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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 His long absence from home had in a way lessened his reliance on family ties, and an interview with his brother deepened the sense of his own dullness.
absence
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From this reading His long absence from home had in a way lessened his reliance on family ties, and an interview with his brother deepened the sense of his own dullness.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading ON AN ORCHARD SLOPE Fred moved off across the fields in quest of Perry.
adjusting
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From this reading He wondered whether it were not proof of his general worthlessness that he was so quickly adjusting himself to the conditions of rural life; and yet from such reflections his spirit quickly rebounded.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading ON AN ORCHARD SLOPE Fred moved off across the fields in quest of Perry.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His long absence from home had in a way lessened his reliance on family ties, and an interview with his brother deepened the sense of his own dullness.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the very soil itself, he felt a kinship, born of a hidden, elusive, cramped vein of poetic feeling that lay deep in his nature.
brother
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From this reading His long absence from home had in a way lessened his reliance on family ties, and an interview with his brother deepened the sense of his own dullness.
Charles
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From this reading Charles never left him wholly happy.
conditions
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From this reading He wondered whether it were not proof of his general worthlessness that he was so quickly adjusting himself to the conditions of rural life; and yet from such reflections his spirit quickly rebounded.
cramped
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From this reading In the very soil itself, he felt a kinship, born of a hidden, elusive, cramped vein of poetic feeling that lay deep in his nature.
deep
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From this reading In the very soil itself, he felt a kinship, born of a hidden, elusive, cramped vein of poetic feeling that lay deep in his nature.
deepened
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From this reading His long absence from home had in a way lessened his reliance on family ties, and an interview with his brother deepened the sense of his own dullness.
dullness
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From this reading His long absence from home had in a way lessened his reliance on family ties, and an interview with his brother deepened the sense of his own dullness.
elusive
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From this reading In the very soil itself, he felt a kinship, born of a hidden, elusive, cramped vein of poetic feeling that lay deep in his nature.
family
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From this reading His long absence from home had in a way lessened his reliance on family ties, and an interview with his brother deepened the sense of his own dullness.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the very soil itself, he felt a kinship, born of a hidden, elusive, cramped vein of poetic feeling that lay deep in his nature.
felt
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From this reading In the very soil itself, he felt a kinship, born of a hidden, elusive, cramped vein of poetic feeling that lay deep in his nature.
fields
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From this reading ON AN ORCHARD SLOPE Fred moved off across the fields in quest of Perry.
Fred
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From this reading ON AN ORCHARD SLOPE Fred moved off across the fields in quest of Perry.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His long absence from home had in a way lessened his reliance on family ties, and an interview with his brother deepened the sense of his own dullness.
general
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From this reading He wondered whether it were not proof of his general worthlessness that he was so quickly adjusting himself to the conditions of rural life; and yet from such reflections his spirit quickly rebounded.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His long absence from home had in a way lessened his reliance on family ties, and an interview with his brother deepened the sense of his own dullness.
happy
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From this reading Charles never left him wholly happy.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wondered whether it were not proof of his general worthlessness that he was so quickly adjusting himself to the conditions of rural life; and yet from such reflections his spirit quickly rebounded.
hidden
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From this reading In the very soil itself, he felt a kinship, born of a hidden, elusive, cramped vein of poetic feeling that lay deep in his nature.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Charles never left him wholly happy.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He wondered whether it were not proof of his general worthlessness that he was so quickly adjusting himself to the conditions of rural life; and yet from such reflections his spirit quickly rebounded.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His long absence from home had in a way lessened his reliance on family ties, and an interview with his brother deepened the sense of his own dullness.
home
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From this reading His long absence from home had in a way lessened his reliance on family ties, and an interview with his brother deepened the sense of his own dullness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ON AN ORCHARD SLOPE Fred moved off across the fields in quest of Perry.
interview
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From this reading His long absence from home had in a way lessened his reliance on family ties, and an interview with his brother deepened the sense of his own dullness.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He wondered whether it were not proof of his general worthlessness that he was so quickly adjusting himself to the conditions of rural life; and yet from such reflections his spirit quickly rebounded.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading In the very soil itself, he felt a kinship, born of a hidden, elusive, cramped vein of poetic feeling that lay deep in his nature.
kinship
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From this reading In the very soil itself, he felt a kinship, born of a hidden, elusive, cramped vein of poetic feeling that lay deep in his nature.
lay
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From this reading In the very soil itself, he felt a kinship, born of a hidden, elusive, cramped vein of poetic feeling that lay deep in his nature.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Charles never left him wholly happy.
lessened
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From this reading His long absence from home had in a way lessened his reliance on family ties, and an interview with his brother deepened the sense of his own dullness.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wondered whether it were not proof of his general worthlessness that he was so quickly adjusting himself to the conditions of rural life; and yet from such reflections his spirit quickly rebounded.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His long absence from home had in a way lessened his reliance on family ties, and an interview with his brother deepened the sense of his own dullness.
moved
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From this reading ON AN ORCHARD SLOPE Fred moved off across the fields in quest of Perry.
nature
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From this reading In the very soil itself, he felt a kinship, born of a hidden, elusive, cramped vein of poetic feeling that lay deep in his nature.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Charles never left him wholly happy.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He wondered whether it were not proof of his general worthlessness that he was so quickly adjusting himself to the conditions of rural life; and yet from such reflections his spirit quickly rebounded.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ON AN ORCHARD SLOPE Fred moved off across the fields in quest of Perry.
off
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From this reading ON AN ORCHARD SLOPE Fred moved off across the fields in quest of Perry.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON AN ORCHARD SLOPE Fred moved off across the fields in quest of Perry.
ORCHARD
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From this reading ON AN ORCHARD SLOPE Fred moved off across the fields in quest of Perry.
own
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From this reading His long absence from home had in a way lessened his reliance on family ties, and an interview with his brother deepened the sense of his own dullness.
Perry
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From this reading ON AN ORCHARD SLOPE Fred moved off across the fields in quest of Perry.
poetic
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From this reading In the very soil itself, he felt a kinship, born of a hidden, elusive, cramped vein of poetic feeling that lay deep in his nature.
proof
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From this reading He wondered whether it were not proof of his general worthlessness that he was so quickly adjusting himself to the conditions of rural life; and yet from such reflections his spirit quickly rebounded.
quest
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From this reading ON AN ORCHARD SLOPE Fred moved off across the fields in quest of Perry.
quickly
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From this reading He wondered whether it were not proof of his general worthlessness that he was so quickly adjusting himself to the conditions of rural life; and yet from such reflections his spirit quickly rebounded.
rebounded
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From this reading He wondered whether it were not proof of his general worthlessness that he was so quickly adjusting himself to the conditions of rural life; and yet from such reflections his spirit quickly rebounded.
reflections
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From this reading He wondered whether it were not proof of his general worthlessness that he was so quickly adjusting himself to the conditions of rural life; and yet from such reflections his spirit quickly rebounded.
reliance
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From this reading His long absence from home had in a way lessened his reliance on family ties, and an interview with his brother deepened the sense of his own dullness.
rural
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From this reading He wondered whether it were not proof of his general worthlessness that he was so quickly adjusting himself to the conditions of rural life; and yet from such reflections his spirit quickly rebounded.
sense
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From this reading His long absence from home had in a way lessened his reliance on family ties, and an interview with his brother deepened the sense of his own dullness.
SLOPE
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From this reading ON AN ORCHARD SLOPE Fred moved off across the fields in quest of Perry.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He wondered whether it were not proof of his general worthlessness that he was so quickly adjusting himself to the conditions of rural life; and yet from such reflections his spirit quickly rebounded.
soil
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From this reading In the very soil itself, he felt a kinship, born of a hidden, elusive, cramped vein of poetic feeling that lay deep in his nature.
spirit
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From this reading He wondered whether it were not proof of his general worthlessness that he was so quickly adjusting himself to the conditions of rural life; and yet from such reflections his spirit quickly rebounded.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He wondered whether it were not proof of his general worthlessness that he was so quickly adjusting himself to the conditions of rural life; and yet from such reflections his spirit quickly rebounded.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He wondered whether it were not proof of his general worthlessness that he was so quickly adjusting himself to the conditions of rural life; and yet from such reflections his spirit quickly rebounded.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON AN ORCHARD SLOPE Fred moved off across the fields in quest of Perry.
ties
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From this reading His long absence from home had in a way lessened his reliance on family ties, and an interview with his brother deepened the sense of his own dullness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He wondered whether it were not proof of his general worthlessness that he was so quickly adjusting himself to the conditions of rural life; and yet from such reflections his spirit quickly rebounded.
vein
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From this reading In the very soil itself, he felt a kinship, born of a hidden, elusive, cramped vein of poetic feeling that lay deep in his nature.
very
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From this reading In the very soil itself, he felt a kinship, born of a hidden, elusive, cramped vein of poetic feeling that lay deep in his nature.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He wondered whether it were not proof of his general worthlessness that he was so quickly adjusting himself to the conditions of rural life; and yet from such reflections his spirit quickly rebounded.
way
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From this reading His long absence from home had in a way lessened his reliance on family ties, and an interview with his brother deepened the sense of his own dullness.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He wondered whether it were not proof of his general worthlessness that he was so quickly adjusting himself to the conditions of rural life; and yet from such reflections his spirit quickly rebounded.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading He wondered whether it were not proof of his general worthlessness that he was so quickly adjusting himself to the conditions of rural life; and yet from such reflections his spirit quickly rebounded.
wholly
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From this reading Charles never left him wholly happy.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His long absence from home had in a way lessened his reliance on family ties, and an interview with his brother deepened the sense of his own dullness.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wondered whether it were not proof of his general worthlessness that he was so quickly adjusting himself to the conditions of rural life; and yet from such reflections his spirit quickly rebounded.
worthlessness
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From this reading He wondered whether it were not proof of his general worthlessness that he was so quickly adjusting himself to the conditions of rural life; and yet from such reflections his spirit quickly rebounded.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading He wondered whether it were not proof of his general worthlessness that he was so quickly adjusting himself to the conditions of rural life; and yet from such reflections his spirit quickly rebounded.
