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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 A CREATURE OF IMPULSE Up the broad avenue to the great house of Thorpe, Stephen Hurd slowly made his way, his hands clasped behind him, his eyes fixed upon the ground.
able
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From this reading Strange things had happened--stranger things than he was able all at once to digest.
all
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From this reading Strange things had happened--stranger things than he was able all at once to digest.
altogether
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From this reading But his appearance was not altogether the appearance of a man overcome with grief.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The events of the last few days had told upon him, and his deep mourning had a sombre look.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But his appearance was not altogether the appearance of a man overcome with grief.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Strange things had happened--stranger things than he was able all at once to digest.
avenue
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From this reading A CREATURE OF IMPULSE Up the broad avenue to the great house of Thorpe, Stephen Hurd slowly made his way, his hands clasped behind him, his eyes fixed upon the ground.
battled
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From this reading Yet there were thoughts working even then in his brain which battled hard with his natural depression.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading A CREATURE OF IMPULSE Up the broad avenue to the great house of Thorpe, Stephen Hurd slowly made his way, his hands clasped behind him, his eyes fixed upon the ground.
brain
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From this reading Yet there were thoughts working even then in his brain which battled hard with his natural depression.
broad
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From this reading A CREATURE OF IMPULSE Up the broad avenue to the great house of Thorpe, Stephen Hurd slowly made his way, his hands clasped behind him, his eyes fixed upon the ground.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But his appearance was not altogether the appearance of a man overcome with grief.
clasped
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From this reading A CREATURE OF IMPULSE Up the broad avenue to the great house of Thorpe, Stephen Hurd slowly made his way, his hands clasped behind him, his eyes fixed upon the ground.
CREATUREnounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A CREATURE OF IMPULSE Up the broad avenue to the great house of Thorpe, Stephen Hurd slowly made his way, his hands clasped behind him, his eyes fixed upon the ground.
days
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From this reading The events of the last few days had told upon him, and his deep mourning had a sombre look.
deep
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From this reading The events of the last few days had told upon him, and his deep mourning had a sombre look.
depression
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From this reading Yet there were thoughts working even then in his brain which battled hard with his natural depression.
digest
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From this reading Strange things had happened--stranger things than he was able all at once to digest.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet there were thoughts working even then in his brain which battled hard with his natural depression.
events
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From this reading The events of the last few days had told upon him, and his deep mourning had a sombre look.
eyes
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From this reading A CREATURE OF IMPULSE Up the broad avenue to the great house of Thorpe, Stephen Hurd slowly made his way, his hands clasped behind him, his eyes fixed upon the ground.
few
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From this reading The events of the last few days had told upon him, and his deep mourning had a sombre look.
fixed
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From this reading A CREATURE OF IMPULSE Up the broad avenue to the great house of Thorpe, Stephen Hurd slowly made his way, his hands clasped behind him, his eyes fixed upon the ground.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A CREATURE OF IMPULSE Up the broad avenue to the great house of Thorpe, Stephen Hurd slowly made his way, his hands clasped behind him, his eyes fixed upon the ground.
grief
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From this reading But his appearance was not altogether the appearance of a man overcome with grief.
ground
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From this reading A CREATURE OF IMPULSE Up the broad avenue to the great house of Thorpe, Stephen Hurd slowly made his way, his hands clasped behind him, his eyes fixed upon the ground.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The events of the last few days had told upon him, and his deep mourning had a sombre look.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading A CREATURE OF IMPULSE Up the broad avenue to the great house of Thorpe, Stephen Hurd slowly made his way, his hands clasped behind him, his eyes fixed upon the ground.
happened
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From this reading Strange things had happened--stranger things than he was able all at once to digest.
hard
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From this reading Yet there were thoughts working even then in his brain which battled hard with his natural depression.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Strange things had happened--stranger things than he was able all at once to digest.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A CREATURE OF IMPULSE Up the broad avenue to the great house of Thorpe, Stephen Hurd slowly made his way, his hands clasped behind him, his eyes fixed upon the ground.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A CREATURE OF IMPULSE Up the broad avenue to the great house of Thorpe, Stephen Hurd slowly made his way, his hands clasped behind him, his eyes fixed upon the ground.
house
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From this reading A CREATURE OF IMPULSE Up the broad avenue to the great house of Thorpe, Stephen Hurd slowly made his way, his hands clasped behind him, his eyes fixed upon the ground.
Hurd
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From this reading A CREATURE OF IMPULSE Up the broad avenue to the great house of Thorpe, Stephen Hurd slowly made his way, his hands clasped behind him, his eyes fixed upon the ground.
IMPULSEnounUS /ˈɪmpʌls/
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading A CREATURE OF IMPULSE Up the broad avenue to the great house of Thorpe, Stephen Hurd slowly made his way, his hands clasped behind him, his eyes fixed upon the ground.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yet there were thoughts working even then in his brain which battled hard with his natural depression.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The events of the last few days had told upon him, and his deep mourning had a sombre look.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The events of the last few days had told upon him, and his deep mourning had a sombre look.
made
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From this reading A CREATURE OF IMPULSE Up the broad avenue to the great house of Thorpe, Stephen Hurd slowly made his way, his hands clasped behind him, his eyes fixed upon the ground.
man
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From this reading But his appearance was not altogether the appearance of a man overcome with grief.
mourning
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From this reading The events of the last few days had told upon him, and his deep mourning had a sombre look.
natural
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From this reading Yet there were thoughts working even then in his brain which battled hard with his natural depression.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But his appearance was not altogether the appearance of a man overcome with grief.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A CREATURE OF IMPULSE Up the broad avenue to the great house of Thorpe, Stephen Hurd slowly made his way, his hands clasped behind him, his eyes fixed upon the ground.
once
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From this reading Strange things had happened--stranger things than he was able all at once to digest.
overcome
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From this reading But his appearance was not altogether the appearance of a man overcome with grief.
slowly
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From this reading A CREATURE OF IMPULSE Up the broad avenue to the great house of Thorpe, Stephen Hurd slowly made his way, his hands clasped behind him, his eyes fixed upon the ground.
sombre
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From this reading The events of the last few days had told upon him, and his deep mourning had a sombre look.
Stephen
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From this reading A CREATURE OF IMPULSE Up the broad avenue to the great house of Thorpe, Stephen Hurd slowly made his way, his hands clasped behind him, his eyes fixed upon the ground.
Strange
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From this reading Strange things had happened--stranger things than he was able all at once to digest.
stranger
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From this reading Strange things had happened--stranger things than he was able all at once to digest.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Strange things had happened--stranger things than he was able all at once to digest.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A CREATURE OF IMPULSE Up the broad avenue to the great house of Thorpe, Stephen Hurd slowly made his way, his hands clasped behind him, his eyes fixed upon the ground.
then
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From this reading Yet there were thoughts working even then in his brain which battled hard with his natural depression.
there
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From this reading Yet there were thoughts working even then in his brain which battled hard with his natural depression.
things
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From this reading Strange things had happened--stranger things than he was able all at once to digest.
Thorpe
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From this reading A CREATURE OF IMPULSE Up the broad avenue to the great house of Thorpe, Stephen Hurd slowly made his way, his hands clasped behind him, his eyes fixed upon the ground.
thoughts
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From this reading Yet there were thoughts working even then in his brain which battled hard with his natural depression.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A CREATURE OF IMPULSE Up the broad avenue to the great house of Thorpe, Stephen Hurd slowly made his way, his hands clasped behind him, his eyes fixed upon the ground.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The events of the last few days had told upon him, and his deep mourning had a sombre look.
Up
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From this reading A CREATURE OF IMPULSE Up the broad avenue to the great house of Thorpe, Stephen Hurd slowly made his way, his hands clasped behind him, his eyes fixed upon the ground.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A CREATURE OF IMPULSE Up the broad avenue to the great house of Thorpe, Stephen Hurd slowly made his way, his hands clasped behind him, his eyes fixed upon the ground.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But his appearance was not altogether the appearance of a man overcome with grief.
way
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From this reading A CREATURE OF IMPULSE Up the broad avenue to the great house of Thorpe, Stephen Hurd slowly made his way, his hands clasped behind him, his eyes fixed upon the ground.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Yet there were thoughts working even then in his brain which battled hard with his natural depression.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Yet there were thoughts working even then in his brain which battled hard with his natural depression.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But his appearance was not altogether the appearance of a man overcome with grief.
working
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From this reading Yet there were thoughts working even then in his brain which battled hard with his natural depression.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet there were thoughts working even then in his brain which battled hard with his natural depression.
