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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 THE END OF A LONG QUEST I went to seek my mother in my best clothes.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading My shirt was of red flannel, very warm and thick; and about my neck I tied a flowered silk handkerchief which had been given me by a lady who was very kind to me once during a voyage by canal, and was called "my girl" by the men on the boat.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had bought some new things in Milwaukee, and was sure that my appearance would comfort her greatly.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I had bought some new things in Milwaukee, and was sure that my appearance would comfort her greatly.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading I had on a good corduroy suit, and because the weather was cold, I wore a new Cardigan jacket.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading My shirt was of red flannel, very warm and thick; and about my neck I tied a flowered silk handkerchief which had been given me by a lady who was very kind to me once during a voyage by canal, and was called "my girl" by the men on the boat.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Instead of being ragged, poverty-stricken, and neglected-looking, I was a picture of a clean, well-clothed working boy.
best
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From this reading THE END OF A LONG QUEST I went to seek my mother in my best clothes.
boat
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From this reading My shirt was of red flannel, very warm and thick; and about my neck I tied a flowered silk handkerchief which had been given me by a lady who was very kind to me once during a voyage by canal, and was called "my girl" by the men on the boat.
bought
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From this reading I had bought some new things in Milwaukee, and was sure that my appearance would comfort her greatly.
boy
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From this reading Instead of being ragged, poverty-stricken, and neglected-looking, I was a picture of a clean, well-clothed working boy.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading My shirt was of red flannel, very warm and thick; and about my neck I tied a flowered silk handkerchief which had been given me by a lady who was very kind to me once during a voyage by canal, and was called "my girl" by the men on the boat.
called
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From this reading My shirt was of red flannel, very warm and thick; and about my neck I tied a flowered silk handkerchief which had been given me by a lady who was very kind to me once during a voyage by canal, and was called "my girl" by the men on the boat.
canal
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From this reading My shirt was of red flannel, very warm and thick; and about my neck I tied a flowered silk handkerchief which had been given me by a lady who was very kind to me once during a voyage by canal, and was called "my girl" by the men on the boat.
Cardigan
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From this reading I had on a good corduroy suit, and because the weather was cold, I wore a new Cardigan jacket.
clean
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From this reading Instead of being ragged, poverty-stricken, and neglected-looking, I was a picture of a clean, well-clothed working boy.
clothes
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From this reading THE END OF A LONG QUEST I went to seek my mother in my best clothes.
cold
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From this reading I had on a good corduroy suit, and because the weather was cold, I wore a new Cardigan jacket.
comfort
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From this reading I had bought some new things in Milwaukee, and was sure that my appearance would comfort her greatly.
corduroy
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From this reading I had on a good corduroy suit, and because the weather was cold, I wore a new Cardigan jacket.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading My shirt was of red flannel, very warm and thick; and about my neck I tied a flowered silk handkerchief which had been given me by a lady who was very kind to me once during a voyage by canal, and was called "my girl" by the men on the boat.
END
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From this reading THE END OF A LONG QUEST I went to seek my mother in my best clothes.
flannel
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From this reading My shirt was of red flannel, very warm and thick; and about my neck I tied a flowered silk handkerchief which had been given me by a lady who was very kind to me once during a voyage by canal, and was called "my girl" by the men on the boat.
flowered
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From this reading My shirt was of red flannel, very warm and thick; and about my neck I tied a flowered silk handkerchief which had been given me by a lady who was very kind to me once during a voyage by canal, and was called "my girl" by the men on the boat.
girl
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From this reading My shirt was of red flannel, very warm and thick; and about my neck I tied a flowered silk handkerchief which had been given me by a lady who was very kind to me once during a voyage by canal, and was called "my girl" by the men on the boat.
given
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From this reading My shirt was of red flannel, very warm and thick; and about my neck I tied a flowered silk handkerchief which had been given me by a lady who was very kind to me once during a voyage by canal, and was called "my girl" by the men on the boat.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had on a good corduroy suit, and because the weather was cold, I wore a new Cardigan jacket.
greatly
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From this reading I had bought some new things in Milwaukee, and was sure that my appearance would comfort her greatly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had bought some new things in Milwaukee, and was sure that my appearance would comfort her greatly.
handkerchief
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From this reading My shirt was of red flannel, very warm and thick; and about my neck I tied a flowered silk handkerchief which had been given me by a lady who was very kind to me once during a voyage by canal, and was called "my girl" by the men on the boat.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I had bought some new things in Milwaukee, and was sure that my appearance would comfort her greatly.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE END OF A LONG QUEST I went to seek my mother in my best clothes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE END OF A LONG QUEST I went to seek my mother in my best clothes.
Instead
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From this reading Instead of being ragged, poverty-stricken, and neglected-looking, I was a picture of a clean, well-clothed working boy.
jacket
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From this reading I had on a good corduroy suit, and because the weather was cold, I wore a new Cardigan jacket.
kind
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From this reading My shirt was of red flannel, very warm and thick; and about my neck I tied a flowered silk handkerchief which had been given me by a lady who was very kind to me once during a voyage by canal, and was called "my girl" by the men on the boat.
lady
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From this reading My shirt was of red flannel, very warm and thick; and about my neck I tied a flowered silk handkerchief which had been given me by a lady who was very kind to me once during a voyage by canal, and was called "my girl" by the men on the boat.
LONGnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE END OF A LONG QUEST I went to seek my mother in my best clothes.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My shirt was of red flannel, very warm and thick; and about my neck I tied a flowered silk handkerchief which had been given me by a lady who was very kind to me once during a voyage by canal, and was called "my girl" by the men on the boat.
men
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From this reading My shirt was of red flannel, very warm and thick; and about my neck I tied a flowered silk handkerchief which had been given me by a lady who was very kind to me once during a voyage by canal, and was called "my girl" by the men on the boat.
Milwaukee
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From this reading I had bought some new things in Milwaukee, and was sure that my appearance would comfort her greatly.
mother
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From this reading THE END OF A LONG QUEST I went to seek my mother in my best clothes.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE END OF A LONG QUEST I went to seek my mother in my best clothes.
neck
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From this reading My shirt was of red flannel, very warm and thick; and about my neck I tied a flowered silk handkerchief which had been given me by a lady who was very kind to me once during a voyage by canal, and was called "my girl" by the men on the boat.
neglected-looking
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From this reading Instead of being ragged, poverty-stricken, and neglected-looking, I was a picture of a clean, well-clothed working boy.
new
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From this reading I had bought some new things in Milwaukee, and was sure that my appearance would comfort her greatly.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE END OF A LONG QUEST I went to seek my mother in my best clothes.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I had on a good corduroy suit, and because the weather was cold, I wore a new Cardigan jacket.
once
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From this reading My shirt was of red flannel, very warm and thick; and about my neck I tied a flowered silk handkerchief which had been given me by a lady who was very kind to me once during a voyage by canal, and was called "my girl" by the men on the boat.
picture
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From this reading Instead of being ragged, poverty-stricken, and neglected-looking, I was a picture of a clean, well-clothed working boy.
poverty-stricken
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From this reading Instead of being ragged, poverty-stricken, and neglected-looking, I was a picture of a clean, well-clothed working boy.
QUEST
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From this reading THE END OF A LONG QUEST I went to seek my mother in my best clothes.
ragged
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From this reading Instead of being ragged, poverty-stricken, and neglected-looking, I was a picture of a clean, well-clothed working boy.
red
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From this reading My shirt was of red flannel, very warm and thick; and about my neck I tied a flowered silk handkerchief which had been given me by a lady who was very kind to me once during a voyage by canal, and was called "my girl" by the men on the boat.
seek
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From this reading THE END OF A LONG QUEST I went to seek my mother in my best clothes.
shirt
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From this reading My shirt was of red flannel, very warm and thick; and about my neck I tied a flowered silk handkerchief which had been given me by a lady who was very kind to me once during a voyage by canal, and was called "my girl" by the men on the boat.
silk
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From this reading My shirt was of red flannel, very warm and thick; and about my neck I tied a flowered silk handkerchief which had been given me by a lady who was very kind to me once during a voyage by canal, and was called "my girl" by the men on the boat.
some
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From this reading I had bought some new things in Milwaukee, and was sure that my appearance would comfort her greatly.
suit
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From this reading I had on a good corduroy suit, and because the weather was cold, I wore a new Cardigan jacket.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had bought some new things in Milwaukee, and was sure that my appearance would comfort her greatly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I had bought some new things in Milwaukee, and was sure that my appearance would comfort her greatly.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END OF A LONG QUEST I went to seek my mother in my best clothes.
thick
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From this reading My shirt was of red flannel, very warm and thick; and about my neck I tied a flowered silk handkerchief which had been given me by a lady who was very kind to me once during a voyage by canal, and was called "my girl" by the men on the boat.
things
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From this reading I had bought some new things in Milwaukee, and was sure that my appearance would comfort her greatly.
tied
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From this reading My shirt was of red flannel, very warm and thick; and about my neck I tied a flowered silk handkerchief which had been given me by a lady who was very kind to me once during a voyage by canal, and was called "my girl" by the men on the boat.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE END OF A LONG QUEST I went to seek my mother in my best clothes.
very
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From this reading My shirt was of red flannel, very warm and thick; and about my neck I tied a flowered silk handkerchief which had been given me by a lady who was very kind to me once during a voyage by canal, and was called "my girl" by the men on the boat.
voyage
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From this reading My shirt was of red flannel, very warm and thick; and about my neck I tied a flowered silk handkerchief which had been given me by a lady who was very kind to me once during a voyage by canal, and was called "my girl" by the men on the boat.
warm
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From this reading My shirt was of red flannel, very warm and thick; and about my neck I tied a flowered silk handkerchief which had been given me by a lady who was very kind to me once during a voyage by canal, and was called "my girl" by the men on the boat.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I had bought some new things in Milwaukee, and was sure that my appearance would comfort her greatly.
weather
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From this reading I had on a good corduroy suit, and because the weather was cold, I wore a new Cardigan jacket.
well-clothed
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From this reading Instead of being ragged, poverty-stricken, and neglected-looking, I was a picture of a clean, well-clothed working boy.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE END OF A LONG QUEST I went to seek my mother in my best clothes.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading My shirt was of red flannel, very warm and thick; and about my neck I tied a flowered silk handkerchief which had been given me by a lady who was very kind to me once during a voyage by canal, and was called "my girl" by the men on the boat.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading My shirt was of red flannel, very warm and thick; and about my neck I tied a flowered silk handkerchief which had been given me by a lady who was very kind to me once during a voyage by canal, and was called "my girl" by the men on the boat.
wore
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From this reading I had on a good corduroy suit, and because the weather was cold, I wore a new Cardigan jacket.
working
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From this reading Instead of being ragged, poverty-stricken, and neglected-looking, I was a picture of a clean, well-clothed working boy.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I had bought some new things in Milwaukee, and was sure that my appearance would comfort her greatly.
