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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 "SHE WAS A WOMAN: I WAS A COWARD!"
action
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From this reading All that was best and strongest in his character was called into action.
AgainnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again Douglas found himself face to face with a future emptied of all delight, only this time as a saner and an older man.
aid
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From this reading The growth of his literary powers, an increased virility, following upon the greater freedom of his life, and the cessation of those haunting fears which had ever hung like a shadow over his earlier days in London, came to his aid.
all
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From this reading Again Douglas found himself face to face with a future emptied of all delight, only this time as a saner and an older man.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Again Douglas found himself face to face with a future emptied of all delight, only this time as a saner and an older man.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Again Douglas found himself face to face with a future emptied of all delight, only this time as a saner and an older man.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Again Douglas found himself face to face with a future emptied of all delight, only this time as a saner and an older man.
best
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From this reading All that was best and strongest in his character was called into action.
brave
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From this reading He faced his future like a brave man determined to make the most of his days--to make the best use of the powers which he undoubtedly possessed.
called
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From this reading All that was best and strongest in his character was called into action.
came
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From this reading The growth of his literary powers, an increased virility, following upon the greater freedom of his life, and the cessation of those haunting fears which had ever hung like a shadow over his earlier days in London, came to his aid.
cessation
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From this reading The growth of his literary powers, an increased virility, following upon the greater freedom of his life, and the cessation of those haunting fears which had ever hung like a shadow over his earlier days in London, came to his aid.
character
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From this reading All that was best and strongest in his character was called into action.
COWARD
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From this reading "SHE WAS A WOMAN: I WAS A COWARD!"
days
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From this reading The growth of his literary powers, an increased virility, following upon the greater freedom of his life, and the cessation of those haunting fears which had ever hung like a shadow over his earlier days in London, came to his aid.
delight
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From this reading Again Douglas found himself face to face with a future emptied of all delight, only this time as a saner and an older man.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading He faced his future like a brave man determined to make the most of his days--to make the best use of the powers which he undoubtedly possessed.
Douglas
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From this reading Again Douglas found himself face to face with a future emptied of all delight, only this time as a saner and an older man.
earlier
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From this reading The growth of his literary powers, an increased virility, following upon the greater freedom of his life, and the cessation of those haunting fears which had ever hung like a shadow over his earlier days in London, came to his aid.
emptied
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From this reading Again Douglas found himself face to face with a future emptied of all delight, only this time as a saner and an older man.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The growth of his literary powers, an increased virility, following upon the greater freedom of his life, and the cessation of those haunting fears which had ever hung like a shadow over his earlier days in London, came to his aid.
face
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From this reading Again Douglas found himself face to face with a future emptied of all delight, only this time as a saner and an older man.
faced
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From this reading He faced his future like a brave man determined to make the most of his days--to make the best use of the powers which he undoubtedly possessed.
fears
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From this reading The growth of his literary powers, an increased virility, following upon the greater freedom of his life, and the cessation of those haunting fears which had ever hung like a shadow over his earlier days in London, came to his aid.
following
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From this reading The growth of his literary powers, an increased virility, following upon the greater freedom of his life, and the cessation of those haunting fears which had ever hung like a shadow over his earlier days in London, came to his aid.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again Douglas found himself face to face with a future emptied of all delight, only this time as a saner and an older man.
freedom
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From this reading The growth of his literary powers, an increased virility, following upon the greater freedom of his life, and the cessation of those haunting fears which had ever hung like a shadow over his earlier days in London, came to his aid.
future
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From this reading Again Douglas found himself face to face with a future emptied of all delight, only this time as a saner and an older man.
greater
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From this reading The growth of his literary powers, an increased virility, following upon the greater freedom of his life, and the cessation of those haunting fears which had ever hung like a shadow over his earlier days in London, came to his aid.
growth
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From this reading The growth of his literary powers, an increased virility, following upon the greater freedom of his life, and the cessation of those haunting fears which had ever hung like a shadow over his earlier days in London, came to his aid.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The growth of his literary powers, an increased virility, following upon the greater freedom of his life, and the cessation of those haunting fears which had ever hung like a shadow over his earlier days in London, came to his aid.
haunting
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From this reading The growth of his literary powers, an increased virility, following upon the greater freedom of his life, and the cessation of those haunting fears which had ever hung like a shadow over his earlier days in London, came to his aid.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He faced his future like a brave man determined to make the most of his days--to make the best use of the powers which he undoubtedly possessed.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Again Douglas found himself face to face with a future emptied of all delight, only this time as a saner and an older man.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The growth of his literary powers, an increased virility, following upon the greater freedom of his life, and the cessation of those haunting fears which had ever hung like a shadow over his earlier days in London, came to his aid.
hung
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From this reading The growth of his literary powers, an increased virility, following upon the greater freedom of his life, and the cessation of those haunting fears which had ever hung like a shadow over his earlier days in London, came to his aid.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "SHE WAS A WOMAN: I WAS A COWARD!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The growth of his literary powers, an increased virility, following upon the greater freedom of his life, and the cessation of those haunting fears which had ever hung like a shadow over his earlier days in London, came to his aid.
increased
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From this reading The growth of his literary powers, an increased virility, following upon the greater freedom of his life, and the cessation of those haunting fears which had ever hung like a shadow over his earlier days in London, came to his aid.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading All that was best and strongest in his character was called into action.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The growth of his literary powers, an increased virility, following upon the greater freedom of his life, and the cessation of those haunting fears which had ever hung like a shadow over his earlier days in London, came to his aid.
like
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From this reading The growth of his literary powers, an increased virility, following upon the greater freedom of his life, and the cessation of those haunting fears which had ever hung like a shadow over his earlier days in London, came to his aid.
literary
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From this reading The growth of his literary powers, an increased virility, following upon the greater freedom of his life, and the cessation of those haunting fears which had ever hung like a shadow over his earlier days in London, came to his aid.
London
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From this reading The growth of his literary powers, an increased virility, following upon the greater freedom of his life, and the cessation of those haunting fears which had ever hung like a shadow over his earlier days in London, came to his aid.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He faced his future like a brave man determined to make the most of his days--to make the best use of the powers which he undoubtedly possessed.
man
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From this reading Again Douglas found himself face to face with a future emptied of all delight, only this time as a saner and an older man.
most
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From this reading He faced his future like a brave man determined to make the most of his days--to make the best use of the powers which he undoubtedly possessed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Again Douglas found himself face to face with a future emptied of all delight, only this time as a saner and an older man.
older
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From this reading Again Douglas found himself face to face with a future emptied of all delight, only this time as a saner and an older man.
only
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From this reading Again Douglas found himself face to face with a future emptied of all delight, only this time as a saner and an older man.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The growth of his literary powers, an increased virility, following upon the greater freedom of his life, and the cessation of those haunting fears which had ever hung like a shadow over his earlier days in London, came to his aid.
possessed
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From this reading He faced his future like a brave man determined to make the most of his days--to make the best use of the powers which he undoubtedly possessed.
powersnounUS /powers/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The growth of his literary powers, an increased virility, following upon the greater freedom of his life, and the cessation of those haunting fears which had ever hung like a shadow over his earlier days in London, came to his aid.
saner
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From this reading Again Douglas found himself face to face with a future emptied of all delight, only this time as a saner and an older man.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading The growth of his literary powers, an increased virility, following upon the greater freedom of his life, and the cessation of those haunting fears which had ever hung like a shadow over his earlier days in London, came to his aid.
SHEpronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "SHE WAS A WOMAN: I WAS A COWARD!"
strongest
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From this reading All that was best and strongest in his character was called into action.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All that was best and strongest in his character was called into action.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The growth of his literary powers, an increased virility, following upon the greater freedom of his life, and the cessation of those haunting fears which had ever hung like a shadow over his earlier days in London, came to his aid.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Again Douglas found himself face to face with a future emptied of all delight, only this time as a saner and an older man.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The growth of his literary powers, an increased virility, following upon the greater freedom of his life, and the cessation of those haunting fears which had ever hung like a shadow over his earlier days in London, came to his aid.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again Douglas found himself face to face with a future emptied of all delight, only this time as a saner and an older man.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Again Douglas found himself face to face with a future emptied of all delight, only this time as a saner and an older man.
undoubtedly
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From this reading He faced his future like a brave man determined to make the most of his days--to make the best use of the powers which he undoubtedly possessed.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The growth of his literary powers, an increased virility, following upon the greater freedom of his life, and the cessation of those haunting fears which had ever hung like a shadow over his earlier days in London, came to his aid.
use
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From this reading He faced his future like a brave man determined to make the most of his days--to make the best use of the powers which he undoubtedly possessed.
virility
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From this reading The growth of his literary powers, an increased virility, following upon the greater freedom of his life, and the cessation of those haunting fears which had ever hung like a shadow over his earlier days in London, came to his aid.
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "SHE WAS A WOMAN: I WAS A COWARD!"
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The growth of his literary powers, an increased virility, following upon the greater freedom of his life, and the cessation of those haunting fears which had ever hung like a shadow over his earlier days in London, came to his aid.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Again Douglas found himself face to face with a future emptied of all delight, only this time as a saner and an older man.
WOMAN
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From this reading "SHE WAS A WOMAN: I WAS A COWARD!"
