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1822
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From this reading New York The New York Book Company William Taylor Adams, American author, better known and loved by boys and girls through his pseudonym "Oliver Optic," was born July 30, 1822, in the town of Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, about twenty-five miles from Boston.
30
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From this reading New York The New York Book Company William Taylor Adams, American author, better known and loved by boys and girls through his pseudonym "Oliver Optic," was born July 30, 1822, in the town of Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, about twenty-five miles from Boston.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For twenty years he was a teacher in the Public Schools of Boston, where he came in close contact with boy life.
Aboard
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading New York The New York Book Company William Taylor Adams, American author, better known and loved by boys and girls through his pseudonym "Oliver Optic," was born July 30, 1822, in the town of Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, about twenty-five miles from Boston.
Adams
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From this reading New York The New York Book Company William Taylor Adams, American author, better known and loved by boys and girls through his pseudonym "Oliver Optic," was born July 30, 1822, in the town of Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, about twenty-five miles from Boston.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Table of Contents, not in the original book, has been added for the convenience of the reader.
All
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American
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From this reading New York The New York Book Company William Taylor Adams, American author, better known and loved by boys and girls through his pseudonym "Oliver Optic," was born July 30, 1822, in the town of Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, about twenty-five miles from Boston.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Trials and Triumphs of Harry West Author of "The Boat Club," "All Aboard," "Poor and Proud," "Hope and Have," "Now or Never," Etc.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading These twenty years taught him how to reach the boy's heart and interest as the popularity of his books attest.
attest
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From this reading These twenty years taught him how to reach the boy's heart and interest as the popularity of his books attest.
Author
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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better
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From this reading New York The New York Book Company William Taylor Adams, American author, better known and loved by boys and girls through his pseudonym "Oliver Optic," was born July 30, 1822, in the town of Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, about twenty-five miles from Boston.
Boat
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book
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booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading These twenty years taught him how to reach the boy's heart and interest as the popularity of his books attest.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading New York The New York Book Company William Taylor Adams, American author, better known and loved by boys and girls through his pseudonym "Oliver Optic," was born July 30, 1822, in the town of Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, about twenty-five miles from Boston.
Boston
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From this reading New York The New York Book Company William Taylor Adams, American author, better known and loved by boys and girls through his pseudonym "Oliver Optic," was born July 30, 1822, in the town of Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, about twenty-five miles from Boston.
boy
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boy's
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boys
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From this reading New York The New York Book Company William Taylor Adams, American author, better known and loved by boys and girls through his pseudonym "Oliver Optic," was born July 30, 1822, in the town of Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, about twenty-five miles from Boston.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading New York The New York Book Company William Taylor Adams, American author, better known and loved by boys and girls through his pseudonym "Oliver Optic," was born July 30, 1822, in the town of Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, about twenty-five miles from Boston.
came
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From this reading For twenty years he was a teacher in the Public Schools of Boston, where he came in close contact with boy life.
close
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From this reading For twenty years he was a teacher in the Public Schools of Boston, where he came in close contact with boy life.
Club
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Company
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From this reading New York The New York Book Company William Taylor Adams, American author, better known and loved by boys and girls through his pseudonym "Oliver Optic," was born July 30, 1822, in the town of Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, about twenty-five miles from Boston.
contact
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Contents
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convenience
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From this reading The Table of Contents, not in the original book, has been added for the convenience of the reader.
County
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From this reading New York The New York Book Company William Taylor Adams, American author, better known and loved by boys and girls through his pseudonym "Oliver Optic," was born July 30, 1822, in the town of Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, about twenty-five miles from Boston.
Etc
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Table of Contents, not in the original book, has been added for the convenience of the reader.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading New York The New York Book Company William Taylor Adams, American author, better known and loved by boys and girls through his pseudonym "Oliver Optic," was born July 30, 1822, in the town of Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, about twenty-five miles from Boston.
girls
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From this reading New York The New York Book Company William Taylor Adams, American author, better known and loved by boys and girls through his pseudonym "Oliver Optic," was born July 30, 1822, in the town of Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, about twenty-five miles from Boston.
Harry
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hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Table of Contents, not in the original book, has been added for the convenience of the reader.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Trials and Triumphs of Harry West Author of "The Boat Club," "All Aboard," "Poor and Proud," "Hope and Have," "Now or Never," Etc.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For twenty years he was a teacher in the Public Schools of Boston, where he came in close contact with boy life.
heart
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From this reading These twenty years taught him how to reach the boy's heart and interest as the popularity of his books attest.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading These twenty years taught him how to reach the boy's heart and interest as the popularity of his books attest.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading New York The New York Book Company William Taylor Adams, American author, better known and loved by boys and girls through his pseudonym "Oliver Optic," was born July 30, 1822, in the town of Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, about twenty-five miles from Boston.
Hope
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how
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From this reading These twenty years taught him how to reach the boy's heart and interest as the popularity of his books attest.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Table of Contents, not in the original book, has been added for the convenience of the reader.
interest
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From this reading These twenty years taught him how to reach the boy's heart and interest as the popularity of his books attest.
July
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From this reading New York The New York Book Company William Taylor Adams, American author, better known and loved by boys and girls through his pseudonym "Oliver Optic," was born July 30, 1822, in the town of Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, about twenty-five miles from Boston.
known
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From this reading New York The New York Book Company William Taylor Adams, American author, better known and loved by boys and girls through his pseudonym "Oliver Optic," was born July 30, 1822, in the town of Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, about twenty-five miles from Boston.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For twenty years he was a teacher in the Public Schools of Boston, where he came in close contact with boy life.
loved
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From this reading New York The New York Book Company William Taylor Adams, American author, better known and loved by boys and girls through his pseudonym "Oliver Optic," was born July 30, 1822, in the town of Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, about twenty-five miles from Boston.
Massachusetts
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From this reading New York The New York Book Company William Taylor Adams, American author, better known and loved by boys and girls through his pseudonym "Oliver Optic," was born July 30, 1822, in the town of Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, about twenty-five miles from Boston.
Medway
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From this reading New York The New York Book Company William Taylor Adams, American author, better known and loved by boys and girls through his pseudonym "Oliver Optic," was born July 30, 1822, in the town of Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, about twenty-five miles from Boston.
miles
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From this reading New York The New York Book Company William Taylor Adams, American author, better known and loved by boys and girls through his pseudonym "Oliver Optic," was born July 30, 1822, in the town of Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, about twenty-five miles from Boston.
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Trials and Triumphs of Harry West Author of "The Boat Club," "All Aboard," "Poor and Proud," "Hope and Have," "Now or Never," Etc.
New
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From this reading New York The New York Book Company William Taylor Adams, American author, better known and loved by boys and girls through his pseudonym "Oliver Optic," was born July 30, 1822, in the town of Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, about twenty-five miles from Boston.
Norfolk
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From this reading New York The New York Book Company William Taylor Adams, American author, better known and loved by boys and girls through his pseudonym "Oliver Optic," was born July 30, 1822, in the town of Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, about twenty-five miles from Boston.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Table of Contents, not in the original book, has been added for the convenience of the reader.
Now
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Table of Contents, not in the original book, has been added for the convenience of the reader.
Oliver
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From this reading New York The New York Book Company William Taylor Adams, American author, better known and loved by boys and girls through his pseudonym "Oliver Optic," was born July 30, 1822, in the town of Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, about twenty-five miles from Boston.
Optic
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From this reading New York The New York Book Company William Taylor Adams, American author, better known and loved by boys and girls through his pseudonym "Oliver Optic," was born July 30, 1822, in the town of Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, about twenty-five miles from Boston.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The Trials and Triumphs of Harry West Author of "The Boat Club," "All Aboard," "Poor and Proud," "Hope and Have," "Now or Never," Etc.
original
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PoornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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popularity
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From this reading These twenty years taught him how to reach the boy's heart and interest as the popularity of his books attest.
Proud
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pseudonym
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From this reading New York The New York Book Company William Taylor Adams, American author, better known and loved by boys and girls through his pseudonym "Oliver Optic," was born July 30, 1822, in the town of Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, about twenty-five miles from Boston.
Public
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reach
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reader
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Schools
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From this reading For twenty years he was a teacher in the Public Schools of Boston, where he came in close contact with boy life.
Table
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From this reading The Table of Contents, not in the original book, has been added for the convenience of the reader.
taught
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From this reading These twenty years taught him how to reach the boy's heart and interest as the popularity of his books attest.
Taylor
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From this reading New York The New York Book Company William Taylor Adams, American author, better known and loved by boys and girls through his pseudonym "Oliver Optic," was born July 30, 1822, in the town of Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, about twenty-five miles from Boston.
teacher
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From this reading For twenty years he was a teacher in the Public Schools of Boston, where he came in close contact with boy life.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Table of Contents, not in the original book, has been added for the convenience of the reader.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These twenty years taught him how to reach the boy's heart and interest as the popularity of his books attest.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading New York The New York Book Company William Taylor Adams, American author, better known and loved by boys and girls through his pseudonym "Oliver Optic," was born July 30, 1822, in the town of Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, about twenty-five miles from Boston.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading These twenty years taught him how to reach the boy's heart and interest as the popularity of his books attest.
town
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From this reading New York The New York Book Company William Taylor Adams, American author, better known and loved by boys and girls through his pseudonym "Oliver Optic," was born July 30, 1822, in the town of Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, about twenty-five miles from Boston.
Trials
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Triumphs
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twenty
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From this reading For twenty years he was a teacher in the Public Schools of Boston, where he came in close contact with boy life.
twenty-five
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From this reading New York The New York Book Company William Taylor Adams, American author, better known and loved by boys and girls through his pseudonym "Oliver Optic," was born July 30, 1822, in the town of Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, about twenty-five miles from Boston.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading New York The New York Book Company William Taylor Adams, American author, better known and loved by boys and girls through his pseudonym "Oliver Optic," was born July 30, 1822, in the town of Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, about twenty-five miles from Boston.
West
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whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading For twenty years he was a teacher in the Public Schools of Boston, where he came in close contact with boy life.
William
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From this reading New York The New York Book Company William Taylor Adams, American author, better known and loved by boys and girls through his pseudonym "Oliver Optic," was born July 30, 1822, in the town of Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, about twenty-five miles from Boston.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For twenty years he was a teacher in the Public Schools of Boston, where he came in close contact with boy life.
years
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From this reading For twenty years he was a teacher in the Public Schools of Boston, where he came in close contact with boy life.
York
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From this reading New York The New York Book Company William Taylor Adams, American author, better known and loved by boys and girls through his pseudonym "Oliver Optic," was born July 30, 1822, in the town of Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, about twenty-five miles from Boston.
