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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 Let us leave Ralph for a short time and go back to Westville and see what was occurring at that place during his absence.
absence
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From this reading Let us leave Ralph for a short time and go back to Westville and see what was occurring at that place during his absence.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She took supper alone, after waiting until eight o'clock for him to make his appearance, and then took a walk down to the bridge where her son was in the habit of tying up.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She took supper alone, after waiting until eight o'clock for him to make his appearance, and then took a walk down to the bridge where her son was in the habit of tying up.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Let us leave Ralph for a short time and go back to Westville and see what was occurring at that place during his absence.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading "Have you seen anything of Ralph?" she asked of Dan Pickley, who sat in the office, counting his tolls for the day.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She took supper alone, after waiting until eight o'clock for him to make his appearance, and then took a walk down to the bridge where her son was in the habit of tying up.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Have you seen anything of Ralph?" she asked of Dan Pickley, who sat in the office, counting his tolls for the day.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Let us leave Ralph for a short time and go back to Westville and see what was occurring at that place during his absence.
back
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From this reading Let us leave Ralph for a short time and go back to Westville and see what was occurring at that place during his absence.
Big
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From this reading Of course, when the boy did not return in the evening from his trip up Big Silver Lake, Mrs. Nelson was much worried over his absence.
boy
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From this reading Of course, when the boy did not return in the evening from his trip up Big Silver Lake, Mrs. Nelson was much worried over his absence.
bridge
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From this reading She took supper alone, after waiting until eight o'clock for him to make his appearance, and then took a walk down to the bridge where her son was in the habit of tying up.
counting
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From this reading "Have you seen anything of Ralph?" she asked of Dan Pickley, who sat in the office, counting his tolls for the day.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course, when the boy did not return in the evening from his trip up Big Silver Lake, Mrs. Nelson was much worried over his absence.
Dan
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From this reading "Have you seen anything of Ralph?" she asked of Dan Pickley, who sat in the office, counting his tolls for the day.
day
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From this reading "Have you seen anything of Ralph?" she asked of Dan Pickley, who sat in the office, counting his tolls for the day.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Of course, when the boy did not return in the evening from his trip up Big Silver Lake, Mrs. Nelson was much worried over his absence.
down
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From this reading She took supper alone, after waiting until eight o'clock for him to make his appearance, and then took a walk down to the bridge where her son was in the habit of tying up.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Let us leave Ralph for a short time and go back to Westville and see what was occurring at that place during his absence.
eight
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From this reading She took supper alone, after waiting until eight o'clock for him to make his appearance, and then took a walk down to the bridge where her son was in the habit of tying up.
evening
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From this reading Of course, when the boy did not return in the evening from his trip up Big Silver Lake, Mrs. Nelson was much worried over his absence.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Let us leave Ralph for a short time and go back to Westville and see what was occurring at that place during his absence.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Of course, when the boy did not return in the evening from his trip up Big Silver Lake, Mrs. Nelson was much worried over his absence.
go
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From this reading Let us leave Ralph for a short time and go back to Westville and see what was occurring at that place during his absence.
habit
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From this reading She took supper alone, after waiting until eight o'clock for him to make his appearance, and then took a walk down to the bridge where her son was in the habit of tying up.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you seen anything of Ralph?" she asked of Dan Pickley, who sat in the office, counting his tolls for the day.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She took supper alone, after waiting until eight o'clock for him to make his appearance, and then took a walk down to the bridge where her son was in the habit of tying up.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She took supper alone, after waiting until eight o'clock for him to make his appearance, and then took a walk down to the bridge where her son was in the habit of tying up.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Let us leave Ralph for a short time and go back to Westville and see what was occurring at that place during his absence.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Of course, when the boy did not return in the evening from his trip up Big Silver Lake, Mrs. Nelson was much worried over his absence.
Lake
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From this reading Of course, when the boy did not return in the evening from his trip up Big Silver Lake, Mrs. Nelson was much worried over his absence.
leave
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From this reading Let us leave Ralph for a short time and go back to Westville and see what was occurring at that place during his absence.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let us leave Ralph for a short time and go back to Westville and see what was occurring at that place during his absence.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She took supper alone, after waiting until eight o'clock for him to make his appearance, and then took a walk down to the bridge where her son was in the habit of tying up.
MOVE
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From this reading SQUIRE PAGET'S MOVE.
Mrs
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From this reading Of course, when the boy did not return in the evening from his trip up Big Silver Lake, Mrs. Nelson was much worried over his absence.
much
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From this reading Of course, when the boy did not return in the evening from his trip up Big Silver Lake, Mrs. Nelson was much worried over his absence.
Nelson
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From this reading Of course, when the boy did not return in the evening from his trip up Big Silver Lake, Mrs. Nelson was much worried over his absence.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Of course, when the boy did not return in the evening from his trip up Big Silver Lake, Mrs. Nelson was much worried over his absence.
o'clock
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From this reading She took supper alone, after waiting until eight o'clock for him to make his appearance, and then took a walk down to the bridge where her son was in the habit of tying up.
occurring
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From this reading Let us leave Ralph for a short time and go back to Westville and see what was occurring at that place during his absence.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course, when the boy did not return in the evening from his trip up Big Silver Lake, Mrs. Nelson was much worried over his absence.
office
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From this reading "Have you seen anything of Ralph?" she asked of Dan Pickley, who sat in the office, counting his tolls for the day.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Of course, when the boy did not return in the evening from his trip up Big Silver Lake, Mrs. Nelson was much worried over his absence.
PAGET'S
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From this reading SQUIRE PAGET'S MOVE.
Pickley
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From this reading "Have you seen anything of Ralph?" she asked of Dan Pickley, who sat in the office, counting his tolls for the day.
place
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From this reading Let us leave Ralph for a short time and go back to Westville and see what was occurring at that place during his absence.
Ralph
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From this reading Let us leave Ralph for a short time and go back to Westville and see what was occurring at that place during his absence.
return
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From this reading Of course, when the boy did not return in the evening from his trip up Big Silver Lake, Mrs. Nelson was much worried over his absence.
sat
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From this reading "Have you seen anything of Ralph?" she asked of Dan Pickley, who sat in the office, counting his tolls for the day.
see
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From this reading Let us leave Ralph for a short time and go back to Westville and see what was occurring at that place during his absence.
seen
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From this reading "Have you seen anything of Ralph?" she asked of Dan Pickley, who sat in the office, counting his tolls for the day.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She took supper alone, after waiting until eight o'clock for him to make his appearance, and then took a walk down to the bridge where her son was in the habit of tying up.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Let us leave Ralph for a short time and go back to Westville and see what was occurring at that place during his absence.
Silver
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From this reading Of course, when the boy did not return in the evening from his trip up Big Silver Lake, Mrs. Nelson was much worried over his absence.
son
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From this reading She took supper alone, after waiting until eight o'clock for him to make his appearance, and then took a walk down to the bridge where her son was in the habit of tying up.
SQUIRE
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From this reading SQUIRE PAGET'S MOVE.
supper
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From this reading She took supper alone, after waiting until eight o'clock for him to make his appearance, and then took a walk down to the bridge where her son was in the habit of tying up.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Let us leave Ralph for a short time and go back to Westville and see what was occurring at that place during his absence.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Of course, when the boy did not return in the evening from his trip up Big Silver Lake, Mrs. Nelson was much worried over his absence.
then
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From this reading She took supper alone, after waiting until eight o'clock for him to make his appearance, and then took a walk down to the bridge where her son was in the habit of tying up.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Let us leave Ralph for a short time and go back to Westville and see what was occurring at that place during his absence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Let us leave Ralph for a short time and go back to Westville and see what was occurring at that place during his absence.
tolls
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From this reading "Have you seen anything of Ralph?" she asked of Dan Pickley, who sat in the office, counting his tolls for the day.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She took supper alone, after waiting until eight o'clock for him to make his appearance, and then took a walk down to the bridge where her son was in the habit of tying up.
trip
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From this reading Of course, when the boy did not return in the evening from his trip up Big Silver Lake, Mrs. Nelson was much worried over his absence.
tying
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From this reading She took supper alone, after waiting until eight o'clock for him to make his appearance, and then took a walk down to the bridge where her son was in the habit of tying up.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She took supper alone, after waiting until eight o'clock for him to make his appearance, and then took a walk down to the bridge where her son was in the habit of tying up.
up
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From this reading Of course, when the boy did not return in the evening from his trip up Big Silver Lake, Mrs. Nelson was much worried over his absence.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let us leave Ralph for a short time and go back to Westville and see what was occurring at that place during his absence.
waiting
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From this reading She took supper alone, after waiting until eight o'clock for him to make his appearance, and then took a walk down to the bridge where her son was in the habit of tying up.
walk
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From this reading She took supper alone, after waiting until eight o'clock for him to make his appearance, and then took a walk down to the bridge where her son was in the habit of tying up.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Let us leave Ralph for a short time and go back to Westville and see what was occurring at that place during his absence.
Westville
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From this reading Let us leave Ralph for a short time and go back to Westville and see what was occurring at that place during his absence.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Let us leave Ralph for a short time and go back to Westville and see what was occurring at that place during his absence.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Of course, when the boy did not return in the evening from his trip up Big Silver Lake, Mrs. Nelson was much worried over his absence.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She took supper alone, after waiting until eight o'clock for him to make his appearance, and then took a walk down to the bridge where her son was in the habit of tying up.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Have you seen anything of Ralph?" she asked of Dan Pickley, who sat in the office, counting his tolls for the day.
worried
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From this reading Of course, when the boy did not return in the evening from his trip up Big Silver Lake, Mrs. Nelson was much worried over his absence.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you seen anything of Ralph?" she asked of Dan Pickley, who sat in the office, counting his tolls for the day.
