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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 WHEN the minister fully came to himself, it was after a long rapid walk of many miles through the silent fields and hazy country.
affairs
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From this reading Nothing now stood between him and the crisis which henceforward must determine his personal affairs.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading WHEN the minister fully came to himself, it was after a long rapid walk of many miles through the silent fields and hazy country.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHEN the minister fully came to himself, it was after a long rapid walk of many miles through the silent fields and hazy country.
back
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From this reading When he began to see clearly he turned back towards Carlingford.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He turned in the long country road, which he had been pursuing eagerly without knowing what he was doing, and gazed back towards the distant roofs.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he began to see clearly he turned back towards Carlingford.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Nothing now stood between him and the crisis which henceforward must determine his personal affairs.
came
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From this reading WHEN the minister fully came to himself, it was after a long rapid walk of many miles through the silent fields and hazy country.
Carlingford
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From this reading When he began to see clearly he turned back towards Carlingford.
cleared
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From this reading There the clouds cleared off from him in the quietness.
clearly
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From this reading When he began to see clearly he turned back towards Carlingford.
clouds
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From this reading There the clouds cleared off from him in the quietness.
country
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From this reading WHEN the minister fully came to himself, it was after a long rapid walk of many miles through the silent fields and hazy country.
crisis
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From this reading Nothing now stood between him and the crisis which henceforward must determine his personal affairs.
determine
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From this reading Nothing now stood between him and the crisis which henceforward must determine his personal affairs.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading He turned in the long country road, which he had been pursuing eagerly without knowing what he was doing, and gazed back towards the distant roofs.
doing
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From this reading He turned in the long country road, which he had been pursuing eagerly without knowing what he was doing, and gazed back towards the distant roofs.
eagerly
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From this reading He turned in the long country road, which he had been pursuing eagerly without knowing what he was doing, and gazed back towards the distant roofs.
fields
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From this reading WHEN the minister fully came to himself, it was after a long rapid walk of many miles through the silent fields and hazy country.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There the clouds cleared off from him in the quietness.
fully
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From this reading WHEN the minister fully came to himself, it was after a long rapid walk of many miles through the silent fields and hazy country.
gazed
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From this reading He turned in the long country road, which he had been pursuing eagerly without knowing what he was doing, and gazed back towards the distant roofs.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He turned in the long country road, which he had been pursuing eagerly without knowing what he was doing, and gazed back towards the distant roofs.
hazyadjectiveUS /ˈheɪzi/
unclear or blurred, especially from drink
From this reading WHEN the minister fully came to himself, it was after a long rapid walk of many miles through the silent fields and hazy country.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he began to see clearly he turned back towards Carlingford.
henceforward
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From this reading Nothing now stood between him and the crisis which henceforward must determine his personal affairs.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There the clouds cleared off from him in the quietness.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading WHEN the minister fully came to himself, it was after a long rapid walk of many miles through the silent fields and hazy country.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nothing now stood between him and the crisis which henceforward must determine his personal affairs.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There the clouds cleared off from him in the quietness.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WHEN the minister fully came to himself, it was after a long rapid walk of many miles through the silent fields and hazy country.
knowing
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From this reading He turned in the long country road, which he had been pursuing eagerly without knowing what he was doing, and gazed back towards the distant roofs.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHEN the minister fully came to himself, it was after a long rapid walk of many miles through the silent fields and hazy country.
many
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From this reading WHEN the minister fully came to himself, it was after a long rapid walk of many miles through the silent fields and hazy country.
miles
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From this reading WHEN the minister fully came to himself, it was after a long rapid walk of many miles through the silent fields and hazy country.
minister
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From this reading WHEN the minister fully came to himself, it was after a long rapid walk of many miles through the silent fields and hazy country.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Nothing now stood between him and the crisis which henceforward must determine his personal affairs.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing now stood between him and the crisis which henceforward must determine his personal affairs.
now
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From this reading Nothing now stood between him and the crisis which henceforward must determine his personal affairs.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHEN the minister fully came to himself, it was after a long rapid walk of many miles through the silent fields and hazy country.
off
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From this reading There the clouds cleared off from him in the quietness.
personal
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From this reading Nothing now stood between him and the crisis which henceforward must determine his personal affairs.
pursuing
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From this reading He turned in the long country road, which he had been pursuing eagerly without knowing what he was doing, and gazed back towards the distant roofs.
quietness
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From this reading There the clouds cleared off from him in the quietness.
rapid
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From this reading WHEN the minister fully came to himself, it was after a long rapid walk of many miles through the silent fields and hazy country.
road
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From this reading He turned in the long country road, which he had been pursuing eagerly without knowing what he was doing, and gazed back towards the distant roofs.
roofs
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From this reading He turned in the long country road, which he had been pursuing eagerly without knowing what he was doing, and gazed back towards the distant roofs.
see
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From this reading When he began to see clearly he turned back towards Carlingford.
silent
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From this reading WHEN the minister fully came to himself, it was after a long rapid walk of many miles through the silent fields and hazy country.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nothing now stood between him and the crisis which henceforward must determine his personal affairs.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEN the minister fully came to himself, it was after a long rapid walk of many miles through the silent fields and hazy country.
There
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From this reading There the clouds cleared off from him in the quietness.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading WHEN the minister fully came to himself, it was after a long rapid walk of many miles through the silent fields and hazy country.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHEN the minister fully came to himself, it was after a long rapid walk of many miles through the silent fields and hazy country.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading When he began to see clearly he turned back towards Carlingford.
turned
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From this reading When he began to see clearly he turned back towards Carlingford.
walk
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From this reading WHEN the minister fully came to himself, it was after a long rapid walk of many miles through the silent fields and hazy country.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHEN the minister fully came to himself, it was after a long rapid walk of many miles through the silent fields and hazy country.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He turned in the long country road, which he had been pursuing eagerly without knowing what he was doing, and gazed back towards the distant roofs.
WHENconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading WHEN the minister fully came to himself, it was after a long rapid walk of many miles through the silent fields and hazy country.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Nothing now stood between him and the crisis which henceforward must determine his personal affairs.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He turned in the long country road, which he had been pursuing eagerly without knowing what he was doing, and gazed back towards the distant roofs.
