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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 I Raymond went into the bank; not in due course, but rather more than a year later.
advanced
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From this reading After seeing some of his more advanced schoolfellows depart for Eastern colleges, after indulging a year of desultory study at home, and after passing a summer and autumn among the Wisconsin lakes, he was formally claimed by Finance.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After seeing some of his more advanced schoolfellows depart for Eastern colleges, after indulging a year of desultory study at home, and after passing a summer and autumn among the Wisconsin lakes, he was formally claimed by Finance.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading After seeing some of his more advanced schoolfellows depart for Eastern colleges, after indulging a year of desultory study at home, and after passing a summer and autumn among the Wisconsin lakes, he was formally claimed by Finance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After seeing some of his more advanced schoolfellows depart for Eastern colleges, after indulging a year of desultory study at home, and after passing a summer and autumn among the Wisconsin lakes, he was formally claimed by Finance.
any
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From this reading However, his aversion never brought him any future good.
ardor
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From this reading There was no Franciscan ardor to clasp her close, as others have clasped Poverty and Obedience.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was no Franciscan ardor to clasp her close, as others have clasped Poverty and Obedience.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After seeing some of his more advanced schoolfellows depart for Eastern colleges, after indulging a year of desultory study at home, and after passing a summer and autumn among the Wisconsin lakes, he was formally claimed by Finance.
autumn
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From this reading After seeing some of his more advanced schoolfellows depart for Eastern colleges, after indulging a year of desultory study at home, and after passing a summer and autumn among the Wisconsin lakes, he was formally claimed by Finance.
aversion
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From this reading He began his business career, as men have been recommended to begin their matrimonial career, with a slight aversion.
bank
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From this reading I Raymond went into the bank; not in due course, but rather more than a year later.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He began his business career, as men have been recommended to begin their matrimonial career, with a slight aversion.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He began his business career, as men have been recommended to begin their matrimonial career, with a slight aversion.
begin
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From this reading He began his business career, as men have been recommended to begin their matrimonial career, with a slight aversion.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading However, his aversion never brought him any future good.
business
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From this reading He began his business career, as men have been recommended to begin their matrimonial career, with a slight aversion.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I Raymond went into the bank; not in due course, but rather more than a year later.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading After seeing some of his more advanced schoolfellows depart for Eastern colleges, after indulging a year of desultory study at home, and after passing a summer and autumn among the Wisconsin lakes, he was formally claimed by Finance.
career
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From this reading He began his business career, as men have been recommended to begin their matrimonial career, with a slight aversion.
claimed
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From this reading After seeing some of his more advanced schoolfellows depart for Eastern colleges, after indulging a year of desultory study at home, and after passing a summer and autumn among the Wisconsin lakes, he was formally claimed by Finance.
clasp
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From this reading There was no Franciscan ardor to clasp her close, as others have clasped Poverty and Obedience.
clasped
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From this reading There was no Franciscan ardor to clasp her close, as others have clasped Poverty and Obedience.
close
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From this reading There was no Franciscan ardor to clasp her close, as others have clasped Poverty and Obedience.
colleges
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From this reading After seeing some of his more advanced schoolfellows depart for Eastern colleges, after indulging a year of desultory study at home, and after passing a summer and autumn among the Wisconsin lakes, he was formally claimed by Finance.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I Raymond went into the bank; not in due course, but rather more than a year later.
depart
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From this reading After seeing some of his more advanced schoolfellows depart for Eastern colleges, after indulging a year of desultory study at home, and after passing a summer and autumn among the Wisconsin lakes, he was formally claimed by Finance.
desultory
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From this reading After seeing some of his more advanced schoolfellows depart for Eastern colleges, after indulging a year of desultory study at home, and after passing a summer and autumn among the Wisconsin lakes, he was formally claimed by Finance.
due
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From this reading I Raymond went into the bank; not in due course, but rather more than a year later.
Eastern
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From this reading After seeing some of his more advanced schoolfellows depart for Eastern colleges, after indulging a year of desultory study at home, and after passing a summer and autumn among the Wisconsin lakes, he was formally claimed by Finance.
Finance
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From this reading After seeing some of his more advanced schoolfellows depart for Eastern colleges, after indulging a year of desultory study at home, and after passing a summer and autumn among the Wisconsin lakes, he was formally claimed by Finance.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After seeing some of his more advanced schoolfellows depart for Eastern colleges, after indulging a year of desultory study at home, and after passing a summer and autumn among the Wisconsin lakes, he was formally claimed by Finance.
formally
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From this reading After seeing some of his more advanced schoolfellows depart for Eastern colleges, after indulging a year of desultory study at home, and after passing a summer and autumn among the Wisconsin lakes, he was formally claimed by Finance.
Franciscan
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From this reading There was no Franciscan ardor to clasp her close, as others have clasped Poverty and Obedience.
future
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From this reading However, his aversion never brought him any future good.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, his aversion never brought him any future good.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There was no Franciscan ardor to clasp her close, as others have clasped Poverty and Obedience.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After seeing some of his more advanced schoolfellows depart for Eastern colleges, after indulging a year of desultory study at home, and after passing a summer and autumn among the Wisconsin lakes, he was formally claimed by Finance.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was no Franciscan ardor to clasp her close, as others have clasped Poverty and Obedience.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading However, his aversion never brought him any future good.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After seeing some of his more advanced schoolfellows depart for Eastern colleges, after indulging a year of desultory study at home, and after passing a summer and autumn among the Wisconsin lakes, he was formally claimed by Finance.
home
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From this reading After seeing some of his more advanced schoolfellows depart for Eastern colleges, after indulging a year of desultory study at home, and after passing a summer and autumn among the Wisconsin lakes, he was formally claimed by Finance.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, his aversion never brought him any future good.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I Raymond went into the bank; not in due course, but rather more than a year later.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I Raymond went into the bank; not in due course, but rather more than a year later.
indulging
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From this reading After seeing some of his more advanced schoolfellows depart for Eastern colleges, after indulging a year of desultory study at home, and after passing a summer and autumn among the Wisconsin lakes, he was formally claimed by Finance.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I Raymond went into the bank; not in due course, but rather more than a year later.
lakes
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From this reading After seeing some of his more advanced schoolfellows depart for Eastern colleges, after indulging a year of desultory study at home, and after passing a summer and autumn among the Wisconsin lakes, he was formally claimed by Finance.
later
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From this reading I Raymond went into the bank; not in due course, but rather more than a year later.
matrimonial
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From this reading He began his business career, as men have been recommended to begin their matrimonial career, with a slight aversion.
men
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From this reading He began his business career, as men have been recommended to begin their matrimonial career, with a slight aversion.
more
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From this reading I Raymond went into the bank; not in due course, but rather more than a year later.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, his aversion never brought him any future good.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no Franciscan ardor to clasp her close, as others have clasped Poverty and Obedience.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I Raymond went into the bank; not in due course, but rather more than a year later.
Obedience
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From this reading There was no Franciscan ardor to clasp her close, as others have clasped Poverty and Obedience.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After seeing some of his more advanced schoolfellows depart for Eastern colleges, after indulging a year of desultory study at home, and after passing a summer and autumn among the Wisconsin lakes, he was formally claimed by Finance.
others
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From this reading There was no Franciscan ardor to clasp her close, as others have clasped Poverty and Obedience.
passing
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From this reading After seeing some of his more advanced schoolfellows depart for Eastern colleges, after indulging a year of desultory study at home, and after passing a summer and autumn among the Wisconsin lakes, he was formally claimed by Finance.
Poverty
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From this reading There was no Franciscan ardor to clasp her close, as others have clasped Poverty and Obedience.
rather
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From this reading I Raymond went into the bank; not in due course, but rather more than a year later.
Raymond
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From this reading I Raymond went into the bank; not in due course, but rather more than a year later.
recommended
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From this reading He began his business career, as men have been recommended to begin their matrimonial career, with a slight aversion.
schoolfellows
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From this reading After seeing some of his more advanced schoolfellows depart for Eastern colleges, after indulging a year of desultory study at home, and after passing a summer and autumn among the Wisconsin lakes, he was formally claimed by Finance.
seeing
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From this reading After seeing some of his more advanced schoolfellows depart for Eastern colleges, after indulging a year of desultory study at home, and after passing a summer and autumn among the Wisconsin lakes, he was formally claimed by Finance.
slight
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From this reading He began his business career, as men have been recommended to begin their matrimonial career, with a slight aversion.
some
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From this reading After seeing some of his more advanced schoolfellows depart for Eastern colleges, after indulging a year of desultory study at home, and after passing a summer and autumn among the Wisconsin lakes, he was formally claimed by Finance.
study
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From this reading After seeing some of his more advanced schoolfellows depart for Eastern colleges, after indulging a year of desultory study at home, and after passing a summer and autumn among the Wisconsin lakes, he was formally claimed by Finance.
summer
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From this reading After seeing some of his more advanced schoolfellows depart for Eastern colleges, after indulging a year of desultory study at home, and after passing a summer and autumn among the Wisconsin lakes, he was formally claimed by Finance.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I Raymond went into the bank; not in due course, but rather more than a year later.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I Raymond went into the bank; not in due course, but rather more than a year later.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He began his business career, as men have been recommended to begin their matrimonial career, with a slight aversion.
There
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From this reading There was no Franciscan ardor to clasp her close, as others have clasped Poverty and Obedience.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was no Franciscan ardor to clasp her close, as others have clasped Poverty and Obedience.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After seeing some of his more advanced schoolfellows depart for Eastern colleges, after indulging a year of desultory study at home, and after passing a summer and autumn among the Wisconsin lakes, he was formally claimed by Finance.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I Raymond went into the bank; not in due course, but rather more than a year later.
Wisconsin
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From this reading After seeing some of his more advanced schoolfellows depart for Eastern colleges, after indulging a year of desultory study at home, and after passing a summer and autumn among the Wisconsin lakes, he was formally claimed by Finance.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He began his business career, as men have been recommended to begin their matrimonial career, with a slight aversion.
year
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From this reading I Raymond went into the bank; not in due course, but rather more than a year later.
