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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 A MEAN PLOT The farmer chuckled at his joke, as he passed into the apartments of Mr. Boise, whence, presently, his voice could be heard discussing his case.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The call was for Mr. Cutler, and, when he had made the connection Tom threw up the cam, so that he could not hear what was being said.
apartments
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From this reading A MEAN PLOT The farmer chuckled at his joke, as he passed into the apartments of Mr. Boise, whence, presently, his voice could be heard discussing his case.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A MEAN PLOT The farmer chuckled at his joke, as he passed into the apartments of Mr. Boise, whence, presently, his voice could be heard discussing his case.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A MEAN PLOT The farmer chuckled at his joke, as he passed into the apartments of Mr. Boise, whence, presently, his voice could be heard discussing his case.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A MEAN PLOT The farmer chuckled at his joke, as he passed into the apartments of Mr. Boise, whence, presently, his voice could be heard discussing his case.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The call was for Mr. Cutler, and, when he had made the connection Tom threw up the cam, so that he could not hear what was being said.
black
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From this reading He resumed his perusal of the law book, until a drop of one of the black disks told him some one from outside wished to talk to a member of the firm.
Boise
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From this reading A MEAN PLOT The farmer chuckled at his joke, as he passed into the apartments of Mr. Boise, whence, presently, his voice could be heard discussing his case.
book
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call
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From this reading The call was for Mr. Cutler, and, when he had made the connection Tom threw up the cam, so that he could not hear what was being said.
cam
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From this reading The call was for Mr. Cutler, and, when he had made the connection Tom threw up the cam, so that he could not hear what was being said.
care
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From this reading “I wouldn’t care for many clients like him,” thought Tom, “though he meant well enough.
case
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From this reading A MEAN PLOT The farmer chuckled at his joke, as he passed into the apartments of Mr. Boise, whence, presently, his voice could be heard discussing his case.
chuckled
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From this reading A MEAN PLOT The farmer chuckled at his joke, as he passed into the apartments of Mr. Boise, whence, presently, his voice could be heard discussing his case.
clients
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From this reading “I wouldn’t care for many clients like him,” thought Tom, “though he meant well enough.
connection
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From this reading The call was for Mr. Cutler, and, when he had made the connection Tom threw up the cam, so that he could not hear what was being said.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A MEAN PLOT The farmer chuckled at his joke, as he passed into the apartments of Mr. Boise, whence, presently, his voice could be heard discussing his case.
Cutler
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From this reading The call was for Mr. Cutler, and, when he had made the connection Tom threw up the cam, so that he could not hear what was being said.
discussing
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From this reading A MEAN PLOT The farmer chuckled at his joke, as he passed into the apartments of Mr. Boise, whence, presently, his voice could be heard discussing his case.
disks
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From this reading He resumed his perusal of the law book, until a drop of one of the black disks told him some one from outside wished to talk to a member of the firm.
drop
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From this reading He resumed his perusal of the law book, until a drop of one of the black disks told him some one from outside wished to talk to a member of the firm.
enough
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From this reading “I wouldn’t care for many clients like him,” thought Tom, “though he meant well enough.
explain
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From this reading I’d have to explain too much to them.”
farmer
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From this reading A MEAN PLOT The farmer chuckled at his joke, as he passed into the apartments of Mr. Boise, whence, presently, his voice could be heard discussing his case.
firm
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From this reading He resumed his perusal of the law book, until a drop of one of the black disks told him some one from outside wished to talk to a member of the firm.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I wouldn’t care for many clients like him,” thought Tom, “though he meant well enough.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He resumed his perusal of the law book, until a drop of one of the black disks told him some one from outside wished to talk to a member of the firm.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The call was for Mr. Cutler, and, when he had made the connection Tom threw up the cam, so that he could not hear what was being said.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I’d have to explain too much to them.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A MEAN PLOT The farmer chuckled at his joke, as he passed into the apartments of Mr. Boise, whence, presently, his voice could be heard discussing his case.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The call was for Mr. Cutler, and, when he had made the connection Tom threw up the cam, so that he could not hear what was being said.
heard
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From this reading A MEAN PLOT The farmer chuckled at his joke, as he passed into the apartments of Mr. Boise, whence, presently, his voice could be heard discussing his case.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I wouldn’t care for many clients like him,” thought Tom, “though he meant well enough.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A MEAN PLOT The farmer chuckled at his joke, as he passed into the apartments of Mr. Boise, whence, presently, his voice could be heard discussing his case.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wouldn’t care for many clients like him,” thought Tom, “though he meant well enough.
I'd
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From this reading I’d have to explain too much to them.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A MEAN PLOT The farmer chuckled at his joke, as he passed into the apartments of Mr. Boise, whence, presently, his voice could be heard discussing his case.
joke
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From this reading A MEAN PLOT The farmer chuckled at his joke, as he passed into the apartments of Mr. Boise, whence, presently, his voice could be heard discussing his case.
law
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From this reading He resumed his perusal of the law book, until a drop of one of the black disks told him some one from outside wished to talk to a member of the firm.
like
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From this reading “I wouldn’t care for many clients like him,” thought Tom, “though he meant well enough.
made
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From this reading The call was for Mr. Cutler, and, when he had made the connection Tom threw up the cam, so that he could not hear what was being said.
many
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From this reading “I wouldn’t care for many clients like him,” thought Tom, “though he meant well enough.
MEAN
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From this reading A MEAN PLOT The farmer chuckled at his joke, as he passed into the apartments of Mr. Boise, whence, presently, his voice could be heard discussing his case.
meant
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From this reading “I wouldn’t care for many clients like him,” thought Tom, “though he meant well enough.
member
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From this reading He resumed his perusal of the law book, until a drop of one of the black disks told him some one from outside wished to talk to a member of the firm.
Mr
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From this reading A MEAN PLOT The farmer chuckled at his joke, as he passed into the apartments of Mr. Boise, whence, presently, his voice could be heard discussing his case.
much
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From this reading I’d have to explain too much to them.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The call was for Mr. Cutler, and, when he had made the connection Tom threw up the cam, so that he could not hear what was being said.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A MEAN PLOT The farmer chuckled at his joke, as he passed into the apartments of Mr. Boise, whence, presently, his voice could be heard discussing his case.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He resumed his perusal of the law book, until a drop of one of the black disks told him some one from outside wished to talk to a member of the firm.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He resumed his perusal of the law book, until a drop of one of the black disks told him some one from outside wished to talk to a member of the firm.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A MEAN PLOT The farmer chuckled at his joke, as he passed into the apartments of Mr. Boise, whence, presently, his voice could be heard discussing his case.
perusal
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From this reading He resumed his perusal of the law book, until a drop of one of the black disks told him some one from outside wished to talk to a member of the firm.
PLOT
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From this reading A MEAN PLOT The farmer chuckled at his joke, as he passed into the apartments of Mr. Boise, whence, presently, his voice could be heard discussing his case.
presently
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From this reading A MEAN PLOT The farmer chuckled at his joke, as he passed into the apartments of Mr. Boise, whence, presently, his voice could be heard discussing his case.
resumednounUS /ˈresumed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He resumed his perusal of the law book, until a drop of one of the black disks told him some one from outside wished to talk to a member of the firm.
said
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From this reading The call was for Mr. Cutler, and, when he had made the connection Tom threw up the cam, so that he could not hear what was being said.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The call was for Mr. Cutler, and, when he had made the connection Tom threw up the cam, so that he could not hear what was being said.
some
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From this reading He resumed his perusal of the law book, until a drop of one of the black disks told him some one from outside wished to talk to a member of the firm.
talk
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From this reading He resumed his perusal of the law book, until a drop of one of the black disks told him some one from outside wished to talk to a member of the firm.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The call was for Mr. Cutler, and, when he had made the connection Tom threw up the cam, so that he could not hear what was being said.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MEAN PLOT The farmer chuckled at his joke, as he passed into the apartments of Mr. Boise, whence, presently, his voice could be heard discussing his case.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I’d have to explain too much to them.”
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “I wouldn’t care for many clients like him,” thought Tom, “though he meant well enough.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I wouldn’t care for many clients like him,” thought Tom, “though he meant well enough.
threw
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From this reading The call was for Mr. Cutler, and, when he had made the connection Tom threw up the cam, so that he could not hear what was being said.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I’d have to explain too much to them.”
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He resumed his perusal of the law book, until a drop of one of the black disks told him some one from outside wished to talk to a member of the firm.
Tom
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From this reading “I wouldn’t care for many clients like him,” thought Tom, “though he meant well enough.
too
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From this reading I’d have to explain too much to them.”
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He resumed his perusal of the law book, until a drop of one of the black disks told him some one from outside wished to talk to a member of the firm.
up
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From this reading The call was for Mr. Cutler, and, when he had made the connection Tom threw up the cam, so that he could not hear what was being said.
voice
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From this reading A MEAN PLOT The farmer chuckled at his joke, as he passed into the apartments of Mr. Boise, whence, presently, his voice could be heard discussing his case.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The call was for Mr. Cutler, and, when he had made the connection Tom threw up the cam, so that he could not hear what was being said.
well
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From this reading “I wouldn’t care for many clients like him,” thought Tom, “though he meant well enough.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The call was for Mr. Cutler, and, when he had made the connection Tom threw up the cam, so that he could not hear what was being said.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The call was for Mr. Cutler, and, when he had made the connection Tom threw up the cam, so that he could not hear what was being said.
whenceadverbUS /wens/
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading A MEAN PLOT The farmer chuckled at his joke, as he passed into the apartments of Mr. Boise, whence, presently, his voice could be heard discussing his case.
wished
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From this reading He resumed his perusal of the law book, until a drop of one of the black disks told him some one from outside wished to talk to a member of the firm.
wouldn't
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From this reading “I wouldn’t care for many clients like him,” thought Tom, “though he meant well enough.
