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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 The innate desire to worship which all along had been his, the momentum his religious temperament had acquired during forty years, the yearning to have proof, in a word, that the Gods he once acknowledged were really true, swept back upon him with that violent reaction which denial had aroused.
acknowledged
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From this reading The innate desire to worship which all along had been his, the momentum his religious temperament had acquired during forty years, the yearning to have proof, in a word, that the Gods he once acknowledged were really true, swept back upon him with that violent reaction which denial had aroused.
acquired
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From this reading The innate desire to worship which all along had been his, the momentum his religious temperament had acquired during forty years, the yearning to have proof, in a word, that the Gods he once acknowledged were really true, swept back upon him with that violent reaction which denial had aroused.
all
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From this reading The innate desire to worship which all along had been his, the momentum his religious temperament had acquired during forty years, the yearning to have proof, in a word, that the Gods he once acknowledged were really true, swept back upon him with that violent reaction which denial had aroused.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The innate desire to worship which all along had been his, the momentum his religious temperament had acquired during forty years, the yearning to have proof, in a word, that the Gods he once acknowledged were really true, swept back upon him with that violent reaction which denial had aroused.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In this cryptic, condensed fashion the great fact came over him--that he and these other two, here and now, took part in some great Ceremony of whose ultimate object as yet he was in ignorance.
aroused
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From this reading The innate desire to worship which all along had been his, the momentum his religious temperament had acquired during forty years, the yearning to have proof, in a word, that the Gods he once acknowledged were really true, swept back upon him with that violent reaction which denial had aroused.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In this cryptic, condensed fashion the great fact came over him--that he and these other two, here and now, took part in some great Ceremony of whose ultimate object as yet he was in ignorance.
back
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From this reading The innate desire to worship which all along had been his, the momentum his religious temperament had acquired during forty years, the yearning to have proof, in a word, that the Gods he once acknowledged were really true, swept back upon him with that violent reaction which denial had aroused.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The innate desire to worship which all along had been his, the momentum his religious temperament had acquired during forty years, the yearning to have proof, in a word, that the Gods he once acknowledged were really true, swept back upon him with that violent reaction which denial had aroused.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He realised it most fully when he stepped from the darkness of the forest and entered the expanse of glimmering, early light; up till this moment his mind was being prepared only, whereas now he knew.
came
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From this reading In this cryptic, condensed fashion the great fact came over him--that he and these other two, here and now, took part in some great Ceremony of whose ultimate object as yet he was in ignorance.
Ceremony
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From this reading In this cryptic, condensed fashion the great fact came over him--that he and these other two, here and now, took part in some great Ceremony of whose ultimate object as yet he was in ignorance.
condensed
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From this reading In this cryptic, condensed fashion the great fact came over him--that he and these other two, here and now, took part in some great Ceremony of whose ultimate object as yet he was in ignorance.
cryptic
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From this reading In this cryptic, condensed fashion the great fact came over him--that he and these other two, here and now, took part in some great Ceremony of whose ultimate object as yet he was in ignorance.
darkness
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From this reading He realised it most fully when he stepped from the darkness of the forest and entered the expanse of glimmering, early light; up till this moment his mind was being prepared only, whereas now he knew.
denial
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From this reading The innate desire to worship which all along had been his, the momentum his religious temperament had acquired during forty years, the yearning to have proof, in a word, that the Gods he once acknowledged were really true, swept back upon him with that violent reaction which denial had aroused.
desire
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From this reading The innate desire to worship which all along had been his, the momentum his religious temperament had acquired during forty years, the yearning to have proof, in a word, that the Gods he once acknowledged were really true, swept back upon him with that violent reaction which denial had aroused.
dropped
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From this reading The impact with which it dropped upon his mind was tremendous.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The innate desire to worship which all along had been his, the momentum his religious temperament had acquired during forty years, the yearning to have proof, in a word, that the Gods he once acknowledged were really true, swept back upon him with that violent reaction which denial had aroused.
early
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From this reading He realised it most fully when he stepped from the darkness of the forest and entered the expanse of glimmering, early light; up till this moment his mind was being prepared only, whereas now he knew.
entered
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From this reading He realised it most fully when he stepped from the darkness of the forest and entered the expanse of glimmering, early light; up till this moment his mind was being prepared only, whereas now he knew.
expanse
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From this reading He realised it most fully when he stepped from the darkness of the forest and entered the expanse of glimmering, early light; up till this moment his mind was being prepared only, whereas now he knew.
fact
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From this reading In this cryptic, condensed fashion the great fact came over him--that he and these other two, here and now, took part in some great Ceremony of whose ultimate object as yet he was in ignorance.
fashion
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From this reading In this cryptic, condensed fashion the great fact came over him--that he and these other two, here and now, took part in some great Ceremony of whose ultimate object as yet he was in ignorance.
forest
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From this reading He realised it most fully when he stepped from the darkness of the forest and entered the expanse of glimmering, early light; up till this moment his mind was being prepared only, whereas now he knew.
forty
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From this reading The innate desire to worship which all along had been his, the momentum his religious temperament had acquired during forty years, the yearning to have proof, in a word, that the Gods he once acknowledged were really true, swept back upon him with that violent reaction which denial had aroused.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He realised it most fully when he stepped from the darkness of the forest and entered the expanse of glimmering, early light; up till this moment his mind was being prepared only, whereas now he knew.
fully
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From this reading He realised it most fully when he stepped from the darkness of the forest and entered the expanse of glimmering, early light; up till this moment his mind was being prepared only, whereas now he knew.
glimmering
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From this reading He realised it most fully when he stepped from the darkness of the forest and entered the expanse of glimmering, early light; up till this moment his mind was being prepared only, whereas now he knew.
Gods
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From this reading The innate desire to worship which all along had been his, the momentum his religious temperament had acquired during forty years, the yearning to have proof, in a word, that the Gods he once acknowledged were really true, swept back upon him with that violent reaction which denial had aroused.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In this cryptic, condensed fashion the great fact came over him--that he and these other two, here and now, took part in some great Ceremony of whose ultimate object as yet he was in ignorance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The innate desire to worship which all along had been his, the momentum his religious temperament had acquired during forty years, the yearning to have proof, in a word, that the Gods he once acknowledged were really true, swept back upon him with that violent reaction which denial had aroused.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The innate desire to worship which all along had been his, the momentum his religious temperament had acquired during forty years, the yearning to have proof, in a word, that the Gods he once acknowledged were really true, swept back upon him with that violent reaction which denial had aroused.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In this cryptic, condensed fashion the great fact came over him--that he and these other two, here and now, took part in some great Ceremony of whose ultimate object as yet he was in ignorance.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In this cryptic, condensed fashion the great fact came over him--that he and these other two, here and now, took part in some great Ceremony of whose ultimate object as yet he was in ignorance.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In this cryptic, condensed fashion the great fact came over him--that he and these other two, here and now, took part in some great Ceremony of whose ultimate object as yet he was in ignorance.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The impact with which it dropped upon his mind was tremendous.
ignorance
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From this reading In this cryptic, condensed fashion the great fact came over him--that he and these other two, here and now, took part in some great Ceremony of whose ultimate object as yet he was in ignorance.
impact
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From this reading The impact with which it dropped upon his mind was tremendous.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In this cryptic, condensed fashion the great fact came over him--that he and these other two, here and now, took part in some great Ceremony of whose ultimate object as yet he was in ignorance.
innate
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From this reading The innate desire to worship which all along had been his, the momentum his religious temperament had acquired during forty years, the yearning to have proof, in a word, that the Gods he once acknowledged were really true, swept back upon him with that violent reaction which denial had aroused.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The impact with which it dropped upon his mind was tremendous.
knew
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From this reading He realised it most fully when he stepped from the darkness of the forest and entered the expanse of glimmering, early light; up till this moment his mind was being prepared only, whereas now he knew.
light
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From this reading He realised it most fully when he stepped from the darkness of the forest and entered the expanse of glimmering, early light; up till this moment his mind was being prepared only, whereas now he knew.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The impact with which it dropped upon his mind was tremendous.
moment
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From this reading He realised it most fully when he stepped from the darkness of the forest and entered the expanse of glimmering, early light; up till this moment his mind was being prepared only, whereas now he knew.
momentum
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From this reading The innate desire to worship which all along had been his, the momentum his religious temperament had acquired during forty years, the yearning to have proof, in a word, that the Gods he once acknowledged were really true, swept back upon him with that violent reaction which denial had aroused.
most
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From this reading He realised it most fully when he stepped from the darkness of the forest and entered the expanse of glimmering, early light; up till this moment his mind was being prepared only, whereas now he knew.
now
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From this reading In this cryptic, condensed fashion the great fact came over him--that he and these other two, here and now, took part in some great Ceremony of whose ultimate object as yet he was in ignorance.
object
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From this reading In this cryptic, condensed fashion the great fact came over him--that he and these other two, here and now, took part in some great Ceremony of whose ultimate object as yet he was in ignorance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In this cryptic, condensed fashion the great fact came over him--that he and these other two, here and now, took part in some great Ceremony of whose ultimate object as yet he was in ignorance.
once
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From this reading The innate desire to worship which all along had been his, the momentum his religious temperament had acquired during forty years, the yearning to have proof, in a word, that the Gods he once acknowledged were really true, swept back upon him with that violent reaction which denial had aroused.
only
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From this reading He realised it most fully when he stepped from the darkness of the forest and entered the expanse of glimmering, early light; up till this moment his mind was being prepared only, whereas now he knew.
other
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From this reading In this cryptic, condensed fashion the great fact came over him--that he and these other two, here and now, took part in some great Ceremony of whose ultimate object as yet he was in ignorance.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In this cryptic, condensed fashion the great fact came over him--that he and these other two, here and now, took part in some great Ceremony of whose ultimate object as yet he was in ignorance.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In this cryptic, condensed fashion the great fact came over him--that he and these other two, here and now, took part in some great Ceremony of whose ultimate object as yet he was in ignorance.
prepared
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From this reading He realised it most fully when he stepped from the darkness of the forest and entered the expanse of glimmering, early light; up till this moment his mind was being prepared only, whereas now he knew.
proof
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From this reading The innate desire to worship which all along had been his, the momentum his religious temperament had acquired during forty years, the yearning to have proof, in a word, that the Gods he once acknowledged were really true, swept back upon him with that violent reaction which denial had aroused.
reaction
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From this reading The innate desire to worship which all along had been his, the momentum his religious temperament had acquired during forty years, the yearning to have proof, in a word, that the Gods he once acknowledged were really true, swept back upon him with that violent reaction which denial had aroused.
realised
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From this reading He realised it most fully when he stepped from the darkness of the forest and entered the expanse of glimmering, early light; up till this moment his mind was being prepared only, whereas now he knew.
really
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From this reading The innate desire to worship which all along had been his, the momentum his religious temperament had acquired during forty years, the yearning to have proof, in a word, that the Gods he once acknowledged were really true, swept back upon him with that violent reaction which denial had aroused.
religious
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From this reading The innate desire to worship which all along had been his, the momentum his religious temperament had acquired during forty years, the yearning to have proof, in a word, that the Gods he once acknowledged were really true, swept back upon him with that violent reaction which denial had aroused.
some
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From this reading In this cryptic, condensed fashion the great fact came over him--that he and these other two, here and now, took part in some great Ceremony of whose ultimate object as yet he was in ignorance.
stepped
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From this reading He realised it most fully when he stepped from the darkness of the forest and entered the expanse of glimmering, early light; up till this moment his mind was being prepared only, whereas now he knew.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wavered where he stood....
swept
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From this reading The innate desire to worship which all along had been his, the momentum his religious temperament had acquired during forty years, the yearning to have proof, in a word, that the Gods he once acknowledged were really true, swept back upon him with that violent reaction which denial had aroused.
temperament
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From this reading The innate desire to worship which all along had been his, the momentum his religious temperament had acquired during forty years, the yearning to have proof, in a word, that the Gods he once acknowledged were really true, swept back upon him with that violent reaction which denial had aroused.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In this cryptic, condensed fashion the great fact came over him--that he and these other two, here and now, took part in some great Ceremony of whose ultimate object as yet he was in ignorance.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In this cryptic, condensed fashion the great fact came over him--that he and these other two, here and now, took part in some great Ceremony of whose ultimate object as yet he was in ignorance.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading In this cryptic, condensed fashion the great fact came over him--that he and these other two, here and now, took part in some great Ceremony of whose ultimate object as yet he was in ignorance.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this cryptic, condensed fashion the great fact came over him--that he and these other two, here and now, took part in some great Ceremony of whose ultimate object as yet he was in ignorance.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He realised it most fully when he stepped from the darkness of the forest and entered the expanse of glimmering, early light; up till this moment his mind was being prepared only, whereas now he knew.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The innate desire to worship which all along had been his, the momentum his religious temperament had acquired during forty years, the yearning to have proof, in a word, that the Gods he once acknowledged were really true, swept back upon him with that violent reaction which denial had aroused.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In this cryptic, condensed fashion the great fact came over him--that he and these other two, here and now, took part in some great Ceremony of whose ultimate object as yet he was in ignorance.
tremendous
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From this reading The impact with which it dropped upon his mind was tremendous.
true
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From this reading The innate desire to worship which all along had been his, the momentum his religious temperament had acquired during forty years, the yearning to have proof, in a word, that the Gods he once acknowledged were really true, swept back upon him with that violent reaction which denial had aroused.
two
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From this reading In this cryptic, condensed fashion the great fact came over him--that he and these other two, here and now, took part in some great Ceremony of whose ultimate object as yet he was in ignorance.
ultimate
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From this reading In this cryptic, condensed fashion the great fact came over him--that he and these other two, here and now, took part in some great Ceremony of whose ultimate object as yet he was in ignorance.
up
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From this reading He realised it most fully when he stepped from the darkness of the forest and entered the expanse of glimmering, early light; up till this moment his mind was being prepared only, whereas now he knew.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The impact with which it dropped upon his mind was tremendous.
violentnounUS /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The innate desire to worship which all along had been his, the momentum his religious temperament had acquired during forty years, the yearning to have proof, in a word, that the Gods he once acknowledged were really true, swept back upon him with that violent reaction which denial had aroused.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In this cryptic, condensed fashion the great fact came over him--that he and these other two, here and now, took part in some great Ceremony of whose ultimate object as yet he was in ignorance.
wavered
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From this reading He wavered where he stood....
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The innate desire to worship which all along had been his, the momentum his religious temperament had acquired during forty years, the yearning to have proof, in a word, that the Gods he once acknowledged were really true, swept back upon him with that violent reaction which denial had aroused.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He realised it most fully when he stepped from the darkness of the forest and entered the expanse of glimmering, early light; up till this moment his mind was being prepared only, whereas now he knew.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He wavered where he stood....
whereasconjunctionUS /weˈræz/
in contrast with the fact that
From this reading He realised it most fully when he stepped from the darkness of the forest and entered the expanse of glimmering, early light; up till this moment his mind was being prepared only, whereas now he knew.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The impact with which it dropped upon his mind was tremendous.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading In this cryptic, condensed fashion the great fact came over him--that he and these other two, here and now, took part in some great Ceremony of whose ultimate object as yet he was in ignorance.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The impact with which it dropped upon his mind was tremendous.
word
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From this reading The innate desire to worship which all along had been his, the momentum his religious temperament had acquired during forty years, the yearning to have proof, in a word, that the Gods he once acknowledged were really true, swept back upon him with that violent reaction which denial had aroused.
worship
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From this reading The innate desire to worship which all along had been his, the momentum his religious temperament had acquired during forty years, the yearning to have proof, in a word, that the Gods he once acknowledged were really true, swept back upon him with that violent reaction which denial had aroused.
yearning
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From this reading The innate desire to worship which all along had been his, the momentum his religious temperament had acquired during forty years, the yearning to have proof, in a word, that the Gods he once acknowledged were really true, swept back upon him with that violent reaction which denial had aroused.
years
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From this reading The innate desire to worship which all along had been his, the momentum his religious temperament had acquired during forty years, the yearning to have proof, in a word, that the Gods he once acknowledged were really true, swept back upon him with that violent reaction which denial had aroused.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading In this cryptic, condensed fashion the great fact came over him--that he and these other two, here and now, took part in some great Ceremony of whose ultimate object as yet he was in ignorance.
