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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 war was over, though the benefits of the long anticipated peace still kept provocatively, exasperatingly, out of reach, when, about the middle of September, Dr. Fillery received a letter that interested him deeply.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The war was over, though the benefits of the long anticipated peace still kept provocatively, exasperatingly, out of reach, when, about the middle of September, Dr. Fillery received a letter that interested him deeply.
activities
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From this reading Nervously eager to resume its former activities, it was yet waiting for the word that should give it the necessary confidence to begin.
Age
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From this reading Those who hoped for a renewal of the easy, careless mood of pre-war days were dismayed to find this was impossible; others who had allowed an optimistic idealism to prophesy a New Age, looked about them bewilderingly and in vain for signs of its fair birth.
allowed
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From this reading Those who hoped for a renewal of the easy, careless mood of pre-war days were dismayed to find this was impossible; others who had allowed an optimistic idealism to prophesy a New Age, looked about them bewilderingly and in vain for signs of its fair birth.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Those who hoped for a renewal of the easy, careless mood of pre-war days were dismayed to find this was impossible; others who had allowed an optimistic idealism to prophesy a New Age, looked about them bewilderingly and in vain for signs of its fair birth.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Those who hoped for a renewal of the easy, careless mood of pre-war days were dismayed to find this was impossible; others who had allowed an optimistic idealism to prophesy a New Age, looked about them bewilderingly and in vain for signs of its fair birth.
anticipated
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From this reading The war was over, though the benefits of the long anticipated peace still kept provocatively, exasperatingly, out of reach, when, about the middle of September, Dr. Fillery received a letter that interested him deeply.
begin
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From this reading Nervously eager to resume its former activities, it was yet waiting for the word that should give it the necessary confidence to begin.
benefits
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From this reading The war was over, though the benefits of the long anticipated peace still kept provocatively, exasperatingly, out of reach, when, about the middle of September, Dr. Fillery received a letter that interested him deeply.
bewilderingly
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From this reading Those who hoped for a renewal of the easy, careless mood of pre-war days were dismayed to find this was impossible; others who had allowed an optimistic idealism to prophesy a New Age, looked about them bewilderingly and in vain for signs of its fair birth.
birth
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From this reading Those who hoped for a renewal of the easy, careless mood of pre-war days were dismayed to find this was impossible; others who had allowed an optimistic idealism to prophesy a New Age, looked about them bewilderingly and in vain for signs of its fair birth.
careless
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From this reading Those who hoped for a renewal of the easy, careless mood of pre-war days were dismayed to find this was impossible; others who had allowed an optimistic idealism to prophesy a New Age, looked about them bewilderingly and in vain for signs of its fair birth.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Nervously eager to resume its former activities, it was yet waiting for the word that should give it the necessary confidence to begin.
days
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From this reading Those who hoped for a renewal of the easy, careless mood of pre-war days were dismayed to find this was impossible; others who had allowed an optimistic idealism to prophesy a New Age, looked about them bewilderingly and in vain for signs of its fair birth.
deeply
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From this reading The war was over, though the benefits of the long anticipated peace still kept provocatively, exasperatingly, out of reach, when, about the middle of September, Dr. Fillery received a letter that interested him deeply.
dismayed
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From this reading Those who hoped for a renewal of the easy, careless mood of pre-war days were dismayed to find this was impossible; others who had allowed an optimistic idealism to prophesy a New Age, looked about them bewilderingly and in vain for signs of its fair birth.
distraught
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From this reading The shattered world was still distraught, uneasy.
dominated
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From this reading Doubt, insecurity, uncertainty everywhere dominated human minds.
Doubt
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From this reading Doubt, insecurity, uncertainty everywhere dominated human minds.
Dr
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From this reading The war was over, though the benefits of the long anticipated peace still kept provocatively, exasperatingly, out of reach, when, about the middle of September, Dr. Fillery received a letter that interested him deeply.
eager
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From this reading Nervously eager to resume its former activities, it was yet waiting for the word that should give it the necessary confidence to begin.
easy
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From this reading Those who hoped for a renewal of the easy, careless mood of pre-war days were dismayed to find this was impossible; others who had allowed an optimistic idealism to prophesy a New Age, looked about them bewilderingly and in vain for signs of its fair birth.
everywhere
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From this reading Doubt, insecurity, uncertainty everywhere dominated human minds.
exasperatingly
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From this reading The war was over, though the benefits of the long anticipated peace still kept provocatively, exasperatingly, out of reach, when, about the middle of September, Dr. Fillery received a letter that interested him deeply.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Those who hoped for a renewal of the easy, careless mood of pre-war days were dismayed to find this was impossible; others who had allowed an optimistic idealism to prophesy a New Age, looked about them bewilderingly and in vain for signs of its fair birth.
Fillery
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From this reading The war was over, though the benefits of the long anticipated peace still kept provocatively, exasperatingly, out of reach, when, about the middle of September, Dr. Fillery received a letter that interested him deeply.
find
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From this reading Those who hoped for a renewal of the easy, careless mood of pre-war days were dismayed to find this was impossible; others who had allowed an optimistic idealism to prophesy a New Age, looked about them bewilderingly and in vain for signs of its fair birth.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Nervously eager to resume its former activities, it was yet waiting for the word that should give it the necessary confidence to begin.
former
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From this reading Nervously eager to resume its former activities, it was yet waiting for the word that should give it the necessary confidence to begin.
give
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From this reading Nervously eager to resume its former activities, it was yet waiting for the word that should give it the necessary confidence to begin.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Those who hoped for a renewal of the easy, careless mood of pre-war days were dismayed to find this was impossible; others who had allowed an optimistic idealism to prophesy a New Age, looked about them bewilderingly and in vain for signs of its fair birth.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The war was over, though the benefits of the long anticipated peace still kept provocatively, exasperatingly, out of reach, when, about the middle of September, Dr. Fillery received a letter that interested him deeply.
hoped
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From this reading Those who hoped for a renewal of the easy, careless mood of pre-war days were dismayed to find this was impossible; others who had allowed an optimistic idealism to prophesy a New Age, looked about them bewilderingly and in vain for signs of its fair birth.
human
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From this reading Doubt, insecurity, uncertainty everywhere dominated human minds.
idealism
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From this reading Those who hoped for a renewal of the easy, careless mood of pre-war days were dismayed to find this was impossible; others who had allowed an optimistic idealism to prophesy a New Age, looked about them bewilderingly and in vain for signs of its fair birth.
impossible
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From this reading Those who hoped for a renewal of the easy, careless mood of pre-war days were dismayed to find this was impossible; others who had allowed an optimistic idealism to prophesy a New Age, looked about them bewilderingly and in vain for signs of its fair birth.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Those who hoped for a renewal of the easy, careless mood of pre-war days were dismayed to find this was impossible; others who had allowed an optimistic idealism to prophesy a New Age, looked about them bewilderingly and in vain for signs of its fair birth.
insecurity
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From this reading Doubt, insecurity, uncertainty everywhere dominated human minds.
interested
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From this reading The war was over, though the benefits of the long anticipated peace still kept provocatively, exasperatingly, out of reach, when, about the middle of September, Dr. Fillery received a letter that interested him deeply.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Nervously eager to resume its former activities, it was yet waiting for the word that should give it the necessary confidence to begin.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Nervously eager to resume its former activities, it was yet waiting for the word that should give it the necessary confidence to begin.
kept
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From this reading The war was over, though the benefits of the long anticipated peace still kept provocatively, exasperatingly, out of reach, when, about the middle of September, Dr. Fillery received a letter that interested him deeply.
letter
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From this reading The war was over, though the benefits of the long anticipated peace still kept provocatively, exasperatingly, out of reach, when, about the middle of September, Dr. Fillery received a letter that interested him deeply.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The war was over, though the benefits of the long anticipated peace still kept provocatively, exasperatingly, out of reach, when, about the middle of September, Dr. Fillery received a letter that interested him deeply.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Those who hoped for a renewal of the easy, careless mood of pre-war days were dismayed to find this was impossible; others who had allowed an optimistic idealism to prophesy a New Age, looked about them bewilderingly and in vain for signs of its fair birth.
middle
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From this reading The war was over, though the benefits of the long anticipated peace still kept provocatively, exasperatingly, out of reach, when, about the middle of September, Dr. Fillery received a letter that interested him deeply.
minds
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From this reading Doubt, insecurity, uncertainty everywhere dominated human minds.
mood
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From this reading Those who hoped for a renewal of the easy, careless mood of pre-war days were dismayed to find this was impossible; others who had allowed an optimistic idealism to prophesy a New Age, looked about them bewilderingly and in vain for signs of its fair birth.
necessary
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From this reading Nervously eager to resume its former activities, it was yet waiting for the word that should give it the necessary confidence to begin.
Nervously
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From this reading Nervously eager to resume its former activities, it was yet waiting for the word that should give it the necessary confidence to begin.
New
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From this reading Those who hoped for a renewal of the easy, careless mood of pre-war days were dismayed to find this was impossible; others who had allowed an optimistic idealism to prophesy a New Age, looked about them bewilderingly and in vain for signs of its fair birth.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The war was over, though the benefits of the long anticipated peace still kept provocatively, exasperatingly, out of reach, when, about the middle of September, Dr. Fillery received a letter that interested him deeply.
optimistic
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From this reading Those who hoped for a renewal of the easy, careless mood of pre-war days were dismayed to find this was impossible; others who had allowed an optimistic idealism to prophesy a New Age, looked about them bewilderingly and in vain for signs of its fair birth.
others
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From this reading Those who hoped for a renewal of the easy, careless mood of pre-war days were dismayed to find this was impossible; others who had allowed an optimistic idealism to prophesy a New Age, looked about them bewilderingly and in vain for signs of its fair birth.
out
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From this reading The war was over, though the benefits of the long anticipated peace still kept provocatively, exasperatingly, out of reach, when, about the middle of September, Dr. Fillery received a letter that interested him deeply.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The war was over, though the benefits of the long anticipated peace still kept provocatively, exasperatingly, out of reach, when, about the middle of September, Dr. Fillery received a letter that interested him deeply.
peace
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From this reading The war was over, though the benefits of the long anticipated peace still kept provocatively, exasperatingly, out of reach, when, about the middle of September, Dr. Fillery received a letter that interested him deeply.
pre-war
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From this reading Those who hoped for a renewal of the easy, careless mood of pre-war days were dismayed to find this was impossible; others who had allowed an optimistic idealism to prophesy a New Age, looked about them bewilderingly and in vain for signs of its fair birth.
prophesy
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From this reading Those who hoped for a renewal of the easy, careless mood of pre-war days were dismayed to find this was impossible; others who had allowed an optimistic idealism to prophesy a New Age, looked about them bewilderingly and in vain for signs of its fair birth.
provocatively
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From this reading The war was over, though the benefits of the long anticipated peace still kept provocatively, exasperatingly, out of reach, when, about the middle of September, Dr. Fillery received a letter that interested him deeply.
reach
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From this reading The war was over, though the benefits of the long anticipated peace still kept provocatively, exasperatingly, out of reach, when, about the middle of September, Dr. Fillery received a letter that interested him deeply.
received
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From this reading The war was over, though the benefits of the long anticipated peace still kept provocatively, exasperatingly, out of reach, when, about the middle of September, Dr. Fillery received a letter that interested him deeply.
renewal
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From this reading Those who hoped for a renewal of the easy, careless mood of pre-war days were dismayed to find this was impossible; others who had allowed an optimistic idealism to prophesy a New Age, looked about them bewilderingly and in vain for signs of its fair birth.
resume
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From this reading Nervously eager to resume its former activities, it was yet waiting for the word that should give it the necessary confidence to begin.
September
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From this reading The war was over, though the benefits of the long anticipated peace still kept provocatively, exasperatingly, out of reach, when, about the middle of September, Dr. Fillery received a letter that interested him deeply.
shattered
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From this reading The shattered world was still distraught, uneasy.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Nervously eager to resume its former activities, it was yet waiting for the word that should give it the necessary confidence to begin.
signs
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From this reading Those who hoped for a renewal of the easy, careless mood of pre-war days were dismayed to find this was impossible; others who had allowed an optimistic idealism to prophesy a New Age, looked about them bewilderingly and in vain for signs of its fair birth.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The war was over, though the benefits of the long anticipated peace still kept provocatively, exasperatingly, out of reach, when, about the middle of September, Dr. Fillery received a letter that interested him deeply.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The war was over, though the benefits of the long anticipated peace still kept provocatively, exasperatingly, out of reach, when, about the middle of September, Dr. Fillery received a letter that interested him deeply.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The war was over, though the benefits of the long anticipated peace still kept provocatively, exasperatingly, out of reach, when, about the middle of September, Dr. Fillery received a letter that interested him deeply.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Those who hoped for a renewal of the easy, careless mood of pre-war days were dismayed to find this was impossible; others who had allowed an optimistic idealism to prophesy a New Age, looked about them bewilderingly and in vain for signs of its fair birth.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Those who hoped for a renewal of the easy, careless mood of pre-war days were dismayed to find this was impossible; others who had allowed an optimistic idealism to prophesy a New Age, looked about them bewilderingly and in vain for signs of its fair birth.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those who hoped for a renewal of the easy, careless mood of pre-war days were dismayed to find this was impossible; others who had allowed an optimistic idealism to prophesy a New Age, looked about them bewilderingly and in vain for signs of its fair birth.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The war was over, though the benefits of the long anticipated peace still kept provocatively, exasperatingly, out of reach, when, about the middle of September, Dr. Fillery received a letter that interested him deeply.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nervously eager to resume its former activities, it was yet waiting for the word that should give it the necessary confidence to begin.
uncertainty
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From this reading Doubt, insecurity, uncertainty everywhere dominated human minds.
uneasy
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From this reading The shattered world was still distraught, uneasy.
vain
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From this reading Those who hoped for a renewal of the easy, careless mood of pre-war days were dismayed to find this was impossible; others who had allowed an optimistic idealism to prophesy a New Age, looked about them bewilderingly and in vain for signs of its fair birth.
waiting
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From this reading Nervously eager to resume its former activities, it was yet waiting for the word that should give it the necessary confidence to begin.
war
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From this reading The war was over, though the benefits of the long anticipated peace still kept provocatively, exasperatingly, out of reach, when, about the middle of September, Dr. Fillery received a letter that interested him deeply.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The war was over, though the benefits of the long anticipated peace still kept provocatively, exasperatingly, out of reach, when, about the middle of September, Dr. Fillery received a letter that interested him deeply.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Those who hoped for a renewal of the easy, careless mood of pre-war days were dismayed to find this was impossible; others who had allowed an optimistic idealism to prophesy a New Age, looked about them bewilderingly and in vain for signs of its fair birth.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The war was over, though the benefits of the long anticipated peace still kept provocatively, exasperatingly, out of reach, when, about the middle of September, Dr. Fillery received a letter that interested him deeply.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Those who hoped for a renewal of the easy, careless mood of pre-war days were dismayed to find this was impossible; others who had allowed an optimistic idealism to prophesy a New Age, looked about them bewilderingly and in vain for signs of its fair birth.
word
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From this reading Nervously eager to resume its former activities, it was yet waiting for the word that should give it the necessary confidence to begin.
world
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From this reading The shattered world was still distraught, uneasy.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Nervously eager to resume its former activities, it was yet waiting for the word that should give it the necessary confidence to begin.
