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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OLD PHOTOGRAPHS In the days that followed, John Saxton knew again the heartache and loneliness which he had known before Warry Raridan came into his life.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OLD PHOTOGRAPHS In the days that followed, John Saxton knew again the heartache and loneliness which he had known before Warry Raridan came into his life.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading OLD PHOTOGRAPHS In the days that followed, John Saxton knew again the heartache and loneliness which he had known before Warry Raridan came into his life.
Bishop
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From this reading He talked to no one except Bishop Delafield, who had reasoned him out of his self-indictment for Warry's death.
bring
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From this reading His work still engrossed him, but it failed to bring him the happiness which he had found in it when he and Warry discussed its perplexities together.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His work still engrossed him, but it failed to bring him the happiness which he had found in it when he and Warry discussed its perplexities together.
came
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From this reading OLD PHOTOGRAPHS In the days that followed, John Saxton knew again the heartache and loneliness which he had known before Warry Raridan came into his life.
cheer
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From this reading He had lost the first real friend he had ever had, and his days were once more empty of light and cheer.
days
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From this reading OLD PHOTOGRAPHS In the days that followed, John Saxton knew again the heartache and loneliness which he had known before Warry Raridan came into his life.
death
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From this reading He talked to no one except Bishop Delafield, who had reasoned him out of his self-indictment for Warry's death.
Delafield
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From this reading He talked to no one except Bishop Delafield, who had reasoned him out of his self-indictment for Warry's death.
discussed
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From this reading His work still engrossed him, but it failed to bring him the happiness which he had found in it when he and Warry discussed its perplexities together.
empty
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From this reading He had lost the first real friend he had ever had, and his days were once more empty of light and cheer.
engrossed
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From this reading His work still engrossed him, but it failed to bring him the happiness which he had found in it when he and Warry discussed its perplexities together.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had lost the first real friend he had ever had, and his days were once more empty of light and cheer.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading He talked to no one except Bishop Delafield, who had reasoned him out of his self-indictment for Warry's death.
failed
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From this reading His work still engrossed him, but it failed to bring him the happiness which he had found in it when he and Warry discussed its perplexities together.
failure
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From this reading His memory sought its old ruts again; the hardship and failure of his years in Wyoming were like fresh wounds.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had lost the first real friend he had ever had, and his days were once more empty of light and cheer.
followed
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From this reading OLD PHOTOGRAPHS In the days that followed, John Saxton knew again the heartache and loneliness which he had known before Warry Raridan came into his life.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He talked to no one except Bishop Delafield, who had reasoned him out of his self-indictment for Warry's death.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His work still engrossed him, but it failed to bring him the happiness which he had found in it when he and Warry discussed its perplexities together.
fresh
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From this reading His memory sought its old ruts again; the hardship and failure of his years in Wyoming were like fresh wounds.
friend
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From this reading He had lost the first real friend he had ever had, and his days were once more empty of light and cheer.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading OLD PHOTOGRAPHS In the days that followed, John Saxton knew again the heartache and loneliness which he had known before Warry Raridan came into his life.
happiness
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From this reading His work still engrossed him, but it failed to bring him the happiness which he had found in it when he and Warry discussed its perplexities together.
hardship
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From this reading His memory sought its old ruts again; the hardship and failure of his years in Wyoming were like fresh wounds.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading OLD PHOTOGRAPHS In the days that followed, John Saxton knew again the heartache and loneliness which he had known before Warry Raridan came into his life.
heartache
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From this reading OLD PHOTOGRAPHS In the days that followed, John Saxton knew again the heartache and loneliness which he had known before Warry Raridan came into his life.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His work still engrossed him, but it failed to bring him the happiness which he had found in it when he and Warry discussed its perplexities together.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading OLD PHOTOGRAPHS In the days that followed, John Saxton knew again the heartache and loneliness which he had known before Warry Raridan came into his life.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading OLD PHOTOGRAPHS In the days that followed, John Saxton knew again the heartache and loneliness which he had known before Warry Raridan came into his life.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading OLD PHOTOGRAPHS In the days that followed, John Saxton knew again the heartache and loneliness which he had known before Warry Raridan came into his life.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His work still engrossed him, but it failed to bring him the happiness which he had found in it when he and Warry discussed its perplexities together.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading His work still engrossed him, but it failed to bring him the happiness which he had found in it when he and Warry discussed its perplexities together.
John
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From this reading OLD PHOTOGRAPHS In the days that followed, John Saxton knew again the heartache and loneliness which he had known before Warry Raridan came into his life.
knew
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From this reading OLD PHOTOGRAPHS In the days that followed, John Saxton knew again the heartache and loneliness which he had known before Warry Raridan came into his life.
known
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From this reading OLD PHOTOGRAPHS In the days that followed, John Saxton knew again the heartache and loneliness which he had known before Warry Raridan came into his life.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OLD PHOTOGRAPHS In the days that followed, John Saxton knew again the heartache and loneliness which he had known before Warry Raridan came into his life.
light
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From this reading He had lost the first real friend he had ever had, and his days were once more empty of light and cheer.
like
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From this reading His memory sought its old ruts again; the hardship and failure of his years in Wyoming were like fresh wounds.
loneliness
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From this reading OLD PHOTOGRAPHS In the days that followed, John Saxton knew again the heartache and loneliness which he had known before Warry Raridan came into his life.
lost
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From this reading He had lost the first real friend he had ever had, and his days were once more empty of light and cheer.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading His memory sought its old ruts again; the hardship and failure of his years in Wyoming were like fresh wounds.
more
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From this reading He had lost the first real friend he had ever had, and his days were once more empty of light and cheer.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He talked to no one except Bishop Delafield, who had reasoned him out of his self-indictment for Warry's death.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had lost the first real friend he had ever had, and his days were once more empty of light and cheer.
OLD
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From this reading OLD PHOTOGRAPHS In the days that followed, John Saxton knew again the heartache and loneliness which he had known before Warry Raridan came into his life.
once
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From this reading He had lost the first real friend he had ever had, and his days were once more empty of light and cheer.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He talked to no one except Bishop Delafield, who had reasoned him out of his self-indictment for Warry's death.
out
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From this reading He talked to no one except Bishop Delafield, who had reasoned him out of his self-indictment for Warry's death.
perplexities
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From this reading His work still engrossed him, but it failed to bring him the happiness which he had found in it when he and Warry discussed its perplexities together.
PHOTOGRAPHS
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From this reading OLD PHOTOGRAPHS In the days that followed, John Saxton knew again the heartache and loneliness which he had known before Warry Raridan came into his life.
Raridan
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From this reading OLD PHOTOGRAPHS In the days that followed, John Saxton knew again the heartache and loneliness which he had known before Warry Raridan came into his life.
real
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From this reading He had lost the first real friend he had ever had, and his days were once more empty of light and cheer.
reasoned
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From this reading He talked to no one except Bishop Delafield, who had reasoned him out of his self-indictment for Warry's death.
ruts
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From this reading His memory sought its old ruts again; the hardship and failure of his years in Wyoming were like fresh wounds.
Saxton
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From this reading OLD PHOTOGRAPHS In the days that followed, John Saxton knew again the heartache and loneliness which he had known before Warry Raridan came into his life.
self-indictment
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From this reading He talked to no one except Bishop Delafield, who had reasoned him out of his self-indictment for Warry's death.
sought
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From this reading His memory sought its old ruts again; the hardship and failure of his years in Wyoming were like fresh wounds.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His work still engrossed him, but it failed to bring him the happiness which he had found in it when he and Warry discussed its perplexities together.
talked
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From this reading He talked to no one except Bishop Delafield, who had reasoned him out of his self-indictment for Warry's death.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading OLD PHOTOGRAPHS In the days that followed, John Saxton knew again the heartache and loneliness which he had known before Warry Raridan came into his life.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OLD PHOTOGRAPHS In the days that followed, John Saxton knew again the heartache and loneliness which he had known before Warry Raridan came into his life.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His work still engrossed him, but it failed to bring him the happiness which he had found in it when he and Warry discussed its perplexities together.
together
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From this reading His work still engrossed him, but it failed to bring him the happiness which he had found in it when he and Warry discussed its perplexities together.
Warry
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From this reading OLD PHOTOGRAPHS In the days that followed, John Saxton knew again the heartache and loneliness which he had known before Warry Raridan came into his life.
Warry's
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From this reading He talked to no one except Bishop Delafield, who had reasoned him out of his self-indictment for Warry's death.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He had lost the first real friend he had ever had, and his days were once more empty of light and cheer.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading His work still engrossed him, but it failed to bring him the happiness which he had found in it when he and Warry discussed its perplexities together.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading OLD PHOTOGRAPHS In the days that followed, John Saxton knew again the heartache and loneliness which he had known before Warry Raridan came into his life.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He talked to no one except Bishop Delafield, who had reasoned him out of his self-indictment for Warry's death.
work
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From this reading His work still engrossed him, but it failed to bring him the happiness which he had found in it when he and Warry discussed its perplexities together.
wounds
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From this reading His memory sought its old ruts again; the hardship and failure of his years in Wyoming were like fresh wounds.
Wyoming
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From this reading His memory sought its old ruts again; the hardship and failure of his years in Wyoming were like fresh wounds.
years
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From this reading His memory sought its old ruts again; the hardship and failure of his years in Wyoming were like fresh wounds.
