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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 He was under the influence of a remembrance too deep and too strong to yield easily to the lukewarm claim of friendship.
acutely
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From this reading He rode fast and far; and impossible it would be to define the feelings that passed through a mind so acutely sensitive, and so rootedly tenacious of all affections.
affections
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From this reading He rode fast and far; and impossible it would be to define the feelings that passed through a mind so acutely sensitive, and so rootedly tenacious of all affections.
all
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From this reading He rode fast and far; and impossible it would be to define the feelings that passed through a mind so acutely sensitive, and so rootedly tenacious of all affections.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was under the influence of a remembrance too deep and too strong to yield easily to the lukewarm claim of friendship.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Lord L'Estrange did not proceed at once to Riecabocca's house.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He rode fast and far; and impossible it would be to define the feelings that passed through a mind so acutely sensitive, and so rootedly tenacious of all affections.
claim
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From this reading He was under the influence of a remembrance too deep and too strong to yield easily to the lukewarm claim of friendship.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Vain task," he murmured, "to wean myself from the dead!
deep
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From this reading He was under the influence of a remembrance too deep and too strong to yield easily to the lukewarm claim of friendship.
define
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From this reading He rode fast and far; and impossible it would be to define the feelings that passed through a mind so acutely sensitive, and so rootedly tenacious of all affections.
dejection
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From this reading When, recalling his duty to the Italian, he once more struck into the road to Norwood, the slow pace of his horse was significant of his own exhausted spirits; a deep dejection had succeeded to feverish excitement.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Lord L'Estrange did not proceed at once to Riecabocca's house.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading When, recalling his duty to the Italian, he once more struck into the road to Norwood, the slow pace of his horse was significant of his own exhausted spirits; a deep dejection had succeeded to feverish excitement.
easily
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From this reading He was under the influence of a remembrance too deep and too strong to yield easily to the lukewarm claim of friendship.
excitement
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From this reading When, recalling his duty to the Italian, he once more struck into the road to Norwood, the slow pace of his horse was significant of his own exhausted spirits; a deep dejection had succeeded to feverish excitement.
exhausted
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From this reading When, recalling his duty to the Italian, he once more struck into the road to Norwood, the slow pace of his horse was significant of his own exhausted spirits; a deep dejection had succeeded to feverish excitement.
far
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From this reading He rode fast and far; and impossible it would be to define the feelings that passed through a mind so acutely sensitive, and so rootedly tenacious of all affections.
fast
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From this reading He rode fast and far; and impossible it would be to define the feelings that passed through a mind so acutely sensitive, and so rootedly tenacious of all affections.
feelings
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From this reading He rode fast and far; and impossible it would be to define the feelings that passed through a mind so acutely sensitive, and so rootedly tenacious of all affections.
feverish
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From this reading When, recalling his duty to the Italian, he once more struck into the road to Norwood, the slow pace of his horse was significant of his own exhausted spirits; a deep dejection had succeeded to feverish excitement.
friendship
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From this reading He was under the influence of a remembrance too deep and too strong to yield easily to the lukewarm claim of friendship.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Vain task," he murmured, "to wean myself from the dead!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When, recalling his duty to the Italian, he once more struck into the road to Norwood, the slow pace of his horse was significant of his own exhausted spirits; a deep dejection had succeeded to feverish excitement.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was under the influence of a remembrance too deep and too strong to yield easily to the lukewarm claim of friendship.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When, recalling his duty to the Italian, he once more struck into the road to Norwood, the slow pace of his horse was significant of his own exhausted spirits; a deep dejection had succeeded to feverish excitement.
horse
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From this reading When, recalling his duty to the Italian, he once more struck into the road to Norwood, the slow pace of his horse was significant of his own exhausted spirits; a deep dejection had succeeded to feverish excitement.
house
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From this reading Lord L'Estrange did not proceed at once to Riecabocca's house.
impossible
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From this reading He rode fast and far; and impossible it would be to define the feelings that passed through a mind so acutely sensitive, and so rootedly tenacious of all affections.
influence
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From this reading He was under the influence of a remembrance too deep and too strong to yield easily to the lukewarm claim of friendship.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When, recalling his duty to the Italian, he once more struck into the road to Norwood, the slow pace of his horse was significant of his own exhausted spirits; a deep dejection had succeeded to feverish excitement.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He rode fast and far; and impossible it would be to define the feelings that passed through a mind so acutely sensitive, and so rootedly tenacious of all affections.
Italian
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From this reading When, recalling his duty to the Italian, he once more struck into the road to Norwood, the slow pace of his horse was significant of his own exhausted spirits; a deep dejection had succeeded to feverish excitement.
L'Estrange
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From this reading Lord L'Estrange did not proceed at once to Riecabocca's house.
Lord
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From this reading Lord L'Estrange did not proceed at once to Riecabocca's house.
lukewarm
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From this reading He was under the influence of a remembrance too deep and too strong to yield easily to the lukewarm claim of friendship.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He rode fast and far; and impossible it would be to define the feelings that passed through a mind so acutely sensitive, and so rootedly tenacious of all affections.
more
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From this reading When, recalling his duty to the Italian, he once more struck into the road to Norwood, the slow pace of his horse was significant of his own exhausted spirits; a deep dejection had succeeded to feverish excitement.
murmured
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From this reading "Vain task," he murmured, "to wean myself from the dead!
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "Vain task," he murmured, "to wean myself from the dead!
Norwood
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From this reading When, recalling his duty to the Italian, he once more struck into the road to Norwood, the slow pace of his horse was significant of his own exhausted spirits; a deep dejection had succeeded to feverish excitement.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Lord L'Estrange did not proceed at once to Riecabocca's house.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was under the influence of a remembrance too deep and too strong to yield easily to the lukewarm claim of friendship.
once
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From this reading Lord L'Estrange did not proceed at once to Riecabocca's house.
own
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From this reading When, recalling his duty to the Italian, he once more struck into the road to Norwood, the slow pace of his horse was significant of his own exhausted spirits; a deep dejection had succeeded to feverish excitement.
pace
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From this reading When, recalling his duty to the Italian, he once more struck into the road to Norwood, the slow pace of his horse was significant of his own exhausted spirits; a deep dejection had succeeded to feverish excitement.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He rode fast and far; and impossible it would be to define the feelings that passed through a mind so acutely sensitive, and so rootedly tenacious of all affections.
proceed
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From this reading Lord L'Estrange did not proceed at once to Riecabocca's house.
recalling
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From this reading When, recalling his duty to the Italian, he once more struck into the road to Norwood, the slow pace of his horse was significant of his own exhausted spirits; a deep dejection had succeeded to feverish excitement.
remembrance
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From this reading He was under the influence of a remembrance too deep and too strong to yield easily to the lukewarm claim of friendship.
Riecabocca's
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From this reading Lord L'Estrange did not proceed at once to Riecabocca's house.
road
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From this reading When, recalling his duty to the Italian, he once more struck into the road to Norwood, the slow pace of his horse was significant of his own exhausted spirits; a deep dejection had succeeded to feverish excitement.
rode
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From this reading He rode fast and far; and impossible it would be to define the feelings that passed through a mind so acutely sensitive, and so rootedly tenacious of all affections.
rootedly
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From this reading He rode fast and far; and impossible it would be to define the feelings that passed through a mind so acutely sensitive, and so rootedly tenacious of all affections.
sensitive
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From this reading He rode fast and far; and impossible it would be to define the feelings that passed through a mind so acutely sensitive, and so rootedly tenacious of all affections.
significant
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From this reading When, recalling his duty to the Italian, he once more struck into the road to Norwood, the slow pace of his horse was significant of his own exhausted spirits; a deep dejection had succeeded to feverish excitement.
slow
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From this reading When, recalling his duty to the Italian, he once more struck into the road to Norwood, the slow pace of his horse was significant of his own exhausted spirits; a deep dejection had succeeded to feverish excitement.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He rode fast and far; and impossible it would be to define the feelings that passed through a mind so acutely sensitive, and so rootedly tenacious of all affections.
spirits
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From this reading When, recalling his duty to the Italian, he once more struck into the road to Norwood, the slow pace of his horse was significant of his own exhausted spirits; a deep dejection had succeeded to feverish excitement.
strong
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From this reading He was under the influence of a remembrance too deep and too strong to yield easily to the lukewarm claim of friendship.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When, recalling his duty to the Italian, he once more struck into the road to Norwood, the slow pace of his horse was significant of his own exhausted spirits; a deep dejection had succeeded to feverish excitement.
succeeded
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From this reading When, recalling his duty to the Italian, he once more struck into the road to Norwood, the slow pace of his horse was significant of his own exhausted spirits; a deep dejection had succeeded to feverish excitement.
task
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From this reading "Vain task," he murmured, "to wean myself from the dead!
tenacious
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From this reading He rode fast and far; and impossible it would be to define the feelings that passed through a mind so acutely sensitive, and so rootedly tenacious of all affections.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He rode fast and far; and impossible it would be to define the feelings that passed through a mind so acutely sensitive, and so rootedly tenacious of all affections.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was under the influence of a remembrance too deep and too strong to yield easily to the lukewarm claim of friendship.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He rode fast and far; and impossible it would be to define the feelings that passed through a mind so acutely sensitive, and so rootedly tenacious of all affections.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lord L'Estrange did not proceed at once to Riecabocca's house.
too
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From this reading He was under the influence of a remembrance too deep and too strong to yield easily to the lukewarm claim of friendship.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He was under the influence of a remembrance too deep and too strong to yield easily to the lukewarm claim of friendship.
Vain
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From this reading "Vain task," he murmured, "to wean myself from the dead!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was under the influence of a remembrance too deep and too strong to yield easily to the lukewarm claim of friendship.
wean
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From this reading "Vain task," he murmured, "to wean myself from the dead!
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When, recalling his duty to the Italian, he once more struck into the road to Norwood, the slow pace of his horse was significant of his own exhausted spirits; a deep dejection had succeeded to feverish excitement.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He rode fast and far; and impossible it would be to define the feelings that passed through a mind so acutely sensitive, and so rootedly tenacious of all affections.
yield
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From this reading He was under the influence of a remembrance too deep and too strong to yield easily to the lukewarm claim of friendship.
