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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 NO VOICE FROM THE PIT It was a night of wakefulness and of tremors for Vaniman.
abate
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From this reading Wagg's stolid appearance of knowing just what he was about had been a steadying aid in helping the young man control his doubts; in issuing his final, curt commands Wagg did not abate his confidence; Vaniman felt that he was in no position to demand more candor.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading His was the acute expectancy of one who was about to set out on strange adventures, but whose orders were sealed and whose destination was unknown.
acute
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From this reading His was the acute expectancy of one who was about to set out on strange adventures, but whose orders were sealed and whose destination was unknown.
adventures
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From this reading His was the acute expectancy of one who was about to set out on strange adventures, but whose orders were sealed and whose destination was unknown.
aid
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From this reading Wagg's stolid appearance of knowing just what he was about had been a steadying aid in helping the young man control his doubts; in issuing his final, curt commands Wagg did not abate his confidence; Vaniman felt that he was in no position to demand more candor.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NO VOICE FROM THE PIT It was a night of wakefulness and of tremors for Vaniman.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Wagg's stolid appearance of knowing just what he was about had been a steadying aid in helping the young man control his doubts; in issuing his final, curt commands Wagg did not abate his confidence; Vaniman felt that he was in no position to demand more candor.
appetizing
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From this reading The messes that were daily dabbed into the compartments of the tin tray were never appetizing; that morning his emotions made everything as tasteless as sawdust.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The messes that were daily dabbed into the compartments of the tin tray were never appetizing; that morning his emotions made everything as tasteless as sawdust.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Wagg's stolid appearance of knowing just what he was about had been a steadying aid in helping the young man control his doubts; in issuing his final, curt commands Wagg did not abate his confidence; Vaniman felt that he was in no position to demand more candor.
breakfast
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From this reading He forced himself to eat his breakfast when it was pushed under his cell door.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His was the acute expectancy of one who was about to set out on strange adventures, but whose orders were sealed and whose destination was unknown.
candor
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From this reading Wagg's stolid appearance of knowing just what he was about had been a steadying aid in helping the young man control his doubts; in issuing his final, curt commands Wagg did not abate his confidence; Vaniman felt that he was in no position to demand more candor.
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading He forced himself to eat his breakfast when it was pushed under his cell door.
commands
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From this reading Wagg's stolid appearance of knowing just what he was about had been a steadying aid in helping the young man control his doubts; in issuing his final, curt commands Wagg did not abate his confidence; Vaniman felt that he was in no position to demand more candor.
compartments
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From this reading The messes that were daily dabbed into the compartments of the tin tray were never appetizing; that morning his emotions made everything as tasteless as sawdust.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Wagg's stolid appearance of knowing just what he was about had been a steadying aid in helping the young man control his doubts; in issuing his final, curt commands Wagg did not abate his confidence; Vaniman felt that he was in no position to demand more candor.
control
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From this reading Wagg's stolid appearance of knowing just what he was about had been a steadying aid in helping the young man control his doubts; in issuing his final, curt commands Wagg did not abate his confidence; Vaniman felt that he was in no position to demand more candor.
curt
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From this reading Wagg's stolid appearance of knowing just what he was about had been a steadying aid in helping the young man control his doubts; in issuing his final, curt commands Wagg did not abate his confidence; Vaniman felt that he was in no position to demand more candor.
dabbed
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From this reading The messes that were daily dabbed into the compartments of the tin tray were never appetizing; that morning his emotions made everything as tasteless as sawdust.
daily
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From this reading The messes that were daily dabbed into the compartments of the tin tray were never appetizing; that morning his emotions made everything as tasteless as sawdust.
demand
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From this reading Wagg's stolid appearance of knowing just what he was about had been a steadying aid in helping the young man control his doubts; in issuing his final, curt commands Wagg did not abate his confidence; Vaniman felt that he was in no position to demand more candor.
destination
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From this reading His was the acute expectancy of one who was about to set out on strange adventures, but whose orders were sealed and whose destination was unknown.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Wagg's stolid appearance of knowing just what he was about had been a steadying aid in helping the young man control his doubts; in issuing his final, curt commands Wagg did not abate his confidence; Vaniman felt that he was in no position to demand more candor.
door
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From this reading He forced himself to eat his breakfast when it was pushed under his cell door.
doubts
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From this reading Wagg's stolid appearance of knowing just what he was about had been a steadying aid in helping the young man control his doubts; in issuing his final, curt commands Wagg did not abate his confidence; Vaniman felt that he was in no position to demand more candor.
eat
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From this reading He forced himself to eat his breakfast when it was pushed under his cell door.
emotions
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From this reading The messes that were daily dabbed into the compartments of the tin tray were never appetizing; that morning his emotions made everything as tasteless as sawdust.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The messes that were daily dabbed into the compartments of the tin tray were never appetizing; that morning his emotions made everything as tasteless as sawdust.
expectancy
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From this reading His was the acute expectancy of one who was about to set out on strange adventures, but whose orders were sealed and whose destination was unknown.
felt
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From this reading Wagg's stolid appearance of knowing just what he was about had been a steadying aid in helping the young man control his doubts; in issuing his final, curt commands Wagg did not abate his confidence; Vaniman felt that he was in no position to demand more candor.
final
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From this reading Wagg's stolid appearance of knowing just what he was about had been a steadying aid in helping the young man control his doubts; in issuing his final, curt commands Wagg did not abate his confidence; Vaniman felt that he was in no position to demand more candor.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading NO VOICE FROM THE PIT It was a night of wakefulness and of tremors for Vaniman.
forced
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From this reading He forced himself to eat his breakfast when it was pushed under his cell door.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading NO VOICE FROM THE PIT It was a night of wakefulness and of tremors for Vaniman.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Wagg's stolid appearance of knowing just what he was about had been a steadying aid in helping the young man control his doubts; in issuing his final, curt commands Wagg did not abate his confidence; Vaniman felt that he was in no position to demand more candor.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Wagg's stolid appearance of knowing just what he was about had been a steadying aid in helping the young man control his doubts; in issuing his final, curt commands Wagg did not abate his confidence; Vaniman felt that he was in no position to demand more candor.
helping
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From this reading Wagg's stolid appearance of knowing just what he was about had been a steadying aid in helping the young man control his doubts; in issuing his final, curt commands Wagg did not abate his confidence; Vaniman felt that he was in no position to demand more candor.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He forced himself to eat his breakfast when it was pushed under his cell door.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His was the acute expectancy of one who was about to set out on strange adventures, but whose orders were sealed and whose destination was unknown.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Wagg's stolid appearance of knowing just what he was about had been a steadying aid in helping the young man control his doubts; in issuing his final, curt commands Wagg did not abate his confidence; Vaniman felt that he was in no position to demand more candor.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The messes that were daily dabbed into the compartments of the tin tray were never appetizing; that morning his emotions made everything as tasteless as sawdust.
issuing
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From this reading Wagg's stolid appearance of knowing just what he was about had been a steadying aid in helping the young man control his doubts; in issuing his final, curt commands Wagg did not abate his confidence; Vaniman felt that he was in no position to demand more candor.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading NO VOICE FROM THE PIT It was a night of wakefulness and of tremors for Vaniman.
just
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From this reading Wagg's stolid appearance of knowing just what he was about had been a steadying aid in helping the young man control his doubts; in issuing his final, curt commands Wagg did not abate his confidence; Vaniman felt that he was in no position to demand more candor.
knowing
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From this reading Wagg's stolid appearance of knowing just what he was about had been a steadying aid in helping the young man control his doubts; in issuing his final, curt commands Wagg did not abate his confidence; Vaniman felt that he was in no position to demand more candor.
made
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From this reading The messes that were daily dabbed into the compartments of the tin tray were never appetizing; that morning his emotions made everything as tasteless as sawdust.
man
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From this reading Wagg's stolid appearance of knowing just what he was about had been a steadying aid in helping the young man control his doubts; in issuing his final, curt commands Wagg did not abate his confidence; Vaniman felt that he was in no position to demand more candor.
messes
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From this reading The messes that were daily dabbed into the compartments of the tin tray were never appetizing; that morning his emotions made everything as tasteless as sawdust.
more
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From this reading Wagg's stolid appearance of knowing just what he was about had been a steadying aid in helping the young man control his doubts; in issuing his final, curt commands Wagg did not abate his confidence; Vaniman felt that he was in no position to demand more candor.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The messes that were daily dabbed into the compartments of the tin tray were never appetizing; that morning his emotions made everything as tasteless as sawdust.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The messes that were daily dabbed into the compartments of the tin tray were never appetizing; that morning his emotions made everything as tasteless as sawdust.
night
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From this reading NO VOICE FROM THE PIT It was a night of wakefulness and of tremors for Vaniman.
NOdeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading NO VOICE FROM THE PIT It was a night of wakefulness and of tremors for Vaniman.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Wagg's stolid appearance of knowing just what he was about had been a steadying aid in helping the young man control his doubts; in issuing his final, curt commands Wagg did not abate his confidence; Vaniman felt that he was in no position to demand more candor.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NO VOICE FROM THE PIT It was a night of wakefulness and of tremors for Vaniman.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading His was the acute expectancy of one who was about to set out on strange adventures, but whose orders were sealed and whose destination was unknown.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading His was the acute expectancy of one who was about to set out on strange adventures, but whose orders were sealed and whose destination was unknown.
orders
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From this reading His was the acute expectancy of one who was about to set out on strange adventures, but whose orders were sealed and whose destination was unknown.
out
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From this reading His was the acute expectancy of one who was about to set out on strange adventures, but whose orders were sealed and whose destination was unknown.
PITnounUS /pɪt/
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading NO VOICE FROM THE PIT It was a night of wakefulness and of tremors for Vaniman.
position
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From this reading Wagg's stolid appearance of knowing just what he was about had been a steadying aid in helping the young man control his doubts; in issuing his final, curt commands Wagg did not abate his confidence; Vaniman felt that he was in no position to demand more candor.
pushed
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From this reading He forced himself to eat his breakfast when it was pushed under his cell door.
sawdust
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From this reading The messes that were daily dabbed into the compartments of the tin tray were never appetizing; that morning his emotions made everything as tasteless as sawdust.
sealedadjectiveUS /siːld/
closed and kept secret in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading His was the acute expectancy of one who was about to set out on strange adventures, but whose orders were sealed and whose destination was unknown.
set
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From this reading His was the acute expectancy of one who was about to set out on strange adventures, but whose orders were sealed and whose destination was unknown.
steadying
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From this reading Wagg's stolid appearance of knowing just what he was about had been a steadying aid in helping the young man control his doubts; in issuing his final, curt commands Wagg did not abate his confidence; Vaniman felt that he was in no position to demand more candor.
stolid
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From this reading Wagg's stolid appearance of knowing just what he was about had been a steadying aid in helping the young man control his doubts; in issuing his final, curt commands Wagg did not abate his confidence; Vaniman felt that he was in no position to demand more candor.
strange
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From this reading His was the acute expectancy of one who was about to set out on strange adventures, but whose orders were sealed and whose destination was unknown.
tasteless
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From this reading The messes that were daily dabbed into the compartments of the tin tray were never appetizing; that morning his emotions made everything as tasteless as sawdust.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Wagg's stolid appearance of knowing just what he was about had been a steadying aid in helping the young man control his doubts; in issuing his final, curt commands Wagg did not abate his confidence; Vaniman felt that he was in no position to demand more candor.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NO VOICE FROM THE PIT It was a night of wakefulness and of tremors for Vaniman.
tin
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From this reading The messes that were daily dabbed into the compartments of the tin tray were never appetizing; that morning his emotions made everything as tasteless as sawdust.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His was the acute expectancy of one who was about to set out on strange adventures, but whose orders were sealed and whose destination was unknown.
tray
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From this reading The messes that were daily dabbed into the compartments of the tin tray were never appetizing; that morning his emotions made everything as tasteless as sawdust.
tremors
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From this reading NO VOICE FROM THE PIT It was a night of wakefulness and of tremors for Vaniman.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He forced himself to eat his breakfast when it was pushed under his cell door.
unknown
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From this reading His was the acute expectancy of one who was about to set out on strange adventures, but whose orders were sealed and whose destination was unknown.
Vaniman
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From this reading NO VOICE FROM THE PIT It was a night of wakefulness and of tremors for Vaniman.
VOICE
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From this reading NO VOICE FROM THE PIT It was a night of wakefulness and of tremors for Vaniman.
Wagg
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From this reading Wagg's stolid appearance of knowing just what he was about had been a steadying aid in helping the young man control his doubts; in issuing his final, curt commands Wagg did not abate his confidence; Vaniman felt that he was in no position to demand more candor.
Wagg's
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From this reading Wagg's stolid appearance of knowing just what he was about had been a steadying aid in helping the young man control his doubts; in issuing his final, curt commands Wagg did not abate his confidence; Vaniman felt that he was in no position to demand more candor.
wakefulness
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From this reading NO VOICE FROM THE PIT It was a night of wakefulness and of tremors for Vaniman.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading NO VOICE FROM THE PIT It was a night of wakefulness and of tremors for Vaniman.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His was the acute expectancy of one who was about to set out on strange adventures, but whose orders were sealed and whose destination was unknown.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Wagg's stolid appearance of knowing just what he was about had been a steadying aid in helping the young man control his doubts; in issuing his final, curt commands Wagg did not abate his confidence; Vaniman felt that he was in no position to demand more candor.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He forced himself to eat his breakfast when it was pushed under his cell door.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading His was the acute expectancy of one who was about to set out on strange adventures, but whose orders were sealed and whose destination was unknown.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading His was the acute expectancy of one who was about to set out on strange adventures, but whose orders were sealed and whose destination was unknown.
young
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From this reading Wagg's stolid appearance of knowing just what he was about had been a steadying aid in helping the young man control his doubts; in issuing his final, curt commands Wagg did not abate his confidence; Vaniman felt that he was in no position to demand more candor.
