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all
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From this reading Behind his shut doors of immovability and stiff coldness, behind his cynic habit of treating all things with detached lightness, the generations and the centuries had continued their work in spite of his modernity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This then was it--the New World and the human creatures who were to build it, the unborn as well as those now in their cradles or tottering in their first step on the pathway leading to the place of building.
any
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From this reading Yet he himself had no thought of there being any touch of heroic splendour in his way of looking at it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This then was it--the New World and the human creatures who were to build it, the unborn as well as those now in their cradles or tottering in their first step on the pathway leading to the place of building.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Yet he himself had no thought of there being any touch of heroic splendour in his way of looking at it.
BehindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind his shut doors of immovability and stiff coldness, behind his cynic habit of treating all things with detached lightness, the generations and the centuries had continued their work in spite of his modernity.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Yet he himself had no thought of there being any touch of heroic splendour in his way of looking at it.
British
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From this reading His British obstinacy would not relinquish the long past he and his had seemed to _own_ in representing it.
build
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From this reading This then was it--the New World and the human creatures who were to build it, the unborn as well as those now in their cradles or tottering in their first step on the pathway leading to the place of building.
building
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From this reading This then was it--the New World and the human creatures who were to build it, the unborn as well as those now in their cradles or tottering in their first step on the pathway leading to the place of building.
capable
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From this reading He was not capable of drama.
centuries
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From this reading Behind his shut doors of immovability and stiff coldness, behind his cynic habit of treating all things with detached lightness, the generations and the centuries had continued their work in spite of his modernity.
coldness
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From this reading Behind his shut doors of immovability and stiff coldness, behind his cynic habit of treating all things with detached lightness, the generations and the centuries had continued their work in spite of his modernity.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Behind his shut doors of immovability and stiff coldness, behind his cynic habit of treating all things with detached lightness, the generations and the centuries had continued their work in spite of his modernity.
cradles
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From this reading This then was it--the New World and the human creatures who were to build it, the unborn as well as those now in their cradles or tottering in their first step on the pathway leading to the place of building.
creatures
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From this reading This then was it--the New World and the human creatures who were to build it, the unborn as well as those now in their cradles or tottering in their first step on the pathway leading to the place of building.
cynic
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From this reading Behind his shut doors of immovability and stiff coldness, behind his cynic habit of treating all things with detached lightness, the generations and the centuries had continued their work in spite of his modernity.
detached
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From this reading Behind his shut doors of immovability and stiff coldness, behind his cynic habit of treating all things with detached lightness, the generations and the centuries had continued their work in spite of his modernity.
doors
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From this reading Behind his shut doors of immovability and stiff coldness, behind his cynic habit of treating all things with detached lightness, the generations and the centuries had continued their work in spite of his modernity.
drama
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From this reading He was not capable of drama.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This then was it--the New World and the human creatures who were to build it, the unborn as well as those now in their cradles or tottering in their first step on the pathway leading to the place of building.
generations
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From this reading Behind his shut doors of immovability and stiff coldness, behind his cynic habit of treating all things with detached lightness, the generations and the centuries had continued their work in spite of his modernity.
habit
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From this reading Behind his shut doors of immovability and stiff coldness, behind his cynic habit of treating all things with detached lightness, the generations and the centuries had continued their work in spite of his modernity.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yet he himself had no thought of there being any touch of heroic splendour in his way of looking at it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet he himself had no thought of there being any touch of heroic splendour in his way of looking at it.
heroic
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From this reading Yet he himself had no thought of there being any touch of heroic splendour in his way of looking at it.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Yet he himself had no thought of there being any touch of heroic splendour in his way of looking at it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet he himself had no thought of there being any touch of heroic splendour in his way of looking at it.
human
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From this reading This then was it--the New World and the human creatures who were to build it, the unborn as well as those now in their cradles or tottering in their first step on the pathway leading to the place of building.
immovability
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From this reading Behind his shut doors of immovability and stiff coldness, behind his cynic habit of treating all things with detached lightness, the generations and the centuries had continued their work in spite of his modernity.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This then was it--the New World and the human creatures who were to build it, the unborn as well as those now in their cradles or tottering in their first step on the pathway leading to the place of building.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This then was it--the New World and the human creatures who were to build it, the unborn as well as those now in their cradles or tottering in their first step on the pathway leading to the place of building.
leading
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From this reading This then was it--the New World and the human creatures who were to build it, the unborn as well as those now in their cradles or tottering in their first step on the pathway leading to the place of building.
lightness
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From this reading Behind his shut doors of immovability and stiff coldness, behind his cynic habit of treating all things with detached lightness, the generations and the centuries had continued their work in spite of his modernity.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His British obstinacy would not relinquish the long past he and his had seemed to _own_ in representing it.
looking
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From this reading Yet he himself had no thought of there being any touch of heroic splendour in his way of looking at it.
modernity
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From this reading Behind his shut doors of immovability and stiff coldness, behind his cynic habit of treating all things with detached lightness, the generations and the centuries had continued their work in spite of his modernity.
New
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From this reading This then was it--the New World and the human creatures who were to build it, the unborn as well as those now in their cradles or tottering in their first step on the pathway leading to the place of building.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Yet he himself had no thought of there being any touch of heroic splendour in his way of looking at it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not capable of drama.
now
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From this reading This then was it--the New World and the human creatures who were to build it, the unborn as well as those now in their cradles or tottering in their first step on the pathway leading to the place of building.
obstinacy
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From this reading His British obstinacy would not relinquish the long past he and his had seemed to _own_ in representing it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This then was it--the New World and the human creatures who were to build it, the unborn as well as those now in their cradles or tottering in their first step on the pathway leading to the place of building.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This then was it--the New World and the human creatures who were to build it, the unborn as well as those now in their cradles or tottering in their first step on the pathway leading to the place of building.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading This then was it--the New World and the human creatures who were to build it, the unborn as well as those now in their cradles or tottering in their first step on the pathway leading to the place of building.
own
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From this reading His British obstinacy would not relinquish the long past he and his had seemed to _own_ in representing it.
past
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From this reading His British obstinacy would not relinquish the long past he and his had seemed to _own_ in representing it.
pathway
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From this reading This then was it--the New World and the human creatures who were to build it, the unborn as well as those now in their cradles or tottering in their first step on the pathway leading to the place of building.
place
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From this reading This then was it--the New World and the human creatures who were to build it, the unborn as well as those now in their cradles or tottering in their first step on the pathway leading to the place of building.
relinquish
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From this reading His British obstinacy would not relinquish the long past he and his had seemed to _own_ in representing it.
representing
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From this reading His British obstinacy would not relinquish the long past he and his had seemed to _own_ in representing it.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His British obstinacy would not relinquish the long past he and his had seemed to _own_ in representing it.
shut
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From this reading Behind his shut doors of immovability and stiff coldness, behind his cynic habit of treating all things with detached lightness, the generations and the centuries had continued their work in spite of his modernity.
spite
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From this reading Behind his shut doors of immovability and stiff coldness, behind his cynic habit of treating all things with detached lightness, the generations and the centuries had continued their work in spite of his modernity.
splendournounUS /ˈsplendər/
magnificent and impressive appearance
From this reading Yet he himself had no thought of there being any touch of heroic splendour in his way of looking at it.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This then was it--the New World and the human creatures who were to build it, the unborn as well as those now in their cradles or tottering in their first step on the pathway leading to the place of building.
stiff
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From this reading Behind his shut doors of immovability and stiff coldness, behind his cynic habit of treating all things with detached lightness, the generations and the centuries had continued their work in spite of his modernity.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This then was it--the New World and the human creatures who were to build it, the unborn as well as those now in their cradles or tottering in their first step on the pathway leading to the place of building.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading This then was it--the New World and the human creatures who were to build it, the unborn as well as those now in their cradles or tottering in their first step on the pathway leading to the place of building.
then
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From this reading This then was it--the New World and the human creatures who were to build it, the unborn as well as those now in their cradles or tottering in their first step on the pathway leading to the place of building.
there
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From this reading Yet he himself had no thought of there being any touch of heroic splendour in his way of looking at it.
things
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From this reading Behind his shut doors of immovability and stiff coldness, behind his cynic habit of treating all things with detached lightness, the generations and the centuries had continued their work in spite of his modernity.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This then was it--the New World and the human creatures who were to build it, the unborn as well as those now in their cradles or tottering in their first step on the pathway leading to the place of building.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading This then was it--the New World and the human creatures who were to build it, the unborn as well as those now in their cradles or tottering in their first step on the pathway leading to the place of building.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet he himself had no thought of there being any touch of heroic splendour in his way of looking at it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This then was it--the New World and the human creatures who were to build it, the unborn as well as those now in their cradles or tottering in their first step on the pathway leading to the place of building.
tottering
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From this reading This then was it--the New World and the human creatures who were to build it, the unborn as well as those now in their cradles or tottering in their first step on the pathway leading to the place of building.
touch
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From this reading Yet he himself had no thought of there being any touch of heroic splendour in his way of looking at it.
treating
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From this reading Behind his shut doors of immovability and stiff coldness, behind his cynic habit of treating all things with detached lightness, the generations and the centuries had continued their work in spite of his modernity.
unborn
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From this reading This then was it--the New World and the human creatures who were to build it, the unborn as well as those now in their cradles or tottering in their first step on the pathway leading to the place of building.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This then was it--the New World and the human creatures who were to build it, the unborn as well as those now in their cradles or tottering in their first step on the pathway leading to the place of building.
way
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From this reading Yet he himself had no thought of there being any touch of heroic splendour in his way of looking at it.
well
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From this reading This then was it--the New World and the human creatures who were to build it, the unborn as well as those now in their cradles or tottering in their first step on the pathway leading to the place of building.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This then was it--the New World and the human creatures who were to build it, the unborn as well as those now in their cradles or tottering in their first step on the pathway leading to the place of building.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading This then was it--the New World and the human creatures who were to build it, the unborn as well as those now in their cradles or tottering in their first step on the pathway leading to the place of building.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Behind his shut doors of immovability and stiff coldness, behind his cynic habit of treating all things with detached lightness, the generations and the centuries had continued their work in spite of his modernity.
work
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From this reading Behind his shut doors of immovability and stiff coldness, behind his cynic habit of treating all things with detached lightness, the generations and the centuries had continued their work in spite of his modernity.
World
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From this reading This then was it--the New World and the human creatures who were to build it, the unborn as well as those now in their cradles or tottering in their first step on the pathway leading to the place of building.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading His British obstinacy would not relinquish the long past he and his had seemed to _own_ in representing it.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet he himself had no thought of there being any touch of heroic splendour in his way of looking at it.
