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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 If ever a man leaped across time into the raw, red drama and tragedy of the primitive and the medieval melodrama of sentiment and passion of the New World Latin, Francis Morgan was destined to be that man, and Destiny was very immediate upon him.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading If ever a man leaped across time into the raw, red drama and tragedy of the primitive and the medieval melodrama of sentiment and passion of the New World Latin, Francis Morgan was destined to be that man, and Destiny was very immediate upon him.
affairs
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From this reading A late breakfast of fruit and cereal had occurred along the route to the library—the austerely elegant room from which his father, toward the last, had directed vast and manifold affairs.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading A late breakfast of fruit and cereal had occurred along the route to the library—the austerely elegant room from which his father, toward the last, had directed vast and manifold affairs.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If ever a man leaped across time into the raw, red drama and tragedy of the primitive and the medieval melodrama of sentiment and passion of the New World Latin, Francis Morgan was destined to be that man, and Destiny was very immediate upon him.
astir
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From this reading Yet he was lazily unaware that aught in the world was stirring, and was scarcely astir himself.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A late night at bridge had necessitated a late rising.
aught
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From this reading Yet he was lazily unaware that aught in the world was stirring, and was scarcely astir himself.
austerely
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From this reading A late breakfast of fruit and cereal had occurred along the route to the library—the austerely elegant room from which his father, toward the last, had directed vast and manifold affairs.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If ever a man leaped across time into the raw, red drama and tragedy of the primitive and the medieval melodrama of sentiment and passion of the New World Latin, Francis Morgan was destined to be that man, and Destiny was very immediate upon him.
breakfast
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From this reading A late breakfast of fruit and cereal had occurred along the route to the library—the austerely elegant room from which his father, toward the last, had directed vast and manifold affairs.
bridge
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From this reading A late night at bridge had necessitated a late rising.
cereal
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From this reading A late breakfast of fruit and cereal had occurred along the route to the library—the austerely elegant room from which his father, toward the last, had directed vast and manifold affairs.
destined
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From this reading If ever a man leaped across time into the raw, red drama and tragedy of the primitive and the medieval melodrama of sentiment and passion of the New World Latin, Francis Morgan was destined to be that man, and Destiny was very immediate upon him.
Destiny
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From this reading If ever a man leaped across time into the raw, red drama and tragedy of the primitive and the medieval melodrama of sentiment and passion of the New World Latin, Francis Morgan was destined to be that man, and Destiny was very immediate upon him.
directed
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From this reading A late breakfast of fruit and cereal had occurred along the route to the library—the austerely elegant room from which his father, toward the last, had directed vast and manifold affairs.
drama
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From this reading If ever a man leaped across time into the raw, red drama and tragedy of the primitive and the medieval melodrama of sentiment and passion of the New World Latin, Francis Morgan was destined to be that man, and Destiny was very immediate upon him.
elegant
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From this reading A late breakfast of fruit and cereal had occurred along the route to the library—the austerely elegant room from which his father, toward the last, had directed vast and manifold affairs.
Events
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From this reading Events happened very rapidly with Francis Morgan that late spring morning.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If ever a man leaped across time into the raw, red drama and tragedy of the primitive and the medieval melodrama of sentiment and passion of the New World Latin, Francis Morgan was destined to be that man, and Destiny was very immediate upon him.
father
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From this reading A late breakfast of fruit and cereal had occurred along the route to the library—the austerely elegant room from which his father, toward the last, had directed vast and manifold affairs.
Francis
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From this reading Events happened very rapidly with Francis Morgan that late spring morning.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A late breakfast of fruit and cereal had occurred along the route to the library—the austerely elegant room from which his father, toward the last, had directed vast and manifold affairs.
fruit
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From this reading A late breakfast of fruit and cereal had occurred along the route to the library—the austerely elegant room from which his father, toward the last, had directed vast and manifold affairs.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A late night at bridge had necessitated a late rising.
happened
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From this reading Events happened very rapidly with Francis Morgan that late spring morning.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet he was lazily unaware that aught in the world was stirring, and was scarcely astir himself.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If ever a man leaped across time into the raw, red drama and tragedy of the primitive and the medieval melodrama of sentiment and passion of the New World Latin, Francis Morgan was destined to be that man, and Destiny was very immediate upon him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Yet he was lazily unaware that aught in the world was stirring, and was scarcely astir himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A late breakfast of fruit and cereal had occurred along the route to the library—the austerely elegant room from which his father, toward the last, had directed vast and manifold affairs.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If ever a man leaped across time into the raw, red drama and tragedy of the primitive and the medieval melodrama of sentiment and passion of the New World Latin, Francis Morgan was destined to be that man, and Destiny was very immediate upon him.
immediate
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From this reading If ever a man leaped across time into the raw, red drama and tragedy of the primitive and the medieval melodrama of sentiment and passion of the New World Latin, Francis Morgan was destined to be that man, and Destiny was very immediate upon him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yet he was lazily unaware that aught in the world was stirring, and was scarcely astir himself.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading If ever a man leaped across time into the raw, red drama and tragedy of the primitive and the medieval melodrama of sentiment and passion of the New World Latin, Francis Morgan was destined to be that man, and Destiny was very immediate upon him.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A late breakfast of fruit and cereal had occurred along the route to the library—the austerely elegant room from which his father, toward the last, had directed vast and manifold affairs.
late
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From this reading Events happened very rapidly with Francis Morgan that late spring morning.
Latin
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From this reading If ever a man leaped across time into the raw, red drama and tragedy of the primitive and the medieval melodrama of sentiment and passion of the New World Latin, Francis Morgan was destined to be that man, and Destiny was very immediate upon him.
lazily
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From this reading Yet he was lazily unaware that aught in the world was stirring, and was scarcely astir himself.
leaped
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From this reading If ever a man leaped across time into the raw, red drama and tragedy of the primitive and the medieval melodrama of sentiment and passion of the New World Latin, Francis Morgan was destined to be that man, and Destiny was very immediate upon him.
library
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From this reading A late breakfast of fruit and cereal had occurred along the route to the library—the austerely elegant room from which his father, toward the last, had directed vast and manifold affairs.
man
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From this reading If ever a man leaped across time into the raw, red drama and tragedy of the primitive and the medieval melodrama of sentiment and passion of the New World Latin, Francis Morgan was destined to be that man, and Destiny was very immediate upon him.
manifold
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From this reading A late breakfast of fruit and cereal had occurred along the route to the library—the austerely elegant room from which his father, toward the last, had directed vast and manifold affairs.
medieval
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From this reading If ever a man leaped across time into the raw, red drama and tragedy of the primitive and the medieval melodrama of sentiment and passion of the New World Latin, Francis Morgan was destined to be that man, and Destiny was very immediate upon him.
melodrama
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From this reading If ever a man leaped across time into the raw, red drama and tragedy of the primitive and the medieval melodrama of sentiment and passion of the New World Latin, Francis Morgan was destined to be that man, and Destiny was very immediate upon him.
Morgan
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From this reading Events happened very rapidly with Francis Morgan that late spring morning.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Events happened very rapidly with Francis Morgan that late spring morning.
necessitated
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From this reading A late night at bridge had necessitated a late rising.
New
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From this reading If ever a man leaped across time into the raw, red drama and tragedy of the primitive and the medieval melodrama of sentiment and passion of the New World Latin, Francis Morgan was destined to be that man, and Destiny was very immediate upon him.
night
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From this reading A late night at bridge had necessitated a late rising.
occurred
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From this reading A late breakfast of fruit and cereal had occurred along the route to the library—the austerely elegant room from which his father, toward the last, had directed vast and manifold affairs.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If ever a man leaped across time into the raw, red drama and tragedy of the primitive and the medieval melodrama of sentiment and passion of the New World Latin, Francis Morgan was destined to be that man, and Destiny was very immediate upon him.
passion
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From this reading If ever a man leaped across time into the raw, red drama and tragedy of the primitive and the medieval melodrama of sentiment and passion of the New World Latin, Francis Morgan was destined to be that man, and Destiny was very immediate upon him.
primitive
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From this reading If ever a man leaped across time into the raw, red drama and tragedy of the primitive and the medieval melodrama of sentiment and passion of the New World Latin, Francis Morgan was destined to be that man, and Destiny was very immediate upon him.
rapidly
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From this reading Events happened very rapidly with Francis Morgan that late spring morning.
raw
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From this reading If ever a man leaped across time into the raw, red drama and tragedy of the primitive and the medieval melodrama of sentiment and passion of the New World Latin, Francis Morgan was destined to be that man, and Destiny was very immediate upon him.
red
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From this reading If ever a man leaped across time into the raw, red drama and tragedy of the primitive and the medieval melodrama of sentiment and passion of the New World Latin, Francis Morgan was destined to be that man, and Destiny was very immediate upon him.
rising
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From this reading A late night at bridge had necessitated a late rising.
room
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From this reading A late breakfast of fruit and cereal had occurred along the route to the library—the austerely elegant room from which his father, toward the last, had directed vast and manifold affairs.
route
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From this reading A late breakfast of fruit and cereal had occurred along the route to the library—the austerely elegant room from which his father, toward the last, had directed vast and manifold affairs.
scarcely
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From this reading Yet he was lazily unaware that aught in the world was stirring, and was scarcely astir himself.
sentiment
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From this reading If ever a man leaped across time into the raw, red drama and tragedy of the primitive and the medieval melodrama of sentiment and passion of the New World Latin, Francis Morgan was destined to be that man, and Destiny was very immediate upon him.
spring
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From this reading Events happened very rapidly with Francis Morgan that late spring morning.
stirring
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From this reading Yet he was lazily unaware that aught in the world was stirring, and was scarcely astir himself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Events happened very rapidly with Francis Morgan that late spring morning.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If ever a man leaped across time into the raw, red drama and tragedy of the primitive and the medieval melodrama of sentiment and passion of the New World Latin, Francis Morgan was destined to be that man, and Destiny was very immediate upon him.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If ever a man leaped across time into the raw, red drama and tragedy of the primitive and the medieval melodrama of sentiment and passion of the New World Latin, Francis Morgan was destined to be that man, and Destiny was very immediate upon him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If ever a man leaped across time into the raw, red drama and tragedy of the primitive and the medieval melodrama of sentiment and passion of the New World Latin, Francis Morgan was destined to be that man, and Destiny was very immediate upon him.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading A late breakfast of fruit and cereal had occurred along the route to the library—the austerely elegant room from which his father, toward the last, had directed vast and manifold affairs.
tragedy
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From this reading If ever a man leaped across time into the raw, red drama and tragedy of the primitive and the medieval melodrama of sentiment and passion of the New World Latin, Francis Morgan was destined to be that man, and Destiny was very immediate upon him.
unaware
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From this reading Yet he was lazily unaware that aught in the world was stirring, and was scarcely astir himself.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading If ever a man leaped across time into the raw, red drama and tragedy of the primitive and the medieval melodrama of sentiment and passion of the New World Latin, Francis Morgan was destined to be that man, and Destiny was very immediate upon him.
vast
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From this reading A late breakfast of fruit and cereal had occurred along the route to the library—the austerely elegant room from which his father, toward the last, had directed vast and manifold affairs.
very
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From this reading Events happened very rapidly with Francis Morgan that late spring morning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If ever a man leaped across time into the raw, red drama and tragedy of the primitive and the medieval melodrama of sentiment and passion of the New World Latin, Francis Morgan was destined to be that man, and Destiny was very immediate upon him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A late breakfast of fruit and cereal had occurred along the route to the library—the austerely elegant room from which his father, toward the last, had directed vast and manifold affairs.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Events happened very rapidly with Francis Morgan that late spring morning.
World
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From this reading If ever a man leaped across time into the raw, red drama and tragedy of the primitive and the medieval melodrama of sentiment and passion of the New World Latin, Francis Morgan was destined to be that man, and Destiny was very immediate upon him.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet he was lazily unaware that aught in the world was stirring, and was scarcely astir himself.
