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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 FACING TRIAL A distinct sensation ran through the Woodruff school, but the schoolmaster and a group of five big boys and three girls engaged in a very unclasslike conference in the back of the room were all unconscious of it.
all
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From this reading FACING TRIAL A distinct sensation ran through the Woodruff school, but the schoolmaster and a group of five big boys and three girls engaged in a very unclasslike conference in the back of the room were all unconscious of it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FACING TRIAL A distinct sensation ran through the Woodruff school, but the schoolmaster and a group of five big boys and three girls engaged in a very unclasslike conference in the back of the room were all unconscious of it.
anyhow
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From this reading Each child had been encouraged to bring some sort of weed from the winter fields--preferably one the seed of which still clung to the dried receptacles--but anyhow, a weed.
back
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From this reading FACING TRIAL A distinct sensation ran through the Woodruff school, but the schoolmaster and a group of five big boys and three girls engaged in a very unclasslike conference in the back of the room were all unconscious of it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Those too small for these studies were playing a game under the leadership of Jinnie Simms, who had been promoted to the position of weed-seed monitor.
big
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From this reading FACING TRIAL A distinct sensation ran through the Woodruff school, but the schoolmaster and a group of five big boys and three girls engaged in a very unclasslike conference in the back of the room were all unconscious of it.
boys
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From this reading FACING TRIAL A distinct sensation ran through the Woodruff school, but the schoolmaster and a group of five big boys and three girls engaged in a very unclasslike conference in the back of the room were all unconscious of it.
bring
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From this reading Each child had been encouraged to bring some sort of weed from the winter fields--preferably one the seed of which still clung to the dried receptacles--but anyhow, a weed.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading FACING TRIAL A distinct sensation ran through the Woodruff school, but the schoolmaster and a group of five big boys and three girls engaged in a very unclasslike conference in the back of the room were all unconscious of it.
child
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From this reading Each child had been encouraged to bring some sort of weed from the winter fields--preferably one the seed of which still clung to the dried receptacles--but anyhow, a weed.
classes
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From this reading The geography classes had recited, and the language work was on.
clungnounUS /clung/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each child had been encouraged to bring some sort of weed from the winter fields--preferably one the seed of which still clung to the dried receptacles--but anyhow, a weed.
conference
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From this reading FACING TRIAL A distinct sensation ran through the Woodruff school, but the schoolmaster and a group of five big boys and three girls engaged in a very unclasslike conference in the back of the room were all unconscious of it.
distinct
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From this reading FACING TRIAL A distinct sensation ran through the Woodruff school, but the schoolmaster and a group of five big boys and three girls engaged in a very unclasslike conference in the back of the room were all unconscious of it.
dried
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From this reading Each child had been encouraged to bring some sort of weed from the winter fields--preferably one the seed of which still clung to the dried receptacles--but anyhow, a weed.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each child had been encouraged to bring some sort of weed from the winter fields--preferably one the seed of which still clung to the dried receptacles--but anyhow, a weed.
encouraged
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From this reading Each child had been encouraged to bring some sort of weed from the winter fields--preferably one the seed of which still clung to the dried receptacles--but anyhow, a weed.
engaged
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From this reading FACING TRIAL A distinct sensation ran through the Woodruff school, but the schoolmaster and a group of five big boys and three girls engaged in a very unclasslike conference in the back of the room were all unconscious of it.
FACING
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From this reading FACING TRIAL A distinct sensation ran through the Woodruff school, but the schoolmaster and a group of five big boys and three girls engaged in a very unclasslike conference in the back of the room were all unconscious of it.
fields
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From this reading Each child had been encouraged to bring some sort of weed from the winter fields--preferably one the seed of which still clung to the dried receptacles--but anyhow, a weed.
five
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From this reading FACING TRIAL A distinct sensation ran through the Woodruff school, but the schoolmaster and a group of five big boys and three girls engaged in a very unclasslike conference in the back of the room were all unconscious of it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Those too small for these studies were playing a game under the leadership of Jinnie Simms, who had been promoted to the position of weed-seed monitor.
forfeits
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From this reading The game was forfeits.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Each child had been encouraged to bring some sort of weed from the winter fields--preferably one the seed of which still clung to the dried receptacles--but anyhow, a weed.
game
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From this reading Those too small for these studies were playing a game under the leadership of Jinnie Simms, who had been promoted to the position of weed-seed monitor.
geography
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From this reading The geography classes had recited, and the language work was on.
girls
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From this reading FACING TRIAL A distinct sensation ran through the Woodruff school, but the schoolmaster and a group of five big boys and three girls engaged in a very unclasslike conference in the back of the room were all unconscious of it.
group
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From this reading FACING TRIAL A distinct sensation ran through the Woodruff school, but the schoolmaster and a group of five big boys and three girls engaged in a very unclasslike conference in the back of the room were all unconscious of it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The geography classes had recited, and the language work was on.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FACING TRIAL A distinct sensation ran through the Woodruff school, but the schoolmaster and a group of five big boys and three girls engaged in a very unclasslike conference in the back of the room were all unconscious of it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading FACING TRIAL A distinct sensation ran through the Woodruff school, but the schoolmaster and a group of five big boys and three girls engaged in a very unclasslike conference in the back of the room were all unconscious of it.
Jinnie
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From this reading Those too small for these studies were playing a game under the leadership of Jinnie Simms, who had been promoted to the position of weed-seed monitor.
language
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From this reading The geography classes had recited, and the language work was on.
leadership
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From this reading Those too small for these studies were playing a game under the leadership of Jinnie Simms, who had been promoted to the position of weed-seed monitor.
monitor
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From this reading Those too small for these studies were playing a game under the leadership of Jinnie Simms, who had been promoted to the position of weed-seed monitor.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FACING TRIAL A distinct sensation ran through the Woodruff school, but the schoolmaster and a group of five big boys and three girls engaged in a very unclasslike conference in the back of the room were all unconscious of it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The geography classes had recited, and the language work was on.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Each child had been encouraged to bring some sort of weed from the winter fields--preferably one the seed of which still clung to the dried receptacles--but anyhow, a weed.
playing
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From this reading Those too small for these studies were playing a game under the leadership of Jinnie Simms, who had been promoted to the position of weed-seed monitor.
position
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From this reading Those too small for these studies were playing a game under the leadership of Jinnie Simms, who had been promoted to the position of weed-seed monitor.
preferably
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From this reading Each child had been encouraged to bring some sort of weed from the winter fields--preferably one the seed of which still clung to the dried receptacles--but anyhow, a weed.
promoted
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From this reading Those too small for these studies were playing a game under the leadership of Jinnie Simms, who had been promoted to the position of weed-seed monitor.
ran
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From this reading FACING TRIAL A distinct sensation ran through the Woodruff school, but the schoolmaster and a group of five big boys and three girls engaged in a very unclasslike conference in the back of the room were all unconscious of it.
receptacles
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From this reading Each child had been encouraged to bring some sort of weed from the winter fields--preferably one the seed of which still clung to the dried receptacles--but anyhow, a weed.
recited
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From this reading The geography classes had recited, and the language work was on.
room
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From this reading FACING TRIAL A distinct sensation ran through the Woodruff school, but the schoolmaster and a group of five big boys and three girls engaged in a very unclasslike conference in the back of the room were all unconscious of it.
school
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From this reading FACING TRIAL A distinct sensation ran through the Woodruff school, but the schoolmaster and a group of five big boys and three girls engaged in a very unclasslike conference in the back of the room were all unconscious of it.
schoolmaster
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From this reading FACING TRIAL A distinct sensation ran through the Woodruff school, but the schoolmaster and a group of five big boys and three girls engaged in a very unclasslike conference in the back of the room were all unconscious of it.
seed
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From this reading Each child had been encouraged to bring some sort of weed from the winter fields--preferably one the seed of which still clung to the dried receptacles--but anyhow, a weed.
sensation
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From this reading FACING TRIAL A distinct sensation ran through the Woodruff school, but the schoolmaster and a group of five big boys and three girls engaged in a very unclasslike conference in the back of the room were all unconscious of it.
Simms
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From this reading Those too small for these studies were playing a game under the leadership of Jinnie Simms, who had been promoted to the position of weed-seed monitor.
small
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From this reading Those too small for these studies were playing a game under the leadership of Jinnie Simms, who had been promoted to the position of weed-seed monitor.
some
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From this reading Each child had been encouraged to bring some sort of weed from the winter fields--preferably one the seed of which still clung to the dried receptacles--but anyhow, a weed.
sort
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From this reading Each child had been encouraged to bring some sort of weed from the winter fields--preferably one the seed of which still clung to the dried receptacles--but anyhow, a weed.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each child had been encouraged to bring some sort of weed from the winter fields--preferably one the seed of which still clung to the dried receptacles--but anyhow, a weed.
studies
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From this reading Those too small for these studies were playing a game under the leadership of Jinnie Simms, who had been promoted to the position of weed-seed monitor.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FACING TRIAL A distinct sensation ran through the Woodruff school, but the schoolmaster and a group of five big boys and three girls engaged in a very unclasslike conference in the back of the room were all unconscious of it.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Those too small for these studies were playing a game under the leadership of Jinnie Simms, who had been promoted to the position of weed-seed monitor.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those too small for these studies were playing a game under the leadership of Jinnie Simms, who had been promoted to the position of weed-seed monitor.
three
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From this reading FACING TRIAL A distinct sensation ran through the Woodruff school, but the schoolmaster and a group of five big boys and three girls engaged in a very unclasslike conference in the back of the room were all unconscious of it.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading FACING TRIAL A distinct sensation ran through the Woodruff school, but the schoolmaster and a group of five big boys and three girls engaged in a very unclasslike conference in the back of the room were all unconscious of it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Those too small for these studies were playing a game under the leadership of Jinnie Simms, who had been promoted to the position of weed-seed monitor.
too
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From this reading Those too small for these studies were playing a game under the leadership of Jinnie Simms, who had been promoted to the position of weed-seed monitor.
TRIAL
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From this reading FACING TRIAL A distinct sensation ran through the Woodruff school, but the schoolmaster and a group of five big boys and three girls engaged in a very unclasslike conference in the back of the room were all unconscious of it.
unclasslike
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From this reading FACING TRIAL A distinct sensation ran through the Woodruff school, but the schoolmaster and a group of five big boys and three girls engaged in a very unclasslike conference in the back of the room were all unconscious of it.
unconscious
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From this reading FACING TRIAL A distinct sensation ran through the Woodruff school, but the schoolmaster and a group of five big boys and three girls engaged in a very unclasslike conference in the back of the room were all unconscious of it.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Those too small for these studies were playing a game under the leadership of Jinnie Simms, who had been promoted to the position of weed-seed monitor.
very
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From this reading FACING TRIAL A distinct sensation ran through the Woodruff school, but the schoolmaster and a group of five big boys and three girls engaged in a very unclasslike conference in the back of the room were all unconscious of it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The geography classes had recited, and the language work was on.
weed
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From this reading Each child had been encouraged to bring some sort of weed from the winter fields--preferably one the seed of which still clung to the dried receptacles--but anyhow, a weed.
weed-seed
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From this reading Those too small for these studies were playing a game under the leadership of Jinnie Simms, who had been promoted to the position of weed-seed monitor.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading FACING TRIAL A distinct sensation ran through the Woodruff school, but the schoolmaster and a group of five big boys and three girls engaged in a very unclasslike conference in the back of the room were all unconscious of it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Each child had been encouraged to bring some sort of weed from the winter fields--preferably one the seed of which still clung to the dried receptacles--but anyhow, a weed.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Those too small for these studies were playing a game under the leadership of Jinnie Simms, who had been promoted to the position of weed-seed monitor.
winter
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From this reading Each child had been encouraged to bring some sort of weed from the winter fields--preferably one the seed of which still clung to the dried receptacles--but anyhow, a weed.
Woodruff
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From this reading FACING TRIAL A distinct sensation ran through the Woodruff school, but the schoolmaster and a group of five big boys and three girls engaged in a very unclasslike conference in the back of the room were all unconscious of it.
work
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From this reading The geography classes had recited, and the language work was on.
