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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 "A most composed invincible man, in difficulty and distress knowing no discouragement, in danger and menace laughing at the whisper of fear."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There is a wonderful steadfast courage about men of Hyla's breed.
all
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From this reading The shrewd weatherworn face, the twinkling eager eyes, the nasal drawl which so glibly offered up petitions to heaven, all came back to him with a singular vividness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "A most composed invincible man, in difficulty and distress knowing no discouragement, in danger and menace laughing at the whisper of fear."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "A most composed invincible man, in difficulty and distress knowing no discouragement, in danger and menace laughing at the whisper of fear."
back
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From this reading The shrewd weatherworn face, the twinkling eager eyes, the nasal drawl which so glibly offered up petitions to heaven, all came back to him with a singular vividness.
breed
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From this reading There is a wonderful steadfast courage about men of Hyla's breed.
came
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From this reading The shrewd weatherworn face, the twinkling eager eyes, the nasal drawl which so glibly offered up petitions to heaven, all came back to him with a singular vividness.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Even though the object they pursue has lost its value, they go on in a dogged relentless "following up" from which nothing can turn them.
carpet
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From this reading For two hours or more he mourned and thought of old times, gazing in a kind of strange wonder at the silent carpet of grass.
composed
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From this reading "A most composed invincible man, in difficulty and distress knowing no discouragement, in danger and menace laughing at the whisper of fear."
courage
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From this reading There is a wonderful steadfast courage about men of Hyla's breed.
danger
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From this reading "A most composed invincible man, in difficulty and distress knowing no discouragement, in danger and menace laughing at the whisper of fear."
difficulty
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From this reading "A most composed invincible man, in difficulty and distress knowing no discouragement, in danger and menace laughing at the whisper of fear."
discouragement
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From this reading "A most composed invincible man, in difficulty and distress knowing no discouragement, in danger and menace laughing at the whisper of fear."
distressnounUS /dɪˈstrɛs/
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading "A most composed invincible man, in difficulty and distress knowing no discouragement, in danger and menace laughing at the whisper of fear."
dogged
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From this reading Even though the object they pursue has lost its value, they go on in a dogged relentless "following up" from which nothing can turn them.
drawl
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From this reading The shrewd weatherworn face, the twinkling eager eyes, the nasal drawl which so glibly offered up petitions to heaven, all came back to him with a singular vividness.
eager
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From this reading The shrewd weatherworn face, the twinkling eager eyes, the nasal drawl which so glibly offered up petitions to heaven, all came back to him with a singular vividness.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even though the object they pursue has lost its value, they go on in a dogged relentless "following up" from which nothing can turn them.
eyes
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From this reading The shrewd weatherworn face, the twinkling eager eyes, the nasal drawl which so glibly offered up petitions to heaven, all came back to him with a singular vividness.
face
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From this reading The shrewd weatherworn face, the twinkling eager eyes, the nasal drawl which so glibly offered up petitions to heaven, all came back to him with a singular vividness.
fear
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From this reading "A most composed invincible man, in difficulty and distress knowing no discouragement, in danger and menace laughing at the whisper of fear."
following
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From this reading Even though the object they pursue has lost its value, they go on in a dogged relentless "following up" from which nothing can turn them.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For two hours or more he mourned and thought of old times, gazing in a kind of strange wonder at the silent carpet of grass.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Even though the object they pursue has lost its value, they go on in a dogged relentless "following up" from which nothing can turn them.
gazing
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From this reading For two hours or more he mourned and thought of old times, gazing in a kind of strange wonder at the silent carpet of grass.
glibly
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From this reading The shrewd weatherworn face, the twinkling eager eyes, the nasal drawl which so glibly offered up petitions to heaven, all came back to him with a singular vividness.
go
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From this reading Even though the object they pursue has lost its value, they go on in a dogged relentless "following up" from which nothing can turn them.
grass
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From this reading For two hours or more he mourned and thought of old times, gazing in a kind of strange wonder at the silent carpet of grass.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Even though the object they pursue has lost its value, they go on in a dogged relentless "following up" from which nothing can turn them.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For two hours or more he mourned and thought of old times, gazing in a kind of strange wonder at the silent carpet of grass.
heaven
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From this reading The shrewd weatherworn face, the twinkling eager eyes, the nasal drawl which so glibly offered up petitions to heaven, all came back to him with a singular vividness.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The shrewd weatherworn face, the twinkling eager eyes, the nasal drawl which so glibly offered up petitions to heaven, all came back to him with a singular vividness.
hours
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From this reading For two hours or more he mourned and thought of old times, gazing in a kind of strange wonder at the silent carpet of grass.
Hyla's
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From this reading There is a wonderful steadfast courage about men of Hyla's breed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "A most composed invincible man, in difficulty and distress knowing no discouragement, in danger and menace laughing at the whisper of fear."
invincible
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From this reading "A most composed invincible man, in difficulty and distress knowing no discouragement, in danger and menace laughing at the whisper of fear."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is a wonderful steadfast courage about men of Hyla's breed.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Even though the object they pursue has lost its value, they go on in a dogged relentless "following up" from which nothing can turn them.
kind
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From this reading For two hours or more he mourned and thought of old times, gazing in a kind of strange wonder at the silent carpet of grass.
knowing
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From this reading "A most composed invincible man, in difficulty and distress knowing no discouragement, in danger and menace laughing at the whisper of fear."
laughing
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From this reading "A most composed invincible man, in difficulty and distress knowing no discouragement, in danger and menace laughing at the whisper of fear."
lost
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From this reading Even though the object they pursue has lost its value, they go on in a dogged relentless "following up" from which nothing can turn them.
man
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From this reading "A most composed invincible man, in difficulty and distress knowing no discouragement, in danger and menace laughing at the whisper of fear."
men
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From this reading There is a wonderful steadfast courage about men of Hyla's breed.
menace
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From this reading "A most composed invincible man, in difficulty and distress knowing no discouragement, in danger and menace laughing at the whisper of fear."
more
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From this reading For two hours or more he mourned and thought of old times, gazing in a kind of strange wonder at the silent carpet of grass.
most
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From this reading "A most composed invincible man, in difficulty and distress knowing no discouragement, in danger and menace laughing at the whisper of fear."
mourned
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From this reading For two hours or more he mourned and thought of old times, gazing in a kind of strange wonder at the silent carpet of grass.
nasal
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From this reading The shrewd weatherworn face, the twinkling eager eyes, the nasal drawl which so glibly offered up petitions to heaven, all came back to him with a singular vividness.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "A most composed invincible man, in difficulty and distress knowing no discouragement, in danger and menace laughing at the whisper of fear."
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Even though the object they pursue has lost its value, they go on in a dogged relentless "following up" from which nothing can turn them.
object
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From this reading Even though the object they pursue has lost its value, they go on in a dogged relentless "following up" from which nothing can turn them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "A most composed invincible man, in difficulty and distress knowing no discouragement, in danger and menace laughing at the whisper of fear."
offered
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From this reading The shrewd weatherworn face, the twinkling eager eyes, the nasal drawl which so glibly offered up petitions to heaven, all came back to him with a singular vividness.
old
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From this reading For two hours or more he mourned and thought of old times, gazing in a kind of strange wonder at the silent carpet of grass.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Even though the object they pursue has lost its value, they go on in a dogged relentless "following up" from which nothing can turn them.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For two hours or more he mourned and thought of old times, gazing in a kind of strange wonder at the silent carpet of grass.
petitions
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From this reading The shrewd weatherworn face, the twinkling eager eyes, the nasal drawl which so glibly offered up petitions to heaven, all came back to him with a singular vividness.
pursue
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From this reading Even though the object they pursue has lost its value, they go on in a dogged relentless "following up" from which nothing can turn them.
relentless
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From this reading Even though the object they pursue has lost its value, they go on in a dogged relentless "following up" from which nothing can turn them.
shrewd
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From this reading The shrewd weatherworn face, the twinkling eager eyes, the nasal drawl which so glibly offered up petitions to heaven, all came back to him with a singular vividness.
silent
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From this reading For two hours or more he mourned and thought of old times, gazing in a kind of strange wonder at the silent carpet of grass.
singular
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From this reading The shrewd weatherworn face, the twinkling eager eyes, the nasal drawl which so glibly offered up petitions to heaven, all came back to him with a singular vividness.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The shrewd weatherworn face, the twinkling eager eyes, the nasal drawl which so glibly offered up petitions to heaven, all came back to him with a singular vividness.
steadfast
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From this reading There is a wonderful steadfast courage about men of Hyla's breed.
strange
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From this reading For two hours or more he mourned and thought of old times, gazing in a kind of strange wonder at the silent carpet of grass.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "A most composed invincible man, in difficulty and distress knowing no discouragement, in danger and menace laughing at the whisper of fear."
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Even though the object they pursue has lost its value, they go on in a dogged relentless "following up" from which nothing can turn them.
There
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From this reading There is a wonderful steadfast courage about men of Hyla's breed.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even though the object they pursue has lost its value, they go on in a dogged relentless "following up" from which nothing can turn them.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Even though the object they pursue has lost its value, they go on in a dogged relentless "following up" from which nothing can turn them.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For two hours or more he mourned and thought of old times, gazing in a kind of strange wonder at the silent carpet of grass.
times
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From this reading For two hours or more he mourned and thought of old times, gazing in a kind of strange wonder at the silent carpet of grass.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The shrewd weatherworn face, the twinkling eager eyes, the nasal drawl which so glibly offered up petitions to heaven, all came back to him with a singular vividness.
turn
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From this reading Even though the object they pursue has lost its value, they go on in a dogged relentless "following up" from which nothing can turn them.
twinkling
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From this reading The shrewd weatherworn face, the twinkling eager eyes, the nasal drawl which so glibly offered up petitions to heaven, all came back to him with a singular vividness.
two
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From this reading For two hours or more he mourned and thought of old times, gazing in a kind of strange wonder at the silent carpet of grass.
up
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From this reading Even though the object they pursue has lost its value, they go on in a dogged relentless "following up" from which nothing can turn them.
value
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From this reading Even though the object they pursue has lost its value, they go on in a dogged relentless "following up" from which nothing can turn them.
vividness
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From this reading The shrewd weatherworn face, the twinkling eager eyes, the nasal drawl which so glibly offered up petitions to heaven, all came back to him with a singular vividness.
weatherworn
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From this reading The shrewd weatherworn face, the twinkling eager eyes, the nasal drawl which so glibly offered up petitions to heaven, all came back to him with a singular vividness.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Even though the object they pursue has lost its value, they go on in a dogged relentless "following up" from which nothing can turn them.
whisper
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From this reading "A most composed invincible man, in difficulty and distress knowing no discouragement, in danger and menace laughing at the whisper of fear."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The shrewd weatherworn face, the twinkling eager eyes, the nasal drawl which so glibly offered up petitions to heaven, all came back to him with a singular vividness.
wonder
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From this reading For two hours or more he mourned and thought of old times, gazing in a kind of strange wonder at the silent carpet of grass.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There is a wonderful steadfast courage about men of Hyla's breed.
