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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 Daylight had made no assertion of total abstinence though he had not taken a drink for months after the day he resolved to let his business go to smash.
abstinence
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From this reading Daylight had made no assertion of total abstinence though he had not taken a drink for months after the day he resolved to let his business go to smash.
afraid
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From this reading Yet he refused to be afraid of it, and in town, on occasion, when invited by the storekeeper, would reply: "All right, son.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Daylight had made no assertion of total abstinence though he had not taken a drink for months after the day he resolved to let his business go to smash.
all
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From this reading On the other hand, with his coming to live in the country, had passed all desire and need for drink.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the other hand, with his coming to live in the country, had passed all desire and need for drink.
assertion
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From this reading Daylight had made no assertion of total abstinence though he had not taken a drink for months after the day he resolved to let his business go to smash.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Yet he refused to be afraid of it, and in town, on occasion, when invited by the storekeeper, would reply: "All right, son.
business
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From this reading Daylight had made no assertion of total abstinence though he had not taken a drink for months after the day he resolved to let his business go to smash.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Yet he refused to be afraid of it, and in town, on occasion, when invited by the storekeeper, would reply: "All right, son.
coming
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From this reading On the other hand, with his coming to live in the country, had passed all desire and need for drink.
country
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From this reading On the other hand, with his coming to live in the country, had passed all desire and need for drink.
dare
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From this reading Soon he proved himself strong enough to dare to take a drink without taking a second.
day
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From this reading Daylight had made no assertion of total abstinence though he had not taken a drink for months after the day he resolved to let his business go to smash.
Daylight
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From this reading Daylight had made no assertion of total abstinence though he had not taken a drink for months after the day he resolved to let his business go to smash.
desire
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From this reading On the other hand, with his coming to live in the country, had passed all desire and need for drink.
drink
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From this reading Daylight had made no assertion of total abstinence though he had not taken a drink for months after the day he resolved to let his business go to smash.
enough
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From this reading Soon he proved himself strong enough to dare to take a drink without taking a second.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He felt no yearning for it, and even forgot that it existed.
existed
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From this reading He felt no yearning for it, and even forgot that it existed.
felt
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From this reading He felt no yearning for it, and even forgot that it existed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Daylight had made no assertion of total abstinence though he had not taken a drink for months after the day he resolved to let his business go to smash.
forgot
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From this reading He felt no yearning for it, and even forgot that it existed.
go
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From this reading Daylight had made no assertion of total abstinence though he had not taken a drink for months after the day he resolved to let his business go to smash.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Daylight had made no assertion of total abstinence though he had not taken a drink for months after the day he resolved to let his business go to smash.
hand
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From this reading On the other hand, with his coming to live in the country, had passed all desire and need for drink.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Daylight had made no assertion of total abstinence though he had not taken a drink for months after the day he resolved to let his business go to smash.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Soon he proved himself strong enough to dare to take a drink without taking a second.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Daylight had made no assertion of total abstinence though he had not taken a drink for months after the day he resolved to let his business go to smash.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the other hand, with his coming to live in the country, had passed all desire and need for drink.
invited
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From this reading Yet he refused to be afraid of it, and in town, on occasion, when invited by the storekeeper, would reply: "All right, son.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He felt no yearning for it, and even forgot that it existed.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Daylight had made no assertion of total abstinence though he had not taken a drink for months after the day he resolved to let his business go to smash.
live
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From this reading On the other hand, with his coming to live in the country, had passed all desire and need for drink.
made
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From this reading Daylight had made no assertion of total abstinence though he had not taken a drink for months after the day he resolved to let his business go to smash.
months
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From this reading Daylight had made no assertion of total abstinence though he had not taken a drink for months after the day he resolved to let his business go to smash.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the other hand, with his coming to live in the country, had passed all desire and need for drink.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Daylight had made no assertion of total abstinence though he had not taken a drink for months after the day he resolved to let his business go to smash.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Daylight had made no assertion of total abstinence though he had not taken a drink for months after the day he resolved to let his business go to smash.
occasion
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From this reading Yet he refused to be afraid of it, and in town, on occasion, when invited by the storekeeper, would reply: "All right, son.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Daylight had made no assertion of total abstinence though he had not taken a drink for months after the day he resolved to let his business go to smash.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the other hand, with his coming to live in the country, had passed all desire and need for drink.
other
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From this reading On the other hand, with his coming to live in the country, had passed all desire and need for drink.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the other hand, with his coming to live in the country, had passed all desire and need for drink.
proved
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From this reading Soon he proved himself strong enough to dare to take a drink without taking a second.
refused
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From this reading Yet he refused to be afraid of it, and in town, on occasion, when invited by the storekeeper, would reply: "All right, son.
reply
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From this reading Yet he refused to be afraid of it, and in town, on occasion, when invited by the storekeeper, would reply: "All right, son.
resolved
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From this reading Daylight had made no assertion of total abstinence though he had not taken a drink for months after the day he resolved to let his business go to smash.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet he refused to be afraid of it, and in town, on occasion, when invited by the storekeeper, would reply: "All right, son.
second
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From this reading Soon he proved himself strong enough to dare to take a drink without taking a second.
smash
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From this reading Daylight had made no assertion of total abstinence though he had not taken a drink for months after the day he resolved to let his business go to smash.
son
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From this reading Yet he refused to be afraid of it, and in town, on occasion, when invited by the storekeeper, would reply: "All right, son.
Soon
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From this reading Soon he proved himself strong enough to dare to take a drink without taking a second.
storekeeper
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From this reading Yet he refused to be afraid of it, and in town, on occasion, when invited by the storekeeper, would reply: "All right, son.
strong
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From this reading Soon he proved himself strong enough to dare to take a drink without taking a second.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Soon he proved himself strong enough to dare to take a drink without taking a second.
taken
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From this reading Daylight had made no assertion of total abstinence though he had not taken a drink for months after the day he resolved to let his business go to smash.
taking
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From this reading Soon he proved himself strong enough to dare to take a drink without taking a second.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He felt no yearning for it, and even forgot that it existed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Daylight had made no assertion of total abstinence though he had not taken a drink for months after the day he resolved to let his business go to smash.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Daylight had made no assertion of total abstinence though he had not taken a drink for months after the day he resolved to let his business go to smash.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Daylight had made no assertion of total abstinence though he had not taken a drink for months after the day he resolved to let his business go to smash.
total
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From this reading Daylight had made no assertion of total abstinence though he had not taken a drink for months after the day he resolved to let his business go to smash.
town
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From this reading Yet he refused to be afraid of it, and in town, on occasion, when invited by the storekeeper, would reply: "All right, son.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Yet he refused to be afraid of it, and in town, on occasion, when invited by the storekeeper, would reply: "All right, son.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the other hand, with his coming to live in the country, had passed all desire and need for drink.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Soon he proved himself strong enough to dare to take a drink without taking a second.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Yet he refused to be afraid of it, and in town, on occasion, when invited by the storekeeper, would reply: "All right, son.
yearning
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From this reading He felt no yearning for it, and even forgot that it existed.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet he refused to be afraid of it, and in town, on occasion, when invited by the storekeeper, would reply: "All right, son.
