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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 That beautiful but scarcely amiable youth was, as usual, surrounded and impeded by a group of his small female admirers, for whom, it is but just to add, he had a supreme contempt.
add
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From this reading That beautiful but scarcely amiable youth was, as usual, surrounded and impeded by a group of his small female admirers, for whom, it is but just to add, he had a supreme contempt.
admirers
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From this reading That beautiful but scarcely amiable youth was, as usual, surrounded and impeded by a group of his small female admirers, for whom, it is but just to add, he had a supreme contempt.
amiable
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From this reading That beautiful but scarcely amiable youth was, as usual, surrounded and impeded by a group of his small female admirers, for whom, it is but just to add, he had a supreme contempt.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As the children were slowly straggling to their places the next morning, the master waited for an opportunity to speak to Rupert.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That beautiful but scarcely amiable youth was, as usual, surrounded and impeded by a group of his small female admirers, for whom, it is but just to add, he had a supreme contempt.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the children were slowly straggling to their places the next morning, the master waited for an opportunity to speak to Rupert.
beautiful
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From this reading That beautiful but scarcely amiable youth was, as usual, surrounded and impeded by a group of his small female admirers, for whom, it is but just to add, he had a supreme contempt.
breathing
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From this reading And don't YOU,” to Octavia Dean, “go on breathing over my head like that.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That beautiful but scarcely amiable youth was, as usual, surrounded and impeded by a group of his small female admirers, for whom, it is but just to add, he had a supreme contempt.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That beautiful but scarcely amiable youth was, as usual, surrounded and impeded by a group of his small female admirers, for whom, it is but just to add, he had a supreme contempt.
children
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From this reading As the children were slowly straggling to their places the next morning, the master waited for an opportunity to speak to Rupert.
Clarinda
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From this reading “There!” to Clarinda Jones, “don't flop!
comments
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From this reading Possibly it was this healthy quality that inclined the master towards him, and it was consequently with some satisfaction that he overheard fragments of his openly disparaging comments upon his worshippers.
consequently
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From this reading Possibly it was this healthy quality that inclined the master towards him, and it was consequently with some satisfaction that he overheard fragments of his openly disparaging comments upon his worshippers.
contempt
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From this reading That beautiful but scarcely amiable youth was, as usual, surrounded and impeded by a group of his small female admirers, for whom, it is but just to add, he had a supreme contempt.
Dean
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From this reading And don't YOU,” to Octavia Dean, “go on breathing over my head like that.
disparaging
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From this reading Possibly it was this healthy quality that inclined the master towards him, and it was consequently with some satisfaction that he overheard fragments of his openly disparaging comments upon his worshippers.
don't
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From this reading “There!” to Clarinda Jones, “don't flop!
female
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From this reading That beautiful but scarcely amiable youth was, as usual, surrounded and impeded by a group of his small female admirers, for whom, it is but just to add, he had a supreme contempt.
flop
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From this reading “There!” to Clarinda Jones, “don't flop!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As the children were slowly straggling to their places the next morning, the master waited for an opportunity to speak to Rupert.
fragments
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From this reading Possibly it was this healthy quality that inclined the master towards him, and it was consequently with some satisfaction that he overheard fragments of his openly disparaging comments upon his worshippers.
go
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From this reading And don't YOU,” to Octavia Dean, “go on breathing over my head like that.
group
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From this reading That beautiful but scarcely amiable youth was, as usual, surrounded and impeded by a group of his small female admirers, for whom, it is but just to add, he had a supreme contempt.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That beautiful but scarcely amiable youth was, as usual, surrounded and impeded by a group of his small female admirers, for whom, it is but just to add, he had a supreme contempt.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That beautiful but scarcely amiable youth was, as usual, surrounded and impeded by a group of his small female admirers, for whom, it is but just to add, he had a supreme contempt.
head
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From this reading And don't YOU,” to Octavia Dean, “go on breathing over my head like that.
healthy
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From this reading Possibly it was this healthy quality that inclined the master towards him, and it was consequently with some satisfaction that he overheard fragments of his openly disparaging comments upon his worshippers.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Possibly it was this healthy quality that inclined the master towards him, and it was consequently with some satisfaction that he overheard fragments of his openly disparaging comments upon his worshippers.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That beautiful but scarcely amiable youth was, as usual, surrounded and impeded by a group of his small female admirers, for whom, it is but just to add, he had a supreme contempt.
impeded
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From this reading That beautiful but scarcely amiable youth was, as usual, surrounded and impeded by a group of his small female admirers, for whom, it is but just to add, he had a supreme contempt.
inclined
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From this reading Possibly it was this healthy quality that inclined the master towards him, and it was consequently with some satisfaction that he overheard fragments of his openly disparaging comments upon his worshippers.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That beautiful but scarcely amiable youth was, as usual, surrounded and impeded by a group of his small female admirers, for whom, it is but just to add, he had a supreme contempt.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That beautiful but scarcely amiable youth was, as usual, surrounded and impeded by a group of his small female admirers, for whom, it is but just to add, he had a supreme contempt.
Jones
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From this reading “There!” to Clarinda Jones, “don't flop!
just
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From this reading That beautiful but scarcely amiable youth was, as usual, surrounded and impeded by a group of his small female admirers, for whom, it is but just to add, he had a supreme contempt.
like
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From this reading And don't YOU,” to Octavia Dean, “go on breathing over my head like that.
master
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From this reading As the children were slowly straggling to their places the next morning, the master waited for an opportunity to speak to Rupert.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the children were slowly straggling to their places the next morning, the master waited for an opportunity to speak to Rupert.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And don't YOU,” to Octavia Dean, “go on breathing over my head like that.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the children were slowly straggling to their places the next morning, the master waited for an opportunity to speak to Rupert.
Octavia
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From this reading And don't YOU,” to Octavia Dean, “go on breathing over my head like that.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That beautiful but scarcely amiable youth was, as usual, surrounded and impeded by a group of his small female admirers, for whom, it is but just to add, he had a supreme contempt.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And don't YOU,” to Octavia Dean, “go on breathing over my head like that.
openly
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From this reading Possibly it was this healthy quality that inclined the master towards him, and it was consequently with some satisfaction that he overheard fragments of his openly disparaging comments upon his worshippers.
opportunity
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From this reading As the children were slowly straggling to their places the next morning, the master waited for an opportunity to speak to Rupert.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And don't YOU,” to Octavia Dean, “go on breathing over my head like that.
overheardnounUS /ˈoverheard/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Possibly it was this healthy quality that inclined the master towards him, and it was consequently with some satisfaction that he overheard fragments of his openly disparaging comments upon his worshippers.
places
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From this reading As the children were slowly straggling to their places the next morning, the master waited for an opportunity to speak to Rupert.
Possibly
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From this reading Possibly it was this healthy quality that inclined the master towards him, and it was consequently with some satisfaction that he overheard fragments of his openly disparaging comments upon his worshippers.
quality
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From this reading Possibly it was this healthy quality that inclined the master towards him, and it was consequently with some satisfaction that he overheard fragments of his openly disparaging comments upon his worshippers.
Rupert
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From this reading As the children were slowly straggling to their places the next morning, the master waited for an opportunity to speak to Rupert.
satisfaction
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From this reading Possibly it was this healthy quality that inclined the master towards him, and it was consequently with some satisfaction that he overheard fragments of his openly disparaging comments upon his worshippers.
scarcely
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From this reading That beautiful but scarcely amiable youth was, as usual, surrounded and impeded by a group of his small female admirers, for whom, it is but just to add, he had a supreme contempt.
slowly
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From this reading As the children were slowly straggling to their places the next morning, the master waited for an opportunity to speak to Rupert.
small
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From this reading That beautiful but scarcely amiable youth was, as usual, surrounded and impeded by a group of his small female admirers, for whom, it is but just to add, he had a supreme contempt.
some
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From this reading Possibly it was this healthy quality that inclined the master towards him, and it was consequently with some satisfaction that he overheard fragments of his openly disparaging comments upon his worshippers.
speak
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From this reading As the children were slowly straggling to their places the next morning, the master waited for an opportunity to speak to Rupert.
straggling
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From this reading As the children were slowly straggling to their places the next morning, the master waited for an opportunity to speak to Rupert.
supreme
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From this reading That beautiful but scarcely amiable youth was, as usual, surrounded and impeded by a group of his small female admirers, for whom, it is but just to add, he had a supreme contempt.
surrounded
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From this reading That beautiful but scarcely amiable youth was, as usual, surrounded and impeded by a group of his small female admirers, for whom, it is but just to add, he had a supreme contempt.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That beautiful but scarcely amiable youth was, as usual, surrounded and impeded by a group of his small female admirers, for whom, it is but just to add, he had a supreme contempt.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As the children were slowly straggling to their places the next morning, the master waited for an opportunity to speak to Rupert.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As the children were slowly straggling to their places the next morning, the master waited for an opportunity to speak to Rupert.
There
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From this reading “There!” to Clarinda Jones, “don't flop!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Possibly it was this healthy quality that inclined the master towards him, and it was consequently with some satisfaction that he overheard fragments of his openly disparaging comments upon his worshippers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As the children were slowly straggling to their places the next morning, the master waited for an opportunity to speak to Rupert.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Possibly it was this healthy quality that inclined the master towards him, and it was consequently with some satisfaction that he overheard fragments of his openly disparaging comments upon his worshippers.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Possibly it was this healthy quality that inclined the master towards him, and it was consequently with some satisfaction that he overheard fragments of his openly disparaging comments upon his worshippers.
usual
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From this reading That beautiful but scarcely amiable youth was, as usual, surrounded and impeded by a group of his small female admirers, for whom, it is but just to add, he had a supreme contempt.
waited
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From this reading As the children were slowly straggling to their places the next morning, the master waited for an opportunity to speak to Rupert.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That beautiful but scarcely amiable youth was, as usual, surrounded and impeded by a group of his small female admirers, for whom, it is but just to add, he had a supreme contempt.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As the children were slowly straggling to their places the next morning, the master waited for an opportunity to speak to Rupert.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That beautiful but scarcely amiable youth was, as usual, surrounded and impeded by a group of his small female admirers, for whom, it is but just to add, he had a supreme contempt.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Possibly it was this healthy quality that inclined the master towards him, and it was consequently with some satisfaction that he overheard fragments of his openly disparaging comments upon his worshippers.
worshippers
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From this reading Possibly it was this healthy quality that inclined the master towards him, and it was consequently with some satisfaction that he overheard fragments of his openly disparaging comments upon his worshippers.
YOUpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And don't YOU,” to Octavia Dean, “go on breathing over my head like that.
youth
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From this reading That beautiful but scarcely amiable youth was, as usual, surrounded and impeded by a group of his small female admirers, for whom, it is but just to add, he had a supreme contempt.
