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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 Georgie Bassett was a boy set apart.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He would think about it for ten or twenty minutes at a time, and he could not look at himself in a mirror and remain wholly without emotion.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He would think about it for ten or twenty minutes at a time, and he could not look at himself in a mirror and remain wholly without emotion.
apart
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From this reading Georgie Bassett was a boy set apart.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He would think about it for ten or twenty minutes at a time, and he could not look at himself in a mirror and remain wholly without emotion.
Bassett
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From this reading Georgie Bassett was a boy set apart.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading What that emotion was, he would have been unable to put into words; but it helped him to understand that there was a certain noble something about him that other boys did not possess.
boy
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From this reading Georgie Bassett was a boy set apart.
boys
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From this reading What that emotion was, he would have been unable to put into words; but it helped him to understand that there was a certain noble something about him that other boys did not possess.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading What that emotion was, he would have been unable to put into words; but it helped him to understand that there was a certain noble something about him that other boys did not possess.
certain
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From this reading What that emotion was, he would have been unable to put into words; but it helped him to understand that there was a certain noble something about him that other boys did not possess.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He would think about it for ten or twenty minutes at a time, and he could not look at himself in a mirror and remain wholly without emotion.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading What that emotion was, he would have been unable to put into words; but it helped him to understand that there was a certain noble something about him that other boys did not possess.
discover
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From this reading Georgie's mother had been the first to discover that Georgie was a boy set apart.
emotion
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From this reading He would think about it for ten or twenty minutes at a time, and he could not look at himself in a mirror and remain wholly without emotion.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Georgie's mother had been the first to discover that Georgie was a boy set apart.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He would think about it for ten or twenty minutes at a time, and he could not look at himself in a mirror and remain wholly without emotion.
Georgie
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From this reading Georgie Bassett was a boy set apart.
Georgie's
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From this reading Georgie's mother had been the first to discover that Georgie was a boy set apart.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Georgie's mother had been the first to discover that Georgie was a boy set apart.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What that emotion was, he would have been unable to put into words; but it helped him to understand that there was a certain noble something about him that other boys did not possess.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not only that; Georgie knew that he was a boy set apart.
helped
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From this reading What that emotion was, he would have been unable to put into words; but it helped him to understand that there was a certain noble something about him that other boys did not possess.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What that emotion was, he would have been unable to put into words; but it helped him to understand that there was a certain noble something about him that other boys did not possess.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He would think about it for ten or twenty minutes at a time, and he could not look at himself in a mirror and remain wholly without emotion.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He would think about it for ten or twenty minutes at a time, and he could not look at himself in a mirror and remain wholly without emotion.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading What that emotion was, he would have been unable to put into words; but it helped him to understand that there was a certain noble something about him that other boys did not possess.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He would think about it for ten or twenty minutes at a time, and he could not look at himself in a mirror and remain wholly without emotion.
knew
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From this reading Not only that; Georgie knew that he was a boy set apart.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would think about it for ten or twenty minutes at a time, and he could not look at himself in a mirror and remain wholly without emotion.
minutes
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From this reading He would think about it for ten or twenty minutes at a time, and he could not look at himself in a mirror and remain wholly without emotion.
mirror
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From this reading He would think about it for ten or twenty minutes at a time, and he could not look at himself in a mirror and remain wholly without emotion.
mother
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From this reading Georgie's mother had been the first to discover that Georgie was a boy set apart.
noble
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From this reading What that emotion was, he would have been unable to put into words; but it helped him to understand that there was a certain noble something about him that other boys did not possess.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not only that; Georgie knew that he was a boy set apart.
only
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From this reading Not only that; Georgie knew that he was a boy set apart.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He would think about it for ten or twenty minutes at a time, and he could not look at himself in a mirror and remain wholly without emotion.
other
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From this reading What that emotion was, he would have been unable to put into words; but it helped him to understand that there was a certain noble something about him that other boys did not possess.
possess
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From this reading What that emotion was, he would have been unable to put into words; but it helped him to understand that there was a certain noble something about him that other boys did not possess.
put
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From this reading What that emotion was, he would have been unable to put into words; but it helped him to understand that there was a certain noble something about him that other boys did not possess.
remain
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From this reading He would think about it for ten or twenty minutes at a time, and he could not look at himself in a mirror and remain wholly without emotion.
set
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From this reading Georgie Bassett was a boy set apart.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading What that emotion was, he would have been unable to put into words; but it helped him to understand that there was a certain noble something about him that other boys did not possess.
ten
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From this reading He would think about it for ten or twenty minutes at a time, and he could not look at himself in a mirror and remain wholly without emotion.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not only that; Georgie knew that he was a boy set apart.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Georgie's mother had been the first to discover that Georgie was a boy set apart.
there
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From this reading What that emotion was, he would have been unable to put into words; but it helped him to understand that there was a certain noble something about him that other boys did not possess.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would think about it for ten or twenty minutes at a time, and he could not look at himself in a mirror and remain wholly without emotion.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would think about it for ten or twenty minutes at a time, and he could not look at himself in a mirror and remain wholly without emotion.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What that emotion was, he would have been unable to put into words; but it helped him to understand that there was a certain noble something about him that other boys did not possess.
twenty
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From this reading He would think about it for ten or twenty minutes at a time, and he could not look at himself in a mirror and remain wholly without emotion.
unable
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From this reading What that emotion was, he would have been unable to put into words; but it helped him to understand that there was a certain noble something about him that other boys did not possess.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What that emotion was, he would have been unable to put into words; but it helped him to understand that there was a certain noble something about him that other boys did not possess.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Georgie Bassett was a boy set apart.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What that emotion was, he would have been unable to put into words; but it helped him to understand that there was a certain noble something about him that other boys did not possess.
wholly
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From this reading He would think about it for ten or twenty minutes at a time, and he could not look at himself in a mirror and remain wholly without emotion.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He would think about it for ten or twenty minutes at a time, and he could not look at himself in a mirror and remain wholly without emotion.
words
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From this reading What that emotion was, he would have been unable to put into words; but it helped him to understand that there was a certain noble something about him that other boys did not possess.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would think about it for ten or twenty minutes at a time, and he could not look at himself in a mirror and remain wholly without emotion.
