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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 The sun was setting behind the back fence (though at a considerable distance) as Penrod Schofield approached that fence and looked thoughtfully up at the top of it, apparently having in mind some purpose to climb up and sit there.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About the most painful was the vision of lovely Marjorie Jones, weeping with rage as the Child Sir Lancelot was dragged, insatiate, from the prostrate and howling Child Sir Galahad, after an onslaught delivered the precise instant the curtain began to fall upon the demoralized “pageant.”
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading About the most painful was the vision of lovely Marjorie Jones, weeping with rage as the Child Sir Lancelot was dragged, insatiate, from the prostrate and howling Child Sir Galahad, after an onslaught delivered the precise instant the curtain began to fall upon the demoralized “pageant.”
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He leaned against the fence, sighed profoundly, and gazed at Duke, his wistful dog.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading About the most painful was the vision of lovely Marjorie Jones, weeping with rage as the Child Sir Lancelot was dragged, insatiate, from the prostrate and howling Child Sir Galahad, after an onslaught delivered the precise instant the curtain began to fall upon the demoralized “pageant.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sun was setting behind the back fence (though at a considerable distance) as Penrod Schofield approached that fence and looked thoughtfully up at the top of it, apparently having in mind some purpose to climb up and sit there.
anywhere
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From this reading Debating this, he passed his fingers gently up and down the backs of his legs; and then something seemed to decide him not to sit anywhere.
apparently
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From this reading The sun was setting behind the back fence (though at a considerable distance) as Penrod Schofield approached that fence and looked thoughtfully up at the top of it, apparently having in mind some purpose to climb up and sit there.
approached
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From this reading The sun was setting behind the back fence (though at a considerable distance) as Penrod Schofield approached that fence and looked thoughtfully up at the top of it, apparently having in mind some purpose to climb up and sit there.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The sun was setting behind the back fence (though at a considerable distance) as Penrod Schofield approached that fence and looked thoughtfully up at the top of it, apparently having in mind some purpose to climb up and sit there.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The sun was setting behind the back fence (though at a considerable distance) as Penrod Schofield approached that fence and looked thoughtfully up at the top of it, apparently having in mind some purpose to climb up and sit there.
back
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From this reading The sun was setting behind the back fence (though at a considerable distance) as Penrod Schofield approached that fence and looked thoughtfully up at the top of it, apparently having in mind some purpose to climb up and sit there.
backs
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From this reading Debating this, he passed his fingers gently up and down the backs of his legs; and then something seemed to decide him not to sit anywhere.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The sigh was reminiscent: episodes of simple pathos were passing before his inward eye.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About the most painful was the vision of lovely Marjorie Jones, weeping with rage as the Child Sir Lancelot was dragged, insatiate, from the prostrate and howling Child Sir Galahad, after an onslaught delivered the precise instant the curtain began to fall upon the demoralized “pageant.”
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The sun was setting behind the back fence (though at a considerable distance) as Penrod Schofield approached that fence and looked thoughtfully up at the top of it, apparently having in mind some purpose to climb up and sit there.
Child
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From this reading About the most painful was the vision of lovely Marjorie Jones, weeping with rage as the Child Sir Lancelot was dragged, insatiate, from the prostrate and howling Child Sir Galahad, after an onslaught delivered the precise instant the curtain began to fall upon the demoralized “pageant.”
climb
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From this reading The sun was setting behind the back fence (though at a considerable distance) as Penrod Schofield approached that fence and looked thoughtfully up at the top of it, apparently having in mind some purpose to climb up and sit there.
considerable
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From this reading The sun was setting behind the back fence (though at a considerable distance) as Penrod Schofield approached that fence and looked thoughtfully up at the top of it, apparently having in mind some purpose to climb up and sit there.
curtain
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From this reading About the most painful was the vision of lovely Marjorie Jones, weeping with rage as the Child Sir Lancelot was dragged, insatiate, from the prostrate and howling Child Sir Galahad, after an onslaught delivered the precise instant the curtain began to fall upon the demoralized “pageant.”
Debating
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From this reading Debating this, he passed his fingers gently up and down the backs of his legs; and then something seemed to decide him not to sit anywhere.
decide
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From this reading Debating this, he passed his fingers gently up and down the backs of his legs; and then something seemed to decide him not to sit anywhere.
delivered
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From this reading About the most painful was the vision of lovely Marjorie Jones, weeping with rage as the Child Sir Lancelot was dragged, insatiate, from the prostrate and howling Child Sir Galahad, after an onslaught delivered the precise instant the curtain began to fall upon the demoralized “pageant.”
demoralized
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From this reading About the most painful was the vision of lovely Marjorie Jones, weeping with rage as the Child Sir Lancelot was dragged, insatiate, from the prostrate and howling Child Sir Galahad, after an onslaught delivered the precise instant the curtain began to fall upon the demoralized “pageant.”
distance
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From this reading The sun was setting behind the back fence (though at a considerable distance) as Penrod Schofield approached that fence and looked thoughtfully up at the top of it, apparently having in mind some purpose to climb up and sit there.
dog
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From this reading He leaned against the fence, sighed profoundly, and gazed at Duke, his wistful dog.
down
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From this reading Debating this, he passed his fingers gently up and down the backs of his legs; and then something seemed to decide him not to sit anywhere.
dragged
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From this reading About the most painful was the vision of lovely Marjorie Jones, weeping with rage as the Child Sir Lancelot was dragged, insatiate, from the prostrate and howling Child Sir Galahad, after an onslaught delivered the precise instant the curtain began to fall upon the demoralized “pageant.”
Duke
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From this reading He leaned against the fence, sighed profoundly, and gazed at Duke, his wistful dog.
episodes
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From this reading The sigh was reminiscent: episodes of simple pathos were passing before his inward eye.
eye
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From this reading The sigh was reminiscent: episodes of simple pathos were passing before his inward eye.
fall
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From this reading About the most painful was the vision of lovely Marjorie Jones, weeping with rage as the Child Sir Lancelot was dragged, insatiate, from the prostrate and howling Child Sir Galahad, after an onslaught delivered the precise instant the curtain began to fall upon the demoralized “pageant.”
fence
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From this reading The sun was setting behind the back fence (though at a considerable distance) as Penrod Schofield approached that fence and looked thoughtfully up at the top of it, apparently having in mind some purpose to climb up and sit there.
fingers
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From this reading Debating this, he passed his fingers gently up and down the backs of his legs; and then something seemed to decide him not to sit anywhere.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading About the most painful was the vision of lovely Marjorie Jones, weeping with rage as the Child Sir Lancelot was dragged, insatiate, from the prostrate and howling Child Sir Galahad, after an onslaught delivered the precise instant the curtain began to fall upon the demoralized “pageant.”
Galahad
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From this reading About the most painful was the vision of lovely Marjorie Jones, weeping with rage as the Child Sir Lancelot was dragged, insatiate, from the prostrate and howling Child Sir Galahad, after an onslaught delivered the precise instant the curtain began to fall upon the demoralized “pageant.”
gazed
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From this reading He leaned against the fence, sighed profoundly, and gazed at Duke, his wistful dog.
gently
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From this reading Debating this, he passed his fingers gently up and down the backs of his legs; and then something seemed to decide him not to sit anywhere.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The sun was setting behind the back fence (though at a considerable distance) as Penrod Schofield approached that fence and looked thoughtfully up at the top of it, apparently having in mind some purpose to climb up and sit there.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Debating this, he passed his fingers gently up and down the backs of his legs; and then something seemed to decide him not to sit anywhere.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Debating this, he passed his fingers gently up and down the backs of his legs; and then something seemed to decide him not to sit anywhere.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Debating this, he passed his fingers gently up and down the backs of his legs; and then something seemed to decide him not to sit anywhere.
howling
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From this reading About the most painful was the vision of lovely Marjorie Jones, weeping with rage as the Child Sir Lancelot was dragged, insatiate, from the prostrate and howling Child Sir Galahad, after an onslaught delivered the precise instant the curtain began to fall upon the demoralized “pageant.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sun was setting behind the back fence (though at a considerable distance) as Penrod Schofield approached that fence and looked thoughtfully up at the top of it, apparently having in mind some purpose to climb up and sit there.
insatiate
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From this reading About the most painful was the vision of lovely Marjorie Jones, weeping with rage as the Child Sir Lancelot was dragged, insatiate, from the prostrate and howling Child Sir Galahad, after an onslaught delivered the precise instant the curtain began to fall upon the demoralized “pageant.”
instant
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From this reading About the most painful was the vision of lovely Marjorie Jones, weeping with rage as the Child Sir Lancelot was dragged, insatiate, from the prostrate and howling Child Sir Galahad, after an onslaught delivered the precise instant the curtain began to fall upon the demoralized “pageant.”
inward
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From this reading The sigh was reminiscent: episodes of simple pathos were passing before his inward eye.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The sun was setting behind the back fence (though at a considerable distance) as Penrod Schofield approached that fence and looked thoughtfully up at the top of it, apparently having in mind some purpose to climb up and sit there.
Jones
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From this reading About the most painful was the vision of lovely Marjorie Jones, weeping with rage as the Child Sir Lancelot was dragged, insatiate, from the prostrate and howling Child Sir Galahad, after an onslaught delivered the precise instant the curtain began to fall upon the demoralized “pageant.”
Lancelot
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From this reading About the most painful was the vision of lovely Marjorie Jones, weeping with rage as the Child Sir Lancelot was dragged, insatiate, from the prostrate and howling Child Sir Galahad, after an onslaught delivered the precise instant the curtain began to fall upon the demoralized “pageant.”
leaned
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From this reading He leaned against the fence, sighed profoundly, and gazed at Duke, his wistful dog.
legs
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From this reading Debating this, he passed his fingers gently up and down the backs of his legs; and then something seemed to decide him not to sit anywhere.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun was setting behind the back fence (though at a considerable distance) as Penrod Schofield approached that fence and looked thoughtfully up at the top of it, apparently having in mind some purpose to climb up and sit there.
lovely
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From this reading About the most painful was the vision of lovely Marjorie Jones, weeping with rage as the Child Sir Lancelot was dragged, insatiate, from the prostrate and howling Child Sir Galahad, after an onslaught delivered the precise instant the curtain began to fall upon the demoralized “pageant.”
Marjorie
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From this reading About the most painful was the vision of lovely Marjorie Jones, weeping with rage as the Child Sir Lancelot was dragged, insatiate, from the prostrate and howling Child Sir Galahad, after an onslaught delivered the precise instant the curtain began to fall upon the demoralized “pageant.”
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun was setting behind the back fence (though at a considerable distance) as Penrod Schofield approached that fence and looked thoughtfully up at the top of it, apparently having in mind some purpose to climb up and sit there.
most
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From this reading About the most painful was the vision of lovely Marjorie Jones, weeping with rage as the Child Sir Lancelot was dragged, insatiate, from the prostrate and howling Child Sir Galahad, after an onslaught delivered the precise instant the curtain began to fall upon the demoralized “pageant.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Debating this, he passed his fingers gently up and down the backs of his legs; and then something seemed to decide him not to sit anywhere.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sun was setting behind the back fence (though at a considerable distance) as Penrod Schofield approached that fence and looked thoughtfully up at the top of it, apparently having in mind some purpose to climb up and sit there.
onslaught
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From this reading About the most painful was the vision of lovely Marjorie Jones, weeping with rage as the Child Sir Lancelot was dragged, insatiate, from the prostrate and howling Child Sir Galahad, after an onslaught delivered the precise instant the curtain began to fall upon the demoralized “pageant.”
pageant
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From this reading About the most painful was the vision of lovely Marjorie Jones, weeping with rage as the Child Sir Lancelot was dragged, insatiate, from the prostrate and howling Child Sir Galahad, after an onslaught delivered the precise instant the curtain began to fall upon the demoralized “pageant.”
painful
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From this reading About the most painful was the vision of lovely Marjorie Jones, weeping with rage as the Child Sir Lancelot was dragged, insatiate, from the prostrate and howling Child Sir Galahad, after an onslaught delivered the precise instant the curtain began to fall upon the demoralized “pageant.”
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Debating this, he passed his fingers gently up and down the backs of his legs; and then something seemed to decide him not to sit anywhere.
passing
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From this reading The sigh was reminiscent: episodes of simple pathos were passing before his inward eye.
pathos
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From this reading The sigh was reminiscent: episodes of simple pathos were passing before his inward eye.
Penrod
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From this reading The sun was setting behind the back fence (though at a considerable distance) as Penrod Schofield approached that fence and looked thoughtfully up at the top of it, apparently having in mind some purpose to climb up and sit there.
precise
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From this reading About the most painful was the vision of lovely Marjorie Jones, weeping with rage as the Child Sir Lancelot was dragged, insatiate, from the prostrate and howling Child Sir Galahad, after an onslaught delivered the precise instant the curtain began to fall upon the demoralized “pageant.”
profoundly
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From this reading He leaned against the fence, sighed profoundly, and gazed at Duke, his wistful dog.
prostrate
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From this reading About the most painful was the vision of lovely Marjorie Jones, weeping with rage as the Child Sir Lancelot was dragged, insatiate, from the prostrate and howling Child Sir Galahad, after an onslaught delivered the precise instant the curtain began to fall upon the demoralized “pageant.”
purpose
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From this reading The sun was setting behind the back fence (though at a considerable distance) as Penrod Schofield approached that fence and looked thoughtfully up at the top of it, apparently having in mind some purpose to climb up and sit there.
rage
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From this reading About the most painful was the vision of lovely Marjorie Jones, weeping with rage as the Child Sir Lancelot was dragged, insatiate, from the prostrate and howling Child Sir Galahad, after an onslaught delivered the precise instant the curtain began to fall upon the demoralized “pageant.”
reminiscent
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From this reading The sigh was reminiscent: episodes of simple pathos were passing before his inward eye.
Schofield
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From this reading The sun was setting behind the back fence (though at a considerable distance) as Penrod Schofield approached that fence and looked thoughtfully up at the top of it, apparently having in mind some purpose to climb up and sit there.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Debating this, he passed his fingers gently up and down the backs of his legs; and then something seemed to decide him not to sit anywhere.
setting
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From this reading The sun was setting behind the back fence (though at a considerable distance) as Penrod Schofield approached that fence and looked thoughtfully up at the top of it, apparently having in mind some purpose to climb up and sit there.
sigh
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From this reading The sigh was reminiscent: episodes of simple pathos were passing before his inward eye.
sighed
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From this reading He leaned against the fence, sighed profoundly, and gazed at Duke, his wistful dog.
simple
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From this reading The sigh was reminiscent: episodes of simple pathos were passing before his inward eye.
Sir
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From this reading About the most painful was the vision of lovely Marjorie Jones, weeping with rage as the Child Sir Lancelot was dragged, insatiate, from the prostrate and howling Child Sir Galahad, after an onslaught delivered the precise instant the curtain began to fall upon the demoralized “pageant.”
sit
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From this reading The sun was setting behind the back fence (though at a considerable distance) as Penrod Schofield approached that fence and looked thoughtfully up at the top of it, apparently having in mind some purpose to climb up and sit there.
some
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From this reading The sun was setting behind the back fence (though at a considerable distance) as Penrod Schofield approached that fence and looked thoughtfully up at the top of it, apparently having in mind some purpose to climb up and sit there.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Debating this, he passed his fingers gently up and down the backs of his legs; and then something seemed to decide him not to sit anywhere.
sun
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From this reading The sun was setting behind the back fence (though at a considerable distance) as Penrod Schofield approached that fence and looked thoughtfully up at the top of it, apparently having in mind some purpose to climb up and sit there.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The sun was setting behind the back fence (though at a considerable distance) as Penrod Schofield approached that fence and looked thoughtfully up at the top of it, apparently having in mind some purpose to climb up and sit there.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sun was setting behind the back fence (though at a considerable distance) as Penrod Schofield approached that fence and looked thoughtfully up at the top of it, apparently having in mind some purpose to climb up and sit there.
then
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From this reading Debating this, he passed his fingers gently up and down the backs of his legs; and then something seemed to decide him not to sit anywhere.
there
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From this reading The sun was setting behind the back fence (though at a considerable distance) as Penrod Schofield approached that fence and looked thoughtfully up at the top of it, apparently having in mind some purpose to climb up and sit there.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Debating this, he passed his fingers gently up and down the backs of his legs; and then something seemed to decide him not to sit anywhere.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The sun was setting behind the back fence (though at a considerable distance) as Penrod Schofield approached that fence and looked thoughtfully up at the top of it, apparently having in mind some purpose to climb up and sit there.
thoughtfully
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From this reading The sun was setting behind the back fence (though at a considerable distance) as Penrod Schofield approached that fence and looked thoughtfully up at the top of it, apparently having in mind some purpose to climb up and sit there.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sun was setting behind the back fence (though at a considerable distance) as Penrod Schofield approached that fence and looked thoughtfully up at the top of it, apparently having in mind some purpose to climb up and sit there.
top
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From this reading The sun was setting behind the back fence (though at a considerable distance) as Penrod Schofield approached that fence and looked thoughtfully up at the top of it, apparently having in mind some purpose to climb up and sit there.
up
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From this reading The sun was setting behind the back fence (though at a considerable distance) as Penrod Schofield approached that fence and looked thoughtfully up at the top of it, apparently having in mind some purpose to climb up and sit there.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading About the most painful was the vision of lovely Marjorie Jones, weeping with rage as the Child Sir Lancelot was dragged, insatiate, from the prostrate and howling Child Sir Galahad, after an onslaught delivered the precise instant the curtain began to fall upon the demoralized “pageant.”
vision
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From this reading About the most painful was the vision of lovely Marjorie Jones, weeping with rage as the Child Sir Lancelot was dragged, insatiate, from the prostrate and howling Child Sir Galahad, after an onslaught delivered the precise instant the curtain began to fall upon the demoralized “pageant.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sun was setting behind the back fence (though at a considerable distance) as Penrod Schofield approached that fence and looked thoughtfully up at the top of it, apparently having in mind some purpose to climb up and sit there.
weeping
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From this reading About the most painful was the vision of lovely Marjorie Jones, weeping with rage as the Child Sir Lancelot was dragged, insatiate, from the prostrate and howling Child Sir Galahad, after an onslaught delivered the precise instant the curtain began to fall upon the demoralized “pageant.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The sigh was reminiscent: episodes of simple pathos were passing before his inward eye.
wistful
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From this reading He leaned against the fence, sighed profoundly, and gazed at Duke, his wistful dog.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading About the most painful was the vision of lovely Marjorie Jones, weeping with rage as the Child Sir Lancelot was dragged, insatiate, from the prostrate and howling Child Sir Galahad, after an onslaught delivered the precise instant the curtain began to fall upon the demoralized “pageant.”
