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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 When a house is thoroughly upset, however good its conscience, it breaks into knots and coteries--small gatherings in the twilight, box-room committees, and groups in the corridor.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The seniors--for the school had no tradition of deference to prefects outside compulsory games--told them succinctly to go about their business.
all
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From this reading Harrison was one idiot, and Craye was another; but the greatest of all, they said, was their house-master.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Harrison was one idiot, and Craye was another; but the greatest of all, they said, was their house-master.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Harrison was one idiot, and Craye was another; but the greatest of all, they said, was their house-master.
any
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From this reading They would not give evidence on any terms.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading They waded through hours of this kind of thing, but found no usury, or anything approaching to Beetle’s gorgeous scale of interest.
approaching
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From this reading They waded through hours of this kind of thing, but found no usury, or anything approaching to Beetle’s gorgeous scale of interest.
Beetle's
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From this reading They waded through hours of this kind of thing, but found no usury, or anything approaching to Beetle’s gorgeous scale of interest.
box-room
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From this reading When a house is thoroughly upset, however good its conscience, it breaks into knots and coteries--small gatherings in the twilight, box-room committees, and groups in the corridor.
breaks
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From this reading When a house is thoroughly upset, however good its conscience, it breaks into knots and coteries--small gatherings in the twilight, box-room committees, and groups in the corridor.
business
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From this reading The seniors--for the school had no tradition of deference to prefects outside compulsory games--told them succinctly to go about their business.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They waded through hours of this kind of thing, but found no usury, or anything approaching to Beetle’s gorgeous scale of interest.
committees
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From this reading When a house is thoroughly upset, however good its conscience, it breaks into knots and coteries--small gatherings in the twilight, box-room committees, and groups in the corridor.
compulsory
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From this reading The seniors--for the school had no tradition of deference to prefects outside compulsory games--told them succinctly to go about their business.
consciencenounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading When a house is thoroughly upset, however good its conscience, it breaks into knots and coteries--small gatherings in the twilight, box-room committees, and groups in the corridor.
corridor
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From this reading When a house is thoroughly upset, however good its conscience, it breaks into knots and coteries--small gatherings in the twilight, box-room committees, and groups in the corridor.
coteries
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From this reading When a house is thoroughly upset, however good its conscience, it breaks into knots and coteries--small gatherings in the twilight, box-room committees, and groups in the corridor.
Craye
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From this reading Harrison was one idiot, and Craye was another; but the greatest of all, they said, was their house-master.
deference
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From this reading The seniors--for the school had no tradition of deference to prefects outside compulsory games--told them succinctly to go about their business.
evidence
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From this reading They would not give evidence on any terms.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The seniors--for the school had no tradition of deference to prefects outside compulsory games--told them succinctly to go about their business.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They waded through hours of this kind of thing, but found no usury, or anything approaching to Beetle’s gorgeous scale of interest.
games
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From this reading The seniors--for the school had no tradition of deference to prefects outside compulsory games--told them succinctly to go about their business.
gatherings
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From this reading When a house is thoroughly upset, however good its conscience, it breaks into knots and coteries--small gatherings in the twilight, box-room committees, and groups in the corridor.
give
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From this reading They would not give evidence on any terms.
go
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From this reading The seniors--for the school had no tradition of deference to prefects outside compulsory games--told them succinctly to go about their business.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When a house is thoroughly upset, however good its conscience, it breaks into knots and coteries--small gatherings in the twilight, box-room committees, and groups in the corridor.
gorgeous
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From this reading They waded through hours of this kind of thing, but found no usury, or anything approaching to Beetle’s gorgeous scale of interest.
greatest
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From this reading Harrison was one idiot, and Craye was another; but the greatest of all, they said, was their house-master.
groups
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From this reading When a house is thoroughly upset, however good its conscience, it breaks into knots and coteries--small gatherings in the twilight, box-room committees, and groups in the corridor.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The seniors--for the school had no tradition of deference to prefects outside compulsory games--told them succinctly to go about their business.
Harrison
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From this reading Harrison was one idiot, and Craye was another; but the greatest of all, they said, was their house-master.
hours
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From this reading They waded through hours of this kind of thing, but found no usury, or anything approaching to Beetle’s gorgeous scale of interest.
house
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From this reading When a house is thoroughly upset, however good its conscience, it breaks into knots and coteries--small gatherings in the twilight, box-room committees, and groups in the corridor.
house-master
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From this reading Harrison was one idiot, and Craye was another; but the greatest of all, they said, was their house-master.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading When a house is thoroughly upset, however good its conscience, it breaks into knots and coteries--small gatherings in the twilight, box-room committees, and groups in the corridor.
idiot
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From this reading Harrison was one idiot, and Craye was another; but the greatest of all, they said, was their house-master.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When a house is thoroughly upset, however good its conscience, it breaks into knots and coteries--small gatherings in the twilight, box-room committees, and groups in the corridor.
interest
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From this reading They waded through hours of this kind of thing, but found no usury, or anything approaching to Beetle’s gorgeous scale of interest.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When a house is thoroughly upset, however good its conscience, it breaks into knots and coteries--small gatherings in the twilight, box-room committees, and groups in the corridor.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When a house is thoroughly upset, however good its conscience, it breaks into knots and coteries--small gatherings in the twilight, box-room committees, and groups in the corridor.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When a house is thoroughly upset, however good its conscience, it breaks into knots and coteries--small gatherings in the twilight, box-room committees, and groups in the corridor.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading When a house is thoroughly upset, however good its conscience, it breaks into knots and coteries--small gatherings in the twilight, box-room committees, and groups in the corridor.
kind
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From this reading They waded through hours of this kind of thing, but found no usury, or anything approaching to Beetle’s gorgeous scale of interest.
knots
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From this reading When a house is thoroughly upset, however good its conscience, it breaks into knots and coteries--small gatherings in the twilight, box-room committees, and groups in the corridor.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading They waded through hours of this kind of thing, but found no usury, or anything approaching to Beetle’s gorgeous scale of interest.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They would not give evidence on any terms.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They waded through hours of this kind of thing, but found no usury, or anything approaching to Beetle’s gorgeous scale of interest.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They would not give evidence on any terms.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Harrison was one idiot, and Craye was another; but the greatest of all, they said, was their house-master.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They waded through hours of this kind of thing, but found no usury, or anything approaching to Beetle’s gorgeous scale of interest.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The seniors--for the school had no tradition of deference to prefects outside compulsory games--told them succinctly to go about their business.
prefects
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From this reading The seniors--for the school had no tradition of deference to prefects outside compulsory games--told them succinctly to go about their business.
said
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From this reading Harrison was one idiot, and Craye was another; but the greatest of all, they said, was their house-master.
scale
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From this reading They waded through hours of this kind of thing, but found no usury, or anything approaching to Beetle’s gorgeous scale of interest.
school
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From this reading The seniors--for the school had no tradition of deference to prefects outside compulsory games--told them succinctly to go about their business.
seniors
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From this reading The seniors--for the school had no tradition of deference to prefects outside compulsory games--told them succinctly to go about their business.
small
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From this reading When a house is thoroughly upset, however good its conscience, it breaks into knots and coteries--small gatherings in the twilight, box-room committees, and groups in the corridor.
succinctly
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From this reading The seniors--for the school had no tradition of deference to prefects outside compulsory games--told them succinctly to go about their business.
terms
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From this reading They would not give evidence on any terms.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The seniors--for the school had no tradition of deference to prefects outside compulsory games--told them succinctly to go about their business.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The seniors--for the school had no tradition of deference to prefects outside compulsory games--told them succinctly to go about their business.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The seniors--for the school had no tradition of deference to prefects outside compulsory games--told them succinctly to go about their business.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They waded through hours of this kind of thing, but found no usury, or anything approaching to Beetle’s gorgeous scale of interest.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They waded through hours of this kind of thing, but found no usury, or anything approaching to Beetle’s gorgeous scale of interest.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They waded through hours of this kind of thing, but found no usury, or anything approaching to Beetle’s gorgeous scale of interest.
thoroughly
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From this reading When a house is thoroughly upset, however good its conscience, it breaks into knots and coteries--small gatherings in the twilight, box-room committees, and groups in the corridor.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They waded through hours of this kind of thing, but found no usury, or anything approaching to Beetle’s gorgeous scale of interest.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They waded through hours of this kind of thing, but found no usury, or anything approaching to Beetle’s gorgeous scale of interest.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The seniors--for the school had no tradition of deference to prefects outside compulsory games--told them succinctly to go about their business.
tradition
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From this reading The seniors--for the school had no tradition of deference to prefects outside compulsory games--told them succinctly to go about their business.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading When a house is thoroughly upset, however good its conscience, it breaks into knots and coteries--small gatherings in the twilight, box-room committees, and groups in the corridor.
upset
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From this reading When a house is thoroughly upset, however good its conscience, it breaks into knots and coteries--small gatherings in the twilight, box-room committees, and groups in the corridor.
usury
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From this reading They waded through hours of this kind of thing, but found no usury, or anything approaching to Beetle’s gorgeous scale of interest.
waded
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From this reading They waded through hours of this kind of thing, but found no usury, or anything approaching to Beetle’s gorgeous scale of interest.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Harrison was one idiot, and Craye was another; but the greatest of all, they said, was their house-master.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When a house is thoroughly upset, however good its conscience, it breaks into knots and coteries--small gatherings in the twilight, box-room committees, and groups in the corridor.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They would not give evidence on any terms.
