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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 At length the important morning, fraught with a series of such varied and many-colored events, arrived.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was evident, however, from his elated yet turbid eye, that although delight and exultation were prevalent in his breast, he was by no means free from visitations of a dark and painful character.
always
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From this reading Sir Thomas Gourlay, always an early riser, was up betimes, and paced his room to and fro in a train of profound reflection.
ambition
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From this reading These he endeavored to fling off, and in order to do so more effectually, he gave a loose rein to the contemplation of his own successful ambition.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Sir Thomas Gourlay, always an early riser, was up betimes, and paced his room to and fro in a train of profound reflection.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At length the important morning, fraught with a series of such varied and many-colored events, arrived.
anxious
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From this reading Yet he occasionally appeared anxious and uneasy, and felt disturbed and gloomy fits that irritated him even for entertaining them.
appeared
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From this reading Yet he occasionally appeared anxious and uneasy, and felt disturbed and gloomy fits that irritated him even for entertaining them.
arrived
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From this reading At length the important morning, fraught with a series of such varied and many-colored events, arrived.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At length the important morning, fraught with a series of such varied and many-colored events, arrived.
betimes
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From this reading Sir Thomas Gourlay, always an early riser, was up betimes, and paced his room to and fro in a train of profound reflection.
breast
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From this reading It was evident, however, from his elated yet turbid eye, that although delight and exultation were prevalent in his breast, he was by no means free from visitations of a dark and painful character.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was evident, however, from his elated yet turbid eye, that although delight and exultation were prevalent in his breast, he was by no means free from visitations of a dark and painful character.
character
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From this reading It was evident, however, from his elated yet turbid eye, that although delight and exultation were prevalent in his breast, he was by no means free from visitations of a dark and painful character.
contemplation
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From this reading These he endeavored to fling off, and in order to do so more effectually, he gave a loose rein to the contemplation of his own successful ambition.
dark
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From this reading It was evident, however, from his elated yet turbid eye, that although delight and exultation were prevalent in his breast, he was by no means free from visitations of a dark and painful character.
delight
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From this reading It was evident, however, from his elated yet turbid eye, that although delight and exultation were prevalent in his breast, he was by no means free from visitations of a dark and painful character.
disturbed
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From this reading Yet he occasionally appeared anxious and uneasy, and felt disturbed and gloomy fits that irritated him even for entertaining them.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading These he endeavored to fling off, and in order to do so more effectually, he gave a loose rein to the contemplation of his own successful ambition.
early
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From this reading Sir Thomas Gourlay, always an early riser, was up betimes, and paced his room to and fro in a train of profound reflection.
effectually
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From this reading These he endeavored to fling off, and in order to do so more effectually, he gave a loose rein to the contemplation of his own successful ambition.
elated
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From this reading It was evident, however, from his elated yet turbid eye, that although delight and exultation were prevalent in his breast, he was by no means free from visitations of a dark and painful character.
endeavored
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From this reading These he endeavored to fling off, and in order to do so more effectually, he gave a loose rein to the contemplation of his own successful ambition.
entertaining
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From this reading Yet he occasionally appeared anxious and uneasy, and felt disturbed and gloomy fits that irritated him even for entertaining them.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet he occasionally appeared anxious and uneasy, and felt disturbed and gloomy fits that irritated him even for entertaining them.
events
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From this reading At length the important morning, fraught with a series of such varied and many-colored events, arrived.
evident
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From this reading It was evident, however, from his elated yet turbid eye, that although delight and exultation were prevalent in his breast, he was by no means free from visitations of a dark and painful character.
exultation
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From this reading It was evident, however, from his elated yet turbid eye, that although delight and exultation were prevalent in his breast, he was by no means free from visitations of a dark and painful character.
eye
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From this reading It was evident, however, from his elated yet turbid eye, that although delight and exultation were prevalent in his breast, he was by no means free from visitations of a dark and painful character.
felt
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From this reading Yet he occasionally appeared anxious and uneasy, and felt disturbed and gloomy fits that irritated him even for entertaining them.
fits
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From this reading Yet he occasionally appeared anxious and uneasy, and felt disturbed and gloomy fits that irritated him even for entertaining them.
fling
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From this reading These he endeavored to fling off, and in order to do so more effectually, he gave a loose rein to the contemplation of his own successful ambition.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Yet he occasionally appeared anxious and uneasy, and felt disturbed and gloomy fits that irritated him even for entertaining them.
fraught
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From this reading At length the important morning, fraught with a series of such varied and many-colored events, arrived.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading It was evident, however, from his elated yet turbid eye, that although delight and exultation were prevalent in his breast, he was by no means free from visitations of a dark and painful character.
fro
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From this reading Sir Thomas Gourlay, always an early riser, was up betimes, and paced his room to and fro in a train of profound reflection.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was evident, however, from his elated yet turbid eye, that although delight and exultation were prevalent in his breast, he was by no means free from visitations of a dark and painful character.
gave
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From this reading These he endeavored to fling off, and in order to do so more effectually, he gave a loose rein to the contemplation of his own successful ambition.
gloomy
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From this reading Yet he occasionally appeared anxious and uneasy, and felt disturbed and gloomy fits that irritated him even for entertaining them.
Gourlay
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From this reading Sir Thomas Gourlay, always an early riser, was up betimes, and paced his room to and fro in a train of profound reflection.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was evident, however, from his elated yet turbid eye, that although delight and exultation were prevalent in his breast, he was by no means free from visitations of a dark and painful character.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yet he occasionally appeared anxious and uneasy, and felt disturbed and gloomy fits that irritated him even for entertaining them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sir Thomas Gourlay, always an early riser, was up betimes, and paced his room to and fro in a train of profound reflection.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading It was evident, however, from his elated yet turbid eye, that although delight and exultation were prevalent in his breast, he was by no means free from visitations of a dark and painful character.
important
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From this reading At length the important morning, fraught with a series of such varied and many-colored events, arrived.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sir Thomas Gourlay, always an early riser, was up betimes, and paced his room to and fro in a train of profound reflection.
irritated
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From this reading Yet he occasionally appeared anxious and uneasy, and felt disturbed and gloomy fits that irritated him even for entertaining them.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was evident, however, from his elated yet turbid eye, that although delight and exultation were prevalent in his breast, he was by no means free from visitations of a dark and painful character.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading At length the important morning, fraught with a series of such varied and many-colored events, arrived.
loose
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From this reading These he endeavored to fling off, and in order to do so more effectually, he gave a loose rein to the contemplation of his own successful ambition.
many-colored
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From this reading At length the important morning, fraught with a series of such varied and many-colored events, arrived.
means
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From this reading It was evident, however, from his elated yet turbid eye, that although delight and exultation were prevalent in his breast, he was by no means free from visitations of a dark and painful character.
more
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From this reading These he endeavored to fling off, and in order to do so more effectually, he gave a loose rein to the contemplation of his own successful ambition.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At length the important morning, fraught with a series of such varied and many-colored events, arrived.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was evident, however, from his elated yet turbid eye, that although delight and exultation were prevalent in his breast, he was by no means free from visitations of a dark and painful character.
occasionally
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From this reading Yet he occasionally appeared anxious and uneasy, and felt disturbed and gloomy fits that irritated him even for entertaining them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At length the important morning, fraught with a series of such varied and many-colored events, arrived.
off
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From this reading These he endeavored to fling off, and in order to do so more effectually, he gave a loose rein to the contemplation of his own successful ambition.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These he endeavored to fling off, and in order to do so more effectually, he gave a loose rein to the contemplation of his own successful ambition.
own
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From this reading These he endeavored to fling off, and in order to do so more effectually, he gave a loose rein to the contemplation of his own successful ambition.
paced
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From this reading Sir Thomas Gourlay, always an early riser, was up betimes, and paced his room to and fro in a train of profound reflection.
painful
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From this reading It was evident, however, from his elated yet turbid eye, that although delight and exultation were prevalent in his breast, he was by no means free from visitations of a dark and painful character.
prevalent
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From this reading It was evident, however, from his elated yet turbid eye, that although delight and exultation were prevalent in his breast, he was by no means free from visitations of a dark and painful character.
profound
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From this reading Sir Thomas Gourlay, always an early riser, was up betimes, and paced his room to and fro in a train of profound reflection.
reflection
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From this reading Sir Thomas Gourlay, always an early riser, was up betimes, and paced his room to and fro in a train of profound reflection.
rein
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From this reading These he endeavored to fling off, and in order to do so more effectually, he gave a loose rein to the contemplation of his own successful ambition.
riser
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From this reading Sir Thomas Gourlay, always an early riser, was up betimes, and paced his room to and fro in a train of profound reflection.
room
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From this reading Sir Thomas Gourlay, always an early riser, was up betimes, and paced his room to and fro in a train of profound reflection.
series
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From this reading At length the important morning, fraught with a series of such varied and many-colored events, arrived.
Sir
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From this reading Sir Thomas Gourlay, always an early riser, was up betimes, and paced his room to and fro in a train of profound reflection.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading These he endeavored to fling off, and in order to do so more effectually, he gave a loose rein to the contemplation of his own successful ambition.
successful
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From this reading These he endeavored to fling off, and in order to do so more effectually, he gave a loose rein to the contemplation of his own successful ambition.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading At length the important morning, fraught with a series of such varied and many-colored events, arrived.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was evident, however, from his elated yet turbid eye, that although delight and exultation were prevalent in his breast, he was by no means free from visitations of a dark and painful character.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At length the important morning, fraught with a series of such varied and many-colored events, arrived.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Yet he occasionally appeared anxious and uneasy, and felt disturbed and gloomy fits that irritated him even for entertaining them.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These he endeavored to fling off, and in order to do so more effectually, he gave a loose rein to the contemplation of his own successful ambition.
Thomas
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From this reading Sir Thomas Gourlay, always an early riser, was up betimes, and paced his room to and fro in a train of profound reflection.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sir Thomas Gourlay, always an early riser, was up betimes, and paced his room to and fro in a train of profound reflection.
train
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From this reading Sir Thomas Gourlay, always an early riser, was up betimes, and paced his room to and fro in a train of profound reflection.
turbid
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From this reading It was evident, however, from his elated yet turbid eye, that although delight and exultation were prevalent in his breast, he was by no means free from visitations of a dark and painful character.
uneasy
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From this reading Yet he occasionally appeared anxious and uneasy, and felt disturbed and gloomy fits that irritated him even for entertaining them.
up
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From this reading Sir Thomas Gourlay, always an early riser, was up betimes, and paced his room to and fro in a train of profound reflection.
varied
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From this reading At length the important morning, fraught with a series of such varied and many-colored events, arrived.
visitations
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From this reading It was evident, however, from his elated yet turbid eye, that although delight and exultation were prevalent in his breast, he was by no means free from visitations of a dark and painful character.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sir Thomas Gourlay, always an early riser, was up betimes, and paced his room to and fro in a train of profound reflection.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was evident, however, from his elated yet turbid eye, that although delight and exultation were prevalent in his breast, he was by no means free from visitations of a dark and painful character.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At length the important morning, fraught with a series of such varied and many-colored events, arrived.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading It was evident, however, from his elated yet turbid eye, that although delight and exultation were prevalent in his breast, he was by no means free from visitations of a dark and painful character.
