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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 He learned, too, the depth of his fear for her—a terror that ate still at his heart and goaded him to effort.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He learned, too, the depth of his fear for her—a terror that ate still at his heart and goaded him to effort.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He learned, too, the depth of his fear for her—a terror that ate still at his heart and goaded him to effort.
ate
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From this reading He learned, too, the depth of his fear for her—a terror that ate still at his heart and goaded him to effort.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “How can there be little threads of light, stealing from outside—from God’s good out of doors, Dick?
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading THE END OF STORM By her silence, by the sob that followed, Hardcastle learned the measure of Causleen’s dread of what lay behind them.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “The cave drives us mad,” said Causleen, light-headed for a moment between strain of fear and stress of hope.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE END OF STORM By her silence, by the sob that followed, Hardcastle learned the measure of Causleen’s dread of what lay behind them.
came
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From this reading The very chance of release, the nearness of it, made him the more eager to win through with haste, lest Garsykes came at them just too soon.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “How can there be little threads of light, stealing from outside—from God’s good out of doors, Dick?
Causleen
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From this reading “The cave drives us mad,” said Causleen, light-headed for a moment between strain of fear and stress of hope.
Causleen's
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From this reading THE END OF STORM By her silence, by the sob that followed, Hardcastle learned the measure of Causleen’s dread of what lay behind them.
cave
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From this reading “The cave drives us mad,” said Causleen, light-headed for a moment between strain of fear and stress of hope.
chance
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From this reading The very chance of release, the nearness of it, made him the more eager to win through with haste, lest Garsykes came at them just too soon.
depth
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From this reading He learned, too, the depth of his fear for her—a terror that ate still at his heart and goaded him to effort.
Dick
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From this reading “How can there be little threads of light, stealing from outside—from God’s good out of doors, Dick?
doors
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From this reading “How can there be little threads of light, stealing from outside—from God’s good out of doors, Dick?
dread
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From this reading THE END OF STORM By her silence, by the sob that followed, Hardcastle learned the measure of Causleen’s dread of what lay behind them.
drives
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From this reading “The cave drives us mad,” said Causleen, light-headed for a moment between strain of fear and stress of hope.
eager
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From this reading The very chance of release, the nearness of it, made him the more eager to win through with haste, lest Garsykes came at them just too soon.
effort
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From this reading He learned, too, the depth of his fear for her—a terror that ate still at his heart and goaded him to effort.
END
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From this reading THE END OF STORM By her silence, by the sob that followed, Hardcastle learned the measure of Causleen’s dread of what lay behind them.
fear
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From this reading He learned, too, the depth of his fear for her—a terror that ate still at his heart and goaded him to effort.
followed
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From this reading THE END OF STORM By her silence, by the sob that followed, Hardcastle learned the measure of Causleen’s dread of what lay behind them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He learned, too, the depth of his fear for her—a terror that ate still at his heart and goaded him to effort.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “How can there be little threads of light, stealing from outside—from God’s good out of doors, Dick?
Garsykes
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From this reading The very chance of release, the nearness of it, made him the more eager to win through with haste, lest Garsykes came at them just too soon.
goaded
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From this reading He learned, too, the depth of his fear for her—a terror that ate still at his heart and goaded him to effort.
God's
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From this reading “How can there be little threads of light, stealing from outside—from God’s good out of doors, Dick?
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How can there be little threads of light, stealing from outside—from God’s good out of doors, Dick?
Hardcastle
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From this reading THE END OF STORM By her silence, by the sob that followed, Hardcastle learned the measure of Causleen’s dread of what lay behind them.
haste
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From this reading The very chance of release, the nearness of it, made him the more eager to win through with haste, lest Garsykes came at them just too soon.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He learned, too, the depth of his fear for her—a terror that ate still at his heart and goaded him to effort.
heart
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From this reading He learned, too, the depth of his fear for her—a terror that ate still at his heart and goaded him to effort.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE END OF STORM By her silence, by the sob that followed, Hardcastle learned the measure of Causleen’s dread of what lay behind them.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He learned, too, the depth of his fear for her—a terror that ate still at his heart and goaded him to effort.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He learned, too, the depth of his fear for her—a terror that ate still at his heart and goaded him to effort.
hope
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From this reading “The cave drives us mad,” said Causleen, light-headed for a moment between strain of fear and stress of hope.
How
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From this reading “How can there be little threads of light, stealing from outside—from God’s good out of doors, Dick?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The very chance of release, the nearness of it, made him the more eager to win through with haste, lest Garsykes came at them just too soon.
just
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From this reading The very chance of release, the nearness of it, made him the more eager to win through with haste, lest Garsykes came at them just too soon.
lay
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From this reading THE END OF STORM By her silence, by the sob that followed, Hardcastle learned the measure of Causleen’s dread of what lay behind them.
learned
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From this reading THE END OF STORM By her silence, by the sob that followed, Hardcastle learned the measure of Causleen’s dread of what lay behind them.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading The very chance of release, the nearness of it, made him the more eager to win through with haste, lest Garsykes came at them just too soon.
light
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From this reading “How can there be little threads of light, stealing from outside—from God’s good out of doors, Dick?
light-headed
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From this reading “The cave drives us mad,” said Causleen, light-headed for a moment between strain of fear and stress of hope.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How can there be little threads of light, stealing from outside—from God’s good out of doors, Dick?
mad
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From this reading “The cave drives us mad,” said Causleen, light-headed for a moment between strain of fear and stress of hope.
made
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From this reading The very chance of release, the nearness of it, made him the more eager to win through with haste, lest Garsykes came at them just too soon.
measure
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From this reading THE END OF STORM By her silence, by the sob that followed, Hardcastle learned the measure of Causleen’s dread of what lay behind them.
moment
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From this reading “The cave drives us mad,” said Causleen, light-headed for a moment between strain of fear and stress of hope.
more
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From this reading The very chance of release, the nearness of it, made him the more eager to win through with haste, lest Garsykes came at them just too soon.
nearness
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From this reading The very chance of release, the nearness of it, made him the more eager to win through with haste, lest Garsykes came at them just too soon.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE END OF STORM By her silence, by the sob that followed, Hardcastle learned the measure of Causleen’s dread of what lay behind them.
out
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From this reading “How can there be little threads of light, stealing from outside—from God’s good out of doors, Dick?
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “How can there be little threads of light, stealing from outside—from God’s good out of doors, Dick?
release
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From this reading The very chance of release, the nearness of it, made him the more eager to win through with haste, lest Garsykes came at them just too soon.
said
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From this reading “The cave drives us mad,” said Causleen, light-headed for a moment between strain of fear and stress of hope.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading THE END OF STORM By her silence, by the sob that followed, Hardcastle learned the measure of Causleen’s dread of what lay behind them.
sobnounUS /sɒb/
a sudden deep breath caused by emotion
From this reading THE END OF STORM By her silence, by the sob that followed, Hardcastle learned the measure of Causleen’s dread of what lay behind them.
soon
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From this reading The very chance of release, the nearness of it, made him the more eager to win through with haste, lest Garsykes came at them just too soon.
stealing
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From this reading “How can there be little threads of light, stealing from outside—from God’s good out of doors, Dick?
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He learned, too, the depth of his fear for her—a terror that ate still at his heart and goaded him to effort.
STORM
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From this reading THE END OF STORM By her silence, by the sob that followed, Hardcastle learned the measure of Causleen’s dread of what lay behind them.
strain
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From this reading “The cave drives us mad,” said Causleen, light-headed for a moment between strain of fear and stress of hope.
stress
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From this reading “The cave drives us mad,” said Causleen, light-headed for a moment between strain of fear and stress of hope.
terror
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From this reading He learned, too, the depth of his fear for her—a terror that ate still at his heart and goaded him to effort.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE END OF STORM By her silence, by the sob that followed, Hardcastle learned the measure of Causleen’s dread of what lay behind them.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END OF STORM By her silence, by the sob that followed, Hardcastle learned the measure of Causleen’s dread of what lay behind them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE END OF STORM By her silence, by the sob that followed, Hardcastle learned the measure of Causleen’s dread of what lay behind them.
there
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From this reading “How can there be little threads of light, stealing from outside—from God’s good out of doors, Dick?
threads
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From this reading “How can there be little threads of light, stealing from outside—from God’s good out of doors, Dick?
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The very chance of release, the nearness of it, made him the more eager to win through with haste, lest Garsykes came at them just too soon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He learned, too, the depth of his fear for her—a terror that ate still at his heart and goaded him to effort.
too
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From this reading He learned, too, the depth of his fear for her—a terror that ate still at his heart and goaded him to effort.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “The cave drives us mad,” said Causleen, light-headed for a moment between strain of fear and stress of hope.
very
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From this reading The very chance of release, the nearness of it, made him the more eager to win through with haste, lest Garsykes came at them just too soon.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE END OF STORM By her silence, by the sob that followed, Hardcastle learned the measure of Causleen’s dread of what lay behind them.
win
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From this reading The very chance of release, the nearness of it, made him the more eager to win through with haste, lest Garsykes came at them just too soon.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The very chance of release, the nearness of it, made him the more eager to win through with haste, lest Garsykes came at them just too soon.
