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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 I never thought for a moment that protection would come to me from a quarter whence I had no reason to expect it.
always
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From this reading I had always suspected Amos to be a kind of madman; and that grey morning in the woods I was, for the first time, convinced of it.
Amos
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From this reading Forsyth got to his feet, and to my horror, immediately awakened Amos.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Forsyth got to his feet, and to my horror, immediately awakened Amos.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He behaved like no sane man, but cursed and raved and stamped upon the ground, upon which at last he flung himself writhing as if in pain.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then was I certain that my last hour was at hand.
awakened
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From this reading Forsyth got to his feet, and to my horror, immediately awakened Amos.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I had always suspected Amos to be a kind of madman; and that grey morning in the woods I was, for the first time, convinced of it.
behaved
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From this reading He behaved like no sane man, but cursed and raved and stamped upon the ground, upon which at last he flung himself writhing as if in pain.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He behaved like no sane man, but cursed and raved and stamped upon the ground, upon which at last he flung himself writhing as if in pain.
certain
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From this reading Then was I certain that my last hour was at hand.
come
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From this reading I never thought for a moment that protection would come to me from a quarter whence I had no reason to expect it.
convinced
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From this reading I had always suspected Amos to be a kind of madman; and that grey morning in the woods I was, for the first time, convinced of it.
cursed
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From this reading He behaved like no sane man, but cursed and raved and stamped upon the ground, upon which at last he flung himself writhing as if in pain.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading I never thought for a moment that protection would come to me from a quarter whence I had no reason to expect it.
feet
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From this reading Forsyth got to his feet, and to my horror, immediately awakened Amos.
first
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From this reading I had always suspected Amos to be a kind of madman; and that grey morning in the woods I was, for the first time, convinced of it.
flung
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From this reading He behaved like no sane man, but cursed and raved and stamped upon the ground, upon which at last he flung himself writhing as if in pain.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I never thought for a moment that protection would come to me from a quarter whence I had no reason to expect it.
Forsyth
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From this reading Forsyth got to his feet, and to my horror, immediately awakened Amos.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I never thought for a moment that protection would come to me from a quarter whence I had no reason to expect it.
got
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From this reading Forsyth got to his feet, and to my horror, immediately awakened Amos.
grey
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From this reading I had always suspected Amos to be a kind of madman; and that grey morning in the woods I was, for the first time, convinced of it.
ground
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From this reading He behaved like no sane man, but cursed and raved and stamped upon the ground, upon which at last he flung himself writhing as if in pain.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I never thought for a moment that protection would come to me from a quarter whence I had no reason to expect it.
hand
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From this reading Then was I certain that my last hour was at hand.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He behaved like no sane man, but cursed and raved and stamped upon the ground, upon which at last he flung himself writhing as if in pain.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He behaved like no sane man, but cursed and raved and stamped upon the ground, upon which at last he flung himself writhing as if in pain.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Forsyth got to his feet, and to my horror, immediately awakened Amos.
horror
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From this reading Forsyth got to his feet, and to my horror, immediately awakened Amos.
hour
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From this reading Then was I certain that my last hour was at hand.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then was I certain that my last hour was at hand.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He behaved like no sane man, but cursed and raved and stamped upon the ground, upon which at last he flung himself writhing as if in pain.
immediately
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From this reading Forsyth got to his feet, and to my horror, immediately awakened Amos.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I had always suspected Amos to be a kind of madman; and that grey morning in the woods I was, for the first time, convinced of it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I never thought for a moment that protection would come to me from a quarter whence I had no reason to expect it.
kind
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From this reading I had always suspected Amos to be a kind of madman; and that grey morning in the woods I was, for the first time, convinced of it.
last
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From this reading Then was I certain that my last hour was at hand.
like
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From this reading He behaved like no sane man, but cursed and raved and stamped upon the ground, upon which at last he flung himself writhing as if in pain.
madman
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From this reading I had always suspected Amos to be a kind of madman; and that grey morning in the woods I was, for the first time, convinced of it.
man
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From this reading He behaved like no sane man, but cursed and raved and stamped upon the ground, upon which at last he flung himself writhing as if in pain.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I never thought for a moment that protection would come to me from a quarter whence I had no reason to expect it.
moment
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From this reading I never thought for a moment that protection would come to me from a quarter whence I had no reason to expect it.
morning
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From this reading I had always suspected Amos to be a kind of madman; and that grey morning in the woods I was, for the first time, convinced of it.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Forsyth got to his feet, and to my horror, immediately awakened Amos.
never
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From this reading I never thought for a moment that protection would come to me from a quarter whence I had no reason to expect it.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I never thought for a moment that protection would come to me from a quarter whence I had no reason to expect it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had always suspected Amos to be a kind of madman; and that grey morning in the woods I was, for the first time, convinced of it.
pain
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From this reading He behaved like no sane man, but cursed and raved and stamped upon the ground, upon which at last he flung himself writhing as if in pain.
protection
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From this reading I never thought for a moment that protection would come to me from a quarter whence I had no reason to expect it.
quarter
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From this reading I never thought for a moment that protection would come to me from a quarter whence I had no reason to expect it.
raved
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From this reading He behaved like no sane man, but cursed and raved and stamped upon the ground, upon which at last he flung himself writhing as if in pain.
reason
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From this reading I never thought for a moment that protection would come to me from a quarter whence I had no reason to expect it.
sane
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From this reading He behaved like no sane man, but cursed and raved and stamped upon the ground, upon which at last he flung himself writhing as if in pain.
stamped
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From this reading He behaved like no sane man, but cursed and raved and stamped upon the ground, upon which at last he flung himself writhing as if in pain.
suspected
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From this reading I had always suspected Amos to be a kind of madman; and that grey morning in the woods I was, for the first time, convinced of it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then was I certain that my last hour was at hand.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I had always suspected Amos to be a kind of madman; and that grey morning in the woods I was, for the first time, convinced of it.
Then
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From this reading Then was I certain that my last hour was at hand.
thought
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From this reading I never thought for a moment that protection would come to me from a quarter whence I had no reason to expect it.
time
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From this reading I had always suspected Amos to be a kind of madman; and that grey morning in the woods I was, for the first time, convinced of it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Forsyth got to his feet, and to my horror, immediately awakened Amos.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He behaved like no sane man, but cursed and raved and stamped upon the ground, upon which at last he flung himself writhing as if in pain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then was I certain that my last hour was at hand.
whenceadverbUS /wens/
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading I never thought for a moment that protection would come to me from a quarter whence I had no reason to expect it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He behaved like no sane man, but cursed and raved and stamped upon the ground, upon which at last he flung himself writhing as if in pain.
woods
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From this reading I had always suspected Amos to be a kind of madman; and that grey morning in the woods I was, for the first time, convinced of it.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I never thought for a moment that protection would come to me from a quarter whence I had no reason to expect it.
writhing
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From this reading He behaved like no sane man, but cursed and raved and stamped upon the ground, upon which at last he flung himself writhing as if in pain.
