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afford
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From this reading The examination had passed as I could have wished it might; all had gone well; and I could afford to put by that whole train of thought, even as I put up my school-books and stowed them away; being things that I should not immediately want again.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The examination had passed as I could have wished it might; all had gone well; and I could afford to put by that whole train of thought, even as I put up my school-books and stowed them away; being things that I should not immediately want again.
all
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From this reading The examination had passed as I could have wished it might; all had gone well; and I could afford to put by that whole train of thought, even as I put up my school-books and stowed them away; being things that I should not immediately want again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The examination was over and school ended for me, before I had one half hour to spare to go to see Miss Cardigan.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading My music was another matter, and I kept that out.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The examination had passed as I could have wished it might; all had gone well; and I could afford to put by that whole train of thought, even as I put up my school-books and stowed them away; being things that I should not immediately want again.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE RENDEZVOUS.
away
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From this reading The examination had passed as I could have wished it might; all had gone well; and I could afford to put by that whole train of thought, even as I put up my school-books and stowed them away; being things that I should not immediately want again.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The examination was over and school ended for me, before I had one half hour to spare to go to see Miss Cardigan.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The examination had passed as I could have wished it might; all had gone well; and I could afford to put by that whole train of thought, even as I put up my school-books and stowed them away; being things that I should not immediately want again.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The examination had passed as I could have wished it might; all had gone well; and I could afford to put by that whole train of thought, even as I put up my school-books and stowed them away; being things that I should not immediately want again.
Cardigan
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From this reading The examination was over and school ended for me, before I had one half hour to spare to go to see Miss Cardigan.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The examination had passed as I could have wished it might; all had gone well; and I could afford to put by that whole train of thought, even as I put up my school-books and stowed them away; being things that I should not immediately want again.
ended
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From this reading The examination was over and school ended for me, before I had one half hour to spare to go to see Miss Cardigan.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The examination had passed as I could have wished it might; all had gone well; and I could afford to put by that whole train of thought, even as I put up my school-books and stowed them away; being things that I should not immediately want again.
examination
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From this reading The examination was over and school ended for me, before I had one half hour to spare to go to see Miss Cardigan.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The examination was over and school ended for me, before I had one half hour to spare to go to see Miss Cardigan.
go
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From this reading The examination was over and school ended for me, before I had one half hour to spare to go to see Miss Cardigan.
gone
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From this reading The examination had passed as I could have wished it might; all had gone well; and I could afford to put by that whole train of thought, even as I put up my school-books and stowed them away; being things that I should not immediately want again.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The examination was over and school ended for me, before I had one half hour to spare to go to see Miss Cardigan.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The examination was over and school ended for me, before I had one half hour to spare to go to see Miss Cardigan.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The examination had passed as I could have wished it might; all had gone well; and I could afford to put by that whole train of thought, even as I put up my school-books and stowed them away; being things that I should not immediately want again.
hour
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From this reading The examination was over and school ended for me, before I had one half hour to spare to go to see Miss Cardigan.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The examination was over and school ended for me, before I had one half hour to spare to go to see Miss Cardigan.
immediately
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From this reading The examination had passed as I could have wished it might; all had gone well; and I could afford to put by that whole train of thought, even as I put up my school-books and stowed them away; being things that I should not immediately want again.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The examination had passed as I could have wished it might; all had gone well; and I could afford to put by that whole train of thought, even as I put up my school-books and stowed them away; being things that I should not immediately want again.
kept
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From this reading My music was another matter, and I kept that out.
likely
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From this reading Some time would pass, it was likely, before I would need to refresh my memory with mathematics or philosophy.
mathematics
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From this reading Some time would pass, it was likely, before I would need to refresh my memory with mathematics or philosophy.
matter
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From this reading My music was another matter, and I kept that out.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The examination was over and school ended for me, before I had one half hour to spare to go to see Miss Cardigan.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Some time would pass, it was likely, before I would need to refresh my memory with mathematics or philosophy.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The examination had passed as I could have wished it might; all had gone well; and I could afford to put by that whole train of thought, even as I put up my school-books and stowed them away; being things that I should not immediately want again.
Miss
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From this reading The examination was over and school ended for me, before I had one half hour to spare to go to see Miss Cardigan.
music
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From this reading My music was another matter, and I kept that out.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The examination had passed as I could have wished it might; all had gone well; and I could afford to put by that whole train of thought, even as I put up my school-books and stowed them away; being things that I should not immediately want again.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some time would pass, it was likely, before I would need to refresh my memory with mathematics or philosophy.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The examination had passed as I could have wished it might; all had gone well; and I could afford to put by that whole train of thought, even as I put up my school-books and stowed them away; being things that I should not immediately want again.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The examination had passed as I could have wished it might; all had gone well; and I could afford to put by that whole train of thought, even as I put up my school-books and stowed them away; being things that I should not immediately want again.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The examination was over and school ended for me, before I had one half hour to spare to go to see Miss Cardigan.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Some time would pass, it was likely, before I would need to refresh my memory with mathematics or philosophy.
out
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From this reading My music was another matter, and I kept that out.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The examination was over and school ended for me, before I had one half hour to spare to go to see Miss Cardigan.
pass
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From this reading Some time would pass, it was likely, before I would need to refresh my memory with mathematics or philosophy.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The examination had passed as I could have wished it might; all had gone well; and I could afford to put by that whole train of thought, even as I put up my school-books and stowed them away; being things that I should not immediately want again.
philosophynounUS /fɪˈlɑː.sə.fi/
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)
From this reading Some time would pass, it was likely, before I would need to refresh my memory with mathematics or philosophy.
put
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From this reading The examination had passed as I could have wished it might; all had gone well; and I could afford to put by that whole train of thought, even as I put up my school-books and stowed them away; being things that I should not immediately want again.
refresh
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From this reading Some time would pass, it was likely, before I would need to refresh my memory with mathematics or philosophy.
RENDEZVOUS
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From this reading AT THE RENDEZVOUS.
school
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From this reading The examination was over and school ended for me, before I had one half hour to spare to go to see Miss Cardigan.
school-books
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From this reading The examination had passed as I could have wished it might; all had gone well; and I could afford to put by that whole train of thought, even as I put up my school-books and stowed them away; being things that I should not immediately want again.
see
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From this reading The examination was over and school ended for me, before I had one half hour to spare to go to see Miss Cardigan.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The examination had passed as I could have wished it might; all had gone well; and I could afford to put by that whole train of thought, even as I put up my school-books and stowed them away; being things that I should not immediately want again.
Some
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From this reading Some time would pass, it was likely, before I would need to refresh my memory with mathematics or philosophy.
spare
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From this reading The examination was over and school ended for me, before I had one half hour to spare to go to see Miss Cardigan.
stowed
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From this reading The examination had passed as I could have wished it might; all had gone well; and I could afford to put by that whole train of thought, even as I put up my school-books and stowed them away; being things that I should not immediately want again.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The examination had passed as I could have wished it might; all had gone well; and I could afford to put by that whole train of thought, even as I put up my school-books and stowed them away; being things that I should not immediately want again.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE RENDEZVOUS.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The examination had passed as I could have wished it might; all had gone well; and I could afford to put by that whole train of thought, even as I put up my school-books and stowed them away; being things that I should not immediately want again.
things
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From this reading The examination had passed as I could have wished it might; all had gone well; and I could afford to put by that whole train of thought, even as I put up my school-books and stowed them away; being things that I should not immediately want again.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The examination had passed as I could have wished it might; all had gone well; and I could afford to put by that whole train of thought, even as I put up my school-books and stowed them away; being things that I should not immediately want again.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some time would pass, it was likely, before I would need to refresh my memory with mathematics or philosophy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The examination was over and school ended for me, before I had one half hour to spare to go to see Miss Cardigan.
train
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From this reading The examination had passed as I could have wished it might; all had gone well; and I could afford to put by that whole train of thought, even as I put up my school-books and stowed them away; being things that I should not immediately want again.
up
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From this reading The examination had passed as I could have wished it might; all had gone well; and I could afford to put by that whole train of thought, even as I put up my school-books and stowed them away; being things that I should not immediately want again.
want
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From this reading The examination had passed as I could have wished it might; all had gone well; and I could afford to put by that whole train of thought, even as I put up my school-books and stowed them away; being things that I should not immediately want again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The examination was over and school ended for me, before I had one half hour to spare to go to see Miss Cardigan.
well
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From this reading The examination had passed as I could have wished it might; all had gone well; and I could afford to put by that whole train of thought, even as I put up my school-books and stowed them away; being things that I should not immediately want again.
whole
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From this reading The examination had passed as I could have wished it might; all had gone well; and I could afford to put by that whole train of thought, even as I put up my school-books and stowed them away; being things that I should not immediately want again.
wished
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From this reading The examination had passed as I could have wished it might; all had gone well; and I could afford to put by that whole train of thought, even as I put up my school-books and stowed them away; being things that I should not immediately want again.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Some time would pass, it was likely, before I would need to refresh my memory with mathematics or philosophy.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Some time would pass, it was likely, before I would need to refresh my memory with mathematics or philosophy.
