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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 fight a thing successfully you must know what it is: you must know what you are fighting.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He felt it was vitally necessary to learn everything about this terrible wrong that he saw being committed, if he wished in any way to remedy it.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Day after day went slowly by and Jenkins toiled along the painful road of life into which he had been so suddenly brought, bearing his burden of grief and pain and learning, learning all the time.
all
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From this reading Day after day went slowly by and Jenkins toiled along the painful road of life into which he had been so suddenly brought, bearing his burden of grief and pain and learning, learning all the time.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Day after day went slowly by and Jenkins toiled along the painful road of life into which he had been so suddenly brought, bearing his burden of grief and pain and learning, learning all the time.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Day after day went slowly by and Jenkins toiled along the painful road of life into which he had been so suddenly brought, bearing his burden of grief and pain and learning, learning all the time.
any
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From this reading He felt it was vitally necessary to learn everything about this terrible wrong that he saw being committed, if he wished in any way to remedy it.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To fight a thing successfully you must know what it is: you must know what you are fighting.
bearing
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From this reading Day after day went slowly by and Jenkins toiled along the painful road of life into which he had been so suddenly brought, bearing his burden of grief and pain and learning, learning all the time.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Day after day went slowly by and Jenkins toiled along the painful road of life into which he had been so suddenly brought, bearing his burden of grief and pain and learning, learning all the time.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He felt it was vitally necessary to learn everything about this terrible wrong that he saw being committed, if he wished in any way to remedy it.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Day after day went slowly by and Jenkins toiled along the painful road of life into which he had been so suddenly brought, bearing his burden of grief and pain and learning, learning all the time.
burden
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From this reading Day after day went slowly by and Jenkins toiled along the painful road of life into which he had been so suddenly brought, bearing his burden of grief and pain and learning, learning all the time.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Day after day went slowly by and Jenkins toiled along the painful road of life into which he had been so suddenly brought, bearing his burden of grief and pain and learning, learning all the time.
committed
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From this reading He felt it was vitally necessary to learn everything about this terrible wrong that he saw being committed, if he wished in any way to remedy it.
Day
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From this reading Day after day went slowly by and Jenkins toiled along the painful road of life into which he had been so suddenly brought, bearing his burden of grief and pain and learning, learning all the time.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every hour he saw further into and through the mist of horror that surrounded him.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading He felt it was vitally necessary to learn everything about this terrible wrong that he saw being committed, if he wished in any way to remedy it.
felt
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From this reading He felt it was vitally necessary to learn everything about this terrible wrong that he saw being committed, if he wished in any way to remedy it.
fight
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From this reading To fight a thing successfully you must know what it is: you must know what you are fighting.
fighting
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From this reading To fight a thing successfully you must know what it is: you must know what you are fighting.
further
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From this reading Every hour he saw further into and through the mist of horror that surrounded him.
greedily
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From this reading He learnt greedily.
grief
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From this reading Day after day went slowly by and Jenkins toiled along the painful road of life into which he had been so suddenly brought, bearing his burden of grief and pain and learning, learning all the time.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Day after day went slowly by and Jenkins toiled along the painful road of life into which he had been so suddenly brought, bearing his burden of grief and pain and learning, learning all the time.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Day after day went slowly by and Jenkins toiled along the painful road of life into which he had been so suddenly brought, bearing his burden of grief and pain and learning, learning all the time.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Every hour he saw further into and through the mist of horror that surrounded him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Day after day went slowly by and Jenkins toiled along the painful road of life into which he had been so suddenly brought, bearing his burden of grief and pain and learning, learning all the time.
horror
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From this reading Every hour he saw further into and through the mist of horror that surrounded him.
hour
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From this reading Every hour he saw further into and through the mist of horror that surrounded him.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He felt it was vitally necessary to learn everything about this terrible wrong that he saw being committed, if he wished in any way to remedy it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He felt it was vitally necessary to learn everything about this terrible wrong that he saw being committed, if he wished in any way to remedy it.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Day after day went slowly by and Jenkins toiled along the painful road of life into which he had been so suddenly brought, bearing his burden of grief and pain and learning, learning all the time.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To fight a thing successfully you must know what it is: you must know what you are fighting.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He felt it was vitally necessary to learn everything about this terrible wrong that he saw being committed, if he wished in any way to remedy it.
Jenkins
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From this reading Day after day went slowly by and Jenkins toiled along the painful road of life into which he had been so suddenly brought, bearing his burden of grief and pain and learning, learning all the time.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To fight a thing successfully you must know what it is: you must know what you are fighting.
learn
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From this reading He felt it was vitally necessary to learn everything about this terrible wrong that he saw being committed, if he wished in any way to remedy it.
learning
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From this reading Day after day went slowly by and Jenkins toiled along the painful road of life into which he had been so suddenly brought, bearing his burden of grief and pain and learning, learning all the time.
learnt
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From this reading He learnt greedily.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Day after day went slowly by and Jenkins toiled along the painful road of life into which he had been so suddenly brought, bearing his burden of grief and pain and learning, learning all the time.
mist
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From this reading Every hour he saw further into and through the mist of horror that surrounded him.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading To fight a thing successfully you must know what it is: you must know what you are fighting.
necessary
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From this reading He felt it was vitally necessary to learn everything about this terrible wrong that he saw being committed, if he wished in any way to remedy it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Day after day went slowly by and Jenkins toiled along the painful road of life into which he had been so suddenly brought, bearing his burden of grief and pain and learning, learning all the time.
pain
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From this reading Day after day went slowly by and Jenkins toiled along the painful road of life into which he had been so suddenly brought, bearing his burden of grief and pain and learning, learning all the time.
painful
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From this reading Day after day went slowly by and Jenkins toiled along the painful road of life into which he had been so suddenly brought, bearing his burden of grief and pain and learning, learning all the time.
remedy
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From this reading He felt it was vitally necessary to learn everything about this terrible wrong that he saw being committed, if he wished in any way to remedy it.
road
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From this reading Day after day went slowly by and Jenkins toiled along the painful road of life into which he had been so suddenly brought, bearing his burden of grief and pain and learning, learning all the time.
saw
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From this reading Every hour he saw further into and through the mist of horror that surrounded him.
slowly
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From this reading Day after day went slowly by and Jenkins toiled along the painful road of life into which he had been so suddenly brought, bearing his burden of grief and pain and learning, learning all the time.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Day after day went slowly by and Jenkins toiled along the painful road of life into which he had been so suddenly brought, bearing his burden of grief and pain and learning, learning all the time.
successfully
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From this reading To fight a thing successfully you must know what it is: you must know what you are fighting.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Day after day went slowly by and Jenkins toiled along the painful road of life into which he had been so suddenly brought, bearing his burden of grief and pain and learning, learning all the time.
surrounded
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From this reading Every hour he saw further into and through the mist of horror that surrounded him.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He felt it was vitally necessary to learn everything about this terrible wrong that he saw being committed, if he wished in any way to remedy it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Every hour he saw further into and through the mist of horror that surrounded him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Day after day went slowly by and Jenkins toiled along the painful road of life into which he had been so suddenly brought, bearing his burden of grief and pain and learning, learning all the time.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To fight a thing successfully you must know what it is: you must know what you are fighting.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He felt it was vitally necessary to learn everything about this terrible wrong that he saw being committed, if he wished in any way to remedy it.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Every hour he saw further into and through the mist of horror that surrounded him.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Day after day went slowly by and Jenkins toiled along the painful road of life into which he had been so suddenly brought, bearing his burden of grief and pain and learning, learning all the time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He felt it was vitally necessary to learn everything about this terrible wrong that he saw being committed, if he wished in any way to remedy it.
toiled
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From this reading Day after day went slowly by and Jenkins toiled along the painful road of life into which he had been so suddenly brought, bearing his burden of grief and pain and learning, learning all the time.
vitally
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From this reading He felt it was vitally necessary to learn everything about this terrible wrong that he saw being committed, if he wished in any way to remedy it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He felt it was vitally necessary to learn everything about this terrible wrong that he saw being committed, if he wished in any way to remedy it.
way
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From this reading He felt it was vitally necessary to learn everything about this terrible wrong that he saw being committed, if he wished in any way to remedy it.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Day after day went slowly by and Jenkins toiled along the painful road of life into which he had been so suddenly brought, bearing his burden of grief and pain and learning, learning all the time.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading To fight a thing successfully you must know what it is: you must know what you are fighting.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Day after day went slowly by and Jenkins toiled along the painful road of life into which he had been so suddenly brought, bearing his burden of grief and pain and learning, learning all the time.
wished
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From this reading He felt it was vitally necessary to learn everything about this terrible wrong that he saw being committed, if he wished in any way to remedy it.
wrong
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From this reading He felt it was vitally necessary to learn everything about this terrible wrong that he saw being committed, if he wished in any way to remedy it.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading To fight a thing successfully you must know what it is: you must know what you are fighting.
