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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 Albert recovered in due season--a little more rapidly, it may be, than if he had stayed with his father, but not more completely.
accomplished
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From this reading During his stay with her she had really wrought no great havoc in his wardrobe, whatever she may have accomplished on a previous occasion.
ahead
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From this reading In his turn, as it had been with his brothers by marriage, it was now the real preparatory school, with college looming ahead.
Albert
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From this reading I Albert recovered in due season--a little more rapidly, it may be, than if he had stayed with his father, but not more completely.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His education progressed, entering another phase, and still with the unauthorized cooeperation of his mother.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His education progressed, entering another phase, and still with the unauthorized cooeperation of his mother.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In his turn, as it had been with his brothers by marriage, it was now the real preparatory school, with college looming ahead.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I Albert recovered in due season--a little more rapidly, it may be, than if he had stayed with his father, but not more completely.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In his turn, as it had been with his brothers by marriage, it was now the real preparatory school, with college looming ahead.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading In fact, Albert had reached the point where he dressed in a manlier fashion--a fashion fortunately standardized beyond a mother's whims.
brothers
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From this reading In his turn, as it had been with his brothers by marriage, it was now the real preparatory school, with college looming ahead.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I Albert recovered in due season--a little more rapidly, it may be, than if he had stayed with his father, but not more completely.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In his turn, as it had been with his brothers by marriage, it was now the real preparatory school, with college looming ahead.
college
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From this reading In his turn, as it had been with his brothers by marriage, it was now the real preparatory school, with college looming ahead.
completely
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From this reading I Albert recovered in due season--a little more rapidly, it may be, than if he had stayed with his father, but not more completely.
cooeperation
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From this reading His education progressed, entering another phase, and still with the unauthorized cooeperation of his mother.
dressed
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From this reading In fact, Albert had reached the point where he dressed in a manlier fashion--a fashion fortunately standardized beyond a mother's whims.
due
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From this reading I Albert recovered in due season--a little more rapidly, it may be, than if he had stayed with his father, but not more completely.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During his stay with her she had really wrought no great havoc in his wardrobe, whatever she may have accomplished on a previous occasion.
education
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From this reading His education progressed, entering another phase, and still with the unauthorized cooeperation of his mother.
entering
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From this reading His education progressed, entering another phase, and still with the unauthorized cooeperation of his mother.
fact
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From this reading In fact, Albert had reached the point where he dressed in a manlier fashion--a fashion fortunately standardized beyond a mother's whims.
fashion
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From this reading In fact, Albert had reached the point where he dressed in a manlier fashion--a fashion fortunately standardized beyond a mother's whims.
father
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From this reading I Albert recovered in due season--a little more rapidly, it may be, than if he had stayed with his father, but not more completely.
fortunately
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From this reading In fact, Albert had reached the point where he dressed in a manlier fashion--a fashion fortunately standardized beyond a mother's whims.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During his stay with her she had really wrought no great havoc in his wardrobe, whatever she may have accomplished on a previous occasion.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I Albert recovered in due season--a little more rapidly, it may be, than if he had stayed with his father, but not more completely.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading During his stay with her she had really wrought no great havoc in his wardrobe, whatever she may have accomplished on a previous occasion.
havoc
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From this reading During his stay with her she had really wrought no great havoc in his wardrobe, whatever she may have accomplished on a previous occasion.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I Albert recovered in due season--a little more rapidly, it may be, than if he had stayed with his father, but not more completely.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading During his stay with her she had really wrought no great havoc in his wardrobe, whatever she may have accomplished on a previous occasion.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I Albert recovered in due season--a little more rapidly, it may be, than if he had stayed with his father, but not more completely.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I Albert recovered in due season--a little more rapidly, it may be, than if he had stayed with his father, but not more completely.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I Albert recovered in due season--a little more rapidly, it may be, than if he had stayed with his father, but not more completely.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I Albert recovered in due season--a little more rapidly, it may be, than if he had stayed with his father, but not more completely.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I Albert recovered in due season--a little more rapidly, it may be, than if he had stayed with his father, but not more completely.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I Albert recovered in due season--a little more rapidly, it may be, than if he had stayed with his father, but not more completely.
looming
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From this reading In his turn, as it had been with his brothers by marriage, it was now the real preparatory school, with college looming ahead.
manlier
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From this reading In fact, Albert had reached the point where he dressed in a manlier fashion--a fashion fortunately standardized beyond a mother's whims.
marriage
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From this reading In his turn, as it had been with his brothers by marriage, it was now the real preparatory school, with college looming ahead.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I Albert recovered in due season--a little more rapidly, it may be, than if he had stayed with his father, but not more completely.
more
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From this reading I Albert recovered in due season--a little more rapidly, it may be, than if he had stayed with his father, but not more completely.
mother
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From this reading His education progressed, entering another phase, and still with the unauthorized cooeperation of his mother.
mother's
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From this reading In fact, Albert had reached the point where he dressed in a manlier fashion--a fashion fortunately standardized beyond a mother's whims.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading During his stay with her she had really wrought no great havoc in his wardrobe, whatever she may have accomplished on a previous occasion.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I Albert recovered in due season--a little more rapidly, it may be, than if he had stayed with his father, but not more completely.
now
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From this reading In his turn, as it had been with his brothers by marriage, it was now the real preparatory school, with college looming ahead.
occasion
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From this reading During his stay with her she had really wrought no great havoc in his wardrobe, whatever she may have accomplished on a previous occasion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His education progressed, entering another phase, and still with the unauthorized cooeperation of his mother.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading During his stay with her she had really wrought no great havoc in his wardrobe, whatever she may have accomplished on a previous occasion.
phase
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From this reading His education progressed, entering another phase, and still with the unauthorized cooeperation of his mother.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading In fact, Albert had reached the point where he dressed in a manlier fashion--a fashion fortunately standardized beyond a mother's whims.
preparatory
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From this reading In his turn, as it had been with his brothers by marriage, it was now the real preparatory school, with college looming ahead.
previous
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From this reading During his stay with her she had really wrought no great havoc in his wardrobe, whatever she may have accomplished on a previous occasion.
progressed
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From this reading His education progressed, entering another phase, and still with the unauthorized cooeperation of his mother.
rapidly
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From this reading I Albert recovered in due season--a little more rapidly, it may be, than if he had stayed with his father, but not more completely.
reached
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From this reading In fact, Albert had reached the point where he dressed in a manlier fashion--a fashion fortunately standardized beyond a mother's whims.
real
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From this reading In his turn, as it had been with his brothers by marriage, it was now the real preparatory school, with college looming ahead.
really
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From this reading During his stay with her she had really wrought no great havoc in his wardrobe, whatever she may have accomplished on a previous occasion.
recovered
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From this reading I Albert recovered in due season--a little more rapidly, it may be, than if he had stayed with his father, but not more completely.
school
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From this reading In his turn, as it had been with his brothers by marriage, it was now the real preparatory school, with college looming ahead.
season
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From this reading I Albert recovered in due season--a little more rapidly, it may be, than if he had stayed with his father, but not more completely.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading During his stay with her she had really wrought no great havoc in his wardrobe, whatever she may have accomplished on a previous occasion.
standardized
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From this reading In fact, Albert had reached the point where he dressed in a manlier fashion--a fashion fortunately standardized beyond a mother's whims.
stay
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From this reading During his stay with her she had really wrought no great havoc in his wardrobe, whatever she may have accomplished on a previous occasion.
stayed
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From this reading I Albert recovered in due season--a little more rapidly, it may be, than if he had stayed with his father, but not more completely.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His education progressed, entering another phase, and still with the unauthorized cooeperation of his mother.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I Albert recovered in due season--a little more rapidly, it may be, than if he had stayed with his father, but not more completely.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His education progressed, entering another phase, and still with the unauthorized cooeperation of his mother.
turn
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From this reading In his turn, as it had been with his brothers by marriage, it was now the real preparatory school, with college looming ahead.
unauthorized
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From this reading His education progressed, entering another phase, and still with the unauthorized cooeperation of his mother.
wardrobe
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From this reading During his stay with her she had really wrought no great havoc in his wardrobe, whatever she may have accomplished on a previous occasion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In his turn, as it had been with his brothers by marriage, it was now the real preparatory school, with college looming ahead.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading During his stay with her she had really wrought no great havoc in his wardrobe, whatever she may have accomplished on a previous occasion.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading In fact, Albert had reached the point where he dressed in a manlier fashion--a fashion fortunately standardized beyond a mother's whims.
whims
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From this reading In fact, Albert had reached the point where he dressed in a manlier fashion--a fashion fortunately standardized beyond a mother's whims.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I Albert recovered in due season--a little more rapidly, it may be, than if he had stayed with his father, but not more completely.
wrought
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From this reading During his stay with her she had really wrought no great havoc in his wardrobe, whatever she may have accomplished on a previous occasion.
