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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 Once establish a line of least resistance, every succeeding journey along it will find still less resistance.
achieved
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From this reading And so, as you shall see, my journeys from San Quentin life into other lives were achieved almost automatically as time went by.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After Warden Atherton and his crew had left me it was a matter of minutes to will the resuscitated portion of my body back into the little death.
almost
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From this reading And so, as you shall see, my journeys from San Quentin life into other lives were achieved almost automatically as time went by.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Once establish a line of least resistance, every succeeding journey along it will find still less resistance.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I knew the way was bound to become easier the more I travelled it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And so, as you shall see, my journeys from San Quentin life into other lives were achieved almost automatically as time went by.
Atherton
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From this reading After Warden Atherton and his crew had left me it was a matter of minutes to will the resuscitated portion of my body back into the little death.
automatically
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From this reading And so, as you shall see, my journeys from San Quentin life into other lives were achieved almost automatically as time went by.
back
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From this reading After Warden Atherton and his crew had left me it was a matter of minutes to will the resuscitated portion of my body back into the little death.
become
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bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After Warden Atherton and his crew had left me it was a matter of minutes to will the resuscitated portion of my body back into the little death.
bound
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From this reading And I knew the way was bound to become easier the more I travelled it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And so, as you shall see, my journeys from San Quentin life into other lives were achieved almost automatically as time went by.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After Warden Atherton and his crew had left me it was a matter of minutes to will the resuscitated portion of my body back into the little death.
death
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From this reading After Warden Atherton and his crew had left me it was a matter of minutes to will the resuscitated portion of my body back into the little death.
easier
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From this reading And I knew the way was bound to become easier the more I travelled it.
easy
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From this reading Now that I had learned the trick the way was easy.
establish
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From this reading Once establish a line of least resistance, every succeeding journey along it will find still less resistance.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Once establish a line of least resistance, every succeeding journey along it will find still less resistance.
find
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From this reading Once establish a line of least resistance, every succeeding journey along it will find still less resistance.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And so, as you shall see, my journeys from San Quentin life into other lives were achieved almost automatically as time went by.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now that I had learned the trick the way was easy.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After Warden Atherton and his crew had left me it was a matter of minutes to will the resuscitated portion of my body back into the little death.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Now that I had learned the trick the way was easy.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And so, as you shall see, my journeys from San Quentin life into other lives were achieved almost automatically as time went by.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And I knew the way was bound to become easier the more I travelled it.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Once establish a line of least resistance, every succeeding journey along it will find still less resistance.
journeys
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From this reading And so, as you shall see, my journeys from San Quentin life into other lives were achieved almost automatically as time went by.
knew
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From this reading And I knew the way was bound to become easier the more I travelled it.
learned
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From this reading Now that I had learned the trick the way was easy.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once establish a line of least resistance, every succeeding journey along it will find still less resistance.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After Warden Atherton and his crew had left me it was a matter of minutes to will the resuscitated portion of my body back into the little death.
less
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From this reading Once establish a line of least resistance, every succeeding journey along it will find still less resistance.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so, as you shall see, my journeys from San Quentin life into other lives were achieved almost automatically as time went by.
line
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From this reading Once establish a line of least resistance, every succeeding journey along it will find still less resistance.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After Warden Atherton and his crew had left me it was a matter of minutes to will the resuscitated portion of my body back into the little death.
lives
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From this reading And so, as you shall see, my journeys from San Quentin life into other lives were achieved almost automatically as time went by.
matter
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From this reading After Warden Atherton and his crew had left me it was a matter of minutes to will the resuscitated portion of my body back into the little death.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After Warden Atherton and his crew had left me it was a matter of minutes to will the resuscitated portion of my body back into the little death.
minutes
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From this reading After Warden Atherton and his crew had left me it was a matter of minutes to will the resuscitated portion of my body back into the little death.
more
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From this reading And I knew the way was bound to become easier the more I travelled it.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And so, as you shall see, my journeys from San Quentin life into other lives were achieved almost automatically as time went by.
Now
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From this reading Now that I had learned the trick the way was easy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Once establish a line of least resistance, every succeeding journey along it will find still less resistance.
Once
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From this reading Once establish a line of least resistance, every succeeding journey along it will find still less resistance.
other
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From this reading And so, as you shall see, my journeys from San Quentin life into other lives were achieved almost automatically as time went by.
portion
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From this reading After Warden Atherton and his crew had left me it was a matter of minutes to will the resuscitated portion of my body back into the little death.
Quentin
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From this reading And so, as you shall see, my journeys from San Quentin life into other lives were achieved almost automatically as time went by.
resistance
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From this reading Once establish a line of least resistance, every succeeding journey along it will find still less resistance.
resuscitated
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From this reading After Warden Atherton and his crew had left me it was a matter of minutes to will the resuscitated portion of my body back into the little death.
San
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From this reading And so, as you shall see, my journeys from San Quentin life into other lives were achieved almost automatically as time went by.
see
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From this reading And so, as you shall see, my journeys from San Quentin life into other lives were achieved almost automatically as time went by.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading And so, as you shall see, my journeys from San Quentin life into other lives were achieved almost automatically as time went by.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so, as you shall see, my journeys from San Quentin life into other lives were achieved almost automatically as time went by.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once establish a line of least resistance, every succeeding journey along it will find still less resistance.
succeeding
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From this reading Once establish a line of least resistance, every succeeding journey along it will find still less resistance.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now that I had learned the trick the way was easy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now that I had learned the trick the way was easy.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so, as you shall see, my journeys from San Quentin life into other lives were achieved almost automatically as time went by.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And I knew the way was bound to become easier the more I travelled it.
travelled
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From this reading And I knew the way was bound to become easier the more I travelled it.
trick
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From this reading Now that I had learned the trick the way was easy.
WardennounUS /ˈwɔːr.dən/
The chief official or governor in charge of a prison institution.
From this reading After Warden Atherton and his crew had left me it was a matter of minutes to will the resuscitated portion of my body back into the little death.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now that I had learned the trick the way was easy.
way
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From this reading Now that I had learned the trick the way was easy.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so, as you shall see, my journeys from San Quentin life into other lives were achieved almost automatically as time went by.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And so, as you shall see, my journeys from San Quentin life into other lives were achieved almost automatically as time went by.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Once establish a line of least resistance, every succeeding journey along it will find still less resistance.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And so, as you shall see, my journeys from San Quentin life into other lives were achieved almost automatically as time went by.
