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account
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From this reading They never seemed to forget that they had promised Aleck should be as my brother, therefore every arrangement took us equally into account.
admiration
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From this reading I can remember now with admiration, how carefully they measured out even-handed justice to my cousin and myself.
adventures
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From this reading My story would grow too long were I to tell of all the employments, amusements, and adventures, which made the months fly rapidly by with us boys that summer and autumn long ago at Braycombe.
ago
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From this reading My story would grow too long were I to tell of all the employments, amusements, and adventures, which made the months fly rapidly by with us boys that summer and autumn long ago at Braycombe.
Aleck
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From this reading They never seemed to forget that they had promised Aleck should be as my brother, therefore every arrangement took us equally into account.
all
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From this reading My story would grow too long were I to tell of all the employments, amusements, and adventures, which made the months fly rapidly by with us boys that summer and autumn long ago at Braycombe.
amusements
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From this reading My story would grow too long were I to tell of all the employments, amusements, and adventures, which made the months fly rapidly by with us boys that summer and autumn long ago at Braycombe.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My story would grow too long were I to tell of all the employments, amusements, and adventures, which made the months fly rapidly by with us boys that summer and autumn long ago at Braycombe.
arrangement
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From this reading They never seemed to forget that they had promised Aleck should be as my brother, therefore every arrangement took us equally into account.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They never seemed to forget that they had promised Aleck should be as my brother, therefore every arrangement took us equally into account.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My story would grow too long were I to tell of all the employments, amusements, and adventures, which made the months fly rapidly by with us boys that summer and autumn long ago at Braycombe.
autumn
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From this reading My story would grow too long were I to tell of all the employments, amusements, and adventures, which made the months fly rapidly by with us boys that summer and autumn long ago at Braycombe.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They never seemed to forget that they had promised Aleck should be as my brother, therefore every arrangement took us equally into account.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading My cousin's companionship made me more than usually diligent in my studies, and more than usually eager in my amusements; whilst the watchful care of my parents seemed to screen me from many of the minor trials and temptations which might otherwise have rendered me less happy than I had been in former days.
boys
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From this reading My story would grow too long were I to tell of all the employments, amusements, and adventures, which made the months fly rapidly by with us boys that summer and autumn long ago at Braycombe.
Braycombe
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From this reading My story would grow too long were I to tell of all the employments, amusements, and adventures, which made the months fly rapidly by with us boys that summer and autumn long ago at Braycombe.
brother
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From this reading They never seemed to forget that they had promised Aleck should be as my brother, therefore every arrangement took us equally into account.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading My story would grow too long were I to tell of all the employments, amusements, and adventures, which made the months fly rapidly by with us boys that summer and autumn long ago at Braycombe.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can remember now with admiration, how carefully they measured out even-handed justice to my cousin and myself.
care
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From this reading My cousin's companionship made me more than usually diligent in my studies, and more than usually eager in my amusements; whilst the watchful care of my parents seemed to screen me from many of the minor trials and temptations which might otherwise have rendered me less happy than I had been in former days.
carefully
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From this reading I can remember now with admiration, how carefully they measured out even-handed justice to my cousin and myself.
companionship
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From this reading My cousin's companionship made me more than usually diligent in my studies, and more than usually eager in my amusements; whilst the watchful care of my parents seemed to screen me from many of the minor trials and temptations which might otherwise have rendered me less happy than I had been in former days.
cousin
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From this reading I can remember now with admiration, how carefully they measured out even-handed justice to my cousin and myself.
cousin's
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From this reading My cousin's companionship made me more than usually diligent in my studies, and more than usually eager in my amusements; whilst the watchful care of my parents seemed to screen me from many of the minor trials and temptations which might otherwise have rendered me less happy than I had been in former days.
days
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From this reading My cousin's companionship made me more than usually diligent in my studies, and more than usually eager in my amusements; whilst the watchful care of my parents seemed to screen me from many of the minor trials and temptations which might otherwise have rendered me less happy than I had been in former days.
diligent
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From this reading My cousin's companionship made me more than usually diligent in my studies, and more than usually eager in my amusements; whilst the watchful care of my parents seemed to screen me from many of the minor trials and temptations which might otherwise have rendered me less happy than I had been in former days.
eager
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From this reading My cousin's companionship made me more than usually diligent in my studies, and more than usually eager in my amusements; whilst the watchful care of my parents seemed to screen me from many of the minor trials and temptations which might otherwise have rendered me less happy than I had been in former days.
employments
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From this reading My story would grow too long were I to tell of all the employments, amusements, and adventures, which made the months fly rapidly by with us boys that summer and autumn long ago at Braycombe.
equallynounUS /ˈequally/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They never seemed to forget that they had promised Aleck should be as my brother, therefore every arrangement took us equally into account.
even-handed
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From this reading I can remember now with admiration, how carefully they measured out even-handed justice to my cousin and myself.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading They never seemed to forget that they had promised Aleck should be as my brother, therefore every arrangement took us equally into account.
fly
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From this reading My story would grow too long were I to tell of all the employments, amusements, and adventures, which made the months fly rapidly by with us boys that summer and autumn long ago at Braycombe.
forget
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From this reading They never seemed to forget that they had promised Aleck should be as my brother, therefore every arrangement took us equally into account.
former
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From this reading My cousin's companionship made me more than usually diligent in my studies, and more than usually eager in my amusements; whilst the watchful care of my parents seemed to screen me from many of the minor trials and temptations which might otherwise have rendered me less happy than I had been in former days.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading My cousin's companionship made me more than usually diligent in my studies, and more than usually eager in my amusements; whilst the watchful care of my parents seemed to screen me from many of the minor trials and temptations which might otherwise have rendered me less happy than I had been in former days.
grow
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From this reading My story would grow too long were I to tell of all the employments, amusements, and adventures, which made the months fly rapidly by with us boys that summer and autumn long ago at Braycombe.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My cousin's companionship made me more than usually diligent in my studies, and more than usually eager in my amusements; whilst the watchful care of my parents seemed to screen me from many of the minor trials and temptations which might otherwise have rendered me less happy than I had been in former days.
happy
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From this reading My cousin's companionship made me more than usually diligent in my studies, and more than usually eager in my amusements; whilst the watchful care of my parents seemed to screen me from many of the minor trials and temptations which might otherwise have rendered me less happy than I had been in former days.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My cousin's companionship made me more than usually diligent in my studies, and more than usually eager in my amusements; whilst the watchful care of my parents seemed to screen me from many of the minor trials and temptations which might otherwise have rendered me less happy than I had been in former days.
how
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From this reading I can remember now with admiration, how carefully they measured out even-handed justice to my cousin and myself.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My story would grow too long were I to tell of all the employments, amusements, and adventures, which made the months fly rapidly by with us boys that summer and autumn long ago at Braycombe.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My cousin's companionship made me more than usually diligent in my studies, and more than usually eager in my amusements; whilst the watchful care of my parents seemed to screen me from many of the minor trials and temptations which might otherwise have rendered me less happy than I had been in former days.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They never seemed to forget that they had promised Aleck should be as my brother, therefore every arrangement took us equally into account.
justice
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From this reading I can remember now with admiration, how carefully they measured out even-handed justice to my cousin and myself.
less
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From this reading My cousin's companionship made me more than usually diligent in my studies, and more than usually eager in my amusements; whilst the watchful care of my parents seemed to screen me from many of the minor trials and temptations which might otherwise have rendered me less happy than I had been in former days.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My story would grow too long were I to tell of all the employments, amusements, and adventures, which made the months fly rapidly by with us boys that summer and autumn long ago at Braycombe.
made
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From this reading My story would grow too long were I to tell of all the employments, amusements, and adventures, which made the months fly rapidly by with us boys that summer and autumn long ago at Braycombe.
many
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From this reading My cousin's companionship made me more than usually diligent in my studies, and more than usually eager in my amusements; whilst the watchful care of my parents seemed to screen me from many of the minor trials and temptations which might otherwise have rendered me less happy than I had been in former days.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My cousin's companionship made me more than usually diligent in my studies, and more than usually eager in my amusements; whilst the watchful care of my parents seemed to screen me from many of the minor trials and temptations which might otherwise have rendered me less happy than I had been in former days.
measured
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From this reading I can remember now with admiration, how carefully they measured out even-handed justice to my cousin and myself.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading My cousin's companionship made me more than usually diligent in my studies, and more than usually eager in my amusements; whilst the watchful care of my parents seemed to screen me from many of the minor trials and temptations which might otherwise have rendered me less happy than I had been in former days.
minor
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From this reading My cousin's companionship made me more than usually diligent in my studies, and more than usually eager in my amusements; whilst the watchful care of my parents seemed to screen me from many of the minor trials and temptations which might otherwise have rendered me less happy than I had been in former days.
months
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From this reading My story would grow too long were I to tell of all the employments, amusements, and adventures, which made the months fly rapidly by with us boys that summer and autumn long ago at Braycombe.
more
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From this reading My cousin's companionship made me more than usually diligent in my studies, and more than usually eager in my amusements; whilst the watchful care of my parents seemed to screen me from many of the minor trials and temptations which might otherwise have rendered me less happy than I had been in former days.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My story would grow too long were I to tell of all the employments, amusements, and adventures, which made the months fly rapidly by with us boys that summer and autumn long ago at Braycombe.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I can remember now with admiration, how carefully they measured out even-handed justice to my cousin and myself.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They never seemed to forget that they had promised Aleck should be as my brother, therefore every arrangement took us equally into account.
now
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From this reading I can remember now with admiration, how carefully they measured out even-handed justice to my cousin and myself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My story would grow too long were I to tell of all the employments, amusements, and adventures, which made the months fly rapidly by with us boys that summer and autumn long ago at Braycombe.
otherwise
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From this reading My cousin's companionship made me more than usually diligent in my studies, and more than usually eager in my amusements; whilst the watchful care of my parents seemed to screen me from many of the minor trials and temptations which might otherwise have rendered me less happy than I had been in former days.
out
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From this reading I can remember now with admiration, how carefully they measured out even-handed justice to my cousin and myself.
parents
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From this reading My cousin's companionship made me more than usually diligent in my studies, and more than usually eager in my amusements; whilst the watchful care of my parents seemed to screen me from many of the minor trials and temptations which might otherwise have rendered me less happy than I had been in former days.
promised
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From this reading They never seemed to forget that they had promised Aleck should be as my brother, therefore every arrangement took us equally into account.
rapidly
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From this reading My story would grow too long were I to tell of all the employments, amusements, and adventures, which made the months fly rapidly by with us boys that summer and autumn long ago at Braycombe.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading I can remember now with admiration, how carefully they measured out even-handed justice to my cousin and myself.
rendered
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From this reading My cousin's companionship made me more than usually diligent in my studies, and more than usually eager in my amusements; whilst the watchful care of my parents seemed to screen me from many of the minor trials and temptations which might otherwise have rendered me less happy than I had been in former days.
screen
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From this reading My cousin's companionship made me more than usually diligent in my studies, and more than usually eager in my amusements; whilst the watchful care of my parents seemed to screen me from many of the minor trials and temptations which might otherwise have rendered me less happy than I had been in former days.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My cousin's companionship made me more than usually diligent in my studies, and more than usually eager in my amusements; whilst the watchful care of my parents seemed to screen me from many of the minor trials and temptations which might otherwise have rendered me less happy than I had been in former days.
SHIP-BUILDING
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From this reading SHIP-BUILDING.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading They never seemed to forget that they had promised Aleck should be as my brother, therefore every arrangement took us equally into account.
story
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From this reading My story would grow too long were I to tell of all the employments, amusements, and adventures, which made the months fly rapidly by with us boys that summer and autumn long ago at Braycombe.
studies
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From this reading My cousin's companionship made me more than usually diligent in my studies, and more than usually eager in my amusements; whilst the watchful care of my parents seemed to screen me from many of the minor trials and temptations which might otherwise have rendered me less happy than I had been in former days.
summer
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From this reading My story would grow too long were I to tell of all the employments, amusements, and adventures, which made the months fly rapidly by with us boys that summer and autumn long ago at Braycombe.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My story would grow too long were I to tell of all the employments, amusements, and adventures, which made the months fly rapidly by with us boys that summer and autumn long ago at Braycombe.
temptations
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From this reading My cousin's companionship made me more than usually diligent in my studies, and more than usually eager in my amusements; whilst the watchful care of my parents seemed to screen me from many of the minor trials and temptations which might otherwise have rendered me less happy than I had been in former days.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading My cousin's companionship made me more than usually diligent in my studies, and more than usually eager in my amusements; whilst the watchful care of my parents seemed to screen me from many of the minor trials and temptations which might otherwise have rendered me less happy than I had been in former days.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My story would grow too long were I to tell of all the employments, amusements, and adventures, which made the months fly rapidly by with us boys that summer and autumn long ago at Braycombe.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My story would grow too long were I to tell of all the employments, amusements, and adventures, which made the months fly rapidly by with us boys that summer and autumn long ago at Braycombe.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading They never seemed to forget that they had promised Aleck should be as my brother, therefore every arrangement took us equally into account.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I can remember now with admiration, how carefully they measured out even-handed justice to my cousin and myself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My story would grow too long were I to tell of all the employments, amusements, and adventures, which made the months fly rapidly by with us boys that summer and autumn long ago at Braycombe.
too
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From this reading My story would grow too long were I to tell of all the employments, amusements, and adventures, which made the months fly rapidly by with us boys that summer and autumn long ago at Braycombe.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They never seemed to forget that they had promised Aleck should be as my brother, therefore every arrangement took us equally into account.
trials
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From this reading My cousin's companionship made me more than usually diligent in my studies, and more than usually eager in my amusements; whilst the watchful care of my parents seemed to screen me from many of the minor trials and temptations which might otherwise have rendered me less happy than I had been in former days.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My story would grow too long were I to tell of all the employments, amusements, and adventures, which made the months fly rapidly by with us boys that summer and autumn long ago at Braycombe.
usually
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From this reading My cousin's companionship made me more than usually diligent in my studies, and more than usually eager in my amusements; whilst the watchful care of my parents seemed to screen me from many of the minor trials and temptations which might otherwise have rendered me less happy than I had been in former days.
watchful
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From this reading My cousin's companionship made me more than usually diligent in my studies, and more than usually eager in my amusements; whilst the watchful care of my parents seemed to screen me from many of the minor trials and temptations which might otherwise have rendered me less happy than I had been in former days.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My story would grow too long were I to tell of all the employments, amusements, and adventures, which made the months fly rapidly by with us boys that summer and autumn long ago at Braycombe.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading My story would grow too long were I to tell of all the employments, amusements, and adventures, which made the months fly rapidly by with us boys that summer and autumn long ago at Braycombe.
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading My cousin's companionship made me more than usually diligent in my studies, and more than usually eager in my amusements; whilst the watchful care of my parents seemed to screen me from many of the minor trials and temptations which might otherwise have rendered me less happy than I had been in former days.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading My story would grow too long were I to tell of all the employments, amusements, and adventures, which made the months fly rapidly by with us boys that summer and autumn long ago at Braycombe.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading My story would grow too long were I to tell of all the employments, amusements, and adventures, which made the months fly rapidly by with us boys that summer and autumn long ago at Braycombe.
