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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 Of all painful things in this world there are few more painful than the feeling of rising up in the morning to a difficulty unsolved, a mystery unexplained.
afresh
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From this reading Calamity can be faced, misfortune met; but to get up in the morning light, and encounter afresh the darkness, and find no clue any more than you had at night, is hard work.
all
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From this reading Of all painful things in this world there are few more painful than the feeling of rising up in the morning to a difficulty unsolved, a mystery unexplained.
always
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From this reading So long as the darkness is over with the night something can always be done.
amuse
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From this reading This was what Jack felt when he had to face the sunshine, and remembered all that had happened, and the merry party that awaited him down stairs, and that he must amuse his visitors as if this day had been like any other.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Calamity can be faced, misfortune met; but to get up in the morning light, and encounter afresh the darkness, and find no clue any more than you had at night, is hard work.
any
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From this reading Calamity can be faced, misfortune met; but to get up in the morning light, and encounter afresh the darkness, and find no clue any more than you had at night, is hard work.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Of all painful things in this world there are few more painful than the feeling of rising up in the morning to a difficulty unsolved, a mystery unexplained.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So long as the darkness is over with the night something can always be done.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Calamity can be faced, misfortune met; but to get up in the morning light, and encounter afresh the darkness, and find no clue any more than you had at night, is hard work.
awaited
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From this reading This was what Jack felt when he had to face the sunshine, and remembered all that had happened, and the merry party that awaited him down stairs, and that he must amuse his visitors as if this day had been like any other.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading So long as the darkness is over with the night something can always be done.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This was what Jack felt when he had to face the sunshine, and remembered all that had happened, and the merry party that awaited him down stairs, and that he must amuse his visitors as if this day had been like any other.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Calamity can be faced, misfortune met; but to get up in the morning light, and encounter afresh the darkness, and find no clue any more than you had at night, is hard work.
Calamity
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From this reading Calamity can be faced, misfortune met; but to get up in the morning light, and encounter afresh the darkness, and find no clue any more than you had at night, is hard work.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading So long as the darkness is over with the night something can always be done.
clue
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From this reading Calamity can be faced, misfortune met; but to get up in the morning light, and encounter afresh the darkness, and find no clue any more than you had at night, is hard work.
darkness
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From this reading So long as the darkness is over with the night something can always be done.
day
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From this reading This was what Jack felt when he had to face the sunshine, and remembered all that had happened, and the merry party that awaited him down stairs, and that he must amuse his visitors as if this day had been like any other.
difficulty
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From this reading Of all painful things in this world there are few more painful than the feeling of rising up in the morning to a difficulty unsolved, a mystery unexplained.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So long as the darkness is over with the night something can always be done.
down
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From this reading This was what Jack felt when he had to face the sunshine, and remembered all that had happened, and the merry party that awaited him down stairs, and that he must amuse his visitors as if this day had been like any other.
encounter
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From this reading Calamity can be faced, misfortune met; but to get up in the morning light, and encounter afresh the darkness, and find no clue any more than you had at night, is hard work.
face
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From this reading This was what Jack felt when he had to face the sunshine, and remembered all that had happened, and the merry party that awaited him down stairs, and that he must amuse his visitors as if this day had been like any other.
faced
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From this reading Calamity can be faced, misfortune met; but to get up in the morning light, and encounter afresh the darkness, and find no clue any more than you had at night, is hard work.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Of all painful things in this world there are few more painful than the feeling of rising up in the morning to a difficulty unsolved, a mystery unexplained.
felt
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From this reading This was what Jack felt when he had to face the sunshine, and remembered all that had happened, and the merry party that awaited him down stairs, and that he must amuse his visitors as if this day had been like any other.
few
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From this reading Of all painful things in this world there are few more painful than the feeling of rising up in the morning to a difficulty unsolved, a mystery unexplained.
find
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From this reading Calamity can be faced, misfortune met; but to get up in the morning light, and encounter afresh the darkness, and find no clue any more than you had at night, is hard work.
get
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From this reading Calamity can be faced, misfortune met; but to get up in the morning light, and encounter afresh the darkness, and find no clue any more than you had at night, is hard work.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Calamity can be faced, misfortune met; but to get up in the morning light, and encounter afresh the darkness, and find no clue any more than you had at night, is hard work.
happened
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From this reading This was what Jack felt when he had to face the sunshine, and remembered all that had happened, and the merry party that awaited him down stairs, and that he must amuse his visitors as if this day had been like any other.
hard
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From this reading Calamity can be faced, misfortune met; but to get up in the morning light, and encounter afresh the darkness, and find no clue any more than you had at night, is hard work.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This was what Jack felt when he had to face the sunshine, and remembered all that had happened, and the merry party that awaited him down stairs, and that he must amuse his visitors as if this day had been like any other.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This was what Jack felt when he had to face the sunshine, and remembered all that had happened, and the merry party that awaited him down stairs, and that he must amuse his visitors as if this day had been like any other.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This was what Jack felt when he had to face the sunshine, and remembered all that had happened, and the merry party that awaited him down stairs, and that he must amuse his visitors as if this day had been like any other.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading This was what Jack felt when he had to face the sunshine, and remembered all that had happened, and the merry party that awaited him down stairs, and that he must amuse his visitors as if this day had been like any other.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Of all painful things in this world there are few more painful than the feeling of rising up in the morning to a difficulty unsolved, a mystery unexplained.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So long as the darkness is over with the night something can always be done.
Jack
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From this reading This was what Jack felt when he had to face the sunshine, and remembered all that had happened, and the merry party that awaited him down stairs, and that he must amuse his visitors as if this day had been like any other.
LIGHT
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From this reading THE MORNING LIGHT.
like
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From this reading This was what Jack felt when he had to face the sunshine, and remembered all that had happened, and the merry party that awaited him down stairs, and that he must amuse his visitors as if this day had been like any other.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So long as the darkness is over with the night something can always be done.
merry
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From this reading This was what Jack felt when he had to face the sunshine, and remembered all that had happened, and the merry party that awaited him down stairs, and that he must amuse his visitors as if this day had been like any other.
met
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From this reading Calamity can be faced, misfortune met; but to get up in the morning light, and encounter afresh the darkness, and find no clue any more than you had at night, is hard work.
misfortune
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From this reading Calamity can be faced, misfortune met; but to get up in the morning light, and encounter afresh the darkness, and find no clue any more than you had at night, is hard work.
more
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From this reading Of all painful things in this world there are few more painful than the feeling of rising up in the morning to a difficulty unsolved, a mystery unexplained.
MORNINGnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MORNING LIGHT.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading This was what Jack felt when he had to face the sunshine, and remembered all that had happened, and the merry party that awaited him down stairs, and that he must amuse his visitors as if this day had been like any other.
mystery
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From this reading Of all painful things in this world there are few more painful than the feeling of rising up in the morning to a difficulty unsolved, a mystery unexplained.
night
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From this reading So long as the darkness is over with the night something can always be done.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Calamity can be faced, misfortune met; but to get up in the morning light, and encounter afresh the darkness, and find no clue any more than you had at night, is hard work.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of all painful things in this world there are few more painful than the feeling of rising up in the morning to a difficulty unsolved, a mystery unexplained.
other
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From this reading This was what Jack felt when he had to face the sunshine, and remembered all that had happened, and the merry party that awaited him down stairs, and that he must amuse his visitors as if this day had been like any other.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading So long as the darkness is over with the night something can always be done.
painful
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From this reading Of all painful things in this world there are few more painful than the feeling of rising up in the morning to a difficulty unsolved, a mystery unexplained.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was what Jack felt when he had to face the sunshine, and remembered all that had happened, and the merry party that awaited him down stairs, and that he must amuse his visitors as if this day had been like any other.
remembered
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From this reading This was what Jack felt when he had to face the sunshine, and remembered all that had happened, and the merry party that awaited him down stairs, and that he must amuse his visitors as if this day had been like any other.
rising
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From this reading Of all painful things in this world there are few more painful than the feeling of rising up in the morning to a difficulty unsolved, a mystery unexplained.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So long as the darkness is over with the night something can always be done.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading So long as the darkness is over with the night something can always be done.
stairs
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From this reading This was what Jack felt when he had to face the sunshine, and remembered all that had happened, and the merry party that awaited him down stairs, and that he must amuse his visitors as if this day had been like any other.
sunshine
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From this reading This was what Jack felt when he had to face the sunshine, and remembered all that had happened, and the merry party that awaited him down stairs, and that he must amuse his visitors as if this day had been like any other.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Of all painful things in this world there are few more painful than the feeling of rising up in the morning to a difficulty unsolved, a mystery unexplained.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This was what Jack felt when he had to face the sunshine, and remembered all that had happened, and the merry party that awaited him down stairs, and that he must amuse his visitors as if this day had been like any other.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MORNING LIGHT.
there
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From this reading Of all painful things in this world there are few more painful than the feeling of rising up in the morning to a difficulty unsolved, a mystery unexplained.
things
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From this reading Of all painful things in this world there are few more painful than the feeling of rising up in the morning to a difficulty unsolved, a mystery unexplained.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Of all painful things in this world there are few more painful than the feeling of rising up in the morning to a difficulty unsolved, a mystery unexplained.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Of all painful things in this world there are few more painful than the feeling of rising up in the morning to a difficulty unsolved, a mystery unexplained.
unexplained
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From this reading Of all painful things in this world there are few more painful than the feeling of rising up in the morning to a difficulty unsolved, a mystery unexplained.
unsolved
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From this reading Of all painful things in this world there are few more painful than the feeling of rising up in the morning to a difficulty unsolved, a mystery unexplained.
up
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From this reading Of all painful things in this world there are few more painful than the feeling of rising up in the morning to a difficulty unsolved, a mystery unexplained.
visitors
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From this reading This was what Jack felt when he had to face the sunshine, and remembered all that had happened, and the merry party that awaited him down stairs, and that he must amuse his visitors as if this day had been like any other.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was what Jack felt when he had to face the sunshine, and remembered all that had happened, and the merry party that awaited him down stairs, and that he must amuse his visitors as if this day had been like any other.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading This was what Jack felt when he had to face the sunshine, and remembered all that had happened, and the merry party that awaited him down stairs, and that he must amuse his visitors as if this day had been like any other.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading This was what Jack felt when he had to face the sunshine, and remembered all that had happened, and the merry party that awaited him down stairs, and that he must amuse his visitors as if this day had been like any other.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So long as the darkness is over with the night something can always be done.
work
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From this reading Calamity can be faced, misfortune met; but to get up in the morning light, and encounter afresh the darkness, and find no clue any more than you had at night, is hard work.
world
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From this reading Of all painful things in this world there are few more painful than the feeling of rising up in the morning to a difficulty unsolved, a mystery unexplained.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Calamity can be faced, misfortune met; but to get up in the morning light, and encounter afresh the darkness, and find no clue any more than you had at night, is hard work.
