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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 _Oh, it is excellent To have a giant's strength, but tyrannous To use it like a giant_.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The jollification following the game threatened to wreck the chapel and crack the limestone ledge beneath it.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The jollification following the game threatened to wreck the chapel and crack the limestone ledge beneath it.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But the reckoning was not brought to him; he brought himself deliberately to it.
Burleigh
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From this reading --SHAKESPEARE OF course, there came a day of reckoning for Victor Burleigh, now the idol of the Walnut Valley football fans, the pride of Lagonda Ledge, the hero of Sunrise.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Oh, it is excellent To have a giant's strength, but tyrannous To use it like a giant_.
came
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From this reading --SHAKESPEARE OF course, there came a day of reckoning for Victor Burleigh, now the idol of the Walnut Valley football fans, the pride of Lagonda Ledge, the hero of Sunrise.
chapel
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From this reading The jollification following the game threatened to wreck the chapel and crack the limestone ledge beneath it.
closing
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From this reading “Dust off your halo and wrap it up in cotton till next fall, Vic,” Trench whispered in the closing minutes.
cotton
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From this reading “Dust off your halo and wrap it up in cotton till next fall, Vic,” Trench whispered in the closing minutes.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading --SHAKESPEARE OF course, there came a day of reckoning for Victor Burleigh, now the idol of the Walnut Valley football fans, the pride of Lagonda Ledge, the hero of Sunrise.
crack
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From this reading The jollification following the game threatened to wreck the chapel and crack the limestone ledge beneath it.
day
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deliberately
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From this reading But the reckoning was not brought to him; he brought himself deliberately to it.
Dust
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From this reading “Dust off your halo and wrap it up in cotton till next fall, Vic,” Trench whispered in the closing minutes.
excellent
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From this reading _Oh, it is excellent To have a giant's strength, but tyrannous To use it like a giant_.
fall
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From this reading “Dust off your halo and wrap it up in cotton till next fall, Vic,” Trench whispered in the closing minutes.
fans
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From this reading --SHAKESPEARE OF course, there came a day of reckoning for Victor Burleigh, now the idol of the Walnut Valley football fans, the pride of Lagonda Ledge, the hero of Sunrise.
following
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From this reading The jollification following the game threatened to wreck the chapel and crack the limestone ledge beneath it.
football
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From this reading --SHAKESPEARE OF course, there came a day of reckoning for Victor Burleigh, now the idol of the Walnut Valley football fans, the pride of Lagonda Ledge, the hero of Sunrise.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading --SHAKESPEARE OF course, there came a day of reckoning for Victor Burleigh, now the idol of the Walnut Valley football fans, the pride of Lagonda Ledge, the hero of Sunrise.
game
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From this reading The jollification following the game threatened to wreck the chapel and crack the limestone ledge beneath it.
giant
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From this reading _Oh, it is excellent To have a giant's strength, but tyrannous To use it like a giant_.
giant's
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From this reading _Oh, it is excellent To have a giant's strength, but tyrannous To use it like a giant_.
halo
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From this reading “Dust off your halo and wrap it up in cotton till next fall, Vic,” Trench whispered in the closing minutes.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Oh, it is excellent To have a giant's strength, but tyrannous To use it like a giant_.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But the reckoning was not brought to him; he brought himself deliberately to it.
hero
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From this reading --SHAKESPEARE OF course, there came a day of reckoning for Victor Burleigh, now the idol of the Walnut Valley football fans, the pride of Lagonda Ledge, the hero of Sunrise.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But the reckoning was not brought to him; he brought himself deliberately to it.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But the reckoning was not brought to him; he brought himself deliberately to it.
idol
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From this reading --SHAKESPEARE OF course, there came a day of reckoning for Victor Burleigh, now the idol of the Walnut Valley football fans, the pride of Lagonda Ledge, the hero of Sunrise.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Dust off your halo and wrap it up in cotton till next fall, Vic,” Trench whispered in the closing minutes.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Oh, it is excellent To have a giant's strength, but tyrannous To use it like a giant_.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Oh, it is excellent To have a giant's strength, but tyrannous To use it like a giant_.
jollification
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From this reading The jollification following the game threatened to wreck the chapel and crack the limestone ledge beneath it.
Lagonda
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From this reading --SHAKESPEARE OF course, there came a day of reckoning for Victor Burleigh, now the idol of the Walnut Valley football fans, the pride of Lagonda Ledge, the hero of Sunrise.
Ledge
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like
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From this reading _Oh, it is excellent To have a giant's strength, but tyrannous To use it like a giant_.
limestone
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From this reading The jollification following the game threatened to wreck the chapel and crack the limestone ledge beneath it.
minutes
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From this reading “Dust off your halo and wrap it up in cotton till next fall, Vic,” Trench whispered in the closing minutes.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dust off your halo and wrap it up in cotton till next fall, Vic,” Trench whispered in the closing minutes.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But the reckoning was not brought to him; he brought himself deliberately to it.
now
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From this reading --SHAKESPEARE OF course, there came a day of reckoning for Victor Burleigh, now the idol of the Walnut Valley football fans, the pride of Lagonda Ledge, the hero of Sunrise.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading --SHAKESPEARE OF course, there came a day of reckoning for Victor Burleigh, now the idol of the Walnut Valley football fans, the pride of Lagonda Ledge, the hero of Sunrise.
off
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From this reading “Dust off your halo and wrap it up in cotton till next fall, Vic,” Trench whispered in the closing minutes.
Oh
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From this reading _Oh, it is excellent To have a giant's strength, but tyrannous To use it like a giant_.
pride
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From this reading --SHAKESPEARE OF course, there came a day of reckoning for Victor Burleigh, now the idol of the Walnut Valley football fans, the pride of Lagonda Ledge, the hero of Sunrise.
reckoning
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From this reading --SHAKESPEARE OF course, there came a day of reckoning for Victor Burleigh, now the idol of the Walnut Valley football fans, the pride of Lagonda Ledge, the hero of Sunrise.
SHAKESPEARE
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From this reading --SHAKESPEARE OF course, there came a day of reckoning for Victor Burleigh, now the idol of the Walnut Valley football fans, the pride of Lagonda Ledge, the hero of Sunrise.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _Oh, it is excellent To have a giant's strength, but tyrannous To use it like a giant_.
Sunrise
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From this reading --SHAKESPEARE OF course, there came a day of reckoning for Victor Burleigh, now the idol of the Walnut Valley football fans, the pride of Lagonda Ledge, the hero of Sunrise.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading --SHAKESPEARE OF course, there came a day of reckoning for Victor Burleigh, now the idol of the Walnut Valley football fans, the pride of Lagonda Ledge, the hero of Sunrise.
there
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From this reading --SHAKESPEARE OF course, there came a day of reckoning for Victor Burleigh, now the idol of the Walnut Valley football fans, the pride of Lagonda Ledge, the hero of Sunrise.
threatened
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From this reading The jollification following the game threatened to wreck the chapel and crack the limestone ledge beneath it.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “Dust off your halo and wrap it up in cotton till next fall, Vic,” Trench whispered in the closing minutes.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Oh, it is excellent To have a giant's strength, but tyrannous To use it like a giant_.
Trench
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From this reading “Dust off your halo and wrap it up in cotton till next fall, Vic,” Trench whispered in the closing minutes.
tyrannous
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From this reading _Oh, it is excellent To have a giant's strength, but tyrannous To use it like a giant_.
up
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From this reading “Dust off your halo and wrap it up in cotton till next fall, Vic,” Trench whispered in the closing minutes.
use
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From this reading _Oh, it is excellent To have a giant's strength, but tyrannous To use it like a giant_.
Valley
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From this reading --SHAKESPEARE OF course, there came a day of reckoning for Victor Burleigh, now the idol of the Walnut Valley football fans, the pride of Lagonda Ledge, the hero of Sunrise.
Vic
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From this reading “Dust off your halo and wrap it up in cotton till next fall, Vic,” Trench whispered in the closing minutes.
Victor
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From this reading --SHAKESPEARE OF course, there came a day of reckoning for Victor Burleigh, now the idol of the Walnut Valley football fans, the pride of Lagonda Ledge, the hero of Sunrise.
Walnut
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From this reading --SHAKESPEARE OF course, there came a day of reckoning for Victor Burleigh, now the idol of the Walnut Valley football fans, the pride of Lagonda Ledge, the hero of Sunrise.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the reckoning was not brought to him; he brought himself deliberately to it.
whispered
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From this reading “Dust off your halo and wrap it up in cotton till next fall, Vic,” Trench whispered in the closing minutes.
wrap
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From this reading “Dust off your halo and wrap it up in cotton till next fall, Vic,” Trench whispered in the closing minutes.
wreck
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From this reading The jollification following the game threatened to wreck the chapel and crack the limestone ledge beneath it.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Dust off your halo and wrap it up in cotton till next fall, Vic,” Trench whispered in the closing minutes.
