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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 As a matter of course there had been no enlargement of his hiding-place, and yet it seemed as if he could move about more freely than before.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading As a matter of course there had been no enlargement of his hiding-place, and yet it seemed as if he could move about more freely than before.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was really wonderful how changed everything appeared to Teddy Dunlap after his interview with Bill Jones.
AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although the sailor had given him no encouragement that he might succeed in the task he had set himself, but, on the contrary, appeared to think it a hopeless one, Teddy felt positive that the moment was very near at hand when he would be clasped once more in his father's arms.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As a matter of course there had been no enlargement of his hiding-place, and yet it seemed as if he could move about more freely than before.
appeared
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From this reading It was really wonderful how changed everything appeared to Teddy Dunlap after his interview with Bill Jones.
arms
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From this reading Although the sailor had given him no encouragement that he might succeed in the task he had set himself, but, on the contrary, appeared to think it a hopeless one, Teddy felt positive that the moment was very near at hand when he would be clasped once more in his father's arms.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As a matter of course there had been no enlargement of his hiding-place, and yet it seemed as if he could move about more freely than before.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Although the sailor had given him no encouragement that he might succeed in the task he had set himself, but, on the contrary, appeared to think it a hopeless one, Teddy felt positive that the moment was very near at hand when he would be clasped once more in his father's arms.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Although the sailor had given him no encouragement that he might succeed in the task he had set himself, but, on the contrary, appeared to think it a hopeless one, Teddy felt positive that the moment was very near at hand when he would be clasped once more in his father's arms.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As a matter of course there had been no enlargement of his hiding-place, and yet it seemed as if he could move about more freely than before.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading As a matter of course there had been no enlargement of his hiding-place, and yet it seemed as if he could move about more freely than before.
Bill
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From this reading It was really wonderful how changed everything appeared to Teddy Dunlap after his interview with Bill Jones.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was forced to remain in quite as cramped a position, but it no longer seemed painful.
changed
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From this reading It was really wonderful how changed everything appeared to Teddy Dunlap after his interview with Bill Jones.
clasped
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From this reading Although the sailor had given him no encouragement that he might succeed in the task he had set himself, but, on the contrary, appeared to think it a hopeless one, Teddy felt positive that the moment was very near at hand when he would be clasped once more in his father's arms.
contrary
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From this reading Although the sailor had given him no encouragement that he might succeed in the task he had set himself, but, on the contrary, appeared to think it a hopeless one, Teddy felt positive that the moment was very near at hand when he would be clasped once more in his father's arms.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As a matter of course there had been no enlargement of his hiding-place, and yet it seemed as if he could move about more freely than before.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As a matter of course there had been no enlargement of his hiding-place, and yet it seemed as if he could move about more freely than before.
cramped
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From this reading He was forced to remain in quite as cramped a position, but it no longer seemed painful.
Dunlap
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From this reading It was really wonderful how changed everything appeared to Teddy Dunlap after his interview with Bill Jones.
encouragement
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From this reading Although the sailor had given him no encouragement that he might succeed in the task he had set himself, but, on the contrary, appeared to think it a hopeless one, Teddy felt positive that the moment was very near at hand when he would be clasped once more in his father's arms.
enlargement
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From this reading As a matter of course there had been no enlargement of his hiding-place, and yet it seemed as if he could move about more freely than before.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading It was really wonderful how changed everything appeared to Teddy Dunlap after his interview with Bill Jones.
father's
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From this reading Although the sailor had given him no encouragement that he might succeed in the task he had set himself, but, on the contrary, appeared to think it a hopeless one, Teddy felt positive that the moment was very near at hand when he would be clasped once more in his father's arms.
felt
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From this reading Although the sailor had given him no encouragement that he might succeed in the task he had set himself, but, on the contrary, appeared to think it a hopeless one, Teddy felt positive that the moment was very near at hand when he would be clasped once more in his father's arms.
forced
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From this reading He was forced to remain in quite as cramped a position, but it no longer seemed painful.
freely
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From this reading As a matter of course there had been no enlargement of his hiding-place, and yet it seemed as if he could move about more freely than before.
given
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From this reading Although the sailor had given him no encouragement that he might succeed in the task he had set himself, but, on the contrary, appeared to think it a hopeless one, Teddy felt positive that the moment was very near at hand when he would be clasped once more in his father's arms.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As a matter of course there had been no enlargement of his hiding-place, and yet it seemed as if he could move about more freely than before.
hand
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From this reading Although the sailor had given him no encouragement that he might succeed in the task he had set himself, but, on the contrary, appeared to think it a hopeless one, Teddy felt positive that the moment was very near at hand when he would be clasped once more in his father's arms.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As a matter of course there had been no enlargement of his hiding-place, and yet it seemed as if he could move about more freely than before.
hiding-place
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From this reading As a matter of course there had been no enlargement of his hiding-place, and yet it seemed as if he could move about more freely than before.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Although the sailor had given him no encouragement that he might succeed in the task he had set himself, but, on the contrary, appeared to think it a hopeless one, Teddy felt positive that the moment was very near at hand when he would be clasped once more in his father's arms.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Although the sailor had given him no encouragement that he might succeed in the task he had set himself, but, on the contrary, appeared to think it a hopeless one, Teddy felt positive that the moment was very near at hand when he would be clasped once more in his father's arms.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was really wonderful how changed everything appeared to Teddy Dunlap after his interview with Bill Jones.
hopeless
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From this reading Although the sailor had given him no encouragement that he might succeed in the task he had set himself, but, on the contrary, appeared to think it a hopeless one, Teddy felt positive that the moment was very near at hand when he would be clasped once more in his father's arms.
how
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From this reading It was really wonderful how changed everything appeared to Teddy Dunlap after his interview with Bill Jones.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As a matter of course there had been no enlargement of his hiding-place, and yet it seemed as if he could move about more freely than before.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was forced to remain in quite as cramped a position, but it no longer seemed painful.
interview
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From this reading It was really wonderful how changed everything appeared to Teddy Dunlap after his interview with Bill Jones.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was really wonderful how changed everything appeared to Teddy Dunlap after his interview with Bill Jones.
Jones
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From this reading It was really wonderful how changed everything appeared to Teddy Dunlap after his interview with Bill Jones.
longer
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From this reading He was forced to remain in quite as cramped a position, but it no longer seemed painful.
matter
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From this reading As a matter of course there had been no enlargement of his hiding-place, and yet it seemed as if he could move about more freely than before.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Although the sailor had given him no encouragement that he might succeed in the task he had set himself, but, on the contrary, appeared to think it a hopeless one, Teddy felt positive that the moment was very near at hand when he would be clasped once more in his father's arms.
moment
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From this reading Although the sailor had given him no encouragement that he might succeed in the task he had set himself, but, on the contrary, appeared to think it a hopeless one, Teddy felt positive that the moment was very near at hand when he would be clasped once more in his father's arms.
more
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From this reading As a matter of course there had been no enlargement of his hiding-place, and yet it seemed as if he could move about more freely than before.
move
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From this reading As a matter of course there had been no enlargement of his hiding-place, and yet it seemed as if he could move about more freely than before.
near
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From this reading Although the sailor had given him no encouragement that he might succeed in the task he had set himself, but, on the contrary, appeared to think it a hopeless one, Teddy felt positive that the moment was very near at hand when he would be clasped once more in his father's arms.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading As a matter of course there had been no enlargement of his hiding-place, and yet it seemed as if he could move about more freely than before.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As a matter of course there had been no enlargement of his hiding-place, and yet it seemed as if he could move about more freely than before.
OFF
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From this reading OFF SANTIAGO.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Although the sailor had given him no encouragement that he might succeed in the task he had set himself, but, on the contrary, appeared to think it a hopeless one, Teddy felt positive that the moment was very near at hand when he would be clasped once more in his father's arms.
once
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From this reading Although the sailor had given him no encouragement that he might succeed in the task he had set himself, but, on the contrary, appeared to think it a hopeless one, Teddy felt positive that the moment was very near at hand when he would be clasped once more in his father's arms.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Although the sailor had given him no encouragement that he might succeed in the task he had set himself, but, on the contrary, appeared to think it a hopeless one, Teddy felt positive that the moment was very near at hand when he would be clasped once more in his father's arms.
painful
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From this reading He was forced to remain in quite as cramped a position, but it no longer seemed painful.
position
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From this reading He was forced to remain in quite as cramped a position, but it no longer seemed painful.
positive
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From this reading Although the sailor had given him no encouragement that he might succeed in the task he had set himself, but, on the contrary, appeared to think it a hopeless one, Teddy felt positive that the moment was very near at hand when he would be clasped once more in his father's arms.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was forced to remain in quite as cramped a position, but it no longer seemed painful.
really
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From this reading It was really wonderful how changed everything appeared to Teddy Dunlap after his interview with Bill Jones.
remain
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From this reading He was forced to remain in quite as cramped a position, but it no longer seemed painful.
sailor
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From this reading Although the sailor had given him no encouragement that he might succeed in the task he had set himself, but, on the contrary, appeared to think it a hopeless one, Teddy felt positive that the moment was very near at hand when he would be clasped once more in his father's arms.
SANTIAGO
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From this reading OFF SANTIAGO.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As a matter of course there had been no enlargement of his hiding-place, and yet it seemed as if he could move about more freely than before.
set
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From this reading Although the sailor had given him no encouragement that he might succeed in the task he had set himself, but, on the contrary, appeared to think it a hopeless one, Teddy felt positive that the moment was very near at hand when he would be clasped once more in his father's arms.
succeed
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From this reading Although the sailor had given him no encouragement that he might succeed in the task he had set himself, but, on the contrary, appeared to think it a hopeless one, Teddy felt positive that the moment was very near at hand when he would be clasped once more in his father's arms.
task
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From this reading Although the sailor had given him no encouragement that he might succeed in the task he had set himself, but, on the contrary, appeared to think it a hopeless one, Teddy felt positive that the moment was very near at hand when he would be clasped once more in his father's arms.
Teddy
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From this reading It was really wonderful how changed everything appeared to Teddy Dunlap after his interview with Bill Jones.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading As a matter of course there had been no enlargement of his hiding-place, and yet it seemed as if he could move about more freely than before.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Although the sailor had given him no encouragement that he might succeed in the task he had set himself, but, on the contrary, appeared to think it a hopeless one, Teddy felt positive that the moment was very near at hand when he would be clasped once more in his father's arms.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Although the sailor had given him no encouragement that he might succeed in the task he had set himself, but, on the contrary, appeared to think it a hopeless one, Teddy felt positive that the moment was very near at hand when he would be clasped once more in his father's arms.
there
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From this reading As a matter of course there had been no enlargement of his hiding-place, and yet it seemed as if he could move about more freely than before.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Although the sailor had given him no encouragement that he might succeed in the task he had set himself, but, on the contrary, appeared to think it a hopeless one, Teddy felt positive that the moment was very near at hand when he would be clasped once more in his father's arms.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was really wonderful how changed everything appeared to Teddy Dunlap after his interview with Bill Jones.
very
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From this reading Although the sailor had given him no encouragement that he might succeed in the task he had set himself, but, on the contrary, appeared to think it a hopeless one, Teddy felt positive that the moment was very near at hand when he would be clasped once more in his father's arms.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was really wonderful how changed everything appeared to Teddy Dunlap after his interview with Bill Jones.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Although the sailor had given him no encouragement that he might succeed in the task he had set himself, but, on the contrary, appeared to think it a hopeless one, Teddy felt positive that the moment was very near at hand when he would be clasped once more in his father's arms.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was really wonderful how changed everything appeared to Teddy Dunlap after his interview with Bill Jones.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was really wonderful how changed everything appeared to Teddy Dunlap after his interview with Bill Jones.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Although the sailor had given him no encouragement that he might succeed in the task he had set himself, but, on the contrary, appeared to think it a hopeless one, Teddy felt positive that the moment was very near at hand when he would be clasped once more in his father's arms.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading As a matter of course there had been no enlargement of his hiding-place, and yet it seemed as if he could move about more freely than before.
