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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 Fortunate, indeed, is it for the disappointed, desperate men of the present day that when their horizon is blackest and life seems not worth preserving, they can leave the past behind and find a refuge in the army.
all
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From this reading To Wilford it presented itself at once as the place of all others.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And where the while was Wilford?
AnythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Anything which could divert his mind was welcome, and ere the close of that first day of Katy's return from Yonkers, his name was enrolled in the service of his country.
army
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From this reading Fortunate, indeed, is it for the disappointed, desperate men of the present day that when their horizon is blackest and life seems not worth preserving, they can leave the past behind and find a refuge in the army.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To Wilford it presented itself at once as the place of all others.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To Wilford it presented itself at once as the place of all others.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Fortunate, indeed, is it for the disappointed, desperate men of the present day that when their horizon is blackest and life seems not worth preserving, they can leave the past behind and find a refuge in the army.
blackest
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From this reading Fortunate, indeed, is it for the disappointed, desperate men of the present day that when their horizon is blackest and life seems not worth preserving, they can leave the past behind and find a refuge in the army.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Fortunate, indeed, is it for the disappointed, desperate men of the present day that when their horizon is blackest and life seems not worth preserving, they can leave the past behind and find a refuge in the army.
close
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From this reading Anything which could divert his mind was welcome, and ere the close of that first day of Katy's return from Yonkers, his name was enrolled in the service of his country.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Anything which could divert his mind was welcome, and ere the close of that first day of Katy's return from Yonkers, his name was enrolled in the service of his country.
country
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From this reading Anything which could divert his mind was welcome, and ere the close of that first day of Katy's return from Yonkers, his name was enrolled in the service of his country.
day
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From this reading Fortunate, indeed, is it for the disappointed, desperate men of the present day that when their horizon is blackest and life seems not worth preserving, they can leave the past behind and find a refuge in the army.
desperate
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From this reading Fortunate, indeed, is it for the disappointed, desperate men of the present day that when their horizon is blackest and life seems not worth preserving, they can leave the past behind and find a refuge in the army.
disappointed
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From this reading Fortunate, indeed, is it for the disappointed, desperate men of the present day that when their horizon is blackest and life seems not worth preserving, they can leave the past behind and find a refuge in the army.
divert
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From this reading Anything which could divert his mind was welcome, and ere the close of that first day of Katy's return from Yonkers, his name was enrolled in the service of his country.
enrolled
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From this reading Anything which could divert his mind was welcome, and ere the close of that first day of Katy's return from Yonkers, his name was enrolled in the service of his country.
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading Anything which could divert his mind was welcome, and ere the close of that first day of Katy's return from Yonkers, his name was enrolled in the service of his country.
find
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From this reading Fortunate, indeed, is it for the disappointed, desperate men of the present day that when their horizon is blackest and life seems not worth preserving, they can leave the past behind and find a refuge in the army.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Anything which could divert his mind was welcome, and ere the close of that first day of Katy's return from Yonkers, his name was enrolled in the service of his country.
FOLLOWED
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From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Fortunate, indeed, is it for the disappointed, desperate men of the present day that when their horizon is blackest and life seems not worth preserving, they can leave the past behind and find a refuge in the army.
Fortunate
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From this reading Fortunate, indeed, is it for the disappointed, desperate men of the present day that when their horizon is blackest and life seems not worth preserving, they can leave the past behind and find a refuge in the army.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Anything which could divert his mind was welcome, and ere the close of that first day of Katy's return from Yonkers, his name was enrolled in the service of his country.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Anything which could divert his mind was welcome, and ere the close of that first day of Katy's return from Yonkers, his name was enrolled in the service of his country.
horizon
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From this reading Fortunate, indeed, is it for the disappointed, desperate men of the present day that when their horizon is blackest and life seems not worth preserving, they can leave the past behind and find a refuge in the army.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fortunate, indeed, is it for the disappointed, desperate men of the present day that when their horizon is blackest and life seems not worth preserving, they can leave the past behind and find a refuge in the army.
indeed
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From this reading Fortunate, indeed, is it for the disappointed, desperate men of the present day that when their horizon is blackest and life seems not worth preserving, they can leave the past behind and find a refuge in the army.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fortunate, indeed, is it for the disappointed, desperate men of the present day that when their horizon is blackest and life seems not worth preserving, they can leave the past behind and find a refuge in the army.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Fortunate, indeed, is it for the disappointed, desperate men of the present day that when their horizon is blackest and life seems not worth preserving, they can leave the past behind and find a refuge in the army.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading To Wilford it presented itself at once as the place of all others.
Katy's
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From this reading Anything which could divert his mind was welcome, and ere the close of that first day of Katy's return from Yonkers, his name was enrolled in the service of his country.
leave
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From this reading Fortunate, indeed, is it for the disappointed, desperate men of the present day that when their horizon is blackest and life seems not worth preserving, they can leave the past behind and find a refuge in the army.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fortunate, indeed, is it for the disappointed, desperate men of the present day that when their horizon is blackest and life seems not worth preserving, they can leave the past behind and find a refuge in the army.
men
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From this reading Fortunate, indeed, is it for the disappointed, desperate men of the present day that when their horizon is blackest and life seems not worth preserving, they can leave the past behind and find a refuge in the army.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Anything which could divert his mind was welcome, and ere the close of that first day of Katy's return from Yonkers, his name was enrolled in the service of his country.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Anything which could divert his mind was welcome, and ere the close of that first day of Katy's return from Yonkers, his name was enrolled in the service of his country.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Fortunate, indeed, is it for the disappointed, desperate men of the present day that when their horizon is blackest and life seems not worth preserving, they can leave the past behind and find a refuge in the army.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fortunate, indeed, is it for the disappointed, desperate men of the present day that when their horizon is blackest and life seems not worth preserving, they can leave the past behind and find a refuge in the army.
once
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From this reading To Wilford it presented itself at once as the place of all others.
others
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From this reading To Wilford it presented itself at once as the place of all others.
past
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From this reading Fortunate, indeed, is it for the disappointed, desperate men of the present day that when their horizon is blackest and life seems not worth preserving, they can leave the past behind and find a refuge in the army.
place
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From this reading To Wilford it presented itself at once as the place of all others.
present
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From this reading Fortunate, indeed, is it for the disappointed, desperate men of the present day that when their horizon is blackest and life seems not worth preserving, they can leave the past behind and find a refuge in the army.
presented
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From this reading To Wilford it presented itself at once as the place of all others.
preserving
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From this reading Fortunate, indeed, is it for the disappointed, desperate men of the present day that when their horizon is blackest and life seems not worth preserving, they can leave the past behind and find a refuge in the army.
refuge
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From this reading Fortunate, indeed, is it for the disappointed, desperate men of the present day that when their horizon is blackest and life seems not worth preserving, they can leave the past behind and find a refuge in the army.
return
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From this reading Anything which could divert his mind was welcome, and ere the close of that first day of Katy's return from Yonkers, his name was enrolled in the service of his country.
seems
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From this reading Fortunate, indeed, is it for the disappointed, desperate men of the present day that when their horizon is blackest and life seems not worth preserving, they can leave the past behind and find a refuge in the army.
service
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From this reading Anything which could divert his mind was welcome, and ere the close of that first day of Katy's return from Yonkers, his name was enrolled in the service of his country.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Fortunate, indeed, is it for the disappointed, desperate men of the present day that when their horizon is blackest and life seems not worth preserving, they can leave the past behind and find a refuge in the army.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And where the while was Wilford?
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Fortunate, indeed, is it for the disappointed, desperate men of the present day that when their horizon is blackest and life seems not worth preserving, they can leave the past behind and find a refuge in the army.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Fortunate, indeed, is it for the disappointed, desperate men of the present day that when their horizon is blackest and life seems not worth preserving, they can leave the past behind and find a refuge in the army.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To Wilford it presented itself at once as the place of all others.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And where the while was Wilford?
welcome
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From this reading Anything which could divert his mind was welcome, and ere the close of that first day of Katy's return from Yonkers, his name was enrolled in the service of his country.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Fortunate, indeed, is it for the disappointed, desperate men of the present day that when their horizon is blackest and life seems not worth preserving, they can leave the past behind and find a refuge in the army.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading And where the while was Wilford?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Anything which could divert his mind was welcome, and ere the close of that first day of Katy's return from Yonkers, his name was enrolled in the service of his country.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading And where the while was Wilford?
Wilford
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From this reading And where the while was Wilford?
worth
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From this reading Fortunate, indeed, is it for the disappointed, desperate men of the present day that when their horizon is blackest and life seems not worth preserving, they can leave the past behind and find a refuge in the army.
Yonkers
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From this reading Anything which could divert his mind was welcome, and ere the close of that first day of Katy's return from Yonkers, his name was enrolled in the service of his country.
