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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 My brother?--I played with him as a boy.
acts
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From this reading But he had also good qualities which pleased me, and at times performed gracious acts and even sacrifices.
also
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From this reading But he had also good qualities which pleased me, and at times performed gracious acts and even sacrifices.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His weaknesses and faults incensed and hurt me, as mine incensed and hurt him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My brother?--I played with him as a boy.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But he had also good qualities which pleased me, and at times performed gracious acts and even sacrifices.
boy
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From this reading My brother?--I played with him as a boy.
brother
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From this reading My brother?--I played with him as a boy.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he had also good qualities which pleased me, and at times performed gracious acts and even sacrifices.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he had also good qualities which pleased me, and at times performed gracious acts and even sacrifices.
faults
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From this reading His weaknesses and faults incensed and hurt me, as mine incensed and hurt him.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he had also good qualities which pleased me, and at times performed gracious acts and even sacrifices.
gracious
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From this reading But he had also good qualities which pleased me, and at times performed gracious acts and even sacrifices.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But he had also good qualities which pleased me, and at times performed gracious acts and even sacrifices.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he had also good qualities which pleased me, and at times performed gracious acts and even sacrifices.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My brother?--I played with him as a boy.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His weaknesses and faults incensed and hurt me, as mine incensed and hurt him.
hurt
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From this reading His weaknesses and faults incensed and hurt me, as mine incensed and hurt him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My brother?--I played with him as a boy.
incensed
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From this reading His weaknesses and faults incensed and hurt me, as mine incensed and hurt him.
likewise
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From this reading And I likewise.
Many
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From this reading Many were our quarrels.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His weaknesses and faults incensed and hurt me, as mine incensed and hurt him.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading His weaknesses and faults incensed and hurt me, as mine incensed and hurt him.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My brother?--I played with him as a boy.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Many were our quarrels.
performed
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From this reading But he had also good qualities which pleased me, and at times performed gracious acts and even sacrifices.
played
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From this reading My brother?--I played with him as a boy.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But he had also good qualities which pleased me, and at times performed gracious acts and even sacrifices.
qualities
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From this reading But he had also good qualities which pleased me, and at times performed gracious acts and even sacrifices.
quarrels
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From this reading Many were our quarrels.
sacrifices
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From this reading But he had also good qualities which pleased me, and at times performed gracious acts and even sacrifices.
times
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From this reading But he had also good qualities which pleased me, and at times performed gracious acts and even sacrifices.
weaknesses
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From this reading His weaknesses and faults incensed and hurt me, as mine incensed and hurt him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Many were our quarrels.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But he had also good qualities which pleased me, and at times performed gracious acts and even sacrifices.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading My brother?--I played with him as a boy.