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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 I suppose there is always a time when a fellow passes quite suddenly out of the cub-stage and feels himself a man--or, at least, a very great desire to be one.
always
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From this reading I suppose there is always a time when a fellow passes quite suddenly out of the cub-stage and feels himself a man--or, at least, a very great desire to be one.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Until that Fourth of July life had been to me a playground, with an interruption or two to the game.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I suppose there is always a time when a fellow passes quite suddenly out of the cub-stage and feels himself a man--or, at least, a very great desire to be one.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I suppose there is always a time when a fellow passes quite suddenly out of the cub-stage and feels himself a man--or, at least, a very great desire to be one.
back
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From this reading When dad took such heroic measures to instil some sense into my head, he interrupted the game for ten days or so--and then I went back to my play, satisfied with new toys.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I suppose there is always a time when a fellow passes quite suddenly out of the cub-stage and feels himself a man--or, at least, a very great desire to be one.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Until that Fourth of July life had been to me a playground, with an interruption or two to the game.
cub-stage
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From this reading I suppose there is always a time when a fellow passes quite suddenly out of the cub-stage and feels himself a man--or, at least, a very great desire to be one.
dad
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From this reading When dad took such heroic measures to instil some sense into my head, he interrupted the game for ten days or so--and then I went back to my play, satisfied with new toys.
Day
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From this reading One Day Too Late!
days
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From this reading When dad took such heroic measures to instil some sense into my head, he interrupted the game for ten days or so--and then I went back to my play, satisfied with new toys.
desire
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From this reading I suppose there is always a time when a fellow passes quite suddenly out of the cub-stage and feels himself a man--or, at least, a very great desire to be one.
feels
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From this reading I suppose there is always a time when a fellow passes quite suddenly out of the cub-stage and feels himself a man--or, at least, a very great desire to be one.
fellow
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From this reading I suppose there is always a time when a fellow passes quite suddenly out of the cub-stage and feels himself a man--or, at least, a very great desire to be one.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When dad took such heroic measures to instil some sense into my head, he interrupted the game for ten days or so--and then I went back to my play, satisfied with new toys.
FourthnounUS /fourth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Until that Fourth of July life had been to me a playground, with an interruption or two to the game.
game
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From this reading Until that Fourth of July life had been to me a playground, with an interruption or two to the game.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I suppose there is always a time when a fellow passes quite suddenly out of the cub-stage and feels himself a man--or, at least, a very great desire to be one.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Until that Fourth of July life had been to me a playground, with an interruption or two to the game.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When dad took such heroic measures to instil some sense into my head, he interrupted the game for ten days or so--and then I went back to my play, satisfied with new toys.
head
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From this reading When dad took such heroic measures to instil some sense into my head, he interrupted the game for ten days or so--and then I went back to my play, satisfied with new toys.
heroic
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From this reading When dad took such heroic measures to instil some sense into my head, he interrupted the game for ten days or so--and then I went back to my play, satisfied with new toys.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading I suppose there is always a time when a fellow passes quite suddenly out of the cub-stage and feels himself a man--or, at least, a very great desire to be one.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I suppose there is always a time when a fellow passes quite suddenly out of the cub-stage and feels himself a man--or, at least, a very great desire to be one.
instil
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From this reading When dad took such heroic measures to instil some sense into my head, he interrupted the game for ten days or so--and then I went back to my play, satisfied with new toys.
interruptednounUS /ˈinterrupted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When dad took such heroic measures to instil some sense into my head, he interrupted the game for ten days or so--and then I went back to my play, satisfied with new toys.
interruption
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From this reading Until that Fourth of July life had been to me a playground, with an interruption or two to the game.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When dad took such heroic measures to instil some sense into my head, he interrupted the game for ten days or so--and then I went back to my play, satisfied with new toys.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I suppose there is always a time when a fellow passes quite suddenly out of the cub-stage and feels himself a man--or, at least, a very great desire to be one.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At least, that is the way it seemed to me.
July
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From this reading Until that Fourth of July life had been to me a playground, with an interruption or two to the game.
Late
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From this reading One Day Too Late!
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I suppose there is always a time when a fellow passes quite suddenly out of the cub-stage and feels himself a man--or, at least, a very great desire to be one.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Until that Fourth of July life had been to me a playground, with an interruption or two to the game.
man
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From this reading I suppose there is always a time when a fellow passes quite suddenly out of the cub-stage and feels himself a man--or, at least, a very great desire to be one.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Until that Fourth of July life had been to me a playground, with an interruption or two to the game.
measures
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From this reading When dad took such heroic measures to instil some sense into my head, he interrupted the game for ten days or so--and then I went back to my play, satisfied with new toys.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When dad took such heroic measures to instil some sense into my head, he interrupted the game for ten days or so--and then I went back to my play, satisfied with new toys.
new
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From this reading When dad took such heroic measures to instil some sense into my head, he interrupted the game for ten days or so--and then I went back to my play, satisfied with new toys.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I suppose there is always a time when a fellow passes quite suddenly out of the cub-stage and feels himself a man--or, at least, a very great desire to be one.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One Day Too Late!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I suppose there is always a time when a fellow passes quite suddenly out of the cub-stage and feels himself a man--or, at least, a very great desire to be one.
out
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From this reading I suppose there is always a time when a fellow passes quite suddenly out of the cub-stage and feels himself a man--or, at least, a very great desire to be one.
passes
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From this reading I suppose there is always a time when a fellow passes quite suddenly out of the cub-stage and feels himself a man--or, at least, a very great desire to be one.
play
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From this reading When dad took such heroic measures to instil some sense into my head, he interrupted the game for ten days or so--and then I went back to my play, satisfied with new toys.
playground
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From this reading Until that Fourth of July life had been to me a playground, with an interruption or two to the game.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I suppose there is always a time when a fellow passes quite suddenly out of the cub-stage and feels himself a man--or, at least, a very great desire to be one.
satisfied
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From this reading When dad took such heroic measures to instil some sense into my head, he interrupted the game for ten days or so--and then I went back to my play, satisfied with new toys.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At least, that is the way it seemed to me.
sense
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From this reading When dad took such heroic measures to instil some sense into my head, he interrupted the game for ten days or so--and then I went back to my play, satisfied with new toys.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading When dad took such heroic measures to instil some sense into my head, he interrupted the game for ten days or so--and then I went back to my play, satisfied with new toys.
some
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From this reading When dad took such heroic measures to instil some sense into my head, he interrupted the game for ten days or so--and then I went back to my play, satisfied with new toys.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading When dad took such heroic measures to instil some sense into my head, he interrupted the game for ten days or so--and then I went back to my play, satisfied with new toys.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I suppose there is always a time when a fellow passes quite suddenly out of the cub-stage and feels himself a man--or, at least, a very great desire to be one.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I suppose there is always a time when a fellow passes quite suddenly out of the cub-stage and feels himself a man--or, at least, a very great desire to be one.
ten
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From this reading When dad took such heroic measures to instil some sense into my head, he interrupted the game for ten days or so--and then I went back to my play, satisfied with new toys.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Until that Fourth of July life had been to me a playground, with an interruption or two to the game.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I suppose there is always a time when a fellow passes quite suddenly out of the cub-stage and feels himself a man--or, at least, a very great desire to be one.
then
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From this reading When dad took such heroic measures to instil some sense into my head, he interrupted the game for ten days or so--and then I went back to my play, satisfied with new toys.
there
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From this reading I suppose there is always a time when a fellow passes quite suddenly out of the cub-stage and feels himself a man--or, at least, a very great desire to be one.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I suppose there is always a time when a fellow passes quite suddenly out of the cub-stage and feels himself a man--or, at least, a very great desire to be one.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I suppose there is always a time when a fellow passes quite suddenly out of the cub-stage and feels himself a man--or, at least, a very great desire to be one.
Too
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From this reading One Day Too Late!
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When dad took such heroic measures to instil some sense into my head, he interrupted the game for ten days or so--and then I went back to my play, satisfied with new toys.
toys
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From this reading When dad took such heroic measures to instil some sense into my head, he interrupted the game for ten days or so--and then I went back to my play, satisfied with new toys.
two
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From this reading Until that Fourth of July life had been to me a playground, with an interruption or two to the game.
UntilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Until that Fourth of July life had been to me a playground, with an interruption or two to the game.
very
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From this reading I suppose there is always a time when a fellow passes quite suddenly out of the cub-stage and feels himself a man--or, at least, a very great desire to be one.
way
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From this reading At least, that is the way it seemed to me.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When dad took such heroic measures to instil some sense into my head, he interrupted the game for ten days or so--and then I went back to my play, satisfied with new toys.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I suppose there is always a time when a fellow passes quite suddenly out of the cub-stage and feels himself a man--or, at least, a very great desire to be one.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Until that Fourth of July life had been to me a playground, with an interruption or two to the game.
