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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 very imagination that had troubled him for so many years—that had made his life as a coal miner miserable, and finally had enabled him to conceive this idea—now descended upon him with overpowering force.
adopted
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From this reading In his mind’s eye the plan had already been adopted, put into execution.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In his mind’s eye the plan had already been adopted, put into execution.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was half an hour before Jimmy recovered sufficiently to talk the thing over quietly with the office manager.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The very imagination that had troubled him for so many years—that had made his life as a coal miner miserable, and finally had enabled him to conceive this idea—now descended upon him with overpowering force.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The very imagination that had troubled him for so many years—that had made his life as a coal miner miserable, and finally had enabled him to conceive this idea—now descended upon him with overpowering force.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In his mind’s eye the plan had already been adopted, put into execution.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was half an hour before Jimmy recovered sufficiently to talk the thing over quietly with the office manager.
coal
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From this reading The very imagination that had troubled him for so many years—that had made his life as a coal miner miserable, and finally had enabled him to conceive this idea—now descended upon him with overpowering force.
conceive
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From this reading The very imagination that had troubled him for so many years—that had made his life as a coal miner miserable, and finally had enabled him to conceive this idea—now descended upon him with overpowering force.
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The very imagination that had troubled him for so many years—that had made his life as a coal miner miserable, and finally had enabled him to conceive this idea—now descended upon him with overpowering force.
enabled
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From this reading The very imagination that had troubled him for so many years—that had made his life as a coal miner miserable, and finally had enabled him to conceive this idea—now descended upon him with overpowering force.
execution
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From this reading In his mind’s eye the plan had already been adopted, put into execution.
eye
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From this reading In his mind’s eye the plan had already been adopted, put into execution.
finally
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From this reading The very imagination that had troubled him for so many years—that had made his life as a coal miner miserable, and finally had enabled him to conceive this idea—now descended upon him with overpowering force.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The very imagination that had troubled him for so many years—that had made his life as a coal miner miserable, and finally had enabled him to conceive this idea—now descended upon him with overpowering force.
force
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From this reading The very imagination that had troubled him for so many years—that had made his life as a coal miner miserable, and finally had enabled him to conceive this idea—now descended upon him with overpowering force.
forgot
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From this reading He forgot Mr. Hope—forgot the opposition to success that he had met—had still to meet.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The very imagination that had troubled him for so many years—that had made his life as a coal miner miserable, and finally had enabled him to conceive this idea—now descended upon him with overpowering force.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was half an hour before Jimmy recovered sufficiently to talk the thing over quietly with the office manager.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He forgot Mr. Hope—forgot the opposition to success that he had met—had still to meet.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The very imagination that had troubled him for so many years—that had made his life as a coal miner miserable, and finally had enabled him to conceive this idea—now descended upon him with overpowering force.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The very imagination that had troubled him for so many years—that had made his life as a coal miner miserable, and finally had enabled him to conceive this idea—now descended upon him with overpowering force.
Hope
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From this reading He forgot Mr. Hope—forgot the opposition to success that he had met—had still to meet.
hour
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From this reading It was half an hour before Jimmy recovered sufficiently to talk the thing over quietly with the office manager.
idea
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From this reading The very imagination that had troubled him for so many years—that had made his life as a coal miner miserable, and finally had enabled him to conceive this idea—now descended upon him with overpowering force.
imagination
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From this reading The very imagination that had troubled him for so many years—that had made his life as a coal miner miserable, and finally had enabled him to conceive this idea—now descended upon him with overpowering force.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In his mind’s eye the plan had already been adopted, put into execution.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading In his mind’s eye the plan had already been adopted, put into execution.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was half an hour before Jimmy recovered sufficiently to talk the thing over quietly with the office manager.
Jimmy
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From this reading It was half an hour before Jimmy recovered sufficiently to talk the thing over quietly with the office manager.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The very imagination that had troubled him for so many years—that had made his life as a coal miner miserable, and finally had enabled him to conceive this idea—now descended upon him with overpowering force.
made
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From this reading The very imagination that had troubled him for so many years—that had made his life as a coal miner miserable, and finally had enabled him to conceive this idea—now descended upon him with overpowering force.
manager
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From this reading It was half an hour before Jimmy recovered sufficiently to talk the thing over quietly with the office manager.
many
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From this reading The very imagination that had troubled him for so many years—that had made his life as a coal miner miserable, and finally had enabled him to conceive this idea—now descended upon him with overpowering force.
meet
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From this reading He forgot Mr. Hope—forgot the opposition to success that he had met—had still to meet.
met
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From this reading He forgot Mr. Hope—forgot the opposition to success that he had met—had still to meet.
mind's
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From this reading In his mind’s eye the plan had already been adopted, put into execution.
miner
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From this reading The very imagination that had troubled him for so many years—that had made his life as a coal miner miserable, and finally had enabled him to conceive this idea—now descended upon him with overpowering force.
miserable
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From this reading The very imagination that had troubled him for so many years—that had made his life as a coal miner miserable, and finally had enabled him to conceive this idea—now descended upon him with overpowering force.
Mr
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From this reading He forgot Mr. Hope—forgot the opposition to success that he had met—had still to meet.
NEMESIS
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From this reading NEMESIS.
now
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From this reading The very imagination that had troubled him for so many years—that had made his life as a coal miner miserable, and finally had enabled him to conceive this idea—now descended upon him with overpowering force.
office
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From this reading It was half an hour before Jimmy recovered sufficiently to talk the thing over quietly with the office manager.
opposition
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From this reading He forgot Mr. Hope—forgot the opposition to success that he had met—had still to meet.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was half an hour before Jimmy recovered sufficiently to talk the thing over quietly with the office manager.
overpowering
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From this reading The very imagination that had troubled him for so many years—that had made his life as a coal miner miserable, and finally had enabled him to conceive this idea—now descended upon him with overpowering force.
plan
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From this reading In his mind’s eye the plan had already been adopted, put into execution.
put
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From this reading In his mind’s eye the plan had already been adopted, put into execution.
quietly
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From this reading It was half an hour before Jimmy recovered sufficiently to talk the thing over quietly with the office manager.
recovered
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From this reading It was half an hour before Jimmy recovered sufficiently to talk the thing over quietly with the office manager.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The very imagination that had troubled him for so many years—that had made his life as a coal miner miserable, and finally had enabled him to conceive this idea—now descended upon him with overpowering force.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He forgot Mr. Hope—forgot the opposition to success that he had met—had still to meet.
success
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From this reading He forgot Mr. Hope—forgot the opposition to success that he had met—had still to meet.
sufficiently
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From this reading It was half an hour before Jimmy recovered sufficiently to talk the thing over quietly with the office manager.
talk
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From this reading It was half an hour before Jimmy recovered sufficiently to talk the thing over quietly with the office manager.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The very imagination that had troubled him for so many years—that had made his life as a coal miner miserable, and finally had enabled him to conceive this idea—now descended upon him with overpowering force.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was half an hour before Jimmy recovered sufficiently to talk the thing over quietly with the office manager.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was half an hour before Jimmy recovered sufficiently to talk the thing over quietly with the office manager.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The very imagination that had troubled him for so many years—that had made his life as a coal miner miserable, and finally had enabled him to conceive this idea—now descended upon him with overpowering force.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was half an hour before Jimmy recovered sufficiently to talk the thing over quietly with the office manager.
troubled
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From this reading The very imagination that had troubled him for so many years—that had made his life as a coal miner miserable, and finally had enabled him to conceive this idea—now descended upon him with overpowering force.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The very imagination that had troubled him for so many years—that had made his life as a coal miner miserable, and finally had enabled him to conceive this idea—now descended upon him with overpowering force.
very
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From this reading The very imagination that had troubled him for so many years—that had made his life as a coal miner miserable, and finally had enabled him to conceive this idea—now descended upon him with overpowering force.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was half an hour before Jimmy recovered sufficiently to talk the thing over quietly with the office manager.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was half an hour before Jimmy recovered sufficiently to talk the thing over quietly with the office manager.
years
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From this reading The very imagination that had troubled him for so many years—that had made his life as a coal miner miserable, and finally had enabled him to conceive this idea—now descended upon him with overpowering force.
