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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 NURSE BUNDLE FINDS A VOCATION--RAGGED ROBIN'S WIFE--MRS.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I must not omit to mention an interview that about this period took place between my father and Mrs. Bundle.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was decided that I also should go to Eton, but as an oppidan, and becoming already a partisan of my own part of the school, I often now disputed conclusions or questioned facts in my tutor's school anecdotes, which commonly tended to the sole glorification of the "collegers."
also
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From this reading It was decided that I also should go to Eton, but as an oppidan, and becoming already a partisan of my own part of the school, I often now disputed conclusions or questioned facts in my tutor's school anecdotes, which commonly tended to the sole glorification of the "collegers."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was decided that I also should go to Eton, but as an oppidan, and becoming already a partisan of my own part of the school, I often now disputed conclusions or questioned facts in my tutor's school anecdotes, which commonly tended to the sole glorification of the "collegers."
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BUNDLE'S IDEAS ON HUSBANDS AND PUBLIC-HOUSES I was very happy under Mr. Clerke's sway, and yet I was glad to go to school.
anecdotes
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From this reading It was decided that I also should go to Eton, but as an oppidan, and becoming already a partisan of my own part of the school, I often now disputed conclusions or questioned facts in my tutor's school anecdotes, which commonly tended to the sole glorification of the "collegers."
anticipationsplural nounUS /ænˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃənz/
feelings of excitement about something expected to happen
From this reading The tutor himself, who had been "on the foundation" at Eton, had helped to fill me with anticipations of public-school life.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was decided that I also should go to Eton, but as an oppidan, and becoming already a partisan of my own part of the school, I often now disputed conclusions or questioned facts in my tutor's school anecdotes, which commonly tended to the sole glorification of the "collegers."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The tutor himself, who had been "on the foundation" at Eton, had helped to fill me with anticipations of public-school life.
becoming
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From this reading It was decided that I also should go to Eton, but as an oppidan, and becoming already a partisan of my own part of the school, I often now disputed conclusions or questioned facts in my tutor's school anecdotes, which commonly tended to the sole glorification of the "collegers."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The tutor himself, who had been "on the foundation" at Eton, had helped to fill me with anticipations of public-school life.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading I must not omit to mention an interview that about this period took place between my father and Mrs. Bundle.
BUNDLEnounUS /ˈbʌndəl/
a group of things tied or wrapped together
From this reading NURSE BUNDLE FINDS A VOCATION--RAGGED ROBIN'S WIFE--MRS.
BUNDLE'S
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From this reading BUNDLE'S IDEAS ON HUSBANDS AND PUBLIC-HOUSES I was very happy under Mr. Clerke's sway, and yet I was glad to go to school.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was decided that I also should go to Eton, but as an oppidan, and becoming already a partisan of my own part of the school, I often now disputed conclusions or questioned facts in my tutor's school anecdotes, which commonly tended to the sole glorification of the "collegers."
Clerke's
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From this reading BUNDLE'S IDEAS ON HUSBANDS AND PUBLIC-HOUSES I was very happy under Mr. Clerke's sway, and yet I was glad to go to school.
collegers
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From this reading It was decided that I also should go to Eton, but as an oppidan, and becoming already a partisan of my own part of the school, I often now disputed conclusions or questioned facts in my tutor's school anecdotes, which commonly tended to the sole glorification of the "collegers."
commonly
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From this reading It was decided that I also should go to Eton, but as an oppidan, and becoming already a partisan of my own part of the school, I often now disputed conclusions or questioned facts in my tutor's school anecdotes, which commonly tended to the sole glorification of the "collegers."
conclusions
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From this reading It was decided that I also should go to Eton, but as an oppidan, and becoming already a partisan of my own part of the school, I often now disputed conclusions or questioned facts in my tutor's school anecdotes, which commonly tended to the sole glorification of the "collegers."
decided
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From this reading It was decided that I also should go to Eton, but as an oppidan, and becoming already a partisan of my own part of the school, I often now disputed conclusions or questioned facts in my tutor's school anecdotes, which commonly tended to the sole glorification of the "collegers."
disputed
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From this reading It was decided that I also should go to Eton, but as an oppidan, and becoming already a partisan of my own part of the school, I often now disputed conclusions or questioned facts in my tutor's school anecdotes, which commonly tended to the sole glorification of the "collegers."
Eton
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From this reading The tutor himself, who had been "on the foundation" at Eton, had helped to fill me with anticipations of public-school life.
facts
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From this reading It was decided that I also should go to Eton, but as an oppidan, and becoming already a partisan of my own part of the school, I often now disputed conclusions or questioned facts in my tutor's school anecdotes, which commonly tended to the sole glorification of the "collegers."
father
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From this reading I must not omit to mention an interview that about this period took place between my father and Mrs. Bundle.
fill
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From this reading The tutor himself, who had been "on the foundation" at Eton, had helped to fill me with anticipations of public-school life.
FINDS
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From this reading NURSE BUNDLE FINDS A VOCATION--RAGGED ROBIN'S WIFE--MRS.
foundation
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From this reading The tutor himself, who had been "on the foundation" at Eton, had helped to fill me with anticipations of public-school life.
glad
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From this reading BUNDLE'S IDEAS ON HUSBANDS AND PUBLIC-HOUSES I was very happy under Mr. Clerke's sway, and yet I was glad to go to school.
glorification
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From this reading It was decided that I also should go to Eton, but as an oppidan, and becoming already a partisan of my own part of the school, I often now disputed conclusions or questioned facts in my tutor's school anecdotes, which commonly tended to the sole glorification of the "collegers."
go
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From this reading BUNDLE'S IDEAS ON HUSBANDS AND PUBLIC-HOUSES I was very happy under Mr. Clerke's sway, and yet I was glad to go to school.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The tutor himself, who had been "on the foundation" at Eton, had helped to fill me with anticipations of public-school life.
happy
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From this reading BUNDLE'S IDEAS ON HUSBANDS AND PUBLIC-HOUSES I was very happy under Mr. Clerke's sway, and yet I was glad to go to school.
helped
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From this reading The tutor himself, who had been "on the foundation" at Eton, had helped to fill me with anticipations of public-school life.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The tutor himself, who had been "on the foundation" at Eton, had helped to fill me with anticipations of public-school life.
HUSBANDS
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From this reading BUNDLE'S IDEAS ON HUSBANDS AND PUBLIC-HOUSES I was very happy under Mr. Clerke's sway, and yet I was glad to go to school.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading BUNDLE'S IDEAS ON HUSBANDS AND PUBLIC-HOUSES I was very happy under Mr. Clerke's sway, and yet I was glad to go to school.
IDEAS
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From this reading BUNDLE'S IDEAS ON HUSBANDS AND PUBLIC-HOUSES I was very happy under Mr. Clerke's sway, and yet I was glad to go to school.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was decided that I also should go to Eton, but as an oppidan, and becoming already a partisan of my own part of the school, I often now disputed conclusions or questioned facts in my tutor's school anecdotes, which commonly tended to the sole glorification of the "collegers."
interview
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From this reading I must not omit to mention an interview that about this period took place between my father and Mrs. Bundle.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was decided that I also should go to Eton, but as an oppidan, and becoming already a partisan of my own part of the school, I often now disputed conclusions or questioned facts in my tutor's school anecdotes, which commonly tended to the sole glorification of the "collegers."
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The tutor himself, who had been "on the foundation" at Eton, had helped to fill me with anticipations of public-school life.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The tutor himself, who had been "on the foundation" at Eton, had helped to fill me with anticipations of public-school life.
mention
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From this reading I must not omit to mention an interview that about this period took place between my father and Mrs. Bundle.
Mr
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From this reading BUNDLE'S IDEAS ON HUSBANDS AND PUBLIC-HOUSES I was very happy under Mr. Clerke's sway, and yet I was glad to go to school.
MRS
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From this reading NURSE BUNDLE FINDS A VOCATION--RAGGED ROBIN'S WIFE--MRS.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must not omit to mention an interview that about this period took place between my father and Mrs. Bundle.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was decided that I also should go to Eton, but as an oppidan, and becoming already a partisan of my own part of the school, I often now disputed conclusions or questioned facts in my tutor's school anecdotes, which commonly tended to the sole glorification of the "collegers."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I must not omit to mention an interview that about this period took place between my father and Mrs. Bundle.
now
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From this reading It was decided that I also should go to Eton, but as an oppidan, and becoming already a partisan of my own part of the school, I often now disputed conclusions or questioned facts in my tutor's school anecdotes, which commonly tended to the sole glorification of the "collegers."
NURSE
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From this reading NURSE BUNDLE FINDS A VOCATION--RAGGED ROBIN'S WIFE--MRS.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The tutor himself, who had been "on the foundation" at Eton, had helped to fill me with anticipations of public-school life.
often
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From this reading It was decided that I also should go to Eton, but as an oppidan, and becoming already a partisan of my own part of the school, I often now disputed conclusions or questioned facts in my tutor's school anecdotes, which commonly tended to the sole glorification of the "collegers."
omit
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From this reading I must not omit to mention an interview that about this period took place between my father and Mrs. Bundle.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading BUNDLE'S IDEAS ON HUSBANDS AND PUBLIC-HOUSES I was very happy under Mr. Clerke's sway, and yet I was glad to go to school.
oppidan
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From this reading It was decided that I also should go to Eton, but as an oppidan, and becoming already a partisan of my own part of the school, I often now disputed conclusions or questioned facts in my tutor's school anecdotes, which commonly tended to the sole glorification of the "collegers."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was decided that I also should go to Eton, but as an oppidan, and becoming already a partisan of my own part of the school, I often now disputed conclusions or questioned facts in my tutor's school anecdotes, which commonly tended to the sole glorification of the "collegers."
own
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From this reading It was decided that I also should go to Eton, but as an oppidan, and becoming already a partisan of my own part of the school, I often now disputed conclusions or questioned facts in my tutor's school anecdotes, which commonly tended to the sole glorification of the "collegers."
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was decided that I also should go to Eton, but as an oppidan, and becoming already a partisan of my own part of the school, I often now disputed conclusions or questioned facts in my tutor's school anecdotes, which commonly tended to the sole glorification of the "collegers."
partisan
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From this reading It was decided that I also should go to Eton, but as an oppidan, and becoming already a partisan of my own part of the school, I often now disputed conclusions or questioned facts in my tutor's school anecdotes, which commonly tended to the sole glorification of the "collegers."
period
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From this reading I must not omit to mention an interview that about this period took place between my father and Mrs. Bundle.
place
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From this reading I must not omit to mention an interview that about this period took place between my father and Mrs. Bundle.
PUBLIC-HOUSES
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From this reading BUNDLE'S IDEAS ON HUSBANDS AND PUBLIC-HOUSES I was very happy under Mr. Clerke's sway, and yet I was glad to go to school.
public-school
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From this reading The tutor himself, who had been "on the foundation" at Eton, had helped to fill me with anticipations of public-school life.
questioned
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From this reading It was decided that I also should go to Eton, but as an oppidan, and becoming already a partisan of my own part of the school, I often now disputed conclusions or questioned facts in my tutor's school anecdotes, which commonly tended to the sole glorification of the "collegers."
RAGGED
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From this reading NURSE BUNDLE FINDS A VOCATION--RAGGED ROBIN'S WIFE--MRS.
ROBIN'S
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From this reading NURSE BUNDLE FINDS A VOCATION--RAGGED ROBIN'S WIFE--MRS.
school
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From this reading BUNDLE'S IDEAS ON HUSBANDS AND PUBLIC-HOUSES I was very happy under Mr. Clerke's sway, and yet I was glad to go to school.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was decided that I also should go to Eton, but as an oppidan, and becoming already a partisan of my own part of the school, I often now disputed conclusions or questioned facts in my tutor's school anecdotes, which commonly tended to the sole glorification of the "collegers."
sole
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From this reading It was decided that I also should go to Eton, but as an oppidan, and becoming already a partisan of my own part of the school, I often now disputed conclusions or questioned facts in my tutor's school anecdotes, which commonly tended to the sole glorification of the "collegers."
sway
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From this reading BUNDLE'S IDEAS ON HUSBANDS AND PUBLIC-HOUSES I was very happy under Mr. Clerke's sway, and yet I was glad to go to school.
tended
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From this reading It was decided that I also should go to Eton, but as an oppidan, and becoming already a partisan of my own part of the school, I often now disputed conclusions or questioned facts in my tutor's school anecdotes, which commonly tended to the sole glorification of the "collegers."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was decided that I also should go to Eton, but as an oppidan, and becoming already a partisan of my own part of the school, I often now disputed conclusions or questioned facts in my tutor's school anecdotes, which commonly tended to the sole glorification of the "collegers."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The tutor himself, who had been "on the foundation" at Eton, had helped to fill me with anticipations of public-school life.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I must not omit to mention an interview that about this period took place between my father and Mrs. Bundle.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BUNDLE'S IDEAS ON HUSBANDS AND PUBLIC-HOUSES I was very happy under Mr. Clerke's sway, and yet I was glad to go to school.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I must not omit to mention an interview that about this period took place between my father and Mrs. Bundle.
tutor
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From this reading The tutor himself, who had been "on the foundation" at Eton, had helped to fill me with anticipations of public-school life.
tutor's
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From this reading It was decided that I also should go to Eton, but as an oppidan, and becoming already a partisan of my own part of the school, I often now disputed conclusions or questioned facts in my tutor's school anecdotes, which commonly tended to the sole glorification of the "collegers."
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading BUNDLE'S IDEAS ON HUSBANDS AND PUBLIC-HOUSES I was very happy under Mr. Clerke's sway, and yet I was glad to go to school.
very
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From this reading BUNDLE'S IDEAS ON HUSBANDS AND PUBLIC-HOUSES I was very happy under Mr. Clerke's sway, and yet I was glad to go to school.
VOCATION
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From this reading NURSE BUNDLE FINDS A VOCATION--RAGGED ROBIN'S WIFE--MRS.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BUNDLE'S IDEAS ON HUSBANDS AND PUBLIC-HOUSES I was very happy under Mr. Clerke's sway, and yet I was glad to go to school.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was decided that I also should go to Eton, but as an oppidan, and becoming already a partisan of my own part of the school, I often now disputed conclusions or questioned facts in my tutor's school anecdotes, which commonly tended to the sole glorification of the "collegers."
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The tutor himself, who had been "on the foundation" at Eton, had helped to fill me with anticipations of public-school life.
WIFE
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From this reading NURSE BUNDLE FINDS A VOCATION--RAGGED ROBIN'S WIFE--MRS.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The tutor himself, who had been "on the foundation" at Eton, had helped to fill me with anticipations of public-school life.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading BUNDLE'S IDEAS ON HUSBANDS AND PUBLIC-HOUSES I was very happy under Mr. Clerke's sway, and yet I was glad to go to school.
