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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 Neither of them thought for a moment of doubting his words.
accept
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From this reading Their feeling of reverence for his wisdom and learning would have been sufficient in itself for them to accept without a question any statement that he made to them.
addition
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From this reading But there was in addition their own inward conviction of the truth of his theory.
Ameres
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From this reading When Chebron and Amuba returned to the room set apart for their use and study their conversation did not turn upon the slaying of the cat or the danger which threatened them, but upon the wonderful revelation that Ameres had made.
Amuba
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From this reading When Chebron and Amuba returned to the room set apart for their use and study their conversation did not turn upon the slaying of the cat or the danger which threatened them, but upon the wonderful revelation that Ameres had made.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Chebron and Amuba returned to the room set apart for their use and study their conversation did not turn upon the slaying of the cat or the danger which threatened them, but upon the wonderful revelation that Ameres had made.
any
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From this reading Their feeling of reverence for his wisdom and learning would have been sufficient in itself for them to accept without a question any statement that he made to them.
apart
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From this reading When Chebron and Amuba returned to the room set apart for their use and study their conversation did not turn upon the slaying of the cat or the danger which threatened them, but upon the wonderful revelation that Ameres had made.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Their feeling of reverence for his wisdom and learning would have been sufficient in itself for them to accept without a question any statement that he made to them.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When Chebron and Amuba returned to the room set apart for their use and study their conversation did not turn upon the slaying of the cat or the danger which threatened them, but upon the wonderful revelation that Ameres had made.
cat
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From this reading When Chebron and Amuba returned to the room set apart for their use and study their conversation did not turn upon the slaying of the cat or the danger which threatened them, but upon the wonderful revelation that Ameres had made.
Chebron
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From this reading When Chebron and Amuba returned to the room set apart for their use and study their conversation did not turn upon the slaying of the cat or the danger which threatened them, but upon the wonderful revelation that Ameres had made.
conversation
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From this reading When Chebron and Amuba returned to the room set apart for their use and study their conversation did not turn upon the slaying of the cat or the danger which threatened them, but upon the wonderful revelation that Ameres had made.
conviction
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From this reading But there was in addition their own inward conviction of the truth of his theory.
danger
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From this reading When Chebron and Amuba returned to the room set apart for their use and study their conversation did not turn upon the slaying of the cat or the danger which threatened them, but upon the wonderful revelation that Ameres had made.
DANGERS
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From this reading DANGERS THICKEN.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading When Chebron and Amuba returned to the room set apart for their use and study their conversation did not turn upon the slaying of the cat or the danger which threatened them, but upon the wonderful revelation that Ameres had made.
doubting
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From this reading Neither of them thought for a moment of doubting his words.
feeling
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From this reading Their feeling of reverence for his wisdom and learning would have been sufficient in itself for them to accept without a question any statement that he made to them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When Chebron and Amuba returned to the room set apart for their use and study their conversation did not turn upon the slaying of the cat or the danger which threatened them, but upon the wonderful revelation that Ameres had made.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Chebron and Amuba returned to the room set apart for their use and study their conversation did not turn upon the slaying of the cat or the danger which threatened them, but upon the wonderful revelation that Ameres had made.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Their feeling of reverence for his wisdom and learning would have been sufficient in itself for them to accept without a question any statement that he made to them.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Their feeling of reverence for his wisdom and learning would have been sufficient in itself for them to accept without a question any statement that he made to them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Neither of them thought for a moment of doubting his words.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Their feeling of reverence for his wisdom and learning would have been sufficient in itself for them to accept without a question any statement that he made to them.
inward
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From this reading But there was in addition their own inward conviction of the truth of his theory.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Their feeling of reverence for his wisdom and learning would have been sufficient in itself for them to accept without a question any statement that he made to them.
learning
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From this reading Their feeling of reverence for his wisdom and learning would have been sufficient in itself for them to accept without a question any statement that he made to them.
made
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From this reading When Chebron and Amuba returned to the room set apart for their use and study their conversation did not turn upon the slaying of the cat or the danger which threatened them, but upon the wonderful revelation that Ameres had made.
moment
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From this reading Neither of them thought for a moment of doubting his words.
NeitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither of them thought for a moment of doubting his words.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When Chebron and Amuba returned to the room set apart for their use and study their conversation did not turn upon the slaying of the cat or the danger which threatened them, but upon the wonderful revelation that Ameres had made.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Chebron and Amuba returned to the room set apart for their use and study their conversation did not turn upon the slaying of the cat or the danger which threatened them, but upon the wonderful revelation that Ameres had made.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When Chebron and Amuba returned to the room set apart for their use and study their conversation did not turn upon the slaying of the cat or the danger which threatened them, but upon the wonderful revelation that Ameres had made.
own
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From this reading But there was in addition their own inward conviction of the truth of his theory.
question
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From this reading Their feeling of reverence for his wisdom and learning would have been sufficient in itself for them to accept without a question any statement that he made to them.
returned
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From this reading When Chebron and Amuba returned to the room set apart for their use and study their conversation did not turn upon the slaying of the cat or the danger which threatened them, but upon the wonderful revelation that Ameres had made.
revelation
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From this reading When Chebron and Amuba returned to the room set apart for their use and study their conversation did not turn upon the slaying of the cat or the danger which threatened them, but upon the wonderful revelation that Ameres had made.
reverence
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From this reading Their feeling of reverence for his wisdom and learning would have been sufficient in itself for them to accept without a question any statement that he made to them.
room
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From this reading When Chebron and Amuba returned to the room set apart for their use and study their conversation did not turn upon the slaying of the cat or the danger which threatened them, but upon the wonderful revelation that Ameres had made.
set
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From this reading When Chebron and Amuba returned to the room set apart for their use and study their conversation did not turn upon the slaying of the cat or the danger which threatened them, but upon the wonderful revelation that Ameres had made.
slaying
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From this reading When Chebron and Amuba returned to the room set apart for their use and study their conversation did not turn upon the slaying of the cat or the danger which threatened them, but upon the wonderful revelation that Ameres had made.
statement
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From this reading Their feeling of reverence for his wisdom and learning would have been sufficient in itself for them to accept without a question any statement that he made to them.
study
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From this reading When Chebron and Amuba returned to the room set apart for their use and study their conversation did not turn upon the slaying of the cat or the danger which threatened them, but upon the wonderful revelation that Ameres had made.
sufficient
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From this reading Their feeling of reverence for his wisdom and learning would have been sufficient in itself for them to accept without a question any statement that he made to them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Chebron and Amuba returned to the room set apart for their use and study their conversation did not turn upon the slaying of the cat or the danger which threatened them, but upon the wonderful revelation that Ameres had made.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Chebron and Amuba returned to the room set apart for their use and study their conversation did not turn upon the slaying of the cat or the danger which threatened them, but upon the wonderful revelation that Ameres had made.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When Chebron and Amuba returned to the room set apart for their use and study their conversation did not turn upon the slaying of the cat or the danger which threatened them, but upon the wonderful revelation that Ameres had made.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When Chebron and Amuba returned to the room set apart for their use and study their conversation did not turn upon the slaying of the cat or the danger which threatened them, but upon the wonderful revelation that Ameres had made.
theory
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From this reading But there was in addition their own inward conviction of the truth of his theory.
there
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From this reading But there was in addition their own inward conviction of the truth of his theory.
THICKEN
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From this reading DANGERS THICKEN.
thought
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From this reading Neither of them thought for a moment of doubting his words.
threatened
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From this reading When Chebron and Amuba returned to the room set apart for their use and study their conversation did not turn upon the slaying of the cat or the danger which threatened them, but upon the wonderful revelation that Ameres had made.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Chebron and Amuba returned to the room set apart for their use and study their conversation did not turn upon the slaying of the cat or the danger which threatened them, but upon the wonderful revelation that Ameres had made.
truth
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From this reading But there was in addition their own inward conviction of the truth of his theory.
turn
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From this reading When Chebron and Amuba returned to the room set apart for their use and study their conversation did not turn upon the slaying of the cat or the danger which threatened them, but upon the wonderful revelation that Ameres had made.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading When Chebron and Amuba returned to the room set apart for their use and study their conversation did not turn upon the slaying of the cat or the danger which threatened them, but upon the wonderful revelation that Ameres had made.
use
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From this reading When Chebron and Amuba returned to the room set apart for their use and study their conversation did not turn upon the slaying of the cat or the danger which threatened them, but upon the wonderful revelation that Ameres had made.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But there was in addition their own inward conviction of the truth of his theory.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Chebron and Amuba returned to the room set apart for their use and study their conversation did not turn upon the slaying of the cat or the danger which threatened them, but upon the wonderful revelation that Ameres had made.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When Chebron and Amuba returned to the room set apart for their use and study their conversation did not turn upon the slaying of the cat or the danger which threatened them, but upon the wonderful revelation that Ameres had made.
wisdom
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From this reading Their feeling of reverence for his wisdom and learning would have been sufficient in itself for them to accept without a question any statement that he made to them.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Their feeling of reverence for his wisdom and learning would have been sufficient in itself for them to accept without a question any statement that he made to them.
wonderful
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From this reading When Chebron and Amuba returned to the room set apart for their use and study their conversation did not turn upon the slaying of the cat or the danger which threatened them, but upon the wonderful revelation that Ameres had made.
words
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From this reading Neither of them thought for a moment of doubting his words.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Their feeling of reverence for his wisdom and learning would have been sufficient in itself for them to accept without a question any statement that he made to them.
