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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 But a sweet, true woman was doing a work for him like that of Elsie for Prince Henry in the Golden Legend.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "THE WORM-INFESTED CHESTNUT"--GREGORY TELLS THE WORST In his solitary ramble, Gregory again thought long and deeply over the situation.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading For years previously he had given up the struggle against the latter, and had sunk deep in moral apathy, making greater effort to doubt everything concerning God than to believe.
ambition
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From this reading Then he had lost even his earthly ambition, and become mere driftwood on the tide of time.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "THE WORM-INFESTED CHESTNUT"--GREGORY TELLS THE WORST In his solitary ramble, Gregory again thought long and deeply over the situation.
apathy
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From this reading For years previously he had given up the struggle against the latter, and had sunk deep in moral apathy, making greater effort to doubt everything concerning God than to believe.
approaching
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From this reading The impression was growing strong that the supreme hour of his life, which would decide his destiny for good or evil, was fast approaching.
become
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From this reading Then he had lost even his earthly ambition, and become mere driftwood on the tide of time.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For years previously he had given up the struggle against the latter, and had sunk deep in moral apathy, making greater effort to doubt everything concerning God than to believe.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But a sweet, true woman was doing a work for him like that of Elsie for Prince Henry in the Golden Legend.
CHESTNUT
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concerning
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From this reading For years previously he had given up the struggle against the latter, and had sunk deep in moral apathy, making greater effort to doubt everything concerning God than to believe.
decide
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From this reading The impression was growing strong that the supreme hour of his life, which would decide his destiny for good or evil, was fast approaching.
deep
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From this reading For years previously he had given up the struggle against the latter, and had sunk deep in moral apathy, making greater effort to doubt everything concerning God than to believe.
deeply
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destiny
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From this reading The impression was growing strong that the supreme hour of his life, which would decide his destiny for good or evil, was fast approaching.
doing
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From this reading But a sweet, true woman was doing a work for him like that of Elsie for Prince Henry in the Golden Legend.
doubt
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From this reading For years previously he had given up the struggle against the latter, and had sunk deep in moral apathy, making greater effort to doubt everything concerning God than to believe.
driftwood
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From this reading Then he had lost even his earthly ambition, and become mere driftwood on the tide of time.
earthly
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From this reading Then he had lost even his earthly ambition, and become mere driftwood on the tide of time.
effort
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From this reading For years previously he had given up the struggle against the latter, and had sunk deep in moral apathy, making greater effort to doubt everything concerning God than to believe.
Elsie
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From this reading But a sweet, true woman was doing a work for him like that of Elsie for Prince Henry in the Golden Legend.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he had lost even his earthly ambition, and become mere driftwood on the tide of time.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading For years previously he had given up the struggle against the latter, and had sunk deep in moral apathy, making greater effort to doubt everything concerning God than to believe.
evil
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From this reading The impression was growing strong that the supreme hour of his life, which would decide his destiny for good or evil, was fast approaching.
fast
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From this reading The impression was growing strong that the supreme hour of his life, which would decide his destiny for good or evil, was fast approaching.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The impression was growing strong that the supreme hour of his life, which would decide his destiny for good or evil, was fast approaching.
given
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From this reading For years previously he had given up the struggle against the latter, and had sunk deep in moral apathy, making greater effort to doubt everything concerning God than to believe.
God
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From this reading For years previously he had given up the struggle against the latter, and had sunk deep in moral apathy, making greater effort to doubt everything concerning God than to believe.
Golden
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From this reading But a sweet, true woman was doing a work for him like that of Elsie for Prince Henry in the Golden Legend.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The impression was growing strong that the supreme hour of his life, which would decide his destiny for good or evil, was fast approaching.
greater
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From this reading For years previously he had given up the struggle against the latter, and had sunk deep in moral apathy, making greater effort to doubt everything concerning God than to believe.
GREGORY
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growing
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From this reading The impression was growing strong that the supreme hour of his life, which would decide his destiny for good or evil, was fast approaching.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For years previously he had given up the struggle against the latter, and had sunk deep in moral apathy, making greater effort to doubt everything concerning God than to believe.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For years previously he had given up the struggle against the latter, and had sunk deep in moral apathy, making greater effort to doubt everything concerning God than to believe.
Henry
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From this reading But a sweet, true woman was doing a work for him like that of Elsie for Prince Henry in the Golden Legend.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But a sweet, true woman was doing a work for him like that of Elsie for Prince Henry in the Golden Legend.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "THE WORM-INFESTED CHESTNUT"--GREGORY TELLS THE WORST In his solitary ramble, Gregory again thought long and deeply over the situation.
hour
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From this reading The impression was growing strong that the supreme hour of his life, which would decide his destiny for good or evil, was fast approaching.
impression
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From this reading The impression was growing strong that the supreme hour of his life, which would decide his destiny for good or evil, was fast approaching.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "THE WORM-INFESTED CHESTNUT"--GREGORY TELLS THE WORST In his solitary ramble, Gregory again thought long and deeply over the situation.
latter
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From this reading For years previously he had given up the struggle against the latter, and had sunk deep in moral apathy, making greater effort to doubt everything concerning God than to believe.
Legend
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From this reading But a sweet, true woman was doing a work for him like that of Elsie for Prince Henry in the Golden Legend.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The impression was growing strong that the supreme hour of his life, which would decide his destiny for good or evil, was fast approaching.
like
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From this reading But a sweet, true woman was doing a work for him like that of Elsie for Prince Henry in the Golden Legend.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "THE WORM-INFESTED CHESTNUT"--GREGORY TELLS THE WORST In his solitary ramble, Gregory again thought long and deeply over the situation.
lost
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From this reading Then he had lost even his earthly ambition, and become mere driftwood on the tide of time.
making
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From this reading For years previously he had given up the struggle against the latter, and had sunk deep in moral apathy, making greater effort to doubt everything concerning God than to believe.
mere
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From this reading Then he had lost even his earthly ambition, and become mere driftwood on the tide of time.
moral
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From this reading For years previously he had given up the struggle against the latter, and had sunk deep in moral apathy, making greater effort to doubt everything concerning God than to believe.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The impression was growing strong that the supreme hour of his life, which would decide his destiny for good or evil, was fast approaching.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then he had lost even his earthly ambition, and become mere driftwood on the tide of time.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The impression was growing strong that the supreme hour of his life, which would decide his destiny for good or evil, was fast approaching.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "THE WORM-INFESTED CHESTNUT"--GREGORY TELLS THE WORST In his solitary ramble, Gregory again thought long and deeply over the situation.
previously
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From this reading For years previously he had given up the struggle against the latter, and had sunk deep in moral apathy, making greater effort to doubt everything concerning God than to believe.
Prince
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From this reading But a sweet, true woman was doing a work for him like that of Elsie for Prince Henry in the Golden Legend.
ramble
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From this reading "THE WORM-INFESTED CHESTNUT"--GREGORY TELLS THE WORST In his solitary ramble, Gregory again thought long and deeply over the situation.
situation
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solitary
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From this reading "THE WORM-INFESTED CHESTNUT"--GREGORY TELLS THE WORST In his solitary ramble, Gregory again thought long and deeply over the situation.
strong
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From this reading The impression was growing strong that the supreme hour of his life, which would decide his destiny for good or evil, was fast approaching.
struggle
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From this reading For years previously he had given up the struggle against the latter, and had sunk deep in moral apathy, making greater effort to doubt everything concerning God than to believe.
sunk
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From this reading For years previously he had given up the struggle against the latter, and had sunk deep in moral apathy, making greater effort to doubt everything concerning God than to believe.
supreme
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From this reading The impression was growing strong that the supreme hour of his life, which would decide his destiny for good or evil, was fast approaching.
sweet
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From this reading But a sweet, true woman was doing a work for him like that of Elsie for Prince Henry in the Golden Legend.
TELLS
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From this reading "THE WORM-INFESTED CHESTNUT"--GREGORY TELLS THE WORST In his solitary ramble, Gregory again thought long and deeply over the situation.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading For years previously he had given up the struggle against the latter, and had sunk deep in moral apathy, making greater effort to doubt everything concerning God than to believe.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The impression was growing strong that the supreme hour of his life, which would decide his destiny for good or evil, was fast approaching.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "THE WORM-INFESTED CHESTNUT"--GREGORY TELLS THE WORST In his solitary ramble, Gregory again thought long and deeply over the situation.
Then
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From this reading Then he had lost even his earthly ambition, and become mere driftwood on the tide of time.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "THE WORM-INFESTED CHESTNUT"--GREGORY TELLS THE WORST In his solitary ramble, Gregory again thought long and deeply over the situation.
tide
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From this reading Then he had lost even his earthly ambition, and become mere driftwood on the tide of time.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he had lost even his earthly ambition, and become mere driftwood on the tide of time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For years previously he had given up the struggle against the latter, and had sunk deep in moral apathy, making greater effort to doubt everything concerning God than to believe.
true
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From this reading But a sweet, true woman was doing a work for him like that of Elsie for Prince Henry in the Golden Legend.
up
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From this reading For years previously he had given up the struggle against the latter, and had sunk deep in moral apathy, making greater effort to doubt everything concerning God than to believe.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The impression was growing strong that the supreme hour of his life, which would decide his destiny for good or evil, was fast approaching.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The impression was growing strong that the supreme hour of his life, which would decide his destiny for good or evil, was fast approaching.
woman
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From this reading But a sweet, true woman was doing a work for him like that of Elsie for Prince Henry in the Golden Legend.
work
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From this reading But a sweet, true woman was doing a work for him like that of Elsie for Prince Henry in the Golden Legend.
WORM-INFESTED
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From this reading "THE WORM-INFESTED CHESTNUT"--GREGORY TELLS THE WORST In his solitary ramble, Gregory again thought long and deeply over the situation.
WORST
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From this reading "THE WORM-INFESTED CHESTNUT"--GREGORY TELLS THE WORST In his solitary ramble, Gregory again thought long and deeply over the situation.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The impression was growing strong that the supreme hour of his life, which would decide his destiny for good or evil, was fast approaching.
years
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From this reading For years previously he had given up the struggle against the latter, and had sunk deep in moral apathy, making greater effort to doubt everything concerning God than to believe.
