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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 Without staying to think a moment, without further examination of the various sides of the problem, he started up the instant his eyes unclosed, fully determined upon his voyage.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the still slumber of the night the strong undercurrent of his thought resumed its course, and he awoke with his will still firmly bent in one direction.
arose
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From this reading SAILING AWAY But the next morning Felix arose straight from his sleep resolved to carry out his plan.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The breath of the bright June morn as he threw open the window-shutter filled him with hope; his heart responded to its joyous influence.
AWAY
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From this reading SAILING AWAY But the next morning Felix arose straight from his sleep resolved to carry out his plan.
awoke
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From this reading In the still slumber of the night the strong undercurrent of his thought resumed its course, and he awoke with his will still firmly bent in one direction.
bent
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From this reading In the still slumber of the night the strong undercurrent of his thought resumed its course, and he awoke with his will still firmly bent in one direction.
breath
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From this reading The breath of the bright June morn as he threw open the window-shutter filled him with hope; his heart responded to its joyous influence.
bright
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From this reading The breath of the bright June morn as he threw open the window-shutter filled him with hope; his heart responded to its joyous influence.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading SAILING AWAY But the next morning Felix arose straight from his sleep resolved to carry out his plan.
carry
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From this reading SAILING AWAY But the next morning Felix arose straight from his sleep resolved to carry out his plan.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the still slumber of the night the strong undercurrent of his thought resumed its course, and he awoke with his will still firmly bent in one direction.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading Without staying to think a moment, without further examination of the various sides of the problem, he started up the instant his eyes unclosed, fully determined upon his voyage.
direction
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From this reading In the still slumber of the night the strong undercurrent of his thought resumed its course, and he awoke with his will still firmly bent in one direction.
disturbed
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From this reading The excitement which had disturbed his mind had had time to subside.
examination
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From this reading Without staying to think a moment, without further examination of the various sides of the problem, he started up the instant his eyes unclosed, fully determined upon his voyage.
excitement
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From this reading The excitement which had disturbed his mind had had time to subside.
eyes
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From this reading Without staying to think a moment, without further examination of the various sides of the problem, he started up the instant his eyes unclosed, fully determined upon his voyage.
Felix
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From this reading SAILING AWAY But the next morning Felix arose straight from his sleep resolved to carry out his plan.
filled
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From this reading The breath of the bright June morn as he threw open the window-shutter filled him with hope; his heart responded to its joyous influence.
firmly
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From this reading In the still slumber of the night the strong undercurrent of his thought resumed its course, and he awoke with his will still firmly bent in one direction.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading SAILING AWAY But the next morning Felix arose straight from his sleep resolved to carry out his plan.
fully
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From this reading Without staying to think a moment, without further examination of the various sides of the problem, he started up the instant his eyes unclosed, fully determined upon his voyage.
further
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From this reading Without staying to think a moment, without further examination of the various sides of the problem, he started up the instant his eyes unclosed, fully determined upon his voyage.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The excitement which had disturbed his mind had had time to subside.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Without staying to think a moment, without further examination of the various sides of the problem, he started up the instant his eyes unclosed, fully determined upon his voyage.
heart
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From this reading The breath of the bright June morn as he threw open the window-shutter filled him with hope; his heart responded to its joyous influence.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The breath of the bright June morn as he threw open the window-shutter filled him with hope; his heart responded to its joyous influence.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading SAILING AWAY But the next morning Felix arose straight from his sleep resolved to carry out his plan.
hope
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From this reading The breath of the bright June morn as he threw open the window-shutter filled him with hope; his heart responded to its joyous influence.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the still slumber of the night the strong undercurrent of his thought resumed its course, and he awoke with his will still firmly bent in one direction.
influence
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From this reading The breath of the bright June morn as he threw open the window-shutter filled him with hope; his heart responded to its joyous influence.
instant
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From this reading Without staying to think a moment, without further examination of the various sides of the problem, he started up the instant his eyes unclosed, fully determined upon his voyage.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The breath of the bright June morn as he threw open the window-shutter filled him with hope; his heart responded to its joyous influence.
joyous
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From this reading The breath of the bright June morn as he threw open the window-shutter filled him with hope; his heart responded to its joyous influence.
June
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From this reading The breath of the bright June morn as he threw open the window-shutter filled him with hope; his heart responded to its joyous influence.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The excitement which had disturbed his mind had had time to subside.
moment
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From this reading Without staying to think a moment, without further examination of the various sides of the problem, he started up the instant his eyes unclosed, fully determined upon his voyage.
morn
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From this reading The breath of the bright June morn as he threw open the window-shutter filled him with hope; his heart responded to its joyous influence.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SAILING AWAY But the next morning Felix arose straight from his sleep resolved to carry out his plan.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SAILING AWAY But the next morning Felix arose straight from his sleep resolved to carry out his plan.
night
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From this reading In the still slumber of the night the strong undercurrent of his thought resumed its course, and he awoke with his will still firmly bent in one direction.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Without staying to think a moment, without further examination of the various sides of the problem, he started up the instant his eyes unclosed, fully determined upon his voyage.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In the still slumber of the night the strong undercurrent of his thought resumed its course, and he awoke with his will still firmly bent in one direction.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The breath of the bright June morn as he threw open the window-shutter filled him with hope; his heart responded to its joyous influence.
out
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From this reading SAILING AWAY But the next morning Felix arose straight from his sleep resolved to carry out his plan.
plan
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From this reading SAILING AWAY But the next morning Felix arose straight from his sleep resolved to carry out his plan.
problem
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From this reading Without staying to think a moment, without further examination of the various sides of the problem, he started up the instant his eyes unclosed, fully determined upon his voyage.
resolved
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From this reading SAILING AWAY But the next morning Felix arose straight from his sleep resolved to carry out his plan.
responded
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From this reading The breath of the bright June morn as he threw open the window-shutter filled him with hope; his heart responded to its joyous influence.
resumednounUS /ˈresumed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the still slumber of the night the strong undercurrent of his thought resumed its course, and he awoke with his will still firmly bent in one direction.
SAILING
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From this reading SAILING AWAY But the next morning Felix arose straight from his sleep resolved to carry out his plan.
sides
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From this reading Without staying to think a moment, without further examination of the various sides of the problem, he started up the instant his eyes unclosed, fully determined upon his voyage.
sleep
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From this reading SAILING AWAY But the next morning Felix arose straight from his sleep resolved to carry out his plan.
slumber
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From this reading In the still slumber of the night the strong undercurrent of his thought resumed its course, and he awoke with his will still firmly bent in one direction.
started
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From this reading Without staying to think a moment, without further examination of the various sides of the problem, he started up the instant his eyes unclosed, fully determined upon his voyage.
staying
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From this reading Without staying to think a moment, without further examination of the various sides of the problem, he started up the instant his eyes unclosed, fully determined upon his voyage.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the still slumber of the night the strong undercurrent of his thought resumed its course, and he awoke with his will still firmly bent in one direction.
straight
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From this reading SAILING AWAY But the next morning Felix arose straight from his sleep resolved to carry out his plan.
strong
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From this reading In the still slumber of the night the strong undercurrent of his thought resumed its course, and he awoke with his will still firmly bent in one direction.
subside
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From this reading The excitement which had disturbed his mind had had time to subside.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SAILING AWAY But the next morning Felix arose straight from his sleep resolved to carry out his plan.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Without staying to think a moment, without further examination of the various sides of the problem, he started up the instant his eyes unclosed, fully determined upon his voyage.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the still slumber of the night the strong undercurrent of his thought resumed its course, and he awoke with his will still firmly bent in one direction.
threw
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From this reading The breath of the bright June morn as he threw open the window-shutter filled him with hope; his heart responded to its joyous influence.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The excitement which had disturbed his mind had had time to subside.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SAILING AWAY But the next morning Felix arose straight from his sleep resolved to carry out his plan.
unclosed
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From this reading Without staying to think a moment, without further examination of the various sides of the problem, he started up the instant his eyes unclosed, fully determined upon his voyage.
undercurrent
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From this reading In the still slumber of the night the strong undercurrent of his thought resumed its course, and he awoke with his will still firmly bent in one direction.
up
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From this reading Without staying to think a moment, without further examination of the various sides of the problem, he started up the instant his eyes unclosed, fully determined upon his voyage.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Without staying to think a moment, without further examination of the various sides of the problem, he started up the instant his eyes unclosed, fully determined upon his voyage.
various
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From this reading Without staying to think a moment, without further examination of the various sides of the problem, he started up the instant his eyes unclosed, fully determined upon his voyage.
voyage
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From this reading Without staying to think a moment, without further examination of the various sides of the problem, he started up the instant his eyes unclosed, fully determined upon his voyage.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The excitement which had disturbed his mind had had time to subside.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading In the still slumber of the night the strong undercurrent of his thought resumed its course, and he awoke with his will still firmly bent in one direction.
window-shutter
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From this reading The breath of the bright June morn as he threw open the window-shutter filled him with hope; his heart responded to its joyous influence.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The breath of the bright June morn as he threw open the window-shutter filled him with hope; his heart responded to its joyous influence.
WithoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without staying to think a moment, without further examination of the various sides of the problem, he started up the instant his eyes unclosed, fully determined upon his voyage.
