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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tenderly and silently, without disdain or ruthlessness, he put aside Nancy's prejudices.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Edward Webb did not deny himself another pilgrimage to the mountains.
aside
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From this reading Tenderly and silently, without disdain or ruthlessness, he put aside Nancy's prejudices.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There were days when he felt the desperation of fear: his children and his wife must be fed and clothed and housed if they were to live, and it was only he who could make that possible.
braver
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From this reading He must work yet harder, he must make himself more valuable, he must be braver.
children
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From this reading There were days when he felt the desperation of fear: his children and his wife must be fed and clothed and housed if they were to live, and it was only he who could make that possible.
clothed
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From this reading There were days when he felt the desperation of fear: his children and his wife must be fed and clothed and housed if they were to live, and it was only he who could make that possible.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There were days when he felt the desperation of fear: his children and his wife must be fed and clothed and housed if they were to live, and it was only he who could make that possible.
counteract
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From this reading He knew something which was denied to her; he knew that the mountains gave him strength--the strength he so much needed to supplement his own; perhaps, though he hardly thought it, to counteract her weakness.
days
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From this reading There were days when he felt the desperation of fear: his children and his wife must be fed and clothed and housed if they were to live, and it was only he who could make that possible.
denied
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From this reading He knew something which was denied to her; he knew that the mountains gave him strength--the strength he so much needed to supplement his own; perhaps, though he hardly thought it, to counteract her weakness.
deny
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From this reading Edward Webb did not deny himself another pilgrimage to the mountains.
desperation
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From this reading There were days when he felt the desperation of fear: his children and his wife must be fed and clothed and housed if they were to live, and it was only he who could make that possible.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Edward Webb did not deny himself another pilgrimage to the mountains.
disdain
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From this reading Tenderly and silently, without disdain or ruthlessness, he put aside Nancy's prejudices.
Edward
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From this reading Edward Webb did not deny himself another pilgrimage to the mountains.
fear
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From this reading There were days when he felt the desperation of fear: his children and his wife must be fed and clothed and housed if they were to live, and it was only he who could make that possible.
fed
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From this reading There were days when he felt the desperation of fear: his children and his wife must be fed and clothed and housed if they were to live, and it was only he who could make that possible.
felt
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From this reading There were days when he felt the desperation of fear: his children and his wife must be fed and clothed and housed if they were to live, and it was only he who could make that possible.
gave
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From this reading He knew something which was denied to her; he knew that the mountains gave him strength--the strength he so much needed to supplement his own; perhaps, though he hardly thought it, to counteract her weakness.
harder
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From this reading He must work yet harder, he must make himself more valuable, he must be braver.
hardly
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From this reading He knew something which was denied to her; he knew that the mountains gave him strength--the strength he so much needed to supplement his own; perhaps, though he hardly thought it, to counteract her weakness.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tenderly and silently, without disdain or ruthlessness, he put aside Nancy's prejudices.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He knew something which was denied to her; he knew that the mountains gave him strength--the strength he so much needed to supplement his own; perhaps, though he hardly thought it, to counteract her weakness.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He knew something which was denied to her; he knew that the mountains gave him strength--the strength he so much needed to supplement his own; perhaps, though he hardly thought it, to counteract her weakness.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Edward Webb did not deny himself another pilgrimage to the mountains.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He knew something which was denied to her; he knew that the mountains gave him strength--the strength he so much needed to supplement his own; perhaps, though he hardly thought it, to counteract her weakness.
housed
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From this reading There were days when he felt the desperation of fear: his children and his wife must be fed and clothed and housed if they were to live, and it was only he who could make that possible.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There were days when he felt the desperation of fear: his children and his wife must be fed and clothed and housed if they were to live, and it was only he who could make that possible.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He knew something which was denied to her; he knew that the mountains gave him strength--the strength he so much needed to supplement his own; perhaps, though he hardly thought it, to counteract her weakness.
knew
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From this reading He knew something which was denied to her; he knew that the mountains gave him strength--the strength he so much needed to supplement his own; perhaps, though he hardly thought it, to counteract her weakness.
live
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From this reading There were days when he felt the desperation of fear: his children and his wife must be fed and clothed and housed if they were to live, and it was only he who could make that possible.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were days when he felt the desperation of fear: his children and his wife must be fed and clothed and housed if they were to live, and it was only he who could make that possible.
more
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From this reading He must work yet harder, he must make himself more valuable, he must be braver.
mountains
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From this reading Edward Webb did not deny himself another pilgrimage to the mountains.
much
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From this reading He knew something which was denied to her; he knew that the mountains gave him strength--the strength he so much needed to supplement his own; perhaps, though he hardly thought it, to counteract her weakness.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading There were days when he felt the desperation of fear: his children and his wife must be fed and clothed and housed if they were to live, and it was only he who could make that possible.
Nancy's
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From this reading Tenderly and silently, without disdain or ruthlessness, he put aside Nancy's prejudices.
needed
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From this reading He knew something which was denied to her; he knew that the mountains gave him strength--the strength he so much needed to supplement his own; perhaps, though he hardly thought it, to counteract her weakness.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Edward Webb did not deny himself another pilgrimage to the mountains.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were days when he felt the desperation of fear: his children and his wife must be fed and clothed and housed if they were to live, and it was only he who could make that possible.
only
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From this reading There were days when he felt the desperation of fear: his children and his wife must be fed and clothed and housed if they were to live, and it was only he who could make that possible.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Tenderly and silently, without disdain or ruthlessness, he put aside Nancy's prejudices.
own
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From this reading He knew something which was denied to her; he knew that the mountains gave him strength--the strength he so much needed to supplement his own; perhaps, though he hardly thought it, to counteract her weakness.
perhaps
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From this reading He knew something which was denied to her; he knew that the mountains gave him strength--the strength he so much needed to supplement his own; perhaps, though he hardly thought it, to counteract her weakness.
pilgrimage
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From this reading Edward Webb did not deny himself another pilgrimage to the mountains.
possible
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From this reading There were days when he felt the desperation of fear: his children and his wife must be fed and clothed and housed if they were to live, and it was only he who could make that possible.
prejudices
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From this reading Tenderly and silently, without disdain or ruthlessness, he put aside Nancy's prejudices.
put
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From this reading Tenderly and silently, without disdain or ruthlessness, he put aside Nancy's prejudices.
ruthlessness
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From this reading Tenderly and silently, without disdain or ruthlessness, he put aside Nancy's prejudices.
silently
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From this reading Tenderly and silently, without disdain or ruthlessness, he put aside Nancy's prejudices.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He knew something which was denied to her; he knew that the mountains gave him strength--the strength he so much needed to supplement his own; perhaps, though he hardly thought it, to counteract her weakness.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He knew something which was denied to her; he knew that the mountains gave him strength--the strength he so much needed to supplement his own; perhaps, though he hardly thought it, to counteract her weakness.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He knew something which was denied to her; he knew that the mountains gave him strength--the strength he so much needed to supplement his own; perhaps, though he hardly thought it, to counteract her weakness.
supplement
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From this reading He knew something which was denied to her; he knew that the mountains gave him strength--the strength he so much needed to supplement his own; perhaps, though he hardly thought it, to counteract her weakness.
Tenderly
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From this reading Tenderly and silently, without disdain or ruthlessness, he put aside Nancy's prejudices.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He knew something which was denied to her; he knew that the mountains gave him strength--the strength he so much needed to supplement his own; perhaps, though he hardly thought it, to counteract her weakness.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Edward Webb did not deny himself another pilgrimage to the mountains.
There
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From this reading There were days when he felt the desperation of fear: his children and his wife must be fed and clothed and housed if they were to live, and it was only he who could make that possible.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There were days when he felt the desperation of fear: his children and his wife must be fed and clothed and housed if they were to live, and it was only he who could make that possible.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He knew something which was denied to her; he knew that the mountains gave him strength--the strength he so much needed to supplement his own; perhaps, though he hardly thought it, to counteract her weakness.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He knew something which was denied to her; he knew that the mountains gave him strength--the strength he so much needed to supplement his own; perhaps, though he hardly thought it, to counteract her weakness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Edward Webb did not deny himself another pilgrimage to the mountains.
valuable
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From this reading He must work yet harder, he must make himself more valuable, he must be braver.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He knew something which was denied to her; he knew that the mountains gave him strength--the strength he so much needed to supplement his own; perhaps, though he hardly thought it, to counteract her weakness.
weaknessnounUS /ˈwiːknəs/
a lack of physical strength
From this reading He knew something which was denied to her; he knew that the mountains gave him strength--the strength he so much needed to supplement his own; perhaps, though he hardly thought it, to counteract her weakness.
Webb
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From this reading Edward Webb did not deny himself another pilgrimage to the mountains.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were days when he felt the desperation of fear: his children and his wife must be fed and clothed and housed if they were to live, and it was only he who could make that possible.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There were days when he felt the desperation of fear: his children and his wife must be fed and clothed and housed if they were to live, and it was only he who could make that possible.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He knew something which was denied to her; he knew that the mountains gave him strength--the strength he so much needed to supplement his own; perhaps, though he hardly thought it, to counteract her weakness.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There were days when he felt the desperation of fear: his children and his wife must be fed and clothed and housed if they were to live, and it was only he who could make that possible.
wife
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From this reading There were days when he felt the desperation of fear: his children and his wife must be fed and clothed and housed if they were to live, and it was only he who could make that possible.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Tenderly and silently, without disdain or ruthlessness, he put aside Nancy's prejudices.
work
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From this reading He must work yet harder, he must make himself more valuable, he must be braver.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading He must work yet harder, he must make himself more valuable, he must be braver.
