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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 wind had arisen, and, rushing through the pass as through a funnel, extinguished the fire, put out even the hurricane-lamp, and chilled the frame of the young sentinel.
all
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From this reading On this occasion Walter felt no disposition to sleep; physical discomfort, combined with mental anxiety to take away all desire for repose.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The wind had arisen, and, rushing through the pass as through a funnel, extinguished the fire, put out even the hurricane-lamp, and chilled the frame of the young sentinel.
anxiety
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From this reading On this occasion Walter felt no disposition to sleep; physical discomfort, combined with mental anxiety to take away all desire for repose.
arisen
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From this reading The wind had arisen, and, rushing through the pass as through a funnel, extinguished the fire, put out even the hurricane-lamp, and chilled the frame of the young sentinel.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The wind had arisen, and, rushing through the pass as through a funnel, extinguished the fire, put out even the hurricane-lamp, and chilled the frame of the young sentinel.
away
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From this reading On this occasion Walter felt no disposition to sleep; physical discomfort, combined with mental anxiety to take away all desire for repose.
breast
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From this reading Walter's strange interview with the child of the Eagle's Nest had strengthened the missionary spirit in the young man's breast.
brief
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From this reading He went over in thought every circumstance of their brief meeting during the long hours of his night-watch.
child
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From this reading Walter's strange interview with the child of the Eagle's Nest had strengthened the missionary spirit in the young man's breast.
chilled
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From this reading The wind had arisen, and, rushing through the pass as through a funnel, extinguished the fire, put out even the hurricane-lamp, and chilled the frame of the young sentinel.
circumstance
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From this reading He went over in thought every circumstance of their brief meeting during the long hours of his night-watch.
combined
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From this reading On this occasion Walter felt no disposition to sleep; physical discomfort, combined with mental anxiety to take away all desire for repose.
COMES
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From this reading THE STRUGGLE COMES.
desire
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From this reading On this occasion Walter felt no disposition to sleep; physical discomfort, combined with mental anxiety to take away all desire for repose.
discomfort
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From this reading On this occasion Walter felt no disposition to sleep; physical discomfort, combined with mental anxiety to take away all desire for repose.
dispositionnounUS /ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/
the way something is arranged or positioned
From this reading On this occasion Walter felt no disposition to sleep; physical discomfort, combined with mental anxiety to take away all desire for repose.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading He went over in thought every circumstance of their brief meeting during the long hours of his night-watch.
Eagle's
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From this reading Walter's strange interview with the child of the Eagle's Nest had strengthened the missionary spirit in the young man's breast.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind had arisen, and, rushing through the pass as through a funnel, extinguished the fire, put out even the hurricane-lamp, and chilled the frame of the young sentinel.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He went over in thought every circumstance of their brief meeting during the long hours of his night-watch.
extinguished
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From this reading The wind had arisen, and, rushing through the pass as through a funnel, extinguished the fire, put out even the hurricane-lamp, and chilled the frame of the young sentinel.
felt
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From this reading On this occasion Walter felt no disposition to sleep; physical discomfort, combined with mental anxiety to take away all desire for repose.
fire
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From this reading The wind had arisen, and, rushing through the pass as through a funnel, extinguished the fire, put out even the hurricane-lamp, and chilled the frame of the young sentinel.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On this occasion Walter felt no disposition to sleep; physical discomfort, combined with mental anxiety to take away all desire for repose.
frame
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From this reading The wind had arisen, and, rushing through the pass as through a funnel, extinguished the fire, put out even the hurricane-lamp, and chilled the frame of the young sentinel.
funnel
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From this reading The wind had arisen, and, rushing through the pass as through a funnel, extinguished the fire, put out even the hurricane-lamp, and chilled the frame of the young sentinel.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Walter's strange interview with the child of the Eagle's Nest had strengthened the missionary spirit in the young man's breast.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He went over in thought every circumstance of their brief meeting during the long hours of his night-watch.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He went over in thought every circumstance of their brief meeting during the long hours of his night-watch.
hours
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From this reading He went over in thought every circumstance of their brief meeting during the long hours of his night-watch.
hurricane-lamp
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From this reading The wind had arisen, and, rushing through the pass as through a funnel, extinguished the fire, put out even the hurricane-lamp, and chilled the frame of the young sentinel.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Walter's strange interview with the child of the Eagle's Nest had strengthened the missionary spirit in the young man's breast.
interview
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From this reading Walter's strange interview with the child of the Eagle's Nest had strengthened the missionary spirit in the young man's breast.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went over in thought every circumstance of their brief meeting during the long hours of his night-watch.
man's
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From this reading Walter's strange interview with the child of the Eagle's Nest had strengthened the missionary spirit in the young man's breast.
meeting
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From this reading He went over in thought every circumstance of their brief meeting during the long hours of his night-watch.
mental
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From this reading On this occasion Walter felt no disposition to sleep; physical discomfort, combined with mental anxiety to take away all desire for repose.
missionary
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From this reading Walter's strange interview with the child of the Eagle's Nest had strengthened the missionary spirit in the young man's breast.
Nest
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From this reading Walter's strange interview with the child of the Eagle's Nest had strengthened the missionary spirit in the young man's breast.
night-watch
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From this reading He went over in thought every circumstance of their brief meeting during the long hours of his night-watch.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading On this occasion Walter felt no disposition to sleep; physical discomfort, combined with mental anxiety to take away all desire for repose.
occasion
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From this reading On this occasion Walter felt no disposition to sleep; physical discomfort, combined with mental anxiety to take away all desire for repose.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Walter's strange interview with the child of the Eagle's Nest had strengthened the missionary spirit in the young man's breast.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On this occasion Walter felt no disposition to sleep; physical discomfort, combined with mental anxiety to take away all desire for repose.
out
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From this reading The wind had arisen, and, rushing through the pass as through a funnel, extinguished the fire, put out even the hurricane-lamp, and chilled the frame of the young sentinel.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He went over in thought every circumstance of their brief meeting during the long hours of his night-watch.
pass
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From this reading The wind had arisen, and, rushing through the pass as through a funnel, extinguished the fire, put out even the hurricane-lamp, and chilled the frame of the young sentinel.
physical
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From this reading On this occasion Walter felt no disposition to sleep; physical discomfort, combined with mental anxiety to take away all desire for repose.
put
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From this reading The wind had arisen, and, rushing through the pass as through a funnel, extinguished the fire, put out even the hurricane-lamp, and chilled the frame of the young sentinel.
repose
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From this reading On this occasion Walter felt no disposition to sleep; physical discomfort, combined with mental anxiety to take away all desire for repose.
rushing
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From this reading The wind had arisen, and, rushing through the pass as through a funnel, extinguished the fire, put out even the hurricane-lamp, and chilled the frame of the young sentinel.
sentinel
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From this reading The wind had arisen, and, rushing through the pass as through a funnel, extinguished the fire, put out even the hurricane-lamp, and chilled the frame of the young sentinel.
sleep
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From this reading On this occasion Walter felt no disposition to sleep; physical discomfort, combined with mental anxiety to take away all desire for repose.
spirit
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From this reading Walter's strange interview with the child of the Eagle's Nest had strengthened the missionary spirit in the young man's breast.
strange
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From this reading Walter's strange interview with the child of the Eagle's Nest had strengthened the missionary spirit in the young man's breast.
strengthened
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From this reading Walter's strange interview with the child of the Eagle's Nest had strengthened the missionary spirit in the young man's breast.
STRUGGLE
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From this reading THE STRUGGLE COMES.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On this occasion Walter felt no disposition to sleep; physical discomfort, combined with mental anxiety to take away all desire for repose.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STRUGGLE COMES.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He went over in thought every circumstance of their brief meeting during the long hours of his night-watch.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On this occasion Walter felt no disposition to sleep; physical discomfort, combined with mental anxiety to take away all desire for repose.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went over in thought every circumstance of their brief meeting during the long hours of his night-watch.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The wind had arisen, and, rushing through the pass as through a funnel, extinguished the fire, put out even the hurricane-lamp, and chilled the frame of the young sentinel.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On this occasion Walter felt no disposition to sleep; physical discomfort, combined with mental anxiety to take away all desire for repose.
Walter
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From this reading On this occasion Walter felt no disposition to sleep; physical discomfort, combined with mental anxiety to take away all desire for repose.
Walter's
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From this reading Walter's strange interview with the child of the Eagle's Nest had strengthened the missionary spirit in the young man's breast.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went over in thought every circumstance of their brief meeting during the long hours of his night-watch.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind had arisen, and, rushing through the pass as through a funnel, extinguished the fire, put out even the hurricane-lamp, and chilled the frame of the young sentinel.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Walter's strange interview with the child of the Eagle's Nest had strengthened the missionary spirit in the young man's breast.
young
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From this reading Walter's strange interview with the child of the Eagle's Nest had strengthened the missionary spirit in the young man's breast.
