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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 In spite of her invariably quiet demeanour, she was trembling a little.
afraid
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From this reading "I am afraid you _must_ believe it, Roger."
all
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From this reading "Good Lord!" was all Roger could say, evidently not for the first time.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am afraid you _must_ believe it, Roger."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Others besides Moses have struggled up the mountain only to be shown the promised land, and to hear the words: Thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not pass over."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The following morning saw Janey and Roger sitting opposite each other once more, but this time in his office-room, staring blankly at each other.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Others besides Moses have struggled up the mountain only to be shown the promised land, and to hear the words: Thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not pass over."
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I am afraid you _must_ believe it, Roger."
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading "Others besides Moses have struggled up the mountain only to be shown the promised land, and to hear the words: Thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not pass over."
blankly
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From this reading The following morning saw Janey and Roger sitting opposite each other once more, but this time in his office-room, staring blankly at each other.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Others besides Moses have struggled up the mountain only to be shown the promised land, and to hear the words: Thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not pass over."
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Good Lord!" was all Roger could say, evidently not for the first time.
demeanour
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From this reading In spite of her invariably quiet demeanour, she was trembling a little.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The following morning saw Janey and Roger sitting opposite each other once more, but this time in his office-room, staring blankly at each other.
evidently
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From this reading "Good Lord!" was all Roger could say, evidently not for the first time.
eyes
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From this reading "Others besides Moses have struggled up the mountain only to be shown the promised land, and to hear the words: Thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not pass over."
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Good Lord!" was all Roger could say, evidently not for the first time.
following
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From this reading The following morning saw Janey and Roger sitting opposite each other once more, but this time in his office-room, staring blankly at each other.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Good Lord!" was all Roger could say, evidently not for the first time.
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Good Lord!" was all Roger could say, evidently not for the first time.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Others besides Moses have struggled up the mountain only to be shown the promised land, and to hear the words: Thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not pass over."
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Others besides Moses have struggled up the mountain only to be shown the promised land, and to hear the words: Thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not pass over."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In spite of her invariably quiet demeanour, she was trembling a little.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The following morning saw Janey and Roger sitting opposite each other once more, but this time in his office-room, staring blankly at each other.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am afraid you _must_ believe it, Roger."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The following morning saw Janey and Roger sitting opposite each other once more, but this time in his office-room, staring blankly at each other.
invariably
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From this reading In spite of her invariably quiet demeanour, she was trembling a little.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Others besides Moses have struggled up the mountain only to be shown the promised land, and to hear the words: Thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not pass over."
Janey
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From this reading The following morning saw Janey and Roger sitting opposite each other once more, but this time in his office-room, staring blankly at each other.
land
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From this reading "Others besides Moses have struggled up the mountain only to be shown the promised land, and to hear the words: Thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not pass over."
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In spite of her invariably quiet demeanour, she was trembling a little.
Lord
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From this reading "Good Lord!" was all Roger could say, evidently not for the first time.
more
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From this reading The following morning saw Janey and Roger sitting opposite each other once more, but this time in his office-room, staring blankly at each other.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The following morning saw Janey and Roger sitting opposite each other once more, but this time in his office-room, staring blankly at each other.
Moses
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From this reading "Others besides Moses have struggled up the mountain only to be shown the promised land, and to hear the words: Thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not pass over."
mountain
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From this reading "Others besides Moses have struggled up the mountain only to be shown the promised land, and to hear the words: Thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not pass over."
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I am afraid you _must_ believe it, Roger."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Others besides Moses have struggled up the mountain only to be shown the promised land, and to hear the words: Thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not pass over."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In spite of her invariably quiet demeanour, she was trembling a little.
office-room
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From this reading The following morning saw Janey and Roger sitting opposite each other once more, but this time in his office-room, staring blankly at each other.
once
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From this reading The following morning saw Janey and Roger sitting opposite each other once more, but this time in his office-room, staring blankly at each other.
only
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From this reading "Others besides Moses have struggled up the mountain only to be shown the promised land, and to hear the words: Thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not pass over."
opposite
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From this reading The following morning saw Janey and Roger sitting opposite each other once more, but this time in his office-room, staring blankly at each other.
other
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From this reading The following morning saw Janey and Roger sitting opposite each other once more, but this time in his office-room, staring blankly at each other.
Others
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From this reading "Others besides Moses have struggled up the mountain only to be shown the promised land, and to hear the words: Thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not pass over."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Others besides Moses have struggled up the mountain only to be shown the promised land, and to hear the words: Thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not pass over."
pass
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From this reading "Others besides Moses have struggled up the mountain only to be shown the promised land, and to hear the words: Thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not pass over."
promised
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From this reading "Others besides Moses have struggled up the mountain only to be shown the promised land, and to hear the words: Thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not pass over."
quiet
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From this reading In spite of her invariably quiet demeanour, she was trembling a little.
Roger
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From this reading The following morning saw Janey and Roger sitting opposite each other once more, but this time in his office-room, staring blankly at each other.
saw
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From this reading The following morning saw Janey and Roger sitting opposite each other once more, but this time in his office-room, staring blankly at each other.
say
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From this reading "Good Lord!" was all Roger could say, evidently not for the first time.
see
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From this reading "Others besides Moses have struggled up the mountain only to be shown the promised land, and to hear the words: Thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not pass over."
shaltmodal verbUS /ʃælt/
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Others besides Moses have struggled up the mountain only to be shown the promised land, and to hear the words: Thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not pass over."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In spite of her invariably quiet demeanour, she was trembling a little.
shown
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From this reading "Others besides Moses have struggled up the mountain only to be shown the promised land, and to hear the words: Thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not pass over."
sitting
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From this reading The following morning saw Janey and Roger sitting opposite each other once more, but this time in his office-room, staring blankly at each other.
spite
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From this reading In spite of her invariably quiet demeanour, she was trembling a little.
staring
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From this reading The following morning saw Janey and Roger sitting opposite each other once more, but this time in his office-room, staring blankly at each other.
struggled
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From this reading "Others besides Moses have struggled up the mountain only to be shown the promised land, and to hear the words: Thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not pass over."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Others besides Moses have struggled up the mountain only to be shown the promised land, and to hear the words: Thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not pass over."
thinepronounUS /ðaɪn/
an old word for “yours”
From this reading "Others besides Moses have struggled up the mountain only to be shown the promised land, and to hear the words: Thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not pass over."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The following morning saw Janey and Roger sitting opposite each other once more, but this time in his office-room, staring blankly at each other.
ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Others besides Moses have struggled up the mountain only to be shown the promised land, and to hear the words: Thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not pass over."
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The following morning saw Janey and Roger sitting opposite each other once more, but this time in his office-room, staring blankly at each other.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Others besides Moses have struggled up the mountain only to be shown the promised land, and to hear the words: Thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not pass over."
trembling
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From this reading In spite of her invariably quiet demeanour, she was trembling a little.
up
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From this reading "Others besides Moses have struggled up the mountain only to be shown the promised land, and to hear the words: Thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not pass over."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In spite of her invariably quiet demeanour, she was trembling a little.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Others besides Moses have struggled up the mountain only to be shown the promised land, and to hear the words: Thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not pass over."
words
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From this reading "Others besides Moses have struggled up the mountain only to be shown the promised land, and to hear the words: Thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not pass over."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I am afraid you _must_ believe it, Roger."
