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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 CHRISTIAN CONVERT With another summer Hilary Woodrow again returned to his home, and time passed as during previous years.
accuracy
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From this reading He still rode, and he still read; but his books belonged now to a different plane of thought, and a man by glancing at them might have calculated with pretty close accuracy the nature of his bent, and the slow but sure victory of faith over reason.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A CHRISTIAN CONVERT With another summer Hilary Woodrow again returned to his home, and time passed as during previous years.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A CHRISTIAN CONVERT With another summer Hilary Woodrow again returned to his home, and time passed as during previous years.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A CHRISTIAN CONVERT With another summer Hilary Woodrow again returned to his home, and time passed as during previous years.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A CHRISTIAN CONVERT With another summer Hilary Woodrow again returned to his home, and time passed as during previous years.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He still rode, and he still read; but his books belonged now to a different plane of thought, and a man by glancing at them might have calculated with pretty close accuracy the nature of his bent, and the slow but sure victory of faith over reason.
belonged
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From this reading He still rode, and he still read; but his books belonged now to a different plane of thought, and a man by glancing at them might have calculated with pretty close accuracy the nature of his bent, and the slow but sure victory of faith over reason.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading His cheek-bones thrust out, and there were hollows beneath them.
bent
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From this reading He still rode, and he still read; but his books belonged now to a different plane of thought, and a man by glancing at them might have calculated with pretty close accuracy the nature of his bent, and the slow but sure victory of faith over reason.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading He still rode, and he still read; but his books belonged now to a different plane of thought, and a man by glancing at them might have calculated with pretty close accuracy the nature of his bent, and the slow but sure victory of faith over reason.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the passage of the last winter had left its mark upon him, and the least observant noticed a change.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He still rode, and he still read; but his books belonged now to a different plane of thought, and a man by glancing at them might have calculated with pretty close accuracy the nature of his bent, and the slow but sure victory of faith over reason.
calculated
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From this reading He still rode, and he still read; but his books belonged now to a different plane of thought, and a man by glancing at them might have calculated with pretty close accuracy the nature of his bent, and the slow but sure victory of faith over reason.
change
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From this reading But the passage of the last winter had left its mark upon him, and the least observant noticed a change.
cheek-bones
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From this reading His cheek-bones thrust out, and there were hollows beneath them.
CHRISTIAN
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close
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From this reading He still rode, and he still read; but his books belonged now to a different plane of thought, and a man by glancing at them might have calculated with pretty close accuracy the nature of his bent, and the slow but sure victory of faith over reason.
CONVERT
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From this reading A CHRISTIAN CONVERT With another summer Hilary Woodrow again returned to his home, and time passed as during previous years.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He still rode, and he still read; but his books belonged now to a different plane of thought, and a man by glancing at them might have calculated with pretty close accuracy the nature of his bent, and the slow but sure victory of faith over reason.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading A CHRISTIAN CONVERT With another summer Hilary Woodrow again returned to his home, and time passed as during previous years.
faith
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From this reading He still rode, and he still read; but his books belonged now to a different plane of thought, and a man by glancing at them might have calculated with pretty close accuracy the nature of his bent, and the slow but sure victory of faith over reason.
glancing
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From this reading He still rode, and he still read; but his books belonged now to a different plane of thought, and a man by glancing at them might have calculated with pretty close accuracy the nature of his bent, and the slow but sure victory of faith over reason.
grown
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From this reading Physically he had grown thinner.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But the passage of the last winter had left its mark upon him, and the least observant noticed a change.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He still rode, and he still read; but his books belonged now to a different plane of thought, and a man by glancing at them might have calculated with pretty close accuracy the nature of his bent, and the slow but sure victory of faith over reason.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Physically he had grown thinner.
Hilary
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From this reading A CHRISTIAN CONVERT With another summer Hilary Woodrow again returned to his home, and time passed as during previous years.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But the passage of the last winter had left its mark upon him, and the least observant noticed a change.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A CHRISTIAN CONVERT With another summer Hilary Woodrow again returned to his home, and time passed as during previous years.
hollows
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From this reading His cheek-bones thrust out, and there were hollows beneath them.
home
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From this reading A CHRISTIAN CONVERT With another summer Hilary Woodrow again returned to his home, and time passed as during previous years.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But the passage of the last winter had left its mark upon him, and the least observant noticed a change.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the passage of the last winter had left its mark upon him, and the least observant noticed a change.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the passage of the last winter had left its mark upon him, and the least observant noticed a change.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the passage of the last winter had left its mark upon him, and the least observant noticed a change.
man
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From this reading He still rode, and he still read; but his books belonged now to a different plane of thought, and a man by glancing at them might have calculated with pretty close accuracy the nature of his bent, and the slow but sure victory of faith over reason.
mark
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From this reading But the passage of the last winter had left its mark upon him, and the least observant noticed a change.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He still rode, and he still read; but his books belonged now to a different plane of thought, and a man by glancing at them might have calculated with pretty close accuracy the nature of his bent, and the slow but sure victory of faith over reason.
nature
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From this reading He still rode, and he still read; but his books belonged now to a different plane of thought, and a man by glancing at them might have calculated with pretty close accuracy the nature of his bent, and the slow but sure victory of faith over reason.
noticed
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From this reading But the passage of the last winter had left its mark upon him, and the least observant noticed a change.
now
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From this reading He still rode, and he still read; but his books belonged now to a different plane of thought, and a man by glancing at them might have calculated with pretty close accuracy the nature of his bent, and the slow but sure victory of faith over reason.
observant
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From this reading But the passage of the last winter had left its mark upon him, and the least observant noticed a change.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But the passage of the last winter had left its mark upon him, and the least observant noticed a change.
out
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From this reading His cheek-bones thrust out, and there were hollows beneath them.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He still rode, and he still read; but his books belonged now to a different plane of thought, and a man by glancing at them might have calculated with pretty close accuracy the nature of his bent, and the slow but sure victory of faith over reason.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But the passage of the last winter had left its mark upon him, and the least observant noticed a change.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A CHRISTIAN CONVERT With another summer Hilary Woodrow again returned to his home, and time passed as during previous years.
Physically
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From this reading Physically he had grown thinner.
plane
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From this reading He still rode, and he still read; but his books belonged now to a different plane of thought, and a man by glancing at them might have calculated with pretty close accuracy the nature of his bent, and the slow but sure victory of faith over reason.
pretty
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From this reading He still rode, and he still read; but his books belonged now to a different plane of thought, and a man by glancing at them might have calculated with pretty close accuracy the nature of his bent, and the slow but sure victory of faith over reason.
previous
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From this reading A CHRISTIAN CONVERT With another summer Hilary Woodrow again returned to his home, and time passed as during previous years.
read
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From this reading He still rode, and he still read; but his books belonged now to a different plane of thought, and a man by glancing at them might have calculated with pretty close accuracy the nature of his bent, and the slow but sure victory of faith over reason.
reason
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From this reading He still rode, and he still read; but his books belonged now to a different plane of thought, and a man by glancing at them might have calculated with pretty close accuracy the nature of his bent, and the slow but sure victory of faith over reason.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A CHRISTIAN CONVERT With another summer Hilary Woodrow again returned to his home, and time passed as during previous years.
rode
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From this reading He still rode, and he still read; but his books belonged now to a different plane of thought, and a man by glancing at them might have calculated with pretty close accuracy the nature of his bent, and the slow but sure victory of faith over reason.
slow
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From this reading He still rode, and he still read; but his books belonged now to a different plane of thought, and a man by glancing at them might have calculated with pretty close accuracy the nature of his bent, and the slow but sure victory of faith over reason.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He still rode, and he still read; but his books belonged now to a different plane of thought, and a man by glancing at them might have calculated with pretty close accuracy the nature of his bent, and the slow but sure victory of faith over reason.
summer
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From this reading A CHRISTIAN CONVERT With another summer Hilary Woodrow again returned to his home, and time passed as during previous years.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He still rode, and he still read; but his books belonged now to a different plane of thought, and a man by glancing at them might have calculated with pretty close accuracy the nature of his bent, and the slow but sure victory of faith over reason.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the passage of the last winter had left its mark upon him, and the least observant noticed a change.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading His cheek-bones thrust out, and there were hollows beneath them.
there
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From this reading His cheek-bones thrust out, and there were hollows beneath them.
thinner
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From this reading Physically he had grown thinner.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He still rode, and he still read; but his books belonged now to a different plane of thought, and a man by glancing at them might have calculated with pretty close accuracy the nature of his bent, and the slow but sure victory of faith over reason.
thrust
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From this reading His cheek-bones thrust out, and there were hollows beneath them.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A CHRISTIAN CONVERT With another summer Hilary Woodrow again returned to his home, and time passed as during previous years.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A CHRISTIAN CONVERT With another summer Hilary Woodrow again returned to his home, and time passed as during previous years.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But the passage of the last winter had left its mark upon him, and the least observant noticed a change.
victory
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From this reading He still rode, and he still read; but his books belonged now to a different plane of thought, and a man by glancing at them might have calculated with pretty close accuracy the nature of his bent, and the slow but sure victory of faith over reason.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His cheek-bones thrust out, and there were hollows beneath them.
winter
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From this reading But the passage of the last winter had left its mark upon him, and the least observant noticed a change.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A CHRISTIAN CONVERT With another summer Hilary Woodrow again returned to his home, and time passed as during previous years.
Woodrow
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From this reading A CHRISTIAN CONVERT With another summer Hilary Woodrow again returned to his home, and time passed as during previous years.
years
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From this reading A CHRISTIAN CONVERT With another summer Hilary Woodrow again returned to his home, and time passed as during previous years.
