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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 horse swam with great ease, but he was an extraordinary horse, with a capacity for doing with this apparent ease everything which it pleased him to attempt.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading I do not know whether this arose from the stirring of larger powers ordinarily latent, or whether the horse's manner somehow concealed the amount of the effort.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The horse swam with great ease, but he was an extraordinary horse, with a capacity for doing with this apparent ease everything which it pleased him to attempt.
apparent
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From this reading The horse swam with great ease, but he was an extraordinary horse, with a capacity for doing with this apparent ease everything which it pleased him to attempt.
arose
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From this reading I do not know whether this arose from the stirring of larger powers ordinarily latent, or whether the horse's manner somehow concealed the amount of the effort.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading WHEN PROVIDENCE IS PAGAN The strength of the current did not seem to be so powerful as I had judged it.
attempt
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From this reading The horse swam with great ease, but he was an extraordinary horse, with a capacity for doing with this apparent ease everything which it pleased him to attempt.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading WHEN PROVIDENCE IS PAGAN The strength of the current did not seem to be so powerful as I had judged it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The horse swam with great ease, but he was an extraordinary horse, with a capacity for doing with this apparent ease everything which it pleased him to attempt.
capacity
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From this reading The horse swam with great ease, but he was an extraordinary horse, with a capacity for doing with this apparent ease everything which it pleased him to attempt.
concealed
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From this reading I do not know whether this arose from the stirring of larger powers ordinarily latent, or whether the horse's manner somehow concealed the amount of the effort.
current
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From this reading WHEN PROVIDENCE IS PAGAN The strength of the current did not seem to be so powerful as I had judged it.
determination
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From this reading However, its determination was difficult.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading WHEN PROVIDENCE IS PAGAN The strength of the current did not seem to be so powerful as I had judged it.
difficult
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From this reading However, its determination was difficult.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not know whether this arose from the stirring of larger powers ordinarily latent, or whether the horse's manner somehow concealed the amount of the effort.
doing
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From this reading The horse swam with great ease, but he was an extraordinary horse, with a capacity for doing with this apparent ease everything which it pleased him to attempt.
ease
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From this reading The horse swam with great ease, but he was an extraordinary horse, with a capacity for doing with this apparent ease everything which it pleased him to attempt.
effort
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From this reading I do not know whether this arose from the stirring of larger powers ordinarily latent, or whether the horse's manner somehow concealed the amount of the effort.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The horse swam with great ease, but he was an extraordinary horse, with a capacity for doing with this apparent ease everything which it pleased him to attempt.
extraordinary
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From this reading The horse swam with great ease, but he was an extraordinary horse, with a capacity for doing with this apparent ease everything which it pleased him to attempt.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The horse swam with great ease, but he was an extraordinary horse, with a capacity for doing with this apparent ease everything which it pleased him to attempt.
former
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From this reading I think the former is more probable.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I do not know whether this arose from the stirring of larger powers ordinarily latent, or whether the horse's manner somehow concealed the amount of the effort.
great
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From this reading The horse swam with great ease, but he was an extraordinary horse, with a capacity for doing with this apparent ease everything which it pleased him to attempt.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WHEN PROVIDENCE IS PAGAN The strength of the current did not seem to be so powerful as I had judged it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The horse swam with great ease, but he was an extraordinary horse, with a capacity for doing with this apparent ease everything which it pleased him to attempt.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The horse swam with great ease, but he was an extraordinary horse, with a capacity for doing with this apparent ease everything which it pleased him to attempt.
horse
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From this reading The horse swam with great ease, but he was an extraordinary horse, with a capacity for doing with this apparent ease everything which it pleased him to attempt.
horse's
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From this reading I do not know whether this arose from the stirring of larger powers ordinarily latent, or whether the horse's manner somehow concealed the amount of the effort.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, its determination was difficult.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WHEN PROVIDENCE IS PAGAN The strength of the current did not seem to be so powerful as I had judged it.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHEN PROVIDENCE IS PAGAN The strength of the current did not seem to be so powerful as I had judged it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WHEN PROVIDENCE IS PAGAN The strength of the current did not seem to be so powerful as I had judged it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading However, its determination was difficult.
judged
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From this reading WHEN PROVIDENCE IS PAGAN The strength of the current did not seem to be so powerful as I had judged it.
know
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From this reading I do not know whether this arose from the stirring of larger powers ordinarily latent, or whether the horse's manner somehow concealed the amount of the effort.
larger
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From this reading I do not know whether this arose from the stirring of larger powers ordinarily latent, or whether the horse's manner somehow concealed the amount of the effort.
latent
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From this reading I do not know whether this arose from the stirring of larger powers ordinarily latent, or whether the horse's manner somehow concealed the amount of the effort.
manner
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From this reading I do not know whether this arose from the stirring of larger powers ordinarily latent, or whether the horse's manner somehow concealed the amount of the effort.
more
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From this reading I think the former is more probable.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading WHEN PROVIDENCE IS PAGAN The strength of the current did not seem to be so powerful as I had judged it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHEN PROVIDENCE IS PAGAN The strength of the current did not seem to be so powerful as I had judged it.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I do not know whether this arose from the stirring of larger powers ordinarily latent, or whether the horse's manner somehow concealed the amount of the effort.
ordinarily
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From this reading I do not know whether this arose from the stirring of larger powers ordinarily latent, or whether the horse's manner somehow concealed the amount of the effort.
PAGAN
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From this reading WHEN PROVIDENCE IS PAGAN The strength of the current did not seem to be so powerful as I had judged it.
pleased
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From this reading The horse swam with great ease, but he was an extraordinary horse, with a capacity for doing with this apparent ease everything which it pleased him to attempt.
powerful
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From this reading WHEN PROVIDENCE IS PAGAN The strength of the current did not seem to be so powerful as I had judged it.
powers
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From this reading I do not know whether this arose from the stirring of larger powers ordinarily latent, or whether the horse's manner somehow concealed the amount of the effort.
probable
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From this reading I think the former is more probable.
PROVIDENCEnounUS /ˈprɑː.və.dəns/
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading WHEN PROVIDENCE IS PAGAN The strength of the current did not seem to be so powerful as I had judged it.
seem
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From this reading WHEN PROVIDENCE IS PAGAN The strength of the current did not seem to be so powerful as I had judged it.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading WHEN PROVIDENCE IS PAGAN The strength of the current did not seem to be so powerful as I had judged it.
somehow
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From this reading I do not know whether this arose from the stirring of larger powers ordinarily latent, or whether the horse's manner somehow concealed the amount of the effort.
stirring
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From this reading I do not know whether this arose from the stirring of larger powers ordinarily latent, or whether the horse's manner somehow concealed the amount of the effort.
strength
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From this reading WHEN PROVIDENCE IS PAGAN The strength of the current did not seem to be so powerful as I had judged it.
swam
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From this reading The horse swam with great ease, but he was an extraordinary horse, with a capacity for doing with this apparent ease everything which it pleased him to attempt.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEN PROVIDENCE IS PAGAN The strength of the current did not seem to be so powerful as I had judged it.
think
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From this reading I think the former is more probable.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The horse swam with great ease, but he was an extraordinary horse, with a capacity for doing with this apparent ease everything which it pleased him to attempt.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHEN PROVIDENCE IS PAGAN The strength of the current did not seem to be so powerful as I had judged it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading However, its determination was difficult.
WHENconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading WHEN PROVIDENCE IS PAGAN The strength of the current did not seem to be so powerful as I had judged it.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading I do not know whether this arose from the stirring of larger powers ordinarily latent, or whether the horse's manner somehow concealed the amount of the effort.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The horse swam with great ease, but he was an extraordinary horse, with a capacity for doing with this apparent ease everything which it pleased him to attempt.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The horse swam with great ease, but he was an extraordinary horse, with a capacity for doing with this apparent ease everything which it pleased him to attempt.
