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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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acquired
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From this reading I have already stated, among the other branches of human attainment which I acquired at the public school, that I learned to draw caricatures of the masters who were so obliging as to educate me.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I improved it greatly by practice in secret after I left school, and I ended by making it a source of profit and pocket money to me when I entered the medical profession.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have already stated, among the other branches of human attainment which I acquired at the public school, that I learned to draw caricatures of the masters who were so obliging as to educate me.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading I have already stated, among the other branches of human attainment which I acquired at the public school, that I learned to draw caricatures of the masters who were so obliging as to educate me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE opportunity I wanted presented itself in a curious way, and led, unexpectedly enough, to some rather important consequences.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading I had a natural faculty for this useful department of art.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I have already stated, among the other branches of human attainment which I acquired at the public school, that I learned to draw caricatures of the masters who were so obliging as to educate me.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I have already stated, among the other branches of human attainment which I acquired at the public school, that I learned to draw caricatures of the masters who were so obliging as to educate me.
attainment
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branches
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I improved it greatly by practice in secret after I left school, and I ended by making it a source of profit and pocket money to me when I entered the medical profession.
caricatures
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consequences
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curious
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department
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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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draw
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educate
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ended
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enough
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entered
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faculty
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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greatly
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had a natural faculty for this useful department of art.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have already stated, among the other branches of human attainment which I acquired at the public school, that I learned to draw caricatures of the masters who were so obliging as to educate me.
human
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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important
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improved
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE opportunity I wanted presented itself in a curious way, and led, unexpectedly enough, to some rather important consequences.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I improved it greatly by practice in secret after I left school, and I ended by making it a source of profit and pocket money to me when I entered the medical profession.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE opportunity I wanted presented itself in a curious way, and led, unexpectedly enough, to some rather important consequences.
learned
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From this reading I have already stated, among the other branches of human attainment which I acquired at the public school, that I learned to draw caricatures of the masters who were so obliging as to educate me.
led
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From this reading THE opportunity I wanted presented itself in a curious way, and led, unexpectedly enough, to some rather important consequences.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I improved it greatly by practice in secret after I left school, and I ended by making it a source of profit and pocket money to me when I entered the medical profession.
making
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From this reading I improved it greatly by practice in secret after I left school, and I ended by making it a source of profit and pocket money to me when I entered the medical profession.
masters
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From this reading I have already stated, among the other branches of human attainment which I acquired at the public school, that I learned to draw caricatures of the masters who were so obliging as to educate me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have already stated, among the other branches of human attainment which I acquired at the public school, that I learned to draw caricatures of the masters who were so obliging as to educate me.
medical
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From this reading I improved it greatly by practice in secret after I left school, and I ended by making it a source of profit and pocket money to me when I entered the medical profession.
money
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natural
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obliging
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have already stated, among the other branches of human attainment which I acquired at the public school, that I learned to draw caricatures of the masters who were so obliging as to educate me.
opportunity
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other
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pocket
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From this reading I improved it greatly by practice in secret after I left school, and I ended by making it a source of profit and pocket money to me when I entered the medical profession.
practice
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presented
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profession
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profit
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public
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rather
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school
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secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading I improved it greatly by practice in secret after I left school, and I ended by making it a source of profit and pocket money to me when I entered the medical profession.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I have already stated, among the other branches of human attainment which I acquired at the public school, that I learned to draw caricatures of the masters who were so obliging as to educate me.
some
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source
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stated
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have already stated, among the other branches of human attainment which I acquired at the public school, that I learned to draw caricatures of the masters who were so obliging as to educate me.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE opportunity I wanted presented itself in a curious way, and led, unexpectedly enough, to some rather important consequences.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I had a natural faculty for this useful department of art.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE opportunity I wanted presented itself in a curious way, and led, unexpectedly enough, to some rather important consequences.
unexpectedly
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useful
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From this reading I had a natural faculty for this useful department of art.
wanted
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From this reading THE opportunity I wanted presented itself in a curious way, and led, unexpectedly enough, to some rather important consequences.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What was I to do?
way
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From this reading THE opportunity I wanted presented itself in a curious way, and led, unexpectedly enough, to some rather important consequences.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I have already stated, among the other branches of human attainment which I acquired at the public school, that I learned to draw caricatures of the masters who were so obliging as to educate me.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was I to do?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I improved it greatly by practice in secret after I left school, and I ended by making it a source of profit and pocket money to me when I entered the medical profession.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I have already stated, among the other branches of human attainment which I acquired at the public school, that I learned to draw caricatures of the masters who were so obliging as to educate me.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I have already stated, among the other branches of human attainment which I acquired at the public school, that I learned to draw caricatures of the masters who were so obliging as to educate me.
