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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 I waited also, spending the days sadly, but giving up hope, and consequently in a state of anxiety less painful.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Derwent had not yet returned, and I could understand perfectly why he waited, uneasy for further news, or at least for some explanation of that which we had already heard.
also
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From this reading I waited also, spending the days sadly, but giving up hope, and consequently in a state of anxiety less painful.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Derwent had not yet returned, and I could understand perfectly why he waited, uneasy for further news, or at least for some explanation of that which we had already heard.
anonymous
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From this reading The child could not and would not understand how the bravest may perish by some anonymous undistinguished shot, as well as the coward; nor believe that “Bertie had died for nothing,” as he said.
anxiety
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From this reading I waited also, spending the days sadly, but giving up hope, and consequently in a state of anxiety less painful.
arms
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From this reading Sometimes, indeed, Derwie thrust me back into my fever of suspense by his oft-repeated wonder that there should be no news yet of that feat of arms which had cost Bertie his life.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The child could not and would not understand how the bravest may perish by some anonymous undistinguished shot, as well as the coward; nor believe that “Bertie had died for nothing,” as he said.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Derwent had not yet returned, and I could understand perfectly why he waited, uneasy for further news, or at least for some explanation of that which we had already heard.
back
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From this reading Sometimes, indeed, Derwie thrust me back into my fever of suspense by his oft-repeated wonder that there should be no news yet of that feat of arms which had cost Bertie his life.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Sometimes, indeed, Derwie thrust me back into my fever of suspense by his oft-repeated wonder that there should be no news yet of that feat of arms which had cost Bertie his life.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The child could not and would not understand how the bravest may perish by some anonymous undistinguished shot, as well as the coward; nor believe that “Bertie had died for nothing,” as he said.
Bertie
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bravest
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From this reading The child could not and would not understand how the bravest may perish by some anonymous undistinguished shot, as well as the coward; nor believe that “Bertie had died for nothing,” as he said.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I waited also, spending the days sadly, but giving up hope, and consequently in a state of anxiety less painful.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Sometimes, indeed, Derwie thrust me back into my fever of suspense by his oft-repeated wonder that there should be no news yet of that feat of arms which had cost Bertie his life.
calm
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From this reading And sometimes that name which Maurice Harley pointed out to me wavered through my memory for hours together, and upset my calm.
child
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From this reading The child could not and would not understand how the bravest may perish by some anonymous undistinguished shot, as well as the coward; nor believe that “Bertie had died for nothing,” as he said.
consequently
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From this reading I waited also, spending the days sadly, but giving up hope, and consequently in a state of anxiety less painful.
cost
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From this reading Sometimes, indeed, Derwie thrust me back into my fever of suspense by his oft-repeated wonder that there should be no news yet of that feat of arms which had cost Bertie his life.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Derwent had not yet returned, and I could understand perfectly why he waited, uneasy for further news, or at least for some explanation of that which we had already heard.
coward
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From this reading The child could not and would not understand how the bravest may perish by some anonymous undistinguished shot, as well as the coward; nor believe that “Bertie had died for nothing,” as he said.
days
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From this reading I waited also, spending the days sadly, but giving up hope, and consequently in a state of anxiety less painful.
Derwent
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From this reading Derwent had not yet returned, and I could understand perfectly why he waited, uneasy for further news, or at least for some explanation of that which we had already heard.
Derwie
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From this reading Sometimes, indeed, Derwie thrust me back into my fever of suspense by his oft-repeated wonder that there should be no news yet of that feat of arms which had cost Bertie his life.
died
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From this reading The child could not and would not understand how the bravest may perish by some anonymous undistinguished shot, as well as the coward; nor believe that “Bertie had died for nothing,” as he said.
explanation
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From this reading Derwent had not yet returned, and I could understand perfectly why he waited, uneasy for further news, or at least for some explanation of that which we had already heard.
feat
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From this reading Sometimes, indeed, Derwie thrust me back into my fever of suspense by his oft-repeated wonder that there should be no news yet of that feat of arms which had cost Bertie his life.
fever
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From this reading Sometimes, indeed, Derwie thrust me back into my fever of suspense by his oft-repeated wonder that there should be no news yet of that feat of arms which had cost Bertie his life.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Derwent had not yet returned, and I could understand perfectly why he waited, uneasy for further news, or at least for some explanation of that which we had already heard.
further
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From this reading Derwent had not yet returned, and I could understand perfectly why he waited, uneasy for further news, or at least for some explanation of that which we had already heard.
giving
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From this reading I waited also, spending the days sadly, but giving up hope, and consequently in a state of anxiety less painful.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Derwent had not yet returned, and I could understand perfectly why he waited, uneasy for further news, or at least for some explanation of that which we had already heard.
Harley
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From this reading And sometimes that name which Maurice Harley pointed out to me wavered through my memory for hours together, and upset my calm.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Derwent had not yet returned, and I could understand perfectly why he waited, uneasy for further news, or at least for some explanation of that which we had already heard.
heard
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From this reading Derwent had not yet returned, and I could understand perfectly why he waited, uneasy for further news, or at least for some explanation of that which we had already heard.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sometimes, indeed, Derwie thrust me back into my fever of suspense by his oft-repeated wonder that there should be no news yet of that feat of arms which had cost Bertie his life.
hope
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From this reading I waited also, spending the days sadly, but giving up hope, and consequently in a state of anxiety less painful.
hours
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From this reading And sometimes that name which Maurice Harley pointed out to me wavered through my memory for hours together, and upset my calm.
how
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From this reading The child could not and would not understand how the bravest may perish by some anonymous undistinguished shot, as well as the coward; nor believe that “Bertie had died for nothing,” as he said.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Derwent had not yet returned, and I could understand perfectly why he waited, uneasy for further news, or at least for some explanation of that which we had already heard.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I waited also, spending the days sadly, but giving up hope, and consequently in a state of anxiety less painful.
indeed
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From this reading Sometimes, indeed, Derwie thrust me back into my fever of suspense by his oft-repeated wonder that there should be no news yet of that feat of arms which had cost Bertie his life.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Sometimes, indeed, Derwie thrust me back into my fever of suspense by his oft-repeated wonder that there should be no news yet of that feat of arms which had cost Bertie his life.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Derwent had not yet returned, and I could understand perfectly why he waited, uneasy for further news, or at least for some explanation of that which we had already heard.
less
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From this reading I waited also, spending the days sadly, but giving up hope, and consequently in a state of anxiety less painful.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes, indeed, Derwie thrust me back into my fever of suspense by his oft-repeated wonder that there should be no news yet of that feat of arms which had cost Bertie his life.
Maurice
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From this reading And sometimes that name which Maurice Harley pointed out to me wavered through my memory for hours together, and upset my calm.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The child could not and would not understand how the bravest may perish by some anonymous undistinguished shot, as well as the coward; nor believe that “Bertie had died for nothing,” as he said.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sometimes, indeed, Derwie thrust me back into my fever of suspense by his oft-repeated wonder that there should be no news yet of that feat of arms which had cost Bertie his life.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading And sometimes that name which Maurice Harley pointed out to me wavered through my memory for hours together, and upset my calm.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Sometimes, indeed, Derwie thrust me back into my fever of suspense by his oft-repeated wonder that there should be no news yet of that feat of arms which had cost Bertie his life.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And sometimes that name which Maurice Harley pointed out to me wavered through my memory for hours together, and upset my calm.
news
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From this reading Derwent had not yet returned, and I could understand perfectly why he waited, uneasy for further news, or at least for some explanation of that which we had already heard.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Sometimes, indeed, Derwie thrust me back into my fever of suspense by his oft-repeated wonder that there should be no news yet of that feat of arms which had cost Bertie his life.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The child could not and would not understand how the bravest may perish by some anonymous undistinguished shot, as well as the coward; nor believe that “Bertie had died for nothing,” as he said.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Derwent had not yet returned, and I could understand perfectly why he waited, uneasy for further news, or at least for some explanation of that which we had already heard.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The child could not and would not understand how the bravest may perish by some anonymous undistinguished shot, as well as the coward; nor believe that “Bertie had died for nothing,” as he said.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Derwent had not yet returned, and I could understand perfectly why he waited, uneasy for further news, or at least for some explanation of that which we had already heard.
oft-repeated
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From this reading Sometimes, indeed, Derwie thrust me back into my fever of suspense by his oft-repeated wonder that there should be no news yet of that feat of arms which had cost Bertie his life.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Derwent had not yet returned, and I could understand perfectly why he waited, uneasy for further news, or at least for some explanation of that which we had already heard.
out
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From this reading And sometimes that name which Maurice Harley pointed out to me wavered through my memory for hours together, and upset my calm.
painful
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From this reading I waited also, spending the days sadly, but giving up hope, and consequently in a state of anxiety less painful.
perfectly
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From this reading Derwent had not yet returned, and I could understand perfectly why he waited, uneasy for further news, or at least for some explanation of that which we had already heard.
perish
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From this reading The child could not and would not understand how the bravest may perish by some anonymous undistinguished shot, as well as the coward; nor believe that “Bertie had died for nothing,” as he said.
pointed
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From this reading And sometimes that name which Maurice Harley pointed out to me wavered through my memory for hours together, and upset my calm.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Derwent had not yet returned, and I could understand perfectly why he waited, uneasy for further news, or at least for some explanation of that which we had already heard.
sadly
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From this reading I waited also, spending the days sadly, but giving up hope, and consequently in a state of anxiety less painful.
said
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From this reading The child could not and would not understand how the bravest may perish by some anonymous undistinguished shot, as well as the coward; nor believe that “Bertie had died for nothing,” as he said.
shot
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From this reading The child could not and would not understand how the bravest may perish by some anonymous undistinguished shot, as well as the coward; nor believe that “Bertie had died for nothing,” as he said.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Sometimes, indeed, Derwie thrust me back into my fever of suspense by his oft-repeated wonder that there should be no news yet of that feat of arms which had cost Bertie his life.
some
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From this reading Derwent had not yet returned, and I could understand perfectly why he waited, uneasy for further news, or at least for some explanation of that which we had already heard.
Sometimes
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From this reading Sometimes, indeed, Derwie thrust me back into my fever of suspense by his oft-repeated wonder that there should be no news yet of that feat of arms which had cost Bertie his life.
spendingnounUS /ˈspending/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I waited also, spending the days sadly, but giving up hope, and consequently in a state of anxiety less painful.
state
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From this reading I waited also, spending the days sadly, but giving up hope, and consequently in a state of anxiety less painful.
suspense
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From this reading Sometimes, indeed, Derwie thrust me back into my fever of suspense by his oft-repeated wonder that there should be no news yet of that feat of arms which had cost Bertie his life.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Derwent had not yet returned, and I could understand perfectly why he waited, uneasy for further news, or at least for some explanation of that which we had already heard.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I waited also, spending the days sadly, but giving up hope, and consequently in a state of anxiety less painful.
there
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From this reading Sometimes, indeed, Derwie thrust me back into my fever of suspense by his oft-repeated wonder that there should be no news yet of that feat of arms which had cost Bertie his life.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And sometimes that name which Maurice Harley pointed out to me wavered through my memory for hours together, and upset my calm.
thrust
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From this reading Sometimes, indeed, Derwie thrust me back into my fever of suspense by his oft-repeated wonder that there should be no news yet of that feat of arms which had cost Bertie his life.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And sometimes that name which Maurice Harley pointed out to me wavered through my memory for hours together, and upset my calm.
together
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From this reading And sometimes that name which Maurice Harley pointed out to me wavered through my memory for hours together, and upset my calm.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Derwent had not yet returned, and I could understand perfectly why he waited, uneasy for further news, or at least for some explanation of that which we had already heard.
undistinguished
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From this reading The child could not and would not understand how the bravest may perish by some anonymous undistinguished shot, as well as the coward; nor believe that “Bertie had died for nothing,” as he said.
uneasy
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From this reading Derwent had not yet returned, and I could understand perfectly why he waited, uneasy for further news, or at least for some explanation of that which we had already heard.
up
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From this reading I waited also, spending the days sadly, but giving up hope, and consequently in a state of anxiety less painful.
upset
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From this reading And sometimes that name which Maurice Harley pointed out to me wavered through my memory for hours together, and upset my calm.
waited
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From this reading Derwent had not yet returned, and I could understand perfectly why he waited, uneasy for further news, or at least for some explanation of that which we had already heard.
wavered
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From this reading And sometimes that name which Maurice Harley pointed out to me wavered through my memory for hours together, and upset my calm.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Derwent had not yet returned, and I could understand perfectly why he waited, uneasy for further news, or at least for some explanation of that which we had already heard.
well
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From this reading The child could not and would not understand how the bravest may perish by some anonymous undistinguished shot, as well as the coward; nor believe that “Bertie had died for nothing,” as he said.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Derwent had not yet returned, and I could understand perfectly why he waited, uneasy for further news, or at least for some explanation of that which we had already heard.
why
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From this reading Derwent had not yet returned, and I could understand perfectly why he waited, uneasy for further news, or at least for some explanation of that which we had already heard.
wonder
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From this reading Sometimes, indeed, Derwie thrust me back into my fever of suspense by his oft-repeated wonder that there should be no news yet of that feat of arms which had cost Bertie his life.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The child could not and would not understand how the bravest may perish by some anonymous undistinguished shot, as well as the coward; nor believe that “Bertie had died for nothing,” as he said.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Derwent had not yet returned, and I could understand perfectly why he waited, uneasy for further news, or at least for some explanation of that which we had already heard.
