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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 It was a prominent position, and made him feel painfully conspicuous, except in moods of exceptional vanity, when he used to imagine that all these people were thinking how his forehead and his certificates accorded.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The boys sat in the gallery above the choirs facing the organ loft and at right angles to the general congregation.
accompany
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From this reading On Sunday it was Lewisham's duty to accompany the boarders twice to church.
accorded
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From this reading It was a prominent position, and made him feel painfully conspicuous, except in moods of exceptional vanity, when he used to imagine that all these people were thinking how his forehead and his certificates accorded.
all
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From this reading It was a prominent position, and made him feel painfully conspicuous, except in moods of exceptional vanity, when he used to imagine that all these people were thinking how his forehead and his certificates accorded.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The boys sat in the gallery above the choirs facing the organ loft and at right angles to the general congregation.
angles
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From this reading The boys sat in the gallery above the choirs facing the organ loft and at right angles to the general congregation.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The boys sat in the gallery above the choirs facing the organ loft and at right angles to the general congregation.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading He thought a lot in those days of his certificates and forehead, but little of his honest, healthy face beneath it.
boarders
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From this reading On Sunday it was Lewisham's duty to accompany the boarders twice to church.
boys
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From this reading The boys sat in the gallery above the choirs facing the organ loft and at right angles to the general congregation.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He thought a lot in those days of his certificates and forehead, but little of his honest, healthy face beneath it.
certificates
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From this reading It was a prominent position, and made him feel painfully conspicuous, except in moods of exceptional vanity, when he used to imagine that all these people were thinking how his forehead and his certificates accorded.
choirs
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From this reading The boys sat in the gallery above the choirs facing the organ loft and at right angles to the general congregation.
church
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From this reading On Sunday it was Lewisham's duty to accompany the boarders twice to church.
congregation
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From this reading The boys sat in the gallery above the choirs facing the organ loft and at right angles to the general congregation.
conspicuous
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From this reading It was a prominent position, and made him feel painfully conspicuous, except in moods of exceptional vanity, when he used to imagine that all these people were thinking how his forehead and his certificates accorded.
days
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From this reading He thought a lot in those days of his certificates and forehead, but little of his honest, healthy face beneath it.
DISCOVERY
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From this reading THE WONDERFUL DISCOVERY.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading On Sunday it was Lewisham's duty to accompany the boarders twice to church.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading It was a prominent position, and made him feel painfully conspicuous, except in moods of exceptional vanity, when he used to imagine that all these people were thinking how his forehead and his certificates accorded.
exceptional
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From this reading It was a prominent position, and made him feel painfully conspicuous, except in moods of exceptional vanity, when he used to imagine that all these people were thinking how his forehead and his certificates accorded.
face
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From this reading He thought a lot in those days of his certificates and forehead, but little of his honest, healthy face beneath it.
facing
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From this reading The boys sat in the gallery above the choirs facing the organ loft and at right angles to the general congregation.
feel
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From this reading It was a prominent position, and made him feel painfully conspicuous, except in moods of exceptional vanity, when he used to imagine that all these people were thinking how his forehead and his certificates accorded.
forehead
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From this reading It was a prominent position, and made him feel painfully conspicuous, except in moods of exceptional vanity, when he used to imagine that all these people were thinking how his forehead and his certificates accorded.
gallery
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From this reading The boys sat in the gallery above the choirs facing the organ loft and at right angles to the general congregation.
general
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From this reading The boys sat in the gallery above the choirs facing the organ loft and at right angles to the general congregation.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was a prominent position, and made him feel painfully conspicuous, except in moods of exceptional vanity, when he used to imagine that all these people were thinking how his forehead and his certificates accorded.
healthy
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From this reading He thought a lot in those days of his certificates and forehead, but little of his honest, healthy face beneath it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was a prominent position, and made him feel painfully conspicuous, except in moods of exceptional vanity, when he used to imagine that all these people were thinking how his forehead and his certificates accorded.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a prominent position, and made him feel painfully conspicuous, except in moods of exceptional vanity, when he used to imagine that all these people were thinking how his forehead and his certificates accorded.
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading He thought a lot in those days of his certificates and forehead, but little of his honest, healthy face beneath it.
how
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From this reading It was a prominent position, and made him feel painfully conspicuous, except in moods of exceptional vanity, when he used to imagine that all these people were thinking how his forehead and his certificates accorded.
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a prominent position, and made him feel painfully conspicuous, except in moods of exceptional vanity, when he used to imagine that all these people were thinking how his forehead and his certificates accorded.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The boys sat in the gallery above the choirs facing the organ loft and at right angles to the general congregation.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On Sunday it was Lewisham's duty to accompany the boarders twice to church.
Lewisham's
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From this reading On Sunday it was Lewisham's duty to accompany the boarders twice to church.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought a lot in those days of his certificates and forehead, but little of his honest, healthy face beneath it.
loft
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From this reading The boys sat in the gallery above the choirs facing the organ loft and at right angles to the general congregation.
lot
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From this reading He thought a lot in those days of his certificates and forehead, but little of his honest, healthy face beneath it.
made
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From this reading It was a prominent position, and made him feel painfully conspicuous, except in moods of exceptional vanity, when he used to imagine that all these people were thinking how his forehead and his certificates accorded.
moods
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From this reading It was a prominent position, and made him feel painfully conspicuous, except in moods of exceptional vanity, when he used to imagine that all these people were thinking how his forehead and his certificates accorded.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a prominent position, and made him feel painfully conspicuous, except in moods of exceptional vanity, when he used to imagine that all these people were thinking how his forehead and his certificates accorded.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On Sunday it was Lewisham's duty to accompany the boarders twice to church.
organ
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From this reading The boys sat in the gallery above the choirs facing the organ loft and at right angles to the general congregation.
painfully
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From this reading It was a prominent position, and made him feel painfully conspicuous, except in moods of exceptional vanity, when he used to imagine that all these people were thinking how his forehead and his certificates accorded.
people
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From this reading It was a prominent position, and made him feel painfully conspicuous, except in moods of exceptional vanity, when he used to imagine that all these people were thinking how his forehead and his certificates accorded.
position
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From this reading It was a prominent position, and made him feel painfully conspicuous, except in moods of exceptional vanity, when he used to imagine that all these people were thinking how his forehead and his certificates accorded.
prominent
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From this reading It was a prominent position, and made him feel painfully conspicuous, except in moods of exceptional vanity, when he used to imagine that all these people were thinking how his forehead and his certificates accorded.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boys sat in the gallery above the choirs facing the organ loft and at right angles to the general congregation.
sat
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From this reading The boys sat in the gallery above the choirs facing the organ loft and at right angles to the general congregation.
Sunday
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From this reading On Sunday it was Lewisham's duty to accompany the boarders twice to church.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a prominent position, and made him feel painfully conspicuous, except in moods of exceptional vanity, when he used to imagine that all these people were thinking how his forehead and his certificates accorded.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WONDERFUL DISCOVERY.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It was a prominent position, and made him feel painfully conspicuous, except in moods of exceptional vanity, when he used to imagine that all these people were thinking how his forehead and his certificates accorded.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a prominent position, and made him feel painfully conspicuous, except in moods of exceptional vanity, when he used to imagine that all these people were thinking how his forehead and his certificates accorded.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He thought a lot in those days of his certificates and forehead, but little of his honest, healthy face beneath it.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought a lot in those days of his certificates and forehead, but little of his honest, healthy face beneath it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On Sunday it was Lewisham's duty to accompany the boarders twice to church.
twice
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From this reading On Sunday it was Lewisham's duty to accompany the boarders twice to church.
used
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From this reading It was a prominent position, and made him feel painfully conspicuous, except in moods of exceptional vanity, when he used to imagine that all these people were thinking how his forehead and his certificates accorded.
vanity
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From this reading It was a prominent position, and made him feel painfully conspicuous, except in moods of exceptional vanity, when he used to imagine that all these people were thinking how his forehead and his certificates accorded.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On Sunday it was Lewisham's duty to accompany the boarders twice to church.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was a prominent position, and made him feel painfully conspicuous, except in moods of exceptional vanity, when he used to imagine that all these people were thinking how his forehead and his certificates accorded.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was a prominent position, and made him feel painfully conspicuous, except in moods of exceptional vanity, when he used to imagine that all these people were thinking how his forehead and his certificates accorded.
WONDERFULnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE WONDERFUL DISCOVERY.
