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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 By him, upright and attentive, sat the faithful Bags, listening and occasionally playing the part of Greek chorus (that is to say, putting in short, appropriate reflections) to a quantity of surprising information.
abandonment
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From this reading Just now both the iron and the exuberance were relaxed, and David lay there in an abandonment of physical laziness.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading David was lying on his back under the big elm-tree near the cricket pavilion one Sunday afternoon in mid-June.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Just now both the iron and the exuberance were relaxed, and David lay there in an abandonment of physical laziness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By him, upright and attentive, sat the faithful Bags, listening and occasionally playing the part of Greek chorus (that is to say, putting in short, appropriate reflections) to a quantity of surprising information.
appropriate
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Both boys wore the white tie characteristic of prefects on Sunday, for both had got their promotion into the lower sixth at Easter, and were colleagues of the inefficient Manton and Crossley.
attentive
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authority
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back
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From this reading David was lying on his back under the big elm-tree near the cricket pavilion one Sunday afternoon in mid-June.
Bags
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From this reading By him, upright and attentive, sat the faithful Bags, listening and occasionally playing the part of Greek chorus (that is to say, putting in short, appropriate reflections) to a quantity of surprising information.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Those two young gentlemen, it may be remarked, were vastly relieved to have the burden of authority taken off their somewhat feeble shoulders, and David and Bags (particularly David) ruled the house with genial exuberance, and, when necessary, a rod of iron.
big
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From this reading David was lying on his back under the big elm-tree near the cricket pavilion one Sunday afternoon in mid-June.
BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both boys wore the white tie characteristic of prefects on Sunday, for both had got their promotion into the lower sixth at Easter, and were colleagues of the inefficient Manton and Crossley.
boys
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From this reading Both boys wore the white tie characteristic of prefects on Sunday, for both had got their promotion into the lower sixth at Easter, and were colleagues of the inefficient Manton and Crossley.
burden
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ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By him, upright and attentive, sat the faithful Bags, listening and occasionally playing the part of Greek chorus (that is to say, putting in short, appropriate reflections) to a quantity of surprising information.
characteristic
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From this reading Both boys wore the white tie characteristic of prefects on Sunday, for both had got their promotion into the lower sixth at Easter, and were colleagues of the inefficient Manton and Crossley.
chorusnounUS /ˈkɔrəs/
a group singing together
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colleagues
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cricket
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From this reading David was lying on his back under the big elm-tree near the cricket pavilion one Sunday afternoon in mid-June.
Crossley
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David
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From this reading David was lying on his back under the big elm-tree near the cricket pavilion one Sunday afternoon in mid-June.
Easter
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From this reading Both boys wore the white tie characteristic of prefects on Sunday, for both had got their promotion into the lower sixth at Easter, and were colleagues of the inefficient Manton and Crossley.
elm-tree
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From this reading David was lying on his back under the big elm-tree near the cricket pavilion one Sunday afternoon in mid-June.
exuberance
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faithfulnounUS /ˈfaithful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading By him, upright and attentive, sat the faithful Bags, listening and occasionally playing the part of Greek chorus (that is to say, putting in short, appropriate reflections) to a quantity of surprising information.
feeble
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Both boys wore the white tie characteristic of prefects on Sunday, for both had got their promotion into the lower sixth at Easter, and were colleagues of the inefficient Manton and Crossley.
genial
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From this reading Those two young gentlemen, it may be remarked, were vastly relieved to have the burden of authority taken off their somewhat feeble shoulders, and David and Bags (particularly David) ruled the house with genial exuberance, and, when necessary, a rod of iron.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Those two young gentlemen, it may be remarked, were vastly relieved to have the burden of authority taken off their somewhat feeble shoulders, and David and Bags (particularly David) ruled the house with genial exuberance, and, when necessary, a rod of iron.
got
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From this reading Both boys wore the white tie characteristic of prefects on Sunday, for both had got their promotion into the lower sixth at Easter, and were colleagues of the inefficient Manton and Crossley.
Greek
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From this reading By him, upright and attentive, sat the faithful Bags, listening and occasionally playing the part of Greek chorus (that is to say, putting in short, appropriate reflections) to a quantity of surprising information.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Both boys wore the white tie characteristic of prefects on Sunday, for both had got their promotion into the lower sixth at Easter, and were colleagues of the inefficient Manton and Crossley.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Those two young gentlemen, it may be remarked, were vastly relieved to have the burden of authority taken off their somewhat feeble shoulders, and David and Bags (particularly David) ruled the house with genial exuberance, and, when necessary, a rod of iron.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading By him, upright and attentive, sat the faithful Bags, listening and occasionally playing the part of Greek chorus (that is to say, putting in short, appropriate reflections) to a quantity of surprising information.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading David was lying on his back under the big elm-tree near the cricket pavilion one Sunday afternoon in mid-June.
house
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From this reading Those two young gentlemen, it may be remarked, were vastly relieved to have the burden of authority taken off their somewhat feeble shoulders, and David and Bags (particularly David) ruled the house with genial exuberance, and, when necessary, a rod of iron.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading David was lying on his back under the big elm-tree near the cricket pavilion one Sunday afternoon in mid-June.
inefficient
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From this reading Both boys wore the white tie characteristic of prefects on Sunday, for both had got their promotion into the lower sixth at Easter, and were colleagues of the inefficient Manton and Crossley.
information
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From this reading By him, upright and attentive, sat the faithful Bags, listening and occasionally playing the part of Greek chorus (that is to say, putting in short, appropriate reflections) to a quantity of surprising information.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Both boys wore the white tie characteristic of prefects on Sunday, for both had got their promotion into the lower sixth at Easter, and were colleagues of the inefficient Manton and Crossley.
iron
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From this reading Those two young gentlemen, it may be remarked, were vastly relieved to have the burden of authority taken off their somewhat feeble shoulders, and David and Bags (particularly David) ruled the house with genial exuberance, and, when necessary, a rod of iron.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By him, upright and attentive, sat the faithful Bags, listening and occasionally playing the part of Greek chorus (that is to say, putting in short, appropriate reflections) to a quantity of surprising information.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Those two young gentlemen, it may be remarked, were vastly relieved to have the burden of authority taken off their somewhat feeble shoulders, and David and Bags (particularly David) ruled the house with genial exuberance, and, when necessary, a rod of iron.
Just
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From this reading Just now both the iron and the exuberance were relaxed, and David lay there in an abandonment of physical laziness.
lay
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From this reading Just now both the iron and the exuberance were relaxed, and David lay there in an abandonment of physical laziness.
laziness
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From this reading Just now both the iron and the exuberance were relaxed, and David lay there in an abandonment of physical laziness.
listening
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From this reading By him, upright and attentive, sat the faithful Bags, listening and occasionally playing the part of Greek chorus (that is to say, putting in short, appropriate reflections) to a quantity of surprising information.
lower
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lying
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From this reading David was lying on his back under the big elm-tree near the cricket pavilion one Sunday afternoon in mid-June.
Manton
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From this reading Both boys wore the white tie characteristic of prefects on Sunday, for both had got their promotion into the lower sixth at Easter, and were colleagues of the inefficient Manton and Crossley.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Those two young gentlemen, it may be remarked, were vastly relieved to have the burden of authority taken off their somewhat feeble shoulders, and David and Bags (particularly David) ruled the house with genial exuberance, and, when necessary, a rod of iron.
mid-June
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From this reading David was lying on his back under the big elm-tree near the cricket pavilion one Sunday afternoon in mid-June.
near
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From this reading David was lying on his back under the big elm-tree near the cricket pavilion one Sunday afternoon in mid-June.
necessary
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From this reading Those two young gentlemen, it may be remarked, were vastly relieved to have the burden of authority taken off their somewhat feeble shoulders, and David and Bags (particularly David) ruled the house with genial exuberance, and, when necessary, a rod of iron.
now
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From this reading Just now both the iron and the exuberance were relaxed, and David lay there in an abandonment of physical laziness.
occasionally
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From this reading By him, upright and attentive, sat the faithful Bags, listening and occasionally playing the part of Greek chorus (that is to say, putting in short, appropriate reflections) to a quantity of surprising information.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By him, upright and attentive, sat the faithful Bags, listening and occasionally playing the part of Greek chorus (that is to say, putting in short, appropriate reflections) to a quantity of surprising information.
off
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading David was lying on his back under the big elm-tree near the cricket pavilion one Sunday afternoon in mid-June.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading David was lying on his back under the big elm-tree near the cricket pavilion one Sunday afternoon in mid-June.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By him, upright and attentive, sat the faithful Bags, listening and occasionally playing the part of Greek chorus (that is to say, putting in short, appropriate reflections) to a quantity of surprising information.
particularly
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From this reading Those two young gentlemen, it may be remarked, were vastly relieved to have the burden of authority taken off their somewhat feeble shoulders, and David and Bags (particularly David) ruled the house with genial exuberance, and, when necessary, a rod of iron.
pavilion
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From this reading David was lying on his back under the big elm-tree near the cricket pavilion one Sunday afternoon in mid-June.
physical
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From this reading Just now both the iron and the exuberance were relaxed, and David lay there in an abandonment of physical laziness.
playing
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From this reading By him, upright and attentive, sat the faithful Bags, listening and occasionally playing the part of Greek chorus (that is to say, putting in short, appropriate reflections) to a quantity of surprising information.
prefects
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From this reading Both boys wore the white tie characteristic of prefects on Sunday, for both had got their promotion into the lower sixth at Easter, and were colleagues of the inefficient Manton and Crossley.
promotion
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From this reading Both boys wore the white tie characteristic of prefects on Sunday, for both had got their promotion into the lower sixth at Easter, and were colleagues of the inefficient Manton and Crossley.
putting
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From this reading By him, upright and attentive, sat the faithful Bags, listening and occasionally playing the part of Greek chorus (that is to say, putting in short, appropriate reflections) to a quantity of surprising information.
quantity
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reflections
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From this reading By him, upright and attentive, sat the faithful Bags, listening and occasionally playing the part of Greek chorus (that is to say, putting in short, appropriate reflections) to a quantity of surprising information.
relaxed
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From this reading Just now both the iron and the exuberance were relaxed, and David lay there in an abandonment of physical laziness.
relievednounUS /ˈrelieved/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Those two young gentlemen, it may be remarked, were vastly relieved to have the burden of authority taken off their somewhat feeble shoulders, and David and Bags (particularly David) ruled the house with genial exuberance, and, when necessary, a rod of iron.
remarked
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rod
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From this reading Those two young gentlemen, it may be remarked, were vastly relieved to have the burden of authority taken off their somewhat feeble shoulders, and David and Bags (particularly David) ruled the house with genial exuberance, and, when necessary, a rod of iron.
ruled
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sat
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say
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From this reading By him, upright and attentive, sat the faithful Bags, listening and occasionally playing the part of Greek chorus (that is to say, putting in short, appropriate reflections) to a quantity of surprising information.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading By him, upright and attentive, sat the faithful Bags, listening and occasionally playing the part of Greek chorus (that is to say, putting in short, appropriate reflections) to a quantity of surprising information.
shoulders
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sixthnounUS /sixth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Both boys wore the white tie characteristic of prefects on Sunday, for both had got their promotion into the lower sixth at Easter, and were colleagues of the inefficient Manton and Crossley.
somewhat
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Sunday
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From this reading David was lying on his back under the big elm-tree near the cricket pavilion one Sunday afternoon in mid-June.
surprising
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From this reading By him, upright and attentive, sat the faithful Bags, listening and occasionally playing the part of Greek chorus (that is to say, putting in short, appropriate reflections) to a quantity of surprising information.
taken
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From this reading Those two young gentlemen, it may be remarked, were vastly relieved to have the burden of authority taken off their somewhat feeble shoulders, and David and Bags (particularly David) ruled the house with genial exuberance, and, when necessary, a rod of iron.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading By him, upright and attentive, sat the faithful Bags, listening and occasionally playing the part of Greek chorus (that is to say, putting in short, appropriate reflections) to a quantity of surprising information.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading David was lying on his back under the big elm-tree near the cricket pavilion one Sunday afternoon in mid-June.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Both boys wore the white tie characteristic of prefects on Sunday, for both had got their promotion into the lower sixth at Easter, and were colleagues of the inefficient Manton and Crossley.
there
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From this reading Just now both the iron and the exuberance were relaxed, and David lay there in an abandonment of physical laziness.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those two young gentlemen, it may be remarked, were vastly relieved to have the burden of authority taken off their somewhat feeble shoulders, and David and Bags (particularly David) ruled the house with genial exuberance, and, when necessary, a rod of iron.
tie
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From this reading Both boys wore the white tie characteristic of prefects on Sunday, for both had got their promotion into the lower sixth at Easter, and were colleagues of the inefficient Manton and Crossley.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By him, upright and attentive, sat the faithful Bags, listening and occasionally playing the part of Greek chorus (that is to say, putting in short, appropriate reflections) to a quantity of surprising information.
two
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underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading David was lying on his back under the big elm-tree near the cricket pavilion one Sunday afternoon in mid-June.
upright
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From this reading By him, upright and attentive, sat the faithful Bags, listening and occasionally playing the part of Greek chorus (that is to say, putting in short, appropriate reflections) to a quantity of surprising information.
vastly
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From this reading Those two young gentlemen, it may be remarked, were vastly relieved to have the burden of authority taken off their somewhat feeble shoulders, and David and Bags (particularly David) ruled the house with genial exuberance, and, when necessary, a rod of iron.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading David was lying on his back under the big elm-tree near the cricket pavilion one Sunday afternoon in mid-June.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Both boys wore the white tie characteristic of prefects on Sunday, for both had got their promotion into the lower sixth at Easter, and were colleagues of the inefficient Manton and Crossley.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Those two young gentlemen, it may be remarked, were vastly relieved to have the burden of authority taken off their somewhat feeble shoulders, and David and Bags (particularly David) ruled the house with genial exuberance, and, when necessary, a rod of iron.
white
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From this reading Both boys wore the white tie characteristic of prefects on Sunday, for both had got their promotion into the lower sixth at Easter, and were colleagues of the inefficient Manton and Crossley.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Those two young gentlemen, it may be remarked, were vastly relieved to have the burden of authority taken off their somewhat feeble shoulders, and David and Bags (particularly David) ruled the house with genial exuberance, and, when necessary, a rod of iron.
wore
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From this reading Both boys wore the white tie characteristic of prefects on Sunday, for both had got their promotion into the lower sixth at Easter, and were colleagues of the inefficient Manton and Crossley.
young
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From this reading Those two young gentlemen, it may be remarked, were vastly relieved to have the burden of authority taken off their somewhat feeble shoulders, and David and Bags (particularly David) ruled the house with genial exuberance, and, when necessary, a rod of iron.
