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accepting
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From this reading Yet, young as he was, he had developed the philosophy of accepting what must be as gracefully as possible, and now consoled himself with the hope that he would probably not have to keep up this imposture very many days.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Hanlon was awakened shortly after dawn the next morning.
always
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From this reading He had always preferred to sleep as late as possible, and getting up at such ungodly hours did not tend to make him too happy the first few hours of the day.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Darn this having to pretend to such jobs," he growled to himself as he rose, washed and dressed.
applied
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From this reading His first care was to examine minutely, in the mirror, the make-up he had applied.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Darn this having to pretend to such jobs," he growled to himself as he rose, washed and dressed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had always preferred to sleep as late as possible, and getting up at such ungodly hours did not tend to make him too happy the first few hours of the day.
awakened
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From this reading Hanlon was awakened shortly after dawn the next morning.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Yet, young as he was, he had developed the philosophy of accepting what must be as gracefully as possible, and now consoled himself with the hope that he would probably not have to keep up this imposture very many days.
care
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From this reading His first care was to examine minutely, in the mirror, the make-up he had applied.
consoled
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From this reading Yet, young as he was, he had developed the philosophy of accepting what must be as gracefully as possible, and now consoled himself with the hope that he would probably not have to keep up this imposture very many days.
Darn
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From this reading "Darn this having to pretend to such jobs," he growled to himself as he rose, washed and dressed.
dawn
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From this reading Hanlon was awakened shortly after dawn the next morning.
day
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From this reading He had always preferred to sleep as late as possible, and getting up at such ungodly hours did not tend to make him too happy the first few hours of the day.
days
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From this reading Yet, young as he was, he had developed the philosophy of accepting what must be as gracefully as possible, and now consoled himself with the hope that he would probably not have to keep up this imposture very many days.
developed
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From this reading Yet, young as he was, he had developed the philosophy of accepting what must be as gracefully as possible, and now consoled himself with the hope that he would probably not have to keep up this imposture very many days.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He had always preferred to sleep as late as possible, and getting up at such ungodly hours did not tend to make him too happy the first few hours of the day.
dressed
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From this reading "Darn this having to pretend to such jobs," he growled to himself as he rose, washed and dressed.
examine
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From this reading His first care was to examine minutely, in the mirror, the make-up he had applied.
few
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From this reading He had always preferred to sleep as late as possible, and getting up at such ungodly hours did not tend to make him too happy the first few hours of the day.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had always preferred to sleep as late as possible, and getting up at such ungodly hours did not tend to make him too happy the first few hours of the day.
getting
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From this reading He had always preferred to sleep as late as possible, and getting up at such ungodly hours did not tend to make him too happy the first few hours of the day.
gracefully
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From this reading Yet, young as he was, he had developed the philosophy of accepting what must be as gracefully as possible, and now consoled himself with the hope that he would probably not have to keep up this imposture very many days.
growlednounUS /ˈgrowled/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Darn this having to pretend to such jobs," he growled to himself as he rose, washed and dressed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had always preferred to sleep as late as possible, and getting up at such ungodly hours did not tend to make him too happy the first few hours of the day.
Hanlon
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From this reading Hanlon was awakened shortly after dawn the next morning.
happy
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From this reading He had always preferred to sleep as late as possible, and getting up at such ungodly hours did not tend to make him too happy the first few hours of the day.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Yet, young as he was, he had developed the philosophy of accepting what must be as gracefully as possible, and now consoled himself with the hope that he would probably not have to keep up this imposture very many days.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading "Darn this having to pretend to such jobs," he growled to himself as he rose, washed and dressed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Darn this having to pretend to such jobs," he growled to himself as he rose, washed and dressed.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had always preferred to sleep as late as possible, and getting up at such ungodly hours did not tend to make him too happy the first few hours of the day.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Darn this having to pretend to such jobs," he growled to himself as he rose, washed and dressed.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His first care was to examine minutely, in the mirror, the make-up he had applied.
hope
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From this reading Yet, young as he was, he had developed the philosophy of accepting what must be as gracefully as possible, and now consoled himself with the hope that he would probably not have to keep up this imposture very many days.
hours
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From this reading He had always preferred to sleep as late as possible, and getting up at such ungodly hours did not tend to make him too happy the first few hours of the day.
imposture
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From this reading Yet, young as he was, he had developed the philosophy of accepting what must be as gracefully as possible, and now consoled himself with the hope that he would probably not have to keep up this imposture very many days.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His first care was to examine minutely, in the mirror, the make-up he had applied.
jobs
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From this reading "Darn this having to pretend to such jobs," he growled to himself as he rose, washed and dressed.
keep
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From this reading Yet, young as he was, he had developed the philosophy of accepting what must be as gracefully as possible, and now consoled himself with the hope that he would probably not have to keep up this imposture very many days.
late
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From this reading He had always preferred to sleep as late as possible, and getting up at such ungodly hours did not tend to make him too happy the first few hours of the day.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had always preferred to sleep as late as possible, and getting up at such ungodly hours did not tend to make him too happy the first few hours of the day.
make-up
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From this reading His first care was to examine minutely, in the mirror, the make-up he had applied.
many
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From this reading Yet, young as he was, he had developed the philosophy of accepting what must be as gracefully as possible, and now consoled himself with the hope that he would probably not have to keep up this imposture very many days.
minutely
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From this reading His first care was to examine minutely, in the mirror, the make-up he had applied.
mirror
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From this reading His first care was to examine minutely, in the mirror, the make-up he had applied.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hanlon was awakened shortly after dawn the next morning.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Yet, young as he was, he had developed the philosophy of accepting what must be as gracefully as possible, and now consoled himself with the hope that he would probably not have to keep up this imposture very many days.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hanlon was awakened shortly after dawn the next morning.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had always preferred to sleep as late as possible, and getting up at such ungodly hours did not tend to make him too happy the first few hours of the day.
now
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From this reading Yet, young as he was, he had developed the philosophy of accepting what must be as gracefully as possible, and now consoled himself with the hope that he would probably not have to keep up this imposture very many days.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had always preferred to sleep as late as possible, and getting up at such ungodly hours did not tend to make him too happy the first few hours of the day.
philosophynounUS /fɪˈlɑː.sə.fi/
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)
From this reading Yet, young as he was, he had developed the philosophy of accepting what must be as gracefully as possible, and now consoled himself with the hope that he would probably not have to keep up this imposture very many days.
possible
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From this reading He had always preferred to sleep as late as possible, and getting up at such ungodly hours did not tend to make him too happy the first few hours of the day.
preferred
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From this reading He had always preferred to sleep as late as possible, and getting up at such ungodly hours did not tend to make him too happy the first few hours of the day.
pretend
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From this reading "Darn this having to pretend to such jobs," he growled to himself as he rose, washed and dressed.
probably
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From this reading Yet, young as he was, he had developed the philosophy of accepting what must be as gracefully as possible, and now consoled himself with the hope that he would probably not have to keep up this imposture very many days.
rose
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From this reading "Darn this having to pretend to such jobs," he growled to himself as he rose, washed and dressed.
shortly
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From this reading Hanlon was awakened shortly after dawn the next morning.
sleep
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From this reading He had always preferred to sleep as late as possible, and getting up at such ungodly hours did not tend to make him too happy the first few hours of the day.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Darn this having to pretend to such jobs," he growled to himself as he rose, washed and dressed.
tend
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From this reading He had always preferred to sleep as late as possible, and getting up at such ungodly hours did not tend to make him too happy the first few hours of the day.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yet, young as he was, he had developed the philosophy of accepting what must be as gracefully as possible, and now consoled himself with the hope that he would probably not have to keep up this imposture very many days.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hanlon was awakened shortly after dawn the next morning.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Darn this having to pretend to such jobs," he growled to himself as he rose, washed and dressed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Darn this having to pretend to such jobs," he growled to himself as he rose, washed and dressed.
too
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From this reading He had always preferred to sleep as late as possible, and getting up at such ungodly hours did not tend to make him too happy the first few hours of the day.
ungodly
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From this reading He had always preferred to sleep as late as possible, and getting up at such ungodly hours did not tend to make him too happy the first few hours of the day.
up
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From this reading He had always preferred to sleep as late as possible, and getting up at such ungodly hours did not tend to make him too happy the first few hours of the day.
very
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From this reading Yet, young as he was, he had developed the philosophy of accepting what must be as gracefully as possible, and now consoled himself with the hope that he would probably not have to keep up this imposture very many days.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hanlon was awakened shortly after dawn the next morning.
washed
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From this reading "Darn this having to pretend to such jobs," he growled to himself as he rose, washed and dressed.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Yet, young as he was, he had developed the philosophy of accepting what must be as gracefully as possible, and now consoled himself with the hope that he would probably not have to keep up this imposture very many days.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Yet, young as he was, he had developed the philosophy of accepting what must be as gracefully as possible, and now consoled himself with the hope that he would probably not have to keep up this imposture very many days.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Yet, young as he was, he had developed the philosophy of accepting what must be as gracefully as possible, and now consoled himself with the hope that he would probably not have to keep up this imposture very many days.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet, young as he was, he had developed the philosophy of accepting what must be as gracefully as possible, and now consoled himself with the hope that he would probably not have to keep up this imposture very many days.
young
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From this reading Yet, young as he was, he had developed the philosophy of accepting what must be as gracefully as possible, and now consoled himself with the hope that he would probably not have to keep up this imposture very many days.
