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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 See https:// There every morning against his will but with the connivance of his parents he was made a prisoner, as it seemed to him, and for long hours held as such while many things disagreeable or unnecessary, some by one teacher and some by another, were forced into his head.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading During the forcing-in process month by month and year by year he now and then picked up a pleasant idea for himself, some wonderful idea about great things on ahead in life or about the tempting world just outside school.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Soon after they were forced in most of the things disappeared from the head.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading See https:// There every morning against his will but with the connivance of his parents he was made a prisoner, as it seemed to him, and for long hours held as such while many things disagreeable or unnecessary, some by one teacher and some by another, were forced into his head.
ahead
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From this reading During the forcing-in process month by month and year by year he now and then picked up a pleasant idea for himself, some wonderful idea about great things on ahead in life or about the tempting world just outside school.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading See https:// There every morning against his will but with the connivance of his parents he was made a prisoner, as it seemed to him, and for long hours held as such while many things disagreeable or unnecessary, some by one teacher and some by another, were forced into his head.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading See https:// There every morning against his will but with the connivance of his parents he was made a prisoner, as it seemed to him, and for long hours held as such while many things disagreeable or unnecessary, some by one teacher and some by another, were forced into his head.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading See https:// There every morning against his will but with the connivance of his parents he was made a prisoner, as it seemed to him, and for long hours held as such while many things disagreeable or unnecessary, some by one teacher and some by another, were forced into his head.
became
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From this reading What became of them nobody knew: Webster didn't know and he didn't care.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading See https:// There every morning against his will but with the connivance of his parents he was made a prisoner, as it seemed to him, and for long hours held as such while many things disagreeable or unnecessary, some by one teacher and some by another, were forced into his head.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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care
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From this reading What became of them nobody knew: Webster didn't know and he didn't care.
connivance
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didn't
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From this reading What became of them nobody knew: Webster didn't know and he didn't care.
disagreeable
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disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Soon after they were forced in most of the things disappeared from the head.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the forcing-in process month by month and year by year he now and then picked up a pleasant idea for himself, some wonderful idea about great things on ahead in life or about the tempting world just outside school.
eagerness
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From this reading He picked up such ideas with ease and eagerness and held on to them.
ease
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From this reading He picked up such ideas with ease and eagerness and held on to them.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading See https:// There every morning against his will but with the connivance of his parents he was made a prisoner, as it seemed to him, and for long hours held as such while many things disagreeable or unnecessary, some by one teacher and some by another, were forced into his head.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading See https:// There every morning against his will but with the connivance of his parents he was made a prisoner, as it seemed to him, and for long hours held as such while many things disagreeable or unnecessary, some by one teacher and some by another, were forced into his head.
forced
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From this reading See https:// There every morning against his will but with the connivance of his parents he was made a prisoner, as it seemed to him, and for long hours held as such while many things disagreeable or unnecessary, some by one teacher and some by another, were forced into his head.
forcing-in
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From this reading During the forcing-in process month by month and year by year he now and then picked up a pleasant idea for himself, some wonderful idea about great things on ahead in life or about the tempting world just outside school.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Soon after they were forced in most of the things disappeared from the head.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the forcing-in process month by month and year by year he now and then picked up a pleasant idea for himself, some wonderful idea about great things on ahead in life or about the tempting world just outside school.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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head
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held
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From this reading See https:// There every morning against his will but with the connivance of his parents he was made a prisoner, as it seemed to him, and for long hours held as such while many things disagreeable or unnecessary, some by one teacher and some by another, were forced into his head.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading See https:// There every morning against his will but with the connivance of his parents he was made a prisoner, as it seemed to him, and for long hours held as such while many things disagreeable or unnecessary, some by one teacher and some by another, were forced into his head.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading During the forcing-in process month by month and year by year he now and then picked up a pleasant idea for himself, some wonderful idea about great things on ahead in life or about the tempting world just outside school.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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hours
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https
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idea
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From this reading During the forcing-in process month by month and year by year he now and then picked up a pleasant idea for himself, some wonderful idea about great things on ahead in life or about the tempting world just outside school.
ideas
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From this reading He picked up such ideas with ease and eagerness and held on to them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Soon after they were forced in most of the things disappeared from the head.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading See https:// There every morning against his will but with the connivance of his parents he was made a prisoner, as it seemed to him, and for long hours held as such while many things disagreeable or unnecessary, some by one teacher and some by another, were forced into his head.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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just
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From this reading During the forcing-in process month by month and year by year he now and then picked up a pleasant idea for himself, some wonderful idea about great things on ahead in life or about the tempting world just outside school.
knew
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From this reading What became of them nobody knew: Webster didn't know and he didn't care.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What became of them nobody knew: Webster didn't know and he didn't care.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the forcing-in process month by month and year by year he now and then picked up a pleasant idea for himself, some wonderful idea about great things on ahead in life or about the tempting world just outside school.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading See https:// There every morning against his will but with the connivance of his parents he was made a prisoner, as it seemed to him, and for long hours held as such while many things disagreeable or unnecessary, some by one teacher and some by another, were forced into his head.
made
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many
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month
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From this reading During the forcing-in process month by month and year by year he now and then picked up a pleasant idea for himself, some wonderful idea about great things on ahead in life or about the tempting world just outside school.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading See https:// There every morning against his will but with the connivance of his parents he was made a prisoner, as it seemed to him, and for long hours held as such while many things disagreeable or unnecessary, some by one teacher and some by another, were forced into his head.
most
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From this reading Soon after they were forced in most of the things disappeared from the head.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading What became of them nobody knew: Webster didn't know and he didn't care.
now
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From this reading During the forcing-in process month by month and year by year he now and then picked up a pleasant idea for himself, some wonderful idea about great things on ahead in life or about the tempting world just outside school.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading See https:// There every morning against his will but with the connivance of his parents he was made a prisoner, as it seemed to him, and for long hours held as such while many things disagreeable or unnecessary, some by one teacher and some by another, were forced into his head.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading During the forcing-in process month by month and year by year he now and then picked up a pleasant idea for himself, some wonderful idea about great things on ahead in life or about the tempting world just outside school.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading See https:// There every morning against his will but with the connivance of his parents he was made a prisoner, as it seemed to him, and for long hours held as such while many things disagreeable or unnecessary, some by one teacher and some by another, were forced into his head.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading See https:// There every morning against his will but with the connivance of his parents he was made a prisoner, as it seemed to him, and for long hours held as such while many things disagreeable or unnecessary, some by one teacher and some by another, were forced into his head.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading During the forcing-in process month by month and year by year he now and then picked up a pleasant idea for himself, some wonderful idea about great things on ahead in life or about the tempting world just outside school.
parents
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From this reading See https:// There every morning against his will but with the connivance of his parents he was made a prisoner, as it seemed to him, and for long hours held as such while many things disagreeable or unnecessary, some by one teacher and some by another, were forced into his head.
picked
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From this reading During the forcing-in process month by month and year by year he now and then picked up a pleasant idea for himself, some wonderful idea about great things on ahead in life or about the tempting world just outside school.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the forcing-in process month by month and year by year he now and then picked up a pleasant idea for himself, some wonderful idea about great things on ahead in life or about the tempting world just outside school.
prisoner
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From this reading See https:// There every morning against his will but with the connivance of his parents he was made a prisoner, as it seemed to him, and for long hours held as such while many things disagreeable or unnecessary, some by one teacher and some by another, were forced into his head.
process
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From this reading During the forcing-in process month by month and year by year he now and then picked up a pleasant idea for himself, some wonderful idea about great things on ahead in life or about the tempting world just outside school.
school
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From this reading During the forcing-in process month by month and year by year he now and then picked up a pleasant idea for himself, some wonderful idea about great things on ahead in life or about the tempting world just outside school.
See
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seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading See https:// There every morning against his will but with the connivance of his parents he was made a prisoner, as it seemed to him, and for long hours held as such while many things disagreeable or unnecessary, some by one teacher and some by another, were forced into his head.
some
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From this reading See https:// There every morning against his will but with the connivance of his parents he was made a prisoner, as it seemed to him, and for long hours held as such while many things disagreeable or unnecessary, some by one teacher and some by another, were forced into his head.
Soon
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From this reading Soon after they were forced in most of the things disappeared from the head.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading See https:// There every morning against his will but with the connivance of his parents he was made a prisoner, as it seemed to him, and for long hours held as such while many things disagreeable or unnecessary, some by one teacher and some by another, were forced into his head.
teacher
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tempting
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From this reading During the forcing-in process month by month and year by year he now and then picked up a pleasant idea for himself, some wonderful idea about great things on ahead in life or about the tempting world just outside school.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading What became of them nobody knew: Webster didn't know and he didn't care.
then
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From this reading During the forcing-in process month by month and year by year he now and then picked up a pleasant idea for himself, some wonderful idea about great things on ahead in life or about the tempting world just outside school.
There
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theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Soon after they were forced in most of the things disappeared from the head.
things
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From this reading See https:// There every morning against his will but with the connivance of his parents he was made a prisoner, as it seemed to him, and for long hours held as such while many things disagreeable or unnecessary, some by one teacher and some by another, were forced into his head.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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unnecessary
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From this reading See https:// There every morning against his will but with the connivance of his parents he was made a prisoner, as it seemed to him, and for long hours held as such while many things disagreeable or unnecessary, some by one teacher and some by another, were forced into his head.
up
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From this reading During the forcing-in process month by month and year by year he now and then picked up a pleasant idea for himself, some wonderful idea about great things on ahead in life or about the tempting world just outside school.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading See https:// There every morning against his will but with the connivance of his parents he was made a prisoner, as it seemed to him, and for long hours held as such while many things disagreeable or unnecessary, some by one teacher and some by another, were forced into his head.
Webster
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From this reading What became of them nobody knew: Webster didn't know and he didn't care.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What became of them nobody knew: Webster didn't know and he didn't care.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading See https:// There every morning against his will but with the connivance of his parents he was made a prisoner, as it seemed to him, and for long hours held as such while many things disagreeable or unnecessary, some by one teacher and some by another, were forced into his head.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading During the forcing-in process month by month and year by year he now and then picked up a pleasant idea for himself, some wonderful idea about great things on ahead in life or about the tempting world just outside school.
world
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From this reading During the forcing-in process month by month and year by year he now and then picked up a pleasant idea for himself, some wonderful idea about great things on ahead in life or about the tempting world just outside school.
year
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From this reading During the forcing-in process month by month and year by year he now and then picked up a pleasant idea for himself, some wonderful idea about great things on ahead in life or about the tempting world just outside school.
