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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 MAN who hath been a soldier and an adventurer into far and strange countries must needs have faced Death many times and in many guises.
adventurer
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From this reading A MAN who hath been a soldier and an adventurer into far and strange countries must needs have faced Death many times and in many guises.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading I was no babe to whimper at a sudden darkness, to cry out against a curtain that a Hand chose to drop between me and the life I had lived.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A MAN who hath been a soldier and an adventurer into far and strange countries must needs have faced Death many times and in many guises.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A MAN who hath been a soldier and an adventurer into far and strange countries must needs have faced Death many times and in many guises.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And beneath the ugliness of the mask that now presented itself there was only Death at last.
babe
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From this reading I was no babe to whimper at a sudden darkness, to cry out against a curtain that a Hand chose to drop between me and the life I had lived.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A MAN who hath been a soldier and an adventurer into far and strange countries must needs have faced Death many times and in many guises.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Death frighted me not, but when I thought of one whom I should leave behind me I feared lest I should go mad.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading And beneath the ugliness of the mask that now presented itself there was only Death at last.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading I was no babe to whimper at a sudden darkness, to cry out against a curtain that a Hand chose to drop between me and the life I had lived.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Death frighted me not, but when I thought of one whom I should leave behind me I feared lest I should go mad.
chose
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From this reading I was no babe to whimper at a sudden darkness, to cry out against a curtain that a Hand chose to drop between me and the life I had lived.
countenance
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From this reading I had learned to know that grim countenance, and to have no great fear of it.
countries
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From this reading A MAN who hath been a soldier and an adventurer into far and strange countries must needs have faced Death many times and in many guises.
cry
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From this reading I was no babe to whimper at a sudden darkness, to cry out against a curtain that a Hand chose to drop between me and the life I had lived.
curtain
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From this reading I was no babe to whimper at a sudden darkness, to cry out against a curtain that a Hand chose to drop between me and the life I had lived.
darkness
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From this reading I was no babe to whimper at a sudden darkness, to cry out against a curtain that a Hand chose to drop between me and the life I had lived.
Death
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From this reading A MAN who hath been a soldier and an adventurer into far and strange countries must needs have faced Death many times and in many guises.
drop
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From this reading I was no babe to whimper at a sudden darkness, to cry out against a curtain that a Hand chose to drop between me and the life I had lived.
faced
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From this reading A MAN who hath been a soldier and an adventurer into far and strange countries must needs have faced Death many times and in many guises.
far
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From this reading A MAN who hath been a soldier and an adventurer into far and strange countries must needs have faced Death many times and in many guises.
fear
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From this reading I had learned to know that grim countenance, and to have no great fear of it.
feared
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From this reading Death frighted me not, but when I thought of one whom I should leave behind me I feared lest I should go mad.
frighted
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From this reading Death frighted me not, but when I thought of one whom I should leave behind me I feared lest I should go mad.
go
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From this reading Death frighted me not, but when I thought of one whom I should leave behind me I feared lest I should go mad.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had learned to know that grim countenance, and to have no great fear of it.
grim
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From this reading I had learned to know that grim countenance, and to have no great fear of it.
guises
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From this reading A MAN who hath been a soldier and an adventurer into far and strange countries must needs have faced Death many times and in many guises.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had learned to know that grim countenance, and to have no great fear of it.
Hand
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From this reading I was no babe to whimper at a sudden darkness, to cry out against a curtain that a Hand chose to drop between me and the life I had lived.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading A MAN who hath been a soldier and an adventurer into far and strange countries must needs have faced Death many times and in many guises.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A MAN who hath been a soldier and an adventurer into far and strange countries must needs have faced Death many times and in many guises.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had learned to know that grim countenance, and to have no great fear of it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A MAN who hath been a soldier and an adventurer into far and strange countries must needs have faced Death many times and in many guises.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A MAN who hath been a soldier and an adventurer into far and strange countries must needs have faced Death many times and in many guises.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I had learned to know that grim countenance, and to have no great fear of it.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading And beneath the ugliness of the mask that now presented itself there was only Death at last.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had learned to know that grim countenance, and to have no great fear of it.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And beneath the ugliness of the mask that now presented itself there was only Death at last.
learned
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From this reading I had learned to know that grim countenance, and to have no great fear of it.
leave
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From this reading Death frighted me not, but when I thought of one whom I should leave behind me I feared lest I should go mad.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading Death frighted me not, but when I thought of one whom I should leave behind me I feared lest I should go mad.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was no babe to whimper at a sudden darkness, to cry out against a curtain that a Hand chose to drop between me and the life I had lived.
lived
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From this reading I was no babe to whimper at a sudden darkness, to cry out against a curtain that a Hand chose to drop between me and the life I had lived.
mad
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From this reading Death frighted me not, but when I thought of one whom I should leave behind me I feared lest I should go mad.
MAN
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From this reading A MAN who hath been a soldier and an adventurer into far and strange countries must needs have faced Death many times and in many guises.
many
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From this reading A MAN who hath been a soldier and an adventurer into far and strange countries must needs have faced Death many times and in many guises.
mask
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From this reading And beneath the ugliness of the mask that now presented itself there was only Death at last.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was no babe to whimper at a sudden darkness, to cry out against a curtain that a Hand chose to drop between me and the life I had lived.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading A MAN who hath been a soldier and an adventurer into far and strange countries must needs have faced Death many times and in many guises.
needs
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From this reading A MAN who hath been a soldier and an adventurer into far and strange countries must needs have faced Death many times and in many guises.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I had learned to know that grim countenance, and to have no great fear of it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Death frighted me not, but when I thought of one whom I should leave behind me I feared lest I should go mad.
now
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From this reading And beneath the ugliness of the mask that now presented itself there was only Death at last.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had learned to know that grim countenance, and to have no great fear of it.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Death frighted me not, but when I thought of one whom I should leave behind me I feared lest I should go mad.
only
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From this reading And beneath the ugliness of the mask that now presented itself there was only Death at last.
out
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From this reading I was no babe to whimper at a sudden darkness, to cry out against a curtain that a Hand chose to drop between me and the life I had lived.
presented
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From this reading And beneath the ugliness of the mask that now presented itself there was only Death at last.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Death frighted me not, but when I thought of one whom I should leave behind me I feared lest I should go mad.
soldier
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From this reading A MAN who hath been a soldier and an adventurer into far and strange countries must needs have faced Death many times and in many guises.
strange
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From this reading A MAN who hath been a soldier and an adventurer into far and strange countries must needs have faced Death many times and in many guises.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was no babe to whimper at a sudden darkness, to cry out against a curtain that a Hand chose to drop between me and the life I had lived.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I had learned to know that grim countenance, and to have no great fear of it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And beneath the ugliness of the mask that now presented itself there was only Death at last.
there
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From this reading And beneath the ugliness of the mask that now presented itself there was only Death at last.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Death frighted me not, but when I thought of one whom I should leave behind me I feared lest I should go mad.
times
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From this reading A MAN who hath been a soldier and an adventurer into far and strange countries must needs have faced Death many times and in many guises.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had learned to know that grim countenance, and to have no great fear of it.
ugliness
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From this reading And beneath the ugliness of the mask that now presented itself there was only Death at last.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And beneath the ugliness of the mask that now presented itself there was only Death at last.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Death frighted me not, but when I thought of one whom I should leave behind me I feared lest I should go mad.
whimper
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From this reading I was no babe to whimper at a sudden darkness, to cry out against a curtain that a Hand chose to drop between me and the life I had lived.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A MAN who hath been a soldier and an adventurer into far and strange countries must needs have faced Death many times and in many guises.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Death frighted me not, but when I thought of one whom I should leave behind me I feared lest I should go mad.
