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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 But Mr. Hickey accomplished the feat, with a patience and firmness which won for him the loud encomiums of Mrs. Stanford's Irish Annie, who came out bare-armed to assist in the operation.
accomplished
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From this reading But Mr. Hickey accomplished the feat, with a patience and firmness which won for him the loud encomiums of Mrs. Stanford's Irish Annie, who came out bare-armed to assist in the operation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But Mr. Hickey accomplished the feat, with a patience and firmness which won for him the loud encomiums of Mrs. Stanford's Irish Annie, who came out bare-armed to assist in the operation.
Annie
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From this reading But Mr. Hickey accomplished the feat, with a patience and firmness which won for him the loud encomiums of Mrs. Stanford's Irish Annie, who came out bare-armed to assist in the operation.
assist
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From this reading But Mr. Hickey accomplished the feat, with a patience and firmness which won for him the loud encomiums of Mrs. Stanford's Irish Annie, who came out bare-armed to assist in the operation.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Oh, you're the bad boy entirely!" she said to Robbie, who stared open-mouthed at the scene from the safe vantage ground of the back stoop.
back
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From this reading "Oh, you're the bad boy entirely!" she said to Robbie, who stared open-mouthed at the scene from the safe vantage ground of the back stoop.
bad
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From this reading "Oh, you're the bad boy entirely!" she said to Robbie, who stared open-mouthed at the scene from the safe vantage ground of the back stoop.
bare-armed
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From this reading But Mr. Hickey accomplished the feat, with a patience and firmness which won for him the loud encomiums of Mrs. Stanford's Irish Annie, who came out bare-armed to assist in the operation.
boy
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From this reading "Oh, you're the bad boy entirely!" she said to Robbie, who stared open-mouthed at the scene from the safe vantage ground of the back stoop.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Mr. Hickey accomplished the feat, with a patience and firmness which won for him the loud encomiums of Mrs. Stanford's Irish Annie, who came out bare-armed to assist in the operation.
came
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From this reading But Mr. Hickey accomplished the feat, with a patience and firmness which won for him the loud encomiums of Mrs. Stanford's Irish Annie, who came out bare-armed to assist in the operation.
coolly
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From this reading "I wanted to see if it was true," said Master Stanford coolly.
cowld
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From this reading "Many's the time I've towld what would happen to yez if you put yer tongue t' th' fence in cowld weather."
detach
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From this reading It was the work of several moments to successfully detach the rash experimenter from his uncomfortable proximity to the iron fence.
encomiums
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From this reading But Mr. Hickey accomplished the feat, with a patience and firmness which won for him the loud encomiums of Mrs. Stanford's Irish Annie, who came out bare-armed to assist in the operation.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Oh, you're the bad boy entirely!" she said to Robbie, who stared open-mouthed at the scene from the safe vantage ground of the back stoop.
experimenter
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From this reading It was the work of several moments to successfully detach the rash experimenter from his uncomfortable proximity to the iron fence.
feat
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From this reading But Mr. Hickey accomplished the feat, with a patience and firmness which won for him the loud encomiums of Mrs. Stanford's Irish Annie, who came out bare-armed to assist in the operation.
fence
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From this reading It was the work of several moments to successfully detach the rash experimenter from his uncomfortable proximity to the iron fence.
firmness
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From this reading But Mr. Hickey accomplished the feat, with a patience and firmness which won for him the loud encomiums of Mrs. Stanford's Irish Annie, who came out bare-armed to assist in the operation.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But Mr. Hickey accomplished the feat, with a patience and firmness which won for him the loud encomiums of Mrs. Stanford's Irish Annie, who came out bare-armed to assist in the operation.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was the work of several moments to successfully detach the rash experimenter from his uncomfortable proximity to the iron fence.
ground
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From this reading "Oh, you're the bad boy entirely!" she said to Robbie, who stared open-mouthed at the scene from the safe vantage ground of the back stoop.
happen
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From this reading "Many's the time I've towld what would happen to yez if you put yer tongue t' th' fence in cowld weather."
Hickey
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From this reading But Mr. Hickey accomplished the feat, with a patience and firmness which won for him the loud encomiums of Mrs. Stanford's Irish Annie, who came out bare-armed to assist in the operation.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But Mr. Hickey accomplished the feat, with a patience and firmness which won for him the loud encomiums of Mrs. Stanford's Irish Annie, who came out bare-armed to assist in the operation.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was the work of several moments to successfully detach the rash experimenter from his uncomfortable proximity to the iron fence.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wanted to see if it was true," said Master Stanford coolly.
I've
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From this reading "Many's the time I've towld what would happen to yez if you put yer tongue t' th' fence in cowld weather."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Many's the time I've towld what would happen to yez if you put yer tongue t' th' fence in cowld weather."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But Mr. Hickey accomplished the feat, with a patience and firmness which won for him the loud encomiums of Mrs. Stanford's Irish Annie, who came out bare-armed to assist in the operation.
Irish
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From this reading But Mr. Hickey accomplished the feat, with a patience and firmness which won for him the loud encomiums of Mrs. Stanford's Irish Annie, who came out bare-armed to assist in the operation.
iron
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From this reading It was the work of several moments to successfully detach the rash experimenter from his uncomfortable proximity to the iron fence.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the work of several moments to successfully detach the rash experimenter from his uncomfortable proximity to the iron fence.
loud
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From this reading But Mr. Hickey accomplished the feat, with a patience and firmness which won for him the loud encomiums of Mrs. Stanford's Irish Annie, who came out bare-armed to assist in the operation.
Many's
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From this reading "Many's the time I've towld what would happen to yez if you put yer tongue t' th' fence in cowld weather."
Master
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From this reading "I wanted to see if it was true," said Master Stanford coolly.
moments
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From this reading It was the work of several moments to successfully detach the rash experimenter from his uncomfortable proximity to the iron fence.
Mr
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From this reading But Mr. Hickey accomplished the feat, with a patience and firmness which won for him the loud encomiums of Mrs. Stanford's Irish Annie, who came out bare-armed to assist in the operation.
Mrs
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From this reading But Mr. Hickey accomplished the feat, with a patience and firmness which won for him the loud encomiums of Mrs. Stanford's Irish Annie, who came out bare-armed to assist in the operation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the work of several moments to successfully detach the rash experimenter from his uncomfortable proximity to the iron fence.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, you're the bad boy entirely!" she said to Robbie, who stared open-mouthed at the scene from the safe vantage ground of the back stoop.
open-mouthed
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From this reading "Oh, you're the bad boy entirely!" she said to Robbie, who stared open-mouthed at the scene from the safe vantage ground of the back stoop.
operation
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From this reading But Mr. Hickey accomplished the feat, with a patience and firmness which won for him the loud encomiums of Mrs. Stanford's Irish Annie, who came out bare-armed to assist in the operation.
out
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From this reading But Mr. Hickey accomplished the feat, with a patience and firmness which won for him the loud encomiums of Mrs. Stanford's Irish Annie, who came out bare-armed to assist in the operation.
patience
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From this reading But Mr. Hickey accomplished the feat, with a patience and firmness which won for him the loud encomiums of Mrs. Stanford's Irish Annie, who came out bare-armed to assist in the operation.
proximity
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From this reading It was the work of several moments to successfully detach the rash experimenter from his uncomfortable proximity to the iron fence.
put
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From this reading "Many's the time I've towld what would happen to yez if you put yer tongue t' th' fence in cowld weather."
rash
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From this reading It was the work of several moments to successfully detach the rash experimenter from his uncomfortable proximity to the iron fence.
Robbie
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From this reading "Oh, you're the bad boy entirely!" she said to Robbie, who stared open-mouthed at the scene from the safe vantage ground of the back stoop.
safe
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From this reading "Oh, you're the bad boy entirely!" she said to Robbie, who stared open-mouthed at the scene from the safe vantage ground of the back stoop.
said
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From this reading "Oh, you're the bad boy entirely!" she said to Robbie, who stared open-mouthed at the scene from the safe vantage ground of the back stoop.
scene
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From this reading "Oh, you're the bad boy entirely!" she said to Robbie, who stared open-mouthed at the scene from the safe vantage ground of the back stoop.
see
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From this reading "I wanted to see if it was true," said Master Stanford coolly.
several
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From this reading It was the work of several moments to successfully detach the rash experimenter from his uncomfortable proximity to the iron fence.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, you're the bad boy entirely!" she said to Robbie, who stared open-mouthed at the scene from the safe vantage ground of the back stoop.
Stanford
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From this reading "I wanted to see if it was true," said Master Stanford coolly.
Stanford's
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From this reading But Mr. Hickey accomplished the feat, with a patience and firmness which won for him the loud encomiums of Mrs. Stanford's Irish Annie, who came out bare-armed to assist in the operation.
stared
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From this reading "Oh, you're the bad boy entirely!" she said to Robbie, who stared open-mouthed at the scene from the safe vantage ground of the back stoop.
stoop
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From this reading "Oh, you're the bad boy entirely!" she said to Robbie, who stared open-mouthed at the scene from the safe vantage ground of the back stoop.
successfully
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From this reading It was the work of several moments to successfully detach the rash experimenter from his uncomfortable proximity to the iron fence.
t
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From this reading "Many's the time I've towld what would happen to yez if you put yer tongue t' th' fence in cowld weather."
th
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From this reading "Many's the time I've towld what would happen to yez if you put yer tongue t' th' fence in cowld weather."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the work of several moments to successfully detach the rash experimenter from his uncomfortable proximity to the iron fence.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Many's the time I've towld what would happen to yez if you put yer tongue t' th' fence in cowld weather."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was the work of several moments to successfully detach the rash experimenter from his uncomfortable proximity to the iron fence.
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Many's the time I've towld what would happen to yez if you put yer tongue t' th' fence in cowld weather."
towld
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From this reading "Many's the time I've towld what would happen to yez if you put yer tongue t' th' fence in cowld weather."
true
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From this reading "I wanted to see if it was true," said Master Stanford coolly.
uncomfortable
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From this reading It was the work of several moments to successfully detach the rash experimenter from his uncomfortable proximity to the iron fence.
vantage
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From this reading "Oh, you're the bad boy entirely!" she said to Robbie, who stared open-mouthed at the scene from the safe vantage ground of the back stoop.
wanted
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From this reading "I wanted to see if it was true," said Master Stanford coolly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the work of several moments to successfully detach the rash experimenter from his uncomfortable proximity to the iron fence.
weather
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From this reading "Many's the time I've towld what would happen to yez if you put yer tongue t' th' fence in cowld weather."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Many's the time I've towld what would happen to yez if you put yer tongue t' th' fence in cowld weather."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But Mr. Hickey accomplished the feat, with a patience and firmness which won for him the loud encomiums of Mrs. Stanford's Irish Annie, who came out bare-armed to assist in the operation.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But Mr. Hickey accomplished the feat, with a patience and firmness which won for him the loud encomiums of Mrs. Stanford's Irish Annie, who came out bare-armed to assist in the operation.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But Mr. Hickey accomplished the feat, with a patience and firmness which won for him the loud encomiums of Mrs. Stanford's Irish Annie, who came out bare-armed to assist in the operation.
won
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From this reading But Mr. Hickey accomplished the feat, with a patience and firmness which won for him the loud encomiums of Mrs. Stanford's Irish Annie, who came out bare-armed to assist in the operation.
work
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From this reading It was the work of several moments to successfully detach the rash experimenter from his uncomfortable proximity to the iron fence.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Many's the time I've towld what would happen to yez if you put yer tongue t' th' fence in cowld weather."
yer
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From this reading "Many's the time I've towld what would happen to yez if you put yer tongue t' th' fence in cowld weather."
yez
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From this reading "Many's the time I've towld what would happen to yez if you put yer tongue t' th' fence in cowld weather."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Many's the time I've towld what would happen to yez if you put yer tongue t' th' fence in cowld weather."
you're
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From this reading "Oh, you're the bad boy entirely!" she said to Robbie, who stared open-mouthed at the scene from the safe vantage ground of the back stoop.
