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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 For a few days after the commencement of his reign Bonbright remained quiescent.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Very little of his time was spent in the room that had been his father's and was now his own; he walked about the plant, studying, scrutinizing, appraising, comparing.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading For a few days after the commencement of his reign Bonbright remained quiescent.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Very little of his time was spent in the room that had been his father's and was now his own; he walked about the plant, studying, scrutinizing, appraising, comparing.
apparent
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From this reading He did not go about now as he had done with Rangar on the day his father inducted him into the dignity of heir apparent and put a paper crown on his head and a wooden scepter in his hand.
appraising
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From this reading Very little of his time was spent in the room that had been his father's and was now his own; he walked about the plant, studying, scrutinizing, appraising, comparing.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He did not go about now as he had done with Rangar on the day his father inducted him into the dignity of heir apparent and put a paper crown on his head and a wooden scepter in his hand.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was because he wanted to be sure of the best way of doing it.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading It was not through uncertainty, nor because he did not know what he was going to do.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Very little of his time was spent in the room that had been his father's and was now his own; he walked about the plant, studying, scrutinizing, appraising, comparing.
best
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From this reading It was because he wanted to be sure of the best way of doing it.
Bonbright
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From this reading For a few days after the commencement of his reign Bonbright remained quiescent.
commencement
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From this reading For a few days after the commencement of his reign Bonbright remained quiescent.
comparing
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From this reading Very little of his time was spent in the room that had been his father's and was now his own; he walked about the plant, studying, scrutinizing, appraising, comparing.
crown
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From this reading He did not go about now as he had done with Rangar on the day his father inducted him into the dignity of heir apparent and put a paper crown on his head and a wooden scepter in his hand.
day
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From this reading He did not go about now as he had done with Rangar on the day his father inducted him into the dignity of heir apparent and put a paper crown on his head and a wooden scepter in his hand.
days
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From this reading For a few days after the commencement of his reign Bonbright remained quiescent.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It was not through uncertainty, nor because he did not know what he was going to do.
dignity
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From this reading He did not go about now as he had done with Rangar on the day his father inducted him into the dignity of heir apparent and put a paper crown on his head and a wooden scepter in his hand.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It was not through uncertainty, nor because he did not know what he was going to do.
doing
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From this reading It was because he wanted to be sure of the best way of doing it.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not go about now as he had done with Rangar on the day his father inducted him into the dignity of heir apparent and put a paper crown on his head and a wooden scepter in his hand.
father
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From this reading He did not go about now as he had done with Rangar on the day his father inducted him into the dignity of heir apparent and put a paper crown on his head and a wooden scepter in his hand.
father's
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From this reading Very little of his time was spent in the room that had been his father's and was now his own; he walked about the plant, studying, scrutinizing, appraising, comparing.
few
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From this reading For a few days after the commencement of his reign Bonbright remained quiescent.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a few days after the commencement of his reign Bonbright remained quiescent.
go
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From this reading He did not go about now as he had done with Rangar on the day his father inducted him into the dignity of heir apparent and put a paper crown on his head and a wooden scepter in his hand.
going
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From this reading It was not through uncertainty, nor because he did not know what he was going to do.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Very little of his time was spent in the room that had been his father's and was now his own; he walked about the plant, studying, scrutinizing, appraising, comparing.
hand
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From this reading He did not go about now as he had done with Rangar on the day his father inducted him into the dignity of heir apparent and put a paper crown on his head and a wooden scepter in his hand.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was not through uncertainty, nor because he did not know what he was going to do.
head
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From this reading He did not go about now as he had done with Rangar on the day his father inducted him into the dignity of heir apparent and put a paper crown on his head and a wooden scepter in his hand.
heirnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading He did not go about now as he had done with Rangar on the day his father inducted him into the dignity of heir apparent and put a paper crown on his head and a wooden scepter in his hand.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He did not go about now as he had done with Rangar on the day his father inducted him into the dignity of heir apparent and put a paper crown on his head and a wooden scepter in his hand.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For a few days after the commencement of his reign Bonbright remained quiescent.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Very little of his time was spent in the room that had been his father's and was now his own; he walked about the plant, studying, scrutinizing, appraising, comparing.
inducted
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From this reading He did not go about now as he had done with Rangar on the day his father inducted him into the dignity of heir apparent and put a paper crown on his head and a wooden scepter in his hand.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He did not go about now as he had done with Rangar on the day his father inducted him into the dignity of heir apparent and put a paper crown on his head and a wooden scepter in his hand.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not through uncertainty, nor because he did not know what he was going to do.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not through uncertainty, nor because he did not know what he was going to do.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Very little of his time was spent in the room that had been his father's and was now his own; he walked about the plant, studying, scrutinizing, appraising, comparing.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading It was not through uncertainty, nor because he did not know what he was going to do.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not through uncertainty, nor because he did not know what he was going to do.
now
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From this reading Very little of his time was spent in the room that had been his father's and was now his own; he walked about the plant, studying, scrutinizing, appraising, comparing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For a few days after the commencement of his reign Bonbright remained quiescent.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He did not go about now as he had done with Rangar on the day his father inducted him into the dignity of heir apparent and put a paper crown on his head and a wooden scepter in his hand.
own
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From this reading Very little of his time was spent in the room that had been his father's and was now his own; he walked about the plant, studying, scrutinizing, appraising, comparing.
paper
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From this reading He did not go about now as he had done with Rangar on the day his father inducted him into the dignity of heir apparent and put a paper crown on his head and a wooden scepter in his hand.
plant
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From this reading Very little of his time was spent in the room that had been his father's and was now his own; he walked about the plant, studying, scrutinizing, appraising, comparing.
put
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From this reading He did not go about now as he had done with Rangar on the day his father inducted him into the dignity of heir apparent and put a paper crown on his head and a wooden scepter in his hand.
quiescent
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From this reading For a few days after the commencement of his reign Bonbright remained quiescent.
Rangar
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From this reading He did not go about now as he had done with Rangar on the day his father inducted him into the dignity of heir apparent and put a paper crown on his head and a wooden scepter in his hand.
reign
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From this reading For a few days after the commencement of his reign Bonbright remained quiescent.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For a few days after the commencement of his reign Bonbright remained quiescent.
room
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From this reading Very little of his time was spent in the room that had been his father's and was now his own; he walked about the plant, studying, scrutinizing, appraising, comparing.
scepter
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From this reading He did not go about now as he had done with Rangar on the day his father inducted him into the dignity of heir apparent and put a paper crown on his head and a wooden scepter in his hand.
scrutinizing
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From this reading Very little of his time was spent in the room that had been his father's and was now his own; he walked about the plant, studying, scrutinizing, appraising, comparing.
spent
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From this reading Very little of his time was spent in the room that had been his father's and was now his own; he walked about the plant, studying, scrutinizing, appraising, comparing.
studying
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From this reading Very little of his time was spent in the room that had been his father's and was now his own; he walked about the plant, studying, scrutinizing, appraising, comparing.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was because he wanted to be sure of the best way of doing it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Very little of his time was spent in the room that had been his father's and was now his own; he walked about the plant, studying, scrutinizing, appraising, comparing.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For a few days after the commencement of his reign Bonbright remained quiescent.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was not through uncertainty, nor because he did not know what he was going to do.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Very little of his time was spent in the room that had been his father's and was now his own; he walked about the plant, studying, scrutinizing, appraising, comparing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was not through uncertainty, nor because he did not know what he was going to do.
uncertainty
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From this reading It was not through uncertainty, nor because he did not know what he was going to do.
Very
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From this reading Very little of his time was spent in the room that had been his father's and was now his own; he walked about the plant, studying, scrutinizing, appraising, comparing.
walked
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From this reading Very little of his time was spent in the room that had been his father's and was now his own; he walked about the plant, studying, scrutinizing, appraising, comparing.
wanted
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From this reading It was because he wanted to be sure of the best way of doing it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not through uncertainty, nor because he did not know what he was going to do.
way
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From this reading It was because he wanted to be sure of the best way of doing it.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It was not through uncertainty, nor because he did not know what he was going to do.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He did not go about now as he had done with Rangar on the day his father inducted him into the dignity of heir apparent and put a paper crown on his head and a wooden scepter in his hand.
wooden
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From this reading He did not go about now as he had done with Rangar on the day his father inducted him into the dignity of heir apparent and put a paper crown on his head and a wooden scepter in his hand.
