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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 I went home to my solitary dinner, and afterwards took down a volume of Emerson and tried to read.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading I pitched him--how much more truly companionable is a book than its author!--I pitched him across the room, and thrusting my hands in my pockets and stretching out my legs, stared in a certain wonder at myself.
afterwards
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allay
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He wrote for cool and spacious people like himself; not for corpses like me revivified suddenly with an overcharge of vital force.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I went home to my solitary dinner, and afterwards took down a volume of Emerson and tried to read.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I pitched him--how much more truly companionable is a book than its author!--I pitched him across the room, and thrusting my hands in my pockets and stretching out my legs, stared in a certain wonder at myself.
author
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bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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book
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ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he did nothing of the kind.
certain
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companionable
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cool
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corpses
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But he did nothing of the kind.
dinner
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down
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Emerson
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fever
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He wrote for cool and spacious people like himself; not for corpses like me revivified suddenly with an overcharge of vital force.
force
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handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading I pitched him--how much more truly companionable is a book than its author!--I pitched him across the room, and thrusting my hands in my pockets and stretching out my legs, stared in a certain wonder at myself.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he did nothing of the kind.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I pitched him--how much more truly companionable is a book than its author!--I pitched him across the room, and thrusting my hands in my pockets and stretching out my legs, stared in a certain wonder at myself.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He wrote for cool and spacious people like himself; not for corpses like me revivified suddenly with an overcharge of vital force.
home
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how
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From this reading I pitched him--how much more truly companionable is a book than its author!--I pitched him across the room, and thrusting my hands in my pockets and stretching out my legs, stared in a certain wonder at myself.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I went home to my solitary dinner, and afterwards took down a volume of Emerson and tried to read.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I thought the cool and spacious philosopher might allay a certain fever in my blood.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I pitched him--how much more truly companionable is a book than its author!--I pitched him across the room, and thrusting my hands in my pockets and stretching out my legs, stared in a certain wonder at myself.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
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kind
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From this reading But he did nothing of the kind.
legs
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like
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From this reading He wrote for cool and spacious people like himself; not for corpses like me revivified suddenly with an overcharge of vital force.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He wrote for cool and spacious people like himself; not for corpses like me revivified suddenly with an overcharge of vital force.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I thought the cool and spacious philosopher might allay a certain fever in my blood.
more
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much
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I went home to my solitary dinner, and afterwards took down a volume of Emerson and tried to read.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I pitched him--how much more truly companionable is a book than its author!--I pitched him across the room, and thrusting my hands in my pockets and stretching out my legs, stared in a certain wonder at myself.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He wrote for cool and spacious people like himself; not for corpses like me revivified suddenly with an overcharge of vital force.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But he did nothing of the kind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I went home to my solitary dinner, and afterwards took down a volume of Emerson and tried to read.
out
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overcharge
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From this reading He wrote for cool and spacious people like himself; not for corpses like me revivified suddenly with an overcharge of vital force.
people
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From this reading He wrote for cool and spacious people like himself; not for corpses like me revivified suddenly with an overcharge of vital force.
philosopher
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pitchednounUS /pitched/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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pockets
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read
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revivified
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room
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solitary
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spacious
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stared
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stretching
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suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He wrote for cool and spacious people like himself; not for corpses like me revivified suddenly with an overcharge of vital force.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I pitched him--how much more truly companionable is a book than its author!--I pitched him across the room, and thrusting my hands in my pockets and stretching out my legs, stared in a certain wonder at myself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I thought the cool and spacious philosopher might allay a certain fever in my blood.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thought the cool and spacious philosopher might allay a certain fever in my blood.
thrusting
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I went home to my solitary dinner, and afterwards took down a volume of Emerson and tried to read.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I went home to my solitary dinner, and afterwards took down a volume of Emerson and tried to read.
tried
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truly
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vital
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volume
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wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I went home to my solitary dinner, and afterwards took down a volume of Emerson and tried to read.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He wrote for cool and spacious people like himself; not for corpses like me revivified suddenly with an overcharge of vital force.
wonder
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wrote
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