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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 Bat Truxton had got drunk again; Mr. Crawford had fired him; Miss Jocelyn had gone away with him to Crawfordsville; there was every reason for their glad optimism to see a long vacation before them.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bat Truxton had got drunk again; Mr. Crawford had fired him; Miss Jocelyn had gone away with him to Crawfordsville; there was every reason for their glad optimism to see a long vacation before them.
all
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From this reading What was the importance of reclamation somewhere off in the misty future when vacation, unexpected and thence all the more delectable, smiled upon them now?
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The few barefooted, tattered urchins of Valley City had scampered homeward through the quiet street, swept along upon the high tide of glee.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What was the importance of reclamation somewhere off in the misty future when vacation, unexpected and thence all the more delectable, smiled upon them now?
anyway
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From this reading "Papa doesn't want me to teach, anyway.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Mr. Crawford has been just as mean to poor papa as he could be," Miss Jocelyn had confided to them, in tear-dampened scornfulness.
away
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From this reading Bat Truxton had got drunk again; Mr. Crawford had fired him; Miss Jocelyn had gone away with him to Crawfordsville; there was every reason for their glad optimism to see a long vacation before them.
barefooted
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From this reading The few barefooted, tattered urchins of Valley City had scampered homeward through the quiet street, swept along upon the high tide of glee.
Bat
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From this reading Bat Truxton had got drunk again; Mr. Crawford had fired him; Miss Jocelyn had gone away with him to Crawfordsville; there was every reason for their glad optimism to see a long vacation before them.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Mr. Crawford has been just as mean to poor papa as he could be," Miss Jocelyn had confided to them, in tear-dampened scornfulness.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Mr. Crawford has been just as mean to poor papa as he could be," Miss Jocelyn had confided to them, in tear-dampened scornfulness.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Bat Truxton had got drunk again; Mr. Crawford had fired him; Miss Jocelyn had gone away with him to Crawfordsville; there was every reason for their glad optimism to see a long vacation before them.
City
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From this reading The few barefooted, tattered urchins of Valley City had scampered homeward through the quiet street, swept along upon the high tide of glee.
confided
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From this reading "Mr. Crawford has been just as mean to poor papa as he could be," Miss Jocelyn had confided to them, in tear-dampened scornfulness.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Mr. Crawford has been just as mean to poor papa as he could be," Miss Jocelyn had confided to them, in tear-dampened scornfulness.
Crawford
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From this reading Bat Truxton had got drunk again; Mr. Crawford had fired him; Miss Jocelyn had gone away with him to Crawfordsville; there was every reason for their glad optimism to see a long vacation before them.
Crawfordsville
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From this reading Bat Truxton had got drunk again; Mr. Crawford had fired him; Miss Jocelyn had gone away with him to Crawfordsville; there was every reason for their glad optimism to see a long vacation before them.
delectable
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From this reading What was the importance of reclamation somewhere off in the misty future when vacation, unexpected and thence all the more delectable, smiled upon them now?
doesn't
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From this reading "Papa doesn't want me to teach, anyway.
drunk
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From this reading Bat Truxton had got drunk again; Mr. Crawford had fired him; Miss Jocelyn had gone away with him to Crawfordsville; there was every reason for their glad optimism to see a long vacation before them.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Bat Truxton had got drunk again; Mr. Crawford had fired him; Miss Jocelyn had gone away with him to Crawfordsville; there was every reason for their glad optimism to see a long vacation before them.
few
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From this reading The few barefooted, tattered urchins of Valley City had scampered homeward through the quiet street, swept along upon the high tide of glee.
fired
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From this reading Bat Truxton had got drunk again; Mr. Crawford had fired him; Miss Jocelyn had gone away with him to Crawfordsville; there was every reason for their glad optimism to see a long vacation before them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Bat Truxton had got drunk again; Mr. Crawford had fired him; Miss Jocelyn had gone away with him to Crawfordsville; there was every reason for their glad optimism to see a long vacation before them.
future
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From this reading What was the importance of reclamation somewhere off in the misty future when vacation, unexpected and thence all the more delectable, smiled upon them now?
glad
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From this reading Bat Truxton had got drunk again; Mr. Crawford had fired him; Miss Jocelyn had gone away with him to Crawfordsville; there was every reason for their glad optimism to see a long vacation before them.
gleenounUS /ɡliː/
great delight or happiness
From this reading The few barefooted, tattered urchins of Valley City had scampered homeward through the quiet street, swept along upon the high tide of glee.
gone
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From this reading Bat Truxton had got drunk again; Mr. Crawford had fired him; Miss Jocelyn had gone away with him to Crawfordsville; there was every reason for their glad optimism to see a long vacation before them.
got
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From this reading Bat Truxton had got drunk again; Mr. Crawford had fired him; Miss Jocelyn had gone away with him to Crawfordsville; there was every reason for their glad optimism to see a long vacation before them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The few barefooted, tattered urchins of Valley City had scampered homeward through the quiet street, swept along upon the high tide of glee.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Mr. Crawford has been just as mean to poor papa as he could be," Miss Jocelyn had confided to them, in tear-dampened scornfulness.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Mr. Crawford has been just as mean to poor papa as he could be," Miss Jocelyn had confided to them, in tear-dampened scornfulness.
high
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From this reading The few barefooted, tattered urchins of Valley City had scampered homeward through the quiet street, swept along upon the high tide of glee.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bat Truxton had got drunk again; Mr. Crawford had fired him; Miss Jocelyn had gone away with him to Crawfordsville; there was every reason for their glad optimism to see a long vacation before them.
homeward
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From this reading The few barefooted, tattered urchins of Valley City had scampered homeward through the quiet street, swept along upon the high tide of glee.
importance
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From this reading What was the importance of reclamation somewhere off in the misty future when vacation, unexpected and thence all the more delectable, smiled upon them now?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What was the importance of reclamation somewhere off in the misty future when vacation, unexpected and thence all the more delectable, smiled upon them now?
Jocelyn
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From this reading Bat Truxton had got drunk again; Mr. Crawford had fired him; Miss Jocelyn had gone away with him to Crawfordsville; there was every reason for their glad optimism to see a long vacation before them.
just
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From this reading "Mr. Crawford has been just as mean to poor papa as he could be," Miss Jocelyn had confided to them, in tear-dampened scornfulness.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bat Truxton had got drunk again; Mr. Crawford had fired him; Miss Jocelyn had gone away with him to Crawfordsville; there was every reason for their glad optimism to see a long vacation before them.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Papa doesn't want me to teach, anyway.
mean
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From this reading "Mr. Crawford has been just as mean to poor papa as he could be," Miss Jocelyn had confided to them, in tear-dampened scornfulness.
Miss
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From this reading Bat Truxton had got drunk again; Mr. Crawford had fired him; Miss Jocelyn had gone away with him to Crawfordsville; there was every reason for their glad optimism to see a long vacation before them.
misty
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From this reading What was the importance of reclamation somewhere off in the misty future when vacation, unexpected and thence all the more delectable, smiled upon them now?
more
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From this reading What was the importance of reclamation somewhere off in the misty future when vacation, unexpected and thence all the more delectable, smiled upon them now?
Mr
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From this reading Bat Truxton had got drunk again; Mr. Crawford had fired him; Miss Jocelyn had gone away with him to Crawfordsville; there was every reason for their glad optimism to see a long vacation before them.
now
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From this reading What was the importance of reclamation somewhere off in the misty future when vacation, unexpected and thence all the more delectable, smiled upon them now?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The few barefooted, tattered urchins of Valley City had scampered homeward through the quiet street, swept along upon the high tide of glee.
off
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From this reading What was the importance of reclamation somewhere off in the misty future when vacation, unexpected and thence all the more delectable, smiled upon them now?
optimism
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From this reading Bat Truxton had got drunk again; Mr. Crawford had fired him; Miss Jocelyn had gone away with him to Crawfordsville; there was every reason for their glad optimism to see a long vacation before them.
papa
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From this reading "Mr. Crawford has been just as mean to poor papa as he could be," Miss Jocelyn had confided to them, in tear-dampened scornfulness.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Mr. Crawford has been just as mean to poor papa as he could be," Miss Jocelyn had confided to them, in tear-dampened scornfulness.
quiet
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From this reading The few barefooted, tattered urchins of Valley City had scampered homeward through the quiet street, swept along upon the high tide of glee.
reason
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From this reading Bat Truxton had got drunk again; Mr. Crawford had fired him; Miss Jocelyn had gone away with him to Crawfordsville; there was every reason for their glad optimism to see a long vacation before them.
reclamation
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From this reading What was the importance of reclamation somewhere off in the misty future when vacation, unexpected and thence all the more delectable, smiled upon them now?
scampered
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From this reading The few barefooted, tattered urchins of Valley City had scampered homeward through the quiet street, swept along upon the high tide of glee.
scornfulness
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From this reading "Mr. Crawford has been just as mean to poor papa as he could be," Miss Jocelyn had confided to them, in tear-dampened scornfulness.
see
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From this reading Bat Truxton had got drunk again; Mr. Crawford had fired him; Miss Jocelyn had gone away with him to Crawfordsville; there was every reason for their glad optimism to see a long vacation before them.
smiled
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From this reading What was the importance of reclamation somewhere off in the misty future when vacation, unexpected and thence all the more delectable, smiled upon them now?
somewhere
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From this reading What was the importance of reclamation somewhere off in the misty future when vacation, unexpected and thence all the more delectable, smiled upon them now?
street
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From this reading The few barefooted, tattered urchins of Valley City had scampered homeward through the quiet street, swept along upon the high tide of glee.
swept
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From this reading The few barefooted, tattered urchins of Valley City had scampered homeward through the quiet street, swept along upon the high tide of glee.
tattered
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From this reading The few barefooted, tattered urchins of Valley City had scampered homeward through the quiet street, swept along upon the high tide of glee.
teach
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From this reading "Papa doesn't want me to teach, anyway.
tear-dampened
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From this reading "Mr. Crawford has been just as mean to poor papa as he could be," Miss Jocelyn had confided to them, in tear-dampened scornfulness.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The few barefooted, tattered urchins of Valley City had scampered homeward through the quiet street, swept along upon the high tide of glee.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Bat Truxton had got drunk again; Mr. Crawford had fired him; Miss Jocelyn had gone away with him to Crawfordsville; there was every reason for their glad optimism to see a long vacation before them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Bat Truxton had got drunk again; Mr. Crawford had fired him; Miss Jocelyn had gone away with him to Crawfordsville; there was every reason for their glad optimism to see a long vacation before them.
thenceadverbUS /ðens/
from that place or that time
From this reading What was the importance of reclamation somewhere off in the misty future when vacation, unexpected and thence all the more delectable, smiled upon them now?
there
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From this reading Bat Truxton had got drunk again; Mr. Crawford had fired him; Miss Jocelyn had gone away with him to Crawfordsville; there was every reason for their glad optimism to see a long vacation before them.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The few barefooted, tattered urchins of Valley City had scampered homeward through the quiet street, swept along upon the high tide of glee.
tide
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From this reading The few barefooted, tattered urchins of Valley City had scampered homeward through the quiet street, swept along upon the high tide of glee.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bat Truxton had got drunk again; Mr. Crawford had fired him; Miss Jocelyn had gone away with him to Crawfordsville; there was every reason for their glad optimism to see a long vacation before them.
Truxton
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From this reading Bat Truxton had got drunk again; Mr. Crawford had fired him; Miss Jocelyn had gone away with him to Crawfordsville; there was every reason for their glad optimism to see a long vacation before them.
unexpected
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From this reading What was the importance of reclamation somewhere off in the misty future when vacation, unexpected and thence all the more delectable, smiled upon them now?
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The few barefooted, tattered urchins of Valley City had scampered homeward through the quiet street, swept along upon the high tide of glee.
urchins
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From this reading The few barefooted, tattered urchins of Valley City had scampered homeward through the quiet street, swept along upon the high tide of glee.
vacation
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From this reading Bat Truxton had got drunk again; Mr. Crawford had fired him; Miss Jocelyn had gone away with him to Crawfordsville; there was every reason for their glad optimism to see a long vacation before them.
Valley
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From this reading The few barefooted, tattered urchins of Valley City had scampered homeward through the quiet street, swept along upon the high tide of glee.
want
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From this reading "Papa doesn't want me to teach, anyway.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bat Truxton had got drunk again; Mr. Crawford had fired him; Miss Jocelyn had gone away with him to Crawfordsville; there was every reason for their glad optimism to see a long vacation before them.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was the importance of reclamation somewhere off in the misty future when vacation, unexpected and thence all the more delectable, smiled upon them now?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading What was the importance of reclamation somewhere off in the misty future when vacation, unexpected and thence all the more delectable, smiled upon them now?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Bat Truxton had got drunk again; Mr. Crawford had fired him; Miss Jocelyn had gone away with him to Crawfordsville; there was every reason for their glad optimism to see a long vacation before them.
