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0
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From this reading {He watched the play of life before him: p0.jpg} "This out of all will remain-- They have lived and have tossed: So much of the game will be gain, Though the gold of the dice has been lost."
ABYSS
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all
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From this reading {He watched the play of life before him: p0.jpg} "This out of all will remain-- They have lived and have tossed: So much of the game will be gain, Though the gold of the dice has been lost."
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading They limped painfully down the bank, and once the foremost of the two men staggered among the rough-strewn rocks.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading {He watched the play of life before him: p0.jpg} "This out of all will remain-- They have lived and have tossed: So much of the game will be gain, Though the gold of the dice has been lost."
AUTHOR
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bank
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From this reading They limped painfully down the bank, and once the foremost of the two men staggered among the rough-strewn rocks.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading {He watched the play of life before him: p0.jpg} "This out of all will remain-- They have lived and have tossed: So much of the game will be gain, Though the gold of the dice has been lost."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading {He watched the play of life before him: p0.jpg} "This out of all will remain-- They have lived and have tossed: So much of the game will be gain, Though the gold of the dice has been lost."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading {He watched the play of life before him: p0.jpg} "This out of all will remain-- They have lived and have tossed: So much of the game will be gain, Though the gold of the dice has been lost."
blanket
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From this reading They were heavily burdened with blanket packs which were strapped to their shoulders.
burdened
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From this reading They were heavily burdened with blanket packs which were strapped to their shoulders.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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CALL
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comes
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From this reading They were tired and weak, and their faces had the drawn expression of patience which comes of hardship long endured.
dice
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From this reading {He watched the play of life before him: p0.jpg} "This out of all will remain-- They have lived and have tossed: So much of the game will be gain, Though the gold of the dice has been lost."
down
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From this reading They limped painfully down the bank, and once the foremost of the two men staggered among the rough-strewn rocks.
drawn
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From this reading They were tired and weak, and their faces had the drawn expression of patience which comes of hardship long endured.
endured
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From this reading They were tired and weak, and their faces had the drawn expression of patience which comes of hardship long endured.
ETC
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expression
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From this reading They were tired and weak, and their faces had the drawn expression of patience which comes of hardship long endured.
faces
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From this reading They were tired and weak, and their faces had the drawn expression of patience which comes of hardship long endured.
foremostnounUS /ˈforemost/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They limped painfully down the bank, and once the foremost of the two men staggered among the rough-strewn rocks.
gain
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From this reading {He watched the play of life before him: p0.jpg} "This out of all will remain-- They have lived and have tossed: So much of the game will be gain, Though the gold of the dice has been lost."
game
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From this reading {He watched the play of life before him: p0.jpg} "This out of all will remain-- They have lived and have tossed: So much of the game will be gain, Though the gold of the dice has been lost."
gold
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From this reading {He watched the play of life before him: p0.jpg} "This out of all will remain-- They have lived and have tossed: So much of the game will be gain, Though the gold of the dice has been lost."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They were tired and weak, and their faces had the drawn expression of patience which comes of hardship long endured.
hardship
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From this reading They were tired and weak, and their faces had the drawn expression of patience which comes of hardship long endured.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading {He watched the play of life before him: p0.jpg} "This out of all will remain-- They have lived and have tossed: So much of the game will be gain, Though the gold of the dice has been lost."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading {He watched the play of life before him: p0.jpg} "This out of all will remain-- They have lived and have tossed: So much of the game will be gain, Though the gold of the dice has been lost."
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading {He watched the play of life before him: p0.jpg} "This out of all will remain-- They have lived and have tossed: So much of the game will be gain, Though the gold of the dice has been lost."
heavily
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From this reading They were heavily burdened with blanket packs which were strapped to their shoulders.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading {He watched the play of life before him: p0.jpg} "This out of all will remain-- They have lived and have tossed: So much of the game will be gain, Though the gold of the dice has been lost."
JACK
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From this reading BY JACK LONDON AUTHOR OF "THE CALL OF THE WILD," "PEOPLE OF THE ABYSS," ETC., ETC.
jpg
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From this reading {He watched the play of life before him: p0.jpg} "This out of all will remain-- They have lived and have tossed: So much of the game will be gain, Though the gold of the dice has been lost."
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading {He watched the play of life before him: p0.jpg} "This out of all will remain-- They have lived and have tossed: So much of the game will be gain, Though the gold of the dice has been lost."
limped
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From this reading They limped painfully down the bank, and once the foremost of the two men staggered among the rough-strewn rocks.
lived
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From this reading {He watched the play of life before him: p0.jpg} "This out of all will remain-- They have lived and have tossed: So much of the game will be gain, Though the gold of the dice has been lost."
LONDON
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From this reading BY JACK LONDON AUTHOR OF "THE CALL OF THE WILD," "PEOPLE OF THE ABYSS," ETC., ETC.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were tired and weak, and their faces had the drawn expression of patience which comes of hardship long endured.
lost
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From this reading {He watched the play of life before him: p0.jpg} "This out of all will remain-- They have lived and have tossed: So much of the game will be gain, Though the gold of the dice has been lost."
men
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From this reading They limped painfully down the bank, and once the foremost of the two men staggered among the rough-strewn rocks.
much
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From this reading {He watched the play of life before him: p0.jpg} "This out of all will remain-- They have lived and have tossed: So much of the game will be gain, Though the gold of the dice has been lost."
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BY JACK LONDON AUTHOR OF "THE CALL OF THE WILD," "PEOPLE OF THE ABYSS," ETC., ETC.
once
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From this reading They limped painfully down the bank, and once the foremost of the two men staggered among the rough-strewn rocks.
out
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From this reading {He watched the play of life before him: p0.jpg} "This out of all will remain-- They have lived and have tossed: So much of the game will be gain, Though the gold of the dice has been lost."
p
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From this reading {He watched the play of life before him: p0.jpg} "This out of all will remain-- They have lived and have tossed: So much of the game will be gain, Though the gold of the dice has been lost."
packs
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From this reading They were heavily burdened with blanket packs which were strapped to their shoulders.
painfully
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From this reading They limped painfully down the bank, and once the foremost of the two men staggered among the rough-strewn rocks.
patience
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From this reading They were tired and weak, and their faces had the drawn expression of patience which comes of hardship long endured.
PEOPLE
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From this reading BY JACK LONDON AUTHOR OF "THE CALL OF THE WILD," "PEOPLE OF THE ABYSS," ETC., ETC.
play
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From this reading {He watched the play of life before him: p0.jpg} "This out of all will remain-- They have lived and have tossed: So much of the game will be gain, Though the gold of the dice has been lost."
remain
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From this reading {He watched the play of life before him: p0.jpg} "This out of all will remain-- They have lived and have tossed: So much of the game will be gain, Though the gold of the dice has been lost."
rocks
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From this reading They limped painfully down the bank, and once the foremost of the two men staggered among the rough-strewn rocks.
rough-strewn
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From this reading They limped painfully down the bank, and once the foremost of the two men staggered among the rough-strewn rocks.
shoulders
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From this reading They were heavily burdened with blanket packs which were strapped to their shoulders.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading {He watched the play of life before him: p0.jpg} "This out of all will remain-- They have lived and have tossed: So much of the game will be gain, Though the gold of the dice has been lost."
staggered
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From this reading They limped painfully down the bank, and once the foremost of the two men staggered among the rough-strewn rocks.
strapped
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From this reading They were heavily burdened with blanket packs which were strapped to their shoulders.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BY JACK LONDON AUTHOR OF "THE CALL OF THE WILD," "PEOPLE OF THE ABYSS," ETC., ETC.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They were tired and weak, and their faces had the drawn expression of patience which comes of hardship long endured.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading {He watched the play of life before him: p0.jpg} "This out of all will remain-- They have lived and have tossed: So much of the game will be gain, Though the gold of the dice has been lost."
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading {He watched the play of life before him: p0.jpg} "This out of all will remain-- They have lived and have tossed: So much of the game will be gain, Though the gold of the dice has been lost."
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading {He watched the play of life before him: p0.jpg} "This out of all will remain-- They have lived and have tossed: So much of the game will be gain, Though the gold of the dice has been lost."
tired
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From this reading They were tired and weak, and their faces had the drawn expression of patience which comes of hardship long endured.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were heavily burdened with blanket packs which were strapped to their shoulders.
tossed
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From this reading {He watched the play of life before him: p0.jpg} "This out of all will remain-- They have lived and have tossed: So much of the game will be gain, Though the gold of the dice has been lost."
two
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From this reading They limped painfully down the bank, and once the foremost of the two men staggered among the rough-strewn rocks.
watched
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From this reading {He watched the play of life before him: p0.jpg} "This out of all will remain-- They have lived and have tossed: So much of the game will be gain, Though the gold of the dice has been lost."
weak
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From this reading They were tired and weak, and their faces had the drawn expression of patience which comes of hardship long endured.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were tired and weak, and their faces had the drawn expression of patience which comes of hardship long endured.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They were tired and weak, and their faces had the drawn expression of patience which comes of hardship long endured.
WILD
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From this reading BY JACK LONDON AUTHOR OF "THE CALL OF THE WILD," "PEOPLE OF THE ABYSS," ETC., ETC.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading {He watched the play of life before him: p0.jpg} "This out of all will remain-- They have lived and have tossed: So much of the game will be gain, Though the gold of the dice has been lost."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They were heavily burdened with blanket packs which were strapped to their shoulders.
