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accomplished
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From this reading According to Mrs. O'Callaghan's plans, the moving was accomplished the next day.
According
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From this reading According to Mrs. O'Callaghan's plans, the moving was accomplished the next day.
all
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From this reading The little boys immediately upon their arrival had been all eyes for the trains, and, failing them, the freight cars.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was but one load of household goods, so that the two teams of their kind neighbor made only one trip, but that load, with the seven boys and their mother, filled the shanty by the tracks to overflowing.
arrival
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From this reading The little boys immediately upon their arrival had been all eyes for the trains, and, failing them, the freight cars.
ascend
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From this reading And they had reluctantly promised never to ascend the iron freight car ladders when they had been in their new home only one hour.
b'ys
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From this reading "Whin you're dailin' with b'ys take 'em in toime," was the widow's motto.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The little boys immediately upon their arrival had been all eyes for the trains, and, failing them, the freight cars.
boys
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From this reading There was but one load of household goods, so that the two teams of their kind neighbor made only one trip, but that load, with the seven boys and their mother, filled the shanty by the tracks to overflowing.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was but one load of household goods, so that the two teams of their kind neighbor made only one trip, but that load, with the seven boys and their mother, filled the shanty by the tracks to overflowing.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was but one load of household goods, so that the two teams of their kind neighbor made only one trip, but that load, with the seven boys and their mother, filled the shanty by the tracks to overflowing.
car
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From this reading And they had reluctantly promised never to ascend the iron freight car ladders when they had been in their new home only one hour.
cars
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From this reading The little boys immediately upon their arrival had been all eyes for the trains, and, failing them, the freight cars.
dailin
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From this reading "Whin you're dailin' with b'ys take 'em in toime," was the widow's motto.
day
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From this reading According to Mrs. O'Callaghan's plans, the moving was accomplished the next day.
em
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From this reading "Whin you're dailin' with b'ys take 'em in toime," was the widow's motto.
eyes
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From this reading The little boys immediately upon their arrival had been all eyes for the trains, and, failing them, the freight cars.
failing
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From this reading The little boys immediately upon their arrival had been all eyes for the trains, and, failing them, the freight cars.
filled
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From this reading There was but one load of household goods, so that the two teams of their kind neighbor made only one trip, but that load, with the seven boys and their mother, filled the shanty by the tracks to overflowing.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The little boys immediately upon their arrival had been all eyes for the trains, and, failing them, the freight cars.
freight
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From this reading The little boys immediately upon their arrival had been all eyes for the trains, and, failing them, the freight cars.
goods
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From this reading There was but one load of household goods, so that the two teams of their kind neighbor made only one trip, but that load, with the seven boys and their mother, filled the shanty by the tracks to overflowing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The little boys immediately upon their arrival had been all eyes for the trains, and, failing them, the freight cars.
home
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From this reading And they had reluctantly promised never to ascend the iron freight car ladders when they had been in their new home only one hour.
hour
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From this reading And they had reluctantly promised never to ascend the iron freight car ladders when they had been in their new home only one hour.
household
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From this reading There was but one load of household goods, so that the two teams of their kind neighbor made only one trip, but that load, with the seven boys and their mother, filled the shanty by the tracks to overflowing.
immediately
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From this reading The little boys immediately upon their arrival had been all eyes for the trains, and, failing them, the freight cars.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And they had reluctantly promised never to ascend the iron freight car ladders when they had been in their new home only one hour.
iron
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From this reading And they had reluctantly promised never to ascend the iron freight car ladders when they had been in their new home only one hour.
kind
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From this reading There was but one load of household goods, so that the two teams of their kind neighbor made only one trip, but that load, with the seven boys and their mother, filled the shanty by the tracks to overflowing.
ladders
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From this reading And they had reluctantly promised never to ascend the iron freight car ladders when they had been in their new home only one hour.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little boys immediately upon their arrival had been all eyes for the trains, and, failing them, the freight cars.
load
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From this reading There was but one load of household goods, so that the two teams of their kind neighbor made only one trip, but that load, with the seven boys and their mother, filled the shanty by the tracks to overflowing.
made
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From this reading There was but one load of household goods, so that the two teams of their kind neighbor made only one trip, but that load, with the seven boys and their mother, filled the shanty by the tracks to overflowing.
mother
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From this reading There was but one load of household goods, so that the two teams of their kind neighbor made only one trip, but that load, with the seven boys and their mother, filled the shanty by the tracks to overflowing.
motto
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From this reading "Whin you're dailin' with b'ys take 'em in toime," was the widow's motto.
moving
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From this reading According to Mrs. O'Callaghan's plans, the moving was accomplished the next day.
Mrs
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From this reading According to Mrs. O'Callaghan's plans, the moving was accomplished the next day.
neighbor
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From this reading There was but one load of household goods, so that the two teams of their kind neighbor made only one trip, but that load, with the seven boys and their mother, filled the shanty by the tracks to overflowing.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And they had reluctantly promised never to ascend the iron freight car ladders when they had been in their new home only one hour.
new
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From this reading And they had reluctantly promised never to ascend the iron freight car ladders when they had been in their new home only one hour.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading According to Mrs. O'Callaghan's plans, the moving was accomplished the next day.
O'Callaghan's
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From this reading According to Mrs. O'Callaghan's plans, the moving was accomplished the next day.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was but one load of household goods, so that the two teams of their kind neighbor made only one trip, but that load, with the seven boys and their mother, filled the shanty by the tracks to overflowing.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was but one load of household goods, so that the two teams of their kind neighbor made only one trip, but that load, with the seven boys and their mother, filled the shanty by the tracks to overflowing.
only
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From this reading There was but one load of household goods, so that the two teams of their kind neighbor made only one trip, but that load, with the seven boys and their mother, filled the shanty by the tracks to overflowing.
overflowing
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From this reading There was but one load of household goods, so that the two teams of their kind neighbor made only one trip, but that load, with the seven boys and their mother, filled the shanty by the tracks to overflowing.
plans
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From this reading According to Mrs. O'Callaghan's plans, the moving was accomplished the next day.
promised
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From this reading And they had reluctantly promised never to ascend the iron freight car ladders when they had been in their new home only one hour.
reluctantly
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From this reading And they had reluctantly promised never to ascend the iron freight car ladders when they had been in their new home only one hour.
seven
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From this reading There was but one load of household goods, so that the two teams of their kind neighbor made only one trip, but that load, with the seven boys and their mother, filled the shanty by the tracks to overflowing.
shanty
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From this reading There was but one load of household goods, so that the two teams of their kind neighbor made only one trip, but that load, with the seven boys and their mother, filled the shanty by the tracks to overflowing.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There was but one load of household goods, so that the two teams of their kind neighbor made only one trip, but that load, with the seven boys and their mother, filled the shanty by the tracks to overflowing.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Whin you're dailin' with b'ys take 'em in toime," was the widow's motto.
teams
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From this reading There was but one load of household goods, so that the two teams of their kind neighbor made only one trip, but that load, with the seven boys and their mother, filled the shanty by the tracks to overflowing.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was but one load of household goods, so that the two teams of their kind neighbor made only one trip, but that load, with the seven boys and their mother, filled the shanty by the tracks to overflowing.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading According to Mrs. O'Callaghan's plans, the moving was accomplished the next day.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There was but one load of household goods, so that the two teams of their kind neighbor made only one trip, but that load, with the seven boys and their mother, filled the shanty by the tracks to overflowing.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The little boys immediately upon their arrival had been all eyes for the trains, and, failing them, the freight cars.
There
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From this reading There was but one load of household goods, so that the two teams of their kind neighbor made only one trip, but that load, with the seven boys and their mother, filled the shanty by the tracks to overflowing.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And they had reluctantly promised never to ascend the iron freight car ladders when they had been in their new home only one hour.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading According to Mrs. O'Callaghan's plans, the moving was accomplished the next day.
toime
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From this reading "Whin you're dailin' with b'ys take 'em in toime," was the widow's motto.
tracks
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From this reading There was but one load of household goods, so that the two teams of their kind neighbor made only one trip, but that load, with the seven boys and their mother, filled the shanty by the tracks to overflowing.
trains
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From this reading The little boys immediately upon their arrival had been all eyes for the trains, and, failing them, the freight cars.
trip
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From this reading There was but one load of household goods, so that the two teams of their kind neighbor made only one trip, but that load, with the seven boys and their mother, filled the shanty by the tracks to overflowing.
two
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From this reading There was but one load of household goods, so that the two teams of their kind neighbor made only one trip, but that load, with the seven boys and their mother, filled the shanty by the tracks to overflowing.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The little boys immediately upon their arrival had been all eyes for the trains, and, failing them, the freight cars.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading According to Mrs. O'Callaghan's plans, the moving was accomplished the next day.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And they had reluctantly promised never to ascend the iron freight car ladders when they had been in their new home only one hour.
Whin
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From this reading "Whin you're dailin' with b'ys take 'em in toime," was the widow's motto.
widow's
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From this reading "Whin you're dailin' with b'ys take 'em in toime," was the widow's motto.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was but one load of household goods, so that the two teams of their kind neighbor made only one trip, but that load, with the seven boys and their mother, filled the shanty by the tracks to overflowing.
you're
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From this reading "Whin you're dailin' with b'ys take 'em in toime," was the widow's motto.
