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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 Roger Seaton was a man of many philosophies.
absurd
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From this reading To him the ordinary social and political interests of the world were simply absurd.
all
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From this reading His avidity for learning was insatiable,--his intense and insistent curiosity on all matters of chemistry gave a knife-like edge to the quality of his brain, making it sharp, brilliant and incisive.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading While still a mere lad he had taken to the study of science as a duck takes to water,--no new discovery or even suggestion of a new discovery missed his instant and close attention.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading While still a mere lad he had taken to the study of science as a duck takes to water,--no new discovery or even suggestion of a new discovery missed his instant and close attention.
attention
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From this reading While still a mere lad he had taken to the study of science as a duck takes to water,--no new discovery or even suggestion of a new discovery missed his instant and close attention.
avidity
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From this reading His avidity for learning was insatiable,--his intense and insistent curiosity on all matters of chemistry gave a knife-like edge to the quality of his brain, making it sharp, brilliant and incisive.
brain
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From this reading His avidity for learning was insatiable,--his intense and insistent curiosity on all matters of chemistry gave a knife-like edge to the quality of his brain, making it sharp, brilliant and incisive.
brilliant
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From this reading His avidity for learning was insatiable,--his intense and insistent curiosity on all matters of chemistry gave a knife-like edge to the quality of his brain, making it sharp, brilliant and incisive.
chemistry
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From this reading His avidity for learning was insatiable,--his intense and insistent curiosity on all matters of chemistry gave a knife-like edge to the quality of his brain, making it sharp, brilliant and incisive.
close
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From this reading While still a mere lad he had taken to the study of science as a duck takes to water,--no new discovery or even suggestion of a new discovery missed his instant and close attention.
curiosity
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From this reading His avidity for learning was insatiable,--his intense and insistent curiosity on all matters of chemistry gave a knife-like edge to the quality of his brain, making it sharp, brilliant and incisive.
day
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From this reading He had one for every day in the week, yet none wherewith to thoroughly satisfy himself.
discovery
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From this reading While still a mere lad he had taken to the study of science as a duck takes to water,--no new discovery or even suggestion of a new discovery missed his instant and close attention.
duck
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From this reading While still a mere lad he had taken to the study of science as a duck takes to water,--no new discovery or even suggestion of a new discovery missed his instant and close attention.
edge
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From this reading His avidity for learning was insatiable,--his intense and insistent curiosity on all matters of chemistry gave a knife-like edge to the quality of his brain, making it sharp, brilliant and incisive.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While still a mere lad he had taken to the study of science as a duck takes to water,--no new discovery or even suggestion of a new discovery missed his instant and close attention.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He had one for every day in the week, yet none wherewith to thoroughly satisfy himself.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had one for every day in the week, yet none wherewith to thoroughly satisfy himself.
gave
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From this reading His avidity for learning was insatiable,--his intense and insistent curiosity on all matters of chemistry gave a knife-like edge to the quality of his brain, making it sharp, brilliant and incisive.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had one for every day in the week, yet none wherewith to thoroughly satisfy himself.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had one for every day in the week, yet none wherewith to thoroughly satisfy himself.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To him the ordinary social and political interests of the world were simply absurd.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had one for every day in the week, yet none wherewith to thoroughly satisfy himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading While still a mere lad he had taken to the study of science as a duck takes to water,--no new discovery or even suggestion of a new discovery missed his instant and close attention.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had one for every day in the week, yet none wherewith to thoroughly satisfy himself.
incisive
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From this reading His avidity for learning was insatiable,--his intense and insistent curiosity on all matters of chemistry gave a knife-like edge to the quality of his brain, making it sharp, brilliant and incisive.
insatiable
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From this reading His avidity for learning was insatiable,--his intense and insistent curiosity on all matters of chemistry gave a knife-like edge to the quality of his brain, making it sharp, brilliant and incisive.
insistent
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From this reading His avidity for learning was insatiable,--his intense and insistent curiosity on all matters of chemistry gave a knife-like edge to the quality of his brain, making it sharp, brilliant and incisive.
instant
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From this reading While still a mere lad he had taken to the study of science as a duck takes to water,--no new discovery or even suggestion of a new discovery missed his instant and close attention.
intense
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From this reading His avidity for learning was insatiable,--his intense and insistent curiosity on all matters of chemistry gave a knife-like edge to the quality of his brain, making it sharp, brilliant and incisive.
interests
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From this reading To him the ordinary social and political interests of the world were simply absurd.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His avidity for learning was insatiable,--his intense and insistent curiosity on all matters of chemistry gave a knife-like edge to the quality of his brain, making it sharp, brilliant and incisive.
knife-like
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From this reading His avidity for learning was insatiable,--his intense and insistent curiosity on all matters of chemistry gave a knife-like edge to the quality of his brain, making it sharp, brilliant and incisive.
lad
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From this reading While still a mere lad he had taken to the study of science as a duck takes to water,--no new discovery or even suggestion of a new discovery missed his instant and close attention.
learning
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From this reading His avidity for learning was insatiable,--his intense and insistent curiosity on all matters of chemistry gave a knife-like edge to the quality of his brain, making it sharp, brilliant and incisive.
making
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From this reading His avidity for learning was insatiable,--his intense and insistent curiosity on all matters of chemistry gave a knife-like edge to the quality of his brain, making it sharp, brilliant and incisive.
man
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From this reading Roger Seaton was a man of many philosophies.
many
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From this reading Roger Seaton was a man of many philosophies.
matters
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From this reading His avidity for learning was insatiable,--his intense and insistent curiosity on all matters of chemistry gave a knife-like edge to the quality of his brain, making it sharp, brilliant and incisive.
mere
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From this reading While still a mere lad he had taken to the study of science as a duck takes to water,--no new discovery or even suggestion of a new discovery missed his instant and close attention.
missed
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From this reading While still a mere lad he had taken to the study of science as a duck takes to water,--no new discovery or even suggestion of a new discovery missed his instant and close attention.
new
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From this reading While still a mere lad he had taken to the study of science as a duck takes to water,--no new discovery or even suggestion of a new discovery missed his instant and close attention.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading While still a mere lad he had taken to the study of science as a duck takes to water,--no new discovery or even suggestion of a new discovery missed his instant and close attention.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading He had one for every day in the week, yet none wherewith to thoroughly satisfy himself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Roger Seaton was a man of many philosophies.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading His avidity for learning was insatiable,--his intense and insistent curiosity on all matters of chemistry gave a knife-like edge to the quality of his brain, making it sharp, brilliant and incisive.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had one for every day in the week, yet none wherewith to thoroughly satisfy himself.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading While still a mere lad he had taken to the study of science as a duck takes to water,--no new discovery or even suggestion of a new discovery missed his instant and close attention.
ordinary
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From this reading To him the ordinary social and political interests of the world were simply absurd.
philosophies
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From this reading Roger Seaton was a man of many philosophies.
political
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From this reading To him the ordinary social and political interests of the world were simply absurd.
quality
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From this reading His avidity for learning was insatiable,--his intense and insistent curiosity on all matters of chemistry gave a knife-like edge to the quality of his brain, making it sharp, brilliant and incisive.
Roger
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From this reading Roger Seaton was a man of many philosophies.
satisfy
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From this reading He had one for every day in the week, yet none wherewith to thoroughly satisfy himself.
science
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From this reading While still a mere lad he had taken to the study of science as a duck takes to water,--no new discovery or even suggestion of a new discovery missed his instant and close attention.
Seaton
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From this reading Roger Seaton was a man of many philosophies.
sharp
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From this reading His avidity for learning was insatiable,--his intense and insistent curiosity on all matters of chemistry gave a knife-like edge to the quality of his brain, making it sharp, brilliant and incisive.
simply
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From this reading To him the ordinary social and political interests of the world were simply absurd.
social
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From this reading To him the ordinary social and political interests of the world were simply absurd.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While still a mere lad he had taken to the study of science as a duck takes to water,--no new discovery or even suggestion of a new discovery missed his instant and close attention.
study
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From this reading While still a mere lad he had taken to the study of science as a duck takes to water,--no new discovery or even suggestion of a new discovery missed his instant and close attention.
suggestion
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From this reading While still a mere lad he had taken to the study of science as a duck takes to water,--no new discovery or even suggestion of a new discovery missed his instant and close attention.
taken
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From this reading While still a mere lad he had taken to the study of science as a duck takes to water,--no new discovery or even suggestion of a new discovery missed his instant and close attention.
takes
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From this reading While still a mere lad he had taken to the study of science as a duck takes to water,--no new discovery or even suggestion of a new discovery missed his instant and close attention.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had one for every day in the week, yet none wherewith to thoroughly satisfy himself.
thoroughly
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From this reading He had one for every day in the week, yet none wherewith to thoroughly satisfy himself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had one for every day in the week, yet none wherewith to thoroughly satisfy himself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Roger Seaton was a man of many philosophies.
water
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From this reading While still a mere lad he had taken to the study of science as a duck takes to water,--no new discovery or even suggestion of a new discovery missed his instant and close attention.
week
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From this reading He had one for every day in the week, yet none wherewith to thoroughly satisfy himself.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To him the ordinary social and political interests of the world were simply absurd.
wherewith
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From this reading He had one for every day in the week, yet none wherewith to thoroughly satisfy himself.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While still a mere lad he had taken to the study of science as a duck takes to water,--no new discovery or even suggestion of a new discovery missed his instant and close attention.
world
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From this reading To him the ordinary social and political interests of the world were simply absurd.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading He had one for every day in the week, yet none wherewith to thoroughly satisfy himself.
