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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 He had, to tell the truth, taken a great interest in the novels, so much as to be tempted often to carry off the current volume and see “how it ended” by himself, which the girls thought very mean of him.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He had not rebelled much even against the discipline of reading aloud.
aloud
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From this reading He had not rebelled much even against the discipline of reading aloud.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Walter Penton had been the most satisfactory of sons and brothers.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had, to tell the truth, taken a great interest in the novels, so much as to be tempted often to carry off the current volume and see “how it ended” by himself, which the girls thought very mean of him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had, to tell the truth, taken a great interest in the novels, so much as to be tempted often to carry off the current volume and see “how it ended” by himself, which the girls thought very mean of him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Walter Penton had been the most satisfactory of sons and brothers.
brothers
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From this reading Walter Penton had been the most satisfactory of sons and brothers.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had, to tell the truth, taken a great interest in the novels, so much as to be tempted often to carry off the current volume and see “how it ended” by himself, which the girls thought very mean of him.
carry
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From this reading He had, to tell the truth, taken a great interest in the novels, so much as to be tempted often to carry off the current volume and see “how it ended” by himself, which the girls thought very mean of him.
circumstances
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From this reading He was only twenty, and there was nothing to do in the neighborhood of the Hook, especially in the evening, so that circumstances had helped to make him good.
currentnounUS /ˈcurrent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had, to tell the truth, taken a great interest in the novels, so much as to be tempted often to carry off the current volume and see “how it ended” by himself, which the girls thought very mean of him.
discipline
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From this reading He had not rebelled much even against the discipline of reading aloud.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He was only twenty, and there was nothing to do in the neighborhood of the Hook, especially in the evening, so that circumstances had helped to make him good.
ended
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From this reading He had, to tell the truth, taken a great interest in the novels, so much as to be tempted often to carry off the current volume and see “how it ended” by himself, which the girls thought very mean of him.
especially
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From this reading He was only twenty, and there was nothing to do in the neighborhood of the Hook, especially in the evening, so that circumstances had helped to make him good.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had not rebelled much even against the discipline of reading aloud.
evening
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From this reading He was only twenty, and there was nothing to do in the neighborhood of the Hook, especially in the evening, so that circumstances had helped to make him good.
girls
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From this reading He had, to tell the truth, taken a great interest in the novels, so much as to be tempted often to carry off the current volume and see “how it ended” by himself, which the girls thought very mean of him.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was only twenty, and there was nothing to do in the neighborhood of the Hook, especially in the evening, so that circumstances had helped to make him good.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had, to tell the truth, taken a great interest in the novels, so much as to be tempted often to carry off the current volume and see “how it ended” by himself, which the girls thought very mean of him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Walter Penton had been the most satisfactory of sons and brothers.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had not rebelled much even against the discipline of reading aloud.
helped
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From this reading He was only twenty, and there was nothing to do in the neighborhood of the Hook, especially in the evening, so that circumstances had helped to make him good.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was only twenty, and there was nothing to do in the neighborhood of the Hook, especially in the evening, so that circumstances had helped to make him good.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had, to tell the truth, taken a great interest in the novels, so much as to be tempted often to carry off the current volume and see “how it ended” by himself, which the girls thought very mean of him.
Hook
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From this reading He was only twenty, and there was nothing to do in the neighborhood of the Hook, especially in the evening, so that circumstances had helped to make him good.
how
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From this reading He had, to tell the truth, taken a great interest in the novels, so much as to be tempted often to carry off the current volume and see “how it ended” by himself, which the girls thought very mean of him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was only twenty, and there was nothing to do in the neighborhood of the Hook, especially in the evening, so that circumstances had helped to make him good.
interest
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From this reading He had, to tell the truth, taken a great interest in the novels, so much as to be tempted often to carry off the current volume and see “how it ended” by himself, which the girls thought very mean of him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had, to tell the truth, taken a great interest in the novels, so much as to be tempted often to carry off the current volume and see “how it ended” by himself, which the girls thought very mean of him.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was only twenty, and there was nothing to do in the neighborhood of the Hook, especially in the evening, so that circumstances had helped to make him good.
mean
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From this reading He had, to tell the truth, taken a great interest in the novels, so much as to be tempted often to carry off the current volume and see “how it ended” by himself, which the girls thought very mean of him.
most
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From this reading Walter Penton had been the most satisfactory of sons and brothers.
much
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From this reading He had not rebelled much even against the discipline of reading aloud.
neighborhood
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From this reading He was only twenty, and there was nothing to do in the neighborhood of the Hook, especially in the evening, so that circumstances had helped to make him good.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had not rebelled much even against the discipline of reading aloud.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He was only twenty, and there was nothing to do in the neighborhood of the Hook, especially in the evening, so that circumstances had helped to make him good.
novels
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From this reading He had, to tell the truth, taken a great interest in the novels, so much as to be tempted often to carry off the current volume and see “how it ended” by himself, which the girls thought very mean of him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Walter Penton had been the most satisfactory of sons and brothers.
off
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From this reading He had, to tell the truth, taken a great interest in the novels, so much as to be tempted often to carry off the current volume and see “how it ended” by himself, which the girls thought very mean of him.
often
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From this reading He had, to tell the truth, taken a great interest in the novels, so much as to be tempted often to carry off the current volume and see “how it ended” by himself, which the girls thought very mean of him.
only
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From this reading He was only twenty, and there was nothing to do in the neighborhood of the Hook, especially in the evening, so that circumstances had helped to make him good.
PATH
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From this reading THE PRIMROSE PATH.
Penton
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From this reading Walter Penton had been the most satisfactory of sons and brothers.
PRIMROSE
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From this reading THE PRIMROSE PATH.
reading
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From this reading He had not rebelled much even against the discipline of reading aloud.
rebelled
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From this reading He had not rebelled much even against the discipline of reading aloud.
satisfactory
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From this reading Walter Penton had been the most satisfactory of sons and brothers.
see
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From this reading He had, to tell the truth, taken a great interest in the novels, so much as to be tempted often to carry off the current volume and see “how it ended” by himself, which the girls thought very mean of him.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was only twenty, and there was nothing to do in the neighborhood of the Hook, especially in the evening, so that circumstances had helped to make him good.
sons
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From this reading Walter Penton had been the most satisfactory of sons and brothers.
taken
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From this reading He had, to tell the truth, taken a great interest in the novels, so much as to be tempted often to carry off the current volume and see “how it ended” by himself, which the girls thought very mean of him.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had, to tell the truth, taken a great interest in the novels, so much as to be tempted often to carry off the current volume and see “how it ended” by himself, which the girls thought very mean of him.
tempted
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From this reading He had, to tell the truth, taken a great interest in the novels, so much as to be tempted often to carry off the current volume and see “how it ended” by himself, which the girls thought very mean of him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was only twenty, and there was nothing to do in the neighborhood of the Hook, especially in the evening, so that circumstances had helped to make him good.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PRIMROSE PATH.
there
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From this reading He was only twenty, and there was nothing to do in the neighborhood of the Hook, especially in the evening, so that circumstances had helped to make him good.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had, to tell the truth, taken a great interest in the novels, so much as to be tempted often to carry off the current volume and see “how it ended” by himself, which the girls thought very mean of him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was only twenty, and there was nothing to do in the neighborhood of the Hook, especially in the evening, so that circumstances had helped to make him good.
truth
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From this reading He had, to tell the truth, taken a great interest in the novels, so much as to be tempted often to carry off the current volume and see “how it ended” by himself, which the girls thought very mean of him.
twenty
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From this reading He was only twenty, and there was nothing to do in the neighborhood of the Hook, especially in the evening, so that circumstances had helped to make him good.
very
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From this reading He had, to tell the truth, taken a great interest in the novels, so much as to be tempted often to carry off the current volume and see “how it ended” by himself, which the girls thought very mean of him.
volume
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From this reading He had, to tell the truth, taken a great interest in the novels, so much as to be tempted often to carry off the current volume and see “how it ended” by himself, which the girls thought very mean of him.
Walter
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From this reading Walter Penton had been the most satisfactory of sons and brothers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was only twenty, and there was nothing to do in the neighborhood of the Hook, especially in the evening, so that circumstances had helped to make him good.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had, to tell the truth, taken a great interest in the novels, so much as to be tempted often to carry off the current volume and see “how it ended” by himself, which the girls thought very mean of him.
