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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 felt, at that moment, so despondent that I was disposed to burst into tears, to cry like a child through utter disappointment.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
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again
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From this reading Bannister himself was too exhausted to continue the pursuit, and Rushby was a wounded man, whom, in any case, we dared not again leave alone in the ravine.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Bannister himself was too exhausted to continue the pursuit, and Rushby was a wounded man, whom, in any case, we dared not again leave alone in the ravine.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For a minute we discussed the matter between ourselves, and tried in vain to see one ray of daylight.
any
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From this reading Bannister himself was too exhausted to continue the pursuit, and Rushby was a wounded man, whom, in any case, we dared not again leave alone in the ravine.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Look at it as we might, from every aspect, the situation seemed just about as bad as it could be.
aspect
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From this reading Look at it as we might, from every aspect, the situation seemed just about as bad as it could be.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I felt, at that moment, so despondent that I was disposed to burst into tears, to cry like a child through utter disappointment.
bad
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Bannister
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From this reading Bannister himself was too exhausted to continue the pursuit, and Rushby was a wounded man, whom, in any case, we dared not again leave alone in the ravine.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Look at it as we might, from every aspect, the situation seemed just about as bad as it could be.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading For a minute we discussed the matter between ourselves, and tried in vain to see one ray of daylight.
burst
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From this reading I felt, at that moment, so despondent that I was disposed to burst into tears, to cry like a child through utter disappointment.
case
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From this reading Bannister himself was too exhausted to continue the pursuit, and Rushby was a wounded man, whom, in any case, we dared not again leave alone in the ravine.
child
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continue
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From this reading Bannister himself was too exhausted to continue the pursuit, and Rushby was a wounded man, whom, in any case, we dared not again leave alone in the ravine.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
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cry
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From this reading I felt, at that moment, so despondent that I was disposed to burst into tears, to cry like a child through utter disappointment.
dared
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From this reading Bannister himself was too exhausted to continue the pursuit, and Rushby was a wounded man, whom, in any case, we dared not again leave alone in the ravine.
daylight
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From this reading For a minute we discussed the matter between ourselves, and tried in vain to see one ray of daylight.
despondent
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disappointment
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discussed
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From this reading For a minute we discussed the matter between ourselves, and tried in vain to see one ray of daylight.
disposed
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From this reading I felt, at that moment, so despondent that I was disposed to burst into tears, to cry like a child through utter disappointment.
done
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From this reading "What is to be done?"
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Look at it as we might, from every aspect, the situation seemed just about as bad as it could be.
exhausted
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From this reading Bannister himself was too exhausted to continue the pursuit, and Rushby was a wounded man, whom, in any case, we dared not again leave alone in the ravine.
felt
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From this reading I felt, at that moment, so despondent that I was disposed to burst into tears, to cry like a child through utter disappointment.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a minute we discussed the matter between ourselves, and tried in vain to see one ray of daylight.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Look at it as we might, from every aspect, the situation seemed just about as bad as it could be.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Bannister himself was too exhausted to continue the pursuit, and Rushby was a wounded man, whom, in any case, we dared not again leave alone in the ravine.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I felt, at that moment, so despondent that I was disposed to burst into tears, to cry like a child through utter disappointment.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For a minute we discussed the matter between ourselves, and tried in vain to see one ray of daylight.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I felt, at that moment, so despondent that I was disposed to burst into tears, to cry like a child through utter disappointment.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is to be done?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Look at it as we might, from every aspect, the situation seemed just about as bad as it could be.
just
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leave
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From this reading Bannister himself was too exhausted to continue the pursuit, and Rushby was a wounded man, whom, in any case, we dared not again leave alone in the ravine.
like
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From this reading I felt, at that moment, so despondent that I was disposed to burst into tears, to cry like a child through utter disappointment.
Look
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man
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From this reading Bannister himself was too exhausted to continue the pursuit, and Rushby was a wounded man, whom, in any case, we dared not again leave alone in the ravine.
matter
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From this reading For a minute we discussed the matter between ourselves, and tried in vain to see one ray of daylight.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Look at it as we might, from every aspect, the situation seemed just about as bad as it could be.
minute
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From this reading For a minute we discussed the matter between ourselves, and tried in vain to see one ray of daylight.
moment
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From this reading I felt, at that moment, so despondent that I was disposed to burst into tears, to cry like a child through utter disappointment.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Bannister himself was too exhausted to continue the pursuit, and Rushby was a wounded man, whom, in any case, we dared not again leave alone in the ravine.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For a minute we discussed the matter between ourselves, and tried in vain to see one ray of daylight.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For a minute we discussed the matter between ourselves, and tried in vain to see one ray of daylight.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading For a minute we discussed the matter between ourselves, and tried in vain to see one ray of daylight.
pursuit
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From this reading Bannister himself was too exhausted to continue the pursuit, and Rushby was a wounded man, whom, in any case, we dared not again leave alone in the ravine.
ravine
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From this reading Bannister himself was too exhausted to continue the pursuit, and Rushby was a wounded man, whom, in any case, we dared not again leave alone in the ravine.
ray
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From this reading For a minute we discussed the matter between ourselves, and tried in vain to see one ray of daylight.
Rushby
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From this reading Bannister himself was too exhausted to continue the pursuit, and Rushby was a wounded man, whom, in any case, we dared not again leave alone in the ravine.
see
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From this reading For a minute we discussed the matter between ourselves, and tried in vain to see one ray of daylight.
seemed
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From this reading Look at it as we might, from every aspect, the situation seemed just about as bad as it could be.
situation
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From this reading Look at it as we might, from every aspect, the situation seemed just about as bad as it could be.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I felt, at that moment, so despondent that I was disposed to burst into tears, to cry like a child through utter disappointment.
tears
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From this reading I felt, at that moment, so despondent that I was disposed to burst into tears, to cry like a child through utter disappointment.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I felt, at that moment, so despondent that I was disposed to burst into tears, to cry like a child through utter disappointment.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For a minute we discussed the matter between ourselves, and tried in vain to see one ray of daylight.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I felt, at that moment, so despondent that I was disposed to burst into tears, to cry like a child through utter disappointment.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I felt, at that moment, so despondent that I was disposed to burst into tears, to cry like a child through utter disappointment.
too
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From this reading Bannister himself was too exhausted to continue the pursuit, and Rushby was a wounded man, whom, in any case, we dared not again leave alone in the ravine.
tried
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From this reading For a minute we discussed the matter between ourselves, and tried in vain to see one ray of daylight.
utter
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From this reading I felt, at that moment, so despondent that I was disposed to burst into tears, to cry like a child through utter disappointment.
vain
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From this reading For a minute we discussed the matter between ourselves, and tried in vain to see one ray of daylight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I felt, at that moment, so despondent that I was disposed to burst into tears, to cry like a child through utter disappointment.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading For a minute we discussed the matter between ourselves, and tried in vain to see one ray of daylight.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is to be done?"
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bannister himself was too exhausted to continue the pursuit, and Rushby was a wounded man, whom, in any case, we dared not again leave alone in the ravine.
wounded
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From this reading Bannister himself was too exhausted to continue the pursuit, and Rushby was a wounded man, whom, in any case, we dared not again leave alone in the ravine.
