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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 But as the air cooled my fever my steps slackened their speed, my judgment began to reassert its rule, and I saw that I should make a huge mistake if I allowed myself to be led in such a crisis by the mere impulses of blind rage.
account
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From this reading I could not think connectedly, and as I plunged along through the early morning to von Nauheim's house I was impelled by an overwhelming desire to call that villain instantly to account.
air
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From this reading But as the air cooled my fever my steps slackened their speed, my judgment began to reassert its rule, and I saw that I should make a huge mistake if I allowed myself to be led in such a crisis by the mere impulses of blind rage.
allowed
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From this reading But as the air cooled my fever my steps slackened their speed, my judgment began to reassert its rule, and I saw that I should make a huge mistake if I allowed myself to be led in such a crisis by the mere impulses of blind rage.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading I could not think connectedly, and as I plunged along through the early morning to von Nauheim's house I was impelled by an overwhelming desire to call that villain instantly to account.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I could not think connectedly, and as I plunged along through the early morning to von Nauheim's house I was impelled by an overwhelming desire to call that villain instantly to account.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MY PLAN OF CAMPAIGN The first effect upon me of Praga's story was to rouse and thrill every pulse of passion in my nature.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I had another to think of beside myself.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I could not think connectedly, and as I plunged along through the early morning to von Nauheim's house I was impelled by an overwhelming desire to call that villain instantly to account.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But as the air cooled my fever my steps slackened their speed, my judgment began to reassert its rule, and I saw that I should make a huge mistake if I allowed myself to be led in such a crisis by the mere impulses of blind rage.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But as the air cooled my fever my steps slackened their speed, my judgment began to reassert its rule, and I saw that I should make a huge mistake if I allowed myself to be led in such a crisis by the mere impulses of blind rage.
belief
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From this reading Insane plans flitted through my head of dashing into his room and making him fight me to the death; and I gloated in the belief that I could kill him.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading I had another to think of beside myself.
blind
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From this reading But as the air cooled my fever my steps slackened their speed, my judgment began to reassert its rule, and I saw that I should make a huge mistake if I allowed myself to be led in such a crisis by the mere impulses of blind rage.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But as the air cooled my fever my steps slackened their speed, my judgment began to reassert its rule, and I saw that I should make a huge mistake if I allowed myself to be led in such a crisis by the mere impulses of blind rage.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I could not think connectedly, and as I plunged along through the early morning to von Nauheim's house I was impelled by an overwhelming desire to call that villain instantly to account.
call
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From this reading I could not think connectedly, and as I plunged along through the early morning to von Nauheim's house I was impelled by an overwhelming desire to call that villain instantly to account.
CAMPAIGN
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From this reading MY PLAN OF CAMPAIGN The first effect upon me of Praga's story was to rouse and thrill every pulse of passion in my nature.
connectedly
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From this reading I could not think connectedly, and as I plunged along through the early morning to von Nauheim's house I was impelled by an overwhelming desire to call that villain instantly to account.
cooled
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From this reading But as the air cooled my fever my steps slackened their speed, my judgment began to reassert its rule, and I saw that I should make a huge mistake if I allowed myself to be led in such a crisis by the mere impulses of blind rage.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could not think connectedly, and as I plunged along through the early morning to von Nauheim's house I was impelled by an overwhelming desire to call that villain instantly to account.
crisis
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From this reading But as the air cooled my fever my steps slackened their speed, my judgment began to reassert its rule, and I saw that I should make a huge mistake if I allowed myself to be led in such a crisis by the mere impulses of blind rage.
dashing
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From this reading Insane plans flitted through my head of dashing into his room and making him fight me to the death; and I gloated in the belief that I could kill him.
death
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From this reading Insane plans flitted through my head of dashing into his room and making him fight me to the death; and I gloated in the belief that I could kill him.
desire
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From this reading I could not think connectedly, and as I plunged along through the early morning to von Nauheim's house I was impelled by an overwhelming desire to call that villain instantly to account.
early
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From this reading I could not think connectedly, and as I plunged along through the early morning to von Nauheim's house I was impelled by an overwhelming desire to call that villain instantly to account.
effect
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From this reading MY PLAN OF CAMPAIGN The first effect upon me of Praga's story was to rouse and thrill every pulse of passion in my nature.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading MY PLAN OF CAMPAIGN The first effect upon me of Praga's story was to rouse and thrill every pulse of passion in my nature.
fever
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From this reading But as the air cooled my fever my steps slackened their speed, my judgment began to reassert its rule, and I saw that I should make a huge mistake if I allowed myself to be led in such a crisis by the mere impulses of blind rage.
fight
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From this reading Insane plans flitted through my head of dashing into his room and making him fight me to the death; and I gloated in the belief that I could kill him.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MY PLAN OF CAMPAIGN The first effect upon me of Praga's story was to rouse and thrill every pulse of passion in my nature.
flitted
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From this reading Insane plans flitted through my head of dashing into his room and making him fight me to the death; and I gloated in the belief that I could kill him.
gloated
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From this reading Insane plans flitted through my head of dashing into his room and making him fight me to the death; and I gloated in the belief that I could kill him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had another to think of beside myself.
head
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From this reading Insane plans flitted through my head of dashing into his room and making him fight me to the death; and I gloated in the belief that I could kill him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Insane plans flitted through my head of dashing into his room and making him fight me to the death; and I gloated in the belief that I could kill him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Insane plans flitted through my head of dashing into his room and making him fight me to the death; and I gloated in the belief that I could kill him.
house
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From this reading I could not think connectedly, and as I plunged along through the early morning to von Nauheim's house I was impelled by an overwhelming desire to call that villain instantly to account.
huge
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From this reading But as the air cooled my fever my steps slackened their speed, my judgment began to reassert its rule, and I saw that I should make a huge mistake if I allowed myself to be led in such a crisis by the mere impulses of blind rage.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I could not think connectedly, and as I plunged along through the early morning to von Nauheim's house I was impelled by an overwhelming desire to call that villain instantly to account.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But as the air cooled my fever my steps slackened their speed, my judgment began to reassert its rule, and I saw that I should make a huge mistake if I allowed myself to be led in such a crisis by the mere impulses of blind rage.
impelled
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From this reading I could not think connectedly, and as I plunged along through the early morning to von Nauheim's house I was impelled by an overwhelming desire to call that villain instantly to account.
impulses
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From this reading But as the air cooled my fever my steps slackened their speed, my judgment began to reassert its rule, and I saw that I should make a huge mistake if I allowed myself to be led in such a crisis by the mere impulses of blind rage.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MY PLAN OF CAMPAIGN The first effect upon me of Praga's story was to rouse and thrill every pulse of passion in my nature.
Insane
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From this reading Insane plans flitted through my head of dashing into his room and making him fight me to the death; and I gloated in the belief that I could kill him.
instantly
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From this reading I could not think connectedly, and as I plunged along through the early morning to von Nauheim's house I was impelled by an overwhelming desire to call that villain instantly to account.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Insane plans flitted through my head of dashing into his room and making him fight me to the death; and I gloated in the belief that I could kill him.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But as the air cooled my fever my steps slackened their speed, my judgment began to reassert its rule, and I saw that I should make a huge mistake if I allowed myself to be led in such a crisis by the mere impulses of blind rage.
judgment
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From this reading But as the air cooled my fever my steps slackened their speed, my judgment began to reassert its rule, and I saw that I should make a huge mistake if I allowed myself to be led in such a crisis by the mere impulses of blind rage.
kill
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From this reading Insane plans flitted through my head of dashing into his room and making him fight me to the death; and I gloated in the belief that I could kill him.
led
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From this reading But as the air cooled my fever my steps slackened their speed, my judgment began to reassert its rule, and I saw that I should make a huge mistake if I allowed myself to be led in such a crisis by the mere impulses of blind rage.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But as the air cooled my fever my steps slackened their speed, my judgment began to reassert its rule, and I saw that I should make a huge mistake if I allowed myself to be led in such a crisis by the mere impulses of blind rage.
making
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From this reading Insane plans flitted through my head of dashing into his room and making him fight me to the death; and I gloated in the belief that I could kill him.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MY PLAN OF CAMPAIGN The first effect upon me of Praga's story was to rouse and thrill every pulse of passion in my nature.
mere
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From this reading But as the air cooled my fever my steps slackened their speed, my judgment began to reassert its rule, and I saw that I should make a huge mistake if I allowed myself to be led in such a crisis by the mere impulses of blind rage.
mistake
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From this reading But as the air cooled my fever my steps slackened their speed, my judgment began to reassert its rule, and I saw that I should make a huge mistake if I allowed myself to be led in such a crisis by the mere impulses of blind rage.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I could not think connectedly, and as I plunged along through the early morning to von Nauheim's house I was impelled by an overwhelming desire to call that villain instantly to account.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY PLAN OF CAMPAIGN The first effect upon me of Praga's story was to rouse and thrill every pulse of passion in my nature.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading But as the air cooled my fever my steps slackened their speed, my judgment began to reassert its rule, and I saw that I should make a huge mistake if I allowed myself to be led in such a crisis by the mere impulses of blind rage.
nature
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From this reading MY PLAN OF CAMPAIGN The first effect upon me of Praga's story was to rouse and thrill every pulse of passion in my nature.
Nauheim's
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From this reading I could not think connectedly, and as I plunged along through the early morning to von Nauheim's house I was impelled by an overwhelming desire to call that villain instantly to account.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I could not think connectedly, and as I plunged along through the early morning to von Nauheim's house I was impelled by an overwhelming desire to call that villain instantly to account.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MY PLAN OF CAMPAIGN The first effect upon me of Praga's story was to rouse and thrill every pulse of passion in my nature.
overwhelming
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From this reading I could not think connectedly, and as I plunged along through the early morning to von Nauheim's house I was impelled by an overwhelming desire to call that villain instantly to account.
passion
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From this reading MY PLAN OF CAMPAIGN The first effect upon me of Praga's story was to rouse and thrill every pulse of passion in my nature.
PLAN
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From this reading MY PLAN OF CAMPAIGN The first effect upon me of Praga's story was to rouse and thrill every pulse of passion in my nature.
plans
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From this reading Insane plans flitted through my head of dashing into his room and making him fight me to the death; and I gloated in the belief that I could kill him.
plunged
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From this reading I could not think connectedly, and as I plunged along through the early morning to von Nauheim's house I was impelled by an overwhelming desire to call that villain instantly to account.
Praga's
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From this reading MY PLAN OF CAMPAIGN The first effect upon me of Praga's story was to rouse and thrill every pulse of passion in my nature.
pulse
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From this reading MY PLAN OF CAMPAIGN The first effect upon me of Praga's story was to rouse and thrill every pulse of passion in my nature.
rage
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From this reading But as the air cooled my fever my steps slackened their speed, my judgment began to reassert its rule, and I saw that I should make a huge mistake if I allowed myself to be led in such a crisis by the mere impulses of blind rage.
reassert
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From this reading But as the air cooled my fever my steps slackened their speed, my judgment began to reassert its rule, and I saw that I should make a huge mistake if I allowed myself to be led in such a crisis by the mere impulses of blind rage.
room
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From this reading Insane plans flitted through my head of dashing into his room and making him fight me to the death; and I gloated in the belief that I could kill him.
rouse
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From this reading MY PLAN OF CAMPAIGN The first effect upon me of Praga's story was to rouse and thrill every pulse of passion in my nature.
rule
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From this reading But as the air cooled my fever my steps slackened their speed, my judgment began to reassert its rule, and I saw that I should make a huge mistake if I allowed myself to be led in such a crisis by the mere impulses of blind rage.
saw
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From this reading But as the air cooled my fever my steps slackened their speed, my judgment began to reassert its rule, and I saw that I should make a huge mistake if I allowed myself to be led in such a crisis by the mere impulses of blind rage.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading But as the air cooled my fever my steps slackened their speed, my judgment began to reassert its rule, and I saw that I should make a huge mistake if I allowed myself to be led in such a crisis by the mere impulses of blind rage.
slackened
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From this reading But as the air cooled my fever my steps slackened their speed, my judgment began to reassert its rule, and I saw that I should make a huge mistake if I allowed myself to be led in such a crisis by the mere impulses of blind rage.
speed
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From this reading But as the air cooled my fever my steps slackened their speed, my judgment began to reassert its rule, and I saw that I should make a huge mistake if I allowed myself to be led in such a crisis by the mere impulses of blind rage.
steps
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From this reading But as the air cooled my fever my steps slackened their speed, my judgment began to reassert its rule, and I saw that I should make a huge mistake if I allowed myself to be led in such a crisis by the mere impulses of blind rage.
story
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From this reading MY PLAN OF CAMPAIGN The first effect upon me of Praga's story was to rouse and thrill every pulse of passion in my nature.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But as the air cooled my fever my steps slackened their speed, my judgment began to reassert its rule, and I saw that I should make a huge mistake if I allowed myself to be led in such a crisis by the mere impulses of blind rage.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I could not think connectedly, and as I plunged along through the early morning to von Nauheim's house I was impelled by an overwhelming desire to call that villain instantly to account.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MY PLAN OF CAMPAIGN The first effect upon me of Praga's story was to rouse and thrill every pulse of passion in my nature.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But as the air cooled my fever my steps slackened their speed, my judgment began to reassert its rule, and I saw that I should make a huge mistake if I allowed myself to be led in such a crisis by the mere impulses of blind rage.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I could not think connectedly, and as I plunged along through the early morning to von Nauheim's house I was impelled by an overwhelming desire to call that villain instantly to account.
thrill
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From this reading MY PLAN OF CAMPAIGN The first effect upon me of Praga's story was to rouse and thrill every pulse of passion in my nature.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I could not think connectedly, and as I plunged along through the early morning to von Nauheim's house I was impelled by an overwhelming desire to call that villain instantly to account.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MY PLAN OF CAMPAIGN The first effect upon me of Praga's story was to rouse and thrill every pulse of passion in my nature.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading MY PLAN OF CAMPAIGN The first effect upon me of Praga's story was to rouse and thrill every pulse of passion in my nature.
villain
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From this reading I could not think connectedly, and as I plunged along through the early morning to von Nauheim's house I was impelled by an overwhelming desire to call that villain instantly to account.
von
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From this reading I could not think connectedly, and as I plunged along through the early morning to von Nauheim's house I was impelled by an overwhelming desire to call that villain instantly to account.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MY PLAN OF CAMPAIGN The first effect upon me of Praga's story was to rouse and thrill every pulse of passion in my nature.
