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all
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From this reading “We’ve all been through that illusion, Lady Harman,” he went on.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And when you see those great Thinkers and Teachers and Guides and Brave Spirits and High Brows generally——” He laughed and stopped just in time on the very verge of taking pheasant.
away
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From this reading “Oh, take it away,” he cried sharply.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “We’ve all been through that illusion, Lady Harman,” he went on.
Brave
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From this reading “And when you see those great Thinkers and Teachers and Guides and Brave Spirits and High Brows generally——” He laughed and stopped just in time on the very verge of taking pheasant.
Brows
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From this reading “And when you see those great Thinkers and Teachers and Guides and Brave Spirits and High Brows generally——” He laughed and stopped just in time on the very verge of taking pheasant.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, take it away,” he cried sharply.
generally
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From this reading “And when you see those great Thinkers and Teachers and Guides and Brave Spirits and High Brows generally——” He laughed and stopped just in time on the very verge of taking pheasant.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Great illuminating things.”
Guides
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From this reading “And when you see those great Thinkers and Teachers and Guides and Brave Spirits and High Brows generally——” He laughed and stopped just in time on the very verge of taking pheasant.
Harman
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From this reading “We’ve all been through that illusion, Lady Harman,” he went on.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “And when you see those great Thinkers and Teachers and Guides and Brave Spirits and High Brows generally——” He laughed and stopped just in time on the very verge of taking pheasant.
High
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From this reading “And when you see those great Thinkers and Teachers and Guides and Brave Spirits and High Brows generally——” He laughed and stopped just in time on the very verge of taking pheasant.
illuminating
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From this reading “Great illuminating things.”
illusion
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From this reading “We’ve all been through that illusion, Lady Harman,” he went on.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “And when you see those great Thinkers and Teachers and Guides and Brave Spirits and High Brows generally——” He laughed and stopped just in time on the very verge of taking pheasant.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, take it away,” he cried sharply.
just
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From this reading “And when you see those great Thinkers and Teachers and Guides and Brave Spirits and High Brows generally——” He laughed and stopped just in time on the very verge of taking pheasant.
Lady
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From this reading “We’ve all been through that illusion, Lady Harman,” he went on.
laughed
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From this reading “And when you see those great Thinkers and Teachers and Guides and Brave Spirits and High Brows generally——” He laughed and stopped just in time on the very verge of taking pheasant.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “And when you see those great Thinkers and Teachers and Guides and Brave Spirits and High Brows generally——” He laughed and stopped just in time on the very verge of taking pheasant.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, take it away,” he cried sharply.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “And when you see those great Thinkers and Teachers and Guides and Brave Spirits and High Brows generally——” He laughed and stopped just in time on the very verge of taking pheasant.
pheasant
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From this reading “And when you see those great Thinkers and Teachers and Guides and Brave Spirits and High Brows generally——” He laughed and stopped just in time on the very verge of taking pheasant.
see
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From this reading “And when you see those great Thinkers and Teachers and Guides and Brave Spirits and High Brows generally——” He laughed and stopped just in time on the very verge of taking pheasant.
sharplynounUS /ˈsharply/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Oh, take it away,” he cried sharply.
Spirits
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From this reading “And when you see those great Thinkers and Teachers and Guides and Brave Spirits and High Brows generally——” He laughed and stopped just in time on the very verge of taking pheasant.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And when you see those great Thinkers and Teachers and Guides and Brave Spirits and High Brows generally——” He laughed and stopped just in time on the very verge of taking pheasant.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, take it away,” he cried sharply.
taking
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From this reading “And when you see those great Thinkers and Teachers and Guides and Brave Spirits and High Brows generally——” He laughed and stopped just in time on the very verge of taking pheasant.
Teachers
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From this reading “And when you see those great Thinkers and Teachers and Guides and Brave Spirits and High Brows generally——” He laughed and stopped just in time on the very verge of taking pheasant.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “We’ve all been through that illusion, Lady Harman,” he went on.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “And when you see those great Thinkers and Teachers and Guides and Brave Spirits and High Brows generally——” He laughed and stopped just in time on the very verge of taking pheasant.
things
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From this reading “Great illuminating things.”
Thinkers
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From this reading “And when you see those great Thinkers and Teachers and Guides and Brave Spirits and High Brows generally——” He laughed and stopped just in time on the very verge of taking pheasant.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “And when you see those great Thinkers and Teachers and Guides and Brave Spirits and High Brows generally——” He laughed and stopped just in time on the very verge of taking pheasant.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “We’ve all been through that illusion, Lady Harman,” he went on.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And when you see those great Thinkers and Teachers and Guides and Brave Spirits and High Brows generally——” He laughed and stopped just in time on the very verge of taking pheasant.
verge
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From this reading “And when you see those great Thinkers and Teachers and Guides and Brave Spirits and High Brows generally——” He laughed and stopped just in time on the very verge of taking pheasant.
very
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From this reading “And when you see those great Thinkers and Teachers and Guides and Brave Spirits and High Brows generally——” He laughed and stopped just in time on the very verge of taking pheasant.
We've
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From this reading “We’ve all been through that illusion, Lady Harman,” he went on.
Well
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From this reading “Well—yes.”
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We’ve all been through that illusion, Lady Harman,” he went on.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “And when you see those great Thinkers and Teachers and Guides and Brave Spirits and High Brows generally——” He laughed and stopped just in time on the very verge of taking pheasant.
yes
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From this reading “Well—yes.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And when you see those great Thinkers and Teachers and Guides and Brave Spirits and High Brows generally——” He laughed and stopped just in time on the very verge of taking pheasant.