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also
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From this reading He sat down that evening to the meal that had been prepared by Guard Wagg, late of the state prison, for three fugitive convicts, also late of that institution.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SHOW-DOWN His troubles and his trials had not wholly dulled youth's sense of the ludicrous in Vaniman.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He sat down that evening to the meal that had been prepared by Guard Wagg, late of the state prison, for three fugitive convicts, also late of that institution.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He sat down that evening to the meal that had been prepared by Guard Wagg, late of the state prison, for three fugitive convicts, also late of that institution.
cheerful
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From this reading Undoubtedly it would have produced no especial wonderment in them if they had noted his cheerful visage.
chimney
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From this reading The chimney of the kerosene lamp was smoky and the light was dim, therefore Vaniman's grin was hidden from his companions.
companions
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From this reading The chimney of the kerosene lamp was smoky and the light was dim, therefore Vaniman's grin was hidden from his companions.
convicts
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From this reading He sat down that evening to the meal that had been prepared by Guard Wagg, late of the state prison, for three fugitive convicts, also late of that institution.
decidedly
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From this reading They were decidedly cheerful, themselves.
dim
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From this reading The chimney of the kerosene lamp was smoky and the light was dim, therefore Vaniman's grin was hidden from his companions.
down
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From this reading He sat down that evening to the meal that had been prepared by Guard Wagg, late of the state prison, for three fugitive convicts, also late of that institution.
dulled
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From this reading THE SHOW-DOWN His troubles and his trials had not wholly dulled youth's sense of the ludicrous in Vaniman.
especial
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From this reading Undoubtedly it would have produced no especial wonderment in them if they had noted his cheerful visage.
evening
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From this reading He sat down that evening to the meal that had been prepared by Guard Wagg, late of the state prison, for three fugitive convicts, also late of that institution.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He sat down that evening to the meal that had been prepared by Guard Wagg, late of the state prison, for three fugitive convicts, also late of that institution.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The chimney of the kerosene lamp was smoky and the light was dim, therefore Vaniman's grin was hidden from his companions.
fugitive
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From this reading He sat down that evening to the meal that had been prepared by Guard Wagg, late of the state prison, for three fugitive convicts, also late of that institution.
grin
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From this reading The chimney of the kerosene lamp was smoky and the light was dim, therefore Vaniman's grin was hidden from his companions.
Guard
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From this reading He sat down that evening to the meal that had been prepared by Guard Wagg, late of the state prison, for three fugitive convicts, also late of that institution.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE SHOW-DOWN His troubles and his trials had not wholly dulled youth's sense of the ludicrous in Vaniman.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Undoubtedly it would have produced no especial wonderment in them if they had noted his cheerful visage.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sat down that evening to the meal that had been prepared by Guard Wagg, late of the state prison, for three fugitive convicts, also late of that institution.
hidden
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From this reading The chimney of the kerosene lamp was smoky and the light was dim, therefore Vaniman's grin was hidden from his companions.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE SHOW-DOWN His troubles and his trials had not wholly dulled youth's sense of the ludicrous in Vaniman.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Undoubtedly it would have produced no especial wonderment in them if they had noted his cheerful visage.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE SHOW-DOWN His troubles and his trials had not wholly dulled youth's sense of the ludicrous in Vaniman.
institution
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From this reading He sat down that evening to the meal that had been prepared by Guard Wagg, late of the state prison, for three fugitive convicts, also late of that institution.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Undoubtedly it would have produced no especial wonderment in them if they had noted his cheerful visage.
kerosene
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From this reading The chimney of the kerosene lamp was smoky and the light was dim, therefore Vaniman's grin was hidden from his companions.
lamp
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From this reading The chimney of the kerosene lamp was smoky and the light was dim, therefore Vaniman's grin was hidden from his companions.
late
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From this reading He sat down that evening to the meal that had been prepared by Guard Wagg, late of the state prison, for three fugitive convicts, also late of that institution.
light
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From this reading The chimney of the kerosene lamp was smoky and the light was dim, therefore Vaniman's grin was hidden from his companions.
ludicrous
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From this reading THE SHOW-DOWN His troubles and his trials had not wholly dulled youth's sense of the ludicrous in Vaniman.
meal
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From this reading He sat down that evening to the meal that had been prepared by Guard Wagg, late of the state prison, for three fugitive convicts, also late of that institution.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Undoubtedly it would have produced no especial wonderment in them if they had noted his cheerful visage.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE SHOW-DOWN His troubles and his trials had not wholly dulled youth's sense of the ludicrous in Vaniman.
noted
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From this reading Undoubtedly it would have produced no especial wonderment in them if they had noted his cheerful visage.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SHOW-DOWN His troubles and his trials had not wholly dulled youth's sense of the ludicrous in Vaniman.
prepared
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From this reading He sat down that evening to the meal that had been prepared by Guard Wagg, late of the state prison, for three fugitive convicts, also late of that institution.
prison
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From this reading He sat down that evening to the meal that had been prepared by Guard Wagg, late of the state prison, for three fugitive convicts, also late of that institution.
produced
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From this reading Undoubtedly it would have produced no especial wonderment in them if they had noted his cheerful visage.
sat
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From this reading He sat down that evening to the meal that had been prepared by Guard Wagg, late of the state prison, for three fugitive convicts, also late of that institution.
sense
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From this reading THE SHOW-DOWN His troubles and his trials had not wholly dulled youth's sense of the ludicrous in Vaniman.
SHOW-DOWN
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From this reading THE SHOW-DOWN His troubles and his trials had not wholly dulled youth's sense of the ludicrous in Vaniman.
smoky
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From this reading The chimney of the kerosene lamp was smoky and the light was dim, therefore Vaniman's grin was hidden from his companions.
state
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From this reading He sat down that evening to the meal that had been prepared by Guard Wagg, late of the state prison, for three fugitive convicts, also late of that institution.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He sat down that evening to the meal that had been prepared by Guard Wagg, late of the state prison, for three fugitive convicts, also late of that institution.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SHOW-DOWN His troubles and his trials had not wholly dulled youth's sense of the ludicrous in Vaniman.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Undoubtedly it would have produced no especial wonderment in them if they had noted his cheerful visage.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They were decidedly cheerful, themselves.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading The chimney of the kerosene lamp was smoky and the light was dim, therefore Vaniman's grin was hidden from his companions.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Undoubtedly it would have produced no especial wonderment in them if they had noted his cheerful visage.
three
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From this reading He sat down that evening to the meal that had been prepared by Guard Wagg, late of the state prison, for three fugitive convicts, also late of that institution.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He sat down that evening to the meal that had been prepared by Guard Wagg, late of the state prison, for three fugitive convicts, also late of that institution.
trials
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From this reading THE SHOW-DOWN His troubles and his trials had not wholly dulled youth's sense of the ludicrous in Vaniman.
troubles
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From this reading THE SHOW-DOWN His troubles and his trials had not wholly dulled youth's sense of the ludicrous in Vaniman.
Undoubtedly
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From this reading Undoubtedly it would have produced no especial wonderment in them if they had noted his cheerful visage.
Vaniman
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From this reading THE SHOW-DOWN His troubles and his trials had not wholly dulled youth's sense of the ludicrous in Vaniman.
Vaniman's
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From this reading The chimney of the kerosene lamp was smoky and the light was dim, therefore Vaniman's grin was hidden from his companions.
visage
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From this reading Undoubtedly it would have produced no especial wonderment in them if they had noted his cheerful visage.
Wagg
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From this reading He sat down that evening to the meal that had been prepared by Guard Wagg, late of the state prison, for three fugitive convicts, also late of that institution.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The chimney of the kerosene lamp was smoky and the light was dim, therefore Vaniman's grin was hidden from his companions.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were decidedly cheerful, themselves.
wholly
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From this reading THE SHOW-DOWN His troubles and his trials had not wholly dulled youth's sense of the ludicrous in Vaniman.
wonderment
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From this reading Undoubtedly it would have produced no especial wonderment in them if they had noted his cheerful visage.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Undoubtedly it would have produced no especial wonderment in them if they had noted his cheerful visage.
youth's
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From this reading THE SHOW-DOWN His troubles and his trials had not wholly dulled youth's sense of the ludicrous in Vaniman.
