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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 geography paper--Before Dr Palmer--The accusation--Sentenced--The doctor's study--William's reminiscences--The doctor--Enter Egerton--Punishment--A hasty summons--Heart-stricken.
accusation
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From this reading The geography paper--Before Dr Palmer--The accusation--Sentenced--The doctor's study--William's reminiscences--The doctor--Enter Egerton--Punishment--A hasty summons--Heart-stricken.
achievement
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From this reading No murmured words flung at him; no hissing; but only a few stares of wonder, almost, at his recent achievement.
almost
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From this reading No murmured words flung at him; no hissing; but only a few stares of wonder, almost, at his recent achievement.
any
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From this reading Not a single word greeted Harry on his entering the playground the following morning; neither was there any symptom of the persecution of the previous evening.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was treated as a mere cypher,--sent to Coventry in fact.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading No murmured words flung at him; no hissing; but only a few stares of wonder, almost, at his recent achievement.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The geography paper--Before Dr Palmer--The accusation--Sentenced--The doctor's study--William's reminiscences--The doctor--Enter Egerton--Punishment--A hasty summons--Heart-stricken.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading No murmured words flung at him; no hissing; but only a few stares of wonder, almost, at his recent achievement.
Coventry
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From this reading He was treated as a mere cypher,--sent to Coventry in fact.
cypher
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From this reading He was treated as a mere cypher,--sent to Coventry in fact.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The geography paper--Before Dr Palmer--The accusation--Sentenced--The doctor's study--William's reminiscences--The doctor--Enter Egerton--Punishment--A hasty summons--Heart-stricken.
doctor's
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From this reading The geography paper--Before Dr Palmer--The accusation--Sentenced--The doctor's study--William's reminiscences--The doctor--Enter Egerton--Punishment--A hasty summons--Heart-stricken.
Dr
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From this reading The geography paper--Before Dr Palmer--The accusation--Sentenced--The doctor's study--William's reminiscences--The doctor--Enter Egerton--Punishment--A hasty summons--Heart-stricken.
Egerton
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From this reading The geography paper--Before Dr Palmer--The accusation--Sentenced--The doctor's study--William's reminiscences--The doctor--Enter Egerton--Punishment--A hasty summons--Heart-stricken.
Enter
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From this reading The geography paper--Before Dr Palmer--The accusation--Sentenced--The doctor's study--William's reminiscences--The doctor--Enter Egerton--Punishment--A hasty summons--Heart-stricken.
entering
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From this reading Not a single word greeted Harry on his entering the playground the following morning; neither was there any symptom of the persecution of the previous evening.
evening
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From this reading Not a single word greeted Harry on his entering the playground the following morning; neither was there any symptom of the persecution of the previous evening.
fact
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From this reading He was treated as a mere cypher,--sent to Coventry in fact.
few
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From this reading No murmured words flung at him; no hissing; but only a few stares of wonder, almost, at his recent achievement.
flung
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From this reading No murmured words flung at him; no hissing; but only a few stares of wonder, almost, at his recent achievement.
following
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From this reading Not a single word greeted Harry on his entering the playground the following morning; neither was there any symptom of the persecution of the previous evening.
geography
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From this reading The geography paper--Before Dr Palmer--The accusation--Sentenced--The doctor's study--William's reminiscences--The doctor--Enter Egerton--Punishment--A hasty summons--Heart-stricken.
greeted
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From this reading Not a single word greeted Harry on his entering the playground the following morning; neither was there any symptom of the persecution of the previous evening.
HARRY
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From this reading HARRY PUT ON TRIAL.
hasty
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From this reading The geography paper--Before Dr Palmer--The accusation--Sentenced--The doctor's study--William's reminiscences--The doctor--Enter Egerton--Punishment--A hasty summons--Heart-stricken.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was treated as a mere cypher,--sent to Coventry in fact.
Heart-stricken
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From this reading The geography paper--Before Dr Palmer--The accusation--Sentenced--The doctor's study--William's reminiscences--The doctor--Enter Egerton--Punishment--A hasty summons--Heart-stricken.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No murmured words flung at him; no hissing; but only a few stares of wonder, almost, at his recent achievement.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Not a single word greeted Harry on his entering the playground the following morning; neither was there any symptom of the persecution of the previous evening.
hissing
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From this reading No murmured words flung at him; no hissing; but only a few stares of wonder, almost, at his recent achievement.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was treated as a mere cypher,--sent to Coventry in fact.
mere
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From this reading He was treated as a mere cypher,--sent to Coventry in fact.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not a single word greeted Harry on his entering the playground the following morning; neither was there any symptom of the persecution of the previous evening.
murmured
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From this reading No murmured words flung at him; no hissing; but only a few stares of wonder, almost, at his recent achievement.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Not a single word greeted Harry on his entering the playground the following morning; neither was there any symptom of the persecution of the previous evening.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No murmured words flung at him; no hissing; but only a few stares of wonder, almost, at his recent achievement.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a single word greeted Harry on his entering the playground the following morning; neither was there any symptom of the persecution of the previous evening.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Not a single word greeted Harry on his entering the playground the following morning; neither was there any symptom of the persecution of the previous evening.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading HARRY PUT ON TRIAL.
only
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From this reading No murmured words flung at him; no hissing; but only a few stares of wonder, almost, at his recent achievement.
Palmer
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From this reading The geography paper--Before Dr Palmer--The accusation--Sentenced--The doctor's study--William's reminiscences--The doctor--Enter Egerton--Punishment--A hasty summons--Heart-stricken.
paper
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From this reading The geography paper--Before Dr Palmer--The accusation--Sentenced--The doctor's study--William's reminiscences--The doctor--Enter Egerton--Punishment--A hasty summons--Heart-stricken.
persecution
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From this reading Not a single word greeted Harry on his entering the playground the following morning; neither was there any symptom of the persecution of the previous evening.
playground
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From this reading Not a single word greeted Harry on his entering the playground the following morning; neither was there any symptom of the persecution of the previous evening.
previous
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From this reading Not a single word greeted Harry on his entering the playground the following morning; neither was there any symptom of the persecution of the previous evening.
Punishment
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From this reading The geography paper--Before Dr Palmer--The accusation--Sentenced--The doctor's study--William's reminiscences--The doctor--Enter Egerton--Punishment--A hasty summons--Heart-stricken.
PUT
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From this reading HARRY PUT ON TRIAL.
recent
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From this reading No murmured words flung at him; no hissing; but only a few stares of wonder, almost, at his recent achievement.
reminiscences
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From this reading The geography paper--Before Dr Palmer--The accusation--Sentenced--The doctor's study--William's reminiscences--The doctor--Enter Egerton--Punishment--A hasty summons--Heart-stricken.
sent
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From this reading He was treated as a mere cypher,--sent to Coventry in fact.
Sentenced
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From this reading The geography paper--Before Dr Palmer--The accusation--Sentenced--The doctor's study--William's reminiscences--The doctor--Enter Egerton--Punishment--A hasty summons--Heart-stricken.
single
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From this reading Not a single word greeted Harry on his entering the playground the following morning; neither was there any symptom of the persecution of the previous evening.
stares
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From this reading No murmured words flung at him; no hissing; but only a few stares of wonder, almost, at his recent achievement.
study
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From this reading The geography paper--Before Dr Palmer--The accusation--Sentenced--The doctor's study--William's reminiscences--The doctor--Enter Egerton--Punishment--A hasty summons--Heart-stricken.
summonsnounUS /ˈsʌmənz/
an official order to appear or respond
From this reading The geography paper--Before Dr Palmer--The accusation--Sentenced--The doctor's study--William's reminiscences--The doctor--Enter Egerton--Punishment--A hasty summons--Heart-stricken.
symptom
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From this reading Not a single word greeted Harry on his entering the playground the following morning; neither was there any symptom of the persecution of the previous evening.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The geography paper--Before Dr Palmer--The accusation--Sentenced--The doctor's study--William's reminiscences--The doctor--Enter Egerton--Punishment--A hasty summons--Heart-stricken.
there
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From this reading Not a single word greeted Harry on his entering the playground the following morning; neither was there any symptom of the persecution of the previous evening.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was treated as a mere cypher,--sent to Coventry in fact.
treated
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From this reading He was treated as a mere cypher,--sent to Coventry in fact.
TRIAL
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From this reading HARRY PUT ON TRIAL.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not a single word greeted Harry on his entering the playground the following morning; neither was there any symptom of the persecution of the previous evening.
William's
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From this reading The geography paper--Before Dr Palmer--The accusation--Sentenced--The doctor's study--William's reminiscences--The doctor--Enter Egerton--Punishment--A hasty summons--Heart-stricken.
wonder
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From this reading No murmured words flung at him; no hissing; but only a few stares of wonder, almost, at his recent achievement.
word
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From this reading Not a single word greeted Harry on his entering the playground the following morning; neither was there any symptom of the persecution of the previous evening.
words
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From this reading No murmured words flung at him; no hissing; but only a few stares of wonder, almost, at his recent achievement.
