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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 Before the end of the quarter, two things occurred which made almost as serious a difference to Ernest's and Edie's lives as the dismissal from Pilbury Regis Grammar School.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was about a week or ten days after Herr Max's unfortunate visit that Ernest awoke one morning with a very curious and unpleasant taste in his mouth, accompanied by a violent fit of coughing.
accompanied
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From this reading It was about a week or ten days after Herr Max's unfortunate visit that Ernest awoke one morning with a very curious and unpleasant taste in his mouth, accompanied by a violent fit of coughing.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was about a week or ten days after Herr Max's unfortunate visit that Ernest awoke one morning with a very curious and unpleasant taste in his mouth, accompanied by a violent fit of coughing.
almost
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From this reading Before the end of the quarter, two things occurred which made almost as serious a difference to Ernest's and Edie's lives as the dismissal from Pilbury Regis Grammar School.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Before the end of the quarter, two things occurred which made almost as serious a difference to Ernest's and Edie's lives as the dismissal from Pilbury Regis Grammar School.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Before the end of the quarter, two things occurred which made almost as serious a difference to Ernest's and Edie's lives as the dismissal from Pilbury Regis Grammar School.
ASKELON
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From this reading THE STREETS OF ASKELON.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Edie was naturally frightened at the symptoms, and made him go to see the school doctor.
awoke
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From this reading It was about a week or ten days after Herr Max's unfortunate visit that Ernest awoke one morning with a very curious and unpleasant taste in his mouth, accompanied by a violent fit of coughing.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before the end of the quarter, two things occurred which made almost as serious a difference to Ernest's and Edie's lives as the dismissal from Pilbury Regis Grammar School.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was about a week or ten days after Herr Max's unfortunate visit that Ernest awoke one morning with a very curious and unpleasant taste in his mouth, accompanied by a violent fit of coughing.
casually
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From this reading He knew what the taste was well enough; and he mentioned the matter casually to Edie a little later in the morning.
coughing
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From this reading It was about a week or ten days after Herr Max's unfortunate visit that Ernest awoke one morning with a very curious and unpleasant taste in his mouth, accompanied by a violent fit of coughing.
curious
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From this reading It was about a week or ten days after Herr Max's unfortunate visit that Ernest awoke one morning with a very curious and unpleasant taste in his mouth, accompanied by a violent fit of coughing.
days
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From this reading It was about a week or ten days after Herr Max's unfortunate visit that Ernest awoke one morning with a very curious and unpleasant taste in his mouth, accompanied by a violent fit of coughing.
difference
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From this reading Before the end of the quarter, two things occurred which made almost as serious a difference to Ernest's and Edie's lives as the dismissal from Pilbury Regis Grammar School.
dismissal
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From this reading Before the end of the quarter, two things occurred which made almost as serious a difference to Ernest's and Edie's lives as the dismissal from Pilbury Regis Grammar School.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Edie was naturally frightened at the symptoms, and made him go to see the school doctor.
Edie
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From this reading He knew what the taste was well enough; and he mentioned the matter casually to Edie a little later in the morning.
Edie's
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From this reading Before the end of the quarter, two things occurred which made almost as serious a difference to Ernest's and Edie's lives as the dismissal from Pilbury Regis Grammar School.
end
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From this reading Before the end of the quarter, two things occurred which made almost as serious a difference to Ernest's and Edie's lives as the dismissal from Pilbury Regis Grammar School.
enough
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From this reading He knew what the taste was well enough; and he mentioned the matter casually to Edie a little later in the morning.
Ernest
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From this reading It was about a week or ten days after Herr Max's unfortunate visit that Ernest awoke one morning with a very curious and unpleasant taste in his mouth, accompanied by a violent fit of coughing.
Ernest's
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From this reading Before the end of the quarter, two things occurred which made almost as serious a difference to Ernest's and Edie's lives as the dismissal from Pilbury Regis Grammar School.
fit
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From this reading It was about a week or ten days after Herr Max's unfortunate visit that Ernest awoke one morning with a very curious and unpleasant taste in his mouth, accompanied by a violent fit of coughing.
frightened
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From this reading Edie was naturally frightened at the symptoms, and made him go to see the school doctor.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Before the end of the quarter, two things occurred which made almost as serious a difference to Ernest's and Edie's lives as the dismissal from Pilbury Regis Grammar School.
go
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From this reading Edie was naturally frightened at the symptoms, and made him go to see the school doctor.
Grammar
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From this reading Before the end of the quarter, two things occurred which made almost as serious a difference to Ernest's and Edie's lives as the dismissal from Pilbury Regis Grammar School.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He knew what the taste was well enough; and he mentioned the matter casually to Edie a little later in the morning.
Herr
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From this reading It was about a week or ten days after Herr Max's unfortunate visit that Ernest awoke one morning with a very curious and unpleasant taste in his mouth, accompanied by a violent fit of coughing.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Edie was naturally frightened at the symptoms, and made him go to see the school doctor.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was about a week or ten days after Herr Max's unfortunate visit that Ernest awoke one morning with a very curious and unpleasant taste in his mouth, accompanied by a violent fit of coughing.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was about a week or ten days after Herr Max's unfortunate visit that Ernest awoke one morning with a very curious and unpleasant taste in his mouth, accompanied by a violent fit of coughing.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was about a week or ten days after Herr Max's unfortunate visit that Ernest awoke one morning with a very curious and unpleasant taste in his mouth, accompanied by a violent fit of coughing.
knew
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From this reading He knew what the taste was well enough; and he mentioned the matter casually to Edie a little later in the morning.
later
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From this reading He knew what the taste was well enough; and he mentioned the matter casually to Edie a little later in the morning.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He knew what the taste was well enough; and he mentioned the matter casually to Edie a little later in the morning.
lives
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From this reading Before the end of the quarter, two things occurred which made almost as serious a difference to Ernest's and Edie's lives as the dismissal from Pilbury Regis Grammar School.
made
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From this reading Before the end of the quarter, two things occurred which made almost as serious a difference to Ernest's and Edie's lives as the dismissal from Pilbury Regis Grammar School.
matter
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From this reading He knew what the taste was well enough; and he mentioned the matter casually to Edie a little later in the morning.
Max's
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From this reading It was about a week or ten days after Herr Max's unfortunate visit that Ernest awoke one morning with a very curious and unpleasant taste in his mouth, accompanied by a violent fit of coughing.
mentioned
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From this reading He knew what the taste was well enough; and he mentioned the matter casually to Edie a little later in the morning.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was about a week or ten days after Herr Max's unfortunate visit that Ernest awoke one morning with a very curious and unpleasant taste in his mouth, accompanied by a violent fit of coughing.
mouth
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From this reading It was about a week or ten days after Herr Max's unfortunate visit that Ernest awoke one morning with a very curious and unpleasant taste in his mouth, accompanied by a violent fit of coughing.
naturally
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From this reading Edie was naturally frightened at the symptoms, and made him go to see the school doctor.
occurred
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From this reading Before the end of the quarter, two things occurred which made almost as serious a difference to Ernest's and Edie's lives as the dismissal from Pilbury Regis Grammar School.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE STREETS OF ASKELON.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was about a week or ten days after Herr Max's unfortunate visit that Ernest awoke one morning with a very curious and unpleasant taste in his mouth, accompanied by a violent fit of coughing.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was about a week or ten days after Herr Max's unfortunate visit that Ernest awoke one morning with a very curious and unpleasant taste in his mouth, accompanied by a violent fit of coughing.
Pilbury
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From this reading Before the end of the quarter, two things occurred which made almost as serious a difference to Ernest's and Edie's lives as the dismissal from Pilbury Regis Grammar School.
quarter
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From this reading Before the end of the quarter, two things occurred which made almost as serious a difference to Ernest's and Edie's lives as the dismissal from Pilbury Regis Grammar School.
Regis
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From this reading Before the end of the quarter, two things occurred which made almost as serious a difference to Ernest's and Edie's lives as the dismissal from Pilbury Regis Grammar School.
School
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From this reading Before the end of the quarter, two things occurred which made almost as serious a difference to Ernest's and Edie's lives as the dismissal from Pilbury Regis Grammar School.
see
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From this reading Edie was naturally frightened at the symptoms, and made him go to see the school doctor.
serious
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From this reading Before the end of the quarter, two things occurred which made almost as serious a difference to Ernest's and Edie's lives as the dismissal from Pilbury Regis Grammar School.
STREETS
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From this reading THE STREETS OF ASKELON.
symptoms
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From this reading Edie was naturally frightened at the symptoms, and made him go to see the school doctor.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading It was about a week or ten days after Herr Max's unfortunate visit that Ernest awoke one morning with a very curious and unpleasant taste in his mouth, accompanied by a violent fit of coughing.
ten
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From this reading It was about a week or ten days after Herr Max's unfortunate visit that Ernest awoke one morning with a very curious and unpleasant taste in his mouth, accompanied by a violent fit of coughing.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was about a week or ten days after Herr Max's unfortunate visit that Ernest awoke one morning with a very curious and unpleasant taste in his mouth, accompanied by a violent fit of coughing.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STREETS OF ASKELON.
things
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From this reading Before the end of the quarter, two things occurred which made almost as serious a difference to Ernest's and Edie's lives as the dismissal from Pilbury Regis Grammar School.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Before the end of the quarter, two things occurred which made almost as serious a difference to Ernest's and Edie's lives as the dismissal from Pilbury Regis Grammar School.
two
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From this reading Before the end of the quarter, two things occurred which made almost as serious a difference to Ernest's and Edie's lives as the dismissal from Pilbury Regis Grammar School.
unfortunate
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From this reading It was about a week or ten days after Herr Max's unfortunate visit that Ernest awoke one morning with a very curious and unpleasant taste in his mouth, accompanied by a violent fit of coughing.
unpleasant
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From this reading It was about a week or ten days after Herr Max's unfortunate visit that Ernest awoke one morning with a very curious and unpleasant taste in his mouth, accompanied by a violent fit of coughing.
very
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From this reading It was about a week or ten days after Herr Max's unfortunate visit that Ernest awoke one morning with a very curious and unpleasant taste in his mouth, accompanied by a violent fit of coughing.
violentnounUS /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was about a week or ten days after Herr Max's unfortunate visit that Ernest awoke one morning with a very curious and unpleasant taste in his mouth, accompanied by a violent fit of coughing.
visit
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From this reading It was about a week or ten days after Herr Max's unfortunate visit that Ernest awoke one morning with a very curious and unpleasant taste in his mouth, accompanied by a violent fit of coughing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was about a week or ten days after Herr Max's unfortunate visit that Ernest awoke one morning with a very curious and unpleasant taste in his mouth, accompanied by a violent fit of coughing.
week
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From this reading It was about a week or ten days after Herr Max's unfortunate visit that Ernest awoke one morning with a very curious and unpleasant taste in his mouth, accompanied by a violent fit of coughing.
well
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From this reading He knew what the taste was well enough; and he mentioned the matter casually to Edie a little later in the morning.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He knew what the taste was well enough; and he mentioned the matter casually to Edie a little later in the morning.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Before the end of the quarter, two things occurred which made almost as serious a difference to Ernest's and Edie's lives as the dismissal from Pilbury Regis Grammar School.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was about a week or ten days after Herr Max's unfortunate visit that Ernest awoke one morning with a very curious and unpleasant taste in his mouth, accompanied by a violent fit of coughing.
