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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 Thus, between the two states of excitement he forgot for a while that he was still a prisoner, and the spell of horror was lifted temporarily from his heart.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He spent the hours thinking and resting; going over again in his mind every incident of the great flight and wondering when the real, final escape would come, and what it would be like.
almost
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From this reading THE FOUR WINDS The governess left the boy to his own reflections almost immediately.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He spent the hours thinking and resting; going over again in his mind every incident of the great flight and wondering when the real, final escape would come, and what it would be like.
announced
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From this reading The day passed quickly, and when Miss Lake appeared in the evening, she announced that there could be no flying again that night, and that she wished instead to give him important instruction for the future.
appeared
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From this reading The day passed quickly, and when Miss Lake appeared in the evening, she announced that there could be no flying again that night, and that she wished instead to give him important instruction for the future.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He spent the hours thinking and resting; going over again in his mind every incident of the great flight and wondering when the real, final escape would come, and what it would be like.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Thus, between the two states of excitement he forgot for a while that he was still a prisoner, and the spell of horror was lifted temporarily from his heart.
boy
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From this reading THE FOUR WINDS The governess left the boy to his own reflections almost immediately.
carefully
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From this reading There were rules, and signs, and times which he must learn carefully.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He spent the hours thinking and resting; going over again in his mind every incident of the great flight and wondering when the real, final escape would come, and what it would be like.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The day passed quickly, and when Miss Lake appeared in the evening, she announced that there could be no flying again that night, and that she wished instead to give him important instruction for the future.
day
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From this reading The day passed quickly, and when Miss Lake appeared in the evening, she announced that there could be no flying again that night, and that she wished instead to give him important instruction for the future.
escape
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From this reading He spent the hours thinking and resting; going over again in his mind every incident of the great flight and wondering when the real, final escape would come, and what it would be like.
evening
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From this reading The day passed quickly, and when Miss Lake appeared in the evening, she announced that there could be no flying again that night, and that she wished instead to give him important instruction for the future.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He spent the hours thinking and resting; going over again in his mind every incident of the great flight and wondering when the real, final escape would come, and what it would be like.
excitement
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From this reading Thus, between the two states of excitement he forgot for a while that he was still a prisoner, and the spell of horror was lifted temporarily from his heart.
final
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From this reading He spent the hours thinking and resting; going over again in his mind every incident of the great flight and wondering when the real, final escape would come, and what it would be like.
flight
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From this reading He spent the hours thinking and resting; going over again in his mind every incident of the great flight and wondering when the real, final escape would come, and what it would be like.
flying
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From this reading The day passed quickly, and when Miss Lake appeared in the evening, she announced that there could be no flying again that night, and that she wished instead to give him important instruction for the future.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Thus, between the two states of excitement he forgot for a while that he was still a prisoner, and the spell of horror was lifted temporarily from his heart.
forgot
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From this reading Thus, between the two states of excitement he forgot for a while that he was still a prisoner, and the spell of horror was lifted temporarily from his heart.
FOUR
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From this reading THE FOUR WINDS The governess left the boy to his own reflections almost immediately.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Thus, between the two states of excitement he forgot for a while that he was still a prisoner, and the spell of horror was lifted temporarily from his heart.
future
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From this reading The day passed quickly, and when Miss Lake appeared in the evening, she announced that there could be no flying again that night, and that she wished instead to give him important instruction for the future.
give
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From this reading The day passed quickly, and when Miss Lake appeared in the evening, she announced that there could be no flying again that night, and that she wished instead to give him important instruction for the future.
going
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From this reading He spent the hours thinking and resting; going over again in his mind every incident of the great flight and wondering when the real, final escape would come, and what it would be like.
governess
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From this reading THE FOUR WINDS The governess left the boy to his own reflections almost immediately.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He spent the hours thinking and resting; going over again in his mind every incident of the great flight and wondering when the real, final escape would come, and what it would be like.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He spent the hours thinking and resting; going over again in his mind every incident of the great flight and wondering when the real, final escape would come, and what it would be like.
heart
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From this reading Thus, between the two states of excitement he forgot for a while that he was still a prisoner, and the spell of horror was lifted temporarily from his heart.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The day passed quickly, and when Miss Lake appeared in the evening, she announced that there could be no flying again that night, and that she wished instead to give him important instruction for the future.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE FOUR WINDS The governess left the boy to his own reflections almost immediately.
horror
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From this reading Thus, between the two states of excitement he forgot for a while that he was still a prisoner, and the spell of horror was lifted temporarily from his heart.
hours
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From this reading He spent the hours thinking and resting; going over again in his mind every incident of the great flight and wondering when the real, final escape would come, and what it would be like.
immediately
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From this reading THE FOUR WINDS The governess left the boy to his own reflections almost immediately.
important
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From this reading The day passed quickly, and when Miss Lake appeared in the evening, she announced that there could be no flying again that night, and that she wished instead to give him important instruction for the future.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He spent the hours thinking and resting; going over again in his mind every incident of the great flight and wondering when the real, final escape would come, and what it would be like.
incident
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From this reading He spent the hours thinking and resting; going over again in his mind every incident of the great flight and wondering when the real, final escape would come, and what it would be like.
instead
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From this reading The day passed quickly, and when Miss Lake appeared in the evening, she announced that there could be no flying again that night, and that she wished instead to give him important instruction for the future.
instruction
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From this reading The day passed quickly, and when Miss Lake appeared in the evening, she announced that there could be no flying again that night, and that she wished instead to give him important instruction for the future.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He spent the hours thinking and resting; going over again in his mind every incident of the great flight and wondering when the real, final escape would come, and what it would be like.
Lake
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From this reading The day passed quickly, and when Miss Lake appeared in the evening, she announced that there could be no flying again that night, and that she wished instead to give him important instruction for the future.
learn
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From this reading There were rules, and signs, and times which he must learn carefully.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FOUR WINDS The governess left the boy to his own reflections almost immediately.
lifted
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From this reading Thus, between the two states of excitement he forgot for a while that he was still a prisoner, and the spell of horror was lifted temporarily from his heart.
like
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From this reading He spent the hours thinking and resting; going over again in his mind every incident of the great flight and wondering when the real, final escape would come, and what it would be like.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He spent the hours thinking and resting; going over again in his mind every incident of the great flight and wondering when the real, final escape would come, and what it would be like.
Miss
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From this reading The day passed quickly, and when Miss Lake appeared in the evening, she announced that there could be no flying again that night, and that she wished instead to give him important instruction for the future.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading There were rules, and signs, and times which he must learn carefully.
night
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From this reading The day passed quickly, and when Miss Lake appeared in the evening, she announced that there could be no flying again that night, and that she wished instead to give him important instruction for the future.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The day passed quickly, and when Miss Lake appeared in the evening, she announced that there could be no flying again that night, and that she wished instead to give him important instruction for the future.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He spent the hours thinking and resting; going over again in his mind every incident of the great flight and wondering when the real, final escape would come, and what it would be like.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He spent the hours thinking and resting; going over again in his mind every incident of the great flight and wondering when the real, final escape would come, and what it would be like.
own
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From this reading THE FOUR WINDS The governess left the boy to his own reflections almost immediately.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day passed quickly, and when Miss Lake appeared in the evening, she announced that there could be no flying again that night, and that she wished instead to give him important instruction for the future.
prisoner
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From this reading Thus, between the two states of excitement he forgot for a while that he was still a prisoner, and the spell of horror was lifted temporarily from his heart.
quickly
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From this reading The day passed quickly, and when Miss Lake appeared in the evening, she announced that there could be no flying again that night, and that she wished instead to give him important instruction for the future.
real
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From this reading He spent the hours thinking and resting; going over again in his mind every incident of the great flight and wondering when the real, final escape would come, and what it would be like.
reflections
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From this reading THE FOUR WINDS The governess left the boy to his own reflections almost immediately.
restingnounUS /ˈresting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He spent the hours thinking and resting; going over again in his mind every incident of the great flight and wondering when the real, final escape would come, and what it would be like.
rules
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From this reading There were rules, and signs, and times which he must learn carefully.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The day passed quickly, and when Miss Lake appeared in the evening, she announced that there could be no flying again that night, and that she wished instead to give him important instruction for the future.
signs
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From this reading There were rules, and signs, and times which he must learn carefully.
spell
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From this reading Thus, between the two states of excitement he forgot for a while that he was still a prisoner, and the spell of horror was lifted temporarily from his heart.
spent
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From this reading He spent the hours thinking and resting; going over again in his mind every incident of the great flight and wondering when the real, final escape would come, and what it would be like.
states
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From this reading Thus, between the two states of excitement he forgot for a while that he was still a prisoner, and the spell of horror was lifted temporarily from his heart.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus, between the two states of excitement he forgot for a while that he was still a prisoner, and the spell of horror was lifted temporarily from his heart.
temporarily
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From this reading Thus, between the two states of excitement he forgot for a while that he was still a prisoner, and the spell of horror was lifted temporarily from his heart.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Thus, between the two states of excitement he forgot for a while that he was still a prisoner, and the spell of horror was lifted temporarily from his heart.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FOUR WINDS The governess left the boy to his own reflections almost immediately.
there
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From this reading The day passed quickly, and when Miss Lake appeared in the evening, she announced that there could be no flying again that night, and that she wished instead to give him important instruction for the future.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He spent the hours thinking and resting; going over again in his mind every incident of the great flight and wondering when the real, final escape would come, and what it would be like.
Thus
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From this reading Thus, between the two states of excitement he forgot for a while that he was still a prisoner, and the spell of horror was lifted temporarily from his heart.
times
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From this reading There were rules, and signs, and times which he must learn carefully.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE FOUR WINDS The governess left the boy to his own reflections almost immediately.
two
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From this reading Thus, between the two states of excitement he forgot for a while that he was still a prisoner, and the spell of horror was lifted temporarily from his heart.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thus, between the two states of excitement he forgot for a while that he was still a prisoner, and the spell of horror was lifted temporarily from his heart.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were rules, and signs, and times which he must learn carefully.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He spent the hours thinking and resting; going over again in his mind every incident of the great flight and wondering when the real, final escape would come, and what it would be like.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He spent the hours thinking and resting; going over again in his mind every incident of the great flight and wondering when the real, final escape would come, and what it would be like.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There were rules, and signs, and times which he must learn carefully.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Thus, between the two states of excitement he forgot for a while that he was still a prisoner, and the spell of horror was lifted temporarily from his heart.
WINDS
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From this reading THE FOUR WINDS The governess left the boy to his own reflections almost immediately.
wished
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From this reading The day passed quickly, and when Miss Lake appeared in the evening, she announced that there could be no flying again that night, and that she wished instead to give him important instruction for the future.
wondering
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From this reading He spent the hours thinking and resting; going over again in his mind every incident of the great flight and wondering when the real, final escape would come, and what it would be like.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He spent the hours thinking and resting; going over again in his mind every incident of the great flight and wondering when the real, final escape would come, and what it would be like.
