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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 If I were in your place I would put in a large portion of my time in the beware business.”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The boy took the dollar and went thoughtfully away to school, and no more was ever said about the matter until Mr. Taylor learned casually several months later that the Spartan youth had received the walloping and filed away the dollar for future reference.
afterward
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From this reading The boy was afterward heard to say that he favored a much heavier fine in cases of that kind.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I hope that you will bear this in your mind, my son, and beware.
away
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From this reading The boy took the dollar and went thoughtfully away to school, and no more was ever said about the matter until Mr. Taylor learned casually several months later that the Spartan youth had received the walloping and filed away the dollar for future reference.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It will be greatly to your interest to beware.
bear
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From this reading “I hope that you will bear this in your mind, my son, and beware.
beware
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From this reading “I hope that you will bear this in your mind, my son, and beware.
boy
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From this reading The boy took the dollar and went thoughtfully away to school, and no more was ever said about the matter until Mr. Taylor learned casually several months later that the Spartan youth had received the walloping and filed away the dollar for future reference.
business
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From this reading If I were in your place I would put in a large portion of my time in the beware business.”
cases
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From this reading The boy was afterward heard to say that he favored a much heavier fine in cases of that kind.
casually
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From this reading The boy took the dollar and went thoughtfully away to school, and no more was ever said about the matter until Mr. Taylor learned casually several months later that the Spartan youth had received the walloping and filed away the dollar for future reference.
dollar
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From this reading The boy took the dollar and went thoughtfully away to school, and no more was ever said about the matter until Mr. Taylor learned casually several months later that the Spartan youth had received the walloping and filed away the dollar for future reference.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boy took the dollar and went thoughtfully away to school, and no more was ever said about the matter until Mr. Taylor learned casually several months later that the Spartan youth had received the walloping and filed away the dollar for future reference.
favored
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From this reading The boy was afterward heard to say that he favored a much heavier fine in cases of that kind.
filed
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From this reading The boy took the dollar and went thoughtfully away to school, and no more was ever said about the matter until Mr. Taylor learned casually several months later that the Spartan youth had received the walloping and filed away the dollar for future reference.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boy was afterward heard to say that he favored a much heavier fine in cases of that kind.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The boy took the dollar and went thoughtfully away to school, and no more was ever said about the matter until Mr. Taylor learned casually several months later that the Spartan youth had received the walloping and filed away the dollar for future reference.
future
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From this reading The boy took the dollar and went thoughtfully away to school, and no more was ever said about the matter until Mr. Taylor learned casually several months later that the Spartan youth had received the walloping and filed away the dollar for future reference.
greatly
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From this reading It will be greatly to your interest to beware.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The boy took the dollar and went thoughtfully away to school, and no more was ever said about the matter until Mr. Taylor learned casually several months later that the Spartan youth had received the walloping and filed away the dollar for future reference.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The boy was afterward heard to say that he favored a much heavier fine in cases of that kind.
heard
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From this reading The boy was afterward heard to say that he favored a much heavier fine in cases of that kind.
heavier
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From this reading The boy was afterward heard to say that he favored a much heavier fine in cases of that kind.
hope
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From this reading “I hope that you will bear this in your mind, my son, and beware.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I hope that you will bear this in your mind, my son, and beware.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I were in your place I would put in a large portion of my time in the beware business.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I hope that you will bear this in your mind, my son, and beware.
interest
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From this reading It will be greatly to your interest to beware.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It will be greatly to your interest to beware.
kind
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From this reading The boy was afterward heard to say that he favored a much heavier fine in cases of that kind.
large
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From this reading If I were in your place I would put in a large portion of my time in the beware business.”
later
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From this reading The boy took the dollar and went thoughtfully away to school, and no more was ever said about the matter until Mr. Taylor learned casually several months later that the Spartan youth had received the walloping and filed away the dollar for future reference.
learned
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From this reading The boy took the dollar and went thoughtfully away to school, and no more was ever said about the matter until Mr. Taylor learned casually several months later that the Spartan youth had received the walloping and filed away the dollar for future reference.
matter
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From this reading The boy took the dollar and went thoughtfully away to school, and no more was ever said about the matter until Mr. Taylor learned casually several months later that the Spartan youth had received the walloping and filed away the dollar for future reference.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I hope that you will bear this in your mind, my son, and beware.
months
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From this reading The boy took the dollar and went thoughtfully away to school, and no more was ever said about the matter until Mr. Taylor learned casually several months later that the Spartan youth had received the walloping and filed away the dollar for future reference.
more
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From this reading The boy took the dollar and went thoughtfully away to school, and no more was ever said about the matter until Mr. Taylor learned casually several months later that the Spartan youth had received the walloping and filed away the dollar for future reference.
Mr
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From this reading The boy took the dollar and went thoughtfully away to school, and no more was ever said about the matter until Mr. Taylor learned casually several months later that the Spartan youth had received the walloping and filed away the dollar for future reference.
much
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From this reading The boy was afterward heard to say that he favored a much heavier fine in cases of that kind.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I hope that you will bear this in your mind, my son, and beware.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The boy took the dollar and went thoughtfully away to school, and no more was ever said about the matter until Mr. Taylor learned casually several months later that the Spartan youth had received the walloping and filed away the dollar for future reference.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If I were in your place I would put in a large portion of my time in the beware business.”
place
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From this reading If I were in your place I would put in a large portion of my time in the beware business.”
portion
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From this reading If I were in your place I would put in a large portion of my time in the beware business.”
put
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From this reading If I were in your place I would put in a large portion of my time in the beware business.”
received
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From this reading The boy took the dollar and went thoughtfully away to school, and no more was ever said about the matter until Mr. Taylor learned casually several months later that the Spartan youth had received the walloping and filed away the dollar for future reference.
reference
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From this reading The boy took the dollar and went thoughtfully away to school, and no more was ever said about the matter until Mr. Taylor learned casually several months later that the Spartan youth had received the walloping and filed away the dollar for future reference.
said
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From this reading The boy took the dollar and went thoughtfully away to school, and no more was ever said about the matter until Mr. Taylor learned casually several months later that the Spartan youth had received the walloping and filed away the dollar for future reference.
say
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From this reading The boy was afterward heard to say that he favored a much heavier fine in cases of that kind.
school
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From this reading The boy took the dollar and went thoughtfully away to school, and no more was ever said about the matter until Mr. Taylor learned casually several months later that the Spartan youth had received the walloping and filed away the dollar for future reference.
several
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From this reading The boy took the dollar and went thoughtfully away to school, and no more was ever said about the matter until Mr. Taylor learned casually several months later that the Spartan youth had received the walloping and filed away the dollar for future reference.
son
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From this reading “I hope that you will bear this in your mind, my son, and beware.
Spartan
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From this reading The boy took the dollar and went thoughtfully away to school, and no more was ever said about the matter until Mr. Taylor learned casually several months later that the Spartan youth had received the walloping and filed away the dollar for future reference.
Taylor
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From this reading The boy took the dollar and went thoughtfully away to school, and no more was ever said about the matter until Mr. Taylor learned casually several months later that the Spartan youth had received the walloping and filed away the dollar for future reference.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I hope that you will bear this in your mind, my son, and beware.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If I were in your place I would put in a large portion of my time in the beware business.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I hope that you will bear this in your mind, my son, and beware.
thoughtfully
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From this reading The boy took the dollar and went thoughtfully away to school, and no more was ever said about the matter until Mr. Taylor learned casually several months later that the Spartan youth had received the walloping and filed away the dollar for future reference.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If I were in your place I would put in a large portion of my time in the beware business.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It will be greatly to your interest to beware.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boy took the dollar and went thoughtfully away to school, and no more was ever said about the matter until Mr. Taylor learned casually several months later that the Spartan youth had received the walloping and filed away the dollar for future reference.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The boy took the dollar and went thoughtfully away to school, and no more was ever said about the matter until Mr. Taylor learned casually several months later that the Spartan youth had received the walloping and filed away the dollar for future reference.
walloping
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From this reading The boy took the dollar and went thoughtfully away to school, and no more was ever said about the matter until Mr. Taylor learned casually several months later that the Spartan youth had received the walloping and filed away the dollar for future reference.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The boy took the dollar and went thoughtfully away to school, and no more was ever said about the matter until Mr. Taylor learned casually several months later that the Spartan youth had received the walloping and filed away the dollar for future reference.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boy took the dollar and went thoughtfully away to school, and no more was ever said about the matter until Mr. Taylor learned casually several months later that the Spartan youth had received the walloping and filed away the dollar for future reference.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If I were in your place I would put in a large portion of my time in the beware business.”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I hope that you will bear this in your mind, my son, and beware.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If I were in your place I would put in a large portion of my time in the beware business.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I hope that you will bear this in your mind, my son, and beware.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I hope that you will bear this in your mind, my son, and beware.
youth
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From this reading The boy took the dollar and went thoughtfully away to school, and no more was ever said about the matter until Mr. Taylor learned casually several months later that the Spartan youth had received the walloping and filed away the dollar for future reference.
