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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 WHEN the professor arrived before Coleman's door, he paused a moment and looked at it.
affect
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From this reading Previously, he could not have imagined that a simple door would ever so affect him.
all
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From this reading It was only the door of a former student, one of his old boys, whom, as the need arrived, he had whipped with his satire in the class rooms at Washurst until the mental blood had come, and all without a conception of his ultimately arriving before the door of this boy in the attitude of a supplicant.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHEN the professor arrived before Coleman's door, he paused a moment and looked at it.
arrived
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From this reading WHEN the professor arrived before Coleman's door, he paused a moment and looked at it.
arriving
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From this reading It was only the door of a former student, one of his old boys, whom, as the need arrived, he had whipped with his satire in the class rooms at Washurst until the mental blood had come, and all without a conception of his ultimately arriving before the door of this boy in the attitude of a supplicant.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was only the door of a former student, one of his old boys, whom, as the need arrived, he had whipped with his satire in the class rooms at Washurst until the mental blood had come, and all without a conception of his ultimately arriving before the door of this boy in the attitude of a supplicant.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WHEN the professor arrived before Coleman's door, he paused a moment and looked at it.
attitude
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From this reading It was only the door of a former student, one of his old boys, whom, as the need arrived, he had whipped with his satire in the class rooms at Washurst until the mental blood had come, and all without a conception of his ultimately arriving before the door of this boy in the attitude of a supplicant.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading WHEN the professor arrived before Coleman's door, he paused a moment and looked at it.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was only the door of a former student, one of his old boys, whom, as the need arrived, he had whipped with his satire in the class rooms at Washurst until the mental blood had come, and all without a conception of his ultimately arriving before the door of this boy in the attitude of a supplicant.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Hewould not say it; Coleman probably would not say it; but-they would both know it.
boy
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From this reading It was only the door of a former student, one of his old boys, whom, as the need arrived, he had whipped with his satire in the class rooms at Washurst until the mental blood had come, and all without a conception of his ultimately arriving before the door of this boy in the attitude of a supplicant.
boys
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From this reading It was only the door of a former student, one of his old boys, whom, as the need arrived, he had whipped with his satire in the class rooms at Washurst until the mental blood had come, and all without a conception of his ultimately arriving before the door of this boy in the attitude of a supplicant.
but-they
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From this reading Hewould not say it; Coleman probably would not say it; but-they would both know it.
class
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From this reading It was only the door of a former student, one of his old boys, whom, as the need arrived, he had whipped with his satire in the class rooms at Washurst until the mental blood had come, and all without a conception of his ultimately arriving before the door of this boy in the attitude of a supplicant.
cold
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From this reading Every line of it seemed to express cold superiority and disdain.
Coleman
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From this reading Hewould not say it; Coleman probably would not say it; but-they would both know it.
Coleman's
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From this reading WHEN the professor arrived before Coleman's door, he paused a moment and looked at it.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was only the door of a former student, one of his old boys, whom, as the need arrived, he had whipped with his satire in the class rooms at Washurst until the mental blood had come, and all without a conception of his ultimately arriving before the door of this boy in the attitude of a supplicant.
conception
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From this reading It was only the door of a former student, one of his old boys, whom, as the need arrived, he had whipped with his satire in the class rooms at Washurst until the mental blood had come, and all without a conception of his ultimately arriving before the door of this boy in the attitude of a supplicant.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Previously, he could not have imagined that a simple door would ever so affect him.
disdain
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From this reading Every line of it seemed to express cold superiority and disdain.
door
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From this reading WHEN the professor arrived before Coleman's door, he paused a moment and looked at it.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Previously, he could not have imagined that a simple door would ever so affect him.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every line of it seemed to express cold superiority and disdain.
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading Every line of it seemed to express cold superiority and disdain.
former
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From this reading It was only the door of a former student, one of his old boys, whom, as the need arrived, he had whipped with his satire in the class rooms at Washurst until the mental blood had come, and all without a conception of his ultimately arriving before the door of this boy in the attitude of a supplicant.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was only the door of a former student, one of his old boys, whom, as the need arrived, he had whipped with his satire in the class rooms at Washurst until the mental blood had come, and all without a conception of his ultimately arriving before the door of this boy in the attitude of a supplicant.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Previously, he could not have imagined that a simple door would ever so affect him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WHEN the professor arrived before Coleman's door, he paused a moment and looked at it.
Hewould
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From this reading Hewould not say it; Coleman probably would not say it; but-they would both know it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Previously, he could not have imagined that a simple door would ever so affect him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was only the door of a former student, one of his old boys, whom, as the need arrived, he had whipped with his satire in the class rooms at Washurst until the mental blood had come, and all without a conception of his ultimately arriving before the door of this boy in the attitude of a supplicant.
imagined
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From this reading Previously, he could not have imagined that a simple door would ever so affect him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was only the door of a former student, one of his old boys, whom, as the need arrived, he had whipped with his satire in the class rooms at Washurst until the mental blood had come, and all without a conception of his ultimately arriving before the door of this boy in the attitude of a supplicant.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WHEN the professor arrived before Coleman's door, he paused a moment and looked at it.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hewould not say it; Coleman probably would not say it; but-they would both know it.
line
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From this reading Every line of it seemed to express cold superiority and disdain.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHEN the professor arrived before Coleman's door, he paused a moment and looked at it.
mental
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From this reading It was only the door of a former student, one of his old boys, whom, as the need arrived, he had whipped with his satire in the class rooms at Washurst until the mental blood had come, and all without a conception of his ultimately arriving before the door of this boy in the attitude of a supplicant.
moment
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From this reading WHEN the professor arrived before Coleman's door, he paused a moment and looked at it.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was only the door of a former student, one of his old boys, whom, as the need arrived, he had whipped with his satire in the class rooms at Washurst until the mental blood had come, and all without a conception of his ultimately arriving before the door of this boy in the attitude of a supplicant.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Previously, he could not have imagined that a simple door would ever so affect him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Every line of it seemed to express cold superiority and disdain.
old
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From this reading It was only the door of a former student, one of his old boys, whom, as the need arrived, he had whipped with his satire in the class rooms at Washurst until the mental blood had come, and all without a conception of his ultimately arriving before the door of this boy in the attitude of a supplicant.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was only the door of a former student, one of his old boys, whom, as the need arrived, he had whipped with his satire in the class rooms at Washurst until the mental blood had come, and all without a conception of his ultimately arriving before the door of this boy in the attitude of a supplicant.
only
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From this reading It was only the door of a former student, one of his old boys, whom, as the need arrived, he had whipped with his satire in the class rooms at Washurst until the mental blood had come, and all without a conception of his ultimately arriving before the door of this boy in the attitude of a supplicant.
paused
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From this reading WHEN the professor arrived before Coleman's door, he paused a moment and looked at it.
Previously
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From this reading Previously, he could not have imagined that a simple door would ever so affect him.
probably
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From this reading Hewould not say it; Coleman probably would not say it; but-they would both know it.
professor
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From this reading WHEN the professor arrived before Coleman's door, he paused a moment and looked at it.
rooms
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From this reading It was only the door of a former student, one of his old boys, whom, as the need arrived, he had whipped with his satire in the class rooms at Washurst until the mental blood had come, and all without a conception of his ultimately arriving before the door of this boy in the attitude of a supplicant.
satire
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From this reading It was only the door of a former student, one of his old boys, whom, as the need arrived, he had whipped with his satire in the class rooms at Washurst until the mental blood had come, and all without a conception of his ultimately arriving before the door of this boy in the attitude of a supplicant.
say
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From this reading Hewould not say it; Coleman probably would not say it; but-they would both know it.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every line of it seemed to express cold superiority and disdain.
simple
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From this reading Previously, he could not have imagined that a simple door would ever so affect him.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Previously, he could not have imagined that a simple door would ever so affect him.
student
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From this reading It was only the door of a former student, one of his old boys, whom, as the need arrived, he had whipped with his satire in the class rooms at Washurst until the mental blood had come, and all without a conception of his ultimately arriving before the door of this boy in the attitude of a supplicant.
superiority
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From this reading Every line of it seemed to express cold superiority and disdain.
supplicant
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From this reading It was only the door of a former student, one of his old boys, whom, as the need arrived, he had whipped with his satire in the class rooms at Washurst until the mental blood had come, and all without a conception of his ultimately arriving before the door of this boy in the attitude of a supplicant.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Previously, he could not have imagined that a simple door would ever so affect him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEN the professor arrived before Coleman's door, he paused a moment and looked at it.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was only the door of a former student, one of his old boys, whom, as the need arrived, he had whipped with his satire in the class rooms at Washurst until the mental blood had come, and all without a conception of his ultimately arriving before the door of this boy in the attitude of a supplicant.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Every line of it seemed to express cold superiority and disdain.
ultimately
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From this reading It was only the door of a former student, one of his old boys, whom, as the need arrived, he had whipped with his satire in the class rooms at Washurst until the mental blood had come, and all without a conception of his ultimately arriving before the door of this boy in the attitude of a supplicant.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It was only the door of a former student, one of his old boys, whom, as the need arrived, he had whipped with his satire in the class rooms at Washurst until the mental blood had come, and all without a conception of his ultimately arriving before the door of this boy in the attitude of a supplicant.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was only the door of a former student, one of his old boys, whom, as the need arrived, he had whipped with his satire in the class rooms at Washurst until the mental blood had come, and all without a conception of his ultimately arriving before the door of this boy in the attitude of a supplicant.
Washurst
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From this reading It was only the door of a former student, one of his old boys, whom, as the need arrived, he had whipped with his satire in the class rooms at Washurst until the mental blood had come, and all without a conception of his ultimately arriving before the door of this boy in the attitude of a supplicant.
WHENconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading WHEN the professor arrived before Coleman's door, he paused a moment and looked at it.
whippednounUS /ˈwhipped/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was only the door of a former student, one of his old boys, whom, as the need arrived, he had whipped with his satire in the class rooms at Washurst until the mental blood had come, and all without a conception of his ultimately arriving before the door of this boy in the attitude of a supplicant.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was only the door of a former student, one of his old boys, whom, as the need arrived, he had whipped with his satire in the class rooms at Washurst until the mental blood had come, and all without a conception of his ultimately arriving before the door of this boy in the attitude of a supplicant.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was only the door of a former student, one of his old boys, whom, as the need arrived, he had whipped with his satire in the class rooms at Washurst until the mental blood had come, and all without a conception of his ultimately arriving before the door of this boy in the attitude of a supplicant.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It was only the door of a former student, one of his old boys, whom, as the need arrived, he had whipped with his satire in the class rooms at Washurst until the mental blood had come, and all without a conception of his ultimately arriving before the door of this boy in the attitude of a supplicant.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Previously, he could not have imagined that a simple door would ever so affect him.
