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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 walked with his head thrown up, with long lithe steps, with a gait and carriage so unlike the heavy tread of men wearing sea-boots all their working days, that none would have believed him to be born and bred in Farlingford.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading For the man whose story it presumably was passed across the green ere the sound of the ship's bell had died away.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Neither had spoken again when their thoughts were turned aside from that story which Colville, instead of telling, had been called upon to hear.
all
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From this reading He walked with his head thrown up, with long lithe steps, with a gait and carriage so unlike the heavy tread of men wearing sea-boots all their working days, that none would have believed him to be born and bred in Farlingford.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He walked with his head thrown up, with long lithe steps, with a gait and carriage so unlike the heavy tread of men wearing sea-boots all their working days, that none would have believed him to be born and bred in Farlingford.
appeared
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From this reading He had changed his clothes, or else it would have appeared that he was returning to his ship.
aside
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From this reading Neither had spoken again when their thoughts were turned aside from that story which Colville, instead of telling, had been called upon to hear.
away
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From this reading For the man whose story it presumably was passed across the green ere the sound of the ship's bell had died away.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He walked with his head thrown up, with long lithe steps, with a gait and carriage so unlike the heavy tread of men wearing sea-boots all their working days, that none would have believed him to be born and bred in Farlingford.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Neither had spoken again when their thoughts were turned aside from that story which Colville, instead of telling, had been called upon to hear.
believed
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From this reading He walked with his head thrown up, with long lithe steps, with a gait and carriage so unlike the heavy tread of men wearing sea-boots all their working days, that none would have believed him to be born and bred in Farlingford.
bell
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From this reading For the man whose story it presumably was passed across the green ere the sound of the ship's bell had died away.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading For it is not only in books that history is written, but in the turn of a head, in the sound of a voice, in the vague and dreamy thoughts half formulated by the human mind 'twixt sleeping and waking.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He walked with his head thrown up, with long lithe steps, with a gait and carriage so unlike the heavy tread of men wearing sea-boots all their working days, that none would have believed him to be born and bred in Farlingford.
bred
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From this reading He walked with his head thrown up, with long lithe steps, with a gait and carriage so unlike the heavy tread of men wearing sea-boots all their working days, that none would have believed him to be born and bred in Farlingford.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For it is not only in books that history is written, but in the turn of a head, in the sound of a voice, in the vague and dreamy thoughts half formulated by the human mind 'twixt sleeping and waking.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For it is not only in books that history is written, but in the turn of a head, in the sound of a voice, in the vague and dreamy thoughts half formulated by the human mind 'twixt sleeping and waking.
called
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From this reading Neither had spoken again when their thoughts were turned aside from that story which Colville, instead of telling, had been called upon to hear.
carriage
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From this reading He walked with his head thrown up, with long lithe steps, with a gait and carriage so unlike the heavy tread of men wearing sea-boots all their working days, that none would have believed him to be born and bred in Farlingford.
changed
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From this reading He had changed his clothes, or else it would have appeared that he was returning to his ship.
clothes
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From this reading He had changed his clothes, or else it would have appeared that he was returning to his ship.
Colville
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From this reading Neither had spoken again when their thoughts were turned aside from that story which Colville, instead of telling, had been called upon to hear.
days
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From this reading He walked with his head thrown up, with long lithe steps, with a gait and carriage so unlike the heavy tread of men wearing sea-boots all their working days, that none would have believed him to be born and bred in Farlingford.
died
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From this reading For the man whose story it presumably was passed across the green ere the sound of the ship's bell had died away.
dreamy
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From this reading For it is not only in books that history is written, but in the turn of a head, in the sound of a voice, in the vague and dreamy thoughts half formulated by the human mind 'twixt sleeping and waking.
else
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From this reading He had changed his clothes, or else it would have appeared that he was returning to his ship.
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading For the man whose story it presumably was passed across the green ere the sound of the ship's bell had died away.
Farlingford
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From this reading He walked with his head thrown up, with long lithe steps, with a gait and carriage so unlike the heavy tread of men wearing sea-boots all their working days, that none would have believed him to be born and bred in Farlingford.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the man whose story it presumably was passed across the green ere the sound of the ship's bell had died away.
formulated
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From this reading For it is not only in books that history is written, but in the turn of a head, in the sound of a voice, in the vague and dreamy thoughts half formulated by the human mind 'twixt sleeping and waking.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Neither had spoken again when their thoughts were turned aside from that story which Colville, instead of telling, had been called upon to hear.
gait
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From this reading He walked with his head thrown up, with long lithe steps, with a gait and carriage so unlike the heavy tread of men wearing sea-boots all their working days, that none would have believed him to be born and bred in Farlingford.
green
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From this reading For the man whose story it presumably was passed across the green ere the sound of the ship's bell had died away.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Neither had spoken again when their thoughts were turned aside from that story which Colville, instead of telling, had been called upon to hear.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For it is not only in books that history is written, but in the turn of a head, in the sound of a voice, in the vague and dreamy thoughts half formulated by the human mind 'twixt sleeping and waking.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He had changed his clothes, or else it would have appeared that he was returning to his ship.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had changed his clothes, or else it would have appeared that he was returning to his ship.
head
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From this reading He walked with his head thrown up, with long lithe steps, with a gait and carriage so unlike the heavy tread of men wearing sea-boots all their working days, that none would have believed him to be born and bred in Farlingford.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Neither had spoken again when their thoughts were turned aside from that story which Colville, instead of telling, had been called upon to hear.
heavy
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From this reading He walked with his head thrown up, with long lithe steps, with a gait and carriage so unlike the heavy tread of men wearing sea-boots all their working days, that none would have believed him to be born and bred in Farlingford.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He walked with his head thrown up, with long lithe steps, with a gait and carriage so unlike the heavy tread of men wearing sea-boots all their working days, that none would have believed him to be born and bred in Farlingford.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had changed his clothes, or else it would have appeared that he was returning to his ship.
history
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From this reading For it is not only in books that history is written, but in the turn of a head, in the sound of a voice, in the vague and dreamy thoughts half formulated by the human mind 'twixt sleeping and waking.
human
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From this reading For it is not only in books that history is written, but in the turn of a head, in the sound of a voice, in the vague and dreamy thoughts half formulated by the human mind 'twixt sleeping and waking.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He walked with his head thrown up, with long lithe steps, with a gait and carriage so unlike the heavy tread of men wearing sea-boots all their working days, that none would have believed him to be born and bred in Farlingford.
instead
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From this reading Neither had spoken again when their thoughts were turned aside from that story which Colville, instead of telling, had been called upon to hear.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For it is not only in books that history is written, but in the turn of a head, in the sound of a voice, in the vague and dreamy thoughts half formulated by the human mind 'twixt sleeping and waking.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For the man whose story it presumably was passed across the green ere the sound of the ship's bell had died away.
lithe
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From this reading He walked with his head thrown up, with long lithe steps, with a gait and carriage so unlike the heavy tread of men wearing sea-boots all their working days, that none would have believed him to be born and bred in Farlingford.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He walked with his head thrown up, with long lithe steps, with a gait and carriage so unlike the heavy tread of men wearing sea-boots all their working days, that none would have believed him to be born and bred in Farlingford.
man
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From this reading For the man whose story it presumably was passed across the green ere the sound of the ship's bell had died away.
men
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From this reading He walked with his head thrown up, with long lithe steps, with a gait and carriage so unlike the heavy tread of men wearing sea-boots all their working days, that none would have believed him to be born and bred in Farlingford.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For it is not only in books that history is written, but in the turn of a head, in the sound of a voice, in the vague and dreamy thoughts half formulated by the human mind 'twixt sleeping and waking.
NeitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither had spoken again when their thoughts were turned aside from that story which Colville, instead of telling, had been called upon to hear.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading He walked with his head thrown up, with long lithe steps, with a gait and carriage so unlike the heavy tread of men wearing sea-boots all their working days, that none would have believed him to be born and bred in Farlingford.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For it is not only in books that history is written, but in the turn of a head, in the sound of a voice, in the vague and dreamy thoughts half formulated by the human mind 'twixt sleeping and waking.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Neither had spoken again when their thoughts were turned aside from that story which Colville, instead of telling, had been called upon to hear.
only
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From this reading For it is not only in books that history is written, but in the turn of a head, in the sound of a voice, in the vague and dreamy thoughts half formulated by the human mind 'twixt sleeping and waking.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He had changed his clothes, or else it would have appeared that he was returning to his ship.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the man whose story it presumably was passed across the green ere the sound of the ship's bell had died away.
presumably
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From this reading For the man whose story it presumably was passed across the green ere the sound of the ship's bell had died away.
returning
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From this reading He had changed his clothes, or else it would have appeared that he was returning to his ship.
sea-boots
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From this reading He walked with his head thrown up, with long lithe steps, with a gait and carriage so unlike the heavy tread of men wearing sea-boots all their working days, that none would have believed him to be born and bred in Farlingford.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had changed his clothes, or else it would have appeared that he was returning to his ship.
ship's
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From this reading For the man whose story it presumably was passed across the green ere the sound of the ship's bell had died away.
sleeping
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From this reading For it is not only in books that history is written, but in the turn of a head, in the sound of a voice, in the vague and dreamy thoughts half formulated by the human mind 'twixt sleeping and waking.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He walked with his head thrown up, with long lithe steps, with a gait and carriage so unlike the heavy tread of men wearing sea-boots all their working days, that none would have believed him to be born and bred in Farlingford.
sound
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From this reading For the man whose story it presumably was passed across the green ere the sound of the ship's bell had died away.
spoken
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From this reading Neither had spoken again when their thoughts were turned aside from that story which Colville, instead of telling, had been called upon to hear.
steps
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From this reading He walked with his head thrown up, with long lithe steps, with a gait and carriage so unlike the heavy tread of men wearing sea-boots all their working days, that none would have believed him to be born and bred in Farlingford.
story
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From this reading Neither had spoken again when their thoughts were turned aside from that story which Colville, instead of telling, had been called upon to hear.
telling
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From this reading Neither had spoken again when their thoughts were turned aside from that story which Colville, instead of telling, had been called upon to hear.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Neither had spoken again when their thoughts were turned aside from that story which Colville, instead of telling, had been called upon to hear.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For the man whose story it presumably was passed across the green ere the sound of the ship's bell had died away.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Neither had spoken again when their thoughts were turned aside from that story which Colville, instead of telling, had been called upon to hear.
thoughts
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From this reading Neither had spoken again when their thoughts were turned aside from that story which Colville, instead of telling, had been called upon to hear.
thrown
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From this reading He walked with his head thrown up, with long lithe steps, with a gait and carriage so unlike the heavy tread of men wearing sea-boots all their working days, that none would have believed him to be born and bred in Farlingford.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Neither had spoken again when their thoughts were turned aside from that story which Colville, instead of telling, had been called upon to hear.
tread
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From this reading He walked with his head thrown up, with long lithe steps, with a gait and carriage so unlike the heavy tread of men wearing sea-boots all their working days, that none would have believed him to be born and bred in Farlingford.
turn
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From this reading For it is not only in books that history is written, but in the turn of a head, in the sound of a voice, in the vague and dreamy thoughts half formulated by the human mind 'twixt sleeping and waking.
turned
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From this reading Neither had spoken again when their thoughts were turned aside from that story which Colville, instead of telling, had been called upon to hear.
twixt
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From this reading For it is not only in books that history is written, but in the turn of a head, in the sound of a voice, in the vague and dreamy thoughts half formulated by the human mind 'twixt sleeping and waking.
unlike
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From this reading He walked with his head thrown up, with long lithe steps, with a gait and carriage so unlike the heavy tread of men wearing sea-boots all their working days, that none would have believed him to be born and bred in Farlingford.
up
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From this reading He walked with his head thrown up, with long lithe steps, with a gait and carriage so unlike the heavy tread of men wearing sea-boots all their working days, that none would have believed him to be born and bred in Farlingford.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Neither had spoken again when their thoughts were turned aside from that story which Colville, instead of telling, had been called upon to hear.
vague
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From this reading For it is not only in books that history is written, but in the turn of a head, in the sound of a voice, in the vague and dreamy thoughts half formulated by the human mind 'twixt sleeping and waking.
voice
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From this reading For it is not only in books that history is written, but in the turn of a head, in the sound of a voice, in the vague and dreamy thoughts half formulated by the human mind 'twixt sleeping and waking.
wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading For it is not only in books that history is written, but in the turn of a head, in the sound of a voice, in the vague and dreamy thoughts half formulated by the human mind 'twixt sleeping and waking.
walked
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From this reading He walked with his head thrown up, with long lithe steps, with a gait and carriage so unlike the heavy tread of men wearing sea-boots all their working days, that none would have believed him to be born and bred in Farlingford.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For the man whose story it presumably was passed across the green ere the sound of the ship's bell had died away.
wearing
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From this reading He walked with his head thrown up, with long lithe steps, with a gait and carriage so unlike the heavy tread of men wearing sea-boots all their working days, that none would have believed him to be born and bred in Farlingford.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Neither had spoken again when their thoughts were turned aside from that story which Colville, instead of telling, had been called upon to hear.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Neither had spoken again when their thoughts were turned aside from that story which Colville, instead of telling, had been called upon to hear.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Neither had spoken again when their thoughts were turned aside from that story which Colville, instead of telling, had been called upon to hear.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading For the man whose story it presumably was passed across the green ere the sound of the ship's bell had died away.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He walked with his head thrown up, with long lithe steps, with a gait and carriage so unlike the heavy tread of men wearing sea-boots all their working days, that none would have believed him to be born and bred in Farlingford.
working
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From this reading He walked with his head thrown up, with long lithe steps, with a gait and carriage so unlike the heavy tread of men wearing sea-boots all their working days, that none would have believed him to be born and bred in Farlingford.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had changed his clothes, or else it would have appeared that he was returning to his ship.
written
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From this reading For it is not only in books that history is written, but in the turn of a head, in the sound of a voice, in the vague and dreamy thoughts half formulated by the human mind 'twixt sleeping and waking.
