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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 A Dog with a Bad Name By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ The story opens in a rather run-down school.
acquires
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From this reading Thus the dog acquires a bad name.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Throughout the next few years of Jeffreys' life this incident is brought up against him.
almost
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From this reading There is an unfortunate incident in which a boy is almost killed, and a boy of the name of Jeffreys, not a very popular chap, is held to have been responsible.
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading He is brought lower and lower, till eventually he finds somewhere to live in the utmost poverty, amongst the very poor.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There is an unfortunate incident in which a boy is almost killed, and a boy of the name of Jeffreys, not a very popular chap, is held to have been responsible.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There is an unfortunate incident in which a boy is almost killed, and a boy of the name of Jeffreys, not a very popular chap, is held to have been responsible.
Bad
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From this reading A Dog with a Bad Name By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ The story opens in a rather run-down school.
Baines
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From this reading A Dog with a Bad Name By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ The story opens in a rather run-down school.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There is an unfortunate incident in which a boy is almost killed, and a boy of the name of Jeffreys, not a very popular chap, is held to have been responsible.
boy
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From this reading There is an unfortunate incident in which a boy is almost killed, and a boy of the name of Jeffreys, not a very popular chap, is held to have been responsible.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Throughout the next few years of Jeffreys' life this incident is brought up against him.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A Dog with a Bad Name By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ The story opens in a rather run-down school.
chap
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From this reading There is an unfortunate incident in which a boy is almost killed, and a boy of the name of Jeffreys, not a very popular chap, is held to have been responsible.
Dog
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From this reading A Dog with a Bad Name By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ The story opens in a rather run-down school.
eventually
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From this reading He is brought lower and lower, till eventually he finds somewhere to live in the utmost poverty, amongst the very poor.
few
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From this reading Throughout the next few years of Jeffreys' life this incident is brought up against him.
finds
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From this reading He is brought lower and lower, till eventually he finds somewhere to live in the utmost poverty, amongst the very poor.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There is an unfortunate incident in which a boy is almost killed, and a boy of the name of Jeffreys, not a very popular chap, is held to have been responsible.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is brought lower and lower, till eventually he finds somewhere to live in the utmost poverty, amongst the very poor.
held
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From this reading There is an unfortunate incident in which a boy is almost killed, and a boy of the name of Jeffreys, not a very popular chap, is held to have been responsible.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Throughout the next few years of Jeffreys' life this incident is brought up against him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A Dog with a Bad Name By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ The story opens in a rather run-down school.
incident
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From this reading There is an unfortunate incident in which a boy is almost killed, and a boy of the name of Jeffreys, not a very popular chap, is held to have been responsible.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is an unfortunate incident in which a boy is almost killed, and a boy of the name of Jeffreys, not a very popular chap, is held to have been responsible.
Jeffreys
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From this reading There is an unfortunate incident in which a boy is almost killed, and a boy of the name of Jeffreys, not a very popular chap, is held to have been responsible.
killed
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From this reading There is an unfortunate incident in which a boy is almost killed, and a boy of the name of Jeffreys, not a very popular chap, is held to have been responsible.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Throughout the next few years of Jeffreys' life this incident is brought up against him.
live
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From this reading He is brought lower and lower, till eventually he finds somewhere to live in the utmost poverty, amongst the very poor.
lower
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From this reading He is brought lower and lower, till eventually he finds somewhere to live in the utmost poverty, amongst the very poor.
NamenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A Dog with a Bad Name By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ The story opens in a rather run-down school.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Throughout the next few years of Jeffreys' life this incident is brought up against him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There is an unfortunate incident in which a boy is almost killed, and a boy of the name of Jeffreys, not a very popular chap, is held to have been responsible.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There is an unfortunate incident in which a boy is almost killed, and a boy of the name of Jeffreys, not a very popular chap, is held to have been responsible.
opens
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From this reading A Dog with a Bad Name By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ The story opens in a rather run-down school.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He is brought lower and lower, till eventually he finds somewhere to live in the utmost poverty, amongst the very poor.
popular
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From this reading There is an unfortunate incident in which a boy is almost killed, and a boy of the name of Jeffreys, not a very popular chap, is held to have been responsible.
poverty
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From this reading He is brought lower and lower, till eventually he finds somewhere to live in the utmost poverty, amongst the very poor.
rather
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From this reading A Dog with a Bad Name By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ The story opens in a rather run-down school.
Reed
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From this reading A Dog with a Bad Name By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ The story opens in a rather run-down school.
responsibleadjectiveUS /rɪˈspɑnsəbəl/
having a duty to protect or manage something
From this reading There is an unfortunate incident in which a boy is almost killed, and a boy of the name of Jeffreys, not a very popular chap, is held to have been responsible.
run-down
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From this reading A Dog with a Bad Name By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ The story opens in a rather run-down school.
school
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From this reading A Dog with a Bad Name By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ The story opens in a rather run-down school.
somewhere
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From this reading He is brought lower and lower, till eventually he finds somewhere to live in the utmost poverty, amongst the very poor.
story
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From this reading A Dog with a Bad Name By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ The story opens in a rather run-down school.
Talbot
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From this reading A Dog with a Bad Name By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ The story opens in a rather run-down school.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Dog with a Bad Name By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ The story opens in a rather run-down school.
There
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From this reading There is an unfortunate incident in which a boy is almost killed, and a boy of the name of Jeffreys, not a very popular chap, is held to have been responsible.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Throughout the next few years of Jeffreys' life this incident is brought up against him.
ThroughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading Throughout the next few years of Jeffreys' life this incident is brought up against him.
Thus
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From this reading Thus the dog acquires a bad name.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He is brought lower and lower, till eventually he finds somewhere to live in the utmost poverty, amongst the very poor.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There is an unfortunate incident in which a boy is almost killed, and a boy of the name of Jeffreys, not a very popular chap, is held to have been responsible.
unfortunate
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From this reading There is an unfortunate incident in which a boy is almost killed, and a boy of the name of Jeffreys, not a very popular chap, is held to have been responsible.
up
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From this reading Throughout the next few years of Jeffreys' life this incident is brought up against him.
utmost
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From this reading He is brought lower and lower, till eventually he finds somewhere to live in the utmost poverty, amongst the very poor.
very
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From this reading There is an unfortunate incident in which a boy is almost killed, and a boy of the name of Jeffreys, not a very popular chap, is held to have been responsible.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There is an unfortunate incident in which a boy is almost killed, and a boy of the name of Jeffreys, not a very popular chap, is held to have been responsible.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A Dog with a Bad Name By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ The story opens in a rather run-down school.
years
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From this reading Throughout the next few years of Jeffreys' life this incident is brought up against him.
