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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 But he was not the sort to let any part of himself wither up and die because of a blow that had darkened his mental visions of things.
achievement
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From this reading His plans lay ahead of him, his old ambitions and his dreams of achievement.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That night, in Olaf’s cabin, Alan put himself back on the old track again.
ahead
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From this reading His plans lay ahead of him, his old ambitions and his dreams of achievement.
Alan
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From this reading That night, in Olaf’s cabin, Alan put himself back on the old track again.
always
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From this reading He made no effort to minimize the tragedy that had come into his life, and he knew its effect upon him would never be wiped away, and that Mary Standish would always live in his thoughts, no matter what happened in the years to come.
ambitions
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From this reading His plans lay ahead of him, his old ambitions and his dreams of achievement.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He made no effort to minimize the tragedy that had come into his life, and he knew its effect upon him would never be wiped away, and that Mary Standish would always live in his thoughts, no matter what happened in the years to come.
any
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From this reading But he was not the sort to let any part of himself wither up and die because of a blow that had darkened his mental visions of things.
away
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From this reading He made no effort to minimize the tragedy that had come into his life, and he knew its effect upon him would never be wiped away, and that Mary Standish would always live in his thoughts, no matter what happened in the years to come.
back
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From this reading That night, in Olaf’s cabin, Alan put himself back on the old track again.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He made no effort to minimize the tragedy that had come into his life, and he knew its effect upon him would never be wiped away, and that Mary Standish would always live in his thoughts, no matter what happened in the years to come.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading But he was not the sort to let any part of himself wither up and die because of a blow that had darkened his mental visions of things.
blow
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From this reading But he was not the sort to let any part of himself wither up and die because of a blow that had darkened his mental visions of things.
burned
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From this reading They seemed pulseless and dead now, but he knew it was because his own fire had temporarily burned out.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he was not the sort to let any part of himself wither up and die because of a blow that had darkened his mental visions of things.
cabin
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From this reading That night, in Olaf’s cabin, Alan put himself back on the old track again.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He made no effort to minimize the tragedy that had come into his life, and he knew its effect upon him would never be wiped away, and that Mary Standish would always live in his thoughts, no matter what happened in the years to come.
darkened
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From this reading But he was not the sort to let any part of himself wither up and die because of a blow that had darkened his mental visions of things.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They seemed pulseless and dead now, but he knew it was because his own fire had temporarily burned out.
die
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From this reading But he was not the sort to let any part of himself wither up and die because of a blow that had darkened his mental visions of things.
dreams
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From this reading His plans lay ahead of him, his old ambitions and his dreams of achievement.
effect
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From this reading He made no effort to minimize the tragedy that had come into his life, and he knew its effect upon him would never be wiped away, and that Mary Standish would always live in his thoughts, no matter what happened in the years to come.
effort
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From this reading He made no effort to minimize the tragedy that had come into his life, and he knew its effect upon him would never be wiped away, and that Mary Standish would always live in his thoughts, no matter what happened in the years to come.
fire
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From this reading They seemed pulseless and dead now, but he knew it was because his own fire had temporarily burned out.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He made no effort to minimize the tragedy that had come into his life, and he knew its effect upon him would never be wiped away, and that Mary Standish would always live in his thoughts, no matter what happened in the years to come.
happened
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From this reading He made no effort to minimize the tragedy that had come into his life, and he knew its effect upon him would never be wiped away, and that Mary Standish would always live in his thoughts, no matter what happened in the years to come.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He made no effort to minimize the tragedy that had come into his life, and he knew its effect upon him would never be wiped away, and that Mary Standish would always live in his thoughts, no matter what happened in the years to come.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He made no effort to minimize the tragedy that had come into his life, and he knew its effect upon him would never be wiped away, and that Mary Standish would always live in his thoughts, no matter what happened in the years to come.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading That night, in Olaf’s cabin, Alan put himself back on the old track again.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He made no effort to minimize the tragedy that had come into his life, and he knew its effect upon him would never be wiped away, and that Mary Standish would always live in his thoughts, no matter what happened in the years to come.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That night, in Olaf’s cabin, Alan put himself back on the old track again.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He made no effort to minimize the tragedy that had come into his life, and he knew its effect upon him would never be wiped away, and that Mary Standish would always live in his thoughts, no matter what happened in the years to come.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They seemed pulseless and dead now, but he knew it was because his own fire had temporarily burned out.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He made no effort to minimize the tragedy that had come into his life, and he knew its effect upon him would never be wiped away, and that Mary Standish would always live in his thoughts, no matter what happened in the years to come.
knew
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From this reading He made no effort to minimize the tragedy that had come into his life, and he knew its effect upon him would never be wiped away, and that Mary Standish would always live in his thoughts, no matter what happened in the years to come.
lay
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From this reading His plans lay ahead of him, his old ambitions and his dreams of achievement.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading But he was not the sort to let any part of himself wither up and die because of a blow that had darkened his mental visions of things.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He made no effort to minimize the tragedy that had come into his life, and he knew its effect upon him would never be wiped away, and that Mary Standish would always live in his thoughts, no matter what happened in the years to come.
live
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From this reading He made no effort to minimize the tragedy that had come into his life, and he knew its effect upon him would never be wiped away, and that Mary Standish would always live in his thoughts, no matter what happened in the years to come.
made
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From this reading He made no effort to minimize the tragedy that had come into his life, and he knew its effect upon him would never be wiped away, and that Mary Standish would always live in his thoughts, no matter what happened in the years to come.
Mary
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From this reading He made no effort to minimize the tragedy that had come into his life, and he knew its effect upon him would never be wiped away, and that Mary Standish would always live in his thoughts, no matter what happened in the years to come.
matter
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From this reading He made no effort to minimize the tragedy that had come into his life, and he knew its effect upon him would never be wiped away, and that Mary Standish would always live in his thoughts, no matter what happened in the years to come.
mental
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From this reading But he was not the sort to let any part of himself wither up and die because of a blow that had darkened his mental visions of things.
minimize
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From this reading He made no effort to minimize the tragedy that had come into his life, and he knew its effect upon him would never be wiped away, and that Mary Standish would always live in his thoughts, no matter what happened in the years to come.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He made no effort to minimize the tragedy that had come into his life, and he knew its effect upon him would never be wiped away, and that Mary Standish would always live in his thoughts, no matter what happened in the years to come.
night
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From this reading That night, in Olaf’s cabin, Alan put himself back on the old track again.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He made no effort to minimize the tragedy that had come into his life, and he knew its effect upon him would never be wiped away, and that Mary Standish would always live in his thoughts, no matter what happened in the years to come.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But he was not the sort to let any part of himself wither up and die because of a blow that had darkened his mental visions of things.
now
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From this reading They seemed pulseless and dead now, but he knew it was because his own fire had temporarily burned out.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But he was not the sort to let any part of himself wither up and die because of a blow that had darkened his mental visions of things.
Olaf's
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From this reading That night, in Olaf’s cabin, Alan put himself back on the old track again.
old
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From this reading That night, in Olaf’s cabin, Alan put himself back on the old track again.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That night, in Olaf’s cabin, Alan put himself back on the old track again.
out
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From this reading They seemed pulseless and dead now, but he knew it was because his own fire had temporarily burned out.
own
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From this reading They seemed pulseless and dead now, but he knew it was because his own fire had temporarily burned out.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he was not the sort to let any part of himself wither up and die because of a blow that had darkened his mental visions of things.
plans
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From this reading His plans lay ahead of him, his old ambitions and his dreams of achievement.
pulseless
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From this reading They seemed pulseless and dead now, but he knew it was because his own fire had temporarily burned out.
put
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From this reading That night, in Olaf’s cabin, Alan put himself back on the old track again.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They seemed pulseless and dead now, but he knew it was because his own fire had temporarily burned out.
sort
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From this reading But he was not the sort to let any part of himself wither up and die because of a blow that had darkened his mental visions of things.
Standish
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From this reading He made no effort to minimize the tragedy that had come into his life, and he knew its effect upon him would never be wiped away, and that Mary Standish would always live in his thoughts, no matter what happened in the years to come.
temporarily
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From this reading They seemed pulseless and dead now, but he knew it was because his own fire had temporarily burned out.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That night, in Olaf’s cabin, Alan put himself back on the old track again.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That night, in Olaf’s cabin, Alan put himself back on the old track again.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They seemed pulseless and dead now, but he knew it was because his own fire had temporarily burned out.
things
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From this reading But he was not the sort to let any part of himself wither up and die because of a blow that had darkened his mental visions of things.
thoughts
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From this reading He made no effort to minimize the tragedy that had come into his life, and he knew its effect upon him would never be wiped away, and that Mary Standish would always live in his thoughts, no matter what happened in the years to come.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He made no effort to minimize the tragedy that had come into his life, and he knew its effect upon him would never be wiped away, and that Mary Standish would always live in his thoughts, no matter what happened in the years to come.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading That night, in Olaf’s cabin, Alan put himself back on the old track again.
tragedy
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From this reading He made no effort to minimize the tragedy that had come into his life, and he knew its effect upon him would never be wiped away, and that Mary Standish would always live in his thoughts, no matter what happened in the years to come.
up
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From this reading But he was not the sort to let any part of himself wither up and die because of a blow that had darkened his mental visions of things.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He made no effort to minimize the tragedy that had come into his life, and he knew its effect upon him would never be wiped away, and that Mary Standish would always live in his thoughts, no matter what happened in the years to come.
visions
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From this reading But he was not the sort to let any part of himself wither up and die because of a blow that had darkened his mental visions of things.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But he was not the sort to let any part of himself wither up and die because of a blow that had darkened his mental visions of things.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He made no effort to minimize the tragedy that had come into his life, and he knew its effect upon him would never be wiped away, and that Mary Standish would always live in his thoughts, no matter what happened in the years to come.
wiped
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From this reading He made no effort to minimize the tragedy that had come into his life, and he knew its effect upon him would never be wiped away, and that Mary Standish would always live in his thoughts, no matter what happened in the years to come.
wither
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From this reading But he was not the sort to let any part of himself wither up and die because of a blow that had darkened his mental visions of things.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He made no effort to minimize the tragedy that had come into his life, and he knew its effect upon him would never be wiped away, and that Mary Standish would always live in his thoughts, no matter what happened in the years to come.
years
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From this reading He made no effort to minimize the tragedy that had come into his life, and he knew its effect upon him would never be wiped away, and that Mary Standish would always live in his thoughts, no matter what happened in the years to come.
