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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Awdrey's cure was complete; he had passed right through the doom of his house, and got out on the other side.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was the first man of his race who had ever done that; the others had forgotten as he forgot, and had pined, and dwindled, and slipped and slipped lower and lower down in the scale of life until at last they had dropped over the brink into the Unknown beyond.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was the first man of his race who had ever done that; the others had forgotten as he forgot, and had pined, and dwindled, and slipped and slipped lower and lower down in the scale of life until at last they had dropped over the brink into the Unknown beyond.
Awdrey's
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From this reading Awdrey's cure was complete; he had passed right through the doom of his house, and got out on the other side.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Awdrey's downward career had been stopped just in time.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading He was the first man of his race who had ever done that; the others had forgotten as he forgot, and had pined, and dwindled, and slipped and slipped lower and lower down in the scale of life until at last they had dropped over the brink into the Unknown beyond.
brain
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From this reading When he saw his own face reflected in the pond on Salisbury Plain the cloud had risen from his brain and he remembered what he had done.
brink
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From this reading He was the first man of his race who had ever done that; the others had forgotten as he forgot, and had pined, and dwindled, and slipped and slipped lower and lower down in the scale of life until at last they had dropped over the brink into the Unknown beyond.
career
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From this reading Awdrey's downward career had been stopped just in time.
cloud
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From this reading When he saw his own face reflected in the pond on Salisbury Plain the cloud had risen from his brain and he remembered what he had done.
complaint
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From this reading His recovery had been quite as marvellous as his complaint.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Awdrey's cure was complete; he had passed right through the doom of his house, and got out on the other side.
cure
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From this reading Awdrey's cure was complete; he had passed right through the doom of his house, and got out on the other side.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was the first man of his race who had ever done that; the others had forgotten as he forgot, and had pined, and dwindled, and slipped and slipped lower and lower down in the scale of life until at last they had dropped over the brink into the Unknown beyond.
doom
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From this reading Awdrey's cure was complete; he had passed right through the doom of his house, and got out on the other side.
down
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From this reading He was the first man of his race who had ever done that; the others had forgotten as he forgot, and had pined, and dwindled, and slipped and slipped lower and lower down in the scale of life until at last they had dropped over the brink into the Unknown beyond.
downward
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From this reading Awdrey's downward career had been stopped just in time.
dropped
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From this reading He was the first man of his race who had ever done that; the others had forgotten as he forgot, and had pined, and dwindled, and slipped and slipped lower and lower down in the scale of life until at last they had dropped over the brink into the Unknown beyond.
dwindled
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From this reading He was the first man of his race who had ever done that; the others had forgotten as he forgot, and had pined, and dwindled, and slipped and slipped lower and lower down in the scale of life until at last they had dropped over the brink into the Unknown beyond.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was the first man of his race who had ever done that; the others had forgotten as he forgot, and had pined, and dwindled, and slipped and slipped lower and lower down in the scale of life until at last they had dropped over the brink into the Unknown beyond.
face
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From this reading When he saw his own face reflected in the pond on Salisbury Plain the cloud had risen from his brain and he remembered what he had done.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was the first man of his race who had ever done that; the others had forgotten as he forgot, and had pined, and dwindled, and slipped and slipped lower and lower down in the scale of life until at last they had dropped over the brink into the Unknown beyond.
forgot
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From this reading He was the first man of his race who had ever done that; the others had forgotten as he forgot, and had pined, and dwindled, and slipped and slipped lower and lower down in the scale of life until at last they had dropped over the brink into the Unknown beyond.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading He was the first man of his race who had ever done that; the others had forgotten as he forgot, and had pined, and dwindled, and slipped and slipped lower and lower down in the scale of life until at last they had dropped over the brink into the Unknown beyond.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When he saw his own face reflected in the pond on Salisbury Plain the cloud had risen from his brain and he remembered what he had done.
got
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From this reading Awdrey's cure was complete; he had passed right through the doom of his house, and got out on the other side.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Awdrey's cure was complete; he had passed right through the doom of his house, and got out on the other side.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Awdrey's cure was complete; he had passed right through the doom of his house, and got out on the other side.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Awdrey's cure was complete; he had passed right through the doom of his house, and got out on the other side.
house
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From this reading Awdrey's cure was complete; he had passed right through the doom of his house, and got out on the other side.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was the first man of his race who had ever done that; the others had forgotten as he forgot, and had pined, and dwindled, and slipped and slipped lower and lower down in the scale of life until at last they had dropped over the brink into the Unknown beyond.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He was the first man of his race who had ever done that; the others had forgotten as he forgot, and had pined, and dwindled, and slipped and slipped lower and lower down in the scale of life until at last they had dropped over the brink into the Unknown beyond.
just
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From this reading Awdrey's downward career had been stopped just in time.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was the first man of his race who had ever done that; the others had forgotten as he forgot, and had pined, and dwindled, and slipped and slipped lower and lower down in the scale of life until at last they had dropped over the brink into the Unknown beyond.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was the first man of his race who had ever done that; the others had forgotten as he forgot, and had pined, and dwindled, and slipped and slipped lower and lower down in the scale of life until at last they had dropped over the brink into the Unknown beyond.
lower
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From this reading He was the first man of his race who had ever done that; the others had forgotten as he forgot, and had pined, and dwindled, and slipped and slipped lower and lower down in the scale of life until at last they had dropped over the brink into the Unknown beyond.
man
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From this reading He was the first man of his race who had ever done that; the others had forgotten as he forgot, and had pined, and dwindled, and slipped and slipped lower and lower down in the scale of life until at last they had dropped over the brink into the Unknown beyond.
marvellous
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From this reading His recovery had been quite as marvellous as his complaint.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Awdrey's cure was complete; he had passed right through the doom of his house, and got out on the other side.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Awdrey's cure was complete; he had passed right through the doom of his house, and got out on the other side.
other
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From this reading Awdrey's cure was complete; he had passed right through the doom of his house, and got out on the other side.
others
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From this reading He was the first man of his race who had ever done that; the others had forgotten as he forgot, and had pined, and dwindled, and slipped and slipped lower and lower down in the scale of life until at last they had dropped over the brink into the Unknown beyond.
out
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From this reading Awdrey's cure was complete; he had passed right through the doom of his house, and got out on the other side.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He was the first man of his race who had ever done that; the others had forgotten as he forgot, and had pined, and dwindled, and slipped and slipped lower and lower down in the scale of life until at last they had dropped over the brink into the Unknown beyond.
own
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From this reading When he saw his own face reflected in the pond on Salisbury Plain the cloud had risen from his brain and he remembered what he had done.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Awdrey's cure was complete; he had passed right through the doom of his house, and got out on the other side.
pined
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From this reading He was the first man of his race who had ever done that; the others had forgotten as he forgot, and had pined, and dwindled, and slipped and slipped lower and lower down in the scale of life until at last they had dropped over the brink into the Unknown beyond.
Plain
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From this reading When he saw his own face reflected in the pond on Salisbury Plain the cloud had risen from his brain and he remembered what he had done.
pond
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From this reading When he saw his own face reflected in the pond on Salisbury Plain the cloud had risen from his brain and he remembered what he had done.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His recovery had been quite as marvellous as his complaint.
race
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From this reading He was the first man of his race who had ever done that; the others had forgotten as he forgot, and had pined, and dwindled, and slipped and slipped lower and lower down in the scale of life until at last they had dropped over the brink into the Unknown beyond.
recovery
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From this reading His recovery had been quite as marvellous as his complaint.
reflected
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From this reading When he saw his own face reflected in the pond on Salisbury Plain the cloud had risen from his brain and he remembered what he had done.
remembered
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From this reading When he saw his own face reflected in the pond on Salisbury Plain the cloud had risen from his brain and he remembered what he had done.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Awdrey's cure was complete; he had passed right through the doom of his house, and got out on the other side.
risen
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From this reading When he saw his own face reflected in the pond on Salisbury Plain the cloud had risen from his brain and he remembered what he had done.
Salisbury
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From this reading When he saw his own face reflected in the pond on Salisbury Plain the cloud had risen from his brain and he remembered what he had done.
saw
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From this reading When he saw his own face reflected in the pond on Salisbury Plain the cloud had risen from his brain and he remembered what he had done.
scale
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From this reading He was the first man of his race who had ever done that; the others had forgotten as he forgot, and had pined, and dwindled, and slipped and slipped lower and lower down in the scale of life until at last they had dropped over the brink into the Unknown beyond.
side
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From this reading Awdrey's cure was complete; he had passed right through the doom of his house, and got out on the other side.
slipped
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From this reading He was the first man of his race who had ever done that; the others had forgotten as he forgot, and had pined, and dwindled, and slipped and slipped lower and lower down in the scale of life until at last they had dropped over the brink into the Unknown beyond.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Awdrey's downward career had been stopped just in time.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was the first man of his race who had ever done that; the others had forgotten as he forgot, and had pined, and dwindled, and slipped and slipped lower and lower down in the scale of life until at last they had dropped over the brink into the Unknown beyond.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Awdrey's cure was complete; he had passed right through the doom of his house, and got out on the other side.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was the first man of his race who had ever done that; the others had forgotten as he forgot, and had pined, and dwindled, and slipped and slipped lower and lower down in the scale of life until at last they had dropped over the brink into the Unknown beyond.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Awdrey's cure was complete; he had passed right through the doom of his house, and got out on the other side.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Awdrey's downward career had been stopped just in time.
Unknown
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From this reading He was the first man of his race who had ever done that; the others had forgotten as he forgot, and had pined, and dwindled, and slipped and slipped lower and lower down in the scale of life until at last they had dropped over the brink into the Unknown beyond.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He was the first man of his race who had ever done that; the others had forgotten as he forgot, and had pined, and dwindled, and slipped and slipped lower and lower down in the scale of life until at last they had dropped over the brink into the Unknown beyond.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Awdrey's cure was complete; he had passed right through the doom of his house, and got out on the other side.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading When he saw his own face reflected in the pond on Salisbury Plain the cloud had risen from his brain and he remembered what he had done.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he saw his own face reflected in the pond on Salisbury Plain the cloud had risen from his brain and he remembered what he had done.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He was the first man of his race who had ever done that; the others had forgotten as he forgot, and had pined, and dwindled, and slipped and slipped lower and lower down in the scale of life until at last they had dropped over the brink into the Unknown beyond.
