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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 When he attained a position of responsibility he had had no time for anything else.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His mother had been everything to him till she died, when he was fourteen, and he went to sea.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading When he attained a position of responsibility he had had no time for anything else.
attained
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From this reading When he attained a position of responsibility he had had no time for anything else.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading HOW GRANNIE SCHEMED SCHEMES Stephen Gard’s experience of women had been small.
clear
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From this reading When she was gone, that which she had put into him remained, and kept him clear of many of the snares to which the life of the young sailorman is peculiarly liable.
died
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From this reading His mother had been everything to him till she died, when he was fourteen, and he went to sea.
else
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From this reading When he attained a position of responsibility he had had no time for anything else.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading His mother had been everything to him till she died, when he was fourteen, and he went to sea.
experience
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From this reading HOW GRANNIE SCHEMED SCHEMES Stephen Gard’s experience of women had been small.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When he attained a position of responsibility he had had no time for anything else.
fourteen
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From this reading His mother had been everything to him till she died, when he was fourteen, and he went to sea.
Gard's
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From this reading HOW GRANNIE SCHEMED SCHEMES Stephen Gard’s experience of women had been small.
gone
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From this reading When she was gone, that which she had put into him remained, and kept him clear of many of the snares to which the life of the young sailorman is peculiarly liable.
GRANNIE
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From this reading HOW GRANNIE SCHEMED SCHEMES Stephen Gard’s experience of women had been small.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading HOW GRANNIE SCHEMED SCHEMES Stephen Gard’s experience of women had been small.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His mother had been everything to him till she died, when he was fourteen, and he went to sea.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His mother had been everything to him till she died, when he was fourteen, and he went to sea.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His mother had been everything to him till she died, when he was fourteen, and he went to sea.
HOW
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From this reading HOW GRANNIE SCHEMED SCHEMES Stephen Gard’s experience of women had been small.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When she was gone, that which she had put into him remained, and kept him clear of many of the snares to which the life of the young sailorman is peculiarly liable.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When she was gone, that which she had put into him remained, and kept him clear of many of the snares to which the life of the young sailorman is peculiarly liable.
kept
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From this reading When she was gone, that which she had put into him remained, and kept him clear of many of the snares to which the life of the young sailorman is peculiarly liable.
knew
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From this reading And so, of his own experience, he knew little of women and their ways.
liable
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From this reading When she was gone, that which she had put into him remained, and kept him clear of many of the snares to which the life of the young sailorman is peculiarly liable.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she was gone, that which she had put into him remained, and kept him clear of many of the snares to which the life of the young sailorman is peculiarly liable.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so, of his own experience, he knew little of women and their ways.
many
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From this reading When she was gone, that which she had put into him remained, and kept him clear of many of the snares to which the life of the young sailorman is peculiarly liable.
mother
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From this reading His mother had been everything to him till she died, when he was fourteen, and he went to sea.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading When he attained a position of responsibility he had had no time for anything else.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW GRANNIE SCHEMED SCHEMES Stephen Gard’s experience of women had been small.
own
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From this reading And so, of his own experience, he knew little of women and their ways.
peculiarly
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From this reading When she was gone, that which she had put into him remained, and kept him clear of many of the snares to which the life of the young sailorman is peculiarly liable.
position
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From this reading When he attained a position of responsibility he had had no time for anything else.
put
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From this reading When she was gone, that which she had put into him remained, and kept him clear of many of the snares to which the life of the young sailorman is peculiarly liable.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When she was gone, that which she had put into him remained, and kept him clear of many of the snares to which the life of the young sailorman is peculiarly liable.
responsibility
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From this reading When he attained a position of responsibility he had had no time for anything else.
sailorman
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From this reading When she was gone, that which she had put into him remained, and kept him clear of many of the snares to which the life of the young sailorman is peculiarly liable.
SCHEMED
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From this reading HOW GRANNIE SCHEMED SCHEMES Stephen Gard’s experience of women had been small.
SCHEMES
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From this reading HOW GRANNIE SCHEMED SCHEMES Stephen Gard’s experience of women had been small.
sea
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From this reading His mother had been everything to him till she died, when he was fourteen, and he went to sea.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His mother had been everything to him till she died, when he was fourteen, and he went to sea.
small
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From this reading HOW GRANNIE SCHEMED SCHEMES Stephen Gard’s experience of women had been small.
snares
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From this reading When she was gone, that which she had put into him remained, and kept him clear of many of the snares to which the life of the young sailorman is peculiarly liable.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so, of his own experience, he knew little of women and their ways.
Stephen
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From this reading HOW GRANNIE SCHEMED SCHEMES Stephen Gard’s experience of women had been small.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When she was gone, that which she had put into him remained, and kept him clear of many of the snares to which the life of the young sailorman is peculiarly liable.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When she was gone, that which she had put into him remained, and kept him clear of many of the snares to which the life of the young sailorman is peculiarly liable.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And so, of his own experience, he knew little of women and their ways.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading His mother had been everything to him till she died, when he was fourteen, and he went to sea.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he attained a position of responsibility he had had no time for anything else.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His mother had been everything to him till she died, when he was fourteen, and he went to sea.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His mother had been everything to him till she died, when he was fourteen, and he went to sea.
ways
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From this reading And so, of his own experience, he knew little of women and their ways.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His mother had been everything to him till she died, when he was fourteen, and he went to sea.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading His mother had been everything to him till she died, when he was fourteen, and he went to sea.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When she was gone, that which she had put into him remained, and kept him clear of many of the snares to which the life of the young sailorman is peculiarly liable.
women
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From this reading HOW GRANNIE SCHEMED SCHEMES Stephen Gard’s experience of women had been small.
young
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From this reading When she was gone, that which she had put into him remained, and kept him clear of many of the snares to which the life of the young sailorman is peculiarly liable.
