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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 He had bewailed, and now as he walked up the silent road he still bewailed, the fate that had called him to such an uneventful life as a pedagogue's.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And after that long talk of the brave old days that were past forever, he went out into moonlit Hithergate--alone and up the cliff road where the villas cluster together.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And after that long talk of the brave old days that were past forever, he went out into moonlit Hithergate--alone and up the cliff road where the villas cluster together.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had bewailed, and now as he walked up the silent road he still bewailed, the fate that had called him to such an uneventful life as a pedagogue's.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was simply eloquent beyond his sober wont, and with the finer edge gone from his judgment.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had bewailed, and now as he walked up the silent road he still bewailed, the fate that had called him to such an uneventful life as a pedagogue's.
bewailed
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From this reading He had bewailed, and now as he walked up the silent road he still bewailed, the fate that had called him to such an uneventful life as a pedagogue's.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading He was simply eloquent beyond his sober wont, and with the finer edge gone from his judgment.
brave
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From this reading And after that long talk of the brave old days that were past forever, he went out into moonlit Hithergate--alone and up the cliff road where the villas cluster together.
bravery
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From this reading Secure, methodical, year in year out, what call was there for bravery?
call
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From this reading Secure, methodical, year in year out, what call was there for bravery?
called
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From this reading He had bewailed, and now as he walked up the silent road he still bewailed, the fate that had called him to such an uneventful life as a pedagogue's.
cliff
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From this reading And after that long talk of the brave old days that were past forever, he went out into moonlit Hithergate--alone and up the cliff road where the villas cluster together.
cluster
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From this reading And after that long talk of the brave old days that were past forever, he went out into moonlit Hithergate--alone and up the cliff road where the villas cluster together.
colourless
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From this reading What a prosaic existence he led, so stagnant, so colourless!
days
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From this reading And after that long talk of the brave old days that were past forever, he went out into moonlit Hithergate--alone and up the cliff road where the villas cluster together.
edge
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From this reading He was simply eloquent beyond his sober wont, and with the finer edge gone from his judgment.
eloquent
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From this reading He was simply eloquent beyond his sober wont, and with the finer edge gone from his judgment.
existence
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From this reading What a prosaic existence he led, so stagnant, so colourless!
fate
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From this reading He had bewailed, and now as he walked up the silent road he still bewailed, the fate that had called him to such an uneventful life as a pedagogue's.
finer
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From this reading He was simply eloquent beyond his sober wont, and with the finer edge gone from his judgment.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Secure, methodical, year in year out, what call was there for bravery?
forever
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From this reading And after that long talk of the brave old days that were past forever, he went out into moonlit Hithergate--alone and up the cliff road where the villas cluster together.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was simply eloquent beyond his sober wont, and with the finer edge gone from his judgment.
gone
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From this reading He was simply eloquent beyond his sober wont, and with the finer edge gone from his judgment.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had bewailed, and now as he walked up the silent road he still bewailed, the fate that had called him to such an uneventful life as a pedagogue's.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was simply eloquent beyond his sober wont, and with the finer edge gone from his judgment.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had bewailed, and now as he walked up the silent road he still bewailed, the fate that had called him to such an uneventful life as a pedagogue's.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was simply eloquent beyond his sober wont, and with the finer edge gone from his judgment.
Hithergate
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From this reading And after that long talk of the brave old days that were past forever, he went out into moonlit Hithergate--alone and up the cliff road where the villas cluster together.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Secure, methodical, year in year out, what call was there for bravery?
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And after that long talk of the brave old days that were past forever, he went out into moonlit Hithergate--alone and up the cliff road where the villas cluster together.
judgment
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From this reading He was simply eloquent beyond his sober wont, and with the finer edge gone from his judgment.
led
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From this reading What a prosaic existence he led, so stagnant, so colourless!
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had bewailed, and now as he walked up the silent road he still bewailed, the fate that had called him to such an uneventful life as a pedagogue's.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And after that long talk of the brave old days that were past forever, he went out into moonlit Hithergate--alone and up the cliff road where the villas cluster together.
methodical
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From this reading Secure, methodical, year in year out, what call was there for bravery?
moonlit
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From this reading And after that long talk of the brave old days that were past forever, he went out into moonlit Hithergate--alone and up the cliff road where the villas cluster together.
now
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From this reading He had bewailed, and now as he walked up the silent road he still bewailed, the fate that had called him to such an uneventful life as a pedagogue's.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And after that long talk of the brave old days that were past forever, he went out into moonlit Hithergate--alone and up the cliff road where the villas cluster together.
old
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From this reading And after that long talk of the brave old days that were past forever, he went out into moonlit Hithergate--alone and up the cliff road where the villas cluster together.
out
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From this reading And after that long talk of the brave old days that were past forever, he went out into moonlit Hithergate--alone and up the cliff road where the villas cluster together.
past
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From this reading And after that long talk of the brave old days that were past forever, he went out into moonlit Hithergate--alone and up the cliff road where the villas cluster together.
pedagogue's
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From this reading He had bewailed, and now as he walked up the silent road he still bewailed, the fate that had called him to such an uneventful life as a pedagogue's.
prosaic
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From this reading What a prosaic existence he led, so stagnant, so colourless!
road
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From this reading And after that long talk of the brave old days that were past forever, he went out into moonlit Hithergate--alone and up the cliff road where the villas cluster together.
Secure
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From this reading Secure, methodical, year in year out, what call was there for bravery?
silent
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From this reading He had bewailed, and now as he walked up the silent road he still bewailed, the fate that had called him to such an uneventful life as a pedagogue's.
simply
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From this reading He was simply eloquent beyond his sober wont, and with the finer edge gone from his judgment.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading What a prosaic existence he led, so stagnant, so colourless!
soberadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊbər/
not affected by alcohol
From this reading He was simply eloquent beyond his sober wont, and with the finer edge gone from his judgment.
stagnant
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From this reading What a prosaic existence he led, so stagnant, so colourless!
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had bewailed, and now as he walked up the silent road he still bewailed, the fate that had called him to such an uneventful life as a pedagogue's.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He had bewailed, and now as he walked up the silent road he still bewailed, the fate that had called him to such an uneventful life as a pedagogue's.
talk
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From this reading And after that long talk of the brave old days that were past forever, he went out into moonlit Hithergate--alone and up the cliff road where the villas cluster together.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And after that long talk of the brave old days that were past forever, he went out into moonlit Hithergate--alone and up the cliff road where the villas cluster together.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was simply eloquent beyond his sober wont, and with the finer edge gone from his judgment.
there
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From this reading Secure, methodical, year in year out, what call was there for bravery?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had bewailed, and now as he walked up the silent road he still bewailed, the fate that had called him to such an uneventful life as a pedagogue's.
together
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From this reading And after that long talk of the brave old days that were past forever, he went out into moonlit Hithergate--alone and up the cliff road where the villas cluster together.
uneventful
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From this reading He had bewailed, and now as he walked up the silent road he still bewailed, the fate that had called him to such an uneventful life as a pedagogue's.
up
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From this reading And after that long talk of the brave old days that were past forever, he went out into moonlit Hithergate--alone and up the cliff road where the villas cluster together.
villas
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From this reading And after that long talk of the brave old days that were past forever, he went out into moonlit Hithergate--alone and up the cliff road where the villas cluster together.
walked
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From this reading He had bewailed, and now as he walked up the silent road he still bewailed, the fate that had called him to such an uneventful life as a pedagogue's.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was simply eloquent beyond his sober wont, and with the finer edge gone from his judgment.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And after that long talk of the brave old days that were past forever, he went out into moonlit Hithergate--alone and up the cliff road where the villas cluster together.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And after that long talk of the brave old days that were past forever, he went out into moonlit Hithergate--alone and up the cliff road where the villas cluster together.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a prosaic existence he led, so stagnant, so colourless!
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading And after that long talk of the brave old days that were past forever, he went out into moonlit Hithergate--alone and up the cliff road where the villas cluster together.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was simply eloquent beyond his sober wont, and with the finer edge gone from his judgment.
wont
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From this reading He was simply eloquent beyond his sober wont, and with the finer edge gone from his judgment.
year
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From this reading Secure, methodical, year in year out, what call was there for bravery?
