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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 PASSING OF ELIA Peter Blunt paused, staggered, then with a great effort pulled himself together.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Peter set the boy on his feet and supported him.
arm
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From this reading Eve now clung to his great arm for support.
arms
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From this reading Mighty man as he was, he had reached the limits of his strength, for he had run nearly a mile, carrying Elia in his arms.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mighty man as he was, he had reached the limits of his strength, for he had run nearly a mile, carrying Elia in his arms.
Blunt
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From this reading THE PASSING OF ELIA Peter Blunt paused, staggered, then with a great effort pulled himself together.
boy
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From this reading Peter set the boy on his feet and supported him.
carrying
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From this reading Mighty man as he was, he had reached the limits of his strength, for he had run nearly a mile, carrying Elia in his arms.
clung
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From this reading Eve now clung to his great arm for support.
effort
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From this reading THE PASSING OF ELIA Peter Blunt paused, staggered, then with a great effort pulled himself together.
ELIA
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From this reading THE PASSING OF ELIA Peter Blunt paused, staggered, then with a great effort pulled himself together.
Eve
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From this reading Eve now clung to his great arm for support.
fate
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From this reading A great fear was in him that a perverse fate would yet rob them of justice.
fear
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From this reading A great fear was in him that a perverse fate would yet rob them of justice.
feet
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From this reading Peter set the boy on his feet and supported him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mighty man as he was, he had reached the limits of his strength, for he had run nearly a mile, carrying Elia in his arms.
great
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From this reading THE PASSING OF ELIA Peter Blunt paused, staggered, then with a great effort pulled himself together.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mighty man as he was, he had reached the limits of his strength, for he had run nearly a mile, carrying Elia in his arms.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mighty man as he was, he had reached the limits of his strength, for he had run nearly a mile, carrying Elia in his arms.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Peter set the boy on his feet and supported him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE PASSING OF ELIA Peter Blunt paused, staggered, then with a great effort pulled himself together.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mighty man as he was, he had reached the limits of his strength, for he had run nearly a mile, carrying Elia in his arms.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mighty man as he was, he had reached the limits of his strength, for he had run nearly a mile, carrying Elia in his arms.
justice
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From this reading A great fear was in him that a perverse fate would yet rob them of justice.
limits
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From this reading Mighty man as he was, he had reached the limits of his strength, for he had run nearly a mile, carrying Elia in his arms.
man
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From this reading Mighty man as he was, he had reached the limits of his strength, for he had run nearly a mile, carrying Elia in his arms.
Mighty
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From this reading Mighty man as he was, he had reached the limits of his strength, for he had run nearly a mile, carrying Elia in his arms.
mile
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From this reading Mighty man as he was, he had reached the limits of his strength, for he had run nearly a mile, carrying Elia in his arms.
nearly
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From this reading Mighty man as he was, he had reached the limits of his strength, for he had run nearly a mile, carrying Elia in his arms.
now
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From this reading Eve now clung to his great arm for support.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PASSING OF ELIA Peter Blunt paused, staggered, then with a great effort pulled himself together.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Peter set the boy on his feet and supported him.
PASSING
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From this reading THE PASSING OF ELIA Peter Blunt paused, staggered, then with a great effort pulled himself together.
paused
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From this reading THE PASSING OF ELIA Peter Blunt paused, staggered, then with a great effort pulled himself together.
perverse
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From this reading A great fear was in him that a perverse fate would yet rob them of justice.
Peter
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From this reading THE PASSING OF ELIA Peter Blunt paused, staggered, then with a great effort pulled himself together.
pulled
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From this reading THE PASSING OF ELIA Peter Blunt paused, staggered, then with a great effort pulled himself together.
reached
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From this reading Mighty man as he was, he had reached the limits of his strength, for he had run nearly a mile, carrying Elia in his arms.
rob
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From this reading A great fear was in him that a perverse fate would yet rob them of justice.
run
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From this reading Mighty man as he was, he had reached the limits of his strength, for he had run nearly a mile, carrying Elia in his arms.
set
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From this reading Peter set the boy on his feet and supported him.
staggered
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From this reading THE PASSING OF ELIA Peter Blunt paused, staggered, then with a great effort pulled himself together.
strength
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From this reading Mighty man as he was, he had reached the limits of his strength, for he had run nearly a mile, carrying Elia in his arms.
supportverbUS /səˈpɔːrt/
to provide what someone needs in order to live
From this reading Eve now clung to his great arm for support.
supported
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From this reading Peter set the boy on his feet and supported him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A great fear was in him that a perverse fate would yet rob them of justice.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PASSING OF ELIA Peter Blunt paused, staggered, then with a great effort pulled himself together.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A great fear was in him that a perverse fate would yet rob them of justice.
then
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From this reading THE PASSING OF ELIA Peter Blunt paused, staggered, then with a great effort pulled himself together.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Eve now clung to his great arm for support.
together
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From this reading THE PASSING OF ELIA Peter Blunt paused, staggered, then with a great effort pulled himself together.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mighty man as he was, he had reached the limits of his strength, for he had run nearly a mile, carrying Elia in his arms.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE PASSING OF ELIA Peter Blunt paused, staggered, then with a great effort pulled himself together.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A great fear was in him that a perverse fate would yet rob them of justice.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading A great fear was in him that a perverse fate would yet rob them of justice.
