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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 This moral stab in the back seemed to have taken some of his strength from him, as a physical wound would have done.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He had no desire to do anything--neither to bring Wang to terms in the matter of the revolver nor to find out from the strangers who they were, and how their predicament had come about.
all
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From this reading But Samburan was no longer a solitude wherein he could indulge in all his moods.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And she only half disbelieves it,” he thought, with hopeless humiliation.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading He had no desire to do anything--neither to bring Wang to terms in the matter of the revolver nor to find out from the strangers who they were, and how their predicament had come about.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This moral stab in the back seemed to have taken some of his strength from him, as a physical wound would have done.
away
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From this reading He flung his glowing cigar away into the night.
back
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From this reading This moral stab in the back seemed to have taken some of his strength from him, as a physical wound would have done.
bring
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From this reading He had no desire to do anything--neither to bring Wang to terms in the matter of the revolver nor to find out from the strangers who they were, and how their predicament had come about.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Samburan was no longer a solitude wherein he could indulge in all his moods.
cigar
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From this reading He flung his glowing cigar away into the night.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had no desire to do anything--neither to bring Wang to terms in the matter of the revolver nor to find out from the strangers who they were, and how their predicament had come about.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But Samburan was no longer a solitude wherein he could indulge in all his moods.
desire
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From this reading He had no desire to do anything--neither to bring Wang to terms in the matter of the revolver nor to find out from the strangers who they were, and how their predicament had come about.
disbelieves
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From this reading “And she only half disbelieves it,” he thought, with hopeless humiliation.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He had no desire to do anything--neither to bring Wang to terms in the matter of the revolver nor to find out from the strangers who they were, and how their predicament had come about.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This moral stab in the back seemed to have taken some of his strength from him, as a physical wound would have done.
find
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From this reading He had no desire to do anything--neither to bring Wang to terms in the matter of the revolver nor to find out from the strangers who they were, and how their predicament had come about.
flung
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From this reading He flung his glowing cigar away into the night.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This moral stab in the back seemed to have taken some of his strength from him, as a physical wound would have done.
glowingnounUS /ˈglowing/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He flung his glowing cigar away into the night.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had no desire to do anything--neither to bring Wang to terms in the matter of the revolver nor to find out from the strangers who they were, and how their predicament had come about.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And she only half disbelieves it,” he thought, with hopeless humiliation.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This moral stab in the back seemed to have taken some of his strength from him, as a physical wound would have done.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “And she only half disbelieves it,” he thought, with hopeless humiliation.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This moral stab in the back seemed to have taken some of his strength from him, as a physical wound would have done.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This moral stab in the back seemed to have taken some of his strength from him, as a physical wound would have done.
hopeless
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From this reading “And she only half disbelieves it,” he thought, with hopeless humiliation.
how
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From this reading He had no desire to do anything--neither to bring Wang to terms in the matter of the revolver nor to find out from the strangers who they were, and how their predicament had come about.
humiliation
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From this reading “And she only half disbelieves it,” he thought, with hopeless humiliation.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This moral stab in the back seemed to have taken some of his strength from him, as a physical wound would have done.
indulge
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From this reading But Samburan was no longer a solitude wherein he could indulge in all his moods.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He flung his glowing cigar away into the night.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “And she only half disbelieves it,” he thought, with hopeless humiliation.
longer
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From this reading But Samburan was no longer a solitude wherein he could indulge in all his moods.
matter
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From this reading He had no desire to do anything--neither to bring Wang to terms in the matter of the revolver nor to find out from the strangers who they were, and how their predicament had come about.
moods
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From this reading But Samburan was no longer a solitude wherein he could indulge in all his moods.
moral
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From this reading This moral stab in the back seemed to have taken some of his strength from him, as a physical wound would have done.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading He had no desire to do anything--neither to bring Wang to terms in the matter of the revolver nor to find out from the strangers who they were, and how their predicament had come about.
night
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From this reading He flung his glowing cigar away into the night.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had no desire to do anything--neither to bring Wang to terms in the matter of the revolver nor to find out from the strangers who they were, and how their predicament had come about.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading He had no desire to do anything--neither to bring Wang to terms in the matter of the revolver nor to find out from the strangers who they were, and how their predicament had come about.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This moral stab in the back seemed to have taken some of his strength from him, as a physical wound would have done.
only
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From this reading “And she only half disbelieves it,” he thought, with hopeless humiliation.
out
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From this reading He had no desire to do anything--neither to bring Wang to terms in the matter of the revolver nor to find out from the strangers who they were, and how their predicament had come about.
physical
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From this reading This moral stab in the back seemed to have taken some of his strength from him, as a physical wound would have done.
predicament
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From this reading He had no desire to do anything--neither to bring Wang to terms in the matter of the revolver nor to find out from the strangers who they were, and how their predicament had come about.
revolver
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From this reading He had no desire to do anything--neither to bring Wang to terms in the matter of the revolver nor to find out from the strangers who they were, and how their predicament had come about.
Samburan
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From this reading But Samburan was no longer a solitude wherein he could indulge in all his moods.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This moral stab in the back seemed to have taken some of his strength from him, as a physical wound would have done.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “And she only half disbelieves it,” he thought, with hopeless humiliation.
solitude
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From this reading But Samburan was no longer a solitude wherein he could indulge in all his moods.
some
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From this reading This moral stab in the back seemed to have taken some of his strength from him, as a physical wound would have done.
stab
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From this reading This moral stab in the back seemed to have taken some of his strength from him, as a physical wound would have done.
strangers
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From this reading He had no desire to do anything--neither to bring Wang to terms in the matter of the revolver nor to find out from the strangers who they were, and how their predicament had come about.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This moral stab in the back seemed to have taken some of his strength from him, as a physical wound would have done.
taken
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From this reading This moral stab in the back seemed to have taken some of his strength from him, as a physical wound would have done.
terms
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From this reading He had no desire to do anything--neither to bring Wang to terms in the matter of the revolver nor to find out from the strangers who they were, and how their predicament had come about.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This moral stab in the back seemed to have taken some of his strength from him, as a physical wound would have done.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He had no desire to do anything--neither to bring Wang to terms in the matter of the revolver nor to find out from the strangers who they were, and how their predicament had come about.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had no desire to do anything--neither to bring Wang to terms in the matter of the revolver nor to find out from the strangers who they were, and how their predicament had come about.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This moral stab in the back seemed to have taken some of his strength from him, as a physical wound would have done.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And she only half disbelieves it,” he thought, with hopeless humiliation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This moral stab in the back seemed to have taken some of his strength from him, as a physical wound would have done.
Wang
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From this reading He had no desire to do anything--neither to bring Wang to terms in the matter of the revolver nor to find out from the strangers who they were, and how their predicament had come about.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But Samburan was no longer a solitude wherein he could indulge in all his moods.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He had no desire to do anything--neither to bring Wang to terms in the matter of the revolver nor to find out from the strangers who they were, and how their predicament had come about.
wherein
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From this reading But Samburan was no longer a solitude wherein he could indulge in all his moods.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He had no desire to do anything--neither to bring Wang to terms in the matter of the revolver nor to find out from the strangers who they were, and how their predicament had come about.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “And she only half disbelieves it,” he thought, with hopeless humiliation.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading This moral stab in the back seemed to have taken some of his strength from him, as a physical wound would have done.
wound
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From this reading This moral stab in the back seemed to have taken some of his strength from him, as a physical wound would have done.
