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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 Excitement in school--Expecting a row--The doctor speaks--Deliberate falsehood--The truth comes out--The two culprits--Manly confession--Mr Franklyn speaks--Honest shame--Egerton convicted--The doctor's speech--Warburton caned--Egerton birched--Justification.
abode
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From this reading The bright fresh summer hour of seven, the following morning, was very different in the barn where Harry had taken up his abode to what it was at the grammar-school.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the former, it saw the tired lonely boy sleeping heavily, his face stained with tears; in the latter, a great stir and confusion.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The bright fresh summer hour of seven, the following morning, was very different in the barn where Harry had taken up his abode to what it was at the grammar-school.
away
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From this reading Campbell had run away.
barn
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From this reading The bright fresh summer hour of seven, the following morning, was very different in the barn where Harry had taken up his abode to what it was at the grammar-school.
birched
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BIT
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From this reading THE BITERS BIT.
BITERS
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From this reading THE BITERS BIT.
boy
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From this reading In the former, it saw the tired lonely boy sleeping heavily, his face stained with tears; in the latter, a great stir and confusion.
bright
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From this reading The bright fresh summer hour of seven, the following morning, was very different in the barn where Harry had taken up his abode to what it was at the grammar-school.
Campbell
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From this reading Campbell had run away.
caned
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comes
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confession
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confusion
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From this reading In the former, it saw the tired lonely boy sleeping heavily, his face stained with tears; in the latter, a great stir and confusion.
convicted
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culprits
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Deliberate
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differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The bright fresh summer hour of seven, the following morning, was very different in the barn where Harry had taken up his abode to what it was at the grammar-school.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Excitement in school--Expecting a row--The doctor speaks--Deliberate falsehood--The truth comes out--The two culprits--Manly confession--Mr Franklyn speaks--Honest shame--Egerton convicted--The doctor's speech--Warburton caned--Egerton birched--Justification.
doctor's
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Egerton
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Excitement
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ExpectingverbUS /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading Excitement in school--Expecting a row--The doctor speaks--Deliberate falsehood--The truth comes out--The two culprits--Manly confession--Mr Franklyn speaks--Honest shame--Egerton convicted--The doctor's speech--Warburton caned--Egerton birched--Justification.
face
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From this reading In the former, it saw the tired lonely boy sleeping heavily, his face stained with tears; in the latter, a great stir and confusion.
falsehood
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From this reading Excitement in school--Expecting a row--The doctor speaks--Deliberate falsehood--The truth comes out--The two culprits--Manly confession--Mr Franklyn speaks--Honest shame--Egerton convicted--The doctor's speech--Warburton caned--Egerton birched--Justification.
following
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From this reading The bright fresh summer hour of seven, the following morning, was very different in the barn where Harry had taken up his abode to what it was at the grammar-school.
former
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From this reading In the former, it saw the tired lonely boy sleeping heavily, his face stained with tears; in the latter, a great stir and confusion.
Franklyn
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fresh
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From this reading The bright fresh summer hour of seven, the following morning, was very different in the barn where Harry had taken up his abode to what it was at the grammar-school.
grammar-school
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From this reading The bright fresh summer hour of seven, the following morning, was very different in the barn where Harry had taken up his abode to what it was at the grammar-school.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the former, it saw the tired lonely boy sleeping heavily, his face stained with tears; in the latter, a great stir and confusion.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The bright fresh summer hour of seven, the following morning, was very different in the barn where Harry had taken up his abode to what it was at the grammar-school.
Harry
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From this reading The bright fresh summer hour of seven, the following morning, was very different in the barn where Harry had taken up his abode to what it was at the grammar-school.
heavily
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From this reading In the former, it saw the tired lonely boy sleeping heavily, his face stained with tears; in the latter, a great stir and confusion.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The bright fresh summer hour of seven, the following morning, was very different in the barn where Harry had taken up his abode to what it was at the grammar-school.
HonestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading Excitement in school--Expecting a row--The doctor speaks--Deliberate falsehood--The truth comes out--The two culprits--Manly confession--Mr Franklyn speaks--Honest shame--Egerton convicted--The doctor's speech--Warburton caned--Egerton birched--Justification.
hour
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From this reading The bright fresh summer hour of seven, the following morning, was very different in the barn where Harry had taken up his abode to what it was at the grammar-school.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Excitement in school--Expecting a row--The doctor speaks--Deliberate falsehood--The truth comes out--The two culprits--Manly confession--Mr Franklyn speaks--Honest shame--Egerton convicted--The doctor's speech--Warburton caned--Egerton birched--Justification.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The bright fresh summer hour of seven, the following morning, was very different in the barn where Harry had taken up his abode to what it was at the grammar-school.
Justification
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From this reading Excitement in school--Expecting a row--The doctor speaks--Deliberate falsehood--The truth comes out--The two culprits--Manly confession--Mr Franklyn speaks--Honest shame--Egerton convicted--The doctor's speech--Warburton caned--Egerton birched--Justification.
latter
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From this reading In the former, it saw the tired lonely boy sleeping heavily, his face stained with tears; in the latter, a great stir and confusion.
lonely
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From this reading In the former, it saw the tired lonely boy sleeping heavily, his face stained with tears; in the latter, a great stir and confusion.
Manly
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From this reading Excitement in school--Expecting a row--The doctor speaks--Deliberate falsehood--The truth comes out--The two culprits--Manly confession--Mr Franklyn speaks--Honest shame--Egerton convicted--The doctor's speech--Warburton caned--Egerton birched--Justification.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The bright fresh summer hour of seven, the following morning, was very different in the barn where Harry had taken up his abode to what it was at the grammar-school.
Mr
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From this reading Excitement in school--Expecting a row--The doctor speaks--Deliberate falsehood--The truth comes out--The two culprits--Manly confession--Mr Franklyn speaks--Honest shame--Egerton convicted--The doctor's speech--Warburton caned--Egerton birched--Justification.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The bright fresh summer hour of seven, the following morning, was very different in the barn where Harry had taken up his abode to what it was at the grammar-school.
out
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From this reading Excitement in school--Expecting a row--The doctor speaks--Deliberate falsehood--The truth comes out--The two culprits--Manly confession--Mr Franklyn speaks--Honest shame--Egerton convicted--The doctor's speech--Warburton caned--Egerton birched--Justification.
row
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run
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From this reading Campbell had run away.
saw
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From this reading In the former, it saw the tired lonely boy sleeping heavily, his face stained with tears; in the latter, a great stir and confusion.
school
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seven
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From this reading The bright fresh summer hour of seven, the following morning, was very different in the barn where Harry had taken up his abode to what it was at the grammar-school.
shame
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From this reading Excitement in school--Expecting a row--The doctor speaks--Deliberate falsehood--The truth comes out--The two culprits--Manly confession--Mr Franklyn speaks--Honest shame--Egerton convicted--The doctor's speech--Warburton caned--Egerton birched--Justification.
sleeping
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From this reading In the former, it saw the tired lonely boy sleeping heavily, his face stained with tears; in the latter, a great stir and confusion.
speaks
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speech
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From this reading Excitement in school--Expecting a row--The doctor speaks--Deliberate falsehood--The truth comes out--The two culprits--Manly confession--Mr Franklyn speaks--Honest shame--Egerton convicted--The doctor's speech--Warburton caned--Egerton birched--Justification.
stained
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From this reading In the former, it saw the tired lonely boy sleeping heavily, his face stained with tears; in the latter, a great stir and confusion.
stir
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From this reading In the former, it saw the tired lonely boy sleeping heavily, his face stained with tears; in the latter, a great stir and confusion.
summer
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From this reading The bright fresh summer hour of seven, the following morning, was very different in the barn where Harry had taken up his abode to what it was at the grammar-school.
taken
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From this reading The bright fresh summer hour of seven, the following morning, was very different in the barn where Harry had taken up his abode to what it was at the grammar-school.
tears
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From this reading In the former, it saw the tired lonely boy sleeping heavily, his face stained with tears; in the latter, a great stir and confusion.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BITERS BIT.
tired
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From this reading In the former, it saw the tired lonely boy sleeping heavily, his face stained with tears; in the latter, a great stir and confusion.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The bright fresh summer hour of seven, the following morning, was very different in the barn where Harry had taken up his abode to what it was at the grammar-school.
truth
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From this reading Excitement in school--Expecting a row--The doctor speaks--Deliberate falsehood--The truth comes out--The two culprits--Manly confession--Mr Franklyn speaks--Honest shame--Egerton convicted--The doctor's speech--Warburton caned--Egerton birched--Justification.
two
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up
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From this reading The bright fresh summer hour of seven, the following morning, was very different in the barn where Harry had taken up his abode to what it was at the grammar-school.
very
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From this reading The bright fresh summer hour of seven, the following morning, was very different in the barn where Harry had taken up his abode to what it was at the grammar-school.
Warburton
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From this reading Excitement in school--Expecting a row--The doctor speaks--Deliberate falsehood--The truth comes out--The two culprits--Manly confession--Mr Franklyn speaks--Honest shame--Egerton convicted--The doctor's speech--Warburton caned--Egerton birched--Justification.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The bright fresh summer hour of seven, the following morning, was very different in the barn where Harry had taken up his abode to what it was at the grammar-school.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The bright fresh summer hour of seven, the following morning, was very different in the barn where Harry had taken up his abode to what it was at the grammar-school.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The bright fresh summer hour of seven, the following morning, was very different in the barn where Harry had taken up his abode to what it was at the grammar-school.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the former, it saw the tired lonely boy sleeping heavily, his face stained with tears; in the latter, a great stir and confusion.
