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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 Wilfrid was so stunned by the information thus suddenly given him, that he had but a confused consciousness of the explanations which followed.
affirmed
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From this reading He was too young to think that anything was unlikely because it was extraordinary, or to doubt what was affirmed with so much confidence.
all
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From this reading He was aware that it was all made clear to him, and that he uttered the usual words of assent and conviction; but in his mind he was too profoundly moved, too completely shaken and unsettled, to be aware of anything but the fact thus strangely communicated.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was aware that it was all made clear to him, and that he uttered the usual words of assent and conviction; but in his mind he was too profoundly moved, too completely shaken and unsettled, to be aware of anything but the fact thus strangely communicated.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading He was aware that it was all made clear to him, and that he uttered the usual words of assent and conviction; but in his mind he was too profoundly moved, too completely shaken and unsettled, to be aware of anything but the fact thus strangely communicated.
assent
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From this reading He was aware that it was all made clear to him, and that he uttered the usual words of assent and conviction; but in his mind he was too profoundly moved, too completely shaken and unsettled, to be aware of anything but the fact thus strangely communicated.
aware
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From this reading He was aware that it was all made clear to him, and that he uttered the usual words of assent and conviction; but in his mind he was too profoundly moved, too completely shaken and unsettled, to be aware of anything but the fact thus strangely communicated.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was aware that it was all made clear to him, and that he uttered the usual words of assent and conviction; but in his mind he was too profoundly moved, too completely shaken and unsettled, to be aware of anything but the fact thus strangely communicated.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading He was too young to think that anything was unlikely because it was extraordinary, or to doubt what was affirmed with so much confidence.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Wilfrid was so stunned by the information thus suddenly given him, that he had but a confused consciousness of the explanations which followed.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Wilfrid was so stunned by the information thus suddenly given him, that he had but a confused consciousness of the explanations which followed.
clear
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From this reading He was aware that it was all made clear to him, and that he uttered the usual words of assent and conviction; but in his mind he was too profoundly moved, too completely shaken and unsettled, to be aware of anything but the fact thus strangely communicated.
communicated
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From this reading He was aware that it was all made clear to him, and that he uttered the usual words of assent and conviction; but in his mind he was too profoundly moved, too completely shaken and unsettled, to be aware of anything but the fact thus strangely communicated.
completely
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From this reading He was aware that it was all made clear to him, and that he uttered the usual words of assent and conviction; but in his mind he was too profoundly moved, too completely shaken and unsettled, to be aware of anything but the fact thus strangely communicated.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was too young to think that anything was unlikely because it was extraordinary, or to doubt what was affirmed with so much confidence.
confused
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From this reading Wilfrid was so stunned by the information thus suddenly given him, that he had but a confused consciousness of the explanations which followed.
consciousness
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From this reading Wilfrid was so stunned by the information thus suddenly given him, that he had but a confused consciousness of the explanations which followed.
conviction
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From this reading He was aware that it was all made clear to him, and that he uttered the usual words of assent and conviction; but in his mind he was too profoundly moved, too completely shaken and unsettled, to be aware of anything but the fact thus strangely communicated.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It did not occur to him for a moment that it was not a fact.
doubt
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From this reading He was too young to think that anything was unlikely because it was extraordinary, or to doubt what was affirmed with so much confidence.
explanations
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From this reading Wilfrid was so stunned by the information thus suddenly given him, that he had but a confused consciousness of the explanations which followed.
extraordinary
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From this reading He was too young to think that anything was unlikely because it was extraordinary, or to doubt what was affirmed with so much confidence.
fact
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From this reading He was aware that it was all made clear to him, and that he uttered the usual words of assent and conviction; but in his mind he was too profoundly moved, too completely shaken and unsettled, to be aware of anything but the fact thus strangely communicated.
followed
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From this reading Wilfrid was so stunned by the information thus suddenly given him, that he had but a confused consciousness of the explanations which followed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It did not occur to him for a moment that it was not a fact.
given
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From this reading Wilfrid was so stunned by the information thus suddenly given him, that he had but a confused consciousness of the explanations which followed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Wilfrid was so stunned by the information thus suddenly given him, that he had but a confused consciousness of the explanations which followed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Wilfrid was so stunned by the information thus suddenly given him, that he had but a confused consciousness of the explanations which followed.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Wilfrid was so stunned by the information thus suddenly given him, that he had but a confused consciousness of the explanations which followed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was aware that it was all made clear to him, and that he uttered the usual words of assent and conviction; but in his mind he was too profoundly moved, too completely shaken and unsettled, to be aware of anything but the fact thus strangely communicated.
improbability
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From this reading He saw no improbability, nothing unnatural in it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was aware that it was all made clear to him, and that he uttered the usual words of assent and conviction; but in his mind he was too profoundly moved, too completely shaken and unsettled, to be aware of anything but the fact thus strangely communicated.
information
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From this reading Wilfrid was so stunned by the information thus suddenly given him, that he had but a confused consciousness of the explanations which followed.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was aware that it was all made clear to him, and that he uttered the usual words of assent and conviction; but in his mind he was too profoundly moved, too completely shaken and unsettled, to be aware of anything but the fact thus strangely communicated.
made
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From this reading He was aware that it was all made clear to him, and that he uttered the usual words of assent and conviction; but in his mind he was too profoundly moved, too completely shaken and unsettled, to be aware of anything but the fact thus strangely communicated.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was aware that it was all made clear to him, and that he uttered the usual words of assent and conviction; but in his mind he was too profoundly moved, too completely shaken and unsettled, to be aware of anything but the fact thus strangely communicated.
moment
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From this reading It did not occur to him for a moment that it was not a fact.
moved
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From this reading He was aware that it was all made clear to him, and that he uttered the usual words of assent and conviction; but in his mind he was too profoundly moved, too completely shaken and unsettled, to be aware of anything but the fact thus strangely communicated.
much
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From this reading He was too young to think that anything was unlikely because it was extraordinary, or to doubt what was affirmed with so much confidence.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He saw no improbability, nothing unnatural in it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It did not occur to him for a moment that it was not a fact.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He saw no improbability, nothing unnatural in it.
occur
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From this reading It did not occur to him for a moment that it was not a fact.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Wilfrid was so stunned by the information thus suddenly given him, that he had but a confused consciousness of the explanations which followed.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He was too young to think that anything was unlikely because it was extraordinary, or to doubt what was affirmed with so much confidence.
profoundly
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From this reading He was aware that it was all made clear to him, and that he uttered the usual words of assent and conviction; but in his mind he was too profoundly moved, too completely shaken and unsettled, to be aware of anything but the fact thus strangely communicated.
saw
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From this reading He saw no improbability, nothing unnatural in it.
shaken
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From this reading He was aware that it was all made clear to him, and that he uttered the usual words of assent and conviction; but in his mind he was too profoundly moved, too completely shaken and unsettled, to be aware of anything but the fact thus strangely communicated.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Wilfrid was so stunned by the information thus suddenly given him, that he had but a confused consciousness of the explanations which followed.
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was aware that it was all made clear to him, and that he uttered the usual words of assent and conviction; but in his mind he was too profoundly moved, too completely shaken and unsettled, to be aware of anything but the fact thus strangely communicated.
stunned
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From this reading Wilfrid was so stunned by the information thus suddenly given him, that he had but a confused consciousness of the explanations which followed.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Wilfrid was so stunned by the information thus suddenly given him, that he had but a confused consciousness of the explanations which followed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Wilfrid was so stunned by the information thus suddenly given him, that he had but a confused consciousness of the explanations which followed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Wilfrid was so stunned by the information thus suddenly given him, that he had but a confused consciousness of the explanations which followed.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was too young to think that anything was unlikely because it was extraordinary, or to doubt what was affirmed with so much confidence.
thus
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From this reading Wilfrid was so stunned by the information thus suddenly given him, that he had but a confused consciousness of the explanations which followed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was aware that it was all made clear to him, and that he uttered the usual words of assent and conviction; but in his mind he was too profoundly moved, too completely shaken and unsettled, to be aware of anything but the fact thus strangely communicated.
too
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From this reading He was aware that it was all made clear to him, and that he uttered the usual words of assent and conviction; but in his mind he was too profoundly moved, too completely shaken and unsettled, to be aware of anything but the fact thus strangely communicated.
unlikely
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From this reading He was too young to think that anything was unlikely because it was extraordinary, or to doubt what was affirmed with so much confidence.
unnatural
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From this reading He saw no improbability, nothing unnatural in it.
unsettled
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From this reading He was aware that it was all made clear to him, and that he uttered the usual words of assent and conviction; but in his mind he was too profoundly moved, too completely shaken and unsettled, to be aware of anything but the fact thus strangely communicated.
usual
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From this reading He was aware that it was all made clear to him, and that he uttered the usual words of assent and conviction; but in his mind he was too profoundly moved, too completely shaken and unsettled, to be aware of anything but the fact thus strangely communicated.
utterednounUS /ˈuttered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was aware that it was all made clear to him, and that he uttered the usual words of assent and conviction; but in his mind he was too profoundly moved, too completely shaken and unsettled, to be aware of anything but the fact thus strangely communicated.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Wilfrid was so stunned by the information thus suddenly given him, that he had but a confused consciousness of the explanations which followed.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He was too young to think that anything was unlikely because it was extraordinary, or to doubt what was affirmed with so much confidence.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Wilfrid was so stunned by the information thus suddenly given him, that he had but a confused consciousness of the explanations which followed.
Wilfrid
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From this reading Wilfrid was so stunned by the information thus suddenly given him, that he had but a confused consciousness of the explanations which followed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was too young to think that anything was unlikely because it was extraordinary, or to doubt what was affirmed with so much confidence.
words
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From this reading He was aware that it was all made clear to him, and that he uttered the usual words of assent and conviction; but in his mind he was too profoundly moved, too completely shaken and unsettled, to be aware of anything but the fact thus strangely communicated.
young
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From this reading He was too young to think that anything was unlikely because it was extraordinary, or to doubt what was affirmed with so much confidence.
