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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 The boy had a sort of thrill and tremble in him as if he had been reading poetry or witnessing some great tragic scene, which the elder man partially understood without being at all aware that Jock had himself been an actor in this drama.
actor
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From this reading The boy had a sort of thrill and tremble in him as if he had been reading poetry or witnessing some great tragic scene, which the elder man partially understood without being at all aware that Jock had himself been an actor in this drama.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Sir Tom stepped out into the night some time after, holding Jock by the arm.
all
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From this reading The boy had a sort of thrill and tremble in him as if he had been reading poetry or witnessing some great tragic scene, which the elder man partially understood without being at all aware that Jock had himself been an actor in this drama.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The boy had a sort of thrill and tremble in him as if he had been reading poetry or witnessing some great tragic scene, which the elder man partially understood without being at all aware that Jock had himself been an actor in this drama.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The boy had a sort of thrill and tremble in him as if he had been reading poetry or witnessing some great tragic scene, which the elder man partially understood without being at all aware that Jock had himself been an actor in this drama.
arm
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From this reading Sir Tom stepped out into the night some time after, holding Jock by the arm.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The boy had a sort of thrill and tremble in him as if he had been reading poetry or witnessing some great tragic scene, which the elder man partially understood without being at all aware that Jock had himself been an actor in this drama.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The boy had a sort of thrill and tremble in him as if he had been reading poetry or witnessing some great tragic scene, which the elder man partially understood without being at all aware that Jock had himself been an actor in this drama.
aware
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From this reading The boy had a sort of thrill and tremble in him as if he had been reading poetry or witnessing some great tragic scene, which the elder man partially understood without being at all aware that Jock had himself been an actor in this drama.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading His mind was relieved, and yet he was not so satisfied as he expected to be.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The boy had a sort of thrill and tremble in him as if he had been reading poetry or witnessing some great tragic scene, which the elder man partially understood without being at all aware that Jock had himself been an actor in this drama.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The boy had a sort of thrill and tremble in him as if he had been reading poetry or witnessing some great tragic scene, which the elder man partially understood without being at all aware that Jock had himself been an actor in this drama.
boy
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From this reading The boy had a sort of thrill and tremble in him as if he had been reading poetry or witnessing some great tragic scene, which the elder man partially understood without being at all aware that Jock had himself been an actor in this drama.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Sir Tom stepped out into the night some time after, holding Jock by the arm.
dismissed
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From this reading He himself had been dismissed out of it, so to speak.
drama
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From this reading The boy had a sort of thrill and tremble in him as if he had been reading poetry or witnessing some great tragic scene, which the elder man partially understood without being at all aware that Jock had himself been an actor in this drama.
elder
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From this reading The boy had a sort of thrill and tremble in him as if he had been reading poetry or witnessing some great tragic scene, which the elder man partially understood without being at all aware that Jock had himself been an actor in this drama.
EVE
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From this reading THE EVE OF SORROW.
expected
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From this reading His mind was relieved, and yet he was not so satisfied as he expected to be.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boy had a sort of thrill and tremble in him as if he had been reading poetry or witnessing some great tragic scene, which the elder man partially understood without being at all aware that Jock had himself been an actor in this drama.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The boy had a sort of thrill and tremble in him as if he had been reading poetry or witnessing some great tragic scene, which the elder man partially understood without being at all aware that Jock had himself been an actor in this drama.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The boy had a sort of thrill and tremble in him as if he had been reading poetry or witnessing some great tragic scene, which the elder man partially understood without being at all aware that Jock had himself been an actor in this drama.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The boy had a sort of thrill and tremble in him as if he had been reading poetry or witnessing some great tragic scene, which the elder man partially understood without being at all aware that Jock had himself been an actor in this drama.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The boy had a sort of thrill and tremble in him as if he had been reading poetry or witnessing some great tragic scene, which the elder man partially understood without being at all aware that Jock had himself been an actor in this drama.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His mind was relieved, and yet he was not so satisfied as he expected to be.
holding
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From this reading Sir Tom stepped out into the night some time after, holding Jock by the arm.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The boy had a sort of thrill and tremble in him as if he had been reading poetry or witnessing some great tragic scene, which the elder man partially understood without being at all aware that Jock had himself been an actor in this drama.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The boy had a sort of thrill and tremble in him as if he had been reading poetry or witnessing some great tragic scene, which the elder man partially understood without being at all aware that Jock had himself been an actor in this drama.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Sir Tom stepped out into the night some time after, holding Jock by the arm.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He himself had been dismissed out of it, so to speak.
Jock
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From this reading Sir Tom stepped out into the night some time after, holding Jock by the arm.
man
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From this reading The boy had a sort of thrill and tremble in him as if he had been reading poetry or witnessing some great tragic scene, which the elder man partially understood without being at all aware that Jock had himself been an actor in this drama.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His mind was relieved, and yet he was not so satisfied as he expected to be.
night
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From this reading Sir Tom stepped out into the night some time after, holding Jock by the arm.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His mind was relieved, and yet he was not so satisfied as he expected to be.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE EVE OF SORROW.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The boy had a sort of thrill and tremble in him as if he had been reading poetry or witnessing some great tragic scene, which the elder man partially understood without being at all aware that Jock had himself been an actor in this drama.
out
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From this reading Sir Tom stepped out into the night some time after, holding Jock by the arm.
partially
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From this reading The boy had a sort of thrill and tremble in him as if he had been reading poetry or witnessing some great tragic scene, which the elder man partially understood without being at all aware that Jock had himself been an actor in this drama.
poetry
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From this reading The boy had a sort of thrill and tremble in him as if he had been reading poetry or witnessing some great tragic scene, which the elder man partially understood without being at all aware that Jock had himself been an actor in this drama.
reading
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From this reading The boy had a sort of thrill and tremble in him as if he had been reading poetry or witnessing some great tragic scene, which the elder man partially understood without being at all aware that Jock had himself been an actor in this drama.
relievednounUS /ˈrelieved/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His mind was relieved, and yet he was not so satisfied as he expected to be.
satisfied
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From this reading His mind was relieved, and yet he was not so satisfied as he expected to be.
scene
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From this reading The boy had a sort of thrill and tremble in him as if he had been reading poetry or witnessing some great tragic scene, which the elder man partially understood without being at all aware that Jock had himself been an actor in this drama.
Sir
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From this reading Sir Tom stepped out into the night some time after, holding Jock by the arm.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He himself had been dismissed out of it, so to speak.
some
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From this reading Sir Tom stepped out into the night some time after, holding Jock by the arm.
SORROW
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From this reading THE EVE OF SORROW.
sort
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From this reading The boy had a sort of thrill and tremble in him as if he had been reading poetry or witnessing some great tragic scene, which the elder man partially understood without being at all aware that Jock had himself been an actor in this drama.
speak
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From this reading He himself had been dismissed out of it, so to speak.
stepped
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From this reading Sir Tom stepped out into the night some time after, holding Jock by the arm.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The boy had a sort of thrill and tremble in him as if he had been reading poetry or witnessing some great tragic scene, which the elder man partially understood without being at all aware that Jock had himself been an actor in this drama.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EVE OF SORROW.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The boy had a sort of thrill and tremble in him as if he had been reading poetry or witnessing some great tragic scene, which the elder man partially understood without being at all aware that Jock had himself been an actor in this drama.
thrill
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From this reading The boy had a sort of thrill and tremble in him as if he had been reading poetry or witnessing some great tragic scene, which the elder man partially understood without being at all aware that Jock had himself been an actor in this drama.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Tom stepped out into the night some time after, holding Jock by the arm.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He himself had been dismissed out of it, so to speak.
Tom
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From this reading Sir Tom stepped out into the night some time after, holding Jock by the arm.
tragic
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From this reading The boy had a sort of thrill and tremble in him as if he had been reading poetry or witnessing some great tragic scene, which the elder man partially understood without being at all aware that Jock had himself been an actor in this drama.
tremble
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From this reading The boy had a sort of thrill and tremble in him as if he had been reading poetry or witnessing some great tragic scene, which the elder man partially understood without being at all aware that Jock had himself been an actor in this drama.
understood
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From this reading The boy had a sort of thrill and tremble in him as if he had been reading poetry or witnessing some great tragic scene, which the elder man partially understood without being at all aware that Jock had himself been an actor in this drama.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His mind was relieved, and yet he was not so satisfied as he expected to be.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The boy had a sort of thrill and tremble in him as if he had been reading poetry or witnessing some great tragic scene, which the elder man partially understood without being at all aware that Jock had himself been an actor in this drama.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The boy had a sort of thrill and tremble in him as if he had been reading poetry or witnessing some great tragic scene, which the elder man partially understood without being at all aware that Jock had himself been an actor in this drama.
witnessing
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From this reading The boy had a sort of thrill and tremble in him as if he had been reading poetry or witnessing some great tragic scene, which the elder man partially understood without being at all aware that Jock had himself been an actor in this drama.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading His mind was relieved, and yet he was not so satisfied as he expected to be.