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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 THERE boiled up in the youth's heart a feeling of wrath and indignation against the girl who in sheer wantonness had imperiled her life and had given to him a moment of spasm of apprehension.
Acted
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From this reading Acted like a fool, and a fool only!"
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading THERE boiled up in the youth's heart a feeling of wrath and indignation against the girl who in sheer wantonness had imperiled her life and had given to him a moment of spasm of apprehension.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THERE boiled up in the youth's heart a feeling of wrath and indignation against the girl who in sheer wantonness had imperiled her life and had given to him a moment of spasm of apprehension.
apprehension
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From this reading THERE boiled up in the youth's heart a feeling of wrath and indignation against the girl who in sheer wantonness had imperiled her life and had given to him a moment of spasm of apprehension.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Looking full into her glittering brown eyes, he said-- "You have cast at me ill names.
away
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From this reading I have been to you but clown and fool; I have done nothing to merit such titles; I should never have thrown a thought away on you, but have gone on scraping my shaft, had not you done a silly thing--a silly thing.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been to you but clown and fool; I have done nothing to merit such titles; I should never have thrown a thought away on you, but have gone on scraping my shaft, had not you done a silly thing--a silly thing.
boiled
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From this reading THERE boiled up in the youth's heart a feeling of wrath and indignation against the girl who in sheer wantonness had imperiled her life and had given to him a moment of spasm of apprehension.
brown
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From this reading Looking full into her glittering brown eyes, he said-- "You have cast at me ill names.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I have been to you but clown and fool; I have done nothing to merit such titles; I should never have thrown a thought away on you, but have gone on scraping my shaft, had not you done a silly thing--a silly thing.
cast
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From this reading Looking full into her glittering brown eyes, he said-- "You have cast at me ill names.
clown
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From this reading I have been to you but clown and fool; I have done nothing to merit such titles; I should never have thrown a thought away on you, but have gone on scraping my shaft, had not you done a silly thing--a silly thing.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have been to you but clown and fool; I have done nothing to merit such titles; I should never have thrown a thought away on you, but have gone on scraping my shaft, had not you done a silly thing--a silly thing.
eyes
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From this reading Looking full into her glittering brown eyes, he said-- "You have cast at me ill names.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THERE boiled up in the youth's heart a feeling of wrath and indignation against the girl who in sheer wantonness had imperiled her life and had given to him a moment of spasm of apprehension.
FOOLnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHO IS THE FOOL NOW?
full
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From this reading Looking full into her glittering brown eyes, he said-- "You have cast at me ill names.
girl
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From this reading THERE boiled up in the youth's heart a feeling of wrath and indignation against the girl who in sheer wantonness had imperiled her life and had given to him a moment of spasm of apprehension.
given
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From this reading THERE boiled up in the youth's heart a feeling of wrath and indignation against the girl who in sheer wantonness had imperiled her life and had given to him a moment of spasm of apprehension.
glittering
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From this reading Looking full into her glittering brown eyes, he said-- "You have cast at me ill names.
gone
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From this reading I have been to you but clown and fool; I have done nothing to merit such titles; I should never have thrown a thought away on you, but have gone on scraping my shaft, had not you done a silly thing--a silly thing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THERE boiled up in the youth's heart a feeling of wrath and indignation against the girl who in sheer wantonness had imperiled her life and had given to him a moment of spasm of apprehension.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Looking full into her glittering brown eyes, he said-- "You have cast at me ill names.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Looking full into her glittering brown eyes, he said-- "You have cast at me ill names.
heart
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From this reading THERE boiled up in the youth's heart a feeling of wrath and indignation against the girl who in sheer wantonness had imperiled her life and had given to him a moment of spasm of apprehension.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THERE boiled up in the youth's heart a feeling of wrath and indignation against the girl who in sheer wantonness had imperiled her life and had given to him a moment of spasm of apprehension.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THERE boiled up in the youth's heart a feeling of wrath and indignation against the girl who in sheer wantonness had imperiled her life and had given to him a moment of spasm of apprehension.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have been to you but clown and fool; I have done nothing to merit such titles; I should never have thrown a thought away on you, but have gone on scraping my shaft, had not you done a silly thing--a silly thing.
ill
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From this reading Looking full into her glittering brown eyes, he said-- "You have cast at me ill names.
imperiled
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From this reading THERE boiled up in the youth's heart a feeling of wrath and indignation against the girl who in sheer wantonness had imperiled her life and had given to him a moment of spasm of apprehension.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THERE boiled up in the youth's heart a feeling of wrath and indignation against the girl who in sheer wantonness had imperiled her life and had given to him a moment of spasm of apprehension.
indignation
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From this reading THERE boiled up in the youth's heart a feeling of wrath and indignation against the girl who in sheer wantonness had imperiled her life and had given to him a moment of spasm of apprehension.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Looking full into her glittering brown eyes, he said-- "You have cast at me ill names.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHO IS THE FOOL NOW?
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THERE boiled up in the youth's heart a feeling of wrath and indignation against the girl who in sheer wantonness had imperiled her life and had given to him a moment of spasm of apprehension.
like
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From this reading Acted like a fool, and a fool only!"
Looking
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From this reading Looking full into her glittering brown eyes, he said-- "You have cast at me ill names.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Looking full into her glittering brown eyes, he said-- "You have cast at me ill names.
merit
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From this reading I have been to you but clown and fool; I have done nothing to merit such titles; I should never have thrown a thought away on you, but have gone on scraping my shaft, had not you done a silly thing--a silly thing.
moment
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From this reading THERE boiled up in the youth's heart a feeling of wrath and indignation against the girl who in sheer wantonness had imperiled her life and had given to him a moment of spasm of apprehension.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have been to you but clown and fool; I have done nothing to merit such titles; I should never have thrown a thought away on you, but have gone on scraping my shaft, had not you done a silly thing--a silly thing.
names
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From this reading Looking full into her glittering brown eyes, he said-- "You have cast at me ill names.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have been to you but clown and fool; I have done nothing to merit such titles; I should never have thrown a thought away on you, but have gone on scraping my shaft, had not you done a silly thing--a silly thing.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I have been to you but clown and fool; I have done nothing to merit such titles; I should never have thrown a thought away on you, but have gone on scraping my shaft, had not you done a silly thing--a silly thing.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I have been to you but clown and fool; I have done nothing to merit such titles; I should never have thrown a thought away on you, but have gone on scraping my shaft, had not you done a silly thing--a silly thing.
NOW
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From this reading WHO IS THE FOOL NOW?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THERE boiled up in the youth's heart a feeling of wrath and indignation against the girl who in sheer wantonness had imperiled her life and had given to him a moment of spasm of apprehension.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I have been to you but clown and fool; I have done nothing to merit such titles; I should never have thrown a thought away on you, but have gone on scraping my shaft, had not you done a silly thing--a silly thing.
only
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From this reading Acted like a fool, and a fool only!"
said
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From this reading Looking full into her glittering brown eyes, he said-- "You have cast at me ill names.
scraping
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From this reading I have been to you but clown and fool; I have done nothing to merit such titles; I should never have thrown a thought away on you, but have gone on scraping my shaft, had not you done a silly thing--a silly thing.
shaft
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From this reading I have been to you but clown and fool; I have done nothing to merit such titles; I should never have thrown a thought away on you, but have gone on scraping my shaft, had not you done a silly thing--a silly thing.
sheer
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From this reading THERE boiled up in the youth's heart a feeling of wrath and indignation against the girl who in sheer wantonness had imperiled her life and had given to him a moment of spasm of apprehension.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I have been to you but clown and fool; I have done nothing to merit such titles; I should never have thrown a thought away on you, but have gone on scraping my shaft, had not you done a silly thing--a silly thing.
silly
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From this reading I have been to you but clown and fool; I have done nothing to merit such titles; I should never have thrown a thought away on you, but have gone on scraping my shaft, had not you done a silly thing--a silly thing.
spasm
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From this reading THERE boiled up in the youth's heart a feeling of wrath and indignation against the girl who in sheer wantonness had imperiled her life and had given to him a moment of spasm of apprehension.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I have been to you but clown and fool; I have done nothing to merit such titles; I should never have thrown a thought away on you, but have gone on scraping my shaft, had not you done a silly thing--a silly thing.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHO IS THE FOOL NOW?
THERE
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From this reading THERE boiled up in the youth's heart a feeling of wrath and indignation against the girl who in sheer wantonness had imperiled her life and had given to him a moment of spasm of apprehension.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have been to you but clown and fool; I have done nothing to merit such titles; I should never have thrown a thought away on you, but have gone on scraping my shaft, had not you done a silly thing--a silly thing.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have been to you but clown and fool; I have done nothing to merit such titles; I should never have thrown a thought away on you, but have gone on scraping my shaft, had not you done a silly thing--a silly thing.
thrown
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From this reading I have been to you but clown and fool; I have done nothing to merit such titles; I should never have thrown a thought away on you, but have gone on scraping my shaft, had not you done a silly thing--a silly thing.
titles
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From this reading I have been to you but clown and fool; I have done nothing to merit such titles; I should never have thrown a thought away on you, but have gone on scraping my shaft, had not you done a silly thing--a silly thing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THERE boiled up in the youth's heart a feeling of wrath and indignation against the girl who in sheer wantonness had imperiled her life and had given to him a moment of spasm of apprehension.
up
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From this reading THERE boiled up in the youth's heart a feeling of wrath and indignation against the girl who in sheer wantonness had imperiled her life and had given to him a moment of spasm of apprehension.
wantonness
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From this reading THERE boiled up in the youth's heart a feeling of wrath and indignation against the girl who in sheer wantonness had imperiled her life and had given to him a moment of spasm of apprehension.
WHOpronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading WHO IS THE FOOL NOW?
wrath
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From this reading THERE boiled up in the youth's heart a feeling of wrath and indignation against the girl who in sheer wantonness had imperiled her life and had given to him a moment of spasm of apprehension.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Looking full into her glittering brown eyes, he said-- "You have cast at me ill names.
youth's
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From this reading THERE boiled up in the youth's heart a feeling of wrath and indignation against the girl who in sheer wantonness had imperiled her life and had given to him a moment of spasm of apprehension.
