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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 The Black Bag Morning found Storm with a desperate, hunted look in his eyes still pacing the floor, his heart sick within him.
all
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From this reading Why had he been plunged in the madness of a fool’s paradise for a few short hours, only to be drawn back into an existence that had become all the more unbearable by contrast?
Alsace
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From this reading The _Alsace_ was supposed to have struck one of the floating mines of which she had been warned, and to have gone down with all on board.
amplification
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From this reading He had contrived a sufficient measure of calmness in the late hours to read the amplification of the damning headlines.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Why had he been plunged in the madness of a fool’s paradise for a few short hours, only to be drawn back into an existence that had become all the more unbearable by contrast?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The _Alsace_ was supposed to have struck one of the floating mines of which she had been warned, and to have gone down with all on board.
ass
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back
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From this reading Why had he been plunged in the madness of a fool’s paradise for a few short hours, only to be drawn back into an existence that had become all the more unbearable by contrast?
Bag
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From this reading The Black Bag Morning found Storm with a desperate, hunted look in his eyes still pacing the floor, his heart sick within him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Why had he been plunged in the madness of a fool’s paradise for a few short hours, only to be drawn back into an existence that had become all the more unbearable by contrast?
become
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From this reading Why had he been plunged in the madness of a fool’s paradise for a few short hours, only to be drawn back into an existence that had become all the more unbearable by contrast?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Why had he been plunged in the madness of a fool’s paradise for a few short hours, only to be drawn back into an existence that had become all the more unbearable by contrast?
Black
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From this reading The Black Bag Morning found Storm with a desperate, hunted look in his eyes still pacing the floor, his heart sick within him.
blundering
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board
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From this reading The _Alsace_ was supposed to have struck one of the floating mines of which she had been warned, and to have gone down with all on board.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Why had he been plunged in the madness of a fool’s paradise for a few short hours, only to be drawn back into an existence that had become all the more unbearable by contrast?
calmness
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From this reading He had contrived a sufficient measure of calmness in the late hours to read the amplification of the damning headlines.
contrast
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From this reading Why had he been plunged in the madness of a fool’s paradise for a few short hours, only to be drawn back into an existence that had become all the more unbearable by contrast?
contrived
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From this reading He had contrived a sufficient measure of calmness in the late hours to read the amplification of the damning headlines.
damning
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From this reading He had contrived a sufficient measure of calmness in the late hours to read the amplification of the damning headlines.
desperate
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From this reading The Black Bag Morning found Storm with a desperate, hunted look in his eyes still pacing the floor, his heart sick within him.
down
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From this reading The _Alsace_ was supposed to have struck one of the floating mines of which she had been warned, and to have gone down with all on board.
drawn
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existence
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eyes
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From this reading The Black Bag Morning found Storm with a desperate, hunted look in his eyes still pacing the floor, his heart sick within him.
few
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From this reading Why had he been plunged in the madness of a fool’s paradise for a few short hours, only to be drawn back into an existence that had become all the more unbearable by contrast?
floating
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From this reading The _Alsace_ was supposed to have struck one of the floating mines of which she had been warned, and to have gone down with all on board.
floor
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From this reading The Black Bag Morning found Storm with a desperate, hunted look in his eyes still pacing the floor, his heart sick within him.
fool's
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Why had he been plunged in the madness of a fool’s paradise for a few short hours, only to be drawn back into an existence that had become all the more unbearable by contrast?
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Black Bag Morning found Storm with a desperate, hunted look in his eyes still pacing the floor, his heart sick within him.
gone
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From this reading The _Alsace_ was supposed to have struck one of the floating mines of which she had been warned, and to have gone down with all on board.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Why had that blundering ass, Millard, told him yesterday?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The _Alsace_ was supposed to have struck one of the floating mines of which she had been warned, and to have gone down with all on board.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why had he been plunged in the madness of a fool’s paradise for a few short hours, only to be drawn back into an existence that had become all the more unbearable by contrast?
headlines
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From this reading He had contrived a sufficient measure of calmness in the late hours to read the amplification of the damning headlines.
heart
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From this reading The Black Bag Morning found Storm with a desperate, hunted look in his eyes still pacing the floor, his heart sick within him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Black Bag Morning found Storm with a desperate, hunted look in his eyes still pacing the floor, his heart sick within him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Black Bag Morning found Storm with a desperate, hunted look in his eyes still pacing the floor, his heart sick within him.
hours
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From this reading Why had he been plunged in the madness of a fool’s paradise for a few short hours, only to be drawn back into an existence that had become all the more unbearable by contrast?
hunted
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From this reading The Black Bag Morning found Storm with a desperate, hunted look in his eyes still pacing the floor, his heart sick within him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Black Bag Morning found Storm with a desperate, hunted look in his eyes still pacing the floor, his heart sick within him.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Why had he been plunged in the madness of a fool’s paradise for a few short hours, only to be drawn back into an existence that had become all the more unbearable by contrast?
late
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From this reading He had contrived a sufficient measure of calmness in the late hours to read the amplification of the damning headlines.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Black Bag Morning found Storm with a desperate, hunted look in his eyes still pacing the floor, his heart sick within him.
madness
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measure
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From this reading He had contrived a sufficient measure of calmness in the late hours to read the amplification of the damning headlines.
Millard
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mines
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From this reading The _Alsace_ was supposed to have struck one of the floating mines of which she had been warned, and to have gone down with all on board.
more
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From this reading Why had he been plunged in the madness of a fool’s paradise for a few short hours, only to be drawn back into an existence that had become all the more unbearable by contrast?
MorningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Black Bag Morning found Storm with a desperate, hunted look in his eyes still pacing the floor, his heart sick within him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Why had he been plunged in the madness of a fool’s paradise for a few short hours, only to be drawn back into an existence that had become all the more unbearable by contrast?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The _Alsace_ was supposed to have struck one of the floating mines of which she had been warned, and to have gone down with all on board.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The _Alsace_ was supposed to have struck one of the floating mines of which she had been warned, and to have gone down with all on board.
only
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From this reading Why had he been plunged in the madness of a fool’s paradise for a few short hours, only to be drawn back into an existence that had become all the more unbearable by contrast?
pacing
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From this reading The Black Bag Morning found Storm with a desperate, hunted look in his eyes still pacing the floor, his heart sick within him.
paradise
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plunged
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read
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From this reading He had contrived a sufficient measure of calmness in the late hours to read the amplification of the damning headlines.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The _Alsace_ was supposed to have struck one of the floating mines of which she had been warned, and to have gone down with all on board.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Why had he been plunged in the madness of a fool’s paradise for a few short hours, only to be drawn back into an existence that had become all the more unbearable by contrast?
sick
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From this reading The Black Bag Morning found Storm with a desperate, hunted look in his eyes still pacing the floor, his heart sick within him.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Black Bag Morning found Storm with a desperate, hunted look in his eyes still pacing the floor, his heart sick within him.
Storm
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From this reading The Black Bag Morning found Storm with a desperate, hunted look in his eyes still pacing the floor, his heart sick within him.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The _Alsace_ was supposed to have struck one of the floating mines of which she had been warned, and to have gone down with all on board.
sufficient
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From this reading He had contrived a sufficient measure of calmness in the late hours to read the amplification of the damning headlines.
supposed
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From this reading The _Alsace_ was supposed to have struck one of the floating mines of which she had been warned, and to have gone down with all on board.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Why had that blundering ass, Millard, told him yesterday?
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Black Bag Morning found Storm with a desperate, hunted look in his eyes still pacing the floor, his heart sick within him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Why had he been plunged in the madness of a fool’s paradise for a few short hours, only to be drawn back into an existence that had become all the more unbearable by contrast?
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why had that blundering ass, Millard, told him yesterday?
unbearable
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From this reading Why had he been plunged in the madness of a fool’s paradise for a few short hours, only to be drawn back into an existence that had become all the more unbearable by contrast?
warned
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From this reading The _Alsace_ was supposed to have struck one of the floating mines of which she had been warned, and to have gone down with all on board.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The _Alsace_ was supposed to have struck one of the floating mines of which she had been warned, and to have gone down with all on board.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The _Alsace_ was supposed to have struck one of the floating mines of which she had been warned, and to have gone down with all on board.
Why
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From this reading Why had that blundering ass, Millard, told him yesterday?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Black Bag Morning found Storm with a desperate, hunted look in his eyes still pacing the floor, his heart sick within him.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The Black Bag Morning found Storm with a desperate, hunted look in his eyes still pacing the floor, his heart sick within him.
yesterday
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