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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 I doubt very much if there is any natural affinity between parents and children: pride of ownership on the one side and dependence on the other leads to the creation of a bond.
affinity
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From this reading I doubt very much if there is any natural affinity between parents and children: pride of ownership on the one side and dependence on the other leads to the creation of a bond.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Why not?” she asked, and upon my word, I couldn’t reply.
any
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From this reading Why should children be dutiful any more than their parents?
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why not?” she asked, and upon my word, I couldn’t reply.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Why should children be dutiful any more than their parents?
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading I doubt very much if there is any natural affinity between parents and children: pride of ownership on the one side and dependence on the other leads to the creation of a bond.
bond
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From this reading I doubt very much if there is any natural affinity between parents and children: pride of ownership on the one side and dependence on the other leads to the creation of a bond.
child's
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From this reading Logically, it is the older who should set the example: the more mature, the person who is responsible for the child’s existence.
children
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couldn't
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From this reading “Why not?” she asked, and upon my word, I couldn’t reply.
creation
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From this reading I doubt very much if there is any natural affinity between parents and children: pride of ownership on the one side and dependence on the other leads to the creation of a bond.
dependence
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From this reading I doubt very much if there is any natural affinity between parents and children: pride of ownership on the one side and dependence on the other leads to the creation of a bond.
doubt
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From this reading I doubt very much if there is any natural affinity between parents and children: pride of ownership on the one side and dependence on the other leads to the creation of a bond.
dutiful
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From this reading Why should children be dutiful any more than their parents?
Eustace
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From this reading If Eustace took no interest in Rose, why should Rose take interest in him?
example
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From this reading Logically, it is the older who should set the example: the more mature, the person who is responsible for the child’s existence.
existence
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From this reading Logically, it is the older who should set the example: the more mature, the person who is responsible for the child’s existence.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Logically, it is the older who should set the example: the more mature, the person who is responsible for the child’s existence.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If Eustace took no interest in Rose, why should Rose take interest in him?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Why not?” she asked, and upon my word, I couldn’t reply.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Eustace took no interest in Rose, why should Rose take interest in him?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If Eustace took no interest in Rose, why should Rose take interest in him?
interest
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From this reading If Eustace took no interest in Rose, why should Rose take interest in him?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Logically, it is the older who should set the example: the more mature, the person who is responsible for the child’s existence.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Logically, it is the older who should set the example: the more mature, the person who is responsible for the child’s existence.
leads
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From this reading I doubt very much if there is any natural affinity between parents and children: pride of ownership on the one side and dependence on the other leads to the creation of a bond.
Logically
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From this reading Logically, it is the older who should set the example: the more mature, the person who is responsible for the child’s existence.
mature
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From this reading Logically, it is the older who should set the example: the more mature, the person who is responsible for the child’s existence.
more
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From this reading Why should children be dutiful any more than their parents?
much
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From this reading I doubt very much if there is any natural affinity between parents and children: pride of ownership on the one side and dependence on the other leads to the creation of a bond.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Why not?” she asked, and upon my word, I couldn’t reply.
natural
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From this reading I doubt very much if there is any natural affinity between parents and children: pride of ownership on the one side and dependence on the other leads to the creation of a bond.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading If Eustace took no interest in Rose, why should Rose take interest in him?
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Why not?” she asked, and upon my word, I couldn’t reply.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I doubt very much if there is any natural affinity between parents and children: pride of ownership on the one side and dependence on the other leads to the creation of a bond.
older
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From this reading Logically, it is the older who should set the example: the more mature, the person who is responsible for the child’s existence.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I doubt very much if there is any natural affinity between parents and children: pride of ownership on the one side and dependence on the other leads to the creation of a bond.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I doubt very much if there is any natural affinity between parents and children: pride of ownership on the one side and dependence on the other leads to the creation of a bond.
other
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From this reading I doubt very much if there is any natural affinity between parents and children: pride of ownership on the one side and dependence on the other leads to the creation of a bond.
ownership
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From this reading I doubt very much if there is any natural affinity between parents and children: pride of ownership on the one side and dependence on the other leads to the creation of a bond.
parents
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From this reading Why should children be dutiful any more than their parents?
person
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From this reading Logically, it is the older who should set the example: the more mature, the person who is responsible for the child’s existence.
pride
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From this reading I doubt very much if there is any natural affinity between parents and children: pride of ownership on the one side and dependence on the other leads to the creation of a bond.
reply
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From this reading “Why not?” she asked, and upon my word, I couldn’t reply.
responsibleadjectiveUS /rɪˈspɑnsəbəl/
having a duty to protect or manage something
From this reading Logically, it is the older who should set the example: the more mature, the person who is responsible for the child’s existence.
Rose
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From this reading If Eustace took no interest in Rose, why should Rose take interest in him?
set
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From this reading Logically, it is the older who should set the example: the more mature, the person who is responsible for the child’s existence.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Why not?” she asked, and upon my word, I couldn’t reply.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Why should children be dutiful any more than their parents?
side
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From this reading I doubt very much if there is any natural affinity between parents and children: pride of ownership on the one side and dependence on the other leads to the creation of a bond.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If Eustace took no interest in Rose, why should Rose take interest in him?
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Why should children be dutiful any more than their parents?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Logically, it is the older who should set the example: the more mature, the person who is responsible for the child’s existence.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Why should children be dutiful any more than their parents?
there
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From this reading I doubt very much if there is any natural affinity between parents and children: pride of ownership on the one side and dependence on the other leads to the creation of a bond.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I doubt very much if there is any natural affinity between parents and children: pride of ownership on the one side and dependence on the other leads to the creation of a bond.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If Eustace took no interest in Rose, why should Rose take interest in him?
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Why not?” she asked, and upon my word, I couldn’t reply.
very
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From this reading I doubt very much if there is any natural affinity between parents and children: pride of ownership on the one side and dependence on the other leads to the creation of a bond.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Logically, it is the older who should set the example: the more mature, the person who is responsible for the child’s existence.
Why
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From this reading “Why not?” she asked, and upon my word, I couldn’t reply.
word
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From this reading “Why not?” she asked, and upon my word, I couldn’t reply.
