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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 INFORMATION The next day and the next Geoffrey avoided the garden as if it were a haunt of cobras.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading There ought to be a law against their crying."
all
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From this reading "Oh, yes, I know all that," he replied; "but they shouldn't cry.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading INFORMATION The next day and the next Geoffrey avoided the garden as if it were a haunt of cobras.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading INFORMATION The next day and the next Geoffrey avoided the garden as if it were a haunt of cobras.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The dining-room, too, was a place of terror to him, and at each meal he paused before entering the room, nerving himself for what he might have to face.
avoided
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From this reading INFORMATION The next day and the next Geoffrey avoided the garden as if it were a haunt of cobras.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There ought to be a law against their crying."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The dining-room, too, was a place of terror to him, and at each meal he paused before entering the room, nerving himself for what he might have to face.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Oh, yes, I know all that," he replied; "but they shouldn't cry.
cobras
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From this reading INFORMATION The next day and the next Geoffrey avoided the garden as if it were a haunt of cobras.
cry
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From this reading "Oh, yes, I know all that," he replied; "but they shouldn't cry.
crying
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From this reading There ought to be a law against their crying."
day
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From this reading INFORMATION The next day and the next Geoffrey avoided the garden as if it were a haunt of cobras.
dining-room
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From this reading The dining-room, too, was a place of terror to him, and at each meal he paused before entering the room, nerving himself for what he might have to face.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The dining-room, too, was a place of terror to him, and at each meal he paused before entering the room, nerving himself for what he might have to face.
entering
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From this reading The dining-room, too, was a place of terror to him, and at each meal he paused before entering the room, nerving himself for what he might have to face.
face
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From this reading The dining-room, too, was a place of terror to him, and at each meal he paused before entering the room, nerving himself for what he might have to face.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The dining-room, too, was a place of terror to him, and at each meal he paused before entering the room, nerving himself for what he might have to face.
garden
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From this reading INFORMATION The next day and the next Geoffrey avoided the garden as if it were a haunt of cobras.
Geoffrey
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From this reading INFORMATION The next day and the next Geoffrey avoided the garden as if it were a haunt of cobras.
haunt
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From this reading INFORMATION The next day and the next Geoffrey avoided the garden as if it were a haunt of cobras.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The dining-room, too, was a place of terror to him, and at each meal he paused before entering the room, nerving himself for what he might have to face.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The dining-room, too, was a place of terror to him, and at each meal he paused before entering the room, nerving himself for what he might have to face.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The dining-room, too, was a place of terror to him, and at each meal he paused before entering the room, nerving himself for what he might have to face.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The dining-room, too, was a place of terror to him, and at each meal he paused before entering the room, nerving himself for what he might have to face.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, yes, I know all that," he replied; "but they shouldn't cry.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading INFORMATION The next day and the next Geoffrey avoided the garden as if it were a haunt of cobras.
INFORMATION
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From this reading INFORMATION The next day and the next Geoffrey avoided the garden as if it were a haunt of cobras.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading INFORMATION The next day and the next Geoffrey avoided the garden as if it were a haunt of cobras.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, yes, I know all that," he replied; "but they shouldn't cry.
law
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From this reading There ought to be a law against their crying."
man
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From this reading This was wholly unreasonable, he told himself repeatedly; it was ridiculous; it was--the young man was not one to spare himself--it was unprofessional.
meal
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From this reading The dining-room, too, was a place of terror to him, and at each meal he paused before entering the room, nerving himself for what he might have to face.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The dining-room, too, was a place of terror to him, and at each meal he paused before entering the room, nerving himself for what he might have to face.
nerving
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From this reading The dining-room, too, was a place of terror to him, and at each meal he paused before entering the room, nerving himself for what he might have to face.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading INFORMATION The next day and the next Geoffrey avoided the garden as if it were a haunt of cobras.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This was wholly unreasonable, he told himself repeatedly; it was ridiculous; it was--the young man was not one to spare himself--it was unprofessional.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading INFORMATION The next day and the next Geoffrey avoided the garden as if it were a haunt of cobras.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, yes, I know all that," he replied; "but they shouldn't cry.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This was wholly unreasonable, he told himself repeatedly; it was ridiculous; it was--the young man was not one to spare himself--it was unprofessional.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading There ought to be a law against their crying."
paused
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From this reading The dining-room, too, was a place of terror to him, and at each meal he paused before entering the room, nerving himself for what he might have to face.
place
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From this reading The dining-room, too, was a place of terror to him, and at each meal he paused before entering the room, nerving himself for what he might have to face.
repeatedly
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From this reading This was wholly unreasonable, he told himself repeatedly; it was ridiculous; it was--the young man was not one to spare himself--it was unprofessional.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, yes, I know all that," he replied; "but they shouldn't cry.
ridiculous
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From this reading This was wholly unreasonable, he told himself repeatedly; it was ridiculous; it was--the young man was not one to spare himself--it was unprofessional.
room
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From this reading The dining-room, too, was a place of terror to him, and at each meal he paused before entering the room, nerving himself for what he might have to face.
shouldn't
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From this reading "Oh, yes, I know all that," he replied; "but they shouldn't cry.
spare
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From this reading This was wholly unreasonable, he told himself repeatedly; it was ridiculous; it was--the young man was not one to spare himself--it was unprofessional.
terror
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From this reading The dining-room, too, was a place of terror to him, and at each meal he paused before entering the room, nerving himself for what he might have to face.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Oh, yes, I know all that," he replied; "but they shouldn't cry.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading INFORMATION The next day and the next Geoffrey avoided the garden as if it were a haunt of cobras.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There ought to be a law against their crying."
There
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From this reading There ought to be a law against their crying."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, yes, I know all that," he replied; "but they shouldn't cry.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was wholly unreasonable, he told himself repeatedly; it was ridiculous; it was--the young man was not one to spare himself--it was unprofessional.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The dining-room, too, was a place of terror to him, and at each meal he paused before entering the room, nerving himself for what he might have to face.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was wholly unreasonable, he told himself repeatedly; it was ridiculous; it was--the young man was not one to spare himself--it was unprofessional.
too
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From this reading The dining-room, too, was a place of terror to him, and at each meal he paused before entering the room, nerving himself for what he might have to face.
unprofessional
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From this reading This was wholly unreasonable, he told himself repeatedly; it was ridiculous; it was--the young man was not one to spare himself--it was unprofessional.
unreasonable
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From this reading This was wholly unreasonable, he told himself repeatedly; it was ridiculous; it was--the young man was not one to spare himself--it was unprofessional.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The dining-room, too, was a place of terror to him, and at each meal he paused before entering the room, nerving himself for what he might have to face.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading INFORMATION The next day and the next Geoffrey avoided the garden as if it were a haunt of cobras.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The dining-room, too, was a place of terror to him, and at each meal he paused before entering the room, nerving himself for what he might have to face.
wholly
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From this reading This was wholly unreasonable, he told himself repeatedly; it was ridiculous; it was--the young man was not one to spare himself--it was unprofessional.
yes
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From this reading "Oh, yes, I know all that," he replied; "but they shouldn't cry.
young
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From this reading This was wholly unreasonable, he told himself repeatedly; it was ridiculous; it was--the young man was not one to spare himself--it was unprofessional.
