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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 Partly I think that was because I was a day-boy and so freer than most of the boys, partly because of a temperamental disposition to see things in my own way and have my private dreams, partly because I was a little antagonised by the family traditions that ran through the school.
all
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From this reading I suffered very little bullying, and I never had a fight--in all my time there were only three fights--but I followed my own curiosities.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was already a very keen theologian and politician before I was fifteen.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Partly I think that was because I was a day-boy and so freer than most of the boys, partly because of a temperamental disposition to see things in my own way and have my private dreams, partly because I was a little antagonised by the family traditions that ran through the school.
antagonised
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From this reading Partly I think that was because I was a day-boy and so freer than most of the boys, partly because of a temperamental disposition to see things in my own way and have my private dreams, partly because I was a little antagonised by the family traditions that ran through the school.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I was made to feel at first that I was a rank outsider, and I never quite forgot it.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Partly I think that was because I was a day-boy and so freer than most of the boys, partly because of a temperamental disposition to see things in my own way and have my private dreams, partly because I was a little antagonised by the family traditions that ran through the school.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I was already a very keen theologian and politician before I was fifteen.
boys
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From this reading Partly I think that was because I was a day-boy and so freer than most of the boys, partly because of a temperamental disposition to see things in my own way and have my private dreams, partly because I was a little antagonised by the family traditions that ran through the school.
bullying
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From this reading I suffered very little bullying, and I never had a fight--in all my time there were only three fights--but I followed my own curiosities.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I suffered very little bullying, and I never had a fight--in all my time there were only three fights--but I followed my own curiosities.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Partly I think that was because I was a day-boy and so freer than most of the boys, partly because of a temperamental disposition to see things in my own way and have my private dreams, partly because I was a little antagonised by the family traditions that ran through the school.
curiosities
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From this reading I suffered very little bullying, and I never had a fight--in all my time there were only three fights--but I followed my own curiosities.
day-boy
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From this reading Partly I think that was because I was a day-boy and so freer than most of the boys, partly because of a temperamental disposition to see things in my own way and have my private dreams, partly because I was a little antagonised by the family traditions that ran through the school.
dispositionnounUS /ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/
the way something is arranged or positioned
From this reading Partly I think that was because I was a day-boy and so freer than most of the boys, partly because of a temperamental disposition to see things in my own way and have my private dreams, partly because I was a little antagonised by the family traditions that ran through the school.
dreams
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From this reading Partly I think that was because I was a day-boy and so freer than most of the boys, partly because of a temperamental disposition to see things in my own way and have my private dreams, partly because I was a little antagonised by the family traditions that ran through the school.
family
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From this reading Partly I think that was because I was a day-boy and so freer than most of the boys, partly because of a temperamental disposition to see things in my own way and have my private dreams, partly because I was a little antagonised by the family traditions that ran through the school.
feel
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From this reading I was made to feel at first that I was a rank outsider, and I never quite forgot it.
fifteen
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From this reading I was already a very keen theologian and politician before I was fifteen.
fight
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From this reading I suffered very little bullying, and I never had a fight--in all my time there were only three fights--but I followed my own curiosities.
fights
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From this reading I suffered very little bullying, and I never had a fight--in all my time there were only three fights--but I followed my own curiosities.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was made to feel at first that I was a rank outsider, and I never quite forgot it.
followed
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From this reading I suffered very little bullying, and I never had a fight--in all my time there were only three fights--but I followed my own curiosities.
forgot
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From this reading I was made to feel at first that I was a rank outsider, and I never quite forgot it.
freer
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From this reading Partly I think that was because I was a day-boy and so freer than most of the boys, partly because of a temperamental disposition to see things in my own way and have my private dreams, partly because I was a little antagonised by the family traditions that ran through the school.
got
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From this reading The school never quite got hold of me.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I suffered very little bullying, and I never had a fight--in all my time there were only three fights--but I followed my own curiosities.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Partly I think that was because I was a day-boy and so freer than most of the boys, partly because of a temperamental disposition to see things in my own way and have my private dreams, partly because I was a little antagonised by the family traditions that ran through the school.
hold
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From this reading The school never quite got hold of me.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Partly I think that was because I was a day-boy and so freer than most of the boys, partly because of a temperamental disposition to see things in my own way and have my private dreams, partly because I was a little antagonised by the family traditions that ran through the school.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Partly I think that was because I was a day-boy and so freer than most of the boys, partly because of a temperamental disposition to see things in my own way and have my private dreams, partly because I was a little antagonised by the family traditions that ran through the school.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I was made to feel at first that I was a rank outsider, and I never quite forgot it.
keen
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From this reading I was already a very keen theologian and politician before I was fifteen.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Partly I think that was because I was a day-boy and so freer than most of the boys, partly because of a temperamental disposition to see things in my own way and have my private dreams, partly because I was a little antagonised by the family traditions that ran through the school.
made
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From this reading I was made to feel at first that I was a rank outsider, and I never quite forgot it.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The school never quite got hold of me.
most
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From this reading Partly I think that was because I was a day-boy and so freer than most of the boys, partly because of a temperamental disposition to see things in my own way and have my private dreams, partly because I was a little antagonised by the family traditions that ran through the school.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Partly I think that was because I was a day-boy and so freer than most of the boys, partly because of a temperamental disposition to see things in my own way and have my private dreams, partly because I was a little antagonised by the family traditions that ran through the school.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The school never quite got hold of me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The school never quite got hold of me.
only
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From this reading I suffered very little bullying, and I never had a fight--in all my time there were only three fights--but I followed my own curiosities.
outsidernounUS /ˌaʊtˈsaɪ.dər/
A person who does not belong to a particular group or community; a stranger.
From this reading I was made to feel at first that I was a rank outsider, and I never quite forgot it.
own
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From this reading Partly I think that was because I was a day-boy and so freer than most of the boys, partly because of a temperamental disposition to see things in my own way and have my private dreams, partly because I was a little antagonised by the family traditions that ran through the school.
Partly
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From this reading Partly I think that was because I was a day-boy and so freer than most of the boys, partly because of a temperamental disposition to see things in my own way and have my private dreams, partly because I was a little antagonised by the family traditions that ran through the school.
politician
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From this reading I was already a very keen theologian and politician before I was fifteen.
private
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From this reading Partly I think that was because I was a day-boy and so freer than most of the boys, partly because of a temperamental disposition to see things in my own way and have my private dreams, partly because I was a little antagonised by the family traditions that ran through the school.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The school never quite got hold of me.
ran
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From this reading Partly I think that was because I was a day-boy and so freer than most of the boys, partly because of a temperamental disposition to see things in my own way and have my private dreams, partly because I was a little antagonised by the family traditions that ran through the school.
rank
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From this reading I was made to feel at first that I was a rank outsider, and I never quite forgot it.
school
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From this reading The school never quite got hold of me.
see
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From this reading Partly I think that was because I was a day-boy and so freer than most of the boys, partly because of a temperamental disposition to see things in my own way and have my private dreams, partly because I was a little antagonised by the family traditions that ran through the school.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Partly I think that was because I was a day-boy and so freer than most of the boys, partly because of a temperamental disposition to see things in my own way and have my private dreams, partly because I was a little antagonised by the family traditions that ran through the school.
suffered
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From this reading I suffered very little bullying, and I never had a fight--in all my time there were only three fights--but I followed my own curiosities.
temperamental
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From this reading Partly I think that was because I was a day-boy and so freer than most of the boys, partly because of a temperamental disposition to see things in my own way and have my private dreams, partly because I was a little antagonised by the family traditions that ran through the school.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Partly I think that was because I was a day-boy and so freer than most of the boys, partly because of a temperamental disposition to see things in my own way and have my private dreams, partly because I was a little antagonised by the family traditions that ran through the school.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Partly I think that was because I was a day-boy and so freer than most of the boys, partly because of a temperamental disposition to see things in my own way and have my private dreams, partly because I was a little antagonised by the family traditions that ran through the school.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The school never quite got hold of me.
theologian
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From this reading I was already a very keen theologian and politician before I was fifteen.
there
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From this reading I suffered very little bullying, and I never had a fight--in all my time there were only three fights--but I followed my own curiosities.
things
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From this reading Partly I think that was because I was a day-boy and so freer than most of the boys, partly because of a temperamental disposition to see things in my own way and have my private dreams, partly because I was a little antagonised by the family traditions that ran through the school.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Partly I think that was because I was a day-boy and so freer than most of the boys, partly because of a temperamental disposition to see things in my own way and have my private dreams, partly because I was a little antagonised by the family traditions that ran through the school.
three
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From this reading I suffered very little bullying, and I never had a fight--in all my time there were only three fights--but I followed my own curiosities.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Partly I think that was because I was a day-boy and so freer than most of the boys, partly because of a temperamental disposition to see things in my own way and have my private dreams, partly because I was a little antagonised by the family traditions that ran through the school.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I suffered very little bullying, and I never had a fight--in all my time there were only three fights--but I followed my own curiosities.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Partly I think that was because I was a day-boy and so freer than most of the boys, partly because of a temperamental disposition to see things in my own way and have my private dreams, partly because I was a little antagonised by the family traditions that ran through the school.
traditions
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From this reading Partly I think that was because I was a day-boy and so freer than most of the boys, partly because of a temperamental disposition to see things in my own way and have my private dreams, partly because I was a little antagonised by the family traditions that ran through the school.
very
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From this reading I suffered very little bullying, and I never had a fight--in all my time there were only three fights--but I followed my own curiosities.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Partly I think that was because I was a day-boy and so freer than most of the boys, partly because of a temperamental disposition to see things in my own way and have my private dreams, partly because I was a little antagonised by the family traditions that ran through the school.
way
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From this reading Partly I think that was because I was a day-boy and so freer than most of the boys, partly because of a temperamental disposition to see things in my own way and have my private dreams, partly because I was a little antagonised by the family traditions that ran through the school.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I suffered very little bullying, and I never had a fight--in all my time there were only three fights--but I followed my own curiosities.
