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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 He only pretended to comply; for he knew that a black eye or loosened tooth would be immoderately boasted of if received in combat with a famous pugilist, and that the sufferer’s friends would make private notes to avoid so rough a professor.
accustom
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From this reading Cashel’s pupils frequently requested him to hit them hard--not to play with them--to accustom them to regular, right down, severe hitting, and no nonsense.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A young guardsman, whose lesson began shortly after the post arrived, remarked that Cashel was unusually distraught.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But when Miss Carew’s note reached him he made an exception to his practice in this respect.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cashel’s pupils frequently requested him to hit them hard--not to play with them--to accustom them to regular, right down, severe hitting, and no nonsense.
arrived
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From this reading A young guardsman, whose lesson began shortly after the post arrived, remarked that Cashel was unusually distraught.
avoid
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From this reading He only pretended to comply; for he knew that a black eye or loosened tooth would be immoderately boasted of if received in combat with a famous pugilist, and that the sufferer’s friends would make private notes to avoid so rough a professor.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He only pretended to comply; for he knew that a black eye or loosened tooth would be immoderately boasted of if received in combat with a famous pugilist, and that the sufferer’s friends would make private notes to avoid so rough a professor.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A young guardsman, whose lesson began shortly after the post arrived, remarked that Cashel was unusually distraught.
black
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From this reading He only pretended to comply; for he knew that a black eye or loosened tooth would be immoderately boasted of if received in combat with a famous pugilist, and that the sufferer’s friends would make private notes to avoid so rough a professor.
boasted
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From this reading He only pretended to comply; for he knew that a black eye or loosened tooth would be immoderately boasted of if received in combat with a famous pugilist, and that the sufferer’s friends would make private notes to avoid so rough a professor.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when Miss Carew’s note reached him he made an exception to his practice in this respect.
Carew's
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From this reading But when Miss Carew’s note reached him he made an exception to his practice in this respect.
Cashel
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From this reading A young guardsman, whose lesson began shortly after the post arrived, remarked that Cashel was unusually distraught.
Cashel's
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From this reading Cashel’s pupils frequently requested him to hit them hard--not to play with them--to accustom them to regular, right down, severe hitting, and no nonsense.
combat
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From this reading He only pretended to comply; for he knew that a black eye or loosened tooth would be immoderately boasted of if received in combat with a famous pugilist, and that the sufferer’s friends would make private notes to avoid so rough a professor.
comply
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From this reading He only pretended to comply; for he knew that a black eye or loosened tooth would be immoderately boasted of if received in combat with a famous pugilist, and that the sufferer’s friends would make private notes to avoid so rough a professor.
distraught
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From this reading A young guardsman, whose lesson began shortly after the post arrived, remarked that Cashel was unusually distraught.
down
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From this reading Cashel’s pupils frequently requested him to hit them hard--not to play with them--to accustom them to regular, right down, severe hitting, and no nonsense.
earnest
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From this reading He therefore exhorted his instructor to wake up and pitch into him in earnest.
exception
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From this reading But when Miss Carew’s note reached him he made an exception to his practice in this respect.
exhorted
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From this reading He therefore exhorted his instructor to wake up and pitch into him in earnest.
eye
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From this reading He only pretended to comply; for he knew that a black eye or loosened tooth would be immoderately boasted of if received in combat with a famous pugilist, and that the sufferer’s friends would make private notes to avoid so rough a professor.
famous
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From this reading He only pretended to comply; for he knew that a black eye or loosened tooth would be immoderately boasted of if received in combat with a famous pugilist, and that the sufferer’s friends would make private notes to avoid so rough a professor.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He only pretended to comply; for he knew that a black eye or loosened tooth would be immoderately boasted of if received in combat with a famous pugilist, and that the sufferer’s friends would make private notes to avoid so rough a professor.
frequently
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From this reading Cashel’s pupils frequently requested him to hit them hard--not to play with them--to accustom them to regular, right down, severe hitting, and no nonsense.
friends
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From this reading He only pretended to comply; for he knew that a black eye or loosened tooth would be immoderately boasted of if received in combat with a famous pugilist, and that the sufferer’s friends would make private notes to avoid so rough a professor.
guardsman
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From this reading A young guardsman, whose lesson began shortly after the post arrived, remarked that Cashel was unusually distraught.
hard
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From this reading Cashel’s pupils frequently requested him to hit them hard--not to play with them--to accustom them to regular, right down, severe hitting, and no nonsense.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He only pretended to comply; for he knew that a black eye or loosened tooth would be immoderately boasted of if received in combat with a famous pugilist, and that the sufferer’s friends would make private notes to avoid so rough a professor.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Cashel’s pupils frequently requested him to hit them hard--not to play with them--to accustom them to regular, right down, severe hitting, and no nonsense.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But when Miss Carew’s note reached him he made an exception to his practice in this respect.
hit
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From this reading Cashel’s pupils frequently requested him to hit them hard--not to play with them--to accustom them to regular, right down, severe hitting, and no nonsense.
hitting
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From this reading Cashel’s pupils frequently requested him to hit them hard--not to play with them--to accustom them to regular, right down, severe hitting, and no nonsense.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He only pretended to comply; for he knew that a black eye or loosened tooth would be immoderately boasted of if received in combat with a famous pugilist, and that the sufferer’s friends would make private notes to avoid so rough a professor.
immoderately
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From this reading He only pretended to comply; for he knew that a black eye or loosened tooth would be immoderately boasted of if received in combat with a famous pugilist, and that the sufferer’s friends would make private notes to avoid so rough a professor.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He only pretended to comply; for he knew that a black eye or loosened tooth would be immoderately boasted of if received in combat with a famous pugilist, and that the sufferer’s friends would make private notes to avoid so rough a professor.
instructor
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From this reading He therefore exhorted his instructor to wake up and pitch into him in earnest.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He therefore exhorted his instructor to wake up and pitch into him in earnest.
knew
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From this reading He only pretended to comply; for he knew that a black eye or loosened tooth would be immoderately boasted of if received in combat with a famous pugilist, and that the sufferer’s friends would make private notes to avoid so rough a professor.
lesson
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From this reading A young guardsman, whose lesson began shortly after the post arrived, remarked that Cashel was unusually distraught.
loosened
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From this reading He only pretended to comply; for he knew that a black eye or loosened tooth would be immoderately boasted of if received in combat with a famous pugilist, and that the sufferer’s friends would make private notes to avoid so rough a professor.
made
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From this reading But when Miss Carew’s note reached him he made an exception to his practice in this respect.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He only pretended to comply; for he knew that a black eye or loosened tooth would be immoderately boasted of if received in combat with a famous pugilist, and that the sufferer’s friends would make private notes to avoid so rough a professor.
Miss
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From this reading But when Miss Carew’s note reached him he made an exception to his practice in this respect.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Cashel’s pupils frequently requested him to hit them hard--not to play with them--to accustom them to regular, right down, severe hitting, and no nonsense.
nonsense
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From this reading Cashel’s pupils frequently requested him to hit them hard--not to play with them--to accustom them to regular, right down, severe hitting, and no nonsense.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Cashel’s pupils frequently requested him to hit them hard--not to play with them--to accustom them to regular, right down, severe hitting, and no nonsense.
note
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From this reading But when Miss Carew’s note reached him he made an exception to his practice in this respect.
notes
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From this reading He only pretended to comply; for he knew that a black eye or loosened tooth would be immoderately boasted of if received in combat with a famous pugilist, and that the sufferer’s friends would make private notes to avoid so rough a professor.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He only pretended to comply; for he knew that a black eye or loosened tooth would be immoderately boasted of if received in combat with a famous pugilist, and that the sufferer’s friends would make private notes to avoid so rough a professor.
only
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From this reading He only pretended to comply; for he knew that a black eye or loosened tooth would be immoderately boasted of if received in combat with a famous pugilist, and that the sufferer’s friends would make private notes to avoid so rough a professor.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He only pretended to comply; for he knew that a black eye or loosened tooth would be immoderately boasted of if received in combat with a famous pugilist, and that the sufferer’s friends would make private notes to avoid so rough a professor.
pitch
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From this reading He therefore exhorted his instructor to wake up and pitch into him in earnest.
play
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From this reading Cashel’s pupils frequently requested him to hit them hard--not to play with them--to accustom them to regular, right down, severe hitting, and no nonsense.
post
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From this reading A young guardsman, whose lesson began shortly after the post arrived, remarked that Cashel was unusually distraught.
practice
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From this reading But when Miss Carew’s note reached him he made an exception to his practice in this respect.
pretended
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From this reading He only pretended to comply; for he knew that a black eye or loosened tooth would be immoderately boasted of if received in combat with a famous pugilist, and that the sufferer’s friends would make private notes to avoid so rough a professor.
private
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From this reading He only pretended to comply; for he knew that a black eye or loosened tooth would be immoderately boasted of if received in combat with a famous pugilist, and that the sufferer’s friends would make private notes to avoid so rough a professor.
professor
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From this reading He only pretended to comply; for he knew that a black eye or loosened tooth would be immoderately boasted of if received in combat with a famous pugilist, and that the sufferer’s friends would make private notes to avoid so rough a professor.
pugilist
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From this reading He only pretended to comply; for he knew that a black eye or loosened tooth would be immoderately boasted of if received in combat with a famous pugilist, and that the sufferer’s friends would make private notes to avoid so rough a professor.
pupils
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From this reading Cashel’s pupils frequently requested him to hit them hard--not to play with them--to accustom them to regular, right down, severe hitting, and no nonsense.
reached
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From this reading But when Miss Carew’s note reached him he made an exception to his practice in this respect.
received
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From this reading He only pretended to comply; for he knew that a black eye or loosened tooth would be immoderately boasted of if received in combat with a famous pugilist, and that the sufferer’s friends would make private notes to avoid so rough a professor.
regular
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From this reading Cashel’s pupils frequently requested him to hit them hard--not to play with them--to accustom them to regular, right down, severe hitting, and no nonsense.
remarked
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From this reading A young guardsman, whose lesson began shortly after the post arrived, remarked that Cashel was unusually distraught.
requested
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From this reading Cashel’s pupils frequently requested him to hit them hard--not to play with them--to accustom them to regular, right down, severe hitting, and no nonsense.
respect
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From this reading But when Miss Carew’s note reached him he made an exception to his practice in this respect.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cashel’s pupils frequently requested him to hit them hard--not to play with them--to accustom them to regular, right down, severe hitting, and no nonsense.
rough
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From this reading He only pretended to comply; for he knew that a black eye or loosened tooth would be immoderately boasted of if received in combat with a famous pugilist, and that the sufferer’s friends would make private notes to avoid so rough a professor.
severe
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From this reading Cashel’s pupils frequently requested him to hit them hard--not to play with them--to accustom them to regular, right down, severe hitting, and no nonsense.
shortly
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From this reading A young guardsman, whose lesson began shortly after the post arrived, remarked that Cashel was unusually distraught.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He only pretended to comply; for he knew that a black eye or loosened tooth would be immoderately boasted of if received in combat with a famous pugilist, and that the sufferer’s friends would make private notes to avoid so rough a professor.
sufferer's
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From this reading He only pretended to comply; for he knew that a black eye or loosened tooth would be immoderately boasted of if received in combat with a famous pugilist, and that the sufferer’s friends would make private notes to avoid so rough a professor.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He only pretended to comply; for he knew that a black eye or loosened tooth would be immoderately boasted of if received in combat with a famous pugilist, and that the sufferer’s friends would make private notes to avoid so rough a professor.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He only pretended to comply; for he knew that a black eye or loosened tooth would be immoderately boasted of if received in combat with a famous pugilist, and that the sufferer’s friends would make private notes to avoid so rough a professor.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Cashel’s pupils frequently requested him to hit them hard--not to play with them--to accustom them to regular, right down, severe hitting, and no nonsense.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading He therefore exhorted his instructor to wake up and pitch into him in earnest.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But when Miss Carew’s note reached him he made an exception to his practice in this respect.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Cashel’s pupils frequently requested him to hit them hard--not to play with them--to accustom them to regular, right down, severe hitting, and no nonsense.
tooth
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From this reading He only pretended to comply; for he knew that a black eye or loosened tooth would be immoderately boasted of if received in combat with a famous pugilist, and that the sufferer’s friends would make private notes to avoid so rough a professor.
unusually
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From this reading A young guardsman, whose lesson began shortly after the post arrived, remarked that Cashel was unusually distraught.
up
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From this reading He therefore exhorted his instructor to wake up and pitch into him in earnest.
wake
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From this reading He therefore exhorted his instructor to wake up and pitch into him in earnest.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A young guardsman, whose lesson began shortly after the post arrived, remarked that Cashel was unusually distraught.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But when Miss Carew’s note reached him he made an exception to his practice in this respect.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading A young guardsman, whose lesson began shortly after the post arrived, remarked that Cashel was unusually distraught.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Cashel’s pupils frequently requested him to hit them hard--not to play with them--to accustom them to regular, right down, severe hitting, and no nonsense.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He only pretended to comply; for he knew that a black eye or loosened tooth would be immoderately boasted of if received in combat with a famous pugilist, and that the sufferer’s friends would make private notes to avoid so rough a professor.
young
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From this reading A young guardsman, whose lesson began shortly after the post arrived, remarked that Cashel was unusually distraught.
