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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 Until he reached the age of twelve, Georgie’s education was a domestic process; tutors came to the house; and those citizens who yearned for his taking down often said: “Just wait till he has to go to public school; _then_ he’ll get it!”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They did not like him—he was too arrogant for that—but he kept them in such a state of emotion that they thought more about him than they did about all of the other ten pupils.
admiration
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From this reading The emotion he kept them in was usually one resulting from injured self-respect, but sometimes it was dazzled admiration.
age
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From this reading Until he reached the age of twelve, Georgie’s education was a domestic process; tutors came to the house; and those citizens who yearned for his taking down often said: “Just wait till he has to go to public school; _then_ he’ll get it!”
all
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From this reading They did not like him—he was too arrogant for that—but he kept them in such a state of emotion that they thought more about him than they did about all of the other ten pupils.
almost
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From this reading For, although Georgie’s pomposities and impudence in the little school were often almost unbearable, the teachers were fascinated by him.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For, although Georgie’s pomposities and impudence in the little school were often almost unbearable, the teachers were fascinated by him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Until he reached the age of twelve, Georgie’s education was a domestic process; tutors came to the house; and those citizens who yearned for his taking down often said: “Just wait till he has to go to public school; _then_ he’ll get it!”
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading But at twelve Georgie was sent to a private school in the town, and there came from this small and dependent institution no report, or even rumour, of Georgie’s getting anything that he was thought to deserve; therefore the yearning still persisted, though growing gaunt with feeding upon itself.
arrogant
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From this reading They did not like him—he was too arrogant for that—but he kept them in such a state of emotion that they thought more about him than they did about all of the other ten pupils.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But at twelve Georgie was sent to a private school in the town, and there came from this small and dependent institution no report, or even rumour, of Georgie’s getting anything that he was thought to deserve; therefore the yearning still persisted, though growing gaunt with feeding upon itself.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But at twelve Georgie was sent to a private school in the town, and there came from this small and dependent institution no report, or even rumour, of Georgie’s getting anything that he was thought to deserve; therefore the yearning still persisted, though growing gaunt with feeding upon itself.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For, although Georgie’s pomposities and impudence in the little school were often almost unbearable, the teachers were fascinated by him.
came
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From this reading Until he reached the age of twelve, Georgie’s education was a domestic process; tutors came to the house; and those citizens who yearned for his taking down often said: “Just wait till he has to go to public school; _then_ he’ll get it!”
citizens
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From this reading Until he reached the age of twelve, Georgie’s education was a domestic process; tutors came to the house; and those citizens who yearned for his taking down often said: “Just wait till he has to go to public school; _then_ he’ll get it!”
dazzled
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From this reading The emotion he kept them in was usually one resulting from injured self-respect, but sometimes it was dazzled admiration.
dependent
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From this reading But at twelve Georgie was sent to a private school in the town, and there came from this small and dependent institution no report, or even rumour, of Georgie’s getting anything that he was thought to deserve; therefore the yearning still persisted, though growing gaunt with feeding upon itself.
deserve
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From this reading But at twelve Georgie was sent to a private school in the town, and there came from this small and dependent institution no report, or even rumour, of Georgie’s getting anything that he was thought to deserve; therefore the yearning still persisted, though growing gaunt with feeding upon itself.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They did not like him—he was too arrogant for that—but he kept them in such a state of emotion that they thought more about him than they did about all of the other ten pupils.
domestic
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From this reading Until he reached the age of twelve, Georgie’s education was a domestic process; tutors came to the house; and those citizens who yearned for his taking down often said: “Just wait till he has to go to public school; _then_ he’ll get it!”
down
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From this reading Until he reached the age of twelve, Georgie’s education was a domestic process; tutors came to the house; and those citizens who yearned for his taking down often said: “Just wait till he has to go to public school; _then_ he’ll get it!”
education
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From this reading Until he reached the age of twelve, Georgie’s education was a domestic process; tutors came to the house; and those citizens who yearned for his taking down often said: “Just wait till he has to go to public school; _then_ he’ll get it!”
emotion
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From this reading They did not like him—he was too arrogant for that—but he kept them in such a state of emotion that they thought more about him than they did about all of the other ten pupils.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But at twelve Georgie was sent to a private school in the town, and there came from this small and dependent institution no report, or even rumour, of Georgie’s getting anything that he was thought to deserve; therefore the yearning still persisted, though growing gaunt with feeding upon itself.
fascinated
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From this reading For, although Georgie’s pomposities and impudence in the little school were often almost unbearable, the teachers were fascinated by him.
feeding
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From this reading But at twelve Georgie was sent to a private school in the town, and there came from this small and dependent institution no report, or even rumour, of Georgie’s getting anything that he was thought to deserve; therefore the yearning still persisted, though growing gaunt with feeding upon itself.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Until he reached the age of twelve, Georgie’s education was a domestic process; tutors came to the house; and those citizens who yearned for his taking down often said: “Just wait till he has to go to public school; _then_ he’ll get it!”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But at twelve Georgie was sent to a private school in the town, and there came from this small and dependent institution no report, or even rumour, of Georgie’s getting anything that he was thought to deserve; therefore the yearning still persisted, though growing gaunt with feeding upon itself.
gaunt
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From this reading But at twelve Georgie was sent to a private school in the town, and there came from this small and dependent institution no report, or even rumour, of Georgie’s getting anything that he was thought to deserve; therefore the yearning still persisted, though growing gaunt with feeding upon itself.
Georgie
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From this reading But at twelve Georgie was sent to a private school in the town, and there came from this small and dependent institution no report, or even rumour, of Georgie’s getting anything that he was thought to deserve; therefore the yearning still persisted, though growing gaunt with feeding upon itself.
Georgie's
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From this reading Until he reached the age of twelve, Georgie’s education was a domestic process; tutors came to the house; and those citizens who yearned for his taking down often said: “Just wait till he has to go to public school; _then_ he’ll get it!”
get
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From this reading Until he reached the age of twelve, Georgie’s education was a domestic process; tutors came to the house; and those citizens who yearned for his taking down often said: “Just wait till he has to go to public school; _then_ he’ll get it!”
getting
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From this reading But at twelve Georgie was sent to a private school in the town, and there came from this small and dependent institution no report, or even rumour, of Georgie’s getting anything that he was thought to deserve; therefore the yearning still persisted, though growing gaunt with feeding upon itself.
go
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From this reading Until he reached the age of twelve, Georgie’s education was a domestic process; tutors came to the house; and those citizens who yearned for his taking down often said: “Just wait till he has to go to public school; _then_ he’ll get it!”
growing
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From this reading But at twelve Georgie was sent to a private school in the town, and there came from this small and dependent institution no report, or even rumour, of Georgie’s getting anything that he was thought to deserve; therefore the yearning still persisted, though growing gaunt with feeding upon itself.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Until he reached the age of twelve, Georgie’s education was a domestic process; tutors came to the house; and those citizens who yearned for his taking down often said: “Just wait till he has to go to public school; _then_ he’ll get it!”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Until he reached the age of twelve, Georgie’s education was a domestic process; tutors came to the house; and those citizens who yearned for his taking down often said: “Just wait till he has to go to public school; _then_ he’ll get it!”
he'll
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From this reading Until he reached the age of twelve, Georgie’s education was a domestic process; tutors came to the house; and those citizens who yearned for his taking down often said: “Just wait till he has to go to public school; _then_ he’ll get it!”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For, although Georgie’s pomposities and impudence in the little school were often almost unbearable, the teachers were fascinated by him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Until he reached the age of twelve, Georgie’s education was a domestic process; tutors came to the house; and those citizens who yearned for his taking down often said: “Just wait till he has to go to public school; _then_ he’ll get it!”
house
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From this reading Until he reached the age of twelve, Georgie’s education was a domestic process; tutors came to the house; and those citizens who yearned for his taking down often said: “Just wait till he has to go to public school; _then_ he’ll get it!”
impudence
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From this reading For, although Georgie’s pomposities and impudence in the little school were often almost unbearable, the teachers were fascinated by him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But at twelve Georgie was sent to a private school in the town, and there came from this small and dependent institution no report, or even rumour, of Georgie’s getting anything that he was thought to deserve; therefore the yearning still persisted, though growing gaunt with feeding upon itself.
injured
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From this reading The emotion he kept them in was usually one resulting from injured self-respect, but sometimes it was dazzled admiration.
institution
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From this reading But at twelve Georgie was sent to a private school in the town, and there came from this small and dependent institution no report, or even rumour, of Georgie’s getting anything that he was thought to deserve; therefore the yearning still persisted, though growing gaunt with feeding upon itself.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Until he reached the age of twelve, Georgie’s education was a domestic process; tutors came to the house; and those citizens who yearned for his taking down often said: “Just wait till he has to go to public school; _then_ he’ll get it!”
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading But at twelve Georgie was sent to a private school in the town, and there came from this small and dependent institution no report, or even rumour, of Georgie’s getting anything that he was thought to deserve; therefore the yearning still persisted, though growing gaunt with feeding upon itself.
Just
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From this reading Until he reached the age of twelve, Georgie’s education was a domestic process; tutors came to the house; and those citizens who yearned for his taking down often said: “Just wait till he has to go to public school; _then_ he’ll get it!”
kept
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From this reading They did not like him—he was too arrogant for that—but he kept them in such a state of emotion that they thought more about him than they did about all of the other ten pupils.
like
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From this reading They did not like him—he was too arrogant for that—but he kept them in such a state of emotion that they thought more about him than they did about all of the other ten pupils.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For, although Georgie’s pomposities and impudence in the little school were often almost unbearable, the teachers were fascinated by him.
more
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From this reading They did not like him—he was too arrogant for that—but he kept them in such a state of emotion that they thought more about him than they did about all of the other ten pupils.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But at twelve Georgie was sent to a private school in the town, and there came from this small and dependent institution no report, or even rumour, of Georgie’s getting anything that he was thought to deserve; therefore the yearning still persisted, though growing gaunt with feeding upon itself.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They did not like him—he was too arrogant for that—but he kept them in such a state of emotion that they thought more about him than they did about all of the other ten pupils.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Until he reached the age of twelve, Georgie’s education was a domestic process; tutors came to the house; and those citizens who yearned for his taking down often said: “Just wait till he has to go to public school; _then_ he’ll get it!”
often
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From this reading Until he reached the age of twelve, Georgie’s education was a domestic process; tutors came to the house; and those citizens who yearned for his taking down often said: “Just wait till he has to go to public school; _then_ he’ll get it!”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The emotion he kept them in was usually one resulting from injured self-respect, but sometimes it was dazzled admiration.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But at twelve Georgie was sent to a private school in the town, and there came from this small and dependent institution no report, or even rumour, of Georgie’s getting anything that he was thought to deserve; therefore the yearning still persisted, though growing gaunt with feeding upon itself.
other
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From this reading They did not like him—he was too arrogant for that—but he kept them in such a state of emotion that they thought more about him than they did about all of the other ten pupils.
persisted
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From this reading But at twelve Georgie was sent to a private school in the town, and there came from this small and dependent institution no report, or even rumour, of Georgie’s getting anything that he was thought to deserve; therefore the yearning still persisted, though growing gaunt with feeding upon itself.
pomposities
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From this reading For, although Georgie’s pomposities and impudence in the little school were often almost unbearable, the teachers were fascinated by him.
private
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From this reading But at twelve Georgie was sent to a private school in the town, and there came from this small and dependent institution no report, or even rumour, of Georgie’s getting anything that he was thought to deserve; therefore the yearning still persisted, though growing gaunt with feeding upon itself.
process
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From this reading Until he reached the age of twelve, Georgie’s education was a domestic process; tutors came to the house; and those citizens who yearned for his taking down often said: “Just wait till he has to go to public school; _then_ he’ll get it!”
public
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From this reading Until he reached the age of twelve, Georgie’s education was a domestic process; tutors came to the house; and those citizens who yearned for his taking down often said: “Just wait till he has to go to public school; _then_ he’ll get it!”
pupils
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From this reading They did not like him—he was too arrogant for that—but he kept them in such a state of emotion that they thought more about him than they did about all of the other ten pupils.
reached
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From this reading Until he reached the age of twelve, Georgie’s education was a domestic process; tutors came to the house; and those citizens who yearned for his taking down often said: “Just wait till he has to go to public school; _then_ he’ll get it!”
report
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From this reading But at twelve Georgie was sent to a private school in the town, and there came from this small and dependent institution no report, or even rumour, of Georgie’s getting anything that he was thought to deserve; therefore the yearning still persisted, though growing gaunt with feeding upon itself.
resulting
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From this reading The emotion he kept them in was usually one resulting from injured self-respect, but sometimes it was dazzled admiration.
rumour
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From this reading But at twelve Georgie was sent to a private school in the town, and there came from this small and dependent institution no report, or even rumour, of Georgie’s getting anything that he was thought to deserve; therefore the yearning still persisted, though growing gaunt with feeding upon itself.
said
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From this reading Until he reached the age of twelve, Georgie’s education was a domestic process; tutors came to the house; and those citizens who yearned for his taking down often said: “Just wait till he has to go to public school; _then_ he’ll get it!”
school
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From this reading Until he reached the age of twelve, Georgie’s education was a domestic process; tutors came to the house; and those citizens who yearned for his taking down often said: “Just wait till he has to go to public school; _then_ he’ll get it!”
self-respect
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From this reading The emotion he kept them in was usually one resulting from injured self-respect, but sometimes it was dazzled admiration.
sent
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From this reading But at twelve Georgie was sent to a private school in the town, and there came from this small and dependent institution no report, or even rumour, of Georgie’s getting anything that he was thought to deserve; therefore the yearning still persisted, though growing gaunt with feeding upon itself.
small
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From this reading But at twelve Georgie was sent to a private school in the town, and there came from this small and dependent institution no report, or even rumour, of Georgie’s getting anything that he was thought to deserve; therefore the yearning still persisted, though growing gaunt with feeding upon itself.
sometimes
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From this reading The emotion he kept them in was usually one resulting from injured self-respect, but sometimes it was dazzled admiration.
state
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From this reading They did not like him—he was too arrogant for that—but he kept them in such a state of emotion that they thought more about him than they did about all of the other ten pupils.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But at twelve Georgie was sent to a private school in the town, and there came from this small and dependent institution no report, or even rumour, of Georgie’s getting anything that he was thought to deserve; therefore the yearning still persisted, though growing gaunt with feeding upon itself.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading They did not like him—he was too arrogant for that—but he kept them in such a state of emotion that they thought more about him than they did about all of the other ten pupils.
taking
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From this reading Until he reached the age of twelve, Georgie’s education was a domestic process; tutors came to the house; and those citizens who yearned for his taking down often said: “Just wait till he has to go to public school; _then_ he’ll get it!”
teachers
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From this reading For, although Georgie’s pomposities and impudence in the little school were often almost unbearable, the teachers were fascinated by him.
ten
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From this reading They did not like him—he was too arrogant for that—but he kept them in such a state of emotion that they thought more about him than they did about all of the other ten pupils.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They did not like him—he was too arrogant for that—but he kept them in such a state of emotion that they thought more about him than they did about all of the other ten pupils.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But at twelve Georgie was sent to a private school in the town, and there came from this small and dependent institution no report, or even rumour, of Georgie’s getting anything that he was thought to deserve; therefore the yearning still persisted, though growing gaunt with feeding upon itself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Until he reached the age of twelve, Georgie’s education was a domestic process; tutors came to the house; and those citizens who yearned for his taking down often said: “Just wait till he has to go to public school; _then_ he’ll get it!”
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They did not like him—he was too arrogant for that—but he kept them in such a state of emotion that they thought more about him than they did about all of the other ten pupils.
then
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From this reading Until he reached the age of twelve, Georgie’s education was a domestic process; tutors came to the house; and those citizens who yearned for his taking down often said: “Just wait till he has to go to public school; _then_ he’ll get it!”
there
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From this reading But at twelve Georgie was sent to a private school in the town, and there came from this small and dependent institution no report, or even rumour, of Georgie’s getting anything that he was thought to deserve; therefore the yearning still persisted, though growing gaunt with feeding upon itself.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading But at twelve Georgie was sent to a private school in the town, and there came from this small and dependent institution no report, or even rumour, of Georgie’s getting anything that he was thought to deserve; therefore the yearning still persisted, though growing gaunt with feeding upon itself.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They did not like him—he was too arrogant for that—but he kept them in such a state of emotion that they thought more about him than they did about all of the other ten pupils.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But at twelve Georgie was sent to a private school in the town, and there came from this small and dependent institution no report, or even rumour, of Georgie’s getting anything that he was thought to deserve; therefore the yearning still persisted, though growing gaunt with feeding upon itself.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Until he reached the age of twelve, Georgie’s education was a domestic process; tutors came to the house; and those citizens who yearned for his taking down often said: “Just wait till he has to go to public school; _then_ he’ll get it!”
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But at twelve Georgie was sent to a private school in the town, and there came from this small and dependent institution no report, or even rumour, of Georgie’s getting anything that he was thought to deserve; therefore the yearning still persisted, though growing gaunt with feeding upon itself.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But at twelve Georgie was sent to a private school in the town, and there came from this small and dependent institution no report, or even rumour, of Georgie’s getting anything that he was thought to deserve; therefore the yearning still persisted, though growing gaunt with feeding upon itself.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Until he reached the age of twelve, Georgie’s education was a domestic process; tutors came to the house; and those citizens who yearned for his taking down often said: “Just wait till he has to go to public school; _then_ he’ll get it!”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Until he reached the age of twelve, Georgie’s education was a domestic process; tutors came to the house; and those citizens who yearned for his taking down often said: “Just wait till he has to go to public school; _then_ he’ll get it!”
too
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From this reading They did not like him—he was too arrogant for that—but he kept them in such a state of emotion that they thought more about him than they did about all of the other ten pupils.
town
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From this reading But at twelve Georgie was sent to a private school in the town, and there came from this small and dependent institution no report, or even rumour, of Georgie’s getting anything that he was thought to deserve; therefore the yearning still persisted, though growing gaunt with feeding upon itself.
tutors
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From this reading Until he reached the age of twelve, Georgie’s education was a domestic process; tutors came to the house; and those citizens who yearned for his taking down often said: “Just wait till he has to go to public school; _then_ he’ll get it!”
twelve
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From this reading Until he reached the age of twelve, Georgie’s education was a domestic process; tutors came to the house; and those citizens who yearned for his taking down often said: “Just wait till he has to go to public school; _then_ he’ll get it!”
unbearable
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From this reading For, although Georgie’s pomposities and impudence in the little school were often almost unbearable, the teachers were fascinated by him.
UntilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Until he reached the age of twelve, Georgie’s education was a domestic process; tutors came to the house; and those citizens who yearned for his taking down often said: “Just wait till he has to go to public school; _then_ he’ll get it!”
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But at twelve Georgie was sent to a private school in the town, and there came from this small and dependent institution no report, or even rumour, of Georgie’s getting anything that he was thought to deserve; therefore the yearning still persisted, though growing gaunt with feeding upon itself.
usually
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From this reading The emotion he kept them in was usually one resulting from injured self-respect, but sometimes it was dazzled admiration.
wait
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From this reading Until he reached the age of twelve, Georgie’s education was a domestic process; tutors came to the house; and those citizens who yearned for his taking down often said: “Just wait till he has to go to public school; _then_ he’ll get it!”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Until he reached the age of twelve, Georgie’s education was a domestic process; tutors came to the house; and those citizens who yearned for his taking down often said: “Just wait till he has to go to public school; _then_ he’ll get it!”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For, although Georgie’s pomposities and impudence in the little school were often almost unbearable, the teachers were fascinated by him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Until he reached the age of twelve, Georgie’s education was a domestic process; tutors came to the house; and those citizens who yearned for his taking down often said: “Just wait till he has to go to public school; _then_ he’ll get it!”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But at twelve Georgie was sent to a private school in the town, and there came from this small and dependent institution no report, or even rumour, of Georgie’s getting anything that he was thought to deserve; therefore the yearning still persisted, though growing gaunt with feeding upon itself.
yearned
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From this reading Until he reached the age of twelve, Georgie’s education was a domestic process; tutors came to the house; and those citizens who yearned for his taking down often said: “Just wait till he has to go to public school; _then_ he’ll get it!”
yearning
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From this reading But at twelve Georgie was sent to a private school in the town, and there came from this small and dependent institution no report, or even rumour, of Georgie’s getting anything that he was thought to deserve; therefore the yearning still persisted, though growing gaunt with feeding upon itself.
