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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 AUTHOR OF ‘THE SECOND SON,’ ‘A COUNTRY GENTLEMAN,’ ‘THE WIZARD’S SON,’ ‘EFFIE OGILVIE,’ ETC.
absent
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From this reading The hero in honour of whom all these festivities were, was a bearded man, who had been absent in all sorts of dangerous places since the moment when he was supposed formally to have ended the state of pupilage.
age
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From this reading It was a coming of age, and yet not a coming of age.
all
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From this reading The hero in honour of whom all these festivities were, was a bearded man, who had been absent in all sorts of dangerous places since the moment when he was supposed formally to have ended the state of pupilage.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a coming of age, and yet not a coming of age.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He was nearer thirty when he came home, bearded as has been said, bronzed, with decorations upon his breast, and a character quite unlike that of the young hero to whom such honours are usually paid.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was nearer thirty when he came home, bearded as has been said, bronzed, with decorations upon his breast, and a character quite unlike that of the young hero to whom such honours are usually paid.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That had been later than common, since the will of his uncle, whom he had succeeded, had stipulated that he was to come of age at twenty-five.
AUTHOR
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From this reading AUTHOR OF ‘THE SECOND SON,’ ‘A COUNTRY GENTLEMAN,’ ‘THE WIZARD’S SON,’ ‘EFFIE OGILVIE,’ ETC.
bearded
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From this reading The hero in honour of whom all these festivities were, was a bearded man, who had been absent in all sorts of dangerous places since the moment when he was supposed formally to have ended the state of pupilage.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The hero in honour of whom all these festivities were, was a bearded man, who had been absent in all sorts of dangerous places since the moment when he was supposed formally to have ended the state of pupilage.
breast
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From this reading He was nearer thirty when he came home, bearded as has been said, bronzed, with decorations upon his breast, and a character quite unlike that of the young hero to whom such honours are usually paid.
bronzed
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From this reading He was nearer thirty when he came home, bearded as has been said, bronzed, with decorations upon his breast, and a character quite unlike that of the young hero to whom such honours are usually paid.
came
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From this reading He was nearer thirty when he came home, bearded as has been said, bronzed, with decorations upon his breast, and a character quite unlike that of the young hero to whom such honours are usually paid.
character
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From this reading He was nearer thirty when he came home, bearded as has been said, bronzed, with decorations upon his breast, and a character quite unlike that of the young hero to whom such honours are usually paid.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That had been later than common, since the will of his uncle, whom he had succeeded, had stipulated that he was to come of age at twenty-five.
coming
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From this reading It was a coming of age, and yet not a coming of age.
common
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From this reading That had been later than common, since the will of his uncle, whom he had succeeded, had stipulated that he was to come of age at twenty-five.
COUNTRY
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From this reading AUTHOR OF ‘THE SECOND SON,’ ‘A COUNTRY GENTLEMAN,’ ‘THE WIZARD’S SON,’ ‘EFFIE OGILVIE,’ ETC.
dangerous
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From this reading The hero in honour of whom all these festivities were, was a bearded man, who had been absent in all sorts of dangerous places since the moment when he was supposed formally to have ended the state of pupilage.
decorations
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From this reading He was nearer thirty when he came home, bearded as has been said, bronzed, with decorations upon his breast, and a character quite unlike that of the young hero to whom such honours are usually paid.
EFFIE
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From this reading AUTHOR OF ‘THE SECOND SON,’ ‘A COUNTRY GENTLEMAN,’ ‘THE WIZARD’S SON,’ ‘EFFIE OGILVIE,’ ETC.
ended
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From this reading The hero in honour of whom all these festivities were, was a bearded man, who had been absent in all sorts of dangerous places since the moment when he was supposed formally to have ended the state of pupilage.
ETC
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From this reading AUTHOR OF ‘THE SECOND SON,’ ‘A COUNTRY GENTLEMAN,’ ‘THE WIZARD’S SON,’ ‘EFFIE OGILVIE,’ ETC.
festivities
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From this reading The hero in honour of whom all these festivities were, was a bearded man, who had been absent in all sorts of dangerous places since the moment when he was supposed formally to have ended the state of pupilage.
formally
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From this reading The hero in honour of whom all these festivities were, was a bearded man, who had been absent in all sorts of dangerous places since the moment when he was supposed formally to have ended the state of pupilage.
GENTLEMANnounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading AUTHOR OF ‘THE SECOND SON,’ ‘A COUNTRY GENTLEMAN,’ ‘THE WIZARD’S SON,’ ‘EFFIE OGILVIE,’ ETC.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The hero in honour of whom all these festivities were, was a bearded man, who had been absent in all sorts of dangerous places since the moment when he was supposed formally to have ended the state of pupilage.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was nearer thirty when he came home, bearded as has been said, bronzed, with decorations upon his breast, and a character quite unlike that of the young hero to whom such honours are usually paid.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The hero in honour of whom all these festivities were, was a bearded man, who had been absent in all sorts of dangerous places since the moment when he was supposed formally to have ended the state of pupilage.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The hero in honour of whom all these festivities were, was a bearded man, who had been absent in all sorts of dangerous places since the moment when he was supposed formally to have ended the state of pupilage.
hero
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From this reading The hero in honour of whom all these festivities were, was a bearded man, who had been absent in all sorts of dangerous places since the moment when he was supposed formally to have ended the state of pupilage.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That had been later than common, since the will of his uncle, whom he had succeeded, had stipulated that he was to come of age at twenty-five.
home
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From this reading He was nearer thirty when he came home, bearded as has been said, bronzed, with decorations upon his breast, and a character quite unlike that of the young hero to whom such honours are usually paid.
honour
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From this reading The hero in honour of whom all these festivities were, was a bearded man, who had been absent in all sorts of dangerous places since the moment when he was supposed formally to have ended the state of pupilage.
honours
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From this reading He was nearer thirty when he came home, bearded as has been said, bronzed, with decorations upon his breast, and a character quite unlike that of the young hero to whom such honours are usually paid.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The hero in honour of whom all these festivities were, was a bearded man, who had been absent in all sorts of dangerous places since the moment when he was supposed formally to have ended the state of pupilage.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a coming of age, and yet not a coming of age.
later
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From this reading That had been later than common, since the will of his uncle, whom he had succeeded, had stipulated that he was to come of age at twenty-five.
man
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From this reading The hero in honour of whom all these festivities were, was a bearded man, who had been absent in all sorts of dangerous places since the moment when he was supposed formally to have ended the state of pupilage.
moment
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From this reading The hero in honour of whom all these festivities were, was a bearded man, who had been absent in all sorts of dangerous places since the moment when he was supposed formally to have ended the state of pupilage.
nearer
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From this reading He was nearer thirty when he came home, bearded as has been said, bronzed, with decorations upon his breast, and a character quite unlike that of the young hero to whom such honours are usually paid.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was a coming of age, and yet not a coming of age.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF ‘THE SECOND SON,’ ‘A COUNTRY GENTLEMAN,’ ‘THE WIZARD’S SON,’ ‘EFFIE OGILVIE,’ ETC.
OGILVIE
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From this reading AUTHOR OF ‘THE SECOND SON,’ ‘A COUNTRY GENTLEMAN,’ ‘THE WIZARD’S SON,’ ‘EFFIE OGILVIE,’ ETC.
paid
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From this reading He was nearer thirty when he came home, bearded as has been said, bronzed, with decorations upon his breast, and a character quite unlike that of the young hero to whom such honours are usually paid.
places
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From this reading The hero in honour of whom all these festivities were, was a bearded man, who had been absent in all sorts of dangerous places since the moment when he was supposed formally to have ended the state of pupilage.
pupilage
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From this reading The hero in honour of whom all these festivities were, was a bearded man, who had been absent in all sorts of dangerous places since the moment when he was supposed formally to have ended the state of pupilage.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was nearer thirty when he came home, bearded as has been said, bronzed, with decorations upon his breast, and a character quite unlike that of the young hero to whom such honours are usually paid.
said
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From this reading He was nearer thirty when he came home, bearded as has been said, bronzed, with decorations upon his breast, and a character quite unlike that of the young hero to whom such honours are usually paid.
SECOND
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From this reading AUTHOR OF ‘THE SECOND SON,’ ‘A COUNTRY GENTLEMAN,’ ‘THE WIZARD’S SON,’ ‘EFFIE OGILVIE,’ ETC.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The hero in honour of whom all these festivities were, was a bearded man, who had been absent in all sorts of dangerous places since the moment when he was supposed formally to have ended the state of pupilage.
SON
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From this reading AUTHOR OF ‘THE SECOND SON,’ ‘A COUNTRY GENTLEMAN,’ ‘THE WIZARD’S SON,’ ‘EFFIE OGILVIE,’ ETC.
sorts
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From this reading The hero in honour of whom all these festivities were, was a bearded man, who had been absent in all sorts of dangerous places since the moment when he was supposed formally to have ended the state of pupilage.
state
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From this reading The hero in honour of whom all these festivities were, was a bearded man, who had been absent in all sorts of dangerous places since the moment when he was supposed formally to have ended the state of pupilage.
stipulated
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From this reading That had been later than common, since the will of his uncle, whom he had succeeded, had stipulated that he was to come of age at twenty-five.
succeeded
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From this reading That had been later than common, since the will of his uncle, whom he had succeeded, had stipulated that he was to come of age at twenty-five.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He was nearer thirty when he came home, bearded as has been said, bronzed, with decorations upon his breast, and a character quite unlike that of the young hero to whom such honours are usually paid.
supposed
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From this reading The hero in honour of whom all these festivities were, was a bearded man, who had been absent in all sorts of dangerous places since the moment when he was supposed formally to have ended the state of pupilage.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading That had been later than common, since the will of his uncle, whom he had succeeded, had stipulated that he was to come of age at twenty-five.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That had been later than common, since the will of his uncle, whom he had succeeded, had stipulated that he was to come of age at twenty-five.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF ‘THE SECOND SON,’ ‘A COUNTRY GENTLEMAN,’ ‘THE WIZARD’S SON,’ ‘EFFIE OGILVIE,’ ETC.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The hero in honour of whom all these festivities were, was a bearded man, who had been absent in all sorts of dangerous places since the moment when he was supposed formally to have ended the state of pupilage.
thirty
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From this reading He was nearer thirty when he came home, bearded as has been said, bronzed, with decorations upon his breast, and a character quite unlike that of the young hero to whom such honours are usually paid.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The hero in honour of whom all these festivities were, was a bearded man, who had been absent in all sorts of dangerous places since the moment when he was supposed formally to have ended the state of pupilage.
twenty-five
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From this reading That had been later than common, since the will of his uncle, whom he had succeeded, had stipulated that he was to come of age at twenty-five.
uncle
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From this reading That had been later than common, since the will of his uncle, whom he had succeeded, had stipulated that he was to come of age at twenty-five.
unlike
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From this reading He was nearer thirty when he came home, bearded as has been said, bronzed, with decorations upon his breast, and a character quite unlike that of the young hero to whom such honours are usually paid.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He was nearer thirty when he came home, bearded as has been said, bronzed, with decorations upon his breast, and a character quite unlike that of the young hero to whom such honours are usually paid.
usually
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From this reading He was nearer thirty when he came home, bearded as has been said, bronzed, with decorations upon his breast, and a character quite unlike that of the young hero to whom such honours are usually paid.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a coming of age, and yet not a coming of age.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The hero in honour of whom all these festivities were, was a bearded man, who had been absent in all sorts of dangerous places since the moment when he was supposed formally to have ended the state of pupilage.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The hero in honour of whom all these festivities were, was a bearded man, who had been absent in all sorts of dangerous places since the moment when he was supposed formally to have ended the state of pupilage.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The hero in honour of whom all these festivities were, was a bearded man, who had been absent in all sorts of dangerous places since the moment when he was supposed formally to have ended the state of pupilage.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The hero in honour of whom all these festivities were, was a bearded man, who had been absent in all sorts of dangerous places since the moment when he was supposed formally to have ended the state of pupilage.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading That had been later than common, since the will of his uncle, whom he had succeeded, had stipulated that he was to come of age at twenty-five.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was nearer thirty when he came home, bearded as has been said, bronzed, with decorations upon his breast, and a character quite unlike that of the young hero to whom such honours are usually paid.
WIZARD'S
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From this reading AUTHOR OF ‘THE SECOND SON,’ ‘A COUNTRY GENTLEMAN,’ ‘THE WIZARD’S SON,’ ‘EFFIE OGILVIE,’ ETC.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading It was a coming of age, and yet not a coming of age.
young
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From this reading He was nearer thirty when he came home, bearded as has been said, bronzed, with decorations upon his breast, and a character quite unlike that of the young hero to whom such honours are usually paid.
