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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 Perhaps, too, somewhere in the States a gray-haired wife awaited him to whom just a little of that gleaming gold would mean rest and peace as long as she might live.
aged
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From this reading "BOMBED" Standing silently beside the aged engineer, Dave Tower gazed thoughtfully at the golden dome that flashed, then slowly darkened in the setting sun.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He perhaps had learned in his long years of labor that "the paths of glory lead but to the grave," and now that he was growing old wealth would mean escape from toil and worry.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Perhaps, too, somewhere in the States a gray-haired wife awaited him to whom just a little of that gleaming gold would mean rest and peace as long as she might live.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "BOMBED" Standing silently beside the aged engineer, Dave Tower gazed thoughtfully at the golden dome that flashed, then slowly darkened in the setting sun.
awaited
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From this reading Perhaps, too, somewhere in the States a gray-haired wife awaited him to whom just a little of that gleaming gold would mean rest and peace as long as she might live.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading "BOMBED" Standing silently beside the aged engineer, Dave Tower gazed thoughtfully at the golden dome that flashed, then slowly darkened in the setting sun.
BOMBED
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From this reading "BOMBED" Standing silently beside the aged engineer, Dave Tower gazed thoughtfully at the golden dome that flashed, then slowly darkened in the setting sun.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Jarvis?
darkened
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From this reading "BOMBED" Standing silently beside the aged engineer, Dave Tower gazed thoughtfully at the golden dome that flashed, then slowly darkened in the setting sun.
Dave
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From this reading "BOMBED" Standing silently beside the aged engineer, Dave Tower gazed thoughtfully at the golden dome that flashed, then slowly darkened in the setting sun.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading That yellow gleam did not lure him on, for the honor of helping to reach the Pole was more to him than money.
dome
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From this reading "BOMBED" Standing silently beside the aged engineer, Dave Tower gazed thoughtfully at the golden dome that flashed, then slowly darkened in the setting sun.
engineer
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From this reading "BOMBED" Standing silently beside the aged engineer, Dave Tower gazed thoughtfully at the golden dome that flashed, then slowly darkened in the setting sun.
escape
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From this reading He perhaps had learned in his long years of labor that "the paths of glory lead but to the grave," and now that he was growing old wealth would mean escape from toil and worry.
flashed
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From this reading "BOMBED" Standing silently beside the aged engineer, Dave Tower gazed thoughtfully at the golden dome that flashed, then slowly darkened in the setting sun.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That yellow gleam did not lure him on, for the honor of helping to reach the Pole was more to him than money.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He perhaps had learned in his long years of labor that "the paths of glory lead but to the grave," and now that he was growing old wealth would mean escape from toil and worry.
gazed
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From this reading "BOMBED" Standing silently beside the aged engineer, Dave Tower gazed thoughtfully at the golden dome that flashed, then slowly darkened in the setting sun.
gleam
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From this reading That yellow gleam did not lure him on, for the honor of helping to reach the Pole was more to him than money.
gleaming
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From this reading Perhaps, too, somewhere in the States a gray-haired wife awaited him to whom just a little of that gleaming gold would mean rest and peace as long as she might live.
glory
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From this reading He perhaps had learned in his long years of labor that "the paths of glory lead but to the grave," and now that he was growing old wealth would mean escape from toil and worry.
gold
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From this reading Perhaps, too, somewhere in the States a gray-haired wife awaited him to whom just a little of that gleaming gold would mean rest and peace as long as she might live.
golden
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From this reading "BOMBED" Standing silently beside the aged engineer, Dave Tower gazed thoughtfully at the golden dome that flashed, then slowly darkened in the setting sun.
grave
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From this reading He perhaps had learned in his long years of labor that "the paths of glory lead but to the grave," and now that he was growing old wealth would mean escape from toil and worry.
gray-haired
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From this reading Perhaps, too, somewhere in the States a gray-haired wife awaited him to whom just a little of that gleaming gold would mean rest and peace as long as she might live.
growing
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From this reading He perhaps had learned in his long years of labor that "the paths of glory lead but to the grave," and now that he was growing old wealth would mean escape from toil and worry.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He perhaps had learned in his long years of labor that "the paths of glory lead but to the grave," and now that he was growing old wealth would mean escape from toil and worry.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He perhaps had learned in his long years of labor that "the paths of glory lead but to the grave," and now that he was growing old wealth would mean escape from toil and worry.
helping
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From this reading That yellow gleam did not lure him on, for the honor of helping to reach the Pole was more to him than money.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That yellow gleam did not lure him on, for the honor of helping to reach the Pole was more to him than money.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He perhaps had learned in his long years of labor that "the paths of glory lead but to the grave," and now that he was growing old wealth would mean escape from toil and worry.
honor
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From this reading That yellow gleam did not lure him on, for the honor of helping to reach the Pole was more to him than money.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "BOMBED" Standing silently beside the aged engineer, Dave Tower gazed thoughtfully at the golden dome that flashed, then slowly darkened in the setting sun.
Jarvis
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From this reading But Jarvis?
just
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From this reading Perhaps, too, somewhere in the States a gray-haired wife awaited him to whom just a little of that gleaming gold would mean rest and peace as long as she might live.
labor
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From this reading He perhaps had learned in his long years of labor that "the paths of glory lead but to the grave," and now that he was growing old wealth would mean escape from toil and worry.
lead
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From this reading He perhaps had learned in his long years of labor that "the paths of glory lead but to the grave," and now that he was growing old wealth would mean escape from toil and worry.
learned
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From this reading He perhaps had learned in his long years of labor that "the paths of glory lead but to the grave," and now that he was growing old wealth would mean escape from toil and worry.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps, too, somewhere in the States a gray-haired wife awaited him to whom just a little of that gleaming gold would mean rest and peace as long as she might live.
live
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From this reading Perhaps, too, somewhere in the States a gray-haired wife awaited him to whom just a little of that gleaming gold would mean rest and peace as long as she might live.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He perhaps had learned in his long years of labor that "the paths of glory lead but to the grave," and now that he was growing old wealth would mean escape from toil and worry.
lure
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From this reading That yellow gleam did not lure him on, for the honor of helping to reach the Pole was more to him than money.
mean
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From this reading He perhaps had learned in his long years of labor that "the paths of glory lead but to the grave," and now that he was growing old wealth would mean escape from toil and worry.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Perhaps, too, somewhere in the States a gray-haired wife awaited him to whom just a little of that gleaming gold would mean rest and peace as long as she might live.
money
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From this reading That yellow gleam did not lure him on, for the honor of helping to reach the Pole was more to him than money.
more
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From this reading That yellow gleam did not lure him on, for the honor of helping to reach the Pole was more to him than money.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That yellow gleam did not lure him on, for the honor of helping to reach the Pole was more to him than money.
now
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From this reading He perhaps had learned in his long years of labor that "the paths of glory lead but to the grave," and now that he was growing old wealth would mean escape from toil and worry.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That yellow gleam did not lure him on, for the honor of helping to reach the Pole was more to him than money.
old
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From this reading He perhaps had learned in his long years of labor that "the paths of glory lead but to the grave," and now that he was growing old wealth would mean escape from toil and worry.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That yellow gleam did not lure him on, for the honor of helping to reach the Pole was more to him than money.
paths
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From this reading He perhaps had learned in his long years of labor that "the paths of glory lead but to the grave," and now that he was growing old wealth would mean escape from toil and worry.
peace
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From this reading Perhaps, too, somewhere in the States a gray-haired wife awaited him to whom just a little of that gleaming gold would mean rest and peace as long as she might live.
perhaps
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From this reading He perhaps had learned in his long years of labor that "the paths of glory lead but to the grave," and now that he was growing old wealth would mean escape from toil and worry.
Pole
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From this reading That yellow gleam did not lure him on, for the honor of helping to reach the Pole was more to him than money.
reach
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From this reading That yellow gleam did not lure him on, for the honor of helping to reach the Pole was more to him than money.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps, too, somewhere in the States a gray-haired wife awaited him to whom just a little of that gleaming gold would mean rest and peace as long as she might live.
setting
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From this reading "BOMBED" Standing silently beside the aged engineer, Dave Tower gazed thoughtfully at the golden dome that flashed, then slowly darkened in the setting sun.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Perhaps, too, somewhere in the States a gray-haired wife awaited him to whom just a little of that gleaming gold would mean rest and peace as long as she might live.
silently
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From this reading "BOMBED" Standing silently beside the aged engineer, Dave Tower gazed thoughtfully at the golden dome that flashed, then slowly darkened in the setting sun.
slowly
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From this reading "BOMBED" Standing silently beside the aged engineer, Dave Tower gazed thoughtfully at the golden dome that flashed, then slowly darkened in the setting sun.
somewhere
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From this reading Perhaps, too, somewhere in the States a gray-haired wife awaited him to whom just a little of that gleaming gold would mean rest and peace as long as she might live.
StandingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "BOMBED" Standing silently beside the aged engineer, Dave Tower gazed thoughtfully at the golden dome that flashed, then slowly darkened in the setting sun.
States
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From this reading Perhaps, too, somewhere in the States a gray-haired wife awaited him to whom just a little of that gleaming gold would mean rest and peace as long as she might live.
sun
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From this reading "BOMBED" Standing silently beside the aged engineer, Dave Tower gazed thoughtfully at the golden dome that flashed, then slowly darkened in the setting sun.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading That yellow gleam did not lure him on, for the honor of helping to reach the Pole was more to him than money.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "BOMBED" Standing silently beside the aged engineer, Dave Tower gazed thoughtfully at the golden dome that flashed, then slowly darkened in the setting sun.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "BOMBED" Standing silently beside the aged engineer, Dave Tower gazed thoughtfully at the golden dome that flashed, then slowly darkened in the setting sun.
then
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From this reading "BOMBED" Standing silently beside the aged engineer, Dave Tower gazed thoughtfully at the golden dome that flashed, then slowly darkened in the setting sun.
thoughtfully
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From this reading "BOMBED" Standing silently beside the aged engineer, Dave Tower gazed thoughtfully at the golden dome that flashed, then slowly darkened in the setting sun.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That yellow gleam did not lure him on, for the honor of helping to reach the Pole was more to him than money.
toil
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From this reading He perhaps had learned in his long years of labor that "the paths of glory lead but to the grave," and now that he was growing old wealth would mean escape from toil and worry.
too
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From this reading Perhaps, too, somewhere in the States a gray-haired wife awaited him to whom just a little of that gleaming gold would mean rest and peace as long as she might live.
Tower
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From this reading "BOMBED" Standing silently beside the aged engineer, Dave Tower gazed thoughtfully at the golden dome that flashed, then slowly darkened in the setting sun.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That yellow gleam did not lure him on, for the honor of helping to reach the Pole was more to him than money.
wealth
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From this reading He perhaps had learned in his long years of labor that "the paths of glory lead but to the grave," and now that he was growing old wealth would mean escape from toil and worry.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Perhaps, too, somewhere in the States a gray-haired wife awaited him to whom just a little of that gleaming gold would mean rest and peace as long as she might live.
wife
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From this reading Perhaps, too, somewhere in the States a gray-haired wife awaited him to whom just a little of that gleaming gold would mean rest and peace as long as she might live.
worry
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From this reading He perhaps had learned in his long years of labor that "the paths of glory lead but to the grave," and now that he was growing old wealth would mean escape from toil and worry.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He perhaps had learned in his long years of labor that "the paths of glory lead but to the grave," and now that he was growing old wealth would mean escape from toil and worry.
years
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From this reading He perhaps had learned in his long years of labor that "the paths of glory lead but to the grave," and now that he was growing old wealth would mean escape from toil and worry.
yellow
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From this reading That yellow gleam did not lure him on, for the honor of helping to reach the Pole was more to him than money.
