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advancement
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From this reading He knew how anxious his brother would be to tell it himself, and he had left the tale of his own advancement to follow Mike's disclosure.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He knew how anxious his brother would be to tell it himself, and he had left the tale of his own advancement to follow Mike's disclosure.
anxious
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From this reading He knew how anxious his brother would be to tell it himself, and he had left the tale of his own advancement to follow Mike's disclosure.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The shanty by the tracks had never seen such rejoicing as occurred within its cheap walls that January evening.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Pat had said nothing at supper time of his wonderful news concerning Mike.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He knew how anxious his brother would be to tell it himself, and he had left the tale of his own advancement to follow Mike's disclosure.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Many times that day he glanced at the print and gingham counter and imagined Mike's sturdy figure behind it.
brother
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From this reading He knew how anxious his brother would be to tell it himself, and he had left the tale of his own advancement to follow Mike's disclosure.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The shanty by the tracks had never seen such rejoicing as occurred within its cheap walls that January evening.
cheap
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From this reading The shanty by the tracks had never seen such rejoicing as occurred within its cheap walls that January evening.
concerning
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From this reading Pat had said nothing at supper time of his wonderful news concerning Mike.
counter
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From this reading Many times that day he glanced at the print and gingham counter and imagined Mike's sturdy figure behind it.
day
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From this reading Many times that day he glanced at the print and gingham counter and imagined Mike's sturdy figure behind it.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading For he felt sure that he should find Mike upon his return from the store at nine o'clock, and that he would spend the night at home, as he sometimes did.
disclosure
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From this reading He knew how anxious his brother would be to tell it himself, and he had left the tale of his own advancement to follow Mike's disclosure.
evening
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From this reading The shanty by the tracks had never seen such rejoicing as occurred within its cheap walls that January evening.
felt
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From this reading For he felt sure that he should find Mike upon his return from the store at nine o'clock, and that he would spend the night at home, as he sometimes did.
figure
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From this reading Many times that day he glanced at the print and gingham counter and imagined Mike's sturdy figure behind it.
find
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From this reading For he felt sure that he should find Mike upon his return from the store at nine o'clock, and that he would spend the night at home, as he sometimes did.
follow
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From this reading He knew how anxious his brother would be to tell it himself, and he had left the tale of his own advancement to follow Mike's disclosure.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For he felt sure that he should find Mike upon his return from the store at nine o'clock, and that he would spend the night at home, as he sometimes did.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For he felt sure that he should find Mike upon his return from the store at nine o'clock, and that he would spend the night at home, as he sometimes did.
gingham
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From this reading Many times that day he glanced at the print and gingham counter and imagined Mike's sturdy figure behind it.
glanced
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From this reading Many times that day he glanced at the print and gingham counter and imagined Mike's sturdy figure behind it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The shanty by the tracks had never seen such rejoicing as occurred within its cheap walls that January evening.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He knew how anxious his brother would be to tell it himself, and he had left the tale of his own advancement to follow Mike's disclosure.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He knew how anxious his brother would be to tell it himself, and he had left the tale of his own advancement to follow Mike's disclosure.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Pat had said nothing at supper time of his wonderful news concerning Mike.
home
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From this reading For he felt sure that he should find Mike upon his return from the store at nine o'clock, and that he would spend the night at home, as he sometimes did.
how
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From this reading He knew how anxious his brother would be to tell it himself, and he had left the tale of his own advancement to follow Mike's disclosure.
imagined
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From this reading Many times that day he glanced at the print and gingham counter and imagined Mike's sturdy figure behind it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He knew how anxious his brother would be to tell it himself, and he had left the tale of his own advancement to follow Mike's disclosure.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The shanty by the tracks had never seen such rejoicing as occurred within its cheap walls that January evening.
January
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From this reading The shanty by the tracks had never seen such rejoicing as occurred within its cheap walls that January evening.
knew
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From this reading He knew how anxious his brother would be to tell it himself, and he had left the tale of his own advancement to follow Mike's disclosure.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He knew how anxious his brother would be to tell it himself, and he had left the tale of his own advancement to follow Mike's disclosure.
Many
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From this reading Many times that day he glanced at the print and gingham counter and imagined Mike's sturdy figure behind it.
Mike
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From this reading Pat had said nothing at supper time of his wonderful news concerning Mike.
Mike's
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From this reading He knew how anxious his brother would be to tell it himself, and he had left the tale of his own advancement to follow Mike's disclosure.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The shanty by the tracks had never seen such rejoicing as occurred within its cheap walls that January evening.
news
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From this reading Pat had said nothing at supper time of his wonderful news concerning Mike.
night
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From this reading For he felt sure that he should find Mike upon his return from the store at nine o'clock, and that he would spend the night at home, as he sometimes did.
nine
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From this reading For he felt sure that he should find Mike upon his return from the store at nine o'clock, and that he would spend the night at home, as he sometimes did.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Pat had said nothing at supper time of his wonderful news concerning Mike.
o'clock
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From this reading For he felt sure that he should find Mike upon his return from the store at nine o'clock, and that he would spend the night at home, as he sometimes did.
occurred
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From this reading The shanty by the tracks had never seen such rejoicing as occurred within its cheap walls that January evening.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Pat had said nothing at supper time of his wonderful news concerning Mike.
own
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From this reading He knew how anxious his brother would be to tell it himself, and he had left the tale of his own advancement to follow Mike's disclosure.
Pat
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From this reading Pat had said nothing at supper time of his wonderful news concerning Mike.
print
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From this reading Many times that day he glanced at the print and gingham counter and imagined Mike's sturdy figure behind it.
rejoicing
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From this reading The shanty by the tracks had never seen such rejoicing as occurred within its cheap walls that January evening.
return
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From this reading For he felt sure that he should find Mike upon his return from the store at nine o'clock, and that he would spend the night at home, as he sometimes did.
said
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From this reading Pat had said nothing at supper time of his wonderful news concerning Mike.
seen
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From this reading The shanty by the tracks had never seen such rejoicing as occurred within its cheap walls that January evening.
shanty
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From this reading The shanty by the tracks had never seen such rejoicing as occurred within its cheap walls that January evening.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading For he felt sure that he should find Mike upon his return from the store at nine o'clock, and that he would spend the night at home, as he sometimes did.
sometimes
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From this reading For he felt sure that he should find Mike upon his return from the store at nine o'clock, and that he would spend the night at home, as he sometimes did.
spend
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From this reading For he felt sure that he should find Mike upon his return from the store at nine o'clock, and that he would spend the night at home, as he sometimes did.
store
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From this reading For he felt sure that he should find Mike upon his return from the store at nine o'clock, and that he would spend the night at home, as he sometimes did.
sturdy
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From this reading Many times that day he glanced at the print and gingham counter and imagined Mike's sturdy figure behind it.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The shanty by the tracks had never seen such rejoicing as occurred within its cheap walls that January evening.
supper
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From this reading Pat had said nothing at supper time of his wonderful news concerning Mike.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For he felt sure that he should find Mike upon his return from the store at nine o'clock, and that he would spend the night at home, as he sometimes did.
tale
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From this reading He knew how anxious his brother would be to tell it himself, and he had left the tale of his own advancement to follow Mike's disclosure.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He knew how anxious his brother would be to tell it himself, and he had left the tale of his own advancement to follow Mike's disclosure.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The shanty by the tracks had never seen such rejoicing as occurred within its cheap walls that January evening.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The shanty by the tracks had never seen such rejoicing as occurred within its cheap walls that January evening.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pat had said nothing at supper time of his wonderful news concerning Mike.
times
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From this reading Many times that day he glanced at the print and gingham counter and imagined Mike's sturdy figure behind it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He knew how anxious his brother would be to tell it himself, and he had left the tale of his own advancement to follow Mike's disclosure.
tracks
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From this reading The shanty by the tracks had never seen such rejoicing as occurred within its cheap walls that January evening.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading For he felt sure that he should find Mike upon his return from the store at nine o'clock, and that he would spend the night at home, as he sometimes did.
walls
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From this reading The shanty by the tracks had never seen such rejoicing as occurred within its cheap walls that January evening.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The shanty by the tracks had never seen such rejoicing as occurred within its cheap walls that January evening.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Pat had said nothing at supper time of his wonderful news concerning Mike.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He knew how anxious his brother would be to tell it himself, and he had left the tale of his own advancement to follow Mike's disclosure.
