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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 The meeting with Nettie on the road doubled the Bull's determination to possess her again The exhilaration of the chance encounter and the frustration of his plans when, returning, he found the little car gone, had roused his desire to a pitch of insanity.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The meeting with Nettie on the road doubled the Bull's determination to possess her again The exhilaration of the chance encounter and the frustration of his plans when, returning, he found the little car gone, had roused his desire to a pitch of insanity.
all
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From this reading Everything else was forgotten; his cattle, his ranches, his great money losses, the impossibility of obtaining help, even the deterioration of his prized bulls at Barstairs--all these cares and anxieties ceased to exist in the overpowering passion that consumed him.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading His passion for the girl was like a fire that burned and raged within him, seeking an outlet where there was none and for the time being the man was like a maniac.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The meeting with Nettie on the road doubled the Bull's determination to possess her again The exhilaration of the chance encounter and the frustration of his plans when, returning, he found the little car gone, had roused his desire to a pitch of insanity.
anxieties
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From this reading Everything else was forgotten; his cattle, his ranches, his great money losses, the impossibility of obtaining help, even the deterioration of his prized bulls at Barstairs--all these cares and anxieties ceased to exist in the overpowering passion that consumed him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He thought of the girl ceaselessly, chortling with delight as he pictured her beauty, now sweeter than ever before in its young maturity.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Everything else was forgotten; his cattle, his ranches, his great money losses, the impossibility of obtaining help, even the deterioration of his prized bulls at Barstairs--all these cares and anxieties ceased to exist in the overpowering passion that consumed him.
Barstairs
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From this reading Everything else was forgotten; his cattle, his ranches, his great money losses, the impossibility of obtaining help, even the deterioration of his prized bulls at Barstairs--all these cares and anxieties ceased to exist in the overpowering passion that consumed him.
beauty
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From this reading He thought of the girl ceaselessly, chortling with delight as he pictured her beauty, now sweeter than ever before in its young maturity.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He thought of the girl ceaselessly, chortling with delight as he pictured her beauty, now sweeter than ever before in its young maturity.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading His passion for the girl was like a fire that burned and raged within him, seeking an outlet where there was none and for the time being the man was like a maniac.
blind
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From this reading Bull Langdon was incapable of love in its finer sense, but in his blind and brutal way, he was madly in love with Nettie Day.
brutal
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From this reading Bull Langdon was incapable of love in its finer sense, but in his blind and brutal way, he was madly in love with Nettie Day.
Bull
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From this reading Bull Langdon was incapable of love in its finer sense, but in his blind and brutal way, he was madly in love with Nettie Day.
Bull's
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From this reading The meeting with Nettie on the road doubled the Bull's determination to possess her again The exhilaration of the chance encounter and the frustration of his plans when, returning, he found the little car gone, had roused his desire to a pitch of insanity.
bulls
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From this reading Everything else was forgotten; his cattle, his ranches, his great money losses, the impossibility of obtaining help, even the deterioration of his prized bulls at Barstairs--all these cares and anxieties ceased to exist in the overpowering passion that consumed him.
burned
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From this reading His passion for the girl was like a fire that burned and raged within him, seeking an outlet where there was none and for the time being the man was like a maniac.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Bull Langdon was incapable of love in its finer sense, but in his blind and brutal way, he was madly in love with Nettie Day.
car
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From this reading The meeting with Nettie on the road doubled the Bull's determination to possess her again The exhilaration of the chance encounter and the frustration of his plans when, returning, he found the little car gone, had roused his desire to a pitch of insanity.
cares
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From this reading Everything else was forgotten; his cattle, his ranches, his great money losses, the impossibility of obtaining help, even the deterioration of his prized bulls at Barstairs--all these cares and anxieties ceased to exist in the overpowering passion that consumed him.
cattle
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From this reading Everything else was forgotten; his cattle, his ranches, his great money losses, the impossibility of obtaining help, even the deterioration of his prized bulls at Barstairs--all these cares and anxieties ceased to exist in the overpowering passion that consumed him.
ceased
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From this reading Everything else was forgotten; his cattle, his ranches, his great money losses, the impossibility of obtaining help, even the deterioration of his prized bulls at Barstairs--all these cares and anxieties ceased to exist in the overpowering passion that consumed him.
ceaselessly
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From this reading He thought of the girl ceaselessly, chortling with delight as he pictured her beauty, now sweeter than ever before in its young maturity.
chance
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From this reading The meeting with Nettie on the road doubled the Bull's determination to possess her again The exhilaration of the chance encounter and the frustration of his plans when, returning, he found the little car gone, had roused his desire to a pitch of insanity.
chortling
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From this reading He thought of the girl ceaselessly, chortling with delight as he pictured her beauty, now sweeter than ever before in its young maturity.
consumed
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From this reading Everything else was forgotten; his cattle, his ranches, his great money losses, the impossibility of obtaining help, even the deterioration of his prized bulls at Barstairs--all these cares and anxieties ceased to exist in the overpowering passion that consumed him.
Day
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From this reading Bull Langdon was incapable of love in its finer sense, but in his blind and brutal way, he was madly in love with Nettie Day.
delight
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From this reading He thought of the girl ceaselessly, chortling with delight as he pictured her beauty, now sweeter than ever before in its young maturity.
desire
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From this reading The meeting with Nettie on the road doubled the Bull's determination to possess her again The exhilaration of the chance encounter and the frustration of his plans when, returning, he found the little car gone, had roused his desire to a pitch of insanity.
deterioration
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From this reading Everything else was forgotten; his cattle, his ranches, his great money losses, the impossibility of obtaining help, even the deterioration of his prized bulls at Barstairs--all these cares and anxieties ceased to exist in the overpowering passion that consumed him.
determination
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From this reading The meeting with Nettie on the road doubled the Bull's determination to possess her again The exhilaration of the chance encounter and the frustration of his plans when, returning, he found the little car gone, had roused his desire to a pitch of insanity.
doubled
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From this reading The meeting with Nettie on the road doubled the Bull's determination to possess her again The exhilaration of the chance encounter and the frustration of his plans when, returning, he found the little car gone, had roused his desire to a pitch of insanity.
else
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From this reading Everything else was forgotten; his cattle, his ranches, his great money losses, the impossibility of obtaining help, even the deterioration of his prized bulls at Barstairs--all these cares and anxieties ceased to exist in the overpowering passion that consumed him.
encounter
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From this reading The meeting with Nettie on the road doubled the Bull's determination to possess her again The exhilaration of the chance encounter and the frustration of his plans when, returning, he found the little car gone, had roused his desire to a pitch of insanity.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everything else was forgotten; his cattle, his ranches, his great money losses, the impossibility of obtaining help, even the deterioration of his prized bulls at Barstairs--all these cares and anxieties ceased to exist in the overpowering passion that consumed him.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought of the girl ceaselessly, chortling with delight as he pictured her beauty, now sweeter than ever before in its young maturity.
EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything else was forgotten; his cattle, his ranches, his great money losses, the impossibility of obtaining help, even the deterioration of his prized bulls at Barstairs--all these cares and anxieties ceased to exist in the overpowering passion that consumed him.
exhilaration
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From this reading The meeting with Nettie on the road doubled the Bull's determination to possess her again The exhilaration of the chance encounter and the frustration of his plans when, returning, he found the little car gone, had roused his desire to a pitch of insanity.
exist
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From this reading Everything else was forgotten; his cattle, his ranches, his great money losses, the impossibility of obtaining help, even the deterioration of his prized bulls at Barstairs--all these cares and anxieties ceased to exist in the overpowering passion that consumed him.
finer
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From this reading Bull Langdon was incapable of love in its finer sense, but in his blind and brutal way, he was madly in love with Nettie Day.
fire
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From this reading His passion for the girl was like a fire that burned and raged within him, seeking an outlet where there was none and for the time being the man was like a maniac.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His passion for the girl was like a fire that burned and raged within him, seeking an outlet where there was none and for the time being the man was like a maniac.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Everything else was forgotten; his cattle, his ranches, his great money losses, the impossibility of obtaining help, even the deterioration of his prized bulls at Barstairs--all these cares and anxieties ceased to exist in the overpowering passion that consumed him.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The meeting with Nettie on the road doubled the Bull's determination to possess her again The exhilaration of the chance encounter and the frustration of his plans when, returning, he found the little car gone, had roused his desire to a pitch of insanity.
frustration
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From this reading The meeting with Nettie on the road doubled the Bull's determination to possess her again The exhilaration of the chance encounter and the frustration of his plans when, returning, he found the little car gone, had roused his desire to a pitch of insanity.
girl
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From this reading His passion for the girl was like a fire that burned and raged within him, seeking an outlet where there was none and for the time being the man was like a maniac.
gone
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From this reading The meeting with Nettie on the road doubled the Bull's determination to possess her again The exhilaration of the chance encounter and the frustration of his plans when, returning, he found the little car gone, had roused his desire to a pitch of insanity.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everything else was forgotten; his cattle, his ranches, his great money losses, the impossibility of obtaining help, even the deterioration of his prized bulls at Barstairs--all these cares and anxieties ceased to exist in the overpowering passion that consumed him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The meeting with Nettie on the road doubled the Bull's determination to possess her again The exhilaration of the chance encounter and the frustration of his plans when, returning, he found the little car gone, had roused his desire to a pitch of insanity.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The meeting with Nettie on the road doubled the Bull's determination to possess her again The exhilaration of the chance encounter and the frustration of his plans when, returning, he found the little car gone, had roused his desire to a pitch of insanity.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everything else was forgotten; his cattle, his ranches, his great money losses, the impossibility of obtaining help, even the deterioration of his prized bulls at Barstairs--all these cares and anxieties ceased to exist in the overpowering passion that consumed him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The meeting with Nettie on the road doubled the Bull's determination to possess her again The exhilaration of the chance encounter and the frustration of his plans when, returning, he found the little car gone, had roused his desire to a pitch of insanity.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Everything else was forgotten; his cattle, his ranches, his great money losses, the impossibility of obtaining help, even the deterioration of his prized bulls at Barstairs--all these cares and anxieties ceased to exist in the overpowering passion that consumed him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The meeting with Nettie on the road doubled the Bull's determination to possess her again The exhilaration of the chance encounter and the frustration of his plans when, returning, he found the little car gone, had roused his desire to a pitch of insanity.
impossibility
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From this reading Everything else was forgotten; his cattle, his ranches, his great money losses, the impossibility of obtaining help, even the deterioration of his prized bulls at Barstairs--all these cares and anxieties ceased to exist in the overpowering passion that consumed him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Everything else was forgotten; his cattle, his ranches, his great money losses, the impossibility of obtaining help, even the deterioration of his prized bulls at Barstairs--all these cares and anxieties ceased to exist in the overpowering passion that consumed him.
incapable
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From this reading Bull Langdon was incapable of love in its finer sense, but in his blind and brutal way, he was madly in love with Nettie Day.
insanity
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From this reading The meeting with Nettie on the road doubled the Bull's determination to possess her again The exhilaration of the chance encounter and the frustration of his plans when, returning, he found the little car gone, had roused his desire to a pitch of insanity.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Bull Langdon was incapable of love in its finer sense, but in his blind and brutal way, he was madly in love with Nettie Day.
Langdon
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From this reading Bull Langdon was incapable of love in its finer sense, but in his blind and brutal way, he was madly in love with Nettie Day.
like
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From this reading His passion for the girl was like a fire that burned and raged within him, seeking an outlet where there was none and for the time being the man was like a maniac.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The meeting with Nettie on the road doubled the Bull's determination to possess her again The exhilaration of the chance encounter and the frustration of his plans when, returning, he found the little car gone, had roused his desire to a pitch of insanity.
losses
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From this reading Everything else was forgotten; his cattle, his ranches, his great money losses, the impossibility of obtaining help, even the deterioration of his prized bulls at Barstairs--all these cares and anxieties ceased to exist in the overpowering passion that consumed him.
love
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From this reading Bull Langdon was incapable of love in its finer sense, but in his blind and brutal way, he was madly in love with Nettie Day.
madly
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From this reading Bull Langdon was incapable of love in its finer sense, but in his blind and brutal way, he was madly in love with Nettie Day.
man
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From this reading His passion for the girl was like a fire that burned and raged within him, seeking an outlet where there was none and for the time being the man was like a maniac.
maniac
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From this reading His passion for the girl was like a fire that burned and raged within him, seeking an outlet where there was none and for the time being the man was like a maniac.
maturity
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From this reading He thought of the girl ceaselessly, chortling with delight as he pictured her beauty, now sweeter than ever before in its young maturity.
meeting
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From this reading The meeting with Nettie on the road doubled the Bull's determination to possess her again The exhilaration of the chance encounter and the frustration of his plans when, returning, he found the little car gone, had roused his desire to a pitch of insanity.
money
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From this reading Everything else was forgotten; his cattle, his ranches, his great money losses, the impossibility of obtaining help, even the deterioration of his prized bulls at Barstairs--all these cares and anxieties ceased to exist in the overpowering passion that consumed him.
Nettie
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From this reading The meeting with Nettie on the road doubled the Bull's determination to possess her again The exhilaration of the chance encounter and the frustration of his plans when, returning, he found the little car gone, had roused his desire to a pitch of insanity.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading His passion for the girl was like a fire that burned and raged within him, seeking an outlet where there was none and for the time being the man was like a maniac.
now
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From this reading He thought of the girl ceaselessly, chortling with delight as he pictured her beauty, now sweeter than ever before in its young maturity.
obtaining
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From this reading Everything else was forgotten; his cattle, his ranches, his great money losses, the impossibility of obtaining help, even the deterioration of his prized bulls at Barstairs--all these cares and anxieties ceased to exist in the overpowering passion that consumed him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The meeting with Nettie on the road doubled the Bull's determination to possess her again The exhilaration of the chance encounter and the frustration of his plans when, returning, he found the little car gone, had roused his desire to a pitch of insanity.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The meeting with Nettie on the road doubled the Bull's determination to possess her again The exhilaration of the chance encounter and the frustration of his plans when, returning, he found the little car gone, had roused his desire to a pitch of insanity.
outlet
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From this reading His passion for the girl was like a fire that burned and raged within him, seeking an outlet where there was none and for the time being the man was like a maniac.
overpowering
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From this reading Everything else was forgotten; his cattle, his ranches, his great money losses, the impossibility of obtaining help, even the deterioration of his prized bulls at Barstairs--all these cares and anxieties ceased to exist in the overpowering passion that consumed him.
passion
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From this reading Everything else was forgotten; his cattle, his ranches, his great money losses, the impossibility of obtaining help, even the deterioration of his prized bulls at Barstairs--all these cares and anxieties ceased to exist in the overpowering passion that consumed him.
pictured
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From this reading He thought of the girl ceaselessly, chortling with delight as he pictured her beauty, now sweeter than ever before in its young maturity.
pitch
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From this reading The meeting with Nettie on the road doubled the Bull's determination to possess her again The exhilaration of the chance encounter and the frustration of his plans when, returning, he found the little car gone, had roused his desire to a pitch of insanity.
plans
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From this reading The meeting with Nettie on the road doubled the Bull's determination to possess her again The exhilaration of the chance encounter and the frustration of his plans when, returning, he found the little car gone, had roused his desire to a pitch of insanity.
possess
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From this reading The meeting with Nettie on the road doubled the Bull's determination to possess her again The exhilaration of the chance encounter and the frustration of his plans when, returning, he found the little car gone, had roused his desire to a pitch of insanity.
prized
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From this reading Everything else was forgotten; his cattle, his ranches, his great money losses, the impossibility of obtaining help, even the deterioration of his prized bulls at Barstairs--all these cares and anxieties ceased to exist in the overpowering passion that consumed him.
raged
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From this reading His passion for the girl was like a fire that burned and raged within him, seeking an outlet where there was none and for the time being the man was like a maniac.
ranches
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From this reading Everything else was forgotten; his cattle, his ranches, his great money losses, the impossibility of obtaining help, even the deterioration of his prized bulls at Barstairs--all these cares and anxieties ceased to exist in the overpowering passion that consumed him.
returning
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From this reading The meeting with Nettie on the road doubled the Bull's determination to possess her again The exhilaration of the chance encounter and the frustration of his plans when, returning, he found the little car gone, had roused his desire to a pitch of insanity.
road
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From this reading The meeting with Nettie on the road doubled the Bull's determination to possess her again The exhilaration of the chance encounter and the frustration of his plans when, returning, he found the little car gone, had roused his desire to a pitch of insanity.
roused
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From this reading The meeting with Nettie on the road doubled the Bull's determination to possess her again The exhilaration of the chance encounter and the frustration of his plans when, returning, he found the little car gone, had roused his desire to a pitch of insanity.
seeking
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From this reading His passion for the girl was like a fire that burned and raged within him, seeking an outlet where there was none and for the time being the man was like a maniac.
sense
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From this reading Bull Langdon was incapable of love in its finer sense, but in his blind and brutal way, he was madly in love with Nettie Day.
sweeter
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From this reading He thought of the girl ceaselessly, chortling with delight as he pictured her beauty, now sweeter than ever before in its young maturity.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He thought of the girl ceaselessly, chortling with delight as he pictured her beauty, now sweeter than ever before in its young maturity.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Everything else was forgotten; his cattle, his ranches, his great money losses, the impossibility of obtaining help, even the deterioration of his prized bulls at Barstairs--all these cares and anxieties ceased to exist in the overpowering passion that consumed him.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The meeting with Nettie on the road doubled the Bull's determination to possess her again The exhilaration of the chance encounter and the frustration of his plans when, returning, he found the little car gone, had roused his desire to a pitch of insanity.
there
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From this reading His passion for the girl was like a fire that burned and raged within him, seeking an outlet where there was none and for the time being the man was like a maniac.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Everything else was forgotten; his cattle, his ranches, his great money losses, the impossibility of obtaining help, even the deterioration of his prized bulls at Barstairs--all these cares and anxieties ceased to exist in the overpowering passion that consumed him.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought of the girl ceaselessly, chortling with delight as he pictured her beauty, now sweeter than ever before in its young maturity.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His passion for the girl was like a fire that burned and raged within him, seeking an outlet where there was none and for the time being the man was like a maniac.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The meeting with Nettie on the road doubled the Bull's determination to possess her again The exhilaration of the chance encounter and the frustration of his plans when, returning, he found the little car gone, had roused his desire to a pitch of insanity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everything else was forgotten; his cattle, his ranches, his great money losses, the impossibility of obtaining help, even the deterioration of his prized bulls at Barstairs--all these cares and anxieties ceased to exist in the overpowering passion that consumed him.
way
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From this reading Bull Langdon was incapable of love in its finer sense, but in his blind and brutal way, he was madly in love with Nettie Day.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The meeting with Nettie on the road doubled the Bull's determination to possess her again The exhilaration of the chance encounter and the frustration of his plans when, returning, he found the little car gone, had roused his desire to a pitch of insanity.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading His passion for the girl was like a fire that burned and raged within him, seeking an outlet where there was none and for the time being the man was like a maniac.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The meeting with Nettie on the road doubled the Bull's determination to possess her again The exhilaration of the chance encounter and the frustration of his plans when, returning, he found the little car gone, had roused his desire to a pitch of insanity.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading His passion for the girl was like a fire that burned and raged within him, seeking an outlet where there was none and for the time being the man was like a maniac.
young
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From this reading He thought of the girl ceaselessly, chortling with delight as he pictured her beauty, now sweeter than ever before in its young maturity.
