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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 He had smothered his resentment, and let the light of peace in upon their troubles, and she had ruthlessly drawn a black curtain between them.
ALAMACHTIG
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From this reading "ALAMACHTIG!"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Rudyard flung himself on the grey mare outside Jasmine's window at the Stay Awhile Hospital, and touched her flank with his heel, his heart was heavy with passion, his face hard with humiliation and defeat.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was going upon as dangerous a task as could be set a soldier, from which he might never return, and she had not even said a God-be-with-you--she who had lain in his bosom, been so near, so dear, so cherished:
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Rudyard flung himself on the grey mare outside Jasmine's window at the Stay Awhile Hospital, and touched her flank with his heel, his heart was heavy with passion, his face hard with humiliation and defeat.
Awhile
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From this reading When Rudyard flung himself on the grey mare outside Jasmine's window at the Stay Awhile Hospital, and touched her flank with his heel, his heart was heavy with passion, his face hard with humiliation and defeat.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was going upon as dangerous a task as could be set a soldier, from which he might never return, and she had not even said a God-be-with-you--she who had lain in his bosom, been so near, so dear, so cherished:
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He was going upon as dangerous a task as could be set a soldier, from which he might never return, and she had not even said a God-be-with-you--she who had lain in his bosom, been so near, so dear, so cherished:
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He had smothered his resentment, and let the light of peace in upon their troubles, and she had ruthlessly drawn a black curtain between them.
black
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From this reading He had smothered his resentment, and let the light of peace in upon their troubles, and she had ruthlessly drawn a black curtain between them.
bosom
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From this reading He was going upon as dangerous a task as could be set a soldier, from which he might never return, and she had not even said a God-be-with-you--she who had lain in his bosom, been so near, so dear, so cherished:
cherished
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From this reading He was going upon as dangerous a task as could be set a soldier, from which he might never return, and she had not even said a God-be-with-you--she who had lain in his bosom, been so near, so dear, so cherished:
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He was going upon as dangerous a task as could be set a soldier, from which he might never return, and she had not even said a God-be-with-you--she who had lain in his bosom, been so near, so dear, so cherished:
curtain
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From this reading He had smothered his resentment, and let the light of peace in upon their troubles, and she had ruthlessly drawn a black curtain between them.
dangerous
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From this reading He was going upon as dangerous a task as could be set a soldier, from which he might never return, and she had not even said a God-be-with-you--she who had lain in his bosom, been so near, so dear, so cherished:
dear
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From this reading He was going upon as dangerous a task as could be set a soldier, from which he might never return, and she had not even said a God-be-with-you--she who had lain in his bosom, been so near, so dear, so cherished:
defeat
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From this reading When Rudyard flung himself on the grey mare outside Jasmine's window at the Stay Awhile Hospital, and touched her flank with his heel, his heart was heavy with passion, his face hard with humiliation and defeat.
drawn
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From this reading He had smothered his resentment, and let the light of peace in upon their troubles, and she had ruthlessly drawn a black curtain between them.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was going upon as dangerous a task as could be set a soldier, from which he might never return, and she had not even said a God-be-with-you--she who had lain in his bosom, been so near, so dear, so cherished:
face
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From this reading When Rudyard flung himself on the grey mare outside Jasmine's window at the Stay Awhile Hospital, and touched her flank with his heel, his heart was heavy with passion, his face hard with humiliation and defeat.
flank
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From this reading When Rudyard flung himself on the grey mare outside Jasmine's window at the Stay Awhile Hospital, and touched her flank with his heel, his heart was heavy with passion, his face hard with humiliation and defeat.
flung
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From this reading When Rudyard flung himself on the grey mare outside Jasmine's window at the Stay Awhile Hospital, and touched her flank with his heel, his heart was heavy with passion, his face hard with humiliation and defeat.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was going upon as dangerous a task as could be set a soldier, from which he might never return, and she had not even said a God-be-with-you--she who had lain in his bosom, been so near, so dear, so cherished:
God-be-with-you
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From this reading He was going upon as dangerous a task as could be set a soldier, from which he might never return, and she had not even said a God-be-with-you--she who had lain in his bosom, been so near, so dear, so cherished:
going
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From this reading He was going upon as dangerous a task as could be set a soldier, from which he might never return, and she had not even said a God-be-with-you--she who had lain in his bosom, been so near, so dear, so cherished:
grey
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From this reading When Rudyard flung himself on the grey mare outside Jasmine's window at the Stay Awhile Hospital, and touched her flank with his heel, his heart was heavy with passion, his face hard with humiliation and defeat.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had held out the hand of reconciliation, and she had met it with scorn.
hand
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From this reading He had held out the hand of reconciliation, and she had met it with scorn.
hard
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From this reading When Rudyard flung himself on the grey mare outside Jasmine's window at the Stay Awhile Hospital, and touched her flank with his heel, his heart was heavy with passion, his face hard with humiliation and defeat.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had held out the hand of reconciliation, and she had met it with scorn.
heart
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From this reading When Rudyard flung himself on the grey mare outside Jasmine's window at the Stay Awhile Hospital, and touched her flank with his heel, his heart was heavy with passion, his face hard with humiliation and defeat.
heavy
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From this reading When Rudyard flung himself on the grey mare outside Jasmine's window at the Stay Awhile Hospital, and touched her flank with his heel, his heart was heavy with passion, his face hard with humiliation and defeat.
heel
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From this reading When Rudyard flung himself on the grey mare outside Jasmine's window at the Stay Awhile Hospital, and touched her flank with his heel, his heart was heavy with passion, his face hard with humiliation and defeat.
held
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From this reading He had held out the hand of reconciliation, and she had met it with scorn.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Rudyard flung himself on the grey mare outside Jasmine's window at the Stay Awhile Hospital, and touched her flank with his heel, his heart was heavy with passion, his face hard with humiliation and defeat.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading When Rudyard flung himself on the grey mare outside Jasmine's window at the Stay Awhile Hospital, and touched her flank with his heel, his heart was heavy with passion, his face hard with humiliation and defeat.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Rudyard flung himself on the grey mare outside Jasmine's window at the Stay Awhile Hospital, and touched her flank with his heel, his heart was heavy with passion, his face hard with humiliation and defeat.
Hospital
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From this reading When Rudyard flung himself on the grey mare outside Jasmine's window at the Stay Awhile Hospital, and touched her flank with his heel, his heart was heavy with passion, his face hard with humiliation and defeat.
humiliation
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From this reading When Rudyard flung himself on the grey mare outside Jasmine's window at the Stay Awhile Hospital, and touched her flank with his heel, his heart was heavy with passion, his face hard with humiliation and defeat.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had smothered his resentment, and let the light of peace in upon their troubles, and she had ruthlessly drawn a black curtain between them.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had held out the hand of reconciliation, and she had met it with scorn.
Jasmine's
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From this reading When Rudyard flung himself on the grey mare outside Jasmine's window at the Stay Awhile Hospital, and touched her flank with his heel, his heart was heavy with passion, his face hard with humiliation and defeat.
lain
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From this reading He was going upon as dangerous a task as could be set a soldier, from which he might never return, and she had not even said a God-be-with-you--she who had lain in his bosom, been so near, so dear, so cherished:
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading He had smothered his resentment, and let the light of peace in upon their troubles, and she had ruthlessly drawn a black curtain between them.
light
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From this reading He had smothered his resentment, and let the light of peace in upon their troubles, and she had ruthlessly drawn a black curtain between them.
mare
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From this reading When Rudyard flung himself on the grey mare outside Jasmine's window at the Stay Awhile Hospital, and touched her flank with his heel, his heart was heavy with passion, his face hard with humiliation and defeat.
met
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From this reading He had held out the hand of reconciliation, and she had met it with scorn.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He was going upon as dangerous a task as could be set a soldier, from which he might never return, and she had not even said a God-be-with-you--she who had lain in his bosom, been so near, so dear, so cherished:
near
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From this reading He was going upon as dangerous a task as could be set a soldier, from which he might never return, and she had not even said a God-be-with-you--she who had lain in his bosom, been so near, so dear, so cherished:
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was going upon as dangerous a task as could be set a soldier, from which he might never return, and she had not even said a God-be-with-you--she who had lain in his bosom, been so near, so dear, so cherished:
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was going upon as dangerous a task as could be set a soldier, from which he might never return, and she had not even said a God-be-with-you--she who had lain in his bosom, been so near, so dear, so cherished:
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had held out the hand of reconciliation, and she had met it with scorn.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When Rudyard flung himself on the grey mare outside Jasmine's window at the Stay Awhile Hospital, and touched her flank with his heel, his heart was heavy with passion, his face hard with humiliation and defeat.
out
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From this reading He had held out the hand of reconciliation, and she had met it with scorn.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When Rudyard flung himself on the grey mare outside Jasmine's window at the Stay Awhile Hospital, and touched her flank with his heel, his heart was heavy with passion, his face hard with humiliation and defeat.
passion
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From this reading When Rudyard flung himself on the grey mare outside Jasmine's window at the Stay Awhile Hospital, and touched her flank with his heel, his heart was heavy with passion, his face hard with humiliation and defeat.
peace
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From this reading He had smothered his resentment, and let the light of peace in upon their troubles, and she had ruthlessly drawn a black curtain between them.
reconciliation
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From this reading He had held out the hand of reconciliation, and she had met it with scorn.
resentment
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From this reading He had smothered his resentment, and let the light of peace in upon their troubles, and she had ruthlessly drawn a black curtain between them.
return
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From this reading He was going upon as dangerous a task as could be set a soldier, from which he might never return, and she had not even said a God-be-with-you--she who had lain in his bosom, been so near, so dear, so cherished:
Rudyard
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From this reading When Rudyard flung himself on the grey mare outside Jasmine's window at the Stay Awhile Hospital, and touched her flank with his heel, his heart was heavy with passion, his face hard with humiliation and defeat.
ruthlessly
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From this reading He had smothered his resentment, and let the light of peace in upon their troubles, and she had ruthlessly drawn a black curtain between them.
said
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From this reading He was going upon as dangerous a task as could be set a soldier, from which he might never return, and she had not even said a God-be-with-you--she who had lain in his bosom, been so near, so dear, so cherished:
scorn
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From this reading He had held out the hand of reconciliation, and she had met it with scorn.
set
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From this reading He was going upon as dangerous a task as could be set a soldier, from which he might never return, and she had not even said a God-be-with-you--she who had lain in his bosom, been so near, so dear, so cherished:
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had held out the hand of reconciliation, and she had met it with scorn.
smothered
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From this reading He had smothered his resentment, and let the light of peace in upon their troubles, and she had ruthlessly drawn a black curtain between them.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was going upon as dangerous a task as could be set a soldier, from which he might never return, and she had not even said a God-be-with-you--she who had lain in his bosom, been so near, so dear, so cherished:
soldier
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From this reading He was going upon as dangerous a task as could be set a soldier, from which he might never return, and she had not even said a God-be-with-you--she who had lain in his bosom, been so near, so dear, so cherished:
Stay
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From this reading When Rudyard flung himself on the grey mare outside Jasmine's window at the Stay Awhile Hospital, and touched her flank with his heel, his heart was heavy with passion, his face hard with humiliation and defeat.
task
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From this reading He was going upon as dangerous a task as could be set a soldier, from which he might never return, and she had not even said a God-be-with-you--she who had lain in his bosom, been so near, so dear, so cherished:
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Rudyard flung himself on the grey mare outside Jasmine's window at the Stay Awhile Hospital, and touched her flank with his heel, his heart was heavy with passion, his face hard with humiliation and defeat.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He had smothered his resentment, and let the light of peace in upon their troubles, and she had ruthlessly drawn a black curtain between them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He had smothered his resentment, and let the light of peace in upon their troubles, and she had ruthlessly drawn a black curtain between them.
touched
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From this reading When Rudyard flung himself on the grey mare outside Jasmine's window at the Stay Awhile Hospital, and touched her flank with his heel, his heart was heavy with passion, his face hard with humiliation and defeat.
troubles
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From this reading He had smothered his resentment, and let the light of peace in upon their troubles, and she had ruthlessly drawn a black curtain between them.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He had smothered his resentment, and let the light of peace in upon their troubles, and she had ruthlessly drawn a black curtain between them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Rudyard flung himself on the grey mare outside Jasmine's window at the Stay Awhile Hospital, and touched her flank with his heel, his heart was heavy with passion, his face hard with humiliation and defeat.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Rudyard flung himself on the grey mare outside Jasmine's window at the Stay Awhile Hospital, and touched her flank with his heel, his heart was heavy with passion, his face hard with humiliation and defeat.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was going upon as dangerous a task as could be set a soldier, from which he might never return, and she had not even said a God-be-with-you--she who had lain in his bosom, been so near, so dear, so cherished:
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He was going upon as dangerous a task as could be set a soldier, from which he might never return, and she had not even said a God-be-with-you--she who had lain in his bosom, been so near, so dear, so cherished:
window
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From this reading When Rudyard flung himself on the grey mare outside Jasmine's window at the Stay Awhile Hospital, and touched her flank with his heel, his heart was heavy with passion, his face hard with humiliation and defeat.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Rudyard flung himself on the grey mare outside Jasmine's window at the Stay Awhile Hospital, and touched her flank with his heel, his heart was heavy with passion, his face hard with humiliation and defeat.
