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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 He found occupation, to a much greater extent than he was actually aware of, in a sordid and yet heroic struggle with himself.
actually
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From this reading He found occupation, to a much greater extent than he was actually aware of, in a sordid and yet heroic struggle with himself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He found occupation, to a much greater extent than he was actually aware of, in a sordid and yet heroic struggle with himself.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So long as he was at comparative peace with Gertrude and with himself, such a life was more than easy; it was delightful.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So long as he was at comparative peace with Gertrude and with himself, such a life was more than easy; it was delightful.
aware
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From this reading He found occupation, to a much greater extent than he was actually aware of, in a sordid and yet heroic struggle with himself.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For several months now, he had been leading, under Gertrude's inspiration, a strictly decent and sober life.
buoyancy
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From this reading It produced a moral buoyancy infinitely more delicate and more constant than the gross exhilaration of his old habits.
comparative
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From this reading So long as he was at comparative peace with Gertrude and with himself, such a life was more than easy; it was delightful.
constant
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From this reading It produced a moral buoyancy infinitely more delicate and more constant than the gross exhilaration of his old habits.
decent
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From this reading For several months now, he had been leading, under Gertrude's inspiration, a strictly decent and sober life.
delicate
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From this reading It produced a moral buoyancy infinitely more delicate and more constant than the gross exhilaration of his old habits.
delightful
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From this reading So long as he was at comparative peace with Gertrude and with himself, such a life was more than easy; it was delightful.
easy
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From this reading So long as he was at comparative peace with Gertrude and with himself, such a life was more than easy; it was delightful.
exhilaration
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From this reading It produced a moral buoyancy infinitely more delicate and more constant than the gross exhilaration of his old habits.
extent
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From this reading He found occupation, to a much greater extent than he was actually aware of, in a sordid and yet heroic struggle with himself.
following
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From this reading Richard got through the following week he hardly knew how.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For several months now, he had been leading, under Gertrude's inspiration, a strictly decent and sober life.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found occupation, to a much greater extent than he was actually aware of, in a sordid and yet heroic struggle with himself.
Gertrude
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From this reading So long as he was at comparative peace with Gertrude and with himself, such a life was more than easy; it was delightful.
Gertrude's
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From this reading For several months now, he had been leading, under Gertrude's inspiration, a strictly decent and sober life.
got
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From this reading Richard got through the following week he hardly knew how.
greater
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From this reading He found occupation, to a much greater extent than he was actually aware of, in a sordid and yet heroic struggle with himself.
gross
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From this reading It produced a moral buoyancy infinitely more delicate and more constant than the gross exhilaration of his old habits.
habits
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From this reading It produced a moral buoyancy infinitely more delicate and more constant than the gross exhilaration of his old habits.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For several months now, he had been leading, under Gertrude's inspiration, a strictly decent and sober life.
hardly
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From this reading Richard got through the following week he hardly knew how.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Richard got through the following week he hardly knew how.
heroic
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From this reading He found occupation, to a much greater extent than he was actually aware of, in a sordid and yet heroic struggle with himself.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He found occupation, to a much greater extent than he was actually aware of, in a sordid and yet heroic struggle with himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It produced a moral buoyancy infinitely more delicate and more constant than the gross exhilaration of his old habits.
how
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From this reading Richard got through the following week he hardly knew how.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He found occupation, to a much greater extent than he was actually aware of, in a sordid and yet heroic struggle with himself.
infinitely
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From this reading It produced a moral buoyancy infinitely more delicate and more constant than the gross exhilaration of his old habits.
inspiration
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From this reading For several months now, he had been leading, under Gertrude's inspiration, a strictly decent and sober life.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So long as he was at comparative peace with Gertrude and with himself, such a life was more than easy; it was delightful.
knew
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From this reading Richard got through the following week he hardly knew how.
leading
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From this reading For several months now, he had been leading, under Gertrude's inspiration, a strictly decent and sober life.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For several months now, he had been leading, under Gertrude's inspiration, a strictly decent and sober life.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So long as he was at comparative peace with Gertrude and with himself, such a life was more than easy; it was delightful.
months
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From this reading For several months now, he had been leading, under Gertrude's inspiration, a strictly decent and sober life.
moral
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From this reading It produced a moral buoyancy infinitely more delicate and more constant than the gross exhilaration of his old habits.
more
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From this reading So long as he was at comparative peace with Gertrude and with himself, such a life was more than easy; it was delightful.
much
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From this reading He found occupation, to a much greater extent than he was actually aware of, in a sordid and yet heroic struggle with himself.
now
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From this reading For several months now, he had been leading, under Gertrude's inspiration, a strictly decent and sober life.
occupation
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From this reading He found occupation, to a much greater extent than he was actually aware of, in a sordid and yet heroic struggle with himself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He found occupation, to a much greater extent than he was actually aware of, in a sordid and yet heroic struggle with himself.
old
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From this reading It produced a moral buoyancy infinitely more delicate and more constant than the gross exhilaration of his old habits.
peace
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From this reading So long as he was at comparative peace with Gertrude and with himself, such a life was more than easy; it was delightful.
produced
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From this reading It produced a moral buoyancy infinitely more delicate and more constant than the gross exhilaration of his old habits.
Richard
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From this reading Richard got through the following week he hardly knew how.
several
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From this reading For several months now, he had been leading, under Gertrude's inspiration, a strictly decent and sober life.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So long as he was at comparative peace with Gertrude and with himself, such a life was more than easy; it was delightful.
soberadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊbər/
not affected by alcohol
From this reading For several months now, he had been leading, under Gertrude's inspiration, a strictly decent and sober life.
sordid
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From this reading He found occupation, to a much greater extent than he was actually aware of, in a sordid and yet heroic struggle with himself.
strictly
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From this reading For several months now, he had been leading, under Gertrude's inspiration, a strictly decent and sober life.
struggle
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From this reading He found occupation, to a much greater extent than he was actually aware of, in a sordid and yet heroic struggle with himself.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading So long as he was at comparative peace with Gertrude and with himself, such a life was more than easy; it was delightful.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He found occupation, to a much greater extent than he was actually aware of, in a sordid and yet heroic struggle with himself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Richard got through the following week he hardly knew how.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Richard got through the following week he hardly knew how.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He found occupation, to a much greater extent than he was actually aware of, in a sordid and yet heroic struggle with himself.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading For several months now, he had been leading, under Gertrude's inspiration, a strictly decent and sober life.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He found occupation, to a much greater extent than he was actually aware of, in a sordid and yet heroic struggle with himself.
week
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From this reading Richard got through the following week he hardly knew how.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He found occupation, to a much greater extent than he was actually aware of, in a sordid and yet heroic struggle with himself.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading He found occupation, to a much greater extent than he was actually aware of, in a sordid and yet heroic struggle with himself.
