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1833
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From this reading Philip Hermongenes Calderon (1833-98) Broken Vows (1856) It is a great thing for a lad when he is first turned into the independence of lodgings.
1856
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From this reading Philip Hermongenes Calderon (1833-98) Broken Vows (1856) It is a great thing for a lad when he is first turned into the independence of lodgings.
98
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From this reading Philip Hermongenes Calderon (1833-98) Broken Vows (1856) It is a great thing for a lad when he is first turned into the independence of lodgings.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Philip Hermongenes Calderon (1833-98) Broken Vows (1856) It is a great thing for a lad when he is first turned into the independence of lodgings.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading I do not think I ever was so satisfied and proud in my life as when, at seventeen, I sate down in a little three-cornered room above a pastry-cook’s shop in the county town of Eltham.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading My father had left me that afternoon, after delivering himself of a few plain precepts, strongly expressed, for my guidance in the new course of life on which I was entering.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading My father had left me that afternoon, after delivering himself of a few plain precepts, strongly expressed, for my guidance in the new course of life on which I was entering.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I do not think I ever was so satisfied and proud in my life as when, at seventeen, I sate down in a little three-cornered room above a pastry-cook’s shop in the county town of Eltham.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I do not think I ever was so satisfied and proud in my life as when, at seventeen, I sate down in a little three-cornered room above a pastry-cook’s shop in the county town of Eltham.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I do not think I ever was so satisfied and proud in my life as when, at seventeen, I sate down in a little three-cornered room above a pastry-cook’s shop in the county town of Eltham.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I was to be a clerk under the engineer who had undertaken to make the little branch line from Eltham to Hornby.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My father had got me this situation, which was in a position rather above his own in life; or perhaps I should say, above the station in which he was born and bred; for he was raising himself every year in men’s consideration and respect.
branch
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From this reading I was to be a clerk under the engineer who had undertaken to make the little branch line from Eltham to Hornby.
bred
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From this reading My father had got me this situation, which was in a position rather above his own in life; or perhaps I should say, above the station in which he was born and bred; for he was raising himself every year in men’s consideration and respect.
BrokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Philip Hermongenes Calderon (1833-98) Broken Vows (1856) It is a great thing for a lad when he is first turned into the independence of lodgings.
Calderon
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From this reading Philip Hermongenes Calderon (1833-98) Broken Vows (1856) It is a great thing for a lad when he is first turned into the independence of lodgings.
clerk
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From this reading I was to be a clerk under the engineer who had undertaken to make the little branch line from Eltham to Hornby.
consideration
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From this reading My father had got me this situation, which was in a position rather above his own in life; or perhaps I should say, above the station in which he was born and bred; for he was raising himself every year in men’s consideration and respect.
county
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From this reading I do not think I ever was so satisfied and proud in my life as when, at seventeen, I sate down in a little three-cornered room above a pastry-cook’s shop in the county town of Eltham.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My father had left me that afternoon, after delivering himself of a few plain precepts, strongly expressed, for my guidance in the new course of life on which I was entering.
delivering
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From this reading My father had left me that afternoon, after delivering himself of a few plain precepts, strongly expressed, for my guidance in the new course of life on which I was entering.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not think I ever was so satisfied and proud in my life as when, at seventeen, I sate down in a little three-cornered room above a pastry-cook’s shop in the county town of Eltham.
down
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From this reading I do not think I ever was so satisfied and proud in my life as when, at seventeen, I sate down in a little three-cornered room above a pastry-cook’s shop in the county town of Eltham.
Eltham
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From this reading I do not think I ever was so satisfied and proud in my life as when, at seventeen, I sate down in a little three-cornered room above a pastry-cook’s shop in the county town of Eltham.
engineer
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From this reading I was to be a clerk under the engineer who had undertaken to make the little branch line from Eltham to Hornby.
entering
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From this reading My father had left me that afternoon, after delivering himself of a few plain precepts, strongly expressed, for my guidance in the new course of life on which I was entering.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I do not think I ever was so satisfied and proud in my life as when, at seventeen, I sate down in a little three-cornered room above a pastry-cook’s shop in the county town of Eltham.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading My father had got me this situation, which was in a position rather above his own in life; or perhaps I should say, above the station in which he was born and bred; for he was raising himself every year in men’s consideration and respect.
expressed
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From this reading My father had left me that afternoon, after delivering himself of a few plain precepts, strongly expressed, for my guidance in the new course of life on which I was entering.
father
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From this reading My father had left me that afternoon, after delivering himself of a few plain precepts, strongly expressed, for my guidance in the new course of life on which I was entering.
few
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From this reading My father had left me that afternoon, after delivering himself of a few plain precepts, strongly expressed, for my guidance in the new course of life on which I was entering.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Philip Hermongenes Calderon (1833-98) Broken Vows (1856) It is a great thing for a lad when he is first turned into the independence of lodgings.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Philip Hermongenes Calderon (1833-98) Broken Vows (1856) It is a great thing for a lad when he is first turned into the independence of lodgings.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I was to be a clerk under the engineer who had undertaken to make the little branch line from Eltham to Hornby.
got
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From this reading My father had got me this situation, which was in a position rather above his own in life; or perhaps I should say, above the station in which he was born and bred; for he was raising himself every year in men’s consideration and respect.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Philip Hermongenes Calderon (1833-98) Broken Vows (1856) It is a great thing for a lad when he is first turned into the independence of lodgings.
guidance
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From this reading My father had left me that afternoon, after delivering himself of a few plain precepts, strongly expressed, for my guidance in the new course of life on which I was entering.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My father had left me that afternoon, after delivering himself of a few plain precepts, strongly expressed, for my guidance in the new course of life on which I was entering.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Philip Hermongenes Calderon (1833-98) Broken Vows (1856) It is a great thing for a lad when he is first turned into the independence of lodgings.
Hermongenes
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From this reading Philip Hermongenes Calderon (1833-98) Broken Vows (1856) It is a great thing for a lad when he is first turned into the independence of lodgings.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading My father had left me that afternoon, after delivering himself of a few plain precepts, strongly expressed, for my guidance in the new course of life on which I was entering.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading My father had got me this situation, which was in a position rather above his own in life; or perhaps I should say, above the station in which he was born and bred; for he was raising himself every year in men’s consideration and respect.
Hornby
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From this reading I was to be a clerk under the engineer who had undertaken to make the little branch line from Eltham to Hornby.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I do not think I ever was so satisfied and proud in my life as when, at seventeen, I sate down in a little three-cornered room above a pastry-cook’s shop in the county town of Eltham.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I do not think I ever was so satisfied and proud in my life as when, at seventeen, I sate down in a little three-cornered room above a pastry-cook’s shop in the county town of Eltham.
independence
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From this reading Philip Hermongenes Calderon (1833-98) Broken Vows (1856) It is a great thing for a lad when he is first turned into the independence of lodgings.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Philip Hermongenes Calderon (1833-98) Broken Vows (1856) It is a great thing for a lad when he is first turned into the independence of lodgings.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Philip Hermongenes Calderon (1833-98) Broken Vows (1856) It is a great thing for a lad when he is first turned into the independence of lodgings.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Philip Hermongenes Calderon (1833-98) Broken Vows (1856) It is a great thing for a lad when he is first turned into the independence of lodgings.
lad
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From this reading Philip Hermongenes Calderon (1833-98) Broken Vows (1856) It is a great thing for a lad when he is first turned into the independence of lodgings.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My father had left me that afternoon, after delivering himself of a few plain precepts, strongly expressed, for my guidance in the new course of life on which I was entering.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I do not think I ever was so satisfied and proud in my life as when, at seventeen, I sate down in a little three-cornered room above a pastry-cook’s shop in the county town of Eltham.
line
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From this reading I was to be a clerk under the engineer who had undertaken to make the little branch line from Eltham to Hornby.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I do not think I ever was so satisfied and proud in my life as when, at seventeen, I sate down in a little three-cornered room above a pastry-cook’s shop in the county town of Eltham.
lodgings
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From this reading Philip Hermongenes Calderon (1833-98) Broken Vows (1856) It is a great thing for a lad when he is first turned into the independence of lodgings.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was to be a clerk under the engineer who had undertaken to make the little branch line from Eltham to Hornby.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My father had left me that afternoon, after delivering himself of a few plain precepts, strongly expressed, for my guidance in the new course of life on which I was entering.
men's
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From this reading My father had got me this situation, which was in a position rather above his own in life; or perhaps I should say, above the station in which he was born and bred; for he was raising himself every year in men’s consideration and respect.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I do not think I ever was so satisfied and proud in my life as when, at seventeen, I sate down in a little three-cornered room above a pastry-cook’s shop in the county town of Eltham.
new
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From this reading My father had left me that afternoon, after delivering himself of a few plain precepts, strongly expressed, for my guidance in the new course of life on which I was entering.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I do not think I ever was so satisfied and proud in my life as when, at seventeen, I sate down in a little three-cornered room above a pastry-cook’s shop in the county town of Eltham.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Philip Hermongenes Calderon (1833-98) Broken Vows (1856) It is a great thing for a lad when he is first turned into the independence of lodgings.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My father had left me that afternoon, after delivering himself of a few plain precepts, strongly expressed, for my guidance in the new course of life on which I was entering.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading My father had got me this situation, which was in a position rather above his own in life; or perhaps I should say, above the station in which he was born and bred; for he was raising himself every year in men’s consideration and respect.
own
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From this reading My father had got me this situation, which was in a position rather above his own in life; or perhaps I should say, above the station in which he was born and bred; for he was raising himself every year in men’s consideration and respect.
pastry-cook's
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From this reading I do not think I ever was so satisfied and proud in my life as when, at seventeen, I sate down in a little three-cornered room above a pastry-cook’s shop in the county town of Eltham.
perhaps
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From this reading My father had got me this situation, which was in a position rather above his own in life; or perhaps I should say, above the station in which he was born and bred; for he was raising himself every year in men’s consideration and respect.
Philip
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From this reading Philip Hermongenes Calderon (1833-98) Broken Vows (1856) It is a great thing for a lad when he is first turned into the independence of lodgings.
plain
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From this reading My father had left me that afternoon, after delivering himself of a few plain precepts, strongly expressed, for my guidance in the new course of life on which I was entering.
position
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From this reading My father had got me this situation, which was in a position rather above his own in life; or perhaps I should say, above the station in which he was born and bred; for he was raising himself every year in men’s consideration and respect.
precepts
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From this reading My father had left me that afternoon, after delivering himself of a few plain precepts, strongly expressed, for my guidance in the new course of life on which I was entering.
proud
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From this reading I do not think I ever was so satisfied and proud in my life as when, at seventeen, I sate down in a little three-cornered room above a pastry-cook’s shop in the county town of Eltham.
raising
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From this reading My father had got me this situation, which was in a position rather above his own in life; or perhaps I should say, above the station in which he was born and bred; for he was raising himself every year in men’s consideration and respect.
rather
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From this reading My father had got me this situation, which was in a position rather above his own in life; or perhaps I should say, above the station in which he was born and bred; for he was raising himself every year in men’s consideration and respect.
respect
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From this reading My father had got me this situation, which was in a position rather above his own in life; or perhaps I should say, above the station in which he was born and bred; for he was raising himself every year in men’s consideration and respect.
room
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From this reading I do not think I ever was so satisfied and proud in my life as when, at seventeen, I sate down in a little three-cornered room above a pastry-cook’s shop in the county town of Eltham.
sate
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From this reading I do not think I ever was so satisfied and proud in my life as when, at seventeen, I sate down in a little three-cornered room above a pastry-cook’s shop in the county town of Eltham.
satisfied
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From this reading I do not think I ever was so satisfied and proud in my life as when, at seventeen, I sate down in a little three-cornered room above a pastry-cook’s shop in the county town of Eltham.
say
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From this reading My father had got me this situation, which was in a position rather above his own in life; or perhaps I should say, above the station in which he was born and bred; for he was raising himself every year in men’s consideration and respect.
seventeen
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From this reading I do not think I ever was so satisfied and proud in my life as when, at seventeen, I sate down in a little three-cornered room above a pastry-cook’s shop in the county town of Eltham.
shop
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From this reading I do not think I ever was so satisfied and proud in my life as when, at seventeen, I sate down in a little three-cornered room above a pastry-cook’s shop in the county town of Eltham.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading My father had got me this situation, which was in a position rather above his own in life; or perhaps I should say, above the station in which he was born and bred; for he was raising himself every year in men’s consideration and respect.
situation
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From this reading My father had got me this situation, which was in a position rather above his own in life; or perhaps I should say, above the station in which he was born and bred; for he was raising himself every year in men’s consideration and respect.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I do not think I ever was so satisfied and proud in my life as when, at seventeen, I sate down in a little three-cornered room above a pastry-cook’s shop in the county town of Eltham.
station
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From this reading My father had got me this situation, which was in a position rather above his own in life; or perhaps I should say, above the station in which he was born and bred; for he was raising himself every year in men’s consideration and respect.
strongly
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From this reading My father had left me that afternoon, after delivering himself of a few plain precepts, strongly expressed, for my guidance in the new course of life on which I was entering.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My father had left me that afternoon, after delivering himself of a few plain precepts, strongly expressed, for my guidance in the new course of life on which I was entering.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Philip Hermongenes Calderon (1833-98) Broken Vows (1856) It is a great thing for a lad when he is first turned into the independence of lodgings.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Philip Hermongenes Calderon (1833-98) Broken Vows (1856) It is a great thing for a lad when he is first turned into the independence of lodgings.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I do not think I ever was so satisfied and proud in my life as when, at seventeen, I sate down in a little three-cornered room above a pastry-cook’s shop in the county town of Eltham.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading My father had got me this situation, which was in a position rather above his own in life; or perhaps I should say, above the station in which he was born and bred; for he was raising himself every year in men’s consideration and respect.
three-cornered
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From this reading I do not think I ever was so satisfied and proud in my life as when, at seventeen, I sate down in a little three-cornered room above a pastry-cook’s shop in the county town of Eltham.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was to be a clerk under the engineer who had undertaken to make the little branch line from Eltham to Hornby.
town
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From this reading I do not think I ever was so satisfied and proud in my life as when, at seventeen, I sate down in a little three-cornered room above a pastry-cook’s shop in the county town of Eltham.
turned
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From this reading Philip Hermongenes Calderon (1833-98) Broken Vows (1856) It is a great thing for a lad when he is first turned into the independence of lodgings.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I was to be a clerk under the engineer who had undertaken to make the little branch line from Eltham to Hornby.
undertaken
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From this reading I was to be a clerk under the engineer who had undertaken to make the little branch line from Eltham to Hornby.
Vows
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From this reading Philip Hermongenes Calderon (1833-98) Broken Vows (1856) It is a great thing for a lad when he is first turned into the independence of lodgings.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I do not think I ever was so satisfied and proud in my life as when, at seventeen, I sate down in a little three-cornered room above a pastry-cook’s shop in the county town of Eltham.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Philip Hermongenes Calderon (1833-98) Broken Vows (1856) It is a great thing for a lad when he is first turned into the independence of lodgings.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading My father had left me that afternoon, after delivering himself of a few plain precepts, strongly expressed, for my guidance in the new course of life on which I was entering.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I was to be a clerk under the engineer who had undertaken to make the little branch line from Eltham to Hornby.
year
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From this reading My father had got me this situation, which was in a position rather above his own in life; or perhaps I should say, above the station in which he was born and bred; for he was raising himself every year in men’s consideration and respect.
