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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 Nearly a year passed.
accuracy
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From this reading If it had not been for the very tangible loss of a hundred and fifty thousand dollars, the little community at Bright's Cove might almost have come to doubt the evidence of their senses and the accuracy of their memories, so fantastic on sober reflection did all the circumstances become.
acorns
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From this reading Old Man Bright remembered the parting and involved curses of his squaw before she went back to her acorns and pine nuts.
all
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From this reading If it had not been for the very tangible loss of a hundred and fifty thousand dollars, the little community at Bright's Cove might almost have come to doubt the evidence of their senses and the accuracy of their memories, so fantastic on sober reflection did all the circumstances become.
almost
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From this reading If it had not been for the very tangible loss of a hundred and fifty thousand dollars, the little community at Bright's Cove might almost have come to doubt the evidence of their senses and the accuracy of their memories, so fantastic on sober reflection did all the circumstances become.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Even the indisputable four hundred pounds of gold could not quite avert an unconfessed suspicion of the uncanny.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If it had not been for the very tangible loss of a hundred and fifty thousand dollars, the little community at Bright's Cove might almost have come to doubt the evidence of their senses and the accuracy of their memories, so fantastic on sober reflection did all the circumstances become.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Miners are superstitious folk.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If it had not been for the very tangible loss of a hundred and fifty thousand dollars, the little community at Bright's Cove might almost have come to doubt the evidence of their senses and the accuracy of their memories, so fantastic on sober reflection did all the circumstances become.
avert
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From this reading Even the indisputable four hundred pounds of gold could not quite avert an unconfessed suspicion of the uncanny.
back
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From this reading Old Man Bright remembered the parting and involved curses of his squaw before she went back to her acorns and pine nuts.
become
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From this reading If it had not been for the very tangible loss of a hundred and fifty thousand dollars, the little community at Bright's Cove might almost have come to doubt the evidence of their senses and the accuracy of their memories, so fantastic on sober reflection did all the circumstances become.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If it had not been for the very tangible loss of a hundred and fifty thousand dollars, the little community at Bright's Cove might almost have come to doubt the evidence of their senses and the accuracy of their memories, so fantastic on sober reflection did all the circumstances become.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Old Man Bright remembered the parting and involved curses of his squaw before she went back to her acorns and pine nuts.
Bright
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From this reading Old Man Bright remembered the parting and involved curses of his squaw before she went back to her acorns and pine nuts.
Bright's
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From this reading If it had not been for the very tangible loss of a hundred and fifty thousand dollars, the little community at Bright's Cove might almost have come to doubt the evidence of their senses and the accuracy of their memories, so fantastic on sober reflection did all the circumstances become.
circumstances
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From this reading If it had not been for the very tangible loss of a hundred and fifty thousand dollars, the little community at Bright's Cove might almost have come to doubt the evidence of their senses and the accuracy of their memories, so fantastic on sober reflection did all the circumstances become.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If it had not been for the very tangible loss of a hundred and fifty thousand dollars, the little community at Bright's Cove might almost have come to doubt the evidence of their senses and the accuracy of their memories, so fantastic on sober reflection did all the circumstances become.
community
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From this reading If it had not been for the very tangible loss of a hundred and fifty thousand dollars, the little community at Bright's Cove might almost have come to doubt the evidence of their senses and the accuracy of their memories, so fantastic on sober reflection did all the circumstances become.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Even the indisputable four hundred pounds of gold could not quite avert an unconfessed suspicion of the uncanny.
Cove
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From this reading If it had not been for the very tangible loss of a hundred and fifty thousand dollars, the little community at Bright's Cove might almost have come to doubt the evidence of their senses and the accuracy of their memories, so fantastic on sober reflection did all the circumstances become.
curses
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From this reading Old Man Bright remembered the parting and involved curses of his squaw before she went back to her acorns and pine nuts.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading If it had not been for the very tangible loss of a hundred and fifty thousand dollars, the little community at Bright's Cove might almost have come to doubt the evidence of their senses and the accuracy of their memories, so fantastic on sober reflection did all the circumstances become.
dollars
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From this reading If it had not been for the very tangible loss of a hundred and fifty thousand dollars, the little community at Bright's Cove might almost have come to doubt the evidence of their senses and the accuracy of their memories, so fantastic on sober reflection did all the circumstances become.
doubt
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From this reading If it had not been for the very tangible loss of a hundred and fifty thousand dollars, the little community at Bright's Cove might almost have come to doubt the evidence of their senses and the accuracy of their memories, so fantastic on sober reflection did all the circumstances become.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the indisputable four hundred pounds of gold could not quite avert an unconfessed suspicion of the uncanny.
evidence
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From this reading If it had not been for the very tangible loss of a hundred and fifty thousand dollars, the little community at Bright's Cove might almost have come to doubt the evidence of their senses and the accuracy of their memories, so fantastic on sober reflection did all the circumstances become.
fantastic
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From this reading If it had not been for the very tangible loss of a hundred and fifty thousand dollars, the little community at Bright's Cove might almost have come to doubt the evidence of their senses and the accuracy of their memories, so fantastic on sober reflection did all the circumstances become.
fifty
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From this reading If it had not been for the very tangible loss of a hundred and fifty thousand dollars, the little community at Bright's Cove might almost have come to doubt the evidence of their senses and the accuracy of their memories, so fantastic on sober reflection did all the circumstances become.
folk
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From this reading Miners are superstitious folk.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If it had not been for the very tangible loss of a hundred and fifty thousand dollars, the little community at Bright's Cove might almost have come to doubt the evidence of their senses and the accuracy of their memories, so fantastic on sober reflection did all the circumstances become.
four
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From this reading Even the indisputable four hundred pounds of gold could not quite avert an unconfessed suspicion of the uncanny.
gold
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From this reading Even the indisputable four hundred pounds of gold could not quite avert an unconfessed suspicion of the uncanny.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If it had not been for the very tangible loss of a hundred and fifty thousand dollars, the little community at Bright's Cove might almost have come to doubt the evidence of their senses and the accuracy of their memories, so fantastic on sober reflection did all the circumstances become.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If it had not been for the very tangible loss of a hundred and fifty thousand dollars, the little community at Bright's Cove might almost have come to doubt the evidence of their senses and the accuracy of their memories, so fantastic on sober reflection did all the circumstances become.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Old Man Bright remembered the parting and involved curses of his squaw before she went back to her acorns and pine nuts.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Old Man Bright remembered the parting and involved curses of his squaw before she went back to her acorns and pine nuts.
hundred
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From this reading If it had not been for the very tangible loss of a hundred and fifty thousand dollars, the little community at Bright's Cove might almost have come to doubt the evidence of their senses and the accuracy of their memories, so fantastic on sober reflection did all the circumstances become.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If it had not been for the very tangible loss of a hundred and fifty thousand dollars, the little community at Bright's Cove might almost have come to doubt the evidence of their senses and the accuracy of their memories, so fantastic on sober reflection did all the circumstances become.
indisputable
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From this reading Even the indisputable four hundred pounds of gold could not quite avert an unconfessed suspicion of the uncanny.
involved
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From this reading Old Man Bright remembered the parting and involved curses of his squaw before she went back to her acorns and pine nuts.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If it had not been for the very tangible loss of a hundred and fifty thousand dollars, the little community at Bright's Cove might almost have come to doubt the evidence of their senses and the accuracy of their memories, so fantastic on sober reflection did all the circumstances become.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If it had not been for the very tangible loss of a hundred and fifty thousand dollars, the little community at Bright's Cove might almost have come to doubt the evidence of their senses and the accuracy of their memories, so fantastic on sober reflection did all the circumstances become.
loss
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From this reading If it had not been for the very tangible loss of a hundred and fifty thousand dollars, the little community at Bright's Cove might almost have come to doubt the evidence of their senses and the accuracy of their memories, so fantastic on sober reflection did all the circumstances become.
Man
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From this reading Old Man Bright remembered the parting and involved curses of his squaw before she went back to her acorns and pine nuts.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading If it had not been for the very tangible loss of a hundred and fifty thousand dollars, the little community at Bright's Cove might almost have come to doubt the evidence of their senses and the accuracy of their memories, so fantastic on sober reflection did all the circumstances become.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading If it had not been for the very tangible loss of a hundred and fifty thousand dollars, the little community at Bright's Cove might almost have come to doubt the evidence of their senses and the accuracy of their memories, so fantastic on sober reflection did all the circumstances become.
Miners
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From this reading Miners are superstitious folk.
Nearly
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From this reading Nearly a year passed.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If it had not been for the very tangible loss of a hundred and fifty thousand dollars, the little community at Bright's Cove might almost have come to doubt the evidence of their senses and the accuracy of their memories, so fantastic on sober reflection did all the circumstances become.
nuts
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From this reading Old Man Bright remembered the parting and involved curses of his squaw before she went back to her acorns and pine nuts.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If it had not been for the very tangible loss of a hundred and fifty thousand dollars, the little community at Bright's Cove might almost have come to doubt the evidence of their senses and the accuracy of their memories, so fantastic on sober reflection did all the circumstances become.
Old
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From this reading Old Man Bright remembered the parting and involved curses of his squaw before she went back to her acorns and pine nuts.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If it had not been for the very tangible loss of a hundred and fifty thousand dollars, the little community at Bright's Cove might almost have come to doubt the evidence of their senses and the accuracy of their memories, so fantastic on sober reflection did all the circumstances become.
parting
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From this reading Old Man Bright remembered the parting and involved curses of his squaw before she went back to her acorns and pine nuts.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nearly a year passed.
pine
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From this reading Old Man Bright remembered the parting and involved curses of his squaw before she went back to her acorns and pine nuts.
pounds
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From this reading Even the indisputable four hundred pounds of gold could not quite avert an unconfessed suspicion of the uncanny.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the indisputable four hundred pounds of gold could not quite avert an unconfessed suspicion of the uncanny.
reflection
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From this reading If it had not been for the very tangible loss of a hundred and fifty thousand dollars, the little community at Bright's Cove might almost have come to doubt the evidence of their senses and the accuracy of their memories, so fantastic on sober reflection did all the circumstances become.
remembered
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From this reading Old Man Bright remembered the parting and involved curses of his squaw before she went back to her acorns and pine nuts.
sensesplural nounUS /ˈsɛnsɪz/
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading If it had not been for the very tangible loss of a hundred and fifty thousand dollars, the little community at Bright's Cove might almost have come to doubt the evidence of their senses and the accuracy of their memories, so fantastic on sober reflection did all the circumstances become.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Old Man Bright remembered the parting and involved curses of his squaw before she went back to her acorns and pine nuts.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If it had not been for the very tangible loss of a hundred and fifty thousand dollars, the little community at Bright's Cove might almost have come to doubt the evidence of their senses and the accuracy of their memories, so fantastic on sober reflection did all the circumstances become.
soberadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊbər/
not affected by alcohol
From this reading If it had not been for the very tangible loss of a hundred and fifty thousand dollars, the little community at Bright's Cove might almost have come to doubt the evidence of their senses and the accuracy of their memories, so fantastic on sober reflection did all the circumstances become.
squaw
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From this reading Old Man Bright remembered the parting and involved curses of his squaw before she went back to her acorns and pine nuts.
superstitious
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From this reading Miners are superstitious folk.
suspicion
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From this reading Even the indisputable four hundred pounds of gold could not quite avert an unconfessed suspicion of the uncanny.
tangible
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From this reading If it had not been for the very tangible loss of a hundred and fifty thousand dollars, the little community at Bright's Cove might almost have come to doubt the evidence of their senses and the accuracy of their memories, so fantastic on sober reflection did all the circumstances become.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If it had not been for the very tangible loss of a hundred and fifty thousand dollars, the little community at Bright's Cove might almost have come to doubt the evidence of their senses and the accuracy of their memories, so fantastic on sober reflection did all the circumstances become.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading If it had not been for the very tangible loss of a hundred and fifty thousand dollars, the little community at Bright's Cove might almost have come to doubt the evidence of their senses and the accuracy of their memories, so fantastic on sober reflection did all the circumstances become.
thousand
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From this reading If it had not been for the very tangible loss of a hundred and fifty thousand dollars, the little community at Bright's Cove might almost have come to doubt the evidence of their senses and the accuracy of their memories, so fantastic on sober reflection did all the circumstances become.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If it had not been for the very tangible loss of a hundred and fifty thousand dollars, the little community at Bright's Cove might almost have come to doubt the evidence of their senses and the accuracy of their memories, so fantastic on sober reflection did all the circumstances become.
uncanny
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From this reading Even the indisputable four hundred pounds of gold could not quite avert an unconfessed suspicion of the uncanny.
unconfessed
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From this reading Even the indisputable four hundred pounds of gold could not quite avert an unconfessed suspicion of the uncanny.
very
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From this reading If it had not been for the very tangible loss of a hundred and fifty thousand dollars, the little community at Bright's Cove might almost have come to doubt the evidence of their senses and the accuracy of their memories, so fantastic on sober reflection did all the circumstances become.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Old Man Bright remembered the parting and involved curses of his squaw before she went back to her acorns and pine nuts.
year
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From this reading Nearly a year passed.
