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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 "A LITTLE FIRE BURNS UP A GREAT DEAL OF CORN."--OLD PROVERB.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Five years nearer to death, and the last hope that had flitted across the narrowing passage to the grave, fallen like a faithless torch from his own hand, and trodden out by his own foot.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Five years nearer to death, and the last hope that had flitted across the narrowing passage to the grave, fallen like a faithless torch from his own hand, and trodden out by his own foot.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Guy Darrell resumed the thread of solitary life at Fawley with a calm which was deeper in its gloom than it had been before.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Guy Darrell resumed the thread of solitary life at Fawley with a calm which was deeper in its gloom than it had been before.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Guy Darrell resumed the thread of solitary life at Fawley with a calm which was deeper in its gloom than it had been before.
BURNS
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From this reading "A LITTLE FIRE BURNS UP A GREAT DEAL OF CORN."--OLD PROVERB.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Five years nearer to death, and the last hope that had flitted across the narrowing passage to the grave, fallen like a faithless torch from his own hand, and trodden out by his own foot.
calm
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From this reading Guy Darrell resumed the thread of solitary life at Fawley with a calm which was deeper in its gloom than it had been before.
CORN
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From this reading "A LITTLE FIRE BURNS UP A GREAT DEAL OF CORN."--OLD PROVERB.
Darrell
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From this reading Guy Darrell resumed the thread of solitary life at Fawley with a calm which was deeper in its gloom than it had been before.
DEAL
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From this reading "A LITTLE FIRE BURNS UP A GREAT DEAL OF CORN."--OLD PROVERB.
death
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From this reading Five years nearer to death, and the last hope that had flitted across the narrowing passage to the grave, fallen like a faithless torch from his own hand, and trodden out by his own foot.
deeper
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From this reading Guy Darrell resumed the thread of solitary life at Fawley with a calm which was deeper in its gloom than it had been before.
experiment
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From this reading The experiment of return to the social world had failed.
failed
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From this reading The experiment of return to the social world had failed.
faithless
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From this reading Five years nearer to death, and the last hope that had flitted across the narrowing passage to the grave, fallen like a faithless torch from his own hand, and trodden out by his own foot.
fallen
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From this reading Five years nearer to death, and the last hope that had flitted across the narrowing passage to the grave, fallen like a faithless torch from his own hand, and trodden out by his own foot.
Fawley
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From this reading Guy Darrell resumed the thread of solitary life at Fawley with a calm which was deeper in its gloom than it had been before.
finally
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From this reading The resolutions which had induced the experiment were finally renounced.
FIRE
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From this reading "A LITTLE FIRE BURNS UP A GREAT DEAL OF CORN."--OLD PROVERB.
Five
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From this reading Five years nearer to death, and the last hope that had flitted across the narrowing passage to the grave, fallen like a faithless torch from his own hand, and trodden out by his own foot.
flitted
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From this reading Five years nearer to death, and the last hope that had flitted across the narrowing passage to the grave, fallen like a faithless torch from his own hand, and trodden out by his own foot.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Five years nearer to death, and the last hope that had flitted across the narrowing passage to the grave, fallen like a faithless torch from his own hand, and trodden out by his own foot.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Five years nearer to death, and the last hope that had flitted across the narrowing passage to the grave, fallen like a faithless torch from his own hand, and trodden out by his own foot.
gloom
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From this reading Guy Darrell resumed the thread of solitary life at Fawley with a calm which was deeper in its gloom than it had been before.
grave
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From this reading Five years nearer to death, and the last hope that had flitted across the narrowing passage to the grave, fallen like a faithless torch from his own hand, and trodden out by his own foot.
GREATnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A LITTLE FIRE BURNS UP A GREAT DEAL OF CORN."--OLD PROVERB.
Guy
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From this reading Guy Darrell resumed the thread of solitary life at Fawley with a calm which was deeper in its gloom than it had been before.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Guy Darrell resumed the thread of solitary life at Fawley with a calm which was deeper in its gloom than it had been before.
hand
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From this reading Five years nearer to death, and the last hope that had flitted across the narrowing passage to the grave, fallen like a faithless torch from his own hand, and trodden out by his own foot.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Five years nearer to death, and the last hope that had flitted across the narrowing passage to the grave, fallen like a faithless torch from his own hand, and trodden out by his own foot.
hope
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From this reading Five years nearer to death, and the last hope that had flitted across the narrowing passage to the grave, fallen like a faithless torch from his own hand, and trodden out by his own foot.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Guy Darrell resumed the thread of solitary life at Fawley with a calm which was deeper in its gloom than it had been before.
induced
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From this reading The resolutions which had induced the experiment were finally renounced.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Guy Darrell resumed the thread of solitary life at Fawley with a calm which was deeper in its gloom than it had been before.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Guy Darrell resumed the thread of solitary life at Fawley with a calm which was deeper in its gloom than it had been before.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Five years nearer to death, and the last hope that had flitted across the narrowing passage to the grave, fallen like a faithless torch from his own hand, and trodden out by his own foot.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Guy Darrell resumed the thread of solitary life at Fawley with a calm which was deeper in its gloom than it had been before.
like
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From this reading Five years nearer to death, and the last hope that had flitted across the narrowing passage to the grave, fallen like a faithless torch from his own hand, and trodden out by his own foot.
LITTLEnounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A LITTLE FIRE BURNS UP A GREAT DEAL OF CORN."--OLD PROVERB.
narrowing
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From this reading Five years nearer to death, and the last hope that had flitted across the narrowing passage to the grave, fallen like a faithless torch from his own hand, and trodden out by his own foot.
nearer
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From this reading Five years nearer to death, and the last hope that had flitted across the narrowing passage to the grave, fallen like a faithless torch from his own hand, and trodden out by his own foot.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "A LITTLE FIRE BURNS UP A GREAT DEAL OF CORN."--OLD PROVERB.
OLD
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From this reading "A LITTLE FIRE BURNS UP A GREAT DEAL OF CORN."--OLD PROVERB.
out
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From this reading Five years nearer to death, and the last hope that had flitted across the narrowing passage to the grave, fallen like a faithless torch from his own hand, and trodden out by his own foot.
own
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From this reading Five years nearer to death, and the last hope that had flitted across the narrowing passage to the grave, fallen like a faithless torch from his own hand, and trodden out by his own foot.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Five years nearer to death, and the last hope that had flitted across the narrowing passage to the grave, fallen like a faithless torch from his own hand, and trodden out by his own foot.
PROVERB
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From this reading "A LITTLE FIRE BURNS UP A GREAT DEAL OF CORN."--OLD PROVERB.
renounced
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From this reading The resolutions which had induced the experiment were finally renounced.
resolutions
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From this reading The resolutions which had induced the experiment were finally renounced.
resumednounUS /ˈresumed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Guy Darrell resumed the thread of solitary life at Fawley with a calm which was deeper in its gloom than it had been before.
return
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From this reading The experiment of return to the social world had failed.
social
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From this reading The experiment of return to the social world had failed.
solitary
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From this reading Guy Darrell resumed the thread of solitary life at Fawley with a calm which was deeper in its gloom than it had been before.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Guy Darrell resumed the thread of solitary life at Fawley with a calm which was deeper in its gloom than it had been before.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Five years nearer to death, and the last hope that had flitted across the narrowing passage to the grave, fallen like a faithless torch from his own hand, and trodden out by his own foot.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Guy Darrell resumed the thread of solitary life at Fawley with a calm which was deeper in its gloom than it had been before.
thread
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From this reading Guy Darrell resumed the thread of solitary life at Fawley with a calm which was deeper in its gloom than it had been before.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The experiment of return to the social world had failed.
torch
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From this reading Five years nearer to death, and the last hope that had flitted across the narrowing passage to the grave, fallen like a faithless torch from his own hand, and trodden out by his own foot.
trodden
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From this reading Five years nearer to death, and the last hope that had flitted across the narrowing passage to the grave, fallen like a faithless torch from his own hand, and trodden out by his own foot.
UP
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From this reading "A LITTLE FIRE BURNS UP A GREAT DEAL OF CORN."--OLD PROVERB.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Guy Darrell resumed the thread of solitary life at Fawley with a calm which was deeper in its gloom than it had been before.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The resolutions which had induced the experiment were finally renounced.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Guy Darrell resumed the thread of solitary life at Fawley with a calm which was deeper in its gloom than it had been before.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Guy Darrell resumed the thread of solitary life at Fawley with a calm which was deeper in its gloom than it had been before.
world
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From this reading The experiment of return to the social world had failed.
years
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From this reading Five years nearer to death, and the last hope that had flitted across the narrowing passage to the grave, fallen like a faithless torch from his own hand, and trodden out by his own foot.
