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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 "CAREW-BROWN" It must be confessed that John Brown--or to be polite and up-to-date--John Carew-Brown surveyed the pupils of Wygate School with a fighting eye, which is to say, he considered them carefully with regarded to their pugilistic abilities, and he decided very soon that he "could make them all sing small."
aback
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From this reading Betty Bruce had certainly caught his attention by her public punishment, and he had been taken aback by that sharp little pinch of hers.
abilities
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From this reading "CAREW-BROWN" It must be confessed that John Brown--or to be polite and up-to-date--John Carew-Brown surveyed the pupils of Wygate School with a fighting eye, which is to say, he considered them carefully with regarded to their pugilistic abilities, and he decided very soon that he "could make them all sing small."
absolutely
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From this reading The girls he had passed by with but slight notice; to him they were absolutely valueless and uninteresting.
admire
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From this reading Hitherto he had had nothing to do with girls but he supposed immediately that that was their manner of fighting, and he did not admire it.
all
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From this reading "CAREW-BROWN" It must be confessed that John Brown--or to be polite and up-to-date--John Carew-Brown surveyed the pupils of Wygate School with a fighting eye, which is to say, he considered them carefully with regarded to their pugilistic abilities, and he decided very soon that he "could make them all sing small."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "CAREW-BROWN" It must be confessed that John Brown--or to be polite and up-to-date--John Carew-Brown surveyed the pupils of Wygate School with a fighting eye, which is to say, he considered them carefully with regarded to their pugilistic abilities, and he decided very soon that he "could make them all sing small."
attention
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From this reading Betty Bruce had certainly caught his attention by her public punishment, and he had been taken aback by that sharp little pinch of hers.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "CAREW-BROWN" It must be confessed that John Brown--or to be polite and up-to-date--John Carew-Brown surveyed the pupils of Wygate School with a fighting eye, which is to say, he considered them carefully with regarded to their pugilistic abilities, and he decided very soon that he "could make them all sing small."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Even upon that first day when he, a new boy, had been standing in view of the whole school, his mind had chiefly been occupied in running over the boys' obvious fighting qualities--tall, short, fat, thin, all sorts and conditions of them were there.
Betty
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From this reading Betty Bruce had certainly caught his attention by her public punishment, and he had been taken aback by that sharp little pinch of hers.
boy
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From this reading Even upon that first day when he, a new boy, had been standing in view of the whole school, his mind had chiefly been occupied in running over the boys' obvious fighting qualities--tall, short, fat, thin, all sorts and conditions of them were there.
boys
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From this reading Even upon that first day when he, a new boy, had been standing in view of the whole school, his mind had chiefly been occupied in running over the boys' obvious fighting qualities--tall, short, fat, thin, all sorts and conditions of them were there.
Brown
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From this reading "CAREW-BROWN" It must be confessed that John Brown--or to be polite and up-to-date--John Carew-Brown surveyed the pupils of Wygate School with a fighting eye, which is to say, he considered them carefully with regarded to their pugilistic abilities, and he decided very soon that he "could make them all sing small."
Bruce
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From this reading Betty Bruce had certainly caught his attention by her public punishment, and he had been taken aback by that sharp little pinch of hers.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The girls he had passed by with but slight notice; to him they were absolutely valueless and uninteresting.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The girls he had passed by with but slight notice; to him they were absolutely valueless and uninteresting.
carefully
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From this reading "CAREW-BROWN" It must be confessed that John Brown--or to be polite and up-to-date--John Carew-Brown surveyed the pupils of Wygate School with a fighting eye, which is to say, he considered them carefully with regarded to their pugilistic abilities, and he decided very soon that he "could make them all sing small."
CAREW-BROWN
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From this reading "CAREW-BROWN" It must be confessed that John Brown--or to be polite and up-to-date--John Carew-Brown surveyed the pupils of Wygate School with a fighting eye, which is to say, he considered them carefully with regarded to their pugilistic abilities, and he decided very soon that he "could make them all sing small."
caught
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From this reading Betty Bruce had certainly caught his attention by her public punishment, and he had been taken aback by that sharp little pinch of hers.
certainly
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From this reading Betty Bruce had certainly caught his attention by her public punishment, and he had been taken aback by that sharp little pinch of hers.
chiefly
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From this reading Even upon that first day when he, a new boy, had been standing in view of the whole school, his mind had chiefly been occupied in running over the boys' obvious fighting qualities--tall, short, fat, thin, all sorts and conditions of them were there.
conditions
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From this reading Even upon that first day when he, a new boy, had been standing in view of the whole school, his mind had chiefly been occupied in running over the boys' obvious fighting qualities--tall, short, fat, thin, all sorts and conditions of them were there.
confessed
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From this reading "CAREW-BROWN" It must be confessed that John Brown--or to be polite and up-to-date--John Carew-Brown surveyed the pupils of Wygate School with a fighting eye, which is to say, he considered them carefully with regarded to their pugilistic abilities, and he decided very soon that he "could make them all sing small."
considered
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From this reading "CAREW-BROWN" It must be confessed that John Brown--or to be polite and up-to-date--John Carew-Brown surveyed the pupils of Wygate School with a fighting eye, which is to say, he considered them carefully with regarded to their pugilistic abilities, and he decided very soon that he "could make them all sing small."
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "CAREW-BROWN" It must be confessed that John Brown--or to be polite and up-to-date--John Carew-Brown surveyed the pupils of Wygate School with a fighting eye, which is to say, he considered them carefully with regarded to their pugilistic abilities, and he decided very soon that he "could make them all sing small."
day
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From this reading Even upon that first day when he, a new boy, had been standing in view of the whole school, his mind had chiefly been occupied in running over the boys' obvious fighting qualities--tall, short, fat, thin, all sorts and conditions of them were there.
decided
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From this reading "CAREW-BROWN" It must be confessed that John Brown--or to be polite and up-to-date--John Carew-Brown surveyed the pupils of Wygate School with a fighting eye, which is to say, he considered them carefully with regarded to their pugilistic abilities, and he decided very soon that he "could make them all sing small."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Hitherto he had had nothing to do with girls but he supposed immediately that that was their manner of fighting, and he did not admire it.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Hitherto he had had nothing to do with girls but he supposed immediately that that was their manner of fighting, and he did not admire it.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even upon that first day when he, a new boy, had been standing in view of the whole school, his mind had chiefly been occupied in running over the boys' obvious fighting qualities--tall, short, fat, thin, all sorts and conditions of them were there.
eye
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From this reading "CAREW-BROWN" It must be confessed that John Brown--or to be polite and up-to-date--John Carew-Brown surveyed the pupils of Wygate School with a fighting eye, which is to say, he considered them carefully with regarded to their pugilistic abilities, and he decided very soon that he "could make them all sing small."
fat
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From this reading Even upon that first day when he, a new boy, had been standing in view of the whole school, his mind had chiefly been occupied in running over the boys' obvious fighting qualities--tall, short, fat, thin, all sorts and conditions of them were there.
fighting
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From this reading "CAREW-BROWN" It must be confessed that John Brown--or to be polite and up-to-date--John Carew-Brown surveyed the pupils of Wygate School with a fighting eye, which is to say, he considered them carefully with regarded to their pugilistic abilities, and he decided very soon that he "could make them all sing small."
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even upon that first day when he, a new boy, had been standing in view of the whole school, his mind had chiefly been occupied in running over the boys' obvious fighting qualities--tall, short, fat, thin, all sorts and conditions of them were there.
girls
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From this reading The girls he had passed by with but slight notice; to him they were absolutely valueless and uninteresting.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Even upon that first day when he, a new boy, had been standing in view of the whole school, his mind had chiefly been occupied in running over the boys' obvious fighting qualities--tall, short, fat, thin, all sorts and conditions of them were there.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "CAREW-BROWN" It must be confessed that John Brown--or to be polite and up-to-date--John Carew-Brown surveyed the pupils of Wygate School with a fighting eye, which is to say, he considered them carefully with regarded to their pugilistic abilities, and he decided very soon that he "could make them all sing small."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Betty Bruce had certainly caught his attention by her public punishment, and he had been taken aback by that sharp little pinch of hers.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading Betty Bruce had certainly caught his attention by her public punishment, and he had been taken aback by that sharp little pinch of hers.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The girls he had passed by with but slight notice; to him they were absolutely valueless and uninteresting.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Even upon that first day when he, a new boy, had been standing in view of the whole school, his mind had chiefly been occupied in running over the boys' obvious fighting qualities--tall, short, fat, thin, all sorts and conditions of them were there.
Hitherto
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From this reading Hitherto he had had nothing to do with girls but he supposed immediately that that was their manner of fighting, and he did not admire it.
immediately
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From this reading Hitherto he had had nothing to do with girls but he supposed immediately that that was their manner of fighting, and he did not admire it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Even upon that first day when he, a new boy, had been standing in view of the whole school, his mind had chiefly been occupied in running over the boys' obvious fighting qualities--tall, short, fat, thin, all sorts and conditions of them were there.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "CAREW-BROWN" It must be confessed that John Brown--or to be polite and up-to-date--John Carew-Brown surveyed the pupils of Wygate School with a fighting eye, which is to say, he considered them carefully with regarded to their pugilistic abilities, and he decided very soon that he "could make them all sing small."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "CAREW-BROWN" It must be confessed that John Brown--or to be polite and up-to-date--John Carew-Brown surveyed the pupils of Wygate School with a fighting eye, which is to say, he considered them carefully with regarded to their pugilistic abilities, and he decided very soon that he "could make them all sing small."
John
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From this reading "CAREW-BROWN" It must be confessed that John Brown--or to be polite and up-to-date--John Carew-Brown surveyed the pupils of Wygate School with a fighting eye, which is to say, he considered them carefully with regarded to their pugilistic abilities, and he decided very soon that he "could make them all sing small."
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Betty Bruce had certainly caught his attention by her public punishment, and he had been taken aback by that sharp little pinch of hers.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "CAREW-BROWN" It must be confessed that John Brown--or to be polite and up-to-date--John Carew-Brown surveyed the pupils of Wygate School with a fighting eye, which is to say, he considered them carefully with regarded to their pugilistic abilities, and he decided very soon that he "could make them all sing small."
manner
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From this reading Hitherto he had had nothing to do with girls but he supposed immediately that that was their manner of fighting, and he did not admire it.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even upon that first day when he, a new boy, had been standing in view of the whole school, his mind had chiefly been occupied in running over the boys' obvious fighting qualities--tall, short, fat, thin, all sorts and conditions of them were there.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "CAREW-BROWN" It must be confessed that John Brown--or to be polite and up-to-date--John Carew-Brown surveyed the pupils of Wygate School with a fighting eye, which is to say, he considered them carefully with regarded to their pugilistic abilities, and he decided very soon that he "could make them all sing small."
new
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From this reading Even upon that first day when he, a new boy, had been standing in view of the whole school, his mind had chiefly been occupied in running over the boys' obvious fighting qualities--tall, short, fat, thin, all sorts and conditions of them were there.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Hitherto he had had nothing to do with girls but he supposed immediately that that was their manner of fighting, and he did not admire it.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Hitherto he had had nothing to do with girls but he supposed immediately that that was their manner of fighting, and he did not admire it.
notice
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From this reading The girls he had passed by with but slight notice; to him they were absolutely valueless and uninteresting.
obvious
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From this reading Even upon that first day when he, a new boy, had been standing in view of the whole school, his mind had chiefly been occupied in running over the boys' obvious fighting qualities--tall, short, fat, thin, all sorts and conditions of them were there.
occupied
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From this reading Even upon that first day when he, a new boy, had been standing in view of the whole school, his mind had chiefly been occupied in running over the boys' obvious fighting qualities--tall, short, fat, thin, all sorts and conditions of them were there.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "CAREW-BROWN" It must be confessed that John Brown--or to be polite and up-to-date--John Carew-Brown surveyed the pupils of Wygate School with a fighting eye, which is to say, he considered them carefully with regarded to their pugilistic abilities, and he decided very soon that he "could make them all sing small."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "CAREW-BROWN" It must be confessed that John Brown--or to be polite and up-to-date--John Carew-Brown surveyed the pupils of Wygate School with a fighting eye, which is to say, he considered them carefully with regarded to their pugilistic abilities, and he decided very soon that he "could make them all sing small."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Even upon that first day when he, a new boy, had been standing in view of the whole school, his mind had chiefly been occupied in running over the boys' obvious fighting qualities--tall, short, fat, thin, all sorts and conditions of them were there.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girls he had passed by with but slight notice; to him they were absolutely valueless and uninteresting.
pinch
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From this reading Betty Bruce had certainly caught his attention by her public punishment, and he had been taken aback by that sharp little pinch of hers.
polite
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From this reading "CAREW-BROWN" It must be confessed that John Brown--or to be polite and up-to-date--John Carew-Brown surveyed the pupils of Wygate School with a fighting eye, which is to say, he considered them carefully with regarded to their pugilistic abilities, and he decided very soon that he "could make them all sing small."
public
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From this reading Betty Bruce had certainly caught his attention by her public punishment, and he had been taken aback by that sharp little pinch of hers.
pugilistic
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From this reading "CAREW-BROWN" It must be confessed that John Brown--or to be polite and up-to-date--John Carew-Brown surveyed the pupils of Wygate School with a fighting eye, which is to say, he considered them carefully with regarded to their pugilistic abilities, and he decided very soon that he "could make them all sing small."
punishment
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From this reading Betty Bruce had certainly caught his attention by her public punishment, and he had been taken aback by that sharp little pinch of hers.
pupils
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From this reading "CAREW-BROWN" It must be confessed that John Brown--or to be polite and up-to-date--John Carew-Brown surveyed the pupils of Wygate School with a fighting eye, which is to say, he considered them carefully with regarded to their pugilistic abilities, and he decided very soon that he "could make them all sing small."
qualities
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From this reading Even upon that first day when he, a new boy, had been standing in view of the whole school, his mind had chiefly been occupied in running over the boys' obvious fighting qualities--tall, short, fat, thin, all sorts and conditions of them were there.
regarded
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From this reading "CAREW-BROWN" It must be confessed that John Brown--or to be polite and up-to-date--John Carew-Brown surveyed the pupils of Wygate School with a fighting eye, which is to say, he considered them carefully with regarded to their pugilistic abilities, and he decided very soon that he "could make them all sing small."
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Even upon that first day when he, a new boy, had been standing in view of the whole school, his mind had chiefly been occupied in running over the boys' obvious fighting qualities--tall, short, fat, thin, all sorts and conditions of them were there.
say
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From this reading "CAREW-BROWN" It must be confessed that John Brown--or to be polite and up-to-date--John Carew-Brown surveyed the pupils of Wygate School with a fighting eye, which is to say, he considered them carefully with regarded to their pugilistic abilities, and he decided very soon that he "could make them all sing small."
School
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From this reading "CAREW-BROWN" It must be confessed that John Brown--or to be polite and up-to-date--John Carew-Brown surveyed the pupils of Wygate School with a fighting eye, which is to say, he considered them carefully with regarded to their pugilistic abilities, and he decided very soon that he "could make them all sing small."
sharp
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From this reading Betty Bruce had certainly caught his attention by her public punishment, and he had been taken aback by that sharp little pinch of hers.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Even upon that first day when he, a new boy, had been standing in view of the whole school, his mind had chiefly been occupied in running over the boys' obvious fighting qualities--tall, short, fat, thin, all sorts and conditions of them were there.
sing
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From this reading "CAREW-BROWN" It must be confessed that John Brown--or to be polite and up-to-date--John Carew-Brown surveyed the pupils of Wygate School with a fighting eye, which is to say, he considered them carefully with regarded to their pugilistic abilities, and he decided very soon that he "could make them all sing small."
slight
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From this reading The girls he had passed by with but slight notice; to him they were absolutely valueless and uninteresting.
small
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From this reading "CAREW-BROWN" It must be confessed that John Brown--or to be polite and up-to-date--John Carew-Brown surveyed the pupils of Wygate School with a fighting eye, which is to say, he considered them carefully with regarded to their pugilistic abilities, and he decided very soon that he "could make them all sing small."
soon
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From this reading "CAREW-BROWN" It must be confessed that John Brown--or to be polite and up-to-date--John Carew-Brown surveyed the pupils of Wygate School with a fighting eye, which is to say, he considered them carefully with regarded to their pugilistic abilities, and he decided very soon that he "could make them all sing small."
sorts
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From this reading Even upon that first day when he, a new boy, had been standing in view of the whole school, his mind had chiefly been occupied in running over the boys' obvious fighting qualities--tall, short, fat, thin, all sorts and conditions of them were there.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Even upon that first day when he, a new boy, had been standing in view of the whole school, his mind had chiefly been occupied in running over the boys' obvious fighting qualities--tall, short, fat, thin, all sorts and conditions of them were there.
supposed
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From this reading Hitherto he had had nothing to do with girls but he supposed immediately that that was their manner of fighting, and he did not admire it.
surveyed
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From this reading "CAREW-BROWN" It must be confessed that John Brown--or to be polite and up-to-date--John Carew-Brown surveyed the pupils of Wygate School with a fighting eye, which is to say, he considered them carefully with regarded to their pugilistic abilities, and he decided very soon that he "could make them all sing small."
taken
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From this reading Betty Bruce had certainly caught his attention by her public punishment, and he had been taken aback by that sharp little pinch of hers.
tall
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From this reading Even upon that first day when he, a new boy, had been standing in view of the whole school, his mind had chiefly been occupied in running over the boys' obvious fighting qualities--tall, short, fat, thin, all sorts and conditions of them were there.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "CAREW-BROWN" It must be confessed that John Brown--or to be polite and up-to-date--John Carew-Brown surveyed the pupils of Wygate School with a fighting eye, which is to say, he considered them carefully with regarded to their pugilistic abilities, and he decided very soon that he "could make them all sing small."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "CAREW-BROWN" It must be confessed that John Brown--or to be polite and up-to-date--John Carew-Brown surveyed the pupils of Wygate School with a fighting eye, which is to say, he considered them carefully with regarded to their pugilistic abilities, and he decided very soon that he "could make them all sing small."
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "CAREW-BROWN" It must be confessed that John Brown--or to be polite and up-to-date--John Carew-Brown surveyed the pupils of Wygate School with a fighting eye, which is to say, he considered them carefully with regarded to their pugilistic abilities, and he decided very soon that he "could make them all sing small."
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "CAREW-BROWN" It must be confessed that John Brown--or to be polite and up-to-date--John Carew-Brown surveyed the pupils of Wygate School with a fighting eye, which is to say, he considered them carefully with regarded to their pugilistic abilities, and he decided very soon that he "could make them all sing small."
there
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From this reading Even upon that first day when he, a new boy, had been standing in view of the whole school, his mind had chiefly been occupied in running over the boys' obvious fighting qualities--tall, short, fat, thin, all sorts and conditions of them were there.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The girls he had passed by with but slight notice; to him they were absolutely valueless and uninteresting.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Even upon that first day when he, a new boy, had been standing in view of the whole school, his mind had chiefly been occupied in running over the boys' obvious fighting qualities--tall, short, fat, thin, all sorts and conditions of them were there.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "CAREW-BROWN" It must be confessed that John Brown--or to be polite and up-to-date--John Carew-Brown surveyed the pupils of Wygate School with a fighting eye, which is to say, he considered them carefully with regarded to their pugilistic abilities, and he decided very soon that he "could make them all sing small."
uninteresting
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From this reading The girls he had passed by with but slight notice; to him they were absolutely valueless and uninteresting.
up-to-date
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From this reading "CAREW-BROWN" It must be confessed that John Brown--or to be polite and up-to-date--John Carew-Brown surveyed the pupils of Wygate School with a fighting eye, which is to say, he considered them carefully with regarded to their pugilistic abilities, and he decided very soon that he "could make them all sing small."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Even upon that first day when he, a new boy, had been standing in view of the whole school, his mind had chiefly been occupied in running over the boys' obvious fighting qualities--tall, short, fat, thin, all sorts and conditions of them were there.
valueless
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From this reading The girls he had passed by with but slight notice; to him they were absolutely valueless and uninteresting.
very
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From this reading "CAREW-BROWN" It must be confessed that John Brown--or to be polite and up-to-date--John Carew-Brown surveyed the pupils of Wygate School with a fighting eye, which is to say, he considered them carefully with regarded to their pugilistic abilities, and he decided very soon that he "could make them all sing small."
view
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From this reading Even upon that first day when he, a new boy, had been standing in view of the whole school, his mind had chiefly been occupied in running over the boys' obvious fighting qualities--tall, short, fat, thin, all sorts and conditions of them were there.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hitherto he had had nothing to do with girls but he supposed immediately that that was their manner of fighting, and he did not admire it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Even upon that first day when he, a new boy, had been standing in view of the whole school, his mind had chiefly been occupied in running over the boys' obvious fighting qualities--tall, short, fat, thin, all sorts and conditions of them were there.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Even upon that first day when he, a new boy, had been standing in view of the whole school, his mind had chiefly been occupied in running over the boys' obvious fighting qualities--tall, short, fat, thin, all sorts and conditions of them were there.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "CAREW-BROWN" It must be confessed that John Brown--or to be polite and up-to-date--John Carew-Brown surveyed the pupils of Wygate School with a fighting eye, which is to say, he considered them carefully with regarded to their pugilistic abilities, and he decided very soon that he "could make them all sing small."
whole
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From this reading Even upon that first day when he, a new boy, had been standing in view of the whole school, his mind had chiefly been occupied in running over the boys' obvious fighting qualities--tall, short, fat, thin, all sorts and conditions of them were there.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "CAREW-BROWN" It must be confessed that John Brown--or to be polite and up-to-date--John Carew-Brown surveyed the pupils of Wygate School with a fighting eye, which is to say, he considered them carefully with regarded to their pugilistic abilities, and he decided very soon that he "could make them all sing small."
Wygate
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From this reading "CAREW-BROWN" It must be confessed that John Brown--or to be polite and up-to-date--John Carew-Brown surveyed the pupils of Wygate School with a fighting eye, which is to say, he considered them carefully with regarded to their pugilistic abilities, and he decided very soon that he "could make them all sing small."
