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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 His mind was a confusion of happy impressions, the result of having laid its touch upon the throttle of power.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading As, twenty-four hours earlier, when his eyes for the first time rapturously feasted on this valley of plenty, so now his mind roamed across a dazzling future--a future which was his, his very own.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Tossing back his head he gave a yell, a wild, joyous yell, that startled the horse and sent scurrying to higher branches an inquisitive squirrel which had been looking down at him with chattering interest.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From the dusky room where his life had sat wondering, he felt now that a hand had pressed his shoulder, aroused him, and led him to the silver threshold whose outlook was a landscape of golden opportunity.
Arden
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From this reading ON THE THRESHOLD Toward evening Dale rode back to Arden.
aroused
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From this reading From the dusky room where his life had sat wondering, he felt now that a hand had pressed his shoulder, aroused him, and led him to the silver threshold whose outlook was a landscape of golden opportunity.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As, twenty-four hours earlier, when his eyes for the first time rapturously feasted on this valley of plenty, so now his mind roamed across a dazzling future--a future which was his, his very own.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Tossing back his head he gave a yell, a wild, joyous yell, that startled the horse and sent scurrying to higher branches an inquisitive squirrel which had been looking down at him with chattering interest.
back
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From this reading ON THE THRESHOLD Toward evening Dale rode back to Arden.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Tossing back his head he gave a yell, a wild, joyous yell, that startled the horse and sent scurrying to higher branches an inquisitive squirrel which had been looking down at him with chattering interest.
branches
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From this reading Tossing back his head he gave a yell, a wild, joyous yell, that startled the horse and sent scurrying to higher branches an inquisitive squirrel which had been looking down at him with chattering interest.
chattering
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From this reading Tossing back his head he gave a yell, a wild, joyous yell, that startled the horse and sent scurrying to higher branches an inquisitive squirrel which had been looking down at him with chattering interest.
confusion
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From this reading His mind was a confusion of happy impressions, the result of having laid its touch upon the throttle of power.
Dale
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From this reading ON THE THRESHOLD Toward evening Dale rode back to Arden.
dazzling
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From this reading As, twenty-four hours earlier, when his eyes for the first time rapturously feasted on this valley of plenty, so now his mind roamed across a dazzling future--a future which was his, his very own.
down
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From this reading Tossing back his head he gave a yell, a wild, joyous yell, that startled the horse and sent scurrying to higher branches an inquisitive squirrel which had been looking down at him with chattering interest.
dusky
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From this reading From the dusky room where his life had sat wondering, he felt now that a hand had pressed his shoulder, aroused him, and led him to the silver threshold whose outlook was a landscape of golden opportunity.
earlier
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From this reading As, twenty-four hours earlier, when his eyes for the first time rapturously feasted on this valley of plenty, so now his mind roamed across a dazzling future--a future which was his, his very own.
evening
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From this reading ON THE THRESHOLD Toward evening Dale rode back to Arden.
eyes
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From this reading As, twenty-four hours earlier, when his eyes for the first time rapturously feasted on this valley of plenty, so now his mind roamed across a dazzling future--a future which was his, his very own.
feasted
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From this reading As, twenty-four hours earlier, when his eyes for the first time rapturously feasted on this valley of plenty, so now his mind roamed across a dazzling future--a future which was his, his very own.
felt
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From this reading From the dusky room where his life had sat wondering, he felt now that a hand had pressed his shoulder, aroused him, and led him to the silver threshold whose outlook was a landscape of golden opportunity.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As, twenty-four hours earlier, when his eyes for the first time rapturously feasted on this valley of plenty, so now his mind roamed across a dazzling future--a future which was his, his very own.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As, twenty-four hours earlier, when his eyes for the first time rapturously feasted on this valley of plenty, so now his mind roamed across a dazzling future--a future which was his, his very own.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the dusky room where his life had sat wondering, he felt now that a hand had pressed his shoulder, aroused him, and led him to the silver threshold whose outlook was a landscape of golden opportunity.
future
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From this reading As, twenty-four hours earlier, when his eyes for the first time rapturously feasted on this valley of plenty, so now his mind roamed across a dazzling future--a future which was his, his very own.
gave
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From this reading Tossing back his head he gave a yell, a wild, joyous yell, that startled the horse and sent scurrying to higher branches an inquisitive squirrel which had been looking down at him with chattering interest.
golden
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From this reading From the dusky room where his life had sat wondering, he felt now that a hand had pressed his shoulder, aroused him, and led him to the silver threshold whose outlook was a landscape of golden opportunity.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading From the dusky room where his life had sat wondering, he felt now that a hand had pressed his shoulder, aroused him, and led him to the silver threshold whose outlook was a landscape of golden opportunity.
hand
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From this reading From the dusky room where his life had sat wondering, he felt now that a hand had pressed his shoulder, aroused him, and led him to the silver threshold whose outlook was a landscape of golden opportunity.
happy
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From this reading His mind was a confusion of happy impressions, the result of having laid its touch upon the throttle of power.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading His mind was a confusion of happy impressions, the result of having laid its touch upon the throttle of power.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From the dusky room where his life had sat wondering, he felt now that a hand had pressed his shoulder, aroused him, and led him to the silver threshold whose outlook was a landscape of golden opportunity.
head
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From this reading Tossing back his head he gave a yell, a wild, joyous yell, that startled the horse and sent scurrying to higher branches an inquisitive squirrel which had been looking down at him with chattering interest.
higher
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From this reading Tossing back his head he gave a yell, a wild, joyous yell, that startled the horse and sent scurrying to higher branches an inquisitive squirrel which had been looking down at him with chattering interest.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading From the dusky room where his life had sat wondering, he felt now that a hand had pressed his shoulder, aroused him, and led him to the silver threshold whose outlook was a landscape of golden opportunity.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His mind was a confusion of happy impressions, the result of having laid its touch upon the throttle of power.
horse
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From this reading Tossing back his head he gave a yell, a wild, joyous yell, that startled the horse and sent scurrying to higher branches an inquisitive squirrel which had been looking down at him with chattering interest.
hours
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From this reading As, twenty-four hours earlier, when his eyes for the first time rapturously feasted on this valley of plenty, so now his mind roamed across a dazzling future--a future which was his, his very own.
impressions
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From this reading His mind was a confusion of happy impressions, the result of having laid its touch upon the throttle of power.
inquisitive
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From this reading Tossing back his head he gave a yell, a wild, joyous yell, that startled the horse and sent scurrying to higher branches an inquisitive squirrel which had been looking down at him with chattering interest.
interest
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From this reading Tossing back his head he gave a yell, a wild, joyous yell, that startled the horse and sent scurrying to higher branches an inquisitive squirrel which had been looking down at him with chattering interest.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading His mind was a confusion of happy impressions, the result of having laid its touch upon the throttle of power.
joyous
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From this reading Tossing back his head he gave a yell, a wild, joyous yell, that startled the horse and sent scurrying to higher branches an inquisitive squirrel which had been looking down at him with chattering interest.
laid
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From this reading His mind was a confusion of happy impressions, the result of having laid its touch upon the throttle of power.
landscape
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From this reading From the dusky room where his life had sat wondering, he felt now that a hand had pressed his shoulder, aroused him, and led him to the silver threshold whose outlook was a landscape of golden opportunity.
led
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From this reading From the dusky room where his life had sat wondering, he felt now that a hand had pressed his shoulder, aroused him, and led him to the silver threshold whose outlook was a landscape of golden opportunity.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the dusky room where his life had sat wondering, he felt now that a hand had pressed his shoulder, aroused him, and led him to the silver threshold whose outlook was a landscape of golden opportunity.
looking
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From this reading Tossing back his head he gave a yell, a wild, joyous yell, that startled the horse and sent scurrying to higher branches an inquisitive squirrel which had been looking down at him with chattering interest.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His mind was a confusion of happy impressions, the result of having laid its touch upon the throttle of power.
now
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From this reading From the dusky room where his life had sat wondering, he felt now that a hand had pressed his shoulder, aroused him, and led him to the silver threshold whose outlook was a landscape of golden opportunity.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His mind was a confusion of happy impressions, the result of having laid its touch upon the throttle of power.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE THRESHOLD Toward evening Dale rode back to Arden.
opportunity
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From this reading From the dusky room where his life had sat wondering, he felt now that a hand had pressed his shoulder, aroused him, and led him to the silver threshold whose outlook was a landscape of golden opportunity.
outlook
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From this reading From the dusky room where his life had sat wondering, he felt now that a hand had pressed his shoulder, aroused him, and led him to the silver threshold whose outlook was a landscape of golden opportunity.
own
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From this reading As, twenty-four hours earlier, when his eyes for the first time rapturously feasted on this valley of plenty, so now his mind roamed across a dazzling future--a future which was his, his very own.
plenty
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From this reading As, twenty-four hours earlier, when his eyes for the first time rapturously feasted on this valley of plenty, so now his mind roamed across a dazzling future--a future which was his, his very own.
power
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From this reading His mind was a confusion of happy impressions, the result of having laid its touch upon the throttle of power.
pressed
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From this reading From the dusky room where his life had sat wondering, he felt now that a hand had pressed his shoulder, aroused him, and led him to the silver threshold whose outlook was a landscape of golden opportunity.
rapturously
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From this reading As, twenty-four hours earlier, when his eyes for the first time rapturously feasted on this valley of plenty, so now his mind roamed across a dazzling future--a future which was his, his very own.
result
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From this reading His mind was a confusion of happy impressions, the result of having laid its touch upon the throttle of power.
roamed
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From this reading As, twenty-four hours earlier, when his eyes for the first time rapturously feasted on this valley of plenty, so now his mind roamed across a dazzling future--a future which was his, his very own.
rode
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From this reading ON THE THRESHOLD Toward evening Dale rode back to Arden.
room
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From this reading From the dusky room where his life had sat wondering, he felt now that a hand had pressed his shoulder, aroused him, and led him to the silver threshold whose outlook was a landscape of golden opportunity.
sat
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From this reading From the dusky room where his life had sat wondering, he felt now that a hand had pressed his shoulder, aroused him, and led him to the silver threshold whose outlook was a landscape of golden opportunity.
scurrying
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From this reading Tossing back his head he gave a yell, a wild, joyous yell, that startled the horse and sent scurrying to higher branches an inquisitive squirrel which had been looking down at him with chattering interest.
sent
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From this reading Tossing back his head he gave a yell, a wild, joyous yell, that startled the horse and sent scurrying to higher branches an inquisitive squirrel which had been looking down at him with chattering interest.
shoulder
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From this reading From the dusky room where his life had sat wondering, he felt now that a hand had pressed his shoulder, aroused him, and led him to the silver threshold whose outlook was a landscape of golden opportunity.
silver
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From this reading From the dusky room where his life had sat wondering, he felt now that a hand had pressed his shoulder, aroused him, and led him to the silver threshold whose outlook was a landscape of golden opportunity.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As, twenty-four hours earlier, when his eyes for the first time rapturously feasted on this valley of plenty, so now his mind roamed across a dazzling future--a future which was his, his very own.
squirrel
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From this reading Tossing back his head he gave a yell, a wild, joyous yell, that startled the horse and sent scurrying to higher branches an inquisitive squirrel which had been looking down at him with chattering interest.
startled
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From this reading Tossing back his head he gave a yell, a wild, joyous yell, that startled the horse and sent scurrying to higher branches an inquisitive squirrel which had been looking down at him with chattering interest.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From the dusky room where his life had sat wondering, he felt now that a hand had pressed his shoulder, aroused him, and led him to the silver threshold whose outlook was a landscape of golden opportunity.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE THRESHOLD Toward evening Dale rode back to Arden.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As, twenty-four hours earlier, when his eyes for the first time rapturously feasted on this valley of plenty, so now his mind roamed across a dazzling future--a future which was his, his very own.
THRESHOLD
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From this reading ON THE THRESHOLD Toward evening Dale rode back to Arden.
throttle
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From this reading His mind was a confusion of happy impressions, the result of having laid its touch upon the throttle of power.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As, twenty-four hours earlier, when his eyes for the first time rapturously feasted on this valley of plenty, so now his mind roamed across a dazzling future--a future which was his, his very own.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ON THE THRESHOLD Toward evening Dale rode back to Arden.
Tossing
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From this reading Tossing back his head he gave a yell, a wild, joyous yell, that startled the horse and sent scurrying to higher branches an inquisitive squirrel which had been looking down at him with chattering interest.
touch
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From this reading His mind was a confusion of happy impressions, the result of having laid its touch upon the throttle of power.
TowardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading ON THE THRESHOLD Toward evening Dale rode back to Arden.
twenty-four
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From this reading As, twenty-four hours earlier, when his eyes for the first time rapturously feasted on this valley of plenty, so now his mind roamed across a dazzling future--a future which was his, his very own.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading His mind was a confusion of happy impressions, the result of having laid its touch upon the throttle of power.
valley
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From this reading As, twenty-four hours earlier, when his eyes for the first time rapturously feasted on this valley of plenty, so now his mind roamed across a dazzling future--a future which was his, his very own.
very
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From this reading As, twenty-four hours earlier, when his eyes for the first time rapturously feasted on this valley of plenty, so now his mind roamed across a dazzling future--a future which was his, his very own.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His mind was a confusion of happy impressions, the result of having laid its touch upon the throttle of power.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading As, twenty-four hours earlier, when his eyes for the first time rapturously feasted on this valley of plenty, so now his mind roamed across a dazzling future--a future which was his, his very own.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading From the dusky room where his life had sat wondering, he felt now that a hand had pressed his shoulder, aroused him, and led him to the silver threshold whose outlook was a landscape of golden opportunity.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As, twenty-four hours earlier, when his eyes for the first time rapturously feasted on this valley of plenty, so now his mind roamed across a dazzling future--a future which was his, his very own.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading From the dusky room where his life had sat wondering, he felt now that a hand had pressed his shoulder, aroused him, and led him to the silver threshold whose outlook was a landscape of golden opportunity.
wild
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From this reading Tossing back his head he gave a yell, a wild, joyous yell, that startled the horse and sent scurrying to higher branches an inquisitive squirrel which had been looking down at him with chattering interest.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Tossing back his head he gave a yell, a wild, joyous yell, that startled the horse and sent scurrying to higher branches an inquisitive squirrel which had been looking down at him with chattering interest.
wondering
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From this reading From the dusky room where his life had sat wondering, he felt now that a hand had pressed his shoulder, aroused him, and led him to the silver threshold whose outlook was a landscape of golden opportunity.
yell
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From this reading Tossing back his head he gave a yell, a wild, joyous yell, that startled the horse and sent scurrying to higher branches an inquisitive squirrel which had been looking down at him with chattering interest.
