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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 It was high time, according to agricultural economics, that Donal Grant should be promoted a step in the ranks of labour.
according
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From this reading It was high time, according to agricultural economics, that Donal Grant should be promoted a step in the ranks of labour.
agricultural
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From this reading It was high time, according to agricultural economics, that Donal Grant should be promoted a step in the ranks of labour.
ambitious
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From this reading But Donal was not ambitious, at least in that direction.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A youth like him was fit for horses and their work, and looked idle in a field with cattle.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But Donal was not ambitious, at least in that direction.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was high time, according to agricultural economics, that Donal Grant should be promoted a step in the ranks of labour.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading He was more and more in love with books, and learning and the music of thought and word; and he knew well that no one doing a man’s work upon a farm could have much time left for study--certainly not a quarter of what the herd-boy could command.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Donal was not ambitious, at least in that direction.
cattle
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From this reading A youth like him was fit for horses and their work, and looked idle in a field with cattle.
certainly
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From this reading He was more and more in love with books, and learning and the music of thought and word; and he knew well that no one doing a man’s work upon a farm could have much time left for study--certainly not a quarter of what the herd-boy could command.
command
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From this reading He was more and more in love with books, and learning and the music of thought and word; and he knew well that no one doing a man’s work upon a farm could have much time left for study--certainly not a quarter of what the herd-boy could command.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He was more and more in love with books, and learning and the music of thought and word; and he knew well that no one doing a man’s work upon a farm could have much time left for study--certainly not a quarter of what the herd-boy could command.
direction
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From this reading But Donal was not ambitious, at least in that direction.
doing
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From this reading He was more and more in love with books, and learning and the music of thought and word; and he knew well that no one doing a man’s work upon a farm could have much time left for study--certainly not a quarter of what the herd-boy could command.
Donal
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From this reading It was high time, according to agricultural economics, that Donal Grant should be promoted a step in the ranks of labour.
economics
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From this reading It was high time, according to agricultural economics, that Donal Grant should be promoted a step in the ranks of labour.
farm
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From this reading He was more and more in love with books, and learning and the music of thought and word; and he knew well that no one doing a man’s work upon a farm could have much time left for study--certainly not a quarter of what the herd-boy could command.
field
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From this reading A youth like him was fit for horses and their work, and looked idle in a field with cattle.
fit
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From this reading A youth like him was fit for horses and their work, and looked idle in a field with cattle.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A youth like him was fit for horses and their work, and looked idle in a field with cattle.
Grant
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From this reading It was high time, according to agricultural economics, that Donal Grant should be promoted a step in the ranks of labour.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He was more and more in love with books, and learning and the music of thought and word; and he knew well that no one doing a man’s work upon a farm could have much time left for study--certainly not a quarter of what the herd-boy could command.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was more and more in love with books, and learning and the music of thought and word; and he knew well that no one doing a man’s work upon a farm could have much time left for study--certainly not a quarter of what the herd-boy could command.
herd-boy
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From this reading He was more and more in love with books, and learning and the music of thought and word; and he knew well that no one doing a man’s work upon a farm could have much time left for study--certainly not a quarter of what the herd-boy could command.
high
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From this reading It was high time, according to agricultural economics, that Donal Grant should be promoted a step in the ranks of labour.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A youth like him was fit for horses and their work, and looked idle in a field with cattle.
horses
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From this reading A youth like him was fit for horses and their work, and looked idle in a field with cattle.
idle
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From this reading A youth like him was fit for horses and their work, and looked idle in a field with cattle.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was high time, according to agricultural economics, that Donal Grant should be promoted a step in the ranks of labour.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was high time, according to agricultural economics, that Donal Grant should be promoted a step in the ranks of labour.
knew
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From this reading He was more and more in love with books, and learning and the music of thought and word; and he knew well that no one doing a man’s work upon a farm could have much time left for study--certainly not a quarter of what the herd-boy could command.
labour
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From this reading It was high time, according to agricultural economics, that Donal Grant should be promoted a step in the ranks of labour.
learning
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From this reading He was more and more in love with books, and learning and the music of thought and word; and he knew well that no one doing a man’s work upon a farm could have much time left for study--certainly not a quarter of what the herd-boy could command.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Donal was not ambitious, at least in that direction.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was more and more in love with books, and learning and the music of thought and word; and he knew well that no one doing a man’s work upon a farm could have much time left for study--certainly not a quarter of what the herd-boy could command.
like
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From this reading A youth like him was fit for horses and their work, and looked idle in a field with cattle.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A youth like him was fit for horses and their work, and looked idle in a field with cattle.
LORRIE
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From this reading THE LORRIE MEADOW.
love
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From this reading He was more and more in love with books, and learning and the music of thought and word; and he knew well that no one doing a man’s work upon a farm could have much time left for study--certainly not a quarter of what the herd-boy could command.
man's
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From this reading He was more and more in love with books, and learning and the music of thought and word; and he knew well that no one doing a man’s work upon a farm could have much time left for study--certainly not a quarter of what the herd-boy could command.
MEADOW
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From this reading THE LORRIE MEADOW.
more
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From this reading He was more and more in love with books, and learning and the music of thought and word; and he knew well that no one doing a man’s work upon a farm could have much time left for study--certainly not a quarter of what the herd-boy could command.
much
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From this reading He was more and more in love with books, and learning and the music of thought and word; and he knew well that no one doing a man’s work upon a farm could have much time left for study--certainly not a quarter of what the herd-boy could command.
music
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From this reading He was more and more in love with books, and learning and the music of thought and word; and he knew well that no one doing a man’s work upon a farm could have much time left for study--certainly not a quarter of what the herd-boy could command.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He was more and more in love with books, and learning and the music of thought and word; and he knew well that no one doing a man’s work upon a farm could have much time left for study--certainly not a quarter of what the herd-boy could command.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Donal was not ambitious, at least in that direction.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was high time, according to agricultural economics, that Donal Grant should be promoted a step in the ranks of labour.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was more and more in love with books, and learning and the music of thought and word; and he knew well that no one doing a man’s work upon a farm could have much time left for study--certainly not a quarter of what the herd-boy could command.
promoted
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From this reading It was high time, according to agricultural economics, that Donal Grant should be promoted a step in the ranks of labour.
quarter
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From this reading He was more and more in love with books, and learning and the music of thought and word; and he knew well that no one doing a man’s work upon a farm could have much time left for study--certainly not a quarter of what the herd-boy could command.
ranks
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From this reading It was high time, according to agricultural economics, that Donal Grant should be promoted a step in the ranks of labour.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was high time, according to agricultural economics, that Donal Grant should be promoted a step in the ranks of labour.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was high time, according to agricultural economics, that Donal Grant should be promoted a step in the ranks of labour.
study
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From this reading He was more and more in love with books, and learning and the music of thought and word; and he knew well that no one doing a man’s work upon a farm could have much time left for study--certainly not a quarter of what the herd-boy could command.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was high time, according to agricultural economics, that Donal Grant should be promoted a step in the ranks of labour.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LORRIE MEADOW.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A youth like him was fit for horses and their work, and looked idle in a field with cattle.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was more and more in love with books, and learning and the music of thought and word; and he knew well that no one doing a man’s work upon a farm could have much time left for study--certainly not a quarter of what the herd-boy could command.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was high time, according to agricultural economics, that Donal Grant should be promoted a step in the ranks of labour.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was high time, according to agricultural economics, that Donal Grant should be promoted a step in the ranks of labour.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He was more and more in love with books, and learning and the music of thought and word; and he knew well that no one doing a man’s work upon a farm could have much time left for study--certainly not a quarter of what the herd-boy could command.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was high time, according to agricultural economics, that Donal Grant should be promoted a step in the ranks of labour.
well
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From this reading He was more and more in love with books, and learning and the music of thought and word; and he knew well that no one doing a man’s work upon a farm could have much time left for study--certainly not a quarter of what the herd-boy could command.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He was more and more in love with books, and learning and the music of thought and word; and he knew well that no one doing a man’s work upon a farm could have much time left for study--certainly not a quarter of what the herd-boy could command.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A youth like him was fit for horses and their work, and looked idle in a field with cattle.
word
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From this reading He was more and more in love with books, and learning and the music of thought and word; and he knew well that no one doing a man’s work upon a farm could have much time left for study--certainly not a quarter of what the herd-boy could command.
work
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From this reading A youth like him was fit for horses and their work, and looked idle in a field with cattle.
youth
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From this reading A youth like him was fit for horses and their work, and looked idle in a field with cattle.
