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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 "When the devil was sick The devil a saint would be."
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Suddenly the truth dawned upon the boy's mind, and between the shock occasioned by the discovery and the sense of at least a month of vacation to be utterly lost, Jack became so weak and faint that when he at last reached home he dropped upon the office step and his head fell heavily against the door.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jack could not at first imagine why his arm should indulge in such sudden and terrible twinges and object so nervously to being rubbed or held.
arm
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From this reading The only consolation that Master Jack could conjure up, as he carried his broken arm home, was that his father would undoubtedly consider the disaster a sufficient punishment for the offense.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The only consolation that Master Jack could conjure up, as he carried his broken arm home, was that his father would undoubtedly consider the disaster a sufficient punishment for the offense.
assured
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From this reading The pain which it experienced from the shaking consequent upon running caused Jack to subside into a walk as soon as he had assured himself that he was not followed; even then the pain gave no indication of subsiding.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jack could not at first imagine why his arm should indulge in such sudden and terrible twinges and object so nervously to being rubbed or held.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "When the devil was sick The devil a saint would be."
became
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From this reading Suddenly the truth dawned upon the boy's mind, and between the shock occasioned by the discovery and the sense of at least a month of vacation to be utterly lost, Jack became so weak and faint that when he at last reached home he dropped upon the office step and his head fell heavily against the door.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Jack could not at first imagine why his arm should indulge in such sudden and terrible twinges and object so nervously to being rubbed or held.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Suddenly the truth dawned upon the boy's mind, and between the shock occasioned by the discovery and the sense of at least a month of vacation to be utterly lost, Jack became so weak and faint that when he at last reached home he dropped upon the office step and his head fell heavily against the door.
boy's
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From this reading Suddenly the truth dawned upon the boy's mind, and between the shock occasioned by the discovery and the sense of at least a month of vacation to be utterly lost, Jack became so weak and faint that when he at last reached home he dropped upon the office step and his head fell heavily against the door.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The only consolation that Master Jack could conjure up, as he carried his broken arm home, was that his father would undoubtedly consider the disaster a sufficient punishment for the offense.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Suddenly the truth dawned upon the boy's mind, and between the shock occasioned by the discovery and the sense of at least a month of vacation to be utterly lost, Jack became so weak and faint that when he at last reached home he dropped upon the office step and his head fell heavily against the door.
carried
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From this reading The only consolation that Master Jack could conjure up, as he carried his broken arm home, was that his father would undoubtedly consider the disaster a sufficient punishment for the offense.
caused
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From this reading The pain which it experienced from the shaking consequent upon running caused Jack to subside into a walk as soon as he had assured himself that he was not followed; even then the pain gave no indication of subsiding.
conjure
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From this reading The only consolation that Master Jack could conjure up, as he carried his broken arm home, was that his father would undoubtedly consider the disaster a sufficient punishment for the offense.
consequent
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From this reading The pain which it experienced from the shaking consequent upon running caused Jack to subside into a walk as soon as he had assured himself that he was not followed; even then the pain gave no indication of subsiding.
consider
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From this reading The only consolation that Master Jack could conjure up, as he carried his broken arm home, was that his father would undoubtedly consider the disaster a sufficient punishment for the offense.
consolation
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From this reading The only consolation that Master Jack could conjure up, as he carried his broken arm home, was that his father would undoubtedly consider the disaster a sufficient punishment for the offense.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The only consolation that Master Jack could conjure up, as he carried his broken arm home, was that his father would undoubtedly consider the disaster a sufficient punishment for the offense.
dawned
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From this reading Suddenly the truth dawned upon the boy's mind, and between the shock occasioned by the discovery and the sense of at least a month of vacation to be utterly lost, Jack became so weak and faint that when he at last reached home he dropped upon the office step and his head fell heavily against the door.
devil
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From this reading "When the devil was sick The devil a saint would be."
disaster
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From this reading The only consolation that Master Jack could conjure up, as he carried his broken arm home, was that his father would undoubtedly consider the disaster a sufficient punishment for the offense.
discovery
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From this reading Suddenly the truth dawned upon the boy's mind, and between the shock occasioned by the discovery and the sense of at least a month of vacation to be utterly lost, Jack became so weak and faint that when he at last reached home he dropped upon the office step and his head fell heavily against the door.
door
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From this reading Suddenly the truth dawned upon the boy's mind, and between the shock occasioned by the discovery and the sense of at least a month of vacation to be utterly lost, Jack became so weak and faint that when he at last reached home he dropped upon the office step and his head fell heavily against the door.
dropped
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From this reading Suddenly the truth dawned upon the boy's mind, and between the shock occasioned by the discovery and the sense of at least a month of vacation to be utterly lost, Jack became so weak and faint that when he at last reached home he dropped upon the office step and his head fell heavily against the door.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The pain which it experienced from the shaking consequent upon running caused Jack to subside into a walk as soon as he had assured himself that he was not followed; even then the pain gave no indication of subsiding.
experienced
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From this reading The pain which it experienced from the shaking consequent upon running caused Jack to subside into a walk as soon as he had assured himself that he was not followed; even then the pain gave no indication of subsiding.
faint
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From this reading Suddenly the truth dawned upon the boy's mind, and between the shock occasioned by the discovery and the sense of at least a month of vacation to be utterly lost, Jack became so weak and faint that when he at last reached home he dropped upon the office step and his head fell heavily against the door.
father
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From this reading The only consolation that Master Jack could conjure up, as he carried his broken arm home, was that his father would undoubtedly consider the disaster a sufficient punishment for the offense.
fell
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From this reading Suddenly the truth dawned upon the boy's mind, and between the shock occasioned by the discovery and the sense of at least a month of vacation to be utterly lost, Jack became so weak and faint that when he at last reached home he dropped upon the office step and his head fell heavily against the door.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jack could not at first imagine why his arm should indulge in such sudden and terrible twinges and object so nervously to being rubbed or held.
followed
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From this reading The pain which it experienced from the shaking consequent upon running caused Jack to subside into a walk as soon as he had assured himself that he was not followed; even then the pain gave no indication of subsiding.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The only consolation that Master Jack could conjure up, as he carried his broken arm home, was that his father would undoubtedly consider the disaster a sufficient punishment for the offense.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The pain which it experienced from the shaking consequent upon running caused Jack to subside into a walk as soon as he had assured himself that he was not followed; even then the pain gave no indication of subsiding.
gave
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From this reading The pain which it experienced from the shaking consequent upon running caused Jack to subside into a walk as soon as he had assured himself that he was not followed; even then the pain gave no indication of subsiding.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The pain which it experienced from the shaking consequent upon running caused Jack to subside into a walk as soon as he had assured himself that he was not followed; even then the pain gave no indication of subsiding.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The only consolation that Master Jack could conjure up, as he carried his broken arm home, was that his father would undoubtedly consider the disaster a sufficient punishment for the offense.
head
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From this reading Suddenly the truth dawned upon the boy's mind, and between the shock occasioned by the discovery and the sense of at least a month of vacation to be utterly lost, Jack became so weak and faint that when he at last reached home he dropped upon the office step and his head fell heavily against the door.
heavily
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From this reading Suddenly the truth dawned upon the boy's mind, and between the shock occasioned by the discovery and the sense of at least a month of vacation to be utterly lost, Jack became so weak and faint that when he at last reached home he dropped upon the office step and his head fell heavily against the door.
held
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From this reading Jack could not at first imagine why his arm should indulge in such sudden and terrible twinges and object so nervously to being rubbed or held.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The pain which it experienced from the shaking consequent upon running caused Jack to subside into a walk as soon as he had assured himself that he was not followed; even then the pain gave no indication of subsiding.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The only consolation that Master Jack could conjure up, as he carried his broken arm home, was that his father would undoubtedly consider the disaster a sufficient punishment for the offense.
home
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From this reading The only consolation that Master Jack could conjure up, as he carried his broken arm home, was that his father would undoubtedly consider the disaster a sufficient punishment for the offense.
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Jack could not at first imagine why his arm should indulge in such sudden and terrible twinges and object so nervously to being rubbed or held.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jack could not at first imagine why his arm should indulge in such sudden and terrible twinges and object so nervously to being rubbed or held.
indication
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From this reading The pain which it experienced from the shaking consequent upon running caused Jack to subside into a walk as soon as he had assured himself that he was not followed; even then the pain gave no indication of subsiding.
indulge
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From this reading Jack could not at first imagine why his arm should indulge in such sudden and terrible twinges and object so nervously to being rubbed or held.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The pain which it experienced from the shaking consequent upon running caused Jack to subside into a walk as soon as he had assured himself that he was not followed; even then the pain gave no indication of subsiding.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The pain which it experienced from the shaking consequent upon running caused Jack to subside into a walk as soon as he had assured himself that he was not followed; even then the pain gave no indication of subsiding.
Jack
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From this reading The only consolation that Master Jack could conjure up, as he carried his broken arm home, was that his father would undoubtedly consider the disaster a sufficient punishment for the offense.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Suddenly the truth dawned upon the boy's mind, and between the shock occasioned by the discovery and the sense of at least a month of vacation to be utterly lost, Jack became so weak and faint that when he at last reached home he dropped upon the office step and his head fell heavily against the door.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Suddenly the truth dawned upon the boy's mind, and between the shock occasioned by the discovery and the sense of at least a month of vacation to be utterly lost, Jack became so weak and faint that when he at last reached home he dropped upon the office step and his head fell heavily against the door.
lost
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From this reading Suddenly the truth dawned upon the boy's mind, and between the shock occasioned by the discovery and the sense of at least a month of vacation to be utterly lost, Jack became so weak and faint that when he at last reached home he dropped upon the office step and his head fell heavily against the door.
Master
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From this reading The only consolation that Master Jack could conjure up, as he carried his broken arm home, was that his father would undoubtedly consider the disaster a sufficient punishment for the offense.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Suddenly the truth dawned upon the boy's mind, and between the shock occasioned by the discovery and the sense of at least a month of vacation to be utterly lost, Jack became so weak and faint that when he at last reached home he dropped upon the office step and his head fell heavily against the door.
month
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From this reading Suddenly the truth dawned upon the boy's mind, and between the shock occasioned by the discovery and the sense of at least a month of vacation to be utterly lost, Jack became so weak and faint that when he at last reached home he dropped upon the office step and his head fell heavily against the door.
nervously
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From this reading Jack could not at first imagine why his arm should indulge in such sudden and terrible twinges and object so nervously to being rubbed or held.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The pain which it experienced from the shaking consequent upon running caused Jack to subside into a walk as soon as he had assured himself that he was not followed; even then the pain gave no indication of subsiding.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Jack could not at first imagine why his arm should indulge in such sudden and terrible twinges and object so nervously to being rubbed or held.
object
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From this reading Jack could not at first imagine why his arm should indulge in such sudden and terrible twinges and object so nervously to being rubbed or held.
occasioned
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From this reading Suddenly the truth dawned upon the boy's mind, and between the shock occasioned by the discovery and the sense of at least a month of vacation to be utterly lost, Jack became so weak and faint that when he at last reached home he dropped upon the office step and his head fell heavily against the door.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The pain which it experienced from the shaking consequent upon running caused Jack to subside into a walk as soon as he had assured himself that he was not followed; even then the pain gave no indication of subsiding.
offense
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From this reading The only consolation that Master Jack could conjure up, as he carried his broken arm home, was that his father would undoubtedly consider the disaster a sufficient punishment for the offense.
office
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From this reading Suddenly the truth dawned upon the boy's mind, and between the shock occasioned by the discovery and the sense of at least a month of vacation to be utterly lost, Jack became so weak and faint that when he at last reached home he dropped upon the office step and his head fell heavily against the door.
only
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From this reading The only consolation that Master Jack could conjure up, as he carried his broken arm home, was that his father would undoubtedly consider the disaster a sufficient punishment for the offense.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Jack could not at first imagine why his arm should indulge in such sudden and terrible twinges and object so nervously to being rubbed or held.
pain
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From this reading The pain which it experienced from the shaking consequent upon running caused Jack to subside into a walk as soon as he had assured himself that he was not followed; even then the pain gave no indication of subsiding.
punishment
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From this reading The only consolation that Master Jack could conjure up, as he carried his broken arm home, was that his father would undoubtedly consider the disaster a sufficient punishment for the offense.
reached
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From this reading Suddenly the truth dawned upon the boy's mind, and between the shock occasioned by the discovery and the sense of at least a month of vacation to be utterly lost, Jack became so weak and faint that when he at last reached home he dropped upon the office step and his head fell heavily against the door.
rubbed
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From this reading Jack could not at first imagine why his arm should indulge in such sudden and terrible twinges and object so nervously to being rubbed or held.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The pain which it experienced from the shaking consequent upon running caused Jack to subside into a walk as soon as he had assured himself that he was not followed; even then the pain gave no indication of subsiding.
saint
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From this reading "When the devil was sick The devil a saint would be."
sense
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From this reading Suddenly the truth dawned upon the boy's mind, and between the shock occasioned by the discovery and the sense of at least a month of vacation to be utterly lost, Jack became so weak and faint that when he at last reached home he dropped upon the office step and his head fell heavily against the door.
shakingnounUS /ˈshaking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The pain which it experienced from the shaking consequent upon running caused Jack to subside into a walk as soon as he had assured himself that he was not followed; even then the pain gave no indication of subsiding.
shock
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From this reading Suddenly the truth dawned upon the boy's mind, and between the shock occasioned by the discovery and the sense of at least a month of vacation to be utterly lost, Jack became so weak and faint that when he at last reached home he dropped upon the office step and his head fell heavily against the door.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Jack could not at first imagine why his arm should indulge in such sudden and terrible twinges and object so nervously to being rubbed or held.
sick
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From this reading "When the devil was sick The devil a saint would be."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Jack could not at first imagine why his arm should indulge in such sudden and terrible twinges and object so nervously to being rubbed or held.
soon
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From this reading The pain which it experienced from the shaking consequent upon running caused Jack to subside into a walk as soon as he had assured himself that he was not followed; even then the pain gave no indication of subsiding.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Suddenly the truth dawned upon the boy's mind, and between the shock occasioned by the discovery and the sense of at least a month of vacation to be utterly lost, Jack became so weak and faint that when he at last reached home he dropped upon the office step and his head fell heavily against the door.
subside
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From this reading The pain which it experienced from the shaking consequent upon running caused Jack to subside into a walk as soon as he had assured himself that he was not followed; even then the pain gave no indication of subsiding.
subsidingadjectiveUS /səbˈsaɪdɪŋ/
becoming less strong or severe
From this reading The pain which it experienced from the shaking consequent upon running caused Jack to subside into a walk as soon as he had assured himself that he was not followed; even then the pain gave no indication of subsiding.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Jack could not at first imagine why his arm should indulge in such sudden and terrible twinges and object so nervously to being rubbed or held.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jack could not at first imagine why his arm should indulge in such sudden and terrible twinges and object so nervously to being rubbed or held.
SuddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly the truth dawned upon the boy's mind, and between the shock occasioned by the discovery and the sense of at least a month of vacation to be utterly lost, Jack became so weak and faint that when he at last reached home he dropped upon the office step and his head fell heavily against the door.
sufficient
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From this reading The only consolation that Master Jack could conjure up, as he carried his broken arm home, was that his father would undoubtedly consider the disaster a sufficient punishment for the offense.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Jack could not at first imagine why his arm should indulge in such sudden and terrible twinges and object so nervously to being rubbed or held.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The only consolation that Master Jack could conjure up, as he carried his broken arm home, was that his father would undoubtedly consider the disaster a sufficient punishment for the offense.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "When the devil was sick The devil a saint would be."
then
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From this reading The pain which it experienced from the shaking consequent upon running caused Jack to subside into a walk as soon as he had assured himself that he was not followed; even then the pain gave no indication of subsiding.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jack could not at first imagine why his arm should indulge in such sudden and terrible twinges and object so nervously to being rubbed or held.
truth
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From this reading Suddenly the truth dawned upon the boy's mind, and between the shock occasioned by the discovery and the sense of at least a month of vacation to be utterly lost, Jack became so weak and faint that when he at last reached home he dropped upon the office step and his head fell heavily against the door.
twinges
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From this reading Jack could not at first imagine why his arm should indulge in such sudden and terrible twinges and object so nervously to being rubbed or held.
undoubtedly
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From this reading The only consolation that Master Jack could conjure up, as he carried his broken arm home, was that his father would undoubtedly consider the disaster a sufficient punishment for the offense.
up
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From this reading The only consolation that Master Jack could conjure up, as he carried his broken arm home, was that his father would undoubtedly consider the disaster a sufficient punishment for the offense.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The pain which it experienced from the shaking consequent upon running caused Jack to subside into a walk as soon as he had assured himself that he was not followed; even then the pain gave no indication of subsiding.
utterly
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From this reading Suddenly the truth dawned upon the boy's mind, and between the shock occasioned by the discovery and the sense of at least a month of vacation to be utterly lost, Jack became so weak and faint that when he at last reached home he dropped upon the office step and his head fell heavily against the door.
vacation
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From this reading Suddenly the truth dawned upon the boy's mind, and between the shock occasioned by the discovery and the sense of at least a month of vacation to be utterly lost, Jack became so weak and faint that when he at last reached home he dropped upon the office step and his head fell heavily against the door.
walk
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From this reading The pain which it experienced from the shaking consequent upon running caused Jack to subside into a walk as soon as he had assured himself that he was not followed; even then the pain gave no indication of subsiding.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "When the devil was sick The devil a saint would be."
weak
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From this reading Suddenly the truth dawned upon the boy's mind, and between the shock occasioned by the discovery and the sense of at least a month of vacation to be utterly lost, Jack became so weak and faint that when he at last reached home he dropped upon the office step and his head fell heavily against the door.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "When the devil was sick The devil a saint would be."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The pain which it experienced from the shaking consequent upon running caused Jack to subside into a walk as soon as he had assured himself that he was not followed; even then the pain gave no indication of subsiding.
why
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From this reading Jack could not at first imagine why his arm should indulge in such sudden and terrible twinges and object so nervously to being rubbed or held.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "When the devil was sick The devil a saint would be."
