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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 Further Foolishness Sketches and Satires on The Follies of The Day Many years ago when I was a boy at school, we had over our class an ancient and spectacled schoolmaster who was as kind at heart as he was ferocious in appearance, and whose memory has suggested to me the title of this book.
adopt
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From this reading _Now, then, any further foolishness?_ I find by experience that there are quite a number of indulgent readers who are good enough to adopt the same expectant attitude towards me now.
ago
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From this reading Further Foolishness Sketches and Satires on The Follies of The Day Many years ago when I was a boy at school, we had over our class an ancient and spectacled schoolmaster who was as kind at heart as he was ferocious in appearance, and whose memory has suggested to me the title of this book.
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among the latest follies in fiction is the perpetual demand for stories shorter and shorter still.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Further Foolishness Sketches and Satires on The Follies of The Day Many years ago when I was a boy at school, we had over our class an ancient and spectacled schoolmaster who was as kind at heart as he was ferocious in appearance, and whose memory has suggested to me the title of this book.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading Further Foolishness Sketches and Satires on The Follies of The Day Many years ago when I was a boy at school, we had over our class an ancient and spectacled schoolmaster who was as kind at heart as he was ferocious in appearance, and whose memory has suggested to me the title of this book.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Further Foolishness Sketches and Satires on The Follies of The Day Many years ago when I was a boy at school, we had over our class an ancient and spectacled schoolmaster who was as kind at heart as he was ferocious in appearance, and whose memory has suggested to me the title of this book.
any
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From this reading It was his practice, on any outburst of gaiety in the class-room, to chase us to our seats with a bamboo cane and to shout at us in defiance:
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Further Foolishness Sketches and Satires on The Follies of The Day Many years ago when I was a boy at school, we had over our class an ancient and spectacled schoolmaster who was as kind at heart as he was ferocious in appearance, and whose memory has suggested to me the title of this book.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Now, then, any further foolishness?_ I find by experience that there are quite a number of indulgent readers who are good enough to adopt the same expectant attitude towards me now.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Further Foolishness Sketches and Satires on The Follies of The Day Many years ago when I was a boy at school, we had over our class an ancient and spectacled schoolmaster who was as kind at heart as he was ferocious in appearance, and whose memory has suggested to me the title of this book.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Further Foolishness Sketches and Satires on The Follies of The Day Many years ago when I was a boy at school, we had over our class an ancient and spectacled schoolmaster who was as kind at heart as he was ferocious in appearance, and whose memory has suggested to me the title of this book.
attitude
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From this reading _Now, then, any further foolishness?_ I find by experience that there are quite a number of indulgent readers who are good enough to adopt the same expectant attitude towards me now.
bamboo
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book
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From this reading Further Foolishness Sketches and Satires on The Follies of The Day Many years ago when I was a boy at school, we had over our class an ancient and spectacled schoolmaster who was as kind at heart as he was ferocious in appearance, and whose memory has suggested to me the title of this book.
boy
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From this reading Further Foolishness Sketches and Satires on The Follies of The Day Many years ago when I was a boy at school, we had over our class an ancient and spectacled schoolmaster who was as kind at heart as he was ferocious in appearance, and whose memory has suggested to me the title of this book.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Now, then, any further foolishness?_ I find by experience that there are quite a number of indulgent readers who are good enough to adopt the same expectant attitude towards me now.
cane
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From this reading It was his practice, on any outburst of gaiety in the class-room, to chase us to our seats with a bamboo cane and to shout at us in defiance:
chase
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From this reading It was his practice, on any outburst of gaiety in the class-room, to chase us to our seats with a bamboo cane and to shout at us in defiance:
check
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From this reading The only thing to do is to meet this demand at the source and check it.
class
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class-room
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From this reading It was his practice, on any outburst of gaiety in the class-room, to chase us to our seats with a bamboo cane and to shout at us in defiance:
Day
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From this reading Further Foolishness Sketches and Satires on The Follies of The Day Many years ago when I was a boy at school, we had over our class an ancient and spectacled schoolmaster who was as kind at heart as he was ferocious in appearance, and whose memory has suggested to me the title of this book.
defiance
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From this reading It was his practice, on any outburst of gaiety in the class-room, to chase us to our seats with a bamboo cane and to shout at us in defiance:
demand
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From this reading Among the latest follies in fiction is the perpetual demand for stories shorter and shorter still.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The only thing to do is to meet this demand at the source and check it.
enough
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From this reading _Now, then, any further foolishness?_ I find by experience that there are quite a number of indulgent readers who are good enough to adopt the same expectant attitude towards me now.
expectant
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From this reading _Now, then, any further foolishness?_ I find by experience that there are quite a number of indulgent readers who are good enough to adopt the same expectant attitude towards me now.
experience
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From this reading _Now, then, any further foolishness?_ I find by experience that there are quite a number of indulgent readers who are good enough to adopt the same expectant attitude towards me now.
ferocious
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From this reading Further Foolishness Sketches and Satires on The Follies of The Day Many years ago when I was a boy at school, we had over our class an ancient and spectacled schoolmaster who was as kind at heart as he was ferocious in appearance, and whose memory has suggested to me the title of this book.
fiction
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find
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From this reading _Now, then, any further foolishness?_ I find by experience that there are quite a number of indulgent readers who are good enough to adopt the same expectant attitude towards me now.
Follies
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From this reading Further Foolishness Sketches and Satires on The Follies of The Day Many years ago when I was a boy at school, we had over our class an ancient and spectacled schoolmaster who was as kind at heart as he was ferocious in appearance, and whose memory has suggested to me the title of this book.
Foolishness
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Among the latest follies in fiction is the perpetual demand for stories shorter and shorter still.
Further
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From this reading Further Foolishness Sketches and Satires on The Follies of The Day Many years ago when I was a boy at school, we had over our class an ancient and spectacled schoolmaster who was as kind at heart as he was ferocious in appearance, and whose memory has suggested to me the title of this book.
gaiety
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From this reading It was his practice, on any outburst of gaiety in the class-room, to chase us to our seats with a bamboo cane and to shout at us in defiance:
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Now, then, any further foolishness?_ I find by experience that there are quite a number of indulgent readers who are good enough to adopt the same expectant attitude towards me now.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Further Foolishness Sketches and Satires on The Follies of The Day Many years ago when I was a boy at school, we had over our class an ancient and spectacled schoolmaster who was as kind at heart as he was ferocious in appearance, and whose memory has suggested to me the title of this book.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Further Foolishness Sketches and Satires on The Follies of The Day Many years ago when I was a boy at school, we had over our class an ancient and spectacled schoolmaster who was as kind at heart as he was ferocious in appearance, and whose memory has suggested to me the title of this book.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Further Foolishness Sketches and Satires on The Follies of The Day Many years ago when I was a boy at school, we had over our class an ancient and spectacled schoolmaster who was as kind at heart as he was ferocious in appearance, and whose memory has suggested to me the title of this book.
heart
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From this reading Further Foolishness Sketches and Satires on The Follies of The Day Many years ago when I was a boy at school, we had over our class an ancient and spectacled schoolmaster who was as kind at heart as he was ferocious in appearance, and whose memory has suggested to me the title of this book.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was his practice, on any outburst of gaiety in the class-room, to chase us to our seats with a bamboo cane and to shout at us in defiance:
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Further Foolishness Sketches and Satires on The Follies of The Day Many years ago when I was a boy at school, we had over our class an ancient and spectacled schoolmaster who was as kind at heart as he was ferocious in appearance, and whose memory has suggested to me the title of this book.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Further Foolishness Sketches and Satires on The Follies of The Day Many years ago when I was a boy at school, we had over our class an ancient and spectacled schoolmaster who was as kind at heart as he was ferocious in appearance, and whose memory has suggested to me the title of this book.
indulgent
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From this reading _Now, then, any further foolishness?_ I find by experience that there are quite a number of indulgent readers who are good enough to adopt the same expectant attitude towards me now.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Among the latest follies in fiction is the perpetual demand for stories shorter and shorter still.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was his practice, on any outburst of gaiety in the class-room, to chase us to our seats with a bamboo cane and to shout at us in defiance:
kind
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latest
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From this reading Among the latest follies in fiction is the perpetual demand for stories shorter and shorter still.
Many
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From this reading Further Foolishness Sketches and Satires on The Follies of The Day Many years ago when I was a boy at school, we had over our class an ancient and spectacled schoolmaster who was as kind at heart as he was ferocious in appearance, and whose memory has suggested to me the title of this book.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Further Foolishness Sketches and Satires on The Follies of The Day Many years ago when I was a boy at school, we had over our class an ancient and spectacled schoolmaster who was as kind at heart as he was ferocious in appearance, and whose memory has suggested to me the title of this book.
meet
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From this reading The only thing to do is to meet this demand at the source and check it.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Further Foolishness Sketches and Satires on The Follies of The Day Many years ago when I was a boy at school, we had over our class an ancient and spectacled schoolmaster who was as kind at heart as he was ferocious in appearance, and whose memory has suggested to me the title of this book.
Now
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From this reading _Now, then, any further foolishness?_ I find by experience that there are quite a number of indulgent readers who are good enough to adopt the same expectant attitude towards me now.
number
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From this reading _Now, then, any further foolishness?_ I find by experience that there are quite a number of indulgent readers who are good enough to adopt the same expectant attitude towards me now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Further Foolishness Sketches and Satires on The Follies of The Day Many years ago when I was a boy at school, we had over our class an ancient and spectacled schoolmaster who was as kind at heart as he was ferocious in appearance, and whose memory has suggested to me the title of this book.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Further Foolishness Sketches and Satires on The Follies of The Day Many years ago when I was a boy at school, we had over our class an ancient and spectacled schoolmaster who was as kind at heart as he was ferocious in appearance, and whose memory has suggested to me the title of this book.
only
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From this reading The only thing to do is to meet this demand at the source and check it.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Further Foolishness Sketches and Satires on The Follies of The Day Many years ago when I was a boy at school, we had over our class an ancient and spectacled schoolmaster who was as kind at heart as he was ferocious in appearance, and whose memory has suggested to me the title of this book.
outburst
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Further Foolishness Sketches and Satires on The Follies of The Day Many years ago when I was a boy at school, we had over our class an ancient and spectacled schoolmaster who was as kind at heart as he was ferocious in appearance, and whose memory has suggested to me the title of this book.
perpetual
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From this reading Among the latest follies in fiction is the perpetual demand for stories shorter and shorter still.
practice
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From this reading It was his practice, on any outburst of gaiety in the class-room, to chase us to our seats with a bamboo cane and to shout at us in defiance:
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Now, then, any further foolishness?_ I find by experience that there are quite a number of indulgent readers who are good enough to adopt the same expectant attitude towards me now.
readers
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From this reading _Now, then, any further foolishness?_ I find by experience that there are quite a number of indulgent readers who are good enough to adopt the same expectant attitude towards me now.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Now, then, any further foolishness?_ I find by experience that there are quite a number of indulgent readers who are good enough to adopt the same expectant attitude towards me now.
Satires
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From this reading Further Foolishness Sketches and Satires on The Follies of The Day Many years ago when I was a boy at school, we had over our class an ancient and spectacled schoolmaster who was as kind at heart as he was ferocious in appearance, and whose memory has suggested to me the title of this book.
school
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From this reading Further Foolishness Sketches and Satires on The Follies of The Day Many years ago when I was a boy at school, we had over our class an ancient and spectacled schoolmaster who was as kind at heart as he was ferocious in appearance, and whose memory has suggested to me the title of this book.
schoolmaster
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From this reading Further Foolishness Sketches and Satires on The Follies of The Day Many years ago when I was a boy at school, we had over our class an ancient and spectacled schoolmaster who was as kind at heart as he was ferocious in appearance, and whose memory has suggested to me the title of this book.
seats
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shorter
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From this reading Among the latest follies in fiction is the perpetual demand for stories shorter and shorter still.
shout
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From this reading It was his practice, on any outburst of gaiety in the class-room, to chase us to our seats with a bamboo cane and to shout at us in defiance:
Sketches
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From this reading Further Foolishness Sketches and Satires on The Follies of The Day Many years ago when I was a boy at school, we had over our class an ancient and spectacled schoolmaster who was as kind at heart as he was ferocious in appearance, and whose memory has suggested to me the title of this book.
source
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From this reading The only thing to do is to meet this demand at the source and check it.
spectacled
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From this reading Further Foolishness Sketches and Satires on The Follies of The Day Many years ago when I was a boy at school, we had over our class an ancient and spectacled schoolmaster who was as kind at heart as he was ferocious in appearance, and whose memory has suggested to me the title of this book.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Among the latest follies in fiction is the perpetual demand for stories shorter and shorter still.
stories
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From this reading Among the latest follies in fiction is the perpetual demand for stories shorter and shorter still.
suggested
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From this reading Further Foolishness Sketches and Satires on The Follies of The Day Many years ago when I was a boy at school, we had over our class an ancient and spectacled schoolmaster who was as kind at heart as he was ferocious in appearance, and whose memory has suggested to me the title of this book.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Now, then, any further foolishness?_ I find by experience that there are quite a number of indulgent readers who are good enough to adopt the same expectant attitude towards me now.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Further Foolishness Sketches and Satires on The Follies of The Day Many years ago when I was a boy at school, we had over our class an ancient and spectacled schoolmaster who was as kind at heart as he was ferocious in appearance, and whose memory has suggested to me the title of this book.
then
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From this reading _Now, then, any further foolishness?_ I find by experience that there are quite a number of indulgent readers who are good enough to adopt the same expectant attitude towards me now.
there
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From this reading _Now, then, any further foolishness?_ I find by experience that there are quite a number of indulgent readers who are good enough to adopt the same expectant attitude towards me now.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The only thing to do is to meet this demand at the source and check it.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Further Foolishness Sketches and Satires on The Follies of The Day Many years ago when I was a boy at school, we had over our class an ancient and spectacled schoolmaster who was as kind at heart as he was ferocious in appearance, and whose memory has suggested to me the title of this book.
title
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From this reading Further Foolishness Sketches and Satires on The Follies of The Day Many years ago when I was a boy at school, we had over our class an ancient and spectacled schoolmaster who was as kind at heart as he was ferocious in appearance, and whose memory has suggested to me the title of this book.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Further Foolishness Sketches and Satires on The Follies of The Day Many years ago when I was a boy at school, we had over our class an ancient and spectacled schoolmaster who was as kind at heart as he was ferocious in appearance, and whose memory has suggested to me the title of this book.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading _Now, then, any further foolishness?_ I find by experience that there are quite a number of indulgent readers who are good enough to adopt the same expectant attitude towards me now.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was his practice, on any outburst of gaiety in the class-room, to chase us to our seats with a bamboo cane and to shout at us in defiance:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Further Foolishness Sketches and Satires on The Follies of The Day Many years ago when I was a boy at school, we had over our class an ancient and spectacled schoolmaster who was as kind at heart as he was ferocious in appearance, and whose memory has suggested to me the title of this book.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Further Foolishness Sketches and Satires on The Follies of The Day Many years ago when I was a boy at school, we had over our class an ancient and spectacled schoolmaster who was as kind at heart as he was ferocious in appearance, and whose memory has suggested to me the title of this book.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Further Foolishness Sketches and Satires on The Follies of The Day Many years ago when I was a boy at school, we had over our class an ancient and spectacled schoolmaster who was as kind at heart as he was ferocious in appearance, and whose memory has suggested to me the title of this book.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Further Foolishness Sketches and Satires on The Follies of The Day Many years ago when I was a boy at school, we had over our class an ancient and spectacled schoolmaster who was as kind at heart as he was ferocious in appearance, and whose memory has suggested to me the title of this book.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Further Foolishness Sketches and Satires on The Follies of The Day Many years ago when I was a boy at school, we had over our class an ancient and spectacled schoolmaster who was as kind at heart as he was ferocious in appearance, and whose memory has suggested to me the title of this book.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was his practice, on any outburst of gaiety in the class-room, to chase us to our seats with a bamboo cane and to shout at us in defiance:
years
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From this reading Further Foolishness Sketches and Satires on The Follies of The Day Many years ago when I was a boy at school, we had over our class an ancient and spectacled schoolmaster who was as kind at heart as he was ferocious in appearance, and whose memory has suggested to me the title of this book.
