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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 hurried into the free air, as a child runs on a bright day in the wide fields; his delight was too wild to expand under a roof; his excess of bliss swelled irrepressibly beyond all artificial limits of space.
action
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From this reading His whole moral being was exalted by that overwhelming sense of triumph, which urges the physical nature into action.
air
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From this reading He hurried into the free air, as a child runs on a bright day in the wide fields; his delight was too wild to expand under a roof; his excess of bliss swelled irrepressibly beyond all artificial limits of space.
all
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From this reading He hurried into the free air, as a child runs on a bright day in the wide fields; his delight was too wild to expand under a roof; his excess of bliss swelled irrepressibly beyond all artificial limits of space.
any
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From this reading When Ulpius suddenly departed from Numerian's house on the morning of the siege, it was with no distinct intention of betaking himself to any particular place, or devoting himself to any immediate employment.
artificial
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From this reading He hurried into the free air, as a child runs on a bright day in the wide fields; his delight was too wild to expand under a roof; his excess of bliss swelled irrepressibly beyond all artificial limits of space.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He hurried into the free air, as a child runs on a bright day in the wide fields; his delight was too wild to expand under a roof; his excess of bliss swelled irrepressibly beyond all artificial limits of space.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading His whole moral being was exalted by that overwhelming sense of triumph, which urges the physical nature into action.
betaking
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From this reading When Ulpius suddenly departed from Numerian's house on the morning of the siege, it was with no distinct intention of betaking himself to any particular place, or devoting himself to any immediate employment.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading He hurried into the free air, as a child runs on a bright day in the wide fields; his delight was too wild to expand under a roof; his excess of bliss swelled irrepressibly beyond all artificial limits of space.
bliss
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From this reading He hurried into the free air, as a child runs on a bright day in the wide fields; his delight was too wild to expand under a roof; his excess of bliss swelled irrepressibly beyond all artificial limits of space.
bright
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From this reading He hurried into the free air, as a child runs on a bright day in the wide fields; his delight was too wild to expand under a roof; his excess of bliss swelled irrepressibly beyond all artificial limits of space.
bursting
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From this reading It was to give vent to his joy--to the ecstacy that now filled his heart to bursting--that he sought the open streets.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His whole moral being was exalted by that overwhelming sense of triumph, which urges the physical nature into action.
child
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From this reading He hurried into the free air, as a child runs on a bright day in the wide fields; his delight was too wild to expand under a roof; his excess of bliss swelled irrepressibly beyond all artificial limits of space.
day
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From this reading He hurried into the free air, as a child runs on a bright day in the wide fields; his delight was too wild to expand under a roof; his excess of bliss swelled irrepressibly beyond all artificial limits of space.
delight
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From this reading He hurried into the free air, as a child runs on a bright day in the wide fields; his delight was too wild to expand under a roof; his excess of bliss swelled irrepressibly beyond all artificial limits of space.
departed
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From this reading When Ulpius suddenly departed from Numerian's house on the morning of the siege, it was with no distinct intention of betaking himself to any particular place, or devoting himself to any immediate employment.
devoting
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From this reading When Ulpius suddenly departed from Numerian's house on the morning of the siege, it was with no distinct intention of betaking himself to any particular place, or devoting himself to any immediate employment.
distinct
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From this reading When Ulpius suddenly departed from Numerian's house on the morning of the siege, it was with no distinct intention of betaking himself to any particular place, or devoting himself to any immediate employment.
ecstacy
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From this reading It was to give vent to his joy--to the ecstacy that now filled his heart to bursting--that he sought the open streets.
employment
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From this reading When Ulpius suddenly departed from Numerian's house on the morning of the siege, it was with no distinct intention of betaking himself to any particular place, or devoting himself to any immediate employment.
exalted
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From this reading His whole moral being was exalted by that overwhelming sense of triumph, which urges the physical nature into action.
excess
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From this reading He hurried into the free air, as a child runs on a bright day in the wide fields; his delight was too wild to expand under a roof; his excess of bliss swelled irrepressibly beyond all artificial limits of space.
expand
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From this reading He hurried into the free air, as a child runs on a bright day in the wide fields; his delight was too wild to expand under a roof; his excess of bliss swelled irrepressibly beyond all artificial limits of space.
fields
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From this reading He hurried into the free air, as a child runs on a bright day in the wide fields; his delight was too wild to expand under a roof; his excess of bliss swelled irrepressibly beyond all artificial limits of space.
filled
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From this reading It was to give vent to his joy--to the ecstacy that now filled his heart to bursting--that he sought the open streets.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading He hurried into the free air, as a child runs on a bright day in the wide fields; his delight was too wild to expand under a roof; his excess of bliss swelled irrepressibly beyond all artificial limits of space.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When Ulpius suddenly departed from Numerian's house on the morning of the siege, it was with no distinct intention of betaking himself to any particular place, or devoting himself to any immediate employment.
give
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From this reading It was to give vent to his joy--to the ecstacy that now filled his heart to bursting--that he sought the open streets.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was to give vent to his joy--to the ecstacy that now filled his heart to bursting--that he sought the open streets.
heart
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From this reading It was to give vent to his joy--to the ecstacy that now filled his heart to bursting--that he sought the open streets.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading When Ulpius suddenly departed from Numerian's house on the morning of the siege, it was with no distinct intention of betaking himself to any particular place, or devoting himself to any immediate employment.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was to give vent to his joy--to the ecstacy that now filled his heart to bursting--that he sought the open streets.
house
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From this reading When Ulpius suddenly departed from Numerian's house on the morning of the siege, it was with no distinct intention of betaking himself to any particular place, or devoting himself to any immediate employment.
hurried
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From this reading He hurried into the free air, as a child runs on a bright day in the wide fields; his delight was too wild to expand under a roof; his excess of bliss swelled irrepressibly beyond all artificial limits of space.
immediate
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From this reading When Ulpius suddenly departed from Numerian's house on the morning of the siege, it was with no distinct intention of betaking himself to any particular place, or devoting himself to any immediate employment.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE RIFT IN THE WALL.
intention
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From this reading When Ulpius suddenly departed from Numerian's house on the morning of the siege, it was with no distinct intention of betaking himself to any particular place, or devoting himself to any immediate employment.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading His whole moral being was exalted by that overwhelming sense of triumph, which urges the physical nature into action.
irrepressibly
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From this reading He hurried into the free air, as a child runs on a bright day in the wide fields; his delight was too wild to expand under a roof; his excess of bliss swelled irrepressibly beyond all artificial limits of space.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When Ulpius suddenly departed from Numerian's house on the morning of the siege, it was with no distinct intention of betaking himself to any particular place, or devoting himself to any immediate employment.
joy
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From this reading It was to give vent to his joy--to the ecstacy that now filled his heart to bursting--that he sought the open streets.
limits
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From this reading He hurried into the free air, as a child runs on a bright day in the wide fields; his delight was too wild to expand under a roof; his excess of bliss swelled irrepressibly beyond all artificial limits of space.
moral
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From this reading His whole moral being was exalted by that overwhelming sense of triumph, which urges the physical nature into action.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Ulpius suddenly departed from Numerian's house on the morning of the siege, it was with no distinct intention of betaking himself to any particular place, or devoting himself to any immediate employment.
nature
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From this reading His whole moral being was exalted by that overwhelming sense of triumph, which urges the physical nature into action.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading When Ulpius suddenly departed from Numerian's house on the morning of the siege, it was with no distinct intention of betaking himself to any particular place, or devoting himself to any immediate employment.
now
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From this reading It was to give vent to his joy--to the ecstacy that now filled his heart to bursting--that he sought the open streets.
Numerian's
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From this reading When Ulpius suddenly departed from Numerian's house on the morning of the siege, it was with no distinct intention of betaking himself to any particular place, or devoting himself to any immediate employment.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Ulpius suddenly departed from Numerian's house on the morning of the siege, it was with no distinct intention of betaking himself to any particular place, or devoting himself to any immediate employment.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When Ulpius suddenly departed from Numerian's house on the morning of the siege, it was with no distinct intention of betaking himself to any particular place, or devoting himself to any immediate employment.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading It was to give vent to his joy--to the ecstacy that now filled his heart to bursting--that he sought the open streets.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When Ulpius suddenly departed from Numerian's house on the morning of the siege, it was with no distinct intention of betaking himself to any particular place, or devoting himself to any immediate employment.
overwhelming
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From this reading His whole moral being was exalted by that overwhelming sense of triumph, which urges the physical nature into action.
particular
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From this reading When Ulpius suddenly departed from Numerian's house on the morning of the siege, it was with no distinct intention of betaking himself to any particular place, or devoting himself to any immediate employment.
physical
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From this reading His whole moral being was exalted by that overwhelming sense of triumph, which urges the physical nature into action.
place
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From this reading When Ulpius suddenly departed from Numerian's house on the morning of the siege, it was with no distinct intention of betaking himself to any particular place, or devoting himself to any immediate employment.
RIFT
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From this reading THE RIFT IN THE WALL.
roof
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From this reading He hurried into the free air, as a child runs on a bright day in the wide fields; his delight was too wild to expand under a roof; his excess of bliss swelled irrepressibly beyond all artificial limits of space.
runs
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From this reading He hurried into the free air, as a child runs on a bright day in the wide fields; his delight was too wild to expand under a roof; his excess of bliss swelled irrepressibly beyond all artificial limits of space.
sense
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From this reading His whole moral being was exalted by that overwhelming sense of triumph, which urges the physical nature into action.
siege
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From this reading When Ulpius suddenly departed from Numerian's house on the morning of the siege, it was with no distinct intention of betaking himself to any particular place, or devoting himself to any immediate employment.
sought
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From this reading It was to give vent to his joy--to the ecstacy that now filled his heart to bursting--that he sought the open streets.
space
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From this reading He hurried into the free air, as a child runs on a bright day in the wide fields; his delight was too wild to expand under a roof; his excess of bliss swelled irrepressibly beyond all artificial limits of space.
streets
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From this reading It was to give vent to his joy--to the ecstacy that now filled his heart to bursting--that he sought the open streets.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When Ulpius suddenly departed from Numerian's house on the morning of the siege, it was with no distinct intention of betaking himself to any particular place, or devoting himself to any immediate employment.
swelled
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From this reading He hurried into the free air, as a child runs on a bright day in the wide fields; his delight was too wild to expand under a roof; his excess of bliss swelled irrepressibly beyond all artificial limits of space.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was to give vent to his joy--to the ecstacy that now filled his heart to bursting--that he sought the open streets.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RIFT IN THE WALL.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Ulpius suddenly departed from Numerian's house on the morning of the siege, it was with no distinct intention of betaking himself to any particular place, or devoting himself to any immediate employment.
too
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From this reading He hurried into the free air, as a child runs on a bright day in the wide fields; his delight was too wild to expand under a roof; his excess of bliss swelled irrepressibly beyond all artificial limits of space.
triumph
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From this reading His whole moral being was exalted by that overwhelming sense of triumph, which urges the physical nature into action.
Ulpius
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From this reading When Ulpius suddenly departed from Numerian's house on the morning of the siege, it was with no distinct intention of betaking himself to any particular place, or devoting himself to any immediate employment.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He hurried into the free air, as a child runs on a bright day in the wide fields; his delight was too wild to expand under a roof; his excess of bliss swelled irrepressibly beyond all artificial limits of space.
urges
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From this reading His whole moral being was exalted by that overwhelming sense of triumph, which urges the physical nature into action.
vent
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From this reading It was to give vent to his joy--to the ecstacy that now filled his heart to bursting--that he sought the open streets.
WALL
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From this reading THE RIFT IN THE WALL.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Ulpius suddenly departed from Numerian's house on the morning of the siege, it was with no distinct intention of betaking himself to any particular place, or devoting himself to any immediate employment.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Ulpius suddenly departed from Numerian's house on the morning of the siege, it was with no distinct intention of betaking himself to any particular place, or devoting himself to any immediate employment.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His whole moral being was exalted by that overwhelming sense of triumph, which urges the physical nature into action.
whole
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From this reading His whole moral being was exalted by that overwhelming sense of triumph, which urges the physical nature into action.
wide
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From this reading He hurried into the free air, as a child runs on a bright day in the wide fields; his delight was too wild to expand under a roof; his excess of bliss swelled irrepressibly beyond all artificial limits of space.
wild
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From this reading He hurried into the free air, as a child runs on a bright day in the wide fields; his delight was too wild to expand under a roof; his excess of bliss swelled irrepressibly beyond all artificial limits of space.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Ulpius suddenly departed from Numerian's house on the morning of the siege, it was with no distinct intention of betaking himself to any particular place, or devoting himself to any immediate employment.
