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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 Perhaps middle-aged people might discern Nature's real intentions in the matter of pain if they would examine a boy's punishments and sorrows, for he prolongs neither beyond their actual duration.
actual
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From this reading Perhaps middle-aged people might discern Nature's real intentions in the matter of pain if they would examine a boy's punishments and sorrows, for he prolongs neither beyond their actual duration.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Tar, itself, so far as his consideration of it went, might have been an undiscovered substance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Perhaps middle-aged people might discern Nature's real intentions in the matter of pain if they would examine a boy's punishments and sorrows, for he prolongs neither beyond their actual duration.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Tar, itself, so far as his consideration of it went, might have been an undiscovered substance.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading With a boy, trouble must be of Homeric dimensions to last overnight.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Tar, itself, so far as his consideration of it went, might have been an undiscovered substance.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Perhaps middle-aged people might discern Nature's real intentions in the matter of pain if they would examine a boy's punishments and sorrows, for he prolongs neither beyond their actual duration.
boy
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From this reading With a boy, trouble must be of Homeric dimensions to last overnight.
boy's
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From this reading Perhaps middle-aged people might discern Nature's real intentions in the matter of pain if they would examine a boy's punishments and sorrows, for he prolongs neither beyond their actual duration.
consideration
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From this reading Tar, itself, so far as his consideration of it went, might have been an undiscovered substance.
day
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From this reading To him, every next day is really a new day.
dimensions
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From this reading With a boy, trouble must be of Homeric dimensions to last overnight.
discern
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From this reading Perhaps middle-aged people might discern Nature's real intentions in the matter of pain if they would examine a boy's punishments and sorrows, for he prolongs neither beyond their actual duration.
duration
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From this reading Perhaps middle-aged people might discern Nature's real intentions in the matter of pain if they would examine a boy's punishments and sorrows, for he prolongs neither beyond their actual duration.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading To him, every next day is really a new day.
examine
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From this reading Perhaps middle-aged people might discern Nature's real intentions in the matter of pain if they would examine a boy's punishments and sorrows, for he prolongs neither beyond their actual duration.
far
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From this reading Tar, itself, so far as his consideration of it went, might have been an undiscovered substance.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Perhaps middle-aged people might discern Nature's real intentions in the matter of pain if they would examine a boy's punishments and sorrows, for he prolongs neither beyond their actual duration.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Tar, itself, so far as his consideration of it went, might have been an undiscovered substance.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Perhaps middle-aged people might discern Nature's real intentions in the matter of pain if they would examine a boy's punishments and sorrows, for he prolongs neither beyond their actual duration.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To him, every next day is really a new day.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Thus, Penrod woke, next morning, with neither the unspared rod, nor Mr. Kinosling in his mind.
Homeric
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From this reading With a boy, trouble must be of Homeric dimensions to last overnight.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Perhaps middle-aged people might discern Nature's real intentions in the matter of pain if they would examine a boy's punishments and sorrows, for he prolongs neither beyond their actual duration.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Perhaps middle-aged people might discern Nature's real intentions in the matter of pain if they would examine a boy's punishments and sorrows, for he prolongs neither beyond their actual duration.
intentions
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From this reading Perhaps middle-aged people might discern Nature's real intentions in the matter of pain if they would examine a boy's punishments and sorrows, for he prolongs neither beyond their actual duration.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To him, every next day is really a new day.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Tar, itself, so far as his consideration of it went, might have been an undiscovered substance.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Tar, itself, so far as his consideration of it went, might have been an undiscovered substance.
Kinosling
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From this reading Thus, Penrod woke, next morning, with neither the unspared rod, nor Mr. Kinosling in his mind.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With a boy, trouble must be of Homeric dimensions to last overnight.
matter
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From this reading Perhaps middle-aged people might discern Nature's real intentions in the matter of pain if they would examine a boy's punishments and sorrows, for he prolongs neither beyond their actual duration.
middle-aged
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From this reading Perhaps middle-aged people might discern Nature's real intentions in the matter of pain if they would examine a boy's punishments and sorrows, for he prolongs neither beyond their actual duration.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Perhaps middle-aged people might discern Nature's real intentions in the matter of pain if they would examine a boy's punishments and sorrows, for he prolongs neither beyond their actual duration.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus, Penrod woke, next morning, with neither the unspared rod, nor Mr. Kinosling in his mind.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus, Penrod woke, next morning, with neither the unspared rod, nor Mr. Kinosling in his mind.
Mr
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From this reading Thus, Penrod woke, next morning, with neither the unspared rod, nor Mr. Kinosling in his mind.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading With a boy, trouble must be of Homeric dimensions to last overnight.
Nature's
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From this reading Perhaps middle-aged people might discern Nature's real intentions in the matter of pain if they would examine a boy's punishments and sorrows, for he prolongs neither beyond their actual duration.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Perhaps middle-aged people might discern Nature's real intentions in the matter of pain if they would examine a boy's punishments and sorrows, for he prolongs neither beyond their actual duration.
new
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From this reading To him, every next day is really a new day.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To him, every next day is really a new day.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Thus, Penrod woke, next morning, with neither the unspared rod, nor Mr. Kinosling in his mind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Perhaps middle-aged people might discern Nature's real intentions in the matter of pain if they would examine a boy's punishments and sorrows, for he prolongs neither beyond their actual duration.
overnight
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From this reading With a boy, trouble must be of Homeric dimensions to last overnight.
pain
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From this reading Perhaps middle-aged people might discern Nature's real intentions in the matter of pain if they would examine a boy's punishments and sorrows, for he prolongs neither beyond their actual duration.
Penrod
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From this reading Thus, Penrod woke, next morning, with neither the unspared rod, nor Mr. Kinosling in his mind.
people
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From this reading Perhaps middle-aged people might discern Nature's real intentions in the matter of pain if they would examine a boy's punishments and sorrows, for he prolongs neither beyond their actual duration.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps middle-aged people might discern Nature's real intentions in the matter of pain if they would examine a boy's punishments and sorrows, for he prolongs neither beyond their actual duration.
prolongs
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From this reading Perhaps middle-aged people might discern Nature's real intentions in the matter of pain if they would examine a boy's punishments and sorrows, for he prolongs neither beyond their actual duration.
punishments
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From this reading Perhaps middle-aged people might discern Nature's real intentions in the matter of pain if they would examine a boy's punishments and sorrows, for he prolongs neither beyond their actual duration.
real
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From this reading Perhaps middle-aged people might discern Nature's real intentions in the matter of pain if they would examine a boy's punishments and sorrows, for he prolongs neither beyond their actual duration.
really
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From this reading To him, every next day is really a new day.
rod
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From this reading Thus, Penrod woke, next morning, with neither the unspared rod, nor Mr. Kinosling in his mind.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Tar, itself, so far as his consideration of it went, might have been an undiscovered substance.
sorrows
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From this reading Perhaps middle-aged people might discern Nature's real intentions in the matter of pain if they would examine a boy's punishments and sorrows, for he prolongs neither beyond their actual duration.
substancenounUS /ˈsʌbstəns/
wealth or financial means
From this reading Tar, itself, so far as his consideration of it went, might have been an undiscovered substance.
Tar
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From this reading Tar, itself, so far as his consideration of it went, might have been an undiscovered substance.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Perhaps middle-aged people might discern Nature's real intentions in the matter of pain if they would examine a boy's punishments and sorrows, for he prolongs neither beyond their actual duration.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps middle-aged people might discern Nature's real intentions in the matter of pain if they would examine a boy's punishments and sorrows, for he prolongs neither beyond their actual duration.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Perhaps middle-aged people might discern Nature's real intentions in the matter of pain if they would examine a boy's punishments and sorrows, for he prolongs neither beyond their actual duration.
Thus
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From this reading Thus, Penrod woke, next morning, with neither the unspared rod, nor Mr. Kinosling in his mind.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With a boy, trouble must be of Homeric dimensions to last overnight.
trouble
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From this reading With a boy, trouble must be of Homeric dimensions to last overnight.
undiscovered
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From this reading Tar, itself, so far as his consideration of it went, might have been an undiscovered substance.
unspared
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From this reading Thus, Penrod woke, next morning, with neither the unspared rod, nor Mr. Kinosling in his mind.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tar, itself, so far as his consideration of it went, might have been an undiscovered substance.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a boy, trouble must be of Homeric dimensions to last overnight.
woke
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From this reading Thus, Penrod woke, next morning, with neither the unspared rod, nor Mr. Kinosling in his mind.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Perhaps middle-aged people might discern Nature's real intentions in the matter of pain if they would examine a boy's punishments and sorrows, for he prolongs neither beyond their actual duration.
