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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 was an autocrat, but he shrank from spying, or attempting to coerce a member into betraying his comrades.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Some, however, were not quite satisfied, and Mowbray entertained suspicions about the Club.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Some allowance must be made for young blood; and, after all, nothing that really needed his interference could go on, he felt, without his learning about it.
all
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From this reading The institution had done useful work in promoting good fellowship by means of healthful amusements, but recently its management had fallen into the hands of the younger men, and the founders contented themselves with an occasional visit to see that all was going well.
Allenwood
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From this reading THE ENEMY WITHIN It was getting late, but the Allenwood Sports Club prolonged its sitting at the Carlyon homestead.
allowance
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From this reading Some allowance must be made for young blood; and, after all, nothing that really needed his interference could go on, he felt, without his learning about it.
amusements
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From this reading The institution had done useful work in promoting good fellowship by means of healthful amusements, but recently its management had fallen into the hands of the younger men, and the founders contented themselves with an occasional visit to see that all was going well.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The institution had done useful work in promoting good fellowship by means of healthful amusements, but recently its management had fallen into the hands of the younger men, and the founders contented themselves with an occasional visit to see that all was going well.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The institution had done useful work in promoting good fellowship by means of healthful amusements, but recently its management had fallen into the hands of the younger men, and the founders contented themselves with an occasional visit to see that all was going well.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE ENEMY WITHIN It was getting late, but the Allenwood Sports Club prolonged its sitting at the Carlyon homestead.
attempting
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From this reading He was an autocrat, but he shrank from spying, or attempting to coerce a member into betraying his comrades.
autocrat
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From this reading He was an autocrat, but he shrank from spying, or attempting to coerce a member into betraying his comrades.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Some allowance must be made for young blood; and, after all, nothing that really needed his interference could go on, he felt, without his learning about it.
betraying
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From this reading He was an autocrat, but he shrank from spying, or attempting to coerce a member into betraying his comrades.
bloodnounUS /blʌd/
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Some allowance must be made for young blood; and, after all, nothing that really needed his interference could go on, he felt, without his learning about it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE ENEMY WITHIN It was getting late, but the Allenwood Sports Club prolonged its sitting at the Carlyon homestead.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The institution had done useful work in promoting good fellowship by means of healthful amusements, but recently its management had fallen into the hands of the younger men, and the founders contented themselves with an occasional visit to see that all was going well.
Carlyon
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From this reading THE ENEMY WITHIN It was getting late, but the Allenwood Sports Club prolonged its sitting at the Carlyon homestead.
Club
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From this reading THE ENEMY WITHIN It was getting late, but the Allenwood Sports Club prolonged its sitting at the Carlyon homestead.
coerce
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From this reading He was an autocrat, but he shrank from spying, or attempting to coerce a member into betraying his comrades.
comradesnounUS /ˈkɑːmrædz/
people who share difficult work or danger, especially soldiers
From this reading He was an autocrat, but he shrank from spying, or attempting to coerce a member into betraying his comrades.
contented
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From this reading The institution had done useful work in promoting good fellowship by means of healthful amusements, but recently its management had fallen into the hands of the younger men, and the founders contented themselves with an occasional visit to see that all was going well.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Some allowance must be made for young blood; and, after all, nothing that really needed his interference could go on, he felt, without his learning about it.
done
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From this reading The institution had done useful work in promoting good fellowship by means of healthful amusements, but recently its management had fallen into the hands of the younger men, and the founders contented themselves with an occasional visit to see that all was going well.
ENEMY
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From this reading THE ENEMY WITHIN It was getting late, but the Allenwood Sports Club prolonged its sitting at the Carlyon homestead.
entertained
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From this reading Some, however, were not quite satisfied, and Mowbray entertained suspicions about the Club.
fallen
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From this reading The institution had done useful work in promoting good fellowship by means of healthful amusements, but recently its management had fallen into the hands of the younger men, and the founders contented themselves with an occasional visit to see that all was going well.
fellowship
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From this reading The institution had done useful work in promoting good fellowship by means of healthful amusements, but recently its management had fallen into the hands of the younger men, and the founders contented themselves with an occasional visit to see that all was going well.
felt
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From this reading Some allowance must be made for young blood; and, after all, nothing that really needed his interference could go on, he felt, without his learning about it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Some allowance must be made for young blood; and, after all, nothing that really needed his interference could go on, he felt, without his learning about it.
founders
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From this reading The institution had done useful work in promoting good fellowship by means of healthful amusements, but recently its management had fallen into the hands of the younger men, and the founders contented themselves with an occasional visit to see that all was going well.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was an autocrat, but he shrank from spying, or attempting to coerce a member into betraying his comrades.
getting
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From this reading THE ENEMY WITHIN It was getting late, but the Allenwood Sports Club prolonged its sitting at the Carlyon homestead.
go
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From this reading Some allowance must be made for young blood; and, after all, nothing that really needed his interference could go on, he felt, without his learning about it.
going
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From this reading The institution had done useful work in promoting good fellowship by means of healthful amusements, but recently its management had fallen into the hands of the younger men, and the founders contented themselves with an occasional visit to see that all was going well.
good
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From this reading The institution had done useful work in promoting good fellowship by means of healthful amusements, but recently its management had fallen into the hands of the younger men, and the founders contented themselves with an occasional visit to see that all was going well.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The institution had done useful work in promoting good fellowship by means of healthful amusements, but recently its management had fallen into the hands of the younger men, and the founders contented themselves with an occasional visit to see that all was going well.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The institution had done useful work in promoting good fellowship by means of healthful amusements, but recently its management had fallen into the hands of the younger men, and the founders contented themselves with an occasional visit to see that all was going well.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was an autocrat, but he shrank from spying, or attempting to coerce a member into betraying his comrades.
healthful
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From this reading The institution had done useful work in promoting good fellowship by means of healthful amusements, but recently its management had fallen into the hands of the younger men, and the founders contented themselves with an occasional visit to see that all was going well.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was an autocrat, but he shrank from spying, or attempting to coerce a member into betraying his comrades.
homestead
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From this reading THE ENEMY WITHIN It was getting late, but the Allenwood Sports Club prolonged its sitting at the Carlyon homestead.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Some, however, were not quite satisfied, and Mowbray entertained suspicions about the Club.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The institution had done useful work in promoting good fellowship by means of healthful amusements, but recently its management had fallen into the hands of the younger men, and the founders contented themselves with an occasional visit to see that all was going well.
institution
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From this reading The institution had done useful work in promoting good fellowship by means of healthful amusements, but recently its management had fallen into the hands of the younger men, and the founders contented themselves with an occasional visit to see that all was going well.
interference
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From this reading Some allowance must be made for young blood; and, after all, nothing that really needed his interference could go on, he felt, without his learning about it.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The institution had done useful work in promoting good fellowship by means of healthful amusements, but recently its management had fallen into the hands of the younger men, and the founders contented themselves with an occasional visit to see that all was going well.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE ENEMY WITHIN It was getting late, but the Allenwood Sports Club prolonged its sitting at the Carlyon homestead.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE ENEMY WITHIN It was getting late, but the Allenwood Sports Club prolonged its sitting at the Carlyon homestead.
late
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From this reading THE ENEMY WITHIN It was getting late, but the Allenwood Sports Club prolonged its sitting at the Carlyon homestead.
learning
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From this reading Some allowance must be made for young blood; and, after all, nothing that really needed his interference could go on, he felt, without his learning about it.
made
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From this reading Some allowance must be made for young blood; and, after all, nothing that really needed his interference could go on, he felt, without his learning about it.
management
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From this reading The institution had done useful work in promoting good fellowship by means of healthful amusements, but recently its management had fallen into the hands of the younger men, and the founders contented themselves with an occasional visit to see that all was going well.
means
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From this reading The institution had done useful work in promoting good fellowship by means of healthful amusements, but recently its management had fallen into the hands of the younger men, and the founders contented themselves with an occasional visit to see that all was going well.
member
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From this reading He was an autocrat, but he shrank from spying, or attempting to coerce a member into betraying his comrades.
men
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From this reading The institution had done useful work in promoting good fellowship by means of healthful amusements, but recently its management had fallen into the hands of the younger men, and the founders contented themselves with an occasional visit to see that all was going well.
Mowbray
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From this reading Some, however, were not quite satisfied, and Mowbray entertained suspicions about the Club.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Some allowance must be made for young blood; and, after all, nothing that really needed his interference could go on, he felt, without his learning about it.
needed
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From this reading Some allowance must be made for young blood; and, after all, nothing that really needed his interference could go on, he felt, without his learning about it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Some, however, were not quite satisfied, and Mowbray entertained suspicions about the Club.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Some allowance must be made for young blood; and, after all, nothing that really needed his interference could go on, he felt, without his learning about it.
occasional
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From this reading The institution had done useful work in promoting good fellowship by means of healthful amusements, but recently its management had fallen into the hands of the younger men, and the founders contented themselves with an occasional visit to see that all was going well.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The institution had done useful work in promoting good fellowship by means of healthful amusements, but recently its management had fallen into the hands of the younger men, and the founders contented themselves with an occasional visit to see that all was going well.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Some allowance must be made for young blood; and, after all, nothing that really needed his interference could go on, he felt, without his learning about it.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He was an autocrat, but he shrank from spying, or attempting to coerce a member into betraying his comrades.
prolonged
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From this reading THE ENEMY WITHIN It was getting late, but the Allenwood Sports Club prolonged its sitting at the Carlyon homestead.
promoting
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From this reading The institution had done useful work in promoting good fellowship by means of healthful amusements, but recently its management had fallen into the hands of the younger men, and the founders contented themselves with an occasional visit to see that all was going well.
quite
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From this reading Some, however, were not quite satisfied, and Mowbray entertained suspicions about the Club.
really
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From this reading Some allowance must be made for young blood; and, after all, nothing that really needed his interference could go on, he felt, without his learning about it.
recently
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From this reading The institution had done useful work in promoting good fellowship by means of healthful amusements, but recently its management had fallen into the hands of the younger men, and the founders contented themselves with an occasional visit to see that all was going well.
satisfied
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From this reading Some, however, were not quite satisfied, and Mowbray entertained suspicions about the Club.
see
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From this reading The institution had done useful work in promoting good fellowship by means of healthful amusements, but recently its management had fallen into the hands of the younger men, and the founders contented themselves with an occasional visit to see that all was going well.
shrank
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From this reading He was an autocrat, but he shrank from spying, or attempting to coerce a member into betraying his comrades.
sitting
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From this reading THE ENEMY WITHIN It was getting late, but the Allenwood Sports Club prolonged its sitting at the Carlyon homestead.
Some
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From this reading Some, however, were not quite satisfied, and Mowbray entertained suspicions about the Club.
Sports
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From this reading THE ENEMY WITHIN It was getting late, but the Allenwood Sports Club prolonged its sitting at the Carlyon homestead.
spying
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From this reading He was an autocrat, but he shrank from spying, or attempting to coerce a member into betraying his comrades.
suspicions
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From this reading Some, however, were not quite satisfied, and Mowbray entertained suspicions about the Club.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The institution had done useful work in promoting good fellowship by means of healthful amusements, but recently its management had fallen into the hands of the younger men, and the founders contented themselves with an occasional visit to see that all was going well.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ENEMY WITHIN It was getting late, but the Allenwood Sports Club prolonged its sitting at the Carlyon homestead.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The institution had done useful work in promoting good fellowship by means of healthful amusements, but recently its management had fallen into the hands of the younger men, and the founders contented themselves with an occasional visit to see that all was going well.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The institution had done useful work in promoting good fellowship by means of healthful amusements, but recently its management had fallen into the hands of the younger men, and the founders contented themselves with an occasional visit to see that all was going well.
useful
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From this reading The institution had done useful work in promoting good fellowship by means of healthful amusements, but recently its management had fallen into the hands of the younger men, and the founders contented themselves with an occasional visit to see that all was going well.
visit
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From this reading The institution had done useful work in promoting good fellowship by means of healthful amusements, but recently its management had fallen into the hands of the younger men, and the founders contented themselves with an occasional visit to see that all was going well.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE ENEMY WITHIN It was getting late, but the Allenwood Sports Club prolonged its sitting at the Carlyon homestead.
well
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From this reading The institution had done useful work in promoting good fellowship by means of healthful amusements, but recently its management had fallen into the hands of the younger men, and the founders contented themselves with an occasional visit to see that all was going well.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some, however, were not quite satisfied, and Mowbray entertained suspicions about the Club.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The institution had done useful work in promoting good fellowship by means of healthful amusements, but recently its management had fallen into the hands of the younger men, and the founders contented themselves with an occasional visit to see that all was going well.
WITHINprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading THE ENEMY WITHIN It was getting late, but the Allenwood Sports Club prolonged its sitting at the Carlyon homestead.
withoutnounUS /ˈwithout/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Some allowance must be made for young blood; and, after all, nothing that really needed his interference could go on, he felt, without his learning about it.
work
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From this reading The institution had done useful work in promoting good fellowship by means of healthful amusements, but recently its management had fallen into the hands of the younger men, and the founders contented themselves with an occasional visit to see that all was going well.
young
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From this reading Some allowance must be made for young blood; and, after all, nothing that really needed his interference could go on, he felt, without his learning about it.
younger
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From this reading The institution had done useful work in promoting good fellowship by means of healthful amusements, but recently its management had fallen into the hands of the younger men, and the founders contented themselves with an occasional visit to see that all was going well.
