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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 JOHN BARD There is no cleanser of the mind like a morning bath.
ache
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From this reading The same cold, whipping spray which calls up the pink blood, glowing through the marble of the skin, drives the ache of sleep from the brain, and washes away at once all the recorded thoughts of yesterday.
all
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From this reading The same cold, whipping spray which calls up the pink blood, glowing through the marble of the skin, drives the ache of sleep from the brain, and washes away at once all the recorded thoughts of yesterday.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading John Woodbury was already there, helping himself from the covered dishes, for the meal was served in the English style.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The same cold, whipping spray which calls up the pink blood, glowing through the marble of the skin, drives the ache of sleep from the brain, and washes away at once all the recorded thoughts of yesterday.
Anthony
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From this reading So in place of a crowded slate of wonders and doubts, Anthony bore down to the breakfast table a willingness to take what the morning might bring and forget the night before.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The same cold, whipping spray which calls up the pink blood, glowing through the marble of the skin, drives the ache of sleep from the brain, and washes away at once all the recorded thoughts of yesterday.
away
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From this reading The same cold, whipping spray which calls up the pink blood, glowing through the marble of the skin, drives the ache of sleep from the brain, and washes away at once all the recorded thoughts of yesterday.
BARD
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From this reading JOHN BARD There is no cleanser of the mind like a morning bath.
bath
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From this reading JOHN BARD There is no cleanser of the mind like a morning bath.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading So in place of a crowded slate of wonders and doubts, Anthony bore down to the breakfast table a willingness to take what the morning might bring and forget the night before.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The same cold, whipping spray which calls up the pink blood, glowing through the marble of the skin, drives the ache of sleep from the brain, and washes away at once all the recorded thoughts of yesterday.
bore
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From this reading So in place of a crowded slate of wonders and doubts, Anthony bore down to the breakfast table a willingness to take what the morning might bring and forget the night before.
brain
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From this reading The same cold, whipping spray which calls up the pink blood, glowing through the marble of the skin, drives the ache of sleep from the brain, and washes away at once all the recorded thoughts of yesterday.
breakfast
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From this reading So in place of a crowded slate of wonders and doubts, Anthony bore down to the breakfast table a willingness to take what the morning might bring and forget the night before.
bring
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From this reading So in place of a crowded slate of wonders and doubts, Anthony bore down to the breakfast table a willingness to take what the morning might bring and forget the night before.
calls
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From this reading The same cold, whipping spray which calls up the pink blood, glowing through the marble of the skin, drives the ache of sleep from the brain, and washes away at once all the recorded thoughts of yesterday.
cleanser
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From this reading JOHN BARD There is no cleanser of the mind like a morning bath.
cold
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From this reading The same cold, whipping spray which calls up the pink blood, glowing through the marble of the skin, drives the ache of sleep from the brain, and washes away at once all the recorded thoughts of yesterday.
covered
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From this reading John Woodbury was already there, helping himself from the covered dishes, for the meal was served in the English style.
crowded
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From this reading So in place of a crowded slate of wonders and doubts, Anthony bore down to the breakfast table a willingness to take what the morning might bring and forget the night before.
dishes
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From this reading John Woodbury was already there, helping himself from the covered dishes, for the meal was served in the English style.
doubts
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From this reading So in place of a crowded slate of wonders and doubts, Anthony bore down to the breakfast table a willingness to take what the morning might bring and forget the night before.
down
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From this reading So in place of a crowded slate of wonders and doubts, Anthony bore down to the breakfast table a willingness to take what the morning might bring and forget the night before.
drives
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From this reading The same cold, whipping spray which calls up the pink blood, glowing through the marble of the skin, drives the ache of sleep from the brain, and washes away at once all the recorded thoughts of yesterday.
English
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From this reading John Woodbury was already there, helping himself from the covered dishes, for the meal was served in the English style.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading John Woodbury was already there, helping himself from the covered dishes, for the meal was served in the English style.
forget
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From this reading So in place of a crowded slate of wonders and doubts, Anthony bore down to the breakfast table a willingness to take what the morning might bring and forget the night before.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The same cold, whipping spray which calls up the pink blood, glowing through the marble of the skin, drives the ache of sleep from the brain, and washes away at once all the recorded thoughts of yesterday.
glowingnounUS /ˈglowing/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The same cold, whipping spray which calls up the pink blood, glowing through the marble of the skin, drives the ache of sleep from the brain, and washes away at once all the recorded thoughts of yesterday.
Good-morning
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From this reading There was the usual "Good-morning, sir," "Good-morning, Anthony," and then they took their places at the table.
helping
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From this reading John Woodbury was already there, helping himself from the covered dishes, for the meal was served in the English style.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading John Woodbury was already there, helping himself from the covered dishes, for the meal was served in the English style.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So in place of a crowded slate of wonders and doubts, Anthony bore down to the breakfast table a willingness to take what the morning might bring and forget the night before.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JOHN BARD There is no cleanser of the mind like a morning bath.
JOHN
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From this reading JOHN BARD There is no cleanser of the mind like a morning bath.
like
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From this reading JOHN BARD There is no cleanser of the mind like a morning bath.
marble
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From this reading The same cold, whipping spray which calls up the pink blood, glowing through the marble of the skin, drives the ache of sleep from the brain, and washes away at once all the recorded thoughts of yesterday.
meal
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From this reading John Woodbury was already there, helping himself from the covered dishes, for the meal was served in the English style.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading So in place of a crowded slate of wonders and doubts, Anthony bore down to the breakfast table a willingness to take what the morning might bring and forget the night before.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JOHN BARD There is no cleanser of the mind like a morning bath.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JOHN BARD There is no cleanser of the mind like a morning bath.
night
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From this reading So in place of a crowded slate of wonders and doubts, Anthony bore down to the breakfast table a willingness to take what the morning might bring and forget the night before.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading JOHN BARD There is no cleanser of the mind like a morning bath.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JOHN BARD There is no cleanser of the mind like a morning bath.
once
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From this reading The same cold, whipping spray which calls up the pink blood, glowing through the marble of the skin, drives the ache of sleep from the brain, and washes away at once all the recorded thoughts of yesterday.
pink
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From this reading The same cold, whipping spray which calls up the pink blood, glowing through the marble of the skin, drives the ache of sleep from the brain, and washes away at once all the recorded thoughts of yesterday.
place
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From this reading So in place of a crowded slate of wonders and doubts, Anthony bore down to the breakfast table a willingness to take what the morning might bring and forget the night before.
places
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From this reading There was the usual "Good-morning, sir," "Good-morning, Anthony," and then they took their places at the table.
recorded
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From this reading The same cold, whipping spray which calls up the pink blood, glowing through the marble of the skin, drives the ache of sleep from the brain, and washes away at once all the recorded thoughts of yesterday.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The same cold, whipping spray which calls up the pink blood, glowing through the marble of the skin, drives the ache of sleep from the brain, and washes away at once all the recorded thoughts of yesterday.
served
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From this reading John Woodbury was already there, helping himself from the covered dishes, for the meal was served in the English style.
sir
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From this reading There was the usual "Good-morning, sir," "Good-morning, Anthony," and then they took their places at the table.
skin
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From this reading The same cold, whipping spray which calls up the pink blood, glowing through the marble of the skin, drives the ache of sleep from the brain, and washes away at once all the recorded thoughts of yesterday.
slate
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From this reading So in place of a crowded slate of wonders and doubts, Anthony bore down to the breakfast table a willingness to take what the morning might bring and forget the night before.
sleep
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From this reading The same cold, whipping spray which calls up the pink blood, glowing through the marble of the skin, drives the ache of sleep from the brain, and washes away at once all the recorded thoughts of yesterday.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So in place of a crowded slate of wonders and doubts, Anthony bore down to the breakfast table a willingness to take what the morning might bring and forget the night before.
spray
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From this reading The same cold, whipping spray which calls up the pink blood, glowing through the marble of the skin, drives the ache of sleep from the brain, and washes away at once all the recorded thoughts of yesterday.
style
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From this reading John Woodbury was already there, helping himself from the covered dishes, for the meal was served in the English style.
table
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From this reading So in place of a crowded slate of wonders and doubts, Anthony bore down to the breakfast table a willingness to take what the morning might bring and forget the night before.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So in place of a crowded slate of wonders and doubts, Anthony bore down to the breakfast table a willingness to take what the morning might bring and forget the night before.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JOHN BARD There is no cleanser of the mind like a morning bath.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There was the usual "Good-morning, sir," "Good-morning, Anthony," and then they took their places at the table.
then
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From this reading There was the usual "Good-morning, sir," "Good-morning, Anthony," and then they took their places at the table.
There
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From this reading JOHN BARD There is no cleanser of the mind like a morning bath.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was the usual "Good-morning, sir," "Good-morning, Anthony," and then they took their places at the table.
thoughts
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From this reading The same cold, whipping spray which calls up the pink blood, glowing through the marble of the skin, drives the ache of sleep from the brain, and washes away at once all the recorded thoughts of yesterday.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The same cold, whipping spray which calls up the pink blood, glowing through the marble of the skin, drives the ache of sleep from the brain, and washes away at once all the recorded thoughts of yesterday.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So in place of a crowded slate of wonders and doubts, Anthony bore down to the breakfast table a willingness to take what the morning might bring and forget the night before.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was the usual "Good-morning, sir," "Good-morning, Anthony," and then they took their places at the table.
up
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From this reading The same cold, whipping spray which calls up the pink blood, glowing through the marble of the skin, drives the ache of sleep from the brain, and washes away at once all the recorded thoughts of yesterday.
usual
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From this reading There was the usual "Good-morning, sir," "Good-morning, Anthony," and then they took their places at the table.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading John Woodbury was already there, helping himself from the covered dishes, for the meal was served in the English style.
washes
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From this reading The same cold, whipping spray which calls up the pink blood, glowing through the marble of the skin, drives the ache of sleep from the brain, and washes away at once all the recorded thoughts of yesterday.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading So in place of a crowded slate of wonders and doubts, Anthony bore down to the breakfast table a willingness to take what the morning might bring and forget the night before.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The same cold, whipping spray which calls up the pink blood, glowing through the marble of the skin, drives the ache of sleep from the brain, and washes away at once all the recorded thoughts of yesterday.
whipping
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From this reading The same cold, whipping spray which calls up the pink blood, glowing through the marble of the skin, drives the ache of sleep from the brain, and washes away at once all the recorded thoughts of yesterday.
willingness
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From this reading So in place of a crowded slate of wonders and doubts, Anthony bore down to the breakfast table a willingness to take what the morning might bring and forget the night before.
wonders
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From this reading So in place of a crowded slate of wonders and doubts, Anthony bore down to the breakfast table a willingness to take what the morning might bring and forget the night before.
Woodbury
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From this reading John Woodbury was already there, helping himself from the covered dishes, for the meal was served in the English style.
yesterday
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From this reading The same cold, whipping spray which calls up the pink blood, glowing through the marble of the skin, drives the ache of sleep from the brain, and washes away at once all the recorded thoughts of yesterday.
