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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 Both men were laboring under a bitter sense of failure.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bellamy, King’s Spy, and Dorward, journalist, known to fame in every English-speaking country, stood before the double window of their spacious sitting-room, looking down upon the thoroughfare beneath.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Bellamy loved his country, and fear was gnawing at his heart.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Bellamy, King’s Spy, and Dorward, journalist, known to fame in every English-speaking country, stood before the double window of their spacious sitting-room, looking down upon the thoroughfare beneath.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Failure was a new thing to him—a thing which those behind the great journals which he represented understood less, even, than he.
Bellamy
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From this reading Bellamy, King’s Spy, and Dorward, journalist, known to fame in every English-speaking country, stood before the double window of their spacious sitting-room, looking down upon the thoroughfare beneath.
Bellamy's
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From this reading Bellamy’s face was dark with forebodings; Dorward was irritated and nervous.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Bellamy, King’s Spy, and Dorward, journalist, known to fame in every English-speaking country, stood before the double window of their spacious sitting-room, looking down upon the thoroughfare beneath.
bitter
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From this reading Both men were laboring under a bitter sense of failure.
BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both men were laboring under a bitter sense of failure.
country
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From this reading Bellamy, King’s Spy, and Dorward, journalist, known to fame in every English-speaking country, stood before the double window of their spacious sitting-room, looking down upon the thoroughfare beneath.
dark
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From this reading Bellamy’s face was dark with forebodings; Dorward was irritated and nervous.
Dorward
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From this reading Bellamy, King’s Spy, and Dorward, journalist, known to fame in every English-speaking country, stood before the double window of their spacious sitting-room, looking down upon the thoroughfare beneath.
double
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From this reading Bellamy, King’s Spy, and Dorward, journalist, known to fame in every English-speaking country, stood before the double window of their spacious sitting-room, looking down upon the thoroughfare beneath.
down
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From this reading Bellamy, King’s Spy, and Dorward, journalist, known to fame in every English-speaking country, stood before the double window of their spacious sitting-room, looking down upon the thoroughfare beneath.
English-speaking
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From this reading Bellamy, King’s Spy, and Dorward, journalist, known to fame in every English-speaking country, stood before the double window of their spacious sitting-room, looking down upon the thoroughfare beneath.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Failure was a new thing to him—a thing which those behind the great journals which he represented understood less, even, than he.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Bellamy, King’s Spy, and Dorward, journalist, known to fame in every English-speaking country, stood before the double window of their spacious sitting-room, looking down upon the thoroughfare beneath.
face
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From this reading Bellamy’s face was dark with forebodings; Dorward was irritated and nervous.
failure
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From this reading Both men were laboring under a bitter sense of failure.
fame
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From this reading Bellamy, King’s Spy, and Dorward, journalist, known to fame in every English-speaking country, stood before the double window of their spacious sitting-room, looking down upon the thoroughfare beneath.
fear
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From this reading Bellamy loved his country, and fear was gnawing at his heart.
forebodings
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From this reading Bellamy’s face was dark with forebodings; Dorward was irritated and nervous.
gnawing
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From this reading Bellamy loved his country, and fear was gnawing at his heart.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Failure was a new thing to him—a thing which those behind the great journals which he represented understood less, even, than he.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Failure was a new thing to him—a thing which those behind the great journals which he represented understood less, even, than he.
heart
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From this reading Bellamy loved his country, and fear was gnawing at his heart.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Failure was a new thing to him—a thing which those behind the great journals which he represented understood less, even, than he.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bellamy loved his country, and fear was gnawing at his heart.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bellamy, King’s Spy, and Dorward, journalist, known to fame in every English-speaking country, stood before the double window of their spacious sitting-room, looking down upon the thoroughfare beneath.
irritated
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From this reading Bellamy’s face was dark with forebodings; Dorward was irritated and nervous.
journalist
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From this reading Bellamy, King’s Spy, and Dorward, journalist, known to fame in every English-speaking country, stood before the double window of their spacious sitting-room, looking down upon the thoroughfare beneath.
journals
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From this reading Failure was a new thing to him—a thing which those behind the great journals which he represented understood less, even, than he.
King's
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From this reading Bellamy, King’s Spy, and Dorward, journalist, known to fame in every English-speaking country, stood before the double window of their spacious sitting-room, looking down upon the thoroughfare beneath.
known
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From this reading Bellamy, King’s Spy, and Dorward, journalist, known to fame in every English-speaking country, stood before the double window of their spacious sitting-room, looking down upon the thoroughfare beneath.
laboring
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From this reading Both men were laboring under a bitter sense of failure.
less
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From this reading Failure was a new thing to him—a thing which those behind the great journals which he represented understood less, even, than he.
looking
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From this reading Bellamy, King’s Spy, and Dorward, journalist, known to fame in every English-speaking country, stood before the double window of their spacious sitting-room, looking down upon the thoroughfare beneath.
loved
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From this reading Bellamy loved his country, and fear was gnawing at his heart.
men
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From this reading Both men were laboring under a bitter sense of failure.
nervous
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From this reading Bellamy’s face was dark with forebodings; Dorward was irritated and nervous.
new
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From this reading Failure was a new thing to him—a thing which those behind the great journals which he represented understood less, even, than he.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bellamy, King’s Spy, and Dorward, journalist, known to fame in every English-speaking country, stood before the double window of their spacious sitting-room, looking down upon the thoroughfare beneath.
represented
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From this reading Failure was a new thing to him—a thing which those behind the great journals which he represented understood less, even, than he.
sense
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From this reading Both men were laboring under a bitter sense of failure.
sitting-room
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From this reading Bellamy, King’s Spy, and Dorward, journalist, known to fame in every English-speaking country, stood before the double window of their spacious sitting-room, looking down upon the thoroughfare beneath.
spacious
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From this reading Bellamy, King’s Spy, and Dorward, journalist, known to fame in every English-speaking country, stood before the double window of their spacious sitting-room, looking down upon the thoroughfare beneath.
Spy
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From this reading Bellamy, King’s Spy, and Dorward, journalist, known to fame in every English-speaking country, stood before the double window of their spacious sitting-room, looking down upon the thoroughfare beneath.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bellamy, King’s Spy, and Dorward, journalist, known to fame in every English-speaking country, stood before the double window of their spacious sitting-room, looking down upon the thoroughfare beneath.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Failure was a new thing to him—a thing which those behind the great journals which he represented understood less, even, than he.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bellamy, King’s Spy, and Dorward, journalist, known to fame in every English-speaking country, stood before the double window of their spacious sitting-room, looking down upon the thoroughfare beneath.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Bellamy, King’s Spy, and Dorward, journalist, known to fame in every English-speaking country, stood before the double window of their spacious sitting-room, looking down upon the thoroughfare beneath.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Failure was a new thing to him—a thing which those behind the great journals which he represented understood less, even, than he.
thoroughfare
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From this reading Bellamy, King’s Spy, and Dorward, journalist, known to fame in every English-speaking country, stood before the double window of their spacious sitting-room, looking down upon the thoroughfare beneath.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Failure was a new thing to him—a thing which those behind the great journals which he represented understood less, even, than he.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bellamy, King’s Spy, and Dorward, journalist, known to fame in every English-speaking country, stood before the double window of their spacious sitting-room, looking down upon the thoroughfare beneath.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Both men were laboring under a bitter sense of failure.
understood
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From this reading Failure was a new thing to him—a thing which those behind the great journals which he represented understood less, even, than he.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Bellamy, King’s Spy, and Dorward, journalist, known to fame in every English-speaking country, stood before the double window of their spacious sitting-room, looking down upon the thoroughfare beneath.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bellamy’s face was dark with forebodings; Dorward was irritated and nervous.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Both men were laboring under a bitter sense of failure.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Failure was a new thing to him—a thing which those behind the great journals which he represented understood less, even, than he.
window
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From this reading Bellamy, King’s Spy, and Dorward, journalist, known to fame in every English-speaking country, stood before the double window of their spacious sitting-room, looking down upon the thoroughfare beneath.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Bellamy’s face was dark with forebodings; Dorward was irritated and nervous.
