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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 MARSHALL HANEY'S LAST TRAIL Marshall Haney was a brave man, and his resolution was fully taken, but that final touch of Bertha's hand upon his arm very nearly unnerved him.
abruptly
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From this reading His courage abruptly fell away, and, leaning back against the cushions of his carriage, with closed eyelids (from which the hot tears dripped), he gave himself up to the temptation of a renewal of his life.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading His courage abruptly fell away, and, leaning back against the cushions of his carriage, with closed eyelids (from which the hot tears dripped), he gave himself up to the temptation of a renewal of his life.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MARSHALL HANEY'S LAST TRAIL Marshall Haney was a brave man, and his resolution was fully taken, but that final touch of Bertha's hand upon his arm very nearly unnerved him.
arm
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From this reading MARSHALL HANEY'S LAST TRAIL Marshall Haney was a brave man, and his resolution was fully taken, but that final touch of Bertha's hand upon his arm very nearly unnerved him.
away
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From this reading His courage abruptly fell away, and, leaning back against the cushions of his carriage, with closed eyelids (from which the hot tears dripped), he gave himself up to the temptation of a renewal of his life.
back
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From this reading His courage abruptly fell away, and, leaning back against the cushions of his carriage, with closed eyelids (from which the hot tears dripped), he gave himself up to the temptation of a renewal of his life.
beautiful
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From this reading Her face was so beautiful, too, with that upward, tender, pitying look upon it!
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading It was harder to go, infinitely harder, because of that impulsive, sweet caress.
Bertha's
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From this reading MARSHALL HANEY'S LAST TRAIL Marshall Haney was a brave man, and his resolution was fully taken, but that final touch of Bertha's hand upon his arm very nearly unnerved him.
brave
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From this reading MARSHALL HANEY'S LAST TRAIL Marshall Haney was a brave man, and his resolution was fully taken, but that final touch of Bertha's hand upon his arm very nearly unnerved him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading MARSHALL HANEY'S LAST TRAIL Marshall Haney was a brave man, and his resolution was fully taken, but that final touch of Bertha's hand upon his arm very nearly unnerved him.
caress
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From this reading It was harder to go, infinitely harder, because of that impulsive, sweet caress.
carriage
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From this reading His courage abruptly fell away, and, leaning back against the cushions of his carriage, with closed eyelids (from which the hot tears dripped), he gave himself up to the temptation of a renewal of his life.
closed
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From this reading His courage abruptly fell away, and, leaning back against the cushions of his carriage, with closed eyelids (from which the hot tears dripped), he gave himself up to the temptation of a renewal of his life.
courage
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From this reading His courage abruptly fell away, and, leaning back against the cushions of his carriage, with closed eyelids (from which the hot tears dripped), he gave himself up to the temptation of a renewal of his life.
cushions
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From this reading His courage abruptly fell away, and, leaning back against the cushions of his carriage, with closed eyelids (from which the hot tears dripped), he gave himself up to the temptation of a renewal of his life.
decisive
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From this reading While still he sat weak and hesitant, a roughly dressed man of large and decisive movement stopped and greeted him.
dressed
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From this reading While still he sat weak and hesitant, a roughly dressed man of large and decisive movement stopped and greeted him.
dripped
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From this reading His courage abruptly fell away, and, leaning back against the cushions of his carriage, with closed eyelids (from which the hot tears dripped), he gave himself up to the temptation of a renewal of his life.
eyelids
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From this reading His courage abruptly fell away, and, leaning back against the cushions of his carriage, with closed eyelids (from which the hot tears dripped), he gave himself up to the temptation of a renewal of his life.
face
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From this reading Her face was so beautiful, too, with that upward, tender, pitying look upon it!
fell
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From this reading His courage abruptly fell away, and, leaning back against the cushions of his carriage, with closed eyelids (from which the hot tears dripped), he gave himself up to the temptation of a renewal of his life.
final
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From this reading MARSHALL HANEY'S LAST TRAIL Marshall Haney was a brave man, and his resolution was fully taken, but that final touch of Bertha's hand upon his arm very nearly unnerved him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His courage abruptly fell away, and, leaning back against the cushions of his carriage, with closed eyelids (from which the hot tears dripped), he gave himself up to the temptation of a renewal of his life.
fully
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From this reading MARSHALL HANEY'S LAST TRAIL Marshall Haney was a brave man, and his resolution was fully taken, but that final touch of Bertha's hand upon his arm very nearly unnerved him.
gave
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From this reading His courage abruptly fell away, and, leaning back against the cushions of his carriage, with closed eyelids (from which the hot tears dripped), he gave himself up to the temptation of a renewal of his life.
go
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From this reading It was harder to go, infinitely harder, because of that impulsive, sweet caress.
greeted
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From this reading While still he sat weak and hesitant, a roughly dressed man of large and decisive movement stopped and greeted him.
hand
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From this reading MARSHALL HANEY'S LAST TRAIL Marshall Haney was a brave man, and his resolution was fully taken, but that final touch of Bertha's hand upon his arm very nearly unnerved him.
Haney
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From this reading MARSHALL HANEY'S LAST TRAIL Marshall Haney was a brave man, and his resolution was fully taken, but that final touch of Bertha's hand upon his arm very nearly unnerved him.
HANEY'S
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From this reading MARSHALL HANEY'S LAST TRAIL Marshall Haney was a brave man, and his resolution was fully taken, but that final touch of Bertha's hand upon his arm very nearly unnerved him.
harder
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From this reading It was harder to go, infinitely harder, because of that impulsive, sweet caress.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His courage abruptly fell away, and, leaning back against the cushions of his carriage, with closed eyelids (from which the hot tears dripped), he gave himself up to the temptation of a renewal of his life.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her face was so beautiful, too, with that upward, tender, pitying look upon it!
hesitant
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From this reading While still he sat weak and hesitant, a roughly dressed man of large and decisive movement stopped and greeted him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MARSHALL HANEY'S LAST TRAIL Marshall Haney was a brave man, and his resolution was fully taken, but that final touch of Bertha's hand upon his arm very nearly unnerved him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading His courage abruptly fell away, and, leaning back against the cushions of his carriage, with closed eyelids (from which the hot tears dripped), he gave himself up to the temptation of a renewal of his life.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MARSHALL HANEY'S LAST TRAIL Marshall Haney was a brave man, and his resolution was fully taken, but that final touch of Bertha's hand upon his arm very nearly unnerved him.
hot
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From this reading His courage abruptly fell away, and, leaning back against the cushions of his carriage, with closed eyelids (from which the hot tears dripped), he gave himself up to the temptation of a renewal of his life.
impulsive
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From this reading It was harder to go, infinitely harder, because of that impulsive, sweet caress.
infinitely
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From this reading It was harder to go, infinitely harder, because of that impulsive, sweet caress.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was harder to go, infinitely harder, because of that impulsive, sweet caress.
large
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From this reading While still he sat weak and hesitant, a roughly dressed man of large and decisive movement stopped and greeted him.
LASTnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MARSHALL HANEY'S LAST TRAIL Marshall Haney was a brave man, and his resolution was fully taken, but that final touch of Bertha's hand upon his arm very nearly unnerved him.
leaning
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From this reading His courage abruptly fell away, and, leaning back against the cushions of his carriage, with closed eyelids (from which the hot tears dripped), he gave himself up to the temptation of a renewal of his life.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His courage abruptly fell away, and, leaning back against the cushions of his carriage, with closed eyelids (from which the hot tears dripped), he gave himself up to the temptation of a renewal of his life.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her face was so beautiful, too, with that upward, tender, pitying look upon it!
man
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From this reading MARSHALL HANEY'S LAST TRAIL Marshall Haney was a brave man, and his resolution was fully taken, but that final touch of Bertha's hand upon his arm very nearly unnerved him.
MARSHALL
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From this reading MARSHALL HANEY'S LAST TRAIL Marshall Haney was a brave man, and his resolution was fully taken, but that final touch of Bertha's hand upon his arm very nearly unnerved him.
movement
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From this reading While still he sat weak and hesitant, a roughly dressed man of large and decisive movement stopped and greeted him.
nearly
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From this reading MARSHALL HANEY'S LAST TRAIL Marshall Haney was a brave man, and his resolution was fully taken, but that final touch of Bertha's hand upon his arm very nearly unnerved him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MARSHALL HANEY'S LAST TRAIL Marshall Haney was a brave man, and his resolution was fully taken, but that final touch of Bertha's hand upon his arm very nearly unnerved him.
pitying
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From this reading Her face was so beautiful, too, with that upward, tender, pitying look upon it!
renewal
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From this reading His courage abruptly fell away, and, leaning back against the cushions of his carriage, with closed eyelids (from which the hot tears dripped), he gave himself up to the temptation of a renewal of his life.
resolution
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From this reading MARSHALL HANEY'S LAST TRAIL Marshall Haney was a brave man, and his resolution was fully taken, but that final touch of Bertha's hand upon his arm very nearly unnerved him.
roughly
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From this reading While still he sat weak and hesitant, a roughly dressed man of large and decisive movement stopped and greeted him.
sat
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From this reading While still he sat weak and hesitant, a roughly dressed man of large and decisive movement stopped and greeted him.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Her face was so beautiful, too, with that upward, tender, pitying look upon it!
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While still he sat weak and hesitant, a roughly dressed man of large and decisive movement stopped and greeted him.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While still he sat weak and hesitant, a roughly dressed man of large and decisive movement stopped and greeted him.
sweet
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From this reading It was harder to go, infinitely harder, because of that impulsive, sweet caress.
taken
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From this reading MARSHALL HANEY'S LAST TRAIL Marshall Haney was a brave man, and his resolution was fully taken, but that final touch of Bertha's hand upon his arm very nearly unnerved him.
tears
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From this reading His courage abruptly fell away, and, leaning back against the cushions of his carriage, with closed eyelids (from which the hot tears dripped), he gave himself up to the temptation of a renewal of his life.
temptation
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From this reading His courage abruptly fell away, and, leaning back against the cushions of his carriage, with closed eyelids (from which the hot tears dripped), he gave himself up to the temptation of a renewal of his life.
tender
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From this reading Her face was so beautiful, too, with that upward, tender, pitying look upon it!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading MARSHALL HANEY'S LAST TRAIL Marshall Haney was a brave man, and his resolution was fully taken, but that final touch of Bertha's hand upon his arm very nearly unnerved him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His courage abruptly fell away, and, leaning back against the cushions of his carriage, with closed eyelids (from which the hot tears dripped), he gave himself up to the temptation of a renewal of his life.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His courage abruptly fell away, and, leaning back against the cushions of his carriage, with closed eyelids (from which the hot tears dripped), he gave himself up to the temptation of a renewal of his life.
too
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From this reading Her face was so beautiful, too, with that upward, tender, pitying look upon it!
touch
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From this reading MARSHALL HANEY'S LAST TRAIL Marshall Haney was a brave man, and his resolution was fully taken, but that final touch of Bertha's hand upon his arm very nearly unnerved him.
TRAIL
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From this reading MARSHALL HANEY'S LAST TRAIL Marshall Haney was a brave man, and his resolution was fully taken, but that final touch of Bertha's hand upon his arm very nearly unnerved him.
unnerved
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From this reading MARSHALL HANEY'S LAST TRAIL Marshall Haney was a brave man, and his resolution was fully taken, but that final touch of Bertha's hand upon his arm very nearly unnerved him.
up
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From this reading His courage abruptly fell away, and, leaning back against the cushions of his carriage, with closed eyelids (from which the hot tears dripped), he gave himself up to the temptation of a renewal of his life.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading MARSHALL HANEY'S LAST TRAIL Marshall Haney was a brave man, and his resolution was fully taken, but that final touch of Bertha's hand upon his arm very nearly unnerved him.
upward
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From this reading Her face was so beautiful, too, with that upward, tender, pitying look upon it!
very
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From this reading MARSHALL HANEY'S LAST TRAIL Marshall Haney was a brave man, and his resolution was fully taken, but that final touch of Bertha's hand upon his arm very nearly unnerved him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MARSHALL HANEY'S LAST TRAIL Marshall Haney was a brave man, and his resolution was fully taken, but that final touch of Bertha's hand upon his arm very nearly unnerved him.
weak
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From this reading While still he sat weak and hesitant, a roughly dressed man of large and decisive movement stopped and greeted him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His courage abruptly fell away, and, leaning back against the cushions of his carriage, with closed eyelids (from which the hot tears dripped), he gave himself up to the temptation of a renewal of his life.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While still he sat weak and hesitant, a roughly dressed man of large and decisive movement stopped and greeted him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His courage abruptly fell away, and, leaning back against the cushions of his carriage, with closed eyelids (from which the hot tears dripped), he gave himself up to the temptation of a renewal of his life.
