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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 SOCIALIST For a few days after Duncan’s acquittal, Mr. Alsop seemed really to have profited by his lesson.
acquittal
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From this reading THE SOCIALIST For a few days after Duncan’s acquittal, Mr. Alsop seemed really to have profited by his lesson.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE SOCIALIST For a few days after Duncan’s acquittal, Mr. Alsop seemed really to have profited by his lesson.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading It is no slight humiliation to make a theatrical charge of falsehood against two boys, and then be compelled to eat one’s words in sackcloth and ashes.
Alsop
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From this reading THE SOCIALIST For a few days after Duncan’s acquittal, Mr. Alsop seemed really to have profited by his lesson.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The tale circulated among the students in a variety of versions, none of which was inferior to the truth in picturesqueness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is no slight humiliation to make a theatrical charge of falsehood against two boys, and then be compelled to eat one’s words in sackcloth and ashes.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Members of the faculty smiled significantly as they passed on the word that the committee on Peck would not report, even while they deplored their colleague’s misfortune and expatiated on his devotion to duty.
ashesnounUS /ˈæʃ.ɪz/
The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.
From this reading It is no slight humiliation to make a theatrical charge of falsehood against two boys, and then be compelled to eat one’s words in sackcloth and ashes.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is no slight humiliation to make a theatrical charge of falsehood against two boys, and then be compelled to eat one’s words in sackcloth and ashes.
boys
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From this reading It is no slight humiliation to make a theatrical charge of falsehood against two boys, and then be compelled to eat one’s words in sackcloth and ashes.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE SOCIALIST For a few days after Duncan’s acquittal, Mr. Alsop seemed really to have profited by his lesson.
charge
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From this reading It is no slight humiliation to make a theatrical charge of falsehood against two boys, and then be compelled to eat one’s words in sackcloth and ashes.
circulated
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From this reading The tale circulated among the students in a variety of versions, none of which was inferior to the truth in picturesqueness.
colleague's
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From this reading Members of the faculty smiled significantly as they passed on the word that the committee on Peck would not report, even while they deplored their colleague’s misfortune and expatiated on his devotion to duty.
committee
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compelled
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From this reading It is no slight humiliation to make a theatrical charge of falsehood against two boys, and then be compelled to eat one’s words in sackcloth and ashes.
confessing
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From this reading The discomfited instructor had to draw on his whole fund of self-esteem to save himself from confessing that some of his methods needed mending.
days
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From this reading THE SOCIALIST For a few days after Duncan’s acquittal, Mr. Alsop seemed really to have profited by his lesson.
deplored
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devotion
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discomfited
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From this reading The discomfited instructor had to draw on his whole fund of self-esteem to save himself from confessing that some of his methods needed mending.
draw
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From this reading The discomfited instructor had to draw on his whole fund of self-esteem to save himself from confessing that some of his methods needed mending.
Duncan's
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From this reading THE SOCIALIST For a few days after Duncan’s acquittal, Mr. Alsop seemed really to have profited by his lesson.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading Members of the faculty smiled significantly as they passed on the word that the committee on Peck would not report, even while they deplored their colleague’s misfortune and expatiated on his devotion to duty.
eat
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From this reading It is no slight humiliation to make a theatrical charge of falsehood against two boys, and then be compelled to eat one’s words in sackcloth and ashes.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Members of the faculty smiled significantly as they passed on the word that the committee on Peck would not report, even while they deplored their colleague’s misfortune and expatiated on his devotion to duty.
expatiated
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faculty
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From this reading Members of the faculty smiled significantly as they passed on the word that the committee on Peck would not report, even while they deplored their colleague’s misfortune and expatiated on his devotion to duty.
falsehood
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From this reading It is no slight humiliation to make a theatrical charge of falsehood against two boys, and then be compelled to eat one’s words in sackcloth and ashes.
few
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From this reading THE SOCIALIST For a few days after Duncan’s acquittal, Mr. Alsop seemed really to have profited by his lesson.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE SOCIALIST For a few days after Duncan’s acquittal, Mr. Alsop seemed really to have profited by his lesson.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The discomfited instructor had to draw on his whole fund of self-esteem to save himself from confessing that some of his methods needed mending.
fund
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From this reading The discomfited instructor had to draw on his whole fund of self-esteem to save himself from confessing that some of his methods needed mending.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The discomfited instructor had to draw on his whole fund of self-esteem to save himself from confessing that some of his methods needed mending.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE SOCIALIST For a few days after Duncan’s acquittal, Mr. Alsop seemed really to have profited by his lesson.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The discomfited instructor had to draw on his whole fund of self-esteem to save himself from confessing that some of his methods needed mending.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE SOCIALIST For a few days after Duncan’s acquittal, Mr. Alsop seemed really to have profited by his lesson.
humiliation
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From this reading It is no slight humiliation to make a theatrical charge of falsehood against two boys, and then be compelled to eat one’s words in sackcloth and ashes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is no slight humiliation to make a theatrical charge of falsehood against two boys, and then be compelled to eat one’s words in sackcloth and ashes.
inferior
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From this reading The tale circulated among the students in a variety of versions, none of which was inferior to the truth in picturesqueness.
instructor
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From this reading The discomfited instructor had to draw on his whole fund of self-esteem to save himself from confessing that some of his methods needed mending.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is no slight humiliation to make a theatrical charge of falsehood against two boys, and then be compelled to eat one’s words in sackcloth and ashes.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is no slight humiliation to make a theatrical charge of falsehood against two boys, and then be compelled to eat one’s words in sackcloth and ashes.
lesson
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From this reading THE SOCIALIST For a few days after Duncan’s acquittal, Mr. Alsop seemed really to have profited by his lesson.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is no slight humiliation to make a theatrical charge of falsehood against two boys, and then be compelled to eat one’s words in sackcloth and ashes.
Members
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From this reading Members of the faculty smiled significantly as they passed on the word that the committee on Peck would not report, even while they deplored their colleague’s misfortune and expatiated on his devotion to duty.
mending
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From this reading The discomfited instructor had to draw on his whole fund of self-esteem to save himself from confessing that some of his methods needed mending.
methods
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From this reading The discomfited instructor had to draw on his whole fund of self-esteem to save himself from confessing that some of his methods needed mending.
misfortune
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From this reading Members of the faculty smiled significantly as they passed on the word that the committee on Peck would not report, even while they deplored their colleague’s misfortune and expatiated on his devotion to duty.
Mr
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From this reading THE SOCIALIST For a few days after Duncan’s acquittal, Mr. Alsop seemed really to have profited by his lesson.
needed
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From this reading The discomfited instructor had to draw on his whole fund of self-esteem to save himself from confessing that some of his methods needed mending.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It is no slight humiliation to make a theatrical charge of falsehood against two boys, and then be compelled to eat one’s words in sackcloth and ashes.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading The tale circulated among the students in a variety of versions, none of which was inferior to the truth in picturesqueness.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Members of the faculty smiled significantly as they passed on the word that the committee on Peck would not report, even while they deplored their colleague’s misfortune and expatiated on his devotion to duty.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is no slight humiliation to make a theatrical charge of falsehood against two boys, and then be compelled to eat one’s words in sackcloth and ashes.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Members of the faculty smiled significantly as they passed on the word that the committee on Peck would not report, even while they deplored their colleague’s misfortune and expatiated on his devotion to duty.
one's
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From this reading It is no slight humiliation to make a theatrical charge of falsehood against two boys, and then be compelled to eat one’s words in sackcloth and ashes.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Members of the faculty smiled significantly as they passed on the word that the committee on Peck would not report, even while they deplored their colleague’s misfortune and expatiated on his devotion to duty.
Peck
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From this reading Members of the faculty smiled significantly as they passed on the word that the committee on Peck would not report, even while they deplored their colleague’s misfortune and expatiated on his devotion to duty.
picturesqueness
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From this reading The tale circulated among the students in a variety of versions, none of which was inferior to the truth in picturesqueness.
profited
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From this reading THE SOCIALIST For a few days after Duncan’s acquittal, Mr. Alsop seemed really to have profited by his lesson.
really
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From this reading THE SOCIALIST For a few days after Duncan’s acquittal, Mr. Alsop seemed really to have profited by his lesson.
report
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From this reading Members of the faculty smiled significantly as they passed on the word that the committee on Peck would not report, even while they deplored their colleague’s misfortune and expatiated on his devotion to duty.
sackcloth
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From this reading It is no slight humiliation to make a theatrical charge of falsehood against two boys, and then be compelled to eat one’s words in sackcloth and ashes.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading The discomfited instructor had to draw on his whole fund of self-esteem to save himself from confessing that some of his methods needed mending.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SOCIALIST For a few days after Duncan’s acquittal, Mr. Alsop seemed really to have profited by his lesson.
self-esteem
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From this reading The discomfited instructor had to draw on his whole fund of self-esteem to save himself from confessing that some of his methods needed mending.
significantly
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slight
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From this reading It is no slight humiliation to make a theatrical charge of falsehood against two boys, and then be compelled to eat one’s words in sackcloth and ashes.
smiled
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From this reading Members of the faculty smiled significantly as they passed on the word that the committee on Peck would not report, even while they deplored their colleague’s misfortune and expatiated on his devotion to duty.
SOCIALIST
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From this reading THE SOCIALIST For a few days after Duncan’s acquittal, Mr. Alsop seemed really to have profited by his lesson.
some
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From this reading The discomfited instructor had to draw on his whole fund of self-esteem to save himself from confessing that some of his methods needed mending.
students
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From this reading The tale circulated among the students in a variety of versions, none of which was inferior to the truth in picturesqueness.
tale
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From this reading The tale circulated among the students in a variety of versions, none of which was inferior to the truth in picturesqueness.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Members of the faculty smiled significantly as they passed on the word that the committee on Peck would not report, even while they deplored their colleague’s misfortune and expatiated on his devotion to duty.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SOCIALIST For a few days after Duncan’s acquittal, Mr. Alsop seemed really to have profited by his lesson.
theatrical
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From this reading It is no slight humiliation to make a theatrical charge of falsehood against two boys, and then be compelled to eat one’s words in sackcloth and ashes.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Members of the faculty smiled significantly as they passed on the word that the committee on Peck would not report, even while they deplored their colleague’s misfortune and expatiated on his devotion to duty.
then
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theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Members of the faculty smiled significantly as they passed on the word that the committee on Peck would not report, even while they deplored their colleague’s misfortune and expatiated on his devotion to duty.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SOCIALIST For a few days after Duncan’s acquittal, Mr. Alsop seemed really to have profited by his lesson.
truth
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From this reading The tale circulated among the students in a variety of versions, none of which was inferior to the truth in picturesqueness.
two
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From this reading It is no slight humiliation to make a theatrical charge of falsehood against two boys, and then be compelled to eat one’s words in sackcloth and ashes.
variety
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From this reading The tale circulated among the students in a variety of versions, none of which was inferior to the truth in picturesqueness.
versions
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From this reading The tale circulated among the students in a variety of versions, none of which was inferior to the truth in picturesqueness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The tale circulated among the students in a variety of versions, none of which was inferior to the truth in picturesqueness.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The tale circulated among the students in a variety of versions, none of which was inferior to the truth in picturesqueness.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Members of the faculty smiled significantly as they passed on the word that the committee on Peck would not report, even while they deplored their colleague’s misfortune and expatiated on his devotion to duty.
whole
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From this reading The discomfited instructor had to draw on his whole fund of self-esteem to save himself from confessing that some of his methods needed mending.
word
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From this reading Members of the faculty smiled significantly as they passed on the word that the committee on Peck would not report, even while they deplored their colleague’s misfortune and expatiated on his devotion to duty.
words
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From this reading It is no slight humiliation to make a theatrical charge of falsehood against two boys, and then be compelled to eat one’s words in sackcloth and ashes.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Members of the faculty smiled significantly as they passed on the word that the committee on Peck would not report, even while they deplored their colleague’s misfortune and expatiated on his devotion to duty.
