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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 can scarcely be denied that danger, and even death itself, are more terrible from a distance than when they actually stare us in the face.
action
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From this reading A time of emergency is a time for action, when it is better to do than to think.
actually
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From this reading It can scarcely be denied that danger, and even death itself, are more terrible from a distance than when they actually stare us in the face.
all
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From this reading The truth is that, in moments of intense nervous strain, there is little time for the imagination to run riot; and--as the greatest of all poets has told us--it is imagination, more than anything else, that causes fear and panic.
always
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From this reading And always is it wiser and more manful to strive for success than to pause to consider, even for a single instant, the possibilities of failure.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It can scarcely be denied that danger, and even death itself, are more terrible from a distance than when they actually stare us in the face.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading The truth is that, in moments of intense nervous strain, there is little time for the imagination to run riot; and--as the greatest of all poets has told us--it is imagination, more than anything else, that causes fear and panic.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It can scarcely be denied that danger, and even death itself, are more terrible from a distance than when they actually stare us in the face.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The truth is that, in moments of intense nervous strain, there is little time for the imagination to run riot; and--as the greatest of all poets has told us--it is imagination, more than anything else, that causes fear and panic.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It can scarcely be denied that danger, and even death itself, are more terrible from a distance than when they actually stare us in the face.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Jimmy Burke, as he hastened down the engine-room steps, was concerned with one thing only: to reach the bomb before it was timed to explode.
better
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From this reading A time of emergency is a time for action, when it is better to do than to think.
bomb
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From this reading Jimmy Burke, as he hastened down the engine-room steps, was concerned with one thing only: to reach the bomb before it was timed to explode.
Burke
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From this reading Jimmy Burke, as he hastened down the engine-room steps, was concerned with one thing only: to reach the bomb before it was timed to explode.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It can scarcely be denied that danger, and even death itself, are more terrible from a distance than when they actually stare us in the face.
causes
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From this reading The truth is that, in moments of intense nervous strain, there is little time for the imagination to run riot; and--as the greatest of all poets has told us--it is imagination, more than anything else, that causes fear and panic.
concerned
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From this reading Jimmy Burke, as he hastened down the engine-room steps, was concerned with one thing only: to reach the bomb before it was timed to explode.
consider
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From this reading And always is it wiser and more manful to strive for success than to pause to consider, even for a single instant, the possibilities of failure.
danger
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From this reading It can scarcely be denied that danger, and even death itself, are more terrible from a distance than when they actually stare us in the face.
death
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From this reading It can scarcely be denied that danger, and even death itself, are more terrible from a distance than when they actually stare us in the face.
denied
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From this reading It can scarcely be denied that danger, and even death itself, are more terrible from a distance than when they actually stare us in the face.
distance
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From this reading It can scarcely be denied that danger, and even death itself, are more terrible from a distance than when they actually stare us in the face.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading A time of emergency is a time for action, when it is better to do than to think.
down
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From this reading Jimmy Burke, as he hastened down the engine-room steps, was concerned with one thing only: to reach the bomb before it was timed to explode.
else
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From this reading The truth is that, in moments of intense nervous strain, there is little time for the imagination to run riot; and--as the greatest of all poets has told us--it is imagination, more than anything else, that causes fear and panic.
emergency
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From this reading A time of emergency is a time for action, when it is better to do than to think.
engine-room
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From this reading Jimmy Burke, as he hastened down the engine-room steps, was concerned with one thing only: to reach the bomb before it was timed to explode.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It can scarcely be denied that danger, and even death itself, are more terrible from a distance than when they actually stare us in the face.
explode
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From this reading Jimmy Burke, as he hastened down the engine-room steps, was concerned with one thing only: to reach the bomb before it was timed to explode.
face
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From this reading It can scarcely be denied that danger, and even death itself, are more terrible from a distance than when they actually stare us in the face.
failure
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From this reading And always is it wiser and more manful to strive for success than to pause to consider, even for a single instant, the possibilities of failure.
fear
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From this reading The truth is that, in moments of intense nervous strain, there is little time for the imagination to run riot; and--as the greatest of all poets has told us--it is imagination, more than anything else, that causes fear and panic.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The truth is that, in moments of intense nervous strain, there is little time for the imagination to run riot; and--as the greatest of all poets has told us--it is imagination, more than anything else, that causes fear and panic.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It can scarcely be denied that danger, and even death itself, are more terrible from a distance than when they actually stare us in the face.
greatest
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From this reading The truth is that, in moments of intense nervous strain, there is little time for the imagination to run riot; and--as the greatest of all poets has told us--it is imagination, more than anything else, that causes fear and panic.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The truth is that, in moments of intense nervous strain, there is little time for the imagination to run riot; and--as the greatest of all poets has told us--it is imagination, more than anything else, that causes fear and panic.
hastened
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From this reading Jimmy Burke, as he hastened down the engine-room steps, was concerned with one thing only: to reach the bomb before it was timed to explode.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jimmy Burke, as he hastened down the engine-room steps, was concerned with one thing only: to reach the bomb before it was timed to explode.
imagination
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From this reading The truth is that, in moments of intense nervous strain, there is little time for the imagination to run riot; and--as the greatest of all poets has told us--it is imagination, more than anything else, that causes fear and panic.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It can scarcely be denied that danger, and even death itself, are more terrible from a distance than when they actually stare us in the face.
instant
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From this reading And always is it wiser and more manful to strive for success than to pause to consider, even for a single instant, the possibilities of failure.
intense
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From this reading The truth is that, in moments of intense nervous strain, there is little time for the imagination to run riot; and--as the greatest of all poets has told us--it is imagination, more than anything else, that causes fear and panic.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The truth is that, in moments of intense nervous strain, there is little time for the imagination to run riot; and--as the greatest of all poets has told us--it is imagination, more than anything else, that causes fear and panic.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It can scarcely be denied that danger, and even death itself, are more terrible from a distance than when they actually stare us in the face.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading It can scarcely be denied that danger, and even death itself, are more terrible from a distance than when they actually stare us in the face.
Jimmy
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From this reading Jimmy Burke, as he hastened down the engine-room steps, was concerned with one thing only: to reach the bomb before it was timed to explode.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The truth is that, in moments of intense nervous strain, there is little time for the imagination to run riot; and--as the greatest of all poets has told us--it is imagination, more than anything else, that causes fear and panic.
manful
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From this reading And always is it wiser and more manful to strive for success than to pause to consider, even for a single instant, the possibilities of failure.
moments
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From this reading The truth is that, in moments of intense nervous strain, there is little time for the imagination to run riot; and--as the greatest of all poets has told us--it is imagination, more than anything else, that causes fear and panic.
more
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From this reading It can scarcely be denied that danger, and even death itself, are more terrible from a distance than when they actually stare us in the face.
nervous
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From this reading The truth is that, in moments of intense nervous strain, there is little time for the imagination to run riot; and--as the greatest of all poets has told us--it is imagination, more than anything else, that causes fear and panic.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The truth is that, in moments of intense nervous strain, there is little time for the imagination to run riot; and--as the greatest of all poets has told us--it is imagination, more than anything else, that causes fear and panic.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Jimmy Burke, as he hastened down the engine-room steps, was concerned with one thing only: to reach the bomb before it was timed to explode.
only
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From this reading Jimmy Burke, as he hastened down the engine-room steps, was concerned with one thing only: to reach the bomb before it was timed to explode.
panic
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From this reading The truth is that, in moments of intense nervous strain, there is little time for the imagination to run riot; and--as the greatest of all poets has told us--it is imagination, more than anything else, that causes fear and panic.
pause
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From this reading And always is it wiser and more manful to strive for success than to pause to consider, even for a single instant, the possibilities of failure.
poets
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From this reading The truth is that, in moments of intense nervous strain, there is little time for the imagination to run riot; and--as the greatest of all poets has told us--it is imagination, more than anything else, that causes fear and panic.
possibilities
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From this reading And always is it wiser and more manful to strive for success than to pause to consider, even for a single instant, the possibilities of failure.
reach
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From this reading Jimmy Burke, as he hastened down the engine-room steps, was concerned with one thing only: to reach the bomb before it was timed to explode.
riot
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From this reading The truth is that, in moments of intense nervous strain, there is little time for the imagination to run riot; and--as the greatest of all poets has told us--it is imagination, more than anything else, that causes fear and panic.
run
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scarcely
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single
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From this reading And always is it wiser and more manful to strive for success than to pause to consider, even for a single instant, the possibilities of failure.
stare
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From this reading It can scarcely be denied that danger, and even death itself, are more terrible from a distance than when they actually stare us in the face.
steps
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From this reading Jimmy Burke, as he hastened down the engine-room steps, was concerned with one thing only: to reach the bomb before it was timed to explode.
strain
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From this reading The truth is that, in moments of intense nervous strain, there is little time for the imagination to run riot; and--as the greatest of all poets has told us--it is imagination, more than anything else, that causes fear and panic.
strive
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From this reading And always is it wiser and more manful to strive for success than to pause to consider, even for a single instant, the possibilities of failure.
success
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From this reading And always is it wiser and more manful to strive for success than to pause to consider, even for a single instant, the possibilities of failure.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It can scarcely be denied that danger, and even death itself, are more terrible from a distance than when they actually stare us in the face.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It can scarcely be denied that danger, and even death itself, are more terrible from a distance than when they actually stare us in the face.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It can scarcely be denied that danger, and even death itself, are more terrible from a distance than when they actually stare us in the face.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It can scarcely be denied that danger, and even death itself, are more terrible from a distance than when they actually stare us in the face.
there
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From this reading The truth is that, in moments of intense nervous strain, there is little time for the imagination to run riot; and--as the greatest of all poets has told us--it is imagination, more than anything else, that causes fear and panic.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It can scarcely be denied that danger, and even death itself, are more terrible from a distance than when they actually stare us in the face.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jimmy Burke, as he hastened down the engine-room steps, was concerned with one thing only: to reach the bomb before it was timed to explode.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A time of emergency is a time for action, when it is better to do than to think.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The truth is that, in moments of intense nervous strain, there is little time for the imagination to run riot; and--as the greatest of all poets has told us--it is imagination, more than anything else, that causes fear and panic.
timed
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From this reading Jimmy Burke, as he hastened down the engine-room steps, was concerned with one thing only: to reach the bomb before it was timed to explode.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The truth is that, in moments of intense nervous strain, there is little time for the imagination to run riot; and--as the greatest of all poets has told us--it is imagination, more than anything else, that causes fear and panic.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The truth is that, in moments of intense nervous strain, there is little time for the imagination to run riot; and--as the greatest of all poets has told us--it is imagination, more than anything else, that causes fear and panic.
truth
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From this reading The truth is that, in moments of intense nervous strain, there is little time for the imagination to run riot; and--as the greatest of all poets has told us--it is imagination, more than anything else, that causes fear and panic.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It can scarcely be denied that danger, and even death itself, are more terrible from a distance than when they actually stare us in the face.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jimmy Burke, as he hastened down the engine-room steps, was concerned with one thing only: to reach the bomb before it was timed to explode.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It can scarcely be denied that danger, and even death itself, are more terrible from a distance than when they actually stare us in the face.
wiser
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From this reading And always is it wiser and more manful to strive for success than to pause to consider, even for a single instant, the possibilities of failure.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jimmy Burke, as he hastened down the engine-room steps, was concerned with one thing only: to reach the bomb before it was timed to explode.
