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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 Reading for an exam, even a little one, is awful work.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then one has to go back and begin all over again, until they all get mixed up, and one feels it will be impossible to ever get them properly sorted and arranged.
all
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From this reading Then one has to go back and begin all over again, until they all get mixed up, and one feels it will be impossible to ever get them properly sorted and arranged.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Reading for an exam, even a little one, is awful work.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As fast as one subject is learned it is driven out of its place in the memory by a second, and the second by the third, and so on.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If it were only one or two subjects which one had to master it would not be so bad; but when there are six or a dozen then the trouble comes in.
arranged
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From this reading Then one has to go back and begin all over again, until they all get mixed up, and one feels it will be impossible to ever get them properly sorted and arranged.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As fast as one subject is learned it is driven out of its place in the memory by a second, and the second by the third, and so on.
awful
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From this reading Reading for an exam, even a little one, is awful work.
back
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From this reading Then one has to go back and begin all over again, until they all get mixed up, and one feels it will be impossible to ever get them properly sorted and arranged.
bad
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From this reading If it were only one or two subjects which one had to master it would not be so bad; but when there are six or a dozen then the trouble comes in.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If it were only one or two subjects which one had to master it would not be so bad; but when there are six or a dozen then the trouble comes in.
begin
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From this reading Then one has to go back and begin all over again, until they all get mixed up, and one feels it will be impossible to ever get them properly sorted and arranged.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading If it were only one or two subjects which one had to master it would not be so bad; but when there are six or a dozen then the trouble comes in.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As fast as one subject is learned it is driven out of its place in the memory by a second, and the second by the third, and so on.
comes
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From this reading If it were only one or two subjects which one had to master it would not be so bad; but when there are six or a dozen then the trouble comes in.
dozen
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From this reading If it were only one or two subjects which one had to master it would not be so bad; but when there are six or a dozen then the trouble comes in.
driven
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From this reading As fast as one subject is learned it is driven out of its place in the memory by a second, and the second by the third, and so on.
ENCOUNTER
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From this reading THE ENCOUNTER.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then one has to go back and begin all over again, until they all get mixed up, and one feels it will be impossible to ever get them properly sorted and arranged.
exam
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fast
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From this reading As fast as one subject is learned it is driven out of its place in the memory by a second, and the second by the third, and so on.
feels
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From this reading Then one has to go back and begin all over again, until they all get mixed up, and one feels it will be impossible to ever get them properly sorted and arranged.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Reading for an exam, even a little one, is awful work.
get
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From this reading Then one has to go back and begin all over again, until they all get mixed up, and one feels it will be impossible to ever get them properly sorted and arranged.
go
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From this reading Then one has to go back and begin all over again, until they all get mixed up, and one feels it will be impossible to ever get them properly sorted and arranged.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If it were only one or two subjects which one had to master it would not be so bad; but when there are six or a dozen then the trouble comes in.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then one has to go back and begin all over again, until they all get mixed up, and one feels it will be impossible to ever get them properly sorted and arranged.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If it were only one or two subjects which one had to master it would not be so bad; but when there are six or a dozen then the trouble comes in.
impossible
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From this reading Then one has to go back and begin all over again, until they all get mixed up, and one feels it will be impossible to ever get them properly sorted and arranged.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If it were only one or two subjects which one had to master it would not be so bad; but when there are six or a dozen then the trouble comes in.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Reading for an exam, even a little one, is awful work.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If it were only one or two subjects which one had to master it would not be so bad; but when there are six or a dozen then the trouble comes in.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading As fast as one subject is learned it is driven out of its place in the memory by a second, and the second by the third, and so on.
learned
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From this reading As fast as one subject is learned it is driven out of its place in the memory by a second, and the second by the third, and so on.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Reading for an exam, even a little one, is awful work.
master
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From this reading If it were only one or two subjects which one had to master it would not be so bad; but when there are six or a dozen then the trouble comes in.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading As fast as one subject is learned it is driven out of its place in the memory by a second, and the second by the third, and so on.
mixedverbUS /mɪkst/
involved with or connected to
From this reading Then one has to go back and begin all over again, until they all get mixed up, and one feels it will be impossible to ever get them properly sorted and arranged.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If it were only one or two subjects which one had to master it would not be so bad; but when there are six or a dozen then the trouble comes in.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As fast as one subject is learned it is driven out of its place in the memory by a second, and the second by the third, and so on.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As fast as one subject is learned it is driven out of its place in the memory by a second, and the second by the third, and so on.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Reading for an exam, even a little one, is awful work.
only
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From this reading If it were only one or two subjects which one had to master it would not be so bad; but when there are six or a dozen then the trouble comes in.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading If it were only one or two subjects which one had to master it would not be so bad; but when there are six or a dozen then the trouble comes in.
out
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From this reading As fast as one subject is learned it is driven out of its place in the memory by a second, and the second by the third, and so on.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Then one has to go back and begin all over again, until they all get mixed up, and one feels it will be impossible to ever get them properly sorted and arranged.
place
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From this reading As fast as one subject is learned it is driven out of its place in the memory by a second, and the second by the third, and so on.
properly
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Reading
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second
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From this reading As fast as one subject is learned it is driven out of its place in the memory by a second, and the second by the third, and so on.
six
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From this reading If it were only one or two subjects which one had to master it would not be so bad; but when there are six or a dozen then the trouble comes in.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If it were only one or two subjects which one had to master it would not be so bad; but when there are six or a dozen then the trouble comes in.
sorted
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From this reading Then one has to go back and begin all over again, until they all get mixed up, and one feels it will be impossible to ever get them properly sorted and arranged.
subject
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From this reading As fast as one subject is learned it is driven out of its place in the memory by a second, and the second by the third, and so on.
subjects
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From this reading If it were only one or two subjects which one had to master it would not be so bad; but when there are six or a dozen then the trouble comes in.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ENCOUNTER.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Then one has to go back and begin all over again, until they all get mixed up, and one feels it will be impossible to ever get them properly sorted and arranged.
then
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From this reading If it were only one or two subjects which one had to master it would not be so bad; but when there are six or a dozen then the trouble comes in.
there
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From this reading If it were only one or two subjects which one had to master it would not be so bad; but when there are six or a dozen then the trouble comes in.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then one has to go back and begin all over again, until they all get mixed up, and one feels it will be impossible to ever get them properly sorted and arranged.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As fast as one subject is learned it is driven out of its place in the memory by a second, and the second by the third, and so on.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If it were only one or two subjects which one had to master it would not be so bad; but when there are six or a dozen then the trouble comes in.
trouble
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From this reading If it were only one or two subjects which one had to master it would not be so bad; but when there are six or a dozen then the trouble comes in.
two
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From this reading If it were only one or two subjects which one had to master it would not be so bad; but when there are six or a dozen then the trouble comes in.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Then one has to go back and begin all over again, until they all get mixed up, and one feels it will be impossible to ever get them properly sorted and arranged.
up
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From this reading Then one has to go back and begin all over again, until they all get mixed up, and one feels it will be impossible to ever get them properly sorted and arranged.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If it were only one or two subjects which one had to master it would not be so bad; but when there are six or a dozen then the trouble comes in.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading If it were only one or two subjects which one had to master it would not be so bad; but when there are six or a dozen then the trouble comes in.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading If it were only one or two subjects which one had to master it would not be so bad; but when there are six or a dozen then the trouble comes in.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Then one has to go back and begin all over again, until they all get mixed up, and one feels it will be impossible to ever get them properly sorted and arranged.
work
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From this reading Reading for an exam, even a little one, is awful work.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If it were only one or two subjects which one had to master it would not be so bad; but when there are six or a dozen then the trouble comes in.
