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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 As a guide, Philip was not long in discovering that Celia was somewhat uncertain.
advice
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From this reading And Philip learned to read in this varying advice the changes in her own experience.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She kept before him a very high ideal; she expected him to be distinguished and successful, but, her means varied from time to time.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now she would have him take one path and now another.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As a guide, Philip was not long in discovering that Celia was somewhat uncertain.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She kept before him a very high ideal; she expected him to be distinguished and successful, but, her means varied from time to time.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She kept before him a very high ideal; she expected him to be distinguished and successful, but, her means varied from time to time.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She kept before him a very high ideal; she expected him to be distinguished and successful, but, her means varied from time to time.
Celia
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From this reading As a guide, Philip was not long in discovering that Celia was somewhat uncertain.
changes
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From this reading And Philip learned to read in this varying advice the changes in her own experience.
discovering
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From this reading As a guide, Philip was not long in discovering that Celia was somewhat uncertain.
distinguished
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From this reading She kept before him a very high ideal; she expected him to be distinguished and successful, but, her means varied from time to time.
expected
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From this reading She kept before him a very high ideal; she expected him to be distinguished and successful, but, her means varied from time to time.
experience
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From this reading And Philip learned to read in this varying advice the changes in her own experience.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She kept before him a very high ideal; she expected him to be distinguished and successful, but, her means varied from time to time.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a time when she hoped he would be a great scholar: there was no position so noble as that of a university professor or president.
guide
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From this reading As a guide, Philip was not long in discovering that Celia was somewhat uncertain.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Now she would have him take one path and now another.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was a time when she hoped he would be a great scholar: there was no position so noble as that of a university professor or president.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She kept before him a very high ideal; she expected him to be distinguished and successful, but, her means varied from time to time.
high
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From this reading She kept before him a very high ideal; she expected him to be distinguished and successful, but, her means varied from time to time.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She kept before him a very high ideal; she expected him to be distinguished and successful, but, her means varied from time to time.
hoped
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From this reading There was a time when she hoped he would be a great scholar: there was no position so noble as that of a university professor or president.
ideal
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From this reading She kept before him a very high ideal; she expected him to be distinguished and successful, but, her means varied from time to time.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As a guide, Philip was not long in discovering that Celia was somewhat uncertain.
kept
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From this reading She kept before him a very high ideal; she expected him to be distinguished and successful, but, her means varied from time to time.
learned
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From this reading And Philip learned to read in this varying advice the changes in her own experience.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As a guide, Philip was not long in discovering that Celia was somewhat uncertain.
means
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From this reading She kept before him a very high ideal; she expected him to be distinguished and successful, but, her means varied from time to time.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was a time when she hoped he would be a great scholar: there was no position so noble as that of a university professor or president.
noble
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From this reading There was a time when she hoped he would be a great scholar: there was no position so noble as that of a university professor or president.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As a guide, Philip was not long in discovering that Celia was somewhat uncertain.
Now
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From this reading Now she would have him take one path and now another.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a time when she hoped he would be a great scholar: there was no position so noble as that of a university professor or president.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Now she would have him take one path and now another.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There was a time when she hoped he would be a great scholar: there was no position so noble as that of a university professor or president.
own
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From this reading And Philip learned to read in this varying advice the changes in her own experience.
path
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From this reading Now she would have him take one path and now another.
Philip
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From this reading As a guide, Philip was not long in discovering that Celia was somewhat uncertain.
position
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From this reading There was a time when she hoped he would be a great scholar: there was no position so noble as that of a university professor or president.
president
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From this reading There was a time when she hoped he would be a great scholar: there was no position so noble as that of a university professor or president.
professor
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From this reading There was a time when she hoped he would be a great scholar: there was no position so noble as that of a university professor or president.
read
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From this reading And Philip learned to read in this varying advice the changes in her own experience.
scholarnounUS /ˈskɒl.ər/
A specialist in a particular branch of study; a distinguished student.
From this reading There was a time when she hoped he would be a great scholar: there was no position so noble as that of a university professor or president.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She kept before him a very high ideal; she expected him to be distinguished and successful, but, her means varied from time to time.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There was a time when she hoped he would be a great scholar: there was no position so noble as that of a university professor or president.
somewhat
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From this reading As a guide, Philip was not long in discovering that Celia was somewhat uncertain.
successful
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From this reading She kept before him a very high ideal; she expected him to be distinguished and successful, but, her means varied from time to time.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now she would have him take one path and now another.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As a guide, Philip was not long in discovering that Celia was somewhat uncertain.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And Philip learned to read in this varying advice the changes in her own experience.
There
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From this reading There was a time when she hoped he would be a great scholar: there was no position so noble as that of a university professor or president.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And Philip learned to read in this varying advice the changes in her own experience.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She kept before him a very high ideal; she expected him to be distinguished and successful, but, her means varied from time to time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She kept before him a very high ideal; she expected him to be distinguished and successful, but, her means varied from time to time.
uncertain
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From this reading As a guide, Philip was not long in discovering that Celia was somewhat uncertain.
university
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From this reading There was a time when she hoped he would be a great scholar: there was no position so noble as that of a university professor or president.
varied
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From this reading She kept before him a very high ideal; she expected him to be distinguished and successful, but, her means varied from time to time.
varying
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From this reading And Philip learned to read in this varying advice the changes in her own experience.
very
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From this reading She kept before him a very high ideal; she expected him to be distinguished and successful, but, her means varied from time to time.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As a guide, Philip was not long in discovering that Celia was somewhat uncertain.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There was a time when she hoped he would be a great scholar: there was no position so noble as that of a university professor or president.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Now she would have him take one path and now another.
