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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 attentions of the first-named division soon became so distasteful to the new-comer that he left the room abruptly, and went down the stairway two steps at a time.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading _THE FIGHT._ THE afternoon session of Mr. Morton’s Select School was but little more promising of revelations about the new boy than the morning had been.
abruptly
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From this reading The attentions of the first-named division soon became so distasteful to the new-comer that he left the room abruptly, and went down the stairway two steps at a time.
admiringly
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From this reading At the door he found little Benny Mallow looking up admiringly, and determining to practice that particular method of coming down-stairs the first Saturday that he could creep unnoticed through a school-room window.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _THE FIGHT._ THE afternoon session of Mr. Morton’s Select School was but little more promising of revelations about the new boy than the morning had been.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Most of the boys returned earlier than usual from their respective dinners, and either hung about the school-room, staring at their new companion, or waited at the foot of the stairs for him to come down.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Most of the boys returned earlier than usual from their respective dinners, and either hung about the school-room, staring at their new companion, or waited at the foot of the stairs for him to come down.
attentions
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From this reading The attentions of the first-named division soon became so distasteful to the new-comer that he left the room abruptly, and went down the stairway two steps at a time.
became
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From this reading The attentions of the first-named division soon became so distasteful to the new-comer that he left the room abruptly, and went down the stairway two steps at a time.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _THE FIGHT._ THE afternoon session of Mr. Morton’s Select School was but little more promising of revelations about the new boy than the morning had been.
Benny
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From this reading At the door he found little Benny Mallow looking up admiringly, and determining to practice that particular method of coming down-stairs the first Saturday that he could creep unnoticed through a school-room window.
boy
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From this reading _THE FIGHT._ THE afternoon session of Mr. Morton’s Select School was but little more promising of revelations about the new boy than the morning had been.
boys
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From this reading Most of the boys returned earlier than usual from their respective dinners, and either hung about the school-room, staring at their new companion, or waited at the foot of the stairs for him to come down.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _THE FIGHT._ THE afternoon session of Mr. Morton’s Select School was but little more promising of revelations about the new boy than the morning had been.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Most of the boys returned earlier than usual from their respective dinners, and either hung about the school-room, staring at their new companion, or waited at the foot of the stairs for him to come down.
coming
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From this reading At the door he found little Benny Mallow looking up admiringly, and determining to practice that particular method of coming down-stairs the first Saturday that he could creep unnoticed through a school-room window.
companion
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From this reading Most of the boys returned earlier than usual from their respective dinners, and either hung about the school-room, staring at their new companion, or waited at the foot of the stairs for him to come down.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading At the door he found little Benny Mallow looking up admiringly, and determining to practice that particular method of coming down-stairs the first Saturday that he could creep unnoticed through a school-room window.
creep
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From this reading At the door he found little Benny Mallow looking up admiringly, and determining to practice that particular method of coming down-stairs the first Saturday that he could creep unnoticed through a school-room window.
determining
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From this reading At the door he found little Benny Mallow looking up admiringly, and determining to practice that particular method of coming down-stairs the first Saturday that he could creep unnoticed through a school-room window.
dinners
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From this reading Most of the boys returned earlier than usual from their respective dinners, and either hung about the school-room, staring at their new companion, or waited at the foot of the stairs for him to come down.
distasteful
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From this reading The attentions of the first-named division soon became so distasteful to the new-comer that he left the room abruptly, and went down the stairway two steps at a time.
division
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From this reading The attentions of the first-named division soon became so distasteful to the new-comer that he left the room abruptly, and went down the stairway two steps at a time.
door
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From this reading At the door he found little Benny Mallow looking up admiringly, and determining to practice that particular method of coming down-stairs the first Saturday that he could creep unnoticed through a school-room window.
down
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From this reading Most of the boys returned earlier than usual from their respective dinners, and either hung about the school-room, staring at their new companion, or waited at the foot of the stairs for him to come down.
down-stairs
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From this reading At the door he found little Benny Mallow looking up admiringly, and determining to practice that particular method of coming down-stairs the first Saturday that he could creep unnoticed through a school-room window.
earlier
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From this reading Most of the boys returned earlier than usual from their respective dinners, and either hung about the school-room, staring at their new companion, or waited at the foot of the stairs for him to come down.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Most of the boys returned earlier than usual from their respective dinners, and either hung about the school-room, staring at their new companion, or waited at the foot of the stairs for him to come down.
FIGHT
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From this reading _THE FIGHT._ THE afternoon session of Mr. Morton’s Select School was but little more promising of revelations about the new boy than the morning had been.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the door he found little Benny Mallow looking up admiringly, and determining to practice that particular method of coming down-stairs the first Saturday that he could creep unnoticed through a school-room window.
first-named
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From this reading The attentions of the first-named division soon became so distasteful to the new-comer that he left the room abruptly, and went down the stairway two steps at a time.
foolish
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From this reading But Benny was not one of those foolish boys who forget the present while planning about the future.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Most of the boys returned earlier than usual from their respective dinners, and either hung about the school-room, staring at their new companion, or waited at the foot of the stairs for him to come down.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Most of the boys returned earlier than usual from their respective dinners, and either hung about the school-room, staring at their new companion, or waited at the foot of the stairs for him to come down.
forget
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From this reading But Benny was not one of those foolish boys who forget the present while planning about the future.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the door he found little Benny Mallow looking up admiringly, and determining to practice that particular method of coming down-stairs the first Saturday that he could creep unnoticed through a school-room window.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Most of the boys returned earlier than usual from their respective dinners, and either hung about the school-room, staring at their new companion, or waited at the foot of the stairs for him to come down.
future
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From this reading But Benny was not one of those foolish boys who forget the present while planning about the future.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _THE FIGHT._ THE afternoon session of Mr. Morton’s Select School was but little more promising of revelations about the new boy than the morning had been.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The attentions of the first-named division soon became so distasteful to the new-comer that he left the room abruptly, and went down the stairway two steps at a time.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Most of the boys returned earlier than usual from their respective dinners, and either hung about the school-room, staring at their new companion, or waited at the foot of the stairs for him to come down.
hung
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From this reading Most of the boys returned earlier than usual from their respective dinners, and either hung about the school-room, staring at their new companion, or waited at the foot of the stairs for him to come down.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The attentions of the first-named division soon became so distasteful to the new-comer that he left the room abruptly, and went down the stairway two steps at a time.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _THE FIGHT._ THE afternoon session of Mr. Morton’s Select School was but little more promising of revelations about the new boy than the morning had been.
looking
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From this reading At the door he found little Benny Mallow looking up admiringly, and determining to practice that particular method of coming down-stairs the first Saturday that he could creep unnoticed through a school-room window.
Mallow
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From this reading At the door he found little Benny Mallow looking up admiringly, and determining to practice that particular method of coming down-stairs the first Saturday that he could creep unnoticed through a school-room window.
method
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From this reading At the door he found little Benny Mallow looking up admiringly, and determining to practice that particular method of coming down-stairs the first Saturday that he could creep unnoticed through a school-room window.
more
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From this reading _THE FIGHT._ THE afternoon session of Mr. Morton’s Select School was but little more promising of revelations about the new boy than the morning had been.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _THE FIGHT._ THE afternoon session of Mr. Morton’s Select School was but little more promising of revelations about the new boy than the morning had been.
Morton's
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From this reading _THE FIGHT._ THE afternoon session of Mr. Morton’s Select School was but little more promising of revelations about the new boy than the morning had been.
Most
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From this reading Most of the boys returned earlier than usual from their respective dinners, and either hung about the school-room, staring at their new companion, or waited at the foot of the stairs for him to come down.
Mr
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From this reading _THE FIGHT._ THE afternoon session of Mr. Morton’s Select School was but little more promising of revelations about the new boy than the morning had been.
new
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From this reading _THE FIGHT._ THE afternoon session of Mr. Morton’s Select School was but little more promising of revelations about the new boy than the morning had been.
new-comer
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From this reading The attentions of the first-named division soon became so distasteful to the new-comer that he left the room abruptly, and went down the stairway two steps at a time.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Benny was not one of those foolish boys who forget the present while planning about the future.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _THE FIGHT._ THE afternoon session of Mr. Morton’s Select School was but little more promising of revelations about the new boy than the morning had been.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But Benny was not one of those foolish boys who forget the present while planning about the future.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Most of the boys returned earlier than usual from their respective dinners, and either hung about the school-room, staring at their new companion, or waited at the foot of the stairs for him to come down.
particular
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From this reading At the door he found little Benny Mallow looking up admiringly, and determining to practice that particular method of coming down-stairs the first Saturday that he could creep unnoticed through a school-room window.
planning
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From this reading But Benny was not one of those foolish boys who forget the present while planning about the future.
practice
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From this reading At the door he found little Benny Mallow looking up admiringly, and determining to practice that particular method of coming down-stairs the first Saturday that he could creep unnoticed through a school-room window.
present
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From this reading But Benny was not one of those foolish boys who forget the present while planning about the future.
promising
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From this reading _THE FIGHT._ THE afternoon session of Mr. Morton’s Select School was but little more promising of revelations about the new boy than the morning had been.
respective
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From this reading Most of the boys returned earlier than usual from their respective dinners, and either hung about the school-room, staring at their new companion, or waited at the foot of the stairs for him to come down.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Most of the boys returned earlier than usual from their respective dinners, and either hung about the school-room, staring at their new companion, or waited at the foot of the stairs for him to come down.
revelations
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From this reading _THE FIGHT._ THE afternoon session of Mr. Morton’s Select School was but little more promising of revelations about the new boy than the morning had been.
room
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From this reading The attentions of the first-named division soon became so distasteful to the new-comer that he left the room abruptly, and went down the stairway two steps at a time.
Saturday
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From this reading At the door he found little Benny Mallow looking up admiringly, and determining to practice that particular method of coming down-stairs the first Saturday that he could creep unnoticed through a school-room window.
School
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From this reading _THE FIGHT._ THE afternoon session of Mr. Morton’s Select School was but little more promising of revelations about the new boy than the morning had been.
school-room
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From this reading Most of the boys returned earlier than usual from their respective dinners, and either hung about the school-room, staring at their new companion, or waited at the foot of the stairs for him to come down.
Select
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From this reading _THE FIGHT._ THE afternoon session of Mr. Morton’s Select School was but little more promising of revelations about the new boy than the morning had been.
session
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From this reading _THE FIGHT._ THE afternoon session of Mr. Morton’s Select School was but little more promising of revelations about the new boy than the morning had been.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The attentions of the first-named division soon became so distasteful to the new-comer that he left the room abruptly, and went down the stairway two steps at a time.
soon
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From this reading The attentions of the first-named division soon became so distasteful to the new-comer that he left the room abruptly, and went down the stairway two steps at a time.
stairs
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From this reading Most of the boys returned earlier than usual from their respective dinners, and either hung about the school-room, staring at their new companion, or waited at the foot of the stairs for him to come down.
stairway
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From this reading The attentions of the first-named division soon became so distasteful to the new-comer that he left the room abruptly, and went down the stairway two steps at a time.
staring
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From this reading Most of the boys returned earlier than usual from their respective dinners, and either hung about the school-room, staring at their new companion, or waited at the foot of the stairs for him to come down.
steps
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From this reading The attentions of the first-named division soon became so distasteful to the new-comer that he left the room abruptly, and went down the stairway two steps at a time.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading _THE FIGHT._ THE afternoon session of Mr. Morton’s Select School was but little more promising of revelations about the new boy than the morning had been.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The attentions of the first-named division soon became so distasteful to the new-comer that he left the room abruptly, and went down the stairway two steps at a time.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _THE FIGHT._ THE afternoon session of Mr. Morton’s Select School was but little more promising of revelations about the new boy than the morning had been.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Most of the boys returned earlier than usual from their respective dinners, and either hung about the school-room, staring at their new companion, or waited at the foot of the stairs for him to come down.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But Benny was not one of those foolish boys who forget the present while planning about the future.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At the door he found little Benny Mallow looking up admiringly, and determining to practice that particular method of coming down-stairs the first Saturday that he could creep unnoticed through a school-room window.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The attentions of the first-named division soon became so distasteful to the new-comer that he left the room abruptly, and went down the stairway two steps at a time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Most of the boys returned earlier than usual from their respective dinners, and either hung about the school-room, staring at their new companion, or waited at the foot of the stairs for him to come down.
two
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From this reading The attentions of the first-named division soon became so distasteful to the new-comer that he left the room abruptly, and went down the stairway two steps at a time.
unnoticed
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From this reading At the door he found little Benny Mallow looking up admiringly, and determining to practice that particular method of coming down-stairs the first Saturday that he could creep unnoticed through a school-room window.
up
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From this reading At the door he found little Benny Mallow looking up admiringly, and determining to practice that particular method of coming down-stairs the first Saturday that he could creep unnoticed through a school-room window.
usual
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From this reading Most of the boys returned earlier than usual from their respective dinners, and either hung about the school-room, staring at their new companion, or waited at the foot of the stairs for him to come down.
waited
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From this reading Most of the boys returned earlier than usual from their respective dinners, and either hung about the school-room, staring at their new companion, or waited at the foot of the stairs for him to come down.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _THE FIGHT._ THE afternoon session of Mr. Morton’s Select School was but little more promising of revelations about the new boy than the morning had been.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The attentions of the first-named division soon became so distasteful to the new-comer that he left the room abruptly, and went down the stairway two steps at a time.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading But Benny was not one of those foolish boys who forget the present while planning about the future.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But Benny was not one of those foolish boys who forget the present while planning about the future.
window
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From this reading At the door he found little Benny Mallow looking up admiringly, and determining to practice that particular method of coming down-stairs the first Saturday that he could creep unnoticed through a school-room window.
