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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 discovered that Leslie was the very same kind of a "peach" which her younger days had promised her to be, and there was plenty of good fun, so he stayed.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He said he wanted to see what the college was like before he made his decision, and day after day went by with apparently no plans whatever for leaving in the near future.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had discovered that Leslie was the very same kind of a "peach" which her younger days had promised her to be, and there was plenty of good fun, so he stayed.
apparently
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From this reading He said he wanted to see what the college was like before he made his decision, and day after day went by with apparently no plans whatever for leaving in the near future.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Clive Terrence hung around.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He calmly took it for granted that the Clouds wanted him as long as he condescended to stay.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had discovered that Leslie was the very same kind of a "peach" which her younger days had promised her to be, and there was plenty of good fun, so he stayed.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He said he wanted to see what the college was like before he made his decision, and day after day went by with apparently no plans whatever for leaving in the near future.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He said he wanted to see what the college was like before he made his decision, and day after day went by with apparently no plans whatever for leaving in the near future.
calmly
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From this reading He calmly took it for granted that the Clouds wanted him as long as he condescended to stay.
Clive
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From this reading Clive Terrence hung around.
Clouds
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From this reading He calmly took it for granted that the Clouds wanted him as long as he condescended to stay.
college
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From this reading He said he wanted to see what the college was like before he made his decision, and day after day went by with apparently no plans whatever for leaving in the near future.
condescended
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From this reading He calmly took it for granted that the Clouds wanted him as long as he condescended to stay.
day
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From this reading He said he wanted to see what the college was like before he made his decision, and day after day went by with apparently no plans whatever for leaving in the near future.
days
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From this reading He had discovered that Leslie was the very same kind of a "peach" which her younger days had promised her to be, and there was plenty of good fun, so he stayed.
decision
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From this reading He said he wanted to see what the college was like before he made his decision, and day after day went by with apparently no plans whatever for leaving in the near future.
discovered
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From this reading He had discovered that Leslie was the very same kind of a "peach" which her younger days had promised her to be, and there was plenty of good fun, so he stayed.
fact
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From this reading In fact, it wouldn't have troubled him whether they wanted him or not if he wanted to stay.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He calmly took it for granted that the Clouds wanted him as long as he condescended to stay.
fun
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From this reading He had discovered that Leslie was the very same kind of a "peach" which her younger days had promised her to be, and there was plenty of good fun, so he stayed.
future
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From this reading He said he wanted to see what the college was like before he made his decision, and day after day went by with apparently no plans whatever for leaving in the near future.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had discovered that Leslie was the very same kind of a "peach" which her younger days had promised her to be, and there was plenty of good fun, so he stayed.
granted
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From this reading He calmly took it for granted that the Clouds wanted him as long as he condescended to stay.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had discovered that Leslie was the very same kind of a "peach" which her younger days had promised her to be, and there was plenty of good fun, so he stayed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In fact, it wouldn't have troubled him whether they wanted him or not if he wanted to stay.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He calmly took it for granted that the Clouds wanted him as long as he condescended to stay.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had discovered that Leslie was the very same kind of a "peach" which her younger days had promised her to be, and there was plenty of good fun, so he stayed.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He calmly took it for granted that the Clouds wanted him as long as he condescended to stay.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He said he wanted to see what the college was like before he made his decision, and day after day went by with apparently no plans whatever for leaving in the near future.
hung
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From this reading Clive Terrence hung around.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading In fact, it wouldn't have troubled him whether they wanted him or not if he wanted to stay.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In fact, it wouldn't have troubled him whether they wanted him or not if he wanted to stay.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He calmly took it for granted that the Clouds wanted him as long as he condescended to stay.
kind
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From this reading He had discovered that Leslie was the very same kind of a "peach" which her younger days had promised her to be, and there was plenty of good fun, so he stayed.
leaving
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From this reading He said he wanted to see what the college was like before he made his decision, and day after day went by with apparently no plans whatever for leaving in the near future.
Leslie
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From this reading He had discovered that Leslie was the very same kind of a "peach" which her younger days had promised her to be, and there was plenty of good fun, so he stayed.
like
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From this reading He said he wanted to see what the college was like before he made his decision, and day after day went by with apparently no plans whatever for leaving in the near future.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He calmly took it for granted that the Clouds wanted him as long as he condescended to stay.
made
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From this reading He said he wanted to see what the college was like before he made his decision, and day after day went by with apparently no plans whatever for leaving in the near future.
near
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From this reading He said he wanted to see what the college was like before he made his decision, and day after day went by with apparently no plans whatever for leaving in the near future.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He said he wanted to see what the college was like before he made his decision, and day after day went by with apparently no plans whatever for leaving in the near future.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In fact, it wouldn't have troubled him whether they wanted him or not if he wanted to stay.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had discovered that Leslie was the very same kind of a "peach" which her younger days had promised her to be, and there was plenty of good fun, so he stayed.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In fact, it wouldn't have troubled him whether they wanted him or not if he wanted to stay.
peachverbUS /piːtʃ/
inform against or betray someone
From this reading He had discovered that Leslie was the very same kind of a "peach" which her younger days had promised her to be, and there was plenty of good fun, so he stayed.
plans
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From this reading He said he wanted to see what the college was like before he made his decision, and day after day went by with apparently no plans whatever for leaving in the near future.
plenty
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From this reading He had discovered that Leslie was the very same kind of a "peach" which her younger days had promised her to be, and there was plenty of good fun, so he stayed.
promised
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From this reading He had discovered that Leslie was the very same kind of a "peach" which her younger days had promised her to be, and there was plenty of good fun, so he stayed.
said
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From this reading He said he wanted to see what the college was like before he made his decision, and day after day went by with apparently no plans whatever for leaving in the near future.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had discovered that Leslie was the very same kind of a "peach" which her younger days had promised her to be, and there was plenty of good fun, so he stayed.
see
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From this reading He said he wanted to see what the college was like before he made his decision, and day after day went by with apparently no plans whatever for leaving in the near future.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had discovered that Leslie was the very same kind of a "peach" which her younger days had promised her to be, and there was plenty of good fun, so he stayed.
stay
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From this reading He calmly took it for granted that the Clouds wanted him as long as he condescended to stay.
stayed
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From this reading He had discovered that Leslie was the very same kind of a "peach" which her younger days had promised her to be, and there was plenty of good fun, so he stayed.
Terrence
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From this reading Clive Terrence hung around.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He calmly took it for granted that the Clouds wanted him as long as he condescended to stay.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He calmly took it for granted that the Clouds wanted him as long as he condescended to stay.
there
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From this reading He had discovered that Leslie was the very same kind of a "peach" which her younger days had promised her to be, and there was plenty of good fun, so he stayed.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In fact, it wouldn't have troubled him whether they wanted him or not if he wanted to stay.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He calmly took it for granted that the Clouds wanted him as long as he condescended to stay.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He calmly took it for granted that the Clouds wanted him as long as he condescended to stay.
troubled
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From this reading In fact, it wouldn't have troubled him whether they wanted him or not if he wanted to stay.
very
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From this reading He had discovered that Leslie was the very same kind of a "peach" which her younger days had promised her to be, and there was plenty of good fun, so he stayed.
wanted
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From this reading He calmly took it for granted that the Clouds wanted him as long as he condescended to stay.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had discovered that Leslie was the very same kind of a "peach" which her younger days had promised her to be, and there was plenty of good fun, so he stayed.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He said he wanted to see what the college was like before he made his decision, and day after day went by with apparently no plans whatever for leaving in the near future.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He said he wanted to see what the college was like before he made his decision, and day after day went by with apparently no plans whatever for leaving in the near future.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading He said he wanted to see what the college was like before he made his decision, and day after day went by with apparently no plans whatever for leaving in the near future.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading In fact, it wouldn't have troubled him whether they wanted him or not if he wanted to stay.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had discovered that Leslie was the very same kind of a "peach" which her younger days had promised her to be, and there was plenty of good fun, so he stayed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He said he wanted to see what the college was like before he made his decision, and day after day went by with apparently no plans whatever for leaving in the near future.
wouldn't
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From this reading In fact, it wouldn't have troubled him whether they wanted him or not if he wanted to stay.
younger
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From this reading He had discovered that Leslie was the very same kind of a "peach" which her younger days had promised her to be, and there was plenty of good fun, so he stayed.
