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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 He was domiciled in a home exactly to his taste; his cousin's brave, cheerful spirit was infectious; the worry of financial straits was over, and Ella was blooming and happy.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WARNING Captain Bodine was halting serenely down into that new vista in his life of which we have already spoken.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Every day both promise and fulfilment seemed richer than he had ever imagined any future experience could be.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading These favorable changes in themselves would have done much toward banishing gloom and despondency; but another element had entered into his existence which was as unexpected as it was sweet.
any
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From this reading Every day both promise and fulfilment seemed richer than he had ever imagined any future experience could be.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading These favorable changes in themselves would have done much toward banishing gloom and despondency; but another element had entered into his existence which was as unexpected as it was sweet.
banishing
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From this reading These favorable changes in themselves would have done much toward banishing gloom and despondency; but another element had entered into his existence which was as unexpected as it was sweet.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Every day both promise and fulfilment seemed richer than he had ever imagined any future experience could be.
blooming
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From this reading He was domiciled in a home exactly to his taste; his cousin's brave, cheerful spirit was infectious; the worry of financial straits was over, and Ella was blooming and happy.
Bodine
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From this reading THE WARNING Captain Bodine was halting serenely down into that new vista in his life of which we have already spoken.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Every day both promise and fulfilment seemed richer than he had ever imagined any future experience could be.
brave
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From this reading He was domiciled in a home exactly to his taste; his cousin's brave, cheerful spirit was infectious; the worry of financial straits was over, and Ella was blooming and happy.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading These favorable changes in themselves would have done much toward banishing gloom and despondency; but another element had entered into his existence which was as unexpected as it was sweet.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE WARNING Captain Bodine was halting serenely down into that new vista in his life of which we have already spoken.
changes
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From this reading These favorable changes in themselves would have done much toward banishing gloom and despondency; but another element had entered into his existence which was as unexpected as it was sweet.
cheerful
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From this reading He was domiciled in a home exactly to his taste; his cousin's brave, cheerful spirit was infectious; the worry of financial straits was over, and Ella was blooming and happy.
companionship
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From this reading A deep, subtile exhilaration was growing out of his companionship with Mara.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Every day both promise and fulfilment seemed richer than he had ever imagined any future experience could be.
cousin's
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From this reading He was domiciled in a home exactly to his taste; his cousin's brave, cheerful spirit was infectious; the worry of financial straits was over, and Ella was blooming and happy.
day
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From this reading Every day both promise and fulfilment seemed richer than he had ever imagined any future experience could be.
deep
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From this reading A deep, subtile exhilaration was growing out of his companionship with Mara.
despondency
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From this reading These favorable changes in themselves would have done much toward banishing gloom and despondency; but another element had entered into his existence which was as unexpected as it was sweet.
domiciled
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From this reading He was domiciled in a home exactly to his taste; his cousin's brave, cheerful spirit was infectious; the worry of financial straits was over, and Ella was blooming and happy.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These favorable changes in themselves would have done much toward banishing gloom and despondency; but another element had entered into his existence which was as unexpected as it was sweet.
down
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From this reading THE WARNING Captain Bodine was halting serenely down into that new vista in his life of which we have already spoken.
element
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From this reading These favorable changes in themselves would have done much toward banishing gloom and despondency; but another element had entered into his existence which was as unexpected as it was sweet.
Ella
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From this reading He was domiciled in a home exactly to his taste; his cousin's brave, cheerful spirit was infectious; the worry of financial straits was over, and Ella was blooming and happy.
entered
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From this reading These favorable changes in themselves would have done much toward banishing gloom and despondency; but another element had entered into his existence which was as unexpected as it was sweet.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every day both promise and fulfilment seemed richer than he had ever imagined any future experience could be.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every day both promise and fulfilment seemed richer than he had ever imagined any future experience could be.
exactly
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From this reading He was domiciled in a home exactly to his taste; his cousin's brave, cheerful spirit was infectious; the worry of financial straits was over, and Ella was blooming and happy.
exhilaration
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From this reading A deep, subtile exhilaration was growing out of his companionship with Mara.
existence
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From this reading These favorable changes in themselves would have done much toward banishing gloom and despondency; but another element had entered into his existence which was as unexpected as it was sweet.
experience
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From this reading Every day both promise and fulfilment seemed richer than he had ever imagined any future experience could be.
favorable
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From this reading These favorable changes in themselves would have done much toward banishing gloom and despondency; but another element had entered into his existence which was as unexpected as it was sweet.
financial
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From this reading He was domiciled in a home exactly to his taste; his cousin's brave, cheerful spirit was infectious; the worry of financial straits was over, and Ella was blooming and happy.
fulfilment
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From this reading Every day both promise and fulfilment seemed richer than he had ever imagined any future experience could be.
future
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From this reading Every day both promise and fulfilment seemed richer than he had ever imagined any future experience could be.
gloom
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From this reading These favorable changes in themselves would have done much toward banishing gloom and despondency; but another element had entered into his existence which was as unexpected as it was sweet.
growing
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From this reading A deep, subtile exhilaration was growing out of his companionship with Mara.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Every day both promise and fulfilment seemed richer than he had ever imagined any future experience could be.
halting
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From this reading THE WARNING Captain Bodine was halting serenely down into that new vista in his life of which we have already spoken.
happy
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From this reading He was domiciled in a home exactly to his taste; his cousin's brave, cheerful spirit was infectious; the worry of financial straits was over, and Ella was blooming and happy.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE WARNING Captain Bodine was halting serenely down into that new vista in his life of which we have already spoken.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Every day both promise and fulfilment seemed richer than he had ever imagined any future experience could be.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE WARNING Captain Bodine was halting serenely down into that new vista in his life of which we have already spoken.
home
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From this reading He was domiciled in a home exactly to his taste; his cousin's brave, cheerful spirit was infectious; the worry of financial straits was over, and Ella was blooming and happy.
imagined
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From this reading Every day both promise and fulfilment seemed richer than he had ever imagined any future experience could be.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE WARNING Captain Bodine was halting serenely down into that new vista in his life of which we have already spoken.
infectious
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From this reading He was domiciled in a home exactly to his taste; his cousin's brave, cheerful spirit was infectious; the worry of financial straits was over, and Ella was blooming and happy.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE WARNING Captain Bodine was halting serenely down into that new vista in his life of which we have already spoken.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading These favorable changes in themselves would have done much toward banishing gloom and despondency; but another element had entered into his existence which was as unexpected as it was sweet.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WARNING Captain Bodine was halting serenely down into that new vista in his life of which we have already spoken.
Mara
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From this reading A deep, subtile exhilaration was growing out of his companionship with Mara.
much
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From this reading These favorable changes in themselves would have done much toward banishing gloom and despondency; but another element had entered into his existence which was as unexpected as it was sweet.
new
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From this reading THE WARNING Captain Bodine was halting serenely down into that new vista in his life of which we have already spoken.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WARNING Captain Bodine was halting serenely down into that new vista in his life of which we have already spoken.
out
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From this reading A deep, subtile exhilaration was growing out of his companionship with Mara.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He was domiciled in a home exactly to his taste; his cousin's brave, cheerful spirit was infectious; the worry of financial straits was over, and Ella was blooming and happy.
promise
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From this reading Every day both promise and fulfilment seemed richer than he had ever imagined any future experience could be.
richer
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From this reading Every day both promise and fulfilment seemed richer than he had ever imagined any future experience could be.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every day both promise and fulfilment seemed richer than he had ever imagined any future experience could be.
serenely
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From this reading THE WARNING Captain Bodine was halting serenely down into that new vista in his life of which we have already spoken.
spirit
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From this reading He was domiciled in a home exactly to his taste; his cousin's brave, cheerful spirit was infectious; the worry of financial straits was over, and Ella was blooming and happy.
spoken
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From this reading THE WARNING Captain Bodine was halting serenely down into that new vista in his life of which we have already spoken.
straits
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From this reading He was domiciled in a home exactly to his taste; his cousin's brave, cheerful spirit was infectious; the worry of financial straits was over, and Ella was blooming and happy.
subtile
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From this reading A deep, subtile exhilaration was growing out of his companionship with Mara.
sweet
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From this reading These favorable changes in themselves would have done much toward banishing gloom and despondency; but another element had entered into his existence which was as unexpected as it was sweet.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading He was domiciled in a home exactly to his taste; his cousin's brave, cheerful spirit was infectious; the worry of financial straits was over, and Ella was blooming and happy.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Every day both promise and fulfilment seemed richer than he had ever imagined any future experience could be.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE WARNING Captain Bodine was halting serenely down into that new vista in his life of which we have already spoken.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WARNING Captain Bodine was halting serenely down into that new vista in his life of which we have already spoken.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading These favorable changes in themselves would have done much toward banishing gloom and despondency; but another element had entered into his existence which was as unexpected as it was sweet.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These favorable changes in themselves would have done much toward banishing gloom and despondency; but another element had entered into his existence which was as unexpected as it was sweet.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was domiciled in a home exactly to his taste; his cousin's brave, cheerful spirit was infectious; the worry of financial straits was over, and Ella was blooming and happy.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading These favorable changes in themselves would have done much toward banishing gloom and despondency; but another element had entered into his existence which was as unexpected as it was sweet.
unexpected
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From this reading These favorable changes in themselves would have done much toward banishing gloom and despondency; but another element had entered into his existence which was as unexpected as it was sweet.
vista
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From this reading THE WARNING Captain Bodine was halting serenely down into that new vista in his life of which we have already spoken.
WARNING
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From this reading THE WARNING Captain Bodine was halting serenely down into that new vista in his life of which we have already spoken.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE WARNING Captain Bodine was halting serenely down into that new vista in his life of which we have already spoken.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE WARNING Captain Bodine was halting serenely down into that new vista in his life of which we have already spoken.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE WARNING Captain Bodine was halting serenely down into that new vista in his life of which we have already spoken.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A deep, subtile exhilaration was growing out of his companionship with Mara.
worry
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From this reading He was domiciled in a home exactly to his taste; his cousin's brave, cheerful spirit was infectious; the worry of financial straits was over, and Ella was blooming and happy.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading These favorable changes in themselves would have done much toward banishing gloom and despondency; but another element had entered into his existence which was as unexpected as it was sweet.
