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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 I was a problem to my father, running loose about the hotel while he was at work, and finally he took me to a Catholic school one hundred miles away.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I was a problem to my father, running loose about the hotel while he was at work, and finally he took me to a Catholic school one hundred miles away.
age
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From this reading I fell into my groove in the school with other boys of my age.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was a problem to my father, running loose about the hotel while he was at work, and finally he took me to a Catholic school one hundred miles away.
any
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From this reading On that short trip my father and I got to be good friends, and I think I was closer to him that day than on any other of our lives.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I was a problem to my father, running loose about the hotel while he was at work, and finally he took me to a Catholic school one hundred miles away.
attendance
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From this reading Our days were passed pleasantly with our small studies, many prayers, and daily attendance at mass.
away
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From this reading I was a problem to my father, running loose about the hotel while he was at work, and finally he took me to a Catholic school one hundred miles away.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading On that short trip my father and I got to be good friends, and I think I was closer to him that day than on any other of our lives.
boys
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From this reading I fell into my groove in the school with other boys of my age.
Catholic
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From this reading I was a problem to my father, running loose about the hotel while he was at work, and finally he took me to a Catholic school one hundred miles away.
closer
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From this reading On that short trip my father and I got to be good friends, and I think I was closer to him that day than on any other of our lives.
daily
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From this reading Our days were passed pleasantly with our small studies, many prayers, and daily attendance at mass.
day
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From this reading On that short trip my father and I got to be good friends, and I think I was closer to him that day than on any other of our lives.
days
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From this reading Our days were passed pleasantly with our small studies, many prayers, and daily attendance at mass.
evening
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From this reading Father left that evening and told me to be good, mind the Sisters, and study hard.
father
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From this reading I was a problem to my father, running loose about the hotel while he was at work, and finally he took me to a Catholic school one hundred miles away.
fell
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From this reading I fell into my groove in the school with other boys of my age.
finally
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From this reading I was a problem to my father, running loose about the hotel while he was at work, and finally he took me to a Catholic school one hundred miles away.
friends
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From this reading On that short trip my father and I got to be good friends, and I think I was closer to him that day than on any other of our lives.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On that short trip my father and I got to be good friends, and I think I was closer to him that day than on any other of our lives.
got
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From this reading On that short trip my father and I got to be good friends, and I think I was closer to him that day than on any other of our lives.
groove
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From this reading I fell into my groove in the school with other boys of my age.
hard
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From this reading Father left that evening and told me to be good, mind the Sisters, and study hard.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I was a problem to my father, running loose about the hotel while he was at work, and finally he took me to a Catholic school one hundred miles away.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On that short trip my father and I got to be good friends, and I think I was closer to him that day than on any other of our lives.
hotel
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From this reading I was a problem to my father, running loose about the hotel while he was at work, and finally he took me to a Catholic school one hundred miles away.
hundred
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From this reading I was a problem to my father, running loose about the hotel while he was at work, and finally he took me to a Catholic school one hundred miles away.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was a problem to my father, running loose about the hotel while he was at work, and finally he took me to a Catholic school one hundred miles away.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I fell into my groove in the school with other boys of my age.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I fell into my groove in the school with other boys of my age.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Father left that evening and told me to be good, mind the Sisters, and study hard.
lives
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From this reading On that short trip my father and I got to be good friends, and I think I was closer to him that day than on any other of our lives.
loose
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From this reading I was a problem to my father, running loose about the hotel while he was at work, and finally he took me to a Catholic school one hundred miles away.
many
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From this reading Our days were passed pleasantly with our small studies, many prayers, and daily attendance at mass.
mass
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From this reading Our days were passed pleasantly with our small studies, many prayers, and daily attendance at mass.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was a problem to my father, running loose about the hotel while he was at work, and finally he took me to a Catholic school one hundred miles away.
miles
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From this reading I was a problem to my father, running loose about the hotel while he was at work, and finally he took me to a Catholic school one hundred miles away.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Father left that evening and told me to be good, mind the Sisters, and study hard.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was a problem to my father, running loose about the hotel while he was at work, and finally he took me to a Catholic school one hundred miles away.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On that short trip my father and I got to be good friends, and I think I was closer to him that day than on any other of our lives.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On that short trip my father and I got to be good friends, and I think I was closer to him that day than on any other of our lives.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I was a problem to my father, running loose about the hotel while he was at work, and finally he took me to a Catholic school one hundred miles away.
other
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From this reading On that short trip my father and I got to be good friends, and I think I was closer to him that day than on any other of our lives.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading On that short trip my father and I got to be good friends, and I think I was closer to him that day than on any other of our lives.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our days were passed pleasantly with our small studies, many prayers, and daily attendance at mass.
pleasantly
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From this reading Our days were passed pleasantly with our small studies, many prayers, and daily attendance at mass.
prayers
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From this reading Our days were passed pleasantly with our small studies, many prayers, and daily attendance at mass.
problem
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From this reading I was a problem to my father, running loose about the hotel while he was at work, and finally he took me to a Catholic school one hundred miles away.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I was a problem to my father, running loose about the hotel while he was at work, and finally he took me to a Catholic school one hundred miles away.
school
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From this reading I was a problem to my father, running loose about the hotel while he was at work, and finally he took me to a Catholic school one hundred miles away.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading On that short trip my father and I got to be good friends, and I think I was closer to him that day than on any other of our lives.
Sisters
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From this reading Father left that evening and told me to be good, mind the Sisters, and study hard.
small
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From this reading Our days were passed pleasantly with our small studies, many prayers, and daily attendance at mass.
studies
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From this reading Our days were passed pleasantly with our small studies, many prayers, and daily attendance at mass.
study
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From this reading Father left that evening and told me to be good, mind the Sisters, and study hard.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading On that short trip my father and I got to be good friends, and I think I was closer to him that day than on any other of our lives.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On that short trip my father and I got to be good friends, and I think I was closer to him that day than on any other of our lives.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was a problem to my father, running loose about the hotel while he was at work, and finally he took me to a Catholic school one hundred miles away.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On that short trip my father and I got to be good friends, and I think I was closer to him that day than on any other of our lives.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was a problem to my father, running loose about the hotel while he was at work, and finally he took me to a Catholic school one hundred miles away.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Father left that evening and told me to be good, mind the Sisters, and study hard.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was a problem to my father, running loose about the hotel while he was at work, and finally he took me to a Catholic school one hundred miles away.
trip
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From this reading On that short trip my father and I got to be good friends, and I think I was closer to him that day than on any other of our lives.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was a problem to my father, running loose about the hotel while he was at work, and finally he took me to a Catholic school one hundred miles away.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Our days were passed pleasantly with our small studies, many prayers, and daily attendance at mass.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading I was a problem to my father, running loose about the hotel while he was at work, and finally he took me to a Catholic school one hundred miles away.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I fell into my groove in the school with other boys of my age.
work
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From this reading I was a problem to my father, running loose about the hotel while he was at work, and finally he took me to a Catholic school one hundred miles away.
