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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 teacher of the New Hope school, engaged for the winter, proved to be a poor stick.
allowed
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From this reading He allowed the scholars to throw spit-balls, snap apple-seeds, eat molasses candy, pull each other's hair, and have fine frolics.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He allowed the scholars to throw spit-balls, snap apple-seeds, eat molasses candy, pull each other's hair, and have fine frolics.
apple-seeds
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From this reading He allowed the scholars to throw spit-balls, snap apple-seeds, eat molasses candy, pull each other's hair, and have fine frolics.
attend
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From this reading Paul wished very much to attend school, to study Latin, and fit himself for College; but when he saw how forceless a fellow Mr. Supple was, he concluded that it would be lost time to attend such a school.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The teacher of the New Hope school, engaged for the winter, proved to be a poor stick.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Paul wished very much to attend school, to study Latin, and fit himself for College; but when he saw how forceless a fellow Mr. Supple was, he concluded that it would be lost time to attend such a school.
candy
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From this reading He allowed the scholars to throw spit-balls, snap apple-seeds, eat molasses candy, pull each other's hair, and have fine frolics.
College
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From this reading Paul wished very much to attend school, to study Latin, and fit himself for College; but when he saw how forceless a fellow Mr. Supple was, he concluded that it would be lost time to attend such a school.
concluded
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From this reading Paul wished very much to attend school, to study Latin, and fit himself for College; but when he saw how forceless a fellow Mr. Supple was, he concluded that it would be lost time to attend such a school.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading He allowed the scholars to throw spit-balls, snap apple-seeds, eat molasses candy, pull each other's hair, and have fine frolics.
eat
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From this reading He allowed the scholars to throw spit-balls, snap apple-seeds, eat molasses candy, pull each other's hair, and have fine frolics.
education
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From this reading He knew that knowledge is power, and he longed to obtain a thorough education.
engaged
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From this reading The teacher of the New Hope school, engaged for the winter, proved to be a poor stick.
fellow
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From this reading Paul wished very much to attend school, to study Latin, and fit himself for College; but when he saw how forceless a fellow Mr. Supple was, he concluded that it would be lost time to attend such a school.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He allowed the scholars to throw spit-balls, snap apple-seeds, eat molasses candy, pull each other's hair, and have fine frolics.
fit
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From this reading Paul wished very much to attend school, to study Latin, and fit himself for College; but when he saw how forceless a fellow Mr. Supple was, he concluded that it would be lost time to attend such a school.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The teacher of the New Hope school, engaged for the winter, proved to be a poor stick.
forceless
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From this reading Paul wished very much to attend school, to study Latin, and fit himself for College; but when he saw how forceless a fellow Mr. Supple was, he concluded that it would be lost time to attend such a school.
frolics
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From this reading He allowed the scholars to throw spit-balls, snap apple-seeds, eat molasses candy, pull each other's hair, and have fine frolics.
hair
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From this reading He allowed the scholars to throw spit-balls, snap apple-seeds, eat molasses candy, pull each other's hair, and have fine frolics.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He allowed the scholars to throw spit-balls, snap apple-seeds, eat molasses candy, pull each other's hair, and have fine frolics.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He allowed the scholars to throw spit-balls, snap apple-seeds, eat molasses candy, pull each other's hair, and have fine frolics.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Paul wished very much to attend school, to study Latin, and fit himself for College; but when he saw how forceless a fellow Mr. Supple was, he concluded that it would be lost time to attend such a school.
Hope
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From this reading The teacher of the New Hope school, engaged for the winter, proved to be a poor stick.
how
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From this reading Paul wished very much to attend school, to study Latin, and fit himself for College; but when he saw how forceless a fellow Mr. Supple was, he concluded that it would be lost time to attend such a school.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He knew that knowledge is power, and he longed to obtain a thorough education.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Paul wished very much to attend school, to study Latin, and fit himself for College; but when he saw how forceless a fellow Mr. Supple was, he concluded that it would be lost time to attend such a school.
KEEPING
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From this reading KEEPING SCHOOL.
knew
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From this reading He knew that knowledge is power, and he longed to obtain a thorough education.
knowledge
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From this reading He knew that knowledge is power, and he longed to obtain a thorough education.
Latin
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From this reading Paul wished very much to attend school, to study Latin, and fit himself for College; but when he saw how forceless a fellow Mr. Supple was, he concluded that it would be lost time to attend such a school.
longed
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From this reading He knew that knowledge is power, and he longed to obtain a thorough education.
lost
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From this reading Paul wished very much to attend school, to study Latin, and fit himself for College; but when he saw how forceless a fellow Mr. Supple was, he concluded that it would be lost time to attend such a school.
molasses
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From this reading He allowed the scholars to throw spit-balls, snap apple-seeds, eat molasses candy, pull each other's hair, and have fine frolics.
Mr
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From this reading Paul wished very much to attend school, to study Latin, and fit himself for College; but when he saw how forceless a fellow Mr. Supple was, he concluded that it would be lost time to attend such a school.
much
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From this reading Paul wished very much to attend school, to study Latin, and fit himself for College; but when he saw how forceless a fellow Mr. Supple was, he concluded that it would be lost time to attend such a school.
New
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From this reading The teacher of the New Hope school, engaged for the winter, proved to be a poor stick.
obtainverbUS /əbˈteɪn/
to get something, especially through effort
From this reading He knew that knowledge is power, and he longed to obtain a thorough education.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The teacher of the New Hope school, engaged for the winter, proved to be a poor stick.
other's
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From this reading He allowed the scholars to throw spit-balls, snap apple-seeds, eat molasses candy, pull each other's hair, and have fine frolics.
Paul
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From this reading Paul wished very much to attend school, to study Latin, and fit himself for College; but when he saw how forceless a fellow Mr. Supple was, he concluded that it would be lost time to attend such a school.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The teacher of the New Hope school, engaged for the winter, proved to be a poor stick.
power
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From this reading He knew that knowledge is power, and he longed to obtain a thorough education.
proved
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From this reading The teacher of the New Hope school, engaged for the winter, proved to be a poor stick.
pull
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From this reading He allowed the scholars to throw spit-balls, snap apple-seeds, eat molasses candy, pull each other's hair, and have fine frolics.
saw
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From this reading Paul wished very much to attend school, to study Latin, and fit himself for College; but when he saw how forceless a fellow Mr. Supple was, he concluded that it would be lost time to attend such a school.
scholars
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From this reading He allowed the scholars to throw spit-balls, snap apple-seeds, eat molasses candy, pull each other's hair, and have fine frolics.
SCHOOL
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From this reading KEEPING SCHOOL.
snap
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From this reading He allowed the scholars to throw spit-balls, snap apple-seeds, eat molasses candy, pull each other's hair, and have fine frolics.
spit-balls
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From this reading He allowed the scholars to throw spit-balls, snap apple-seeds, eat molasses candy, pull each other's hair, and have fine frolics.
stick
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From this reading The teacher of the New Hope school, engaged for the winter, proved to be a poor stick.
study
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From this reading Paul wished very much to attend school, to study Latin, and fit himself for College; but when he saw how forceless a fellow Mr. Supple was, he concluded that it would be lost time to attend such a school.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Paul wished very much to attend school, to study Latin, and fit himself for College; but when he saw how forceless a fellow Mr. Supple was, he concluded that it would be lost time to attend such a school.
Supple
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From this reading Paul wished very much to attend school, to study Latin, and fit himself for College; but when he saw how forceless a fellow Mr. Supple was, he concluded that it would be lost time to attend such a school.
teacher
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From this reading The teacher of the New Hope school, engaged for the winter, proved to be a poor stick.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Paul wished very much to attend school, to study Latin, and fit himself for College; but when he saw how forceless a fellow Mr. Supple was, he concluded that it would be lost time to attend such a school.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The teacher of the New Hope school, engaged for the winter, proved to be a poor stick.
thorough
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From this reading He knew that knowledge is power, and he longed to obtain a thorough education.
throw
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From this reading He allowed the scholars to throw spit-balls, snap apple-seeds, eat molasses candy, pull each other's hair, and have fine frolics.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Paul wished very much to attend school, to study Latin, and fit himself for College; but when he saw how forceless a fellow Mr. Supple was, he concluded that it would be lost time to attend such a school.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The teacher of the New Hope school, engaged for the winter, proved to be a poor stick.
very
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From this reading Paul wished very much to attend school, to study Latin, and fit himself for College; but when he saw how forceless a fellow Mr. Supple was, he concluded that it would be lost time to attend such a school.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Paul wished very much to attend school, to study Latin, and fit himself for College; but when he saw how forceless a fellow Mr. Supple was, he concluded that it would be lost time to attend such a school.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Paul wished very much to attend school, to study Latin, and fit himself for College; but when he saw how forceless a fellow Mr. Supple was, he concluded that it would be lost time to attend such a school.
winter
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From this reading The teacher of the New Hope school, engaged for the winter, proved to be a poor stick.
wished
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From this reading Paul wished very much to attend school, to study Latin, and fit himself for College; but when he saw how forceless a fellow Mr. Supple was, he concluded that it would be lost time to attend such a school.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Paul wished very much to attend school, to study Latin, and fit himself for College; but when he saw how forceless a fellow Mr. Supple was, he concluded that it would be lost time to attend such a school.
