Tom's tone when he replied: "The calling act?--I have certainly found it so to-night."
iron-master
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From this reading "Nor I," said Tom curtly; and the conversation paused until the iron-master had deliberately refilled and lighted his corn-cob.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then, more humanely: "But as a means of relaxation it beats sitting here in the dark and stewing over to-morrow's furnace run--which is what you've been doing."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was a picric quality in Tom's tone when he replied: "The calling act?--I have certainly found it so to-night."
It's
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From this reading "It's a-plenty onprofitable, Buddy, don't you reckon?" he ventured, referring to the social diversion.
lighted
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From this reading "Nor I," said Tom curtly; and the conversation paused until the iron-master had deliberately refilled and lighted his corn-cob.
means
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From this reading Then, more humanely: "But as a means of relaxation it beats sitting here in the dark and stewing over to-morrow's furnace run--which is what you've been doing."
more
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From this reading Then, more humanely: "But as a means of relaxation it beats sitting here in the dark and stewing over to-morrow's furnace run--which is what you've been doing."
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "Nor I," said Tom curtly; and the conversation paused until the iron-master had deliberately refilled and lighted his corn-cob.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then, more humanely: "But as a means of relaxation it beats sitting here in the dark and stewing over to-morrow's furnace run--which is what you've been doing."
onprofitable
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From this reading "It's a-plenty onprofitable, Buddy, don't you reckon?" he ventured, referring to the social diversion.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Then, more humanely: "But as a means of relaxation it beats sitting here in the dark and stewing over to-morrow's furnace run--which is what you've been doing."
paused
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From this reading "Nor I," said Tom curtly; and the conversation paused until the iron-master had deliberately refilled and lighted his corn-cob.
picric
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From this reading There was a picric quality in Tom's tone when he replied: "The calling act?--I have certainly found it so to-night."
quality
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From this reading There was a picric quality in Tom's tone when he replied: "The calling act?--I have certainly found it so to-night."
reckon
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From this reading "It's a-plenty onprofitable, Buddy, don't you reckon?" he ventured, referring to the social diversion.
referring
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From this reading "It's a-plenty onprofitable, Buddy, don't you reckon?" he ventured, referring to the social diversion.
refilled
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From this reading "Nor I," said Tom curtly; and the conversation paused until the iron-master had deliberately refilled and lighted his corn-cob.
relaxation
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From this reading Then, more humanely: "But as a means of relaxation it beats sitting here in the dark and stewing over to-morrow's furnace run--which is what you've been doing."
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a picric quality in Tom's tone when he replied: "The calling act?--I have certainly found it so to-night."
run
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From this reading Then, more humanely: "But as a means of relaxation it beats sitting here in the dark and stewing over to-morrow's furnace run--which is what you've been doing."
said
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From this reading "Nor I," said Tom curtly; and the conversation paused until the iron-master had deliberately refilled and lighted his corn-cob.
sitting
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From this reading Then, more humanely: "But as a means of relaxation it beats sitting here in the dark and stewing over to-morrow's furnace run--which is what you've been doing."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There was a picric quality in Tom's tone when he replied: "The calling act?--I have certainly found it so to-night."
social
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From this reading "It's a-plenty onprofitable, Buddy, don't you reckon?" he ventured, referring to the social diversion.
stewing
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From this reading Then, more humanely: "But as a means of relaxation it beats sitting here in the dark and stewing over to-morrow's furnace run--which is what you've been doing."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Nor I," said Tom curtly; and the conversation paused until the iron-master had deliberately refilled and lighted his corn-cob.
Then
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From this reading Then, more humanely: "But as a means of relaxation it beats sitting here in the dark and stewing over to-morrow's furnace run--which is what you've been doing."
There
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From this reading There was a picric quality in Tom's tone when he replied: "The calling act?--I have certainly found it so to-night."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It's a-plenty onprofitable, Buddy, don't you reckon?" he ventured, referring to the social diversion.
to-morrow's
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From this reading Then, more humanely: "But as a means of relaxation it beats sitting here in the dark and stewing over to-morrow's furnace run--which is what you've been doing."
to-night
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From this reading There was a picric quality in Tom's tone when he replied: "The calling act?--I have certainly found it so to-night."
Tom
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From this reading "Nor I," said Tom curtly; and the conversation paused until the iron-master had deliberately refilled and lighted his corn-cob.
Tom's
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From this reading There was a picric quality in Tom's tone when he replied: "The calling act?--I have certainly found it so to-night."
tone
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From this reading There was a picric quality in Tom's tone when he replied: "The calling act?--I have certainly found it so to-night."
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "Nor I," said Tom curtly; and the conversation paused until the iron-master had deliberately refilled and lighted his corn-cob.
ventured
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From this reading "It's a-plenty onprofitable, Buddy, don't you reckon?" he ventured, referring to the social diversion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a picric quality in Tom's tone when he replied: "The calling act?--I have certainly found it so to-night."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Then, more humanely: "But as a means of relaxation it beats sitting here in the dark and stewing over to-morrow's furnace run--which is what you've been doing."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There was a picric quality in Tom's tone when he replied: "The calling act?--I have certainly found it so to-night."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then, more humanely: "But as a means of relaxation it beats sitting here in the dark and stewing over to-morrow's furnace run--which is what you've been doing."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It's a-plenty onprofitable, Buddy, don't you reckon?" he ventured, referring to the social diversion.
you've
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From this reading Then, more humanely: "But as a means of relaxation it beats sitting here in the dark and stewing over to-morrow's furnace run--which is what you've been doing."
