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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 To have been thus close to safety and then to have all hope snatched away by a cruel stroke of fate seemed unendurable.
all
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From this reading To have been thus close to safety and then to have all hope snatched away by a cruel stroke of fate seemed unendurable.
almost
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From this reading The Black Flier The girl was almost crushed by terror and disappointment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Black Flier The girl was almost crushed by terror and disappointment.
angry
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From this reading The man was disappointed, too, but more was he angry.
away
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From this reading To have been thus close to safety and then to have all hope snatched away by a cruel stroke of fate seemed unendurable.
bastard
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From this reading "They cannot understand you," said the girl and so in the bastard tongue that is the medium of communication between the Germans and the blacks of their colony, she repeated the white man's question.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading To have been thus close to safety and then to have all hope snatched away by a cruel stroke of fate seemed unendurable.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading "They cannot understand you," said the girl and so in the bastard tongue that is the medium of communication between the Germans and the blacks of their colony, she repeated the white man's question.
Black
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From this reading The Black Flier The girl was almost crushed by terror and disappointment.
blacks
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From this reading He noted the remnants of the uniforms upon the blacks and immediately he demanded to know where were their officers.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The man was disappointed, too, but more was he angry.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Black Flier The girl was almost crushed by terror and disappointment.
cannot
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From this reading "They cannot understand you," said the girl and so in the bastard tongue that is the medium of communication between the Germans and the blacks of their colony, she repeated the white man's question.
close
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From this reading To have been thus close to safety and then to have all hope snatched away by a cruel stroke of fate seemed unendurable.
colony
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From this reading "They cannot understand you," said the girl and so in the bastard tongue that is the medium of communication between the Germans and the blacks of their colony, she repeated the white man's question.
communication
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From this reading "They cannot understand you," said the girl and so in the bastard tongue that is the medium of communication between the Germans and the blacks of their colony, she repeated the white man's question.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading To have been thus close to safety and then to have all hope snatched away by a cruel stroke of fate seemed unendurable.
crushed
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From this reading The Black Flier The girl was almost crushed by terror and disappointment.
demanded
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From this reading He noted the remnants of the uniforms upon the blacks and immediately he demanded to know where were their officers.
disappointed
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From this reading The man was disappointed, too, but more was he angry.
disappointmentnounUS /ˈdisappointment/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Black Flier The girl was almost crushed by terror and disappointment.
fate
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From this reading To have been thus close to safety and then to have all hope snatched away by a cruel stroke of fate seemed unendurable.
Flier
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From this reading The Black Flier The girl was almost crushed by terror and disappointment.
Germans
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From this reading "They cannot understand you," said the girl and so in the bastard tongue that is the medium of communication between the Germans and the blacks of their colony, she repeated the white man's question.
girl
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From this reading The Black Flier The girl was almost crushed by terror and disappointment.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To have been thus close to safety and then to have all hope snatched away by a cruel stroke of fate seemed unendurable.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The man was disappointed, too, but more was he angry.
hope
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From this reading To have been thus close to safety and then to have all hope snatched away by a cruel stroke of fate seemed unendurable.
immediately
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From this reading He noted the remnants of the uniforms upon the blacks and immediately he demanded to know where were their officers.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "They cannot understand you," said the girl and so in the bastard tongue that is the medium of communication between the Germans and the blacks of their colony, she repeated the white man's question.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "They cannot understand you," said the girl and so in the bastard tongue that is the medium of communication between the Germans and the blacks of their colony, she repeated the white man's question.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He noted the remnants of the uniforms upon the blacks and immediately he demanded to know where were their officers.
man
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From this reading The man was disappointed, too, but more was he angry.
man's
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From this reading "They cannot understand you," said the girl and so in the bastard tongue that is the medium of communication between the Germans and the blacks of their colony, she repeated the white man's question.
medium
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From this reading "They cannot understand you," said the girl and so in the bastard tongue that is the medium of communication between the Germans and the blacks of their colony, she repeated the white man's question.
more
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From this reading The man was disappointed, too, but more was he angry.
noted
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From this reading He noted the remnants of the uniforms upon the blacks and immediately he demanded to know where were their officers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To have been thus close to safety and then to have all hope snatched away by a cruel stroke of fate seemed unendurable.
officers
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From this reading He noted the remnants of the uniforms upon the blacks and immediately he demanded to know where were their officers.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "They cannot understand you," said the girl and so in the bastard tongue that is the medium of communication between the Germans and the blacks of their colony, she repeated the white man's question.
remnants
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From this reading He noted the remnants of the uniforms upon the blacks and immediately he demanded to know where were their officers.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "They cannot understand you," said the girl and so in the bastard tongue that is the medium of communication between the Germans and the blacks of their colony, she repeated the white man's question.
safety
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From this reading To have been thus close to safety and then to have all hope snatched away by a cruel stroke of fate seemed unendurable.
said
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From this reading "They cannot understand you," said the girl and so in the bastard tongue that is the medium of communication between the Germans and the blacks of their colony, she repeated the white man's question.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To have been thus close to safety and then to have all hope snatched away by a cruel stroke of fate seemed unendurable.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They cannot understand you," said the girl and so in the bastard tongue that is the medium of communication between the Germans and the blacks of their colony, she repeated the white man's question.
snatched
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From this reading To have been thus close to safety and then to have all hope snatched away by a cruel stroke of fate seemed unendurable.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "They cannot understand you," said the girl and so in the bastard tongue that is the medium of communication between the Germans and the blacks of their colony, she repeated the white man's question.
stroke
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From this reading To have been thus close to safety and then to have all hope snatched away by a cruel stroke of fate seemed unendurable.
terror
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From this reading The Black Flier The girl was almost crushed by terror and disappointment.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "They cannot understand you," said the girl and so in the bastard tongue that is the medium of communication between the Germans and the blacks of their colony, she repeated the white man's question.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Black Flier The girl was almost crushed by terror and disappointment.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He noted the remnants of the uniforms upon the blacks and immediately he demanded to know where were their officers.
then
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From this reading To have been thus close to safety and then to have all hope snatched away by a cruel stroke of fate seemed unendurable.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They cannot understand you," said the girl and so in the bastard tongue that is the medium of communication between the Germans and the blacks of their colony, she repeated the white man's question.
thus
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From this reading To have been thus close to safety and then to have all hope snatched away by a cruel stroke of fate seemed unendurable.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To have been thus close to safety and then to have all hope snatched away by a cruel stroke of fate seemed unendurable.
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "They cannot understand you," said the girl and so in the bastard tongue that is the medium of communication between the Germans and the blacks of their colony, she repeated the white man's question.
too
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From this reading The man was disappointed, too, but more was he angry.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "They cannot understand you," said the girl and so in the bastard tongue that is the medium of communication between the Germans and the blacks of their colony, she repeated the white man's question.
unendurable
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From this reading To have been thus close to safety and then to have all hope snatched away by a cruel stroke of fate seemed unendurable.
uniforms
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From this reading He noted the remnants of the uniforms upon the blacks and immediately he demanded to know where were their officers.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He noted the remnants of the uniforms upon the blacks and immediately he demanded to know where were their officers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Black Flier The girl was almost crushed by terror and disappointment.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He noted the remnants of the uniforms upon the blacks and immediately he demanded to know where were their officers.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He noted the remnants of the uniforms upon the blacks and immediately he demanded to know where were their officers.
white
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From this reading "They cannot understand you," said the girl and so in the bastard tongue that is the medium of communication between the Germans and the blacks of their colony, she repeated the white man's question.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "They cannot understand you," said the girl and so in the bastard tongue that is the medium of communication between the Germans and the blacks of their colony, she repeated the white man's question.
