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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 His mind perceived the delicate change, yet attached a wrong direction to it.
allusion
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From this reading How trivial, yet how significant of the tension of interior forces--the careless words, the foolish little dream, the playful allusion to one man's stoop and to another's upright carriage, how easy to read, how obvious!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How trivial, yet how significant of the tension of interior forces--the careless words, the foolish little dream, the playful allusion to one man's stoop and to another's upright carriage, how easy to read, how obvious!
another's
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From this reading How trivial, yet how significant of the tension of interior forces--the careless words, the foolish little dream, the playful allusion to one man's stoop and to another's upright carriage, how easy to read, how obvious!
attached
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From this reading His mind perceived the delicate change, yet attached a wrong direction to it.
balancenounUS /ˈbalance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Yet Tom, too intensely preoccupied, perhaps, with keeping his own balance, was unaware of revelation.
careless
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From this reading How trivial, yet how significant of the tension of interior forces--the careless words, the foolish little dream, the playful allusion to one man's stoop and to another's upright carriage, how easy to read, how obvious!
carriage
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From this reading How trivial, yet how significant of the tension of interior forces--the careless words, the foolish little dream, the playful allusion to one man's stoop and to another's upright carriage, how easy to read, how obvious!
change
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From this reading His mind perceived the delicate change, yet attached a wrong direction to it.
deepened
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From this reading Perplexity and discomfort in him deepened.
delicate
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From this reading His mind perceived the delicate change, yet attached a wrong direction to it.
direction
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From this reading His mind perceived the delicate change, yet attached a wrong direction to it.
discomfort
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From this reading Perplexity and discomfort in him deepened.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading How trivial, yet how significant of the tension of interior forces--the careless words, the foolish little dream, the playful allusion to one man's stoop and to another's upright carriage, how easy to read, how obvious!
easy
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From this reading How trivial, yet how significant of the tension of interior forces--the careless words, the foolish little dream, the playful allusion to one man's stoop and to another's upright carriage, how easy to read, how obvious!
felt
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From this reading He was relieved when Tony interrupted; he felt glad.
foolish
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From this reading How trivial, yet how significant of the tension of interior forces--the careless words, the foolish little dream, the playful allusion to one man's stoop and to another's upright carriage, how easy to read, how obvious!
forces
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From this reading How trivial, yet how significant of the tension of interior forces--the careless words, the foolish little dream, the playful allusion to one man's stoop and to another's upright carriage, how easy to read, how obvious!
glad
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From this reading He was relieved when Tony interrupted; he felt glad.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was relieved when Tony interrupted; he felt glad.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Perplexity and discomfort in him deepened.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet Tom, too intensely preoccupied, perhaps, with keeping his own balance, was unaware of revelation.
How
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From this reading How trivial, yet how significant of the tension of interior forces--the careless words, the foolish little dream, the playful allusion to one man's stoop and to another's upright carriage, how easy to read, how obvious!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Perplexity and discomfort in him deepened.
intensely
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From this reading Yet Tom, too intensely preoccupied, perhaps, with keeping his own balance, was unaware of revelation.
interior
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From this reading How trivial, yet how significant of the tension of interior forces--the careless words, the foolish little dream, the playful allusion to one man's stoop and to another's upright carriage, how easy to read, how obvious!
interruptednounUS /ˈinterrupted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was relieved when Tony interrupted; he felt glad.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His mind perceived the delicate change, yet attached a wrong direction to it.
keeping
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From this reading Yet Tom, too intensely preoccupied, perhaps, with keeping his own balance, was unaware of revelation.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How trivial, yet how significant of the tension of interior forces--the careless words, the foolish little dream, the playful allusion to one man's stoop and to another's upright carriage, how easy to read, how obvious!
man's
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From this reading How trivial, yet how significant of the tension of interior forces--the careless words, the foolish little dream, the playful allusion to one man's stoop and to another's upright carriage, how easy to read, how obvious!
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His mind perceived the delicate change, yet attached a wrong direction to it.
obvious
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From this reading How trivial, yet how significant of the tension of interior forces--the careless words, the foolish little dream, the playful allusion to one man's stoop and to another's upright carriage, how easy to read, how obvious!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How trivial, yet how significant of the tension of interior forces--the careless words, the foolish little dream, the playful allusion to one man's stoop and to another's upright carriage, how easy to read, how obvious!
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading How trivial, yet how significant of the tension of interior forces--the careless words, the foolish little dream, the playful allusion to one man's stoop and to another's upright carriage, how easy to read, how obvious!
own
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From this reading Yet Tom, too intensely preoccupied, perhaps, with keeping his own balance, was unaware of revelation.
perceived
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From this reading His mind perceived the delicate change, yet attached a wrong direction to it.
perhaps
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From this reading Yet Tom, too intensely preoccupied, perhaps, with keeping his own balance, was unaware of revelation.
Perplexity
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From this reading Perplexity and discomfort in him deepened.
playful
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From this reading How trivial, yet how significant of the tension of interior forces--the careless words, the foolish little dream, the playful allusion to one man's stoop and to another's upright carriage, how easy to read, how obvious!
preoccupied
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From this reading Yet Tom, too intensely preoccupied, perhaps, with keeping his own balance, was unaware of revelation.
read
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From this reading How trivial, yet how significant of the tension of interior forces--the careless words, the foolish little dream, the playful allusion to one man's stoop and to another's upright carriage, how easy to read, how obvious!
relievednounUS /ˈrelieved/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was relieved when Tony interrupted; he felt glad.
revelation
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From this reading Yet Tom, too intensely preoccupied, perhaps, with keeping his own balance, was unaware of revelation.
significant
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From this reading How trivial, yet how significant of the tension of interior forces--the careless words, the foolish little dream, the playful allusion to one man's stoop and to another's upright carriage, how easy to read, how obvious!
stoop
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From this reading How trivial, yet how significant of the tension of interior forces--the careless words, the foolish little dream, the playful allusion to one man's stoop and to another's upright carriage, how easy to read, how obvious!
tension
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From this reading How trivial, yet how significant of the tension of interior forces--the careless words, the foolish little dream, the playful allusion to one man's stoop and to another's upright carriage, how easy to read, how obvious!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How trivial, yet how significant of the tension of interior forces--the careless words, the foolish little dream, the playful allusion to one man's stoop and to another's upright carriage, how easy to read, how obvious!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How trivial, yet how significant of the tension of interior forces--the careless words, the foolish little dream, the playful allusion to one man's stoop and to another's upright carriage, how easy to read, how obvious!
Tom
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From this reading Yet Tom, too intensely preoccupied, perhaps, with keeping his own balance, was unaware of revelation.
Tony
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From this reading He was relieved when Tony interrupted; he felt glad.
too
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From this reading Yet Tom, too intensely preoccupied, perhaps, with keeping his own balance, was unaware of revelation.
trivial
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From this reading How trivial, yet how significant of the tension of interior forces--the careless words, the foolish little dream, the playful allusion to one man's stoop and to another's upright carriage, how easy to read, how obvious!
unaware
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From this reading Yet Tom, too intensely preoccupied, perhaps, with keeping his own balance, was unaware of revelation.
upright
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From this reading How trivial, yet how significant of the tension of interior forces--the careless words, the foolish little dream, the playful allusion to one man's stoop and to another's upright carriage, how easy to read, how obvious!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yet Tom, too intensely preoccupied, perhaps, with keeping his own balance, was unaware of revelation.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He was relieved when Tony interrupted; he felt glad.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Yet Tom, too intensely preoccupied, perhaps, with keeping his own balance, was unaware of revelation.
words
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From this reading How trivial, yet how significant of the tension of interior forces--the careless words, the foolish little dream, the playful allusion to one man's stoop and to another's upright carriage, how easy to read, how obvious!
wrong
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From this reading His mind perceived the delicate change, yet attached a wrong direction to it.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading How trivial, yet how significant of the tension of interior forces--the careless words, the foolish little dream, the playful allusion to one man's stoop and to another's upright carriage, how easy to read, how obvious!
