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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 vagrant having got his dog, proceeds to hunt fortune with it, leaving behind him a trap to catch rats.--What the trap does catch is "just like his luck."
accustomed
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From this reading In short, in a very few days he became perfectly accustomed and extremely attached to them.
acquaintance
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From this reading Sir Isaac, to designate him by his new name, improved much upon acquaintance.
affections
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From this reading His last master, a stupid sot, had not gained his affections; and perhaps even the old soldier, though gratefully remembered and mourned, had not stolen into his innermost heart, as Waife and Sophy gently contrived to do.
amusement
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From this reading He was still in the ductile season of youth, and took to learning as an amusement to himself.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was still in the ductile season of youth, and took to learning as an amusement to himself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was still in the ductile season of youth, and took to learning as an amusement to himself.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was still in the ductile season of youth, and took to learning as an amusement to himself.
attached
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From this reading In short, in a very few days he became perfectly accustomed and extremely attached to them.
became
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From this reading In short, in a very few days he became perfectly accustomed and extremely attached to them.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The vagrant having got his dog, proceeds to hunt fortune with it, leaving behind him a trap to catch rats.--What the trap does catch is "just like his luck."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Sir Isaac, to designate him by his new name, improved much upon acquaintance.
catch
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From this reading The vagrant having got his dog, proceeds to hunt fortune with it, leaving behind him a trap to catch rats.--What the trap does catch is "just like his luck."
contrived
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From this reading His last master, a stupid sot, had not gained his affections; and perhaps even the old soldier, though gratefully remembered and mourned, had not stolen into his innermost heart, as Waife and Sophy gently contrived to do.
days
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From this reading In short, in a very few days he became perfectly accustomed and extremely attached to them.
designate
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From this reading Sir Isaac, to designate him by his new name, improved much upon acquaintance.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading His last master, a stupid sot, had not gained his affections; and perhaps even the old soldier, though gratefully remembered and mourned, had not stolen into his innermost heart, as Waife and Sophy gently contrived to do.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The vagrant having got his dog, proceeds to hunt fortune with it, leaving behind him a trap to catch rats.--What the trap does catch is "just like his luck."
dog
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From this reading The vagrant having got his dog, proceeds to hunt fortune with it, leaving behind him a trap to catch rats.--What the trap does catch is "just like his luck."
ductile
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From this reading He was still in the ductile season of youth, and took to learning as an amusement to himself.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His last master, a stupid sot, had not gained his affections; and perhaps even the old soldier, though gratefully remembered and mourned, had not stolen into his innermost heart, as Waife and Sophy gently contrived to do.
extremely
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From this reading In short, in a very few days he became perfectly accustomed and extremely attached to them.
few
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From this reading In short, in a very few days he became perfectly accustomed and extremely attached to them.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The vagrant having got his dog, proceeds to hunt fortune with it, leaving behind him a trap to catch rats.--What the trap does catch is "just like his luck."
gained
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From this reading His last master, a stupid sot, had not gained his affections; and perhaps even the old soldier, though gratefully remembered and mourned, had not stolen into his innermost heart, as Waife and Sophy gently contrived to do.
gently
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From this reading His last master, a stupid sot, had not gained his affections; and perhaps even the old soldier, though gratefully remembered and mourned, had not stolen into his innermost heart, as Waife and Sophy gently contrived to do.
got
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From this reading The vagrant having got his dog, proceeds to hunt fortune with it, leaving behind him a trap to catch rats.--What the trap does catch is "just like his luck."
gratefully
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From this reading His last master, a stupid sot, had not gained his affections; and perhaps even the old soldier, though gratefully remembered and mourned, had not stolen into his innermost heart, as Waife and Sophy gently contrived to do.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His last master, a stupid sot, had not gained his affections; and perhaps even the old soldier, though gratefully remembered and mourned, had not stolen into his innermost heart, as Waife and Sophy gently contrived to do.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The vagrant having got his dog, proceeds to hunt fortune with it, leaving behind him a trap to catch rats.--What the trap does catch is "just like his luck."
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was still in the ductile season of youth, and took to learning as an amusement to himself.
heart
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From this reading His last master, a stupid sot, had not gained his affections; and perhaps even the old soldier, though gratefully remembered and mourned, had not stolen into his innermost heart, as Waife and Sophy gently contrived to do.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The vagrant having got his dog, proceeds to hunt fortune with it, leaving behind him a trap to catch rats.--What the trap does catch is "just like his luck."
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was still in the ductile season of youth, and took to learning as an amusement to himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The vagrant having got his dog, proceeds to hunt fortune with it, leaving behind him a trap to catch rats.--What the trap does catch is "just like his luck."
hunt
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From this reading The vagrant having got his dog, proceeds to hunt fortune with it, leaving behind him a trap to catch rats.--What the trap does catch is "just like his luck."
improved
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From this reading Sir Isaac, to designate him by his new name, improved much upon acquaintance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was still in the ductile season of youth, and took to learning as an amusement to himself.
innermost
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From this reading His last master, a stupid sot, had not gained his affections; and perhaps even the old soldier, though gratefully remembered and mourned, had not stolen into his innermost heart, as Waife and Sophy gently contrived to do.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading His last master, a stupid sot, had not gained his affections; and perhaps even the old soldier, though gratefully remembered and mourned, had not stolen into his innermost heart, as Waife and Sophy gently contrived to do.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The vagrant having got his dog, proceeds to hunt fortune with it, leaving behind him a trap to catch rats.--What the trap does catch is "just like his luck."
Isaac
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From this reading Sir Isaac, to designate him by his new name, improved much upon acquaintance.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The vagrant having got his dog, proceeds to hunt fortune with it, leaving behind him a trap to catch rats.--What the trap does catch is "just like his luck."
just
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From this reading The vagrant having got his dog, proceeds to hunt fortune with it, leaving behind him a trap to catch rats.--What the trap does catch is "just like his luck."
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His last master, a stupid sot, had not gained his affections; and perhaps even the old soldier, though gratefully remembered and mourned, had not stolen into his innermost heart, as Waife and Sophy gently contrived to do.
learning
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From this reading He was still in the ductile season of youth, and took to learning as an amusement to himself.
leaving
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From this reading The vagrant having got his dog, proceeds to hunt fortune with it, leaving behind him a trap to catch rats.--What the trap does catch is "just like his luck."
like
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From this reading The vagrant having got his dog, proceeds to hunt fortune with it, leaving behind him a trap to catch rats.--What the trap does catch is "just like his luck."
luck
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From this reading The vagrant having got his dog, proceeds to hunt fortune with it, leaving behind him a trap to catch rats.--What the trap does catch is "just like his luck."
master
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From this reading His last master, a stupid sot, had not gained his affections; and perhaps even the old soldier, though gratefully remembered and mourned, had not stolen into his innermost heart, as Waife and Sophy gently contrived to do.
mourned
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From this reading His last master, a stupid sot, had not gained his affections; and perhaps even the old soldier, though gratefully remembered and mourned, had not stolen into his innermost heart, as Waife and Sophy gently contrived to do.
much
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From this reading Sir Isaac, to designate him by his new name, improved much upon acquaintance.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Isaac, to designate him by his new name, improved much upon acquaintance.
new
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From this reading Sir Isaac, to designate him by his new name, improved much upon acquaintance.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His last master, a stupid sot, had not gained his affections; and perhaps even the old soldier, though gratefully remembered and mourned, had not stolen into his innermost heart, as Waife and Sophy gently contrived to do.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was still in the ductile season of youth, and took to learning as an amusement to himself.
old
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From this reading His last master, a stupid sot, had not gained his affections; and perhaps even the old soldier, though gratefully remembered and mourned, had not stolen into his innermost heart, as Waife and Sophy gently contrived to do.
perfectly
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From this reading In short, in a very few days he became perfectly accustomed and extremely attached to them.
perhaps
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From this reading His last master, a stupid sot, had not gained his affections; and perhaps even the old soldier, though gratefully remembered and mourned, had not stolen into his innermost heart, as Waife and Sophy gently contrived to do.
proceeds
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From this reading The vagrant having got his dog, proceeds to hunt fortune with it, leaving behind him a trap to catch rats.--What the trap does catch is "just like his luck."
rats
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From this reading The vagrant having got his dog, proceeds to hunt fortune with it, leaving behind him a trap to catch rats.--What the trap does catch is "just like his luck."
remembered
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From this reading His last master, a stupid sot, had not gained his affections; and perhaps even the old soldier, though gratefully remembered and mourned, had not stolen into his innermost heart, as Waife and Sophy gently contrived to do.
season
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From this reading He was still in the ductile season of youth, and took to learning as an amusement to himself.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading In short, in a very few days he became perfectly accustomed and extremely attached to them.
Sir
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From this reading Sir Isaac, to designate him by his new name, improved much upon acquaintance.
soldier
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From this reading His last master, a stupid sot, had not gained his affections; and perhaps even the old soldier, though gratefully remembered and mourned, had not stolen into his innermost heart, as Waife and Sophy gently contrived to do.
Sophy
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From this reading His last master, a stupid sot, had not gained his affections; and perhaps even the old soldier, though gratefully remembered and mourned, had not stolen into his innermost heart, as Waife and Sophy gently contrived to do.
sot
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From this reading His last master, a stupid sot, had not gained his affections; and perhaps even the old soldier, though gratefully remembered and mourned, had not stolen into his innermost heart, as Waife and Sophy gently contrived to do.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was still in the ductile season of youth, and took to learning as an amusement to himself.
stolen
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From this reading His last master, a stupid sot, had not gained his affections; and perhaps even the old soldier, though gratefully remembered and mourned, had not stolen into his innermost heart, as Waife and Sophy gently contrived to do.
stupid
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From this reading His last master, a stupid sot, had not gained his affections; and perhaps even the old soldier, though gratefully remembered and mourned, had not stolen into his innermost heart, as Waife and Sophy gently contrived to do.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The vagrant having got his dog, proceeds to hunt fortune with it, leaving behind him a trap to catch rats.--What the trap does catch is "just like his luck."
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In short, in a very few days he became perfectly accustomed and extremely attached to them.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading His last master, a stupid sot, had not gained his affections; and perhaps even the old soldier, though gratefully remembered and mourned, had not stolen into his innermost heart, as Waife and Sophy gently contrived to do.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The vagrant having got his dog, proceeds to hunt fortune with it, leaving behind him a trap to catch rats.--What the trap does catch is "just like his luck."
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was still in the ductile season of youth, and took to learning as an amusement to himself.
trap
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From this reading The vagrant having got his dog, proceeds to hunt fortune with it, leaving behind him a trap to catch rats.--What the trap does catch is "just like his luck."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Sir Isaac, to designate him by his new name, improved much upon acquaintance.
vagrant
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From this reading The vagrant having got his dog, proceeds to hunt fortune with it, leaving behind him a trap to catch rats.--What the trap does catch is "just like his luck."
very
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From this reading In short, in a very few days he became perfectly accustomed and extremely attached to them.
Waife
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From this reading His last master, a stupid sot, had not gained his affections; and perhaps even the old soldier, though gratefully remembered and mourned, had not stolen into his innermost heart, as Waife and Sophy gently contrived to do.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was still in the ductile season of youth, and took to learning as an amusement to himself.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The vagrant having got his dog, proceeds to hunt fortune with it, leaving behind him a trap to catch rats.--What the trap does catch is "just like his luck."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The vagrant having got his dog, proceeds to hunt fortune with it, leaving behind him a trap to catch rats.--What the trap does catch is "just like his luck."
youth
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From this reading He was still in the ductile season of youth, and took to learning as an amusement to himself.
