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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 That I did not run away when I was a boy, was cowardice; that I listened to father rather than to mother, was cowardice; that I sang those wicked songs for him was cowardice; I became a herd-boy, that was from cowardice;--I took to reading--oh, yes! that was from cowardice, too; I wanted to hide away from myself.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Even after I was grown up, I did not help mother against father--cowardice; that I did not that night--ugh!--cowardice!
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Even after I was grown up, I did not help mother against father--cowardice; that I did not that night--ugh!--cowardice!
almost
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From this reading Arne had been drunk for the first time in his life, was ill in consequence of it, and had been lying in the barn almost twenty-four hours.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Arne had been drunk for the first time in his life, was ill in consequence of it, and had been lying in the barn almost twenty-four hours.
Arne
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From this reading Arne had been drunk for the first time in his life, was ill in consequence of it, and had been lying in the barn almost twenty-four hours.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now, turning over, he had propped himself up on his elbows, and thus talked with himself:-- "Everything I look at becomes cowardice.
away
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From this reading That I did not run away when I was a boy, was cowardice; that I listened to father rather than to mother, was cowardice; that I sang those wicked songs for him was cowardice; I became a herd-boy, that was from cowardice;--I took to reading--oh, yes! that was from cowardice, too; I wanted to hide away from myself.
barn
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From this reading It was the next day, in the barn of the same gard.
became
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From this reading That I did not run away when I was a boy, was cowardice; that I listened to father rather than to mother, was cowardice; that I sang those wicked songs for him was cowardice; I became a herd-boy, that was from cowardice;--I took to reading--oh, yes! that was from cowardice, too; I wanted to hide away from myself.
becomes
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From this reading Now, turning over, he had propped himself up on his elbows, and thus talked with himself:-- "Everything I look at becomes cowardice.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Arne had been drunk for the first time in his life, was ill in consequence of it, and had been lying in the barn almost twenty-four hours.
boy
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From this reading That I did not run away when I was a boy, was cowardice; that I listened to father rather than to mother, was cowardice; that I sang those wicked songs for him was cowardice; I became a herd-boy, that was from cowardice;--I took to reading--oh, yes! that was from cowardice, too; I wanted to hide away from myself.
consequence
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From this reading Arne had been drunk for the first time in his life, was ill in consequence of it, and had been lying in the barn almost twenty-four hours.
cowardice
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From this reading Now, turning over, he had propped himself up on his elbows, and thus talked with himself:-- "Everything I look at becomes cowardice.
day
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From this reading It was the next day, in the barn of the same gard.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading That I did not run away when I was a boy, was cowardice; that I listened to father rather than to mother, was cowardice; that I sang those wicked songs for him was cowardice; I became a herd-boy, that was from cowardice;--I took to reading--oh, yes! that was from cowardice, too; I wanted to hide away from myself.
drunk
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From this reading Arne had been drunk for the first time in his life, was ill in consequence of it, and had been lying in the barn almost twenty-four hours.
elbows
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From this reading Now, turning over, he had propped himself up on his elbows, and thus talked with himself:-- "Everything I look at becomes cowardice.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even after I was grown up, I did not help mother against father--cowardice; that I did not that night--ugh!--cowardice!
EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Now, turning over, he had propped himself up on his elbows, and thus talked with himself:-- "Everything I look at becomes cowardice.
father
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From this reading That I did not run away when I was a boy, was cowardice; that I listened to father rather than to mother, was cowardice; that I sang those wicked songs for him was cowardice; I became a herd-boy, that was from cowardice;--I took to reading--oh, yes! that was from cowardice, too; I wanted to hide away from myself.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arne had been drunk for the first time in his life, was ill in consequence of it, and had been lying in the barn almost twenty-four hours.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Arne had been drunk for the first time in his life, was ill in consequence of it, and had been lying in the barn almost twenty-four hours.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading That I did not run away when I was a boy, was cowardice; that I listened to father rather than to mother, was cowardice; that I sang those wicked songs for him was cowardice; I became a herd-boy, that was from cowardice;--I took to reading--oh, yes! that was from cowardice, too; I wanted to hide away from myself.
gard
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From this reading It was the next day, in the barn of the same gard.
grown
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From this reading Even after I was grown up, I did not help mother against father--cowardice; that I did not that night--ugh!--cowardice!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Arne had been drunk for the first time in his life, was ill in consequence of it, and had been lying in the barn almost twenty-four hours.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now, turning over, he had propped himself up on his elbows, and thus talked with himself:-- "Everything I look at becomes cowardice.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even after I was grown up, I did not help mother against father--cowardice; that I did not that night--ugh!--cowardice!
herd-boy
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From this reading That I did not run away when I was a boy, was cowardice; that I listened to father rather than to mother, was cowardice; that I sang those wicked songs for him was cowardice; I became a herd-boy, that was from cowardice;--I took to reading--oh, yes! that was from cowardice, too; I wanted to hide away from myself.
hide
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From this reading That I did not run away when I was a boy, was cowardice; that I listened to father rather than to mother, was cowardice; that I sang those wicked songs for him was cowardice; I became a herd-boy, that was from cowardice;--I took to reading--oh, yes! that was from cowardice, too; I wanted to hide away from myself.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That I did not run away when I was a boy, was cowardice; that I listened to father rather than to mother, was cowardice; that I sang those wicked songs for him was cowardice; I became a herd-boy, that was from cowardice;--I took to reading--oh, yes! that was from cowardice, too; I wanted to hide away from myself.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Now, turning over, he had propped himself up on his elbows, and thus talked with himself:-- "Everything I look at becomes cowardice.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Arne had been drunk for the first time in his life, was ill in consequence of it, and had been lying in the barn almost twenty-four hours.
hours
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From this reading Arne had been drunk for the first time in his life, was ill in consequence of it, and had been lying in the barn almost twenty-four hours.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Now, turning over, he had propped himself up on his elbows, and thus talked with himself:-- "Everything I look at becomes cowardice.
ill
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From this reading Arne had been drunk for the first time in his life, was ill in consequence of it, and had been lying in the barn almost twenty-four hours.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was the next day, in the barn of the same gard.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the next day, in the barn of the same gard.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arne had been drunk for the first time in his life, was ill in consequence of it, and had been lying in the barn almost twenty-four hours.
listened
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From this reading That I did not run away when I was a boy, was cowardice; that I listened to father rather than to mother, was cowardice; that I sang those wicked songs for him was cowardice; I became a herd-boy, that was from cowardice;--I took to reading--oh, yes! that was from cowardice, too; I wanted to hide away from myself.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, turning over, he had propped himself up on his elbows, and thus talked with himself:-- "Everything I look at becomes cowardice.
lying
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From this reading Arne had been drunk for the first time in his life, was ill in consequence of it, and had been lying in the barn almost twenty-four hours.
mother
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From this reading That I did not run away when I was a boy, was cowardice; that I listened to father rather than to mother, was cowardice; that I sang those wicked songs for him was cowardice; I became a herd-boy, that was from cowardice;--I took to reading--oh, yes! that was from cowardice, too; I wanted to hide away from myself.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading That I did not run away when I was a boy, was cowardice; that I listened to father rather than to mother, was cowardice; that I sang those wicked songs for him was cowardice; I became a herd-boy, that was from cowardice;--I took to reading--oh, yes! that was from cowardice, too; I wanted to hide away from myself.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the next day, in the barn of the same gard.
night
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From this reading Even after I was grown up, I did not help mother against father--cowardice; that I did not that night--ugh!--cowardice!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That I did not run away when I was a boy, was cowardice; that I listened to father rather than to mother, was cowardice; that I sang those wicked songs for him was cowardice; I became a herd-boy, that was from cowardice;--I took to reading--oh, yes! that was from cowardice, too; I wanted to hide away from myself.
Now
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From this reading Now, turning over, he had propped himself up on his elbows, and thus talked with himself:-- "Everything I look at becomes cowardice.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the next day, in the barn of the same gard.
oh
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From this reading That I did not run away when I was a boy, was cowardice; that I listened to father rather than to mother, was cowardice; that I sang those wicked songs for him was cowardice; I became a herd-boy, that was from cowardice;--I took to reading--oh, yes! that was from cowardice, too; I wanted to hide away from myself.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Now, turning over, he had propped himself up on his elbows, and thus talked with himself:-- "Everything I look at becomes cowardice.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Now, turning over, he had propped himself up on his elbows, and thus talked with himself:-- "Everything I look at becomes cowardice.
propped
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From this reading Now, turning over, he had propped himself up on his elbows, and thus talked with himself:-- "Everything I look at becomes cowardice.
rather
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From this reading That I did not run away when I was a boy, was cowardice; that I listened to father rather than to mother, was cowardice; that I sang those wicked songs for him was cowardice; I became a herd-boy, that was from cowardice;--I took to reading--oh, yes! that was from cowardice, too; I wanted to hide away from myself.
reading
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From this reading That I did not run away when I was a boy, was cowardice; that I listened to father rather than to mother, was cowardice; that I sang those wicked songs for him was cowardice; I became a herd-boy, that was from cowardice;--I took to reading--oh, yes! that was from cowardice, too; I wanted to hide away from myself.
run
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From this reading That I did not run away when I was a boy, was cowardice; that I listened to father rather than to mother, was cowardice; that I sang those wicked songs for him was cowardice; I became a herd-boy, that was from cowardice;--I took to reading--oh, yes! that was from cowardice, too; I wanted to hide away from myself.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the next day, in the barn of the same gard.
sang
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From this reading That I did not run away when I was a boy, was cowardice; that I listened to father rather than to mother, was cowardice; that I sang those wicked songs for him was cowardice; I became a herd-boy, that was from cowardice;--I took to reading--oh, yes! that was from cowardice, too; I wanted to hide away from myself.
songs
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From this reading That I did not run away when I was a boy, was cowardice; that I listened to father rather than to mother, was cowardice; that I sang those wicked songs for him was cowardice; I became a herd-boy, that was from cowardice;--I took to reading--oh, yes! that was from cowardice, too; I wanted to hide away from myself.
talked
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From this reading Now, turning over, he had propped himself up on his elbows, and thus talked with himself:-- "Everything I look at becomes cowardice.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading That I did not run away when I was a boy, was cowardice; that I listened to father rather than to mother, was cowardice; that I sang those wicked songs for him was cowardice; I became a herd-boy, that was from cowardice;--I took to reading--oh, yes! that was from cowardice, too; I wanted to hide away from myself.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That I did not run away when I was a boy, was cowardice; that I listened to father rather than to mother, was cowardice; that I sang those wicked songs for him was cowardice; I became a herd-boy, that was from cowardice;--I took to reading--oh, yes! that was from cowardice, too; I wanted to hide away from myself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the next day, in the barn of the same gard.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading That I did not run away when I was a boy, was cowardice; that I listened to father rather than to mother, was cowardice; that I sang those wicked songs for him was cowardice; I became a herd-boy, that was from cowardice;--I took to reading--oh, yes! that was from cowardice, too; I wanted to hide away from myself.
thus
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From this reading Now, turning over, he had propped himself up on his elbows, and thus talked with himself:-- "Everything I look at becomes cowardice.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arne had been drunk for the first time in his life, was ill in consequence of it, and had been lying in the barn almost twenty-four hours.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That I did not run away when I was a boy, was cowardice; that I listened to father rather than to mother, was cowardice; that I sang those wicked songs for him was cowardice; I became a herd-boy, that was from cowardice;--I took to reading--oh, yes! that was from cowardice, too; I wanted to hide away from myself.
too
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From this reading That I did not run away when I was a boy, was cowardice; that I listened to father rather than to mother, was cowardice; that I sang those wicked songs for him was cowardice; I became a herd-boy, that was from cowardice;--I took to reading--oh, yes! that was from cowardice, too; I wanted to hide away from myself.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That I did not run away when I was a boy, was cowardice; that I listened to father rather than to mother, was cowardice; that I sang those wicked songs for him was cowardice; I became a herd-boy, that was from cowardice;--I took to reading--oh, yes! that was from cowardice, too; I wanted to hide away from myself.
turning
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From this reading Now, turning over, he had propped himself up on his elbows, and thus talked with himself:-- "Everything I look at becomes cowardice.
twenty-four
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From this reading Arne had been drunk for the first time in his life, was ill in consequence of it, and had been lying in the barn almost twenty-four hours.
ugh
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From this reading Even after I was grown up, I did not help mother against father--cowardice; that I did not that night--ugh!--cowardice!
up
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From this reading Now, turning over, he had propped himself up on his elbows, and thus talked with himself:-- "Everything I look at becomes cowardice.
wanted
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From this reading That I did not run away when I was a boy, was cowardice; that I listened to father rather than to mother, was cowardice; that I sang those wicked songs for him was cowardice; I became a herd-boy, that was from cowardice;--I took to reading--oh, yes! that was from cowardice, too; I wanted to hide away from myself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the next day, in the barn of the same gard.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading That I did not run away when I was a boy, was cowardice; that I listened to father rather than to mother, was cowardice; that I sang those wicked songs for him was cowardice; I became a herd-boy, that was from cowardice;--I took to reading--oh, yes! that was from cowardice, too; I wanted to hide away from myself.
wicked
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From this reading That I did not run away when I was a boy, was cowardice; that I listened to father rather than to mother, was cowardice; that I sang those wicked songs for him was cowardice; I became a herd-boy, that was from cowardice;--I took to reading--oh, yes! that was from cowardice, too; I wanted to hide away from myself.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now, turning over, he had propped himself up on his elbows, and thus talked with himself:-- "Everything I look at becomes cowardice.
yes
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From this reading That I did not run away when I was a boy, was cowardice; that I listened to father rather than to mother, was cowardice; that I sang those wicked songs for him was cowardice; I became a herd-boy, that was from cowardice;--I took to reading--oh, yes! that was from cowardice, too; I wanted to hide away from myself.
