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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 A whimsical joy in the anticipation of his delight shot across my gloomy meditations as the sunset rays threaded their way through the narrow window of the chamber that was my cell.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading A whimsical joy in the anticipation of his delight shot across my gloomy meditations as the sunset rays threaded their way through the narrow window of the chamber that was my cell.
amusing
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From this reading The thought of him stayed with me, amusing my idleness and entertaining my fancy.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I could imagine his wise, contented nod, far from surprise as the poles are apart, full of self-approval as an egg of meat.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The thought of him stayed with me, amusing my idleness and entertaining my fancy.
anticipation
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From this reading A whimsical joy in the anticipation of his delight shot across my gloomy meditations as the sunset rays threaded their way through the narrow window of the chamber that was my cell.
apart
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From this reading I could imagine his wise, contented nod, far from surprise as the poles are apart, full of self-approval as an egg of meat.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I could imagine his wise, contented nod, far from surprise as the poles are apart, full of self-approval as an egg of meat.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A whimsical joy in the anticipation of his delight shot across my gloomy meditations as the sunset rays threaded their way through the narrow window of the chamber that was my cell.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE KING'S CUP At least the Vicar would be pleased!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE KING'S CUP At least the Vicar would be pleased!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For his vision had been clear, in him faith had never wavered.
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading A whimsical joy in the anticipation of his delight shot across my gloomy meditations as the sunset rays threaded their way through the narrow window of the chamber that was my cell.
chamber
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From this reading A whimsical joy in the anticipation of his delight shot across my gloomy meditations as the sunset rays threaded their way through the narrow window of the chamber that was my cell.
clear
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From this reading For his vision had been clear, in him faith had never wavered.
contented
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From this reading I could imagine his wise, contented nod, far from surprise as the poles are apart, full of self-approval as an egg of meat.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could imagine his wise, contented nod, far from surprise as the poles are apart, full of self-approval as an egg of meat.
CUP
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From this reading THE KING'S CUP At least the Vicar would be pleased!
delight
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From this reading A whimsical joy in the anticipation of his delight shot across my gloomy meditations as the sunset rays threaded their way through the narrow window of the chamber that was my cell.
egg
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From this reading I could imagine his wise, contented nod, far from surprise as the poles are apart, full of self-approval as an egg of meat.
entertaining
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From this reading The thought of him stayed with me, amusing my idleness and entertaining my fancy.
faith
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From this reading For his vision had been clear, in him faith had never wavered.
fancy
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From this reading The thought of him stayed with me, amusing my idleness and entertaining my fancy.
far
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From this reading I could imagine his wise, contented nod, far from surprise as the poles are apart, full of self-approval as an egg of meat.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For his vision had been clear, in him faith had never wavered.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I could imagine his wise, contented nod, far from surprise as the poles are apart, full of self-approval as an egg of meat.
full
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From this reading I could imagine his wise, contented nod, far from surprise as the poles are apart, full of self-approval as an egg of meat.
gloomy
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From this reading A whimsical joy in the anticipation of his delight shot across my gloomy meditations as the sunset rays threaded their way through the narrow window of the chamber that was my cell.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For his vision had been clear, in him faith had never wavered.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The thought of him stayed with me, amusing my idleness and entertaining my fancy.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A whimsical joy in the anticipation of his delight shot across my gloomy meditations as the sunset rays threaded their way through the narrow window of the chamber that was my cell.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I could imagine his wise, contented nod, far from surprise as the poles are apart, full of self-approval as an egg of meat.
idleness
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From this reading The thought of him stayed with me, amusing my idleness and entertaining my fancy.
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I could imagine his wise, contented nod, far from surprise as the poles are apart, full of self-approval as an egg of meat.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A whimsical joy in the anticipation of his delight shot across my gloomy meditations as the sunset rays threaded their way through the narrow window of the chamber that was my cell.
joy
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From this reading A whimsical joy in the anticipation of his delight shot across my gloomy meditations as the sunset rays threaded their way through the narrow window of the chamber that was my cell.
KING'S
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From this reading THE KING'S CUP At least the Vicar would be pleased!
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE KING'S CUP At least the Vicar would be pleased!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The thought of him stayed with me, amusing my idleness and entertaining my fancy.
meat
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From this reading I could imagine his wise, contented nod, far from surprise as the poles are apart, full of self-approval as an egg of meat.
meditations
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From this reading A whimsical joy in the anticipation of his delight shot across my gloomy meditations as the sunset rays threaded their way through the narrow window of the chamber that was my cell.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A whimsical joy in the anticipation of his delight shot across my gloomy meditations as the sunset rays threaded their way through the narrow window of the chamber that was my cell.
narrow
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From this reading A whimsical joy in the anticipation of his delight shot across my gloomy meditations as the sunset rays threaded their way through the narrow window of the chamber that was my cell.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For his vision had been clear, in him faith had never wavered.
nod
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From this reading I could imagine his wise, contented nod, far from surprise as the poles are apart, full of self-approval as an egg of meat.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A whimsical joy in the anticipation of his delight shot across my gloomy meditations as the sunset rays threaded their way through the narrow window of the chamber that was my cell.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE KING'S CUP At least the Vicar would be pleased!
poles
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From this reading I could imagine his wise, contented nod, far from surprise as the poles are apart, full of self-approval as an egg of meat.
rays
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From this reading A whimsical joy in the anticipation of his delight shot across my gloomy meditations as the sunset rays threaded their way through the narrow window of the chamber that was my cell.
self-approval
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From this reading I could imagine his wise, contented nod, far from surprise as the poles are apart, full of self-approval as an egg of meat.
shot
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From this reading A whimsical joy in the anticipation of his delight shot across my gloomy meditations as the sunset rays threaded their way through the narrow window of the chamber that was my cell.
stayed
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From this reading The thought of him stayed with me, amusing my idleness and entertaining my fancy.
sunset
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From this reading A whimsical joy in the anticipation of his delight shot across my gloomy meditations as the sunset rays threaded their way through the narrow window of the chamber that was my cell.
surprise
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From this reading I could imagine his wise, contented nod, far from surprise as the poles are apart, full of self-approval as an egg of meat.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A whimsical joy in the anticipation of his delight shot across my gloomy meditations as the sunset rays threaded their way through the narrow window of the chamber that was my cell.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE KING'S CUP At least the Vicar would be pleased!
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A whimsical joy in the anticipation of his delight shot across my gloomy meditations as the sunset rays threaded their way through the narrow window of the chamber that was my cell.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thought of him stayed with me, amusing my idleness and entertaining my fancy.
threaded
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From this reading A whimsical joy in the anticipation of his delight shot across my gloomy meditations as the sunset rays threaded their way through the narrow window of the chamber that was my cell.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A whimsical joy in the anticipation of his delight shot across my gloomy meditations as the sunset rays threaded their way through the narrow window of the chamber that was my cell.
Vicar
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From this reading THE KING'S CUP At least the Vicar would be pleased!
vision
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From this reading For his vision had been clear, in him faith had never wavered.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A whimsical joy in the anticipation of his delight shot across my gloomy meditations as the sunset rays threaded their way through the narrow window of the chamber that was my cell.
wavered
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From this reading For his vision had been clear, in him faith had never wavered.
way
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From this reading A whimsical joy in the anticipation of his delight shot across my gloomy meditations as the sunset rays threaded their way through the narrow window of the chamber that was my cell.
whimsical
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From this reading A whimsical joy in the anticipation of his delight shot across my gloomy meditations as the sunset rays threaded their way through the narrow window of the chamber that was my cell.
window
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From this reading A whimsical joy in the anticipation of his delight shot across my gloomy meditations as the sunset rays threaded their way through the narrow window of the chamber that was my cell.
wise
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From this reading I could imagine his wise, contented nod, far from surprise as the poles are apart, full of self-approval as an egg of meat.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The thought of him stayed with me, amusing my idleness and entertaining my fancy.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading THE KING'S CUP At least the Vicar would be pleased!
