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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 Sometimes, however, a person instinctively does the best thing possible, when, if he took time for thought, he would do the worst.
almost
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From this reading The women uttered cries of anguish, clasped their hands, and almost fainted.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The women uttered cries of anguish, clasped their hands, and almost fainted.
anguish
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From this reading The women uttered cries of anguish, clasped their hands, and almost fainted.
antipathy
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From this reading The antipathy of wild beasts to fire is well known, but it must be remembered that the full degree of this terror is felt only during the darkness of night.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The antipathy of wild beasts to fire is well known, but it must be remembered that the full degree of this terror is felt only during the darkness of night.
beasts
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From this reading The antipathy of wild beasts to fire is well known, but it must be remembered that the full degree of this terror is felt only during the darkness of night.
best
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From this reading Sometimes, however, a person instinctively does the best thing possible, when, if he took time for thought, he would do the worst.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The antipathy of wild beasts to fire is well known, but it must be remembered that the full degree of this terror is felt only during the darkness of night.
clasped
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From this reading The women uttered cries of anguish, clasped their hands, and almost fainted.
cries
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From this reading The women uttered cries of anguish, clasped their hands, and almost fainted.
darkness
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From this reading The antipathy of wild beasts to fire is well known, but it must be remembered that the full degree of this terror is felt only during the darkness of night.
degree
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From this reading The antipathy of wild beasts to fire is well known, but it must be remembered that the full degree of this terror is felt only during the darkness of night.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Sometimes, however, a person instinctively does the best thing possible, when, if he took time for thought, he would do the worst.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sometimes, however, a person instinctively does the best thing possible, when, if he took time for thought, he would do the worst.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The antipathy of wild beasts to fire is well known, but it must be remembered that the full degree of this terror is felt only during the darkness of night.
events
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From this reading The sun was in the horizon when the stirring events we have set out to narrate were going on.
fainted
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From this reading The women uttered cries of anguish, clasped their hands, and almost fainted.
felt
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From this reading Jim Travers felt that he was lost.
fire
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From this reading The antipathy of wild beasts to fire is well known, but it must be remembered that the full degree of this terror is felt only during the darkness of night.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Sometimes, however, a person instinctively does the best thing possible, when, if he took time for thought, he would do the worst.
full
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From this reading The antipathy of wild beasts to fire is well known, but it must be remembered that the full degree of this terror is felt only during the darkness of night.
going
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From this reading The sun was in the horizon when the stirring events we have set out to narrate were going on.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The women uttered cries of anguish, clasped their hands, and almost fainted.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The sun was in the horizon when the stirring events we have set out to narrate were going on.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jim Travers felt that he was lost.
horizon
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From this reading The sun was in the horizon when the stirring events we have set out to narrate were going on.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Sometimes, however, a person instinctively does the best thing possible, when, if he took time for thought, he would do the worst.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Sometimes, however, a person instinctively does the best thing possible, when, if he took time for thought, he would do the worst.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sun was in the horizon when the stirring events we have set out to narrate were going on.
instinctively
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From this reading Sometimes, however, a person instinctively does the best thing possible, when, if he took time for thought, he would do the worst.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The antipathy of wild beasts to fire is well known, but it must be remembered that the full degree of this terror is felt only during the darkness of night.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The antipathy of wild beasts to fire is well known, but it must be remembered that the full degree of this terror is felt only during the darkness of night.
Jim
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From this reading Jim Travers felt that he was lost.
known
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From this reading The antipathy of wild beasts to fire is well known, but it must be remembered that the full degree of this terror is felt only during the darkness of night.
lost
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From this reading Jim Travers felt that he was lost.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The antipathy of wild beasts to fire is well known, but it must be remembered that the full degree of this terror is felt only during the darkness of night.
narrate
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From this reading The sun was in the horizon when the stirring events we have set out to narrate were going on.
night
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From this reading The antipathy of wild beasts to fire is well known, but it must be remembered that the full degree of this terror is felt only during the darkness of night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The women uttered cries of anguish, clasped their hands, and almost fainted.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The sun was in the horizon when the stirring events we have set out to narrate were going on.
only
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From this reading The antipathy of wild beasts to fire is well known, but it must be remembered that the full degree of this terror is felt only during the darkness of night.
out
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From this reading The sun was in the horizon when the stirring events we have set out to narrate were going on.
person
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From this reading Sometimes, however, a person instinctively does the best thing possible, when, if he took time for thought, he would do the worst.
possible
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From this reading Sometimes, however, a person instinctively does the best thing possible, when, if he took time for thought, he would do the worst.
remembered
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From this reading The antipathy of wild beasts to fire is well known, but it must be remembered that the full degree of this terror is felt only during the darkness of night.
set
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From this reading The sun was in the horizon when the stirring events we have set out to narrate were going on.
Sometimes
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From this reading Sometimes, however, a person instinctively does the best thing possible, when, if he took time for thought, he would do the worst.
stirring
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From this reading The sun was in the horizon when the stirring events we have set out to narrate were going on.
sun
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From this reading The sun was in the horizon when the stirring events we have set out to narrate were going on.
terror
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From this reading The antipathy of wild beasts to fire is well known, but it must be remembered that the full degree of this terror is felt only during the darkness of night.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Jim Travers felt that he was lost.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The women uttered cries of anguish, clasped their hands, and almost fainted.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The women uttered cries of anguish, clasped their hands, and almost fainted.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes, however, a person instinctively does the best thing possible, when, if he took time for thought, he would do the worst.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The antipathy of wild beasts to fire is well known, but it must be remembered that the full degree of this terror is felt only during the darkness of night.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes, however, a person instinctively does the best thing possible, when, if he took time for thought, he would do the worst.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes, however, a person instinctively does the best thing possible, when, if he took time for thought, he would do the worst.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The antipathy of wild beasts to fire is well known, but it must be remembered that the full degree of this terror is felt only during the darkness of night.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes, however, a person instinctively does the best thing possible, when, if he took time for thought, he would do the worst.
Travers
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From this reading Jim Travers felt that he was lost.
utterednounUS /ˈuttered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The women uttered cries of anguish, clasped their hands, and almost fainted.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jim Travers felt that he was lost.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The sun was in the horizon when the stirring events we have set out to narrate were going on.
well
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From this reading The antipathy of wild beasts to fire is well known, but it must be remembered that the full degree of this terror is felt only during the darkness of night.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The sun was in the horizon when the stirring events we have set out to narrate were going on.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Sometimes, however, a person instinctively does the best thing possible, when, if he took time for thought, he would do the worst.
wild
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From this reading The antipathy of wild beasts to fire is well known, but it must be remembered that the full degree of this terror is felt only during the darkness of night.
women
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From this reading The women uttered cries of anguish, clasped their hands, and almost fainted.
worst
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From this reading Sometimes, however, a person instinctively does the best thing possible, when, if he took time for thought, he would do the worst.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Sometimes, however, a person instinctively does the best thing possible, when, if he took time for thought, he would do the worst.
