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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 A strawberry festival is about as far as the dissipation of our social gatherings ventures.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A strawberry festival is about as far as the dissipation of our social gatherings ventures.
abstinence
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From this reading The days of total abstinence are a great improvement over those of unlicensed license, but there was a picturesque element about the rowdyism of our old Commencement days, which had a charm for the eye of boyhood.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The aroma of the punch-bowl has given way to the milder flavor of lemonade and the cooling virtues of ice-cream.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The days of total abstinence are a great improvement over those of unlicensed license, but there was a picturesque element about the rowdyism of our old Commencement days, which had a charm for the eye of boyhood.
aroma
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From this reading The aroma of the punch-bowl has given way to the milder flavor of lemonade and the cooling virtues of ice-cream.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A strawberry festival is about as far as the dissipation of our social gatherings ventures.
back
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From this reading There was much that was objectionable in those swearing, drinking, fighting times, but they had a certain excitement for us boys of the years when the century was in its teens, which comes back to us not without its fascinations.
boyhood
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From this reading The days of total abstinence are a great improvement over those of unlicensed license, but there was a picturesque element about the rowdyism of our old Commencement days, which had a charm for the eye of boyhood.
boys
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From this reading There was much that was objectionable in those swearing, drinking, fighting times, but they had a certain excitement for us boys of the years when the century was in its teens, which comes back to us not without its fascinations.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was much that was objectionable in those swearing, drinking, fighting times, but they had a certain excitement for us boys of the years when the century was in its teens, which comes back to us not without its fascinations.
celebrations
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From this reading Nowadays our celebrations smack of the Sunday-school more than of the dancing-hall.
century
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From this reading There was much that was objectionable in those swearing, drinking, fighting times, but they had a certain excitement for us boys of the years when the century was in its teens, which comes back to us not without its fascinations.
certain
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From this reading There was much that was objectionable in those swearing, drinking, fighting times, but they had a certain excitement for us boys of the years when the century was in its teens, which comes back to us not without its fascinations.
charm
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From this reading The days of total abstinence are a great improvement over those of unlicensed license, but there was a picturesque element about the rowdyism of our old Commencement days, which had a charm for the eye of boyhood.
comes
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From this reading There was much that was objectionable in those swearing, drinking, fighting times, but they had a certain excitement for us boys of the years when the century was in its teens, which comes back to us not without its fascinations.
Commencement
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From this reading The days of total abstinence are a great improvement over those of unlicensed license, but there was a picturesque element about the rowdyism of our old Commencement days, which had a charm for the eye of boyhood.
cooling
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From this reading The aroma of the punch-bowl has given way to the milder flavor of lemonade and the cooling virtues of ice-cream.
dancing-hall
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From this reading Nowadays our celebrations smack of the Sunday-school more than of the dancing-hall.
days
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From this reading The days of total abstinence are a great improvement over those of unlicensed license, but there was a picturesque element about the rowdyism of our old Commencement days, which had a charm for the eye of boyhood.
dissipation
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From this reading A strawberry festival is about as far as the dissipation of our social gatherings ventures.
drinking
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From this reading There was much that was objectionable in those swearing, drinking, fighting times, but they had a certain excitement for us boys of the years when the century was in its teens, which comes back to us not without its fascinations.
element
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From this reading The days of total abstinence are a great improvement over those of unlicensed license, but there was a picturesque element about the rowdyism of our old Commencement days, which had a charm for the eye of boyhood.
excitement
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From this reading There was much that was objectionable in those swearing, drinking, fighting times, but they had a certain excitement for us boys of the years when the century was in its teens, which comes back to us not without its fascinations.
eye
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From this reading The days of total abstinence are a great improvement over those of unlicensed license, but there was a picturesque element about the rowdyism of our old Commencement days, which had a charm for the eye of boyhood.
far
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From this reading A strawberry festival is about as far as the dissipation of our social gatherings ventures.
fascinations
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From this reading There was much that was objectionable in those swearing, drinking, fighting times, but they had a certain excitement for us boys of the years when the century was in its teens, which comes back to us not without its fascinations.
festival
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From this reading A strawberry festival is about as far as the dissipation of our social gatherings ventures.
fighting
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From this reading There was much that was objectionable in those swearing, drinking, fighting times, but they had a certain excitement for us boys of the years when the century was in its teens, which comes back to us not without its fascinations.
flavor
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From this reading The aroma of the punch-bowl has given way to the milder flavor of lemonade and the cooling virtues of ice-cream.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was much that was objectionable in those swearing, drinking, fighting times, but they had a certain excitement for us boys of the years when the century was in its teens, which comes back to us not without its fascinations.
gatherings
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From this reading A strawberry festival is about as far as the dissipation of our social gatherings ventures.
given
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From this reading The aroma of the punch-bowl has given way to the milder flavor of lemonade and the cooling virtues of ice-cream.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The days of total abstinence are a great improvement over those of unlicensed license, but there was a picturesque element about the rowdyism of our old Commencement days, which had a charm for the eye of boyhood.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was much that was objectionable in those swearing, drinking, fighting times, but they had a certain excitement for us boys of the years when the century was in its teens, which comes back to us not without its fascinations.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The aroma of the punch-bowl has given way to the milder flavor of lemonade and the cooling virtues of ice-cream.
ice-cream
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From this reading The aroma of the punch-bowl has given way to the milder flavor of lemonade and the cooling virtues of ice-cream.
improvement
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From this reading The days of total abstinence are a great improvement over those of unlicensed license, but there was a picturesque element about the rowdyism of our old Commencement days, which had a charm for the eye of boyhood.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was much that was objectionable in those swearing, drinking, fighting times, but they had a certain excitement for us boys of the years when the century was in its teens, which comes back to us not without its fascinations.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A strawberry festival is about as far as the dissipation of our social gatherings ventures.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading There was much that was objectionable in those swearing, drinking, fighting times, but they had a certain excitement for us boys of the years when the century was in its teens, which comes back to us not without its fascinations.
lemonade
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From this reading The aroma of the punch-bowl has given way to the milder flavor of lemonade and the cooling virtues of ice-cream.
license
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From this reading The days of total abstinence are a great improvement over those of unlicensed license, but there was a picturesque element about the rowdyism of our old Commencement days, which had a charm for the eye of boyhood.
milder
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From this reading The aroma of the punch-bowl has given way to the milder flavor of lemonade and the cooling virtues of ice-cream.
more
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From this reading Nowadays our celebrations smack of the Sunday-school more than of the dancing-hall.
much
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From this reading There was much that was objectionable in those swearing, drinking, fighting times, but they had a certain excitement for us boys of the years when the century was in its teens, which comes back to us not without its fascinations.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was much that was objectionable in those swearing, drinking, fighting times, but they had a certain excitement for us boys of the years when the century was in its teens, which comes back to us not without its fascinations.
Nowadays
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From this reading Nowadays our celebrations smack of the Sunday-school more than of the dancing-hall.
objectionable
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From this reading There was much that was objectionable in those swearing, drinking, fighting times, but they had a certain excitement for us boys of the years when the century was in its teens, which comes back to us not without its fascinations.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nowadays our celebrations smack of the Sunday-school more than of the dancing-hall.
old
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From this reading The days of total abstinence are a great improvement over those of unlicensed license, but there was a picturesque element about the rowdyism of our old Commencement days, which had a charm for the eye of boyhood.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Nowadays our celebrations smack of the Sunday-school more than of the dancing-hall.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The days of total abstinence are a great improvement over those of unlicensed license, but there was a picturesque element about the rowdyism of our old Commencement days, which had a charm for the eye of boyhood.
picturesque
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From this reading The days of total abstinence are a great improvement over those of unlicensed license, but there was a picturesque element about the rowdyism of our old Commencement days, which had a charm for the eye of boyhood.
punch-bowl
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From this reading The aroma of the punch-bowl has given way to the milder flavor of lemonade and the cooling virtues of ice-cream.
rowdyism
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From this reading The days of total abstinence are a great improvement over those of unlicensed license, but there was a picturesque element about the rowdyism of our old Commencement days, which had a charm for the eye of boyhood.
smack
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From this reading Nowadays our celebrations smack of the Sunday-school more than of the dancing-hall.
social
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From this reading A strawberry festival is about as far as the dissipation of our social gatherings ventures.
strawberry
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From this reading A strawberry festival is about as far as the dissipation of our social gatherings ventures.
Sunday-school
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From this reading Nowadays our celebrations smack of the Sunday-school more than of the dancing-hall.
swearing
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From this reading There was much that was objectionable in those swearing, drinking, fighting times, but they had a certain excitement for us boys of the years when the century was in its teens, which comes back to us not without its fascinations.
teens
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From this reading There was much that was objectionable in those swearing, drinking, fighting times, but they had a certain excitement for us boys of the years when the century was in its teens, which comes back to us not without its fascinations.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Nowadays our celebrations smack of the Sunday-school more than of the dancing-hall.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was much that was objectionable in those swearing, drinking, fighting times, but they had a certain excitement for us boys of the years when the century was in its teens, which comes back to us not without its fascinations.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nowadays our celebrations smack of the Sunday-school more than of the dancing-hall.
There
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From this reading There was much that was objectionable in those swearing, drinking, fighting times, but they had a certain excitement for us boys of the years when the century was in its teens, which comes back to us not without its fascinations.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was much that was objectionable in those swearing, drinking, fighting times, but they had a certain excitement for us boys of the years when the century was in its teens, which comes back to us not without its fascinations.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading There was much that was objectionable in those swearing, drinking, fighting times, but they had a certain excitement for us boys of the years when the century was in its teens, which comes back to us not without its fascinations.
times
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From this reading There was much that was objectionable in those swearing, drinking, fighting times, but they had a certain excitement for us boys of the years when the century was in its teens, which comes back to us not without its fascinations.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The aroma of the punch-bowl has given way to the milder flavor of lemonade and the cooling virtues of ice-cream.
total
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From this reading The days of total abstinence are a great improvement over those of unlicensed license, but there was a picturesque element about the rowdyism of our old Commencement days, which had a charm for the eye of boyhood.
unlicensed
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From this reading The days of total abstinence are a great improvement over those of unlicensed license, but there was a picturesque element about the rowdyism of our old Commencement days, which had a charm for the eye of boyhood.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was much that was objectionable in those swearing, drinking, fighting times, but they had a certain excitement for us boys of the years when the century was in its teens, which comes back to us not without its fascinations.
ventures
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From this reading A strawberry festival is about as far as the dissipation of our social gatherings ventures.
virtues
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From this reading The aroma of the punch-bowl has given way to the milder flavor of lemonade and the cooling virtues of ice-cream.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was much that was objectionable in those swearing, drinking, fighting times, but they had a certain excitement for us boys of the years when the century was in its teens, which comes back to us not without its fascinations.
way
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From this reading The aroma of the punch-bowl has given way to the milder flavor of lemonade and the cooling virtues of ice-cream.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There was much that was objectionable in those swearing, drinking, fighting times, but they had a certain excitement for us boys of the years when the century was in its teens, which comes back to us not without its fascinations.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was much that was objectionable in those swearing, drinking, fighting times, but they had a certain excitement for us boys of the years when the century was in its teens, which comes back to us not without its fascinations.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading There was much that was objectionable in those swearing, drinking, fighting times, but they had a certain excitement for us boys of the years when the century was in its teens, which comes back to us not without its fascinations.
years
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From this reading There was much that was objectionable in those swearing, drinking, fighting times, but they had a certain excitement for us boys of the years when the century was in its teens, which comes back to us not without its fascinations.
