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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 result from capital employed in the production of any movement of a mental nature is sometimes as tremendous as the cause itself is absurdly minute.
absurdly
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From this reading The result from capital employed in the production of any movement of a mental nature is sometimes as tremendous as the cause itself is absurdly minute.
Adam
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From this reading Adam had awakened from his deep sleep, and behold! there was Eve.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On Saturday Boldwood was in the market-house as usual, when the disturber of his dreams entered, and became visible to him.
any
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From this reading The result from capital employed in the production of any movement of a mental nature is sometimes as tremendous as the cause itself is absurdly minute.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Emotional causes and effects are not to be arranged in regular equation.
arranged
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From this reading Emotional causes and effects are not to be arranged in regular equation.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On Saturday Boldwood was in the market-house as usual, when the disturber of his dreams entered, and became visible to him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The farmer took courage, and for the first time really looked at her.
awakened
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From this reading Adam had awakened from his deep sleep, and behold! there was Eve.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Emotional causes and effects are not to be arranged in regular equation.
became
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From this reading On Saturday Boldwood was in the market-house as usual, when the disturber of his dreams entered, and became visible to him.
behold
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From this reading Adam had awakened from his deep sleep, and behold! there was Eve.
Boldwood
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From this reading On Saturday Boldwood was in the market-house as usual, when the disturber of his dreams entered, and became visible to him.
capital
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From this reading The result from capital employed in the production of any movement of a mental nature is sometimes as tremendous as the cause itself is absurdly minute.
cause
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From this reading The result from capital employed in the production of any movement of a mental nature is sometimes as tremendous as the cause itself is absurdly minute.
causes
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From this reading Emotional causes and effects are not to be arranged in regular equation.
courage
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From this reading The farmer took courage, and for the first time really looked at her.
deep
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From this reading Adam had awakened from his deep sleep, and behold! there was Eve.
disturber
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From this reading On Saturday Boldwood was in the market-house as usual, when the disturber of his dreams entered, and became visible to him.
dreams
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From this reading On Saturday Boldwood was in the market-house as usual, when the disturber of his dreams entered, and became visible to him.
effects
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From this reading Emotional causes and effects are not to be arranged in regular equation.
Emotional
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From this reading Emotional causes and effects are not to be arranged in regular equation.
employed
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From this reading The result from capital employed in the production of any movement of a mental nature is sometimes as tremendous as the cause itself is absurdly minute.
entered
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From this reading On Saturday Boldwood was in the market-house as usual, when the disturber of his dreams entered, and became visible to him.
equation
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From this reading Emotional causes and effects are not to be arranged in regular equation.
Eve
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From this reading Adam had awakened from his deep sleep, and behold! there was Eve.
farmer
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From this reading The farmer took courage, and for the first time really looked at her.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The farmer took courage, and for the first time really looked at her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The farmer took courage, and for the first time really looked at her.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Adam had awakened from his deep sleep, and behold! there was Eve.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Adam had awakened from his deep sleep, and behold! there was Eve.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The farmer took courage, and for the first time really looked at her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On Saturday Boldwood was in the market-house as usual, when the disturber of his dreams entered, and became visible to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On Saturday Boldwood was in the market-house as usual, when the disturber of his dreams entered, and became visible to him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On Saturday Boldwood was in the market-house as usual, when the disturber of his dreams entered, and became visible to him.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The result from capital employed in the production of any movement of a mental nature is sometimes as tremendous as the cause itself is absurdly minute.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The result from capital employed in the production of any movement of a mental nature is sometimes as tremendous as the cause itself is absurdly minute.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The farmer took courage, and for the first time really looked at her.
market-house
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From this reading On Saturday Boldwood was in the market-house as usual, when the disturber of his dreams entered, and became visible to him.
mental
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From this reading The result from capital employed in the production of any movement of a mental nature is sometimes as tremendous as the cause itself is absurdly minute.
minute
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From this reading The result from capital employed in the production of any movement of a mental nature is sometimes as tremendous as the cause itself is absurdly minute.
movement
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From this reading The result from capital employed in the production of any movement of a mental nature is sometimes as tremendous as the cause itself is absurdly minute.
nature
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From this reading The result from capital employed in the production of any movement of a mental nature is sometimes as tremendous as the cause itself is absurdly minute.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Emotional causes and effects are not to be arranged in regular equation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On Saturday Boldwood was in the market-house as usual, when the disturber of his dreams entered, and became visible to him.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On Saturday Boldwood was in the market-house as usual, when the disturber of his dreams entered, and became visible to him.
production
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From this reading The result from capital employed in the production of any movement of a mental nature is sometimes as tremendous as the cause itself is absurdly minute.
really
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From this reading The farmer took courage, and for the first time really looked at her.
regular
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From this reading Emotional causes and effects are not to be arranged in regular equation.
result
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From this reading The result from capital employed in the production of any movement of a mental nature is sometimes as tremendous as the cause itself is absurdly minute.
Saturday
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From this reading On Saturday Boldwood was in the market-house as usual, when the disturber of his dreams entered, and became visible to him.
sleep
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From this reading Adam had awakened from his deep sleep, and behold! there was Eve.
sometimes
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From this reading The result from capital employed in the production of any movement of a mental nature is sometimes as tremendous as the cause itself is absurdly minute.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On Saturday Boldwood was in the market-house as usual, when the disturber of his dreams entered, and became visible to him.
there
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From this reading Adam had awakened from his deep sleep, and behold! there was Eve.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The farmer took courage, and for the first time really looked at her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On Saturday Boldwood was in the market-house as usual, when the disturber of his dreams entered, and became visible to him.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The farmer took courage, and for the first time really looked at her.
tremendous
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From this reading The result from capital employed in the production of any movement of a mental nature is sometimes as tremendous as the cause itself is absurdly minute.
usual
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From this reading On Saturday Boldwood was in the market-house as usual, when the disturber of his dreams entered, and became visible to him.
visible
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From this reading On Saturday Boldwood was in the market-house as usual, when the disturber of his dreams entered, and became visible to him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On Saturday Boldwood was in the market-house as usual, when the disturber of his dreams entered, and became visible to him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading On Saturday Boldwood was in the market-house as usual, when the disturber of his dreams entered, and became visible to him.
