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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 He may have been a more than usually daring man with his wits about him, but you'd have to hunt down the valley of death before you could bring the psychoanalytic guns to bear on him for what they're worth.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He may have been a more than usually daring man with his wits about him, but you'd have to hunt down the valley of death before you could bring the psychoanalytic guns to bear on him for what they're worth.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The great hospice that the German nation built on the crown of the Mount of Olives to glorify their Kaiser stood like a shadow among shadows in its compound, surrounded by a fairly high wall.
bear
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From this reading He may have been a more than usually daring man with his wits about him, but you'd have to hunt down the valley of death before you could bring the psychoanalytic guns to bear on him for what they're worth.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He may have been a more than usually daring man with his wits about him, but you'd have to hunt down the valley of death before you could bring the psychoanalytic guns to bear on him for what they're worth.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He may have been a more than usually daring man with his wits about him, but you'd have to hunt down the valley of death before you could bring the psychoanalytic guns to bear on him for what they're worth.
Better
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From this reading "Better the evil that we know..."
bring
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From this reading He may have been a more than usually daring man with his wits about him, but you'd have to hunt down the valley of death before you could bring the psychoanalytic guns to bear on him for what they're worth.
built
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From this reading The great hospice that the German nation built on the crown of the Mount of Olives to glorify their Kaiser stood like a shadow among shadows in its compound, surrounded by a fairly high wall.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He may have been a more than usually daring man with his wits about him, but you'd have to hunt down the valley of death before you could bring the psychoanalytic guns to bear on him for what they're worth.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The great hospice that the German nation built on the crown of the Mount of Olives to glorify their Kaiser stood like a shadow among shadows in its compound, surrounded by a fairly high wall.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can only tell you what he did, not why he did it.
compound
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From this reading The great hospice that the German nation built on the crown of the Mount of Olives to glorify their Kaiser stood like a shadow among shadows in its compound, surrounded by a fairly high wall.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He may have been a more than usually daring man with his wits about him, but you'd have to hunt down the valley of death before you could bring the psychoanalytic guns to bear on him for what they're worth.
crown
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From this reading The great hospice that the German nation built on the crown of the Mount of Olives to glorify their Kaiser stood like a shadow among shadows in its compound, surrounded by a fairly high wall.
Dakmar
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From this reading Yussuf Dakmar had his nerve with him that night, or possibly desperation robbed him of discretion.
daring
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From this reading He may have been a more than usually daring man with his wits about him, but you'd have to hunt down the valley of death before you could bring the psychoanalytic guns to bear on him for what they're worth.
death
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From this reading He may have been a more than usually daring man with his wits about him, but you'd have to hunt down the valley of death before you could bring the psychoanalytic guns to bear on him for what they're worth.
desperation
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From this reading Yussuf Dakmar had his nerve with him that night, or possibly desperation robbed him of discretion.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I can only tell you what he did, not why he did it.
discretion
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From this reading Yussuf Dakmar had his nerve with him that night, or possibly desperation robbed him of discretion.
down
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From this reading He may have been a more than usually daring man with his wits about him, but you'd have to hunt down the valley of death before you could bring the psychoanalytic guns to bear on him for what they're worth.
evil
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From this reading "Better the evil that we know..."
fairly
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From this reading The great hospice that the German nation built on the crown of the Mount of Olives to glorify their Kaiser stood like a shadow among shadows in its compound, surrounded by a fairly high wall.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He may have been a more than usually daring man with his wits about him, but you'd have to hunt down the valley of death before you could bring the psychoanalytic guns to bear on him for what they're worth.
German
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From this reading The great hospice that the German nation built on the crown of the Mount of Olives to glorify their Kaiser stood like a shadow among shadows in its compound, surrounded by a fairly high wall.
glorify
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From this reading The great hospice that the German nation built on the crown of the Mount of Olives to glorify their Kaiser stood like a shadow among shadows in its compound, surrounded by a fairly high wall.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great hospice that the German nation built on the crown of the Mount of Olives to glorify their Kaiser stood like a shadow among shadows in its compound, surrounded by a fairly high wall.
guns
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From this reading He may have been a more than usually daring man with his wits about him, but you'd have to hunt down the valley of death before you could bring the psychoanalytic guns to bear on him for what they're worth.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yussuf Dakmar had his nerve with him that night, or possibly desperation robbed him of discretion.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He may have been a more than usually daring man with his wits about him, but you'd have to hunt down the valley of death before you could bring the psychoanalytic guns to bear on him for what they're worth.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He may have been a more than usually daring man with his wits about him, but you'd have to hunt down the valley of death before you could bring the psychoanalytic guns to bear on him for what they're worth.
high
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From this reading The great hospice that the German nation built on the crown of the Mount of Olives to glorify their Kaiser stood like a shadow among shadows in its compound, surrounded by a fairly high wall.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yussuf Dakmar had his nerve with him that night, or possibly desperation robbed him of discretion.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yussuf Dakmar had his nerve with him that night, or possibly desperation robbed him of discretion.
hospice
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From this reading The great hospice that the German nation built on the crown of the Mount of Olives to glorify their Kaiser stood like a shadow among shadows in its compound, surrounded by a fairly high wall.
hunt
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From this reading He may have been a more than usually daring man with his wits about him, but you'd have to hunt down the valley of death before you could bring the psychoanalytic guns to bear on him for what they're worth.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can only tell you what he did, not why he did it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The great hospice that the German nation built on the crown of the Mount of Olives to glorify their Kaiser stood like a shadow among shadows in its compound, surrounded by a fairly high wall.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I can only tell you what he did, not why he did it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The great hospice that the German nation built on the crown of the Mount of Olives to glorify their Kaiser stood like a shadow among shadows in its compound, surrounded by a fairly high wall.
Kaiser
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From this reading The great hospice that the German nation built on the crown of the Mount of Olives to glorify their Kaiser stood like a shadow among shadows in its compound, surrounded by a fairly high wall.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Better the evil that we know..."
like
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From this reading The great hospice that the German nation built on the crown of the Mount of Olives to glorify their Kaiser stood like a shadow among shadows in its compound, surrounded by a fairly high wall.
man
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From this reading He may have been a more than usually daring man with his wits about him, but you'd have to hunt down the valley of death before you could bring the psychoanalytic guns to bear on him for what they're worth.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading He may have been a more than usually daring man with his wits about him, but you'd have to hunt down the valley of death before you could bring the psychoanalytic guns to bear on him for what they're worth.
more
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From this reading He may have been a more than usually daring man with his wits about him, but you'd have to hunt down the valley of death before you could bring the psychoanalytic guns to bear on him for what they're worth.
Mount
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From this reading The great hospice that the German nation built on the crown of the Mount of Olives to glorify their Kaiser stood like a shadow among shadows in its compound, surrounded by a fairly high wall.
nation
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From this reading The great hospice that the German nation built on the crown of the Mount of Olives to glorify their Kaiser stood like a shadow among shadows in its compound, surrounded by a fairly high wall.
nerve
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From this reading Yussuf Dakmar had his nerve with him that night, or possibly desperation robbed him of discretion.
night
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From this reading Yussuf Dakmar had his nerve with him that night, or possibly desperation robbed him of discretion.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I can only tell you what he did, not why he did it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yussuf Dakmar had his nerve with him that night, or possibly desperation robbed him of discretion.
Olives
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From this reading The great hospice that the German nation built on the crown of the Mount of Olives to glorify their Kaiser stood like a shadow among shadows in its compound, surrounded by a fairly high wall.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He may have been a more than usually daring man with his wits about him, but you'd have to hunt down the valley of death before you could bring the psychoanalytic guns to bear on him for what they're worth.
only
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From this reading I can only tell you what he did, not why he did it.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Yussuf Dakmar had his nerve with him that night, or possibly desperation robbed him of discretion.
possibly
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From this reading Yussuf Dakmar had his nerve with him that night, or possibly desperation robbed him of discretion.
psychoanalytic
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From this reading He may have been a more than usually daring man with his wits about him, but you'd have to hunt down the valley of death before you could bring the psychoanalytic guns to bear on him for what they're worth.
robbed
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From this reading Yussuf Dakmar had his nerve with him that night, or possibly desperation robbed him of discretion.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading The great hospice that the German nation built on the crown of the Mount of Olives to glorify their Kaiser stood like a shadow among shadows in its compound, surrounded by a fairly high wall.
shadows
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From this reading The great hospice that the German nation built on the crown of the Mount of Olives to glorify their Kaiser stood like a shadow among shadows in its compound, surrounded by a fairly high wall.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great hospice that the German nation built on the crown of the Mount of Olives to glorify their Kaiser stood like a shadow among shadows in its compound, surrounded by a fairly high wall.
surrounded
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From this reading The great hospice that the German nation built on the crown of the Mount of Olives to glorify their Kaiser stood like a shadow among shadows in its compound, surrounded by a fairly high wall.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I can only tell you what he did, not why he did it.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He may have been a more than usually daring man with his wits about him, but you'd have to hunt down the valley of death before you could bring the psychoanalytic guns to bear on him for what they're worth.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Better the evil that we know..."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Better the evil that we know..."
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The great hospice that the German nation built on the crown of the Mount of Olives to glorify their Kaiser stood like a shadow among shadows in its compound, surrounded by a fairly high wall.
they're
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From this reading He may have been a more than usually daring man with his wits about him, but you'd have to hunt down the valley of death before you could bring the psychoanalytic guns to bear on him for what they're worth.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He may have been a more than usually daring man with his wits about him, but you'd have to hunt down the valley of death before you could bring the psychoanalytic guns to bear on him for what they're worth.
usually
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From this reading He may have been a more than usually daring man with his wits about him, but you'd have to hunt down the valley of death before you could bring the psychoanalytic guns to bear on him for what they're worth.
valley
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From this reading He may have been a more than usually daring man with his wits about him, but you'd have to hunt down the valley of death before you could bring the psychoanalytic guns to bear on him for what they're worth.
wall
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From this reading The great hospice that the German nation built on the crown of the Mount of Olives to glorify their Kaiser stood like a shadow among shadows in its compound, surrounded by a fairly high wall.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Better the evil that we know..."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He may have been a more than usually daring man with his wits about him, but you'd have to hunt down the valley of death before you could bring the psychoanalytic guns to bear on him for what they're worth.
why
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From this reading I can only tell you what he did, not why he did it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Yussuf Dakmar had his nerve with him that night, or possibly desperation robbed him of discretion.
wits
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From this reading He may have been a more than usually daring man with his wits about him, but you'd have to hunt down the valley of death before you could bring the psychoanalytic guns to bear on him for what they're worth.
worth
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From this reading He may have been a more than usually daring man with his wits about him, but you'd have to hunt down the valley of death before you could bring the psychoanalytic guns to bear on him for what they're worth.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He may have been a more than usually daring man with his wits about him, but you'd have to hunt down the valley of death before you could bring the psychoanalytic guns to bear on him for what they're worth.
you'd
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From this reading He may have been a more than usually daring man with his wits about him, but you'd have to hunt down the valley of death before you could bring the psychoanalytic guns to bear on him for what they're worth.
Yussuf
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From this reading Yussuf Dakmar had his nerve with him that night, or possibly desperation robbed him of discretion.
