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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "My occupation is gone, like Othello's," said Thad Glovering, when the students assembled on the wharf after the lecture.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The remnant of the Nautifelers Club have decided to have their excursion on the lake, and they will remain in the vicinity of the school.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "But I have another class for you," interposed the principal, who happened to hear the remark.
assembled
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From this reading "My occupation is gone, like Othello's," said Thad Glovering, when the students assembled on the wharf after the lecture.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I have another class for you," interposed the principal, who happened to hear the remark.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Dory can teach his own flock now."
class
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From this reading "But I have another class for you," interposed the principal, who happened to hear the remark.
Club
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From this reading "The remnant of the Nautifelers Club have decided to have their excursion on the lake, and they will remain in the vicinity of the school.
decided
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From this reading "The remnant of the Nautifelers Club have decided to have their excursion on the lake, and they will remain in the vicinity of the school.
Dory
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From this reading "Dory can teach his own flock now."
excursion
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From this reading "The remnant of the Nautifelers Club have decided to have their excursion on the lake, and they will remain in the vicinity of the school.
flock
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From this reading "Dory can teach his own flock now."
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading STATIONS FOR GETTING UNDER WAY.
GETTING
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From this reading STATIONS FOR GETTING UNDER WAY.
Glovering
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From this reading "My occupation is gone, like Othello's," said Thad Glovering, when the students assembled on the wharf after the lecture.
gone
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From this reading "My occupation is gone, like Othello's," said Thad Glovering, when the students assembled on the wharf after the lecture.
happened
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From this reading "But I have another class for you," interposed the principal, who happened to hear the remark.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "But I have another class for you," interposed the principal, who happened to hear the remark.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But I have another class for you," interposed the principal, who happened to hear the remark.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Dory can teach his own flock now."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But I have another class for you," interposed the principal, who happened to hear the remark.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "The remnant of the Nautifelers Club have decided to have their excursion on the lake, and they will remain in the vicinity of the school.
interposed
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From this reading "But I have another class for you," interposed the principal, who happened to hear the remark.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My occupation is gone, like Othello's," said Thad Glovering, when the students assembled on the wharf after the lecture.
lake
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From this reading "The remnant of the Nautifelers Club have decided to have their excursion on the lake, and they will remain in the vicinity of the school.
lecture
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From this reading "My occupation is gone, like Othello's," said Thad Glovering, when the students assembled on the wharf after the lecture.
like
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From this reading "My occupation is gone, like Othello's," said Thad Glovering, when the students assembled on the wharf after the lecture.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My occupation is gone, like Othello's," said Thad Glovering, when the students assembled on the wharf after the lecture.
Nautifelers
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From this reading "The remnant of the Nautifelers Club have decided to have their excursion on the lake, and they will remain in the vicinity of the school.
now
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From this reading "Dory can teach his own flock now."
occupation
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From this reading "My occupation is gone, like Othello's," said Thad Glovering, when the students assembled on the wharf after the lecture.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The remnant of the Nautifelers Club have decided to have their excursion on the lake, and they will remain in the vicinity of the school.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "My occupation is gone, like Othello's," said Thad Glovering, when the students assembled on the wharf after the lecture.
Othello's
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From this reading "My occupation is gone, like Othello's," said Thad Glovering, when the students assembled on the wharf after the lecture.
own
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From this reading "Dory can teach his own flock now."
principal
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From this reading "But I have another class for you," interposed the principal, who happened to hear the remark.
remain
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From this reading "The remnant of the Nautifelers Club have decided to have their excursion on the lake, and they will remain in the vicinity of the school.
remark
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From this reading "But I have another class for you," interposed the principal, who happened to hear the remark.
remnant
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From this reading "The remnant of the Nautifelers Club have decided to have their excursion on the lake, and they will remain in the vicinity of the school.
said
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From this reading "My occupation is gone, like Othello's," said Thad Glovering, when the students assembled on the wharf after the lecture.
school
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From this reading "The remnant of the Nautifelers Club have decided to have their excursion on the lake, and they will remain in the vicinity of the school.
STATIONS
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From this reading STATIONS FOR GETTING UNDER WAY.
students
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From this reading "My occupation is gone, like Othello's," said Thad Glovering, when the students assembled on the wharf after the lecture.
teach
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From this reading "Dory can teach his own flock now."
Thad
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From this reading "My occupation is gone, like Othello's," said Thad Glovering, when the students assembled on the wharf after the lecture.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "My occupation is gone, like Othello's," said Thad Glovering, when the students assembled on the wharf after the lecture.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "The remnant of the Nautifelers Club have decided to have their excursion on the lake, and they will remain in the vicinity of the school.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The remnant of the Nautifelers Club have decided to have their excursion on the lake, and they will remain in the vicinity of the school.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "But I have another class for you," interposed the principal, who happened to hear the remark.
UNDERprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading STATIONS FOR GETTING UNDER WAY.
vicinity
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From this reading "The remnant of the Nautifelers Club have decided to have their excursion on the lake, and they will remain in the vicinity of the school.
WAY
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From this reading STATIONS FOR GETTING UNDER WAY.
wharf
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From this reading "My occupation is gone, like Othello's," said Thad Glovering, when the students assembled on the wharf after the lecture.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "My occupation is gone, like Othello's," said Thad Glovering, when the students assembled on the wharf after the lecture.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "But I have another class for you," interposed the principal, who happened to hear the remark.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "The remnant of the Nautifelers Club have decided to have their excursion on the lake, and they will remain in the vicinity of the school.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But I have another class for you," interposed the principal, who happened to hear the remark.