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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 It had been his first time away from home and he was lonesome and maybe just a little homesick, for he had come all the way from California to attend school at Lowell.
ACQUAINTED
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From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED Harold Case mounted the stairs of his boarding house to the little hall room that he had called home for the last five months.
all
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From this reading It had been his first time away from home and he was lonesome and maybe just a little homesick, for he had come all the way from California to attend school at Lowell.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It had been his first time away from home and he was lonesome and maybe just a little homesick, for he had come all the way from California to attend school at Lowell.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It had been his first time away from home and he was lonesome and maybe just a little homesick, for he had come all the way from California to attend school at Lowell.
attend
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From this reading It had been his first time away from home and he was lonesome and maybe just a little homesick, for he had come all the way from California to attend school at Lowell.
away
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From this reading It had been his first time away from home and he was lonesome and maybe just a little homesick, for he had come all the way from California to attend school at Lowell.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been his first time away from home and he was lonesome and maybe just a little homesick, for he had come all the way from California to attend school at Lowell.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Though he was a poor boy, he had never had to look out for himself before.
boarder
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From this reading It was comfortably furnished and the meals which Mrs. Malcolm served her student boarder were good, but this was Harold’s first white winter.
boarding
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From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED Harold Case mounted the stairs of his boarding house to the little hall room that he had called home for the last five months.
boy
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From this reading Though he was a poor boy, he had never had to look out for himself before.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was comfortably furnished and the meals which Mrs. Malcolm served her student boarder were good, but this was Harold’s first white winter.
California
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From this reading It had been his first time away from home and he was lonesome and maybe just a little homesick, for he had come all the way from California to attend school at Lowell.
called
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From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED Harold Case mounted the stairs of his boarding house to the little hall room that he had called home for the last five months.
Case
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From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED Harold Case mounted the stairs of his boarding house to the little hall room that he had called home for the last five months.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had been his first time away from home and he was lonesome and maybe just a little homesick, for he had come all the way from California to attend school at Lowell.
comfortably
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From this reading It was comfortably furnished and the meals which Mrs. Malcolm served her student boarder were good, but this was Harold’s first white winter.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had been his first time away from home and he was lonesome and maybe just a little homesick, for he had come all the way from California to attend school at Lowell.
five
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From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED Harold Case mounted the stairs of his boarding house to the little hall room that he had called home for the last five months.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED Harold Case mounted the stairs of his boarding house to the little hall room that he had called home for the last five months.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It had been his first time away from home and he was lonesome and maybe just a little homesick, for he had come all the way from California to attend school at Lowell.
furnished
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From this reading It was comfortably furnished and the meals which Mrs. Malcolm served her student boarder were good, but this was Harold’s first white winter.
GETTING
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From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED Harold Case mounted the stairs of his boarding house to the little hall room that he had called home for the last five months.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was comfortably furnished and the meals which Mrs. Malcolm served her student boarder were good, but this was Harold’s first white winter.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED Harold Case mounted the stairs of his boarding house to the little hall room that he had called home for the last five months.
hall
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From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED Harold Case mounted the stairs of his boarding house to the little hall room that he had called home for the last five months.
Harold
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From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED Harold Case mounted the stairs of his boarding house to the little hall room that he had called home for the last five months.
Harold's
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From this reading It was comfortably furnished and the meals which Mrs. Malcolm served her student boarder were good, but this was Harold’s first white winter.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED Harold Case mounted the stairs of his boarding house to the little hall room that he had called home for the last five months.
helped
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From this reading Perhaps his room--there was only one small one--helped to make him lonesome.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was comfortably furnished and the meals which Mrs. Malcolm served her student boarder were good, but this was Harold’s first white winter.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Perhaps his room--there was only one small one--helped to make him lonesome.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Though he was a poor boy, he had never had to look out for himself before.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED Harold Case mounted the stairs of his boarding house to the little hall room that he had called home for the last five months.
home
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From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED Harold Case mounted the stairs of his boarding house to the little hall room that he had called home for the last five months.
homesick
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From this reading It had been his first time away from home and he was lonesome and maybe just a little homesick, for he had come all the way from California to attend school at Lowell.
house
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From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED Harold Case mounted the stairs of his boarding house to the little hall room that he had called home for the last five months.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been his first time away from home and he was lonesome and maybe just a little homesick, for he had come all the way from California to attend school at Lowell.
just
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From this reading It had been his first time away from home and he was lonesome and maybe just a little homesick, for he had come all the way from California to attend school at Lowell.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED Harold Case mounted the stairs of his boarding house to the little hall room that he had called home for the last five months.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED Harold Case mounted the stairs of his boarding house to the little hall room that he had called home for the last five months.
lonesome
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From this reading It had been his first time away from home and he was lonesome and maybe just a little homesick, for he had come all the way from California to attend school at Lowell.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though he was a poor boy, he had never had to look out for himself before.
Lowell
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From this reading It had been his first time away from home and he was lonesome and maybe just a little homesick, for he had come all the way from California to attend school at Lowell.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps his room--there was only one small one--helped to make him lonesome.
Malcolm
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From this reading It was comfortably furnished and the meals which Mrs. Malcolm served her student boarder were good, but this was Harold’s first white winter.
maybe
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From this reading It had been his first time away from home and he was lonesome and maybe just a little homesick, for he had come all the way from California to attend school at Lowell.
meals
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From this reading It was comfortably furnished and the meals which Mrs. Malcolm served her student boarder were good, but this was Harold’s first white winter.
months
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From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED Harold Case mounted the stairs of his boarding house to the little hall room that he had called home for the last five months.
mounted
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From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED Harold Case mounted the stairs of his boarding house to the little hall room that he had called home for the last five months.
Mrs
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From this reading It was comfortably furnished and the meals which Mrs. Malcolm served her student boarder were good, but this was Harold’s first white winter.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though he was a poor boy, he had never had to look out for himself before.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED Harold Case mounted the stairs of his boarding house to the little hall room that he had called home for the last five months.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Perhaps his room--there was only one small one--helped to make him lonesome.
only
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From this reading Perhaps his room--there was only one small one--helped to make him lonesome.
out
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From this reading Though he was a poor boy, he had never had to look out for himself before.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps his room--there was only one small one--helped to make him lonesome.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though he was a poor boy, he had never had to look out for himself before.
room
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From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED Harold Case mounted the stairs of his boarding house to the little hall room that he had called home for the last five months.
school
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From this reading It had been his first time away from home and he was lonesome and maybe just a little homesick, for he had come all the way from California to attend school at Lowell.
served
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From this reading It was comfortably furnished and the meals which Mrs. Malcolm served her student boarder were good, but this was Harold’s first white winter.
small
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From this reading Perhaps his room--there was only one small one--helped to make him lonesome.
stairs
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From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED Harold Case mounted the stairs of his boarding house to the little hall room that he had called home for the last five months.
student
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From this reading It was comfortably furnished and the meals which Mrs. Malcolm served her student boarder were good, but this was Harold’s first white winter.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED Harold Case mounted the stairs of his boarding house to the little hall room that he had called home for the last five months.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED Harold Case mounted the stairs of his boarding house to the little hall room that he had called home for the last five months.
there
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From this reading Perhaps his room--there was only one small one--helped to make him lonesome.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was comfortably furnished and the meals which Mrs. Malcolm served her student boarder were good, but this was Harold’s first white winter.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though he was a poor boy, he had never had to look out for himself before.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had been his first time away from home and he was lonesome and maybe just a little homesick, for he had come all the way from California to attend school at Lowell.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED Harold Case mounted the stairs of his boarding house to the little hall room that he had called home for the last five months.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It had been his first time away from home and he was lonesome and maybe just a little homesick, for he had come all the way from California to attend school at Lowell.
way
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From this reading It had been his first time away from home and he was lonesome and maybe just a little homesick, for he had come all the way from California to attend school at Lowell.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was comfortably furnished and the meals which Mrs. Malcolm served her student boarder were good, but this was Harold’s first white winter.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was comfortably furnished and the meals which Mrs. Malcolm served her student boarder were good, but this was Harold’s first white winter.
white
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From this reading It was comfortably furnished and the meals which Mrs. Malcolm served her student boarder were good, but this was Harold’s first white winter.
winter
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From this reading It was comfortably furnished and the meals which Mrs. Malcolm served her student boarder were good, but this was Harold’s first white winter.
