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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 _The island was drowning--if they failed to find some common ground, both of them were doomed._ They said--as they have said of so many frontiersmen just like him--that there must have been a woman in his past, to make him what he was.
accomplishment
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From this reading And at the age of thirty-four she had Calvin Mulloy most firmly in her grasp, for he had neither wife nor child, nor any close friend worth mentioning--only his hungry dream for some great accomplishment.
age
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From this reading And at the age of thirty-four she had Calvin Mulloy most firmly in her grasp, for he had neither wife nor child, nor any close friend worth mentioning--only his hungry dream for some great accomplishment.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And indeed there had, but she was no flesh-and-blood female.
any
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From this reading And at the age of thirty-four she had Calvin Mulloy most firmly in her grasp, for he had neither wife nor child, nor any close friend worth mentioning--only his hungry dream for some great accomplishment.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _The island was drowning--if they failed to find some common ground, both of them were doomed._ They said--as they have said of so many frontiersmen just like him--that there must have been a woman in his past, to make him what he was.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And at the age of thirty-four she had Calvin Mulloy most firmly in her grasp, for he had neither wife nor child, nor any close friend worth mentioning--only his hungry dream for some great accomplishment.
Athena
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From this reading The name of his lady was Victoria, whom the Greeks called Nike and early confounded with the Pallas Athena, that sterile maiden.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _The island was drowning--if they failed to find some common ground, both of them were doomed._ They said--as they have said of so many frontiersmen just like him--that there must have been a woman in his past, to make him what he was.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading _The island was drowning--if they failed to find some common ground, both of them were doomed._ They said--as they have said of so many frontiersmen just like him--that there must have been a woman in his past, to make him what he was.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And indeed there had, but she was no flesh-and-blood female.
called
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From this reading The name of his lady was Victoria, whom the Greeks called Nike and early confounded with the Pallas Athena, that sterile maiden.
Calvin
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From this reading And at the age of thirty-four she had Calvin Mulloy most firmly in her grasp, for he had neither wife nor child, nor any close friend worth mentioning--only his hungry dream for some great accomplishment.
child
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From this reading And at the age of thirty-four she had Calvin Mulloy most firmly in her grasp, for he had neither wife nor child, nor any close friend worth mentioning--only his hungry dream for some great accomplishment.
close
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From this reading And at the age of thirty-four she had Calvin Mulloy most firmly in her grasp, for he had neither wife nor child, nor any close friend worth mentioning--only his hungry dream for some great accomplishment.
common
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From this reading _The island was drowning--if they failed to find some common ground, both of them were doomed._ They said--as they have said of so many frontiersmen just like him--that there must have been a woman in his past, to make him what he was.
confoundedadjectiveUS /kənˈfaʊndɪd/
annoying or confusing
From this reading The name of his lady was Victoria, whom the Greeks called Nike and early confounded with the Pallas Athena, that sterile maiden.
doomed
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From this reading _The island was drowning--if they failed to find some common ground, both of them were doomed._ They said--as they have said of so many frontiersmen just like him--that there must have been a woman in his past, to make him what he was.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading And at the age of thirty-four she had Calvin Mulloy most firmly in her grasp, for he had neither wife nor child, nor any close friend worth mentioning--only his hungry dream for some great accomplishment.
drowning
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From this reading _The island was drowning--if they failed to find some common ground, both of them were doomed._ They said--as they have said of so many frontiersmen just like him--that there must have been a woman in his past, to make him what he was.
early
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From this reading The name of his lady was Victoria, whom the Greeks called Nike and early confounded with the Pallas Athena, that sterile maiden.
failed
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From this reading _The island was drowning--if they failed to find some common ground, both of them were doomed._ They said--as they have said of so many frontiersmen just like him--that there must have been a woman in his past, to make him what he was.
female
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From this reading And indeed there had, but she was no flesh-and-blood female.
find
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From this reading _The island was drowning--if they failed to find some common ground, both of them were doomed._ They said--as they have said of so many frontiersmen just like him--that there must have been a woman in his past, to make him what he was.
firmly
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From this reading And at the age of thirty-four she had Calvin Mulloy most firmly in her grasp, for he had neither wife nor child, nor any close friend worth mentioning--only his hungry dream for some great accomplishment.
flesh-and-blood
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From this reading And indeed there had, but she was no flesh-and-blood female.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And at the age of thirty-four she had Calvin Mulloy most firmly in her grasp, for he had neither wife nor child, nor any close friend worth mentioning--only his hungry dream for some great accomplishment.
friend
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From this reading And at the age of thirty-four she had Calvin Mulloy most firmly in her grasp, for he had neither wife nor child, nor any close friend worth mentioning--only his hungry dream for some great accomplishment.
frontiersmen
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From this reading _The island was drowning--if they failed to find some common ground, both of them were doomed._ They said--as they have said of so many frontiersmen just like him--that there must have been a woman in his past, to make him what he was.
graspnounUS /ɡræsp/
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading And at the age of thirty-four she had Calvin Mulloy most firmly in her grasp, for he had neither wife nor child, nor any close friend worth mentioning--only his hungry dream for some great accomplishment.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And at the age of thirty-four she had Calvin Mulloy most firmly in her grasp, for he had neither wife nor child, nor any close friend worth mentioning--only his hungry dream for some great accomplishment.
Greeks
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From this reading The name of his lady was Victoria, whom the Greeks called Nike and early confounded with the Pallas Athena, that sterile maiden.
ground
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From this reading _The island was drowning--if they failed to find some common ground, both of them were doomed._ They said--as they have said of so many frontiersmen just like him--that there must have been a woman in his past, to make him what he was.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And indeed there had, but she was no flesh-and-blood female.
harried
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From this reading It had harried him to the stars, that dream of his.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _The island was drowning--if they failed to find some common ground, both of them were doomed._ They said--as they have said of so many frontiersmen just like him--that there must have been a woman in his past, to make him what he was.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _The island was drowning--if they failed to find some common ground, both of them were doomed._ They said--as they have said of so many frontiersmen just like him--that there must have been a woman in his past, to make him what he was.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And at the age of thirty-four she had Calvin Mulloy most firmly in her grasp, for he had neither wife nor child, nor any close friend worth mentioning--only his hungry dream for some great accomplishment.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _The island was drowning--if they failed to find some common ground, both of them were doomed._ They said--as they have said of so many frontiersmen just like him--that there must have been a woman in his past, to make him what he was.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _The island was drowning--if they failed to find some common ground, both of them were doomed._ They said--as they have said of so many frontiersmen just like him--that there must have been a woman in his past, to make him what he was.
hungry
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From this reading And at the age of thirty-four she had Calvin Mulloy most firmly in her grasp, for he had neither wife nor child, nor any close friend worth mentioning--only his hungry dream for some great accomplishment.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading _The island was drowning--if they failed to find some common ground, both of them were doomed._ They said--as they have said of so many frontiersmen just like him--that there must have been a woman in his past, to make him what he was.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _The island was drowning--if they failed to find some common ground, both of them were doomed._ They said--as they have said of so many frontiersmen just like him--that there must have been a woman in his past, to make him what he was.
indeed
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From this reading And indeed there had, but she was no flesh-and-blood female.
island
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From this reading _The island was drowning--if they failed to find some common ground, both of them were doomed._ They said--as they have said of so many frontiersmen just like him--that there must have been a woman in his past, to make him what he was.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had harried him to the stars, that dream of his.
just
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From this reading _The island was drowning--if they failed to find some common ground, both of them were doomed._ They said--as they have said of so many frontiersmen just like him--that there must have been a woman in his past, to make him what he was.
lady
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From this reading The name of his lady was Victoria, whom the Greeks called Nike and early confounded with the Pallas Athena, that sterile maiden.
like
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From this reading _The island was drowning--if they failed to find some common ground, both of them were doomed._ They said--as they have said of so many frontiersmen just like him--that there must have been a woman in his past, to make him what he was.
maidennoun, literaryUS /ˈmeɪdən/
a young woman who is not married
From this reading The name of his lady was Victoria, whom the Greeks called Nike and early confounded with the Pallas Athena, that sterile maiden.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _The island was drowning--if they failed to find some common ground, both of them were doomed._ They said--as they have said of so many frontiersmen just like him--that there must have been a woman in his past, to make him what he was.
many
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From this reading _The island was drowning--if they failed to find some common ground, both of them were doomed._ They said--as they have said of so many frontiersmen just like him--that there must have been a woman in his past, to make him what he was.
mentioning
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From this reading And at the age of thirty-four she had Calvin Mulloy most firmly in her grasp, for he had neither wife nor child, nor any close friend worth mentioning--only his hungry dream for some great accomplishment.
most
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From this reading And at the age of thirty-four she had Calvin Mulloy most firmly in her grasp, for he had neither wife nor child, nor any close friend worth mentioning--only his hungry dream for some great accomplishment.
Mulloy
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From this reading And at the age of thirty-four she had Calvin Mulloy most firmly in her grasp, for he had neither wife nor child, nor any close friend worth mentioning--only his hungry dream for some great accomplishment.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading _The island was drowning--if they failed to find some common ground, both of them were doomed._ They said--as they have said of so many frontiersmen just like him--that there must have been a woman in his past, to make him what he was.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The name of his lady was Victoria, whom the Greeks called Nike and early confounded with the Pallas Athena, that sterile maiden.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading And at the age of thirty-four she had Calvin Mulloy most firmly in her grasp, for he had neither wife nor child, nor any close friend worth mentioning--only his hungry dream for some great accomplishment.
Nike
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From this reading The name of his lady was Victoria, whom the Greeks called Nike and early confounded with the Pallas Athena, that sterile maiden.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading And indeed there had, but she was no flesh-and-blood female.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading And at the age of thirty-four she had Calvin Mulloy most firmly in her grasp, for he had neither wife nor child, nor any close friend worth mentioning--only his hungry dream for some great accomplishment.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The island was drowning--if they failed to find some common ground, both of them were doomed._ They said--as they have said of so many frontiersmen just like him--that there must have been a woman in his past, to make him what he was.
only
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From this reading And at the age of thirty-four she had Calvin Mulloy most firmly in her grasp, for he had neither wife nor child, nor any close friend worth mentioning--only his hungry dream for some great accomplishment.
Pallas
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From this reading The name of his lady was Victoria, whom the Greeks called Nike and early confounded with the Pallas Athena, that sterile maiden.
past
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From this reading _The island was drowning--if they failed to find some common ground, both of them were doomed._ They said--as they have said of so many frontiersmen just like him--that there must have been a woman in his past, to make him what he was.
said
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From this reading _The island was drowning--if they failed to find some common ground, both of them were doomed._ They said--as they have said of so many frontiersmen just like him--that there must have been a woman in his past, to make him what he was.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And indeed there had, but she was no flesh-and-blood female.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _The island was drowning--if they failed to find some common ground, both of them were doomed._ They said--as they have said of so many frontiersmen just like him--that there must have been a woman in his past, to make him what he was.
some
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From this reading _The island was drowning--if they failed to find some common ground, both of them were doomed._ They said--as they have said of so many frontiersmen just like him--that there must have been a woman in his past, to make him what he was.
stars
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From this reading It had harried him to the stars, that dream of his.
sterile
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From this reading The name of his lady was Victoria, whom the Greeks called Nike and early confounded with the Pallas Athena, that sterile maiden.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _The island was drowning--if they failed to find some common ground, both of them were doomed._ They said--as they have said of so many frontiersmen just like him--that there must have been a woman in his past, to make him what he was.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The island was drowning--if they failed to find some common ground, both of them were doomed._ They said--as they have said of so many frontiersmen just like him--that there must have been a woman in his past, to make him what he was.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading _The island was drowning--if they failed to find some common ground, both of them were doomed._ They said--as they have said of so many frontiersmen just like him--that there must have been a woman in his past, to make him what he was.
there
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From this reading _The island was drowning--if they failed to find some common ground, both of them were doomed._ They said--as they have said of so many frontiersmen just like him--that there must have been a woman in his past, to make him what he was.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _The island was drowning--if they failed to find some common ground, both of them were doomed._ They said--as they have said of so many frontiersmen just like him--that there must have been a woman in his past, to make him what he was.
thirty-four
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From this reading And at the age of thirty-four she had Calvin Mulloy most firmly in her grasp, for he had neither wife nor child, nor any close friend worth mentioning--only his hungry dream for some great accomplishment.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _The island was drowning--if they failed to find some common ground, both of them were doomed._ They said--as they have said of so many frontiersmen just like him--that there must have been a woman in his past, to make him what he was.
Victoria
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From this reading The name of his lady was Victoria, whom the Greeks called Nike and early confounded with the Pallas Athena, that sterile maiden.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _The island was drowning--if they failed to find some common ground, both of them were doomed._ They said--as they have said of so many frontiersmen just like him--that there must have been a woman in his past, to make him what he was.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _The island was drowning--if they failed to find some common ground, both of them were doomed._ They said--as they have said of so many frontiersmen just like him--that there must have been a woman in his past, to make him what he was.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _The island was drowning--if they failed to find some common ground, both of them were doomed._ They said--as they have said of so many frontiersmen just like him--that there must have been a woman in his past, to make him what he was.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The name of his lady was Victoria, whom the Greeks called Nike and early confounded with the Pallas Athena, that sterile maiden.
wife
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From this reading And at the age of thirty-four she had Calvin Mulloy most firmly in her grasp, for he had neither wife nor child, nor any close friend worth mentioning--only his hungry dream for some great accomplishment.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The name of his lady was Victoria, whom the Greeks called Nike and early confounded with the Pallas Athena, that sterile maiden.
woman
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From this reading _The island was drowning--if they failed to find some common ground, both of them were doomed._ They said--as they have said of so many frontiersmen just like him--that there must have been a woman in his past, to make him what he was.
worth
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From this reading And at the age of thirty-four she had Calvin Mulloy most firmly in her grasp, for he had neither wife nor child, nor any close friend worth mentioning--only his hungry dream for some great accomplishment.
