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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 “If one came back from the dead, to tell us of a life beyond the grave, we should want the assurance that he'd really been dead, and not merely dreaming.”
able
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From this reading The Canuck felt perhaps the simpler joy that the average man has in any strange notion that he is able to grasp.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whitwell laughed again, in the delight the philosophic mind finds even in the reasoning that hates it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “If one came back from the dead, to tell us of a life beyond the grave, we should want the assurance that he'd really been dead, and not merely dreaming.”
any
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From this reading The Canuck felt perhaps the simpler joy that the average man has in any strange notion that he is able to grasp.
assurance
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From this reading “If one came back from the dead, to tell us of a life beyond the grave, we should want the assurance that he'd really been dead, and not merely dreaming.”
average
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From this reading The Canuck felt perhaps the simpler joy that the average man has in any strange notion that he is able to grasp.
back
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From this reading “If one came back from the dead, to tell us of a life beyond the grave, we should want the assurance that he'd really been dead, and not merely dreaming.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “If one came back from the dead, to tell us of a life beyond the grave, we should want the assurance that he'd really been dead, and not merely dreaming.”
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He stopped in his walk and said: “Yes, and if you was dead and went to heaven, and stayed so long you smelt, like Lazarus, and you come back and tol' 'em what you saw, nobody goin' believe you.”
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “If one came back from the dead, to tell us of a life beyond the grave, we should want the assurance that he'd really been dead, and not merely dreaming.”
came
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From this reading “If one came back from the dead, to tell us of a life beyond the grave, we should want the assurance that he'd really been dead, and not merely dreaming.”
Canuck
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From this reading The Canuck felt perhaps the simpler joy that the average man has in any strange notion that he is able to grasp.
Canuck's
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From this reading “Well, I guess you're right there, Jombateeste,” said Whitwell, with pleasure in the Canuck's point.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stopped in his walk and said: “Yes, and if you was dead and went to heaven, and stayed so long you smelt, like Lazarus, and you come back and tol' 'em what you saw, nobody goin' believe you.”
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If one came back from the dead, to tell us of a life beyond the grave, we should want the assurance that he'd really been dead, and not merely dreaming.”
delight
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From this reading Whitwell laughed again, in the delight the philosophic mind finds even in the reasoning that hates it.
dreaming
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From this reading “If one came back from the dead, to tell us of a life beyond the grave, we should want the assurance that he'd really been dead, and not merely dreaming.”
em
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From this reading He stopped in his walk and said: “Yes, and if you was dead and went to heaven, and stayed so long you smelt, like Lazarus, and you come back and tol' 'em what you saw, nobody goin' believe you.”
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whitwell laughed again, in the delight the philosophic mind finds even in the reasoning that hates it.
felt
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From this reading The Canuck felt perhaps the simpler joy that the average man has in any strange notion that he is able to grasp.
finds
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From this reading Whitwell laughed again, in the delight the philosophic mind finds even in the reasoning that hates it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “If one came back from the dead, to tell us of a life beyond the grave, we should want the assurance that he'd really been dead, and not merely dreaming.”
goin
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From this reading He stopped in his walk and said: “Yes, and if you was dead and went to heaven, and stayed so long you smelt, like Lazarus, and you come back and tol' 'em what you saw, nobody goin' believe you.”
graspnounUS /ɡræsp/
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading The Canuck felt perhaps the simpler joy that the average man has in any strange notion that he is able to grasp.
grave
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From this reading “If one came back from the dead, to tell us of a life beyond the grave, we should want the assurance that he'd really been dead, and not merely dreaming.”
guess
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From this reading “Well, I guess you're right there, Jombateeste,” said Whitwell, with pleasure in the Canuck's point.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Canuck felt perhaps the simpler joy that the average man has in any strange notion that he is able to grasp.
hates
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From this reading Whitwell laughed again, in the delight the philosophic mind finds even in the reasoning that hates it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Canuck felt perhaps the simpler joy that the average man has in any strange notion that he is able to grasp.
he'd
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From this reading “If one came back from the dead, to tell us of a life beyond the grave, we should want the assurance that he'd really been dead, and not merely dreaming.”
heaven
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From this reading He stopped in his walk and said: “Yes, and if you was dead and went to heaven, and stayed so long you smelt, like Lazarus, and you come back and tol' 'em what you saw, nobody goin' believe you.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He stopped in his walk and said: “Yes, and if you was dead and went to heaven, and stayed so long you smelt, like Lazarus, and you come back and tol' 'em what you saw, nobody goin' believe you.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, I guess you're right there, Jombateeste,” said Whitwell, with pleasure in the Canuck's point.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If one came back from the dead, to tell us of a life beyond the grave, we should want the assurance that he'd really been dead, and not merely dreaming.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Whitwell laughed again, in the delight the philosophic mind finds even in the reasoning that hates it.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Canuck felt perhaps the simpler joy that the average man has in any strange notion that he is able to grasp.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Whitwell laughed again, in the delight the philosophic mind finds even in the reasoning that hates it.
Jombateeste
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From this reading “Well, I guess you're right there, Jombateeste,” said Whitwell, with pleasure in the Canuck's point.
joy
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From this reading The Canuck felt perhaps the simpler joy that the average man has in any strange notion that he is able to grasp.
laughed
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From this reading Whitwell laughed again, in the delight the philosophic mind finds even in the reasoning that hates it.
Lazarus
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From this reading He stopped in his walk and said: “Yes, and if you was dead and went to heaven, and stayed so long you smelt, like Lazarus, and you come back and tol' 'em what you saw, nobody goin' believe you.”
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If one came back from the dead, to tell us of a life beyond the grave, we should want the assurance that he'd really been dead, and not merely dreaming.”
like
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From this reading He stopped in his walk and said: “Yes, and if you was dead and went to heaven, and stayed so long you smelt, like Lazarus, and you come back and tol' 'em what you saw, nobody goin' believe you.”
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stopped in his walk and said: “Yes, and if you was dead and went to heaven, and stayed so long you smelt, like Lazarus, and you come back and tol' 'em what you saw, nobody goin' believe you.”
man
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From this reading The Canuck felt perhaps the simpler joy that the average man has in any strange notion that he is able to grasp.
merely
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From this reading “If one came back from the dead, to tell us of a life beyond the grave, we should want the assurance that he'd really been dead, and not merely dreaming.”
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whitwell laughed again, in the delight the philosophic mind finds even in the reasoning that hates it.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading He stopped in his walk and said: “Yes, and if you was dead and went to heaven, and stayed so long you smelt, like Lazarus, and you come back and tol' 'em what you saw, nobody goin' believe you.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “If one came back from the dead, to tell us of a life beyond the grave, we should want the assurance that he'd really been dead, and not merely dreaming.”
notion
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From this reading The Canuck felt perhaps the simpler joy that the average man has in any strange notion that he is able to grasp.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “If one came back from the dead, to tell us of a life beyond the grave, we should want the assurance that he'd really been dead, and not merely dreaming.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “If one came back from the dead, to tell us of a life beyond the grave, we should want the assurance that he'd really been dead, and not merely dreaming.”
perhaps
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From this reading The Canuck felt perhaps the simpler joy that the average man has in any strange notion that he is able to grasp.
philosophic
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From this reading Whitwell laughed again, in the delight the philosophic mind finds even in the reasoning that hates it.
pleasure
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From this reading “Well, I guess you're right there, Jombateeste,” said Whitwell, with pleasure in the Canuck's point.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading “Well, I guess you're right there, Jombateeste,” said Whitwell, with pleasure in the Canuck's point.
really
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From this reading “If one came back from the dead, to tell us of a life beyond the grave, we should want the assurance that he'd really been dead, and not merely dreaming.”
reasoning
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From this reading Whitwell laughed again, in the delight the philosophic mind finds even in the reasoning that hates it.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, I guess you're right there, Jombateeste,” said Whitwell, with pleasure in the Canuck's point.
said
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From this reading He stopped in his walk and said: “Yes, and if you was dead and went to heaven, and stayed so long you smelt, like Lazarus, and you come back and tol' 'em what you saw, nobody goin' believe you.”
saw
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From this reading He stopped in his walk and said: “Yes, and if you was dead and went to heaven, and stayed so long you smelt, like Lazarus, and you come back and tol' 'em what you saw, nobody goin' believe you.”
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “If one came back from the dead, to tell us of a life beyond the grave, we should want the assurance that he'd really been dead, and not merely dreaming.”
simpler
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From this reading The Canuck felt perhaps the simpler joy that the average man has in any strange notion that he is able to grasp.
smelt
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From this reading He stopped in his walk and said: “Yes, and if you was dead and went to heaven, and stayed so long you smelt, like Lazarus, and you come back and tol' 'em what you saw, nobody goin' believe you.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He stopped in his walk and said: “Yes, and if you was dead and went to heaven, and stayed so long you smelt, like Lazarus, and you come back and tol' 'em what you saw, nobody goin' believe you.”
stayed
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From this reading He stopped in his walk and said: “Yes, and if you was dead and went to heaven, and stayed so long you smelt, like Lazarus, and you come back and tol' 'em what you saw, nobody goin' believe you.”
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stopped in his walk and said: “Yes, and if you was dead and went to heaven, and stayed so long you smelt, like Lazarus, and you come back and tol' 'em what you saw, nobody goin' believe you.”
strange
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From this reading The Canuck felt perhaps the simpler joy that the average man has in any strange notion that he is able to grasp.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If one came back from the dead, to tell us of a life beyond the grave, we should want the assurance that he'd really been dead, and not merely dreaming.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “If one came back from the dead, to tell us of a life beyond the grave, we should want the assurance that he'd really been dead, and not merely dreaming.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “If one came back from the dead, to tell us of a life beyond the grave, we should want the assurance that he'd really been dead, and not merely dreaming.”
there
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From this reading “Well, I guess you're right there, Jombateeste,” said Whitwell, with pleasure in the Canuck's point.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “If one came back from the dead, to tell us of a life beyond the grave, we should want the assurance that he'd really been dead, and not merely dreaming.”
tol
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From this reading He stopped in his walk and said: “Yes, and if you was dead and went to heaven, and stayed so long you smelt, like Lazarus, and you come back and tol' 'em what you saw, nobody goin' believe you.”
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “If one came back from the dead, to tell us of a life beyond the grave, we should want the assurance that he'd really been dead, and not merely dreaming.”
walk
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From this reading He stopped in his walk and said: “Yes, and if you was dead and went to heaven, and stayed so long you smelt, like Lazarus, and you come back and tol' 'em what you saw, nobody goin' believe you.”
want
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From this reading “If one came back from the dead, to tell us of a life beyond the grave, we should want the assurance that he'd really been dead, and not merely dreaming.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He stopped in his walk and said: “Yes, and if you was dead and went to heaven, and stayed so long you smelt, like Lazarus, and you come back and tol' 'em what you saw, nobody goin' believe you.”
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “If one came back from the dead, to tell us of a life beyond the grave, we should want the assurance that he'd really been dead, and not merely dreaming.”
Well
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From this reading “Well, I guess you're right there, Jombateeste,” said Whitwell, with pleasure in the Canuck's point.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stopped in his walk and said: “Yes, and if you was dead and went to heaven, and stayed so long you smelt, like Lazarus, and you come back and tol' 'em what you saw, nobody goin' believe you.”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He stopped in his walk and said: “Yes, and if you was dead and went to heaven, and stayed so long you smelt, like Lazarus, and you come back and tol' 'em what you saw, nobody goin' believe you.”
Whitwell
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From this reading Whitwell laughed again, in the delight the philosophic mind finds even in the reasoning that hates it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Well, I guess you're right there, Jombateeste,” said Whitwell, with pleasure in the Canuck's point.
Yes
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From this reading He stopped in his walk and said: “Yes, and if you was dead and went to heaven, and stayed so long you smelt, like Lazarus, and you come back and tol' 'em what you saw, nobody goin' believe you.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He stopped in his walk and said: “Yes, and if you was dead and went to heaven, and stayed so long you smelt, like Lazarus, and you come back and tol' 'em what you saw, nobody goin' believe you.”
you're
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From this reading “Well, I guess you're right there, Jombateeste,” said Whitwell, with pleasure in the Canuck's point.
