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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 DOUGLAS GUEST GETS HIS "CHANCE" There followed a time then when the black waters of nethermost London closed over Douglas's head.
all
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From this reading He struggled and fought to the last gasp, but in the end the great stream carried him away on her bosom, and with scarcely a sob he watched all those wonderful rose-coloured dreams of his fade away into empty space.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He struggled and fought to the last gasp, but in the end the great stream carried him away on her bosom, and with scarcely a sob he watched all those wonderful rose-coloured dreams of his fade away into empty space.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading No one would have the work of his brains, and his unskilled hands failed to earn anything for him save a few dry crusts.
away
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From this reading He struggled and fought to the last gasp, but in the end the great stream carried him away on her bosom, and with scarcely a sob he watched all those wonderful rose-coloured dreams of his fade away into empty space.
black
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From this reading DOUGLAS GUEST GETS HIS "CHANCE" There followed a time then when the black waters of nethermost London closed over Douglas's head.
bosom
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From this reading He struggled and fought to the last gasp, but in the end the great stream carried him away on her bosom, and with scarcely a sob he watched all those wonderful rose-coloured dreams of his fade away into empty space.
brains
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From this reading No one would have the work of his brains, and his unskilled hands failed to earn anything for him save a few dry crusts.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He struggled and fought to the last gasp, but in the end the great stream carried him away on her bosom, and with scarcely a sob he watched all those wonderful rose-coloured dreams of his fade away into empty space.
carried
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From this reading He struggled and fought to the last gasp, but in the end the great stream carried him away on her bosom, and with scarcely a sob he watched all those wonderful rose-coloured dreams of his fade away into empty space.
CHANCE
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From this reading DOUGLAS GUEST GETS HIS "CHANCE" There followed a time then when the black waters of nethermost London closed over Douglas's head.
closed
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From this reading DOUGLAS GUEST GETS HIS "CHANCE" There followed a time then when the black waters of nethermost London closed over Douglas's head.
crusts
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From this reading No one would have the work of his brains, and his unskilled hands failed to earn anything for him save a few dry crusts.
desperate
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From this reading He had made desperate efforts to win a hearing.
DOUGLAS
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From this reading DOUGLAS GUEST GETS HIS "CHANCE" There followed a time then when the black waters of nethermost London closed over Douglas's head.
Douglas's
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From this reading DOUGLAS GUEST GETS HIS "CHANCE" There followed a time then when the black waters of nethermost London closed over Douglas's head.
dreams
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From this reading He struggled and fought to the last gasp, but in the end the great stream carried him away on her bosom, and with scarcely a sob he watched all those wonderful rose-coloured dreams of his fade away into empty space.
dry
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From this reading No one would have the work of his brains, and his unskilled hands failed to earn anything for him save a few dry crusts.
earn
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From this reading No one would have the work of his brains, and his unskilled hands failed to earn anything for him save a few dry crusts.
efforts
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From this reading He had made desperate efforts to win a hearing.
empty
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From this reading He struggled and fought to the last gasp, but in the end the great stream carried him away on her bosom, and with scarcely a sob he watched all those wonderful rose-coloured dreams of his fade away into empty space.
end
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From this reading He struggled and fought to the last gasp, but in the end the great stream carried him away on her bosom, and with scarcely a sob he watched all those wonderful rose-coloured dreams of his fade away into empty space.
fade
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From this reading He struggled and fought to the last gasp, but in the end the great stream carried him away on her bosom, and with scarcely a sob he watched all those wonderful rose-coloured dreams of his fade away into empty space.
failed
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From this reading No one would have the work of his brains, and his unskilled hands failed to earn anything for him save a few dry crusts.
few
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From this reading No one would have the work of his brains, and his unskilled hands failed to earn anything for him save a few dry crusts.
flotsam
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From this reading He was one of the flotsam and jetsam of life.
followed
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From this reading DOUGLAS GUEST GETS HIS "CHANCE" There followed a time then when the black waters of nethermost London closed over Douglas's head.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading No one would have the work of his brains, and his unskilled hands failed to earn anything for him save a few dry crusts.
fought
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From this reading He struggled and fought to the last gasp, but in the end the great stream carried him away on her bosom, and with scarcely a sob he watched all those wonderful rose-coloured dreams of his fade away into empty space.
gaspnounUS /ɡæsp/
a sudden sharp intake of breath
From this reading He struggled and fought to the last gasp, but in the end the great stream carried him away on her bosom, and with scarcely a sob he watched all those wonderful rose-coloured dreams of his fade away into empty space.
GETS
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From this reading DOUGLAS GUEST GETS HIS "CHANCE" There followed a time then when the black waters of nethermost London closed over Douglas's head.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He struggled and fought to the last gasp, but in the end the great stream carried him away on her bosom, and with scarcely a sob he watched all those wonderful rose-coloured dreams of his fade away into empty space.
GUEST
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From this reading DOUGLAS GUEST GETS HIS "CHANCE" There followed a time then when the black waters of nethermost London closed over Douglas's head.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had made desperate efforts to win a hearing.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading No one would have the work of his brains, and his unskilled hands failed to earn anything for him save a few dry crusts.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading No one would have the work of his brains, and his unskilled hands failed to earn anything for him save a few dry crusts.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He struggled and fought to the last gasp, but in the end the great stream carried him away on her bosom, and with scarcely a sob he watched all those wonderful rose-coloured dreams of his fade away into empty space.
head
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From this reading DOUGLAS GUEST GETS HIS "CHANCE" There followed a time then when the black waters of nethermost London closed over Douglas's head.
hearing
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From this reading He had made desperate efforts to win a hearing.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He struggled and fought to the last gasp, but in the end the great stream carried him away on her bosom, and with scarcely a sob he watched all those wonderful rose-coloured dreams of his fade away into empty space.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He struggled and fought to the last gasp, but in the end the great stream carried him away on her bosom, and with scarcely a sob he watched all those wonderful rose-coloured dreams of his fade away into empty space.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading DOUGLAS GUEST GETS HIS "CHANCE" There followed a time then when the black waters of nethermost London closed over Douglas's head.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He struggled and fought to the last gasp, but in the end the great stream carried him away on her bosom, and with scarcely a sob he watched all those wonderful rose-coloured dreams of his fade away into empty space.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He struggled and fought to the last gasp, but in the end the great stream carried him away on her bosom, and with scarcely a sob he watched all those wonderful rose-coloured dreams of his fade away into empty space.
jetsam
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From this reading He was one of the flotsam and jetsam of life.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He struggled and fought to the last gasp, but in the end the great stream carried him away on her bosom, and with scarcely a sob he watched all those wonderful rose-coloured dreams of his fade away into empty space.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was one of the flotsam and jetsam of life.
London
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From this reading DOUGLAS GUEST GETS HIS "CHANCE" There followed a time then when the black waters of nethermost London closed over Douglas's head.
made
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From this reading He had made desperate efforts to win a hearing.
nethermost
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From this reading DOUGLAS GUEST GETS HIS "CHANCE" There followed a time then when the black waters of nethermost London closed over Douglas's head.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No one would have the work of his brains, and his unskilled hands failed to earn anything for him save a few dry crusts.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DOUGLAS GUEST GETS HIS "CHANCE" There followed a time then when the black waters of nethermost London closed over Douglas's head.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He struggled and fought to the last gasp, but in the end the great stream carried him away on her bosom, and with scarcely a sob he watched all those wonderful rose-coloured dreams of his fade away into empty space.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was one of the flotsam and jetsam of life.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading DOUGLAS GUEST GETS HIS "CHANCE" There followed a time then when the black waters of nethermost London closed over Douglas's head.
rose-coloured
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From this reading He struggled and fought to the last gasp, but in the end the great stream carried him away on her bosom, and with scarcely a sob he watched all those wonderful rose-coloured dreams of his fade away into empty space.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading No one would have the work of his brains, and his unskilled hands failed to earn anything for him save a few dry crusts.
scarcely
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From this reading He struggled and fought to the last gasp, but in the end the great stream carried him away on her bosom, and with scarcely a sob he watched all those wonderful rose-coloured dreams of his fade away into empty space.
sobnounUS /sɒb/
a sudden deep breath caused by emotion
From this reading He struggled and fought to the last gasp, but in the end the great stream carried him away on her bosom, and with scarcely a sob he watched all those wonderful rose-coloured dreams of his fade away into empty space.
space
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From this reading He struggled and fought to the last gasp, but in the end the great stream carried him away on her bosom, and with scarcely a sob he watched all those wonderful rose-coloured dreams of his fade away into empty space.
stream
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From this reading He struggled and fought to the last gasp, but in the end the great stream carried him away on her bosom, and with scarcely a sob he watched all those wonderful rose-coloured dreams of his fade away into empty space.
struggled
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From this reading He struggled and fought to the last gasp, but in the end the great stream carried him away on her bosom, and with scarcely a sob he watched all those wonderful rose-coloured dreams of his fade away into empty space.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DOUGLAS GUEST GETS HIS "CHANCE" There followed a time then when the black waters of nethermost London closed over Douglas's head.
then
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From this reading DOUGLAS GUEST GETS HIS "CHANCE" There followed a time then when the black waters of nethermost London closed over Douglas's head.
There
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From this reading DOUGLAS GUEST GETS HIS "CHANCE" There followed a time then when the black waters of nethermost London closed over Douglas's head.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He struggled and fought to the last gasp, but in the end the great stream carried him away on her bosom, and with scarcely a sob he watched all those wonderful rose-coloured dreams of his fade away into empty space.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DOUGLAS GUEST GETS HIS "CHANCE" There followed a time then when the black waters of nethermost London closed over Douglas's head.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He struggled and fought to the last gasp, but in the end the great stream carried him away on her bosom, and with scarcely a sob he watched all those wonderful rose-coloured dreams of his fade away into empty space.
unskilled
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From this reading No one would have the work of his brains, and his unskilled hands failed to earn anything for him save a few dry crusts.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was one of the flotsam and jetsam of life.
watched
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From this reading He struggled and fought to the last gasp, but in the end the great stream carried him away on her bosom, and with scarcely a sob he watched all those wonderful rose-coloured dreams of his fade away into empty space.
waters
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From this reading DOUGLAS GUEST GETS HIS "CHANCE" There followed a time then when the black waters of nethermost London closed over Douglas's head.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading DOUGLAS GUEST GETS HIS "CHANCE" There followed a time then when the black waters of nethermost London closed over Douglas's head.
win
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From this reading He had made desperate efforts to win a hearing.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He struggled and fought to the last gasp, but in the end the great stream carried him away on her bosom, and with scarcely a sob he watched all those wonderful rose-coloured dreams of his fade away into empty space.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He struggled and fought to the last gasp, but in the end the great stream carried him away on her bosom, and with scarcely a sob he watched all those wonderful rose-coloured dreams of his fade away into empty space.
work
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From this reading No one would have the work of his brains, and his unskilled hands failed to earn anything for him save a few dry crusts.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading No one would have the work of his brains, and his unskilled hands failed to earn anything for him save a few dry crusts.
