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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 For all that his pulses still beat to the throb of that mute strain, that his eyes were alight with an unrealized joy, that the half quiver, half smile of a visionary expectation lingered at his lips, the red rush of indignant humiliation covered his face and tingled to the very tips of his fingers.
alight
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From this reading For all that his pulses still beat to the throb of that mute strain, that his eyes were alight with an unrealized joy, that the half quiver, half smile of a visionary expectation lingered at his lips, the red rush of indignant humiliation covered his face and tingled to the very tips of his fingers.
all
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From this reading For all that his pulses still beat to the throb of that mute strain, that his eyes were alight with an unrealized joy, that the half quiver, half smile of a visionary expectation lingered at his lips, the red rush of indignant humiliation covered his face and tingled to the very tips of his fingers.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For all that his pulses still beat to the throb of that mute strain, that his eyes were alight with an unrealized joy, that the half quiver, half smile of a visionary expectation lingered at his lips, the red rush of indignant humiliation covered his face and tingled to the very tips of his fingers.
analyze
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From this reading He was far on the road between the Cove and the Springs, and he paused in the solitude that he might analyze this thing, and see where he stood and whither he was tending.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And suddenly he was ready to throw himself over the bluff that he should even have dreamed this dream.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For all that his pulses still beat to the throb of that mute strain, that his eyes were alight with an unrealized joy, that the half quiver, half smile of a visionary expectation lingered at his lips, the red rush of indignant humiliation covered his face and tingled to the very tips of his fingers.
beat
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From this reading For all that his pulses still beat to the throb of that mute strain, that his eyes were alight with an unrealized joy, that the half quiver, half smile of a visionary expectation lingered at his lips, the red rush of indignant humiliation covered his face and tingled to the very tips of his fingers.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He was far on the road between the Cove and the Springs, and he paused in the solitude that he might analyze this thing, and see where he stood and whither he was tending.
bluffadjectiveUS /blʌf/
direct and plain-spoken in manner, sometimes seeming rough
From this reading And suddenly he was ready to throw himself over the bluff that he should even have dreamed this dream.
Cove
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From this reading He was far on the road between the Cove and the Springs, and he paused in the solitude that he might analyze this thing, and see where he stood and whither he was tending.
covered
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From this reading For all that his pulses still beat to the throb of that mute strain, that his eyes were alight with an unrealized joy, that the half quiver, half smile of a visionary expectation lingered at his lips, the red rush of indignant humiliation covered his face and tingled to the very tips of his fingers.
dare
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From this reading He to wear a mask where he might not dare to show his face!
designed
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From this reading He, of all men in the world, an intruder, a partaker of pleasures designed exclusively for others!
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading And suddenly he was ready to throw himself over the bluff that he should even have dreamed this dream.
dreamed
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From this reading And suddenly he was ready to throw himself over the bluff that he should even have dreamed this dream.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And suddenly he was ready to throw himself over the bluff that he should even have dreamed this dream.
exclusively
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From this reading He, of all men in the world, an intruder, a partaker of pleasures designed exclusively for others!
expectation
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From this reading For all that his pulses still beat to the throb of that mute strain, that his eyes were alight with an unrealized joy, that the half quiver, half smile of a visionary expectation lingered at his lips, the red rush of indignant humiliation covered his face and tingled to the very tips of his fingers.
eyes
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From this reading For all that his pulses still beat to the throb of that mute strain, that his eyes were alight with an unrealized joy, that the half quiver, half smile of a visionary expectation lingered at his lips, the red rush of indignant humiliation covered his face and tingled to the very tips of his fingers.
face
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From this reading For all that his pulses still beat to the throb of that mute strain, that his eyes were alight with an unrealized joy, that the half quiver, half smile of a visionary expectation lingered at his lips, the red rush of indignant humiliation covered his face and tingled to the very tips of his fingers.
far
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From this reading He was far on the road between the Cove and the Springs, and he paused in the solitude that he might analyze this thing, and see where he stood and whither he was tending.
fingers
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From this reading For all that his pulses still beat to the throb of that mute strain, that his eyes were alight with an unrealized joy, that the half quiver, half smile of a visionary expectation lingered at his lips, the red rush of indignant humiliation covered his face and tingled to the very tips of his fingers.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For all that his pulses still beat to the throb of that mute strain, that his eyes were alight with an unrealized joy, that the half quiver, half smile of a visionary expectation lingered at his lips, the red rush of indignant humiliation covered his face and tingled to the very tips of his fingers.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For all that his pulses still beat to the throb of that mute strain, that his eyes were alight with an unrealized joy, that the half quiver, half smile of a visionary expectation lingered at his lips, the red rush of indignant humiliation covered his face and tingled to the very tips of his fingers.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And suddenly he was ready to throw himself over the bluff that he should even have dreamed this dream.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And suddenly he was ready to throw himself over the bluff that he should even have dreamed this dream.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading And suddenly he was ready to throw himself over the bluff that he should even have dreamed this dream.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For all that his pulses still beat to the throb of that mute strain, that his eyes were alight with an unrealized joy, that the half quiver, half smile of a visionary expectation lingered at his lips, the red rush of indignant humiliation covered his face and tingled to the very tips of his fingers.
humiliation
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From this reading For all that his pulses still beat to the throb of that mute strain, that his eyes were alight with an unrealized joy, that the half quiver, half smile of a visionary expectation lingered at his lips, the red rush of indignant humiliation covered his face and tingled to the very tips of his fingers.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was far on the road between the Cove and the Springs, and he paused in the solitude that he might analyze this thing, and see where he stood and whither he was tending.
indignant
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From this reading For all that his pulses still beat to the throb of that mute strain, that his eyes were alight with an unrealized joy, that the half quiver, half smile of a visionary expectation lingered at his lips, the red rush of indignant humiliation covered his face and tingled to the very tips of his fingers.
intruder
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From this reading He, of all men in the world, an intruder, a partaker of pleasures designed exclusively for others!
joy
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From this reading For all that his pulses still beat to the throb of that mute strain, that his eyes were alight with an unrealized joy, that the half quiver, half smile of a visionary expectation lingered at his lips, the red rush of indignant humiliation covered his face and tingled to the very tips of his fingers.
lingered
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From this reading For all that his pulses still beat to the throb of that mute strain, that his eyes were alight with an unrealized joy, that the half quiver, half smile of a visionary expectation lingered at his lips, the red rush of indignant humiliation covered his face and tingled to the very tips of his fingers.
lips
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From this reading For all that his pulses still beat to the throb of that mute strain, that his eyes were alight with an unrealized joy, that the half quiver, half smile of a visionary expectation lingered at his lips, the red rush of indignant humiliation covered his face and tingled to the very tips of his fingers.
mask
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From this reading He to wear a mask where he might not dare to show his face!
men
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From this reading He, of all men in the world, an intruder, a partaker of pleasures designed exclusively for others!
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He was far on the road between the Cove and the Springs, and he paused in the solitude that he might analyze this thing, and see where he stood and whither he was tending.
mute
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From this reading For all that his pulses still beat to the throb of that mute strain, that his eyes were alight with an unrealized joy, that the half quiver, half smile of a visionary expectation lingered at his lips, the red rush of indignant humiliation covered his face and tingled to the very tips of his fingers.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He to wear a mask where he might not dare to show his face!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For all that his pulses still beat to the throb of that mute strain, that his eyes were alight with an unrealized joy, that the half quiver, half smile of a visionary expectation lingered at his lips, the red rush of indignant humiliation covered his face and tingled to the very tips of his fingers.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was far on the road between the Cove and the Springs, and he paused in the solitude that he might analyze this thing, and see where he stood and whither he was tending.
others
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From this reading He, of all men in the world, an intruder, a partaker of pleasures designed exclusively for others!
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And suddenly he was ready to throw himself over the bluff that he should even have dreamed this dream.
partaker
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From this reading He, of all men in the world, an intruder, a partaker of pleasures designed exclusively for others!
paused
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From this reading He was far on the road between the Cove and the Springs, and he paused in the solitude that he might analyze this thing, and see where he stood and whither he was tending.
pleasures
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From this reading He, of all men in the world, an intruder, a partaker of pleasures designed exclusively for others!
pulses
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From this reading For all that his pulses still beat to the throb of that mute strain, that his eyes were alight with an unrealized joy, that the half quiver, half smile of a visionary expectation lingered at his lips, the red rush of indignant humiliation covered his face and tingled to the very tips of his fingers.
quiver
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From this reading For all that his pulses still beat to the throb of that mute strain, that his eyes were alight with an unrealized joy, that the half quiver, half smile of a visionary expectation lingered at his lips, the red rush of indignant humiliation covered his face and tingled to the very tips of his fingers.
ready
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From this reading And suddenly he was ready to throw himself over the bluff that he should even have dreamed this dream.
red
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From this reading For all that his pulses still beat to the throb of that mute strain, that his eyes were alight with an unrealized joy, that the half quiver, half smile of a visionary expectation lingered at his lips, the red rush of indignant humiliation covered his face and tingled to the very tips of his fingers.
road
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From this reading He was far on the road between the Cove and the Springs, and he paused in the solitude that he might analyze this thing, and see where he stood and whither he was tending.
rush
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From this reading For all that his pulses still beat to the throb of that mute strain, that his eyes were alight with an unrealized joy, that the half quiver, half smile of a visionary expectation lingered at his lips, the red rush of indignant humiliation covered his face and tingled to the very tips of his fingers.
see
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From this reading He was far on the road between the Cove and the Springs, and he paused in the solitude that he might analyze this thing, and see where he stood and whither he was tending.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading And suddenly he was ready to throw himself over the bluff that he should even have dreamed this dream.
show
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From this reading He to wear a mask where he might not dare to show his face!
smile
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From this reading For all that his pulses still beat to the throb of that mute strain, that his eyes were alight with an unrealized joy, that the half quiver, half smile of a visionary expectation lingered at his lips, the red rush of indignant humiliation covered his face and tingled to the very tips of his fingers.
solitude
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From this reading He was far on the road between the Cove and the Springs, and he paused in the solitude that he might analyze this thing, and see where he stood and whither he was tending.
Springs
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From this reading He was far on the road between the Cove and the Springs, and he paused in the solitude that he might analyze this thing, and see where he stood and whither he was tending.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For all that his pulses still beat to the throb of that mute strain, that his eyes were alight with an unrealized joy, that the half quiver, half smile of a visionary expectation lingered at his lips, the red rush of indignant humiliation covered his face and tingled to the very tips of his fingers.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was far on the road between the Cove and the Springs, and he paused in the solitude that he might analyze this thing, and see where he stood and whither he was tending.
strain
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From this reading For all that his pulses still beat to the throb of that mute strain, that his eyes were alight with an unrealized joy, that the half quiver, half smile of a visionary expectation lingered at his lips, the red rush of indignant humiliation covered his face and tingled to the very tips of his fingers.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And suddenly he was ready to throw himself over the bluff that he should even have dreamed this dream.
tending
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From this reading He was far on the road between the Cove and the Springs, and he paused in the solitude that he might analyze this thing, and see where he stood and whither he was tending.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And suddenly he was ready to throw himself over the bluff that he should even have dreamed this dream.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And suddenly he was ready to throw himself over the bluff that he should even have dreamed this dream.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was far on the road between the Cove and the Springs, and he paused in the solitude that he might analyze this thing, and see where he stood and whither he was tending.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And suddenly he was ready to throw himself over the bluff that he should even have dreamed this dream.
throb
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From this reading For all that his pulses still beat to the throb of that mute strain, that his eyes were alight with an unrealized joy, that the half quiver, half smile of a visionary expectation lingered at his lips, the red rush of indignant humiliation covered his face and tingled to the very tips of his fingers.
throw
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From this reading And suddenly he was ready to throw himself over the bluff that he should even have dreamed this dream.
tingled
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From this reading For all that his pulses still beat to the throb of that mute strain, that his eyes were alight with an unrealized joy, that the half quiver, half smile of a visionary expectation lingered at his lips, the red rush of indignant humiliation covered his face and tingled to the very tips of his fingers.
tips
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From this reading For all that his pulses still beat to the throb of that mute strain, that his eyes were alight with an unrealized joy, that the half quiver, half smile of a visionary expectation lingered at his lips, the red rush of indignant humiliation covered his face and tingled to the very tips of his fingers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And suddenly he was ready to throw himself over the bluff that he should even have dreamed this dream.
unrealized
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From this reading For all that his pulses still beat to the throb of that mute strain, that his eyes were alight with an unrealized joy, that the half quiver, half smile of a visionary expectation lingered at his lips, the red rush of indignant humiliation covered his face and tingled to the very tips of his fingers.
very
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From this reading For all that his pulses still beat to the throb of that mute strain, that his eyes were alight with an unrealized joy, that the half quiver, half smile of a visionary expectation lingered at his lips, the red rush of indignant humiliation covered his face and tingled to the very tips of his fingers.
visionary
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From this reading For all that his pulses still beat to the throb of that mute strain, that his eyes were alight with an unrealized joy, that the half quiver, half smile of a visionary expectation lingered at his lips, the red rush of indignant humiliation covered his face and tingled to the very tips of his fingers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And suddenly he was ready to throw himself over the bluff that he should even have dreamed this dream.
wear
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From this reading He to wear a mask where he might not dare to show his face!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For all that his pulses still beat to the throb of that mute strain, that his eyes were alight with an unrealized joy, that the half quiver, half smile of a visionary expectation lingered at his lips, the red rush of indignant humiliation covered his face and tingled to the very tips of his fingers.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He was far on the road between the Cove and the Springs, and he paused in the solitude that he might analyze this thing, and see where he stood and whither he was tending.
whitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading He was far on the road between the Cove and the Springs, and he paused in the solitude that he might analyze this thing, and see where he stood and whither he was tending.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For all that his pulses still beat to the throb of that mute strain, that his eyes were alight with an unrealized joy, that the half quiver, half smile of a visionary expectation lingered at his lips, the red rush of indignant humiliation covered his face and tingled to the very tips of his fingers.
world
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From this reading He, of all men in the world, an intruder, a partaker of pleasures designed exclusively for others!
