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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 A BOY LOST.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When Elwood Brandon separated from Howard Lawrence on the afternoon of their ramble in the woods, it was with the firm intention of making all haste around the range of hills, and there to unite with him in their hunt for Tim.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading When we are following the course which conscience tells us is the true one, although it may be rough and stony, and at times most difficult to keep, yet the knowledge of what awaits us at the end should be proof against temptations to turn aside.
all
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From this reading When Elwood Brandon separated from Howard Lawrence on the afternoon of their ramble in the woods, it was with the firm intention of making all haste around the range of hills, and there to unite with him in their hunt for Tim.
allurements
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From this reading But, like too many boys, he suffered himself to be led from the sure path by the allurements of the false one.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When we are following the course which conscience tells us is the true one, although it may be rough and stony, and at times most difficult to keep, yet the knowledge of what awaits us at the end should be proof against temptations to turn aside.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Elwood Brandon separated from Howard Lawrence on the afternoon of their ramble in the woods, it was with the firm intention of making all haste around the range of hills, and there to unite with him in their hunt for Tim.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When we are following the course which conscience tells us is the true one, although it may be rough and stony, and at times most difficult to keep, yet the knowledge of what awaits us at the end should be proof against temptations to turn aside.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading When Elwood Brandon separated from Howard Lawrence on the afternoon of their ramble in the woods, it was with the firm intention of making all haste around the range of hills, and there to unite with him in their hunt for Tim.
aside
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From this reading When we are following the course which conscience tells us is the true one, although it may be rough and stony, and at times most difficult to keep, yet the knowledge of what awaits us at the end should be proof against temptations to turn aside.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When we are following the course which conscience tells us is the true one, although it may be rough and stony, and at times most difficult to keep, yet the knowledge of what awaits us at the end should be proof against temptations to turn aside.
awaits
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From this reading When we are following the course which conscience tells us is the true one, although it may be rough and stony, and at times most difficult to keep, yet the knowledge of what awaits us at the end should be proof against temptations to turn aside.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But, like too many boys, he suffered himself to be led from the sure path by the allurements of the false one.
BOY
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From this reading A BOY LOST.
boys
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From this reading But, like too many boys, he suffered himself to be led from the sure path by the allurements of the false one.
Brandon
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From this reading When Elwood Brandon separated from Howard Lawrence on the afternoon of their ramble in the woods, it was with the firm intention of making all haste around the range of hills, and there to unite with him in their hunt for Tim.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, like too many boys, he suffered himself to be led from the sure path by the allurements of the false one.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But, like too many boys, he suffered himself to be led from the sure path by the allurements of the false one.
consciencenounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading When we are following the course which conscience tells us is the true one, although it may be rough and stony, and at times most difficult to keep, yet the knowledge of what awaits us at the end should be proof against temptations to turn aside.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When we are following the course which conscience tells us is the true one, although it may be rough and stony, and at times most difficult to keep, yet the knowledge of what awaits us at the end should be proof against temptations to turn aside.
day
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From this reading His example furnished a striking moral lesson, which he will doubtless remember to the day of his death.
death
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From this reading His example furnished a striking moral lesson, which he will doubtless remember to the day of his death.
difficult
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From this reading When we are following the course which conscience tells us is the true one, although it may be rough and stony, and at times most difficult to keep, yet the knowledge of what awaits us at the end should be proof against temptations to turn aside.
doubtless
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From this reading His example furnished a striking moral lesson, which he will doubtless remember to the day of his death.
Elwood
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From this reading When Elwood Brandon separated from Howard Lawrence on the afternoon of their ramble in the woods, it was with the firm intention of making all haste around the range of hills, and there to unite with him in their hunt for Tim.
end
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From this reading When we are following the course which conscience tells us is the true one, although it may be rough and stony, and at times most difficult to keep, yet the knowledge of what awaits us at the end should be proof against temptations to turn aside.
example
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From this reading His example furnished a striking moral lesson, which he will doubtless remember to the day of his death.
false
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From this reading But, like too many boys, he suffered himself to be led from the sure path by the allurements of the false one.
firm
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From this reading When Elwood Brandon separated from Howard Lawrence on the afternoon of their ramble in the woods, it was with the firm intention of making all haste around the range of hills, and there to unite with him in their hunt for Tim.
following
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From this reading When we are following the course which conscience tells us is the true one, although it may be rough and stony, and at times most difficult to keep, yet the knowledge of what awaits us at the end should be proof against temptations to turn aside.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When Elwood Brandon separated from Howard Lawrence on the afternoon of their ramble in the woods, it was with the firm intention of making all haste around the range of hills, and there to unite with him in their hunt for Tim.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When Elwood Brandon separated from Howard Lawrence on the afternoon of their ramble in the woods, it was with the firm intention of making all haste around the range of hills, and there to unite with him in their hunt for Tim.
furnished
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From this reading His example furnished a striking moral lesson, which he will doubtless remember to the day of his death.
haste
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From this reading When Elwood Brandon separated from Howard Lawrence on the afternoon of their ramble in the woods, it was with the firm intention of making all haste around the range of hills, and there to unite with him in their hunt for Tim.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But, like too many boys, he suffered himself to be led from the sure path by the allurements of the false one.
hills
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From this reading When Elwood Brandon separated from Howard Lawrence on the afternoon of their ramble in the woods, it was with the firm intention of making all haste around the range of hills, and there to unite with him in their hunt for Tim.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Elwood Brandon separated from Howard Lawrence on the afternoon of their ramble in the woods, it was with the firm intention of making all haste around the range of hills, and there to unite with him in their hunt for Tim.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But, like too many boys, he suffered himself to be led from the sure path by the allurements of the false one.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His example furnished a striking moral lesson, which he will doubtless remember to the day of his death.
Howard
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From this reading When Elwood Brandon separated from Howard Lawrence on the afternoon of their ramble in the woods, it was with the firm intention of making all haste around the range of hills, and there to unite with him in their hunt for Tim.
hunt
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From this reading When Elwood Brandon separated from Howard Lawrence on the afternoon of their ramble in the woods, it was with the firm intention of making all haste around the range of hills, and there to unite with him in their hunt for Tim.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Elwood Brandon separated from Howard Lawrence on the afternoon of their ramble in the woods, it was with the firm intention of making all haste around the range of hills, and there to unite with him in their hunt for Tim.
intention
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From this reading When Elwood Brandon separated from Howard Lawrence on the afternoon of their ramble in the woods, it was with the firm intention of making all haste around the range of hills, and there to unite with him in their hunt for Tim.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When we are following the course which conscience tells us is the true one, although it may be rough and stony, and at times most difficult to keep, yet the knowledge of what awaits us at the end should be proof against temptations to turn aside.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When Elwood Brandon separated from Howard Lawrence on the afternoon of their ramble in the woods, it was with the firm intention of making all haste around the range of hills, and there to unite with him in their hunt for Tim.
keep
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From this reading When we are following the course which conscience tells us is the true one, although it may be rough and stony, and at times most difficult to keep, yet the knowledge of what awaits us at the end should be proof against temptations to turn aside.
knowledge
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From this reading When we are following the course which conscience tells us is the true one, although it may be rough and stony, and at times most difficult to keep, yet the knowledge of what awaits us at the end should be proof against temptations to turn aside.
Lawrence
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From this reading When Elwood Brandon separated from Howard Lawrence on the afternoon of their ramble in the woods, it was with the firm intention of making all haste around the range of hills, and there to unite with him in their hunt for Tim.
led
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From this reading But, like too many boys, he suffered himself to be led from the sure path by the allurements of the false one.
lesson
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From this reading His example furnished a striking moral lesson, which he will doubtless remember to the day of his death.
like
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From this reading But, like too many boys, he suffered himself to be led from the sure path by the allurements of the false one.
LOST
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From this reading A BOY LOST.
making
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From this reading When Elwood Brandon separated from Howard Lawrence on the afternoon of their ramble in the woods, it was with the firm intention of making all haste around the range of hills, and there to unite with him in their hunt for Tim.
many
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From this reading But, like too many boys, he suffered himself to be led from the sure path by the allurements of the false one.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading When we are following the course which conscience tells us is the true one, although it may be rough and stony, and at times most difficult to keep, yet the knowledge of what awaits us at the end should be proof against temptations to turn aside.
moral
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From this reading His example furnished a striking moral lesson, which he will doubtless remember to the day of his death.
most
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From this reading When we are following the course which conscience tells us is the true one, although it may be rough and stony, and at times most difficult to keep, yet the knowledge of what awaits us at the end should be proof against temptations to turn aside.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Elwood Brandon separated from Howard Lawrence on the afternoon of their ramble in the woods, it was with the firm intention of making all haste around the range of hills, and there to unite with him in their hunt for Tim.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When Elwood Brandon separated from Howard Lawrence on the afternoon of their ramble in the woods, it was with the firm intention of making all haste around the range of hills, and there to unite with him in their hunt for Tim.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But, like too many boys, he suffered himself to be led from the sure path by the allurements of the false one.
path
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From this reading But, like too many boys, he suffered himself to be led from the sure path by the allurements of the false one.
proof
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From this reading When we are following the course which conscience tells us is the true one, although it may be rough and stony, and at times most difficult to keep, yet the knowledge of what awaits us at the end should be proof against temptations to turn aside.
ramble
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From this reading When Elwood Brandon separated from Howard Lawrence on the afternoon of their ramble in the woods, it was with the firm intention of making all haste around the range of hills, and there to unite with him in their hunt for Tim.
range
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From this reading When Elwood Brandon separated from Howard Lawrence on the afternoon of their ramble in the woods, it was with the firm intention of making all haste around the range of hills, and there to unite with him in their hunt for Tim.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading His example furnished a striking moral lesson, which he will doubtless remember to the day of his death.
rough
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From this reading When we are following the course which conscience tells us is the true one, although it may be rough and stony, and at times most difficult to keep, yet the knowledge of what awaits us at the end should be proof against temptations to turn aside.
separated
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From this reading When Elwood Brandon separated from Howard Lawrence on the afternoon of their ramble in the woods, it was with the firm intention of making all haste around the range of hills, and there to unite with him in their hunt for Tim.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading When we are following the course which conscience tells us is the true one, although it may be rough and stony, and at times most difficult to keep, yet the knowledge of what awaits us at the end should be proof against temptations to turn aside.
stony
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From this reading When we are following the course which conscience tells us is the true one, although it may be rough and stony, and at times most difficult to keep, yet the knowledge of what awaits us at the end should be proof against temptations to turn aside.
striking
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From this reading His example furnished a striking moral lesson, which he will doubtless remember to the day of his death.
suffered
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From this reading But, like too many boys, he suffered himself to be led from the sure path by the allurements of the false one.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, like too many boys, he suffered himself to be led from the sure path by the allurements of the false one.
tells
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From this reading When we are following the course which conscience tells us is the true one, although it may be rough and stony, and at times most difficult to keep, yet the knowledge of what awaits us at the end should be proof against temptations to turn aside.
temptations
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From this reading When we are following the course which conscience tells us is the true one, although it may be rough and stony, and at times most difficult to keep, yet the knowledge of what awaits us at the end should be proof against temptations to turn aside.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Elwood Brandon separated from Howard Lawrence on the afternoon of their ramble in the woods, it was with the firm intention of making all haste around the range of hills, and there to unite with him in their hunt for Tim.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When Elwood Brandon separated from Howard Lawrence on the afternoon of their ramble in the woods, it was with the firm intention of making all haste around the range of hills, and there to unite with him in their hunt for Tim.
there
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From this reading When Elwood Brandon separated from Howard Lawrence on the afternoon of their ramble in the woods, it was with the firm intention of making all haste around the range of hills, and there to unite with him in their hunt for Tim.
Tim
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From this reading When Elwood Brandon separated from Howard Lawrence on the afternoon of their ramble in the woods, it was with the firm intention of making all haste around the range of hills, and there to unite with him in their hunt for Tim.
times
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From this reading When we are following the course which conscience tells us is the true one, although it may be rough and stony, and at times most difficult to keep, yet the knowledge of what awaits us at the end should be proof against temptations to turn aside.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Elwood Brandon separated from Howard Lawrence on the afternoon of their ramble in the woods, it was with the firm intention of making all haste around the range of hills, and there to unite with him in their hunt for Tim.
too
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From this reading But, like too many boys, he suffered himself to be led from the sure path by the allurements of the false one.
true
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From this reading When we are following the course which conscience tells us is the true one, although it may be rough and stony, and at times most difficult to keep, yet the knowledge of what awaits us at the end should be proof against temptations to turn aside.
turn
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From this reading When we are following the course which conscience tells us is the true one, although it may be rough and stony, and at times most difficult to keep, yet the knowledge of what awaits us at the end should be proof against temptations to turn aside.
unite
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From this reading When Elwood Brandon separated from Howard Lawrence on the afternoon of their ramble in the woods, it was with the firm intention of making all haste around the range of hills, and there to unite with him in their hunt for Tim.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When we are following the course which conscience tells us is the true one, although it may be rough and stony, and at times most difficult to keep, yet the knowledge of what awaits us at the end should be proof against temptations to turn aside.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Elwood Brandon separated from Howard Lawrence on the afternoon of their ramble in the woods, it was with the firm intention of making all haste around the range of hills, and there to unite with him in their hunt for Tim.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading When we are following the course which conscience tells us is the true one, although it may be rough and stony, and at times most difficult to keep, yet the knowledge of what awaits us at the end should be proof against temptations to turn aside.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading When we are following the course which conscience tells us is the true one, although it may be rough and stony, and at times most difficult to keep, yet the knowledge of what awaits us at the end should be proof against temptations to turn aside.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Elwood Brandon separated from Howard Lawrence on the afternoon of their ramble in the woods, it was with the firm intention of making all haste around the range of hills, and there to unite with him in their hunt for Tim.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His example furnished a striking moral lesson, which he will doubtless remember to the day of his death.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading His example furnished a striking moral lesson, which he will doubtless remember to the day of his death.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Elwood Brandon separated from Howard Lawrence on the afternoon of their ramble in the woods, it was with the firm intention of making all haste around the range of hills, and there to unite with him in their hunt for Tim.
woods
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From this reading When Elwood Brandon separated from Howard Lawrence on the afternoon of their ramble in the woods, it was with the firm intention of making all haste around the range of hills, and there to unite with him in their hunt for Tim.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading When we are following the course which conscience tells us is the true one, although it may be rough and stony, and at times most difficult to keep, yet the knowledge of what awaits us at the end should be proof against temptations to turn aside.
