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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 paused at the library door, for a moment watching the bent head of the indomitable student, now oblivious to everything except the page before him, hesitated, and then passed on in search of Brent.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He paused at the library door, for a moment watching the bent head of the indomitable student, now oblivious to everything except the page before him, hesitated, and then passed on in search of Brent.
appreciate
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From this reading He seemed to appreciate the uselessness of calling the mountaineer who was in a realm too remote for human interference.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He paused at the library door, for a moment watching the bent head of the indomitable student, now oblivious to everything except the page before him, hesitated, and then passed on in search of Brent.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
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bent
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Brent
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calling
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Colonel
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From this reading TWO PLANS When Colonel May returned he was tired.
contemplation
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From this reading He found the young engineer out under the trees, deep in the contemplation of the sky.
day
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From this reading The Colonel was not the first that day to look in, pause, and then pass on.
deep
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door
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engineer
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everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading He paused at the library door, for a moment watching the bent head of the indomitable student, now oblivious to everything except the page before him, hesitated, and then passed on in search of Brent.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading He paused at the library door, for a moment watching the bent head of the indomitable student, now oblivious to everything except the page before him, hesitated, and then passed on in search of Brent.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Colonel was not the first that day to look in, pause, and then pass on.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He paused at the library door, for a moment watching the bent head of the indomitable student, now oblivious to everything except the page before him, hesitated, and then passed on in search of Brent.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found the young engineer out under the trees, deep in the contemplation of the sky.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading TWO PLANS When Colonel May returned he was tired.
head
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hesitated
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himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
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human
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From this reading He seemed to appreciate the uselessness of calling the mountaineer who was in a realm too remote for human interference.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He paused at the library door, for a moment watching the bent head of the indomitable student, now oblivious to everything except the page before him, hesitated, and then passed on in search of Brent.
indomitableadjectiveUS /ˌɪndəˈmɑtəbəl/
impossible to defeat or discourage
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interference
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library
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looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Colonel was not the first that day to look in, pause, and then pass on.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading TWO PLANS When Colonel May returned he was tired.
moment
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mountaineer
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Colonel was not the first that day to look in, pause, and then pass on.
now
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oblivious
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He paused at the library door, for a moment watching the bent head of the indomitable student, now oblivious to everything except the page before him, hesitated, and then passed on in search of Brent.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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out
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page
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pass
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From this reading The Colonel was not the first that day to look in, pause, and then pass on.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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pause
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From this reading The Colonel was not the first that day to look in, pause, and then pass on.
paused
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From this reading He paused at the library door, for a moment watching the bent head of the indomitable student, now oblivious to everything except the page before him, hesitated, and then passed on in search of Brent.
PLANS
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realm
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From this reading He seemed to appreciate the uselessness of calling the mountaineer who was in a realm too remote for human interference.
remote
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From this reading He seemed to appreciate the uselessness of calling the mountaineer who was in a realm too remote for human interference.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading TWO PLANS When Colonel May returned he was tired.
search
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From this reading He paused at the library door, for a moment watching the bent head of the indomitable student, now oblivious to everything except the page before him, hesitated, and then passed on in search of Brent.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He seemed to appreciate the uselessness of calling the mountaineer who was in a realm too remote for human interference.
sky
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From this reading He found the young engineer out under the trees, deep in the contemplation of the sky.
student
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Colonel was not the first that day to look in, pause, and then pass on.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He paused at the library door, for a moment watching the bent head of the indomitable student, now oblivious to everything except the page before him, hesitated, and then passed on in search of Brent.
then
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tired
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From this reading TWO PLANS When Colonel May returned he was tired.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He paused at the library door, for a moment watching the bent head of the indomitable student, now oblivious to everything except the page before him, hesitated, and then passed on in search of Brent.
too
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trees
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From this reading He found the young engineer out under the trees, deep in the contemplation of the sky.
TWO
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underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He found the young engineer out under the trees, deep in the contemplation of the sky.
uselessness
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From this reading He seemed to appreciate the uselessness of calling the mountaineer who was in a realm too remote for human interference.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TWO PLANS When Colonel May returned he was tired.
watching
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From this reading He paused at the library door, for a moment watching the bent head of the indomitable student, now oblivious to everything except the page before him, hesitated, and then passed on in search of Brent.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading TWO PLANS When Colonel May returned he was tired.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He seemed to appreciate the uselessness of calling the mountaineer who was in a realm too remote for human interference.
young
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From this reading He found the young engineer out under the trees, deep in the contemplation of the sky.
