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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 LOSING A REPUTATION.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jack was so overjoyed at getting home again that his plain little room seemed a palatial residence when he entered it.
also
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From this reading As long sections of bare skin were visible through his dried but burned clothing, and as the latter was also well sprinkled with hay-seed, he made haste to change his apparel.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As long sections of bare skin were visible through his dried but burned clothing, and as the latter was also well sprinkled with hay-seed, he made haste to change his apparel.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading He really hoped his father would whip him, he had been so bad, and lest the punishment should not be as heavy as he deserved he put on very thin clothing, and neglected to put anything between jacket and skin to temper the blows.
apparel
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From this reading As long sections of bare skin were visible through his dried but burned clothing, and as the latter was also well sprinkled with hay-seed, he made haste to change his apparel.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As long sections of bare skin were visible through his dried but burned clothing, and as the latter was also well sprinkled with hay-seed, he made haste to change his apparel.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jack was so overjoyed at getting home again that his plain little room seemed a palatial residence when he entered it.
bad
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From this reading He really hoped his father would whip him, he had been so bad, and lest the punishment should not be as heavy as he deserved he put on very thin clothing, and neglected to put anything between jacket and skin to temper the blows.
bare
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From this reading As long sections of bare skin were visible through his dried but burned clothing, and as the latter was also well sprinkled with hay-seed, he made haste to change his apparel.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He really hoped his father would whip him, he had been so bad, and lest the punishment should not be as heavy as he deserved he put on very thin clothing, and neglected to put anything between jacket and skin to temper the blows.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He really hoped his father would whip him, he had been so bad, and lest the punishment should not be as heavy as he deserved he put on very thin clothing, and neglected to put anything between jacket and skin to temper the blows.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He really hoped his father would whip him, he had been so bad, and lest the punishment should not be as heavy as he deserved he put on very thin clothing, and neglected to put anything between jacket and skin to temper the blows.
Bible
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From this reading If his father did not punish him, he would punish himself; he would go without pie and cake for a year, or he would commit to memory a chapter of the Bible every day.
blows
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From this reading He really hoped his father would whip him, he had been so bad, and lest the punishment should not be as heavy as he deserved he put on very thin clothing, and neglected to put anything between jacket and skin to temper the blows.
burned
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From this reading As long sections of bare skin were visible through his dried but burned clothing, and as the latter was also well sprinkled with hay-seed, he made haste to change his apparel.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading As long sections of bare skin were visible through his dried but burned clothing, and as the latter was also well sprinkled with hay-seed, he made haste to change his apparel.
cake
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From this reading If his father did not punish him, he would punish himself; he would go without pie and cake for a year, or he would commit to memory a chapter of the Bible every day.
change
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From this reading As long sections of bare skin were visible through his dried but burned clothing, and as the latter was also well sprinkled with hay-seed, he made haste to change his apparel.
chapter
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From this reading If his father did not punish him, he would punish himself; he would go without pie and cake for a year, or he would commit to memory a chapter of the Bible every day.
clothing
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From this reading As long sections of bare skin were visible through his dried but burned clothing, and as the latter was also well sprinkled with hay-seed, he made haste to change his apparel.
commit
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From this reading If his father did not punish him, he would punish himself; he would go without pie and cake for a year, or he would commit to memory a chapter of the Bible every day.
day
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From this reading If his father did not punish him, he would punish himself; he would go without pie and cake for a year, or he would commit to memory a chapter of the Bible every day.
deserved
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From this reading He really hoped his father would whip him, he had been so bad, and lest the punishment should not be as heavy as he deserved he put on very thin clothing, and neglected to put anything between jacket and skin to temper the blows.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading If his father did not punish him, he would punish himself; he would go without pie and cake for a year, or he would commit to memory a chapter of the Bible every day.
dried
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From this reading As long sections of bare skin were visible through his dried but burned clothing, and as the latter was also well sprinkled with hay-seed, he made haste to change his apparel.
entered
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From this reading Jack was so overjoyed at getting home again that his plain little room seemed a palatial residence when he entered it.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading If his father did not punish him, he would punish himself; he would go without pie and cake for a year, or he would commit to memory a chapter of the Bible every day.
father
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From this reading He really hoped his father would whip him, he had been so bad, and lest the punishment should not be as heavy as he deserved he put on very thin clothing, and neglected to put anything between jacket and skin to temper the blows.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If his father did not punish him, he would punish himself; he would go without pie and cake for a year, or he would commit to memory a chapter of the Bible every day.
getting
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From this reading Jack was so overjoyed at getting home again that his plain little room seemed a palatial residence when he entered it.
go
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From this reading If his father did not punish him, he would punish himself; he would go without pie and cake for a year, or he would commit to memory a chapter of the Bible every day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He really hoped his father would whip him, he had been so bad, and lest the punishment should not be as heavy as he deserved he put on very thin clothing, and neglected to put anything between jacket and skin to temper the blows.
haste
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From this reading As long sections of bare skin were visible through his dried but burned clothing, and as the latter was also well sprinkled with hay-seed, he made haste to change his apparel.
hay-seed
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From this reading As long sections of bare skin were visible through his dried but burned clothing, and as the latter was also well sprinkled with hay-seed, he made haste to change his apparel.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jack was so overjoyed at getting home again that his plain little room seemed a palatial residence when he entered it.
heavy
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From this reading He really hoped his father would whip him, he had been so bad, and lest the punishment should not be as heavy as he deserved he put on very thin clothing, and neglected to put anything between jacket and skin to temper the blows.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He really hoped his father would whip him, he had been so bad, and lest the punishment should not be as heavy as he deserved he put on very thin clothing, and neglected to put anything between jacket and skin to temper the blows.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading If his father did not punish him, he would punish himself; he would go without pie and cake for a year, or he would commit to memory a chapter of the Bible every day.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jack was so overjoyed at getting home again that his plain little room seemed a palatial residence when he entered it.
home
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From this reading Jack was so overjoyed at getting home again that his plain little room seemed a palatial residence when he entered it.
hoped
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From this reading He really hoped his father would whip him, he had been so bad, and lest the punishment should not be as heavy as he deserved he put on very thin clothing, and neglected to put anything between jacket and skin to temper the blows.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If his father did not punish him, he would punish himself; he would go without pie and cake for a year, or he would commit to memory a chapter of the Bible every day.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Jack was so overjoyed at getting home again that his plain little room seemed a palatial residence when he entered it.
Jack
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From this reading Jack was so overjoyed at getting home again that his plain little room seemed a palatial residence when he entered it.
jacket
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From this reading He really hoped his father would whip him, he had been so bad, and lest the punishment should not be as heavy as he deserved he put on very thin clothing, and neglected to put anything between jacket and skin to temper the blows.
latter
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From this reading As long sections of bare skin were visible through his dried but burned clothing, and as the latter was also well sprinkled with hay-seed, he made haste to change his apparel.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading He really hoped his father would whip him, he had been so bad, and lest the punishment should not be as heavy as he deserved he put on very thin clothing, and neglected to put anything between jacket and skin to temper the blows.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jack was so overjoyed at getting home again that his plain little room seemed a palatial residence when he entered it.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As long sections of bare skin were visible through his dried but burned clothing, and as the latter was also well sprinkled with hay-seed, he made haste to change his apparel.
LOSING
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From this reading LOSING A REPUTATION.
made
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From this reading As long sections of bare skin were visible through his dried but burned clothing, and as the latter was also well sprinkled with hay-seed, he made haste to change his apparel.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading If his father did not punish him, he would punish himself; he would go without pie and cake for a year, or he would commit to memory a chapter of the Bible every day.
neglected
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From this reading He really hoped his father would whip him, he had been so bad, and lest the punishment should not be as heavy as he deserved he put on very thin clothing, and neglected to put anything between jacket and skin to temper the blows.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He really hoped his father would whip him, he had been so bad, and lest the punishment should not be as heavy as he deserved he put on very thin clothing, and neglected to put anything between jacket and skin to temper the blows.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As long sections of bare skin were visible through his dried but burned clothing, and as the latter was also well sprinkled with hay-seed, he made haste to change his apparel.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He really hoped his father would whip him, he had been so bad, and lest the punishment should not be as heavy as he deserved he put on very thin clothing, and neglected to put anything between jacket and skin to temper the blows.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading If his father did not punish him, he would punish himself; he would go without pie and cake for a year, or he would commit to memory a chapter of the Bible every day.
overjoyed
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From this reading Jack was so overjoyed at getting home again that his plain little room seemed a palatial residence when he entered it.
palatial
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From this reading Jack was so overjoyed at getting home again that his plain little room seemed a palatial residence when he entered it.
pie
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From this reading If his father did not punish him, he would punish himself; he would go without pie and cake for a year, or he would commit to memory a chapter of the Bible every day.
plain
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From this reading Jack was so overjoyed at getting home again that his plain little room seemed a palatial residence when he entered it.
punish
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From this reading If his father did not punish him, he would punish himself; he would go without pie and cake for a year, or he would commit to memory a chapter of the Bible every day.
punishment
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From this reading He really hoped his father would whip him, he had been so bad, and lest the punishment should not be as heavy as he deserved he put on very thin clothing, and neglected to put anything between jacket and skin to temper the blows.
put
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From this reading He really hoped his father would whip him, he had been so bad, and lest the punishment should not be as heavy as he deserved he put on very thin clothing, and neglected to put anything between jacket and skin to temper the blows.
really
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From this reading He really hoped his father would whip him, he had been so bad, and lest the punishment should not be as heavy as he deserved he put on very thin clothing, and neglected to put anything between jacket and skin to temper the blows.
REPUTATION
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From this reading LOSING A REPUTATION.
residence
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From this reading Jack was so overjoyed at getting home again that his plain little room seemed a palatial residence when he entered it.
room
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From this reading Jack was so overjoyed at getting home again that his plain little room seemed a palatial residence when he entered it.
sections
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From this reading As long sections of bare skin were visible through his dried but burned clothing, and as the latter was also well sprinkled with hay-seed, he made haste to change his apparel.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jack was so overjoyed at getting home again that his plain little room seemed a palatial residence when he entered it.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He really hoped his father would whip him, he had been so bad, and lest the punishment should not be as heavy as he deserved he put on very thin clothing, and neglected to put anything between jacket and skin to temper the blows.
skin
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From this reading As long sections of bare skin were visible through his dried but burned clothing, and as the latter was also well sprinkled with hay-seed, he made haste to change his apparel.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Jack was so overjoyed at getting home again that his plain little room seemed a palatial residence when he entered it.
sprinkled
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From this reading As long sections of bare skin were visible through his dried but burned clothing, and as the latter was also well sprinkled with hay-seed, he made haste to change his apparel.
temper
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From this reading He really hoped his father would whip him, he had been so bad, and lest the punishment should not be as heavy as he deserved he put on very thin clothing, and neglected to put anything between jacket and skin to temper the blows.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Jack was so overjoyed at getting home again that his plain little room seemed a palatial residence when he entered it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As long sections of bare skin were visible through his dried but burned clothing, and as the latter was also well sprinkled with hay-seed, he made haste to change his apparel.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading He really hoped his father would whip him, he had been so bad, and lest the punishment should not be as heavy as he deserved he put on very thin clothing, and neglected to put anything between jacket and skin to temper the blows.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As long sections of bare skin were visible through his dried but burned clothing, and as the latter was also well sprinkled with hay-seed, he made haste to change his apparel.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As long sections of bare skin were visible through his dried but burned clothing, and as the latter was also well sprinkled with hay-seed, he made haste to change his apparel.
very
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From this reading He really hoped his father would whip him, he had been so bad, and lest the punishment should not be as heavy as he deserved he put on very thin clothing, and neglected to put anything between jacket and skin to temper the blows.
visible
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From this reading As long sections of bare skin were visible through his dried but burned clothing, and as the latter was also well sprinkled with hay-seed, he made haste to change his apparel.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jack was so overjoyed at getting home again that his plain little room seemed a palatial residence when he entered it.
well
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From this reading As long sections of bare skin were visible through his dried but burned clothing, and as the latter was also well sprinkled with hay-seed, he made haste to change his apparel.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As long sections of bare skin were visible through his dried but burned clothing, and as the latter was also well sprinkled with hay-seed, he made haste to change his apparel.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Jack was so overjoyed at getting home again that his plain little room seemed a palatial residence when he entered it.
whip
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From this reading He really hoped his father would whip him, he had been so bad, and lest the punishment should not be as heavy as he deserved he put on very thin clothing, and neglected to put anything between jacket and skin to temper the blows.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As long sections of bare skin were visible through his dried but burned clothing, and as the latter was also well sprinkled with hay-seed, he made haste to change his apparel.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading If his father did not punish him, he would punish himself; he would go without pie and cake for a year, or he would commit to memory a chapter of the Bible every day.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He really hoped his father would whip him, he had been so bad, and lest the punishment should not be as heavy as he deserved he put on very thin clothing, and neglected to put anything between jacket and skin to temper the blows.
year
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From this reading If his father did not punish him, he would punish himself; he would go without pie and cake for a year, or he would commit to memory a chapter of the Bible every day.
