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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 To prepare for entry to the school he had been given some tuition by a lady who was a teacher at a girls' school.
affectionately
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From this reading Of course the other boys at the boys' school soon found out that he had come to them from a girls' school, and he became known, albeit affectionately, by the nickname of "Sarah".
albeitconjunctionUS /ɔːlˈbiːɪt/
although
From this reading Of course the other boys at the boys' school soon found out that he had come to them from a girls' school, and he became known, albeit affectionately, by the nickname of "Sarah".
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ Another of this author's well-written and entertaining school books.
AnothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ Another of this author's well-written and entertaining school books.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To prepare for entry to the school he had been given some tuition by a lady who was a teacher at a girls' school.
author's
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From this reading By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ Another of this author's well-written and entertaining school books.
Baines
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From this reading By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ Another of this author's well-written and entertaining school books.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But he is well respected, and enjoys his various friendships with the other boys, noticing even, at one point, that they seemed to be vieing with one another for his friendship.
became
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From this reading Of course the other boys at the boys' school soon found out that he had come to them from a girls' school, and he became known, albeit affectionately, by the nickname of "Sarah".
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading To prepare for entry to the school he had been given some tuition by a lady who was a teacher at a girls' school.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ Another of this author's well-written and entertaining school books.
boys
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From this reading Of course the other boys at the boys' school soon found out that he had come to them from a girls' school, and he became known, albeit affectionately, by the nickname of "Sarah".
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he is well respected, and enjoys his various friendships with the other boys, noticing even, at one point, that they seemed to be vieing with one another for his friendship.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ Another of this author's well-written and entertaining school books.
case
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From this reading In this case the hero is young Master Jones.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course the other boys at the boys' school soon found out that he had come to them from a girls' school, and he became known, albeit affectionately, by the nickname of "Sarah".
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course the other boys at the boys' school soon found out that he had come to them from a girls' school, and he became known, albeit affectionately, by the nickname of "Sarah".
enjoys
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From this reading But he is well respected, and enjoys his various friendships with the other boys, noticing even, at one point, that they seemed to be vieing with one another for his friendship.
entertaining
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From this reading By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ Another of this author's well-written and entertaining school books.
entry
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From this reading To prepare for entry to the school he had been given some tuition by a lady who was a teacher at a girls' school.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he is well respected, and enjoys his various friendships with the other boys, noticing even, at one point, that they seemed to be vieing with one another for his friendship.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To prepare for entry to the school he had been given some tuition by a lady who was a teacher at a girls' school.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course the other boys at the boys' school soon found out that he had come to them from a girls' school, and he became known, albeit affectionately, by the nickname of "Sarah".
friendship
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From this reading But he is well respected, and enjoys his various friendships with the other boys, noticing even, at one point, that they seemed to be vieing with one another for his friendship.
friendships
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From this reading But he is well respected, and enjoys his various friendships with the other boys, noticing even, at one point, that they seemed to be vieing with one another for his friendship.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Of course the other boys at the boys' school soon found out that he had come to them from a girls' school, and he became known, albeit affectionately, by the nickname of "Sarah".
girls
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From this reading To prepare for entry to the school he had been given some tuition by a lady who was a teacher at a girls' school.
given
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From this reading To prepare for entry to the school he had been given some tuition by a lady who was a teacher at a girls' school.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To prepare for entry to the school he had been given some tuition by a lady who was a teacher at a girls' school.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To prepare for entry to the school he had been given some tuition by a lady who was a teacher at a girls' school.
hero
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From this reading In this case the hero is young Master Jones.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But he is well respected, and enjoys his various friendships with the other boys, noticing even, at one point, that they seemed to be vieing with one another for his friendship.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In this case the hero is young Master Jones.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In this case the hero is young Master Jones.
Jones
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From this reading In this case the hero is young Master Jones.
known
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From this reading Of course the other boys at the boys' school soon found out that he had come to them from a girls' school, and he became known, albeit affectionately, by the nickname of "Sarah".
lady
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From this reading To prepare for entry to the school he had been given some tuition by a lady who was a teacher at a girls' school.
Master
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From this reading In this case the hero is young Master Jones.
nickname
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From this reading Of course the other boys at the boys' school soon found out that he had come to them from a girls' school, and he became known, albeit affectionately, by the nickname of "Sarah".
noticing
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From this reading But he is well respected, and enjoys his various friendships with the other boys, noticing even, at one point, that they seemed to be vieing with one another for his friendship.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ Another of this author's well-written and entertaining school books.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But he is well respected, and enjoys his various friendships with the other boys, noticing even, at one point, that they seemed to be vieing with one another for his friendship.
other
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From this reading Of course the other boys at the boys' school soon found out that he had come to them from a girls' school, and he became known, albeit affectionately, by the nickname of "Sarah".
out
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From this reading Of course the other boys at the boys' school soon found out that he had come to them from a girls' school, and he became known, albeit affectionately, by the nickname of "Sarah".
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading But he is well respected, and enjoys his various friendships with the other boys, noticing even, at one point, that they seemed to be vieing with one another for his friendship.
prepare
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From this reading To prepare for entry to the school he had been given some tuition by a lady who was a teacher at a girls' school.
Reed
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From this reading By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ Another of this author's well-written and entertaining school books.
respected
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From this reading But he is well respected, and enjoys his various friendships with the other boys, noticing even, at one point, that they seemed to be vieing with one another for his friendship.
Sarah
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From this reading Of course the other boys at the boys' school soon found out that he had come to them from a girls' school, and he became known, albeit affectionately, by the nickname of "Sarah".
school
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From this reading By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ Another of this author's well-written and entertaining school books.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he is well respected, and enjoys his various friendships with the other boys, noticing even, at one point, that they seemed to be vieing with one another for his friendship.
some
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From this reading To prepare for entry to the school he had been given some tuition by a lady who was a teacher at a girls' school.
soon
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From this reading Of course the other boys at the boys' school soon found out that he had come to them from a girls' school, and he became known, albeit affectionately, by the nickname of "Sarah".
Talbot
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From this reading By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ Another of this author's well-written and entertaining school books.
teacher
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From this reading To prepare for entry to the school he had been given some tuition by a lady who was a teacher at a girls' school.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Of course the other boys at the boys' school soon found out that he had come to them from a girls' school, and he became known, albeit affectionately, by the nickname of "Sarah".
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In this case the hero is young Master Jones.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Of course the other boys at the boys' school soon found out that he had come to them from a girls' school, and he became known, albeit affectionately, by the nickname of "Sarah".
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he is well respected, and enjoys his various friendships with the other boys, noticing even, at one point, that they seemed to be vieing with one another for his friendship.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ Another of this author's well-written and entertaining school books.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To prepare for entry to the school he had been given some tuition by a lady who was a teacher at a girls' school.
tuition
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From this reading To prepare for entry to the school he had been given some tuition by a lady who was a teacher at a girls' school.
various
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From this reading But he is well respected, and enjoys his various friendships with the other boys, noticing even, at one point, that they seemed to be vieing with one another for his friendship.
vieing
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From this reading But he is well respected, and enjoys his various friendships with the other boys, noticing even, at one point, that they seemed to be vieing with one another for his friendship.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To prepare for entry to the school he had been given some tuition by a lady who was a teacher at a girls' school.
well
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From this reading But he is well respected, and enjoys his various friendships with the other boys, noticing even, at one point, that they seemed to be vieing with one another for his friendship.
well-written
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From this reading By Talbot Baines Reed ________________________________________________________________________ Another of this author's well-written and entertaining school books.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading To prepare for entry to the school he had been given some tuition by a lady who was a teacher at a girls' school.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But he is well respected, and enjoys his various friendships with the other boys, noticing even, at one point, that they seemed to be vieing with one another for his friendship.
young
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From this reading In this case the hero is young Master Jones.
