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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 EAGLES' NEST In ancient days, before taking any action, men stopped to consult the oracle or looked for omens in the flight of birds; but now, with equal results, we make our own augeries and follow what we call a psychic hunch.
action
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From this reading THE EAGLES' NEST In ancient days, before taking any action, men stopped to consult the oracle or looked for omens in the flight of birds; but now, with equal results, we make our own augeries and follow what we call a psychic hunch.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The hand which he could not see seemed to be leading him again, where before all had been darkness and doubt; to be smoothing out his way and solving the difficulties which before had seemed insuperable.
all
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From this reading If we feel lucky we play, and if we feel unlucky we quit; and no system has been devised that will bring better results, for all that the fortune-tellers say.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Hall had felt a strong hunch the moment he smashed in the sealed _olla_ and found it a fountain of water; it had seemed an intervention, an interposition of that Providence which he believed had raised him from the dead.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading THE EAGLES' NEST In ancient days, before taking any action, men stopped to consult the oracle or looked for omens in the flight of birds; but now, with equal results, we make our own augeries and follow what we call a psychic hunch.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE EAGLES' NEST In ancient days, before taking any action, men stopped to consult the oracle or looked for omens in the flight of birds; but now, with equal results, we make our own augeries and follow what we call a psychic hunch.
any
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From this reading THE EAGLES' NEST In ancient days, before taking any action, men stopped to consult the oracle or looked for omens in the flight of birds; but now, with equal results, we make our own augeries and follow what we call a psychic hunch.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And if it could give him water and a shelter for his beloved, then surely it could guide his footsteps and so order his goings and comings that he would succeed at last in his quest.
augeries
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From this reading THE EAGLES' NEST In ancient days, before taking any action, men stopped to consult the oracle or looked for omens in the flight of birds; but now, with equal results, we make our own augeries and follow what we call a psychic hunch.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The hand which he could not see seemed to be leading him again, where before all had been darkness and doubt; to be smoothing out his way and solving the difficulties which before had seemed insuperable.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If we feel lucky we play, and if we feel unlucky we quit; and no system has been devised that will bring better results, for all that the fortune-tellers say.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE EAGLES' NEST In ancient days, before taking any action, men stopped to consult the oracle or looked for omens in the flight of birds; but now, with equal results, we make our own augeries and follow what we call a psychic hunch.
believed
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From this reading Hall had felt a strong hunch the moment he smashed in the sealed _olla_ and found it a fountain of water; it had seemed an intervention, an interposition of that Providence which he believed had raised him from the dead.
beloved
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From this reading And if it could give him water and a shelter for his beloved, then surely it could guide his footsteps and so order his goings and comings that he would succeed at last in his quest.
better
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From this reading If we feel lucky we play, and if we feel unlucky we quit; and no system has been devised that will bring better results, for all that the fortune-tellers say.
birds
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From this reading THE EAGLES' NEST In ancient days, before taking any action, men stopped to consult the oracle or looked for omens in the flight of birds; but now, with equal results, we make our own augeries and follow what we call a psychic hunch.
bring
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From this reading If we feel lucky we play, and if we feel unlucky we quit; and no system has been devised that will bring better results, for all that the fortune-tellers say.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE EAGLES' NEST In ancient days, before taking any action, men stopped to consult the oracle or looked for omens in the flight of birds; but now, with equal results, we make our own augeries and follow what we call a psychic hunch.
call
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From this reading THE EAGLES' NEST In ancient days, before taking any action, men stopped to consult the oracle or looked for omens in the flight of birds; but now, with equal results, we make our own augeries and follow what we call a psychic hunch.
comings
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From this reading And if it could give him water and a shelter for his beloved, then surely it could guide his footsteps and so order his goings and comings that he would succeed at last in his quest.
consult
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From this reading THE EAGLES' NEST In ancient days, before taking any action, men stopped to consult the oracle or looked for omens in the flight of birds; but now, with equal results, we make our own augeries and follow what we call a psychic hunch.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The hand which he could not see seemed to be leading him again, where before all had been darkness and doubt; to be smoothing out his way and solving the difficulties which before had seemed insuperable.
darkness
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From this reading The hand which he could not see seemed to be leading him again, where before all had been darkness and doubt; to be smoothing out his way and solving the difficulties which before had seemed insuperable.
days
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From this reading THE EAGLES' NEST In ancient days, before taking any action, men stopped to consult the oracle or looked for omens in the flight of birds; but now, with equal results, we make our own augeries and follow what we call a psychic hunch.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hall had felt a strong hunch the moment he smashed in the sealed _olla_ and found it a fountain of water; it had seemed an intervention, an interposition of that Providence which he believed had raised him from the dead.
devised
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From this reading If we feel lucky we play, and if we feel unlucky we quit; and no system has been devised that will bring better results, for all that the fortune-tellers say.
difficulties
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From this reading The hand which he could not see seemed to be leading him again, where before all had been darkness and doubt; to be smoothing out his way and solving the difficulties which before had seemed insuperable.
doubt
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From this reading The hand which he could not see seemed to be leading him again, where before all had been darkness and doubt; to be smoothing out his way and solving the difficulties which before had seemed insuperable.
EAGLES
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From this reading THE EAGLES' NEST In ancient days, before taking any action, men stopped to consult the oracle or looked for omens in the flight of birds; but now, with equal results, we make our own augeries and follow what we call a psychic hunch.
equal
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From this reading THE EAGLES' NEST In ancient days, before taking any action, men stopped to consult the oracle or looked for omens in the flight of birds; but now, with equal results, we make our own augeries and follow what we call a psychic hunch.
feel
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From this reading If we feel lucky we play, and if we feel unlucky we quit; and no system has been devised that will bring better results, for all that the fortune-tellers say.
felt
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From this reading Hall had felt a strong hunch the moment he smashed in the sealed _olla_ and found it a fountain of water; it had seemed an intervention, an interposition of that Providence which he believed had raised him from the dead.
flight
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From this reading THE EAGLES' NEST In ancient days, before taking any action, men stopped to consult the oracle or looked for omens in the flight of birds; but now, with equal results, we make our own augeries and follow what we call a psychic hunch.
follow
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From this reading THE EAGLES' NEST In ancient days, before taking any action, men stopped to consult the oracle or looked for omens in the flight of birds; but now, with equal results, we make our own augeries and follow what we call a psychic hunch.
footsteps
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From this reading And if it could give him water and a shelter for his beloved, then surely it could guide his footsteps and so order his goings and comings that he would succeed at last in his quest.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE EAGLES' NEST In ancient days, before taking any action, men stopped to consult the oracle or looked for omens in the flight of birds; but now, with equal results, we make our own augeries and follow what we call a psychic hunch.
fortune-tellers
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From this reading If we feel lucky we play, and if we feel unlucky we quit; and no system has been devised that will bring better results, for all that the fortune-tellers say.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hall had felt a strong hunch the moment he smashed in the sealed _olla_ and found it a fountain of water; it had seemed an intervention, an interposition of that Providence which he believed had raised him from the dead.
fountain
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From this reading Hall had felt a strong hunch the moment he smashed in the sealed _olla_ and found it a fountain of water; it had seemed an intervention, an interposition of that Providence which he believed had raised him from the dead.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Hall had felt a strong hunch the moment he smashed in the sealed _olla_ and found it a fountain of water; it had seemed an intervention, an interposition of that Providence which he believed had raised him from the dead.
give
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From this reading And if it could give him water and a shelter for his beloved, then surely it could guide his footsteps and so order his goings and comings that he would succeed at last in his quest.
goings
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From this reading And if it could give him water and a shelter for his beloved, then surely it could guide his footsteps and so order his goings and comings that he would succeed at last in his quest.
guide
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From this reading And if it could give him water and a shelter for his beloved, then surely it could guide his footsteps and so order his goings and comings that he would succeed at last in his quest.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hall had felt a strong hunch the moment he smashed in the sealed _olla_ and found it a fountain of water; it had seemed an intervention, an interposition of that Providence which he believed had raised him from the dead.
Hall
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From this reading Hall had felt a strong hunch the moment he smashed in the sealed _olla_ and found it a fountain of water; it had seemed an intervention, an interposition of that Providence which he believed had raised him from the dead.
hand
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From this reading The hand which he could not see seemed to be leading him again, where before all had been darkness and doubt; to be smoothing out his way and solving the difficulties which before had seemed insuperable.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If we feel lucky we play, and if we feel unlucky we quit; and no system has been devised that will bring better results, for all that the fortune-tellers say.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hall had felt a strong hunch the moment he smashed in the sealed _olla_ and found it a fountain of water; it had seemed an intervention, an interposition of that Providence which he believed had raised him from the dead.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hall had felt a strong hunch the moment he smashed in the sealed _olla_ and found it a fountain of water; it had seemed an intervention, an interposition of that Providence which he believed had raised him from the dead.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The hand which he could not see seemed to be leading him again, where before all had been darkness and doubt; to be smoothing out his way and solving the difficulties which before had seemed insuperable.
hunch
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From this reading THE EAGLES' NEST In ancient days, before taking any action, men stopped to consult the oracle or looked for omens in the flight of birds; but now, with equal results, we make our own augeries and follow what we call a psychic hunch.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If we feel lucky we play, and if we feel unlucky we quit; and no system has been devised that will bring better results, for all that the fortune-tellers say.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE EAGLES' NEST In ancient days, before taking any action, men stopped to consult the oracle or looked for omens in the flight of birds; but now, with equal results, we make our own augeries and follow what we call a psychic hunch.
insuperable
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From this reading The hand which he could not see seemed to be leading him again, where before all had been darkness and doubt; to be smoothing out his way and solving the difficulties which before had seemed insuperable.
interposition
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From this reading Hall had felt a strong hunch the moment he smashed in the sealed _olla_ and found it a fountain of water; it had seemed an intervention, an interposition of that Providence which he believed had raised him from the dead.
intervention
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From this reading Hall had felt a strong hunch the moment he smashed in the sealed _olla_ and found it a fountain of water; it had seemed an intervention, an interposition of that Providence which he believed had raised him from the dead.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Hall had felt a strong hunch the moment he smashed in the sealed _olla_ and found it a fountain of water; it had seemed an intervention, an interposition of that Providence which he believed had raised him from the dead.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And if it could give him water and a shelter for his beloved, then surely it could guide his footsteps and so order his goings and comings that he would succeed at last in his quest.
leading
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From this reading The hand which he could not see seemed to be leading him again, where before all had been darkness and doubt; to be smoothing out his way and solving the difficulties which before had seemed insuperable.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE EAGLES' NEST In ancient days, before taking any action, men stopped to consult the oracle or looked for omens in the flight of birds; but now, with equal results, we make our own augeries and follow what we call a psychic hunch.
lucky
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From this reading If we feel lucky we play, and if we feel unlucky we quit; and no system has been devised that will bring better results, for all that the fortune-tellers say.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE EAGLES' NEST In ancient days, before taking any action, men stopped to consult the oracle or looked for omens in the flight of birds; but now, with equal results, we make our own augeries and follow what we call a psychic hunch.
men
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From this reading THE EAGLES' NEST In ancient days, before taking any action, men stopped to consult the oracle or looked for omens in the flight of birds; but now, with equal results, we make our own augeries and follow what we call a psychic hunch.
moment
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From this reading Hall had felt a strong hunch the moment he smashed in the sealed _olla_ and found it a fountain of water; it had seemed an intervention, an interposition of that Providence which he believed had raised him from the dead.
NEST
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From this reading THE EAGLES' NEST In ancient days, before taking any action, men stopped to consult the oracle or looked for omens in the flight of birds; but now, with equal results, we make our own augeries and follow what we call a psychic hunch.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading If we feel lucky we play, and if we feel unlucky we quit; and no system has been devised that will bring better results, for all that the fortune-tellers say.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The hand which he could not see seemed to be leading him again, where before all had been darkness and doubt; to be smoothing out his way and solving the difficulties which before had seemed insuperable.
now
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From this reading THE EAGLES' NEST In ancient days, before taking any action, men stopped to consult the oracle or looked for omens in the flight of birds; but now, with equal results, we make our own augeries and follow what we call a psychic hunch.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE EAGLES' NEST In ancient days, before taking any action, men stopped to consult the oracle or looked for omens in the flight of birds; but now, with equal results, we make our own augeries and follow what we call a psychic hunch.
olla
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From this reading Hall had felt a strong hunch the moment he smashed in the sealed _olla_ and found it a fountain of water; it had seemed an intervention, an interposition of that Providence which he believed had raised him from the dead.
omens
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From this reading THE EAGLES' NEST In ancient days, before taking any action, men stopped to consult the oracle or looked for omens in the flight of birds; but now, with equal results, we make our own augeries and follow what we call a psychic hunch.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE EAGLES' NEST In ancient days, before taking any action, men stopped to consult the oracle or looked for omens in the flight of birds; but now, with equal results, we make our own augeries and follow what we call a psychic hunch.
oracle
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From this reading THE EAGLES' NEST In ancient days, before taking any action, men stopped to consult the oracle or looked for omens in the flight of birds; but now, with equal results, we make our own augeries and follow what we call a psychic hunch.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And if it could give him water and a shelter for his beloved, then surely it could guide his footsteps and so order his goings and comings that he would succeed at last in his quest.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE EAGLES' NEST In ancient days, before taking any action, men stopped to consult the oracle or looked for omens in the flight of birds; but now, with equal results, we make our own augeries and follow what we call a psychic hunch.
out
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From this reading The hand which he could not see seemed to be leading him again, where before all had been darkness and doubt; to be smoothing out his way and solving the difficulties which before had seemed insuperable.
own
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From this reading THE EAGLES' NEST In ancient days, before taking any action, men stopped to consult the oracle or looked for omens in the flight of birds; but now, with equal results, we make our own augeries and follow what we call a psychic hunch.
play
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From this reading If we feel lucky we play, and if we feel unlucky we quit; and no system has been devised that will bring better results, for all that the fortune-tellers say.
ProvidencenounUS /ˈprɑː.və.dəns/
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading Hall had felt a strong hunch the moment he smashed in the sealed _olla_ and found it a fountain of water; it had seemed an intervention, an interposition of that Providence which he believed had raised him from the dead.
psychic
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From this reading THE EAGLES' NEST In ancient days, before taking any action, men stopped to consult the oracle or looked for omens in the flight of birds; but now, with equal results, we make our own augeries and follow what we call a psychic hunch.
quest
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From this reading And if it could give him water and a shelter for his beloved, then surely it could guide his footsteps and so order his goings and comings that he would succeed at last in his quest.
quit
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From this reading If we feel lucky we play, and if we feel unlucky we quit; and no system has been devised that will bring better results, for all that the fortune-tellers say.
raised
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From this reading Hall had felt a strong hunch the moment he smashed in the sealed _olla_ and found it a fountain of water; it had seemed an intervention, an interposition of that Providence which he believed had raised him from the dead.
results
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From this reading THE EAGLES' NEST In ancient days, before taking any action, men stopped to consult the oracle or looked for omens in the flight of birds; but now, with equal results, we make our own augeries and follow what we call a psychic hunch.
say
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From this reading If we feel lucky we play, and if we feel unlucky we quit; and no system has been devised that will bring better results, for all that the fortune-tellers say.
sealedadjectiveUS /siːld/
closed and kept secret in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading Hall had felt a strong hunch the moment he smashed in the sealed _olla_ and found it a fountain of water; it had seemed an intervention, an interposition of that Providence which he believed had raised him from the dead.
see
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From this reading The hand which he could not see seemed to be leading him again, where before all had been darkness and doubt; to be smoothing out his way and solving the difficulties which before had seemed insuperable.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hall had felt a strong hunch the moment he smashed in the sealed _olla_ and found it a fountain of water; it had seemed an intervention, an interposition of that Providence which he believed had raised him from the dead.
shelter
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From this reading And if it could give him water and a shelter for his beloved, then surely it could guide his footsteps and so order his goings and comings that he would succeed at last in his quest.
smashed
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From this reading Hall had felt a strong hunch the moment he smashed in the sealed _olla_ and found it a fountain of water; it had seemed an intervention, an interposition of that Providence which he believed had raised him from the dead.
smoothing
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From this reading The hand which he could not see seemed to be leading him again, where before all had been darkness and doubt; to be smoothing out his way and solving the difficulties which before had seemed insuperable.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And if it could give him water and a shelter for his beloved, then surely it could guide his footsteps and so order his goings and comings that he would succeed at last in his quest.
solving
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From this reading The hand which he could not see seemed to be leading him again, where before all had been darkness and doubt; to be smoothing out his way and solving the difficulties which before had seemed insuperable.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE EAGLES' NEST In ancient days, before taking any action, men stopped to consult the oracle or looked for omens in the flight of birds; but now, with equal results, we make our own augeries and follow what we call a psychic hunch.
strong
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From this reading Hall had felt a strong hunch the moment he smashed in the sealed _olla_ and found it a fountain of water; it had seemed an intervention, an interposition of that Providence which he believed had raised him from the dead.
succeed
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From this reading And if it could give him water and a shelter for his beloved, then surely it could guide his footsteps and so order his goings and comings that he would succeed at last in his quest.
surely
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From this reading And if it could give him water and a shelter for his beloved, then surely it could guide his footsteps and so order his goings and comings that he would succeed at last in his quest.
system
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From this reading If we feel lucky we play, and if we feel unlucky we quit; and no system has been devised that will bring better results, for all that the fortune-tellers say.
taking
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From this reading THE EAGLES' NEST In ancient days, before taking any action, men stopped to consult the oracle or looked for omens in the flight of birds; but now, with equal results, we make our own augeries and follow what we call a psychic hunch.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If we feel lucky we play, and if we feel unlucky we quit; and no system has been devised that will bring better results, for all that the fortune-tellers say.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EAGLES' NEST In ancient days, before taking any action, men stopped to consult the oracle or looked for omens in the flight of birds; but now, with equal results, we make our own augeries and follow what we call a psychic hunch.
then
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From this reading And if it could give him water and a shelter for his beloved, then surely it could guide his footsteps and so order his goings and comings that he would succeed at last in his quest.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE EAGLES' NEST In ancient days, before taking any action, men stopped to consult the oracle or looked for omens in the flight of birds; but now, with equal results, we make our own augeries and follow what we call a psychic hunch.
unlucky
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From this reading If we feel lucky we play, and if we feel unlucky we quit; and no system has been devised that will bring better results, for all that the fortune-tellers say.
water
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From this reading Hall had felt a strong hunch the moment he smashed in the sealed _olla_ and found it a fountain of water; it had seemed an intervention, an interposition of that Providence which he believed had raised him from the dead.
way
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From this reading The hand which he could not see seemed to be leading him again, where before all had been darkness and doubt; to be smoothing out his way and solving the difficulties which before had seemed insuperable.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE EAGLES' NEST In ancient days, before taking any action, men stopped to consult the oracle or looked for omens in the flight of birds; but now, with equal results, we make our own augeries and follow what we call a psychic hunch.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE EAGLES' NEST In ancient days, before taking any action, men stopped to consult the oracle or looked for omens in the flight of birds; but now, with equal results, we make our own augeries and follow what we call a psychic hunch.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The hand which he could not see seemed to be leading him again, where before all had been darkness and doubt; to be smoothing out his way and solving the difficulties which before had seemed insuperable.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Hall had felt a strong hunch the moment he smashed in the sealed _olla_ and found it a fountain of water; it had seemed an intervention, an interposition of that Providence which he believed had raised him from the dead.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading If we feel lucky we play, and if we feel unlucky we quit; and no system has been devised that will bring better results, for all that the fortune-tellers say.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE EAGLES' NEST In ancient days, before taking any action, men stopped to consult the oracle or looked for omens in the flight of birds; but now, with equal results, we make our own augeries and follow what we call a psychic hunch.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And if it could give him water and a shelter for his beloved, then surely it could guide his footsteps and so order his goings and comings that he would succeed at last in his quest.
