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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 The class was busy with razors cutting sections of the root of a fern to examine it microscopically.
abandoned
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From this reading Behind Miss Heydinger, jaded and untidy in her early manner again, was a vacant seat, an abandoned microscope and scattered pencils and note-books.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Behind Miss Heydinger, jaded and untidy in her early manner again, was a vacant seat, an abandoned microscope and scattered pencils and note-books.
alight
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From this reading It was nearly three o'clock, and in the Biological Laboratory the lamps were all alight.
all
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From this reading It was nearly three o'clock, and in the Biological Laboratory the lamps were all alight.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Behind Miss Heydinger, jaded and untidy in her early manner again, was a vacant seat, an abandoned microscope and scattered pencils and note-books.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was nearly three o'clock, and in the Biological Laboratory the lamps were all alight.
BehindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind Miss Heydinger, jaded and untidy in her early manner again, was a vacant seat, an abandoned microscope and scattered pencils and note-books.
Biological
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From this reading It was nearly three o'clock, and in the Biological Laboratory the lamps were all alight.
boy
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From this reading A certain silent frog-like boy, a private student who plays no further part in this story, was working intently, looking more like a frog than usual--his expression modest with a touch of effort.
busy
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From this reading The class was busy with razors cutting sections of the root of a fern to examine it microscopically.
certain
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From this reading A certain silent frog-like boy, a private student who plays no further part in this story, was working intently, looking more like a frog than usual--his expression modest with a touch of effort.
class
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From this reading The class was busy with razors cutting sections of the root of a fern to examine it microscopically.
cutting
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From this reading The class was busy with razors cutting sections of the root of a fern to examine it microscopically.
early
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From this reading Behind Miss Heydinger, jaded and untidy in her early manner again, was a vacant seat, an abandoned microscope and scattered pencils and note-books.
effort
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From this reading A certain silent frog-like boy, a private student who plays no further part in this story, was working intently, looking more like a frog than usual--his expression modest with a touch of effort.
examine
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From this reading The class was busy with razors cutting sections of the root of a fern to examine it microscopically.
expression
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From this reading A certain silent frog-like boy, a private student who plays no further part in this story, was working intently, looking more like a frog than usual--his expression modest with a touch of effort.
fern
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From this reading The class was busy with razors cutting sections of the root of a fern to examine it microscopically.
frog
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From this reading A certain silent frog-like boy, a private student who plays no further part in this story, was working intently, looking more like a frog than usual--his expression modest with a touch of effort.
frog-like
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From this reading A certain silent frog-like boy, a private student who plays no further part in this story, was working intently, looking more like a frog than usual--his expression modest with a touch of effort.
further
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From this reading A certain silent frog-like boy, a private student who plays no further part in this story, was working intently, looking more like a frog than usual--his expression modest with a touch of effort.
GALLERY
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From this reading IN THE RAPHAEL GALLERY.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Behind Miss Heydinger, jaded and untidy in her early manner again, was a vacant seat, an abandoned microscope and scattered pencils and note-books.
Heydinger
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From this reading Behind Miss Heydinger, jaded and untidy in her early manner again, was a vacant seat, an abandoned microscope and scattered pencils and note-books.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A certain silent frog-like boy, a private student who plays no further part in this story, was working intently, looking more like a frog than usual--his expression modest with a touch of effort.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE RAPHAEL GALLERY.
intently
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From this reading A certain silent frog-like boy, a private student who plays no further part in this story, was working intently, looking more like a frog than usual--his expression modest with a touch of effort.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was nearly three o'clock, and in the Biological Laboratory the lamps were all alight.
jaded
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From this reading Behind Miss Heydinger, jaded and untidy in her early manner again, was a vacant seat, an abandoned microscope and scattered pencils and note-books.
Laboratory
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From this reading It was nearly three o'clock, and in the Biological Laboratory the lamps were all alight.
lamps
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From this reading It was nearly three o'clock, and in the Biological Laboratory the lamps were all alight.
like
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From this reading A certain silent frog-like boy, a private student who plays no further part in this story, was working intently, looking more like a frog than usual--his expression modest with a touch of effort.
looking
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From this reading A certain silent frog-like boy, a private student who plays no further part in this story, was working intently, looking more like a frog than usual--his expression modest with a touch of effort.
manner
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From this reading Behind Miss Heydinger, jaded and untidy in her early manner again, was a vacant seat, an abandoned microscope and scattered pencils and note-books.
microscope
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From this reading Behind Miss Heydinger, jaded and untidy in her early manner again, was a vacant seat, an abandoned microscope and scattered pencils and note-books.
microscopically
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From this reading The class was busy with razors cutting sections of the root of a fern to examine it microscopically.
Miss
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From this reading Behind Miss Heydinger, jaded and untidy in her early manner again, was a vacant seat, an abandoned microscope and scattered pencils and note-books.
modest
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From this reading A certain silent frog-like boy, a private student who plays no further part in this story, was working intently, looking more like a frog than usual--his expression modest with a touch of effort.
more
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From this reading A certain silent frog-like boy, a private student who plays no further part in this story, was working intently, looking more like a frog than usual--his expression modest with a touch of effort.
nearly
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From this reading It was nearly three o'clock, and in the Biological Laboratory the lamps were all alight.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading A certain silent frog-like boy, a private student who plays no further part in this story, was working intently, looking more like a frog than usual--his expression modest with a touch of effort.
note-books
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From this reading Behind Miss Heydinger, jaded and untidy in her early manner again, was a vacant seat, an abandoned microscope and scattered pencils and note-books.
o'clock
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From this reading It was nearly three o'clock, and in the Biological Laboratory the lamps were all alight.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The class was busy with razors cutting sections of the root of a fern to examine it microscopically.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A certain silent frog-like boy, a private student who plays no further part in this story, was working intently, looking more like a frog than usual--his expression modest with a touch of effort.
pencils
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From this reading Behind Miss Heydinger, jaded and untidy in her early manner again, was a vacant seat, an abandoned microscope and scattered pencils and note-books.
plays
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From this reading A certain silent frog-like boy, a private student who plays no further part in this story, was working intently, looking more like a frog than usual--his expression modest with a touch of effort.
private
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From this reading A certain silent frog-like boy, a private student who plays no further part in this story, was working intently, looking more like a frog than usual--his expression modest with a touch of effort.
RAPHAEL
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From this reading IN THE RAPHAEL GALLERY.
razors
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From this reading The class was busy with razors cutting sections of the root of a fern to examine it microscopically.
root
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From this reading The class was busy with razors cutting sections of the root of a fern to examine it microscopically.
scattered
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From this reading Behind Miss Heydinger, jaded and untidy in her early manner again, was a vacant seat, an abandoned microscope and scattered pencils and note-books.
seat
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From this reading Behind Miss Heydinger, jaded and untidy in her early manner again, was a vacant seat, an abandoned microscope and scattered pencils and note-books.
sections
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From this reading The class was busy with razors cutting sections of the root of a fern to examine it microscopically.
silent
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From this reading A certain silent frog-like boy, a private student who plays no further part in this story, was working intently, looking more like a frog than usual--his expression modest with a touch of effort.
story
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From this reading A certain silent frog-like boy, a private student who plays no further part in this story, was working intently, looking more like a frog than usual--his expression modest with a touch of effort.
student
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From this reading A certain silent frog-like boy, a private student who plays no further part in this story, was working intently, looking more like a frog than usual--his expression modest with a touch of effort.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading A certain silent frog-like boy, a private student who plays no further part in this story, was working intently, looking more like a frog than usual--his expression modest with a touch of effort.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE RAPHAEL GALLERY.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A certain silent frog-like boy, a private student who plays no further part in this story, was working intently, looking more like a frog than usual--his expression modest with a touch of effort.
three
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From this reading It was nearly three o'clock, and in the Biological Laboratory the lamps were all alight.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The class was busy with razors cutting sections of the root of a fern to examine it microscopically.
touch
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From this reading A certain silent frog-like boy, a private student who plays no further part in this story, was working intently, looking more like a frog than usual--his expression modest with a touch of effort.
untidy
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From this reading Behind Miss Heydinger, jaded and untidy in her early manner again, was a vacant seat, an abandoned microscope and scattered pencils and note-books.
usual
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From this reading A certain silent frog-like boy, a private student who plays no further part in this story, was working intently, looking more like a frog than usual--his expression modest with a touch of effort.
vacant
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From this reading Behind Miss Heydinger, jaded and untidy in her early manner again, was a vacant seat, an abandoned microscope and scattered pencils and note-books.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was nearly three o'clock, and in the Biological Laboratory the lamps were all alight.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was nearly three o'clock, and in the Biological Laboratory the lamps were all alight.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A certain silent frog-like boy, a private student who plays no further part in this story, was working intently, looking more like a frog than usual--his expression modest with a touch of effort.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The class was busy with razors cutting sections of the root of a fern to examine it microscopically.
working
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From this reading A certain silent frog-like boy, a private student who plays no further part in this story, was working intently, looking more like a frog than usual--his expression modest with a touch of effort.
