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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 BLIGHTY FOR TWO Grant's appointment to the menial position of bath-orderly plunged him into a state of savage gloom.
Alf
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From this reading His duties were arduous and his hours long; and as he spent even his free time in morose silence, he soon made Alf as miserable as himself.
aloof
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From this reading But his punishment seemed to have soured his whole outlook on life; even now he continued sullenly aloof till at last even the easy-going Alf felt himself constrained to remonstrate.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His duties were arduous and his hours long; and as he spent even his free time in morose silence, he soon made Alf as miserable as himself.
appointment
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From this reading BLIGHTY FOR TWO Grant's appointment to the menial position of bath-orderly plunged him into a state of savage gloom.
arduous
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From this reading His duties were arduous and his hours long; and as he spent even his free time in morose silence, he soon made Alf as miserable as himself.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His duties were arduous and his hours long; and as he spent even his free time in morose silence, he soon made Alf as miserable as himself.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Gradually the week wore away until at last the sentence was served, and Bill was once more a free man.
away
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From this reading Gradually the week wore away until at last the sentence was served, and Bill was once more a free man.
bath-orderly
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From this reading BLIGHTY FOR TWO Grant's appointment to the menial position of bath-orderly plunged him into a state of savage gloom.
Bill
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From this reading Gradually the week wore away until at last the sentence was served, and Bill was once more a free man.
BLIGHTY
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From this reading BLIGHTY FOR TWO Grant's appointment to the menial position of bath-orderly plunged him into a state of savage gloom.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But his punishment seemed to have soured his whole outlook on life; even now he continued sullenly aloof till at last even the easy-going Alf felt himself constrained to remonstrate.
constrained
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From this reading But his punishment seemed to have soured his whole outlook on life; even now he continued sullenly aloof till at last even the easy-going Alf felt himself constrained to remonstrate.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But his punishment seemed to have soured his whole outlook on life; even now he continued sullenly aloof till at last even the easy-going Alf felt himself constrained to remonstrate.
duties
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From this reading His duties were arduous and his hours long; and as he spent even his free time in morose silence, he soon made Alf as miserable as himself.
easy-going
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From this reading But his punishment seemed to have soured his whole outlook on life; even now he continued sullenly aloof till at last even the easy-going Alf felt himself constrained to remonstrate.
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading "Look 'ere, Bill," he said.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His duties were arduous and his hours long; and as he spent even his free time in morose silence, he soon made Alf as miserable as himself.
felt
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From this reading But his punishment seemed to have soured his whole outlook on life; even now he continued sullenly aloof till at last even the easy-going Alf felt himself constrained to remonstrate.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading BLIGHTY FOR TWO Grant's appointment to the menial position of bath-orderly plunged him into a state of savage gloom.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading His duties were arduous and his hours long; and as he spent even his free time in morose silence, he soon made Alf as miserable as himself.
gloom
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From this reading BLIGHTY FOR TWO Grant's appointment to the menial position of bath-orderly plunged him into a state of savage gloom.
Gradually
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From this reading Gradually the week wore away until at last the sentence was served, and Bill was once more a free man.
Grant's
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From this reading BLIGHTY FOR TWO Grant's appointment to the menial position of bath-orderly plunged him into a state of savage gloom.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But his punishment seemed to have soured his whole outlook on life; even now he continued sullenly aloof till at last even the easy-going Alf felt himself constrained to remonstrate.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His duties were arduous and his hours long; and as he spent even his free time in morose silence, he soon made Alf as miserable as himself.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading BLIGHTY FOR TWO Grant's appointment to the menial position of bath-orderly plunged him into a state of savage gloom.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading His duties were arduous and his hours long; and as he spent even his free time in morose silence, he soon made Alf as miserable as himself.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His duties were arduous and his hours long; and as he spent even his free time in morose silence, he soon made Alf as miserable as himself.
hours
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From this reading His duties were arduous and his hours long; and as he spent even his free time in morose silence, he soon made Alf as miserable as himself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His duties were arduous and his hours long; and as he spent even his free time in morose silence, he soon made Alf as miserable as himself.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading BLIGHTY FOR TWO Grant's appointment to the menial position of bath-orderly plunged him into a state of savage gloom.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gradually the week wore away until at last the sentence was served, and Bill was once more a free man.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But his punishment seemed to have soured his whole outlook on life; even now he continued sullenly aloof till at last even the easy-going Alf felt himself constrained to remonstrate.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His duties were arduous and his hours long; and as he spent even his free time in morose silence, he soon made Alf as miserable as himself.
LooknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Look 'ere, Bill," he said.
made
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From this reading His duties were arduous and his hours long; and as he spent even his free time in morose silence, he soon made Alf as miserable as himself.
man
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From this reading Gradually the week wore away until at last the sentence was served, and Bill was once more a free man.
menial
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From this reading BLIGHTY FOR TWO Grant's appointment to the menial position of bath-orderly plunged him into a state of savage gloom.
miserable
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From this reading His duties were arduous and his hours long; and as he spent even his free time in morose silence, he soon made Alf as miserable as himself.
more
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From this reading Gradually the week wore away until at last the sentence was served, and Bill was once more a free man.
morose
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From this reading His duties were arduous and his hours long; and as he spent even his free time in morose silence, he soon made Alf as miserable as himself.
now
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From this reading But his punishment seemed to have soured his whole outlook on life; even now he continued sullenly aloof till at last even the easy-going Alf felt himself constrained to remonstrate.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BLIGHTY FOR TWO Grant's appointment to the menial position of bath-orderly plunged him into a state of savage gloom.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But his punishment seemed to have soured his whole outlook on life; even now he continued sullenly aloof till at last even the easy-going Alf felt himself constrained to remonstrate.
once
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From this reading Gradually the week wore away until at last the sentence was served, and Bill was once more a free man.
outlook
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From this reading But his punishment seemed to have soured his whole outlook on life; even now he continued sullenly aloof till at last even the easy-going Alf felt himself constrained to remonstrate.
plunged
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From this reading BLIGHTY FOR TWO Grant's appointment to the menial position of bath-orderly plunged him into a state of savage gloom.
position
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From this reading BLIGHTY FOR TWO Grant's appointment to the menial position of bath-orderly plunged him into a state of savage gloom.
punishment
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From this reading But his punishment seemed to have soured his whole outlook on life; even now he continued sullenly aloof till at last even the easy-going Alf felt himself constrained to remonstrate.
remonstrate
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From this reading But his punishment seemed to have soured his whole outlook on life; even now he continued sullenly aloof till at last even the easy-going Alf felt himself constrained to remonstrate.
said
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From this reading "Look 'ere, Bill," he said.
savage
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From this reading BLIGHTY FOR TWO Grant's appointment to the menial position of bath-orderly plunged him into a state of savage gloom.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But his punishment seemed to have soured his whole outlook on life; even now he continued sullenly aloof till at last even the easy-going Alf felt himself constrained to remonstrate.
sentence
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From this reading Gradually the week wore away until at last the sentence was served, and Bill was once more a free man.
served
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From this reading Gradually the week wore away until at last the sentence was served, and Bill was once more a free man.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading His duties were arduous and his hours long; and as he spent even his free time in morose silence, he soon made Alf as miserable as himself.
soon
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From this reading His duties were arduous and his hours long; and as he spent even his free time in morose silence, he soon made Alf as miserable as himself.
soured
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From this reading But his punishment seemed to have soured his whole outlook on life; even now he continued sullenly aloof till at last even the easy-going Alf felt himself constrained to remonstrate.
spent
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From this reading His duties were arduous and his hours long; and as he spent even his free time in morose silence, he soon made Alf as miserable as himself.
state
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From this reading BLIGHTY FOR TWO Grant's appointment to the menial position of bath-orderly plunged him into a state of savage gloom.
sullenly
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From this reading But his punishment seemed to have soured his whole outlook on life; even now he continued sullenly aloof till at last even the easy-going Alf felt himself constrained to remonstrate.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BLIGHTY FOR TWO Grant's appointment to the menial position of bath-orderly plunged him into a state of savage gloom.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading But his punishment seemed to have soured his whole outlook on life; even now he continued sullenly aloof till at last even the easy-going Alf felt himself constrained to remonstrate.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His duties were arduous and his hours long; and as he spent even his free time in morose silence, he soon made Alf as miserable as himself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BLIGHTY FOR TWO Grant's appointment to the menial position of bath-orderly plunged him into a state of savage gloom.
TWO
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From this reading BLIGHTY FOR TWO Grant's appointment to the menial position of bath-orderly plunged him into a state of savage gloom.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Gradually the week wore away until at last the sentence was served, and Bill was once more a free man.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gradually the week wore away until at last the sentence was served, and Bill was once more a free man.
week
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From this reading Gradually the week wore away until at last the sentence was served, and Bill was once more a free man.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His duties were arduous and his hours long; and as he spent even his free time in morose silence, he soon made Alf as miserable as himself.
whole
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From this reading But his punishment seemed to have soured his whole outlook on life; even now he continued sullenly aloof till at last even the easy-going Alf felt himself constrained to remonstrate.
wore
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From this reading Gradually the week wore away until at last the sentence was served, and Bill was once more a free man.
