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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 It required the combined efforts of Whimple, Epstein, and Watson to persuade William to take a two weeks' holiday before returning to work.
able
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From this reading He didn't want to go to the country: knew he would die after two days there: was positive he was as strong and as able to work as he ever had been: and, in short, he wouldn't go.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I'm just crazy about keeping up my lessons with Mister Epstein," said William, finally; "I feel that I can't afford to miss one; I wanter be something, Tommy, and I'm finding out every day how much of a dub I am."
afford
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From this reading "I'm just crazy about keeping up my lessons with Mister Epstein," said William, finally; "I feel that I can't afford to miss one; I wanter be something, Tommy, and I'm finding out every day how much of a dub I am."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He didn't want to go to the country: knew he would die after two days there: was positive he was as strong and as able to work as he ever had been: and, in short, he wouldn't go.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I'm just crazy about keeping up my lessons with Mister Epstein," said William, finally; "I feel that I can't afford to miss one; I wanter be something, Tommy, and I'm finding out every day how much of a dub I am."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Watson wormed the truth out of him after an hour's private talk.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It required the combined efforts of Whimple, Epstein, and Watson to persuade William to take a two weeks' holiday before returning to work.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He didn't want to go to the country: knew he would die after two days there: was positive he was as strong and as able to work as he ever had been: and, in short, he wouldn't go.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I'm just crazy about keeping up my lessons with Mister Epstein," said William, finally; "I feel that I can't afford to miss one; I wanter be something, Tommy, and I'm finding out every day how much of a dub I am."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He didn't want to go to the country: knew he would die after two days there: was positive he was as strong and as able to work as he ever had been: and, in short, he wouldn't go.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It required the combined efforts of Whimple, Epstein, and Watson to persuade William to take a two weeks' holiday before returning to work.
can't
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From this reading "I'm just crazy about keeping up my lessons with Mister Epstein," said William, finally; "I feel that I can't afford to miss one; I wanter be something, Tommy, and I'm finding out every day how much of a dub I am."
combined
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From this reading It required the combined efforts of Whimple, Epstein, and Watson to persuade William to take a two weeks' holiday before returning to work.
country
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From this reading He didn't want to go to the country: knew he would die after two days there: was positive he was as strong and as able to work as he ever had been: and, in short, he wouldn't go.
crazy
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From this reading "I'm just crazy about keeping up my lessons with Mister Epstein," said William, finally; "I feel that I can't afford to miss one; I wanter be something, Tommy, and I'm finding out every day how much of a dub I am."
day
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From this reading "I'm just crazy about keeping up my lessons with Mister Epstein," said William, finally; "I feel that I can't afford to miss one; I wanter be something, Tommy, and I'm finding out every day how much of a dub I am."
days
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From this reading He didn't want to go to the country: knew he would die after two days there: was positive he was as strong and as able to work as he ever had been: and, in short, he wouldn't go.
desire
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From this reading Tommy suppressed a strong desire to whoop; the spirit of the lad was so manifest; his earnestness so marked.
didn't
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From this reading He didn't want to go to the country: knew he would die after two days there: was positive he was as strong and as able to work as he ever had been: and, in short, he wouldn't go.
die
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From this reading He didn't want to go to the country: knew he would die after two days there: was positive he was as strong and as able to work as he ever had been: and, in short, he wouldn't go.
dub
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From this reading "I'm just crazy about keeping up my lessons with Mister Epstein," said William, finally; "I feel that I can't afford to miss one; I wanter be something, Tommy, and I'm finding out every day how much of a dub I am."
earnestness
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From this reading Tommy suppressed a strong desire to whoop; the spirit of the lad was so manifest; his earnestness so marked.
efforts
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From this reading It required the combined efforts of Whimple, Epstein, and Watson to persuade William to take a two weeks' holiday before returning to work.
Epstein
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From this reading It required the combined efforts of Whimple, Epstein, and Watson to persuade William to take a two weeks' holiday before returning to work.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He didn't want to go to the country: knew he would die after two days there: was positive he was as strong and as able to work as he ever had been: and, in short, he wouldn't go.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "I'm just crazy about keeping up my lessons with Mister Epstein," said William, finally; "I feel that I can't afford to miss one; I wanter be something, Tommy, and I'm finding out every day how much of a dub I am."
feel
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From this reading "I'm just crazy about keeping up my lessons with Mister Epstein," said William, finally; "I feel that I can't afford to miss one; I wanter be something, Tommy, and I'm finding out every day how much of a dub I am."
finally
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From this reading "I'm just crazy about keeping up my lessons with Mister Epstein," said William, finally; "I feel that I can't afford to miss one; I wanter be something, Tommy, and I'm finding out every day how much of a dub I am."
finding
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From this reading "I'm just crazy about keeping up my lessons with Mister Epstein," said William, finally; "I feel that I can't afford to miss one; I wanter be something, Tommy, and I'm finding out every day how much of a dub I am."
go
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From this reading He didn't want to go to the country: knew he would die after two days there: was positive he was as strong and as able to work as he ever had been: and, in short, he wouldn't go.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He didn't want to go to the country: knew he would die after two days there: was positive he was as strong and as able to work as he ever had been: and, in short, he wouldn't go.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He didn't want to go to the country: knew he would die after two days there: was positive he was as strong and as able to work as he ever had been: and, in short, he wouldn't go.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Watson wormed the truth out of him after an hour's private talk.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tommy suppressed a strong desire to whoop; the spirit of the lad was so manifest; his earnestness so marked.
holiday
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From this reading It required the combined efforts of Whimple, Epstein, and Watson to persuade William to take a two weeks' holiday before returning to work.
hour's
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From this reading Watson wormed the truth out of him after an hour's private talk.
how
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From this reading "I'm just crazy about keeping up my lessons with Mister Epstein," said William, finally; "I feel that I can't afford to miss one; I wanter be something, Tommy, and I'm finding out every day how much of a dub I am."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I'm just crazy about keeping up my lessons with Mister Epstein," said William, finally; "I feel that I can't afford to miss one; I wanter be something, Tommy, and I'm finding out every day how much of a dub I am."
I'm
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From this reading "I'm just crazy about keeping up my lessons with Mister Epstein," said William, finally; "I feel that I can't afford to miss one; I wanter be something, Tommy, and I'm finding out every day how much of a dub I am."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He didn't want to go to the country: knew he would die after two days there: was positive he was as strong and as able to work as he ever had been: and, in short, he wouldn't go.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It required the combined efforts of Whimple, Epstein, and Watson to persuade William to take a two weeks' holiday before returning to work.
just
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From this reading "I'm just crazy about keeping up my lessons with Mister Epstein," said William, finally; "I feel that I can't afford to miss one; I wanter be something, Tommy, and I'm finding out every day how much of a dub I am."
keeping
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From this reading "I'm just crazy about keeping up my lessons with Mister Epstein," said William, finally; "I feel that I can't afford to miss one; I wanter be something, Tommy, and I'm finding out every day how much of a dub I am."
knew
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From this reading He didn't want to go to the country: knew he would die after two days there: was positive he was as strong and as able to work as he ever had been: and, in short, he wouldn't go.
lad
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From this reading Tommy suppressed a strong desire to whoop; the spirit of the lad was so manifest; his earnestness so marked.
lessons
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From this reading "I'm just crazy about keeping up my lessons with Mister Epstein," said William, finally; "I feel that I can't afford to miss one; I wanter be something, Tommy, and I'm finding out every day how much of a dub I am."
manifest
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From this reading Tommy suppressed a strong desire to whoop; the spirit of the lad was so manifest; his earnestness so marked.
marked
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From this reading Tommy suppressed a strong desire to whoop; the spirit of the lad was so manifest; his earnestness so marked.
miss
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From this reading "I'm just crazy about keeping up my lessons with Mister Epstein," said William, finally; "I feel that I can't afford to miss one; I wanter be something, Tommy, and I'm finding out every day how much of a dub I am."
Mister
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From this reading "I'm just crazy about keeping up my lessons with Mister Epstein," said William, finally; "I feel that I can't afford to miss one; I wanter be something, Tommy, and I'm finding out every day how much of a dub I am."
much
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From this reading "I'm just crazy about keeping up my lessons with Mister Epstein," said William, finally; "I feel that I can't afford to miss one; I wanter be something, Tommy, and I'm finding out every day how much of a dub I am."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I'm just crazy about keeping up my lessons with Mister Epstein," said William, finally; "I feel that I can't afford to miss one; I wanter be something, Tommy, and I'm finding out every day how much of a dub I am."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It required the combined efforts of Whimple, Epstein, and Watson to persuade William to take a two weeks' holiday before returning to work.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I'm just crazy about keeping up my lessons with Mister Epstein," said William, finally; "I feel that I can't afford to miss one; I wanter be something, Tommy, and I'm finding out every day how much of a dub I am."
out
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From this reading Watson wormed the truth out of him after an hour's private talk.
persuade
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From this reading It required the combined efforts of Whimple, Epstein, and Watson to persuade William to take a two weeks' holiday before returning to work.
positive
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From this reading He didn't want to go to the country: knew he would die after two days there: was positive he was as strong and as able to work as he ever had been: and, in short, he wouldn't go.
private
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From this reading Watson wormed the truth out of him after an hour's private talk.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It required the combined efforts of Whimple, Epstein, and Watson to persuade William to take a two weeks' holiday before returning to work.
returning
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From this reading It required the combined efforts of Whimple, Epstein, and Watson to persuade William to take a two weeks' holiday before returning to work.
said
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From this reading "I'm just crazy about keeping up my lessons with Mister Epstein," said William, finally; "I feel that I can't afford to miss one; I wanter be something, Tommy, and I'm finding out every day how much of a dub I am."
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading He didn't want to go to the country: knew he would die after two days there: was positive he was as strong and as able to work as he ever had been: and, in short, he wouldn't go.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Tommy suppressed a strong desire to whoop; the spirit of the lad was so manifest; his earnestness so marked.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "I'm just crazy about keeping up my lessons with Mister Epstein," said William, finally; "I feel that I can't afford to miss one; I wanter be something, Tommy, and I'm finding out every day how much of a dub I am."
spirit
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From this reading Tommy suppressed a strong desire to whoop; the spirit of the lad was so manifest; his earnestness so marked.
strong
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From this reading He didn't want to go to the country: knew he would die after two days there: was positive he was as strong and as able to work as he ever had been: and, in short, he wouldn't go.
suppressed
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From this reading Tommy suppressed a strong desire to whoop; the spirit of the lad was so manifest; his earnestness so marked.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It required the combined efforts of Whimple, Epstein, and Watson to persuade William to take a two weeks' holiday before returning to work.
talk
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From this reading Watson wormed the truth out of him after an hour's private talk.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I'm just crazy about keeping up my lessons with Mister Epstein," said William, finally; "I feel that I can't afford to miss one; I wanter be something, Tommy, and I'm finding out every day how much of a dub I am."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It required the combined efforts of Whimple, Epstein, and Watson to persuade William to take a two weeks' holiday before returning to work.
there
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From this reading He didn't want to go to the country: knew he would die after two days there: was positive he was as strong and as able to work as he ever had been: and, in short, he wouldn't go.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It required the combined efforts of Whimple, Epstein, and Watson to persuade William to take a two weeks' holiday before returning to work.
Tommy
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From this reading "I'm just crazy about keeping up my lessons with Mister Epstein," said William, finally; "I feel that I can't afford to miss one; I wanter be something, Tommy, and I'm finding out every day how much of a dub I am."
truth
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From this reading Watson wormed the truth out of him after an hour's private talk.
two
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From this reading It required the combined efforts of Whimple, Epstein, and Watson to persuade William to take a two weeks' holiday before returning to work.
up
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From this reading "I'm just crazy about keeping up my lessons with Mister Epstein," said William, finally; "I feel that I can't afford to miss one; I wanter be something, Tommy, and I'm finding out every day how much of a dub I am."
want
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From this reading He didn't want to go to the country: knew he would die after two days there: was positive he was as strong and as able to work as he ever had been: and, in short, he wouldn't go.
wanter
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From this reading "I'm just crazy about keeping up my lessons with Mister Epstein," said William, finally; "I feel that I can't afford to miss one; I wanter be something, Tommy, and I'm finding out every day how much of a dub I am."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He didn't want to go to the country: knew he would die after two days there: was positive he was as strong and as able to work as he ever had been: and, in short, he wouldn't go.
Watson
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From this reading It required the combined efforts of Whimple, Epstein, and Watson to persuade William to take a two weeks' holiday before returning to work.
weeks
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From this reading It required the combined efforts of Whimple, Epstein, and Watson to persuade William to take a two weeks' holiday before returning to work.
Whimple
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From this reading It required the combined efforts of Whimple, Epstein, and Watson to persuade William to take a two weeks' holiday before returning to work.
whoop
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From this reading Tommy suppressed a strong desire to whoop; the spirit of the lad was so manifest; his earnestness so marked.
William
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From this reading It required the combined efforts of Whimple, Epstein, and Watson to persuade William to take a two weeks' holiday before returning to work.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I'm just crazy about keeping up my lessons with Mister Epstein," said William, finally; "I feel that I can't afford to miss one; I wanter be something, Tommy, and I'm finding out every day how much of a dub I am."
work
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From this reading It required the combined efforts of Whimple, Epstein, and Watson to persuade William to take a two weeks' holiday before returning to work.
wormed
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From this reading Watson wormed the truth out of him after an hour's private talk.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He didn't want to go to the country: knew he would die after two days there: was positive he was as strong and as able to work as he ever had been: and, in short, he wouldn't go.
wouldn't
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From this reading He didn't want to go to the country: knew he would die after two days there: was positive he was as strong and as able to work as he ever had been: and, in short, he wouldn't go.
