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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 It is not wonderful then that he should be able to write a book, or that the book should be of genuine and original worth.
able
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From this reading Andrew, with all his hard work, harder since Sandy went, continued able to write, for he neither sought company nor drank strong drink, and was the sport of no passion.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading From threatened inroad he appealed to Him who created to lift His child above the torrent, and make impulse the slave of conscience and manhood.
all
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From this reading Andrew, with all his hard work, harder since Sandy went, continued able to write, for he neither sought company nor drank strong drink, and was the sport of no passion.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Andrew, with all his hard work, harder since Sandy went, continued able to write, for he neither sought company nor drank strong drink, and was the sport of no passion.
Andrew
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From this reading Andrew, with all his hard work, harder since Sandy went, continued able to write, for he neither sought company nor drank strong drink, and was the sport of no passion.
appealed
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From this reading From threatened inroad he appealed to Him who created to lift His child above the torrent, and make impulse the slave of conscience and manhood.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is not wonderful then that he should be able to write a book, or that the book should be of genuine and original worth.
book
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From this reading It is not wonderful then that he should be able to write a book, or that the book should be of genuine and original worth.
child
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From this reading From threatened inroad he appealed to Him who created to lift His child above the torrent, and make impulse the slave of conscience and manhood.
company
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From this reading Andrew, with all his hard work, harder since Sandy went, continued able to write, for he neither sought company nor drank strong drink, and was the sport of no passion.
consciencenounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading From threatened inroad he appealed to Him who created to lift His child above the torrent, and make impulse the slave of conscience and manhood.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Andrew, with all his hard work, harder since Sandy went, continued able to write, for he neither sought company nor drank strong drink, and was the sport of no passion.
created
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From this reading From threatened inroad he appealed to Him who created to lift His child above the torrent, and make impulse the slave of conscience and manhood.
demons
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From this reading There were no demons riding the whirlwinds of his soul.
drank
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From this reading Andrew, with all his hard work, harder since Sandy went, continued able to write, for he neither sought company nor drank strong drink, and was the sport of no passion.
drink
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From this reading Andrew, with all his hard work, harder since Sandy went, continued able to write, for he neither sought company nor drank strong drink, and was the sport of no passion.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Andrew, with all his hard work, harder since Sandy went, continued able to write, for he neither sought company nor drank strong drink, and was the sport of no passion.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From threatened inroad he appealed to Him who created to lift His child above the torrent, and make impulse the slave of conscience and manhood.
genuine
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From this reading It is not wonderful then that he should be able to write a book, or that the book should be of genuine and original worth.
hard
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From this reading Andrew, with all his hard work, harder since Sandy went, continued able to write, for he neither sought company nor drank strong drink, and was the sport of no passion.
harder
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From this reading Andrew, with all his hard work, harder since Sandy went, continued able to write, for he neither sought company nor drank strong drink, and was the sport of no passion.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Andrew, with all his hard work, harder since Sandy went, continued able to write, for he neither sought company nor drank strong drink, and was the sport of no passion.
HimpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading From threatened inroad he appealed to Him who created to lift His child above the torrent, and make impulse the slave of conscience and manhood.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Andrew, with all his hard work, harder since Sandy went, continued able to write, for he neither sought company nor drank strong drink, and was the sport of no passion.
impulsenounUS /ˈɪmpʌls/
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading From threatened inroad he appealed to Him who created to lift His child above the torrent, and make impulse the slave of conscience and manhood.
inroad
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From this reading From threatened inroad he appealed to Him who created to lift His child above the torrent, and make impulse the slave of conscience and manhood.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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lift
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From this reading From threatened inroad he appealed to Him who created to lift His child above the torrent, and make impulse the slave of conscience and manhood.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From threatened inroad he appealed to Him who created to lift His child above the torrent, and make impulse the slave of conscience and manhood.
manhood
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From this reading From threatened inroad he appealed to Him who created to lift His child above the torrent, and make impulse the slave of conscience and manhood.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Andrew, with all his hard work, harder since Sandy went, continued able to write, for he neither sought company nor drank strong drink, and was the sport of no passion.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Andrew, with all his hard work, harder since Sandy went, continued able to write, for he neither sought company nor drank strong drink, and was the sport of no passion.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Andrew, with all his hard work, harder since Sandy went, continued able to write, for he neither sought company nor drank strong drink, and was the sport of no passion.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is not wonderful then that he should be able to write a book, or that the book should be of genuine and original worth.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Andrew, with all his hard work, harder since Sandy went, continued able to write, for he neither sought company nor drank strong drink, and was the sport of no passion.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It is not wonderful then that he should be able to write a book, or that the book should be of genuine and original worth.
original
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From this reading It is not wonderful then that he should be able to write a book, or that the book should be of genuine and original worth.
passion
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From this reading Andrew, with all his hard work, harder since Sandy went, continued able to write, for he neither sought company nor drank strong drink, and was the sport of no passion.
riding
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From this reading There were no demons riding the whirlwinds of his soul.
Sandy
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From this reading Andrew, with all his hard work, harder since Sandy went, continued able to write, for he neither sought company nor drank strong drink, and was the sport of no passion.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It is not wonderful then that he should be able to write a book, or that the book should be of genuine and original worth.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Andrew, with all his hard work, harder since Sandy went, continued able to write, for he neither sought company nor drank strong drink, and was the sport of no passion.
slave
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From this reading From threatened inroad he appealed to Him who created to lift His child above the torrent, and make impulse the slave of conscience and manhood.
sought
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From this reading Andrew, with all his hard work, harder since Sandy went, continued able to write, for he neither sought company nor drank strong drink, and was the sport of no passion.
soul
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From this reading There were no demons riding the whirlwinds of his soul.
sport
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From this reading Andrew, with all his hard work, harder since Sandy went, continued able to write, for he neither sought company nor drank strong drink, and was the sport of no passion.
strong
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From this reading Andrew, with all his hard work, harder since Sandy went, continued able to write, for he neither sought company nor drank strong drink, and was the sport of no passion.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is not wonderful then that he should be able to write a book, or that the book should be of genuine and original worth.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Andrew, with all his hard work, harder since Sandy went, continued able to write, for he neither sought company nor drank strong drink, and was the sport of no passion.
then
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From this reading It is not wonderful then that he should be able to write a book, or that the book should be of genuine and original worth.
There
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From this reading There were no demons riding the whirlwinds of his soul.
threatened
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From this reading From threatened inroad he appealed to Him who created to lift His child above the torrent, and make impulse the slave of conscience and manhood.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Andrew, with all his hard work, harder since Sandy went, continued able to write, for he neither sought company nor drank strong drink, and was the sport of no passion.
torrent
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From this reading From threatened inroad he appealed to Him who created to lift His child above the torrent, and make impulse the slave of conscience and manhood.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Andrew, with all his hard work, harder since Sandy went, continued able to write, for he neither sought company nor drank strong drink, and was the sport of no passion.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Andrew, with all his hard work, harder since Sandy went, continued able to write, for he neither sought company nor drank strong drink, and was the sport of no passion.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were no demons riding the whirlwinds of his soul.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT IS IT WORTH?
whirlwinds
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From this reading There were no demons riding the whirlwinds of his soul.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading From threatened inroad he appealed to Him who created to lift His child above the torrent, and make impulse the slave of conscience and manhood.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Andrew, with all his hard work, harder since Sandy went, continued able to write, for he neither sought company nor drank strong drink, and was the sport of no passion.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is not wonderful then that he should be able to write a book, or that the book should be of genuine and original worth.
work
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From this reading Andrew, with all his hard work, harder since Sandy went, continued able to write, for he neither sought company nor drank strong drink, and was the sport of no passion.
WORTH
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From this reading WHAT IS IT WORTH?
write
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From this reading Andrew, with all his hard work, harder since Sandy went, continued able to write, for he neither sought company nor drank strong drink, and was the sport of no passion.
