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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 And so the great secret was out, and Robert walked home with his head in a whirl, and the blood tingling in his veins.
all
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From this reading That was all gone now.
allotted
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From this reading Wonderful had been the fate allotted to Raffles Haw, but surely hardly less important that which had come upon himself.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And so the great secret was out, and Robert walked home with his head in a whirl, and the blood tingling in his veins.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had shivered as he came up at the damp cold of the wind and the sight of the mist-mottled landscape.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had shivered as he came up at the damp cold of the wind and the sight of the mist-mottled landscape.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Wonderful had been the fate allotted to Raffles Haw, but surely hardly less important that which had come upon himself.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so the great secret was out, and Robert walked home with his head in a whirl, and the blood tingling in his veins.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Wonderful had been the fate allotted to Raffles Haw, but surely hardly less important that which had come upon himself.
came
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From this reading He had shivered as he came up at the damp cold of the wind and the sight of the mist-mottled landscape.
cold
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From this reading He had shivered as he came up at the damp cold of the wind and the sight of the mist-mottled landscape.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wonderful had been the fate allotted to Raffles Haw, but surely hardly less important that which had come upon himself.
country
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From this reading His own thoughts tinged everything with sunshine, and he felt inclined to sing and dance as he walked down the muddy, deeply-rutted country lane.
damp
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From this reading He had shivered as he came up at the damp cold of the wind and the sight of the mist-mottled landscape.
dance
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From this reading His own thoughts tinged everything with sunshine, and he felt inclined to sing and dance as he walked down the muddy, deeply-rutted country lane.
deeply-rutted
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From this reading His own thoughts tinged everything with sunshine, and he felt inclined to sing and dance as he walked down the muddy, deeply-rutted country lane.
down
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From this reading His own thoughts tinged everything with sunshine, and he felt inclined to sing and dance as he walked down the muddy, deeply-rutted country lane.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading His own thoughts tinged everything with sunshine, and he felt inclined to sing and dance as he walked down the muddy, deeply-rutted country lane.
fate
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From this reading Wonderful had been the fate allotted to Raffles Haw, but surely hardly less important that which had come upon himself.
felt
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From this reading His own thoughts tinged everything with sunshine, and he felt inclined to sing and dance as he walked down the muddy, deeply-rutted country lane.
gone
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From this reading That was all gone now.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so the great secret was out, and Robert walked home with his head in a whirl, and the blood tingling in his veins.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had shivered as he came up at the damp cold of the wind and the sight of the mist-mottled landscape.
hardly
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From this reading Wonderful had been the fate allotted to Raffles Haw, but surely hardly less important that which had come upon himself.
Haw
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From this reading Wonderful had been the fate allotted to Raffles Haw, but surely hardly less important that which had come upon himself.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had shivered as he came up at the damp cold of the wind and the sight of the mist-mottled landscape.
head
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From this reading And so the great secret was out, and Robert walked home with his head in a whirl, and the blood tingling in his veins.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Wonderful had been the fate allotted to Raffles Haw, but surely hardly less important that which had come upon himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And so the great secret was out, and Robert walked home with his head in a whirl, and the blood tingling in his veins.
home
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From this reading And so the great secret was out, and Robert walked home with his head in a whirl, and the blood tingling in his veins.
important
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From this reading Wonderful had been the fate allotted to Raffles Haw, but surely hardly less important that which had come upon himself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And so the great secret was out, and Robert walked home with his head in a whirl, and the blood tingling in his veins.
inclined
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From this reading His own thoughts tinged everything with sunshine, and he felt inclined to sing and dance as he walked down the muddy, deeply-rutted country lane.
landscape
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lane
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From this reading His own thoughts tinged everything with sunshine, and he felt inclined to sing and dance as he walked down the muddy, deeply-rutted country lane.
less
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From this reading Wonderful had been the fate allotted to Raffles Haw, but surely hardly less important that which had come upon himself.
mist-mottled
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From this reading He had shivered as he came up at the damp cold of the wind and the sight of the mist-mottled landscape.
muddy
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From this reading His own thoughts tinged everything with sunshine, and he felt inclined to sing and dance as he walked down the muddy, deeply-rutted country lane.
now
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From this reading That was all gone now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had shivered as he came up at the damp cold of the wind and the sight of the mist-mottled landscape.
out
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From this reading And so the great secret was out, and Robert walked home with his head in a whirl, and the blood tingling in his veins.
own
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From this reading His own thoughts tinged everything with sunshine, and he felt inclined to sing and dance as he walked down the muddy, deeply-rutted country lane.
Raffles
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Robert
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From this reading And so the great secret was out, and Robert walked home with his head in a whirl, and the blood tingling in his veins.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading And so the great secret was out, and Robert walked home with his head in a whirl, and the blood tingling in his veins.
shivered
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From this reading He had shivered as he came up at the damp cold of the wind and the sight of the mist-mottled landscape.
sight
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From this reading He had shivered as he came up at the damp cold of the wind and the sight of the mist-mottled landscape.
sing
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From this reading His own thoughts tinged everything with sunshine, and he felt inclined to sing and dance as he walked down the muddy, deeply-rutted country lane.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so the great secret was out, and Robert walked home with his head in a whirl, and the blood tingling in his veins.
sunshine
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From this reading His own thoughts tinged everything with sunshine, and he felt inclined to sing and dance as he walked down the muddy, deeply-rutted country lane.
surely
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From this reading Wonderful had been the fate allotted to Raffles Haw, but surely hardly less important that which had come upon himself.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was all gone now.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And so the great secret was out, and Robert walked home with his head in a whirl, and the blood tingling in his veins.
thoughts
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From this reading His own thoughts tinged everything with sunshine, and he felt inclined to sing and dance as he walked down the muddy, deeply-rutted country lane.
tinged
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From this reading His own thoughts tinged everything with sunshine, and he felt inclined to sing and dance as he walked down the muddy, deeply-rutted country lane.
tingling
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From this reading And so the great secret was out, and Robert walked home with his head in a whirl, and the blood tingling in his veins.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His own thoughts tinged everything with sunshine, and he felt inclined to sing and dance as he walked down the muddy, deeply-rutted country lane.
up
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From this reading He had shivered as he came up at the damp cold of the wind and the sight of the mist-mottled landscape.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Wonderful had been the fate allotted to Raffles Haw, but surely hardly less important that which had come upon himself.
veins
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From this reading And so the great secret was out, and Robert walked home with his head in a whirl, and the blood tingling in his veins.
walked
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From this reading And so the great secret was out, and Robert walked home with his head in a whirl, and the blood tingling in his veins.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And so the great secret was out, and Robert walked home with his head in a whirl, and the blood tingling in his veins.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Wonderful had been the fate allotted to Raffles Haw, but surely hardly less important that which had come upon himself.
whirl
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From this reading And so the great secret was out, and Robert walked home with his head in a whirl, and the blood tingling in his veins.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had shivered as he came up at the damp cold of the wind and the sight of the mist-mottled landscape.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And so the great secret was out, and Robert walked home with his head in a whirl, and the blood tingling in his veins.
WonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Wonderful had been the fate allotted to Raffles Haw, but surely hardly less important that which had come upon himself.
