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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 Teachers know how an epidemic of naughtiness will sweep a class; this was much the same thing.
actual
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From this reading There was no actual outbreak; it was chiefly evinced in defiant looks and an impudent swagger.
admit
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From this reading It was difficult to trace back, for the red people hang together solidly; a man with even a trace of red blood will rarely admit a white man into the secrets of the race.
almost
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From this reading Under questioning they maintain a bland front that it is almost impossible to break down.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading HOOLIAM When the spring days came around, Stonor, whose business it was to keep watch on such things, began to perceive an undercurrent of waywardness among the Indians and breeds of the post.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading HOOLIAM When the spring days came around, Stonor, whose business it was to keep watch on such things, began to perceive an undercurrent of waywardness among the Indians and breeds of the post.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOOLIAM When the spring days came around, Stonor, whose business it was to keep watch on such things, began to perceive an undercurrent of waywardness among the Indians and breeds of the post.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading HOOLIAM When the spring days came around, Stonor, whose business it was to keep watch on such things, began to perceive an undercurrent of waywardness among the Indians and breeds of the post.
back
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From this reading It was difficult to trace back, for the red people hang together solidly; a man with even a trace of red blood will rarely admit a white man into the secrets of the race.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOOLIAM When the spring days came around, Stonor, whose business it was to keep watch on such things, began to perceive an undercurrent of waywardness among the Indians and breeds of the post.
bland
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From this reading Under questioning they maintain a bland front that it is almost impossible to break down.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was difficult to trace back, for the red people hang together solidly; a man with even a trace of red blood will rarely admit a white man into the secrets of the race.
break
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From this reading Under questioning they maintain a bland front that it is almost impossible to break down.
breeds
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From this reading HOOLIAM When the spring days came around, Stonor, whose business it was to keep watch on such things, began to perceive an undercurrent of waywardness among the Indians and breeds of the post.
business
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From this reading HOOLIAM When the spring days came around, Stonor, whose business it was to keep watch on such things, began to perceive an undercurrent of waywardness among the Indians and breeds of the post.
came
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From this reading HOOLIAM When the spring days came around, Stonor, whose business it was to keep watch on such things, began to perceive an undercurrent of waywardness among the Indians and breeds of the post.
chiefly
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From this reading There was no actual outbreak; it was chiefly evinced in defiant looks and an impudent swagger.
class
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From this reading Teachers know how an epidemic of naughtiness will sweep a class; this was much the same thing.
days
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From this reading HOOLIAM When the spring days came around, Stonor, whose business it was to keep watch on such things, began to perceive an undercurrent of waywardness among the Indians and breeds of the post.
defiant
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From this reading There was no actual outbreak; it was chiefly evinced in defiant looks and an impudent swagger.
difficult
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From this reading It was difficult to trace back, for the red people hang together solidly; a man with even a trace of red blood will rarely admit a white man into the secrets of the race.
down
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From this reading Under questioning they maintain a bland front that it is almost impossible to break down.
epidemic
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From this reading Teachers know how an epidemic of naughtiness will sweep a class; this was much the same thing.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was difficult to trace back, for the red people hang together solidly; a man with even a trace of red blood will rarely admit a white man into the secrets of the race.
evinced
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From this reading There was no actual outbreak; it was chiefly evinced in defiant looks and an impudent swagger.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was difficult to trace back, for the red people hang together solidly; a man with even a trace of red blood will rarely admit a white man into the secrets of the race.
front
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From this reading Under questioning they maintain a bland front that it is almost impossible to break down.
hang
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From this reading It was difficult to trace back, for the red people hang together solidly; a man with even a trace of red blood will rarely admit a white man into the secrets of the race.
HOOLIAM
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From this reading HOOLIAM When the spring days came around, Stonor, whose business it was to keep watch on such things, began to perceive an undercurrent of waywardness among the Indians and breeds of the post.
how
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From this reading Teachers know how an epidemic of naughtiness will sweep a class; this was much the same thing.
impossible
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From this reading Under questioning they maintain a bland front that it is almost impossible to break down.
impudent
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From this reading There was no actual outbreak; it was chiefly evinced in defiant looks and an impudent swagger.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was no actual outbreak; it was chiefly evinced in defiant looks and an impudent swagger.
Indians
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From this reading HOOLIAM When the spring days came around, Stonor, whose business it was to keep watch on such things, began to perceive an undercurrent of waywardness among the Indians and breeds of the post.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was difficult to trace back, for the red people hang together solidly; a man with even a trace of red blood will rarely admit a white man into the secrets of the race.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Under questioning they maintain a bland front that it is almost impossible to break down.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading HOOLIAM When the spring days came around, Stonor, whose business it was to keep watch on such things, began to perceive an undercurrent of waywardness among the Indians and breeds of the post.
keep
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From this reading HOOLIAM When the spring days came around, Stonor, whose business it was to keep watch on such things, began to perceive an undercurrent of waywardness among the Indians and breeds of the post.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Teachers know how an epidemic of naughtiness will sweep a class; this was much the same thing.
looks
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From this reading There was no actual outbreak; it was chiefly evinced in defiant looks and an impudent swagger.
maintain
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From this reading Under questioning they maintain a bland front that it is almost impossible to break down.
man
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From this reading It was difficult to trace back, for the red people hang together solidly; a man with even a trace of red blood will rarely admit a white man into the secrets of the race.
much
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From this reading Teachers know how an epidemic of naughtiness will sweep a class; this was much the same thing.
naughtiness
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From this reading Teachers know how an epidemic of naughtiness will sweep a class; this was much the same thing.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no actual outbreak; it was chiefly evinced in defiant looks and an impudent swagger.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOOLIAM When the spring days came around, Stonor, whose business it was to keep watch on such things, began to perceive an undercurrent of waywardness among the Indians and breeds of the post.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading HOOLIAM When the spring days came around, Stonor, whose business it was to keep watch on such things, began to perceive an undercurrent of waywardness among the Indians and breeds of the post.
outbreak
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From this reading There was no actual outbreak; it was chiefly evinced in defiant looks and an impudent swagger.
people
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From this reading It was difficult to trace back, for the red people hang together solidly; a man with even a trace of red blood will rarely admit a white man into the secrets of the race.
perceive
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From this reading HOOLIAM When the spring days came around, Stonor, whose business it was to keep watch on such things, began to perceive an undercurrent of waywardness among the Indians and breeds of the post.
post
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From this reading HOOLIAM When the spring days came around, Stonor, whose business it was to keep watch on such things, began to perceive an undercurrent of waywardness among the Indians and breeds of the post.
questioning
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From this reading Under questioning they maintain a bland front that it is almost impossible to break down.
race
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From this reading It was difficult to trace back, for the red people hang together solidly; a man with even a trace of red blood will rarely admit a white man into the secrets of the race.
rarely
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From this reading It was difficult to trace back, for the red people hang together solidly; a man with even a trace of red blood will rarely admit a white man into the secrets of the race.
red
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From this reading It was difficult to trace back, for the red people hang together solidly; a man with even a trace of red blood will rarely admit a white man into the secrets of the race.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Teachers know how an epidemic of naughtiness will sweep a class; this was much the same thing.
secrets
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From this reading It was difficult to trace back, for the red people hang together solidly; a man with even a trace of red blood will rarely admit a white man into the secrets of the race.
solidly
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From this reading It was difficult to trace back, for the red people hang together solidly; a man with even a trace of red blood will rarely admit a white man into the secrets of the race.
spring
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From this reading HOOLIAM When the spring days came around, Stonor, whose business it was to keep watch on such things, began to perceive an undercurrent of waywardness among the Indians and breeds of the post.
Stonor
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From this reading HOOLIAM When the spring days came around, Stonor, whose business it was to keep watch on such things, began to perceive an undercurrent of waywardness among the Indians and breeds of the post.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading HOOLIAM When the spring days came around, Stonor, whose business it was to keep watch on such things, began to perceive an undercurrent of waywardness among the Indians and breeds of the post.
swagger
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From this reading There was no actual outbreak; it was chiefly evinced in defiant looks and an impudent swagger.
sweep
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From this reading Teachers know how an epidemic of naughtiness will sweep a class; this was much the same thing.
Teachers
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From this reading Teachers know how an epidemic of naughtiness will sweep a class; this was much the same thing.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Under questioning they maintain a bland front that it is almost impossible to break down.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOOLIAM When the spring days came around, Stonor, whose business it was to keep watch on such things, began to perceive an undercurrent of waywardness among the Indians and breeds of the post.
There
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From this reading There was no actual outbreak; it was chiefly evinced in defiant looks and an impudent swagger.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Under questioning they maintain a bland front that it is almost impossible to break down.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Teachers know how an epidemic of naughtiness will sweep a class; this was much the same thing.
things
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From this reading HOOLIAM When the spring days came around, Stonor, whose business it was to keep watch on such things, began to perceive an undercurrent of waywardness among the Indians and breeds of the post.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Teachers know how an epidemic of naughtiness will sweep a class; this was much the same thing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOOLIAM When the spring days came around, Stonor, whose business it was to keep watch on such things, began to perceive an undercurrent of waywardness among the Indians and breeds of the post.
together
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From this reading It was difficult to trace back, for the red people hang together solidly; a man with even a trace of red blood will rarely admit a white man into the secrets of the race.
trace
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From this reading It was difficult to trace back, for the red people hang together solidly; a man with even a trace of red blood will rarely admit a white man into the secrets of the race.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under questioning they maintain a bland front that it is almost impossible to break down.
undercurrent
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From this reading HOOLIAM When the spring days came around, Stonor, whose business it was to keep watch on such things, began to perceive an undercurrent of waywardness among the Indians and breeds of the post.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOOLIAM When the spring days came around, Stonor, whose business it was to keep watch on such things, began to perceive an undercurrent of waywardness among the Indians and breeds of the post.
watch
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From this reading HOOLIAM When the spring days came around, Stonor, whose business it was to keep watch on such things, began to perceive an undercurrent of waywardness among the Indians and breeds of the post.
waywardness
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From this reading HOOLIAM When the spring days came around, Stonor, whose business it was to keep watch on such things, began to perceive an undercurrent of waywardness among the Indians and breeds of the post.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading HOOLIAM When the spring days came around, Stonor, whose business it was to keep watch on such things, began to perceive an undercurrent of waywardness among the Indians and breeds of the post.
white
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From this reading It was difficult to trace back, for the red people hang together solidly; a man with even a trace of red blood will rarely admit a white man into the secrets of the race.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading HOOLIAM When the spring days came around, Stonor, whose business it was to keep watch on such things, began to perceive an undercurrent of waywardness among the Indians and breeds of the post.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Teachers know how an epidemic of naughtiness will sweep a class; this was much the same thing.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was difficult to trace back, for the red people hang together solidly; a man with even a trace of red blood will rarely admit a white man into the secrets of the race.
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