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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 This summer Peak became a semi-graduate of London University.
abandon
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From this reading Defeat would have strengthened in overwhelming revolt all the impulses which from time to time urged him to abandon his servile course.
acquaintances
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From this reading To avoid the risk of a casual meeting with acquaintances, he did not go to London, but sat for his examination at the nearest provincial centre.
agreeable
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From this reading The revival of boyish tremors at the successive stages of this business was anything but agreeable; it reminded him, with humiliating force, how far he had strayed from the path indicated to his self-respecting manhood.
all
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From this reading Defeat would have strengthened in overwhelming revolt all the impulses which from time to time urged him to abandon his servile course.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading The revival of boyish tremors at the successive stages of this business was anything but agreeable; it reminded him, with humiliating force, how far he had strayed from the path indicated to his self-respecting manhood.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To avoid the risk of a casual meeting with acquaintances, he did not go to London, but sat for his examination at the nearest provincial centre.
avoid
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From this reading To avoid the risk of a casual meeting with acquaintances, he did not go to London, but sat for his examination at the nearest provincial centre.
became
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From this reading This summer Peak became a semi-graduate of London University.
boyish
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From this reading The revival of boyish tremors at the successive stages of this business was anything but agreeable; it reminded him, with humiliating force, how far he had strayed from the path indicated to his self-respecting manhood.
business
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From this reading The revival of boyish tremors at the successive stages of this business was anything but agreeable; it reminded him, with humiliating force, how far he had strayed from the path indicated to his self-respecting manhood.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading To avoid the risk of a casual meeting with acquaintances, he did not go to London, but sat for his examination at the nearest provincial centre.
casual
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From this reading To avoid the risk of a casual meeting with acquaintances, he did not go to London, but sat for his examination at the nearest provincial centre.
centre
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From this reading To avoid the risk of a casual meeting with acquaintances, he did not go to London, but sat for his examination at the nearest provincial centre.
chance
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From this reading But there was no chance of his failing to satisfy the examiners.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Defeat would have strengthened in overwhelming revolt all the impulses which from time to time urged him to abandon his servile course.
Defeat
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From this reading Defeat would have strengthened in overwhelming revolt all the impulses which from time to time urged him to abandon his servile course.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading To avoid the risk of a casual meeting with acquaintances, he did not go to London, but sat for his examination at the nearest provincial centre.
examination
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From this reading To avoid the risk of a casual meeting with acquaintances, he did not go to London, but sat for his examination at the nearest provincial centre.
examiners
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From this reading But there was no chance of his failing to satisfy the examiners.
failing
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From this reading But there was no chance of his failing to satisfy the examiners.
far
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From this reading The revival of boyish tremors at the successive stages of this business was anything but agreeable; it reminded him, with humiliating force, how far he had strayed from the path indicated to his self-respecting manhood.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To avoid the risk of a casual meeting with acquaintances, he did not go to London, but sat for his examination at the nearest provincial centre.
force
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From this reading The revival of boyish tremors at the successive stages of this business was anything but agreeable; it reminded him, with humiliating force, how far he had strayed from the path indicated to his self-respecting manhood.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The revival of boyish tremors at the successive stages of this business was anything but agreeable; it reminded him, with humiliating force, how far he had strayed from the path indicated to his self-respecting manhood.
go
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From this reading To avoid the risk of a casual meeting with acquaintances, he did not go to London, but sat for his examination at the nearest provincial centre.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The revival of boyish tremors at the successive stages of this business was anything but agreeable; it reminded him, with humiliating force, how far he had strayed from the path indicated to his self-respecting manhood.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Defeat would have strengthened in overwhelming revolt all the impulses which from time to time urged him to abandon his servile course.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To avoid the risk of a casual meeting with acquaintances, he did not go to London, but sat for his examination at the nearest provincial centre.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The revival of boyish tremors at the successive stages of this business was anything but agreeable; it reminded him, with humiliating force, how far he had strayed from the path indicated to his self-respecting manhood.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To avoid the risk of a casual meeting with acquaintances, he did not go to London, but sat for his examination at the nearest provincial centre.
how
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From this reading The revival of boyish tremors at the successive stages of this business was anything but agreeable; it reminded him, with humiliating force, how far he had strayed from the path indicated to his self-respecting manhood.
humiliating
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From this reading The revival of boyish tremors at the successive stages of this business was anything but agreeable; it reminded him, with humiliating force, how far he had strayed from the path indicated to his self-respecting manhood.
impulses
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From this reading Defeat would have strengthened in overwhelming revolt all the impulses which from time to time urged him to abandon his servile course.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Defeat would have strengthened in overwhelming revolt all the impulses which from time to time urged him to abandon his servile course.
indicated
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From this reading The revival of boyish tremors at the successive stages of this business was anything but agreeable; it reminded him, with humiliating force, how far he had strayed from the path indicated to his self-respecting manhood.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The revival of boyish tremors at the successive stages of this business was anything but agreeable; it reminded him, with humiliating force, how far he had strayed from the path indicated to his self-respecting manhood.
London
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From this reading This summer Peak became a semi-graduate of London University.
manhood
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From this reading The revival of boyish tremors at the successive stages of this business was anything but agreeable; it reminded him, with humiliating force, how far he had strayed from the path indicated to his self-respecting manhood.
meeting
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From this reading To avoid the risk of a casual meeting with acquaintances, he did not go to London, but sat for his examination at the nearest provincial centre.
nearest
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From this reading To avoid the risk of a casual meeting with acquaintances, he did not go to London, but sat for his examination at the nearest provincial centre.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But there was no chance of his failing to satisfy the examiners.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To avoid the risk of a casual meeting with acquaintances, he did not go to London, but sat for his examination at the nearest provincial centre.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This summer Peak became a semi-graduate of London University.
overwhelming
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From this reading Defeat would have strengthened in overwhelming revolt all the impulses which from time to time urged him to abandon his servile course.
path
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From this reading The revival of boyish tremors at the successive stages of this business was anything but agreeable; it reminded him, with humiliating force, how far he had strayed from the path indicated to his self-respecting manhood.
Peak
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From this reading This summer Peak became a semi-graduate of London University.
provincial
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From this reading To avoid the risk of a casual meeting with acquaintances, he did not go to London, but sat for his examination at the nearest provincial centre.
reminded
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From this reading The revival of boyish tremors at the successive stages of this business was anything but agreeable; it reminded him, with humiliating force, how far he had strayed from the path indicated to his self-respecting manhood.
revival
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From this reading The revival of boyish tremors at the successive stages of this business was anything but agreeable; it reminded him, with humiliating force, how far he had strayed from the path indicated to his self-respecting manhood.
revolt
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From this reading Defeat would have strengthened in overwhelming revolt all the impulses which from time to time urged him to abandon his servile course.
risk
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From this reading To avoid the risk of a casual meeting with acquaintances, he did not go to London, but sat for his examination at the nearest provincial centre.
sat
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From this reading To avoid the risk of a casual meeting with acquaintances, he did not go to London, but sat for his examination at the nearest provincial centre.
satisfy
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From this reading But there was no chance of his failing to satisfy the examiners.
self-respecting
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From this reading The revival of boyish tremors at the successive stages of this business was anything but agreeable; it reminded him, with humiliating force, how far he had strayed from the path indicated to his self-respecting manhood.
semi-graduate
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From this reading This summer Peak became a semi-graduate of London University.
servile
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From this reading Defeat would have strengthened in overwhelming revolt all the impulses which from time to time urged him to abandon his servile course.
stages
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From this reading The revival of boyish tremors at the successive stages of this business was anything but agreeable; it reminded him, with humiliating force, how far he had strayed from the path indicated to his self-respecting manhood.
strayed
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From this reading The revival of boyish tremors at the successive stages of this business was anything but agreeable; it reminded him, with humiliating force, how far he had strayed from the path indicated to his self-respecting manhood.
strengthened
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From this reading Defeat would have strengthened in overwhelming revolt all the impulses which from time to time urged him to abandon his servile course.
successive
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From this reading The revival of boyish tremors at the successive stages of this business was anything but agreeable; it reminded him, with humiliating force, how far he had strayed from the path indicated to his self-respecting manhood.
summer
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From this reading This summer Peak became a semi-graduate of London University.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To avoid the risk of a casual meeting with acquaintances, he did not go to London, but sat for his examination at the nearest provincial centre.
there
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From this reading But there was no chance of his failing to satisfy the examiners.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This summer Peak became a semi-graduate of London University.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Defeat would have strengthened in overwhelming revolt all the impulses which from time to time urged him to abandon his servile course.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To avoid the risk of a casual meeting with acquaintances, he did not go to London, but sat for his examination at the nearest provincial centre.
tremors
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From this reading The revival of boyish tremors at the successive stages of this business was anything but agreeable; it reminded him, with humiliating force, how far he had strayed from the path indicated to his self-respecting manhood.
University
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From this reading This summer Peak became a semi-graduate of London University.
urged
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From this reading Defeat would have strengthened in overwhelming revolt all the impulses which from time to time urged him to abandon his servile course.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The revival of boyish tremors at the successive stages of this business was anything but agreeable; it reminded him, with humiliating force, how far he had strayed from the path indicated to his self-respecting manhood.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Defeat would have strengthened in overwhelming revolt all the impulses which from time to time urged him to abandon his servile course.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading To avoid the risk of a casual meeting with acquaintances, he did not go to London, but sat for his examination at the nearest provincial centre.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Defeat would have strengthened in overwhelming revolt all the impulses which from time to time urged him to abandon his servile course.
