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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 A SURE TEST Clancy had gone to Nature to be calmed and healed, but he had brought a spirit at variance with her teachings.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A SURE TEST Clancy had gone to Nature to be calmed and healed, but he had brought a spirit at variance with her teachings.
angrily
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From this reading He chafed impatiently and angrily at Mara's obduracy, which, nevertheless, only increased his love for her.
aside
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From this reading The barrier between them was so intangible that he was in a sort of rage that he could not brush it aside.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A SURE TEST Clancy had gone to Nature to be calmed and healed, but he had brought a spirit at variance with her teachings.
barrier
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From this reading The barrier between them was so intangible that he was in a sort of rage that he could not brush it aside.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A SURE TEST Clancy had gone to Nature to be calmed and healed, but he had brought a spirit at variance with her teachings.
belonged
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From this reading The deepest instincts of his nature made him feel that she belonged to him, and he to her.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The barrier between them was so intangible that he was in a sort of rage that he could not brush it aside.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A SURE TEST Clancy had gone to Nature to be calmed and healed, but he had brought a spirit at variance with her teachings.
brush
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From this reading The barrier between them was so intangible that he was in a sort of rage that he could not brush it aside.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A SURE TEST Clancy had gone to Nature to be calmed and healed, but he had brought a spirit at variance with her teachings.
calmed
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From this reading A SURE TEST Clancy had gone to Nature to be calmed and healed, but he had brought a spirit at variance with her teachings.
chafed
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From this reading He chafed impatiently and angrily at Mara's obduracy, which, nevertheless, only increased his love for her.
Clancy
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From this reading A SURE TEST Clancy had gone to Nature to be calmed and healed, but he had brought a spirit at variance with her teachings.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The barrier between them was so intangible that he was in a sort of rage that he could not brush it aside.
deepest
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From this reading The deepest instincts of his nature made him feel that she belonged to him, and he to her.
docile
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From this reading He soon recognized that he was neither receptive nor docile.
feel
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From this reading The deepest instincts of his nature made him feel that she belonged to him, and he to her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He chafed impatiently and angrily at Mara's obduracy, which, nevertheless, only increased his love for her.
gone
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From this reading A SURE TEST Clancy had gone to Nature to be calmed and healed, but he had brought a spirit at variance with her teachings.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A SURE TEST Clancy had gone to Nature to be calmed and healed, but he had brought a spirit at variance with her teachings.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A SURE TEST Clancy had gone to Nature to be calmed and healed, but he had brought a spirit at variance with her teachings.
healed
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From this reading A SURE TEST Clancy had gone to Nature to be calmed and healed, but he had brought a spirit at variance with her teachings.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A SURE TEST Clancy had gone to Nature to be calmed and healed, but he had brought a spirit at variance with her teachings.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The deepest instincts of his nature made him feel that she belonged to him, and he to her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He chafed impatiently and angrily at Mara's obduracy, which, nevertheless, only increased his love for her.
impatiently
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From this reading He chafed impatiently and angrily at Mara's obduracy, which, nevertheless, only increased his love for her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The barrier between them was so intangible that he was in a sort of rage that he could not brush it aside.
increased
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From this reading He chafed impatiently and angrily at Mara's obduracy, which, nevertheless, only increased his love for her.
instincts
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From this reading The deepest instincts of his nature made him feel that she belonged to him, and he to her.
intangible
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From this reading The barrier between them was so intangible that he was in a sort of rage that he could not brush it aside.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The barrier between them was so intangible that he was in a sort of rage that he could not brush it aside.
love
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From this reading He chafed impatiently and angrily at Mara's obduracy, which, nevertheless, only increased his love for her.
made
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From this reading The deepest instincts of his nature made him feel that she belonged to him, and he to her.
Mara's
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From this reading He chafed impatiently and angrily at Mara's obduracy, which, nevertheless, only increased his love for her.
Nature
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From this reading A SURE TEST Clancy had gone to Nature to be calmed and healed, but he had brought a spirit at variance with her teachings.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading He soon recognized that he was neither receptive nor docile.
neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading He chafed impatiently and angrily at Mara's obduracy, which, nevertheless, only increased his love for her.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading He soon recognized that he was neither receptive nor docile.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The barrier between them was so intangible that he was in a sort of rage that he could not brush it aside.
obduracy
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From this reading He chafed impatiently and angrily at Mara's obduracy, which, nevertheless, only increased his love for her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The deepest instincts of his nature made him feel that she belonged to him, and he to her.
only
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From this reading He chafed impatiently and angrily at Mara's obduracy, which, nevertheless, only increased his love for her.
rage
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From this reading The barrier between them was so intangible that he was in a sort of rage that he could not brush it aside.
receptive
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From this reading He soon recognized that he was neither receptive nor docile.
recognized
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From this reading He soon recognized that he was neither receptive nor docile.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The deepest instincts of his nature made him feel that she belonged to him, and he to her.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The barrier between them was so intangible that he was in a sort of rage that he could not brush it aside.
soon
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From this reading He soon recognized that he was neither receptive nor docile.
sort
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From this reading The barrier between them was so intangible that he was in a sort of rage that he could not brush it aside.
spirit
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From this reading A SURE TEST Clancy had gone to Nature to be calmed and healed, but he had brought a spirit at variance with her teachings.
SUREnounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A SURE TEST Clancy had gone to Nature to be calmed and healed, but he had brought a spirit at variance with her teachings.
teachings
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From this reading A SURE TEST Clancy had gone to Nature to be calmed and healed, but he had brought a spirit at variance with her teachings.
TEST
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From this reading A SURE TEST Clancy had gone to Nature to be calmed and healed, but he had brought a spirit at variance with her teachings.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He soon recognized that he was neither receptive nor docile.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The deepest instincts of his nature made him feel that she belonged to him, and he to her.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The barrier between them was so intangible that he was in a sort of rage that he could not brush it aside.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A SURE TEST Clancy had gone to Nature to be calmed and healed, but he had brought a spirit at variance with her teachings.
variance
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From this reading A SURE TEST Clancy had gone to Nature to be calmed and healed, but he had brought a spirit at variance with her teachings.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He soon recognized that he was neither receptive nor docile.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He chafed impatiently and angrily at Mara's obduracy, which, nevertheless, only increased his love for her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A SURE TEST Clancy had gone to Nature to be calmed and healed, but he had brought a spirit at variance with her teachings.
