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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 It had brought him into a position most disagreeable and humiliating to reflect upon, and into struggles for which he felt himself little fit.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Young Walter Blake was back in town with an entirely new crop of aspirations maturing in the ready soil of his mind.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ASPIRATIONS AND COMMON SENSE Rumour spoke truly.
ASPIRATIONS
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From this reading ASPIRATIONS AND COMMON SENSE Rumour spoke truly.
back
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From this reading Young Walter Blake was back in town with an entirely new crop of aspirations maturing in the ready soil of his mind.
become
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From this reading He had been given time to meditate and to cool--to cool even to shuddering when he recalled that night in the Sailors' Rest, and pictured the tragedy for which he had so nearly become responsible.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been given time to meditate and to cool--to cool even to shuddering when he recalled that night in the Sailors' Rest, and pictured the tragedy for which he had so nearly become responsible.
Blake
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From this reading Young Walter Blake was back in town with an entirely new crop of aspirations maturing in the ready soil of his mind.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It had brought him into a position most disagreeable and humiliating to reflect upon, and into struggles for which he felt himself little fit.
COMMON
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From this reading ASPIRATIONS AND COMMON SENSE Rumour spoke truly.
cool
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From this reading He had been given time to meditate and to cool--to cool even to shuddering when he recalled that night in the Sailors' Rest, and pictured the tragedy for which he had so nearly become responsible.
crop
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From this reading Young Walter Blake was back in town with an entirely new crop of aspirations maturing in the ready soil of his mind.
disagreeable
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From this reading It had brought him into a position most disagreeable and humiliating to reflect upon, and into struggles for which he felt himself little fit.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Young Walter Blake was back in town with an entirely new crop of aspirations maturing in the ready soil of his mind.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been given time to meditate and to cool--to cool even to shuddering when he recalled that night in the Sailors' Rest, and pictured the tragedy for which he had so nearly become responsible.
felt
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From this reading It had brought him into a position most disagreeable and humiliating to reflect upon, and into struggles for which he felt himself little fit.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first crop had not proved fortunate.
fit
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From this reading It had brought him into a position most disagreeable and humiliating to reflect upon, and into struggles for which he felt himself little fit.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It had brought him into a position most disagreeable and humiliating to reflect upon, and into struggles for which he felt himself little fit.
fortunate
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From this reading The first crop had not proved fortunate.
given
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From this reading He had been given time to meditate and to cool--to cool even to shuddering when he recalled that night in the Sailors' Rest, and pictured the tragedy for which he had so nearly become responsible.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The first crop had not proved fortunate.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It had brought him into a position most disagreeable and humiliating to reflect upon, and into struggles for which he felt himself little fit.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It had brought him into a position most disagreeable and humiliating to reflect upon, and into struggles for which he felt himself little fit.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It had brought him into a position most disagreeable and humiliating to reflect upon, and into struggles for which he felt himself little fit.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Young Walter Blake was back in town with an entirely new crop of aspirations maturing in the ready soil of his mind.
humiliating
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From this reading It had brought him into a position most disagreeable and humiliating to reflect upon, and into struggles for which he felt himself little fit.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Young Walter Blake was back in town with an entirely new crop of aspirations maturing in the ready soil of his mind.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It had brought him into a position most disagreeable and humiliating to reflect upon, and into struggles for which he felt himself little fit.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had brought him into a position most disagreeable and humiliating to reflect upon, and into struggles for which he felt himself little fit.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had brought him into a position most disagreeable and humiliating to reflect upon, and into struggles for which he felt himself little fit.
maturing
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From this reading Young Walter Blake was back in town with an entirely new crop of aspirations maturing in the ready soil of his mind.
meditate
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From this reading He had been given time to meditate and to cool--to cool even to shuddering when he recalled that night in the Sailors' Rest, and pictured the tragedy for which he had so nearly become responsible.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Young Walter Blake was back in town with an entirely new crop of aspirations maturing in the ready soil of his mind.
most
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From this reading It had brought him into a position most disagreeable and humiliating to reflect upon, and into struggles for which he felt himself little fit.
nearly
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From this reading He had been given time to meditate and to cool--to cool even to shuddering when he recalled that night in the Sailors' Rest, and pictured the tragedy for which he had so nearly become responsible.
new
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From this reading Young Walter Blake was back in town with an entirely new crop of aspirations maturing in the ready soil of his mind.
night
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From this reading He had been given time to meditate and to cool--to cool even to shuddering when he recalled that night in the Sailors' Rest, and pictured the tragedy for which he had so nearly become responsible.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The first crop had not proved fortunate.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Young Walter Blake was back in town with an entirely new crop of aspirations maturing in the ready soil of his mind.
pictured
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From this reading He had been given time to meditate and to cool--to cool even to shuddering when he recalled that night in the Sailors' Rest, and pictured the tragedy for which he had so nearly become responsible.
position
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From this reading It had brought him into a position most disagreeable and humiliating to reflect upon, and into struggles for which he felt himself little fit.
proved
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From this reading The first crop had not proved fortunate.
ready
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From this reading Young Walter Blake was back in town with an entirely new crop of aspirations maturing in the ready soil of his mind.
recalled
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From this reading He had been given time to meditate and to cool--to cool even to shuddering when he recalled that night in the Sailors' Rest, and pictured the tragedy for which he had so nearly become responsible.
reflect
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From this reading It had brought him into a position most disagreeable and humiliating to reflect upon, and into struggles for which he felt himself little fit.
responsibleadjectiveUS /rɪˈspɑnsəbəl/
having a duty to protect or manage something
From this reading He had been given time to meditate and to cool--to cool even to shuddering when he recalled that night in the Sailors' Rest, and pictured the tragedy for which he had so nearly become responsible.
RestnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been given time to meditate and to cool--to cool even to shuddering when he recalled that night in the Sailors' Rest, and pictured the tragedy for which he had so nearly become responsible.
Rumour
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From this reading ASPIRATIONS AND COMMON SENSE Rumour spoke truly.
Sailors
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From this reading He had been given time to meditate and to cool--to cool even to shuddering when he recalled that night in the Sailors' Rest, and pictured the tragedy for which he had so nearly become responsible.
SENSE
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From this reading ASPIRATIONS AND COMMON SENSE Rumour spoke truly.
shuddering
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From this reading He had been given time to meditate and to cool--to cool even to shuddering when he recalled that night in the Sailors' Rest, and pictured the tragedy for which he had so nearly become responsible.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had been given time to meditate and to cool--to cool even to shuddering when he recalled that night in the Sailors' Rest, and pictured the tragedy for which he had so nearly become responsible.
soil
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From this reading Young Walter Blake was back in town with an entirely new crop of aspirations maturing in the ready soil of his mind.
spoke
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From this reading ASPIRATIONS AND COMMON SENSE Rumour spoke truly.
struggles
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From this reading It had brought him into a position most disagreeable and humiliating to reflect upon, and into struggles for which he felt himself little fit.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had been given time to meditate and to cool--to cool even to shuddering when he recalled that night in the Sailors' Rest, and pictured the tragedy for which he had so nearly become responsible.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Young Walter Blake was back in town with an entirely new crop of aspirations maturing in the ready soil of his mind.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been given time to meditate and to cool--to cool even to shuddering when he recalled that night in the Sailors' Rest, and pictured the tragedy for which he had so nearly become responsible.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It had brought him into a position most disagreeable and humiliating to reflect upon, and into struggles for which he felt himself little fit.
town
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From this reading Young Walter Blake was back in town with an entirely new crop of aspirations maturing in the ready soil of his mind.
tragedy
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From this reading He had been given time to meditate and to cool--to cool even to shuddering when he recalled that night in the Sailors' Rest, and pictured the tragedy for which he had so nearly become responsible.
truly
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From this reading ASPIRATIONS AND COMMON SENSE Rumour spoke truly.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It had brought him into a position most disagreeable and humiliating to reflect upon, and into struggles for which he felt himself little fit.
Walter
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From this reading Young Walter Blake was back in town with an entirely new crop of aspirations maturing in the ready soil of his mind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Young Walter Blake was back in town with an entirely new crop of aspirations maturing in the ready soil of his mind.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He had been given time to meditate and to cool--to cool even to shuddering when he recalled that night in the Sailors' Rest, and pictured the tragedy for which he had so nearly become responsible.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It had brought him into a position most disagreeable and humiliating to reflect upon, and into struggles for which he felt himself little fit.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Young Walter Blake was back in town with an entirely new crop of aspirations maturing in the ready soil of his mind.
Young
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From this reading Young Walter Blake was back in town with an entirely new crop of aspirations maturing in the ready soil of his mind.
