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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 two things which had come to him, one as unheralded as the other, the gladness of a deep love, the bitterness which grew out of Martin Leland's words, he kept to himself.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He rode far and alone, seeing very little of the men of the Bar L-M or of Garth, to whom he still left the routine of the range, and who made the most of small pretexts to keep up of Wayne's way.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He rode far and alone, seeing very little of the men of the Bar L-M or of Garth, to whom he still left the routine of the range, and who made the most of small pretexts to keep up of Wayne's way.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The two things which had come to him, one as unheralded as the other, the gladness of a deep love, the bitterness which grew out of Martin Leland's words, he kept to himself.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Shandon wanted time to think coolly and deliberately for the first time in his life; he wanted time to look inward as well as at what lay without, to cast up the balance of what sums of good and bad were in his soul.
bad
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From this reading Shandon wanted time to think coolly and deliberately for the first time in his life; he wanted time to look inward as well as at what lay without, to cast up the balance of what sums of good and bad were in his soul.
balancenounUS /ˈbalance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Shandon wanted time to think coolly and deliberately for the first time in his life; he wanted time to look inward as well as at what lay without, to cast up the balance of what sums of good and bad were in his soul.
Bar
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From this reading He rode far and alone, seeing very little of the men of the Bar L-M or of Garth, to whom he still left the routine of the range, and who made the most of small pretexts to keep up of Wayne's way.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Until now he had been quite content with life as he found it.
bitterness
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From this reading The two things which had come to him, one as unheralded as the other, the gladness of a deep love, the bitterness which grew out of Martin Leland's words, he kept to himself.
cast
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From this reading Shandon wanted time to think coolly and deliberately for the first time in his life; he wanted time to look inward as well as at what lay without, to cast up the balance of what sums of good and bad were in his soul.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two things which had come to him, one as unheralded as the other, the gladness of a deep love, the bitterness which grew out of Martin Leland's words, he kept to himself.
content
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From this reading Until now he had been quite content with life as he found it.
coolly
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From this reading Shandon wanted time to think coolly and deliberately for the first time in his life; he wanted time to look inward as well as at what lay without, to cast up the balance of what sums of good and bad were in his soul.
deep
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From this reading The two things which had come to him, one as unheralded as the other, the gladness of a deep love, the bitterness which grew out of Martin Leland's words, he kept to himself.
deliberately
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From this reading Shandon wanted time to think coolly and deliberately for the first time in his life; he wanted time to look inward as well as at what lay without, to cast up the balance of what sums of good and bad were in his soul.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SHANDON'S GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY Wayne Shandon had grown more silent, more thoughtful than men had ever known him.
far
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From this reading He rode far and alone, seeing very little of the men of the Bar L-M or of Garth, to whom he still left the routine of the range, and who made the most of small pretexts to keep up of Wayne's way.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Shandon wanted time to think coolly and deliberately for the first time in his life; he wanted time to look inward as well as at what lay without, to cast up the balance of what sums of good and bad were in his soul.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Shandon wanted time to think coolly and deliberately for the first time in his life; he wanted time to look inward as well as at what lay without, to cast up the balance of what sums of good and bad were in his soul.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Until now he had been quite content with life as he found it.
Garth
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From this reading He rode far and alone, seeing very little of the men of the Bar L-M or of Garth, to whom he still left the routine of the range, and who made the most of small pretexts to keep up of Wayne's way.
gladness
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From this reading The two things which had come to him, one as unheralded as the other, the gladness of a deep love, the bitterness which grew out of Martin Leland's words, he kept to himself.
GOLDEN
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From this reading SHANDON'S GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY Wayne Shandon had grown more silent, more thoughtful than men had ever known him.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Shandon wanted time to think coolly and deliberately for the first time in his life; he wanted time to look inward as well as at what lay without, to cast up the balance of what sums of good and bad were in his soul.
grew
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From this reading The two things which had come to him, one as unheralded as the other, the gladness of a deep love, the bitterness which grew out of Martin Leland's words, he kept to himself.
grown
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From this reading SHANDON'S GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY Wayne Shandon had grown more silent, more thoughtful than men had ever known him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SHANDON'S GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY Wayne Shandon had grown more silent, more thoughtful than men had ever known him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The two things which had come to him, one as unheralded as the other, the gladness of a deep love, the bitterness which grew out of Martin Leland's words, he kept to himself.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading SHANDON'S GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY Wayne Shandon had grown more silent, more thoughtful than men had ever known him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The two things which had come to him, one as unheralded as the other, the gladness of a deep love, the bitterness which grew out of Martin Leland's words, he kept to himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Shandon wanted time to think coolly and deliberately for the first time in his life; he wanted time to look inward as well as at what lay without, to cast up the balance of what sums of good and bad were in his soul.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Shandon wanted time to think coolly and deliberately for the first time in his life; he wanted time to look inward as well as at what lay without, to cast up the balance of what sums of good and bad were in his soul.
inward
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From this reading Shandon wanted time to think coolly and deliberately for the first time in his life; he wanted time to look inward as well as at what lay without, to cast up the balance of what sums of good and bad were in his soul.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Until now he had been quite content with life as he found it.
keep
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From this reading He rode far and alone, seeing very little of the men of the Bar L-M or of Garth, to whom he still left the routine of the range, and who made the most of small pretexts to keep up of Wayne's way.
kept
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From this reading The two things which had come to him, one as unheralded as the other, the gladness of a deep love, the bitterness which grew out of Martin Leland's words, he kept to himself.
known
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From this reading SHANDON'S GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY Wayne Shandon had grown more silent, more thoughtful than men had ever known him.
L-M
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From this reading He rode far and alone, seeing very little of the men of the Bar L-M or of Garth, to whom he still left the routine of the range, and who made the most of small pretexts to keep up of Wayne's way.
lay
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From this reading Shandon wanted time to think coolly and deliberately for the first time in his life; he wanted time to look inward as well as at what lay without, to cast up the balance of what sums of good and bad were in his soul.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He rode far and alone, seeing very little of the men of the Bar L-M or of Garth, to whom he still left the routine of the range, and who made the most of small pretexts to keep up of Wayne's way.
Leland's
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From this reading The two things which had come to him, one as unheralded as the other, the gladness of a deep love, the bitterness which grew out of Martin Leland's words, he kept to himself.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Shandon wanted time to think coolly and deliberately for the first time in his life; he wanted time to look inward as well as at what lay without, to cast up the balance of what sums of good and bad were in his soul.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He rode far and alone, seeing very little of the men of the Bar L-M or of Garth, to whom he still left the routine of the range, and who made the most of small pretexts to keep up of Wayne's way.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Shandon wanted time to think coolly and deliberately for the first time in his life; he wanted time to look inward as well as at what lay without, to cast up the balance of what sums of good and bad were in his soul.
love
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From this reading The two things which had come to him, one as unheralded as the other, the gladness of a deep love, the bitterness which grew out of Martin Leland's words, he kept to himself.
made
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From this reading He rode far and alone, seeing very little of the men of the Bar L-M or of Garth, to whom he still left the routine of the range, and who made the most of small pretexts to keep up of Wayne's way.
Martin
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From this reading The two things which had come to him, one as unheralded as the other, the gladness of a deep love, the bitterness which grew out of Martin Leland's words, he kept to himself.
men
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From this reading SHANDON'S GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY Wayne Shandon had grown more silent, more thoughtful than men had ever known him.
more
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From this reading SHANDON'S GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY Wayne Shandon had grown more silent, more thoughtful than men had ever known him.
most
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From this reading He rode far and alone, seeing very little of the men of the Bar L-M or of Garth, to whom he still left the routine of the range, and who made the most of small pretexts to keep up of Wayne's way.
now
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From this reading Until now he had been quite content with life as he found it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The two things which had come to him, one as unheralded as the other, the gladness of a deep love, the bitterness which grew out of Martin Leland's words, he kept to himself.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The two things which had come to him, one as unheralded as the other, the gladness of a deep love, the bitterness which grew out of Martin Leland's words, he kept to himself.
OPPORTUNITY
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From this reading SHANDON'S GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY Wayne Shandon had grown more silent, more thoughtful than men had ever known him.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He rode far and alone, seeing very little of the men of the Bar L-M or of Garth, to whom he still left the routine of the range, and who made the most of small pretexts to keep up of Wayne's way.
other
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From this reading The two things which had come to him, one as unheralded as the other, the gladness of a deep love, the bitterness which grew out of Martin Leland's words, he kept to himself.
out
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From this reading The two things which had come to him, one as unheralded as the other, the gladness of a deep love, the bitterness which grew out of Martin Leland's words, he kept to himself.
pretexts
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From this reading He rode far and alone, seeing very little of the men of the Bar L-M or of Garth, to whom he still left the routine of the range, and who made the most of small pretexts to keep up of Wayne's way.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Until now he had been quite content with life as he found it.
range
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From this reading He rode far and alone, seeing very little of the men of the Bar L-M or of Garth, to whom he still left the routine of the range, and who made the most of small pretexts to keep up of Wayne's way.
rode
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From this reading He rode far and alone, seeing very little of the men of the Bar L-M or of Garth, to whom he still left the routine of the range, and who made the most of small pretexts to keep up of Wayne's way.
routine
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From this reading He rode far and alone, seeing very little of the men of the Bar L-M or of Garth, to whom he still left the routine of the range, and who made the most of small pretexts to keep up of Wayne's way.
seeing
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From this reading He rode far and alone, seeing very little of the men of the Bar L-M or of Garth, to whom he still left the routine of the range, and who made the most of small pretexts to keep up of Wayne's way.
Shandon
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From this reading SHANDON'S GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY Wayne Shandon had grown more silent, more thoughtful than men had ever known him.
SHANDON'S
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From this reading SHANDON'S GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY Wayne Shandon had grown more silent, more thoughtful than men had ever known him.
silent
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From this reading SHANDON'S GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY Wayne Shandon had grown more silent, more thoughtful than men had ever known him.
small
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From this reading He rode far and alone, seeing very little of the men of the Bar L-M or of Garth, to whom he still left the routine of the range, and who made the most of small pretexts to keep up of Wayne's way.
soul
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From this reading Shandon wanted time to think coolly and deliberately for the first time in his life; he wanted time to look inward as well as at what lay without, to cast up the balance of what sums of good and bad were in his soul.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He rode far and alone, seeing very little of the men of the Bar L-M or of Garth, to whom he still left the routine of the range, and who made the most of small pretexts to keep up of Wayne's way.
sums
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From this reading Shandon wanted time to think coolly and deliberately for the first time in his life; he wanted time to look inward as well as at what lay without, to cast up the balance of what sums of good and bad were in his soul.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading SHANDON'S GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY Wayne Shandon had grown more silent, more thoughtful than men had ever known him.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The two things which had come to him, one as unheralded as the other, the gladness of a deep love, the bitterness which grew out of Martin Leland's words, he kept to himself.
things
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From this reading The two things which had come to him, one as unheralded as the other, the gladness of a deep love, the bitterness which grew out of Martin Leland's words, he kept to himself.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Shandon wanted time to think coolly and deliberately for the first time in his life; he wanted time to look inward as well as at what lay without, to cast up the balance of what sums of good and bad were in his soul.
thoughtful
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From this reading SHANDON'S GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY Wayne Shandon had grown more silent, more thoughtful than men had ever known him.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Shandon wanted time to think coolly and deliberately for the first time in his life; he wanted time to look inward as well as at what lay without, to cast up the balance of what sums of good and bad were in his soul.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The two things which had come to him, one as unheralded as the other, the gladness of a deep love, the bitterness which grew out of Martin Leland's words, he kept to himself.
two
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From this reading The two things which had come to him, one as unheralded as the other, the gladness of a deep love, the bitterness which grew out of Martin Leland's words, he kept to himself.
unheralded
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From this reading The two things which had come to him, one as unheralded as the other, the gladness of a deep love, the bitterness which grew out of Martin Leland's words, he kept to himself.
UntilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Until now he had been quite content with life as he found it.
up
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From this reading He rode far and alone, seeing very little of the men of the Bar L-M or of Garth, to whom he still left the routine of the range, and who made the most of small pretexts to keep up of Wayne's way.
very
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From this reading He rode far and alone, seeing very little of the men of the Bar L-M or of Garth, to whom he still left the routine of the range, and who made the most of small pretexts to keep up of Wayne's way.
wanted
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From this reading Shandon wanted time to think coolly and deliberately for the first time in his life; he wanted time to look inward as well as at what lay without, to cast up the balance of what sums of good and bad were in his soul.
way
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From this reading He rode far and alone, seeing very little of the men of the Bar L-M or of Garth, to whom he still left the routine of the range, and who made the most of small pretexts to keep up of Wayne's way.
Wayne
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From this reading SHANDON'S GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY Wayne Shandon had grown more silent, more thoughtful than men had ever known him.
Wayne's
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From this reading He rode far and alone, seeing very little of the men of the Bar L-M or of Garth, to whom he still left the routine of the range, and who made the most of small pretexts to keep up of Wayne's way.
well
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From this reading Shandon wanted time to think coolly and deliberately for the first time in his life; he wanted time to look inward as well as at what lay without, to cast up the balance of what sums of good and bad were in his soul.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Shandon wanted time to think coolly and deliberately for the first time in his life; he wanted time to look inward as well as at what lay without, to cast up the balance of what sums of good and bad were in his soul.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Shandon wanted time to think coolly and deliberately for the first time in his life; he wanted time to look inward as well as at what lay without, to cast up the balance of what sums of good and bad were in his soul.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The two things which had come to him, one as unheralded as the other, the gladness of a deep love, the bitterness which grew out of Martin Leland's words, he kept to himself.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He rode far and alone, seeing very little of the men of the Bar L-M or of Garth, to whom he still left the routine of the range, and who made the most of small pretexts to keep up of Wayne's way.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He rode far and alone, seeing very little of the men of the Bar L-M or of Garth, to whom he still left the routine of the range, and who made the most of small pretexts to keep up of Wayne's way.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Until now he had been quite content with life as he found it.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Shandon wanted time to think coolly and deliberately for the first time in his life; he wanted time to look inward as well as at what lay without, to cast up the balance of what sums of good and bad were in his soul.
words
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From this reading The two things which had come to him, one as unheralded as the other, the gladness of a deep love, the bitterness which grew out of Martin Leland's words, he kept to himself.
