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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 And yet what pleasanter sight is there than a schoolroom well filled with children of those sprouting years just before the 'teens?
agreeable
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From this reading The casual visitor, gazing from the teacher's platform upon these busy little heads, needs only a blunted memory to experience the most agreeable and exhilarating sensations.
all
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From this reading The boys in a public school are less aware of their happy state than are the girls; and of all the boys in his room, probably Penrod himself had the least appreciation of his felicity.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And yet what pleasanter sight is there than a schoolroom well filled with children of those sprouting years just before the 'teens?
appreciation
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From this reading The boys in a public school are less aware of their happy state than are the girls; and of all the boys in his room, probably Penrod himself had the least appreciation of his felicity.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Still, for the greater part, the children are unconscious of the happiness of their condition; for nothing is more pathetically true than that we “never know when we are well off.”
aware
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From this reading The boys in a public school are less aware of their happy state than are the girls; and of all the boys in his room, probably Penrod himself had the least appreciation of his felicity.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And yet what pleasanter sight is there than a schoolroom well filled with children of those sprouting years just before the 'teens?
blunted
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From this reading The casual visitor, gazing from the teacher's platform upon these busy little heads, needs only a blunted memory to experience the most agreeable and exhilarating sensations.
boys
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From this reading The boys in a public school are less aware of their happy state than are the girls; and of all the boys in his room, probably Penrod himself had the least appreciation of his felicity.
burden
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From this reading Next morning, when he had once more resumed the dreadful burden of education, it seemed infinitely duller.
busy
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From this reading The casual visitor, gazing from the teacher's platform upon these busy little heads, needs only a blunted memory to experience the most agreeable and exhilarating sensations.
casual
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From this reading The casual visitor, gazing from the teacher's platform upon these busy little heads, needs only a blunted memory to experience the most agreeable and exhilarating sensations.
children
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From this reading And yet what pleasanter sight is there than a schoolroom well filled with children of those sprouting years just before the 'teens?
condition
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From this reading Still, for the greater part, the children are unconscious of the happiness of their condition; for nothing is more pathetically true than that we “never know when we are well off.”
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading Next morning, when he had once more resumed the dreadful burden of education, it seemed infinitely duller.
duller
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From this reading Next morning, when he had once more resumed the dreadful burden of education, it seemed infinitely duller.
education
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From this reading Next morning, when he had once more resumed the dreadful burden of education, it seemed infinitely duller.
exhilarating
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From this reading The casual visitor, gazing from the teacher's platform upon these busy little heads, needs only a blunted memory to experience the most agreeable and exhilarating sensations.
experience
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From this reading The casual visitor, gazing from the teacher's platform upon these busy little heads, needs only a blunted memory to experience the most agreeable and exhilarating sensations.
felicity
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From this reading The boys in a public school are less aware of their happy state than are the girls; and of all the boys in his room, probably Penrod himself had the least appreciation of his felicity.
filled
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From this reading And yet what pleasanter sight is there than a schoolroom well filled with children of those sprouting years just before the 'teens?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Still, for the greater part, the children are unconscious of the happiness of their condition; for nothing is more pathetically true than that we “never know when we are well off.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The casual visitor, gazing from the teacher's platform upon these busy little heads, needs only a blunted memory to experience the most agreeable and exhilarating sensations.
gazing
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From this reading The casual visitor, gazing from the teacher's platform upon these busy little heads, needs only a blunted memory to experience the most agreeable and exhilarating sensations.
girls
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From this reading The boys in a public school are less aware of their happy state than are the girls; and of all the boys in his room, probably Penrod himself had the least appreciation of his felicity.
greater
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From this reading Still, for the greater part, the children are unconscious of the happiness of their condition; for nothing is more pathetically true than that we “never know when we are well off.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Next morning, when he had once more resumed the dreadful burden of education, it seemed infinitely duller.
happiness
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From this reading Still, for the greater part, the children are unconscious of the happiness of their condition; for nothing is more pathetically true than that we “never know when we are well off.”
happy
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From this reading The boys in a public school are less aware of their happy state than are the girls; and of all the boys in his room, probably Penrod himself had the least appreciation of his felicity.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Next morning, when he had once more resumed the dreadful burden of education, it seemed infinitely duller.
heads
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From this reading The casual visitor, gazing from the teacher's platform upon these busy little heads, needs only a blunted memory to experience the most agreeable and exhilarating sensations.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The boys in a public school are less aware of their happy state than are the girls; and of all the boys in his room, probably Penrod himself had the least appreciation of his felicity.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The boys in a public school are less aware of their happy state than are the girls; and of all the boys in his room, probably Penrod himself had the least appreciation of his felicity.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The boys in a public school are less aware of their happy state than are the girls; and of all the boys in his room, probably Penrod himself had the least appreciation of his felicity.
infinitely
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From this reading Next morning, when he had once more resumed the dreadful burden of education, it seemed infinitely duller.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And yet what pleasanter sight is there than a schoolroom well filled with children of those sprouting years just before the 'teens?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Next morning, when he had once more resumed the dreadful burden of education, it seemed infinitely duller.
just
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From this reading And yet what pleasanter sight is there than a schoolroom well filled with children of those sprouting years just before the 'teens?
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, for the greater part, the children are unconscious of the happiness of their condition; for nothing is more pathetically true than that we “never know when we are well off.”
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boys in a public school are less aware of their happy state than are the girls; and of all the boys in his room, probably Penrod himself had the least appreciation of his felicity.
less
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From this reading The boys in a public school are less aware of their happy state than are the girls; and of all the boys in his room, probably Penrod himself had the least appreciation of his felicity.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The casual visitor, gazing from the teacher's platform upon these busy little heads, needs only a blunted memory to experience the most agreeable and exhilarating sensations.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading The casual visitor, gazing from the teacher's platform upon these busy little heads, needs only a blunted memory to experience the most agreeable and exhilarating sensations.
more
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From this reading Next morning, when he had once more resumed the dreadful burden of education, it seemed infinitely duller.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning, when he had once more resumed the dreadful burden of education, it seemed infinitely duller.
most
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From this reading The casual visitor, gazing from the teacher's platform upon these busy little heads, needs only a blunted memory to experience the most agreeable and exhilarating sensations.
needs
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From this reading The casual visitor, gazing from the teacher's platform upon these busy little heads, needs only a blunted memory to experience the most agreeable and exhilarating sensations.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, for the greater part, the children are unconscious of the happiness of their condition; for nothing is more pathetically true than that we “never know when we are well off.”
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning, when he had once more resumed the dreadful burden of education, it seemed infinitely duller.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Still, for the greater part, the children are unconscious of the happiness of their condition; for nothing is more pathetically true than that we “never know when we are well off.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Next morning, when he had once more resumed the dreadful burden of education, it seemed infinitely duller.
off
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From this reading Still, for the greater part, the children are unconscious of the happiness of their condition; for nothing is more pathetically true than that we “never know when we are well off.”
once
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From this reading Next morning, when he had once more resumed the dreadful burden of education, it seemed infinitely duller.
only
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From this reading The casual visitor, gazing from the teacher's platform upon these busy little heads, needs only a blunted memory to experience the most agreeable and exhilarating sensations.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, for the greater part, the children are unconscious of the happiness of their condition; for nothing is more pathetically true than that we “never know when we are well off.”
pathetically
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From this reading Still, for the greater part, the children are unconscious of the happiness of their condition; for nothing is more pathetically true than that we “never know when we are well off.”
Penrod
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From this reading The boys in a public school are less aware of their happy state than are the girls; and of all the boys in his room, probably Penrod himself had the least appreciation of his felicity.
platform
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From this reading The casual visitor, gazing from the teacher's platform upon these busy little heads, needs only a blunted memory to experience the most agreeable and exhilarating sensations.
pleasanternounUS /ˈpleasanter/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And yet what pleasanter sight is there than a schoolroom well filled with children of those sprouting years just before the 'teens?
probably
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From this reading The boys in a public school are less aware of their happy state than are the girls; and of all the boys in his room, probably Penrod himself had the least appreciation of his felicity.
public
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From this reading The boys in a public school are less aware of their happy state than are the girls; and of all the boys in his room, probably Penrod himself had the least appreciation of his felicity.
resumednounUS /ˈresumed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Next morning, when he had once more resumed the dreadful burden of education, it seemed infinitely duller.
room
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From this reading The boys in a public school are less aware of their happy state than are the girls; and of all the boys in his room, probably Penrod himself had the least appreciation of his felicity.
school
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From this reading The boys in a public school are less aware of their happy state than are the girls; and of all the boys in his room, probably Penrod himself had the least appreciation of his felicity.
schoolroom
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From this reading And yet what pleasanter sight is there than a schoolroom well filled with children of those sprouting years just before the 'teens?
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning, when he had once more resumed the dreadful burden of education, it seemed infinitely duller.
sensations
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From this reading The casual visitor, gazing from the teacher's platform upon these busy little heads, needs only a blunted memory to experience the most agreeable and exhilarating sensations.
sight
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From this reading And yet what pleasanter sight is there than a schoolroom well filled with children of those sprouting years just before the 'teens?
sprouting
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From this reading And yet what pleasanter sight is there than a schoolroom well filled with children of those sprouting years just before the 'teens?
state
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From this reading The boys in a public school are less aware of their happy state than are the girls; and of all the boys in his room, probably Penrod himself had the least appreciation of his felicity.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, for the greater part, the children are unconscious of the happiness of their condition; for nothing is more pathetically true than that we “never know when we are well off.”
teacher's
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From this reading The casual visitor, gazing from the teacher's platform upon these busy little heads, needs only a blunted memory to experience the most agreeable and exhilarating sensations.
teens
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From this reading And yet what pleasanter sight is there than a schoolroom well filled with children of those sprouting years just before the 'teens?
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And yet what pleasanter sight is there than a schoolroom well filled with children of those sprouting years just before the 'teens?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Still, for the greater part, the children are unconscious of the happiness of their condition; for nothing is more pathetically true than that we “never know when we are well off.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Next morning, when he had once more resumed the dreadful burden of education, it seemed infinitely duller.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Still, for the greater part, the children are unconscious of the happiness of their condition; for nothing is more pathetically true than that we “never know when we are well off.”
there
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From this reading And yet what pleasanter sight is there than a schoolroom well filled with children of those sprouting years just before the 'teens?
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The casual visitor, gazing from the teacher's platform upon these busy little heads, needs only a blunted memory to experience the most agreeable and exhilarating sensations.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading And yet what pleasanter sight is there than a schoolroom well filled with children of those sprouting years just before the 'teens?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The casual visitor, gazing from the teacher's platform upon these busy little heads, needs only a blunted memory to experience the most agreeable and exhilarating sensations.
true
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From this reading Still, for the greater part, the children are unconscious of the happiness of their condition; for nothing is more pathetically true than that we “never know when we are well off.”
unconscious
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From this reading Still, for the greater part, the children are unconscious of the happiness of their condition; for nothing is more pathetically true than that we “never know when we are well off.”
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The casual visitor, gazing from the teacher's platform upon these busy little heads, needs only a blunted memory to experience the most agreeable and exhilarating sensations.
visitor
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From this reading The casual visitor, gazing from the teacher's platform upon these busy little heads, needs only a blunted memory to experience the most agreeable and exhilarating sensations.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Still, for the greater part, the children are unconscious of the happiness of their condition; for nothing is more pathetically true than that we “never know when we are well off.”
well
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From this reading And yet what pleasanter sight is there than a schoolroom well filled with children of those sprouting years just before the 'teens?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And yet what pleasanter sight is there than a schoolroom well filled with children of those sprouting years just before the 'teens?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Next morning, when he had once more resumed the dreadful burden of education, it seemed infinitely duller.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And yet what pleasanter sight is there than a schoolroom well filled with children of those sprouting years just before the 'teens?
years
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From this reading And yet what pleasanter sight is there than a schoolroom well filled with children of those sprouting years just before the 'teens?
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet what pleasanter sight is there than a schoolroom well filled with children of those sprouting years just before the 'teens?
