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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 During the winter he had taken lessons in French of a city teacher, until he believed he could get along after a fashion with that language.
actually
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From this reading Each time, when the date approached, he seemed to have a weakening of purpose, a dread of actually plunging into the tide that set toward foreign shores.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading During the winter he had taken lessons in French of a city teacher, until he believed he could get along after a fashion with that language.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He announced to Daisy that he would go on the third of March, then he changed it to the tenth, and again to the seventeenth.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading During the winter he had taken lessons in French of a city teacher, until he believed he could get along after a fashion with that language.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He announced to Daisy that he would go on the third of March, then he changed it to the tenth, and again to the seventeenth.
announced
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From this reading He announced to Daisy that he would go on the third of March, then he changed it to the tenth, and again to the seventeenth.
approached
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From this reading Each time, when the date approached, he seemed to have a weakening of purpose, a dread of actually plunging into the tide that set toward foreign shores.
April
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From this reading Before the first of April came, Hannibal sailed.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before the first of April came, Hannibal sailed.
believed
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From this reading During the winter he had taken lessons in French of a city teacher, until he believed he could get along after a fashion with that language.
came
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From this reading Before the first of April came, Hannibal sailed.
changed
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From this reading He announced to Daisy that he would go on the third of March, then he changed it to the tenth, and again to the seventeenth.
city
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From this reading During the winter he had taken lessons in French of a city teacher, until he believed he could get along after a fashion with that language.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading During the winter he had taken lessons in French of a city teacher, until he believed he could get along after a fashion with that language.
Daisy
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From this reading He announced to Daisy that he would go on the third of March, then he changed it to the tenth, and again to the seventeenth.
date
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From this reading Each time, when the date approached, he seemed to have a weakening of purpose, a dread of actually plunging into the tide that set toward foreign shores.
dread
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From this reading Each time, when the date approached, he seemed to have a weakening of purpose, a dread of actually plunging into the tide that set toward foreign shores.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the winter he had taken lessons in French of a city teacher, until he believed he could get along after a fashion with that language.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each time, when the date approached, he seemed to have a weakening of purpose, a dread of actually plunging into the tide that set toward foreign shores.
fashion
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From this reading During the winter he had taken lessons in French of a city teacher, until he believed he could get along after a fashion with that language.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before the first of April came, Hannibal sailed.
foreign
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From this reading Each time, when the date approached, he seemed to have a weakening of purpose, a dread of actually plunging into the tide that set toward foreign shores.
French
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From this reading During the winter he had taken lessons in French of a city teacher, until he believed he could get along after a fashion with that language.
get
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From this reading During the winter he had taken lessons in French of a city teacher, until he believed he could get along after a fashion with that language.
go
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From this reading He announced to Daisy that he would go on the third of March, then he changed it to the tenth, and again to the seventeenth.
GREEN-EYED
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From this reading THE GREEN-EYED MONSTER.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading During the winter he had taken lessons in French of a city teacher, until he believed he could get along after a fashion with that language.
Hannibal
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From this reading Before the first of April came, Hannibal sailed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Each time, when the date approached, he seemed to have a weakening of purpose, a dread of actually plunging into the tide that set toward foreign shores.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading During the winter he had taken lessons in French of a city teacher, until he believed he could get along after a fashion with that language.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading During the winter he had taken lessons in French of a city teacher, until he believed he could get along after a fashion with that language.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Each time, when the date approached, he seemed to have a weakening of purpose, a dread of actually plunging into the tide that set toward foreign shores.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He announced to Daisy that he would go on the third of March, then he changed it to the tenth, and again to the seventeenth.
language
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From this reading During the winter he had taken lessons in French of a city teacher, until he believed he could get along after a fashion with that language.
lessons
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From this reading During the winter he had taken lessons in French of a city teacher, until he believed he could get along after a fashion with that language.
March
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From this reading He announced to Daisy that he would go on the third of March, then he changed it to the tenth, and again to the seventeenth.
MONSTER
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From this reading THE GREEN-EYED MONSTER.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Before the first of April came, Hannibal sailed.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He announced to Daisy that he would go on the third of March, then he changed it to the tenth, and again to the seventeenth.
plunging
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From this reading Each time, when the date approached, he seemed to have a weakening of purpose, a dread of actually plunging into the tide that set toward foreign shores.
purpose
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From this reading Each time, when the date approached, he seemed to have a weakening of purpose, a dread of actually plunging into the tide that set toward foreign shores.
sailed
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From this reading Before the first of April came, Hannibal sailed.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each time, when the date approached, he seemed to have a weakening of purpose, a dread of actually plunging into the tide that set toward foreign shores.
set
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From this reading Each time, when the date approached, he seemed to have a weakening of purpose, a dread of actually plunging into the tide that set toward foreign shores.
seventeenth
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From this reading He announced to Daisy that he would go on the third of March, then he changed it to the tenth, and again to the seventeenth.
shores
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From this reading Each time, when the date approached, he seemed to have a weakening of purpose, a dread of actually plunging into the tide that set toward foreign shores.
taken
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From this reading During the winter he had taken lessons in French of a city teacher, until he believed he could get along after a fashion with that language.
teacher
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From this reading During the winter he had taken lessons in French of a city teacher, until he believed he could get along after a fashion with that language.
tenth
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From this reading He announced to Daisy that he would go on the third of March, then he changed it to the tenth, and again to the seventeenth.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading During the winter he had taken lessons in French of a city teacher, until he believed he could get along after a fashion with that language.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GREEN-EYED MONSTER.
then
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From this reading He announced to Daisy that he would go on the third of March, then he changed it to the tenth, and again to the seventeenth.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He announced to Daisy that he would go on the third of March, then he changed it to the tenth, and again to the seventeenth.
tide
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From this reading Each time, when the date approached, he seemed to have a weakening of purpose, a dread of actually plunging into the tide that set toward foreign shores.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each time, when the date approached, he seemed to have a weakening of purpose, a dread of actually plunging into the tide that set toward foreign shores.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He announced to Daisy that he would go on the third of March, then he changed it to the tenth, and again to the seventeenth.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Each time, when the date approached, he seemed to have a weakening of purpose, a dread of actually plunging into the tide that set toward foreign shores.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading During the winter he had taken lessons in French of a city teacher, until he believed he could get along after a fashion with that language.
weakening
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From this reading Each time, when the date approached, he seemed to have a weakening of purpose, a dread of actually plunging into the tide that set toward foreign shores.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Each time, when the date approached, he seemed to have a weakening of purpose, a dread of actually plunging into the tide that set toward foreign shores.
winter
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From this reading During the winter he had taken lessons in French of a city teacher, until he believed he could get along after a fashion with that language.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading During the winter he had taken lessons in French of a city teacher, until he believed he could get along after a fashion with that language.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He announced to Daisy that he would go on the third of March, then he changed it to the tenth, and again to the seventeenth.
