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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 was employed to be a scholar rather than a teacher.
all
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From this reading WALTER'S HAVEN While all these things were happening to Yetta, Walter was settling down into the rut of University life easily--almost contentedly.
almost
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From this reading WALTER'S HAVEN While all these things were happening to Yetta, Walter was settling down into the rut of University life easily--almost contentedly.
always
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From this reading And while conducting classes is always a dismal task, study--to one with any bent that way--is a pleasant occupation.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And while conducting classes is always a dismal task, study--to one with any bent that way--is a pleasant occupation.
any
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From this reading And while conducting classes is always a dismal task, study--to one with any bent that way--is a pleasant occupation.
assigned
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From this reading He was not dependent on his salary, and so escaped from the picturesque discomfort of the quarters assigned to him in the mediæval college building, to a "garden cottage."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was employed to be a scholar rather than a teacher.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading There was a lodge in front and a lawn running down to the river behind.
bent
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From this reading And while conducting classes is always a dismal task, study--to one with any bent that way--is a pleasant occupation.
building
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From this reading He was not dependent on his salary, and so escaped from the picturesque discomfort of the quarters assigned to him in the mediæval college building, to a "garden cottage."
classes
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From this reading And while conducting classes is always a dismal task, study--to one with any bent that way--is a pleasant occupation.
college
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From this reading He was not dependent on his salary, and so escaped from the picturesque discomfort of the quarters assigned to him in the mediæval college building, to a "garden cottage."
conducting
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From this reading And while conducting classes is always a dismal task, study--to one with any bent that way--is a pleasant occupation.
contentedly
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From this reading WALTER'S HAVEN While all these things were happening to Yetta, Walter was settling down into the rut of University life easily--almost contentedly.
cottage
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From this reading He was not dependent on his salary, and so escaped from the picturesque discomfort of the quarters assigned to him in the mediæval college building, to a "garden cottage."
dependent
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From this reading He was not dependent on his salary, and so escaped from the picturesque discomfort of the quarters assigned to him in the mediæval college building, to a "garden cottage."
discomfort
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From this reading He was not dependent on his salary, and so escaped from the picturesque discomfort of the quarters assigned to him in the mediæval college building, to a "garden cottage."
dismal
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From this reading And while conducting classes is always a dismal task, study--to one with any bent that way--is a pleasant occupation.
down
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From this reading WALTER'S HAVEN While all these things were happening to Yetta, Walter was settling down into the rut of University life easily--almost contentedly.
easily
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From this reading WALTER'S HAVEN While all these things were happening to Yetta, Walter was settling down into the rut of University life easily--almost contentedly.
employed
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From this reading He was employed to be a scholar rather than a teacher.
escaped
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From this reading He was not dependent on his salary, and so escaped from the picturesque discomfort of the quarters assigned to him in the mediæval college building, to a "garden cottage."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was not dependent on his salary, and so escaped from the picturesque discomfort of the quarters assigned to him in the mediæval college building, to a "garden cottage."
front
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From this reading There was a lodge in front and a lawn running down to the river behind.
garden
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From this reading He was not dependent on his salary, and so escaped from the picturesque discomfort of the quarters assigned to him in the mediæval college building, to a "garden cottage."
happening
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From this reading WALTER'S HAVEN While all these things were happening to Yetta, Walter was settling down into the rut of University life easily--almost contentedly.
HAVEN
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From this reading WALTER'S HAVEN While all these things were happening to Yetta, Walter was settling down into the rut of University life easily--almost contentedly.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was employed to be a scholar rather than a teacher.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was not dependent on his salary, and so escaped from the picturesque discomfort of the quarters assigned to him in the mediæval college building, to a "garden cottage."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was not dependent on his salary, and so escaped from the picturesque discomfort of the quarters assigned to him in the mediæval college building, to a "garden cottage."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was not dependent on his salary, and so escaped from the picturesque discomfort of the quarters assigned to him in the mediæval college building, to a "garden cottage."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading WALTER'S HAVEN While all these things were happening to Yetta, Walter was settling down into the rut of University life easily--almost contentedly.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And while conducting classes is always a dismal task, study--to one with any bent that way--is a pleasant occupation.
lawn
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From this reading There was a lodge in front and a lawn running down to the river behind.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WALTER'S HAVEN While all these things were happening to Yetta, Walter was settling down into the rut of University life easily--almost contentedly.
lodge
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From this reading There was a lodge in front and a lawn running down to the river behind.
mediæval
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From this reading He was not dependent on his salary, and so escaped from the picturesque discomfort of the quarters assigned to him in the mediæval college building, to a "garden cottage."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not dependent on his salary, and so escaped from the picturesque discomfort of the quarters assigned to him in the mediæval college building, to a "garden cottage."
occupation
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From this reading And while conducting classes is always a dismal task, study--to one with any bent that way--is a pleasant occupation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WALTER'S HAVEN While all these things were happening to Yetta, Walter was settling down into the rut of University life easily--almost contentedly.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was not dependent on his salary, and so escaped from the picturesque discomfort of the quarters assigned to him in the mediæval college building, to a "garden cottage."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And while conducting classes is always a dismal task, study--to one with any bent that way--is a pleasant occupation.
picturesque
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From this reading He was not dependent on his salary, and so escaped from the picturesque discomfort of the quarters assigned to him in the mediæval college building, to a "garden cottage."
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And while conducting classes is always a dismal task, study--to one with any bent that way--is a pleasant occupation.
quarters
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From this reading He was not dependent on his salary, and so escaped from the picturesque discomfort of the quarters assigned to him in the mediæval college building, to a "garden cottage."
rather
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From this reading He was employed to be a scholar rather than a teacher.
river
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From this reading There was a lodge in front and a lawn running down to the river behind.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was a lodge in front and a lawn running down to the river behind.
rut
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From this reading WALTER'S HAVEN While all these things were happening to Yetta, Walter was settling down into the rut of University life easily--almost contentedly.
salary
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From this reading He was not dependent on his salary, and so escaped from the picturesque discomfort of the quarters assigned to him in the mediæval college building, to a "garden cottage."
scholarnounUS /ˈskɒl.ər/
A specialist in a particular branch of study; a distinguished student.
From this reading He was employed to be a scholar rather than a teacher.
settling
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From this reading WALTER'S HAVEN While all these things were happening to Yetta, Walter was settling down into the rut of University life easily--almost contentedly.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was not dependent on his salary, and so escaped from the picturesque discomfort of the quarters assigned to him in the mediæval college building, to a "garden cottage."
study
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From this reading And while conducting classes is always a dismal task, study--to one with any bent that way--is a pleasant occupation.
task
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From this reading And while conducting classes is always a dismal task, study--to one with any bent that way--is a pleasant occupation.
teacher
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From this reading He was employed to be a scholar rather than a teacher.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He was employed to be a scholar rather than a teacher.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And while conducting classes is always a dismal task, study--to one with any bent that way--is a pleasant occupation.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WALTER'S HAVEN While all these things were happening to Yetta, Walter was settling down into the rut of University life easily--almost contentedly.
There
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From this reading There was a lodge in front and a lawn running down to the river behind.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading WALTER'S HAVEN While all these things were happening to Yetta, Walter was settling down into the rut of University life easily--almost contentedly.
things
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From this reading WALTER'S HAVEN While all these things were happening to Yetta, Walter was settling down into the rut of University life easily--almost contentedly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WALTER'S HAVEN While all these things were happening to Yetta, Walter was settling down into the rut of University life easily--almost contentedly.
University
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From this reading WALTER'S HAVEN While all these things were happening to Yetta, Walter was settling down into the rut of University life easily--almost contentedly.
Walter
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From this reading WALTER'S HAVEN While all these things were happening to Yetta, Walter was settling down into the rut of University life easily--almost contentedly.
WALTER'S
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From this reading WALTER'S HAVEN While all these things were happening to Yetta, Walter was settling down into the rut of University life easily--almost contentedly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WALTER'S HAVEN While all these things were happening to Yetta, Walter was settling down into the rut of University life easily--almost contentedly.
way
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From this reading And while conducting classes is always a dismal task, study--to one with any bent that way--is a pleasant occupation.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading WALTER'S HAVEN While all these things were happening to Yetta, Walter was settling down into the rut of University life easily--almost contentedly.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading WALTER'S HAVEN While all these things were happening to Yetta, Walter was settling down into the rut of University life easily--almost contentedly.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And while conducting classes is always a dismal task, study--to one with any bent that way--is a pleasant occupation.
Yetta
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From this reading WALTER'S HAVEN While all these things were happening to Yetta, Walter was settling down into the rut of University life easily--almost contentedly.
