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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 For a month he had been trying to get workingmen to take up the idea of the Marching Men without success and after the talk with Margaret he kept doggedly at the work.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading For a month he had been trying to get workingmen to take up the idea of the Marching Men without success and after the talk with Margaret he kept doggedly at the work.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Marching Men idea that had become more than half intellectualised became again a burning passion and the matter of his life with women got itself cleared up swiftly and finally.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Edith Carson who knew defeat so well and who had in her the courage of defeat was to meet defeat at his hands through the undefeated woman and he let himself forget the whole matter.
aroused
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From this reading And then one evening something happened that aroused him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Edith Carson who knew defeat so well and who had in her the courage of defeat was to meet defeat at his hands through the undefeated woman and he let himself forget the whole matter.
became
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From this reading The Marching Men idea that had become more than half intellectualised became again a burning passion and the matter of his life with women got itself cleared up swiftly and finally.
become
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From this reading The Marching Men idea that had become more than half intellectualised became again a burning passion and the matter of his life with women got itself cleared up swiftly and finally.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For a month he had been trying to get workingmen to take up the idea of the Marching Men without success and after the talk with Margaret he kept doggedly at the work.
burning
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From this reading The Marching Men idea that had become more than half intellectualised became again a burning passion and the matter of his life with women got itself cleared up swiftly and finally.
Carson
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From this reading Edith Carson who knew defeat so well and who had in her the courage of defeat was to meet defeat at his hands through the undefeated woman and he let himself forget the whole matter.
cleared
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From this reading The Marching Men idea that had become more than half intellectualised became again a burning passion and the matter of his life with women got itself cleared up swiftly and finally.
courage
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From this reading Edith Carson who knew defeat so well and who had in her the courage of defeat was to meet defeat at his hands through the undefeated woman and he let himself forget the whole matter.
defeat
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From this reading Edith Carson who knew defeat so well and who had in her the courage of defeat was to meet defeat at his hands through the undefeated woman and he let himself forget the whole matter.
doggedly
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From this reading For a month he had been trying to get workingmen to take up the idea of the Marching Men without success and after the talk with Margaret he kept doggedly at the work.
Edith
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From this reading Edith Carson who knew defeat so well and who had in her the courage of defeat was to meet defeat at his hands through the undefeated woman and he let himself forget the whole matter.
evening
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From this reading And then one evening something happened that aroused him.
finally
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From this reading The Marching Men idea that had become more than half intellectualised became again a burning passion and the matter of his life with women got itself cleared up swiftly and finally.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a month he had been trying to get workingmen to take up the idea of the Marching Men without success and after the talk with Margaret he kept doggedly at the work.
forget
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From this reading Edith Carson who knew defeat so well and who had in her the courage of defeat was to meet defeat at his hands through the undefeated woman and he let himself forget the whole matter.
get
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From this reading For a month he had been trying to get workingmen to take up the idea of the Marching Men without success and after the talk with Margaret he kept doggedly at the work.
got
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From this reading The Marching Men idea that had become more than half intellectualised became again a burning passion and the matter of his life with women got itself cleared up swiftly and finally.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Edith Carson who knew defeat so well and who had in her the courage of defeat was to meet defeat at his hands through the undefeated woman and he let himself forget the whole matter.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Marching Men idea that had become more than half intellectualised became again a burning passion and the matter of his life with women got itself cleared up swiftly and finally.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Edith Carson who knew defeat so well and who had in her the courage of defeat was to meet defeat at his hands through the undefeated woman and he let himself forget the whole matter.
happened
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From this reading And then one evening something happened that aroused him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Edith Carson who knew defeat so well and who had in her the courage of defeat was to meet defeat at his hands through the undefeated woman and he let himself forget the whole matter.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Edith Carson who knew defeat so well and who had in her the courage of defeat was to meet defeat at his hands through the undefeated woman and he let himself forget the whole matter.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And then one evening something happened that aroused him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Edith Carson who knew defeat so well and who had in her the courage of defeat was to meet defeat at his hands through the undefeated woman and he let himself forget the whole matter.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading McGregor left the telling of the story of his love to Margaret.
idea
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From this reading For a month he had been trying to get workingmen to take up the idea of the Marching Men without success and after the talk with Margaret he kept doggedly at the work.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Edith Carson who knew defeat so well and who had in her the courage of defeat was to meet defeat at his hands through the undefeated woman and he let himself forget the whole matter.
intellectualised
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From this reading The Marching Men idea that had become more than half intellectualised became again a burning passion and the matter of his life with women got itself cleared up swiftly and finally.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The Marching Men idea that had become more than half intellectualised became again a burning passion and the matter of his life with women got itself cleared up swiftly and finally.
kept
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From this reading For a month he had been trying to get workingmen to take up the idea of the Marching Men without success and after the talk with Margaret he kept doggedly at the work.
knew
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From this reading Edith Carson who knew defeat so well and who had in her the courage of defeat was to meet defeat at his hands through the undefeated woman and he let himself forget the whole matter.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading McGregor left the telling of the story of his love to Margaret.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Edith Carson who knew defeat so well and who had in her the courage of defeat was to meet defeat at his hands through the undefeated woman and he let himself forget the whole matter.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Marching Men idea that had become more than half intellectualised became again a burning passion and the matter of his life with women got itself cleared up swiftly and finally.
love
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From this reading McGregor left the telling of the story of his love to Margaret.
Marching
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From this reading For a month he had been trying to get workingmen to take up the idea of the Marching Men without success and after the talk with Margaret he kept doggedly at the work.
Margaret
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From this reading McGregor left the telling of the story of his love to Margaret.
matter
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From this reading Edith Carson who knew defeat so well and who had in her the courage of defeat was to meet defeat at his hands through the undefeated woman and he let himself forget the whole matter.
McGregor
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From this reading McGregor left the telling of the story of his love to Margaret.
meet
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From this reading Edith Carson who knew defeat so well and who had in her the courage of defeat was to meet defeat at his hands through the undefeated woman and he let himself forget the whole matter.
Men
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From this reading For a month he had been trying to get workingmen to take up the idea of the Marching Men without success and after the talk with Margaret he kept doggedly at the work.
month
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From this reading For a month he had been trying to get workingmen to take up the idea of the Marching Men without success and after the talk with Margaret he kept doggedly at the work.
more
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From this reading The Marching Men idea that had become more than half intellectualised became again a burning passion and the matter of his life with women got itself cleared up swiftly and finally.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading McGregor left the telling of the story of his love to Margaret.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And then one evening something happened that aroused him.
passion
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From this reading The Marching Men idea that had become more than half intellectualised became again a burning passion and the matter of his life with women got itself cleared up swiftly and finally.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Edith Carson who knew defeat so well and who had in her the courage of defeat was to meet defeat at his hands through the undefeated woman and he let himself forget the whole matter.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading And then one evening something happened that aroused him.
story
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From this reading McGregor left the telling of the story of his love to Margaret.
success
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From this reading For a month he had been trying to get workingmen to take up the idea of the Marching Men without success and after the talk with Margaret he kept doggedly at the work.
swiftly
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From this reading The Marching Men idea that had become more than half intellectualised became again a burning passion and the matter of his life with women got itself cleared up swiftly and finally.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a month he had been trying to get workingmen to take up the idea of the Marching Men without success and after the talk with Margaret he kept doggedly at the work.
talk
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From this reading For a month he had been trying to get workingmen to take up the idea of the Marching Men without success and after the talk with Margaret he kept doggedly at the work.
telling
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From this reading McGregor left the telling of the story of his love to Margaret.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The Marching Men idea that had become more than half intellectualised became again a burning passion and the matter of his life with women got itself cleared up swiftly and finally.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And then one evening something happened that aroused him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading McGregor left the telling of the story of his love to Margaret.
then
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From this reading And then one evening something happened that aroused him.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Edith Carson who knew defeat so well and who had in her the courage of defeat was to meet defeat at his hands through the undefeated woman and he let himself forget the whole matter.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading McGregor left the telling of the story of his love to Margaret.
trying
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From this reading For a month he had been trying to get workingmen to take up the idea of the Marching Men without success and after the talk with Margaret he kept doggedly at the work.
undefeated
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From this reading Edith Carson who knew defeat so well and who had in her the courage of defeat was to meet defeat at his hands through the undefeated woman and he let himself forget the whole matter.
up
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From this reading For a month he had been trying to get workingmen to take up the idea of the Marching Men without success and after the talk with Margaret he kept doggedly at the work.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Edith Carson who knew defeat so well and who had in her the courage of defeat was to meet defeat at his hands through the undefeated woman and he let himself forget the whole matter.
well
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From this reading Edith Carson who knew defeat so well and who had in her the courage of defeat was to meet defeat at his hands through the undefeated woman and he let himself forget the whole matter.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Edith Carson who knew defeat so well and who had in her the courage of defeat was to meet defeat at his hands through the undefeated woman and he let himself forget the whole matter.
whole
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From this reading Edith Carson who knew defeat so well and who had in her the courage of defeat was to meet defeat at his hands through the undefeated woman and he let himself forget the whole matter.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For a month he had been trying to get workingmen to take up the idea of the Marching Men without success and after the talk with Margaret he kept doggedly at the work.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading For a month he had been trying to get workingmen to take up the idea of the Marching Men without success and after the talk with Margaret he kept doggedly at the work.
woman
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From this reading Edith Carson who knew defeat so well and who had in her the courage of defeat was to meet defeat at his hands through the undefeated woman and he let himself forget the whole matter.
women
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From this reading The Marching Men idea that had become more than half intellectualised became again a burning passion and the matter of his life with women got itself cleared up swiftly and finally.
work
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From this reading For a month he had been trying to get workingmen to take up the idea of the Marching Men without success and after the talk with Margaret he kept doggedly at the work.
workingmen
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From this reading For a month he had been trying to get workingmen to take up the idea of the Marching Men without success and after the talk with Margaret he kept doggedly at the work.
