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accepted
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From this reading TRAGEDY IN THE SIZING ROOM Jordan Kellock accepted the attitude of the Mill to his achievement with as little emotion as possible.
achievement
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action
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affairs
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alike
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amply
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He concealed his own feelings, and since he did not attach great importance to the opinions of his fellow workers, their jests or silence were alike indifferent to him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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attach
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attitude
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concealed
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conscious
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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discovered
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discuss
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doubt
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emotion
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enjoyed
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Ernest
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feelings
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fellow
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felt
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foreman
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friendliness
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future
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From this reading He was conscious of well-doing and felt no doubt that the future would serve amply to justify his action.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He concealed his own feelings, and since he did not attach great importance to the opinions of his fellow workers, their jests or silence were alike indifferent to him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The master never mentioned it, and when he met Kellock, shook hands with his usual large friendliness and trusted the vatman had enjoyed his holiday.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The master never mentioned it, and when he met Kellock, shook hands with his usual large friendliness and trusted the vatman had enjoyed his holiday.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He concealed his own feelings, and since he did not attach great importance to the opinions of his fellow workers, their jests or silence were alike indifferent to him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He concealed his own feelings, and since he did not attach great importance to the opinions of his fellow workers, their jests or silence were alike indifferent to him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He worked as usual and presently discovered that neither Ernest Trood, the foreman, nor Matthew Trenchard himself proposed to discuss his private affairs with him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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holiday
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importance
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From this reading He concealed his own feelings, and since he did not attach great importance to the opinions of his fellow workers, their jests or silence were alike indifferent to him.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TRAGEDY IN THE SIZING ROOM Jordan Kellock accepted the attitude of the Mill to his achievement with as little emotion as possible.
indifferent
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From this reading He concealed his own feelings, and since he did not attach great importance to the opinions of his fellow workers, their jests or silence were alike indifferent to him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The master never mentioned it, and when he met Kellock, shook hands with his usual large friendliness and trusted the vatman had enjoyed his holiday.
jests
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Jordan
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justify
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Kellock
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large
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littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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master
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Matthew
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mentioned
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met
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Mill
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From this reading TRAGEDY IN THE SIZING ROOM Jordan Kellock accepted the attitude of the Mill to his achievement with as little emotion as possible.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading He worked as usual and presently discovered that neither Ernest Trood, the foreman, nor Matthew Trenchard himself proposed to discuss his private affairs with him.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The master never mentioned it, and when he met Kellock, shook hands with his usual large friendliness and trusted the vatman had enjoyed his holiday.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He was conscious of well-doing and felt no doubt that the future would serve amply to justify his action.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading He worked as usual and presently discovered that neither Ernest Trood, the foreman, nor Matthew Trenchard himself proposed to discuss his private affairs with him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He concealed his own feelings, and since he did not attach great importance to the opinions of his fellow workers, their jests or silence were alike indifferent to him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TRAGEDY IN THE SIZING ROOM Jordan Kellock accepted the attitude of the Mill to his achievement with as little emotion as possible.
opinions
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From this reading He concealed his own feelings, and since he did not attach great importance to the opinions of his fellow workers, their jests or silence were alike indifferent to him.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He concealed his own feelings, and since he did not attach great importance to the opinions of his fellow workers, their jests or silence were alike indifferent to him.
own
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possible
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presently
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private
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proposed
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ROOM
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serve
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shook
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From this reading The master never mentioned it, and when he met Kellock, shook hands with his usual large friendliness and trusted the vatman had enjoyed his holiday.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading He concealed his own feelings, and since he did not attach great importance to the opinions of his fellow workers, their jests or silence were alike indifferent to him.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He concealed his own feelings, and since he did not attach great importance to the opinions of his fellow workers, their jests or silence were alike indifferent to him.
SIZING
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From this reading TRAGEDY IN THE SIZING ROOM Jordan Kellock accepted the attitude of the Mill to his achievement with as little emotion as possible.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was conscious of well-doing and felt no doubt that the future would serve amply to justify his action.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TRAGEDY IN THE SIZING ROOM Jordan Kellock accepted the attitude of the Mill to his achievement with as little emotion as possible.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He concealed his own feelings, and since he did not attach great importance to the opinions of his fellow workers, their jests or silence were alike indifferent to him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TRAGEDY IN THE SIZING ROOM Jordan Kellock accepted the attitude of the Mill to his achievement with as little emotion as possible.
TRAGEDY
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Trenchard
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Trood
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trusted
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From this reading The master never mentioned it, and when he met Kellock, shook hands with his usual large friendliness and trusted the vatman had enjoyed his holiday.
usual
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From this reading He worked as usual and presently discovered that neither Ernest Trood, the foreman, nor Matthew Trenchard himself proposed to discuss his private affairs with him.
vatman
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From this reading The master never mentioned it, and when he met Kellock, shook hands with his usual large friendliness and trusted the vatman had enjoyed his holiday.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was conscious of well-doing and felt no doubt that the future would serve amply to justify his action.
well-doing
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From this reading He was conscious of well-doing and felt no doubt that the future would serve amply to justify his action.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He concealed his own feelings, and since he did not attach great importance to the opinions of his fellow workers, their jests or silence were alike indifferent to him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The master never mentioned it, and when he met Kellock, shook hands with his usual large friendliness and trusted the vatman had enjoyed his holiday.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading TRAGEDY IN THE SIZING ROOM Jordan Kellock accepted the attitude of the Mill to his achievement with as little emotion as possible.
worked
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From this reading He worked as usual and presently discovered that neither Ernest Trood, the foreman, nor Matthew Trenchard himself proposed to discuss his private affairs with him.
workers
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From this reading He concealed his own feelings, and since he did not attach great importance to the opinions of his fellow workers, their jests or silence were alike indifferent to him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He was conscious of well-doing and felt no doubt that the future would serve amply to justify his action.
