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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 Loring was so disturbed by it that presently Tom was forced to assume a cheerfulness he was far from feeling in order to rescue the other from the dumps.
affected
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From this reading Tom’s news affected them all.
all
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From this reading Tom’s news affected them all.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading CLIF GETS AN ERROR The gathering of the Triumvirate in Loring’s room that Monday evening was rather gloomy for awhile.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When I started out in February I didn’t really have any hope of making the first team, but I did make it and I played in several games, and so it isn’t so bad, eh?”
any
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From this reading When I started out in February I didn’t really have any hope of making the first team, but I did make it and I played in several games, and so it isn’t so bad, eh?”
anyway
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From this reading “Oh, well,” said Tom, grinning heroically, “I did better than I expected to, anyway.
assume
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From this reading Loring was so disturbed by it that presently Tom was forced to assume a cheerfulness he was far from feeling in order to rescue the other from the dumps.
awhile
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From this reading CLIF GETS AN ERROR The gathering of the Triumvirate in Loring’s room that Monday evening was rather gloomy for awhile.
bad
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From this reading When I started out in February I didn’t really have any hope of making the first team, but I did make it and I played in several games, and so it isn’t so bad, eh?”
better
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From this reading “Oh, well,” said Tom, grinning heroically, “I did better than I expected to, anyway.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When I started out in February I didn’t really have any hope of making the first team, but I did make it and I played in several games, and so it isn’t so bad, eh?”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Loring was so disturbed by it that presently Tom was forced to assume a cheerfulness he was far from feeling in order to rescue the other from the dumps.
cheerfulness
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From this reading Loring was so disturbed by it that presently Tom was forced to assume a cheerfulness he was far from feeling in order to rescue the other from the dumps.
CLIF
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From this reading CLIF GETS AN ERROR The gathering of the Triumvirate in Loring’s room that Monday evening was rather gloomy for awhile.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Oh, well,” said Tom, grinning heroically, “I did better than I expected to, anyway.
didn't
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From this reading When I started out in February I didn’t really have any hope of making the first team, but I did make it and I played in several games, and so it isn’t so bad, eh?”
disturbed
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From this reading Loring was so disturbed by it that presently Tom was forced to assume a cheerfulness he was far from feeling in order to rescue the other from the dumps.
dumps
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From this reading Loring was so disturbed by it that presently Tom was forced to assume a cheerfulness he was far from feeling in order to rescue the other from the dumps.
eh
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From this reading When I started out in February I didn’t really have any hope of making the first team, but I did make it and I played in several games, and so it isn’t so bad, eh?”
ERROR
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From this reading CLIF GETS AN ERROR The gathering of the Triumvirate in Loring’s room that Monday evening was rather gloomy for awhile.
evening
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From this reading CLIF GETS AN ERROR The gathering of the Triumvirate in Loring’s room that Monday evening was rather gloomy for awhile.
expected
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From this reading “Oh, well,” said Tom, grinning heroically, “I did better than I expected to, anyway.
far
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From this reading Loring was so disturbed by it that presently Tom was forced to assume a cheerfulness he was far from feeling in order to rescue the other from the dumps.
February
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From this reading When I started out in February I didn’t really have any hope of making the first team, but I did make it and I played in several games, and so it isn’t so bad, eh?”
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Loring was so disturbed by it that presently Tom was forced to assume a cheerfulness he was far from feeling in order to rescue the other from the dumps.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I started out in February I didn’t really have any hope of making the first team, but I did make it and I played in several games, and so it isn’t so bad, eh?”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading CLIF GETS AN ERROR The gathering of the Triumvirate in Loring’s room that Monday evening was rather gloomy for awhile.
forced
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From this reading Loring was so disturbed by it that presently Tom was forced to assume a cheerfulness he was far from feeling in order to rescue the other from the dumps.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Loring was so disturbed by it that presently Tom was forced to assume a cheerfulness he was far from feeling in order to rescue the other from the dumps.
games
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From this reading When I started out in February I didn’t really have any hope of making the first team, but I did make it and I played in several games, and so it isn’t so bad, eh?”
gathering
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From this reading CLIF GETS AN ERROR The gathering of the Triumvirate in Loring’s room that Monday evening was rather gloomy for awhile.
GETS
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From this reading CLIF GETS AN ERROR The gathering of the Triumvirate in Loring’s room that Monday evening was rather gloomy for awhile.
gloomy
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From this reading CLIF GETS AN ERROR The gathering of the Triumvirate in Loring’s room that Monday evening was rather gloomy for awhile.
grinning
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From this reading “Oh, well,” said Tom, grinning heroically, “I did better than I expected to, anyway.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When I started out in February I didn’t really have any hope of making the first team, but I did make it and I played in several games, and so it isn’t so bad, eh?”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Loring was so disturbed by it that presently Tom was forced to assume a cheerfulness he was far from feeling in order to rescue the other from the dumps.
heroically
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From this reading “Oh, well,” said Tom, grinning heroically, “I did better than I expected to, anyway.
hope
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From this reading When I started out in February I didn’t really have any hope of making the first team, but I did make it and I played in several games, and so it isn’t so bad, eh?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh, well,” said Tom, grinning heroically, “I did better than I expected to, anyway.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CLIF GETS AN ERROR The gathering of the Triumvirate in Loring’s room that Monday evening was rather gloomy for awhile.
isn't
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From this reading When I started out in February I didn’t really have any hope of making the first team, but I did make it and I played in several games, and so it isn’t so bad, eh?”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Loring was so disturbed by it that presently Tom was forced to assume a cheerfulness he was far from feeling in order to rescue the other from the dumps.
Loring
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From this reading Loring was so disturbed by it that presently Tom was forced to assume a cheerfulness he was far from feeling in order to rescue the other from the dumps.
Loring's
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From this reading CLIF GETS AN ERROR The gathering of the Triumvirate in Loring’s room that Monday evening was rather gloomy for awhile.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I started out in February I didn’t really have any hope of making the first team, but I did make it and I played in several games, and so it isn’t so bad, eh?”
making
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From this reading When I started out in February I didn’t really have any hope of making the first team, but I did make it and I played in several games, and so it isn’t so bad, eh?”
Monday
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From this reading CLIF GETS AN ERROR The gathering of the Triumvirate in Loring’s room that Monday evening was rather gloomy for awhile.
news
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From this reading Tom’s news affected them all.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CLIF GETS AN ERROR The gathering of the Triumvirate in Loring’s room that Monday evening was rather gloomy for awhile.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, well,” said Tom, grinning heroically, “I did better than I expected to, anyway.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Loring was so disturbed by it that presently Tom was forced to assume a cheerfulness he was far from feeling in order to rescue the other from the dumps.
other
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From this reading Loring was so disturbed by it that presently Tom was forced to assume a cheerfulness he was far from feeling in order to rescue the other from the dumps.
out
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From this reading When I started out in February I didn’t really have any hope of making the first team, but I did make it and I played in several games, and so it isn’t so bad, eh?”
played
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From this reading When I started out in February I didn’t really have any hope of making the first team, but I did make it and I played in several games, and so it isn’t so bad, eh?”
presently
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From this reading Loring was so disturbed by it that presently Tom was forced to assume a cheerfulness he was far from feeling in order to rescue the other from the dumps.
rather
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From this reading CLIF GETS AN ERROR The gathering of the Triumvirate in Loring’s room that Monday evening was rather gloomy for awhile.
really
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From this reading When I started out in February I didn’t really have any hope of making the first team, but I did make it and I played in several games, and so it isn’t so bad, eh?”
rescue
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From this reading Loring was so disturbed by it that presently Tom was forced to assume a cheerfulness he was far from feeling in order to rescue the other from the dumps.
room
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From this reading CLIF GETS AN ERROR The gathering of the Triumvirate in Loring’s room that Monday evening was rather gloomy for awhile.
said
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From this reading “Oh, well,” said Tom, grinning heroically, “I did better than I expected to, anyway.
several
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From this reading When I started out in February I didn’t really have any hope of making the first team, but I did make it and I played in several games, and so it isn’t so bad, eh?”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Loring was so disturbed by it that presently Tom was forced to assume a cheerfulness he was far from feeling in order to rescue the other from the dumps.
started
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From this reading When I started out in February I didn’t really have any hope of making the first team, but I did make it and I played in several games, and so it isn’t so bad, eh?”
team
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From this reading When I started out in February I didn’t really have any hope of making the first team, but I did make it and I played in several games, and so it isn’t so bad, eh?”
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Oh, well,” said Tom, grinning heroically, “I did better than I expected to, anyway.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading CLIF GETS AN ERROR The gathering of the Triumvirate in Loring’s room that Monday evening was rather gloomy for awhile.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CLIF GETS AN ERROR The gathering of the Triumvirate in Loring’s room that Monday evening was rather gloomy for awhile.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Tom’s news affected them all.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Loring was so disturbed by it that presently Tom was forced to assume a cheerfulness he was far from feeling in order to rescue the other from the dumps.
Tom
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From this reading Loring was so disturbed by it that presently Tom was forced to assume a cheerfulness he was far from feeling in order to rescue the other from the dumps.
Tom's
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From this reading Tom’s news affected them all.
Triumvirate
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From this reading CLIF GETS AN ERROR The gathering of the Triumvirate in Loring’s room that Monday evening was rather gloomy for awhile.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CLIF GETS AN ERROR The gathering of the Triumvirate in Loring’s room that Monday evening was rather gloomy for awhile.
well
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From this reading “Oh, well,” said Tom, grinning heroically, “I did better than I expected to, anyway.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I started out in February I didn’t really have any hope of making the first team, but I did make it and I played in several games, and so it isn’t so bad, eh?”
