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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 Out on the prairie under the light of the stars a man had fought the first great battle of his life, and had emerged victorious.
almost
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From this reading As for Louise, she could have returned, almost blindly defiant, to her world, hand in hand with Orlando; and yet, when morning came, and her eyes opened on the prairie at day-break, with life stirring everywhere, she was glad of the victory--though the shadow of a great trouble to come was showing in her eyes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Out on the prairie under the light of the stars a man had fought the first great battle of his life, and had emerged victorious.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are no drawn battles in the struggles of the soul.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Orlando fought, he was tortured by the thought that none would believe the truth to-morrow when it was told; and that there would be penalty though there was no crime.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As for Louise, she could have returned, almost blindly defiant, to her world, hand in hand with Orlando; and yet, when morning came, and her eyes opened on the prairie at day-break, with life stirring everywhere, she was glad of the victory--though the shadow of a great trouble to come was showing in her eyes.
battle
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From this reading Out on the prairie under the light of the stars a man had fought the first great battle of his life, and had emerged victorious.
battles
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From this reading There are no drawn battles in the struggles of the soul.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As Orlando fought, he was tortured by the thought that none would believe the truth to-morrow when it was told; and that there would be penalty though there was no crime.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As Orlando fought, he was tortured by the thought that none would believe the truth to-morrow when it was told; and that there would be penalty though there was no crime.
blindly
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From this reading As for Louise, she could have returned, almost blindly defiant, to her world, hand in hand with Orlando; and yet, when morning came, and her eyes opened on the prairie at day-break, with life stirring everywhere, she was glad of the victory--though the shadow of a great trouble to come was showing in her eyes.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As Orlando fought, he was tortured by the thought that none would believe the truth to-morrow when it was told; and that there would be penalty though there was no crime.
came
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From this reading As for Louise, she could have returned, almost blindly defiant, to her world, hand in hand with Orlando; and yet, when morning came, and her eyes opened on the prairie at day-break, with life stirring everywhere, she was glad of the victory--though the shadow of a great trouble to come was showing in her eyes.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As for Louise, she could have returned, almost blindly defiant, to her world, hand in hand with Orlando; and yet, when morning came, and her eyes opened on the prairie at day-break, with life stirring everywhere, she was glad of the victory--though the shadow of a great trouble to come was showing in her eyes.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As for Louise, she could have returned, almost blindly defiant, to her world, hand in hand with Orlando; and yet, when morning came, and her eyes opened on the prairie at day-break, with life stirring everywhere, she was glad of the victory--though the shadow of a great trouble to come was showing in her eyes.
crime
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From this reading As Orlando fought, he was tortured by the thought that none would believe the truth to-morrow when it was told; and that there would be penalty though there was no crime.
day-break
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From this reading As for Louise, she could have returned, almost blindly defiant, to her world, hand in hand with Orlando; and yet, when morning came, and her eyes opened on the prairie at day-break, with life stirring everywhere, she was glad of the victory--though the shadow of a great trouble to come was showing in her eyes.
defiant
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From this reading As for Louise, she could have returned, almost blindly defiant, to her world, hand in hand with Orlando; and yet, when morning came, and her eyes opened on the prairie at day-break, with life stirring everywhere, she was glad of the victory--though the shadow of a great trouble to come was showing in her eyes.
drawn
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From this reading There are no drawn battles in the struggles of the soul.
emerged
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From this reading Out on the prairie under the light of the stars a man had fought the first great battle of his life, and had emerged victorious.
everywhere
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From this reading As for Louise, she could have returned, almost blindly defiant, to her world, hand in hand with Orlando; and yet, when morning came, and her eyes opened on the prairie at day-break, with life stirring everywhere, she was glad of the victory--though the shadow of a great trouble to come was showing in her eyes.
eyes
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From this reading As for Louise, she could have returned, almost blindly defiant, to her world, hand in hand with Orlando; and yet, when morning came, and her eyes opened on the prairie at day-break, with life stirring everywhere, she was glad of the victory--though the shadow of a great trouble to come was showing in her eyes.
face
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From this reading She knew what she had to face at Tralee, and that she had no proof of her perfect innocence.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Out on the prairie under the light of the stars a man had fought the first great battle of his life, and had emerged victorious.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As for Louise, she could have returned, almost blindly defiant, to her world, hand in hand with Orlando; and yet, when morning came, and her eyes opened on the prairie at day-break, with life stirring everywhere, she was glad of the victory--though the shadow of a great trouble to come was showing in her eyes.
fought
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From this reading Out on the prairie under the light of the stars a man had fought the first great battle of his life, and had emerged victorious.
glad
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From this reading As for Louise, she could have returned, almost blindly defiant, to her world, hand in hand with Orlando; and yet, when morning came, and her eyes opened on the prairie at day-break, with life stirring everywhere, she was glad of the victory--though the shadow of a great trouble to come was showing in her eyes.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Out on the prairie under the light of the stars a man had fought the first great battle of his life, and had emerged victorious.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Out on the prairie under the light of the stars a man had fought the first great battle of his life, and had emerged victorious.
hand
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From this reading As for Louise, she could have returned, almost blindly defiant, to her world, hand in hand with Orlando; and yet, when morning came, and her eyes opened on the prairie at day-break, with life stirring everywhere, she was glad of the victory--though the shadow of a great trouble to come was showing in her eyes.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As for Louise, she could have returned, almost blindly defiant, to her world, hand in hand with Orlando; and yet, when morning came, and her eyes opened on the prairie at day-break, with life stirring everywhere, she was glad of the victory--though the shadow of a great trouble to come was showing in her eyes.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As Orlando fought, he was tortured by the thought that none would believe the truth to-morrow when it was told; and that there would be penalty though there was no crime.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As for Louise, she could have returned, almost blindly defiant, to her world, hand in hand with Orlando; and yet, when morning came, and her eyes opened on the prairie at day-break, with life stirring everywhere, she was glad of the victory--though the shadow of a great trouble to come was showing in her eyes.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Out on the prairie under the light of the stars a man had fought the first great battle of his life, and had emerged victorious.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There are no drawn battles in the struggles of the soul.
innocence
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From this reading She knew what she had to face at Tralee, and that she had no proof of her perfect innocence.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As Orlando fought, he was tortured by the thought that none would believe the truth to-morrow when it was told; and that there would be penalty though there was no crime.
knew
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From this reading She knew what she had to face at Tralee, and that she had no proof of her perfect innocence.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Out on the prairie under the light of the stars a man had fought the first great battle of his life, and had emerged victorious.
light
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From this reading Out on the prairie under the light of the stars a man had fought the first great battle of his life, and had emerged victorious.
Louise
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From this reading As for Louise, she could have returned, almost blindly defiant, to her world, hand in hand with Orlando; and yet, when morning came, and her eyes opened on the prairie at day-break, with life stirring everywhere, she was glad of the victory--though the shadow of a great trouble to come was showing in her eyes.
man
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From this reading Out on the prairie under the light of the stars a man had fought the first great battle of his life, and had emerged victorious.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As for Louise, she could have returned, almost blindly defiant, to her world, hand in hand with Orlando; and yet, when morning came, and her eyes opened on the prairie at day-break, with life stirring everywhere, she was glad of the victory--though the shadow of a great trouble to come was showing in her eyes.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There are no drawn battles in the struggles of the soul.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading As Orlando fought, he was tortured by the thought that none would believe the truth to-morrow when it was told; and that there would be penalty though there was no crime.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Out on the prairie under the light of the stars a man had fought the first great battle of his life, and had emerged victorious.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Out on the prairie under the light of the stars a man had fought the first great battle of his life, and had emerged victorious.
opened
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From this reading As for Louise, she could have returned, almost blindly defiant, to her world, hand in hand with Orlando; and yet, when morning came, and her eyes opened on the prairie at day-break, with life stirring everywhere, she was glad of the victory--though the shadow of a great trouble to come was showing in her eyes.
Orlando
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From this reading As Orlando fought, he was tortured by the thought that none would believe the truth to-morrow when it was told; and that there would be penalty though there was no crime.
Out
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From this reading Out on the prairie under the light of the stars a man had fought the first great battle of his life, and had emerged victorious.
penalty
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From this reading As Orlando fought, he was tortured by the thought that none would believe the truth to-morrow when it was told; and that there would be penalty though there was no crime.
perfect
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From this reading She knew what she had to face at Tralee, and that she had no proof of her perfect innocence.
prairie
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From this reading Out on the prairie under the light of the stars a man had fought the first great battle of his life, and had emerged victorious.
proof
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From this reading She knew what she had to face at Tralee, and that she had no proof of her perfect innocence.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As for Louise, she could have returned, almost blindly defiant, to her world, hand in hand with Orlando; and yet, when morning came, and her eyes opened on the prairie at day-break, with life stirring everywhere, she was glad of the victory--though the shadow of a great trouble to come was showing in her eyes.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading As for Louise, she could have returned, almost blindly defiant, to her world, hand in hand with Orlando; and yet, when morning came, and her eyes opened on the prairie at day-break, with life stirring everywhere, she was glad of the victory--though the shadow of a great trouble to come was showing in her eyes.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As for Louise, she could have returned, almost blindly defiant, to her world, hand in hand with Orlando; and yet, when morning came, and her eyes opened on the prairie at day-break, with life stirring everywhere, she was glad of the victory--though the shadow of a great trouble to come was showing in her eyes.
showing
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From this reading As for Louise, she could have returned, almost blindly defiant, to her world, hand in hand with Orlando; and yet, when morning came, and her eyes opened on the prairie at day-break, with life stirring everywhere, she was glad of the victory--though the shadow of a great trouble to come was showing in her eyes.
soul
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From this reading There are no drawn battles in the struggles of the soul.
stars
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From this reading Out on the prairie under the light of the stars a man had fought the first great battle of his life, and had emerged victorious.
stirring
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From this reading As for Louise, she could have returned, almost blindly defiant, to her world, hand in hand with Orlando; and yet, when morning came, and her eyes opened on the prairie at day-break, with life stirring everywhere, she was glad of the victory--though the shadow of a great trouble to come was showing in her eyes.
struggles
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From this reading There are no drawn battles in the struggles of the soul.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As Orlando fought, he was tortured by the thought that none would believe the truth to-morrow when it was told; and that there would be penalty though there was no crime.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Out on the prairie under the light of the stars a man had fought the first great battle of his life, and had emerged victorious.
There
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From this reading There are no drawn battles in the struggles of the soul.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading As Orlando fought, he was tortured by the thought that none would believe the truth to-morrow when it was told; and that there would be penalty though there was no crime.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Orlando fought, he was tortured by the thought that none would believe the truth to-morrow when it was told; and that there would be penalty though there was no crime.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As for Louise, she could have returned, almost blindly defiant, to her world, hand in hand with Orlando; and yet, when morning came, and her eyes opened on the prairie at day-break, with life stirring everywhere, she was glad of the victory--though the shadow of a great trouble to come was showing in her eyes.
to-morrow
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From this reading As Orlando fought, he was tortured by the thought that none would believe the truth to-morrow when it was told; and that there would be penalty though there was no crime.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Orlando fought, he was tortured by the thought that none would believe the truth to-morrow when it was told; and that there would be penalty though there was no crime.
tortured
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From this reading As Orlando fought, he was tortured by the thought that none would believe the truth to-morrow when it was told; and that there would be penalty though there was no crime.
Tralee
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From this reading She knew what she had to face at Tralee, and that she had no proof of her perfect innocence.
trouble
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From this reading As for Louise, she could have returned, almost blindly defiant, to her world, hand in hand with Orlando; and yet, when morning came, and her eyes opened on the prairie at day-break, with life stirring everywhere, she was glad of the victory--though the shadow of a great trouble to come was showing in her eyes.
truth
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From this reading As Orlando fought, he was tortured by the thought that none would believe the truth to-morrow when it was told; and that there would be penalty though there was no crime.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Out on the prairie under the light of the stars a man had fought the first great battle of his life, and had emerged victorious.
victorious
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From this reading Out on the prairie under the light of the stars a man had fought the first great battle of his life, and had emerged victorious.
victory
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From this reading As for Louise, she could have returned, almost blindly defiant, to her world, hand in hand with Orlando; and yet, when morning came, and her eyes opened on the prairie at day-break, with life stirring everywhere, she was glad of the victory--though the shadow of a great trouble to come was showing in her eyes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As Orlando fought, he was tortured by the thought that none would believe the truth to-morrow when it was told; and that there would be penalty though there was no crime.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She knew what she had to face at Tralee, and that she had no proof of her perfect innocence.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading As Orlando fought, he was tortured by the thought that none would believe the truth to-morrow when it was told; and that there would be penalty though there was no crime.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As for Louise, she could have returned, almost blindly defiant, to her world, hand in hand with Orlando; and yet, when morning came, and her eyes opened on the prairie at day-break, with life stirring everywhere, she was glad of the victory--though the shadow of a great trouble to come was showing in her eyes.
world
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From this reading As for Louise, she could have returned, almost blindly defiant, to her world, hand in hand with Orlando; and yet, when morning came, and her eyes opened on the prairie at day-break, with life stirring everywhere, she was glad of the victory--though the shadow of a great trouble to come was showing in her eyes.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As Orlando fought, he was tortured by the thought that none would believe the truth to-morrow when it was told; and that there would be penalty though there was no crime.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading As for Louise, she could have returned, almost blindly defiant, to her world, hand in hand with Orlando; and yet, when morning came, and her eyes opened on the prairie at day-break, with life stirring everywhere, she was glad of the victory--though the shadow of a great trouble to come was showing in her eyes.
