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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 IN WHICH A STRONG MAN ADOPTS A VERY SIMPLE METHOD OF CLEARING HIS OWN PATH OF THORNS Challoner stood turning up the collar of his mackintosh.
ADOPTS
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From this reading IN WHICH A STRONG MAN ADOPTS A VERY SIMPLE METHOD OF CLEARING HIS OWN PATH OF THORNS Challoner stood turning up the collar of his mackintosh.
all
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From this reading This evening, though early and still light, all the blinds were drawn down.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Looking back between the lines of dark, wind-agitated trees, the red mass of the house, through a dull whiteness of driving rain, showed imposing both in height and in extent.
back
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From this reading Looking back between the lines of dark, wind-agitated trees, the red mass of the house, through a dull whiteness of driving rain, showed imposing both in height and in extent.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Looking back between the lines of dark, wind-agitated trees, the red mass of the house, through a dull whiteness of driving rain, showed imposing both in height and in extent.
blinds
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From this reading This evening, though early and still light, all the blinds were drawn down.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Looking back between the lines of dark, wind-agitated trees, the red mass of the house, through a dull whiteness of driving rain, showed imposing both in height and in extent.
capitally
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From this reading Its large size suited his own large proportions capitally.
Challoner
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From this reading IN WHICH A STRONG MAN ADOPTS A VERY SIMPLE METHOD OF CLEARING HIS OWN PATH OF THORNS Challoner stood turning up the collar of his mackintosh.
CLEARING
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From this reading IN WHICH A STRONG MAN ADOPTS A VERY SIMPLE METHOD OF CLEARING HIS OWN PATH OF THORNS Challoner stood turning up the collar of his mackintosh.
collar
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From this reading IN WHICH A STRONG MAN ADOPTS A VERY SIMPLE METHOD OF CLEARING HIS OWN PATH OF THORNS Challoner stood turning up the collar of his mackintosh.
dark
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From this reading Looking back between the lines of dark, wind-agitated trees, the red mass of the house, through a dull whiteness of driving rain, showed imposing both in height and in extent.
down
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From this reading This evening, though early and still light, all the blinds were drawn down.
drawn
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From this reading This evening, though early and still light, all the blinds were drawn down.
driving
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From this reading Looking back between the lines of dark, wind-agitated trees, the red mass of the house, through a dull whiteness of driving rain, showed imposing both in height and in extent.
dull
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From this reading Looking back between the lines of dark, wind-agitated trees, the red mass of the house, through a dull whiteness of driving rain, showed imposing both in height and in extent.
early
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From this reading This evening, though early and still light, all the blinds were drawn down.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Challoner measured it with a satisfied, even triumphant, eye.
evening
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From this reading This evening, though early and still light, all the blinds were drawn down.
extent
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From this reading Looking back between the lines of dark, wind-agitated trees, the red mass of the house, through a dull whiteness of driving rain, showed imposing both in height and in extent.
eye
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From this reading Challoner measured it with a satisfied, even triumphant, eye.
height
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From this reading Looking back between the lines of dark, wind-agitated trees, the red mass of the house, through a dull whiteness of driving rain, showed imposing both in height and in extent.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH A STRONG MAN ADOPTS A VERY SIMPLE METHOD OF CLEARING HIS OWN PATH OF THORNS Challoner stood turning up the collar of his mackintosh.
house
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From this reading Looking back between the lines of dark, wind-agitated trees, the red mass of the house, through a dull whiteness of driving rain, showed imposing both in height and in extent.
imposing
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From this reading Looking back between the lines of dark, wind-agitated trees, the red mass of the house, through a dull whiteness of driving rain, showed imposing both in height and in extent.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH A STRONG MAN ADOPTS A VERY SIMPLE METHOD OF CLEARING HIS OWN PATH OF THORNS Challoner stood turning up the collar of his mackintosh.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Challoner measured it with a satisfied, even triumphant, eye.
ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its large size suited his own large proportions capitally.
large
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From this reading Its large size suited his own large proportions capitally.
light
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From this reading This evening, though early and still light, all the blinds were drawn down.
lines
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From this reading Looking back between the lines of dark, wind-agitated trees, the red mass of the house, through a dull whiteness of driving rain, showed imposing both in height and in extent.
Looking
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From this reading Looking back between the lines of dark, wind-agitated trees, the red mass of the house, through a dull whiteness of driving rain, showed imposing both in height and in extent.
mackintosh
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From this reading IN WHICH A STRONG MAN ADOPTS A VERY SIMPLE METHOD OF CLEARING HIS OWN PATH OF THORNS Challoner stood turning up the collar of his mackintosh.
MAN
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From this reading IN WHICH A STRONG MAN ADOPTS A VERY SIMPLE METHOD OF CLEARING HIS OWN PATH OF THORNS Challoner stood turning up the collar of his mackintosh.
mass
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From this reading Looking back between the lines of dark, wind-agitated trees, the red mass of the house, through a dull whiteness of driving rain, showed imposing both in height and in extent.
measured
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From this reading Challoner measured it with a satisfied, even triumphant, eye.
METHOD
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From this reading IN WHICH A STRONG MAN ADOPTS A VERY SIMPLE METHOD OF CLEARING HIS OWN PATH OF THORNS Challoner stood turning up the collar of his mackintosh.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN WHICH A STRONG MAN ADOPTS A VERY SIMPLE METHOD OF CLEARING HIS OWN PATH OF THORNS Challoner stood turning up the collar of his mackintosh.
OWN
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From this reading IN WHICH A STRONG MAN ADOPTS A VERY SIMPLE METHOD OF CLEARING HIS OWN PATH OF THORNS Challoner stood turning up the collar of his mackintosh.
PATH
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From this reading IN WHICH A STRONG MAN ADOPTS A VERY SIMPLE METHOD OF CLEARING HIS OWN PATH OF THORNS Challoner stood turning up the collar of his mackintosh.
proportions
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From this reading Its large size suited his own large proportions capitally.
rain
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From this reading Looking back between the lines of dark, wind-agitated trees, the red mass of the house, through a dull whiteness of driving rain, showed imposing both in height and in extent.
red
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From this reading Looking back between the lines of dark, wind-agitated trees, the red mass of the house, through a dull whiteness of driving rain, showed imposing both in height and in extent.
satisfied
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From this reading Challoner measured it with a satisfied, even triumphant, eye.
showed
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From this reading Looking back between the lines of dark, wind-agitated trees, the red mass of the house, through a dull whiteness of driving rain, showed imposing both in height and in extent.
SIMPLE
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From this reading IN WHICH A STRONG MAN ADOPTS A VERY SIMPLE METHOD OF CLEARING HIS OWN PATH OF THORNS Challoner stood turning up the collar of his mackintosh.
size
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From this reading Its large size suited his own large proportions capitally.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This evening, though early and still light, all the blinds were drawn down.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH A STRONG MAN ADOPTS A VERY SIMPLE METHOD OF CLEARING HIS OWN PATH OF THORNS Challoner stood turning up the collar of his mackintosh.
STRONG
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From this reading IN WHICH A STRONG MAN ADOPTS A VERY SIMPLE METHOD OF CLEARING HIS OWN PATH OF THORNS Challoner stood turning up the collar of his mackintosh.
suited
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From this reading Its large size suited his own large proportions capitally.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH A STRONG MAN ADOPTS A VERY SIMPLE METHOD OF CLEARING HIS OWN PATH OF THORNS Challoner stood turning up the collar of his mackintosh.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This evening, though early and still light, all the blinds were drawn down.
THORNS
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From this reading IN WHICH A STRONG MAN ADOPTS A VERY SIMPLE METHOD OF CLEARING HIS OWN PATH OF THORNS Challoner stood turning up the collar of his mackintosh.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading This evening, though early and still light, all the blinds were drawn down.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Looking back between the lines of dark, wind-agitated trees, the red mass of the house, through a dull whiteness of driving rain, showed imposing both in height and in extent.
trees
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From this reading Looking back between the lines of dark, wind-agitated trees, the red mass of the house, through a dull whiteness of driving rain, showed imposing both in height and in extent.
triumphant
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From this reading Challoner measured it with a satisfied, even triumphant, eye.
turning
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From this reading IN WHICH A STRONG MAN ADOPTS A VERY SIMPLE METHOD OF CLEARING HIS OWN PATH OF THORNS Challoner stood turning up the collar of his mackintosh.
up
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From this reading IN WHICH A STRONG MAN ADOPTS A VERY SIMPLE METHOD OF CLEARING HIS OWN PATH OF THORNS Challoner stood turning up the collar of his mackintosh.
VERY
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From this reading IN WHICH A STRONG MAN ADOPTS A VERY SIMPLE METHOD OF CLEARING HIS OWN PATH OF THORNS Challoner stood turning up the collar of his mackintosh.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This evening, though early and still light, all the blinds were drawn down.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH A STRONG MAN ADOPTS A VERY SIMPLE METHOD OF CLEARING HIS OWN PATH OF THORNS Challoner stood turning up the collar of his mackintosh.
whiteness
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From this reading Looking back between the lines of dark, wind-agitated trees, the red mass of the house, through a dull whiteness of driving rain, showed imposing both in height and in extent.
wind-agitated
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From this reading Looking back between the lines of dark, wind-agitated trees, the red mass of the house, through a dull whiteness of driving rain, showed imposing both in height and in extent.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Challoner measured it with a satisfied, even triumphant, eye.
