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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 The words, spoken in the heat of a quarrel, stuck in the memory of both, as such are wont to do.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And such speeches are apt to linger in the mind long after the most brilliant jeu d'esprit has been forgotten.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If I go on, I go alone,” Barebone had once said to Dormer Colville.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Perhaps, in moments of anger or disillusionment--when we find that neither self nor friend is what we thought--the heart tears itself away from the grip of the cooler, calmer brain and speaks untrammelled.
anger
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From this reading Perhaps, in moments of anger or disillusionment--when we find that neither self nor friend is what we thought--the heart tears itself away from the grip of the cooler, calmer brain and speaks untrammelled.
apt
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From this reading And such speeches are apt to linger in the mind long after the most brilliant jeu d'esprit has been forgotten.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The words, spoken in the heat of a quarrel, stuck in the memory of both, as such are wont to do.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The words, spoken in the heat of a quarrel, stuck in the memory of both, as such are wont to do.
away
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From this reading Perhaps, in moments of anger or disillusionment--when we find that neither self nor friend is what we thought--the heart tears itself away from the grip of the cooler, calmer brain and speaks untrammelled.
Barebone
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From this reading “If I go on, I go alone,” Barebone had once said to Dormer Colville.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And such speeches are apt to linger in the mind long after the most brilliant jeu d'esprit has been forgotten.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The words, spoken in the heat of a quarrel, stuck in the memory of both, as such are wont to do.
brain
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From this reading Perhaps, in moments of anger or disillusionment--when we find that neither self nor friend is what we thought--the heart tears itself away from the grip of the cooler, calmer brain and speaks untrammelled.
brilliant
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From this reading And such speeches are apt to linger in the mind long after the most brilliant jeu d'esprit has been forgotten.
calmer
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Colville
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From this reading “If I go on, I go alone,” Barebone had once said to Dormer Colville.
cooler
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From this reading Perhaps, in moments of anger or disillusionment--when we find that neither self nor friend is what we thought--the heart tears itself away from the grip of the cooler, calmer brain and speaks untrammelled.
d'esprit
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From this reading And such speeches are apt to linger in the mind long after the most brilliant jeu d'esprit has been forgotten.
day
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disillusionment
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From this reading Perhaps, in moments of anger or disillusionment--when we find that neither self nor friend is what we thought--the heart tears itself away from the grip of the cooler, calmer brain and speaks untrammelled.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The words, spoken in the heat of a quarrel, stuck in the memory of both, as such are wont to do.
Dormer
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From this reading “If I go on, I go alone,” Barebone had once said to Dormer Colville.
embers
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find
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From this reading Perhaps, in moments of anger or disillusionment--when we find that neither self nor friend is what we thought--the heart tears itself away from the grip of the cooler, calmer brain and speaks untrammelled.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading And such speeches are apt to linger in the mind long after the most brilliant jeu d'esprit has been forgotten.
friend
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From this reading Perhaps, in moments of anger or disillusionment--when we find that neither self nor friend is what we thought--the heart tears itself away from the grip of the cooler, calmer brain and speaks untrammelled.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Perhaps, in moments of anger or disillusionment--when we find that neither self nor friend is what we thought--the heart tears itself away from the grip of the cooler, calmer brain and speaks untrammelled.
go
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From this reading “If I go on, I go alone,” Barebone had once said to Dormer Colville.
grey
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grip
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From this reading Perhaps, in moments of anger or disillusionment--when we find that neither self nor friend is what we thought--the heart tears itself away from the grip of the cooler, calmer brain and speaks untrammelled.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “If I go on, I go alone,” Barebone had once said to Dormer Colville.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And such speeches are apt to linger in the mind long after the most brilliant jeu d'esprit has been forgotten.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What occupies the thoughts of the old man, sitting out the grey remainder of the day, over the embers of a hearth which he will only quit when he quits the world?
heart
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From this reading Perhaps, in moments of anger or disillusionment--when we find that neither self nor friend is what we thought--the heart tears itself away from the grip of the cooler, calmer brain and speaks untrammelled.
hearth
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From this reading What occupies the thoughts of the old man, sitting out the grey remainder of the day, over the embers of a hearth which he will only quit when he quits the world?
heat
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From this reading The words, spoken in the heat of a quarrel, stuck in the memory of both, as such are wont to do.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “If I go on, I go alone,” Barebone had once said to Dormer Colville.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If I go on, I go alone,” Barebone had once said to Dormer Colville.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The words, spoken in the heat of a quarrel, stuck in the memory of both, as such are wont to do.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Perhaps, in moments of anger or disillusionment--when we find that neither self nor friend is what we thought--the heart tears itself away from the grip of the cooler, calmer brain and speaks untrammelled.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Perhaps, in moments of anger or disillusionment--when we find that neither self nor friend is what we thought--the heart tears itself away from the grip of the cooler, calmer brain and speaks untrammelled.
jeu
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From this reading And such speeches are apt to linger in the mind long after the most brilliant jeu d'esprit has been forgotten.
linger
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From this reading And such speeches are apt to linger in the mind long after the most brilliant jeu d'esprit has been forgotten.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And such speeches are apt to linger in the mind long after the most brilliant jeu d'esprit has been forgotten.
man
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From this reading What occupies the thoughts of the old man, sitting out the grey remainder of the day, over the embers of a hearth which he will only quit when he quits the world?
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading The words, spoken in the heat of a quarrel, stuck in the memory of both, as such are wont to do.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And such speeches are apt to linger in the mind long after the most brilliant jeu d'esprit has been forgotten.
moments
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From this reading Perhaps, in moments of anger or disillusionment--when we find that neither self nor friend is what we thought--the heart tears itself away from the grip of the cooler, calmer brain and speaks untrammelled.
most
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From this reading And such speeches are apt to linger in the mind long after the most brilliant jeu d'esprit has been forgotten.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Perhaps, in moments of anger or disillusionment--when we find that neither self nor friend is what we thought--the heart tears itself away from the grip of the cooler, calmer brain and speaks untrammelled.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Perhaps, in moments of anger or disillusionment--when we find that neither self nor friend is what we thought--the heart tears itself away from the grip of the cooler, calmer brain and speaks untrammelled.
occupies
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The words, spoken in the heat of a quarrel, stuck in the memory of both, as such are wont to do.
old
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From this reading What occupies the thoughts of the old man, sitting out the grey remainder of the day, over the embers of a hearth which he will only quit when he quits the world?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “If I go on, I go alone,” Barebone had once said to Dormer Colville.
once
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From this reading “If I go on, I go alone,” Barebone had once said to Dormer Colville.
only
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orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Perhaps, in moments of anger or disillusionment--when we find that neither self nor friend is what we thought--the heart tears itself away from the grip of the cooler, calmer brain and speaks untrammelled.
out
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading What occupies the thoughts of the old man, sitting out the grey remainder of the day, over the embers of a hearth which he will only quit when he quits the world?
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps, in moments of anger or disillusionment--when we find that neither self nor friend is what we thought--the heart tears itself away from the grip of the cooler, calmer brain and speaks untrammelled.
quarrelnounUS /ˈkwɔːrəl/
an angry argument or disagreement
From this reading The words, spoken in the heat of a quarrel, stuck in the memory of both, as such are wont to do.
quit
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quits
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remainder
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said
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From this reading “If I go on, I go alone,” Barebone had once said to Dormer Colville.
self
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From this reading Perhaps, in moments of anger or disillusionment--when we find that neither self nor friend is what we thought--the heart tears itself away from the grip of the cooler, calmer brain and speaks untrammelled.
sitting
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speaks
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From this reading Perhaps, in moments of anger or disillusionment--when we find that neither self nor friend is what we thought--the heart tears itself away from the grip of the cooler, calmer brain and speaks untrammelled.
speeches
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From this reading And such speeches are apt to linger in the mind long after the most brilliant jeu d'esprit has been forgotten.
spoken
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From this reading The words, spoken in the heat of a quarrel, stuck in the memory of both, as such are wont to do.
stuck
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From this reading The words, spoken in the heat of a quarrel, stuck in the memory of both, as such are wont to do.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The words, spoken in the heat of a quarrel, stuck in the memory of both, as such are wont to do.
tears
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From this reading Perhaps, in moments of anger or disillusionment--when we find that neither self nor friend is what we thought--the heart tears itself away from the grip of the cooler, calmer brain and speaks untrammelled.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Perhaps, in moments of anger or disillusionment--when we find that neither self nor friend is what we thought--the heart tears itself away from the grip of the cooler, calmer brain and speaks untrammelled.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The words, spoken in the heat of a quarrel, stuck in the memory of both, as such are wont to do.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps, in moments of anger or disillusionment--when we find that neither self nor friend is what we thought--the heart tears itself away from the grip of the cooler, calmer brain and speaks untrammelled.
thoughts
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “If I go on, I go alone,” Barebone had once said to Dormer Colville.
untrammelled
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From this reading Perhaps, in moments of anger or disillusionment--when we find that neither self nor friend is what we thought--the heart tears itself away from the grip of the cooler, calmer brain and speaks untrammelled.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Perhaps, in moments of anger or disillusionment--when we find that neither self nor friend is what we thought--the heart tears itself away from the grip of the cooler, calmer brain and speaks untrammelled.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Perhaps, in moments of anger or disillusionment--when we find that neither self nor friend is what we thought--the heart tears itself away from the grip of the cooler, calmer brain and speaks untrammelled.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Perhaps, in moments of anger or disillusionment--when we find that neither self nor friend is what we thought--the heart tears itself away from the grip of the cooler, calmer brain and speaks untrammelled.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading What occupies the thoughts of the old man, sitting out the grey remainder of the day, over the embers of a hearth which he will only quit when he quits the world?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading What occupies the thoughts of the old man, sitting out the grey remainder of the day, over the embers of a hearth which he will only quit when he quits the world?
wont
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From this reading The words, spoken in the heat of a quarrel, stuck in the memory of both, as such are wont to do.
words
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From this reading The words, spoken in the heat of a quarrel, stuck in the memory of both, as such are wont to do.
world
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