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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 A terrible restlessness that was akin to hunger afflicted Martin Eden.
afflicted
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From this reading A terrible restlessness that was akin to hunger afflicted Martin Eden.
afraid
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From this reading He was afraid that he might call too soon, and so be guilty of an awful breach of that awful thing called etiquette.
akin
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From this reading A terrible restlessness that was akin to hunger afflicted Martin Eden.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was afraid that he might call too soon, and so be guilty of an awful breach of that awful thing called etiquette.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was afraid that he might call too soon, and so be guilty of an awful breach of that awful thing called etiquette.
application
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From this reading He spent long hours in the Oakland and Berkeley libraries, and made out application blanks for membership for himself, his sisters Gertrude and Marian, and Jim, the latter’s consent being obtained at the expense of several glasses of beer.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He spent long hours in the Oakland and Berkeley libraries, and made out application blanks for membership for himself, his sisters Gertrude and Marian, and Jim, the latter’s consent being obtained at the expense of several glasses of beer.
awful
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From this reading He was afraid that he might call too soon, and so be guilty of an awful breach of that awful thing called etiquette.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was afraid that he might call too soon, and so be guilty of an awful breach of that awful thing called etiquette.
beer
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From this reading He spent long hours in the Oakland and Berkeley libraries, and made out application blanks for membership for himself, his sisters Gertrude and Marian, and Jim, the latter’s consent being obtained at the expense of several glasses of beer.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He spent long hours in the Oakland and Berkeley libraries, and made out application blanks for membership for himself, his sisters Gertrude and Marian, and Jim, the latter’s consent being obtained at the expense of several glasses of beer.
Berkeley
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From this reading He spent long hours in the Oakland and Berkeley libraries, and made out application blanks for membership for himself, his sisters Gertrude and Marian, and Jim, the latter’s consent being obtained at the expense of several glasses of beer.
blanks
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From this reading He spent long hours in the Oakland and Berkeley libraries, and made out application blanks for membership for himself, his sisters Gertrude and Marian, and Jim, the latter’s consent being obtained at the expense of several glasses of beer.
breach
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From this reading He was afraid that he might call too soon, and so be guilty of an awful breach of that awful thing called etiquette.
call
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From this reading He could not steel himself to call upon her.
called
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From this reading He was afraid that he might call too soon, and so be guilty of an awful breach of that awful thing called etiquette.
consent
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From this reading He spent long hours in the Oakland and Berkeley libraries, and made out application blanks for membership for himself, his sisters Gertrude and Marian, and Jim, the latter’s consent being obtained at the expense of several glasses of beer.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could not steel himself to call upon her.
Eden
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From this reading A terrible restlessness that was akin to hunger afflicted Martin Eden.
etiquette
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From this reading He was afraid that he might call too soon, and so be guilty of an awful breach of that awful thing called etiquette.
expense
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From this reading He spent long hours in the Oakland and Berkeley libraries, and made out application blanks for membership for himself, his sisters Gertrude and Marian, and Jim, the latter’s consent being obtained at the expense of several glasses of beer.
famished
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From this reading He was famished for a sight of the girl whose slender hands had gripped his life with a giant’s grasp.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was famished for a sight of the girl whose slender hands had gripped his life with a giant’s grasp.
Gertrude
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From this reading He spent long hours in the Oakland and Berkeley libraries, and made out application blanks for membership for himself, his sisters Gertrude and Marian, and Jim, the latter’s consent being obtained at the expense of several glasses of beer.
giant's
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From this reading He was famished for a sight of the girl whose slender hands had gripped his life with a giant’s grasp.
girl
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From this reading He was famished for a sight of the girl whose slender hands had gripped his life with a giant’s grasp.
glasses
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From this reading He spent long hours in the Oakland and Berkeley libraries, and made out application blanks for membership for himself, his sisters Gertrude and Marian, and Jim, the latter’s consent being obtained at the expense of several glasses of beer.
graspnounUS /ɡræsp/
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading He was famished for a sight of the girl whose slender hands had gripped his life with a giant’s grasp.
gripped
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From this reading He was famished for a sight of the girl whose slender hands had gripped his life with a giant’s grasp.
guilty
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From this reading He was afraid that he might call too soon, and so be guilty of an awful breach of that awful thing called etiquette.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was famished for a sight of the girl whose slender hands had gripped his life with a giant’s grasp.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He was famished for a sight of the girl whose slender hands had gripped his life with a giant’s grasp.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was famished for a sight of the girl whose slender hands had gripped his life with a giant’s grasp.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He could not steel himself to call upon her.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He could not steel himself to call upon her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was famished for a sight of the girl whose slender hands had gripped his life with a giant’s grasp.
hours
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From this reading He spent long hours in the Oakland and Berkeley libraries, and made out application blanks for membership for himself, his sisters Gertrude and Marian, and Jim, the latter’s consent being obtained at the expense of several glasses of beer.
hunger
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From this reading A terrible restlessness that was akin to hunger afflicted Martin Eden.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He spent long hours in the Oakland and Berkeley libraries, and made out application blanks for membership for himself, his sisters Gertrude and Marian, and Jim, the latter’s consent being obtained at the expense of several glasses of beer.
Jim
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From this reading He spent long hours in the Oakland and Berkeley libraries, and made out application blanks for membership for himself, his sisters Gertrude and Marian, and Jim, the latter’s consent being obtained at the expense of several glasses of beer.
latter's
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From this reading He spent long hours in the Oakland and Berkeley libraries, and made out application blanks for membership for himself, his sisters Gertrude and Marian, and Jim, the latter’s consent being obtained at the expense of several glasses of beer.
libraries
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From this reading He spent long hours in the Oakland and Berkeley libraries, and made out application blanks for membership for himself, his sisters Gertrude and Marian, and Jim, the latter’s consent being obtained at the expense of several glasses of beer.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was famished for a sight of the girl whose slender hands had gripped his life with a giant’s grasp.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He spent long hours in the Oakland and Berkeley libraries, and made out application blanks for membership for himself, his sisters Gertrude and Marian, and Jim, the latter’s consent being obtained at the expense of several glasses of beer.
made
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From this reading He spent long hours in the Oakland and Berkeley libraries, and made out application blanks for membership for himself, his sisters Gertrude and Marian, and Jim, the latter’s consent being obtained at the expense of several glasses of beer.
Marian
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From this reading He spent long hours in the Oakland and Berkeley libraries, and made out application blanks for membership for himself, his sisters Gertrude and Marian, and Jim, the latter’s consent being obtained at the expense of several glasses of beer.
Martin
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From this reading A terrible restlessness that was akin to hunger afflicted Martin Eden.
membership
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From this reading He spent long hours in the Oakland and Berkeley libraries, and made out application blanks for membership for himself, his sisters Gertrude and Marian, and Jim, the latter’s consent being obtained at the expense of several glasses of beer.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He was afraid that he might call too soon, and so be guilty of an awful breach of that awful thing called etiquette.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He could not steel himself to call upon her.
Oakland
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From this reading He spent long hours in the Oakland and Berkeley libraries, and made out application blanks for membership for himself, his sisters Gertrude and Marian, and Jim, the latter’s consent being obtained at the expense of several glasses of beer.
obtained
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From this reading He spent long hours in the Oakland and Berkeley libraries, and made out application blanks for membership for himself, his sisters Gertrude and Marian, and Jim, the latter’s consent being obtained at the expense of several glasses of beer.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was famished for a sight of the girl whose slender hands had gripped his life with a giant’s grasp.
out
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From this reading He spent long hours in the Oakland and Berkeley libraries, and made out application blanks for membership for himself, his sisters Gertrude and Marian, and Jim, the latter’s consent being obtained at the expense of several glasses of beer.
restlessness
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From this reading A terrible restlessness that was akin to hunger afflicted Martin Eden.
several
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From this reading He spent long hours in the Oakland and Berkeley libraries, and made out application blanks for membership for himself, his sisters Gertrude and Marian, and Jim, the latter’s consent being obtained at the expense of several glasses of beer.
sight
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From this reading He was famished for a sight of the girl whose slender hands had gripped his life with a giant’s grasp.
sisters
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From this reading He spent long hours in the Oakland and Berkeley libraries, and made out application blanks for membership for himself, his sisters Gertrude and Marian, and Jim, the latter’s consent being obtained at the expense of several glasses of beer.
slender
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From this reading He was famished for a sight of the girl whose slender hands had gripped his life with a giant’s grasp.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was afraid that he might call too soon, and so be guilty of an awful breach of that awful thing called etiquette.
soon
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From this reading He was afraid that he might call too soon, and so be guilty of an awful breach of that awful thing called etiquette.
spent
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From this reading He spent long hours in the Oakland and Berkeley libraries, and made out application blanks for membership for himself, his sisters Gertrude and Marian, and Jim, the latter’s consent being obtained at the expense of several glasses of beer.
steel
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From this reading He could not steel himself to call upon her.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A terrible restlessness that was akin to hunger afflicted Martin Eden.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A terrible restlessness that was akin to hunger afflicted Martin Eden.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was famished for a sight of the girl whose slender hands had gripped his life with a giant’s grasp.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was afraid that he might call too soon, and so be guilty of an awful breach of that awful thing called etiquette.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A terrible restlessness that was akin to hunger afflicted Martin Eden.
too
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From this reading He was afraid that he might call too soon, and so be guilty of an awful breach of that awful thing called etiquette.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He could not steel himself to call upon her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A terrible restlessness that was akin to hunger afflicted Martin Eden.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading He was famished for a sight of the girl whose slender hands had gripped his life with a giant’s grasp.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was famished for a sight of the girl whose slender hands had gripped his life with a giant’s grasp.
