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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 And he had a sudden vision of shaven men with clay-coloured features, run, as it were, to seed, as he had seen them once in Pentonville, when he had gone there to visit a prisoner.
admonished
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From this reading Whom, as a baby creature, he had watched straddling; whom, as a little fellow, he had fagged; whom he had seen through scrapes at college; to whom he had lent money time and again, and time and again admonished in his courses.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whom, as a baby creature, he had watched straddling; whom, as a little fellow, he had fagged; whom he had seen through scrapes at college; to whom he had lent money time and again, and time and again admonished in his courses.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he had a sudden vision of shaven men with clay-coloured features, run, as it were, to seed, as he had seen them once in Pentonville, when he had gone there to visit a prisoner.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And he had a sudden vision of shaven men with clay-coloured features, run, as it were, to seed, as he had seen them once in Pentonville, when he had gone there to visit a prisoner.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Whom, as a baby creature, he had watched straddling; whom, as a little fellow, he had fagged; whom he had seen through scrapes at college; to whom he had lent money time and again, and time and again admonished in his courses.
baby
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From this reading Whom, as a baby creature, he had watched straddling; whom, as a little fellow, he had fagged; whom he had seen through scrapes at college; to whom he had lent money time and again, and time and again admonished in his courses.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Five years younger than himself; and committed to his charge by their mother when she died.
charge
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From this reading Five years younger than himself; and committed to his charge by their mother when she died.
clay-coloured
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From this reading And he had a sudden vision of shaven men with clay-coloured features, run, as it were, to seed, as he had seen them once in Pentonville, when he had gone there to visit a prisoner.
college
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From this reading Whom, as a baby creature, he had watched straddling; whom, as a little fellow, he had fagged; whom he had seen through scrapes at college; to whom he had lent money time and again, and time and again admonished in his courses.
committed
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From this reading Five years younger than himself; and committed to his charge by their mother when she died.
courses
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From this reading Whom, as a baby creature, he had watched straddling; whom, as a little fellow, he had fagged; whom he had seen through scrapes at college; to whom he had lent money time and again, and time and again admonished in his courses.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Whom, as a baby creature, he had watched straddling; whom, as a little fellow, he had fagged; whom he had seen through scrapes at college; to whom he had lent money time and again, and time and again admonished in his courses.
died
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From this reading Five years younger than himself; and committed to his charge by their mother when she died.
fagged
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From this reading Whom, as a baby creature, he had watched straddling; whom, as a little fellow, he had fagged; whom he had seen through scrapes at college; to whom he had lent money time and again, and time and again admonished in his courses.
features
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From this reading And he had a sudden vision of shaven men with clay-coloured features, run, as it were, to seed, as he had seen them once in Pentonville, when he had gone there to visit a prisoner.
fellow
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From this reading Whom, as a baby creature, he had watched straddling; whom, as a little fellow, he had fagged; whom he had seen through scrapes at college; to whom he had lent money time and again, and time and again admonished in his courses.
Five
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From this reading Five years younger than himself; and committed to his charge by their mother when she died.
gone
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From this reading And he had a sudden vision of shaven men with clay-coloured features, run, as it were, to seed, as he had seen them once in Pentonville, when he had gone there to visit a prisoner.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And he had a sudden vision of shaven men with clay-coloured features, run, as it were, to seed, as he had seen them once in Pentonville, when he had gone there to visit a prisoner.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he had a sudden vision of shaven men with clay-coloured features, run, as it were, to seed, as he had seen them once in Pentonville, when he had gone there to visit a prisoner.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Five years younger than himself; and committed to his charge by their mother when she died.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Whom, as a baby creature, he had watched straddling; whom, as a little fellow, he had fagged; whom he had seen through scrapes at college; to whom he had lent money time and again, and time and again admonished in his courses.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And he had a sudden vision of shaven men with clay-coloured features, run, as it were, to seed, as he had seen them once in Pentonville, when he had gone there to visit a prisoner.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And he had a sudden vision of shaven men with clay-coloured features, run, as it were, to seed, as he had seen them once in Pentonville, when he had gone there to visit a prisoner.
Larry
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From this reading Larry!
lent
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From this reading Whom, as a baby creature, he had watched straddling; whom, as a little fellow, he had fagged; whom he had seen through scrapes at college; to whom he had lent money time and again, and time and again admonished in his courses.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whom, as a baby creature, he had watched straddling; whom, as a little fellow, he had fagged; whom he had seen through scrapes at college; to whom he had lent money time and again, and time and again admonished in his courses.
men
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From this reading And he had a sudden vision of shaven men with clay-coloured features, run, as it were, to seed, as he had seen them once in Pentonville, when he had gone there to visit a prisoner.
money
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From this reading Whom, as a baby creature, he had watched straddling; whom, as a little fellow, he had fagged; whom he had seen through scrapes at college; to whom he had lent money time and again, and time and again admonished in his courses.
mother
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From this reading Five years younger than himself; and committed to his charge by their mother when she died.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And he had a sudden vision of shaven men with clay-coloured features, run, as it were, to seed, as he had seen them once in Pentonville, when he had gone there to visit a prisoner.
once
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From this reading And he had a sudden vision of shaven men with clay-coloured features, run, as it were, to seed, as he had seen them once in Pentonville, when he had gone there to visit a prisoner.
Pentonville
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From this reading And he had a sudden vision of shaven men with clay-coloured features, run, as it were, to seed, as he had seen them once in Pentonville, when he had gone there to visit a prisoner.
prisoner
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From this reading And he had a sudden vision of shaven men with clay-coloured features, run, as it were, to seed, as he had seen them once in Pentonville, when he had gone there to visit a prisoner.
run
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From this reading And he had a sudden vision of shaven men with clay-coloured features, run, as it were, to seed, as he had seen them once in Pentonville, when he had gone there to visit a prisoner.
scrapes
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From this reading Whom, as a baby creature, he had watched straddling; whom, as a little fellow, he had fagged; whom he had seen through scrapes at college; to whom he had lent money time and again, and time and again admonished in his courses.
seed
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From this reading And he had a sudden vision of shaven men with clay-coloured features, run, as it were, to seed, as he had seen them once in Pentonville, when he had gone there to visit a prisoner.
seen
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From this reading And he had a sudden vision of shaven men with clay-coloured features, run, as it were, to seed, as he had seen them once in Pentonville, when he had gone there to visit a prisoner.
shaven
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From this reading And he had a sudden vision of shaven men with clay-coloured features, run, as it were, to seed, as he had seen them once in Pentonville, when he had gone there to visit a prisoner.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Five years younger than himself; and committed to his charge by their mother when she died.
straddling
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From this reading Whom, as a baby creature, he had watched straddling; whom, as a little fellow, he had fagged; whom he had seen through scrapes at college; to whom he had lent money time and again, and time and again admonished in his courses.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And he had a sudden vision of shaven men with clay-coloured features, run, as it were, to seed, as he had seen them once in Pentonville, when he had gone there to visit a prisoner.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Five years younger than himself; and committed to his charge by their mother when she died.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Five years younger than himself; and committed to his charge by their mother when she died.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And he had a sudden vision of shaven men with clay-coloured features, run, as it were, to seed, as he had seen them once in Pentonville, when he had gone there to visit a prisoner.
there
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From this reading And he had a sudden vision of shaven men with clay-coloured features, run, as it were, to seed, as he had seen them once in Pentonville, when he had gone there to visit a prisoner.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Whom, as a baby creature, he had watched straddling; whom, as a little fellow, he had fagged; whom he had seen through scrapes at college; to whom he had lent money time and again, and time and again admonished in his courses.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whom, as a baby creature, he had watched straddling; whom, as a little fellow, he had fagged; whom he had seen through scrapes at college; to whom he had lent money time and again, and time and again admonished in his courses.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And he had a sudden vision of shaven men with clay-coloured features, run, as it were, to seed, as he had seen them once in Pentonville, when he had gone there to visit a prisoner.
vision
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From this reading And he had a sudden vision of shaven men with clay-coloured features, run, as it were, to seed, as he had seen them once in Pentonville, when he had gone there to visit a prisoner.
visit
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From this reading And he had a sudden vision of shaven men with clay-coloured features, run, as it were, to seed, as he had seen them once in Pentonville, when he had gone there to visit a prisoner.
watched
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From this reading Whom, as a baby creature, he had watched straddling; whom, as a little fellow, he had fagged; whom he had seen through scrapes at college; to whom he had lent money time and again, and time and again admonished in his courses.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And he had a sudden vision of shaven men with clay-coloured features, run, as it were, to seed, as he had seen them once in Pentonville, when he had gone there to visit a prisoner.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And he had a sudden vision of shaven men with clay-coloured features, run, as it were, to seed, as he had seen them once in Pentonville, when he had gone there to visit a prisoner.
WhompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Whom, as a baby creature, he had watched straddling; whom, as a little fellow, he had fagged; whom he had seen through scrapes at college; to whom he had lent money time and again, and time and again admonished in his courses.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And he had a sudden vision of shaven men with clay-coloured features, run, as it were, to seed, as he had seen them once in Pentonville, when he had gone there to visit a prisoner.
years
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From this reading Five years younger than himself; and committed to his charge by their mother when she died.
younger
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From this reading Five years younger than himself; and committed to his charge by their mother when she died.
