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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 THE CHALLENGE The Christmas vacation brought Sam a chance to consider his school experiences away from the school atmosphere.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The quiet trust of his parents braced the boy strongly against the influence of evil.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He did this in part deliberately, in part by an unconscious process of comparison of school standards with home standards, the hard facts of student life with the fine and high ideals of his father and mother.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He did this in part deliberately, in part by an unconscious process of comparison of school standards with home standards, the hard facts of student life with the fine and high ideals of his father and mother.
Archer
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From this reading Certain phases of schoolboy morality he talked over with Mr. Archer, who, pleased to receive the confidence of his son, met frankness with frankness and cleared Sam’s mind of many a harassing doubt.
associate
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From this reading Sam went back to school resolved that if he could not have the intimacy of the best he would at least not associate with the worst; if he could not be popular with those whom he respected, he would not seek the favor of those whom he could not respect.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sam went back to school resolved that if he could not have the intimacy of the best he would at least not associate with the worst; if he could not be popular with those whom he respected, he would not seek the favor of those whom he could not respect.
atmosphere
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From this reading THE CHALLENGE The Christmas vacation brought Sam a chance to consider his school experiences away from the school atmosphere.
away
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From this reading THE CHALLENGE The Christmas vacation brought Sam a chance to consider his school experiences away from the school atmosphere.
back
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From this reading Sam went back to school resolved that if he could not have the intimacy of the best he would at least not associate with the worst; if he could not be popular with those whom he respected, he would not seek the favor of those whom he could not respect.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Sam went back to school resolved that if he could not have the intimacy of the best he would at least not associate with the worst; if he could not be popular with those whom he respected, he would not seek the favor of those whom he could not respect.
best
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From this reading Sam went back to school resolved that if he could not have the intimacy of the best he would at least not associate with the worst; if he could not be popular with those whom he respected, he would not seek the favor of those whom he could not respect.
boy
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From this reading The quiet trust of his parents braced the boy strongly against the influence of evil.
braced
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From this reading The quiet trust of his parents braced the boy strongly against the influence of evil.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE CHALLENGE The Christmas vacation brought Sam a chance to consider his school experiences away from the school atmosphere.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He did this in part deliberately, in part by an unconscious process of comparison of school standards with home standards, the hard facts of student life with the fine and high ideals of his father and mother.
Certain
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From this reading Certain phases of schoolboy morality he talked over with Mr. Archer, who, pleased to receive the confidence of his son, met frankness with frankness and cleared Sam’s mind of many a harassing doubt.
CHALLENGE
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From this reading THE CHALLENGE The Christmas vacation brought Sam a chance to consider his school experiences away from the school atmosphere.
chance
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From this reading THE CHALLENGE The Christmas vacation brought Sam a chance to consider his school experiences away from the school atmosphere.
Christmas
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From this reading THE CHALLENGE The Christmas vacation brought Sam a chance to consider his school experiences away from the school atmosphere.
cleared
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From this reading Certain phases of schoolboy morality he talked over with Mr. Archer, who, pleased to receive the confidence of his son, met frankness with frankness and cleared Sam’s mind of many a harassing doubt.
comparison
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From this reading He did this in part deliberately, in part by an unconscious process of comparison of school standards with home standards, the hard facts of student life with the fine and high ideals of his father and mother.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Certain phases of schoolboy morality he talked over with Mr. Archer, who, pleased to receive the confidence of his son, met frankness with frankness and cleared Sam’s mind of many a harassing doubt.
consider
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From this reading THE CHALLENGE The Christmas vacation brought Sam a chance to consider his school experiences away from the school atmosphere.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Sam went back to school resolved that if he could not have the intimacy of the best he would at least not associate with the worst; if he could not be popular with those whom he respected, he would not seek the favor of those whom he could not respect.
deliberately
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From this reading He did this in part deliberately, in part by an unconscious process of comparison of school standards with home standards, the hard facts of student life with the fine and high ideals of his father and mother.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did this in part deliberately, in part by an unconscious process of comparison of school standards with home standards, the hard facts of student life with the fine and high ideals of his father and mother.
doubt
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From this reading Certain phases of schoolboy morality he talked over with Mr. Archer, who, pleased to receive the confidence of his son, met frankness with frankness and cleared Sam’s mind of many a harassing doubt.
evil
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From this reading The quiet trust of his parents braced the boy strongly against the influence of evil.
experiences
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From this reading THE CHALLENGE The Christmas vacation brought Sam a chance to consider his school experiences away from the school atmosphere.
facts
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From this reading He did this in part deliberately, in part by an unconscious process of comparison of school standards with home standards, the hard facts of student life with the fine and high ideals of his father and mother.
father
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From this reading He did this in part deliberately, in part by an unconscious process of comparison of school standards with home standards, the hard facts of student life with the fine and high ideals of his father and mother.
favor
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From this reading Sam went back to school resolved that if he could not have the intimacy of the best he would at least not associate with the worst; if he could not be popular with those whom he respected, he would not seek the favor of those whom he could not respect.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did this in part deliberately, in part by an unconscious process of comparison of school standards with home standards, the hard facts of student life with the fine and high ideals of his father and mother.
frankness
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From this reading Certain phases of schoolboy morality he talked over with Mr. Archer, who, pleased to receive the confidence of his son, met frankness with frankness and cleared Sam’s mind of many a harassing doubt.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE CHALLENGE The Christmas vacation brought Sam a chance to consider his school experiences away from the school atmosphere.
harassing
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From this reading Certain phases of schoolboy morality he talked over with Mr. Archer, who, pleased to receive the confidence of his son, met frankness with frankness and cleared Sam’s mind of many a harassing doubt.
hard
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From this reading He did this in part deliberately, in part by an unconscious process of comparison of school standards with home standards, the hard facts of student life with the fine and high ideals of his father and mother.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Sam went back to school resolved that if he could not have the intimacy of the best he would at least not associate with the worst; if he could not be popular with those whom he respected, he would not seek the favor of those whom he could not respect.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did this in part deliberately, in part by an unconscious process of comparison of school standards with home standards, the hard facts of student life with the fine and high ideals of his father and mother.
high
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From this reading He did this in part deliberately, in part by an unconscious process of comparison of school standards with home standards, the hard facts of student life with the fine and high ideals of his father and mother.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE CHALLENGE The Christmas vacation brought Sam a chance to consider his school experiences away from the school atmosphere.
home
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From this reading He did this in part deliberately, in part by an unconscious process of comparison of school standards with home standards, the hard facts of student life with the fine and high ideals of his father and mother.
ideals
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From this reading He did this in part deliberately, in part by an unconscious process of comparison of school standards with home standards, the hard facts of student life with the fine and high ideals of his father and mother.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Sam went back to school resolved that if he could not have the intimacy of the best he would at least not associate with the worst; if he could not be popular with those whom he respected, he would not seek the favor of those whom he could not respect.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He did this in part deliberately, in part by an unconscious process of comparison of school standards with home standards, the hard facts of student life with the fine and high ideals of his father and mother.
influence
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From this reading The quiet trust of his parents braced the boy strongly against the influence of evil.
intimacy
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From this reading Sam went back to school resolved that if he could not have the intimacy of the best he would at least not associate with the worst; if he could not be popular with those whom he respected, he would not seek the favor of those whom he could not respect.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sam went back to school resolved that if he could not have the intimacy of the best he would at least not associate with the worst; if he could not be popular with those whom he respected, he would not seek the favor of those whom he could not respect.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did this in part deliberately, in part by an unconscious process of comparison of school standards with home standards, the hard facts of student life with the fine and high ideals of his father and mother.
many
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From this reading Certain phases of schoolboy morality he talked over with Mr. Archer, who, pleased to receive the confidence of his son, met frankness with frankness and cleared Sam’s mind of many a harassing doubt.
met
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From this reading Certain phases of schoolboy morality he talked over with Mr. Archer, who, pleased to receive the confidence of his son, met frankness with frankness and cleared Sam’s mind of many a harassing doubt.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Certain phases of schoolboy morality he talked over with Mr. Archer, who, pleased to receive the confidence of his son, met frankness with frankness and cleared Sam’s mind of many a harassing doubt.
morality
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From this reading Certain phases of schoolboy morality he talked over with Mr. Archer, who, pleased to receive the confidence of his son, met frankness with frankness and cleared Sam’s mind of many a harassing doubt.
mother
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From this reading He did this in part deliberately, in part by an unconscious process of comparison of school standards with home standards, the hard facts of student life with the fine and high ideals of his father and mother.
Mr
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From this reading Certain phases of schoolboy morality he talked over with Mr. Archer, who, pleased to receive the confidence of his son, met frankness with frankness and cleared Sam’s mind of many a harassing doubt.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Sam went back to school resolved that if he could not have the intimacy of the best he would at least not associate with the worst; if he could not be popular with those whom he respected, he would not seek the favor of those whom he could not respect.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He did this in part deliberately, in part by an unconscious process of comparison of school standards with home standards, the hard facts of student life with the fine and high ideals of his father and mother.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Certain phases of schoolboy morality he talked over with Mr. Archer, who, pleased to receive the confidence of his son, met frankness with frankness and cleared Sam’s mind of many a harassing doubt.
parents
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From this reading The quiet trust of his parents braced the boy strongly against the influence of evil.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did this in part deliberately, in part by an unconscious process of comparison of school standards with home standards, the hard facts of student life with the fine and high ideals of his father and mother.
phases
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From this reading Certain phases of schoolboy morality he talked over with Mr. Archer, who, pleased to receive the confidence of his son, met frankness with frankness and cleared Sam’s mind of many a harassing doubt.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Certain phases of schoolboy morality he talked over with Mr. Archer, who, pleased to receive the confidence of his son, met frankness with frankness and cleared Sam’s mind of many a harassing doubt.
popular
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From this reading Sam went back to school resolved that if he could not have the intimacy of the best he would at least not associate with the worst; if he could not be popular with those whom he respected, he would not seek the favor of those whom he could not respect.
process
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From this reading He did this in part deliberately, in part by an unconscious process of comparison of school standards with home standards, the hard facts of student life with the fine and high ideals of his father and mother.
quiet
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From this reading The quiet trust of his parents braced the boy strongly against the influence of evil.
receive
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From this reading Certain phases of schoolboy morality he talked over with Mr. Archer, who, pleased to receive the confidence of his son, met frankness with frankness and cleared Sam’s mind of many a harassing doubt.
resolved
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From this reading Sam went back to school resolved that if he could not have the intimacy of the best he would at least not associate with the worst; if he could not be popular with those whom he respected, he would not seek the favor of those whom he could not respect.
respect
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From this reading Sam went back to school resolved that if he could not have the intimacy of the best he would at least not associate with the worst; if he could not be popular with those whom he respected, he would not seek the favor of those whom he could not respect.
respected
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From this reading Sam went back to school resolved that if he could not have the intimacy of the best he would at least not associate with the worst; if he could not be popular with those whom he respected, he would not seek the favor of those whom he could not respect.
Sam
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From this reading THE CHALLENGE The Christmas vacation brought Sam a chance to consider his school experiences away from the school atmosphere.
Sam's
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From this reading Certain phases of schoolboy morality he talked over with Mr. Archer, who, pleased to receive the confidence of his son, met frankness with frankness and cleared Sam’s mind of many a harassing doubt.
school
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From this reading THE CHALLENGE The Christmas vacation brought Sam a chance to consider his school experiences away from the school atmosphere.
schoolboy
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From this reading Certain phases of schoolboy morality he talked over with Mr. Archer, who, pleased to receive the confidence of his son, met frankness with frankness and cleared Sam’s mind of many a harassing doubt.
seek
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From this reading Sam went back to school resolved that if he could not have the intimacy of the best he would at least not associate with the worst; if he could not be popular with those whom he respected, he would not seek the favor of those whom he could not respect.
son
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From this reading Certain phases of schoolboy morality he talked over with Mr. Archer, who, pleased to receive the confidence of his son, met frankness with frankness and cleared Sam’s mind of many a harassing doubt.
standards
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From this reading He did this in part deliberately, in part by an unconscious process of comparison of school standards with home standards, the hard facts of student life with the fine and high ideals of his father and mother.
strongly
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From this reading The quiet trust of his parents braced the boy strongly against the influence of evil.
student
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From this reading He did this in part deliberately, in part by an unconscious process of comparison of school standards with home standards, the hard facts of student life with the fine and high ideals of his father and mother.
talked
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From this reading Certain phases of schoolboy morality he talked over with Mr. Archer, who, pleased to receive the confidence of his son, met frankness with frankness and cleared Sam’s mind of many a harassing doubt.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sam went back to school resolved that if he could not have the intimacy of the best he would at least not associate with the worst; if he could not be popular with those whom he respected, he would not seek the favor of those whom he could not respect.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CHALLENGE The Christmas vacation brought Sam a chance to consider his school experiences away from the school atmosphere.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He did this in part deliberately, in part by an unconscious process of comparison of school standards with home standards, the hard facts of student life with the fine and high ideals of his father and mother.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Sam went back to school resolved that if he could not have the intimacy of the best he would at least not associate with the worst; if he could not be popular with those whom he respected, he would not seek the favor of those whom he could not respect.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE CHALLENGE The Christmas vacation brought Sam a chance to consider his school experiences away from the school atmosphere.
trust
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From this reading The quiet trust of his parents braced the boy strongly against the influence of evil.
unconscious
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From this reading He did this in part deliberately, in part by an unconscious process of comparison of school standards with home standards, the hard facts of student life with the fine and high ideals of his father and mother.
vacation
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From this reading THE CHALLENGE The Christmas vacation brought Sam a chance to consider his school experiences away from the school atmosphere.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sam went back to school resolved that if he could not have the intimacy of the best he would at least not associate with the worst; if he could not be popular with those whom he respected, he would not seek the favor of those whom he could not respect.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Certain phases of schoolboy morality he talked over with Mr. Archer, who, pleased to receive the confidence of his son, met frankness with frankness and cleared Sam’s mind of many a harassing doubt.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sam went back to school resolved that if he could not have the intimacy of the best he would at least not associate with the worst; if he could not be popular with those whom he respected, he would not seek the favor of those whom he could not respect.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He did this in part deliberately, in part by an unconscious process of comparison of school standards with home standards, the hard facts of student life with the fine and high ideals of his father and mother.
worst
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From this reading Sam went back to school resolved that if he could not have the intimacy of the best he would at least not associate with the worst; if he could not be popular with those whom he respected, he would not seek the favor of those whom he could not respect.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Sam went back to school resolved that if he could not have the intimacy of the best he would at least not associate with the worst; if he could not be popular with those whom he respected, he would not seek the favor of those whom he could not respect.
