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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading If John had those sensations about Felix, so—when he was away from John—had Felix about himself.
all
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From this reading Felix still remembered the august scene—the horrid thrill of it, the ominous sound of that: “Freeland minimus!” the ominous sight of poor little Tod emerging from his obscurity near the roof of the Speech Room, and descending all those steps.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tod, to be sure, had been publicly sacked at the end of his third term, for climbing on to the headmaster's roof and filling up two of his chimneys with football pants, from which he had omitted to remove his name.
any
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From this reading He had never quite grown out of the feeling that to make himself conspicuous in any way was bad form.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Tod, to be sure, had been publicly sacked at the end of his third term, for climbing on to the headmaster's roof and filling up two of his chimneys with football pants, from which he had omitted to remove his name.
august
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From this reading Felix still remembered the august scene—the horrid thrill of it, the ominous sound of that: “Freeland minimus!” the ominous sight of poor little Tod emerging from his obscurity near the roof of the Speech Room, and descending all those steps.
away
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From this reading If John had those sensations about Felix, so—when he was away from John—had Felix about himself.
bad
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From this reading He had never quite grown out of the feeling that to make himself conspicuous in any way was bad form.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Tod, to be sure, had been publicly sacked at the end of his third term, for climbing on to the headmaster's roof and filling up two of his chimneys with football pants, from which he had omitted to remove his name.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In common with his three brothers he had been through the mills of gentility—those unique grinding machines of education only found in his native land.
brothers
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From this reading In common with his three brothers he had been through the mills of gentility—those unique grinding machines of education only found in his native land.
chimneys
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From this reading Tod, to be sure, had been publicly sacked at the end of his third term, for climbing on to the headmaster's roof and filling up two of his chimneys with football pants, from which he had omitted to remove his name.
climbing
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From this reading Tod, to be sure, had been publicly sacked at the end of his third term, for climbing on to the headmaster's roof and filling up two of his chimneys with football pants, from which he had omitted to remove his name.
common
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From this reading In common with his three brothers he had been through the mills of gentility—those unique grinding machines of education only found in his native land.
conspicuous
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From this reading He had never quite grown out of the feeling that to make himself conspicuous in any way was bad form.
descending
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From this reading Felix still remembered the august scene—the horrid thrill of it, the ominous sound of that: “Freeland minimus!” the ominous sight of poor little Tod emerging from his obscurity near the roof of the Speech Room, and descending all those steps.
education
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From this reading In common with his three brothers he had been through the mills of gentility—those unique grinding machines of education only found in his native land.
emerging
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From this reading Felix still remembered the august scene—the horrid thrill of it, the ominous sound of that: “Freeland minimus!” the ominous sight of poor little Tod emerging from his obscurity near the roof of the Speech Room, and descending all those steps.
end
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From this reading Tod, to be sure, had been publicly sacked at the end of his third term, for climbing on to the headmaster's roof and filling up two of his chimneys with football pants, from which he had omitted to remove his name.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had never quite grown out of the feeling that to make himself conspicuous in any way was bad form.
Felix
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From this reading If John had those sensations about Felix, so—when he was away from John—had Felix about himself.
filling
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From this reading Tod, to be sure, had been publicly sacked at the end of his third term, for climbing on to the headmaster's roof and filling up two of his chimneys with football pants, from which he had omitted to remove his name.
football
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From this reading Tod, to be sure, had been publicly sacked at the end of his third term, for climbing on to the headmaster's roof and filling up two of his chimneys with football pants, from which he had omitted to remove his name.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Tod, to be sure, had been publicly sacked at the end of his third term, for climbing on to the headmaster's roof and filling up two of his chimneys with football pants, from which he had omitted to remove his name.
form
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From this reading He had never quite grown out of the feeling that to make himself conspicuous in any way was bad form.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In common with his three brothers he had been through the mills of gentility—those unique grinding machines of education only found in his native land.
Freeland
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From this reading Felix still remembered the august scene—the horrid thrill of it, the ominous sound of that: “Freeland minimus!” the ominous sight of poor little Tod emerging from his obscurity near the roof of the Speech Room, and descending all those steps.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading If John had those sensations about Felix, so—when he was away from John—had Felix about himself.
gentility
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From this reading In common with his three brothers he had been through the mills of gentility—those unique grinding machines of education only found in his native land.
grinding
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From this reading In common with his three brothers he had been through the mills of gentility—those unique grinding machines of education only found in his native land.
grown
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From this reading He had never quite grown out of the feeling that to make himself conspicuous in any way was bad form.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If John had those sensations about Felix, so—when he was away from John—had Felix about himself.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If John had those sensations about Felix, so—when he was away from John—had Felix about himself.
headmaster's
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From this reading Tod, to be sure, had been publicly sacked at the end of his third term, for climbing on to the headmaster's roof and filling up two of his chimneys with football pants, from which he had omitted to remove his name.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading If John had those sensations about Felix, so—when he was away from John—had Felix about himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In common with his three brothers he had been through the mills of gentility—those unique grinding machines of education only found in his native land.
horrid
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From this reading Felix still remembered the august scene—the horrid thrill of it, the ominous sound of that: “Freeland minimus!” the ominous sight of poor little Tod emerging from his obscurity near the roof of the Speech Room, and descending all those steps.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If John had those sensations about Felix, so—when he was away from John—had Felix about himself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had never quite grown out of the feeling that to make himself conspicuous in any way was bad form.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Felix still remembered the august scene—the horrid thrill of it, the ominous sound of that: “Freeland minimus!” the ominous sight of poor little Tod emerging from his obscurity near the roof of the Speech Room, and descending all those steps.
John
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From this reading If John had those sensations about Felix, so—when he was away from John—had Felix about himself.
land
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From this reading In common with his three brothers he had been through the mills of gentility—those unique grinding machines of education only found in his native land.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Felix still remembered the august scene—the horrid thrill of it, the ominous sound of that: “Freeland minimus!” the ominous sight of poor little Tod emerging from his obscurity near the roof of the Speech Room, and descending all those steps.
machines
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From this reading In common with his three brothers he had been through the mills of gentility—those unique grinding machines of education only found in his native land.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had never quite grown out of the feeling that to make himself conspicuous in any way was bad form.
mills
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From this reading In common with his three brothers he had been through the mills of gentility—those unique grinding machines of education only found in his native land.
minimus
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From this reading Felix still remembered the august scene—the horrid thrill of it, the ominous sound of that: “Freeland minimus!” the ominous sight of poor little Tod emerging from his obscurity near the roof of the Speech Room, and descending all those steps.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tod, to be sure, had been publicly sacked at the end of his third term, for climbing on to the headmaster's roof and filling up two of his chimneys with football pants, from which he had omitted to remove his name.
native
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From this reading In common with his three brothers he had been through the mills of gentility—those unique grinding machines of education only found in his native land.
near
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From this reading Felix still remembered the august scene—the horrid thrill of it, the ominous sound of that: “Freeland minimus!” the ominous sight of poor little Tod emerging from his obscurity near the roof of the Speech Room, and descending all those steps.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had never quite grown out of the feeling that to make himself conspicuous in any way was bad form.
obscurity
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From this reading Felix still remembered the august scene—the horrid thrill of it, the ominous sound of that: “Freeland minimus!” the ominous sight of poor little Tod emerging from his obscurity near the roof of the Speech Room, and descending all those steps.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had never quite grown out of the feeling that to make himself conspicuous in any way was bad form.
ominous
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From this reading Felix still remembered the august scene—the horrid thrill of it, the ominous sound of that: “Freeland minimus!” the ominous sight of poor little Tod emerging from his obscurity near the roof of the Speech Room, and descending all those steps.
omitted
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From this reading Tod, to be sure, had been publicly sacked at the end of his third term, for climbing on to the headmaster's roof and filling up two of his chimneys with football pants, from which he had omitted to remove his name.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Tod, to be sure, had been publicly sacked at the end of his third term, for climbing on to the headmaster's roof and filling up two of his chimneys with football pants, from which he had omitted to remove his name.
only
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From this reading In common with his three brothers he had been through the mills of gentility—those unique grinding machines of education only found in his native land.
out
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From this reading He had never quite grown out of the feeling that to make himself conspicuous in any way was bad form.
pants
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From this reading Tod, to be sure, had been publicly sacked at the end of his third term, for climbing on to the headmaster's roof and filling up two of his chimneys with football pants, from which he had omitted to remove his name.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Felix still remembered the august scene—the horrid thrill of it, the ominous sound of that: “Freeland minimus!” the ominous sight of poor little Tod emerging from his obscurity near the roof of the Speech Room, and descending all those steps.
publicly
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From this reading Tod, to be sure, had been publicly sacked at the end of his third term, for climbing on to the headmaster's roof and filling up two of his chimneys with football pants, from which he had omitted to remove his name.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had never quite grown out of the feeling that to make himself conspicuous in any way was bad form.
remembered
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From this reading Felix still remembered the august scene—the horrid thrill of it, the ominous sound of that: “Freeland minimus!” the ominous sight of poor little Tod emerging from his obscurity near the roof of the Speech Room, and descending all those steps.
remove
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From this reading Tod, to be sure, had been publicly sacked at the end of his third term, for climbing on to the headmaster's roof and filling up two of his chimneys with football pants, from which he had omitted to remove his name.
roof
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From this reading Tod, to be sure, had been publicly sacked at the end of his third term, for climbing on to the headmaster's roof and filling up two of his chimneys with football pants, from which he had omitted to remove his name.
Room
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From this reading Felix still remembered the august scene—the horrid thrill of it, the ominous sound of that: “Freeland minimus!” the ominous sight of poor little Tod emerging from his obscurity near the roof of the Speech Room, and descending all those steps.
sacked
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From this reading Tod, to be sure, had been publicly sacked at the end of his third term, for climbing on to the headmaster's roof and filling up two of his chimneys with football pants, from which he had omitted to remove his name.
scene
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From this reading Felix still remembered the august scene—the horrid thrill of it, the ominous sound of that: “Freeland minimus!” the ominous sight of poor little Tod emerging from his obscurity near the roof of the Speech Room, and descending all those steps.
sensations
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From this reading If John had those sensations about Felix, so—when he was away from John—had Felix about himself.
sight
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From this reading Felix still remembered the august scene—the horrid thrill of it, the ominous sound of that: “Freeland minimus!” the ominous sight of poor little Tod emerging from his obscurity near the roof of the Speech Room, and descending all those steps.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If John had those sensations about Felix, so—when he was away from John—had Felix about himself.
sound
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From this reading Felix still remembered the august scene—the horrid thrill of it, the ominous sound of that: “Freeland minimus!” the ominous sight of poor little Tod emerging from his obscurity near the roof of the Speech Room, and descending all those steps.
Speech
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From this reading Felix still remembered the august scene—the horrid thrill of it, the ominous sound of that: “Freeland minimus!” the ominous sight of poor little Tod emerging from his obscurity near the roof of the Speech Room, and descending all those steps.
steps
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From this reading Felix still remembered the august scene—the horrid thrill of it, the ominous sound of that: “Freeland minimus!” the ominous sight of poor little Tod emerging from his obscurity near the roof of the Speech Room, and descending all those steps.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Felix still remembered the august scene—the horrid thrill of it, the ominous sound of that: “Freeland minimus!” the ominous sight of poor little Tod emerging from his obscurity near the roof of the Speech Room, and descending all those steps.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tod, to be sure, had been publicly sacked at the end of his third term, for climbing on to the headmaster's roof and filling up two of his chimneys with football pants, from which he had omitted to remove his name.
term
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From this reading Tod, to be sure, had been publicly sacked at the end of his third term, for climbing on to the headmaster's roof and filling up two of his chimneys with football pants, from which he had omitted to remove his name.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had never quite grown out of the feeling that to make himself conspicuous in any way was bad form.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had never quite grown out of the feeling that to make himself conspicuous in any way was bad form.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tod, to be sure, had been publicly sacked at the end of his third term, for climbing on to the headmaster's roof and filling up two of his chimneys with football pants, from which he had omitted to remove his name.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading If John had those sensations about Felix, so—when he was away from John—had Felix about himself.
three
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From this reading In common with his three brothers he had been through the mills of gentility—those unique grinding machines of education only found in his native land.
thrill
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From this reading Felix still remembered the august scene—the horrid thrill of it, the ominous sound of that: “Freeland minimus!” the ominous sight of poor little Tod emerging from his obscurity near the roof of the Speech Room, and descending all those steps.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In common with his three brothers he had been through the mills of gentility—those unique grinding machines of education only found in his native land.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had never quite grown out of the feeling that to make himself conspicuous in any way was bad form.
Tod
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From this reading Tod, to be sure, had been publicly sacked at the end of his third term, for climbing on to the headmaster's roof and filling up two of his chimneys with football pants, from which he had omitted to remove his name.
two
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From this reading Tod, to be sure, had been publicly sacked at the end of his third term, for climbing on to the headmaster's roof and filling up two of his chimneys with football pants, from which he had omitted to remove his name.
unique
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From this reading In common with his three brothers he had been through the mills of gentility—those unique grinding machines of education only found in his native land.
up
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From this reading Tod, to be sure, had been publicly sacked at the end of his third term, for climbing on to the headmaster's roof and filling up two of his chimneys with football pants, from which he had omitted to remove his name.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If John had those sensations about Felix, so—when he was away from John—had Felix about himself.
way
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From this reading He had never quite grown out of the feeling that to make himself conspicuous in any way was bad form.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading If John had those sensations about Felix, so—when he was away from John—had Felix about himself.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Tod, to be sure, had been publicly sacked at the end of his third term, for climbing on to the headmaster's roof and filling up two of his chimneys with football pants, from which he had omitted to remove his name.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In common with his three brothers he had been through the mills of gentility—those unique grinding machines of education only found in his native land.
