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acquiring
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From this reading Lynde had not grown up in dissolute idleness without acquiring some of the arts of self-defence which are called manly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He met Jeff's onset with remembered skill and with the strength which he had gained in three months of the wholesome regimen of the Brooker Institute.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Lynde had not grown up in dissolute idleness without acquiring some of the arts of self-defence which are called manly.
arts
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From this reading Lynde had not grown up in dissolute idleness without acquiring some of the arts of self-defence which are called manly.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He felt strong and fresh, and the hate which filled Jeff at sight of him steeled his shaken nerves and reinforced his feebler muscles, too.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But the murder which Jeff meant was not to be so easily done.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been sent there, not by Dr. Lacy's judgment, but by his despair, and so far the Cure had cured.
Brooker
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From this reading He met Jeff's onset with remembered skill and with the strength which he had gained in three months of the wholesome regimen of the Brooker Institute.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the murder which Jeff meant was not to be so easily done.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had been sent there, not by Dr. Lacy's judgment, but by his despair, and so far the Cure had cured.
called
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From this reading Lynde had not grown up in dissolute idleness without acquiring some of the arts of self-defence which are called manly.
Cure
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From this reading He had been sent there, not by Dr. Lacy's judgment, but by his despair, and so far the Cure had cured.
cured
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From this reading He had been sent there, not by Dr. Lacy's judgment, but by his despair, and so far the Cure had cured.
despair
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From this reading He had been sent there, not by Dr. Lacy's judgment, but by his despair, and so far the Cure had cured.
dissolute
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From this reading Lynde had not grown up in dissolute idleness without acquiring some of the arts of self-defence which are called manly.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the murder which Jeff meant was not to be so easily done.
Dr
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From this reading He had been sent there, not by Dr. Lacy's judgment, but by his despair, and so far the Cure had cured.
easily
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From this reading But the murder which Jeff meant was not to be so easily done.
far
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From this reading He had been sent there, not by Dr. Lacy's judgment, but by his despair, and so far the Cure had cured.
feebler
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From this reading He felt strong and fresh, and the hate which filled Jeff at sight of him steeled his shaken nerves and reinforced his feebler muscles, too.
felt
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From this reading He felt strong and fresh, and the hate which filled Jeff at sight of him steeled his shaken nerves and reinforced his feebler muscles, too.
filled
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From this reading He felt strong and fresh, and the hate which filled Jeff at sight of him steeled his shaken nerves and reinforced his feebler muscles, too.
fresh
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From this reading He felt strong and fresh, and the hate which filled Jeff at sight of him steeled his shaken nerves and reinforced his feebler muscles, too.
gained
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From this reading He met Jeff's onset with remembered skill and with the strength which he had gained in three months of the wholesome regimen of the Brooker Institute.
grown
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From this reading Lynde had not grown up in dissolute idleness without acquiring some of the arts of self-defence which are called manly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lynde had not grown up in dissolute idleness without acquiring some of the arts of self-defence which are called manly.
hate
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From this reading He felt strong and fresh, and the hate which filled Jeff at sight of him steeled his shaken nerves and reinforced his feebler muscles, too.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He met Jeff's onset with remembered skill and with the strength which he had gained in three months of the wholesome regimen of the Brooker Institute.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He felt strong and fresh, and the hate which filled Jeff at sight of him steeled his shaken nerves and reinforced his feebler muscles, too.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had been sent there, not by Dr. Lacy's judgment, but by his despair, and so far the Cure had cured.
idleness
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From this reading Lynde had not grown up in dissolute idleness without acquiring some of the arts of self-defence which are called manly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lynde had not grown up in dissolute idleness without acquiring some of the arts of self-defence which are called manly.
Institute
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From this reading He met Jeff's onset with remembered skill and with the strength which he had gained in three months of the wholesome regimen of the Brooker Institute.
Jeff
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From this reading But the murder which Jeff meant was not to be so easily done.
Jeff's
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From this reading He met Jeff's onset with remembered skill and with the strength which he had gained in three months of the wholesome regimen of the Brooker Institute.
judgment
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From this reading He had been sent there, not by Dr. Lacy's judgment, but by his despair, and so far the Cure had cured.
Lacy's
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From this reading He had been sent there, not by Dr. Lacy's judgment, but by his despair, and so far the Cure had cured.
Lynde
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From this reading Lynde had not grown up in dissolute idleness without acquiring some of the arts of self-defence which are called manly.
manly
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From this reading Lynde had not grown up in dissolute idleness without acquiring some of the arts of self-defence which are called manly.
meant
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From this reading But the murder which Jeff meant was not to be so easily done.
met
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From this reading He met Jeff's onset with remembered skill and with the strength which he had gained in three months of the wholesome regimen of the Brooker Institute.
months
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From this reading He met Jeff's onset with remembered skill and with the strength which he had gained in three months of the wholesome regimen of the Brooker Institute.
murder
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From this reading But the murder which Jeff meant was not to be so easily done.
muscles
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From this reading He felt strong and fresh, and the hate which filled Jeff at sight of him steeled his shaken nerves and reinforced his feebler muscles, too.
nerves
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From this reading He felt strong and fresh, and the hate which filled Jeff at sight of him steeled his shaken nerves and reinforced his feebler muscles, too.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But the murder which Jeff meant was not to be so easily done.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lynde had not grown up in dissolute idleness without acquiring some of the arts of self-defence which are called manly.
onset
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From this reading He met Jeff's onset with remembered skill and with the strength which he had gained in three months of the wholesome regimen of the Brooker Institute.
regimen
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From this reading He met Jeff's onset with remembered skill and with the strength which he had gained in three months of the wholesome regimen of the Brooker Institute.
reinforced
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From this reading He felt strong and fresh, and the hate which filled Jeff at sight of him steeled his shaken nerves and reinforced his feebler muscles, too.
remembered
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From this reading He met Jeff's onset with remembered skill and with the strength which he had gained in three months of the wholesome regimen of the Brooker Institute.
self-defence
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From this reading Lynde had not grown up in dissolute idleness without acquiring some of the arts of self-defence which are called manly.
sent
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From this reading He had been sent there, not by Dr. Lacy's judgment, but by his despair, and so far the Cure had cured.
shaken
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From this reading He felt strong and fresh, and the hate which filled Jeff at sight of him steeled his shaken nerves and reinforced his feebler muscles, too.
sight
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From this reading He felt strong and fresh, and the hate which filled Jeff at sight of him steeled his shaken nerves and reinforced his feebler muscles, too.
skill
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From this reading He met Jeff's onset with remembered skill and with the strength which he had gained in three months of the wholesome regimen of the Brooker Institute.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But the murder which Jeff meant was not to be so easily done.
some
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From this reading Lynde had not grown up in dissolute idleness without acquiring some of the arts of self-defence which are called manly.
steeled
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From this reading He felt strong and fresh, and the hate which filled Jeff at sight of him steeled his shaken nerves and reinforced his feebler muscles, too.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He met Jeff's onset with remembered skill and with the strength which he had gained in three months of the wholesome regimen of the Brooker Institute.
strong
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From this reading He felt strong and fresh, and the hate which filled Jeff at sight of him steeled his shaken nerves and reinforced his feebler muscles, too.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the murder which Jeff meant was not to be so easily done.
there
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From this reading He had been sent there, not by Dr. Lacy's judgment, but by his despair, and so far the Cure had cured.
three
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From this reading He met Jeff's onset with remembered skill and with the strength which he had gained in three months of the wholesome regimen of the Brooker Institute.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But the murder which Jeff meant was not to be so easily done.
too
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From this reading He felt strong and fresh, and the hate which filled Jeff at sight of him steeled his shaken nerves and reinforced his feebler muscles, too.
up
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From this reading Lynde had not grown up in dissolute idleness without acquiring some of the arts of self-defence which are called manly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the murder which Jeff meant was not to be so easily done.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But the murder which Jeff meant was not to be so easily done.
wholesome
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From this reading He met Jeff's onset with remembered skill and with the strength which he had gained in three months of the wholesome regimen of the Brooker Institute.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He met Jeff's onset with remembered skill and with the strength which he had gained in three months of the wholesome regimen of the Brooker Institute.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Lynde had not grown up in dissolute idleness without acquiring some of the arts of self-defence which are called manly.
