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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 had been a schoolmaster or a professor for forty years, and was fully steeped in the dogmatism of the pedagogue.
academic
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From this reading He was the senior instructor of the Josephine, and was the superintendent of her academic department.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Professor Hamblin went on deck, walked up and down, and made himself as miserable as possible.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Professor Hamblin went on deck, walked up and down, and made himself as miserable as possible.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was disposed to be overbearing and tyrannical, though perhaps his profession, rather than his nature, had implanted this tendency in his character.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been a schoolmaster or a professor for forty years, and was fully steeped in the dogmatism of the pedagogue.
CHANGES
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From this reading PROFESSOR HAMBLIN CHANGES HIS MIND.
character
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From this reading He was disposed to be overbearing and tyrannical, though perhaps his profession, rather than his nature, had implanted this tendency in his character.
deck
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From this reading Professor Hamblin went on deck, walked up and down, and made himself as miserable as possible.
department
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From this reading He was the senior instructor of the Josephine, and was the superintendent of her academic department.
disposednounUS /ˈdisposed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was disposed to be overbearing and tyrannical, though perhaps his profession, rather than his nature, had implanted this tendency in his character.
dogmatism
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From this reading He had been a schoolmaster or a professor for forty years, and was fully steeped in the dogmatism of the pedagogue.
down
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From this reading Professor Hamblin went on deck, walked up and down, and made himself as miserable as possible.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had been a schoolmaster or a professor for forty years, and was fully steeped in the dogmatism of the pedagogue.
forty
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From this reading He had been a schoolmaster or a professor for forty years, and was fully steeped in the dogmatism of the pedagogue.
fully
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From this reading He had been a schoolmaster or a professor for forty years, and was fully steeped in the dogmatism of the pedagogue.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been a schoolmaster or a professor for forty years, and was fully steeped in the dogmatism of the pedagogue.
HAMBLIN
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From this reading PROFESSOR HAMBLIN CHANGES HIS MIND.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was the senior instructor of the Josephine, and was the superintendent of her academic department.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He was the senior instructor of the Josephine, and was the superintendent of her academic department.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Professor Hamblin went on deck, walked up and down, and made himself as miserable as possible.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading PROFESSOR HAMBLIN CHANGES HIS MIND.
implanted
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From this reading He was disposed to be overbearing and tyrannical, though perhaps his profession, rather than his nature, had implanted this tendency in his character.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had been a schoolmaster or a professor for forty years, and was fully steeped in the dogmatism of the pedagogue.
instructor
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From this reading He was the senior instructor of the Josephine, and was the superintendent of her academic department.
Josephine
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From this reading He was the senior instructor of the Josephine, and was the superintendent of her academic department.
made
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From this reading Professor Hamblin went on deck, walked up and down, and made himself as miserable as possible.
MINDnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PROFESSOR HAMBLIN CHANGES HIS MIND.
miserable
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From this reading Professor Hamblin went on deck, walked up and down, and made himself as miserable as possible.
nature
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From this reading He was disposed to be overbearing and tyrannical, though perhaps his profession, rather than his nature, had implanted this tendency in his character.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was the senior instructor of the Josephine, and was the superintendent of her academic department.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Professor Hamblin went on deck, walked up and down, and made himself as miserable as possible.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He had been a schoolmaster or a professor for forty years, and was fully steeped in the dogmatism of the pedagogue.
overbearing
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From this reading He was disposed to be overbearing and tyrannical, though perhaps his profession, rather than his nature, had implanted this tendency in his character.
pedagogue
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From this reading He had been a schoolmaster or a professor for forty years, and was fully steeped in the dogmatism of the pedagogue.
perhaps
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From this reading He was disposed to be overbearing and tyrannical, though perhaps his profession, rather than his nature, had implanted this tendency in his character.
possible
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From this reading Professor Hamblin went on deck, walked up and down, and made himself as miserable as possible.
profession
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From this reading He was disposed to be overbearing and tyrannical, though perhaps his profession, rather than his nature, had implanted this tendency in his character.
PROFESSOR
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From this reading PROFESSOR HAMBLIN CHANGES HIS MIND.
rather
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From this reading He was disposed to be overbearing and tyrannical, though perhaps his profession, rather than his nature, had implanted this tendency in his character.
schoolmaster
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From this reading He had been a schoolmaster or a professor for forty years, and was fully steeped in the dogmatism of the pedagogue.
senior
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From this reading He was the senior instructor of the Josephine, and was the superintendent of her academic department.
steeped
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From this reading He had been a schoolmaster or a professor for forty years, and was fully steeped in the dogmatism of the pedagogue.
superintendent
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From this reading He was the senior instructor of the Josephine, and was the superintendent of her academic department.
tendency
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From this reading He was disposed to be overbearing and tyrannical, though perhaps his profession, rather than his nature, had implanted this tendency in his character.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He was disposed to be overbearing and tyrannical, though perhaps his profession, rather than his nature, had implanted this tendency in his character.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was the senior instructor of the Josephine, and was the superintendent of her academic department.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He was disposed to be overbearing and tyrannical, though perhaps his profession, rather than his nature, had implanted this tendency in his character.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He was disposed to be overbearing and tyrannical, though perhaps his profession, rather than his nature, had implanted this tendency in his character.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was disposed to be overbearing and tyrannical, though perhaps his profession, rather than his nature, had implanted this tendency in his character.
tyrannical
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From this reading He was disposed to be overbearing and tyrannical, though perhaps his profession, rather than his nature, had implanted this tendency in his character.
up
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From this reading Professor Hamblin went on deck, walked up and down, and made himself as miserable as possible.
walked
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From this reading Professor Hamblin went on deck, walked up and down, and made himself as miserable as possible.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was the senior instructor of the Josephine, and was the superintendent of her academic department.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Professor Hamblin went on deck, walked up and down, and made himself as miserable as possible.
years
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From this reading He had been a schoolmaster or a professor for forty years, and was fully steeped in the dogmatism of the pedagogue.
