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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 One feature of the hour was not only entirely new to the boys, but gave them a curious feeling, the name of which they did not understand.
admitting
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From this reading When the last one sat back in his chair, thereby admitting himself vanquished, Mrs. Roberts, looking at the young man who sat at the foot of the table, said:-- “Will you return thanks?”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading To be sure they had heard of thanking people, but even _they_ were aware that it was an unusual thing for persons to demand thanks for themselves.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When the last one sat back in his chair, thereby admitting himself vanquished, Mrs. Roberts, looking at the young man who sat at the foot of the table, said:-- “Will you return thanks?”
aware
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From this reading To be sure they had heard of thanking people, but even _they_ were aware that it was an unusual thing for persons to demand thanks for themselves.
back
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From this reading When the last one sat back in his chair, thereby admitting himself vanquished, Mrs. Roberts, looking at the young man who sat at the foot of the table, said:-- “Will you return thanks?”
BEauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “LET US BE FASHIONABLE.”
boys
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From this reading One feature of the hour was not only entirely new to the boys, but gave them a curious feeling, the name of which they did not understand.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading One feature of the hour was not only entirely new to the boys, but gave them a curious feeling, the name of which they did not understand.
chair
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From this reading When the last one sat back in his chair, thereby admitting himself vanquished, Mrs. Roberts, looking at the young man who sat at the foot of the table, said:-- “Will you return thanks?”
curious
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From this reading One feature of the hour was not only entirely new to the boys, but gave them a curious feeling, the name of which they did not understand.
demand
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From this reading To be sure they had heard of thanking people, but even _they_ were aware that it was an unusual thing for persons to demand thanks for themselves.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading One feature of the hour was not only entirely new to the boys, but gave them a curious feeling, the name of which they did not understand.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One feature of the hour was not only entirely new to the boys, but gave them a curious feeling, the name of which they did not understand.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be sure they had heard of thanking people, but even _they_ were aware that it was an unusual thing for persons to demand thanks for themselves.
FASHIONABLE
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From this reading “LET US BE FASHIONABLE.”
feature
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From this reading One feature of the hour was not only entirely new to the boys, but gave them a curious feeling, the name of which they did not understand.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One feature of the hour was not only entirely new to the boys, but gave them a curious feeling, the name of which they did not understand.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the last one sat back in his chair, thereby admitting himself vanquished, Mrs. Roberts, looking at the young man who sat at the foot of the table, said:-- “Will you return thanks?”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To be sure they had heard of thanking people, but even _they_ were aware that it was an unusual thing for persons to demand thanks for themselves.
gave
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From this reading One feature of the hour was not only entirely new to the boys, but gave them a curious feeling, the name of which they did not understand.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To be sure they had heard of thanking people, but even _they_ were aware that it was an unusual thing for persons to demand thanks for themselves.
heard
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From this reading To be sure they had heard of thanking people, but even _they_ were aware that it was an unusual thing for persons to demand thanks for themselves.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading When the last one sat back in his chair, thereby admitting himself vanquished, Mrs. Roberts, looking at the young man who sat at the foot of the table, said:-- “Will you return thanks?”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When the last one sat back in his chair, thereby admitting himself vanquished, Mrs. Roberts, looking at the young man who sat at the foot of the table, said:-- “Will you return thanks?”
hour
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From this reading One feature of the hour was not only entirely new to the boys, but gave them a curious feeling, the name of which they did not understand.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When the last one sat back in his chair, thereby admitting himself vanquished, Mrs. Roberts, looking at the young man who sat at the foot of the table, said:-- “Will you return thanks?”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To be sure they had heard of thanking people, but even _they_ were aware that it was an unusual thing for persons to demand thanks for themselves.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the last one sat back in his chair, thereby admitting himself vanquished, Mrs. Roberts, looking at the young man who sat at the foot of the table, said:-- “Will you return thanks?”
LETauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “LET US BE FASHIONABLE.”
looking
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From this reading When the last one sat back in his chair, thereby admitting himself vanquished, Mrs. Roberts, looking at the young man who sat at the foot of the table, said:-- “Will you return thanks?”
man
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From this reading When the last one sat back in his chair, thereby admitting himself vanquished, Mrs. Roberts, looking at the young man who sat at the foot of the table, said:-- “Will you return thanks?”
mean
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Mrs
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From this reading When the last one sat back in his chair, thereby admitting himself vanquished, Mrs. Roberts, looking at the young man who sat at the foot of the table, said:-- “Will you return thanks?”
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One feature of the hour was not only entirely new to the boys, but gave them a curious feeling, the name of which they did not understand.
new
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From this reading One feature of the hour was not only entirely new to the boys, but gave them a curious feeling, the name of which they did not understand.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading One feature of the hour was not only entirely new to the boys, but gave them a curious feeling, the name of which they did not understand.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One feature of the hour was not only entirely new to the boys, but gave them a curious feeling, the name of which they did not understand.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One feature of the hour was not only entirely new to the boys, but gave them a curious feeling, the name of which they did not understand.
only
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From this reading One feature of the hour was not only entirely new to the boys, but gave them a curious feeling, the name of which they did not understand.
people
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From this reading To be sure they had heard of thanking people, but even _they_ were aware that it was an unusual thing for persons to demand thanks for themselves.
persons
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From this reading To be sure they had heard of thanking people, but even _they_ were aware that it was an unusual thing for persons to demand thanks for themselves.
return
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From this reading When the last one sat back in his chair, thereby admitting himself vanquished, Mrs. Roberts, looking at the young man who sat at the foot of the table, said:-- “Will you return thanks?”
Roberts
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From this reading When the last one sat back in his chair, thereby admitting himself vanquished, Mrs. Roberts, looking at the young man who sat at the foot of the table, said:-- “Will you return thanks?”
said
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From this reading When the last one sat back in his chair, thereby admitting himself vanquished, Mrs. Roberts, looking at the young man who sat at the foot of the table, said:-- “Will you return thanks?”
sat
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From this reading When the last one sat back in his chair, thereby admitting himself vanquished, Mrs. Roberts, looking at the young man who sat at the foot of the table, said:-- “Will you return thanks?”
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be sure they had heard of thanking people, but even _they_ were aware that it was an unusual thing for persons to demand thanks for themselves.
table
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From this reading When the last one sat back in his chair, thereby admitting himself vanquished, Mrs. Roberts, looking at the young man who sat at the foot of the table, said:-- “Will you return thanks?”
thanking
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From this reading To be sure they had heard of thanking people, but even _they_ were aware that it was an unusual thing for persons to demand thanks for themselves.
thanks
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From this reading When the last one sat back in his chair, thereby admitting himself vanquished, Mrs. Roberts, looking at the young man who sat at the foot of the table, said:-- “Will you return thanks?”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What did that mean?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One feature of the hour was not only entirely new to the boys, but gave them a curious feeling, the name of which they did not understand.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One feature of the hour was not only entirely new to the boys, but gave them a curious feeling, the name of which they did not understand.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading To be sure they had heard of thanking people, but even _they_ were aware that it was an unusual thing for persons to demand thanks for themselves.
thereby
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From this reading When the last one sat back in his chair, thereby admitting himself vanquished, Mrs. Roberts, looking at the young man who sat at the foot of the table, said:-- “Will you return thanks?”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One feature of the hour was not only entirely new to the boys, but gave them a curious feeling, the name of which they did not understand.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be sure they had heard of thanking people, but even _they_ were aware that it was an unusual thing for persons to demand thanks for themselves.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One feature of the hour was not only entirely new to the boys, but gave them a curious feeling, the name of which they did not understand.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One feature of the hour was not only entirely new to the boys, but gave them a curious feeling, the name of which they did not understand.
unusual
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From this reading To be sure they had heard of thanking people, but even _they_ were aware that it was an unusual thing for persons to demand thanks for themselves.
USpronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “LET US BE FASHIONABLE.”
vanquished
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From this reading When the last one sat back in his chair, thereby admitting himself vanquished, Mrs. Roberts, looking at the young man who sat at the foot of the table, said:-- “Will you return thanks?”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One feature of the hour was not only entirely new to the boys, but gave them a curious feeling, the name of which they did not understand.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To be sure they had heard of thanking people, but even _they_ were aware that it was an unusual thing for persons to demand thanks for themselves.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What did that mean?
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the last one sat back in his chair, thereby admitting himself vanquished, Mrs. Roberts, looking at the young man who sat at the foot of the table, said:-- “Will you return thanks?”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading One feature of the hour was not only entirely new to the boys, but gave them a curious feeling, the name of which they did not understand.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading When the last one sat back in his chair, thereby admitting himself vanquished, Mrs. Roberts, looking at the young man who sat at the foot of the table, said:-- “Will you return thanks?”
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading When the last one sat back in his chair, thereby admitting himself vanquished, Mrs. Roberts, looking at the young man who sat at the foot of the table, said:-- “Will you return thanks?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When the last one sat back in his chair, thereby admitting himself vanquished, Mrs. Roberts, looking at the young man who sat at the foot of the table, said:-- “Will you return thanks?”
young
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From this reading When the last one sat back in his chair, thereby admitting himself vanquished, Mrs. Roberts, looking at the young man who sat at the foot of the table, said:-- “Will you return thanks?”
