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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 They seemed to move in a tense dream, their eyes turning neither to right nor left, and the whole of them bent on the one idea of their dear achievement.
achievement
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From this reading They seemed to move in a tense dream, their eyes turning neither to right nor left, and the whole of them bent on the one idea of their dear achievement.
AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although there were some stirring figures among them,--men and women who seemed to have come into the noble heritage which had been awaiting them,--there were more who looked depleted and unfit.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Although there were some stirring figures among them,--men and women who seemed to have come into the noble heritage which had been awaiting them,--there were more who looked depleted and unfit.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Kate could not help noticing how jaded and how spent were many of the candidates for the higher degrees.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The colleges could not make a man, try as they might.
awaiting
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From this reading Although there were some stirring figures among them,--men and women who seemed to have come into the noble heritage which had been awaiting them,--there were more who looked depleted and unfit.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Although there were some stirring figures among them,--men and women who seemed to have come into the noble heritage which had been awaiting them,--there were more who looked depleted and unfit.
bent
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From this reading They seemed to move in a tense dream, their eyes turning neither to right nor left, and the whole of them bent on the one idea of their dear achievement.
candidates
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From this reading Kate could not help noticing how jaded and how spent were many of the candidates for the higher degrees.
colleges
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From this reading The colleges could not make a man, try as they might.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Although there were some stirring figures among them,--men and women who seemed to have come into the noble heritage which had been awaiting them,--there were more who looked depleted and unfit.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Kate could not help noticing how jaded and how spent were many of the candidates for the higher degrees.
dear
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From this reading They seemed to move in a tense dream, their eyes turning neither to right nor left, and the whole of them bent on the one idea of their dear achievement.
degrees
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depleted
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From this reading Although there were some stirring figures among them,--men and women who seemed to have come into the noble heritage which had been awaiting them,--there were more who looked depleted and unfit.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading They seemed to move in a tense dream, their eyes turning neither to right nor left, and the whole of them bent on the one idea of their dear achievement.
eyes
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From this reading They seemed to move in a tense dream, their eyes turning neither to right nor left, and the whole of them bent on the one idea of their dear achievement.
feeble
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From this reading It grew on Kate, how superfluous scholarship was when superimposed on a feeble personality.
figures
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From this reading Although there were some stirring figures among them,--men and women who seemed to have come into the noble heritage which had been awaiting them,--there were more who looked depleted and unfit.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Kate could not help noticing how jaded and how spent were many of the candidates for the higher degrees.
grew
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From this reading It grew on Kate, how superfluous scholarship was when superimposed on a feeble personality.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Although there were some stirring figures among them,--men and women who seemed to have come into the noble heritage which had been awaiting them,--there were more who looked depleted and unfit.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Although there were some stirring figures among them,--men and women who seemed to have come into the noble heritage which had been awaiting them,--there were more who looked depleted and unfit.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kate could not help noticing how jaded and how spent were many of the candidates for the higher degrees.
heritage
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From this reading Although there were some stirring figures among them,--men and women who seemed to have come into the noble heritage which had been awaiting them,--there were more who looked depleted and unfit.
higher
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From this reading Kate could not help noticing how jaded and how spent were many of the candidates for the higher degrees.
how
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From this reading Kate could not help noticing how jaded and how spent were many of the candidates for the higher degrees.
idea
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From this reading They seemed to move in a tense dream, their eyes turning neither to right nor left, and the whole of them bent on the one idea of their dear achievement.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They seemed to move in a tense dream, their eyes turning neither to right nor left, and the whole of them bent on the one idea of their dear achievement.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Although there were some stirring figures among them,--men and women who seemed to have come into the noble heritage which had been awaiting them,--there were more who looked depleted and unfit.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It grew on Kate, how superfluous scholarship was when superimposed on a feeble personality.
jaded
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From this reading Kate could not help noticing how jaded and how spent were many of the candidates for the higher degrees.
Kate
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From this reading Kate could not help noticing how jaded and how spent were many of the candidates for the higher degrees.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They seemed to move in a tense dream, their eyes turning neither to right nor left, and the whole of them bent on the one idea of their dear achievement.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Although there were some stirring figures among them,--men and women who seemed to have come into the noble heritage which had been awaiting them,--there were more who looked depleted and unfit.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The colleges could not make a man, try as they might.
man
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From this reading The colleges could not make a man, try as they might.
many
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From this reading Kate could not help noticing how jaded and how spent were many of the candidates for the higher degrees.
men
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From this reading Although there were some stirring figures among them,--men and women who seemed to have come into the noble heritage which had been awaiting them,--there were more who looked depleted and unfit.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The colleges could not make a man, try as they might.
more
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From this reading Although there were some stirring figures among them,--men and women who seemed to have come into the noble heritage which had been awaiting them,--there were more who looked depleted and unfit.
move
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From this reading They seemed to move in a tense dream, their eyes turning neither to right nor left, and the whole of them bent on the one idea of their dear achievement.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading They seemed to move in a tense dream, their eyes turning neither to right nor left, and the whole of them bent on the one idea of their dear achievement.
noble
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From this reading Although there were some stirring figures among them,--men and women who seemed to have come into the noble heritage which had been awaiting them,--there were more who looked depleted and unfit.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading They seemed to move in a tense dream, their eyes turning neither to right nor left, and the whole of them bent on the one idea of their dear achievement.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Kate could not help noticing how jaded and how spent were many of the candidates for the higher degrees.
noticing
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From this reading Kate could not help noticing how jaded and how spent were many of the candidates for the higher degrees.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Kate could not help noticing how jaded and how spent were many of the candidates for the higher degrees.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They seemed to move in a tense dream, their eyes turning neither to right nor left, and the whole of them bent on the one idea of their dear achievement.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They seemed to move in a tense dream, their eyes turning neither to right nor left, and the whole of them bent on the one idea of their dear achievement.
personality
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From this reading It grew on Kate, how superfluous scholarship was when superimposed on a feeble personality.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They seemed to move in a tense dream, their eyes turning neither to right nor left, and the whole of them bent on the one idea of their dear achievement.
scholarship
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From this reading It grew on Kate, how superfluous scholarship was when superimposed on a feeble personality.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They seemed to move in a tense dream, their eyes turning neither to right nor left, and the whole of them bent on the one idea of their dear achievement.
some
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From this reading Although there were some stirring figures among them,--men and women who seemed to have come into the noble heritage which had been awaiting them,--there were more who looked depleted and unfit.
spent
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From this reading Kate could not help noticing how jaded and how spent were many of the candidates for the higher degrees.
stirring
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From this reading Although there were some stirring figures among them,--men and women who seemed to have come into the noble heritage which had been awaiting them,--there were more who looked depleted and unfit.
superfluous
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From this reading It grew on Kate, how superfluous scholarship was when superimposed on a feeble personality.
superimposed
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From this reading It grew on Kate, how superfluous scholarship was when superimposed on a feeble personality.
tense
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From this reading They seemed to move in a tense dream, their eyes turning neither to right nor left, and the whole of them bent on the one idea of their dear achievement.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Kate could not help noticing how jaded and how spent were many of the candidates for the higher degrees.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They seemed to move in a tense dream, their eyes turning neither to right nor left, and the whole of them bent on the one idea of their dear achievement.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They seemed to move in a tense dream, their eyes turning neither to right nor left, and the whole of them bent on the one idea of their dear achievement.
there
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From this reading Although there were some stirring figures among them,--men and women who seemed to have come into the noble heritage which had been awaiting them,--there were more who looked depleted and unfit.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They seemed to move in a tense dream, their eyes turning neither to right nor left, and the whole of them bent on the one idea of their dear achievement.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They seemed to move in a tense dream, their eyes turning neither to right nor left, and the whole of them bent on the one idea of their dear achievement.
try
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From this reading The colleges could not make a man, try as they might.
turning
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From this reading They seemed to move in a tense dream, their eyes turning neither to right nor left, and the whole of them bent on the one idea of their dear achievement.
unfit
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From this reading Although there were some stirring figures among them,--men and women who seemed to have come into the noble heritage which had been awaiting them,--there were more who looked depleted and unfit.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It grew on Kate, how superfluous scholarship was when superimposed on a feeble personality.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Kate could not help noticing how jaded and how spent were many of the candidates for the higher degrees.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It grew on Kate, how superfluous scholarship was when superimposed on a feeble personality.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Although there were some stirring figures among them,--men and women who seemed to have come into the noble heritage which had been awaiting them,--there were more who looked depleted and unfit.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Although there were some stirring figures among them,--men and women who seemed to have come into the noble heritage which had been awaiting them,--there were more who looked depleted and unfit.
whole
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From this reading They seemed to move in a tense dream, their eyes turning neither to right nor left, and the whole of them bent on the one idea of their dear achievement.
women
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From this reading Although there were some stirring figures among them,--men and women who seemed to have come into the noble heritage which had been awaiting them,--there were more who looked depleted and unfit.
