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advance
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From this reading The duties of his position made considerable demands on his time, yet in every leisure-hour at his disposal he devoted himself with feverish zeal to such studies as were likely to advance him in his career.
almost
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From this reading He looked worn, and almost ill.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He looked worn, and almost ill.
apt
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From this reading He was, indeed, apt to exact too much of his working powers.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The duties of his position made considerable demands on his time, yet in every leisure-hour at his disposal he devoted himself with feverish zeal to such studies as were likely to advance him in his career.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading George Winterfeld sat at his writing-table in his own room.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The transient freshness of tint called up by his holiday excursion had long since vanished, and the natural pallor, which had even then been noticeable on the young man's finely cut and intellectual features, had visibly increased.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The transient freshness of tint called up by his holiday excursion had long since vanished, and the natural pallor, which had even then been noticeable on the young man's finely cut and intellectual features, had visibly increased.
called
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From this reading The transient freshness of tint called up by his holiday excursion had long since vanished, and the natural pallor, which had even then been noticeable on the young man's finely cut and intellectual features, had visibly increased.
career
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From this reading The duties of his position made considerable demands on his time, yet in every leisure-hour at his disposal he devoted himself with feverish zeal to such studies as were likely to advance him in his career.
considerable
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From this reading The duties of his position made considerable demands on his time, yet in every leisure-hour at his disposal he devoted himself with feverish zeal to such studies as were likely to advance him in his career.
cut
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From this reading The transient freshness of tint called up by his holiday excursion had long since vanished, and the natural pallor, which had even then been noticeable on the young man's finely cut and intellectual features, had visibly increased.
demands
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From this reading The duties of his position made considerable demands on his time, yet in every leisure-hour at his disposal he devoted himself with feverish zeal to such studies as were likely to advance him in his career.
devoted
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From this reading The duties of his position made considerable demands on his time, yet in every leisure-hour at his disposal he devoted himself with feverish zeal to such studies as were likely to advance him in his career.
disposal
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From this reading The duties of his position made considerable demands on his time, yet in every leisure-hour at his disposal he devoted himself with feverish zeal to such studies as were likely to advance him in his career.
duties
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From this reading The duties of his position made considerable demands on his time, yet in every leisure-hour at his disposal he devoted himself with feverish zeal to such studies as were likely to advance him in his career.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The transient freshness of tint called up by his holiday excursion had long since vanished, and the natural pallor, which had even then been noticeable on the young man's finely cut and intellectual features, had visibly increased.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The duties of his position made considerable demands on his time, yet in every leisure-hour at his disposal he devoted himself with feverish zeal to such studies as were likely to advance him in his career.
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading He was, indeed, apt to exact too much of his working powers.
excursion
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From this reading The transient freshness of tint called up by his holiday excursion had long since vanished, and the natural pallor, which had even then been noticeable on the young man's finely cut and intellectual features, had visibly increased.
features
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From this reading The transient freshness of tint called up by his holiday excursion had long since vanished, and the natural pallor, which had even then been noticeable on the young man's finely cut and intellectual features, had visibly increased.
feverish
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From this reading The duties of his position made considerable demands on his time, yet in every leisure-hour at his disposal he devoted himself with feverish zeal to such studies as were likely to advance him in his career.
finely
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From this reading The transient freshness of tint called up by his holiday excursion had long since vanished, and the natural pallor, which had even then been noticeable on the young man's finely cut and intellectual features, had visibly increased.
freshness
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From this reading The transient freshness of tint called up by his holiday excursion had long since vanished, and the natural pallor, which had even then been noticeable on the young man's finely cut and intellectual features, had visibly increased.
George
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From this reading George Winterfeld sat at his writing-table in his own room.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The transient freshness of tint called up by his holiday excursion had long since vanished, and the natural pallor, which had even then been noticeable on the young man's finely cut and intellectual features, had visibly increased.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked worn, and almost ill.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The duties of his position made considerable demands on his time, yet in every leisure-hour at his disposal he devoted himself with feverish zeal to such studies as were likely to advance him in his career.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The duties of his position made considerable demands on his time, yet in every leisure-hour at his disposal he devoted himself with feverish zeal to such studies as were likely to advance him in his career.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading George Winterfeld sat at his writing-table in his own room.
holiday
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From this reading The transient freshness of tint called up by his holiday excursion had long since vanished, and the natural pallor, which had even then been noticeable on the young man's finely cut and intellectual features, had visibly increased.
ill
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From this reading He looked worn, and almost ill.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading George Winterfeld sat at his writing-table in his own room.
increased
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From this reading The transient freshness of tint called up by his holiday excursion had long since vanished, and the natural pallor, which had even then been noticeable on the young man's finely cut and intellectual features, had visibly increased.
indeed
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From this reading He was, indeed, apt to exact too much of his working powers.
intellectual
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From this reading The transient freshness of tint called up by his holiday excursion had long since vanished, and the natural pallor, which had even then been noticeable on the young man's finely cut and intellectual features, had visibly increased.
leisure-hour
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From this reading The duties of his position made considerable demands on his time, yet in every leisure-hour at his disposal he devoted himself with feverish zeal to such studies as were likely to advance him in his career.
likely
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From this reading The duties of his position made considerable demands on his time, yet in every leisure-hour at his disposal he devoted himself with feverish zeal to such studies as were likely to advance him in his career.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The transient freshness of tint called up by his holiday excursion had long since vanished, and the natural pallor, which had even then been noticeable on the young man's finely cut and intellectual features, had visibly increased.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked worn, and almost ill.
made
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From this reading The duties of his position made considerable demands on his time, yet in every leisure-hour at his disposal he devoted himself with feverish zeal to such studies as were likely to advance him in his career.
man's
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From this reading The transient freshness of tint called up by his holiday excursion had long since vanished, and the natural pallor, which had even then been noticeable on the young man's finely cut and intellectual features, had visibly increased.
much
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From this reading He was, indeed, apt to exact too much of his working powers.
natural
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From this reading The transient freshness of tint called up by his holiday excursion had long since vanished, and the natural pallor, which had even then been noticeable on the young man's finely cut and intellectual features, had visibly increased.
noticeable
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From this reading The transient freshness of tint called up by his holiday excursion had long since vanished, and the natural pallor, which had even then been noticeable on the young man's finely cut and intellectual features, had visibly increased.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The transient freshness of tint called up by his holiday excursion had long since vanished, and the natural pallor, which had even then been noticeable on the young man's finely cut and intellectual features, had visibly increased.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The transient freshness of tint called up by his holiday excursion had long since vanished, and the natural pallor, which had even then been noticeable on the young man's finely cut and intellectual features, had visibly increased.
own
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From this reading George Winterfeld sat at his writing-table in his own room.
pallor
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From this reading The transient freshness of tint called up by his holiday excursion had long since vanished, and the natural pallor, which had even then been noticeable on the young man's finely cut and intellectual features, had visibly increased.
position
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From this reading The duties of his position made considerable demands on his time, yet in every leisure-hour at his disposal he devoted himself with feverish zeal to such studies as were likely to advance him in his career.
powersnounUS /powers/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was, indeed, apt to exact too much of his working powers.
room
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From this reading George Winterfeld sat at his writing-table in his own room.
sat
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From this reading George Winterfeld sat at his writing-table in his own room.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The transient freshness of tint called up by his holiday excursion had long since vanished, and the natural pallor, which had even then been noticeable on the young man's finely cut and intellectual features, had visibly increased.
studies
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From this reading The duties of his position made considerable demands on his time, yet in every leisure-hour at his disposal he devoted himself with feverish zeal to such studies as were likely to advance him in his career.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The duties of his position made considerable demands on his time, yet in every leisure-hour at his disposal he devoted himself with feverish zeal to such studies as were likely to advance him in his career.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The transient freshness of tint called up by his holiday excursion had long since vanished, and the natural pallor, which had even then been noticeable on the young man's finely cut and intellectual features, had visibly increased.
then
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From this reading The transient freshness of tint called up by his holiday excursion had long since vanished, and the natural pallor, which had even then been noticeable on the young man's finely cut and intellectual features, had visibly increased.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The duties of his position made considerable demands on his time, yet in every leisure-hour at his disposal he devoted himself with feverish zeal to such studies as were likely to advance him in his career.
tint
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From this reading The transient freshness of tint called up by his holiday excursion had long since vanished, and the natural pallor, which had even then been noticeable on the young man's finely cut and intellectual features, had visibly increased.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was, indeed, apt to exact too much of his working powers.
too
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From this reading He was, indeed, apt to exact too much of his working powers.
transient
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From this reading The transient freshness of tint called up by his holiday excursion had long since vanished, and the natural pallor, which had even then been noticeable on the young man's finely cut and intellectual features, had visibly increased.
up
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From this reading The transient freshness of tint called up by his holiday excursion had long since vanished, and the natural pallor, which had even then been noticeable on the young man's finely cut and intellectual features, had visibly increased.
vanished
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From this reading The transient freshness of tint called up by his holiday excursion had long since vanished, and the natural pallor, which had even then been noticeable on the young man's finely cut and intellectual features, had visibly increased.
visibly
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From this reading The transient freshness of tint called up by his holiday excursion had long since vanished, and the natural pallor, which had even then been noticeable on the young man's finely cut and intellectual features, had visibly increased.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was, indeed, apt to exact too much of his working powers.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The duties of his position made considerable demands on his time, yet in every leisure-hour at his disposal he devoted himself with feverish zeal to such studies as were likely to advance him in his career.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The transient freshness of tint called up by his holiday excursion had long since vanished, and the natural pallor, which had even then been noticeable on the young man's finely cut and intellectual features, had visibly increased.
Winterfeld
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From this reading George Winterfeld sat at his writing-table in his own room.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The duties of his position made considerable demands on his time, yet in every leisure-hour at his disposal he devoted himself with feverish zeal to such studies as were likely to advance him in his career.
working
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From this reading He was, indeed, apt to exact too much of his working powers.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading He looked worn, and almost ill.
writing-table
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From this reading George Winterfeld sat at his writing-table in his own room.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The duties of his position made considerable demands on his time, yet in every leisure-hour at his disposal he devoted himself with feverish zeal to such studies as were likely to advance him in his career.
young
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From this reading The transient freshness of tint called up by his holiday excursion had long since vanished, and the natural pallor, which had even then been noticeable on the young man's finely cut and intellectual features, had visibly increased.
zeal
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From this reading The duties of his position made considerable demands on his time, yet in every leisure-hour at his disposal he devoted himself with feverish zeal to such studies as were likely to advance him in his career.
