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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 "Not for a year or two--though Miss Bumpus did what she could for me.
adoring
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From this reading Most of us young men nowadays begin by adoring a woman older than ourselves.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She lent me a lot of books--in spite of much ignorant censorship on the part of my mother--and I read voraciously.
begin
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From this reading Most of us young men nowadays begin by adoring a woman older than ourselves.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading She lent me a lot of books--in spite of much ignorant censorship on the part of my mother--and I read voraciously.
boy
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From this reading I think you will see how easy it was for a boy in my position to fall in love, fall into a deep emotional worship of so bright and friendly a young woman.
bright
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From this reading I think you will see how easy it was for a boy in my position to fall in love, fall into a deep emotional worship of so bright and friendly a young woman.
Bumpus
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From this reading "Not for a year or two--though Miss Bumpus did what she could for me.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, I don't know if you will understand it, my relations with Miss Bumpus were slowly poisoned by the interpretations my mother was putting upon them.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But, I don't know if you will understand it, my relations with Miss Bumpus were slowly poisoned by the interpretations my mother was putting upon them.
censorship
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From this reading She lent me a lot of books--in spite of much ignorant censorship on the part of my mother--and I read voraciously.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Not for a year or two--though Miss Bumpus did what she could for me.
deep
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From this reading I think you will see how easy it was for a boy in my position to fall in love, fall into a deep emotional worship of so bright and friendly a young woman.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Not for a year or two--though Miss Bumpus did what she could for me.
don't
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From this reading But, I don't know if you will understand it, my relations with Miss Bumpus were slowly poisoned by the interpretations my mother was putting upon them.
easy
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From this reading I think you will see how easy it was for a boy in my position to fall in love, fall into a deep emotional worship of so bright and friendly a young woman.
emotional
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From this reading I think you will see how easy it was for a boy in my position to fall in love, fall into a deep emotional worship of so bright and friendly a young woman.
fall
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From this reading I think you will see how easy it was for a boy in my position to fall in love, fall into a deep emotional worship of so bright and friendly a young woman.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Not for a year or two--though Miss Bumpus did what she could for me.
friendly
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From this reading I think you will see how easy it was for a boy in my position to fall in love, fall into a deep emotional worship of so bright and friendly a young woman.
how
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From this reading I think you will see how easy it was for a boy in my position to fall in love, fall into a deep emotional worship of so bright and friendly a young woman.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She lent me a lot of books--in spite of much ignorant censorship on the part of my mother--and I read voraciously.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But, I don't know if you will understand it, my relations with Miss Bumpus were slowly poisoned by the interpretations my mother was putting upon them.
ignorantnounUS /ˈignorant/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She lent me a lot of books--in spite of much ignorant censorship on the part of my mother--and I read voraciously.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She lent me a lot of books--in spite of much ignorant censorship on the part of my mother--and I read voraciously.
interpretations
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From this reading But, I don't know if you will understand it, my relations with Miss Bumpus were slowly poisoned by the interpretations my mother was putting upon them.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I think you will see how easy it was for a boy in my position to fall in love, fall into a deep emotional worship of so bright and friendly a young woman.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But, I don't know if you will understand it, my relations with Miss Bumpus were slowly poisoned by the interpretations my mother was putting upon them.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, I don't know if you will understand it, my relations with Miss Bumpus were slowly poisoned by the interpretations my mother was putting upon them.
lent
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From this reading She lent me a lot of books--in spite of much ignorant censorship on the part of my mother--and I read voraciously.
lot
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From this reading She lent me a lot of books--in spite of much ignorant censorship on the part of my mother--and I read voraciously.
love
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From this reading I think you will see how easy it was for a boy in my position to fall in love, fall into a deep emotional worship of so bright and friendly a young woman.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Not for a year or two--though Miss Bumpus did what she could for me.
men
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From this reading Most of us young men nowadays begin by adoring a woman older than ourselves.
Miss
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From this reading "Not for a year or two--though Miss Bumpus did what she could for me.
Most
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From this reading Most of us young men nowadays begin by adoring a woman older than ourselves.
mother
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From this reading She lent me a lot of books--in spite of much ignorant censorship on the part of my mother--and I read voraciously.
much
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From this reading She lent me a lot of books--in spite of much ignorant censorship on the part of my mother--and I read voraciously.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She lent me a lot of books--in spite of much ignorant censorship on the part of my mother--and I read voraciously.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not for a year or two--though Miss Bumpus did what she could for me.
nowadays
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From this reading Most of us young men nowadays begin by adoring a woman older than ourselves.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She lent me a lot of books--in spite of much ignorant censorship on the part of my mother--and I read voraciously.
older
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From this reading Most of us young men nowadays begin by adoring a woman older than ourselves.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She lent me a lot of books--in spite of much ignorant censorship on the part of my mother--and I read voraciously.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Not for a year or two--though Miss Bumpus did what she could for me.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading Most of us young men nowadays begin by adoring a woman older than ourselves.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She lent me a lot of books--in spite of much ignorant censorship on the part of my mother--and I read voraciously.
poisoned
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From this reading But, I don't know if you will understand it, my relations with Miss Bumpus were slowly poisoned by the interpretations my mother was putting upon them.
position
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From this reading I think you will see how easy it was for a boy in my position to fall in love, fall into a deep emotional worship of so bright and friendly a young woman.
putting
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From this reading But, I don't know if you will understand it, my relations with Miss Bumpus were slowly poisoned by the interpretations my mother was putting upon them.
read
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From this reading She lent me a lot of books--in spite of much ignorant censorship on the part of my mother--and I read voraciously.
relations
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From this reading But, I don't know if you will understand it, my relations with Miss Bumpus were slowly poisoned by the interpretations my mother was putting upon them.
see
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From this reading I think you will see how easy it was for a boy in my position to fall in love, fall into a deep emotional worship of so bright and friendly a young woman.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Not for a year or two--though Miss Bumpus did what she could for me.
slowly
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From this reading But, I don't know if you will understand it, my relations with Miss Bumpus were slowly poisoned by the interpretations my mother was putting upon them.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I think you will see how easy it was for a boy in my position to fall in love, fall into a deep emotional worship of so bright and friendly a young woman.
spite
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From this reading She lent me a lot of books--in spite of much ignorant censorship on the part of my mother--and I read voraciously.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Most of us young men nowadays begin by adoring a woman older than ourselves.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She lent me a lot of books--in spite of much ignorant censorship on the part of my mother--and I read voraciously.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But, I don't know if you will understand it, my relations with Miss Bumpus were slowly poisoned by the interpretations my mother was putting upon them.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think you will see how easy it was for a boy in my position to fall in love, fall into a deep emotional worship of so bright and friendly a young woman.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "Not for a year or two--though Miss Bumpus did what she could for me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I think you will see how easy it was for a boy in my position to fall in love, fall into a deep emotional worship of so bright and friendly a young woman.
two
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From this reading "Not for a year or two--though Miss Bumpus did what she could for me.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, I don't know if you will understand it, my relations with Miss Bumpus were slowly poisoned by the interpretations my mother was putting upon them.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But, I don't know if you will understand it, my relations with Miss Bumpus were slowly poisoned by the interpretations my mother was putting upon them.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Most of us young men nowadays begin by adoring a woman older than ourselves.
voraciously
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From this reading She lent me a lot of books--in spite of much ignorant censorship on the part of my mother--and I read voraciously.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But, I don't know if you will understand it, my relations with Miss Bumpus were slowly poisoned by the interpretations my mother was putting upon them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But, I don't know if you will understand it, my relations with Miss Bumpus were slowly poisoned by the interpretations my mother was putting upon them.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Not for a year or two--though Miss Bumpus did what she could for me.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But, I don't know if you will understand it, my relations with Miss Bumpus were slowly poisoned by the interpretations my mother was putting upon them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But, I don't know if you will understand it, my relations with Miss Bumpus were slowly poisoned by the interpretations my mother was putting upon them.
woman
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From this reading I think you will see how easy it was for a boy in my position to fall in love, fall into a deep emotional worship of so bright and friendly a young woman.
worship
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From this reading I think you will see how easy it was for a boy in my position to fall in love, fall into a deep emotional worship of so bright and friendly a young woman.
year
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From this reading "Not for a year or two--though Miss Bumpus did what she could for me.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But, I don't know if you will understand it, my relations with Miss Bumpus were slowly poisoned by the interpretations my mother was putting upon them.
young
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From this reading I think you will see how easy it was for a boy in my position to fall in love, fall into a deep emotional worship of so bright and friendly a young woman.
