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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 One afternoon in early September Sam got on a westward-bound train intending to visit his sister on the farm near Caxton.
able
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From this reading “Perhaps I shall be able to make them happy by setting them up in life and giving them beautiful clothes to wear.”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading At St. Louis he got off the train, thinking vaguely that he would see an attorney and make arrangements about the will, and for several days stayed about the Planters Hotel with a set of drinking companions he had picked up.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One afternoon in early September Sam got on a westward-bound train intending to visit his sister on the farm near Caxton.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At St. Louis he got off the train, thinking vaguely that he would see an attorney and make arrangements about the will, and for several days stayed about the Planters Hotel with a set of drinking companions he had picked up.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For years he had heard nothing from Kate, but she had, he knew, two daughters, and he thought he would do something for them.
arrangements
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From this reading At St. Louis he got off the train, thinking vaguely that he would see an attorney and make arrangements about the will, and for several days stayed about the Planters Hotel with a set of drinking companions he had picked up.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At St. Louis he got off the train, thinking vaguely that he would see an attorney and make arrangements about the will, and for several days stayed about the Planters Hotel with a set of drinking companions he had picked up.
attorney
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From this reading At St. Louis he got off the train, thinking vaguely that he would see an attorney and make arrangements about the will, and for several days stayed about the Planters Hotel with a set of drinking companions he had picked up.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Perhaps I shall be able to make them happy by setting them up in life and giving them beautiful clothes to wear.”
beautiful
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From this reading “Perhaps I shall be able to make them happy by setting them up in life and giving them beautiful clothes to wear.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For years he had heard nothing from Kate, but she had, he knew, two daughters, and he thought he would do something for them.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Perhaps I shall be able to make them happy by setting them up in life and giving them beautiful clothes to wear.”
Caxton
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From this reading One afternoon in early September Sam got on a westward-bound train intending to visit his sister on the farm near Caxton.
clothes
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From this reading “Perhaps I shall be able to make them happy by setting them up in life and giving them beautiful clothes to wear.”
companions
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From this reading At St. Louis he got off the train, thinking vaguely that he would see an attorney and make arrangements about the will, and for several days stayed about the Planters Hotel with a set of drinking companions he had picked up.
daughters
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From this reading For years he had heard nothing from Kate, but she had, he knew, two daughters, and he thought he would do something for them.
days
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From this reading At St. Louis he got off the train, thinking vaguely that he would see an attorney and make arrangements about the will, and for several days stayed about the Planters Hotel with a set of drinking companions he had picked up.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading For years he had heard nothing from Kate, but she had, he knew, two daughters, and he thought he would do something for them.
drinking
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From this reading At St. Louis he got off the train, thinking vaguely that he would see an attorney and make arrangements about the will, and for several days stayed about the Planters Hotel with a set of drinking companions he had picked up.
early
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From this reading One afternoon in early September Sam got on a westward-bound train intending to visit his sister on the farm near Caxton.
farm
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From this reading One afternoon in early September Sam got on a westward-bound train intending to visit his sister on the farm near Caxton.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For years he had heard nothing from Kate, but she had, he knew, two daughters, and he thought he would do something for them.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For years he had heard nothing from Kate, but she had, he knew, two daughters, and he thought he would do something for them.
giving
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From this reading “Perhaps I shall be able to make them happy by setting them up in life and giving them beautiful clothes to wear.”
got
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From this reading One afternoon in early September Sam got on a westward-bound train intending to visit his sister on the farm near Caxton.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For years he had heard nothing from Kate, but she had, he knew, two daughters, and he thought he would do something for them.
happy
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From this reading “Perhaps I shall be able to make them happy by setting them up in life and giving them beautiful clothes to wear.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For years he had heard nothing from Kate, but she had, he knew, two daughters, and he thought he would do something for them.
heard
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From this reading For years he had heard nothing from Kate, but she had, he knew, two daughters, and he thought he would do something for them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One afternoon in early September Sam got on a westward-bound train intending to visit his sister on the farm near Caxton.
Hotel
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From this reading At St. Louis he got off the train, thinking vaguely that he would see an attorney and make arrangements about the will, and for several days stayed about the Planters Hotel with a set of drinking companions he had picked up.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I will put them on the Virginia farm and make a will leaving them my money,” he thought.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One afternoon in early September Sam got on a westward-bound train intending to visit his sister on the farm near Caxton.
intending
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From this reading One afternoon in early September Sam got on a westward-bound train intending to visit his sister on the farm near Caxton.
Kate
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From this reading For years he had heard nothing from Kate, but she had, he knew, two daughters, and he thought he would do something for them.
knew
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From this reading For years he had heard nothing from Kate, but she had, he knew, two daughters, and he thought he would do something for them.
leaving
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From this reading “I will put them on the Virginia farm and make a will leaving them my money,” he thought.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps I shall be able to make them happy by setting them up in life and giving them beautiful clothes to wear.”
Louis
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From this reading At St. Louis he got off the train, thinking vaguely that he would see an attorney and make arrangements about the will, and for several days stayed about the Planters Hotel with a set of drinking companions he had picked up.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I will put them on the Virginia farm and make a will leaving them my money,” he thought.
money
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From this reading “I will put them on the Virginia farm and make a will leaving them my money,” he thought.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I will put them on the Virginia farm and make a will leaving them my money,” he thought.
near
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From this reading One afternoon in early September Sam got on a westward-bound train intending to visit his sister on the farm near Caxton.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading For years he had heard nothing from Kate, but she had, he knew, two daughters, and he thought he would do something for them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At St. Louis he got off the train, thinking vaguely that he would see an attorney and make arrangements about the will, and for several days stayed about the Planters Hotel with a set of drinking companions he had picked up.
off
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From this reading At St. Louis he got off the train, thinking vaguely that he would see an attorney and make arrangements about the will, and for several days stayed about the Planters Hotel with a set of drinking companions he had picked up.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One afternoon in early September Sam got on a westward-bound train intending to visit his sister on the farm near Caxton.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One afternoon in early September Sam got on a westward-bound train intending to visit his sister on the farm near Caxton.
Perhaps
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From this reading “Perhaps I shall be able to make them happy by setting them up in life and giving them beautiful clothes to wear.”
picked
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From this reading At St. Louis he got off the train, thinking vaguely that he would see an attorney and make arrangements about the will, and for several days stayed about the Planters Hotel with a set of drinking companions he had picked up.
Planters
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From this reading At St. Louis he got off the train, thinking vaguely that he would see an attorney and make arrangements about the will, and for several days stayed about the Planters Hotel with a set of drinking companions he had picked up.
put
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From this reading “I will put them on the Virginia farm and make a will leaving them my money,” he thought.
Sam
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From this reading One afternoon in early September Sam got on a westward-bound train intending to visit his sister on the farm near Caxton.
see
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From this reading At St. Louis he got off the train, thinking vaguely that he would see an attorney and make arrangements about the will, and for several days stayed about the Planters Hotel with a set of drinking companions he had picked up.
September
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From this reading One afternoon in early September Sam got on a westward-bound train intending to visit his sister on the farm near Caxton.
set
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From this reading At St. Louis he got off the train, thinking vaguely that he would see an attorney and make arrangements about the will, and for several days stayed about the Planters Hotel with a set of drinking companions he had picked up.
setting
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From this reading “Perhaps I shall be able to make them happy by setting them up in life and giving them beautiful clothes to wear.”
several
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From this reading At St. Louis he got off the train, thinking vaguely that he would see an attorney and make arrangements about the will, and for several days stayed about the Planters Hotel with a set of drinking companions he had picked up.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Perhaps I shall be able to make them happy by setting them up in life and giving them beautiful clothes to wear.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For years he had heard nothing from Kate, but she had, he knew, two daughters, and he thought he would do something for them.
sister
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From this reading One afternoon in early September Sam got on a westward-bound train intending to visit his sister on the farm near Caxton.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading For years he had heard nothing from Kate, but she had, he knew, two daughters, and he thought he would do something for them.
St
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From this reading At St. Louis he got off the train, thinking vaguely that he would see an attorney and make arrangements about the will, and for several days stayed about the Planters Hotel with a set of drinking companions he had picked up.
stayed
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From this reading At St. Louis he got off the train, thinking vaguely that he would see an attorney and make arrangements about the will, and for several days stayed about the Planters Hotel with a set of drinking companions he had picked up.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At St. Louis he got off the train, thinking vaguely that he would see an attorney and make arrangements about the will, and for several days stayed about the Planters Hotel with a set of drinking companions he had picked up.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One afternoon in early September Sam got on a westward-bound train intending to visit his sister on the farm near Caxton.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading For years he had heard nothing from Kate, but she had, he knew, two daughters, and he thought he would do something for them.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At St. Louis he got off the train, thinking vaguely that he would see an attorney and make arrangements about the will, and for several days stayed about the Planters Hotel with a set of drinking companions he had picked up.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For years he had heard nothing from Kate, but she had, he knew, two daughters, and he thought he would do something for them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One afternoon in early September Sam got on a westward-bound train intending to visit his sister on the farm near Caxton.
train
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From this reading One afternoon in early September Sam got on a westward-bound train intending to visit his sister on the farm near Caxton.
two
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From this reading For years he had heard nothing from Kate, but she had, he knew, two daughters, and he thought he would do something for them.
up
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From this reading “Perhaps I shall be able to make them happy by setting them up in life and giving them beautiful clothes to wear.”
vaguely
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From this reading At St. Louis he got off the train, thinking vaguely that he would see an attorney and make arrangements about the will, and for several days stayed about the Planters Hotel with a set of drinking companions he had picked up.
Virginia
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From this reading “I will put them on the Virginia farm and make a will leaving them my money,” he thought.
visit
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From this reading One afternoon in early September Sam got on a westward-bound train intending to visit his sister on the farm near Caxton.
wear
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From this reading “Perhaps I shall be able to make them happy by setting them up in life and giving them beautiful clothes to wear.”
westward-bound
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From this reading One afternoon in early September Sam got on a westward-bound train intending to visit his sister on the farm near Caxton.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I will put them on the Virginia farm and make a will leaving them my money,” he thought.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At St. Louis he got off the train, thinking vaguely that he would see an attorney and make arrangements about the will, and for several days stayed about the Planters Hotel with a set of drinking companions he had picked up.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For years he had heard nothing from Kate, but she had, he knew, two daughters, and he thought he would do something for them.
years
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From this reading For years he had heard nothing from Kate, but she had, he knew, two daughters, and he thought he would do something for them.
