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able
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From this reading Nothing he could do was able to disturb that wonderful memory, to lessen for an instant the significance of those few amazing seconds.
all
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From this reading The world of women, all the lighter and quieter joys of life, he had, with the fierce asceticism of the young reformer, thrust so resolutely behind him.
amazing
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From this reading Nothing he could do was able to disturb that wonderful memory, to lessen for an instant the significance of those few amazing seconds.
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading THE BAYING OF THE HOUNDS Out amongst the broken fragments of the storm, on the hill-top and down the rain-drenched lane, Macheson sought in vain by physical exertion to still the fever which burned in his veins.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Nothing he could do was able to disturb that wonderful memory, to lessen for an instant the significance of those few amazing seconds.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BAYING OF THE HOUNDS Out amongst the broken fragments of the storm, on the hill-top and down the rain-drenched lane, Macheson sought in vain by physical exertion to still the fever which burned in his veins.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading But he had never imagined anything like this!
asceticism
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From this reading The world of women, all the lighter and quieter joys of life, he had, with the fierce asceticism of the young reformer, thrust so resolutely behind him.
BAYING
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From this reading THE BAYING OF THE HOUNDS Out amongst the broken fragments of the storm, on the hill-top and down the rain-drenched lane, Macheson sought in vain by physical exertion to still the fever which burned in his veins.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The world of women, all the lighter and quieter joys of life, he had, with the fierce asceticism of the young reformer, thrust so resolutely behind him.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BAYING OF THE HOUNDS Out amongst the broken fragments of the storm, on the hill-top and down the rain-drenched lane, Macheson sought in vain by physical exertion to still the fever which burned in his veins.
burned
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From this reading THE BAYING OF THE HOUNDS Out amongst the broken fragments of the storm, on the hill-top and down the rain-drenched lane, Macheson sought in vain by physical exertion to still the fever which burned in his veins.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he had never imagined anything like this!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE BAYING OF THE HOUNDS Out amongst the broken fragments of the storm, on the hill-top and down the rain-drenched lane, Macheson sought in vain by physical exertion to still the fever which burned in his veins.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Nothing he could do was able to disturb that wonderful memory, to lessen for an instant the significance of those few amazing seconds.
disturb
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From this reading Nothing he could do was able to disturb that wonderful memory, to lessen for an instant the significance of those few amazing seconds.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Nothing he could do was able to disturb that wonderful memory, to lessen for an instant the significance of those few amazing seconds.
down
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From this reading THE BAYING OF THE HOUNDS Out amongst the broken fragments of the storm, on the hill-top and down the rain-drenched lane, Macheson sought in vain by physical exertion to still the fever which burned in his veins.
exertion
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From this reading THE BAYING OF THE HOUNDS Out amongst the broken fragments of the storm, on the hill-top and down the rain-drenched lane, Macheson sought in vain by physical exertion to still the fever which burned in his veins.
feet
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From this reading Its unexpectedness had swept him off his feet.
fever
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From this reading THE BAYING OF THE HOUNDS Out amongst the broken fragments of the storm, on the hill-top and down the rain-drenched lane, Macheson sought in vain by physical exertion to still the fever which burned in his veins.
few
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From this reading Nothing he could do was able to disturb that wonderful memory, to lessen for an instant the significance of those few amazing seconds.
fierce
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From this reading The world of women, all the lighter and quieter joys of life, he had, with the fierce asceticism of the young reformer, thrust so resolutely behind him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Nothing he could do was able to disturb that wonderful memory, to lessen for an instant the significance of those few amazing seconds.
fragments
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From this reading THE BAYING OF THE HOUNDS Out amongst the broken fragments of the storm, on the hill-top and down the rain-drenched lane, Macheson sought in vain by physical exertion to still the fever which burned in his veins.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The world of women, all the lighter and quieter joys of life, he had, with the fierce asceticism of the young reformer, thrust so resolutely behind him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nothing he could do was able to disturb that wonderful memory, to lessen for an instant the significance of those few amazing seconds.
hill-top
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From this reading THE BAYING OF THE HOUNDS Out amongst the broken fragments of the storm, on the hill-top and down the rain-drenched lane, Macheson sought in vain by physical exertion to still the fever which burned in his veins.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The world of women, all the lighter and quieter joys of life, he had, with the fierce asceticism of the young reformer, thrust so resolutely behind him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE BAYING OF THE HOUNDS Out amongst the broken fragments of the storm, on the hill-top and down the rain-drenched lane, Macheson sought in vain by physical exertion to still the fever which burned in his veins.
HOUNDS
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From this reading THE BAYING OF THE HOUNDS Out amongst the broken fragments of the storm, on the hill-top and down the rain-drenched lane, Macheson sought in vain by physical exertion to still the fever which burned in his veins.
imagined
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From this reading But he had never imagined anything like this!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE BAYING OF THE HOUNDS Out amongst the broken fragments of the storm, on the hill-top and down the rain-drenched lane, Macheson sought in vain by physical exertion to still the fever which burned in his veins.
instant
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From this reading Nothing he could do was able to disturb that wonderful memory, to lessen for an instant the significance of those few amazing seconds.
ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its unexpectedness had swept him off his feet.
joys
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From this reading The world of women, all the lighter and quieter joys of life, he had, with the fierce asceticism of the young reformer, thrust so resolutely behind him.
lane
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From this reading THE BAYING OF THE HOUNDS Out amongst the broken fragments of the storm, on the hill-top and down the rain-drenched lane, Macheson sought in vain by physical exertion to still the fever which burned in his veins.
lessen
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From this reading Nothing he could do was able to disturb that wonderful memory, to lessen for an instant the significance of those few amazing seconds.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The world of women, all the lighter and quieter joys of life, he had, with the fierce asceticism of the young reformer, thrust so resolutely behind him.
lighter
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From this reading The world of women, all the lighter and quieter joys of life, he had, with the fierce asceticism of the young reformer, thrust so resolutely behind him.
like
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From this reading But he had never imagined anything like this!
Macheson
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From this reading THE BAYING OF THE HOUNDS Out amongst the broken fragments of the storm, on the hill-top and down the rain-drenched lane, Macheson sought in vain by physical exertion to still the fever which burned in his veins.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Nothing he could do was able to disturb that wonderful memory, to lessen for an instant the significance of those few amazing seconds.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he had never imagined anything like this!
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing he could do was able to disturb that wonderful memory, to lessen for an instant the significance of those few amazing seconds.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BAYING OF THE HOUNDS Out amongst the broken fragments of the storm, on the hill-top and down the rain-drenched lane, Macheson sought in vain by physical exertion to still the fever which burned in his veins.
off
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From this reading Its unexpectedness had swept him off his feet.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE BAYING OF THE HOUNDS Out amongst the broken fragments of the storm, on the hill-top and down the rain-drenched lane, Macheson sought in vain by physical exertion to still the fever which burned in his veins.
Out
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From this reading THE BAYING OF THE HOUNDS Out amongst the broken fragments of the storm, on the hill-top and down the rain-drenched lane, Macheson sought in vain by physical exertion to still the fever which burned in his veins.
physical
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From this reading THE BAYING OF THE HOUNDS Out amongst the broken fragments of the storm, on the hill-top and down the rain-drenched lane, Macheson sought in vain by physical exertion to still the fever which burned in his veins.
quieter
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From this reading The world of women, all the lighter and quieter joys of life, he had, with the fierce asceticism of the young reformer, thrust so resolutely behind him.
rain-drenched
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From this reading THE BAYING OF THE HOUNDS Out amongst the broken fragments of the storm, on the hill-top and down the rain-drenched lane, Macheson sought in vain by physical exertion to still the fever which burned in his veins.
reformer
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From this reading The world of women, all the lighter and quieter joys of life, he had, with the fierce asceticism of the young reformer, thrust so resolutely behind him.
resolutely
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From this reading The world of women, all the lighter and quieter joys of life, he had, with the fierce asceticism of the young reformer, thrust so resolutely behind him.
seconds
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From this reading Nothing he could do was able to disturb that wonderful memory, to lessen for an instant the significance of those few amazing seconds.
significance
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From this reading Nothing he could do was able to disturb that wonderful memory, to lessen for an instant the significance of those few amazing seconds.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The world of women, all the lighter and quieter joys of life, he had, with the fierce asceticism of the young reformer, thrust so resolutely behind him.
sought
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From this reading THE BAYING OF THE HOUNDS Out amongst the broken fragments of the storm, on the hill-top and down the rain-drenched lane, Macheson sought in vain by physical exertion to still the fever which burned in his veins.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BAYING OF THE HOUNDS Out amongst the broken fragments of the storm, on the hill-top and down the rain-drenched lane, Macheson sought in vain by physical exertion to still the fever which burned in his veins.
storm
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From this reading THE BAYING OF THE HOUNDS Out amongst the broken fragments of the storm, on the hill-top and down the rain-drenched lane, Macheson sought in vain by physical exertion to still the fever which burned in his veins.
swept
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From this reading Its unexpectedness had swept him off his feet.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nothing he could do was able to disturb that wonderful memory, to lessen for an instant the significance of those few amazing seconds.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BAYING OF THE HOUNDS Out amongst the broken fragments of the storm, on the hill-top and down the rain-drenched lane, Macheson sought in vain by physical exertion to still the fever which burned in his veins.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But he had never imagined anything like this!
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Nothing he could do was able to disturb that wonderful memory, to lessen for an instant the significance of those few amazing seconds.
thrust
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From this reading The world of women, all the lighter and quieter joys of life, he had, with the fierce asceticism of the young reformer, thrust so resolutely behind him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE BAYING OF THE HOUNDS Out amongst the broken fragments of the storm, on the hill-top and down the rain-drenched lane, Macheson sought in vain by physical exertion to still the fever which burned in his veins.
unexpectedness
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From this reading Its unexpectedness had swept him off his feet.
vain
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From this reading THE BAYING OF THE HOUNDS Out amongst the broken fragments of the storm, on the hill-top and down the rain-drenched lane, Macheson sought in vain by physical exertion to still the fever which burned in his veins.
veins
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From this reading THE BAYING OF THE HOUNDS Out amongst the broken fragments of the storm, on the hill-top and down the rain-drenched lane, Macheson sought in vain by physical exertion to still the fever which burned in his veins.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nothing he could do was able to disturb that wonderful memory, to lessen for an instant the significance of those few amazing seconds.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE BAYING OF THE HOUNDS Out amongst the broken fragments of the storm, on the hill-top and down the rain-drenched lane, Macheson sought in vain by physical exertion to still the fever which burned in his veins.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The world of women, all the lighter and quieter joys of life, he had, with the fierce asceticism of the young reformer, thrust so resolutely behind him.
women
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From this reading The world of women, all the lighter and quieter joys of life, he had, with the fierce asceticism of the young reformer, thrust so resolutely behind him.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Nothing he could do was able to disturb that wonderful memory, to lessen for an instant the significance of those few amazing seconds.
world
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From this reading The world of women, all the lighter and quieter joys of life, he had, with the fierce asceticism of the young reformer, thrust so resolutely behind him.
young
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From this reading The world of women, all the lighter and quieter joys of life, he had, with the fierce asceticism of the young reformer, thrust so resolutely behind him.
