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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 Now that success seemed to smile on him and he had become a power, instead of everything being smooth and easy, new difficulties sprang up for solution at every point.
always
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From this reading FOR AURORA Felix now began to find out for himself the ancient truth, that difficulties always confront man.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading FOR AURORA Felix now began to find out for himself the ancient truth, that difficulties always confront man.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Success only changes them, and increases their number.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Difficulties faced him in every direction; at home it had seemed impossible for him to do anything.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Difficulties faced him in every direction; at home it had seemed impossible for him to do anything.
AURORA
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From this reading FOR AURORA Felix now began to find out for himself the ancient truth, that difficulties always confront man.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He wished to continue his journey, but he feared that he would not be permitted to depart.
become
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From this reading Now that success seemed to smile on him and he had become a power, instead of everything being smooth and easy, new difficulties sprang up for solution at every point.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FOR AURORA Felix now began to find out for himself the ancient truth, that difficulties always confront man.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Now that success seemed to smile on him and he had become a power, instead of everything being smooth and easy, new difficulties sprang up for solution at every point.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He wished to continue his journey, but he feared that he would not be permitted to depart.
changes
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From this reading Success only changes them, and increases their number.
confront
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From this reading FOR AURORA Felix now began to find out for himself the ancient truth, that difficulties always confront man.
continue
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From this reading He wished to continue his journey, but he feared that he would not be permitted to depart.
depart
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From this reading He wished to continue his journey, but he feared that he would not be permitted to depart.
difficulties
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From this reading FOR AURORA Felix now began to find out for himself the ancient truth, that difficulties always confront man.
direction
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From this reading Difficulties faced him in every direction; at home it had seemed impossible for him to do anything.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Difficulties faced him in every direction; at home it had seemed impossible for him to do anything.
easy
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From this reading Now that success seemed to smile on him and he had become a power, instead of everything being smooth and easy, new difficulties sprang up for solution at every point.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Difficulties faced him in every direction; at home it had seemed impossible for him to do anything.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Now that success seemed to smile on him and he had become a power, instead of everything being smooth and easy, new difficulties sprang up for solution at every point.
faced
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From this reading Difficulties faced him in every direction; at home it had seemed impossible for him to do anything.
feared
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From this reading He wished to continue his journey, but he feared that he would not be permitted to depart.
Felix
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From this reading FOR AURORA Felix now began to find out for himself the ancient truth, that difficulties always confront man.
find
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From this reading FOR AURORA Felix now began to find out for himself the ancient truth, that difficulties always confront man.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FOR AURORA Felix now began to find out for himself the ancient truth, that difficulties always confront man.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Difficulties faced him in every direction; at home it had seemed impossible for him to do anything.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now that success seemed to smile on him and he had become a power, instead of everything being smooth and easy, new difficulties sprang up for solution at every point.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Difficulties faced him in every direction; at home it had seemed impossible for him to do anything.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading FOR AURORA Felix now began to find out for himself the ancient truth, that difficulties always confront man.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He wished to continue his journey, but he feared that he would not be permitted to depart.
home
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From this reading Difficulties faced him in every direction; at home it had seemed impossible for him to do anything.
impossible
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From this reading Difficulties faced him in every direction; at home it had seemed impossible for him to do anything.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Difficulties faced him in every direction; at home it had seemed impossible for him to do anything.
increases
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From this reading Success only changes them, and increases their number.
instead
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From this reading Now that success seemed to smile on him and he had become a power, instead of everything being smooth and easy, new difficulties sprang up for solution at every point.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Difficulties faced him in every direction; at home it had seemed impossible for him to do anything.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He wished to continue his journey, but he feared that he would not be permitted to depart.
man
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From this reading FOR AURORA Felix now began to find out for himself the ancient truth, that difficulties always confront man.
new
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From this reading Now that success seemed to smile on him and he had become a power, instead of everything being smooth and easy, new difficulties sprang up for solution at every point.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He wished to continue his journey, but he feared that he would not be permitted to depart.
now
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From this reading FOR AURORA Felix now began to find out for himself the ancient truth, that difficulties always confront man.
number
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From this reading Success only changes them, and increases their number.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now that success seemed to smile on him and he had become a power, instead of everything being smooth and easy, new difficulties sprang up for solution at every point.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Now that success seemed to smile on him and he had become a power, instead of everything being smooth and easy, new difficulties sprang up for solution at every point.
only
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From this reading Success only changes them, and increases their number.
out
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From this reading FOR AURORA Felix now began to find out for himself the ancient truth, that difficulties always confront man.
permitted
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From this reading He wished to continue his journey, but he feared that he would not be permitted to depart.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Now that success seemed to smile on him and he had become a power, instead of everything being smooth and easy, new difficulties sprang up for solution at every point.
power
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From this reading Now that success seemed to smile on him and he had become a power, instead of everything being smooth and easy, new difficulties sprang up for solution at every point.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Difficulties faced him in every direction; at home it had seemed impossible for him to do anything.
smile
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From this reading Now that success seemed to smile on him and he had become a power, instead of everything being smooth and easy, new difficulties sprang up for solution at every point.
smooth
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From this reading Now that success seemed to smile on him and he had become a power, instead of everything being smooth and easy, new difficulties sprang up for solution at every point.
solution
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From this reading Now that success seemed to smile on him and he had become a power, instead of everything being smooth and easy, new difficulties sprang up for solution at every point.
sprang
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From this reading Now that success seemed to smile on him and he had become a power, instead of everything being smooth and easy, new difficulties sprang up for solution at every point.
Success
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From this reading Success only changes them, and increases their number.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading FOR AURORA Felix now began to find out for himself the ancient truth, that difficulties always confront man.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FOR AURORA Felix now began to find out for himself the ancient truth, that difficulties always confront man.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Success only changes them, and increases their number.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Success only changes them, and increases their number.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FOR AURORA Felix now began to find out for himself the ancient truth, that difficulties always confront man.
truth
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From this reading FOR AURORA Felix now began to find out for himself the ancient truth, that difficulties always confront man.
up
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From this reading Now that success seemed to smile on him and he had become a power, instead of everything being smooth and easy, new difficulties sprang up for solution at every point.
wished
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From this reading He wished to continue his journey, but he feared that he would not be permitted to depart.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He wished to continue his journey, but he feared that he would not be permitted to depart.
