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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 It was like a second youth, like a new life, full of promise, of unrest, of toil, scattering lavishly its wealth to the four corners of an excited world.
affected
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From this reading And other changes more subtle, outwardly unmarked, affected the minds and hearts of the workers.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Material changes swept along in the train of material interests.
aloud
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From this reading “I must grow rich very slowly,” he meditated, aloud.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was like a second youth, like a new life, full of promise, of unrest, of toil, scattering lavishly its wealth to the four corners of an excited world.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CHAPTER ELEVEN Sulaco outstripped Nostromo’s prudence, growing rich swiftly on the hidden treasures of the earth, hovered over by the anxious spirits of good and evil, torn out by the labouring hands of the people.
anxious
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From this reading CHAPTER ELEVEN Sulaco outstripped Nostromo’s prudence, growing rich swiftly on the hidden treasures of the earth, hovered over by the anxious spirits of good and evil, torn out by the labouring hands of the people.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading CHAPTER ELEVEN Sulaco outstripped Nostromo’s prudence, growing rich swiftly on the hidden treasures of the earth, hovered over by the anxious spirits of good and evil, torn out by the labouring hands of the people.
changes
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From this reading Material changes swept along in the train of material interests.
CHAPTER
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From this reading CHAPTER ELEVEN Sulaco outstripped Nostromo’s prudence, growing rich swiftly on the hidden treasures of the earth, hovered over by the anxious spirits of good and evil, torn out by the labouring hands of the people.
corners
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From this reading It was like a second youth, like a new life, full of promise, of unrest, of toil, scattering lavishly its wealth to the four corners of an excited world.
earth
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From this reading CHAPTER ELEVEN Sulaco outstripped Nostromo’s prudence, growing rich swiftly on the hidden treasures of the earth, hovered over by the anxious spirits of good and evil, torn out by the labouring hands of the people.
ELEVEN
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From this reading CHAPTER ELEVEN Sulaco outstripped Nostromo’s prudence, growing rich swiftly on the hidden treasures of the earth, hovered over by the anxious spirits of good and evil, torn out by the labouring hands of the people.
evil
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From this reading CHAPTER ELEVEN Sulaco outstripped Nostromo’s prudence, growing rich swiftly on the hidden treasures of the earth, hovered over by the anxious spirits of good and evil, torn out by the labouring hands of the people.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading It was like a second youth, like a new life, full of promise, of unrest, of toil, scattering lavishly its wealth to the four corners of an excited world.
four
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From this reading It was like a second youth, like a new life, full of promise, of unrest, of toil, scattering lavishly its wealth to the four corners of an excited world.
full
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From this reading It was like a second youth, like a new life, full of promise, of unrest, of toil, scattering lavishly its wealth to the four corners of an excited world.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CHAPTER ELEVEN Sulaco outstripped Nostromo’s prudence, growing rich swiftly on the hidden treasures of the earth, hovered over by the anxious spirits of good and evil, torn out by the labouring hands of the people.
grow
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From this reading “I must grow rich very slowly,” he meditated, aloud.
growing
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From this reading CHAPTER ELEVEN Sulaco outstripped Nostromo’s prudence, growing rich swiftly on the hidden treasures of the earth, hovered over by the anxious spirits of good and evil, torn out by the labouring hands of the people.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading CHAPTER ELEVEN Sulaco outstripped Nostromo’s prudence, growing rich swiftly on the hidden treasures of the earth, hovered over by the anxious spirits of good and evil, torn out by the labouring hands of the people.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I must grow rich very slowly,” he meditated, aloud.
hearts
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From this reading And other changes more subtle, outwardly unmarked, affected the minds and hearts of the workers.
hidden
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From this reading CHAPTER ELEVEN Sulaco outstripped Nostromo’s prudence, growing rich swiftly on the hidden treasures of the earth, hovered over by the anxious spirits of good and evil, torn out by the labouring hands of the people.
hovered
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From this reading CHAPTER ELEVEN Sulaco outstripped Nostromo’s prudence, growing rich swiftly on the hidden treasures of the earth, hovered over by the anxious spirits of good and evil, torn out by the labouring hands of the people.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I must grow rich very slowly,” he meditated, aloud.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Material changes swept along in the train of material interests.
interests
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From this reading Material changes swept along in the train of material interests.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was like a second youth, like a new life, full of promise, of unrest, of toil, scattering lavishly its wealth to the four corners of an excited world.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was like a second youth, like a new life, full of promise, of unrest, of toil, scattering lavishly its wealth to the four corners of an excited world.
labouring
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From this reading CHAPTER ELEVEN Sulaco outstripped Nostromo’s prudence, growing rich swiftly on the hidden treasures of the earth, hovered over by the anxious spirits of good and evil, torn out by the labouring hands of the people.
lavishly
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From this reading It was like a second youth, like a new life, full of promise, of unrest, of toil, scattering lavishly its wealth to the four corners of an excited world.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was like a second youth, like a new life, full of promise, of unrest, of toil, scattering lavishly its wealth to the four corners of an excited world.
like
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From this reading It was like a second youth, like a new life, full of promise, of unrest, of toil, scattering lavishly its wealth to the four corners of an excited world.
Material
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From this reading Material changes swept along in the train of material interests.
meditated
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From this reading “I must grow rich very slowly,” he meditated, aloud.
minds
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From this reading And other changes more subtle, outwardly unmarked, affected the minds and hearts of the workers.
more
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From this reading And other changes more subtle, outwardly unmarked, affected the minds and hearts of the workers.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I must grow rich very slowly,” he meditated, aloud.
new
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From this reading It was like a second youth, like a new life, full of promise, of unrest, of toil, scattering lavishly its wealth to the four corners of an excited world.
Nostromo's
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From this reading CHAPTER ELEVEN Sulaco outstripped Nostromo’s prudence, growing rich swiftly on the hidden treasures of the earth, hovered over by the anxious spirits of good and evil, torn out by the labouring hands of the people.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CHAPTER ELEVEN Sulaco outstripped Nostromo’s prudence, growing rich swiftly on the hidden treasures of the earth, hovered over by the anxious spirits of good and evil, torn out by the labouring hands of the people.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading CHAPTER ELEVEN Sulaco outstripped Nostromo’s prudence, growing rich swiftly on the hidden treasures of the earth, hovered over by the anxious spirits of good and evil, torn out by the labouring hands of the people.
other
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From this reading And other changes more subtle, outwardly unmarked, affected the minds and hearts of the workers.
out
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From this reading CHAPTER ELEVEN Sulaco outstripped Nostromo’s prudence, growing rich swiftly on the hidden treasures of the earth, hovered over by the anxious spirits of good and evil, torn out by the labouring hands of the people.
outstripped
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From this reading CHAPTER ELEVEN Sulaco outstripped Nostromo’s prudence, growing rich swiftly on the hidden treasures of the earth, hovered over by the anxious spirits of good and evil, torn out by the labouring hands of the people.
outwardly
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From this reading And other changes more subtle, outwardly unmarked, affected the minds and hearts of the workers.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading CHAPTER ELEVEN Sulaco outstripped Nostromo’s prudence, growing rich swiftly on the hidden treasures of the earth, hovered over by the anxious spirits of good and evil, torn out by the labouring hands of the people.
people
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From this reading CHAPTER ELEVEN Sulaco outstripped Nostromo’s prudence, growing rich swiftly on the hidden treasures of the earth, hovered over by the anxious spirits of good and evil, torn out by the labouring hands of the people.
promise
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From this reading It was like a second youth, like a new life, full of promise, of unrest, of toil, scattering lavishly its wealth to the four corners of an excited world.
prudence
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From this reading CHAPTER ELEVEN Sulaco outstripped Nostromo’s prudence, growing rich swiftly on the hidden treasures of the earth, hovered over by the anxious spirits of good and evil, torn out by the labouring hands of the people.
rich
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From this reading “I must grow rich very slowly,” he meditated, aloud.
scattering
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From this reading It was like a second youth, like a new life, full of promise, of unrest, of toil, scattering lavishly its wealth to the four corners of an excited world.
second
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From this reading It was like a second youth, like a new life, full of promise, of unrest, of toil, scattering lavishly its wealth to the four corners of an excited world.
slowly
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From this reading “I must grow rich very slowly,” he meditated, aloud.
spirits
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From this reading CHAPTER ELEVEN Sulaco outstripped Nostromo’s prudence, growing rich swiftly on the hidden treasures of the earth, hovered over by the anxious spirits of good and evil, torn out by the labouring hands of the people.
subtle
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From this reading And other changes more subtle, outwardly unmarked, affected the minds and hearts of the workers.
Sulaco
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From this reading CHAPTER ELEVEN Sulaco outstripped Nostromo’s prudence, growing rich swiftly on the hidden treasures of the earth, hovered over by the anxious spirits of good and evil, torn out by the labouring hands of the people.
swept
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From this reading Material changes swept along in the train of material interests.
swiftly
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From this reading CHAPTER ELEVEN Sulaco outstripped Nostromo’s prudence, growing rich swiftly on the hidden treasures of the earth, hovered over by the anxious spirits of good and evil, torn out by the labouring hands of the people.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CHAPTER ELEVEN Sulaco outstripped Nostromo’s prudence, growing rich swiftly on the hidden treasures of the earth, hovered over by the anxious spirits of good and evil, torn out by the labouring hands of the people.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was like a second youth, like a new life, full of promise, of unrest, of toil, scattering lavishly its wealth to the four corners of an excited world.
toil
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From this reading It was like a second youth, like a new life, full of promise, of unrest, of toil, scattering lavishly its wealth to the four corners of an excited world.
torn
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From this reading CHAPTER ELEVEN Sulaco outstripped Nostromo’s prudence, growing rich swiftly on the hidden treasures of the earth, hovered over by the anxious spirits of good and evil, torn out by the labouring hands of the people.
train
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From this reading Material changes swept along in the train of material interests.
treasures
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From this reading CHAPTER ELEVEN Sulaco outstripped Nostromo’s prudence, growing rich swiftly on the hidden treasures of the earth, hovered over by the anxious spirits of good and evil, torn out by the labouring hands of the people.
unmarked
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From this reading And other changes more subtle, outwardly unmarked, affected the minds and hearts of the workers.
unrest
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From this reading It was like a second youth, like a new life, full of promise, of unrest, of toil, scattering lavishly its wealth to the four corners of an excited world.
very
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From this reading “I must grow rich very slowly,” he meditated, aloud.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was like a second youth, like a new life, full of promise, of unrest, of toil, scattering lavishly its wealth to the four corners of an excited world.
wealth
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From this reading It was like a second youth, like a new life, full of promise, of unrest, of toil, scattering lavishly its wealth to the four corners of an excited world.
workers
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From this reading And other changes more subtle, outwardly unmarked, affected the minds and hearts of the workers.
world
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From this reading It was like a second youth, like a new life, full of promise, of unrest, of toil, scattering lavishly its wealth to the four corners of an excited world.
youth
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From this reading It was like a second youth, like a new life, full of promise, of unrest, of toil, scattering lavishly its wealth to the four corners of an excited world.
