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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 BREWING STORM Wint lay awake for a while, the night after he had given his orders to Radabaugh.
acutely
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From this reading He was acutely aware that a great many people would say: “Well, Wint’s got a nerve.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE BREWING STORM Wint lay awake for a while, the night after he had given his orders to Radabaugh.
ahead
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From this reading There was in him none of the elation which might have been expected; he had no zest for the fight that was ahead of him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was, rather, depressed and doubtful of the wisdom of what he had done, and doubtful of his own strength and determination to carry it through.
awake
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From this reading THE BREWING STORM Wint lay awake for a while, the night after he had given his orders to Radabaugh.
aware
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From this reading He was acutely aware that a great many people would say: “Well, Wint’s got a nerve.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There was in him none of the elation which might have been expected; he had no zest for the fight that was ahead of him.
BREWING
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From this reading THE BREWING STORM Wint lay awake for a while, the night after he had given his orders to Radabaugh.
carry
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From this reading He was, rather, depressed and doubtful of the wisdom of what he had done, and doubtful of his own strength and determination to carry it through.
depressed
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From this reading He was, rather, depressed and doubtful of the wisdom of what he had done, and doubtful of his own strength and determination to carry it through.
determination
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From this reading He was, rather, depressed and doubtful of the wisdom of what he had done, and doubtful of his own strength and determination to carry it through.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was, rather, depressed and doubtful of the wisdom of what he had done, and doubtful of his own strength and determination to carry it through.
doubtful
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From this reading He was, rather, depressed and doubtful of the wisdom of what he had done, and doubtful of his own strength and determination to carry it through.
elation
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From this reading There was in him none of the elation which might have been expected; he had no zest for the fight that was ahead of him.
expected
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From this reading There was in him none of the elation which might have been expected; he had no zest for the fight that was ahead of him.
fight
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From this reading There was in him none of the elation which might have been expected; he had no zest for the fight that was ahead of him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE BREWING STORM Wint lay awake for a while, the night after he had given his orders to Radabaugh.
given
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From this reading THE BREWING STORM Wint lay awake for a while, the night after he had given his orders to Radabaugh.
got
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From this reading He was acutely aware that a great many people would say: “Well, Wint’s got a nerve.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was acutely aware that a great many people would say: “Well, Wint’s got a nerve.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE BREWING STORM Wint lay awake for a while, the night after he had given his orders to Radabaugh.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There was in him none of the elation which might have been expected; he had no zest for the fight that was ahead of him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE BREWING STORM Wint lay awake for a while, the night after he had given his orders to Radabaugh.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was in him none of the elation which might have been expected; he had no zest for the fight that was ahead of him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE BREWING STORM Wint lay awake for a while, the night after he had given his orders to Radabaugh.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was in him none of the elation which might have been expected; he had no zest for the fight that was ahead of him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was, rather, depressed and doubtful of the wisdom of what he had done, and doubtful of his own strength and determination to carry it through.
lay
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From this reading THE BREWING STORM Wint lay awake for a while, the night after he had given his orders to Radabaugh.
many
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From this reading He had many things to occupy his thoughts.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading There was in him none of the elation which might have been expected; he had no zest for the fight that was ahead of him.
nerve
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From this reading He was acutely aware that a great many people would say: “Well, Wint’s got a nerve.
night
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From this reading THE BREWING STORM Wint lay awake for a while, the night after he had given his orders to Radabaugh.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was in him none of the elation which might have been expected; he had no zest for the fight that was ahead of him.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading There was in him none of the elation which might have been expected; he had no zest for the fight that was ahead of him.
occupy
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From this reading He had many things to occupy his thoughts.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was in him none of the elation which might have been expected; he had no zest for the fight that was ahead of him.
orders
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From this reading THE BREWING STORM Wint lay awake for a while, the night after he had given his orders to Radabaugh.
own
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From this reading He was, rather, depressed and doubtful of the wisdom of what he had done, and doubtful of his own strength and determination to carry it through.
people
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From this reading He was acutely aware that a great many people would say: “Well, Wint’s got a nerve.
Radabaugh
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From this reading THE BREWING STORM Wint lay awake for a while, the night after he had given his orders to Radabaugh.
rather
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From this reading He was, rather, depressed and doubtful of the wisdom of what he had done, and doubtful of his own strength and determination to carry it through.
say
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From this reading He was acutely aware that a great many people would say: “Well, Wint’s got a nerve.
STORM
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From this reading THE BREWING STORM Wint lay awake for a while, the night after he had given his orders to Radabaugh.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was, rather, depressed and doubtful of the wisdom of what he had done, and doubtful of his own strength and determination to carry it through.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was in him none of the elation which might have been expected; he had no zest for the fight that was ahead of him.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BREWING STORM Wint lay awake for a while, the night after he had given his orders to Radabaugh.
There
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From this reading There was in him none of the elation which might have been expected; he had no zest for the fight that was ahead of him.
things
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From this reading He had many things to occupy his thoughts.
thoughts
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From this reading He had many things to occupy his thoughts.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was, rather, depressed and doubtful of the wisdom of what he had done, and doubtful of his own strength and determination to carry it through.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE BREWING STORM Wint lay awake for a while, the night after he had given his orders to Radabaugh.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was in him none of the elation which might have been expected; he had no zest for the fight that was ahead of him.
Well
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From this reading He was acutely aware that a great many people would say: “Well, Wint’s got a nerve.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He was, rather, depressed and doubtful of the wisdom of what he had done, and doubtful of his own strength and determination to carry it through.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was in him none of the elation which might have been expected; he had no zest for the fight that was ahead of him.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading THE BREWING STORM Wint lay awake for a while, the night after he had given his orders to Radabaugh.
Wint
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From this reading THE BREWING STORM Wint lay awake for a while, the night after he had given his orders to Radabaugh.
Wint's
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From this reading He was acutely aware that a great many people would say: “Well, Wint’s got a nerve.
wisdom
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From this reading He was, rather, depressed and doubtful of the wisdom of what he had done, and doubtful of his own strength and determination to carry it through.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He was acutely aware that a great many people would say: “Well, Wint’s got a nerve.
zest
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From this reading There was in him none of the elation which might have been expected; he had no zest for the fight that was ahead of him.
