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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 In the course of the next day, the harmony of our little family was disturbed by something like a quarrel between George and Edward.
all
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From this reading The former, though he loved his brother dearly, had found it quite too great a sacrifice of his own enjoyments, to spend all his playtime in a darkened chamber.
amusement
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From this reading He felt as if his bandaged eyes entitled him to demand that everybody, who enjoyed the blessing of sight, should contribute to his comfort and amusement.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the course of the next day, the harmony of our little family was disturbed by something like a quarrel between George and Edward.
answers
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From this reading He therefore insisted that George, instead of going out to play at foot-ball, should join with himself and Emily in a game of questions and answers.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He felt as if his bandaged eyes entitled him to demand that everybody, who enjoyed the blessing of sight, should contribute to his comfort and amusement.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He therefore insisted that George, instead of going out to play at foot-ball, should join with himself and Emily in a game of questions and answers.
bandaged
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From this reading He felt as if his bandaged eyes entitled him to demand that everybody, who enjoyed the blessing of sight, should contribute to his comfort and amusement.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Edward, on the other hand, was inclined to be despotic.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading In the course of the next day, the harmony of our little family was disturbed by something like a quarrel between George and Edward.
blessing
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From this reading He felt as if his bandaged eyes entitled him to demand that everybody, who enjoyed the blessing of sight, should contribute to his comfort and amusement.
brother
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From this reading The former, though he loved his brother dearly, had found it quite too great a sacrifice of his own enjoyments, to spend all his playtime in a darkened chamber.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In the course of the next day, the harmony of our little family was disturbed by something like a quarrel between George and Edward.
chamber
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From this reading The former, though he loved his brother dearly, had found it quite too great a sacrifice of his own enjoyments, to spend all his playtime in a darkened chamber.
comfort
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From this reading He felt as if his bandaged eyes entitled him to demand that everybody, who enjoyed the blessing of sight, should contribute to his comfort and amusement.
contribute
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From this reading He felt as if his bandaged eyes entitled him to demand that everybody, who enjoyed the blessing of sight, should contribute to his comfort and amusement.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the course of the next day, the harmony of our little family was disturbed by something like a quarrel between George and Edward.
darkened
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From this reading The former, though he loved his brother dearly, had found it quite too great a sacrifice of his own enjoyments, to spend all his playtime in a darkened chamber.
day
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From this reading In the course of the next day, the harmony of our little family was disturbed by something like a quarrel between George and Edward.
dearly
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From this reading The former, though he loved his brother dearly, had found it quite too great a sacrifice of his own enjoyments, to spend all his playtime in a darkened chamber.
demand
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From this reading He felt as if his bandaged eyes entitled him to demand that everybody, who enjoyed the blessing of sight, should contribute to his comfort and amusement.
despotic
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From this reading Edward, on the other hand, was inclined to be despotic.
disturbed
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From this reading In the course of the next day, the harmony of our little family was disturbed by something like a quarrel between George and Edward.
Edward
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From this reading In the course of the next day, the harmony of our little family was disturbed by something like a quarrel between George and Edward.
Emily
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From this reading He therefore insisted that George, instead of going out to play at foot-ball, should join with himself and Emily in a game of questions and answers.
enjoyed
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From this reading He felt as if his bandaged eyes entitled him to demand that everybody, who enjoyed the blessing of sight, should contribute to his comfort and amusement.
enjoyments
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From this reading The former, though he loved his brother dearly, had found it quite too great a sacrifice of his own enjoyments, to spend all his playtime in a darkened chamber.
entitled
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From this reading He felt as if his bandaged eyes entitled him to demand that everybody, who enjoyed the blessing of sight, should contribute to his comfort and amusement.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading He felt as if his bandaged eyes entitled him to demand that everybody, who enjoyed the blessing of sight, should contribute to his comfort and amusement.
eyes
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From this reading He felt as if his bandaged eyes entitled him to demand that everybody, who enjoyed the blessing of sight, should contribute to his comfort and amusement.
family
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From this reading In the course of the next day, the harmony of our little family was disturbed by something like a quarrel between George and Edward.
felt
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From this reading He felt as if his bandaged eyes entitled him to demand that everybody, who enjoyed the blessing of sight, should contribute to his comfort and amusement.
foot-ball
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From this reading He therefore insisted that George, instead of going out to play at foot-ball, should join with himself and Emily in a game of questions and answers.
former
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From this reading The former, though he loved his brother dearly, had found it quite too great a sacrifice of his own enjoyments, to spend all his playtime in a darkened chamber.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The former, though he loved his brother dearly, had found it quite too great a sacrifice of his own enjoyments, to spend all his playtime in a darkened chamber.
game
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From this reading He therefore insisted that George, instead of going out to play at foot-ball, should join with himself and Emily in a game of questions and answers.
George
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From this reading In the course of the next day, the harmony of our little family was disturbed by something like a quarrel between George and Edward.
going
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From this reading He therefore insisted that George, instead of going out to play at foot-ball, should join with himself and Emily in a game of questions and answers.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The former, though he loved his brother dearly, had found it quite too great a sacrifice of his own enjoyments, to spend all his playtime in a darkened chamber.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The former, though he loved his brother dearly, had found it quite too great a sacrifice of his own enjoyments, to spend all his playtime in a darkened chamber.
hand
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From this reading Edward, on the other hand, was inclined to be despotic.
harmony
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From this reading In the course of the next day, the harmony of our little family was disturbed by something like a quarrel between George and Edward.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The former, though he loved his brother dearly, had found it quite too great a sacrifice of his own enjoyments, to spend all his playtime in a darkened chamber.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He felt as if his bandaged eyes entitled him to demand that everybody, who enjoyed the blessing of sight, should contribute to his comfort and amusement.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He therefore insisted that George, instead of going out to play at foot-ball, should join with himself and Emily in a game of questions and answers.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The former, though he loved his brother dearly, had found it quite too great a sacrifice of his own enjoyments, to spend all his playtime in a darkened chamber.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He felt as if his bandaged eyes entitled him to demand that everybody, who enjoyed the blessing of sight, should contribute to his comfort and amusement.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the course of the next day, the harmony of our little family was disturbed by something like a quarrel between George and Edward.
inclined
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From this reading Edward, on the other hand, was inclined to be despotic.
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading He therefore insisted that George, instead of going out to play at foot-ball, should join with himself and Emily in a game of questions and answers.
instead
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From this reading He therefore insisted that George, instead of going out to play at foot-ball, should join with himself and Emily in a game of questions and answers.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The former, though he loved his brother dearly, had found it quite too great a sacrifice of his own enjoyments, to spend all his playtime in a darkened chamber.
join
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From this reading He therefore insisted that George, instead of going out to play at foot-ball, should join with himself and Emily in a game of questions and answers.
like
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From this reading In the course of the next day, the harmony of our little family was disturbed by something like a quarrel between George and Edward.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the course of the next day, the harmony of our little family was disturbed by something like a quarrel between George and Edward.
loved
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From this reading The former, though he loved his brother dearly, had found it quite too great a sacrifice of his own enjoyments, to spend all his playtime in a darkened chamber.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the course of the next day, the harmony of our little family was disturbed by something like a quarrel between George and Edward.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the course of the next day, the harmony of our little family was disturbed by something like a quarrel between George and Edward.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Edward, on the other hand, was inclined to be despotic.
other
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From this reading Edward, on the other hand, was inclined to be despotic.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading In the course of the next day, the harmony of our little family was disturbed by something like a quarrel between George and Edward.
out
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From this reading He therefore insisted that George, instead of going out to play at foot-ball, should join with himself and Emily in a game of questions and answers.
own
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From this reading The former, though he loved his brother dearly, had found it quite too great a sacrifice of his own enjoyments, to spend all his playtime in a darkened chamber.
play
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From this reading He therefore insisted that George, instead of going out to play at foot-ball, should join with himself and Emily in a game of questions and answers.
playtime
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From this reading The former, though he loved his brother dearly, had found it quite too great a sacrifice of his own enjoyments, to spend all his playtime in a darkened chamber.
quarrelnounUS /ˈkwɔːrəl/
an angry argument or disagreement
From this reading In the course of the next day, the harmony of our little family was disturbed by something like a quarrel between George and Edward.
questions
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From this reading He therefore insisted that George, instead of going out to play at foot-ball, should join with himself and Emily in a game of questions and answers.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The former, though he loved his brother dearly, had found it quite too great a sacrifice of his own enjoyments, to spend all his playtime in a darkened chamber.
sacrifice
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From this reading The former, though he loved his brother dearly, had found it quite too great a sacrifice of his own enjoyments, to spend all his playtime in a darkened chamber.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He felt as if his bandaged eyes entitled him to demand that everybody, who enjoyed the blessing of sight, should contribute to his comfort and amusement.
sight
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From this reading He felt as if his bandaged eyes entitled him to demand that everybody, who enjoyed the blessing of sight, should contribute to his comfort and amusement.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading In the course of the next day, the harmony of our little family was disturbed by something like a quarrel between George and Edward.
spend
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From this reading The former, though he loved his brother dearly, had found it quite too great a sacrifice of his own enjoyments, to spend all his playtime in a darkened chamber.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He felt as if his bandaged eyes entitled him to demand that everybody, who enjoyed the blessing of sight, should contribute to his comfort and amusement.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the course of the next day, the harmony of our little family was disturbed by something like a quarrel between George and Edward.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading He therefore insisted that George, instead of going out to play at foot-ball, should join with himself and Emily in a game of questions and answers.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The former, though he loved his brother dearly, had found it quite too great a sacrifice of his own enjoyments, to spend all his playtime in a darkened chamber.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The former, though he loved his brother dearly, had found it quite too great a sacrifice of his own enjoyments, to spend all his playtime in a darkened chamber.
too
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From this reading The former, though he loved his brother dearly, had found it quite too great a sacrifice of his own enjoyments, to spend all his playtime in a darkened chamber.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the course of the next day, the harmony of our little family was disturbed by something like a quarrel between George and Edward.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He felt as if his bandaged eyes entitled him to demand that everybody, who enjoyed the blessing of sight, should contribute to his comfort and amusement.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He therefore insisted that George, instead of going out to play at foot-ball, should join with himself and Emily in a game of questions and answers.
