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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 Jack, for instance, began to develop a somewhat tentative kind of self-control.
absolutely
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From this reading As time went on, however, Eager's careful oversight of the boys began to note slight points of divergence in the lines of their characteristics, which had so far run absolutely side by side.
active
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From this reading His brain seemed to become more active.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Jim took him on right joyously; and the pitched battles, which Eager had been striving to relegate to the background, were renewed with vehemence, within the strict limits of the new rules thereto ordained.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As time went on, however, Eager's careful oversight of the boys began to note slight points of divergence in the lines of their characteristics, which had so far run absolutely side by side.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At times he even attempted to subject Jim to discipline for lapses from his own view of the right way of things.
attempted
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From this reading At times he even attempted to subject Jim to discipline for lapses from his own view of the right way of things.
background
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From this reading And Jim took him on right joyously; and the pitched battles, which Eager had been striving to relegate to the background, were renewed with vehemence, within the strict limits of the new rules thereto ordained.
battles
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From this reading And Jim took him on right joyously; and the pitched battles, which Eager had been striving to relegate to the background, were renewed with vehemence, within the strict limits of the new rules thereto ordained.
become
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From this reading His brain seemed to become more active.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And Jim took him on right joyously; and the pitched battles, which Eager had been striving to relegate to the background, were renewed with vehemence, within the strict limits of the new rules thereto ordained.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As time went on, however, Eager's careful oversight of the boys began to note slight points of divergence in the lines of their characteristics, which had so far run absolutely side by side.
boys
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From this reading As time went on, however, Eager's careful oversight of the boys began to note slight points of divergence in the lines of their characteristics, which had so far run absolutely side by side.
brain
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From this reading His brain seemed to become more active.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As time went on, however, Eager's careful oversight of the boys began to note slight points of divergence in the lines of their characteristics, which had so far run absolutely side by side.
careful
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From this reading As time went on, however, Eager's careful oversight of the boys began to note slight points of divergence in the lines of their characteristics, which had so far run absolutely side by side.
characteristics
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From this reading As time went on, however, Eager's careful oversight of the boys began to note slight points of divergence in the lines of their characteristics, which had so far run absolutely side by side.
develop
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From this reading Jack, for instance, began to develop a somewhat tentative kind of self-control.
discipline
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From this reading At times he even attempted to subject Jim to discipline for lapses from his own view of the right way of things.
divergence
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From this reading As time went on, however, Eager's careful oversight of the boys began to note slight points of divergence in the lines of their characteristics, which had so far run absolutely side by side.
Eager
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From this reading And Jim took him on right joyously; and the pitched battles, which Eager had been striving to relegate to the background, were renewed with vehemence, within the strict limits of the new rules thereto ordained.
Eager's
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From this reading As time went on, however, Eager's careful oversight of the boys began to note slight points of divergence in the lines of their characteristics, which had so far run absolutely side by side.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At times he even attempted to subject Jim to discipline for lapses from his own view of the right way of things.
far
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From this reading As time went on, however, Eager's careful oversight of the boys began to note slight points of divergence in the lines of their characteristics, which had so far run absolutely side by side.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Jack, for instance, began to develop a somewhat tentative kind of self-control.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At times he even attempted to subject Jim to discipline for lapses from his own view of the right way of things.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As time went on, however, Eager's careful oversight of the boys began to note slight points of divergence in the lines of their characteristics, which had so far run absolutely side by side.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At times he even attempted to subject Jim to discipline for lapses from his own view of the right way of things.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And Jim took him on right joyously; and the pitched battles, which Eager had been striving to relegate to the background, were renewed with vehemence, within the strict limits of the new rules thereto ordained.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His brain seemed to become more active.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading As time went on, however, Eager's careful oversight of the boys began to note slight points of divergence in the lines of their characteristics, which had so far run absolutely side by side.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As time went on, however, Eager's careful oversight of the boys began to note slight points of divergence in the lines of their characteristics, which had so far run absolutely side by side.
instance
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From this reading Jack, for instance, began to develop a somewhat tentative kind of self-control.
Jack
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From this reading Jack, for instance, began to develop a somewhat tentative kind of self-control.
Jim
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From this reading At times he even attempted to subject Jim to discipline for lapses from his own view of the right way of things.
joyously
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From this reading And Jim took him on right joyously; and the pitched battles, which Eager had been striving to relegate to the background, were renewed with vehemence, within the strict limits of the new rules thereto ordained.
kind
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From this reading Jack, for instance, began to develop a somewhat tentative kind of self-control.
lapses
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From this reading At times he even attempted to subject Jim to discipline for lapses from his own view of the right way of things.
limits
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From this reading And Jim took him on right joyously; and the pitched battles, which Eager had been striving to relegate to the background, were renewed with vehemence, within the strict limits of the new rules thereto ordained.
lines
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From this reading As time went on, however, Eager's careful oversight of the boys began to note slight points of divergence in the lines of their characteristics, which had so far run absolutely side by side.
more
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From this reading His brain seemed to become more active.
new
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From this reading And Jim took him on right joyously; and the pitched battles, which Eager had been striving to relegate to the background, were renewed with vehemence, within the strict limits of the new rules thereto ordained.
note
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From this reading As time went on, however, Eager's careful oversight of the boys began to note slight points of divergence in the lines of their characteristics, which had so far run absolutely side by side.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As time went on, however, Eager's careful oversight of the boys began to note slight points of divergence in the lines of their characteristics, which had so far run absolutely side by side.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As time went on, however, Eager's careful oversight of the boys began to note slight points of divergence in the lines of their characteristics, which had so far run absolutely side by side.
ordained
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From this reading And Jim took him on right joyously; and the pitched battles, which Eager had been striving to relegate to the background, were renewed with vehemence, within the strict limits of the new rules thereto ordained.
oversight
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From this reading As time went on, however, Eager's careful oversight of the boys began to note slight points of divergence in the lines of their characteristics, which had so far run absolutely side by side.
own
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From this reading At times he even attempted to subject Jim to discipline for lapses from his own view of the right way of things.
pitchednounUS /pitched/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Jim took him on right joyously; and the pitched battles, which Eager had been striving to relegate to the background, were renewed with vehemence, within the strict limits of the new rules thereto ordained.
points
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From this reading As time went on, however, Eager's careful oversight of the boys began to note slight points of divergence in the lines of their characteristics, which had so far run absolutely side by side.
relegate
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From this reading And Jim took him on right joyously; and the pitched battles, which Eager had been striving to relegate to the background, were renewed with vehemence, within the strict limits of the new rules thereto ordained.
renewed
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From this reading And Jim took him on right joyously; and the pitched battles, which Eager had been striving to relegate to the background, were renewed with vehemence, within the strict limits of the new rules thereto ordained.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At times he even attempted to subject Jim to discipline for lapses from his own view of the right way of things.
rules
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From this reading And Jim took him on right joyously; and the pitched battles, which Eager had been striving to relegate to the background, were renewed with vehemence, within the strict limits of the new rules thereto ordained.
run
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From this reading As time went on, however, Eager's careful oversight of the boys began to note slight points of divergence in the lines of their characteristics, which had so far run absolutely side by side.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His brain seemed to become more active.
self-control
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From this reading Jack, for instance, began to develop a somewhat tentative kind of self-control.
side
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From this reading As time went on, however, Eager's careful oversight of the boys began to note slight points of divergence in the lines of their characteristics, which had so far run absolutely side by side.
slight
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From this reading As time went on, however, Eager's careful oversight of the boys began to note slight points of divergence in the lines of their characteristics, which had so far run absolutely side by side.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As time went on, however, Eager's careful oversight of the boys began to note slight points of divergence in the lines of their characteristics, which had so far run absolutely side by side.
somewhat
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From this reading Jack, for instance, began to develop a somewhat tentative kind of self-control.
strict
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From this reading And Jim took him on right joyously; and the pitched battles, which Eager had been striving to relegate to the background, were renewed with vehemence, within the strict limits of the new rules thereto ordained.
striving
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From this reading And Jim took him on right joyously; and the pitched battles, which Eager had been striving to relegate to the background, were renewed with vehemence, within the strict limits of the new rules thereto ordained.
subject
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From this reading At times he even attempted to subject Jim to discipline for lapses from his own view of the right way of things.
tentative
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From this reading Jack, for instance, began to develop a somewhat tentative kind of self-control.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As time went on, however, Eager's careful oversight of the boys began to note slight points of divergence in the lines of their characteristics, which had so far run absolutely side by side.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As time went on, however, Eager's careful oversight of the boys began to note slight points of divergence in the lines of their characteristics, which had so far run absolutely side by side.
thereto
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From this reading And Jim took him on right joyously; and the pitched battles, which Eager had been striving to relegate to the background, were renewed with vehemence, within the strict limits of the new rules thereto ordained.
things
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From this reading At times he even attempted to subject Jim to discipline for lapses from his own view of the right way of things.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As time went on, however, Eager's careful oversight of the boys began to note slight points of divergence in the lines of their characteristics, which had so far run absolutely side by side.
times
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From this reading At times he even attempted to subject Jim to discipline for lapses from his own view of the right way of things.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As time went on, however, Eager's careful oversight of the boys began to note slight points of divergence in the lines of their characteristics, which had so far run absolutely side by side.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Jim took him on right joyously; and the pitched battles, which Eager had been striving to relegate to the background, were renewed with vehemence, within the strict limits of the new rules thereto ordained.
vehemence
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From this reading And Jim took him on right joyously; and the pitched battles, which Eager had been striving to relegate to the background, were renewed with vehemence, within the strict limits of the new rules thereto ordained.
view
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From this reading At times he even attempted to subject Jim to discipline for lapses from his own view of the right way of things.
way
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From this reading At times he even attempted to subject Jim to discipline for lapses from his own view of the right way of things.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As time went on, however, Eager's careful oversight of the boys began to note slight points of divergence in the lines of their characteristics, which had so far run absolutely side by side.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And Jim took him on right joyously; and the pitched battles, which Eager had been striving to relegate to the background, were renewed with vehemence, within the strict limits of the new rules thereto ordained.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As time went on, however, Eager's careful oversight of the boys began to note slight points of divergence in the lines of their characteristics, which had so far run absolutely side by side.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And Jim took him on right joyously; and the pitched battles, which Eager had been striving to relegate to the background, were renewed with vehemence, within the strict limits of the new rules thereto ordained.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading And Jim took him on right joyously; and the pitched battles, which Eager had been striving to relegate to the background, were renewed with vehemence, within the strict limits of the new rules thereto ordained.
