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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 I have added some details, but only a couple of them are important ones.
accused
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From this reading [Note: Strange as the incidents of this story are, they are not inventions, but facts—even to the public confession of the accused.
actors
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From this reading I take them from an old-time Swedish criminal trial, change the actors, and transfer the scenes to America.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have added some details, but only a couple of them are important ones.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Well, it was the next spring after me and Tom Sawyer set our old nigger Jim free, the time he was chained up for a runaway slave down there on Tom’s uncle Silas’s farm in Arkansaw.
America
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From this reading I take them from an old-time Swedish criminal trial, change the actors, and transfer the scenes to America.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I take them from an old-time Swedish criminal trial, change the actors, and transfer the scenes to America.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I take them from an old-time Swedish criminal trial, change the actors, and transfer the scenes to America.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading [Note: Strange as the incidents of this story are, they are not inventions, but facts—even to the public confession of the accused.
Arkansaw
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From this reading Well, it was the next spring after me and Tom Sawyer set our old nigger Jim free, the time he was chained up for a runaway slave down there on Tom’s uncle Silas’s farm in Arkansaw.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading [Note: Strange as the incidents of this story are, they are not inventions, but facts—even to the public confession of the accused.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading [Note: Strange as the incidents of this story are, they are not inventions, but facts—even to the public confession of the accused.
chained
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From this reading Well, it was the next spring after me and Tom Sawyer set our old nigger Jim free, the time he was chained up for a runaway slave down there on Tom’s uncle Silas’s farm in Arkansaw.
change
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From this reading I take them from an old-time Swedish criminal trial, change the actors, and transfer the scenes to America.
confession
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From this reading [Note: Strange as the incidents of this story are, they are not inventions, but facts—even to the public confession of the accused.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading I have added some details, but only a couple of them are important ones.
criminal
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detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I have added some details, but only a couple of them are important ones.
down
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From this reading Well, it was the next spring after me and Tom Sawyer set our old nigger Jim free, the time he was chained up for a runaway slave down there on Tom’s uncle Silas’s farm in Arkansaw.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [Note: Strange as the incidents of this story are, they are not inventions, but facts—even to the public confession of the accused.
facts
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From this reading [Note: Strange as the incidents of this story are, they are not inventions, but facts—even to the public confession of the accused.
farm
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From this reading Well, it was the next spring after me and Tom Sawyer set our old nigger Jim free, the time he was chained up for a runaway slave down there on Tom’s uncle Silas’s farm in Arkansaw.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Well, it was the next spring after me and Tom Sawyer set our old nigger Jim free, the time he was chained up for a runaway slave down there on Tom’s uncle Silas’s farm in Arkansaw.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Well, it was the next spring after me and Tom Sawyer set our old nigger Jim free, the time he was chained up for a runaway slave down there on Tom’s uncle Silas’s farm in Arkansaw.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I take them from an old-time Swedish criminal trial, change the actors, and transfer the scenes to America.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have added some details, but only a couple of them are important ones.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Well, it was the next spring after me and Tom Sawyer set our old nigger Jim free, the time he was chained up for a runaway slave down there on Tom’s uncle Silas’s farm in Arkansaw.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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important
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From this reading I have added some details, but only a couple of them are important ones.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Well, it was the next spring after me and Tom Sawyer set our old nigger Jim free, the time he was chained up for a runaway slave down there on Tom’s uncle Silas’s farm in Arkansaw.
incidents
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From this reading [Note: Strange as the incidents of this story are, they are not inventions, but facts—even to the public confession of the accused.
inventions
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From this reading [Note: Strange as the incidents of this story are, they are not inventions, but facts—even to the public confession of the accused.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Well, it was the next spring after me and Tom Sawyer set our old nigger Jim free, the time he was chained up for a runaway slave down there on Tom’s uncle Silas’s farm in Arkansaw.
Jim
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From this reading Well, it was the next spring after me and Tom Sawyer set our old nigger Jim free, the time he was chained up for a runaway slave down there on Tom’s uncle Silas’s farm in Arkansaw.
M
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From this reading — M. T.]
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Well, it was the next spring after me and Tom Sawyer set our old nigger Jim free, the time he was chained up for a runaway slave down there on Tom’s uncle Silas’s farm in Arkansaw.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, it was the next spring after me and Tom Sawyer set our old nigger Jim free, the time he was chained up for a runaway slave down there on Tom’s uncle Silas’s farm in Arkansaw.
nigger
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From this reading Well, it was the next spring after me and Tom Sawyer set our old nigger Jim free, the time he was chained up for a runaway slave down there on Tom’s uncle Silas’s farm in Arkansaw.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading [Note: Strange as the incidents of this story are, they are not inventions, but facts—even to the public confession of the accused.
Note
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From this reading [Note: Strange as the incidents of this story are, they are not inventions, but facts—even to the public confession of the accused.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [Note: Strange as the incidents of this story are, they are not inventions, but facts—even to the public confession of the accused.
old
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From this reading Well, it was the next spring after me and Tom Sawyer set our old nigger Jim free, the time he was chained up for a runaway slave down there on Tom’s uncle Silas’s farm in Arkansaw.
old-time
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From this reading I take them from an old-time Swedish criminal trial, change the actors, and transfer the scenes to America.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Well, it was the next spring after me and Tom Sawyer set our old nigger Jim free, the time he was chained up for a runaway slave down there on Tom’s uncle Silas’s farm in Arkansaw.
ones
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From this reading I have added some details, but only a couple of them are important ones.
only
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From this reading I have added some details, but only a couple of them are important ones.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Well, it was the next spring after me and Tom Sawyer set our old nigger Jim free, the time he was chained up for a runaway slave down there on Tom’s uncle Silas’s farm in Arkansaw.
public
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runaway
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From this reading Well, it was the next spring after me and Tom Sawyer set our old nigger Jim free, the time he was chained up for a runaway slave down there on Tom’s uncle Silas’s farm in Arkansaw.
Sawyer
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From this reading Well, it was the next spring after me and Tom Sawyer set our old nigger Jim free, the time he was chained up for a runaway slave down there on Tom’s uncle Silas’s farm in Arkansaw.
scenes
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set
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From this reading Well, it was the next spring after me and Tom Sawyer set our old nigger Jim free, the time he was chained up for a runaway slave down there on Tom’s uncle Silas’s farm in Arkansaw.
Silas's
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From this reading Well, it was the next spring after me and Tom Sawyer set our old nigger Jim free, the time he was chained up for a runaway slave down there on Tom’s uncle Silas’s farm in Arkansaw.
slave
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From this reading Well, it was the next spring after me and Tom Sawyer set our old nigger Jim free, the time he was chained up for a runaway slave down there on Tom’s uncle Silas’s farm in Arkansaw.
some
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From this reading I have added some details, but only a couple of them are important ones.
spring
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From this reading Well, it was the next spring after me and Tom Sawyer set our old nigger Jim free, the time he was chained up for a runaway slave down there on Tom’s uncle Silas’s farm in Arkansaw.
story
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Strange
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From this reading [Note: Strange as the incidents of this story are, they are not inventions, but facts—even to the public confession of the accused.
Swedish
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T
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From this reading — M. T.]
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I take them from an old-time Swedish criminal trial, change the actors, and transfer the scenes to America.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Note: Strange as the incidents of this story are, they are not inventions, but facts—even to the public confession of the accused.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I take them from an old-time Swedish criminal trial, change the actors, and transfer the scenes to America.
there
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From this reading Well, it was the next spring after me and Tom Sawyer set our old nigger Jim free, the time he was chained up for a runaway slave down there on Tom’s uncle Silas’s farm in Arkansaw.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [Note: Strange as the incidents of this story are, they are not inventions, but facts—even to the public confession of the accused.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading [Note: Strange as the incidents of this story are, they are not inventions, but facts—even to the public confession of the accused.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, it was the next spring after me and Tom Sawyer set our old nigger Jim free, the time he was chained up for a runaway slave down there on Tom’s uncle Silas’s farm in Arkansaw.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [Note: Strange as the incidents of this story are, they are not inventions, but facts—even to the public confession of the accused.
Tom
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From this reading Well, it was the next spring after me and Tom Sawyer set our old nigger Jim free, the time he was chained up for a runaway slave down there on Tom’s uncle Silas’s farm in Arkansaw.
Tom's
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From this reading Well, it was the next spring after me and Tom Sawyer set our old nigger Jim free, the time he was chained up for a runaway slave down there on Tom’s uncle Silas’s farm in Arkansaw.
transfer
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From this reading I take them from an old-time Swedish criminal trial, change the actors, and transfer the scenes to America.
trial
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From this reading I take them from an old-time Swedish criminal trial, change the actors, and transfer the scenes to America.
uncle
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From this reading Well, it was the next spring after me and Tom Sawyer set our old nigger Jim free, the time he was chained up for a runaway slave down there on Tom’s uncle Silas’s farm in Arkansaw.
up
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From this reading Well, it was the next spring after me and Tom Sawyer set our old nigger Jim free, the time he was chained up for a runaway slave down there on Tom’s uncle Silas’s farm in Arkansaw.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Well, it was the next spring after me and Tom Sawyer set our old nigger Jim free, the time he was chained up for a runaway slave down there on Tom’s uncle Silas’s farm in Arkansaw.
Well
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From this reading Well, it was the next spring after me and Tom Sawyer set our old nigger Jim free, the time he was chained up for a runaway slave down there on Tom’s uncle Silas’s farm in Arkansaw.
