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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading For many years he talked about going back to Rome, but he never went, and his children grew up in the usual way.
abundant
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From this reading In process of time the money seemed less abundant.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were shrinkages of one kind and another, and living had grown much more expensive and luxurious.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There were shrinkages of one kind and another, and living had grown much more expensive and luxurious.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Before he knew it his son had him out to his class-day spread at Harvard, and then he had his son on his hands.
back
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From this reading For many years he talked about going back to Rome, but he never went, and his children grew up in the usual way.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before he knew it his son had him out to his class-day spread at Harvard, and then he had his son on his hands.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For many years he talked about going back to Rome, but he never went, and his children grew up in the usual way.
chiefly
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From this reading The son made various unsuccessful provisions for himself, and still continued upon his father's hands, to their common dissatisfaction, though it was chiefly the younger who repined.
children
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From this reading For many years he talked about going back to Rome, but he never went, and his children grew up in the usual way.
class-day
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From this reading Before he knew it his son had him out to his class-day spread at Harvard, and then he had his son on his hands.
common
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From this reading The son made various unsuccessful provisions for himself, and still continued upon his father's hands, to their common dissatisfaction, though it was chiefly the younger who repined.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The son made various unsuccessful provisions for himself, and still continued upon his father's hands, to their common dissatisfaction, though it was chiefly the younger who repined.
dissatisfaction
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From this reading The son made various unsuccessful provisions for himself, and still continued upon his father's hands, to their common dissatisfaction, though it was chiefly the younger who repined.
expensive
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From this reading There were shrinkages of one kind and another, and living had grown much more expensive and luxurious.
father's
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From this reading The son made various unsuccessful provisions for himself, and still continued upon his father's hands, to their common dissatisfaction, though it was chiefly the younger who repined.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For many years he talked about going back to Rome, but he never went, and his children grew up in the usual way.
going
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From this reading For many years he talked about going back to Rome, but he never went, and his children grew up in the usual way.
grew
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From this reading For many years he talked about going back to Rome, but he never went, and his children grew up in the usual way.
grown
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From this reading There were shrinkages of one kind and another, and living had grown much more expensive and luxurious.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There were shrinkages of one kind and another, and living had grown much more expensive and luxurious.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Before he knew it his son had him out to his class-day spread at Harvard, and then he had his son on his hands.
Harvard
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From this reading Before he knew it his son had him out to his class-day spread at Harvard, and then he had his son on his hands.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For many years he talked about going back to Rome, but he never went, and his children grew up in the usual way.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Before he knew it his son had him out to his class-day spread at Harvard, and then he had his son on his hands.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The son made various unsuccessful provisions for himself, and still continued upon his father's hands, to their common dissatisfaction, though it was chiefly the younger who repined.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For many years he talked about going back to Rome, but he never went, and his children grew up in the usual way.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In process of time the money seemed less abundant.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Before he knew it his son had him out to his class-day spread at Harvard, and then he had his son on his hands.
kind
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From this reading There were shrinkages of one kind and another, and living had grown much more expensive and luxurious.
knew
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From this reading Before he knew it his son had him out to his class-day spread at Harvard, and then he had his son on his hands.
less
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From this reading In process of time the money seemed less abundant.
living
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From this reading There were shrinkages of one kind and another, and living had grown much more expensive and luxurious.
luxurious
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From this reading There were shrinkages of one kind and another, and living had grown much more expensive and luxurious.
made
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From this reading The son made various unsuccessful provisions for himself, and still continued upon his father's hands, to their common dissatisfaction, though it was chiefly the younger who repined.
many
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From this reading For many years he talked about going back to Rome, but he never went, and his children grew up in the usual way.
money
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From this reading In process of time the money seemed less abundant.
more
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From this reading There were shrinkages of one kind and another, and living had grown much more expensive and luxurious.
much
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From this reading There were shrinkages of one kind and another, and living had grown much more expensive and luxurious.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For many years he talked about going back to Rome, but he never went, and his children grew up in the usual way.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In process of time the money seemed less abundant.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Before he knew it his son had him out to his class-day spread at Harvard, and then he had his son on his hands.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There were shrinkages of one kind and another, and living had grown much more expensive and luxurious.
out
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From this reading Before he knew it his son had him out to his class-day spread at Harvard, and then he had his son on his hands.
process
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From this reading In process of time the money seemed less abundant.
provisions
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From this reading The son made various unsuccessful provisions for himself, and still continued upon his father's hands, to their common dissatisfaction, though it was chiefly the younger who repined.
repined
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From this reading The son made various unsuccessful provisions for himself, and still continued upon his father's hands, to their common dissatisfaction, though it was chiefly the younger who repined.
Rome
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From this reading For many years he talked about going back to Rome, but he never went, and his children grew up in the usual way.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In process of time the money seemed less abundant.
shrinkages
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From this reading There were shrinkages of one kind and another, and living had grown much more expensive and luxurious.
son
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From this reading Before he knew it his son had him out to his class-day spread at Harvard, and then he had his son on his hands.
spread
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From this reading Before he knew it his son had him out to his class-day spread at Harvard, and then he had his son on his hands.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The son made various unsuccessful provisions for himself, and still continued upon his father's hands, to their common dissatisfaction, though it was chiefly the younger who repined.
talked
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From this reading For many years he talked about going back to Rome, but he never went, and his children grew up in the usual way.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In process of time the money seemed less abundant.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The son made various unsuccessful provisions for himself, and still continued upon his father's hands, to their common dissatisfaction, though it was chiefly the younger who repined.
then
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From this reading Before he knew it his son had him out to his class-day spread at Harvard, and then he had his son on his hands.
There
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From this reading There were shrinkages of one kind and another, and living had grown much more expensive and luxurious.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The son made various unsuccessful provisions for himself, and still continued upon his father's hands, to their common dissatisfaction, though it was chiefly the younger who repined.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In process of time the money seemed less abundant.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For many years he talked about going back to Rome, but he never went, and his children grew up in the usual way.
unsuccessful
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From this reading The son made various unsuccessful provisions for himself, and still continued upon his father's hands, to their common dissatisfaction, though it was chiefly the younger who repined.
up
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From this reading For many years he talked about going back to Rome, but he never went, and his children grew up in the usual way.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The son made various unsuccessful provisions for himself, and still continued upon his father's hands, to their common dissatisfaction, though it was chiefly the younger who repined.
usual
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From this reading For many years he talked about going back to Rome, but he never went, and his children grew up in the usual way.
various
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From this reading The son made various unsuccessful provisions for himself, and still continued upon his father's hands, to their common dissatisfaction, though it was chiefly the younger who repined.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The son made various unsuccessful provisions for himself, and still continued upon his father's hands, to their common dissatisfaction, though it was chiefly the younger who repined.
way
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From this reading For many years he talked about going back to Rome, but he never went, and his children grew up in the usual way.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For many years he talked about going back to Rome, but he never went, and his children grew up in the usual way.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were shrinkages of one kind and another, and living had grown much more expensive and luxurious.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The son made various unsuccessful provisions for himself, and still continued upon his father's hands, to their common dissatisfaction, though it was chiefly the younger who repined.
years
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From this reading For many years he talked about going back to Rome, but he never went, and his children grew up in the usual way.
younger
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From this reading The son made various unsuccessful provisions for himself, and still continued upon his father's hands, to their common dissatisfaction, though it was chiefly the younger who repined.
