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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 But when, some hours later, he halted on a scarred and blackened waste that stretched to the horizon on every side, he would have been hard put to it to say how he came to be there.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had walked as in a dream, repeating over and over again that that was what she thought of him—and he had loved her.
all
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From this reading Basset knew every path that crossed the Chase, and had traversed them at all seasons, and in all weathers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Basset knew every path that crossed the Chase, and had traversed them at all seasons, and in all weathers.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had walked as in a dream, repeating over and over again that that was what she thought of him—and he had loved her.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Basset knew every path that crossed the Chase, and had traversed them at all seasons, and in all weathers.
Basset
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From this reading Basset knew every path that crossed the Chase, and had traversed them at all seasons, and in all weathers.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But when, some hours later, he halted on a scarred and blackened waste that stretched to the horizon on every side, he would have been hard put to it to say how he came to be there.
become
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From this reading He wore his hat, he carried his stick, but he could not remember how he had become possessed of either.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But when, some hours later, he halted on a scarred and blackened waste that stretched to the horizon on every side, he would have been hard put to it to say how he came to be there.
blackenedadjectiveUS /ˈblækənd/
made dark by burning or soot made dark by soot, burning, or black marks
From this reading But when, some hours later, he halted on a scarred and blackened waste that stretched to the horizon on every side, he would have been hard put to it to say how he came to be there.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when, some hours later, he halted on a scarred and blackened waste that stretched to the horizon on every side, he would have been hard put to it to say how he came to be there.
came
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From this reading But when, some hours later, he halted on a scarred and blackened waste that stretched to the horizon on every side, he would have been hard put to it to say how he came to be there.
carried
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From this reading He wore his hat, he carried his stick, but he could not remember how he had become possessed of either.
Chase
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From this reading Basset knew every path that crossed the Chase, and had traversed them at all seasons, and in all weathers.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He wore his hat, he carried his stick, but he could not remember how he had become possessed of either.
crossed
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From this reading Basset knew every path that crossed the Chase, and had traversed them at all seasons, and in all weathers.
disappointmentnounUS /ˈdisappointment/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For a time the shock of disappointment, the numbing sense of loss had dulled his mind.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading He had walked as in a dream, repeating over and over again that that was what she thought of him—and he had loved her.
dulled
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From this reading For a time the shock of disappointment, the numbing sense of loss had dulled his mind.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading He wore his hat, he carried his stick, but he could not remember how he had become possessed of either.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Basset knew every path that crossed the Chase, and had traversed them at all seasons, and in all weathers.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a time the shock of disappointment, the numbing sense of loss had dulled his mind.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Basset knew every path that crossed the Chase, and had traversed them at all seasons, and in all weathers.
halted
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From this reading But when, some hours later, he halted on a scarred and blackened waste that stretched to the horizon on every side, he would have been hard put to it to say how he came to be there.
hard
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From this reading But when, some hours later, he halted on a scarred and blackened waste that stretched to the horizon on every side, he would have been hard put to it to say how he came to be there.
hat
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From this reading He wore his hat, he carried his stick, but he could not remember how he had become possessed of either.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But when, some hours later, he halted on a scarred and blackened waste that stretched to the horizon on every side, he would have been hard put to it to say how he came to be there.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But when, some hours later, he halted on a scarred and blackened waste that stretched to the horizon on every side, he would have been hard put to it to say how he came to be there.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had walked as in a dream, repeating over and over again that that was what she thought of him—and he had loved her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had walked as in a dream, repeating over and over again that that was what she thought of him—and he had loved her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He wore his hat, he carried his stick, but he could not remember how he had become possessed of either.
horizon
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From this reading But when, some hours later, he halted on a scarred and blackened waste that stretched to the horizon on every side, he would have been hard put to it to say how he came to be there.
hours
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From this reading But when, some hours later, he halted on a scarred and blackened waste that stretched to the horizon on every side, he would have been hard put to it to say how he came to be there.
how
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From this reading But when, some hours later, he halted on a scarred and blackened waste that stretched to the horizon on every side, he would have been hard put to it to say how he came to be there.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Basset knew every path that crossed the Chase, and had traversed them at all seasons, and in all weathers.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But when, some hours later, he halted on a scarred and blackened waste that stretched to the horizon on every side, he would have been hard put to it to say how he came to be there.
knew
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From this reading Basset knew every path that crossed the Chase, and had traversed them at all seasons, and in all weathers.
later
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From this reading But when, some hours later, he halted on a scarred and blackened waste that stretched to the horizon on every side, he would have been hard put to it to say how he came to be there.
loss
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From this reading For a time the shock of disappointment, the numbing sense of loss had dulled his mind.
loved
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From this reading He had walked as in a dream, repeating over and over again that that was what she thought of him—and he had loved her.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a time the shock of disappointment, the numbing sense of loss had dulled his mind.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He wore his hat, he carried his stick, but he could not remember how he had become possessed of either.
numbing
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From this reading For a time the shock of disappointment, the numbing sense of loss had dulled his mind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He wore his hat, he carried his stick, but he could not remember how he had become possessed of either.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But when, some hours later, he halted on a scarred and blackened waste that stretched to the horizon on every side, he would have been hard put to it to say how he came to be there.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He had walked as in a dream, repeating over and over again that that was what she thought of him—and he had loved her.
path
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From this reading Basset knew every path that crossed the Chase, and had traversed them at all seasons, and in all weathers.
possessed
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From this reading He wore his hat, he carried his stick, but he could not remember how he had become possessed of either.
put
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From this reading But when, some hours later, he halted on a scarred and blackened waste that stretched to the horizon on every side, he would have been hard put to it to say how he came to be there.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading He wore his hat, he carried his stick, but he could not remember how he had become possessed of either.
repeating
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From this reading He had walked as in a dream, repeating over and over again that that was what she thought of him—and he had loved her.
say
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From this reading But when, some hours later, he halted on a scarred and blackened waste that stretched to the horizon on every side, he would have been hard put to it to say how he came to be there.
scarred
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From this reading But when, some hours later, he halted on a scarred and blackened waste that stretched to the horizon on every side, he would have been hard put to it to say how he came to be there.
seasons
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From this reading Basset knew every path that crossed the Chase, and had traversed them at all seasons, and in all weathers.
sense
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From this reading For a time the shock of disappointment, the numbing sense of loss had dulled his mind.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had walked as in a dream, repeating over and over again that that was what she thought of him—and he had loved her.
shock
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From this reading For a time the shock of disappointment, the numbing sense of loss had dulled his mind.
side
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From this reading But when, some hours later, he halted on a scarred and blackened waste that stretched to the horizon on every side, he would have been hard put to it to say how he came to be there.
some
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From this reading But when, some hours later, he halted on a scarred and blackened waste that stretched to the horizon on every side, he would have been hard put to it to say how he came to be there.
stick
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From this reading He wore his hat, he carried his stick, but he could not remember how he had become possessed of either.
stretched
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From this reading But when, some hours later, he halted on a scarred and blackened waste that stretched to the horizon on every side, he would have been hard put to it to say how he came to be there.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Basset knew every path that crossed the Chase, and had traversed them at all seasons, and in all weathers.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Basset knew every path that crossed the Chase, and had traversed them at all seasons, and in all weathers.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Basset knew every path that crossed the Chase, and had traversed them at all seasons, and in all weathers.
there
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From this reading But when, some hours later, he halted on a scarred and blackened waste that stretched to the horizon on every side, he would have been hard put to it to say how he came to be there.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had walked as in a dream, repeating over and over again that that was what she thought of him—and he had loved her.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a time the shock of disappointment, the numbing sense of loss had dulled his mind.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But when, some hours later, he halted on a scarred and blackened waste that stretched to the horizon on every side, he would have been hard put to it to say how he came to be there.
traversed
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From this reading Basset knew every path that crossed the Chase, and had traversed them at all seasons, and in all weathers.
walked
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From this reading He had walked as in a dream, repeating over and over again that that was what she thought of him—and he had loved her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had walked as in a dream, repeating over and over again that that was what she thought of him—and he had loved her.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading But when, some hours later, he halted on a scarred and blackened waste that stretched to the horizon on every side, he would have been hard put to it to say how he came to be there.
weathers
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From this reading Basset knew every path that crossed the Chase, and had traversed them at all seasons, and in all weathers.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He had walked as in a dream, repeating over and over again that that was what she thought of him—and he had loved her.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But when, some hours later, he halted on a scarred and blackened waste that stretched to the horizon on every side, he would have been hard put to it to say how he came to be there.
wore
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From this reading He wore his hat, he carried his stick, but he could not remember how he had become possessed of either.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But when, some hours later, he halted on a scarred and blackened waste that stretched to the horizon on every side, he would have been hard put to it to say how he came to be there.
