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ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN OFFICIAL REBUKE As for Pee-wee, his trouble was quite of another character.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had been the genius of many colossal enterprises, most of them falling short of his glowing predictions, and his ingenious mind passed from one thing to another with no lingering regrets.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading AN OFFICIAL REBUKE As for Pee-wee, his trouble was quite of another character.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading He did not stick at anything long enough to be disappointed in it; there were too many other worlds to be conquered.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AN OFFICIAL REBUKE As for Pee-wee, his trouble was quite of another character.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He did not stick at anything long enough to be disappointed in it; there were too many other worlds to be conquered.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He did not stick at anything long enough to be disappointed in it; there were too many other worlds to be conquered.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been the genius of many colossal enterprises, most of them falling short of his glowing predictions, and his ingenious mind passed from one thing to another with no lingering regrets.
buoyantadjectiveUS /ˈbɔɪənt/
able to float or rise easily in water
From this reading The dubious outlook for their great enterprise did not submerge his buoyant spirit.
character
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From this reading AN OFFICIAL REBUKE As for Pee-wee, his trouble was quite of another character.
colossal
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From this reading He had been the genius of many colossal enterprises, most of them falling short of his glowing predictions, and his ingenious mind passed from one thing to another with no lingering regrets.
conquered
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From this reading He did not stick at anything long enough to be disappointed in it; there were too many other worlds to be conquered.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The dubious outlook for their great enterprise did not submerge his buoyant spirit.
disappointed
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From this reading He did not stick at anything long enough to be disappointed in it; there were too many other worlds to be conquered.
dubious
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From this reading The dubious outlook for their great enterprise did not submerge his buoyant spirit.
enough
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From this reading He did not stick at anything long enough to be disappointed in it; there were too many other worlds to be conquered.
enterprise
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From this reading The dubious outlook for their great enterprise did not submerge his buoyant spirit.
enterprises
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From this reading He had been the genius of many colossal enterprises, most of them falling short of his glowing predictions, and his ingenious mind passed from one thing to another with no lingering regrets.
enthusiasm
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From this reading He usually invested so much enthusiasm in organization that he had none left for maintenance.
falling
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From this reading He had been the genius of many colossal enterprises, most of them falling short of his glowing predictions, and his ingenious mind passed from one thing to another with no lingering regrets.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading AN OFFICIAL REBUKE As for Pee-wee, his trouble was quite of another character.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had been the genius of many colossal enterprises, most of them falling short of his glowing predictions, and his ingenious mind passed from one thing to another with no lingering regrets.
genius
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From this reading He had been the genius of many colossal enterprises, most of them falling short of his glowing predictions, and his ingenious mind passed from one thing to another with no lingering regrets.
glowingnounUS /ˈglowing/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had been the genius of many colossal enterprises, most of them falling short of his glowing predictions, and his ingenious mind passed from one thing to another with no lingering regrets.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The dubious outlook for their great enterprise did not submerge his buoyant spirit.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been the genius of many colossal enterprises, most of them falling short of his glowing predictions, and his ingenious mind passed from one thing to another with no lingering regrets.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been the genius of many colossal enterprises, most of them falling short of his glowing predictions, and his ingenious mind passed from one thing to another with no lingering regrets.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AN OFFICIAL REBUKE As for Pee-wee, his trouble was quite of another character.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He usually invested so much enthusiasm in organization that he had none left for maintenance.
ingeniousadjectiveUS /ɪnˈdʒiː.ni.əs/
Clever, original, and remarkably inventive in design and execution.
From this reading He had been the genius of many colossal enterprises, most of them falling short of his glowing predictions, and his ingenious mind passed from one thing to another with no lingering regrets.
invested
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From this reading He usually invested so much enthusiasm in organization that he had none left for maintenance.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He did not stick at anything long enough to be disappointed in it; there were too many other worlds to be conquered.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He usually invested so much enthusiasm in organization that he had none left for maintenance.
lingering
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From this reading He had been the genius of many colossal enterprises, most of them falling short of his glowing predictions, and his ingenious mind passed from one thing to another with no lingering regrets.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not stick at anything long enough to be disappointed in it; there were too many other worlds to be conquered.
maintenance
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From this reading He usually invested so much enthusiasm in organization that he had none left for maintenance.
many
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From this reading He had been the genius of many colossal enterprises, most of them falling short of his glowing predictions, and his ingenious mind passed from one thing to another with no lingering regrets.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been the genius of many colossal enterprises, most of them falling short of his glowing predictions, and his ingenious mind passed from one thing to another with no lingering regrets.
most
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From this reading He had been the genius of many colossal enterprises, most of them falling short of his glowing predictions, and his ingenious mind passed from one thing to another with no lingering regrets.
much
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From this reading He usually invested so much enthusiasm in organization that he had none left for maintenance.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had been the genius of many colossal enterprises, most of them falling short of his glowing predictions, and his ingenious mind passed from one thing to another with no lingering regrets.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading He usually invested so much enthusiasm in organization that he had none left for maintenance.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The dubious outlook for their great enterprise did not submerge his buoyant spirit.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN OFFICIAL REBUKE As for Pee-wee, his trouble was quite of another character.
OFFICIAL
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From this reading AN OFFICIAL REBUKE As for Pee-wee, his trouble was quite of another character.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had been the genius of many colossal enterprises, most of them falling short of his glowing predictions, and his ingenious mind passed from one thing to another with no lingering regrets.
organization
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From this reading He usually invested so much enthusiasm in organization that he had none left for maintenance.
other
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From this reading He did not stick at anything long enough to be disappointed in it; there were too many other worlds to be conquered.
outlook
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From this reading The dubious outlook for their great enterprise did not submerge his buoyant spirit.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been the genius of many colossal enterprises, most of them falling short of his glowing predictions, and his ingenious mind passed from one thing to another with no lingering regrets.
Pee-wee
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From this reading AN OFFICIAL REBUKE As for Pee-wee, his trouble was quite of another character.
predictions
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From this reading He had been the genius of many colossal enterprises, most of them falling short of his glowing predictions, and his ingenious mind passed from one thing to another with no lingering regrets.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN OFFICIAL REBUKE As for Pee-wee, his trouble was quite of another character.
REBUKE
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From this reading AN OFFICIAL REBUKE As for Pee-wee, his trouble was quite of another character.
regrets
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From this reading He had been the genius of many colossal enterprises, most of them falling short of his glowing predictions, and his ingenious mind passed from one thing to another with no lingering regrets.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading He had been the genius of many colossal enterprises, most of them falling short of his glowing predictions, and his ingenious mind passed from one thing to another with no lingering regrets.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He usually invested so much enthusiasm in organization that he had none left for maintenance.
spirit
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From this reading The dubious outlook for their great enterprise did not submerge his buoyant spirit.
stick
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From this reading He did not stick at anything long enough to be disappointed in it; there were too many other worlds to be conquered.
submerge
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From this reading The dubious outlook for their great enterprise did not submerge his buoyant spirit.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He usually invested so much enthusiasm in organization that he had none left for maintenance.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The dubious outlook for their great enterprise did not submerge his buoyant spirit.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The dubious outlook for their great enterprise did not submerge his buoyant spirit.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He had been the genius of many colossal enterprises, most of them falling short of his glowing predictions, and his ingenious mind passed from one thing to another with no lingering regrets.
there
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From this reading He did not stick at anything long enough to be disappointed in it; there were too many other worlds to be conquered.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been the genius of many colossal enterprises, most of them falling short of his glowing predictions, and his ingenious mind passed from one thing to another with no lingering regrets.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had been the genius of many colossal enterprises, most of them falling short of his glowing predictions, and his ingenious mind passed from one thing to another with no lingering regrets.
too
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From this reading He did not stick at anything long enough to be disappointed in it; there were too many other worlds to be conquered.
trouble
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From this reading AN OFFICIAL REBUKE As for Pee-wee, his trouble was quite of another character.
usually
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From this reading He usually invested so much enthusiasm in organization that he had none left for maintenance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN OFFICIAL REBUKE As for Pee-wee, his trouble was quite of another character.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He did not stick at anything long enough to be disappointed in it; there were too many other worlds to be conquered.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had been the genius of many colossal enterprises, most of them falling short of his glowing predictions, and his ingenious mind passed from one thing to another with no lingering regrets.
worlds
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From this reading He did not stick at anything long enough to be disappointed in it; there were too many other worlds to be conquered.
