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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 ROGER DISCOVERS A NEW TYPE Young Atwood rose with a very definite purpose on the following morning.
admiring
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From this reading He would learn just what they had a right to expect in view of their business relations, and having performed all that was "nominated in the bond," would treat them with such an off-hand independence that they would soon become aware that he, Roger Atwood, was an entity that could exist without their admiring approval.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Therefore after his morning work in the barnyard he stalked to the house with the same manner and toilet as on the previous day.
all
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From this reading He would learn just what they had a right to expect in view of their business relations, and having performed all that was "nominated in the bond," would treat them with such an off-hand independence that they would soon become aware that he, Roger Atwood, was an entity that could exist without their admiring approval.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He would learn just what they had a right to expect in view of their business relations, and having performed all that was "nominated in the bond," would treat them with such an off-hand independence that they would soon become aware that he, Roger Atwood, was an entity that could exist without their admiring approval.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He would learn just what they had a right to expect in view of their business relations, and having performed all that was "nominated in the bond," would treat them with such an off-hand independence that they would soon become aware that he, Roger Atwood, was an entity that could exist without their admiring approval.
approval
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From this reading He would learn just what they had a right to expect in view of their business relations, and having performed all that was "nominated in the bond," would treat them with such an off-hand independence that they would soon become aware that he, Roger Atwood, was an entity that could exist without their admiring approval.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He meant that they should learn that the country was quite as large as the city, and that the rural peculiarities of Forestville were as legitimate as those which he associated with them, and especially with the young lady who had mistaken him for the hired man.
associated
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From this reading He meant that they should learn that the country was quite as large as the city, and that the rural peculiarities of Forestville were as legitimate as those which he associated with them, and especially with the young lady who had mistaken him for the hired man.
Atwood
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From this reading ROGER DISCOVERS A NEW TYPE Young Atwood rose with a very definite purpose on the following morning.
aware
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From this reading He would learn just what they had a right to expect in view of their business relations, and having performed all that was "nominated in the bond," would treat them with such an off-hand independence that they would soon become aware that he, Roger Atwood, was an entity that could exist without their admiring approval.
barnyard
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From this reading Therefore after his morning work in the barnyard he stalked to the house with the same manner and toilet as on the previous day.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For his mother's sake he would be civil to their boarders, but nothing more.
become
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From this reading He would learn just what they had a right to expect in view of their business relations, and having performed all that was "nominated in the bond," would treat them with such an off-hand independence that they would soon become aware that he, Roger Atwood, was an entity that could exist without their admiring approval.
boarders
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From this reading For his mother's sake he would be civil to their boarders, but nothing more.
bond
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From this reading He would learn just what they had a right to expect in view of their business relations, and having performed all that was "nominated in the bond," would treat them with such an off-hand independence that they would soon become aware that he, Roger Atwood, was an entity that could exist without their admiring approval.
business
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From this reading He would learn just what they had a right to expect in view of their business relations, and having performed all that was "nominated in the bond," would treat them with such an off-hand independence that they would soon become aware that he, Roger Atwood, was an entity that could exist without their admiring approval.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For his mother's sake he would be civil to their boarders, but nothing more.
city
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From this reading He meant that they should learn that the country was quite as large as the city, and that the rural peculiarities of Forestville were as legitimate as those which he associated with them, and especially with the young lady who had mistaken him for the hired man.
civil
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From this reading For his mother's sake he would be civil to their boarders, but nothing more.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He would learn just what they had a right to expect in view of their business relations, and having performed all that was "nominated in the bond," would treat them with such an off-hand independence that they would soon become aware that he, Roger Atwood, was an entity that could exist without their admiring approval.
country
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From this reading He meant that they should learn that the country was quite as large as the city, and that the rural peculiarities of Forestville were as legitimate as those which he associated with them, and especially with the young lady who had mistaken him for the hired man.
day
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From this reading Therefore after his morning work in the barnyard he stalked to the house with the same manner and toilet as on the previous day.
definite
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From this reading ROGER DISCOVERS A NEW TYPE Young Atwood rose with a very definite purpose on the following morning.
DISCOVERS
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From this reading ROGER DISCOVERS A NEW TYPE Young Atwood rose with a very definite purpose on the following morning.
entity
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From this reading He would learn just what they had a right to expect in view of their business relations, and having performed all that was "nominated in the bond," would treat them with such an off-hand independence that they would soon become aware that he, Roger Atwood, was an entity that could exist without their admiring approval.
especially
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From this reading He meant that they should learn that the country was quite as large as the city, and that the rural peculiarities of Forestville were as legitimate as those which he associated with them, and especially with the young lady who had mistaken him for the hired man.
exist
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From this reading He would learn just what they had a right to expect in view of their business relations, and having performed all that was "nominated in the bond," would treat them with such an off-hand independence that they would soon become aware that he, Roger Atwood, was an entity that could exist without their admiring approval.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading He would learn just what they had a right to expect in view of their business relations, and having performed all that was "nominated in the bond," would treat them with such an off-hand independence that they would soon become aware that he, Roger Atwood, was an entity that could exist without their admiring approval.
following
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From this reading ROGER DISCOVERS A NEW TYPE Young Atwood rose with a very definite purpose on the following morning.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For his mother's sake he would be civil to their boarders, but nothing more.
Forestville
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From this reading He meant that they should learn that the country was quite as large as the city, and that the rural peculiarities of Forestville were as legitimate as those which he associated with them, and especially with the young lady who had mistaken him for the hired man.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He would learn just what they had a right to expect in view of their business relations, and having performed all that was "nominated in the bond," would treat them with such an off-hand independence that they would soon become aware that he, Roger Atwood, was an entity that could exist without their admiring approval.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading He would learn just what they had a right to expect in view of their business relations, and having performed all that was "nominated in the bond," would treat them with such an off-hand independence that they would soon become aware that he, Roger Atwood, was an entity that could exist without their admiring approval.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For his mother's sake he would be civil to their boarders, but nothing more.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He meant that they should learn that the country was quite as large as the city, and that the rural peculiarities of Forestville were as legitimate as those which he associated with them, and especially with the young lady who had mistaken him for the hired man.
hired
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From this reading He meant that they should learn that the country was quite as large as the city, and that the rural peculiarities of Forestville were as legitimate as those which he associated with them, and especially with the young lady who had mistaken him for the hired man.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For his mother's sake he would be civil to their boarders, but nothing more.
house
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From this reading Therefore after his morning work in the barnyard he stalked to the house with the same manner and toilet as on the previous day.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He would learn just what they had a right to expect in view of their business relations, and having performed all that was "nominated in the bond," would treat them with such an off-hand independence that they would soon become aware that he, Roger Atwood, was an entity that could exist without their admiring approval.
independence
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From this reading He would learn just what they had a right to expect in view of their business relations, and having performed all that was "nominated in the bond," would treat them with such an off-hand independence that they would soon become aware that he, Roger Atwood, was an entity that could exist without their admiring approval.
just
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From this reading He would learn just what they had a right to expect in view of their business relations, and having performed all that was "nominated in the bond," would treat them with such an off-hand independence that they would soon become aware that he, Roger Atwood, was an entity that could exist without their admiring approval.
lady
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From this reading He meant that they should learn that the country was quite as large as the city, and that the rural peculiarities of Forestville were as legitimate as those which he associated with them, and especially with the young lady who had mistaken him for the hired man.
large
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From this reading He meant that they should learn that the country was quite as large as the city, and that the rural peculiarities of Forestville were as legitimate as those which he associated with them, and especially with the young lady who had mistaken him for the hired man.
learn
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From this reading He would learn just what they had a right to expect in view of their business relations, and having performed all that was "nominated in the bond," would treat them with such an off-hand independence that they would soon become aware that he, Roger Atwood, was an entity that could exist without their admiring approval.
legitimate
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From this reading He meant that they should learn that the country was quite as large as the city, and that the rural peculiarities of Forestville were as legitimate as those which he associated with them, and especially with the young lady who had mistaken him for the hired man.
man
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From this reading He meant that they should learn that the country was quite as large as the city, and that the rural peculiarities of Forestville were as legitimate as those which he associated with them, and especially with the young lady who had mistaken him for the hired man.
manner
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From this reading Therefore after his morning work in the barnyard he stalked to the house with the same manner and toilet as on the previous day.
meant
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From this reading He meant that they should learn that the country was quite as large as the city, and that the rural peculiarities of Forestville were as legitimate as those which he associated with them, and especially with the young lady who had mistaken him for the hired man.
mistaken
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From this reading He meant that they should learn that the country was quite as large as the city, and that the rural peculiarities of Forestville were as legitimate as those which he associated with them, and especially with the young lady who had mistaken him for the hired man.
more
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From this reading For his mother's sake he would be civil to their boarders, but nothing more.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ROGER DISCOVERS A NEW TYPE Young Atwood rose with a very definite purpose on the following morning.
mother's
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From this reading For his mother's sake he would be civil to their boarders, but nothing more.
NEW
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From this reading ROGER DISCOVERS A NEW TYPE Young Atwood rose with a very definite purpose on the following morning.
nominated
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From this reading He would learn just what they had a right to expect in view of their business relations, and having performed all that was "nominated in the bond," would treat them with such an off-hand independence that they would soon become aware that he, Roger Atwood, was an entity that could exist without their admiring approval.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading For his mother's sake he would be civil to their boarders, but nothing more.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He would learn just what they had a right to expect in view of their business relations, and having performed all that was "nominated in the bond," would treat them with such an off-hand independence that they would soon become aware that he, Roger Atwood, was an entity that could exist without their admiring approval.
off-hand
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From this reading He would learn just what they had a right to expect in view of their business relations, and having performed all that was "nominated in the bond," would treat them with such an off-hand independence that they would soon become aware that he, Roger Atwood, was an entity that could exist without their admiring approval.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ROGER DISCOVERS A NEW TYPE Young Atwood rose with a very definite purpose on the following morning.
peculiarities
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From this reading He meant that they should learn that the country was quite as large as the city, and that the rural peculiarities of Forestville were as legitimate as those which he associated with them, and especially with the young lady who had mistaken him for the hired man.
performed
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From this reading He would learn just what they had a right to expect in view of their business relations, and having performed all that was "nominated in the bond," would treat them with such an off-hand independence that they would soon become aware that he, Roger Atwood, was an entity that could exist without their admiring approval.
previous
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From this reading Therefore after his morning work in the barnyard he stalked to the house with the same manner and toilet as on the previous day.
purpose
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From this reading ROGER DISCOVERS A NEW TYPE Young Atwood rose with a very definite purpose on the following morning.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He meant that they should learn that the country was quite as large as the city, and that the rural peculiarities of Forestville were as legitimate as those which he associated with them, and especially with the young lady who had mistaken him for the hired man.
relations
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From this reading He would learn just what they had a right to expect in view of their business relations, and having performed all that was "nominated in the bond," would treat them with such an off-hand independence that they would soon become aware that he, Roger Atwood, was an entity that could exist without their admiring approval.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would learn just what they had a right to expect in view of their business relations, and having performed all that was "nominated in the bond," would treat them with such an off-hand independence that they would soon become aware that he, Roger Atwood, was an entity that could exist without their admiring approval.
ROGER
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From this reading ROGER DISCOVERS A NEW TYPE Young Atwood rose with a very definite purpose on the following morning.
rose
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From this reading ROGER DISCOVERS A NEW TYPE Young Atwood rose with a very definite purpose on the following morning.
rural
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From this reading He meant that they should learn that the country was quite as large as the city, and that the rural peculiarities of Forestville were as legitimate as those which he associated with them, and especially with the young lady who had mistaken him for the hired man.
sake
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From this reading For his mother's sake he would be civil to their boarders, but nothing more.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Therefore after his morning work in the barnyard he stalked to the house with the same manner and toilet as on the previous day.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He meant that they should learn that the country was quite as large as the city, and that the rural peculiarities of Forestville were as legitimate as those which he associated with them, and especially with the young lady who had mistaken him for the hired man.
soon
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From this reading He would learn just what they had a right to expect in view of their business relations, and having performed all that was "nominated in the bond," would treat them with such an off-hand independence that they would soon become aware that he, Roger Atwood, was an entity that could exist without their admiring approval.
stalked
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From this reading Therefore after his morning work in the barnyard he stalked to the house with the same manner and toilet as on the previous day.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He would learn just what they had a right to expect in view of their business relations, and having performed all that was "nominated in the bond," would treat them with such an off-hand independence that they would soon become aware that he, Roger Atwood, was an entity that could exist without their admiring approval.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He would learn just what they had a right to expect in view of their business relations, and having performed all that was "nominated in the bond," would treat them with such an off-hand independence that they would soon become aware that he, Roger Atwood, was an entity that could exist without their admiring approval.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ROGER DISCOVERS A NEW TYPE Young Atwood rose with a very definite purpose on the following morning.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For his mother's sake he would be civil to their boarders, but nothing more.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He would learn just what they had a right to expect in view of their business relations, and having performed all that was "nominated in the bond," would treat them with such an off-hand independence that they would soon become aware that he, Roger Atwood, was an entity that could exist without their admiring approval.
ThereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Therefore after his morning work in the barnyard he stalked to the house with the same manner and toilet as on the previous day.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He would learn just what they had a right to expect in view of their business relations, and having performed all that was "nominated in the bond," would treat them with such an off-hand independence that they would soon become aware that he, Roger Atwood, was an entity that could exist without their admiring approval.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He meant that they should learn that the country was quite as large as the city, and that the rural peculiarities of Forestville were as legitimate as those which he associated with them, and especially with the young lady who had mistaken him for the hired man.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For his mother's sake he would be civil to their boarders, but nothing more.
toilet
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From this reading Therefore after his morning work in the barnyard he stalked to the house with the same manner and toilet as on the previous day.
treat
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From this reading He would learn just what they had a right to expect in view of their business relations, and having performed all that was "nominated in the bond," would treat them with such an off-hand independence that they would soon become aware that he, Roger Atwood, was an entity that could exist without their admiring approval.
TYPE
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From this reading ROGER DISCOVERS A NEW TYPE Young Atwood rose with a very definite purpose on the following morning.
very
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From this reading ROGER DISCOVERS A NEW TYPE Young Atwood rose with a very definite purpose on the following morning.
view
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From this reading He would learn just what they had a right to expect in view of their business relations, and having performed all that was "nominated in the bond," would treat them with such an off-hand independence that they would soon become aware that he, Roger Atwood, was an entity that could exist without their admiring approval.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He would learn just what they had a right to expect in view of their business relations, and having performed all that was "nominated in the bond," would treat them with such an off-hand independence that they would soon become aware that he, Roger Atwood, was an entity that could exist without their admiring approval.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He meant that they should learn that the country was quite as large as the city, and that the rural peculiarities of Forestville were as legitimate as those which he associated with them, and especially with the young lady who had mistaken him for the hired man.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He would learn just what they had a right to expect in view of their business relations, and having performed all that was "nominated in the bond," would treat them with such an off-hand independence that they would soon become aware that he, Roger Atwood, was an entity that could exist without their admiring approval.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He meant that they should learn that the country was quite as large as the city, and that the rural peculiarities of Forestville were as legitimate as those which he associated with them, and especially with the young lady who had mistaken him for the hired man.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He meant that they should learn that the country was quite as large as the city, and that the rural peculiarities of Forestville were as legitimate as those which he associated with them, and especially with the young lady who had mistaken him for the hired man.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ROGER DISCOVERS A NEW TYPE Young Atwood rose with a very definite purpose on the following morning.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He would learn just what they had a right to expect in view of their business relations, and having performed all that was "nominated in the bond," would treat them with such an off-hand independence that they would soon become aware that he, Roger Atwood, was an entity that could exist without their admiring approval.
work
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From this reading Therefore after his morning work in the barnyard he stalked to the house with the same manner and toilet as on the previous day.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For his mother's sake he would be civil to their boarders, but nothing more.
Young
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From this reading ROGER DISCOVERS A NEW TYPE Young Atwood rose with a very definite purpose on the following morning.
