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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 A FLIER IN STOCKS It was as dazzling to Rimrock as a burst of sunshine to a man just come up from a mine--that look in Mary Fortune's eyes.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading It was a whirl of weird flashes and forms and colors, like a futurist painting gone mad, but above it all when the turmoil had subsided was the thought of going back.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had told her when he left her that he would come around again, and that fixed idea had held to the end.
all
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From this reading It was a whirl of weird flashes and forms and colors, like a futurist painting gone mad, but above it all when the turmoil had subsided was the thought of going back.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He went out of her office like a man in a dream and wandered off by himself to think.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He had told her when he left her that he would come around again, and that fixed idea had held to the end.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A FLIER IN STOCKS It was as dazzling to Rimrock as a burst of sunshine to a man just come up from a mine--that look in Mary Fortune's eyes.
back
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From this reading It was a whirl of weird flashes and forms and colors, like a futurist painting gone mad, but above it all when the turmoil had subsided was the thought of going back.
brain
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From this reading But that was the one thing he could not negotiate, his brain refused to work.
burst
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From this reading A FLIER IN STOCKS It was as dazzling to Rimrock as a burst of sunshine to a man just come up from a mine--that look in Mary Fortune's eyes.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that was the one thing he could not negotiate, his brain refused to work.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He went out of her office like a man in a dream and wandered off by himself to think.
colors
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From this reading It was a whirl of weird flashes and forms and colors, like a futurist painting gone mad, but above it all when the turmoil had subsided was the thought of going back.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A FLIER IN STOCKS It was as dazzling to Rimrock as a burst of sunshine to a man just come up from a mine--that look in Mary Fortune's eyes.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But that was the one thing he could not negotiate, his brain refused to work.
dazzling
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From this reading A FLIER IN STOCKS It was as dazzling to Rimrock as a burst of sunshine to a man just come up from a mine--that look in Mary Fortune's eyes.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading He went out of her office like a man in a dream and wandered off by himself to think.
end
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From this reading He had told her when he left her that he would come around again, and that fixed idea had held to the end.
eyes
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From this reading A FLIER IN STOCKS It was as dazzling to Rimrock as a burst of sunshine to a man just come up from a mine--that look in Mary Fortune's eyes.
fixed
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From this reading He had told her when he left her that he would come around again, and that fixed idea had held to the end.
flashes
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From this reading It was a whirl of weird flashes and forms and colors, like a futurist painting gone mad, but above it all when the turmoil had subsided was the thought of going back.
FLIER
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From this reading A FLIER IN STOCKS It was as dazzling to Rimrock as a burst of sunshine to a man just come up from a mine--that look in Mary Fortune's eyes.
forms
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From this reading It was a whirl of weird flashes and forms and colors, like a futurist painting gone mad, but above it all when the turmoil had subsided was the thought of going back.
Fortune's
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From this reading A FLIER IN STOCKS It was as dazzling to Rimrock as a burst of sunshine to a man just come up from a mine--that look in Mary Fortune's eyes.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A FLIER IN STOCKS It was as dazzling to Rimrock as a burst of sunshine to a man just come up from a mine--that look in Mary Fortune's eyes.
futurist
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From this reading It was a whirl of weird flashes and forms and colors, like a futurist painting gone mad, but above it all when the turmoil had subsided was the thought of going back.
going
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From this reading It was a whirl of weird flashes and forms and colors, like a futurist painting gone mad, but above it all when the turmoil had subsided was the thought of going back.
gone
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From this reading It was a whirl of weird flashes and forms and colors, like a futurist painting gone mad, but above it all when the turmoil had subsided was the thought of going back.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was a whirl of weird flashes and forms and colors, like a futurist painting gone mad, but above it all when the turmoil had subsided was the thought of going back.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He went out of her office like a man in a dream and wandered off by himself to think.
held
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From this reading He had told her when he left her that he would come around again, and that fixed idea had held to the end.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He went out of her office like a man in a dream and wandered off by himself to think.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He went out of her office like a man in a dream and wandered off by himself to think.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But that was the one thing he could not negotiate, his brain refused to work.
idea
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From this reading He had told her when he left her that he would come around again, and that fixed idea had held to the end.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A FLIER IN STOCKS It was as dazzling to Rimrock as a burst of sunshine to a man just come up from a mine--that look in Mary Fortune's eyes.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A FLIER IN STOCKS It was as dazzling to Rimrock as a burst of sunshine to a man just come up from a mine--that look in Mary Fortune's eyes.
just
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From this reading A FLIER IN STOCKS It was as dazzling to Rimrock as a burst of sunshine to a man just come up from a mine--that look in Mary Fortune's eyes.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had told her when he left her that he would come around again, and that fixed idea had held to the end.
like
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From this reading He went out of her office like a man in a dream and wandered off by himself to think.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A FLIER IN STOCKS It was as dazzling to Rimrock as a burst of sunshine to a man just come up from a mine--that look in Mary Fortune's eyes.
mad
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From this reading It was a whirl of weird flashes and forms and colors, like a futurist painting gone mad, but above it all when the turmoil had subsided was the thought of going back.
man
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From this reading A FLIER IN STOCKS It was as dazzling to Rimrock as a burst of sunshine to a man just come up from a mine--that look in Mary Fortune's eyes.
Mary
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From this reading A FLIER IN STOCKS It was as dazzling to Rimrock as a burst of sunshine to a man just come up from a mine--that look in Mary Fortune's eyes.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A FLIER IN STOCKS It was as dazzling to Rimrock as a burst of sunshine to a man just come up from a mine--that look in Mary Fortune's eyes.
negotiate
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From this reading But that was the one thing he could not negotiate, his brain refused to work.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But that was the one thing he could not negotiate, his brain refused to work.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A FLIER IN STOCKS It was as dazzling to Rimrock as a burst of sunshine to a man just come up from a mine--that look in Mary Fortune's eyes.
off
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From this reading He went out of her office like a man in a dream and wandered off by himself to think.
office
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From this reading He went out of her office like a man in a dream and wandered off by himself to think.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But that was the one thing he could not negotiate, his brain refused to work.
out
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From this reading He went out of her office like a man in a dream and wandered off by himself to think.
painting
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From this reading It was a whirl of weird flashes and forms and colors, like a futurist painting gone mad, but above it all when the turmoil had subsided was the thought of going back.
refused
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From this reading But that was the one thing he could not negotiate, his brain refused to work.
Rimrock
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From this reading A FLIER IN STOCKS It was as dazzling to Rimrock as a burst of sunshine to a man just come up from a mine--that look in Mary Fortune's eyes.
STOCKS
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From this reading A FLIER IN STOCKS It was as dazzling to Rimrock as a burst of sunshine to a man just come up from a mine--that look in Mary Fortune's eyes.
subsided
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From this reading It was a whirl of weird flashes and forms and colors, like a futurist painting gone mad, but above it all when the turmoil had subsided was the thought of going back.
sunshine
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From this reading A FLIER IN STOCKS It was as dazzling to Rimrock as a burst of sunshine to a man just come up from a mine--that look in Mary Fortune's eyes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A FLIER IN STOCKS It was as dazzling to Rimrock as a burst of sunshine to a man just come up from a mine--that look in Mary Fortune's eyes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But that was the one thing he could not negotiate, his brain refused to work.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But that was the one thing he could not negotiate, his brain refused to work.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went out of her office like a man in a dream and wandered off by himself to think.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a whirl of weird flashes and forms and colors, like a futurist painting gone mad, but above it all when the turmoil had subsided was the thought of going back.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A FLIER IN STOCKS It was as dazzling to Rimrock as a burst of sunshine to a man just come up from a mine--that look in Mary Fortune's eyes.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had told her when he left her that he would come around again, and that fixed idea had held to the end.
turmoil
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From this reading It was a whirl of weird flashes and forms and colors, like a futurist painting gone mad, but above it all when the turmoil had subsided was the thought of going back.
up
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From this reading A FLIER IN STOCKS It was as dazzling to Rimrock as a burst of sunshine to a man just come up from a mine--that look in Mary Fortune's eyes.
wandered
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From this reading He went out of her office like a man in a dream and wandered off by himself to think.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A FLIER IN STOCKS It was as dazzling to Rimrock as a burst of sunshine to a man just come up from a mine--that look in Mary Fortune's eyes.
weird
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From this reading It was a whirl of weird flashes and forms and colors, like a futurist painting gone mad, but above it all when the turmoil had subsided was the thought of going back.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went out of her office like a man in a dream and wandered off by himself to think.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was a whirl of weird flashes and forms and colors, like a futurist painting gone mad, but above it all when the turmoil had subsided was the thought of going back.
whirl
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From this reading It was a whirl of weird flashes and forms and colors, like a futurist painting gone mad, but above it all when the turmoil had subsided was the thought of going back.
work
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From this reading But that was the one thing he could not negotiate, his brain refused to work.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had told her when he left her that he would come around again, and that fixed idea had held to the end.
