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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 In this place for some years to come the three strangers continued to live a quiet, uneventful life.
accomplishments
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From this reading Sennoske, as the boy was called, was already at the age of fifteen a man inferior to none, and almost the equal of his father in all manly accomplishments.
age
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From this reading Sennoske, as the boy was called, was already at the age of fifteen a man inferior to none, and almost the equal of his father in all manly accomplishments.
all
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From this reading Sennoske, as the boy was called, was already at the age of fifteen a man inferior to none, and almost the equal of his father in all manly accomplishments.
almost
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From this reading Sennoske, as the boy was called, was already at the age of fifteen a man inferior to none, and almost the equal of his father in all manly accomplishments.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sennoske, as the boy was called, was already at the age of fifteen a man inferior to none, and almost the equal of his father in all manly accomplishments.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sennoske, as the boy was called, was already at the age of fifteen a man inferior to none, and almost the equal of his father in all manly accomplishments.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mutto scrupulously attended to his court duties as one of the chamberlains at the palace; but every moment of the time which he could call his own was devoted to the education of his son.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mutto scrupulously attended to his court duties as one of the chamberlains at the palace; but every moment of the time which he could call his own was devoted to the education of his son.
attended
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From this reading Mutto scrupulously attended to his court duties as one of the chamberlains at the palace; but every moment of the time which he could call his own was devoted to the education of his son.
attention
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From this reading Mutto himself was a fair scholar, and where he thought himself deficient, or was unable through lack of time to devote the necessary attention, he had taken care to secure the best teachers.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Nor had his mind been forgotten.
best
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From this reading Mutto himself was a fair scholar, and where he thought himself deficient, or was unable through lack of time to devote the necessary attention, he had taken care to secure the best teachers.
boy
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From this reading Sennoske, as the boy was called, was already at the age of fifteen a man inferior to none, and almost the equal of his father in all manly accomplishments.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mutto scrupulously attended to his court duties as one of the chamberlains at the palace; but every moment of the time which he could call his own was devoted to the education of his son.
call
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From this reading Mutto scrupulously attended to his court duties as one of the chamberlains at the palace; but every moment of the time which he could call his own was devoted to the education of his son.
called
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From this reading Sennoske, as the boy was called, was already at the age of fifteen a man inferior to none, and almost the equal of his father in all manly accomplishments.
care
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From this reading Mutto himself was a fair scholar, and where he thought himself deficient, or was unable through lack of time to devote the necessary attention, he had taken care to secure the best teachers.
chamberlains
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From this reading Mutto scrupulously attended to his court duties as one of the chamberlains at the palace; but every moment of the time which he could call his own was devoted to the education of his son.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In this place for some years to come the three strangers continued to live a quiet, uneventful life.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In this place for some years to come the three strangers continued to live a quiet, uneventful life.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Mutto scrupulously attended to his court duties as one of the chamberlains at the palace; but every moment of the time which he could call his own was devoted to the education of his son.
court
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From this reading Mutto scrupulously attended to his court duties as one of the chamberlains at the palace; but every moment of the time which he could call his own was devoted to the education of his son.
deficient
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From this reading Mutto himself was a fair scholar, and where he thought himself deficient, or was unable through lack of time to devote the necessary attention, he had taken care to secure the best teachers.
devote
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From this reading Mutto himself was a fair scholar, and where he thought himself deficient, or was unable through lack of time to devote the necessary attention, he had taken care to secure the best teachers.
devoted
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From this reading Mutto scrupulously attended to his court duties as one of the chamberlains at the palace; but every moment of the time which he could call his own was devoted to the education of his son.
duties
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From this reading Mutto scrupulously attended to his court duties as one of the chamberlains at the palace; but every moment of the time which he could call his own was devoted to the education of his son.
education
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From this reading Mutto scrupulously attended to his court duties as one of the chamberlains at the palace; but every moment of the time which he could call his own was devoted to the education of his son.
equal
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From this reading Sennoske, as the boy was called, was already at the age of fifteen a man inferior to none, and almost the equal of his father in all manly accomplishments.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Mutto scrupulously attended to his court duties as one of the chamberlains at the palace; but every moment of the time which he could call his own was devoted to the education of his son.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mutto himself was a fair scholar, and where he thought himself deficient, or was unable through lack of time to devote the necessary attention, he had taken care to secure the best teachers.
father
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From this reading Sennoske, as the boy was called, was already at the age of fifteen a man inferior to none, and almost the equal of his father in all manly accomplishments.
fifteen
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From this reading Sennoske, as the boy was called, was already at the age of fifteen a man inferior to none, and almost the equal of his father in all manly accomplishments.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In this place for some years to come the three strangers continued to live a quiet, uneventful life.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Nor had his mind been forgotten.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nor had his mind been forgotten.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mutto scrupulously attended to his court duties as one of the chamberlains at the palace; but every moment of the time which he could call his own was devoted to the education of his son.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mutto himself was a fair scholar, and where he thought himself deficient, or was unable through lack of time to devote the necessary attention, he had taken care to secure the best teachers.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mutto scrupulously attended to his court duties as one of the chamberlains at the palace; but every moment of the time which he could call his own was devoted to the education of his son.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In this place for some years to come the three strangers continued to live a quiet, uneventful life.
inferior
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From this reading Sennoske, as the boy was called, was already at the age of fifteen a man inferior to none, and almost the equal of his father in all manly accomplishments.
lack
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From this reading Mutto himself was a fair scholar, and where he thought himself deficient, or was unable through lack of time to devote the necessary attention, he had taken care to secure the best teachers.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In this place for some years to come the three strangers continued to live a quiet, uneventful life.
live
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From this reading In this place for some years to come the three strangers continued to live a quiet, uneventful life.
man
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From this reading Sennoske, as the boy was called, was already at the age of fifteen a man inferior to none, and almost the equal of his father in all manly accomplishments.
manly
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From this reading Sennoske, as the boy was called, was already at the age of fifteen a man inferior to none, and almost the equal of his father in all manly accomplishments.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nor had his mind been forgotten.
moment
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From this reading Mutto scrupulously attended to his court duties as one of the chamberlains at the palace; but every moment of the time which he could call his own was devoted to the education of his son.
Mutto
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From this reading Mutto scrupulously attended to his court duties as one of the chamberlains at the palace; but every moment of the time which he could call his own was devoted to the education of his son.
necessary
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From this reading Mutto himself was a fair scholar, and where he thought himself deficient, or was unable through lack of time to devote the necessary attention, he had taken care to secure the best teachers.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Sennoske, as the boy was called, was already at the age of fifteen a man inferior to none, and almost the equal of his father in all manly accomplishments.
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor had his mind been forgotten.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mutto scrupulously attended to his court duties as one of the chamberlains at the palace; but every moment of the time which he could call his own was devoted to the education of his son.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mutto scrupulously attended to his court duties as one of the chamberlains at the palace; but every moment of the time which he could call his own was devoted to the education of his son.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Mutto himself was a fair scholar, and where he thought himself deficient, or was unable through lack of time to devote the necessary attention, he had taken care to secure the best teachers.
own
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From this reading Mutto scrupulously attended to his court duties as one of the chamberlains at the palace; but every moment of the time which he could call his own was devoted to the education of his son.
palace
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From this reading Mutto scrupulously attended to his court duties as one of the chamberlains at the palace; but every moment of the time which he could call his own was devoted to the education of his son.
place
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From this reading In this place for some years to come the three strangers continued to live a quiet, uneventful life.
quiet
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From this reading In this place for some years to come the three strangers continued to live a quiet, uneventful life.
scholarnounUS /ˈskɒl.ər/
A specialist in a particular branch of study; a distinguished student.
From this reading Mutto himself was a fair scholar, and where he thought himself deficient, or was unable through lack of time to devote the necessary attention, he had taken care to secure the best teachers.
scrupulously
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From this reading Mutto scrupulously attended to his court duties as one of the chamberlains at the palace; but every moment of the time which he could call his own was devoted to the education of his son.
secure
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From this reading Mutto himself was a fair scholar, and where he thought himself deficient, or was unable through lack of time to devote the necessary attention, he had taken care to secure the best teachers.
Sennoske
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From this reading Sennoske, as the boy was called, was already at the age of fifteen a man inferior to none, and almost the equal of his father in all manly accomplishments.
some
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From this reading In this place for some years to come the three strangers continued to live a quiet, uneventful life.
son
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From this reading Mutto scrupulously attended to his court duties as one of the chamberlains at the palace; but every moment of the time which he could call his own was devoted to the education of his son.
strangers
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From this reading In this place for some years to come the three strangers continued to live a quiet, uneventful life.
taken
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From this reading Mutto himself was a fair scholar, and where he thought himself deficient, or was unable through lack of time to devote the necessary attention, he had taken care to secure the best teachers.
teachers
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From this reading Mutto himself was a fair scholar, and where he thought himself deficient, or was unable through lack of time to devote the necessary attention, he had taken care to secure the best teachers.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In this place for some years to come the three strangers continued to live a quiet, uneventful life.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this place for some years to come the three strangers continued to live a quiet, uneventful life.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mutto himself was a fair scholar, and where he thought himself deficient, or was unable through lack of time to devote the necessary attention, he had taken care to secure the best teachers.
three
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From this reading In this place for some years to come the three strangers continued to live a quiet, uneventful life.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mutto himself was a fair scholar, and where he thought himself deficient, or was unable through lack of time to devote the necessary attention, he had taken care to secure the best teachers.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mutto scrupulously attended to his court duties as one of the chamberlains at the palace; but every moment of the time which he could call his own was devoted to the education of his son.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In this place for some years to come the three strangers continued to live a quiet, uneventful life.
unable
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From this reading Mutto himself was a fair scholar, and where he thought himself deficient, or was unable through lack of time to devote the necessary attention, he had taken care to secure the best teachers.
uneventful
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From this reading In this place for some years to come the three strangers continued to live a quiet, uneventful life.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mutto scrupulously attended to his court duties as one of the chamberlains at the palace; but every moment of the time which he could call his own was devoted to the education of his son.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Mutto himself was a fair scholar, and where he thought himself deficient, or was unable through lack of time to devote the necessary attention, he had taken care to secure the best teachers.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mutto scrupulously attended to his court duties as one of the chamberlains at the palace; but every moment of the time which he could call his own was devoted to the education of his son.
years
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From this reading In this place for some years to come the three strangers continued to live a quiet, uneventful life.
