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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 Philips, a former understudy to Gus, was called upon, but with unsatisfactory results, and Cotton, _mirabile dictu_, was compelled in sheer desperation to try to do his own work.
aetatis
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From this reading He had been hoisted up to that serene height by no means _honoris causa_, but _aetatis causa_.
Amory's
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From this reading Frankly, the Fifth of St. Amory's was beyond Jim's very small attainments, classical or otherwise.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had felt the loss of Gus's helping hand terribly, and he had not yet found another ass to "devil" for him in the way of classics or mathematics.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had felt the loss of Gus's helping hand terribly, and he had not yet found another ass to "devil" for him in the way of classics or mathematics.
ass
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From this reading He had felt the loss of Gus's helping hand terribly, and he had not yet found another ass to "devil" for him in the way of classics or mathematics.
attainments
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From this reading Frankly, the Fifth of St. Amory's was beyond Jim's very small attainments, classical or otherwise.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE PENFOLD TABLET FUND The Easter term had been one of unadulterated discomfort for Jim Cotton.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Frankly, the Fifth of St. Amory's was beyond Jim's very small attainments, classical or otherwise.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Philips, a former understudy to Gus, was called upon, but with unsatisfactory results, and Cotton, _mirabile dictu_, was compelled in sheer desperation to try to do his own work.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had been hoisted up to that serene height by no means _honoris causa_, but _aetatis causa_.
called
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From this reading Philips, a former understudy to Gus, was called upon, but with unsatisfactory results, and Cotton, _mirabile dictu_, was compelled in sheer desperation to try to do his own work.
causa
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From this reading He had been hoisted up to that serene height by no means _honoris causa_, but _aetatis causa_.
classical
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From this reading Frankly, the Fifth of St. Amory's was beyond Jim's very small attainments, classical or otherwise.
classics
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From this reading He had felt the loss of Gus's helping hand terribly, and he had not yet found another ass to "devil" for him in the way of classics or mathematics.
compelled
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From this reading Philips, a former understudy to Gus, was called upon, but with unsatisfactory results, and Cotton, _mirabile dictu_, was compelled in sheer desperation to try to do his own work.
Cotton
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From this reading THE PENFOLD TABLET FUND The Easter term had been one of unadulterated discomfort for Jim Cotton.
desperation
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From this reading Philips, a former understudy to Gus, was called upon, but with unsatisfactory results, and Cotton, _mirabile dictu_, was compelled in sheer desperation to try to do his own work.
devil
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From this reading He had felt the loss of Gus's helping hand terribly, and he had not yet found another ass to "devil" for him in the way of classics or mathematics.
dictu
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From this reading Philips, a former understudy to Gus, was called upon, but with unsatisfactory results, and Cotton, _mirabile dictu_, was compelled in sheer desperation to try to do his own work.
discomfort
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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Philips, a former understudy to Gus, was called upon, but with unsatisfactory results, and Cotton, _mirabile dictu_, was compelled in sheer desperation to try to do his own work.
Easter
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From this reading THE PENFOLD TABLET FUND The Easter term had been one of unadulterated discomfort for Jim Cotton.
felt
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From this reading He had felt the loss of Gus's helping hand terribly, and he had not yet found another ass to "devil" for him in the way of classics or mathematics.
Fifth
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From this reading Frankly, the Fifth of St. Amory's was beyond Jim's very small attainments, classical or otherwise.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE PENFOLD TABLET FUND The Easter term had been one of unadulterated discomfort for Jim Cotton.
former
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From this reading Philips, a former understudy to Gus, was called upon, but with unsatisfactory results, and Cotton, _mirabile dictu_, was compelled in sheer desperation to try to do his own work.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had felt the loss of Gus's helping hand terribly, and he had not yet found another ass to "devil" for him in the way of classics or mathematics.
Frankly
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From this reading Frankly, the Fifth of St. Amory's was beyond Jim's very small attainments, classical or otherwise.
FUND
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Gus
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From this reading Philips, a former understudy to Gus, was called upon, but with unsatisfactory results, and Cotton, _mirabile dictu_, was compelled in sheer desperation to try to do his own work.
Gus's
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From this reading He had felt the loss of Gus's helping hand terribly, and he had not yet found another ass to "devil" for him in the way of classics or mathematics.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE PENFOLD TABLET FUND The Easter term had been one of unadulterated discomfort for Jim Cotton.
hand
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From this reading He had felt the loss of Gus's helping hand terribly, and he had not yet found another ass to "devil" for him in the way of classics or mathematics.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had felt the loss of Gus's helping hand terribly, and he had not yet found another ass to "devil" for him in the way of classics or mathematics.
height
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From this reading He had been hoisted up to that serene height by no means _honoris causa_, but _aetatis causa_.
helping
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From this reading He had felt the loss of Gus's helping hand terribly, and he had not yet found another ass to "devil" for him in the way of classics or mathematics.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had felt the loss of Gus's helping hand terribly, and he had not yet found another ass to "devil" for him in the way of classics or mathematics.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Philips, a former understudy to Gus, was called upon, but with unsatisfactory results, and Cotton, _mirabile dictu_, was compelled in sheer desperation to try to do his own work.
hoisted
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From this reading He had been hoisted up to that serene height by no means _honoris causa_, but _aetatis causa_.
honoris
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From this reading He had been hoisted up to that serene height by no means _honoris causa_, but _aetatis causa_.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had felt the loss of Gus's helping hand terribly, and he had not yet found another ass to "devil" for him in the way of classics or mathematics.
Jim
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From this reading THE PENFOLD TABLET FUND The Easter term had been one of unadulterated discomfort for Jim Cotton.
Jim's
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From this reading Frankly, the Fifth of St. Amory's was beyond Jim's very small attainments, classical or otherwise.
loss
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From this reading He had felt the loss of Gus's helping hand terribly, and he had not yet found another ass to "devil" for him in the way of classics or mathematics.
mathematics
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From this reading He had felt the loss of Gus's helping hand terribly, and he had not yet found another ass to "devil" for him in the way of classics or mathematics.
means
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From this reading He had been hoisted up to that serene height by no means _honoris causa_, but _aetatis causa_.
mirabile
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From this reading Philips, a former understudy to Gus, was called upon, but with unsatisfactory results, and Cotton, _mirabile dictu_, was compelled in sheer desperation to try to do his own work.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had been hoisted up to that serene height by no means _honoris causa_, but _aetatis causa_.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had felt the loss of Gus's helping hand terribly, and he had not yet found another ass to "devil" for him in the way of classics or mathematics.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PENFOLD TABLET FUND The Easter term had been one of unadulterated discomfort for Jim Cotton.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE PENFOLD TABLET FUND The Easter term had been one of unadulterated discomfort for Jim Cotton.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He had felt the loss of Gus's helping hand terribly, and he had not yet found another ass to "devil" for him in the way of classics or mathematics.
otherwise
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From this reading Frankly, the Fifth of St. Amory's was beyond Jim's very small attainments, classical or otherwise.
own
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From this reading Philips, a former understudy to Gus, was called upon, but with unsatisfactory results, and Cotton, _mirabile dictu_, was compelled in sheer desperation to try to do his own work.
PENFOLD
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From this reading THE PENFOLD TABLET FUND The Easter term had been one of unadulterated discomfort for Jim Cotton.
Philips
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From this reading Philips, a former understudy to Gus, was called upon, but with unsatisfactory results, and Cotton, _mirabile dictu_, was compelled in sheer desperation to try to do his own work.
results
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From this reading Philips, a former understudy to Gus, was called upon, but with unsatisfactory results, and Cotton, _mirabile dictu_, was compelled in sheer desperation to try to do his own work.
serene
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From this reading He had been hoisted up to that serene height by no means _honoris causa_, but _aetatis causa_.
sheer
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From this reading Philips, a former understudy to Gus, was called upon, but with unsatisfactory results, and Cotton, _mirabile dictu_, was compelled in sheer desperation to try to do his own work.
small
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From this reading Frankly, the Fifth of St. Amory's was beyond Jim's very small attainments, classical or otherwise.
St
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From this reading Frankly, the Fifth of St. Amory's was beyond Jim's very small attainments, classical or otherwise.
TABLET
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From this reading THE PENFOLD TABLET FUND The Easter term had been one of unadulterated discomfort for Jim Cotton.
term
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From this reading THE PENFOLD TABLET FUND The Easter term had been one of unadulterated discomfort for Jim Cotton.
terribly
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From this reading He had felt the loss of Gus's helping hand terribly, and he had not yet found another ass to "devil" for him in the way of classics or mathematics.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had been hoisted up to that serene height by no means _honoris causa_, but _aetatis causa_.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PENFOLD TABLET FUND The Easter term had been one of unadulterated discomfort for Jim Cotton.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had felt the loss of Gus's helping hand terribly, and he had not yet found another ass to "devil" for him in the way of classics or mathematics.
try
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From this reading Philips, a former understudy to Gus, was called upon, but with unsatisfactory results, and Cotton, _mirabile dictu_, was compelled in sheer desperation to try to do his own work.
unadulterated
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From this reading THE PENFOLD TABLET FUND The Easter term had been one of unadulterated discomfort for Jim Cotton.
understudy
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From this reading Philips, a former understudy to Gus, was called upon, but with unsatisfactory results, and Cotton, _mirabile dictu_, was compelled in sheer desperation to try to do his own work.
unsatisfactory
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From this reading Philips, a former understudy to Gus, was called upon, but with unsatisfactory results, and Cotton, _mirabile dictu_, was compelled in sheer desperation to try to do his own work.
up
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From this reading He had been hoisted up to that serene height by no means _honoris causa_, but _aetatis causa_.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Philips, a former understudy to Gus, was called upon, but with unsatisfactory results, and Cotton, _mirabile dictu_, was compelled in sheer desperation to try to do his own work.
very
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From this reading Frankly, the Fifth of St. Amory's was beyond Jim's very small attainments, classical or otherwise.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Philips, a former understudy to Gus, was called upon, but with unsatisfactory results, and Cotton, _mirabile dictu_, was compelled in sheer desperation to try to do his own work.
way
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From this reading He had felt the loss of Gus's helping hand terribly, and he had not yet found another ass to "devil" for him in the way of classics or mathematics.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Philips, a former understudy to Gus, was called upon, but with unsatisfactory results, and Cotton, _mirabile dictu_, was compelled in sheer desperation to try to do his own work.
work
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From this reading Philips, a former understudy to Gus, was called upon, but with unsatisfactory results, and Cotton, _mirabile dictu_, was compelled in sheer desperation to try to do his own work.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading He had felt the loss of Gus's helping hand terribly, and he had not yet found another ass to "devil" for him in the way of classics or mathematics.
