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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 It was then that Blake came to that which he had mentally intended to be a last resort.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Deliberately, not in anger, but in the desperation of a strong man who plays his last card for his ultimate stake, he leaned across the table and deliberately struck Schuyler in the face.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Blake knew that if this time he failed to arouse whatever of latent, atrophied manhood there might be in the breast of the other, that never again, probably, would the shrivelling brain come within call.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Deliberately, not in anger, but in the desperation of a strong man who plays his last card for his ultimate stake, he leaned across the table and deliberately struck Schuyler in the face.
anger
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From this reading Deliberately, not in anger, but in the desperation of a strong man who plays his last card for his ultimate stake, he leaned across the table and deliberately struck Schuyler in the face.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was a hard thing to do; but there are things that so demand.
arouse
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From this reading Blake knew that if this time he failed to arouse whatever of latent, atrophied manhood there might be in the breast of the other, that never again, probably, would the shrivelling brain come within call.
atrophied
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From this reading Blake knew that if this time he failed to arouse whatever of latent, atrophied manhood there might be in the breast of the other, that never again, probably, would the shrivelling brain come within call.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was then that Blake came to that which he had mentally intended to be a last resort.
Blake
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From this reading It was then that Blake came to that which he had mentally intended to be a last resort.
blows
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From this reading So he struck; and, following the staggering form, struck again, flat on the face, with open hand, hard, stinging blows.
brain
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From this reading Blake knew that if this time he failed to arouse whatever of latent, atrophied manhood there might be in the breast of the other, that never again, probably, would the shrivelling brain come within call.
breast
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From this reading Blake knew that if this time he failed to arouse whatever of latent, atrophied manhood there might be in the breast of the other, that never again, probably, would the shrivelling brain come within call.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Deliberately, not in anger, but in the desperation of a strong man who plays his last card for his ultimate stake, he leaned across the table and deliberately struck Schuyler in the face.
call
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From this reading Blake knew that if this time he failed to arouse whatever of latent, atrophied manhood there might be in the breast of the other, that never again, probably, would the shrivelling brain come within call.
came
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From this reading It was then that Blake came to that which he had mentally intended to be a last resort.
card
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From this reading Deliberately, not in anger, but in the desperation of a strong man who plays his last card for his ultimate stake, he leaned across the table and deliberately struck Schuyler in the face.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Blake knew that if this time he failed to arouse whatever of latent, atrophied manhood there might be in the breast of the other, that never again, probably, would the shrivelling brain come within call.
Deliberately
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From this reading Deliberately, not in anger, but in the desperation of a strong man who plays his last card for his ultimate stake, he leaned across the table and deliberately struck Schuyler in the face.
demand
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From this reading It was a hard thing to do; but there are things that so demand.
desperation
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From this reading Deliberately, not in anger, but in the desperation of a strong man who plays his last card for his ultimate stake, he leaned across the table and deliberately struck Schuyler in the face.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It was a hard thing to do; but there are things that so demand.
face
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From this reading Deliberately, not in anger, but in the desperation of a strong man who plays his last card for his ultimate stake, he leaned across the table and deliberately struck Schuyler in the face.
failed
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From this reading Blake knew that if this time he failed to arouse whatever of latent, atrophied manhood there might be in the breast of the other, that never again, probably, would the shrivelling brain come within call.
flat
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From this reading So he struck; and, following the staggering form, struck again, flat on the face, with open hand, hard, stinging blows.
following
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From this reading So he struck; and, following the staggering form, struck again, flat on the face, with open hand, hard, stinging blows.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Deliberately, not in anger, but in the desperation of a strong man who plays his last card for his ultimate stake, he leaned across the table and deliberately struck Schuyler in the face.
form
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From this reading So he struck; and, following the staggering form, struck again, flat on the face, with open hand, hard, stinging blows.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was then that Blake came to that which he had mentally intended to be a last resort.
hand
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From this reading So he struck; and, following the staggering form, struck again, flat on the face, with open hand, hard, stinging blows.
hard
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From this reading It was a hard thing to do; but there are things that so demand.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was then that Blake came to that which he had mentally intended to be a last resort.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Deliberately, not in anger, but in the desperation of a strong man who plays his last card for his ultimate stake, he leaned across the table and deliberately struck Schuyler in the face.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Blake knew that if this time he failed to arouse whatever of latent, atrophied manhood there might be in the breast of the other, that never again, probably, would the shrivelling brain come within call.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Deliberately, not in anger, but in the desperation of a strong man who plays his last card for his ultimate stake, he leaned across the table and deliberately struck Schuyler in the face.
intended
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From this reading It was then that Blake came to that which he had mentally intended to be a last resort.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was then that Blake came to that which he had mentally intended to be a last resort.
knew
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From this reading Blake knew that if this time he failed to arouse whatever of latent, atrophied manhood there might be in the breast of the other, that never again, probably, would the shrivelling brain come within call.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was then that Blake came to that which he had mentally intended to be a last resort.
latent
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From this reading Blake knew that if this time he failed to arouse whatever of latent, atrophied manhood there might be in the breast of the other, that never again, probably, would the shrivelling brain come within call.
leaned
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From this reading Deliberately, not in anger, but in the desperation of a strong man who plays his last card for his ultimate stake, he leaned across the table and deliberately struck Schuyler in the face.
man
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From this reading Deliberately, not in anger, but in the desperation of a strong man who plays his last card for his ultimate stake, he leaned across the table and deliberately struck Schuyler in the face.
manhood
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From this reading Blake knew that if this time he failed to arouse whatever of latent, atrophied manhood there might be in the breast of the other, that never again, probably, would the shrivelling brain come within call.
mentally
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From this reading It was then that Blake came to that which he had mentally intended to be a last resort.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Blake knew that if this time he failed to arouse whatever of latent, atrophied manhood there might be in the breast of the other, that never again, probably, would the shrivelling brain come within call.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Blake knew that if this time he failed to arouse whatever of latent, atrophied manhood there might be in the breast of the other, that never again, probably, would the shrivelling brain come within call.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Deliberately, not in anger, but in the desperation of a strong man who plays his last card for his ultimate stake, he leaned across the table and deliberately struck Schuyler in the face.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Deliberately, not in anger, but in the desperation of a strong man who plays his last card for his ultimate stake, he leaned across the table and deliberately struck Schuyler in the face.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So he struck; and, following the staggering form, struck again, flat on the face, with open hand, hard, stinging blows.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading So he struck; and, following the staggering form, struck again, flat on the face, with open hand, hard, stinging blows.
other
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From this reading Blake knew that if this time he failed to arouse whatever of latent, atrophied manhood there might be in the breast of the other, that never again, probably, would the shrivelling brain come within call.
plays
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From this reading Deliberately, not in anger, but in the desperation of a strong man who plays his last card for his ultimate stake, he leaned across the table and deliberately struck Schuyler in the face.
probably
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From this reading Blake knew that if this time he failed to arouse whatever of latent, atrophied manhood there might be in the breast of the other, that never again, probably, would the shrivelling brain come within call.
resort
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From this reading It was then that Blake came to that which he had mentally intended to be a last resort.
Schuyler
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From this reading Deliberately, not in anger, but in the desperation of a strong man who plays his last card for his ultimate stake, he leaned across the table and deliberately struck Schuyler in the face.
shrivelling
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From this reading Blake knew that if this time he failed to arouse whatever of latent, atrophied manhood there might be in the breast of the other, that never again, probably, would the shrivelling brain come within call.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was a hard thing to do; but there are things that so demand.
staggering
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From this reading So he struck; and, following the staggering form, struck again, flat on the face, with open hand, hard, stinging blows.
stake
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From this reading Deliberately, not in anger, but in the desperation of a strong man who plays his last card for his ultimate stake, he leaned across the table and deliberately struck Schuyler in the face.
stinging
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From this reading So he struck; and, following the staggering form, struck again, flat on the face, with open hand, hard, stinging blows.
strong
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From this reading Deliberately, not in anger, but in the desperation of a strong man who plays his last card for his ultimate stake, he leaned across the table and deliberately struck Schuyler in the face.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Deliberately, not in anger, but in the desperation of a strong man who plays his last card for his ultimate stake, he leaned across the table and deliberately struck Schuyler in the face.
table
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From this reading Deliberately, not in anger, but in the desperation of a strong man who plays his last card for his ultimate stake, he leaned across the table and deliberately struck Schuyler in the face.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was then that Blake came to that which he had mentally intended to be a last resort.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Deliberately, not in anger, but in the desperation of a strong man who plays his last card for his ultimate stake, he leaned across the table and deliberately struck Schuyler in the face.
then
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From this reading It was then that Blake came to that which he had mentally intended to be a last resort.
there
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From this reading It was a hard thing to do; but there are things that so demand.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a hard thing to do; but there are things that so demand.
things
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From this reading It was a hard thing to do; but there are things that so demand.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Blake knew that if this time he failed to arouse whatever of latent, atrophied manhood there might be in the breast of the other, that never again, probably, would the shrivelling brain come within call.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Blake knew that if this time he failed to arouse whatever of latent, atrophied manhood there might be in the breast of the other, that never again, probably, would the shrivelling brain come within call.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was then that Blake came to that which he had mentally intended to be a last resort.
ultimate
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From this reading Deliberately, not in anger, but in the desperation of a strong man who plays his last card for his ultimate stake, he leaned across the table and deliberately struck Schuyler in the face.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was then that Blake came to that which he had mentally intended to be a last resort.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Blake knew that if this time he failed to arouse whatever of latent, atrophied manhood there might be in the breast of the other, that never again, probably, would the shrivelling brain come within call.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was then that Blake came to that which he had mentally intended to be a last resort.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Deliberately, not in anger, but in the desperation of a strong man who plays his last card for his ultimate stake, he leaned across the table and deliberately struck Schuyler in the face.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So he struck; and, following the staggering form, struck again, flat on the face, with open hand, hard, stinging blows.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Blake knew that if this time he failed to arouse whatever of latent, atrophied manhood there might be in the breast of the other, that never again, probably, would the shrivelling brain come within call.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Blake knew that if this time he failed to arouse whatever of latent, atrophied manhood there might be in the breast of the other, that never again, probably, would the shrivelling brain come within call.
