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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 We have all seen a manly young fellow go up to college.
all
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From this reading We have all seen a manly young fellow go up to college.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Full of life and vigor, he sees the world before him; but the thought of all its battles rouses no fear in his young heart, and, though his pranks are boyish and his manners rough, he stumbles good humoredly and persistently on into success.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Full of life and vigor, he sees the world before him; but the thought of all its battles rouses no fear in his young heart, and, though his pranks are boyish and his manners rough, he stumbles good humoredly and persistently on into success.
arms
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From this reading His upper classmen patronizingly smile upon him, while his natural enemy, the Soph, taunts and teases him, but is sometimes brought down and punished by his strong, young arms.
battles
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From this reading Full of life and vigor, he sees the world before him; but the thought of all its battles rouses no fear in his young heart, and, though his pranks are boyish and his manners rough, he stumbles good humoredly and persistently on into success.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Full of life and vigor, he sees the world before him; but the thought of all its battles rouses no fear in his young heart, and, though his pranks are boyish and his manners rough, he stumbles good humoredly and persistently on into success.
boy
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From this reading Youthful, growing Chicago reminds one of this college boy.
boyish
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From this reading Full of life and vigor, he sees the world before him; but the thought of all its battles rouses no fear in his young heart, and, though his pranks are boyish and his manners rough, he stumbles good humoredly and persistently on into success.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His upper classmen patronizingly smile upon him, while his natural enemy, the Soph, taunts and teases him, but is sometimes brought down and punished by his strong, young arms.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Full of life and vigor, he sees the world before him; but the thought of all its battles rouses no fear in his young heart, and, though his pranks are boyish and his manners rough, he stumbles good humoredly and persistently on into success.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His upper classmen patronizingly smile upon him, while his natural enemy, the Soph, taunts and teases him, but is sometimes brought down and punished by his strong, young arms.
Chicago
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From this reading Youthful, growing Chicago reminds one of this college boy.
classmen
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From this reading His upper classmen patronizingly smile upon him, while his natural enemy, the Soph, taunts and teases him, but is sometimes brought down and punished by his strong, young arms.
college
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From this reading We have all seen a manly young fellow go up to college.
down
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From this reading His upper classmen patronizingly smile upon him, while his natural enemy, the Soph, taunts and teases him, but is sometimes brought down and punished by his strong, young arms.
enemy
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From this reading His upper classmen patronizingly smile upon him, while his natural enemy, the Soph, taunts and teases him, but is sometimes brought down and punished by his strong, young arms.
fear
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From this reading Full of life and vigor, he sees the world before him; but the thought of all its battles rouses no fear in his young heart, and, though his pranks are boyish and his manners rough, he stumbles good humoredly and persistently on into success.
fellow
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From this reading We have all seen a manly young fellow go up to college.
Full
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From this reading Full of life and vigor, he sees the world before him; but the thought of all its battles rouses no fear in his young heart, and, though his pranks are boyish and his manners rough, he stumbles good humoredly and persistently on into success.
go
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From this reading We have all seen a manly young fellow go up to college.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Full of life and vigor, he sees the world before him; but the thought of all its battles rouses no fear in his young heart, and, though his pranks are boyish and his manners rough, he stumbles good humoredly and persistently on into success.
growing
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From this reading Youthful, growing Chicago reminds one of this college boy.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have all seen a manly young fellow go up to college.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Full of life and vigor, he sees the world before him; but the thought of all its battles rouses no fear in his young heart, and, though his pranks are boyish and his manners rough, he stumbles good humoredly and persistently on into success.
heart
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From this reading Full of life and vigor, he sees the world before him; but the thought of all its battles rouses no fear in his young heart, and, though his pranks are boyish and his manners rough, he stumbles good humoredly and persistently on into success.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Full of life and vigor, he sees the world before him; but the thought of all its battles rouses no fear in his young heart, and, though his pranks are boyish and his manners rough, he stumbles good humoredly and persistently on into success.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Full of life and vigor, he sees the world before him; but the thought of all its battles rouses no fear in his young heart, and, though his pranks are boyish and his manners rough, he stumbles good humoredly and persistently on into success.
humoredly
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From this reading Full of life and vigor, he sees the world before him; but the thought of all its battles rouses no fear in his young heart, and, though his pranks are boyish and his manners rough, he stumbles good humoredly and persistently on into success.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Full of life and vigor, he sees the world before him; but the thought of all its battles rouses no fear in his young heart, and, though his pranks are boyish and his manners rough, he stumbles good humoredly and persistently on into success.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Full of life and vigor, he sees the world before him; but the thought of all its battles rouses no fear in his young heart, and, though his pranks are boyish and his manners rough, he stumbles good humoredly and persistently on into success.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His upper classmen patronizingly smile upon him, while his natural enemy, the Soph, taunts and teases him, but is sometimes brought down and punished by his strong, young arms.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Full of life and vigor, he sees the world before him; but the thought of all its battles rouses no fear in his young heart, and, though his pranks are boyish and his manners rough, he stumbles good humoredly and persistently on into success.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Full of life and vigor, he sees the world before him; but the thought of all its battles rouses no fear in his young heart, and, though his pranks are boyish and his manners rough, he stumbles good humoredly and persistently on into success.
manly
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From this reading We have all seen a manly young fellow go up to college.
manners
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From this reading Full of life and vigor, he sees the world before him; but the thought of all its battles rouses no fear in his young heart, and, though his pranks are boyish and his manners rough, he stumbles good humoredly and persistently on into success.
natural
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From this reading His upper classmen patronizingly smile upon him, while his natural enemy, the Soph, taunts and teases him, but is sometimes brought down and punished by his strong, young arms.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Full of life and vigor, he sees the world before him; but the thought of all its battles rouses no fear in his young heart, and, though his pranks are boyish and his manners rough, he stumbles good humoredly and persistently on into success.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Full of life and vigor, he sees the world before him; but the thought of all its battles rouses no fear in his young heart, and, though his pranks are boyish and his manners rough, he stumbles good humoredly and persistently on into success.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Full of life and vigor, he sees the world before him; but the thought of all its battles rouses no fear in his young heart, and, though his pranks are boyish and his manners rough, he stumbles good humoredly and persistently on into success.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Youthful, growing Chicago reminds one of this college boy.
patronizingly
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From this reading His upper classmen patronizingly smile upon him, while his natural enemy, the Soph, taunts and teases him, but is sometimes brought down and punished by his strong, young arms.
persistently
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From this reading Full of life and vigor, he sees the world before him; but the thought of all its battles rouses no fear in his young heart, and, though his pranks are boyish and his manners rough, he stumbles good humoredly and persistently on into success.
pranks
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From this reading Full of life and vigor, he sees the world before him; but the thought of all its battles rouses no fear in his young heart, and, though his pranks are boyish and his manners rough, he stumbles good humoredly and persistently on into success.
punished
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From this reading His upper classmen patronizingly smile upon him, while his natural enemy, the Soph, taunts and teases him, but is sometimes brought down and punished by his strong, young arms.
reminds
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From this reading Youthful, growing Chicago reminds one of this college boy.
rough
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From this reading Full of life and vigor, he sees the world before him; but the thought of all its battles rouses no fear in his young heart, and, though his pranks are boyish and his manners rough, he stumbles good humoredly and persistently on into success.
rouses
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From this reading Full of life and vigor, he sees the world before him; but the thought of all its battles rouses no fear in his young heart, and, though his pranks are boyish and his manners rough, he stumbles good humoredly and persistently on into success.
seen
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From this reading We have all seen a manly young fellow go up to college.
sees
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From this reading Full of life and vigor, he sees the world before him; but the thought of all its battles rouses no fear in his young heart, and, though his pranks are boyish and his manners rough, he stumbles good humoredly and persistently on into success.
smile
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From this reading His upper classmen patronizingly smile upon him, while his natural enemy, the Soph, taunts and teases him, but is sometimes brought down and punished by his strong, young arms.
sometimes
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From this reading His upper classmen patronizingly smile upon him, while his natural enemy, the Soph, taunts and teases him, but is sometimes brought down and punished by his strong, young arms.
Soph
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From this reading His upper classmen patronizingly smile upon him, while his natural enemy, the Soph, taunts and teases him, but is sometimes brought down and punished by his strong, young arms.
strong
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From this reading His upper classmen patronizingly smile upon him, while his natural enemy, the Soph, taunts and teases him, but is sometimes brought down and punished by his strong, young arms.
stumbles
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From this reading Full of life and vigor, he sees the world before him; but the thought of all its battles rouses no fear in his young heart, and, though his pranks are boyish and his manners rough, he stumbles good humoredly and persistently on into success.
success
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From this reading Full of life and vigor, he sees the world before him; but the thought of all its battles rouses no fear in his young heart, and, though his pranks are boyish and his manners rough, he stumbles good humoredly and persistently on into success.
taunts
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From this reading His upper classmen patronizingly smile upon him, while his natural enemy, the Soph, taunts and teases him, but is sometimes brought down and punished by his strong, young arms.
teases
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From this reading His upper classmen patronizingly smile upon him, while his natural enemy, the Soph, taunts and teases him, but is sometimes brought down and punished by his strong, young arms.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Full of life and vigor, he sees the world before him; but the thought of all its battles rouses no fear in his young heart, and, though his pranks are boyish and his manners rough, he stumbles good humoredly and persistently on into success.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Youthful, growing Chicago reminds one of this college boy.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Full of life and vigor, he sees the world before him; but the thought of all its battles rouses no fear in his young heart, and, though his pranks are boyish and his manners rough, he stumbles good humoredly and persistently on into success.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Full of life and vigor, he sees the world before him; but the thought of all its battles rouses no fear in his young heart, and, though his pranks are boyish and his manners rough, he stumbles good humoredly and persistently on into success.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We have all seen a manly young fellow go up to college.
TWO
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From this reading TWO WOMEN.
up
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From this reading We have all seen a manly young fellow go up to college.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading His upper classmen patronizingly smile upon him, while his natural enemy, the Soph, taunts and teases him, but is sometimes brought down and punished by his strong, young arms.
upper
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From this reading His upper classmen patronizingly smile upon him, while his natural enemy, the Soph, taunts and teases him, but is sometimes brought down and punished by his strong, young arms.
vigor
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From this reading Full of life and vigor, he sees the world before him; but the thought of all its battles rouses no fear in his young heart, and, though his pranks are boyish and his manners rough, he stumbles good humoredly and persistently on into success.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have all seen a manly young fellow go up to college.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading His upper classmen patronizingly smile upon him, while his natural enemy, the Soph, taunts and teases him, but is sometimes brought down and punished by his strong, young arms.
WOMEN
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From this reading TWO WOMEN.
world
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From this reading Full of life and vigor, he sees the world before him; but the thought of all its battles rouses no fear in his young heart, and, though his pranks are boyish and his manners rough, he stumbles good humoredly and persistently on into success.
young
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From this reading We have all seen a manly young fellow go up to college.
Youthful
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From this reading Youthful, growing Chicago reminds one of this college boy.
