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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 Never be tired of asking for advice; you will become a good school-master only on condition that you will take constant advice from the old stagers.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading If, however, you should discover that, in the middle of your lesson, your pupils are all sound asleep, don't go and tell the head-master, and ask him how you should set about keeping them awake.
advice
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From this reading Never be tired of asking for advice; you will become a good school-master only on condition that you will take constant advice from the old stagers.
afternoons
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From this reading * * * * * The General commanding a French military school had once decided upon having a lecture on Hygiene given to the pupils on Monday afternoons.
all
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From this reading If, however, you should discover that, in the middle of your lesson, your pupils are all sound asleep, don't go and tell the head-master, and ask him how you should set about keeping them awake.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If, however, you should discover that, in the middle of your lesson, your pupils are all sound asleep, don't go and tell the head-master, and ask him how you should set about keeping them awake.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If, however, you should discover that, in the middle of your lesson, your pupils are all sound asleep, don't go and tell the head-master, and ask him how you should set about keeping them awake.
ask
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asking
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From this reading Never be tired of asking for advice; you will become a good school-master only on condition that you will take constant advice from the old stagers.
asleep
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From this reading If, however, you should discover that, in the middle of your lesson, your pupils are all sound asleep, don't go and tell the head-master, and ask him how you should set about keeping them awake.
awake
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From this reading If, however, you should discover that, in the middle of your lesson, your pupils are all sound asleep, don't go and tell the head-master, and ask him how you should set about keeping them awake.
badly
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From this reading The day was badly chosen.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Never be tired of asking for advice; you will become a good school-master only on condition that you will take constant advice from the old stagers.
become
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From this reading Never be tired of asking for advice; you will become a good school-master only on condition that you will take constant advice from the old stagers.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading This is beyond his advice.
chosen
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From this reading The day was badly chosen.
commanding
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From this reading * * * * * The General commanding a French military school had once decided upon having a lecture on Hygiene given to the pupils on Monday afternoons.
condition
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From this reading Never be tired of asking for advice; you will become a good school-master only on condition that you will take constant advice from the old stagers.
constant
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From this reading Never be tired of asking for advice; you will become a good school-master only on condition that you will take constant advice from the old stagers.
day
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From this reading The day was badly chosen.
decided
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From this reading * * * * * The General commanding a French military school had once decided upon having a lecture on Hygiene given to the pupils on Monday afternoons.
discover
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From this reading If, however, you should discover that, in the middle of your lesson, your pupils are all sound asleep, don't go and tell the head-master, and ask him how you should set about keeping them awake.
don't
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From this reading If, however, you should discover that, in the middle of your lesson, your pupils are all sound asleep, don't go and tell the head-master, and ask him how you should set about keeping them awake.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Never be tired of asking for advice; you will become a good school-master only on condition that you will take constant advice from the old stagers.
French
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From this reading * * * * * The General commanding a French military school had once decided upon having a lecture on Hygiene given to the pupils on Monday afternoons.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Never be tired of asking for advice; you will become a good school-master only on condition that you will take constant advice from the old stagers.
General
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From this reading * * * * * The General commanding a French military school had once decided upon having a lecture on Hygiene given to the pupils on Monday afternoons.
given
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From this reading * * * * * The General commanding a French military school had once decided upon having a lecture on Hygiene given to the pupils on Monday afternoons.
go
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From this reading If, however, you should discover that, in the middle of your lesson, your pupils are all sound asleep, don't go and tell the head-master, and ask him how you should set about keeping them awake.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never be tired of asking for advice; you will become a good school-master only on condition that you will take constant advice from the old stagers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading * * * * * The General commanding a French military school had once decided upon having a lecture on Hygiene given to the pupils on Monday afternoons.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading * * * * * The General commanding a French military school had once decided upon having a lecture on Hygiene given to the pupils on Monday afternoons.
head-master
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From this reading If, however, you should discover that, in the middle of your lesson, your pupils are all sound asleep, don't go and tell the head-master, and ask him how you should set about keeping them awake.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If, however, you should discover that, in the middle of your lesson, your pupils are all sound asleep, don't go and tell the head-master, and ask him how you should set about keeping them awake.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This is beyond his advice.
how
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From this reading If, however, you should discover that, in the middle of your lesson, your pupils are all sound asleep, don't go and tell the head-master, and ask him how you should set about keeping them awake.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading If, however, you should discover that, in the middle of your lesson, your pupils are all sound asleep, don't go and tell the head-master, and ask him how you should set about keeping them awake.
Hygiene
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From this reading * * * * * The General commanding a French military school had once decided upon having a lecture on Hygiene given to the pupils on Monday afternoons.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If, however, you should discover that, in the middle of your lesson, your pupils are all sound asleep, don't go and tell the head-master, and ask him how you should set about keeping them awake.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If, however, you should discover that, in the middle of your lesson, your pupils are all sound asleep, don't go and tell the head-master, and ask him how you should set about keeping them awake.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is beyond his advice.
keeping
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From this reading If, however, you should discover that, in the middle of your lesson, your pupils are all sound asleep, don't go and tell the head-master, and ask him how you should set about keeping them awake.
lecture
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From this reading * * * * * The General commanding a French military school had once decided upon having a lecture on Hygiene given to the pupils on Monday afternoons.
lesson
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middle
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From this reading If, however, you should discover that, in the middle of your lesson, your pupils are all sound asleep, don't go and tell the head-master, and ask him how you should set about keeping them awake.
military
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From this reading * * * * * The General commanding a French military school had once decided upon having a lecture on Hygiene given to the pupils on Monday afternoons.
Monday
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From this reading * * * * * The General commanding a French military school had once decided upon having a lecture on Hygiene given to the pupils on Monday afternoons.
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never be tired of asking for advice; you will become a good school-master only on condition that you will take constant advice from the old stagers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Never be tired of asking for advice; you will become a good school-master only on condition that you will take constant advice from the old stagers.
old
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From this reading Never be tired of asking for advice; you will become a good school-master only on condition that you will take constant advice from the old stagers.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Never be tired of asking for advice; you will become a good school-master only on condition that you will take constant advice from the old stagers.
once
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From this reading * * * * * The General commanding a French military school had once decided upon having a lecture on Hygiene given to the pupils on Monday afternoons.
only
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From this reading Never be tired of asking for advice; you will become a good school-master only on condition that you will take constant advice from the old stagers.
pupils
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From this reading If, however, you should discover that, in the middle of your lesson, your pupils are all sound asleep, don't go and tell the head-master, and ask him how you should set about keeping them awake.
school
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From this reading * * * * * The General commanding a French military school had once decided upon having a lecture on Hygiene given to the pupils on Monday afternoons.
school-master
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From this reading Never be tired of asking for advice; you will become a good school-master only on condition that you will take constant advice from the old stagers.
set
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From this reading If, however, you should discover that, in the middle of your lesson, your pupils are all sound asleep, don't go and tell the head-master, and ask him how you should set about keeping them awake.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If, however, you should discover that, in the middle of your lesson, your pupils are all sound asleep, don't go and tell the head-master, and ask him how you should set about keeping them awake.
sound
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From this reading If, however, you should discover that, in the middle of your lesson, your pupils are all sound asleep, don't go and tell the head-master, and ask him how you should set about keeping them awake.
stagers
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From this reading Never be tired of asking for advice; you will become a good school-master only on condition that you will take constant advice from the old stagers.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never be tired of asking for advice; you will become a good school-master only on condition that you will take constant advice from the old stagers.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If, however, you should discover that, in the middle of your lesson, your pupils are all sound asleep, don't go and tell the head-master, and ask him how you should set about keeping them awake.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Never be tired of asking for advice; you will become a good school-master only on condition that you will take constant advice from the old stagers.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Never be tired of asking for advice; you will become a good school-master only on condition that you will take constant advice from the old stagers.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading If, however, you should discover that, in the middle of your lesson, your pupils are all sound asleep, don't go and tell the head-master, and ask him how you should set about keeping them awake.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is beyond his advice.
tired
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From this reading Never be tired of asking for advice; you will become a good school-master only on condition that you will take constant advice from the old stagers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading * * * * * The General commanding a French military school had once decided upon having a lecture on Hygiene given to the pupils on Monday afternoons.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading * * * * * The General commanding a French military school had once decided upon having a lecture on Hygiene given to the pupils on Monday afternoons.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The day was badly chosen.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Never be tired of asking for advice; you will become a good school-master only on condition that you will take constant advice from the old stagers.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Never be tired of asking for advice; you will become a good school-master only on condition that you will take constant advice from the old stagers.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If, however, you should discover that, in the middle of your lesson, your pupils are all sound asleep, don't go and tell the head-master, and ask him how you should set about keeping them awake.
