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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 He heard the nine-o'clock bell with feelings of relief, and passed into the school, a mark for admiring glances from all the boys.
admiring
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From this reading He heard the nine-o'clock bell with feelings of relief, and passed into the school, a mark for admiring glances from all the boys.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The girls, too, looked at him in a timid and fearful way--as they might have looked at Daniel when he came out of the lions' den, Joe thought, or at David after his battle with Goliath.
all
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From this reading He heard the nine-o'clock bell with feelings of relief, and passed into the school, a mark for admiring glances from all the boys.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading EXAMINATION DAY It was plain that Fred and Charley had spread the news of their descent into the Pit, and of their battle with the Simpson clan and the Fishes.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Soon they did look in another direction.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The girls, too, looked at him in a timid and fearful way--as they might have looked at Daniel when he came out of the lions' den, Joe thought, or at David after his battle with Goliath.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The girls, too, looked at him in a timid and fearful way--as they might have looked at Daniel when he came out of the lions' den, Joe thought, or at David after his battle with Goliath.
battle
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From this reading EXAMINATION DAY It was plain that Fred and Charley had spread the news of their descent into the Pit, and of their battle with the Simpson clan and the Fishes.
bell
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From this reading He heard the nine-o'clock bell with feelings of relief, and passed into the school, a mark for admiring glances from all the boys.
boys
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From this reading He heard the nine-o'clock bell with feelings of relief, and passed into the school, a mark for admiring glances from all the boys.
came
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From this reading The girls, too, looked at him in a timid and fearful way--as they might have looked at Daniel when he came out of the lions' den, Joe thought, or at David after his battle with Goliath.
change
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From this reading It made him uncomfortable and painfully self-conscious, this hero-worshiping, and he wished heartily that they would look in some other direction for a change.
Charley
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From this reading EXAMINATION DAY It was plain that Fred and Charley had spread the news of their descent into the Pit, and of their battle with the Simpson clan and the Fishes.
clan
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From this reading EXAMINATION DAY It was plain that Fred and Charley had spread the news of their descent into the Pit, and of their battle with the Simpson clan and the Fishes.
Daniel
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From this reading The girls, too, looked at him in a timid and fearful way--as they might have looked at Daniel when he came out of the lions' den, Joe thought, or at David after his battle with Goliath.
David
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From this reading The girls, too, looked at him in a timid and fearful way--as they might have looked at Daniel when he came out of the lions' den, Joe thought, or at David after his battle with Goliath.
DAY
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From this reading EXAMINATION DAY It was plain that Fred and Charley had spread the news of their descent into the Pit, and of their battle with the Simpson clan and the Fishes.
den
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From this reading The girls, too, looked at him in a timid and fearful way--as they might have looked at Daniel when he came out of the lions' den, Joe thought, or at David after his battle with Goliath.
descentnounUS /dɪˈsent/
An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.
From this reading EXAMINATION DAY It was plain that Fred and Charley had spread the news of their descent into the Pit, and of their battle with the Simpson clan and the Fishes.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Soon they did look in another direction.
direction
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From this reading It made him uncomfortable and painfully self-conscious, this hero-worshiping, and he wished heartily that they would look in some other direction for a change.
EXAMINATION
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From this reading EXAMINATION DAY It was plain that Fred and Charley had spread the news of their descent into the Pit, and of their battle with the Simpson clan and the Fishes.
fearful
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From this reading The girls, too, looked at him in a timid and fearful way--as they might have looked at Daniel when he came out of the lions' den, Joe thought, or at David after his battle with Goliath.
feelings
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From this reading He heard the nine-o'clock bell with feelings of relief, and passed into the school, a mark for admiring glances from all the boys.
Fishes
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From this reading EXAMINATION DAY It was plain that Fred and Charley had spread the news of their descent into the Pit, and of their battle with the Simpson clan and the Fishes.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He heard the nine-o'clock bell with feelings of relief, and passed into the school, a mark for admiring glances from all the boys.
Fred
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From this reading EXAMINATION DAY It was plain that Fred and Charley had spread the news of their descent into the Pit, and of their battle with the Simpson clan and the Fishes.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He heard the nine-o'clock bell with feelings of relief, and passed into the school, a mark for admiring glances from all the boys.
girls
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From this reading The girls, too, looked at him in a timid and fearful way--as they might have looked at Daniel when he came out of the lions' den, Joe thought, or at David after his battle with Goliath.
glances
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From this reading He heard the nine-o'clock bell with feelings of relief, and passed into the school, a mark for admiring glances from all the boys.
Goliath
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From this reading The girls, too, looked at him in a timid and fearful way--as they might have looked at Daniel when he came out of the lions' den, Joe thought, or at David after his battle with Goliath.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading EXAMINATION DAY It was plain that Fred and Charley had spread the news of their descent into the Pit, and of their battle with the Simpson clan and the Fishes.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The girls, too, looked at him in a timid and fearful way--as they might have looked at Daniel when he came out of the lions' den, Joe thought, or at David after his battle with Goliath.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He heard the nine-o'clock bell with feelings of relief, and passed into the school, a mark for admiring glances from all the boys.
heard
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From this reading He heard the nine-o'clock bell with feelings of relief, and passed into the school, a mark for admiring glances from all the boys.
heartily
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From this reading It made him uncomfortable and painfully self-conscious, this hero-worshiping, and he wished heartily that they would look in some other direction for a change.
hero-worshiping
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From this reading It made him uncomfortable and painfully self-conscious, this hero-worshiping, and he wished heartily that they would look in some other direction for a change.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The girls, too, looked at him in a timid and fearful way--as they might have looked at Daniel when he came out of the lions' den, Joe thought, or at David after his battle with Goliath.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The girls, too, looked at him in a timid and fearful way--as they might have looked at Daniel when he came out of the lions' den, Joe thought, or at David after his battle with Goliath.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The girls, too, looked at him in a timid and fearful way--as they might have looked at Daniel when he came out of the lions' den, Joe thought, or at David after his battle with Goliath.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading EXAMINATION DAY It was plain that Fred and Charley had spread the news of their descent into the Pit, and of their battle with the Simpson clan and the Fishes.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading EXAMINATION DAY It was plain that Fred and Charley had spread the news of their descent into the Pit, and of their battle with the Simpson clan and the Fishes.
Joe
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From this reading The girls, too, looked at him in a timid and fearful way--as they might have looked at Daniel when he came out of the lions' den, Joe thought, or at David after his battle with Goliath.
lions
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From this reading The girls, too, looked at him in a timid and fearful way--as they might have looked at Daniel when he came out of the lions' den, Joe thought, or at David after his battle with Goliath.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It made him uncomfortable and painfully self-conscious, this hero-worshiping, and he wished heartily that they would look in some other direction for a change.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girls, too, looked at him in a timid and fearful way--as they might have looked at Daniel when he came out of the lions' den, Joe thought, or at David after his battle with Goliath.
made
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From this reading It made him uncomfortable and painfully self-conscious, this hero-worshiping, and he wished heartily that they would look in some other direction for a change.
mark
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From this reading He heard the nine-o'clock bell with feelings of relief, and passed into the school, a mark for admiring glances from all the boys.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The girls, too, looked at him in a timid and fearful way--as they might have looked at Daniel when he came out of the lions' den, Joe thought, or at David after his battle with Goliath.
news
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From this reading EXAMINATION DAY It was plain that Fred and Charley had spread the news of their descent into the Pit, and of their battle with the Simpson clan and the Fishes.
nine-o'clock
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From this reading He heard the nine-o'clock bell with feelings of relief, and passed into the school, a mark for admiring glances from all the boys.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading EXAMINATION DAY It was plain that Fred and Charley had spread the news of their descent into the Pit, and of their battle with the Simpson clan and the Fishes.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The girls, too, looked at him in a timid and fearful way--as they might have looked at Daniel when he came out of the lions' den, Joe thought, or at David after his battle with Goliath.
other
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From this reading It made him uncomfortable and painfully self-conscious, this hero-worshiping, and he wished heartily that they would look in some other direction for a change.
out
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From this reading The girls, too, looked at him in a timid and fearful way--as they might have looked at Daniel when he came out of the lions' den, Joe thought, or at David after his battle with Goliath.
painfully
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From this reading It made him uncomfortable and painfully self-conscious, this hero-worshiping, and he wished heartily that they would look in some other direction for a change.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He heard the nine-o'clock bell with feelings of relief, and passed into the school, a mark for admiring glances from all the boys.
PitnounUS /pɪt/
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading EXAMINATION DAY It was plain that Fred and Charley had spread the news of their descent into the Pit, and of their battle with the Simpson clan and the Fishes.
plain
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From this reading EXAMINATION DAY It was plain that Fred and Charley had spread the news of their descent into the Pit, and of their battle with the Simpson clan and the Fishes.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading He heard the nine-o'clock bell with feelings of relief, and passed into the school, a mark for admiring glances from all the boys.
school
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From this reading He heard the nine-o'clock bell with feelings of relief, and passed into the school, a mark for admiring glances from all the boys.
self-conscious
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From this reading It made him uncomfortable and painfully self-conscious, this hero-worshiping, and he wished heartily that they would look in some other direction for a change.
Simpson
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From this reading EXAMINATION DAY It was plain that Fred and Charley had spread the news of their descent into the Pit, and of their battle with the Simpson clan and the Fishes.
some
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From this reading It made him uncomfortable and painfully self-conscious, this hero-worshiping, and he wished heartily that they would look in some other direction for a change.
Soon
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From this reading Soon they did look in another direction.
spread
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From this reading EXAMINATION DAY It was plain that Fred and Charley had spread the news of their descent into the Pit, and of their battle with the Simpson clan and the Fishes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading EXAMINATION DAY It was plain that Fred and Charley had spread the news of their descent into the Pit, and of their battle with the Simpson clan and the Fishes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EXAMINATION DAY It was plain that Fred and Charley had spread the news of their descent into the Pit, and of their battle with the Simpson clan and the Fishes.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading EXAMINATION DAY It was plain that Fred and Charley had spread the news of their descent into the Pit, and of their battle with the Simpson clan and the Fishes.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The girls, too, looked at him in a timid and fearful way--as they might have looked at Daniel when he came out of the lions' den, Joe thought, or at David after his battle with Goliath.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It made him uncomfortable and painfully self-conscious, this hero-worshiping, and he wished heartily that they would look in some other direction for a change.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girls, too, looked at him in a timid and fearful way--as they might have looked at Daniel when he came out of the lions' den, Joe thought, or at David after his battle with Goliath.
timid
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From this reading The girls, too, looked at him in a timid and fearful way--as they might have looked at Daniel when he came out of the lions' den, Joe thought, or at David after his battle with Goliath.
too
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From this reading The girls, too, looked at him in a timid and fearful way--as they might have looked at Daniel when he came out of the lions' den, Joe thought, or at David after his battle with Goliath.
uncomfortable
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From this reading It made him uncomfortable and painfully self-conscious, this hero-worshiping, and he wished heartily that they would look in some other direction for a change.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading EXAMINATION DAY It was plain that Fred and Charley had spread the news of their descent into the Pit, and of their battle with the Simpson clan and the Fishes.
way
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From this reading The girls, too, looked at him in a timid and fearful way--as they might have looked at Daniel when he came out of the lions' den, Joe thought, or at David after his battle with Goliath.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The girls, too, looked at him in a timid and fearful way--as they might have looked at Daniel when he came out of the lions' den, Joe thought, or at David after his battle with Goliath.
wished
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From this reading It made him uncomfortable and painfully self-conscious, this hero-worshiping, and he wished heartily that they would look in some other direction for a change.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading EXAMINATION DAY It was plain that Fred and Charley had spread the news of their descent into the Pit, and of their battle with the Simpson clan and the Fishes.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It made him uncomfortable and painfully self-conscious, this hero-worshiping, and he wished heartily that they would look in some other direction for a change.
