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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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accomplish
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achieving
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agricultural
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All
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also
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althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mr. Blake's private opinion was that he worked longer hours than his employer, although it was equally his private opinion that his employer was a wonder for discovering work for others to perform.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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answers
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average
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Blake
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Blake's
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breeding
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built
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business
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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centernounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading For Dick Forrest was the center of a system which he himself had built and of which he was secretly very proud.
compelled
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correspondence
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coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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designations
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Dick
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discovering
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documents
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down
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employer
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equallynounUS /ˈequally/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mr. Blake's private opinion was that he worked longer hours than his employer, although it was equally his private opinion that his employer was a wonder for discovering work for others to perform.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading From nine till ten Forrest gave himself up to his secretary, achieving a correspondence that included learned societies and every sort of breeding and agricultural organization and that would have compelled the average petty business man, unaided, to sit up till midnight to accomplish.
fist
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ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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formula
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Forrest
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FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From nine till ten Forrest gave himself up to his secretary, achieving a correspondence that included learned societies and every sort of breeding and agricultural organization and that would have compelled the average petty business man, unaided, to sit up till midnight to accomplish.
gave
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For Dick Forrest was the center of a system which he himself had built and of which he was secretly very proud.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading From nine till ten Forrest gave himself up to his secretary, achieving a correspondence that included learned societies and every sort of breeding and agricultural organization and that would have compelled the average petty business man, unaided, to sit up till midnight to accomplish.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For Dick Forrest was the center of a system which he himself had built and of which he was secretly very proud.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading From nine till ten Forrest gave himself up to his secretary, achieving a correspondence that included learned societies and every sort of breeding and agricultural organization and that would have compelled the average petty business man, unaided, to sit up till midnight to accomplish.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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hour
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hours
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Important
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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included
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indicated
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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learned
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letters
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longer
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man
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many
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midnight
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Mr
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nine
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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opinion
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organization
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other
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others
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perform
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petty
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private
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proud
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put
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ragged
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received
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reply
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rubber-stamped
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secretary
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secretly
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shorthand
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signed
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sit
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societies
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sort
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system
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ten
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thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Mr. Blake's private opinion was that he worked longer hours than his employer, although it was equally his private opinion that his employer was a wonder for discovering work for others to perform.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From nine till ten Forrest gave himself up to his secretary, achieving a correspondence that included learned societies and every sort of breeding and agricultural organization and that would have compelled the average petty business man, unaided, to sit up till midnight to accomplish.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From nine till ten Forrest gave himself up to his secretary, achieving a correspondence that included learned societies and every sort of breeding and agricultural organization and that would have compelled the average petty business man, unaided, to sit up till midnight to accomplish.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading From nine till ten Forrest gave himself up to his secretary, achieving a correspondence that included learned societies and every sort of breeding and agricultural organization and that would have compelled the average petty business man, unaided, to sit up till midnight to accomplish.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From nine till ten Forrest gave himself up to his secretary, achieving a correspondence that included learned societies and every sort of breeding and agricultural organization and that would have compelled the average petty business man, unaided, to sit up till midnight to accomplish.
unaided
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up
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very
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For Dick Forrest was the center of a system which he himself had built and of which he was secretly very proud.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For Dick Forrest was the center of a system which he himself had built and of which he was secretly very proud.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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wonder
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work
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worked
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wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading From nine till ten Forrest gave himself up to his secretary, achieving a correspondence that included learned societies and every sort of breeding and agricultural organization and that would have compelled the average petty business man, unaided, to sit up till midnight to accomplish.
