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afraid
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From this reading Not that he was afraid or ashamed to work; he had sufficiently demonstrated that he was not.
air
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From this reading But, as the sun grew high, and the days long, and the spring languor filled the air, Pen felt an ever-increasing dissatisfaction with his position in his grandfather Walker's household, and an ever-increasing desire to relinquish it.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading It was well along in April, that year, before the last of the winter's snow disappeared, and the robins and blue-birds darted in and out among the naked trees.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading It was well along in April, that year, before the last of the winter's snow disappeared, and the robins and blue-birds darted in and out among the naked trees.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But, as the sun grew high, and the days long, and the spring languor filled the air, Pen felt an ever-increasing dissatisfaction with his position in his grandfather Walker's household, and an ever-increasing desire to relinquish it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was well along in April, that year, before the last of the winter's snow disappeared, and the robins and blue-birds darted in and out among the naked trees.
April
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From this reading It was well along in April, that year, before the last of the winter's snow disappeared, and the robins and blue-birds darted in and out among the naked trees.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But, as the sun grew high, and the days long, and the spring languor filled the air, Pen felt an ever-increasing dissatisfaction with his position in his grandfather Walker's household, and an ever-increasing desire to relinquish it.
ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading Not that he was afraid or ashamed to work; he had sufficiently demonstrated that he was not.
back
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From this reading To beg to be taken back was unthinkable; that he should be invited back was most improbable.
Bannerhall
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From this reading Not that he ever expected to return to Bannerhall, for he had no such thought.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To beg to be taken back was unthinkable; that he should be invited back was most improbable.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was well along in April, that year, before the last of the winter's snow disappeared, and the robins and blue-birds darted in and out among the naked trees.
beg
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From this reading To beg to be taken back was unthinkable; that he should be invited back was most improbable.
blue-birds
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From this reading It was well along in April, that year, before the last of the winter's snow disappeared, and the robins and blue-birds darted in and out among the naked trees.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, as the sun grew high, and the days long, and the spring languor filled the air, Pen felt an ever-increasing dissatisfaction with his position in his grandfather Walker's household, and an ever-increasing desire to relinquish it.
darted
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From this reading It was well along in April, that year, before the last of the winter's snow disappeared, and the robins and blue-birds darted in and out among the naked trees.
days
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From this reading But, as the sun grew high, and the days long, and the spring languor filled the air, Pen felt an ever-increasing dissatisfaction with his position in his grandfather Walker's household, and an ever-increasing desire to relinquish it.
demonstrated
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From this reading Not that he was afraid or ashamed to work; he had sufficiently demonstrated that he was not.
desire
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From this reading But, as the sun grew high, and the days long, and the spring languor filled the air, Pen felt an ever-increasing dissatisfaction with his position in his grandfather Walker's household, and an ever-increasing desire to relinquish it.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was well along in April, that year, before the last of the winter's snow disappeared, and the robins and blue-birds darted in and out among the naked trees.
dissatisfaction
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From this reading But, as the sun grew high, and the days long, and the spring languor filled the air, Pen felt an ever-increasing dissatisfaction with his position in his grandfather Walker's household, and an ever-increasing desire to relinquish it.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not that he ever expected to return to Bannerhall, for he had no such thought.
ever-increasing
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From this reading But, as the sun grew high, and the days long, and the spring languor filled the air, Pen felt an ever-increasing dissatisfaction with his position in his grandfather Walker's household, and an ever-increasing desire to relinquish it.
expected
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From this reading Not that he ever expected to return to Bannerhall, for he had no such thought.
felt
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From this reading But, as the sun grew high, and the days long, and the spring languor filled the air, Pen felt an ever-increasing dissatisfaction with his position in his grandfather Walker's household, and an ever-increasing desire to relinquish it.
filled
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From this reading But, as the sun grew high, and the days long, and the spring languor filled the air, Pen felt an ever-increasing dissatisfaction with his position in his grandfather Walker's household, and an ever-increasing desire to relinquish it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Not that he ever expected to return to Bannerhall, for he had no such thought.
grandfather
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From this reading But, as the sun grew high, and the days long, and the spring languor filled the air, Pen felt an ever-increasing dissatisfaction with his position in his grandfather Walker's household, and an ever-increasing desire to relinquish it.
grew
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From this reading But, as the sun grew high, and the days long, and the spring languor filled the air, Pen felt an ever-increasing dissatisfaction with his position in his grandfather Walker's household, and an ever-increasing desire to relinquish it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Not that he was afraid or ashamed to work; he had sufficiently demonstrated that he was not.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not that he was afraid or ashamed to work; he had sufficiently demonstrated that he was not.
high
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From this reading But, as the sun grew high, and the days long, and the spring languor filled the air, Pen felt an ever-increasing dissatisfaction with his position in his grandfather Walker's household, and an ever-increasing desire to relinquish it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But, as the sun grew high, and the days long, and the spring languor filled the air, Pen felt an ever-increasing dissatisfaction with his position in his grandfather Walker's household, and an ever-increasing desire to relinquish it.
household
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From this reading But, as the sun grew high, and the days long, and the spring languor filled the air, Pen felt an ever-increasing dissatisfaction with his position in his grandfather Walker's household, and an ever-increasing desire to relinquish it.
improbable
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From this reading To beg to be taken back was unthinkable; that he should be invited back was most improbable.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was well along in April, that year, before the last of the winter's snow disappeared, and the robins and blue-birds darted in and out among the naked trees.
invited
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From this reading To beg to be taken back was unthinkable; that he should be invited back was most improbable.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was well along in April, that year, before the last of the winter's snow disappeared, and the robins and blue-birds darted in and out among the naked trees.
languor
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From this reading But, as the sun grew high, and the days long, and the spring languor filled the air, Pen felt an ever-increasing dissatisfaction with his position in his grandfather Walker's household, and an ever-increasing desire to relinquish it.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was well along in April, that year, before the last of the winter's snow disappeared, and the robins and blue-birds darted in and out among the naked trees.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, as the sun grew high, and the days long, and the spring languor filled the air, Pen felt an ever-increasing dissatisfaction with his position in his grandfather Walker's household, and an ever-increasing desire to relinquish it.
most
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From this reading To beg to be taken back was unthinkable; that he should be invited back was most improbable.
naked
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From this reading It was well along in April, that year, before the last of the winter's snow disappeared, and the robins and blue-birds darted in and out among the naked trees.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Not that he ever expected to return to Bannerhall, for he had no such thought.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not that he was afraid or ashamed to work; he had sufficiently demonstrated that he was not.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was well along in April, that year, before the last of the winter's snow disappeared, and the robins and blue-birds darted in and out among the naked trees.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Not that he was afraid or ashamed to work; he had sufficiently demonstrated that he was not.
out
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From this reading It was well along in April, that year, before the last of the winter's snow disappeared, and the robins and blue-birds darted in and out among the naked trees.
Pen
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From this reading But, as the sun grew high, and the days long, and the spring languor filled the air, Pen felt an ever-increasing dissatisfaction with his position in his grandfather Walker's household, and an ever-increasing desire to relinquish it.
position
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From this reading But, as the sun grew high, and the days long, and the spring languor filled the air, Pen felt an ever-increasing dissatisfaction with his position in his grandfather Walker's household, and an ever-increasing desire to relinquish it.
relinquish
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From this reading But, as the sun grew high, and the days long, and the spring languor filled the air, Pen felt an ever-increasing dissatisfaction with his position in his grandfather Walker's household, and an ever-increasing desire to relinquish it.
return
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From this reading Not that he ever expected to return to Bannerhall, for he had no such thought.
robins
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From this reading It was well along in April, that year, before the last of the winter's snow disappeared, and the robins and blue-birds darted in and out among the naked trees.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading To beg to be taken back was unthinkable; that he should be invited back was most improbable.
snow
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From this reading It was well along in April, that year, before the last of the winter's snow disappeared, and the robins and blue-birds darted in and out among the naked trees.
spring
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From this reading But, as the sun grew high, and the days long, and the spring languor filled the air, Pen felt an ever-increasing dissatisfaction with his position in his grandfather Walker's household, and an ever-increasing desire to relinquish it.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Not that he ever expected to return to Bannerhall, for he had no such thought.
sufficiently
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From this reading Not that he was afraid or ashamed to work; he had sufficiently demonstrated that he was not.
sun
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From this reading But, as the sun grew high, and the days long, and the spring languor filled the air, Pen felt an ever-increasing dissatisfaction with his position in his grandfather Walker's household, and an ever-increasing desire to relinquish it.
taken
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From this reading To beg to be taken back was unthinkable; that he should be invited back was most improbable.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was well along in April, that year, before the last of the winter's snow disappeared, and the robins and blue-birds darted in and out among the naked trees.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was well along in April, that year, before the last of the winter's snow disappeared, and the robins and blue-birds darted in and out among the naked trees.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not that he ever expected to return to Bannerhall, for he had no such thought.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But, as the sun grew high, and the days long, and the spring languor filled the air, Pen felt an ever-increasing dissatisfaction with his position in his grandfather Walker's household, and an ever-increasing desire to relinquish it.
trees
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From this reading It was well along in April, that year, before the last of the winter's snow disappeared, and the robins and blue-birds darted in and out among the naked trees.
unthinkable
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From this reading To beg to be taken back was unthinkable; that he should be invited back was most improbable.
Walker's
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From this reading But, as the sun grew high, and the days long, and the spring languor filled the air, Pen felt an ever-increasing dissatisfaction with his position in his grandfather Walker's household, and an ever-increasing desire to relinquish it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was well along in April, that year, before the last of the winter's snow disappeared, and the robins and blue-birds darted in and out among the naked trees.
well
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From this reading It was well along in April, that year, before the last of the winter's snow disappeared, and the robins and blue-birds darted in and out among the naked trees.
winter's
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From this reading It was well along in April, that year, before the last of the winter's snow disappeared, and the robins and blue-birds darted in and out among the naked trees.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But, as the sun grew high, and the days long, and the spring languor filled the air, Pen felt an ever-increasing dissatisfaction with his position in his grandfather Walker's household, and an ever-increasing desire to relinquish it.
work
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From this reading Not that he was afraid or ashamed to work; he had sufficiently demonstrated that he was not.
year
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From this reading It was well along in April, that year, before the last of the winter's snow disappeared, and the robins and blue-birds darted in and out among the naked trees.
