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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 This promise had been made in an unguarded moment--or, at least, without a suspicion that the mountaineer would keep so tenaciously after him until it was fulfilled.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading This promise had been made in an unguarded moment--or, at least, without a suspicion that the mountaineer would keep so tenaciously after him until it was fulfilled.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He had no objection to Dale, or having him along on the work, if he would only take some recesses in his interminable string of questions.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This promise had been made in an unguarded moment--or, at least, without a suspicion that the mountaineer would keep so tenaciously after him until it was fulfilled.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But this impetuous student, whose soul craved the heights of Lincoln and Clay, took no recesses.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT TOP SPEED Brent had at one time promised Dale to take him out on the survey.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now, with school closed the day before, he felt that the evil hour could no longer be postponed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This promise had been made in an unguarded moment--or, at least, without a suspicion that the mountaineer would keep so tenaciously after him until it was fulfilled.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Now, with school closed the day before, he felt that the evil hour could no longer be postponed.
Brent
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From this reading AT TOP SPEED Brent had at one time promised Dale to take him out on the survey.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this impetuous student, whose soul craved the heights of Lincoln and Clay, took no recesses.
Clay
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From this reading But this impetuous student, whose soul craved the heights of Lincoln and Clay, took no recesses.
closed
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From this reading Now, with school closed the day before, he felt that the evil hour could no longer be postponed.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Now, with school closed the day before, he felt that the evil hour could no longer be postponed.
craved
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From this reading But this impetuous student, whose soul craved the heights of Lincoln and Clay, took no recesses.
Dale
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From this reading AT TOP SPEED Brent had at one time promised Dale to take him out on the survey.
day
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From this reading Now, with school closed the day before, he felt that the evil hour could no longer be postponed.
evil
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From this reading Now, with school closed the day before, he felt that the evil hour could no longer be postponed.
felt
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From this reading Now, with school closed the day before, he felt that the evil hour could no longer be postponed.
fulfilled
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From this reading This promise had been made in an unguarded moment--or, at least, without a suspicion that the mountaineer would keep so tenaciously after him until it was fulfilled.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AT TOP SPEED Brent had at one time promised Dale to take him out on the survey.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading He had no objection to Dale, or having him along on the work, if he would only take some recesses in his interminable string of questions.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now, with school closed the day before, he felt that the evil hour could no longer be postponed.
heights
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From this reading But this impetuous student, whose soul craved the heights of Lincoln and Clay, took no recesses.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading AT TOP SPEED Brent had at one time promised Dale to take him out on the survey.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had no objection to Dale, or having him along on the work, if he would only take some recesses in his interminable string of questions.
hour
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From this reading Now, with school closed the day before, he felt that the evil hour could no longer be postponed.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He had no objection to Dale, or having him along on the work, if he would only take some recesses in his interminable string of questions.
impetuous
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From this reading But this impetuous student, whose soul craved the heights of Lincoln and Clay, took no recesses.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This promise had been made in an unguarded moment--or, at least, without a suspicion that the mountaineer would keep so tenaciously after him until it was fulfilled.
interminable
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From this reading He had no objection to Dale, or having him along on the work, if he would only take some recesses in his interminable string of questions.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This promise had been made in an unguarded moment--or, at least, without a suspicion that the mountaineer would keep so tenaciously after him until it was fulfilled.
keep
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From this reading This promise had been made in an unguarded moment--or, at least, without a suspicion that the mountaineer would keep so tenaciously after him until it was fulfilled.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This promise had been made in an unguarded moment--or, at least, without a suspicion that the mountaineer would keep so tenaciously after him until it was fulfilled.
Lincoln
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From this reading But this impetuous student, whose soul craved the heights of Lincoln and Clay, took no recesses.
longer
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From this reading Now, with school closed the day before, he felt that the evil hour could no longer be postponed.
made
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From this reading This promise had been made in an unguarded moment--or, at least, without a suspicion that the mountaineer would keep so tenaciously after him until it was fulfilled.
moment
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From this reading This promise had been made in an unguarded moment--or, at least, without a suspicion that the mountaineer would keep so tenaciously after him until it was fulfilled.
mountaineer
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From this reading This promise had been made in an unguarded moment--or, at least, without a suspicion that the mountaineer would keep so tenaciously after him until it was fulfilled.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Now, with school closed the day before, he felt that the evil hour could no longer be postponed.
Now
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From this reading Now, with school closed the day before, he felt that the evil hour could no longer be postponed.
objection
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From this reading He had no objection to Dale, or having him along on the work, if he would only take some recesses in his interminable string of questions.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had no objection to Dale, or having him along on the work, if he would only take some recesses in his interminable string of questions.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AT TOP SPEED Brent had at one time promised Dale to take him out on the survey.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading AT TOP SPEED Brent had at one time promised Dale to take him out on the survey.
only
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From this reading He had no objection to Dale, or having him along on the work, if he would only take some recesses in his interminable string of questions.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading This promise had been made in an unguarded moment--or, at least, without a suspicion that the mountaineer would keep so tenaciously after him until it was fulfilled.
out
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From this reading AT TOP SPEED Brent had at one time promised Dale to take him out on the survey.
postponed
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From this reading Now, with school closed the day before, he felt that the evil hour could no longer be postponed.
promise
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From this reading This promise had been made in an unguarded moment--or, at least, without a suspicion that the mountaineer would keep so tenaciously after him until it was fulfilled.
promised
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From this reading AT TOP SPEED Brent had at one time promised Dale to take him out on the survey.
questions
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From this reading He had no objection to Dale, or having him along on the work, if he would only take some recesses in his interminable string of questions.
recesses
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From this reading He had no objection to Dale, or having him along on the work, if he would only take some recesses in his interminable string of questions.
school
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From this reading Now, with school closed the day before, he felt that the evil hour could no longer be postponed.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This promise had been made in an unguarded moment--or, at least, without a suspicion that the mountaineer would keep so tenaciously after him until it was fulfilled.
some
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From this reading He had no objection to Dale, or having him along on the work, if he would only take some recesses in his interminable string of questions.
soul
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From this reading But this impetuous student, whose soul craved the heights of Lincoln and Clay, took no recesses.
SPEED
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From this reading AT TOP SPEED Brent had at one time promised Dale to take him out on the survey.
string
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From this reading He had no objection to Dale, or having him along on the work, if he would only take some recesses in his interminable string of questions.
student
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From this reading But this impetuous student, whose soul craved the heights of Lincoln and Clay, took no recesses.
survey
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From this reading AT TOP SPEED Brent had at one time promised Dale to take him out on the survey.
suspicion
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From this reading This promise had been made in an unguarded moment--or, at least, without a suspicion that the mountaineer would keep so tenaciously after him until it was fulfilled.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AT TOP SPEED Brent had at one time promised Dale to take him out on the survey.
tenaciously
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From this reading This promise had been made in an unguarded moment--or, at least, without a suspicion that the mountaineer would keep so tenaciously after him until it was fulfilled.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This promise had been made in an unguarded moment--or, at least, without a suspicion that the mountaineer would keep so tenaciously after him until it was fulfilled.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT TOP SPEED Brent had at one time promised Dale to take him out on the survey.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This promise had been made in an unguarded moment--or, at least, without a suspicion that the mountaineer would keep so tenaciously after him until it was fulfilled.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AT TOP SPEED Brent had at one time promised Dale to take him out on the survey.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AT TOP SPEED Brent had at one time promised Dale to take him out on the survey.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But this impetuous student, whose soul craved the heights of Lincoln and Clay, took no recesses.
TOP
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From this reading AT TOP SPEED Brent had at one time promised Dale to take him out on the survey.
unguarded
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From this reading This promise had been made in an unguarded moment--or, at least, without a suspicion that the mountaineer would keep so tenaciously after him until it was fulfilled.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading This promise had been made in an unguarded moment--or, at least, without a suspicion that the mountaineer would keep so tenaciously after him until it was fulfilled.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This promise had been made in an unguarded moment--or, at least, without a suspicion that the mountaineer would keep so tenaciously after him until it was fulfilled.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading But this impetuous student, whose soul craved the heights of Lincoln and Clay, took no recesses.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now, with school closed the day before, he felt that the evil hour could no longer be postponed.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading This promise had been made in an unguarded moment--or, at least, without a suspicion that the mountaineer would keep so tenaciously after him until it was fulfilled.
work
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From this reading He had no objection to Dale, or having him along on the work, if he would only take some recesses in his interminable string of questions.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading This promise had been made in an unguarded moment--or, at least, without a suspicion that the mountaineer would keep so tenaciously after him until it was fulfilled.
