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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 But it isn't, and in fact it is much more of an adult's book than a child's.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ You would expect this book with its schoolish title, and by one of the most distinguished authors of books about school-life, to be another such book.
adult's
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From this reading But it isn't, and in fact it is much more of an adult's book than a child's.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But it isn't, and in fact it is much more of an adult's book than a child's.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ You would expect this book with its schoolish title, and by one of the most distinguished authors of books about school-life, to be another such book.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ You would expect this book with its schoolish title, and by one of the most distinguished authors of books about school-life, to be another such book.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Old squire Roger Ingleton dies in the first few pages of the book, and we are left with two more Roger Ingletons.
authors
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From this reading By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ You would expect this book with its schoolish title, and by one of the most distinguished authors of books about school-life, to be another such book.
Baines
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From this reading By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ You would expect this book with its schoolish title, and by one of the most distinguished authors of books about school-life, to be another such book.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ You would expect this book with its schoolish title, and by one of the most distinguished authors of books about school-life, to be another such book.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The first of these had had a row with his family twenty years before, had stormed out, had then led a dissipated life, and finally had been reported dead somewhere in India.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The first of these had had a row with his family twenty years before, had stormed out, had then led a dissipated life, and finally had been reported dead somewhere in India.
book
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From this reading By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ You would expect this book with its schoolish title, and by one of the most distinguished authors of books about school-life, to be another such book.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ You would expect this book with its schoolish title, and by one of the most distinguished authors of books about school-life, to be another such book.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it isn't, and in fact it is much more of an adult's book than a child's.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ You would expect this book with its schoolish title, and by one of the most distinguished authors of books about school-life, to be another such book.
child's
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From this reading But it isn't, and in fact it is much more of an adult's book than a child's.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first of these had had a row with his family twenty years before, had stormed out, had then led a dissipated life, and finally had been reported dead somewhere in India.
dies
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From this reading Old squire Roger Ingleton dies in the first few pages of the book, and we are left with two more Roger Ingletons.
dissipated
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From this reading The first of these had had a row with his family twenty years before, had stormed out, had then led a dissipated life, and finally had been reported dead somewhere in India.
distinguished
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From this reading By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ You would expect this book with its schoolish title, and by one of the most distinguished authors of books about school-life, to be another such book.
eponymous
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From this reading The third one is the eponymous hero of the book.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ You would expect this book with its schoolish title, and by one of the most distinguished authors of books about school-life, to be another such book.
fact
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From this reading But it isn't, and in fact it is much more of an adult's book than a child's.
family
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From this reading The first of these had had a row with his family twenty years before, had stormed out, had then led a dissipated life, and finally had been reported dead somewhere in India.
few
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From this reading Old squire Roger Ingleton dies in the first few pages of the book, and we are left with two more Roger Ingletons.
finally
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From this reading The first of these had had a row with his family twenty years before, had stormed out, had then led a dissipated life, and finally had been reported dead somewhere in India.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Old squire Roger Ingleton dies in the first few pages of the book, and we are left with two more Roger Ingletons.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The first of these had had a row with his family twenty years before, had stormed out, had then led a dissipated life, and finally had been reported dead somewhere in India.
hero
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From this reading The third one is the eponymous hero of the book.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The first of these had had a row with his family twenty years before, had stormed out, had then led a dissipated life, and finally had been reported dead somewhere in India.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But it isn't, and in fact it is much more of an adult's book than a child's.
India
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From this reading The first of these had had a row with his family twenty years before, had stormed out, had then led a dissipated life, and finally had been reported dead somewhere in India.
Ingleton
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From this reading Old squire Roger Ingleton dies in the first few pages of the book, and we are left with two more Roger Ingletons.
Ingletons
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From this reading Old squire Roger Ingleton dies in the first few pages of the book, and we are left with two more Roger Ingletons.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it isn't, and in fact it is much more of an adult's book than a child's.
isn't
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From this reading But it isn't, and in fact it is much more of an adult's book than a child's.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it isn't, and in fact it is much more of an adult's book than a child's.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ You would expect this book with its schoolish title, and by one of the most distinguished authors of books about school-life, to be another such book.
led
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From this reading The first of these had had a row with his family twenty years before, had stormed out, had then led a dissipated life, and finally had been reported dead somewhere in India.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Old squire Roger Ingleton dies in the first few pages of the book, and we are left with two more Roger Ingletons.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first of these had had a row with his family twenty years before, had stormed out, had then led a dissipated life, and finally had been reported dead somewhere in India.
more
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From this reading But it isn't, and in fact it is much more of an adult's book than a child's.
most
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From this reading By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ You would expect this book with its schoolish title, and by one of the most distinguished authors of books about school-life, to be another such book.
much
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From this reading But it isn't, and in fact it is much more of an adult's book than a child's.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ You would expect this book with its schoolish title, and by one of the most distinguished authors of books about school-life, to be another such book.
Old
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From this reading Old squire Roger Ingleton dies in the first few pages of the book, and we are left with two more Roger Ingletons.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ You would expect this book with its schoolish title, and by one of the most distinguished authors of books about school-life, to be another such book.
out
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From this reading The first of these had had a row with his family twenty years before, had stormed out, had then led a dissipated life, and finally had been reported dead somewhere in India.
pages
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From this reading Old squire Roger Ingleton dies in the first few pages of the book, and we are left with two more Roger Ingletons.
Reed
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From this reading By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ You would expect this book with its schoolish title, and by one of the most distinguished authors of books about school-life, to be another such book.
reported
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From this reading The first of these had had a row with his family twenty years before, had stormed out, had then led a dissipated life, and finally had been reported dead somewhere in India.
Roger
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From this reading Old squire Roger Ingleton dies in the first few pages of the book, and we are left with two more Roger Ingletons.
row
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From this reading The first of these had had a row with his family twenty years before, had stormed out, had then led a dissipated life, and finally had been reported dead somewhere in India.
school-life
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From this reading By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ You would expect this book with its schoolish title, and by one of the most distinguished authors of books about school-life, to be another such book.
schoolish
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From this reading By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ You would expect this book with its schoolish title, and by one of the most distinguished authors of books about school-life, to be another such book.
somewhere
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From this reading The first of these had had a row with his family twenty years before, had stormed out, had then led a dissipated life, and finally had been reported dead somewhere in India.
squire
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From this reading Old squire Roger Ingleton dies in the first few pages of the book, and we are left with two more Roger Ingletons.
stormed
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From this reading The first of these had had a row with his family twenty years before, had stormed out, had then led a dissipated life, and finally had been reported dead somewhere in India.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ You would expect this book with its schoolish title, and by one of the most distinguished authors of books about school-life, to be another such book.
Talbot
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From this reading By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ You would expect this book with its schoolish title, and by one of the most distinguished authors of books about school-life, to be another such book.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But it isn't, and in fact it is much more of an adult's book than a child's.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ You would expect this book with its schoolish title, and by one of the most distinguished authors of books about school-life, to be another such book.
then
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From this reading The first of these had had a row with his family twenty years before, had stormed out, had then led a dissipated life, and finally had been reported dead somewhere in India.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The first of these had had a row with his family twenty years before, had stormed out, had then led a dissipated life, and finally had been reported dead somewhere in India.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The third one is the eponymous hero of the book.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ You would expect this book with its schoolish title, and by one of the most distinguished authors of books about school-life, to be another such book.
title
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From this reading By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ You would expect this book with its schoolish title, and by one of the most distinguished authors of books about school-life, to be another such book.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ You would expect this book with its schoolish title, and by one of the most distinguished authors of books about school-life, to be another such book.
twenty
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From this reading The first of these had had a row with his family twenty years before, had stormed out, had then led a dissipated life, and finally had been reported dead somewhere in India.
two
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From this reading Old squire Roger Ingleton dies in the first few pages of the book, and we are left with two more Roger Ingletons.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Old squire Roger Ingleton dies in the first few pages of the book, and we are left with two more Roger Ingletons.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ You would expect this book with its schoolish title, and by one of the most distinguished authors of books about school-life, to be another such book.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ You would expect this book with its schoolish title, and by one of the most distinguished authors of books about school-life, to be another such book.
years
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From this reading The first of these had had a row with his family twenty years before, had stormed out, had then led a dissipated life, and finally had been reported dead somewhere in India.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ You would expect this book with its schoolish title, and by one of the most distinguished authors of books about school-life, to be another such book.
