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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 AS SOBER AS A JUDGE That determination of his, to wait, was a hard thing for Masters to adhere to.
adhere
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From this reading AS SOBER AS A JUDGE That determination of his, to wait, was a hard thing for Masters to adhere to.
aid
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From this reading Later on the aid must consciously be gathered together.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It is so much easier to do things on the spur of the moment; courage is an unbidden lieutenant then.
ASconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AS SOBER AS A JUDGE That determination of his, to wait, was a hard thing for Masters to adhere to.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He knew it was a wholesome resolve; at the same time the pill was very bitter: uncoated kind.
attempt
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From this reading Curiously enough, Masters experienced pleasure in making the way hard for himself; there was no attempt to boil the peas before putting them in his shoe.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Later on the aid must consciously be gathered together.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Curiously enough, Masters experienced pleasure in making the way hard for himself; there was no attempt to boil the peas before putting them in his shoe.
bitter
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From this reading He knew it was a wholesome resolve; at the same time the pill was very bitter: uncoated kind.
boil
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From this reading Curiously enough, Masters experienced pleasure in making the way hard for himself; there was no attempt to boil the peas before putting them in his shoe.
consciously
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From this reading Later on the aid must consciously be gathered together.
courage
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From this reading It is so much easier to do things on the spur of the moment; courage is an unbidden lieutenant then.
Curiously
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From this reading Curiously enough, Masters experienced pleasure in making the way hard for himself; there was no attempt to boil the peas before putting them in his shoe.
determination
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From this reading AS SOBER AS A JUDGE That determination of his, to wait, was a hard thing for Masters to adhere to.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It is so much easier to do things on the spur of the moment; courage is an unbidden lieutenant then.
easier
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From this reading It is so much easier to do things on the spur of the moment; courage is an unbidden lieutenant then.
enough
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From this reading Curiously enough, Masters experienced pleasure in making the way hard for himself; there was no attempt to boil the peas before putting them in his shoe.
experienced
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From this reading Curiously enough, Masters experienced pleasure in making the way hard for himself; there was no attempt to boil the peas before putting them in his shoe.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading AS SOBER AS A JUDGE That determination of his, to wait, was a hard thing for Masters to adhere to.
gathered
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From this reading Later on the aid must consciously be gathered together.
hard
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From this reading AS SOBER AS A JUDGE That determination of his, to wait, was a hard thing for Masters to adhere to.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He knew it was a wholesome resolve; at the same time the pill was very bitter: uncoated kind.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Curiously enough, Masters experienced pleasure in making the way hard for himself; there was no attempt to boil the peas before putting them in his shoe.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AS SOBER AS A JUDGE That determination of his, to wait, was a hard thing for Masters to adhere to.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Curiously enough, Masters experienced pleasure in making the way hard for himself; there was no attempt to boil the peas before putting them in his shoe.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is so much easier to do things on the spur of the moment; courage is an unbidden lieutenant then.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He knew it was a wholesome resolve; at the same time the pill was very bitter: uncoated kind.
JUDGE
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From this reading AS SOBER AS A JUDGE That determination of his, to wait, was a hard thing for Masters to adhere to.
kind
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From this reading He knew it was a wholesome resolve; at the same time the pill was very bitter: uncoated kind.
knew
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From this reading He knew it was a wholesome resolve; at the same time the pill was very bitter: uncoated kind.
Later
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From this reading Later on the aid must consciously be gathered together.
lieutenant
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From this reading It is so much easier to do things on the spur of the moment; courage is an unbidden lieutenant then.
making
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From this reading Curiously enough, Masters experienced pleasure in making the way hard for himself; there was no attempt to boil the peas before putting them in his shoe.
Masters
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From this reading AS SOBER AS A JUDGE That determination of his, to wait, was a hard thing for Masters to adhere to.
moment
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From this reading It is so much easier to do things on the spur of the moment; courage is an unbidden lieutenant then.
much
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From this reading It is so much easier to do things on the spur of the moment; courage is an unbidden lieutenant then.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Later on the aid must consciously be gathered together.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Curiously enough, Masters experienced pleasure in making the way hard for himself; there was no attempt to boil the peas before putting them in his shoe.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AS SOBER AS A JUDGE That determination of his, to wait, was a hard thing for Masters to adhere to.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It is so much easier to do things on the spur of the moment; courage is an unbidden lieutenant then.
peas
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From this reading Curiously enough, Masters experienced pleasure in making the way hard for himself; there was no attempt to boil the peas before putting them in his shoe.
pill
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From this reading He knew it was a wholesome resolve; at the same time the pill was very bitter: uncoated kind.
pleasure
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From this reading Curiously enough, Masters experienced pleasure in making the way hard for himself; there was no attempt to boil the peas before putting them in his shoe.
putting
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From this reading Curiously enough, Masters experienced pleasure in making the way hard for himself; there was no attempt to boil the peas before putting them in his shoe.
resolve
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From this reading He knew it was a wholesome resolve; at the same time the pill was very bitter: uncoated kind.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He knew it was a wholesome resolve; at the same time the pill was very bitter: uncoated kind.
shoe
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From this reading Curiously enough, Masters experienced pleasure in making the way hard for himself; there was no attempt to boil the peas before putting them in his shoe.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It is so much easier to do things on the spur of the moment; courage is an unbidden lieutenant then.
SOBERadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊbər/
not affected by alcohol
From this reading AS SOBER AS A JUDGE That determination of his, to wait, was a hard thing for Masters to adhere to.
spur
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From this reading It is so much easier to do things on the spur of the moment; courage is an unbidden lieutenant then.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AS SOBER AS A JUDGE That determination of his, to wait, was a hard thing for Masters to adhere to.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He knew it was a wholesome resolve; at the same time the pill was very bitter: uncoated kind.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Curiously enough, Masters experienced pleasure in making the way hard for himself; there was no attempt to boil the peas before putting them in his shoe.
then
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From this reading It is so much easier to do things on the spur of the moment; courage is an unbidden lieutenant then.
there
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From this reading Curiously enough, Masters experienced pleasure in making the way hard for himself; there was no attempt to boil the peas before putting them in his shoe.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AS SOBER AS A JUDGE That determination of his, to wait, was a hard thing for Masters to adhere to.
things
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From this reading It is so much easier to do things on the spur of the moment; courage is an unbidden lieutenant then.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He knew it was a wholesome resolve; at the same time the pill was very bitter: uncoated kind.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AS SOBER AS A JUDGE That determination of his, to wait, was a hard thing for Masters to adhere to.
together
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From this reading Later on the aid must consciously be gathered together.
unbidden
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From this reading It is so much easier to do things on the spur of the moment; courage is an unbidden lieutenant then.
uncoated
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From this reading He knew it was a wholesome resolve; at the same time the pill was very bitter: uncoated kind.
very
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From this reading He knew it was a wholesome resolve; at the same time the pill was very bitter: uncoated kind.
wait
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From this reading AS SOBER AS A JUDGE That determination of his, to wait, was a hard thing for Masters to adhere to.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AS SOBER AS A JUDGE That determination of his, to wait, was a hard thing for Masters to adhere to.
way
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From this reading Curiously enough, Masters experienced pleasure in making the way hard for himself; there was no attempt to boil the peas before putting them in his shoe.
wholesome
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From this reading He knew it was a wholesome resolve; at the same time the pill was very bitter: uncoated kind.
