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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 That array of facts which a judge and jury of his countrymen would hug to their bosoms as so many pearls they could positively hold in their hands he would disperse with a touch of his wand.
air
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From this reading The world is full of great masterpieces that have been created out of nothing, haunting and beautiful things which have been spun by genius out of the air.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was with an ill-concealed joy that he shed the lime-light of paradox on each point that presented itself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That array of facts which a judge and jury of his countrymen would hug to their bosoms as so many pearls they could positively hold in their hands he would disperse with a touch of his wand.
appeared
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array
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From this reading That array of facts which a judge and jury of his countrymen would hug to their bosoms as so many pearls they could positively hold in their hands he would disperse with a touch of his wand.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That array of facts which a judge and jury of his countrymen would hug to their bosoms as so many pearls they could positively hold in their hands he would disperse with a touch of his wand.
average
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away
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From this reading Before the ingenuity of this keen intelligence those obstacles which were bristling everywhere in the case, which to the average mind would have appeared insurmountable, began rapidly to melt away.
beautiful
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From this reading The world is full of great masterpieces that have been created out of nothing, haunting and beautiful things which have been spun by genius out of the air.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The world is full of great masterpieces that have been created out of nothing, haunting and beautiful things which have been spun by genius out of the air.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before the ingenuity of this keen intelligence those obstacles which were bristling everywhere in the case, which to the average mind would have appeared insurmountable, began rapidly to melt away.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before the ingenuity of this keen intelligence those obstacles which were bristling everywhere in the case, which to the average mind would have appeared insurmountable, began rapidly to melt away.
bosoms
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From this reading That array of facts which a judge and jury of his countrymen would hug to their bosoms as so many pearls they could positively hold in their hands he would disperse with a touch of his wand.
bristling
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From this reading Before the ingenuity of this keen intelligence those obstacles which were bristling everywhere in the case, which to the average mind would have appeared insurmountable, began rapidly to melt away.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The world is full of great masterpieces that have been created out of nothing, haunting and beautiful things which have been spun by genius out of the air.
case
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From this reading Before the ingenuity of this keen intelligence those obstacles which were bristling everywhere in the case, which to the average mind would have appeared insurmountable, began rapidly to melt away.
cost
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From this reading In the ripeness of his talent he foresaw that it would cost him no labor to demolish the evidence, to turn it inside out.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading That array of facts which a judge and jury of his countrymen would hug to their bosoms as so many pearls they could positively hold in their hands he would disperse with a touch of his wand.
countrymen
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created
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From this reading The world is full of great masterpieces that have been created out of nothing, haunting and beautiful things which have been spun by genius out of the air.
demolish
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From this reading In the ripeness of his talent he foresaw that it would cost him no labor to demolish the evidence, to turn it inside out.
disperse
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From this reading That array of facts which a judge and jury of his countrymen would hug to their bosoms as so many pearls they could positively hold in their hands he would disperse with a touch of his wand.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading It was with an ill-concealed joy that he shed the lime-light of paradox on each point that presented itself.
everywhere
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From this reading Before the ingenuity of this keen intelligence those obstacles which were bristling everywhere in the case, which to the average mind would have appeared insurmountable, began rapidly to melt away.
evidence
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From this reading In the ripeness of his talent he foresaw that it would cost him no labor to demolish the evidence, to turn it inside out.
facts
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From this reading That array of facts which a judge and jury of his countrymen would hug to their bosoms as so many pearls they could positively hold in their hands he would disperse with a touch of his wand.
foresaw
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From this reading In the ripeness of his talent he foresaw that it would cost him no labor to demolish the evidence, to turn it inside out.
full
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From this reading The world is full of great masterpieces that have been created out of nothing, haunting and beautiful things which have been spun by genius out of the air.
genius
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From this reading The world is full of great masterpieces that have been created out of nothing, haunting and beautiful things which have been spun by genius out of the air.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The world is full of great masterpieces that have been created out of nothing, haunting and beautiful things which have been spun by genius out of the air.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading That array of facts which a judge and jury of his countrymen would hug to their bosoms as so many pearls they could positively hold in their hands he would disperse with a touch of his wand.
haunting
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From this reading The world is full of great masterpieces that have been created out of nothing, haunting and beautiful things which have been spun by genius out of the air.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Before the ingenuity of this keen intelligence those obstacles which were bristling everywhere in the case, which to the average mind would have appeared insurmountable, began rapidly to melt away.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was with an ill-concealed joy that he shed the lime-light of paradox on each point that presented itself.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the ripeness of his talent he foresaw that it would cost him no labor to demolish the evidence, to turn it inside out.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That array of facts which a judge and jury of his countrymen would hug to their bosoms as so many pearls they could positively hold in their hands he would disperse with a touch of his wand.
hold
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From this reading That array of facts which a judge and jury of his countrymen would hug to their bosoms as so many pearls they could positively hold in their hands he would disperse with a touch of his wand.
hug
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From this reading That array of facts which a judge and jury of his countrymen would hug to their bosoms as so many pearls they could positively hold in their hands he would disperse with a touch of his wand.
ill-concealed
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From this reading It was with an ill-concealed joy that he shed the lime-light of paradox on each point that presented itself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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ingenuity
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From this reading Before the ingenuity of this keen intelligence those obstacles which were bristling everywhere in the case, which to the average mind would have appeared insurmountable, began rapidly to melt away.
inside
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From this reading In the ripeness of his talent he foresaw that it would cost him no labor to demolish the evidence, to turn it inside out.
insurmountable
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From this reading Before the ingenuity of this keen intelligence those obstacles which were bristling everywhere in the case, which to the average mind would have appeared insurmountable, began rapidly to melt away.
intelligence
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From this reading Before the ingenuity of this keen intelligence those obstacles which were bristling everywhere in the case, which to the average mind would have appeared insurmountable, began rapidly to melt away.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The world is full of great masterpieces that have been created out of nothing, haunting and beautiful things which have been spun by genius out of the air.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was with an ill-concealed joy that he shed the lime-light of paradox on each point that presented itself.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was with an ill-concealed joy that he shed the lime-light of paradox on each point that presented itself.
joy
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From this reading It was with an ill-concealed joy that he shed the lime-light of paradox on each point that presented itself.
judge
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From this reading That array of facts which a judge and jury of his countrymen would hug to their bosoms as so many pearls they could positively hold in their hands he would disperse with a touch of his wand.
jury
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From this reading That array of facts which a judge and jury of his countrymen would hug to their bosoms as so many pearls they could positively hold in their hands he would disperse with a touch of his wand.
keen
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From this reading Before the ingenuity of this keen intelligence those obstacles which were bristling everywhere in the case, which to the average mind would have appeared insurmountable, began rapidly to melt away.
labor
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From this reading In the ripeness of his talent he foresaw that it would cost him no labor to demolish the evidence, to turn it inside out.
lime-light
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From this reading It was with an ill-concealed joy that he shed the lime-light of paradox on each point that presented itself.
many
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From this reading That array of facts which a judge and jury of his countrymen would hug to their bosoms as so many pearls they could positively hold in their hands he would disperse with a touch of his wand.
masterpieces
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From this reading The world is full of great masterpieces that have been created out of nothing, haunting and beautiful things which have been spun by genius out of the air.
melt
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From this reading Before the ingenuity of this keen intelligence those obstacles which were bristling everywhere in the case, which to the average mind would have appeared insurmountable, began rapidly to melt away.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before the ingenuity of this keen intelligence those obstacles which were bristling everywhere in the case, which to the average mind would have appeared insurmountable, began rapidly to melt away.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading In the ripeness of his talent he foresaw that it would cost him no labor to demolish the evidence, to turn it inside out.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The world is full of great masterpieces that have been created out of nothing, haunting and beautiful things which have been spun by genius out of the air.
obstacles
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From this reading Before the ingenuity of this keen intelligence those obstacles which were bristling everywhere in the case, which to the average mind would have appeared insurmountable, began rapidly to melt away.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Before the ingenuity of this keen intelligence those obstacles which were bristling everywhere in the case, which to the average mind would have appeared insurmountable, began rapidly to melt away.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was with an ill-concealed joy that he shed the lime-light of paradox on each point that presented itself.
out
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From this reading In the ripeness of his talent he foresaw that it would cost him no labor to demolish the evidence, to turn it inside out.
paradox
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From this reading It was with an ill-concealed joy that he shed the lime-light of paradox on each point that presented itself.
pearls
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From this reading That array of facts which a judge and jury of his countrymen would hug to their bosoms as so many pearls they could positively hold in their hands he would disperse with a touch of his wand.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading It was with an ill-concealed joy that he shed the lime-light of paradox on each point that presented itself.
positively
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From this reading That array of facts which a judge and jury of his countrymen would hug to their bosoms as so many pearls they could positively hold in their hands he would disperse with a touch of his wand.
presented
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From this reading It was with an ill-concealed joy that he shed the lime-light of paradox on each point that presented itself.
rapidly
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From this reading Before the ingenuity of this keen intelligence those obstacles which were bristling everywhere in the case, which to the average mind would have appeared insurmountable, began rapidly to melt away.
ripeness
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From this reading In the ripeness of his talent he foresaw that it would cost him no labor to demolish the evidence, to turn it inside out.
shed
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From this reading It was with an ill-concealed joy that he shed the lime-light of paradox on each point that presented itself.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading That array of facts which a judge and jury of his countrymen would hug to their bosoms as so many pearls they could positively hold in their hands he would disperse with a touch of his wand.
spun
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From this reading The world is full of great masterpieces that have been created out of nothing, haunting and beautiful things which have been spun by genius out of the air.
talent
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From this reading In the ripeness of his talent he foresaw that it would cost him no labor to demolish the evidence, to turn it inside out.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was with an ill-concealed joy that he shed the lime-light of paradox on each point that presented itself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Before the ingenuity of this keen intelligence those obstacles which were bristling everywhere in the case, which to the average mind would have appeared insurmountable, began rapidly to melt away.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading That array of facts which a judge and jury of his countrymen would hug to their bosoms as so many pearls they could positively hold in their hands he would disperse with a touch of his wand.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That array of facts which a judge and jury of his countrymen would hug to their bosoms as so many pearls they could positively hold in their hands he would disperse with a touch of his wand.
things
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From this reading The world is full of great masterpieces that have been created out of nothing, haunting and beautiful things which have been spun by genius out of the air.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Before the ingenuity of this keen intelligence those obstacles which were bristling everywhere in the case, which to the average mind would have appeared insurmountable, began rapidly to melt away.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Before the ingenuity of this keen intelligence those obstacles which were bristling everywhere in the case, which to the average mind would have appeared insurmountable, began rapidly to melt away.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Before the ingenuity of this keen intelligence those obstacles which were bristling everywhere in the case, which to the average mind would have appeared insurmountable, began rapidly to melt away.
touch
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From this reading That array of facts which a judge and jury of his countrymen would hug to their bosoms as so many pearls they could positively hold in their hands he would disperse with a touch of his wand.
turn
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From this reading In the ripeness of his talent he foresaw that it would cost him no labor to demolish the evidence, to turn it inside out.
wand
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From this reading That array of facts which a judge and jury of his countrymen would hug to their bosoms as so many pearls they could positively hold in their hands he would disperse with a touch of his wand.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was with an ill-concealed joy that he shed the lime-light of paradox on each point that presented itself.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Before the ingenuity of this keen intelligence those obstacles which were bristling everywhere in the case, which to the average mind would have appeared insurmountable, began rapidly to melt away.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Before the ingenuity of this keen intelligence those obstacles which were bristling everywhere in the case, which to the average mind would have appeared insurmountable, began rapidly to melt away.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was with an ill-concealed joy that he shed the lime-light of paradox on each point that presented itself.
world
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From this reading The world is full of great masterpieces that have been created out of nothing, haunting and beautiful things which have been spun by genius out of the air.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Before the ingenuity of this keen intelligence those obstacles which were bristling everywhere in the case, which to the average mind would have appeared insurmountable, began rapidly to melt away.
