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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 stolid calmness of Ned Mitchell’s every-day demeanor, which was but a mask for strong passions and still stronger resolutions, broke down entirely under his disappointment.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “They can’t keep the brat there always, that’s one thing,” he said to himself, as he limped along.
always
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From this reading “They can’t keep the brat there always, that’s one thing,” he said to himself, as he limped along.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Even the innocent child herself, whose presence among the ruined graves had prevented him from letting his hounds loose, shared his anger.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The stolid calmness of Ned Mitchell’s every-day demeanor, which was but a mask for strong passions and still stronger resolutions, broke down entirely under his disappointment.
anger
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From this reading Even the innocent child herself, whose presence among the ruined graves had prevented him from letting his hounds loose, shared his anger.
any
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From this reading He found the return journey over the fields more tedious than he--a strong, healthy man, used to bear great fatigues without any ill effect--could have thought possible.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “They can’t keep the brat there always, that’s one thing,” he said to himself, as he limped along.
bear
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From this reading He found the return journey over the fields more tedious than he--a strong, healthy man, used to bear great fatigues without any ill effect--could have thought possible.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If the mouldy old graveyard of St. Cuthbert’s had been a paradise of sweet sights and sounds and scents, he could not have been more maddened by the impossibility of entering it.
brat
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From this reading “They can’t keep the brat there always, that’s one thing,” he said to himself, as he limped along.
broke
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From this reading The stolid calmness of Ned Mitchell’s every-day demeanor, which was but a mask for strong passions and still stronger resolutions, broke down entirely under his disappointment.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The stolid calmness of Ned Mitchell’s every-day demeanor, which was but a mask for strong passions and still stronger resolutions, broke down entirely under his disappointment.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading If the mouldy old graveyard of St. Cuthbert’s had been a paradise of sweet sights and sounds and scents, he could not have been more maddened by the impossibility of entering it.
calmness
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From this reading The stolid calmness of Ned Mitchell’s every-day demeanor, which was but a mask for strong passions and still stronger resolutions, broke down entirely under his disappointment.
can't
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From this reading “They can’t keep the brat there always, that’s one thing,” he said to himself, as he limped along.
child
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From this reading Even the innocent child herself, whose presence among the ruined graves had prevented him from letting his hounds loose, shared his anger.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If the mouldy old graveyard of St. Cuthbert’s had been a paradise of sweet sights and sounds and scents, he could not have been more maddened by the impossibility of entering it.
Cuthbert's
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From this reading If the mouldy old graveyard of St. Cuthbert’s had been a paradise of sweet sights and sounds and scents, he could not have been more maddened by the impossibility of entering it.
demeanor
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From this reading The stolid calmness of Ned Mitchell’s every-day demeanor, which was but a mask for strong passions and still stronger resolutions, broke down entirely under his disappointment.
disappointmentnounUS /ˈdisappointment/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The stolid calmness of Ned Mitchell’s every-day demeanor, which was but a mask for strong passions and still stronger resolutions, broke down entirely under his disappointment.
down
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From this reading The stolid calmness of Ned Mitchell’s every-day demeanor, which was but a mask for strong passions and still stronger resolutions, broke down entirely under his disappointment.
effect
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From this reading He found the return journey over the fields more tedious than he--a strong, healthy man, used to bear great fatigues without any ill effect--could have thought possible.
entering
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From this reading If the mouldy old graveyard of St. Cuthbert’s had been a paradise of sweet sights and sounds and scents, he could not have been more maddened by the impossibility of entering it.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The stolid calmness of Ned Mitchell’s every-day demeanor, which was but a mask for strong passions and still stronger resolutions, broke down entirely under his disappointment.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the innocent child herself, whose presence among the ruined graves had prevented him from letting his hounds loose, shared his anger.
every-day
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From this reading The stolid calmness of Ned Mitchell’s every-day demeanor, which was but a mask for strong passions and still stronger resolutions, broke down entirely under his disappointment.
fatigues
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From this reading He found the return journey over the fields more tedious than he--a strong, healthy man, used to bear great fatigues without any ill effect--could have thought possible.
fields
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From this reading He found the return journey over the fields more tedious than he--a strong, healthy man, used to bear great fatigues without any ill effect--could have thought possible.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The stolid calmness of Ned Mitchell’s every-day demeanor, which was but a mask for strong passions and still stronger resolutions, broke down entirely under his disappointment.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found the return journey over the fields more tedious than he--a strong, healthy man, used to bear great fatigues without any ill effect--could have thought possible.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Even the innocent child herself, whose presence among the ruined graves had prevented him from letting his hounds loose, shared his anger.
graves
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From this reading Even the innocent child herself, whose presence among the ruined graves had prevented him from letting his hounds loose, shared his anger.
graveyard
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From this reading If the mouldy old graveyard of St. Cuthbert’s had been a paradise of sweet sights and sounds and scents, he could not have been more maddened by the impossibility of entering it.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found the return journey over the fields more tedious than he--a strong, healthy man, used to bear great fatigues without any ill effect--could have thought possible.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If the mouldy old graveyard of St. Cuthbert’s had been a paradise of sweet sights and sounds and scents, he could not have been more maddened by the impossibility of entering it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If the mouldy old graveyard of St. Cuthbert’s had been a paradise of sweet sights and sounds and scents, he could not have been more maddened by the impossibility of entering it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If the mouldy old graveyard of St. Cuthbert’s had been a paradise of sweet sights and sounds and scents, he could not have been more maddened by the impossibility of entering it.
healthy
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From this reading He found the return journey over the fields more tedious than he--a strong, healthy man, used to bear great fatigues without any ill effect--could have thought possible.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Even the innocent child herself, whose presence among the ruined graves had prevented him from letting his hounds loose, shared his anger.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Even the innocent child herself, whose presence among the ruined graves had prevented him from letting his hounds loose, shared his anger.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “They can’t keep the brat there always, that’s one thing,” he said to himself, as he limped along.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The stolid calmness of Ned Mitchell’s every-day demeanor, which was but a mask for strong passions and still stronger resolutions, broke down entirely under his disappointment.
hounds
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From this reading Even the innocent child herself, whose presence among the ruined graves had prevented him from letting his hounds loose, shared his anger.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the mouldy old graveyard of St. Cuthbert’s had been a paradise of sweet sights and sounds and scents, he could not have been more maddened by the impossibility of entering it.
ill
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From this reading He found the return journey over the fields more tedious than he--a strong, healthy man, used to bear great fatigues without any ill effect--could have thought possible.
impossibility
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From this reading If the mouldy old graveyard of St. Cuthbert’s had been a paradise of sweet sights and sounds and scents, he could not have been more maddened by the impossibility of entering it.
innocent
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From this reading Even the innocent child herself, whose presence among the ruined graves had prevented him from letting his hounds loose, shared his anger.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If the mouldy old graveyard of St. Cuthbert’s had been a paradise of sweet sights and sounds and scents, he could not have been more maddened by the impossibility of entering it.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He found the return journey over the fields more tedious than he--a strong, healthy man, used to bear great fatigues without any ill effect--could have thought possible.
keep
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From this reading “They can’t keep the brat there always, that’s one thing,” he said to himself, as he limped along.
letting
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From this reading Even the innocent child herself, whose presence among the ruined graves had prevented him from letting his hounds loose, shared his anger.
limped
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From this reading “They can’t keep the brat there always, that’s one thing,” he said to himself, as he limped along.
loose
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From this reading Even the innocent child herself, whose presence among the ruined graves had prevented him from letting his hounds loose, shared his anger.
maddened
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From this reading If the mouldy old graveyard of St. Cuthbert’s had been a paradise of sweet sights and sounds and scents, he could not have been more maddened by the impossibility of entering it.
man
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From this reading He found the return journey over the fields more tedious than he--a strong, healthy man, used to bear great fatigues without any ill effect--could have thought possible.
mask
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From this reading The stolid calmness of Ned Mitchell’s every-day demeanor, which was but a mask for strong passions and still stronger resolutions, broke down entirely under his disappointment.
Mitchell's
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From this reading The stolid calmness of Ned Mitchell’s every-day demeanor, which was but a mask for strong passions and still stronger resolutions, broke down entirely under his disappointment.
more
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From this reading If the mouldy old graveyard of St. Cuthbert’s had been a paradise of sweet sights and sounds and scents, he could not have been more maddened by the impossibility of entering it.
mouldy
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From this reading If the mouldy old graveyard of St. Cuthbert’s had been a paradise of sweet sights and sounds and scents, he could not have been more maddened by the impossibility of entering it.
Ned
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From this reading The stolid calmness of Ned Mitchell’s every-day demeanor, which was but a mask for strong passions and still stronger resolutions, broke down entirely under his disappointment.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If the mouldy old graveyard of St. Cuthbert’s had been a paradise of sweet sights and sounds and scents, he could not have been more maddened by the impossibility of entering it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The stolid calmness of Ned Mitchell’s every-day demeanor, which was but a mask for strong passions and still stronger resolutions, broke down entirely under his disappointment.
old
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From this reading If the mouldy old graveyard of St. Cuthbert’s had been a paradise of sweet sights and sounds and scents, he could not have been more maddened by the impossibility of entering it.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “They can’t keep the brat there always, that’s one thing,” he said to himself, as he limped along.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He found the return journey over the fields more tedious than he--a strong, healthy man, used to bear great fatigues without any ill effect--could have thought possible.
paradise
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From this reading If the mouldy old graveyard of St. Cuthbert’s had been a paradise of sweet sights and sounds and scents, he could not have been more maddened by the impossibility of entering it.
passions
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From this reading The stolid calmness of Ned Mitchell’s every-day demeanor, which was but a mask for strong passions and still stronger resolutions, broke down entirely under his disappointment.
possible
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From this reading He found the return journey over the fields more tedious than he--a strong, healthy man, used to bear great fatigues without any ill effect--could have thought possible.
presence
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From this reading Even the innocent child herself, whose presence among the ruined graves had prevented him from letting his hounds loose, shared his anger.
prevented
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From this reading Even the innocent child herself, whose presence among the ruined graves had prevented him from letting his hounds loose, shared his anger.
resolutions
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From this reading The stolid calmness of Ned Mitchell’s every-day demeanor, which was but a mask for strong passions and still stronger resolutions, broke down entirely under his disappointment.
return
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From this reading He found the return journey over the fields more tedious than he--a strong, healthy man, used to bear great fatigues without any ill effect--could have thought possible.
ruined
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From this reading Even the innocent child herself, whose presence among the ruined graves had prevented him from letting his hounds loose, shared his anger.
said
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From this reading “They can’t keep the brat there always, that’s one thing,” he said to himself, as he limped along.
scents
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From this reading If the mouldy old graveyard of St. Cuthbert’s had been a paradise of sweet sights and sounds and scents, he could not have been more maddened by the impossibility of entering it.
shared
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From this reading Even the innocent child herself, whose presence among the ruined graves had prevented him from letting his hounds loose, shared his anger.
sights
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From this reading If the mouldy old graveyard of St. Cuthbert’s had been a paradise of sweet sights and sounds and scents, he could not have been more maddened by the impossibility of entering it.
sounds
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From this reading If the mouldy old graveyard of St. Cuthbert’s had been a paradise of sweet sights and sounds and scents, he could not have been more maddened by the impossibility of entering it.
St
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From this reading If the mouldy old graveyard of St. Cuthbert’s had been a paradise of sweet sights and sounds and scents, he could not have been more maddened by the impossibility of entering it.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The stolid calmness of Ned Mitchell’s every-day demeanor, which was but a mask for strong passions and still stronger resolutions, broke down entirely under his disappointment.
stolid
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From this reading The stolid calmness of Ned Mitchell’s every-day demeanor, which was but a mask for strong passions and still stronger resolutions, broke down entirely under his disappointment.
strong
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From this reading The stolid calmness of Ned Mitchell’s every-day demeanor, which was but a mask for strong passions and still stronger resolutions, broke down entirely under his disappointment.
stronger
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From this reading The stolid calmness of Ned Mitchell’s every-day demeanor, which was but a mask for strong passions and still stronger resolutions, broke down entirely under his disappointment.
sweet
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From this reading If the mouldy old graveyard of St. Cuthbert’s had been a paradise of sweet sights and sounds and scents, he could not have been more maddened by the impossibility of entering it.
tedious
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From this reading He found the return journey over the fields more tedious than he--a strong, healthy man, used to bear great fatigues without any ill effect--could have thought possible.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He found the return journey over the fields more tedious than he--a strong, healthy man, used to bear great fatigues without any ill effect--could have thought possible.
that's
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From this reading “They can’t keep the brat there always, that’s one thing,” he said to himself, as he limped along.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The stolid calmness of Ned Mitchell’s every-day demeanor, which was but a mask for strong passions and still stronger resolutions, broke down entirely under his disappointment.
there
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From this reading “They can’t keep the brat there always, that’s one thing,” he said to himself, as he limped along.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They can’t keep the brat there always, that’s one thing,” he said to himself, as he limped along.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They can’t keep the brat there always, that’s one thing,” he said to himself, as he limped along.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found the return journey over the fields more tedious than he--a strong, healthy man, used to bear great fatigues without any ill effect--could have thought possible.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “They can’t keep the brat there always, that’s one thing,” he said to himself, as he limped along.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The stolid calmness of Ned Mitchell’s every-day demeanor, which was but a mask for strong passions and still stronger resolutions, broke down entirely under his disappointment.
used
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From this reading He found the return journey over the fields more tedious than he--a strong, healthy man, used to bear great fatigues without any ill effect--could have thought possible.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The stolid calmness of Ned Mitchell’s every-day demeanor, which was but a mask for strong passions and still stronger resolutions, broke down entirely under his disappointment.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The stolid calmness of Ned Mitchell’s every-day demeanor, which was but a mask for strong passions and still stronger resolutions, broke down entirely under his disappointment.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Even the innocent child herself, whose presence among the ruined graves had prevented him from letting his hounds loose, shared his anger.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He found the return journey over the fields more tedious than he--a strong, healthy man, used to bear great fatigues without any ill effect--could have thought possible.
