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all
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From this reading And that was his answer; furthermore it prepared him for all, and more than all, that was to come.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Carlton saw this at the first glance, in the triumphant lightning flashing from the fixed eyes, and playing over the heavy, grim, inexorable face.
answer
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From this reading And that was his answer; furthermore it prepared him for all, and more than all, that was to come.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Close at hand in the sunlight, where Georgie had stood last, brimming over with delight, there now stood Jasper Musk himself, huge with hate, livid with rage, vindictive, remorseless--but not surprised.
back
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From this reading Instinctively the child slipped to the ground; but there his courage failed him, so that he turned his back upon the terrible old man, and hid his face in the lap that he had left.
boy
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From this reading "Put the boy down," said Jasper Musk, with sinister self-control.
brimming
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From this reading Close at hand in the sunlight, where Georgie had stood last, brimming over with delight, there now stood Jasper Musk himself, huge with hate, livid with rage, vindictive, remorseless--but not surprised.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Close at hand in the sunlight, where Georgie had stood last, brimming over with delight, there now stood Jasper Musk himself, huge with hate, livid with rage, vindictive, remorseless--but not surprised.
Carlton
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From this reading Carlton saw this at the first glance, in the triumphant lightning flashing from the fixed eyes, and playing over the heavy, grim, inexorable face.
child
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From this reading Instinctively the child slipped to the ground; but there his courage failed him, so that he turned his back upon the terrible old man, and hid his face in the lap that he had left.
Close
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From this reading Close at hand in the sunlight, where Georgie had stood last, brimming over with delight, there now stood Jasper Musk himself, huge with hate, livid with rage, vindictive, remorseless--but not surprised.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And that was his answer; furthermore it prepared him for all, and more than all, that was to come.
courage
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From this reading Instinctively the child slipped to the ground; but there his courage failed him, so that he turned his back upon the terrible old man, and hid his face in the lap that he had left.
delight
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From this reading Close at hand in the sunlight, where Georgie had stood last, brimming over with delight, there now stood Jasper Musk himself, huge with hate, livid with rage, vindictive, remorseless--but not surprised.
down
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From this reading "Put the boy down," said Jasper Musk, with sinister self-control.
eyes
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From this reading Carlton saw this at the first glance, in the triumphant lightning flashing from the fixed eyes, and playing over the heavy, grim, inexorable face.
face
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From this reading Carlton saw this at the first glance, in the triumphant lightning flashing from the fixed eyes, and playing over the heavy, grim, inexorable face.
failed
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From this reading Instinctively the child slipped to the ground; but there his courage failed him, so that he turned his back upon the terrible old man, and hid his face in the lap that he had left.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Carlton saw this at the first glance, in the triumphant lightning flashing from the fixed eyes, and playing over the heavy, grim, inexorable face.
fixed
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From this reading Carlton saw this at the first glance, in the triumphant lightning flashing from the fixed eyes, and playing over the heavy, grim, inexorable face.
flashing
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From this reading Carlton saw this at the first glance, in the triumphant lightning flashing from the fixed eyes, and playing over the heavy, grim, inexorable face.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And that was his answer; furthermore it prepared him for all, and more than all, that was to come.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Carlton saw this at the first glance, in the triumphant lightning flashing from the fixed eyes, and playing over the heavy, grim, inexorable face.
furthermore
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From this reading And that was his answer; furthermore it prepared him for all, and more than all, that was to come.
Georgie
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From this reading Close at hand in the sunlight, where Georgie had stood last, brimming over with delight, there now stood Jasper Musk himself, huge with hate, livid with rage, vindictive, remorseless--but not surprised.
glance
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From this reading Carlton saw this at the first glance, in the triumphant lightning flashing from the fixed eyes, and playing over the heavy, grim, inexorable face.
grim
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From this reading Carlton saw this at the first glance, in the triumphant lightning flashing from the fixed eyes, and playing over the heavy, grim, inexorable face.
ground
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From this reading Instinctively the child slipped to the ground; but there his courage failed him, so that he turned his back upon the terrible old man, and hid his face in the lap that he had left.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Close at hand in the sunlight, where Georgie had stood last, brimming over with delight, there now stood Jasper Musk himself, huge with hate, livid with rage, vindictive, remorseless--but not surprised.
hand
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From this reading Close at hand in the sunlight, where Georgie had stood last, brimming over with delight, there now stood Jasper Musk himself, huge with hate, livid with rage, vindictive, remorseless--but not surprised.
hate
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From this reading Close at hand in the sunlight, where Georgie had stood last, brimming over with delight, there now stood Jasper Musk himself, huge with hate, livid with rage, vindictive, remorseless--but not surprised.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Instinctively the child slipped to the ground; but there his courage failed him, so that he turned his back upon the terrible old man, and hid his face in the lap that he had left.
heavy
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From this reading Carlton saw this at the first glance, in the triumphant lightning flashing from the fixed eyes, and playing over the heavy, grim, inexorable face.
hid
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From this reading Instinctively the child slipped to the ground; but there his courage failed him, so that he turned his back upon the terrible old man, and hid his face in the lap that he had left.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And that was his answer; furthermore it prepared him for all, and more than all, that was to come.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Close at hand in the sunlight, where Georgie had stood last, brimming over with delight, there now stood Jasper Musk himself, huge with hate, livid with rage, vindictive, remorseless--but not surprised.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And that was his answer; furthermore it prepared him for all, and more than all, that was to come.
huge
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From this reading Close at hand in the sunlight, where Georgie had stood last, brimming over with delight, there now stood Jasper Musk himself, huge with hate, livid with rage, vindictive, remorseless--but not surprised.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Close at hand in the sunlight, where Georgie had stood last, brimming over with delight, there now stood Jasper Musk himself, huge with hate, livid with rage, vindictive, remorseless--but not surprised.
inexorable
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From this reading Carlton saw this at the first glance, in the triumphant lightning flashing from the fixed eyes, and playing over the heavy, grim, inexorable face.
Instinctively
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From this reading Instinctively the child slipped to the ground; but there his courage failed him, so that he turned his back upon the terrible old man, and hid his face in the lap that he had left.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And that was his answer; furthermore it prepared him for all, and more than all, that was to come.
Jasper
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From this reading Close at hand in the sunlight, where Georgie had stood last, brimming over with delight, there now stood Jasper Musk himself, huge with hate, livid with rage, vindictive, remorseless--but not surprised.
lap
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From this reading Instinctively the child slipped to the ground; but there his courage failed him, so that he turned his back upon the terrible old man, and hid his face in the lap that he had left.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Close at hand in the sunlight, where Georgie had stood last, brimming over with delight, there now stood Jasper Musk himself, huge with hate, livid with rage, vindictive, remorseless--but not surprised.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Instinctively the child slipped to the ground; but there his courage failed him, so that he turned his back upon the terrible old man, and hid his face in the lap that he had left.
lightning
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From this reading Carlton saw this at the first glance, in the triumphant lightning flashing from the fixed eyes, and playing over the heavy, grim, inexorable face.
livid
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From this reading Close at hand in the sunlight, where Georgie had stood last, brimming over with delight, there now stood Jasper Musk himself, huge with hate, livid with rage, vindictive, remorseless--but not surprised.
man
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From this reading Instinctively the child slipped to the ground; but there his courage failed him, so that he turned his back upon the terrible old man, and hid his face in the lap that he had left.
more
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From this reading And that was his answer; furthermore it prepared him for all, and more than all, that was to come.
Musk
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From this reading Close at hand in the sunlight, where Georgie had stood last, brimming over with delight, there now stood Jasper Musk himself, huge with hate, livid with rage, vindictive, remorseless--but not surprised.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Close at hand in the sunlight, where Georgie had stood last, brimming over with delight, there now stood Jasper Musk himself, huge with hate, livid with rage, vindictive, remorseless--but not surprised.
now
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From this reading Close at hand in the sunlight, where Georgie had stood last, brimming over with delight, there now stood Jasper Musk himself, huge with hate, livid with rage, vindictive, remorseless--but not surprised.
old
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From this reading Instinctively the child slipped to the ground; but there his courage failed him, so that he turned his back upon the terrible old man, and hid his face in the lap that he had left.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Close at hand in the sunlight, where Georgie had stood last, brimming over with delight, there now stood Jasper Musk himself, huge with hate, livid with rage, vindictive, remorseless--but not surprised.
playing
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From this reading Carlton saw this at the first glance, in the triumphant lightning flashing from the fixed eyes, and playing over the heavy, grim, inexorable face.
prepared
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From this reading And that was his answer; furthermore it prepared him for all, and more than all, that was to come.
Put
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From this reading "Put the boy down," said Jasper Musk, with sinister self-control.
rage
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From this reading Close at hand in the sunlight, where Georgie had stood last, brimming over with delight, there now stood Jasper Musk himself, huge with hate, livid with rage, vindictive, remorseless--but not surprised.
remorseless
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From this reading Close at hand in the sunlight, where Georgie had stood last, brimming over with delight, there now stood Jasper Musk himself, huge with hate, livid with rage, vindictive, remorseless--but not surprised.
said
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From this reading "Put the boy down," said Jasper Musk, with sinister self-control.
saw
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From this reading Carlton saw this at the first glance, in the triumphant lightning flashing from the fixed eyes, and playing over the heavy, grim, inexorable face.
self-control
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From this reading "Put the boy down," said Jasper Musk, with sinister self-control.
sinister
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From this reading "Put the boy down," said Jasper Musk, with sinister self-control.
slipped
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From this reading Instinctively the child slipped to the ground; but there his courage failed him, so that he turned his back upon the terrible old man, and hid his face in the lap that he had left.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Instinctively the child slipped to the ground; but there his courage failed him, so that he turned his back upon the terrible old man, and hid his face in the lap that he had left.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Close at hand in the sunlight, where Georgie had stood last, brimming over with delight, there now stood Jasper Musk himself, huge with hate, livid with rage, vindictive, remorseless--but not surprised.
sunlight
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From this reading Close at hand in the sunlight, where Georgie had stood last, brimming over with delight, there now stood Jasper Musk himself, huge with hate, livid with rage, vindictive, remorseless--but not surprised.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Close at hand in the sunlight, where Georgie had stood last, brimming over with delight, there now stood Jasper Musk himself, huge with hate, livid with rage, vindictive, remorseless--but not surprised.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Instinctively the child slipped to the ground; but there his courage failed him, so that he turned his back upon the terrible old man, and hid his face in the lap that he had left.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And that was his answer; furthermore it prepared him for all, and more than all, that was to come.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And that was his answer; furthermore it prepared him for all, and more than all, that was to come.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Close at hand in the sunlight, where Georgie had stood last, brimming over with delight, there now stood Jasper Musk himself, huge with hate, livid with rage, vindictive, remorseless--but not surprised.
there
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From this reading Close at hand in the sunlight, where Georgie had stood last, brimming over with delight, there now stood Jasper Musk himself, huge with hate, livid with rage, vindictive, remorseless--but not surprised.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Carlton saw this at the first glance, in the triumphant lightning flashing from the fixed eyes, and playing over the heavy, grim, inexorable face.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And that was his answer; furthermore it prepared him for all, and more than all, that was to come.
triumphant
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From this reading Carlton saw this at the first glance, in the triumphant lightning flashing from the fixed eyes, and playing over the heavy, grim, inexorable face.
turned
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From this reading Instinctively the child slipped to the ground; but there his courage failed him, so that he turned his back upon the terrible old man, and hid his face in the lap that he had left.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Instinctively the child slipped to the ground; but there his courage failed him, so that he turned his back upon the terrible old man, and hid his face in the lap that he had left.
vindictive
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From this reading Close at hand in the sunlight, where Georgie had stood last, brimming over with delight, there now stood Jasper Musk himself, huge with hate, livid with rage, vindictive, remorseless--but not surprised.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And that was his answer; furthermore it prepared him for all, and more than all, that was to come.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Close at hand in the sunlight, where Georgie had stood last, brimming over with delight, there now stood Jasper Musk himself, huge with hate, livid with rage, vindictive, remorseless--but not surprised.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Close at hand in the sunlight, where Georgie had stood last, brimming over with delight, there now stood Jasper Musk himself, huge with hate, livid with rage, vindictive, remorseless--but not surprised.
