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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 An hour passed, during which a whirling horde of hopes, ambitions and anticipations, not unmixed with fears, passed through Lawrence's mind.
ambitions
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From this reading An hour passed, during which a whirling horde of hopes, ambitions and anticipations, not unmixed with fears, passed through Lawrence's mind.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An hour passed, during which a whirling horde of hopes, ambitions and anticipations, not unmixed with fears, passed through Lawrence's mind.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading An hour passed, during which a whirling horde of hopes, ambitions and anticipations, not unmixed with fears, passed through Lawrence's mind.
anticipationsplural nounUS /ænˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃənz/
feelings of excitement about something expected to happen
From this reading An hour passed, during which a whirling horde of hopes, ambitions and anticipations, not unmixed with fears, passed through Lawrence's mind.
assert
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From this reading At first he could scarcely wait to share his news with Mr. Ridgeway; then the habits of a lifetime of self-dependence commenced to assert themselves.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first he could scarcely wait to share his news with Mr. Ridgeway; then the habits of a lifetime of self-dependence commenced to assert themselves.
babies
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From this reading It had been a long while since the day when Moll went down to the river with the two little children, the hapless babies whose tender little feet had been so rudely torn from the pleasant paths that Fate had set for them.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been a long while since the day when Moll went down to the river with the two little children, the hapless babies whose tender little feet had been so rudely torn from the pleasant paths that Fate had set for them.
brother
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From this reading Lawrence thought sadly of the little brother who had gone down in the sly and ruthless current of the Ohio River.
build
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From this reading There was so much to hope for; so little to build on.
children
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From this reading It had been a long while since the day when Moll went down to the river with the two little children, the hapless babies whose tender little feet had been so rudely torn from the pleasant paths that Fate had set for them.
commenced
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From this reading At first he could scarcely wait to share his news with Mr. Ridgeway; then the habits of a lifetime of self-dependence commenced to assert themselves.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading At first he could scarcely wait to share his news with Mr. Ridgeway; then the habits of a lifetime of self-dependence commenced to assert themselves.
currentnounUS /ˈcurrent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Lawrence thought sadly of the little brother who had gone down in the sly and ruthless current of the Ohio River.
day
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From this reading It had been a long while since the day when Moll went down to the river with the two little children, the hapless babies whose tender little feet had been so rudely torn from the pleasant paths that Fate had set for them.
down
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From this reading It had been a long while since the day when Moll went down to the river with the two little children, the hapless babies whose tender little feet had been so rudely torn from the pleasant paths that Fate had set for them.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading An hour passed, during which a whirling horde of hopes, ambitions and anticipations, not unmixed with fears, passed through Lawrence's mind.
Fate
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From this reading It had been a long while since the day when Moll went down to the river with the two little children, the hapless babies whose tender little feet had been so rudely torn from the pleasant paths that Fate had set for them.
fears
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From this reading An hour passed, during which a whirling horde of hopes, ambitions and anticipations, not unmixed with fears, passed through Lawrence's mind.
feet
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From this reading It had been a long while since the day when Moll went down to the river with the two little children, the hapless babies whose tender little feet had been so rudely torn from the pleasant paths that Fate had set for them.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first he could scarcely wait to share his news with Mr. Ridgeway; then the habits of a lifetime of self-dependence commenced to assert themselves.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was so much to hope for; so little to build on.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It had been a long while since the day when Moll went down to the river with the two little children, the hapless babies whose tender little feet had been so rudely torn from the pleasant paths that Fate had set for them.
gone
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From this reading Lawrence thought sadly of the little brother who had gone down in the sly and ruthless current of the Ohio River.
habits
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From this reading At first he could scarcely wait to share his news with Mr. Ridgeway; then the habits of a lifetime of self-dependence commenced to assert themselves.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had been a long while since the day when Moll went down to the river with the two little children, the hapless babies whose tender little feet had been so rudely torn from the pleasant paths that Fate had set for them.
hapless
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From this reading It had been a long while since the day when Moll went down to the river with the two little children, the hapless babies whose tender little feet had been so rudely torn from the pleasant paths that Fate had set for them.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At first he could scarcely wait to share his news with Mr. Ridgeway; then the habits of a lifetime of self-dependence commenced to assert themselves.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At first he could scarcely wait to share his news with Mr. Ridgeway; then the habits of a lifetime of self-dependence commenced to assert themselves.
hope
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From this reading There was so much to hope for; so little to build on.
hopes
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From this reading An hour passed, during which a whirling horde of hopes, ambitions and anticipations, not unmixed with fears, passed through Lawrence's mind.
horde
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From this reading An hour passed, during which a whirling horde of hopes, ambitions and anticipations, not unmixed with fears, passed through Lawrence's mind.
hour
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From this reading An hour passed, during which a whirling horde of hopes, ambitions and anticipations, not unmixed with fears, passed through Lawrence's mind.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lawrence thought sadly of the little brother who had gone down in the sly and ruthless current of the Ohio River.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been a long while since the day when Moll went down to the river with the two little children, the hapless babies whose tender little feet had been so rudely torn from the pleasant paths that Fate had set for them.
Lawrence
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From this reading Lawrence thought sadly of the little brother who had gone down in the sly and ruthless current of the Ohio River.
Lawrence's
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From this reading An hour passed, during which a whirling horde of hopes, ambitions and anticipations, not unmixed with fears, passed through Lawrence's mind.
lifetime
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From this reading At first he could scarcely wait to share his news with Mr. Ridgeway; then the habits of a lifetime of self-dependence commenced to assert themselves.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was so much to hope for; so little to build on.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had been a long while since the day when Moll went down to the river with the two little children, the hapless babies whose tender little feet had been so rudely torn from the pleasant paths that Fate had set for them.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An hour passed, during which a whirling horde of hopes, ambitions and anticipations, not unmixed with fears, passed through Lawrence's mind.
Moll
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From this reading It had been a long while since the day when Moll went down to the river with the two little children, the hapless babies whose tender little feet had been so rudely torn from the pleasant paths that Fate had set for them.
Mr
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From this reading At first he could scarcely wait to share his news with Mr. Ridgeway; then the habits of a lifetime of self-dependence commenced to assert themselves.
much
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From this reading There was so much to hope for; so little to build on.
news
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From this reading At first he could scarcely wait to share his news with Mr. Ridgeway; then the habits of a lifetime of self-dependence commenced to assert themselves.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading An hour passed, during which a whirling horde of hopes, ambitions and anticipations, not unmixed with fears, passed through Lawrence's mind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading An hour passed, during which a whirling horde of hopes, ambitions and anticipations, not unmixed with fears, passed through Lawrence's mind.
Ohio
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From this reading Lawrence thought sadly of the little brother who had gone down in the sly and ruthless current of the Ohio River.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was so much to hope for; so little to build on.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An hour passed, during which a whirling horde of hopes, ambitions and anticipations, not unmixed with fears, passed through Lawrence's mind.
paths
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From this reading It had been a long while since the day when Moll went down to the river with the two little children, the hapless babies whose tender little feet had been so rudely torn from the pleasant paths that Fate had set for them.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had been a long while since the day when Moll went down to the river with the two little children, the hapless babies whose tender little feet had been so rudely torn from the pleasant paths that Fate had set for them.
Ridgeway
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From this reading At first he could scarcely wait to share his news with Mr. Ridgeway; then the habits of a lifetime of self-dependence commenced to assert themselves.
river
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From this reading It had been a long while since the day when Moll went down to the river with the two little children, the hapless babies whose tender little feet had been so rudely torn from the pleasant paths that Fate had set for them.
rudely
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From this reading It had been a long while since the day when Moll went down to the river with the two little children, the hapless babies whose tender little feet had been so rudely torn from the pleasant paths that Fate had set for them.
ruthless
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From this reading Lawrence thought sadly of the little brother who had gone down in the sly and ruthless current of the Ohio River.
sadly
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From this reading Lawrence thought sadly of the little brother who had gone down in the sly and ruthless current of the Ohio River.
scarcely
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From this reading At first he could scarcely wait to share his news with Mr. Ridgeway; then the habits of a lifetime of self-dependence commenced to assert themselves.
self-dependence
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From this reading At first he could scarcely wait to share his news with Mr. Ridgeway; then the habits of a lifetime of self-dependence commenced to assert themselves.
set
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From this reading It had been a long while since the day when Moll went down to the river with the two little children, the hapless babies whose tender little feet had been so rudely torn from the pleasant paths that Fate had set for them.
share
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From this reading At first he could scarcely wait to share his news with Mr. Ridgeway; then the habits of a lifetime of self-dependence commenced to assert themselves.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It had been a long while since the day when Moll went down to the river with the two little children, the hapless babies whose tender little feet had been so rudely torn from the pleasant paths that Fate had set for them.
sly
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From this reading Lawrence thought sadly of the little brother who had gone down in the sly and ruthless current of the Ohio River.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There was so much to hope for; so little to build on.
tender
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From this reading It had been a long while since the day when Moll went down to the river with the two little children, the hapless babies whose tender little feet had been so rudely torn from the pleasant paths that Fate had set for them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It had been a long while since the day when Moll went down to the river with the two little children, the hapless babies whose tender little feet had been so rudely torn from the pleasant paths that Fate had set for them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It had been a long while since the day when Moll went down to the river with the two little children, the hapless babies whose tender little feet had been so rudely torn from the pleasant paths that Fate had set for them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It had been a long while since the day when Moll went down to the river with the two little children, the hapless babies whose tender little feet had been so rudely torn from the pleasant paths that Fate had set for them.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading At first he could scarcely wait to share his news with Mr. Ridgeway; then the habits of a lifetime of self-dependence commenced to assert themselves.
then
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From this reading At first he could scarcely wait to share his news with Mr. Ridgeway; then the habits of a lifetime of self-dependence commenced to assert themselves.
There
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From this reading There was so much to hope for; so little to build on.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lawrence thought sadly of the little brother who had gone down in the sly and ruthless current of the Ohio River.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading An hour passed, during which a whirling horde of hopes, ambitions and anticipations, not unmixed with fears, passed through Lawrence's mind.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was so much to hope for; so little to build on.
torn
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From this reading It had been a long while since the day when Moll went down to the river with the two little children, the hapless babies whose tender little feet had been so rudely torn from the pleasant paths that Fate had set for them.
two
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From this reading It had been a long while since the day when Moll went down to the river with the two little children, the hapless babies whose tender little feet had been so rudely torn from the pleasant paths that Fate had set for them.
unmixed
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From this reading An hour passed, during which a whirling horde of hopes, ambitions and anticipations, not unmixed with fears, passed through Lawrence's mind.
wait
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From this reading At first he could scarcely wait to share his news with Mr. Ridgeway; then the habits of a lifetime of self-dependence commenced to assert themselves.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was so much to hope for; so little to build on.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had been a long while since the day when Moll went down to the river with the two little children, the hapless babies whose tender little feet had been so rudely torn from the pleasant paths that Fate had set for them.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It had been a long while since the day when Moll went down to the river with the two little children, the hapless babies whose tender little feet had been so rudely torn from the pleasant paths that Fate had set for them.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading An hour passed, during which a whirling horde of hopes, ambitions and anticipations, not unmixed with fears, passed through Lawrence's mind.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading It had been a long while since the day when Moll went down to the river with the two little children, the hapless babies whose tender little feet had been so rudely torn from the pleasant paths that Fate had set for them.
whirling
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From this reading An hour passed, during which a whirling horde of hopes, ambitions and anticipations, not unmixed with fears, passed through Lawrence's mind.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Lawrence thought sadly of the little brother who had gone down in the sly and ruthless current of the Ohio River.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading It had been a long while since the day when Moll went down to the river with the two little children, the hapless babies whose tender little feet had been so rudely torn from the pleasant paths that Fate had set for them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading An hour passed, during which a whirling horde of hopes, ambitions and anticipations, not unmixed with fears, passed through Lawrence's mind.
