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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 Oyvind grew and became a clever boy; he was among the first scholars at school, and at home he was faithful in all his tasks.
all
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From this reading Oyvind grew and became a clever boy; he was among the first scholars at school, and at home he was faithful in all his tasks.
always
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From this reading This was because at home he loved his mother and at school the school-master; he saw but little of his father, who was always either off fishing or was attending to the mill, where half the parish had their grinding done.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Oyvind grew and became a clever boy; he was among the first scholars at school, and at home he was faithful in all his tasks.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It caused him to be obedient and reverent, and to have an easier apprehension as it were of everything that was taught him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Oyvind grew and became a clever boy; he was among the first scholars at school, and at home he was faithful in all his tasks.
apprehension
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From this reading It caused him to be obedient and reverent, and to have an easier apprehension as it were of everything that was taught him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading What had the most influence on his mind in these days was the school-master's history, which his mother related to him one evening as they sat by the hearth.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Oyvind grew and became a clever boy; he was among the first scholars at school, and at home he was faithful in all his tasks.
attending
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From this reading This was because at home he loved his mother and at school the school-master; he saw but little of his father, who was always either off fishing or was attending to the mill, where half the parish had their grinding done.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It caused him to be obedient and reverent, and to have an easier apprehension as it were of everything that was taught him.
became
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From this reading Oyvind grew and became a clever boy; he was among the first scholars at school, and at home he was faithful in all his tasks.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading This was because at home he loved his mother and at school the school-master; he saw but little of his father, who was always either off fishing or was attending to the mill, where half the parish had their grinding done.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading It sank into his books, it thrust itself beneath every word the school-master spoke, it lurked in the school-room when all was still.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading It sank into his books, it thrust itself beneath every word the school-master spoke, it lurked in the school-room when all was still.
boy
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From this reading Oyvind grew and became a clever boy; he was among the first scholars at school, and at home he was faithful in all his tasks.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This was because at home he loved his mother and at school the school-master; he saw but little of his father, who was always either off fishing or was attending to the mill, where half the parish had their grinding done.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading What had the most influence on his mind in these days was the school-master's history, which his mother related to him one evening as they sat by the hearth.
caused
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From this reading It caused him to be obedient and reverent, and to have an easier apprehension as it were of everything that was taught him.
clever
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From this reading Oyvind grew and became a clever boy; he was among the first scholars at school, and at home he was faithful in all his tasks.
days
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From this reading What had the most influence on his mind in these days was the school-master's history, which his mother related to him one evening as they sat by the hearth.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was because at home he loved his mother and at school the school-master; he saw but little of his father, who was always either off fishing or was attending to the mill, where half the parish had their grinding done.
easier
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From this reading It caused him to be obedient and reverent, and to have an easier apprehension as it were of everything that was taught him.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading This was because at home he loved his mother and at school the school-master; he saw but little of his father, who was always either off fishing or was attending to the mill, where half the parish had their grinding done.
evening
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From this reading What had the most influence on his mind in these days was the school-master's history, which his mother related to him one evening as they sat by the hearth.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It sank into his books, it thrust itself beneath every word the school-master spoke, it lurked in the school-room when all was still.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading It caused him to be obedient and reverent, and to have an easier apprehension as it were of everything that was taught him.
faithfulnounUS /ˈfaithful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Oyvind grew and became a clever boy; he was among the first scholars at school, and at home he was faithful in all his tasks.
father
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From this reading This was because at home he loved his mother and at school the school-master; he saw but little of his father, who was always either off fishing or was attending to the mill, where half the parish had their grinding done.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oyvind grew and became a clever boy; he was among the first scholars at school, and at home he was faithful in all his tasks.
fishing
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From this reading This was because at home he loved his mother and at school the school-master; he saw but little of his father, who was always either off fishing or was attending to the mill, where half the parish had their grinding done.
grew
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From this reading Oyvind grew and became a clever boy; he was among the first scholars at school, and at home he was faithful in all his tasks.
grinding
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From this reading This was because at home he loved his mother and at school the school-master; he saw but little of his father, who was always either off fishing or was attending to the mill, where half the parish had their grinding done.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This was because at home he loved his mother and at school the school-master; he saw but little of his father, who was always either off fishing or was attending to the mill, where half the parish had their grinding done.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was because at home he loved his mother and at school the school-master; he saw but little of his father, who was always either off fishing or was attending to the mill, where half the parish had their grinding done.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It caused him to be obedient and reverent, and to have an easier apprehension as it were of everything that was taught him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Oyvind grew and became a clever boy; he was among the first scholars at school, and at home he was faithful in all his tasks.
hearth
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From this reading What had the most influence on his mind in these days was the school-master's history, which his mother related to him one evening as they sat by the hearth.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What had the most influence on his mind in these days was the school-master's history, which his mother related to him one evening as they sat by the hearth.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Oyvind grew and became a clever boy; he was among the first scholars at school, and at home he was faithful in all his tasks.
history
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From this reading What had the most influence on his mind in these days was the school-master's history, which his mother related to him one evening as they sat by the hearth.
home
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From this reading Oyvind grew and became a clever boy; he was among the first scholars at school, and at home he was faithful in all his tasks.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Oyvind grew and became a clever boy; he was among the first scholars at school, and at home he was faithful in all his tasks.
influence
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From this reading What had the most influence on his mind in these days was the school-master's history, which his mother related to him one evening as they sat by the hearth.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It sank into his books, it thrust itself beneath every word the school-master spoke, it lurked in the school-room when all was still.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It sank into his books, it thrust itself beneath every word the school-master spoke, it lurked in the school-room when all was still.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading It sank into his books, it thrust itself beneath every word the school-master spoke, it lurked in the school-room when all was still.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was because at home he loved his mother and at school the school-master; he saw but little of his father, who was always either off fishing or was attending to the mill, where half the parish had their grinding done.
loved
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From this reading This was because at home he loved his mother and at school the school-master; he saw but little of his father, who was always either off fishing or was attending to the mill, where half the parish had their grinding done.
lurked
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From this reading It sank into his books, it thrust itself beneath every word the school-master spoke, it lurked in the school-room when all was still.
mill
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From this reading This was because at home he loved his mother and at school the school-master; he saw but little of his father, who was always either off fishing or was attending to the mill, where half the parish had their grinding done.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What had the most influence on his mind in these days was the school-master's history, which his mother related to him one evening as they sat by the hearth.
most
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From this reading What had the most influence on his mind in these days was the school-master's history, which his mother related to him one evening as they sat by the hearth.
mother
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From this reading This was because at home he loved his mother and at school the school-master; he saw but little of his father, who was always either off fishing or was attending to the mill, where half the parish had their grinding done.
obedient
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From this reading It caused him to be obedient and reverent, and to have an easier apprehension as it were of everything that was taught him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This was because at home he loved his mother and at school the school-master; he saw but little of his father, who was always either off fishing or was attending to the mill, where half the parish had their grinding done.
off
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From this reading This was because at home he loved his mother and at school the school-master; he saw but little of his father, who was always either off fishing or was attending to the mill, where half the parish had their grinding done.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading What had the most influence on his mind in these days was the school-master's history, which his mother related to him one evening as they sat by the hearth.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading What had the most influence on his mind in these days was the school-master's history, which his mother related to him one evening as they sat by the hearth.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading This was because at home he loved his mother and at school the school-master; he saw but little of his father, who was always either off fishing or was attending to the mill, where half the parish had their grinding done.
Oyvind
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From this reading Oyvind grew and became a clever boy; he was among the first scholars at school, and at home he was faithful in all his tasks.
parish
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From this reading This was because at home he loved his mother and at school the school-master; he saw but little of his father, who was always either off fishing or was attending to the mill, where half the parish had their grinding done.
related
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From this reading What had the most influence on his mind in these days was the school-master's history, which his mother related to him one evening as they sat by the hearth.
reverent
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From this reading It caused him to be obedient and reverent, and to have an easier apprehension as it were of everything that was taught him.
sank
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From this reading It sank into his books, it thrust itself beneath every word the school-master spoke, it lurked in the school-room when all was still.
sat
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From this reading What had the most influence on his mind in these days was the school-master's history, which his mother related to him one evening as they sat by the hearth.
saw
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From this reading This was because at home he loved his mother and at school the school-master; he saw but little of his father, who was always either off fishing or was attending to the mill, where half the parish had their grinding done.
scholars
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From this reading Oyvind grew and became a clever boy; he was among the first scholars at school, and at home he was faithful in all his tasks.
school
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From this reading Oyvind grew and became a clever boy; he was among the first scholars at school, and at home he was faithful in all his tasks.
school-master
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From this reading This was because at home he loved his mother and at school the school-master; he saw but little of his father, who was always either off fishing or was attending to the mill, where half the parish had their grinding done.
school-master's
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From this reading What had the most influence on his mind in these days was the school-master's history, which his mother related to him one evening as they sat by the hearth.
school-room
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From this reading It sank into his books, it thrust itself beneath every word the school-master spoke, it lurked in the school-room when all was still.
spoke
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From this reading It sank into his books, it thrust itself beneath every word the school-master spoke, it lurked in the school-room when all was still.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It sank into his books, it thrust itself beneath every word the school-master spoke, it lurked in the school-room when all was still.
tasks
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From this reading Oyvind grew and became a clever boy; he was among the first scholars at school, and at home he was faithful in all his tasks.
taught
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From this reading It caused him to be obedient and reverent, and to have an easier apprehension as it were of everything that was taught him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It caused him to be obedient and reverent, and to have an easier apprehension as it were of everything that was taught him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Oyvind grew and became a clever boy; he was among the first scholars at school, and at home he was faithful in all his tasks.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading This was because at home he loved his mother and at school the school-master; he saw but little of his father, who was always either off fishing or was attending to the mill, where half the parish had their grinding done.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading What had the most influence on his mind in these days was the school-master's history, which his mother related to him one evening as they sat by the hearth.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What had the most influence on his mind in these days was the school-master's history, which his mother related to him one evening as they sat by the hearth.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was because at home he loved his mother and at school the school-master; he saw but little of his father, who was always either off fishing or was attending to the mill, where half the parish had their grinding done.
thrust
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From this reading It sank into his books, it thrust itself beneath every word the school-master spoke, it lurked in the school-room when all was still.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This was because at home he loved his mother and at school the school-master; he saw but little of his father, who was always either off fishing or was attending to the mill, where half the parish had their grinding done.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Oyvind grew and became a clever boy; he was among the first scholars at school, and at home he was faithful in all his tasks.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It caused him to be obedient and reverent, and to have an easier apprehension as it were of everything that was taught him.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What had the most influence on his mind in these days was the school-master's history, which his mother related to him one evening as they sat by the hearth.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It sank into his books, it thrust itself beneath every word the school-master spoke, it lurked in the school-room when all was still.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading This was because at home he loved his mother and at school the school-master; he saw but little of his father, who was always either off fishing or was attending to the mill, where half the parish had their grinding done.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading What had the most influence on his mind in these days was the school-master's history, which his mother related to him one evening as they sat by the hearth.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading This was because at home he loved his mother and at school the school-master; he saw but little of his father, who was always either off fishing or was attending to the mill, where half the parish had their grinding done.
word
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From this reading It sank into his books, it thrust itself beneath every word the school-master spoke, it lurked in the school-room when all was still.
