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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 Boulanger and Lefebvre, he found the students more excited than usual over the advent of a “Nouveau.”
advent
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From this reading Boulanger and Lefebvre, he found the students more excited than usual over the advent of a “Nouveau.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Boulanger and Lefebvre, he found the students more excited than usual over the advent of a “Nouveau.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Of course there are traditions of serious trouble in former years and a few fights have taken place, consequent upon the indignant resistance of new men to the ridiculous demands forced upon them by their ingenious tormentors.
arrived
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From this reading Next morning, when Clifford arrived at the Atelier of MM.
assumed
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From this reading Hazing at Julien’s has assumed, of late, a comparatively mild form.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Next morning, when Clifford arrived at the Atelier of MM.
Atelier
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From this reading Next morning, when Clifford arrived at the Atelier of MM.
Boulanger
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From this reading Boulanger and Lefebvre, he found the students more excited than usual over the advent of a “Nouveau.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Of course there are traditions of serious trouble in former years and a few fights have taken place, consequent upon the indignant resistance of new men to the ridiculous demands forced upon them by their ingenious tormentors.
Clifford
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From this reading Next morning, when Clifford arrived at the Atelier of MM.
comparatively
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From this reading Hazing at Julien’s has assumed, of late, a comparatively mild form.
consequent
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From this reading Of course there are traditions of serious trouble in former years and a few fights have taken place, consequent upon the indignant resistance of new men to the ridiculous demands forced upon them by their ingenious tormentors.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course there are traditions of serious trouble in former years and a few fights have taken place, consequent upon the indignant resistance of new men to the ridiculous demands forced upon them by their ingenious tormentors.
demands
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From this reading Of course there are traditions of serious trouble in former years and a few fights have taken place, consequent upon the indignant resistance of new men to the ridiculous demands forced upon them by their ingenious tormentors.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading Boulanger and Lefebvre, he found the students more excited than usual over the advent of a “Nouveau.”
few
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From this reading Of course there are traditions of serious trouble in former years and a few fights have taken place, consequent upon the indignant resistance of new men to the ridiculous demands forced upon them by their ingenious tormentors.
fights
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From this reading Of course there are traditions of serious trouble in former years and a few fights have taken place, consequent upon the indignant resistance of new men to the ridiculous demands forced upon them by their ingenious tormentors.
forced
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From this reading Of course there are traditions of serious trouble in former years and a few fights have taken place, consequent upon the indignant resistance of new men to the ridiculous demands forced upon them by their ingenious tormentors.
form
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From this reading Hazing at Julien’s has assumed, of late, a comparatively mild form.
former
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From this reading Of course there are traditions of serious trouble in former years and a few fights have taken place, consequent upon the indignant resistance of new men to the ridiculous demands forced upon them by their ingenious tormentors.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Boulanger and Lefebvre, he found the students more excited than usual over the advent of a “Nouveau.”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hazing at Julien’s has assumed, of late, a comparatively mild form.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Of course there are traditions of serious trouble in former years and a few fights have taken place, consequent upon the indignant resistance of new men to the ridiculous demands forced upon them by their ingenious tormentors.
Hazing
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From this reading Hazing at Julien’s has assumed, of late, a comparatively mild form.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Boulanger and Lefebvre, he found the students more excited than usual over the advent of a “Nouveau.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Of course there are traditions of serious trouble in former years and a few fights have taken place, consequent upon the indignant resistance of new men to the ridiculous demands forced upon them by their ingenious tormentors.
indignant
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From this reading Of course there are traditions of serious trouble in former years and a few fights have taken place, consequent upon the indignant resistance of new men to the ridiculous demands forced upon them by their ingenious tormentors.
ingeniousadjectiveUS /ɪnˈdʒiː.ni.əs/
Clever, original, and remarkably inventive in design and execution.
From this reading Of course there are traditions of serious trouble in former years and a few fights have taken place, consequent upon the indignant resistance of new men to the ridiculous demands forced upon them by their ingenious tormentors.
inoffensive
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From this reading Still, the hazing of today is comparatively inoffensive, and there is not much of it.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Still, the hazing of today is comparatively inoffensive, and there is not much of it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Still, the hazing of today is comparatively inoffensive, and there is not much of it.
Julien's
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From this reading Hazing at Julien’s has assumed, of late, a comparatively mild form.
late
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From this reading Hazing at Julien’s has assumed, of late, a comparatively mild form.
Lefebvre
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From this reading Boulanger and Lefebvre, he found the students more excited than usual over the advent of a “Nouveau.”
men
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From this reading Of course there are traditions of serious trouble in former years and a few fights have taken place, consequent upon the indignant resistance of new men to the ridiculous demands forced upon them by their ingenious tormentors.
mild
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From this reading Hazing at Julien’s has assumed, of late, a comparatively mild form.
MM
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From this reading Next morning, when Clifford arrived at the Atelier of MM.
more
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From this reading Boulanger and Lefebvre, he found the students more excited than usual over the advent of a “Nouveau.”
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning, when Clifford arrived at the Atelier of MM.
much
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From this reading Still, the hazing of today is comparatively inoffensive, and there is not much of it.
new
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From this reading Of course there are traditions of serious trouble in former years and a few fights have taken place, consequent upon the indignant resistance of new men to the ridiculous demands forced upon them by their ingenious tormentors.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning, when Clifford arrived at the Atelier of MM.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Still, the hazing of today is comparatively inoffensive, and there is not much of it.
Nouveau
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From this reading Boulanger and Lefebvre, he found the students more excited than usual over the advent of a “Nouveau.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Next morning, when Clifford arrived at the Atelier of MM.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Boulanger and Lefebvre, he found the students more excited than usual over the advent of a “Nouveau.”
place
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From this reading Of course there are traditions of serious trouble in former years and a few fights have taken place, consequent upon the indignant resistance of new men to the ridiculous demands forced upon them by their ingenious tormentors.
resistance
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From this reading Of course there are traditions of serious trouble in former years and a few fights have taken place, consequent upon the indignant resistance of new men to the ridiculous demands forced upon them by their ingenious tormentors.
ridiculous
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From this reading Of course there are traditions of serious trouble in former years and a few fights have taken place, consequent upon the indignant resistance of new men to the ridiculous demands forced upon them by their ingenious tormentors.
serious
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From this reading Of course there are traditions of serious trouble in former years and a few fights have taken place, consequent upon the indignant resistance of new men to the ridiculous demands forced upon them by their ingenious tormentors.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, the hazing of today is comparatively inoffensive, and there is not much of it.
students
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From this reading Boulanger and Lefebvre, he found the students more excited than usual over the advent of a “Nouveau.”
taken
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From this reading Of course there are traditions of serious trouble in former years and a few fights have taken place, consequent upon the indignant resistance of new men to the ridiculous demands forced upon them by their ingenious tormentors.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Boulanger and Lefebvre, he found the students more excited than usual over the advent of a “Nouveau.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Next morning, when Clifford arrived at the Atelier of MM.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Of course there are traditions of serious trouble in former years and a few fights have taken place, consequent upon the indignant resistance of new men to the ridiculous demands forced upon them by their ingenious tormentors.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Of course there are traditions of serious trouble in former years and a few fights have taken place, consequent upon the indignant resistance of new men to the ridiculous demands forced upon them by their ingenious tormentors.
there
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From this reading Of course there are traditions of serious trouble in former years and a few fights have taken place, consequent upon the indignant resistance of new men to the ridiculous demands forced upon them by their ingenious tormentors.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Of course there are traditions of serious trouble in former years and a few fights have taken place, consequent upon the indignant resistance of new men to the ridiculous demands forced upon them by their ingenious tormentors.
today
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From this reading Still, the hazing of today is comparatively inoffensive, and there is not much of it.
tormentors
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From this reading Of course there are traditions of serious trouble in former years and a few fights have taken place, consequent upon the indignant resistance of new men to the ridiculous demands forced upon them by their ingenious tormentors.
traditions
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From this reading Of course there are traditions of serious trouble in former years and a few fights have taken place, consequent upon the indignant resistance of new men to the ridiculous demands forced upon them by their ingenious tormentors.
trouble
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From this reading Of course there are traditions of serious trouble in former years and a few fights have taken place, consequent upon the indignant resistance of new men to the ridiculous demands forced upon them by their ingenious tormentors.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Of course there are traditions of serious trouble in former years and a few fights have taken place, consequent upon the indignant resistance of new men to the ridiculous demands forced upon them by their ingenious tormentors.
usual
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From this reading Boulanger and Lefebvre, he found the students more excited than usual over the advent of a “Nouveau.”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Next morning, when Clifford arrived at the Atelier of MM.
years
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From this reading Of course there are traditions of serious trouble in former years and a few fights have taken place, consequent upon the indignant resistance of new men to the ridiculous demands forced upon them by their ingenious tormentors.
