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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 worked under the spur of ambition to show Alice Yorke and those who surrounded her that he was not a mere country clod.
Alice
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From this reading He worked under the spur of ambition to show Alice Yorke and those who surrounded her that he was not a mere country clod.
ambition
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From this reading He worked under the spur of ambition to show Alice Yorke and those who surrounded her that he was not a mere country clod.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading With his face set steadily in the direction where stood the luminous form of the young girl he had met and come to worship amid the blossoming woods, he studied to such good purpose that at the end of the session he had packed two years' work into one.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GUMBOLT With the savings of his two years of school-teaching Keith found that he had enough, by practising rigid economy, to give himself another year at college, and he practised rigid economy.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading GUMBOLT With the savings of his two years of school-teaching Keith found that he had enough, by practising rigid economy, to give himself another year at college, and he practised rigid economy.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Keith had no very definite ideas, when he started out at the end of his college year, as to what he should do.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading GUMBOLT With the savings of his two years of school-teaching Keith found that he had enough, by practising rigid economy, to give himself another year at college, and he practised rigid economy.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He only knew that he had strong pinions, and that the world was before him.
blossoming
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From this reading With his face set steadily in the direction where stood the luminous form of the young girl he had met and come to worship amid the blossoming woods, he studied to such good purpose that at the end of the session he had packed two years' work into one.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading GUMBOLT With the savings of his two years of school-teaching Keith found that he had enough, by practising rigid economy, to give himself another year at college, and he practised rigid economy.
clod
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From this reading He worked under the spur of ambition to show Alice Yorke and those who surrounded her that he was not a mere country clod.
college
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From this reading GUMBOLT With the savings of his two years of school-teaching Keith found that he had enough, by practising rigid economy, to give himself another year at college, and he practised rigid economy.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With his face set steadily in the direction where stood the luminous form of the young girl he had met and come to worship amid the blossoming woods, he studied to such good purpose that at the end of the session he had packed two years' work into one.
country
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From this reading He worked under the spur of ambition to show Alice Yorke and those who surrounded her that he was not a mere country clod.
definite
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From this reading Keith had no very definite ideas, when he started out at the end of his college year, as to what he should do.
direction
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From this reading With his face set steadily in the direction where stood the luminous form of the young girl he had met and come to worship amid the blossoming woods, he studied to such good purpose that at the end of the session he had packed two years' work into one.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Keith had no very definite ideas, when he started out at the end of his college year, as to what he should do.
economy
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From this reading GUMBOLT With the savings of his two years of school-teaching Keith found that he had enough, by practising rigid economy, to give himself another year at college, and he practised rigid economy.
end
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From this reading With his face set steadily in the direction where stood the luminous form of the young girl he had met and come to worship amid the blossoming woods, he studied to such good purpose that at the end of the session he had packed two years' work into one.
enough
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From this reading GUMBOLT With the savings of his two years of school-teaching Keith found that he had enough, by practising rigid economy, to give himself another year at college, and he practised rigid economy.
face
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From this reading With his face set steadily in the direction where stood the luminous form of the young girl he had met and come to worship amid the blossoming woods, he studied to such good purpose that at the end of the session he had packed two years' work into one.
form
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From this reading With his face set steadily in the direction where stood the luminous form of the young girl he had met and come to worship amid the blossoming woods, he studied to such good purpose that at the end of the session he had packed two years' work into one.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GUMBOLT With the savings of his two years of school-teaching Keith found that he had enough, by practising rigid economy, to give himself another year at college, and he practised rigid economy.
girl
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From this reading With his face set steadily in the direction where stood the luminous form of the young girl he had met and come to worship amid the blossoming woods, he studied to such good purpose that at the end of the session he had packed two years' work into one.
give
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From this reading GUMBOLT With the savings of his two years of school-teaching Keith found that he had enough, by practising rigid economy, to give himself another year at college, and he practised rigid economy.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With his face set steadily in the direction where stood the luminous form of the young girl he had met and come to worship amid the blossoming woods, he studied to such good purpose that at the end of the session he had packed two years' work into one.
GUMBOLT
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From this reading GUMBOLT With the savings of his two years of school-teaching Keith found that he had enough, by practising rigid economy, to give himself another year at college, and he practised rigid economy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading GUMBOLT With the savings of his two years of school-teaching Keith found that he had enough, by practising rigid economy, to give himself another year at college, and he practised rigid economy.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading GUMBOLT With the savings of his two years of school-teaching Keith found that he had enough, by practising rigid economy, to give himself another year at college, and he practised rigid economy.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He worked under the spur of ambition to show Alice Yorke and those who surrounded her that he was not a mere country clod.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He only knew that he had strong pinions, and that the world was before him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading GUMBOLT With the savings of his two years of school-teaching Keith found that he had enough, by practising rigid economy, to give himself another year at college, and he practised rigid economy.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading GUMBOLT With the savings of his two years of school-teaching Keith found that he had enough, by practising rigid economy, to give himself another year at college, and he practised rigid economy.
ideas
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From this reading Keith had no very definite ideas, when he started out at the end of his college year, as to what he should do.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With his face set steadily in the direction where stood the luminous form of the young girl he had met and come to worship amid the blossoming woods, he studied to such good purpose that at the end of the session he had packed two years' work into one.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading With his face set steadily in the direction where stood the luminous form of the young girl he had met and come to worship amid the blossoming woods, he studied to such good purpose that at the end of the session he had packed two years' work into one.
Keith
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From this reading GUMBOLT With the savings of his two years of school-teaching Keith found that he had enough, by practising rigid economy, to give himself another year at college, and he practised rigid economy.
knew
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From this reading He only knew that he had strong pinions, and that the world was before him.
luminous
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From this reading With his face set steadily in the direction where stood the luminous form of the young girl he had met and come to worship amid the blossoming woods, he studied to such good purpose that at the end of the session he had packed two years' work into one.
mere
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From this reading He worked under the spur of ambition to show Alice Yorke and those who surrounded her that he was not a mere country clod.
met
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From this reading With his face set steadily in the direction where stood the luminous form of the young girl he had met and come to worship amid the blossoming woods, he studied to such good purpose that at the end of the session he had packed two years' work into one.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Keith had no very definite ideas, when he started out at the end of his college year, as to what he should do.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He worked under the spur of ambition to show Alice Yorke and those who surrounded her that he was not a mere country clod.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GUMBOLT With the savings of his two years of school-teaching Keith found that he had enough, by practising rigid economy, to give himself another year at college, and he practised rigid economy.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading With his face set steadily in the direction where stood the luminous form of the young girl he had met and come to worship amid the blossoming woods, he studied to such good purpose that at the end of the session he had packed two years' work into one.
only
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From this reading He only knew that he had strong pinions, and that the world was before him.
out
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From this reading Keith had no very definite ideas, when he started out at the end of his college year, as to what he should do.
packed
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From this reading With his face set steadily in the direction where stood the luminous form of the young girl he had met and come to worship amid the blossoming woods, he studied to such good purpose that at the end of the session he had packed two years' work into one.
pinions
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From this reading He only knew that he had strong pinions, and that the world was before him.
practised
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From this reading GUMBOLT With the savings of his two years of school-teaching Keith found that he had enough, by practising rigid economy, to give himself another year at college, and he practised rigid economy.
practising
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From this reading GUMBOLT With the savings of his two years of school-teaching Keith found that he had enough, by practising rigid economy, to give himself another year at college, and he practised rigid economy.
purpose
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From this reading With his face set steadily in the direction where stood the luminous form of the young girl he had met and come to worship amid the blossoming woods, he studied to such good purpose that at the end of the session he had packed two years' work into one.
rigid
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From this reading GUMBOLT With the savings of his two years of school-teaching Keith found that he had enough, by practising rigid economy, to give himself another year at college, and he practised rigid economy.
savings
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From this reading GUMBOLT With the savings of his two years of school-teaching Keith found that he had enough, by practising rigid economy, to give himself another year at college, and he practised rigid economy.
school-teaching
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From this reading GUMBOLT With the savings of his two years of school-teaching Keith found that he had enough, by practising rigid economy, to give himself another year at college, and he practised rigid economy.
session
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From this reading With his face set steadily in the direction where stood the luminous form of the young girl he had met and come to worship amid the blossoming woods, he studied to such good purpose that at the end of the session he had packed two years' work into one.
set
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From this reading With his face set steadily in the direction where stood the luminous form of the young girl he had met and come to worship amid the blossoming woods, he studied to such good purpose that at the end of the session he had packed two years' work into one.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Keith had no very definite ideas, when he started out at the end of his college year, as to what he should do.
show
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From this reading He worked under the spur of ambition to show Alice Yorke and those who surrounded her that he was not a mere country clod.
spur
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From this reading He worked under the spur of ambition to show Alice Yorke and those who surrounded her that he was not a mere country clod.
started
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From this reading Keith had no very definite ideas, when he started out at the end of his college year, as to what he should do.
steadily
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From this reading With his face set steadily in the direction where stood the luminous form of the young girl he had met and come to worship amid the blossoming woods, he studied to such good purpose that at the end of the session he had packed two years' work into one.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With his face set steadily in the direction where stood the luminous form of the young girl he had met and come to worship amid the blossoming woods, he studied to such good purpose that at the end of the session he had packed two years' work into one.
strong
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From this reading He only knew that he had strong pinions, and that the world was before him.
studied
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From this reading With his face set steadily in the direction where stood the luminous form of the young girl he had met and come to worship amid the blossoming woods, he studied to such good purpose that at the end of the session he had packed two years' work into one.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading With his face set steadily in the direction where stood the luminous form of the young girl he had met and come to worship amid the blossoming woods, he studied to such good purpose that at the end of the session he had packed two years' work into one.
surrounded
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From this reading He worked under the spur of ambition to show Alice Yorke and those who surrounded her that he was not a mere country clod.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading GUMBOLT With the savings of his two years of school-teaching Keith found that he had enough, by practising rigid economy, to give himself another year at college, and he practised rigid economy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GUMBOLT With the savings of his two years of school-teaching Keith found that he had enough, by practising rigid economy, to give himself another year at college, and he practised rigid economy.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He worked under the spur of ambition to show Alice Yorke and those who surrounded her that he was not a mere country clod.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GUMBOLT With the savings of his two years of school-teaching Keith found that he had enough, by practising rigid economy, to give himself another year at college, and he practised rigid economy.
two
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From this reading GUMBOLT With the savings of his two years of school-teaching Keith found that he had enough, by practising rigid economy, to give himself another year at college, and he practised rigid economy.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He worked under the spur of ambition to show Alice Yorke and those who surrounded her that he was not a mere country clod.
very
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From this reading Keith had no very definite ideas, when he started out at the end of his college year, as to what he should do.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He worked under the spur of ambition to show Alice Yorke and those who surrounded her that he was not a mere country clod.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Keith had no very definite ideas, when he started out at the end of his college year, as to what he should do.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Keith had no very definite ideas, when he started out at the end of his college year, as to what he should do.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading With his face set steadily in the direction where stood the luminous form of the young girl he had met and come to worship amid the blossoming woods, he studied to such good purpose that at the end of the session he had packed two years' work into one.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He worked under the spur of ambition to show Alice Yorke and those who surrounded her that he was not a mere country clod.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading GUMBOLT With the savings of his two years of school-teaching Keith found that he had enough, by practising rigid economy, to give himself another year at college, and he practised rigid economy.
woods
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From this reading With his face set steadily in the direction where stood the luminous form of the young girl he had met and come to worship amid the blossoming woods, he studied to such good purpose that at the end of the session he had packed two years' work into one.
work
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From this reading With his face set steadily in the direction where stood the luminous form of the young girl he had met and come to worship amid the blossoming woods, he studied to such good purpose that at the end of the session he had packed two years' work into one.
worked
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From this reading He worked under the spur of ambition to show Alice Yorke and those who surrounded her that he was not a mere country clod.
world
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From this reading He only knew that he had strong pinions, and that the world was before him.
worship
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From this reading With his face set steadily in the direction where stood the luminous form of the young girl he had met and come to worship amid the blossoming woods, he studied to such good purpose that at the end of the session he had packed two years' work into one.
year
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From this reading GUMBOLT With the savings of his two years of school-teaching Keith found that he had enough, by practising rigid economy, to give himself another year at college, and he practised rigid economy.
years
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From this reading GUMBOLT With the savings of his two years of school-teaching Keith found that he had enough, by practising rigid economy, to give himself another year at college, and he practised rigid economy.
Yorke
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From this reading He worked under the spur of ambition to show Alice Yorke and those who surrounded her that he was not a mere country clod.
young
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From this reading With his face set steadily in the direction where stood the luminous form of the young girl he had met and come to worship amid the blossoming woods, he studied to such good purpose that at the end of the session he had packed two years' work into one.
