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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 A HUMAN DOCUMENT Rufus returned from Tregannon in a condition of mental unrest, such as he had not known before.
accepted
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From this reading Unconsciously his fierce antagonisms subsided, his revolt against accepted creeds took new shapes, his belief in German philosophy began to waver.
active
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From this reading During all the time he remained a prisoner in the house, his brain had been unusually active.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Unconsciously his fierce antagonisms subsided, his revolt against accepted creeds took new shapes, his belief in German philosophy began to waver.
all
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From this reading During all the time he remained a prisoner in the house, his brain had been unusually active.
almost
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From this reading The process of mental evolution went on so quietly and silently, that he was almost startled when he discovered that his philosophic watchwords no longer represented his real beliefs.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading It was Madeline Grover in the first instance who set him thinking along certain lines, and once started it was impossible to turn back.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was Madeline Grover in the first instance who set him thinking along certain lines, and once started it was impossible to turn back.
antagonisms
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From this reading Unconsciously his fierce antagonisms subsided, his revolt against accepted creeds took new shapes, his belief in German philosophy began to waver.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A HUMAN DOCUMENT Rufus returned from Tregannon in a condition of mental unrest, such as he had not known before.
back
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From this reading It was Madeline Grover in the first instance who set him thinking along certain lines, and once started it was impossible to turn back.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading During all the time he remained a prisoner in the house, his brain had been unusually active.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A HUMAN DOCUMENT Rufus returned from Tregannon in a condition of mental unrest, such as he had not known before.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Unconsciously his fierce antagonisms subsided, his revolt against accepted creeds took new shapes, his belief in German philosophy began to waver.
belief
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From this reading Unconsciously his fierce antagonisms subsided, his revolt against accepted creeds took new shapes, his belief in German philosophy began to waver.
beliefs
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From this reading The process of mental evolution went on so quietly and silently, that he was almost startled when he discovered that his philosophic watchwords no longer represented his real beliefs.
brain
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From this reading During all the time he remained a prisoner in the house, his brain had been unusually active.
certain
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From this reading It was Madeline Grover in the first instance who set him thinking along certain lines, and once started it was impossible to turn back.
condition
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From this reading A HUMAN DOCUMENT Rufus returned from Tregannon in a condition of mental unrest, such as he had not known before.
creeds
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From this reading Unconsciously his fierce antagonisms subsided, his revolt against accepted creeds took new shapes, his belief in German philosophy began to waver.
discovered
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From this reading The process of mental evolution went on so quietly and silently, that he was almost startled when he discovered that his philosophic watchwords no longer represented his real beliefs.
DOCUMENT
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From this reading A HUMAN DOCUMENT Rufus returned from Tregannon in a condition of mental unrest, such as he had not known before.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During all the time he remained a prisoner in the house, his brain had been unusually active.
evolution
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From this reading The process of mental evolution went on so quietly and silently, that he was almost startled when he discovered that his philosophic watchwords no longer represented his real beliefs.
fierce
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From this reading Unconsciously his fierce antagonisms subsided, his revolt against accepted creeds took new shapes, his belief in German philosophy began to waver.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Madeline Grover in the first instance who set him thinking along certain lines, and once started it was impossible to turn back.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A HUMAN DOCUMENT Rufus returned from Tregannon in a condition of mental unrest, such as he had not known before.
German
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From this reading Unconsciously his fierce antagonisms subsided, his revolt against accepted creeds took new shapes, his belief in German philosophy began to waver.
Grover
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From this reading It was Madeline Grover in the first instance who set him thinking along certain lines, and once started it was impossible to turn back.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A HUMAN DOCUMENT Rufus returned from Tregannon in a condition of mental unrest, such as he had not known before.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A HUMAN DOCUMENT Rufus returned from Tregannon in a condition of mental unrest, such as he had not known before.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was Madeline Grover in the first instance who set him thinking along certain lines, and once started it was impossible to turn back.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading During all the time he remained a prisoner in the house, his brain had been unusually active.
house
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From this reading During all the time he remained a prisoner in the house, his brain had been unusually active.
HUMAN
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From this reading A HUMAN DOCUMENT Rufus returned from Tregannon in a condition of mental unrest, such as he had not known before.
impossible
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From this reading It was Madeline Grover in the first instance who set him thinking along certain lines, and once started it was impossible to turn back.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A HUMAN DOCUMENT Rufus returned from Tregannon in a condition of mental unrest, such as he had not known before.
instance
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From this reading It was Madeline Grover in the first instance who set him thinking along certain lines, and once started it was impossible to turn back.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Madeline Grover in the first instance who set him thinking along certain lines, and once started it was impossible to turn back.
known
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From this reading A HUMAN DOCUMENT Rufus returned from Tregannon in a condition of mental unrest, such as he had not known before.
lines
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From this reading It was Madeline Grover in the first instance who set him thinking along certain lines, and once started it was impossible to turn back.
longer
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From this reading The process of mental evolution went on so quietly and silently, that he was almost startled when he discovered that his philosophic watchwords no longer represented his real beliefs.
Madeline
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From this reading It was Madeline Grover in the first instance who set him thinking along certain lines, and once started it was impossible to turn back.
mental
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From this reading A HUMAN DOCUMENT Rufus returned from Tregannon in a condition of mental unrest, such as he had not known before.
new
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From this reading Unconsciously his fierce antagonisms subsided, his revolt against accepted creeds took new shapes, his belief in German philosophy began to waver.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The process of mental evolution went on so quietly and silently, that he was almost startled when he discovered that his philosophic watchwords no longer represented his real beliefs.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A HUMAN DOCUMENT Rufus returned from Tregannon in a condition of mental unrest, such as he had not known before.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A HUMAN DOCUMENT Rufus returned from Tregannon in a condition of mental unrest, such as he had not known before.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The process of mental evolution went on so quietly and silently, that he was almost startled when he discovered that his philosophic watchwords no longer represented his real beliefs.
once
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From this reading It was Madeline Grover in the first instance who set him thinking along certain lines, and once started it was impossible to turn back.
philosophic
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From this reading The process of mental evolution went on so quietly and silently, that he was almost startled when he discovered that his philosophic watchwords no longer represented his real beliefs.
philosophynounUS /fɪˈlɑː.sə.fi/
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)
From this reading Unconsciously his fierce antagonisms subsided, his revolt against accepted creeds took new shapes, his belief in German philosophy began to waver.
prisoner
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From this reading During all the time he remained a prisoner in the house, his brain had been unusually active.
process
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From this reading The process of mental evolution went on so quietly and silently, that he was almost startled when he discovered that his philosophic watchwords no longer represented his real beliefs.
quietly
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From this reading The process of mental evolution went on so quietly and silently, that he was almost startled when he discovered that his philosophic watchwords no longer represented his real beliefs.
real
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From this reading The process of mental evolution went on so quietly and silently, that he was almost startled when he discovered that his philosophic watchwords no longer represented his real beliefs.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading During all the time he remained a prisoner in the house, his brain had been unusually active.
represented
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From this reading The process of mental evolution went on so quietly and silently, that he was almost startled when he discovered that his philosophic watchwords no longer represented his real beliefs.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A HUMAN DOCUMENT Rufus returned from Tregannon in a condition of mental unrest, such as he had not known before.
revolt
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From this reading Unconsciously his fierce antagonisms subsided, his revolt against accepted creeds took new shapes, his belief in German philosophy began to waver.
Rufus
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From this reading A HUMAN DOCUMENT Rufus returned from Tregannon in a condition of mental unrest, such as he had not known before.
set
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From this reading It was Madeline Grover in the first instance who set him thinking along certain lines, and once started it was impossible to turn back.
shapes
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From this reading Unconsciously his fierce antagonisms subsided, his revolt against accepted creeds took new shapes, his belief in German philosophy began to waver.
silently
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From this reading The process of mental evolution went on so quietly and silently, that he was almost startled when he discovered that his philosophic watchwords no longer represented his real beliefs.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The process of mental evolution went on so quietly and silently, that he was almost startled when he discovered that his philosophic watchwords no longer represented his real beliefs.
started
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From this reading It was Madeline Grover in the first instance who set him thinking along certain lines, and once started it was impossible to turn back.
startled
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From this reading The process of mental evolution went on so quietly and silently, that he was almost startled when he discovered that his philosophic watchwords no longer represented his real beliefs.
subsided
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From this reading Unconsciously his fierce antagonisms subsided, his revolt against accepted creeds took new shapes, his belief in German philosophy began to waver.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading A HUMAN DOCUMENT Rufus returned from Tregannon in a condition of mental unrest, such as he had not known before.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The process of mental evolution went on so quietly and silently, that he was almost startled when he discovered that his philosophic watchwords no longer represented his real beliefs.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was Madeline Grover in the first instance who set him thinking along certain lines, and once started it was impossible to turn back.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Madeline Grover in the first instance who set him thinking along certain lines, and once started it was impossible to turn back.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During all the time he remained a prisoner in the house, his brain had been unusually active.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was Madeline Grover in the first instance who set him thinking along certain lines, and once started it was impossible to turn back.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Unconsciously his fierce antagonisms subsided, his revolt against accepted creeds took new shapes, his belief in German philosophy began to waver.
Tregannon
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From this reading A HUMAN DOCUMENT Rufus returned from Tregannon in a condition of mental unrest, such as he had not known before.
turn
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From this reading It was Madeline Grover in the first instance who set him thinking along certain lines, and once started it was impossible to turn back.
Unconsciously
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From this reading Unconsciously his fierce antagonisms subsided, his revolt against accepted creeds took new shapes, his belief in German philosophy began to waver.
unrest
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From this reading A HUMAN DOCUMENT Rufus returned from Tregannon in a condition of mental unrest, such as he had not known before.
unusually
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From this reading During all the time he remained a prisoner in the house, his brain had been unusually active.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Madeline Grover in the first instance who set him thinking along certain lines, and once started it was impossible to turn back.
watchwords
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From this reading The process of mental evolution went on so quietly and silently, that he was almost startled when he discovered that his philosophic watchwords no longer represented his real beliefs.
waver
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From this reading Unconsciously his fierce antagonisms subsided, his revolt against accepted creeds took new shapes, his belief in German philosophy began to waver.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The process of mental evolution went on so quietly and silently, that he was almost startled when he discovered that his philosophic watchwords no longer represented his real beliefs.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The process of mental evolution went on so quietly and silently, that he was almost startled when he discovered that his philosophic watchwords no longer represented his real beliefs.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was Madeline Grover in the first instance who set him thinking along certain lines, and once started it was impossible to turn back.
