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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 Those Japanese lovers who were promised a reunion after ten thousand years in separate hells were brighter with hope than he was.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Those Japanese lovers who were promised a reunion after ten thousand years in separate hells were brighter with hope than he was.
agnostic
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From this reading On Monday Penrod was virtually an agnostic.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On Monday Penrod was virtually an agnostic.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On Monday morning Penrod's faith in the coming of another Saturday was flaccid and lustreless.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On Monday morning Penrod's faith in the coming of another Saturday was flaccid and lustreless.
anticipation
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From this reading Nowhere upon his shining morning face could have been read any eager anticipation of useful knowledge.
any
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From this reading Nowhere upon his shining morning face could have been read any eager anticipation of useful knowledge.
assumed
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From this reading Of course he had been told that school was for his own good; in fact, he had been told and told and told, but the words conveying this information, meaningless at first, assumed, with each repetition, more and more the character of dull and unsolicited insult.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Of course he had been told that school was for his own good; in fact, he had been told and told and told, but the words conveying this information, meaningless at first, assumed, with each repetition, more and more the character of dull and unsolicited insult.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Nowhere upon his shining morning face could have been read any eager anticipation of useful knowledge.
brighter
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From this reading Those Japanese lovers who were promised a reunion after ten thousand years in separate hells were brighter with hope than he was.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Of course he had been told that school was for his own good; in fact, he had been told and told and told, but the words conveying this information, meaningless at first, assumed, with each repetition, more and more the character of dull and unsolicited insult.
character
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From this reading Of course he had been told that school was for his own good; in fact, he had been told and told and told, but the words conveying this information, meaningless at first, assumed, with each repetition, more and more the character of dull and unsolicited insult.
coming
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From this reading On Monday morning Penrod's faith in the coming of another Saturday was flaccid and lustreless.
conveying
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From this reading Of course he had been told that school was for his own good; in fact, he had been told and told and told, but the words conveying this information, meaningless at first, assumed, with each repetition, more and more the character of dull and unsolicited insult.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Nowhere upon his shining morning face could have been read any eager anticipation of useful knowledge.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course he had been told that school was for his own good; in fact, he had been told and told and told, but the words conveying this information, meaningless at first, assumed, with each repetition, more and more the character of dull and unsolicited insult.
dull
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From this reading Of course he had been told that school was for his own good; in fact, he had been told and told and told, but the words conveying this information, meaningless at first, assumed, with each repetition, more and more the character of dull and unsolicited insult.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Of course he had been told that school was for his own good; in fact, he had been told and told and told, but the words conveying this information, meaningless at first, assumed, with each repetition, more and more the character of dull and unsolicited insult.
eager
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From this reading Nowhere upon his shining morning face could have been read any eager anticipation of useful knowledge.
face
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From this reading Nowhere upon his shining morning face could have been read any eager anticipation of useful knowledge.
fact
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From this reading Of course he had been told that school was for his own good; in fact, he had been told and told and told, but the words conveying this information, meaningless at first, assumed, with each repetition, more and more the character of dull and unsolicited insult.
faith
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From this reading On Monday morning Penrod's faith in the coming of another Saturday was flaccid and lustreless.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course he had been told that school was for his own good; in fact, he had been told and told and told, but the words conveying this information, meaningless at first, assumed, with each repetition, more and more the character of dull and unsolicited insult.
flaccid
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From this reading On Monday morning Penrod's faith in the coming of another Saturday was flaccid and lustreless.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Of course he had been told that school was for his own good; in fact, he had been told and told and told, but the words conveying this information, meaningless at first, assumed, with each repetition, more and more the character of dull and unsolicited insult.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course he had been told that school was for his own good; in fact, he had been told and told and told, but the words conveying this information, meaningless at first, assumed, with each repetition, more and more the character of dull and unsolicited insult.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Of course he had been told that school was for his own good; in fact, he had been told and told and told, but the words conveying this information, meaningless at first, assumed, with each repetition, more and more the character of dull and unsolicited insult.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Nowhere upon his shining morning face could have been read any eager anticipation of useful knowledge.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Those Japanese lovers who were promised a reunion after ten thousand years in separate hells were brighter with hope than he was.
hells
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From this reading Those Japanese lovers who were promised a reunion after ten thousand years in separate hells were brighter with hope than he was.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nowhere upon his shining morning face could have been read any eager anticipation of useful knowledge.
hope
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From this reading Those Japanese lovers who were promised a reunion after ten thousand years in separate hells were brighter with hope than he was.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On Monday morning Penrod's faith in the coming of another Saturday was flaccid and lustreless.
information
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From this reading Of course he had been told that school was for his own good; in fact, he had been told and told and told, but the words conveying this information, meaningless at first, assumed, with each repetition, more and more the character of dull and unsolicited insult.
insult
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From this reading Of course he had been told that school was for his own good; in fact, he had been told and told and told, but the words conveying this information, meaningless at first, assumed, with each repetition, more and more the character of dull and unsolicited insult.
Japanese
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From this reading Those Japanese lovers who were promised a reunion after ten thousand years in separate hells were brighter with hope than he was.
knowledge
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From this reading Nowhere upon his shining morning face could have been read any eager anticipation of useful knowledge.
lovers
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From this reading Those Japanese lovers who were promised a reunion after ten thousand years in separate hells were brighter with hope than he was.
lustreless
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From this reading On Monday morning Penrod's faith in the coming of another Saturday was flaccid and lustreless.
meaningless
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From this reading Of course he had been told that school was for his own good; in fact, he had been told and told and told, but the words conveying this information, meaningless at first, assumed, with each repetition, more and more the character of dull and unsolicited insult.
Monday
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From this reading On Monday morning Penrod's faith in the coming of another Saturday was flaccid and lustreless.
more
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From this reading Of course he had been told that school was for his own good; in fact, he had been told and told and told, but the words conveying this information, meaningless at first, assumed, with each repetition, more and more the character of dull and unsolicited insult.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On Monday morning Penrod's faith in the coming of another Saturday was flaccid and lustreless.
Nowhere
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From this reading Nowhere upon his shining morning face could have been read any eager anticipation of useful knowledge.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On Monday morning Penrod's faith in the coming of another Saturday was flaccid and lustreless.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On Monday morning Penrod's faith in the coming of another Saturday was flaccid and lustreless.
own
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From this reading Of course he had been told that school was for his own good; in fact, he had been told and told and told, but the words conveying this information, meaningless at first, assumed, with each repetition, more and more the character of dull and unsolicited insult.
Penrod
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From this reading On Monday Penrod was virtually an agnostic.
Penrod's
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From this reading On Monday morning Penrod's faith in the coming of another Saturday was flaccid and lustreless.
promised
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From this reading Those Japanese lovers who were promised a reunion after ten thousand years in separate hells were brighter with hope than he was.
read
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From this reading Nowhere upon his shining morning face could have been read any eager anticipation of useful knowledge.
repetition
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From this reading Of course he had been told that school was for his own good; in fact, he had been told and told and told, but the words conveying this information, meaningless at first, assumed, with each repetition, more and more the character of dull and unsolicited insult.
reunion
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From this reading Those Japanese lovers who were promised a reunion after ten thousand years in separate hells were brighter with hope than he was.
Saturday
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From this reading On Monday morning Penrod's faith in the coming of another Saturday was flaccid and lustreless.
school
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From this reading Of course he had been told that school was for his own good; in fact, he had been told and told and told, but the words conveying this information, meaningless at first, assumed, with each repetition, more and more the character of dull and unsolicited insult.
separate
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From this reading Those Japanese lovers who were promised a reunion after ten thousand years in separate hells were brighter with hope than he was.
shining
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From this reading Nowhere upon his shining morning face could have been read any eager anticipation of useful knowledge.
ten
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From this reading Those Japanese lovers who were promised a reunion after ten thousand years in separate hells were brighter with hope than he was.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Those Japanese lovers who were promised a reunion after ten thousand years in separate hells were brighter with hope than he was.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Of course he had been told that school was for his own good; in fact, he had been told and told and told, but the words conveying this information, meaningless at first, assumed, with each repetition, more and more the character of dull and unsolicited insult.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On Monday morning Penrod's faith in the coming of another Saturday was flaccid and lustreless.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Of course he had been told that school was for his own good; in fact, he had been told and told and told, but the words conveying this information, meaningless at first, assumed, with each repetition, more and more the character of dull and unsolicited insult.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those Japanese lovers who were promised a reunion after ten thousand years in separate hells were brighter with hope than he was.
thousand
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From this reading Those Japanese lovers who were promised a reunion after ten thousand years in separate hells were brighter with hope than he was.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course he had been told that school was for his own good; in fact, he had been told and told and told, but the words conveying this information, meaningless at first, assumed, with each repetition, more and more the character of dull and unsolicited insult.
unsolicited
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From this reading Of course he had been told that school was for his own good; in fact, he had been told and told and told, but the words conveying this information, meaningless at first, assumed, with each repetition, more and more the character of dull and unsolicited insult.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Nowhere upon his shining morning face could have been read any eager anticipation of useful knowledge.
useful
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From this reading Nowhere upon his shining morning face could have been read any eager anticipation of useful knowledge.
virtually
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From this reading On Monday Penrod was virtually an agnostic.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On Monday morning Penrod's faith in the coming of another Saturday was flaccid and lustreless.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Those Japanese lovers who were promised a reunion after ten thousand years in separate hells were brighter with hope than he was.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Those Japanese lovers who were promised a reunion after ten thousand years in separate hells were brighter with hope than he was.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Those Japanese lovers who were promised a reunion after ten thousand years in separate hells were brighter with hope than he was.
words
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From this reading Of course he had been told that school was for his own good; in fact, he had been told and told and told, but the words conveying this information, meaningless at first, assumed, with each repetition, more and more the character of dull and unsolicited insult.
years
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From this reading Those Japanese lovers who were promised a reunion after ten thousand years in separate hells were brighter with hope than he was.
