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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 He took all responsibility and, when the time came, sent his son to a good boarding-school at Yeovil.
Abel
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From this reading THE ADVERTISEMENT Raymond Ironsyde had his way, and local justices, familiar with the situation, were content not to commit Abel, but leave the boy in his father's hands.
ADVERTISEMENT
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From this reading THE ADVERTISEMENT Raymond Ironsyde had his way, and local justices, familiar with the situation, were content not to commit Abel, but leave the boy in his father's hands.
all
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From this reading He took all responsibility and, when the time came, sent his son to a good boarding-school at Yeovil.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ADVERTISEMENT Raymond Ironsyde had his way, and local justices, familiar with the situation, were content not to commit Abel, but leave the boy in his father's hands.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He took all responsibility and, when the time came, sent his son to a good boarding-school at Yeovil.
attempted
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From this reading But his difficulties of character were explained to those now set over him, and they were warned that his moral education, while attempted, had not so far been successful.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Sabina so far met him that the operation was conducted in her name, and since the case of Abel had been kept out of local papers, his fellow scholars knew nothing of his errors.
boarding-school
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From this reading He took all responsibility and, when the time came, sent his son to a good boarding-school at Yeovil.
boy
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From this reading THE ADVERTISEMENT Raymond Ironsyde had his way, and local justices, familiar with the situation, were content not to commit Abel, but leave the boy in his father's hands.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE ADVERTISEMENT Raymond Ironsyde had his way, and local justices, familiar with the situation, were content not to commit Abel, but leave the boy in his father's hands.
came
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From this reading He took all responsibility and, when the time came, sent his son to a good boarding-school at Yeovil.
case
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From this reading Sabina so far met him that the operation was conducted in her name, and since the case of Abel had been kept out of local papers, his fellow scholars knew nothing of his errors.
character
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From this reading But his difficulties of character were explained to those now set over him, and they were warned that his moral education, while attempted, had not so far been successful.
commit
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From this reading THE ADVERTISEMENT Raymond Ironsyde had his way, and local justices, familiar with the situation, were content not to commit Abel, but leave the boy in his father's hands.
concerned
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From this reading Perhaps only one of those concerned much sympathised with Ironsyde in his painful ordeal.
conducted
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From this reading Sabina so far met him that the operation was conducted in her name, and since the case of Abel had been kept out of local papers, his fellow scholars knew nothing of his errors.
content
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From this reading THE ADVERTISEMENT Raymond Ironsyde had his way, and local justices, familiar with the situation, were content not to commit Abel, but leave the boy in his father's hands.
difficulties
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From this reading But his difficulties of character were explained to those now set over him, and they were warned that his moral education, while attempted, had not so far been successful.
education
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From this reading But his difficulties of character were explained to those now set over him, and they were warned that his moral education, while attempted, had not so far been successful.
errors
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From this reading Sabina so far met him that the operation was conducted in her name, and since the case of Abel had been kept out of local papers, his fellow scholars knew nothing of his errors.
explained
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From this reading But his difficulties of character were explained to those now set over him, and they were warned that his moral education, while attempted, had not so far been successful.
familiar
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From this reading THE ADVERTISEMENT Raymond Ironsyde had his way, and local justices, familiar with the situation, were content not to commit Abel, but leave the boy in his father's hands.
far
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From this reading Sabina so far met him that the operation was conducted in her name, and since the case of Abel had been kept out of local papers, his fellow scholars knew nothing of his errors.
father's
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From this reading THE ADVERTISEMENT Raymond Ironsyde had his way, and local justices, familiar with the situation, were content not to commit Abel, but leave the boy in his father's hands.
fellow
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From this reading Sabina so far met him that the operation was conducted in her name, and since the case of Abel had been kept out of local papers, his fellow scholars knew nothing of his errors.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took all responsibility and, when the time came, sent his son to a good boarding-school at Yeovil.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE ADVERTISEMENT Raymond Ironsyde had his way, and local justices, familiar with the situation, were content not to commit Abel, but leave the boy in his father's hands.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading THE ADVERTISEMENT Raymond Ironsyde had his way, and local justices, familiar with the situation, were content not to commit Abel, but leave the boy in his father's hands.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He took all responsibility and, when the time came, sent his son to a good boarding-school at Yeovil.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sabina so far met him that the operation was conducted in her name, and since the case of Abel had been kept out of local papers, his fellow scholars knew nothing of his errors.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sabina so far met him that the operation was conducted in her name, and since the case of Abel had been kept out of local papers, his fellow scholars knew nothing of his errors.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE ADVERTISEMENT Raymond Ironsyde had his way, and local justices, familiar with the situation, were content not to commit Abel, but leave the boy in his father's hands.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE ADVERTISEMENT Raymond Ironsyde had his way, and local justices, familiar with the situation, were content not to commit Abel, but leave the boy in his father's hands.
Ironsyde
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From this reading THE ADVERTISEMENT Raymond Ironsyde had his way, and local justices, familiar with the situation, were content not to commit Abel, but leave the boy in his father's hands.
justices
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From this reading THE ADVERTISEMENT Raymond Ironsyde had his way, and local justices, familiar with the situation, were content not to commit Abel, but leave the boy in his father's hands.
kept
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From this reading Sabina so far met him that the operation was conducted in her name, and since the case of Abel had been kept out of local papers, his fellow scholars knew nothing of his errors.
knew
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From this reading Sabina so far met him that the operation was conducted in her name, and since the case of Abel had been kept out of local papers, his fellow scholars knew nothing of his errors.
leave
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From this reading THE ADVERTISEMENT Raymond Ironsyde had his way, and local justices, familiar with the situation, were content not to commit Abel, but leave the boy in his father's hands.
local
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From this reading THE ADVERTISEMENT Raymond Ironsyde had his way, and local justices, familiar with the situation, were content not to commit Abel, but leave the boy in his father's hands.
met
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From this reading Sabina so far met him that the operation was conducted in her name, and since the case of Abel had been kept out of local papers, his fellow scholars knew nothing of his errors.
moral
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From this reading But his difficulties of character were explained to those now set over him, and they were warned that his moral education, while attempted, had not so far been successful.
much
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From this reading Perhaps only one of those concerned much sympathised with Ironsyde in his painful ordeal.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sabina so far met him that the operation was conducted in her name, and since the case of Abel had been kept out of local papers, his fellow scholars knew nothing of his errors.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE ADVERTISEMENT Raymond Ironsyde had his way, and local justices, familiar with the situation, were content not to commit Abel, but leave the boy in his father's hands.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Sabina so far met him that the operation was conducted in her name, and since the case of Abel had been kept out of local papers, his fellow scholars knew nothing of his errors.
now
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From this reading But his difficulties of character were explained to those now set over him, and they were warned that his moral education, while attempted, had not so far been successful.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sabina so far met him that the operation was conducted in her name, and since the case of Abel had been kept out of local papers, his fellow scholars knew nothing of his errors.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Perhaps only one of those concerned much sympathised with Ironsyde in his painful ordeal.
only
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From this reading Perhaps only one of those concerned much sympathised with Ironsyde in his painful ordeal.
operation
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From this reading Sabina so far met him that the operation was conducted in her name, and since the case of Abel had been kept out of local papers, his fellow scholars knew nothing of his errors.
ordeal
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From this reading Perhaps only one of those concerned much sympathised with Ironsyde in his painful ordeal.
out
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From this reading Sabina so far met him that the operation was conducted in her name, and since the case of Abel had been kept out of local papers, his fellow scholars knew nothing of his errors.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But his difficulties of character were explained to those now set over him, and they were warned that his moral education, while attempted, had not so far been successful.
painful
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From this reading Perhaps only one of those concerned much sympathised with Ironsyde in his painful ordeal.
papers
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From this reading Sabina so far met him that the operation was conducted in her name, and since the case of Abel had been kept out of local papers, his fellow scholars knew nothing of his errors.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps only one of those concerned much sympathised with Ironsyde in his painful ordeal.
Raymond
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From this reading THE ADVERTISEMENT Raymond Ironsyde had his way, and local justices, familiar with the situation, were content not to commit Abel, but leave the boy in his father's hands.
responsibility
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From this reading He took all responsibility and, when the time came, sent his son to a good boarding-school at Yeovil.
Sabina
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From this reading Sabina so far met him that the operation was conducted in her name, and since the case of Abel had been kept out of local papers, his fellow scholars knew nothing of his errors.
scholars
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From this reading Sabina so far met him that the operation was conducted in her name, and since the case of Abel had been kept out of local papers, his fellow scholars knew nothing of his errors.
sent
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From this reading He took all responsibility and, when the time came, sent his son to a good boarding-school at Yeovil.
set
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From this reading But his difficulties of character were explained to those now set over him, and they were warned that his moral education, while attempted, had not so far been successful.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Sabina so far met him that the operation was conducted in her name, and since the case of Abel had been kept out of local papers, his fellow scholars knew nothing of his errors.
situation
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From this reading THE ADVERTISEMENT Raymond Ironsyde had his way, and local justices, familiar with the situation, were content not to commit Abel, but leave the boy in his father's hands.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Sabina so far met him that the operation was conducted in her name, and since the case of Abel had been kept out of local papers, his fellow scholars knew nothing of his errors.
son
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From this reading He took all responsibility and, when the time came, sent his son to a good boarding-school at Yeovil.
successful
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From this reading But his difficulties of character were explained to those now set over him, and they were warned that his moral education, while attempted, had not so far been successful.
sympathised
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From this reading Perhaps only one of those concerned much sympathised with Ironsyde in his painful ordeal.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sabina so far met him that the operation was conducted in her name, and since the case of Abel had been kept out of local papers, his fellow scholars knew nothing of his errors.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ADVERTISEMENT Raymond Ironsyde had his way, and local justices, familiar with the situation, were content not to commit Abel, but leave the boy in his father's hands.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But his difficulties of character were explained to those now set over him, and they were warned that his moral education, while attempted, had not so far been successful.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But his difficulties of character were explained to those now set over him, and they were warned that his moral education, while attempted, had not so far been successful.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took all responsibility and, when the time came, sent his son to a good boarding-school at Yeovil.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE ADVERTISEMENT Raymond Ironsyde had his way, and local justices, familiar with the situation, were content not to commit Abel, but leave the boy in his father's hands.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took all responsibility and, when the time came, sent his son to a good boarding-school at Yeovil.
warned
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From this reading But his difficulties of character were explained to those now set over him, and they were warned that his moral education, while attempted, had not so far been successful.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sabina so far met him that the operation was conducted in her name, and since the case of Abel had been kept out of local papers, his fellow scholars knew nothing of his errors.
way
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From this reading THE ADVERTISEMENT Raymond Ironsyde had his way, and local justices, familiar with the situation, were content not to commit Abel, but leave the boy in his father's hands.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE ADVERTISEMENT Raymond Ironsyde had his way, and local justices, familiar with the situation, were content not to commit Abel, but leave the boy in his father's hands.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He took all responsibility and, when the time came, sent his son to a good boarding-school at Yeovil.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading But his difficulties of character were explained to those now set over him, and they were warned that his moral education, while attempted, had not so far been successful.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE ADVERTISEMENT Raymond Ironsyde had his way, and local justices, familiar with the situation, were content not to commit Abel, but leave the boy in his father's hands.
Yeovil
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From this reading He took all responsibility and, when the time came, sent his son to a good boarding-school at Yeovil.
