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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 Never had Conniston known a busier forenoon, never a happier.
all
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From this reading For he was as a leader of a lost hope within the walls of a beleaguered city to whom, when all hope was gone, reinforcements had come.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For he was as a leader of a lost hope within the walls of a beleaguered city to whom, when all hope was gone, reinforcements had come.
away
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From this reading The fatigue, the despondency, the utter hopelessness of the early morning was swept away.
beleaguered
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From this reading For he was as a leader of a lost hope within the walls of a beleaguered city to whom, when all hope was gone, reinforcements had come.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He felt that now nothing could tire him in body or in mind, nothing drive from his heart his glorious conviction of success to come.
busier
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From this reading Never had Conniston known a busier forenoon, never a happier.
came
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From this reading He felt a new life course through his veins, there came a fresh elasticity to his stride, his voice rang with confidence.
city
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From this reading For he was as a leader of a lost hope within the walls of a beleaguered city to whom, when all hope was gone, reinforcements had come.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For he was as a leader of a lost hope within the walls of a beleaguered city to whom, when all hope was gone, reinforcements had come.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He felt a new life course through his veins, there came a fresh elasticity to his stride, his voice rang with confidence.
Conniston
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From this reading Never had Conniston known a busier forenoon, never a happier.
conviction
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From this reading He felt that now nothing could tire him in body or in mind, nothing drive from his heart his glorious conviction of success to come.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He felt that now nothing could tire him in body or in mind, nothing drive from his heart his glorious conviction of success to come.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He felt a new life course through his veins, there came a fresh elasticity to his stride, his voice rang with confidence.
despondency
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From this reading The fatigue, the despondency, the utter hopelessness of the early morning was swept away.
drive
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From this reading He felt that now nothing could tire him in body or in mind, nothing drive from his heart his glorious conviction of success to come.
early
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From this reading The fatigue, the despondency, the utter hopelessness of the early morning was swept away.
elasticity
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From this reading He felt a new life course through his veins, there came a fresh elasticity to his stride, his voice rang with confidence.
fatigue
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From this reading The fatigue, the despondency, the utter hopelessness of the early morning was swept away.
felt
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From this reading He felt a new life course through his veins, there came a fresh elasticity to his stride, his voice rang with confidence.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For he was as a leader of a lost hope within the walls of a beleaguered city to whom, when all hope was gone, reinforcements had come.
forenoon
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From this reading Never had Conniston known a busier forenoon, never a happier.
fresh
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From this reading He felt a new life course through his veins, there came a fresh elasticity to his stride, his voice rang with confidence.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He felt that now nothing could tire him in body or in mind, nothing drive from his heart his glorious conviction of success to come.
glorious
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From this reading He felt that now nothing could tire him in body or in mind, nothing drive from his heart his glorious conviction of success to come.
gone
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From this reading For he was as a leader of a lost hope within the walls of a beleaguered city to whom, when all hope was gone, reinforcements had come.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Never had Conniston known a busier forenoon, never a happier.
happier
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From this reading Never had Conniston known a busier forenoon, never a happier.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He felt a new life course through his veins, there came a fresh elasticity to his stride, his voice rang with confidence.
heart
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From this reading He felt that now nothing could tire him in body or in mind, nothing drive from his heart his glorious conviction of success to come.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He felt that now nothing could tire him in body or in mind, nothing drive from his heart his glorious conviction of success to come.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He felt a new life course through his veins, there came a fresh elasticity to his stride, his voice rang with confidence.
hope
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From this reading For he was as a leader of a lost hope within the walls of a beleaguered city to whom, when all hope was gone, reinforcements had come.
hopelessness
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From this reading The fatigue, the despondency, the utter hopelessness of the early morning was swept away.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He felt that now nothing could tire him in body or in mind, nothing drive from his heart his glorious conviction of success to come.
known
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From this reading Never had Conniston known a busier forenoon, never a happier.
leader
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From this reading For he was as a leader of a lost hope within the walls of a beleaguered city to whom, when all hope was gone, reinforcements had come.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He felt a new life course through his veins, there came a fresh elasticity to his stride, his voice rang with confidence.
lost
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From this reading For he was as a leader of a lost hope within the walls of a beleaguered city to whom, when all hope was gone, reinforcements had come.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He felt that now nothing could tire him in body or in mind, nothing drive from his heart his glorious conviction of success to come.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fatigue, the despondency, the utter hopelessness of the early morning was swept away.
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never had Conniston known a busier forenoon, never a happier.
new
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From this reading He felt a new life course through his veins, there came a fresh elasticity to his stride, his voice rang with confidence.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He felt that now nothing could tire him in body or in mind, nothing drive from his heart his glorious conviction of success to come.
now
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From this reading He felt that now nothing could tire him in body or in mind, nothing drive from his heart his glorious conviction of success to come.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The fatigue, the despondency, the utter hopelessness of the early morning was swept away.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He felt that now nothing could tire him in body or in mind, nothing drive from his heart his glorious conviction of success to come.
rang
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From this reading He felt a new life course through his veins, there came a fresh elasticity to his stride, his voice rang with confidence.
reinforcements
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From this reading For he was as a leader of a lost hope within the walls of a beleaguered city to whom, when all hope was gone, reinforcements had come.
stride
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From this reading He felt a new life course through his veins, there came a fresh elasticity to his stride, his voice rang with confidence.
success
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From this reading He felt that now nothing could tire him in body or in mind, nothing drive from his heart his glorious conviction of success to come.
swept
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From this reading The fatigue, the despondency, the utter hopelessness of the early morning was swept away.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He felt that now nothing could tire him in body or in mind, nothing drive from his heart his glorious conviction of success to come.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The fatigue, the despondency, the utter hopelessness of the early morning was swept away.
there
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From this reading He felt a new life course through his veins, there came a fresh elasticity to his stride, his voice rang with confidence.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He felt a new life course through his veins, there came a fresh elasticity to his stride, his voice rang with confidence.
tire
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From this reading He felt that now nothing could tire him in body or in mind, nothing drive from his heart his glorious conviction of success to come.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He felt a new life course through his veins, there came a fresh elasticity to his stride, his voice rang with confidence.
utter
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From this reading The fatigue, the despondency, the utter hopelessness of the early morning was swept away.
veins
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From this reading He felt a new life course through his veins, there came a fresh elasticity to his stride, his voice rang with confidence.
voice
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From this reading He felt a new life course through his veins, there came a fresh elasticity to his stride, his voice rang with confidence.
walls
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From this reading For he was as a leader of a lost hope within the walls of a beleaguered city to whom, when all hope was gone, reinforcements had come.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fatigue, the despondency, the utter hopelessness of the early morning was swept away.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading For he was as a leader of a lost hope within the walls of a beleaguered city to whom, when all hope was gone, reinforcements had come.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For he was as a leader of a lost hope within the walls of a beleaguered city to whom, when all hope was gone, reinforcements had come.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He felt a new life course through his veins, there came a fresh elasticity to his stride, his voice rang with confidence.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading For he was as a leader of a lost hope within the walls of a beleaguered city to whom, when all hope was gone, reinforcements had come.
