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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 On no occasion before during all the time of detention had he played with so free a hand or felt himself so much an element of good among his fellow creatures.
accidentally
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From this reading "Where else or under what other circumstances could have been accidentally assembled such a number of people so qualified to minister mentally to each other and make otherwise dead hours breathe as we who are here now looking into each other's eyes?"
all
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From this reading On no occasion before during all the time of detention had he played with so free a hand or felt himself so much an element of good among his fellow creatures.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading On no occasion before during all the time of detention had he played with so free a hand or felt himself so much an element of good among his fellow creatures.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On no occasion before during all the time of detention had he played with so free a hand or felt himself so much an element of good among his fellow creatures.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Where else or under what other circumstances could have been accidentally assembled such a number of people so qualified to minister mentally to each other and make otherwise dead hours breathe as we who are here now looking into each other's eyes?"
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Where else or under what other circumstances could have been accidentally assembled such a number of people so qualified to minister mentally to each other and make otherwise dead hours breathe as we who are here now looking into each other's eyes?"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Where else or under what other circumstances could have been accidentally assembled such a number of people so qualified to minister mentally to each other and make otherwise dead hours breathe as we who are here now looking into each other's eyes?"
assembled
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From this reading "Where else or under what other circumstances could have been accidentally assembled such a number of people so qualified to minister mentally to each other and make otherwise dead hours breathe as we who are here now looking into each other's eyes?"
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Where else or under what other circumstances could have been accidentally assembled such a number of people so qualified to minister mentally to each other and make otherwise dead hours breathe as we who are here now looking into each other's eyes?"
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading On no occasion before during all the time of detention had he played with so free a hand or felt himself so much an element of good among his fellow creatures.
breatheverbUS /briːð/
to speak or reveal information, especially secretly
From this reading "Where else or under what other circumstances could have been accidentally assembled such a number of people so qualified to minister mentally to each other and make otherwise dead hours breathe as we who are here now looking into each other's eyes?"
circumstances
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From this reading "Where else or under what other circumstances could have been accidentally assembled such a number of people so qualified to minister mentally to each other and make otherwise dead hours breathe as we who are here now looking into each other's eyes?"
Colonel
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From this reading LOVE WILL FIND THE WAY The Colonel was royally in his element now.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The psychological hour had come for him.
congratulate
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From this reading "We should congratulate ourselves," he resonantly declared.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Where else or under what other circumstances could have been accidentally assembled such a number of people so qualified to minister mentally to each other and make otherwise dead hours breathe as we who are here now looking into each other's eyes?"
creatures
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From this reading On no occasion before during all the time of detention had he played with so free a hand or felt himself so much an element of good among his fellow creatures.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Where else or under what other circumstances could have been accidentally assembled such a number of people so qualified to minister mentally to each other and make otherwise dead hours breathe as we who are here now looking into each other's eyes?"
declared
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From this reading "We should congratulate ourselves," he resonantly declared.
detention
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From this reading On no occasion before during all the time of detention had he played with so free a hand or felt himself so much an element of good among his fellow creatures.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading On no occasion before during all the time of detention had he played with so free a hand or felt himself so much an element of good among his fellow creatures.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "Where else or under what other circumstances could have been accidentally assembled such a number of people so qualified to minister mentally to each other and make otherwise dead hours breathe as we who are here now looking into each other's eyes?"
element
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From this reading LOVE WILL FIND THE WAY The Colonel was royally in his element now.
else
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From this reading "Where else or under what other circumstances could have been accidentally assembled such a number of people so qualified to minister mentally to each other and make otherwise dead hours breathe as we who are here now looking into each other's eyes?"
eyes
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From this reading "Where else or under what other circumstances could have been accidentally assembled such a number of people so qualified to minister mentally to each other and make otherwise dead hours breathe as we who are here now looking into each other's eyes?"
fellow
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From this reading On no occasion before during all the time of detention had he played with so free a hand or felt himself so much an element of good among his fellow creatures.
felt
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From this reading On no occasion before during all the time of detention had he played with so free a hand or felt himself so much an element of good among his fellow creatures.
FIND
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From this reading LOVE WILL FIND THE WAY The Colonel was royally in his element now.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The psychological hour had come for him.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading On no occasion before during all the time of detention had he played with so free a hand or felt himself so much an element of good among his fellow creatures.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On no occasion before during all the time of detention had he played with so free a hand or felt himself so much an element of good among his fellow creatures.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On no occasion before during all the time of detention had he played with so free a hand or felt himself so much an element of good among his fellow creatures.
hand
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From this reading On no occasion before during all the time of detention had he played with so free a hand or felt himself so much an element of good among his fellow creatures.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Where else or under what other circumstances could have been accidentally assembled such a number of people so qualified to minister mentally to each other and make otherwise dead hours breathe as we who are here now looking into each other's eyes?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On no occasion before during all the time of detention had he played with so free a hand or felt himself so much an element of good among his fellow creatures.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Where else or under what other circumstances could have been accidentally assembled such a number of people so qualified to minister mentally to each other and make otherwise dead hours breathe as we who are here now looking into each other's eyes?"
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The psychological hour had come for him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading On no occasion before during all the time of detention had he played with so free a hand or felt himself so much an element of good among his fellow creatures.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading LOVE WILL FIND THE WAY The Colonel was royally in his element now.
hour
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From this reading The psychological hour had come for him.
hours
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From this reading "Where else or under what other circumstances could have been accidentally assembled such a number of people so qualified to minister mentally to each other and make otherwise dead hours breathe as we who are here now looking into each other's eyes?"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LOVE WILL FIND THE WAY The Colonel was royally in his element now.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Where else or under what other circumstances could have been accidentally assembled such a number of people so qualified to minister mentally to each other and make otherwise dead hours breathe as we who are here now looking into each other's eyes?"
looking
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From this reading "Where else or under what other circumstances could have been accidentally assembled such a number of people so qualified to minister mentally to each other and make otherwise dead hours breathe as we who are here now looking into each other's eyes?"
LOVE
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From this reading LOVE WILL FIND THE WAY The Colonel was royally in his element now.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Where else or under what other circumstances could have been accidentally assembled such a number of people so qualified to minister mentally to each other and make otherwise dead hours breathe as we who are here now looking into each other's eyes?"
mentally
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From this reading "Where else or under what other circumstances could have been accidentally assembled such a number of people so qualified to minister mentally to each other and make otherwise dead hours breathe as we who are here now looking into each other's eyes?"
minister
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From this reading "Where else or under what other circumstances could have been accidentally assembled such a number of people so qualified to minister mentally to each other and make otherwise dead hours breathe as we who are here now looking into each other's eyes?"
much
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From this reading On no occasion before during all the time of detention had he played with so free a hand or felt himself so much an element of good among his fellow creatures.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading On no occasion before during all the time of detention had he played with so free a hand or felt himself so much an element of good among his fellow creatures.
now
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From this reading LOVE WILL FIND THE WAY The Colonel was royally in his element now.
number
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From this reading "Where else or under what other circumstances could have been accidentally assembled such a number of people so qualified to minister mentally to each other and make otherwise dead hours breathe as we who are here now looking into each other's eyes?"
occasion
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From this reading On no occasion before during all the time of detention had he played with so free a hand or felt himself so much an element of good among his fellow creatures.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On no occasion before during all the time of detention had he played with so free a hand or felt himself so much an element of good among his fellow creatures.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On no occasion before during all the time of detention had he played with so free a hand or felt himself so much an element of good among his fellow creatures.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading On no occasion before during all the time of detention had he played with so free a hand or felt himself so much an element of good among his fellow creatures.
other
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From this reading "Where else or under what other circumstances could have been accidentally assembled such a number of people so qualified to minister mentally to each other and make otherwise dead hours breathe as we who are here now looking into each other's eyes?"
other's
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From this reading "Where else or under what other circumstances could have been accidentally assembled such a number of people so qualified to minister mentally to each other and make otherwise dead hours breathe as we who are here now looking into each other's eyes?"
otherwise
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From this reading "Where else or under what other circumstances could have been accidentally assembled such a number of people so qualified to minister mentally to each other and make otherwise dead hours breathe as we who are here now looking into each other's eyes?"
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading "We should congratulate ourselves," he resonantly declared.
people
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From this reading "Where else or under what other circumstances could have been accidentally assembled such a number of people so qualified to minister mentally to each other and make otherwise dead hours breathe as we who are here now looking into each other's eyes?"
played
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From this reading On no occasion before during all the time of detention had he played with so free a hand or felt himself so much an element of good among his fellow creatures.
psychological
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From this reading The psychological hour had come for him.
qualified
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From this reading "Where else or under what other circumstances could have been accidentally assembled such a number of people so qualified to minister mentally to each other and make otherwise dead hours breathe as we who are here now looking into each other's eyes?"
resonantly
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From this reading "We should congratulate ourselves," he resonantly declared.
royally
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From this reading LOVE WILL FIND THE WAY The Colonel was royally in his element now.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "We should congratulate ourselves," he resonantly declared.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading On no occasion before during all the time of detention had he played with so free a hand or felt himself so much an element of good among his fellow creatures.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Where else or under what other circumstances could have been accidentally assembled such a number of people so qualified to minister mentally to each other and make otherwise dead hours breathe as we who are here now looking into each other's eyes?"
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LOVE WILL FIND THE WAY The Colonel was royally in his element now.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On no occasion before during all the time of detention had he played with so free a hand or felt himself so much an element of good among his fellow creatures.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Where else or under what other circumstances could have been accidentally assembled such a number of people so qualified to minister mentally to each other and make otherwise dead hours breathe as we who are here now looking into each other's eyes?"
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "Where else or under what other circumstances could have been accidentally assembled such a number of people so qualified to minister mentally to each other and make otherwise dead hours breathe as we who are here now looking into each other's eyes?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LOVE WILL FIND THE WAY The Colonel was royally in his element now.
WAY
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From this reading LOVE WILL FIND THE WAY The Colonel was royally in his element now.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We should congratulate ourselves," he resonantly declared.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Where else or under what other circumstances could have been accidentally assembled such a number of people so qualified to minister mentally to each other and make otherwise dead hours breathe as we who are here now looking into each other's eyes?"
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where else or under what other circumstances could have been accidentally assembled such a number of people so qualified to minister mentally to each other and make otherwise dead hours breathe as we who are here now looking into each other's eyes?"
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Where else or under what other circumstances could have been accidentally assembled such a number of people so qualified to minister mentally to each other and make otherwise dead hours breathe as we who are here now looking into each other's eyes?"
WILLmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading LOVE WILL FIND THE WAY The Colonel was royally in his element now.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On no occasion before during all the time of detention had he played with so free a hand or felt himself so much an element of good among his fellow creatures.
