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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 In the train, even before St. John's was passed, a touch of inevitable reaction had set in, and Rogers asked himself why he was going.
AEolian
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From this reading _The AEolian Harp_, S. T. COLERIDGE.
All
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From this reading And what if All of animated nature Be but as Instruments diversely framed That tremble into thought, as o'er them sweeps One infinite and intellectual Breeze, At once the Soul of each, and God of all?
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And what if All of animated nature Be but as Instruments diversely framed That tremble into thought, as o'er them sweeps One infinite and intellectual Breeze, At once the Soul of each, and God of all?
animated
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From this reading And what if All of animated nature Be but as Instruments diversely framed That tremble into thought, as o'er them sweeps One infinite and intellectual Breeze, At once the Soul of each, and God of all?
answer
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From this reading But no satisfactory answer was forthcoming--none, at least, that a Board or a Shareholders' Meeting would have considered satisfactory.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And what if All of animated nature Be but as Instruments diversely framed That tremble into thought, as o'er them sweeps One infinite and intellectual Breeze, At once the Soul of each, and God of all?
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the train, even before St. John's was passed, a touch of inevitable reaction had set in, and Rogers asked himself why he was going.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And what if All of animated nature Be but as Instruments diversely framed That tremble into thought, as o'er them sweeps One infinite and intellectual Breeze, At once the Soul of each, and God of all?
Beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And what if All of animated nature Be but as Instruments diversely framed That tremble into thought, as o'er them sweeps One infinite and intellectual Breeze, At once the Soul of each, and God of all?
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading In the train, even before St. John's was passed, a touch of inevitable reaction had set in, and Rogers asked himself why he was going.
Board
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From this reading But no satisfactory answer was forthcoming--none, at least, that a Board or a Shareholders' Meeting would have considered satisfactory.
Breeze
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From this reading And what if All of animated nature Be but as Instruments diversely framed That tremble into thought, as o'er them sweeps One infinite and intellectual Breeze, At once the Soul of each, and God of all?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And what if All of animated nature Be but as Instruments diversely framed That tremble into thought, as o'er them sweeps One infinite and intellectual Breeze, At once the Soul of each, and God of all?
COLERIDGE
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From this reading _The AEolian Harp_, S. T. COLERIDGE.
considered
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From this reading But no satisfactory answer was forthcoming--none, at least, that a Board or a Shareholders' Meeting would have considered satisfactory.
diversely
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From this reading And what if All of animated nature Be but as Instruments diversely framed That tremble into thought, as o'er them sweeps One infinite and intellectual Breeze, At once the Soul of each, and God of all?
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading And what if All of animated nature Be but as Instruments diversely framed That tremble into thought, as o'er them sweeps One infinite and intellectual Breeze, At once the Soul of each, and God of all?
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the train, even before St. John's was passed, a touch of inevitable reaction had set in, and Rogers asked himself why he was going.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a sentimental journey was hardly in his line, it seemed.
forthcoming
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From this reading But no satisfactory answer was forthcoming--none, at least, that a Board or a Shareholders' Meeting would have considered satisfactory.
framed
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From this reading And what if All of animated nature Be but as Instruments diversely framed That tremble into thought, as o'er them sweeps One infinite and intellectual Breeze, At once the Soul of each, and God of all?
God
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From this reading And what if All of animated nature Be but as Instruments diversely framed That tremble into thought, as o'er them sweeps One infinite and intellectual Breeze, At once the Soul of each, and God of all?
going
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From this reading In the train, even before St. John's was passed, a touch of inevitable reaction had set in, and Rogers asked himself why he was going.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the train, even before St. John's was passed, a touch of inevitable reaction had set in, and Rogers asked himself why he was going.
hardly
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From this reading For a sentimental journey was hardly in his line, it seemed.
Harp
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From this reading _The AEolian Harp_, S. T. COLERIDGE.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But no satisfactory answer was forthcoming--none, at least, that a Board or a Shareholders' Meeting would have considered satisfactory.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the train, even before St. John's was passed, a touch of inevitable reaction had set in, and Rogers asked himself why he was going.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading In the train, even before St. John's was passed, a touch of inevitable reaction had set in, and Rogers asked himself why he was going.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For a sentimental journey was hardly in his line, it seemed.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And what if All of animated nature Be but as Instruments diversely framed That tremble into thought, as o'er them sweeps One infinite and intellectual Breeze, At once the Soul of each, and God of all?
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the train, even before St. John's was passed, a touch of inevitable reaction had set in, and Rogers asked himself why he was going.
inevitable
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From this reading In the train, even before St. John's was passed, a touch of inevitable reaction had set in, and Rogers asked himself why he was going.
infinite
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From this reading And what if All of animated nature Be but as Instruments diversely framed That tremble into thought, as o'er them sweeps One infinite and intellectual Breeze, At once the Soul of each, and God of all?
Instruments
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From this reading And what if All of animated nature Be but as Instruments diversely framed That tremble into thought, as o'er them sweeps One infinite and intellectual Breeze, At once the Soul of each, and God of all?
intellectual
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From this reading And what if All of animated nature Be but as Instruments diversely framed That tremble into thought, as o'er them sweeps One infinite and intellectual Breeze, At once the Soul of each, and God of all?
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And what if All of animated nature Be but as Instruments diversely framed That tremble into thought, as o'er them sweeps One infinite and intellectual Breeze, At once the Soul of each, and God of all?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For a sentimental journey was hardly in his line, it seemed.
John's
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From this reading In the train, even before St. John's was passed, a touch of inevitable reaction had set in, and Rogers asked himself why he was going.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For a sentimental journey was hardly in his line, it seemed.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But no satisfactory answer was forthcoming--none, at least, that a Board or a Shareholders' Meeting would have considered satisfactory.
line
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From this reading For a sentimental journey was hardly in his line, it seemed.
Meeting
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From this reading But no satisfactory answer was forthcoming--none, at least, that a Board or a Shareholders' Meeting would have considered satisfactory.
nature
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From this reading And what if All of animated nature Be but as Instruments diversely framed That tremble into thought, as o'er them sweeps One infinite and intellectual Breeze, At once the Soul of each, and God of all?
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But no satisfactory answer was forthcoming--none, at least, that a Board or a Shareholders' Meeting would have considered satisfactory.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading But no satisfactory answer was forthcoming--none, at least, that a Board or a Shareholders' Meeting would have considered satisfactory.
o'er
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From this reading And what if All of animated nature Be but as Instruments diversely framed That tremble into thought, as o'er them sweeps One infinite and intellectual Breeze, At once the Soul of each, and God of all?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And what if All of animated nature Be but as Instruments diversely framed That tremble into thought, as o'er them sweeps One infinite and intellectual Breeze, At once the Soul of each, and God of all?
once
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From this reading And what if All of animated nature Be but as Instruments diversely framed That tremble into thought, as o'er them sweeps One infinite and intellectual Breeze, At once the Soul of each, and God of all?
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And what if All of animated nature Be but as Instruments diversely framed That tremble into thought, as o'er them sweeps One infinite and intellectual Breeze, At once the Soul of each, and God of all?
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But no satisfactory answer was forthcoming--none, at least, that a Board or a Shareholders' Meeting would have considered satisfactory.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the train, even before St. John's was passed, a touch of inevitable reaction had set in, and Rogers asked himself why he was going.
reaction
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From this reading In the train, even before St. John's was passed, a touch of inevitable reaction had set in, and Rogers asked himself why he was going.
Rogers
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From this reading In the train, even before St. John's was passed, a touch of inevitable reaction had set in, and Rogers asked himself why he was going.
S
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From this reading _The AEolian Harp_, S. T. COLERIDGE.
satisfactory
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From this reading But no satisfactory answer was forthcoming--none, at least, that a Board or a Shareholders' Meeting would have considered satisfactory.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a sentimental journey was hardly in his line, it seemed.
sentimental
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From this reading For a sentimental journey was hardly in his line, it seemed.
set
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From this reading In the train, even before St. John's was passed, a touch of inevitable reaction had set in, and Rogers asked himself why he was going.
Shareholders
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From this reading But no satisfactory answer was forthcoming--none, at least, that a Board or a Shareholders' Meeting would have considered satisfactory.
Soul
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From this reading And what if All of animated nature Be but as Instruments diversely framed That tremble into thought, as o'er them sweeps One infinite and intellectual Breeze, At once the Soul of each, and God of all?
St
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From this reading In the train, even before St. John's was passed, a touch of inevitable reaction had set in, and Rogers asked himself why he was going.
sweeps
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From this reading And what if All of animated nature Be but as Instruments diversely framed That tremble into thought, as o'er them sweeps One infinite and intellectual Breeze, At once the Soul of each, and God of all?
T
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From this reading _The AEolian Harp_, S. T. COLERIDGE.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And what if All of animated nature Be but as Instruments diversely framed That tremble into thought, as o'er them sweeps One infinite and intellectual Breeze, At once the Soul of each, and God of all?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And what if All of animated nature Be but as Instruments diversely framed That tremble into thought, as o'er them sweeps One infinite and intellectual Breeze, At once the Soul of each, and God of all?
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And what if All of animated nature Be but as Instruments diversely framed That tremble into thought, as o'er them sweeps One infinite and intellectual Breeze, At once the Soul of each, and God of all?
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And what if All of animated nature Be but as Instruments diversely framed That tremble into thought, as o'er them sweeps One infinite and intellectual Breeze, At once the Soul of each, and God of all?
touch
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From this reading In the train, even before St. John's was passed, a touch of inevitable reaction had set in, and Rogers asked himself why he was going.
train
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From this reading In the train, even before St. John's was passed, a touch of inevitable reaction had set in, and Rogers asked himself why he was going.
tremble
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From this reading And what if All of animated nature Be but as Instruments diversely framed That tremble into thought, as o'er them sweeps One infinite and intellectual Breeze, At once the Soul of each, and God of all?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the train, even before St. John's was passed, a touch of inevitable reaction had set in, and Rogers asked himself why he was going.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And what if All of animated nature Be but as Instruments diversely framed That tremble into thought, as o'er them sweeps One infinite and intellectual Breeze, At once the Soul of each, and God of all?
why
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From this reading In the train, even before St. John's was passed, a touch of inevitable reaction had set in, and Rogers asked himself why he was going.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But no satisfactory answer was forthcoming--none, at least, that a Board or a Shareholders' Meeting would have considered satisfactory.
