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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 a silly thing, and it upset him all out of proportion to its importance.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Of many things, they spoke about ... but never once did they mention the lurid second death._ It occurred to Griffin as he sat waiting in the office that he had forgotten what day it was.
Agenting
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From this reading They told him of the glories of life re-born; youth re-captured; love re-won; of Free Agenting around the cosmos.
all
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From this reading It was a silly thing, and it upset him all out of proportion to its importance.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At first it had been no more than a disturbing flicker in the back of his mind, an uneasy half-thought, not even consciously formed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a silly thing, and it upset him all out of proportion to its importance.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading They told him of the glories of life re-born; youth re-captured; love re-won; of Free Agenting around the cosmos.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Of many things, they spoke about ... but never once did they mention the lurid second death._ It occurred to Griffin as he sat waiting in the office that he had forgotten what day it was.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first it had been no more than a disturbing flicker in the back of his mind, an uneasy half-thought, not even consciously formed.
back
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From this reading At first it had been no more than a disturbing flicker in the back of his mind, an uneasy half-thought, not even consciously formed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading At first it had been no more than a disturbing flicker in the back of his mind, an uneasy half-thought, not even consciously formed.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Of many things, they spoke about ... but never once did they mention the lurid second death._ It occurred to Griffin as he sat waiting in the office that he had forgotten what day it was.
Carter
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From this reading _They told only half the story to Daniel Carter Griffin when he volunteered to die.
consciously
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From this reading At first it had been no more than a disturbing flicker in the back of his mind, an uneasy half-thought, not even consciously formed.
cosmosnounUS /ˈkɑːz.moʊs/
The universe seen as a well-ordered whole governed by rational nature.
From this reading They told him of the glories of life re-born; youth re-captured; love re-won; of Free Agenting around the cosmos.
Daniel
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From this reading _They told only half the story to Daniel Carter Griffin when he volunteered to die.
day
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From this reading Of many things, they spoke about ... but never once did they mention the lurid second death._ It occurred to Griffin as he sat waiting in the office that he had forgotten what day it was.
death
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From this reading Of many things, they spoke about ... but never once did they mention the lurid second death._ It occurred to Griffin as he sat waiting in the office that he had forgotten what day it was.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Of many things, they spoke about ... but never once did they mention the lurid second death._ It occurred to Griffin as he sat waiting in the office that he had forgotten what day it was.
die
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From this reading _They told only half the story to Daniel Carter Griffin when he volunteered to die.
disturbing
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From this reading At first it had been no more than a disturbing flicker in the back of his mind, an uneasy half-thought, not even consciously formed.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first it had been no more than a disturbing flicker in the back of his mind, an uneasy half-thought, not even consciously formed.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first it had been no more than a disturbing flicker in the back of his mind, an uneasy half-thought, not even consciously formed.
flicker
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From this reading At first it had been no more than a disturbing flicker in the back of his mind, an uneasy half-thought, not even consciously formed.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Of many things, they spoke about ... but never once did they mention the lurid second death._ It occurred to Griffin as he sat waiting in the office that he had forgotten what day it was.
formed
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From this reading At first it had been no more than a disturbing flicker in the back of his mind, an uneasy half-thought, not even consciously formed.
FreeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading They told him of the glories of life re-born; youth re-captured; love re-won; of Free Agenting around the cosmos.
glories
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From this reading They told him of the glories of life re-born; youth re-captured; love re-won; of Free Agenting around the cosmos.
Griffin
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From this reading _They told only half the story to Daniel Carter Griffin when he volunteered to die.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Of many things, they spoke about ... but never once did they mention the lurid second death._ It occurred to Griffin as he sat waiting in the office that he had forgotten what day it was.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _They told only half the story to Daniel Carter Griffin when he volunteered to die.
half-thought
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From this reading At first it had been no more than a disturbing flicker in the back of his mind, an uneasy half-thought, not even consciously formed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _They told only half the story to Daniel Carter Griffin when he volunteered to die.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They told him of the glories of life re-born; youth re-captured; love re-won; of Free Agenting around the cosmos.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At first it had been no more than a disturbing flicker in the back of his mind, an uneasy half-thought, not even consciously formed.
importance
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From this reading It was a silly thing, and it upset him all out of proportion to its importance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Of many things, they spoke about ... but never once did they mention the lurid second death._ It occurred to Griffin as he sat waiting in the office that he had forgotten what day it was.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Of many things, they spoke about ... but never once did they mention the lurid second death._ It occurred to Griffin as he sat waiting in the office that he had forgotten what day it was.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a silly thing, and it upset him all out of proportion to its importance.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They told him of the glories of life re-born; youth re-captured; love re-won; of Free Agenting around the cosmos.
love
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From this reading They told him of the glories of life re-born; youth re-captured; love re-won; of Free Agenting around the cosmos.
lurid
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From this reading Of many things, they spoke about ... but never once did they mention the lurid second death._ It occurred to Griffin as he sat waiting in the office that he had forgotten what day it was.
many
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From this reading Of many things, they spoke about ... but never once did they mention the lurid second death._ It occurred to Griffin as he sat waiting in the office that he had forgotten what day it was.
mention
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From this reading Of many things, they spoke about ... but never once did they mention the lurid second death._ It occurred to Griffin as he sat waiting in the office that he had forgotten what day it was.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first it had been no more than a disturbing flicker in the back of his mind, an uneasy half-thought, not even consciously formed.
more
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From this reading At first it had been no more than a disturbing flicker in the back of his mind, an uneasy half-thought, not even consciously formed.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of many things, they spoke about ... but never once did they mention the lurid second death._ It occurred to Griffin as he sat waiting in the office that he had forgotten what day it was.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading At first it had been no more than a disturbing flicker in the back of his mind, an uneasy half-thought, not even consciously formed.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At first it had been no more than a disturbing flicker in the back of his mind, an uneasy half-thought, not even consciously formed.
occurred
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From this reading Of many things, they spoke about ... but never once did they mention the lurid second death._ It occurred to Griffin as he sat waiting in the office that he had forgotten what day it was.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They told him of the glories of life re-born; youth re-captured; love re-won; of Free Agenting around the cosmos.
office
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From this reading Of many things, they spoke about ... but never once did they mention the lurid second death._ It occurred to Griffin as he sat waiting in the office that he had forgotten what day it was.
once
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From this reading Of many things, they spoke about ... but never once did they mention the lurid second death._ It occurred to Griffin as he sat waiting in the office that he had forgotten what day it was.
only
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From this reading _They told only half the story to Daniel Carter Griffin when he volunteered to die.
out
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From this reading It was a silly thing, and it upset him all out of proportion to its importance.
proportion
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From this reading It was a silly thing, and it upset him all out of proportion to its importance.
re-born
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From this reading They told him of the glories of life re-born; youth re-captured; love re-won; of Free Agenting around the cosmos.
re-captured
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From this reading They told him of the glories of life re-born; youth re-captured; love re-won; of Free Agenting around the cosmos.
re-won
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From this reading They told him of the glories of life re-born; youth re-captured; love re-won; of Free Agenting around the cosmos.
sat
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From this reading Of many things, they spoke about ... but never once did they mention the lurid second death._ It occurred to Griffin as he sat waiting in the office that he had forgotten what day it was.
second
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From this reading Of many things, they spoke about ... but never once did they mention the lurid second death._ It occurred to Griffin as he sat waiting in the office that he had forgotten what day it was.
silly
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From this reading It was a silly thing, and it upset him all out of proportion to its importance.
spoke
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From this reading Of many things, they spoke about ... but never once did they mention the lurid second death._ It occurred to Griffin as he sat waiting in the office that he had forgotten what day it was.
story
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From this reading _They told only half the story to Daniel Carter Griffin when he volunteered to die.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading At first it had been no more than a disturbing flicker in the back of his mind, an uneasy half-thought, not even consciously formed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Of many things, they spoke about ... but never once did they mention the lurid second death._ It occurred to Griffin as he sat waiting in the office that he had forgotten what day it was.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _They told only half the story to Daniel Carter Griffin when he volunteered to die.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _They told only half the story to Daniel Carter Griffin when he volunteered to die.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a silly thing, and it upset him all out of proportion to its importance.
things
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From this reading Of many things, they spoke about ... but never once did they mention the lurid second death._ It occurred to Griffin as he sat waiting in the office that he had forgotten what day it was.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _They told only half the story to Daniel Carter Griffin when he volunteered to die.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _They told only half the story to Daniel Carter Griffin when he volunteered to die.
uneasy
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From this reading At first it had been no more than a disturbing flicker in the back of his mind, an uneasy half-thought, not even consciously formed.
upset
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From this reading It was a silly thing, and it upset him all out of proportion to its importance.
volunteered
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From this reading _They told only half the story to Daniel Carter Griffin when he volunteered to die.
waiting
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From this reading Of many things, they spoke about ... but never once did they mention the lurid second death._ It occurred to Griffin as he sat waiting in the office that he had forgotten what day it was.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of many things, they spoke about ... but never once did they mention the lurid second death._ It occurred to Griffin as he sat waiting in the office that he had forgotten what day it was.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Of many things, they spoke about ... but never once did they mention the lurid second death._ It occurred to Griffin as he sat waiting in the office that he had forgotten what day it was.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading _They told only half the story to Daniel Carter Griffin when he volunteered to die.
youth
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From this reading They told him of the glories of life re-born; youth re-captured; love re-won; of Free Agenting around the cosmos.
