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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 ‘Suppressed or misdirected energy again, I suppose,’ he said in a low tone, respecting his companion’s emotion.
abruptly
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From this reading ‘And these mountain men,’ he asked abruptly, ‘do they still keep up their--practices?’
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Suppressed or misdirected energy again, I suppose,’ he said in a low tone, respecting his companion’s emotion.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘And these mountain men,’ he asked abruptly, ‘do they still keep up their--practices?’
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘And these mountain men,’ he asked abruptly, ‘do they still keep up their--practices?’
atmospherical
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From this reading This _joran_, for instance, invariably communicates something of its atmospherical energy to themselves.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ‘Turbulent moments of nature, storms and the like, stir them to clumsy rehearsals of once vital rituals--not entirely ineffective, even in their incompleteness, but dangerous for that very reason.
ceremonies
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From this reading ‘Their ceremonies, yes,’ corrected the other, master of himself again.
clumsyadjectiveUS /ˈklʌmzi/
awkward in movement or handling things
From this reading ‘Turbulent moments of nature, storms and the like, stir them to clumsy rehearsals of once vital rituals--not entirely ineffective, even in their incompleteness, but dangerous for that very reason.
communicates
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From this reading This _joran_, for instance, invariably communicates something of its atmospherical energy to themselves.
companion's
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From this reading ‘Suppressed or misdirected energy again, I suppose,’ he said in a low tone, respecting his companion’s emotion.
corrected
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From this reading ‘Their ceremonies, yes,’ corrected the other, master of himself again.
dangerous
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From this reading ‘Turbulent moments of nature, storms and the like, stir them to clumsy rehearsals of once vital rituals--not entirely ineffective, even in their incompleteness, but dangerous for that very reason.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading ‘And these mountain men,’ he asked abruptly, ‘do they still keep up their--practices?’
emotion
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From this reading ‘Suppressed or misdirected energy again, I suppose,’ he said in a low tone, respecting his companion’s emotion.
energy
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From this reading ‘Suppressed or misdirected energy again, I suppose,’ he said in a low tone, respecting his companion’s emotion.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ‘Turbulent moments of nature, storms and the like, stir them to clumsy rehearsals of once vital rituals--not entirely ineffective, even in their incompleteness, but dangerous for that very reason.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Turbulent moments of nature, storms and the like, stir them to clumsy rehearsals of once vital rituals--not entirely ineffective, even in their incompleteness, but dangerous for that very reason.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‘Turbulent moments of nature, storms and the like, stir them to clumsy rehearsals of once vital rituals--not entirely ineffective, even in their incompleteness, but dangerous for that very reason.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Suppressed or misdirected energy again, I suppose,’ he said in a low tone, respecting his companion’s emotion.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading ‘Their ceremonies, yes,’ corrected the other, master of himself again.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘Suppressed or misdirected energy again, I suppose,’ he said in a low tone, respecting his companion’s emotion.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘Suppressed or misdirected energy again, I suppose,’ he said in a low tone, respecting his companion’s emotion.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘Suppressed or misdirected energy again, I suppose,’ he said in a low tone, respecting his companion’s emotion.
incompleteness
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From this reading ‘Turbulent moments of nature, storms and the like, stir them to clumsy rehearsals of once vital rituals--not entirely ineffective, even in their incompleteness, but dangerous for that very reason.
ineffective
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instance
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From this reading This _joran_, for instance, invariably communicates something of its atmospherical energy to themselves.
invariably
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From this reading This _joran_, for instance, invariably communicates something of its atmospherical energy to themselves.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading This _joran_, for instance, invariably communicates something of its atmospherical energy to themselves.
joran
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From this reading This _joran_, for instance, invariably communicates something of its atmospherical energy to themselves.
keep
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From this reading ‘And these mountain men,’ he asked abruptly, ‘do they still keep up their--practices?’
like
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From this reading ‘Turbulent moments of nature, storms and the like, stir them to clumsy rehearsals of once vital rituals--not entirely ineffective, even in their incompleteness, but dangerous for that very reason.
low
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From this reading ‘Suppressed or misdirected energy again, I suppose,’ he said in a low tone, respecting his companion’s emotion.
master
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From this reading ‘Their ceremonies, yes,’ corrected the other, master of himself again.
men
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From this reading ‘And these mountain men,’ he asked abruptly, ‘do they still keep up their--practices?’
misdirected
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From this reading ‘Suppressed or misdirected energy again, I suppose,’ he said in a low tone, respecting his companion’s emotion.
moments
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From this reading ‘Turbulent moments of nature, storms and the like, stir them to clumsy rehearsals of once vital rituals--not entirely ineffective, even in their incompleteness, but dangerous for that very reason.
mountain
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From this reading ‘And these mountain men,’ he asked abruptly, ‘do they still keep up their--practices?’
nature
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From this reading ‘Turbulent moments of nature, storms and the like, stir them to clumsy rehearsals of once vital rituals--not entirely ineffective, even in their incompleteness, but dangerous for that very reason.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘Turbulent moments of nature, storms and the like, stir them to clumsy rehearsals of once vital rituals--not entirely ineffective, even in their incompleteness, but dangerous for that very reason.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘Their ceremonies, yes,’ corrected the other, master of himself again.
once
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From this reading ‘Turbulent moments of nature, storms and the like, stir them to clumsy rehearsals of once vital rituals--not entirely ineffective, even in their incompleteness, but dangerous for that very reason.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading ‘Suppressed or misdirected energy again, I suppose,’ he said in a low tone, respecting his companion’s emotion.
other
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From this reading ‘Their ceremonies, yes,’ corrected the other, master of himself again.
practices
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From this reading ‘And these mountain men,’ he asked abruptly, ‘do they still keep up their--practices?’
reason
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From this reading ‘Turbulent moments of nature, storms and the like, stir them to clumsy rehearsals of once vital rituals--not entirely ineffective, even in their incompleteness, but dangerous for that very reason.
rehearsals
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respecting
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From this reading ‘Suppressed or misdirected energy again, I suppose,’ he said in a low tone, respecting his companion’s emotion.
rituals
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From this reading ‘Turbulent moments of nature, storms and the like, stir them to clumsy rehearsals of once vital rituals--not entirely ineffective, even in their incompleteness, but dangerous for that very reason.
said
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From this reading ‘Suppressed or misdirected energy again, I suppose,’ he said in a low tone, respecting his companion’s emotion.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading This _joran_, for instance, invariably communicates something of its atmospherical energy to themselves.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘And these mountain men,’ he asked abruptly, ‘do they still keep up their--practices?’
stir
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From this reading ‘Turbulent moments of nature, storms and the like, stir them to clumsy rehearsals of once vital rituals--not entirely ineffective, even in their incompleteness, but dangerous for that very reason.
storms
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From this reading ‘Turbulent moments of nature, storms and the like, stir them to clumsy rehearsals of once vital rituals--not entirely ineffective, even in their incompleteness, but dangerous for that very reason.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ‘Suppressed or misdirected energy again, I suppose,’ he said in a low tone, respecting his companion’s emotion.
Suppressed
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From this reading ‘Suppressed or misdirected energy again, I suppose,’ he said in a low tone, respecting his companion’s emotion.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘Turbulent moments of nature, storms and the like, stir them to clumsy rehearsals of once vital rituals--not entirely ineffective, even in their incompleteness, but dangerous for that very reason.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘Their ceremonies, yes,’ corrected the other, master of himself again.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading ‘And these mountain men,’ he asked abruptly, ‘do they still keep up their--practices?’
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading ‘Turbulent moments of nature, storms and the like, stir them to clumsy rehearsals of once vital rituals--not entirely ineffective, even in their incompleteness, but dangerous for that very reason.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading This _joran_, for instance, invariably communicates something of its atmospherical energy to themselves.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading ‘And these mountain men,’ he asked abruptly, ‘do they still keep up their--practices?’
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘And these mountain men,’ he asked abruptly, ‘do they still keep up their--practices?’
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This _joran_, for instance, invariably communicates something of its atmospherical energy to themselves.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘Turbulent moments of nature, storms and the like, stir them to clumsy rehearsals of once vital rituals--not entirely ineffective, even in their incompleteness, but dangerous for that very reason.
tone
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From this reading ‘Suppressed or misdirected energy again, I suppose,’ he said in a low tone, respecting his companion’s emotion.
Turbulent
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From this reading ‘Turbulent moments of nature, storms and the like, stir them to clumsy rehearsals of once vital rituals--not entirely ineffective, even in their incompleteness, but dangerous for that very reason.
up
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From this reading ‘And these mountain men,’ he asked abruptly, ‘do they still keep up their--practices?’
very
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From this reading ‘Turbulent moments of nature, storms and the like, stir them to clumsy rehearsals of once vital rituals--not entirely ineffective, even in their incompleteness, but dangerous for that very reason.
vital
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From this reading ‘Turbulent moments of nature, storms and the like, stir them to clumsy rehearsals of once vital rituals--not entirely ineffective, even in their incompleteness, but dangerous for that very reason.
yes
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From this reading ‘Their ceremonies, yes,’ corrected the other, master of himself again.
