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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 HONEYMOON A month had flown to the bourne whence no summer charms return.
ahead
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From this reading Jerold and Dorothy, alone at last, even among so many passengers, were four days deep in their honeymoon, with all the delights of Europe looming just ahead.
all
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From this reading August had laid a calming hand on all the gray Atlantic, dimpling its surface with invitations to the color and glory of the sky.
almost
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From this reading The world turned almost visibly here, in this vast expanse of waters, bringing its meed of joys and sorrows to the restless human creatures on its bosom.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jerold and Dorothy, alone at last, even among so many passengers, were four days deep in their honeymoon, with all the delights of Europe looming just ahead.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Jerold and Dorothy, alone at last, even among so many passengers, were four days deep in their honeymoon, with all the delights of Europe looming just ahead.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading August had laid a calming hand on all the gray Atlantic, dimpling its surface with invitations to the color and glory of the sky.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jerold and Dorothy, alone at last, even among so many passengers, were four days deep in their honeymoon, with all the delights of Europe looming just ahead.
Atlantic
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From this reading August had laid a calming hand on all the gray Atlantic, dimpling its surface with invitations to the color and glory of the sky.
August
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From this reading August had laid a calming hand on all the gray Atlantic, dimpling its surface with invitations to the color and glory of the sky.
bosom
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From this reading The world turned almost visibly here, in this vast expanse of waters, bringing its meed of joys and sorrows to the restless human creatures on its bosom.
bourne
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From this reading A HONEYMOON A month had flown to the bourne whence no summer charms return.
bringing
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From this reading The world turned almost visibly here, in this vast expanse of waters, bringing its meed of joys and sorrows to the restless human creatures on its bosom.
calming
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From this reading August had laid a calming hand on all the gray Atlantic, dimpling its surface with invitations to the color and glory of the sky.
case
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From this reading There was nothing left undone in the case of Hardy.
charms
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From this reading A HONEYMOON A month had flown to the bourne whence no summer charms return.
color
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From this reading August had laid a calming hand on all the gray Atlantic, dimpling its surface with invitations to the color and glory of the sky.
creatures
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From this reading The world turned almost visibly here, in this vast expanse of waters, bringing its meed of joys and sorrows to the restless human creatures on its bosom.
days
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From this reading Jerold and Dorothy, alone at last, even among so many passengers, were four days deep in their honeymoon, with all the delights of Europe looming just ahead.
deep
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From this reading Jerold and Dorothy, alone at last, even among so many passengers, were four days deep in their honeymoon, with all the delights of Europe looming just ahead.
delights
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From this reading Jerold and Dorothy, alone at last, even among so many passengers, were four days deep in their honeymoon, with all the delights of Europe looming just ahead.
dimpling
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From this reading August had laid a calming hand on all the gray Atlantic, dimpling its surface with invitations to the color and glory of the sky.
Dorothy
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From this reading Jerold and Dorothy, alone at last, even among so many passengers, were four days deep in their honeymoon, with all the delights of Europe looming just ahead.
Europe
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From this reading Jerold and Dorothy, alone at last, even among so many passengers, were four days deep in their honeymoon, with all the delights of Europe looming just ahead.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jerold and Dorothy, alone at last, even among so many passengers, were four days deep in their honeymoon, with all the delights of Europe looming just ahead.
expanse
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From this reading The world turned almost visibly here, in this vast expanse of waters, bringing its meed of joys and sorrows to the restless human creatures on its bosom.
flown
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From this reading A HONEYMOON A month had flown to the bourne whence no summer charms return.
four
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From this reading Jerold and Dorothy, alone at last, even among so many passengers, were four days deep in their honeymoon, with all the delights of Europe looming just ahead.
glory
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From this reading August had laid a calming hand on all the gray Atlantic, dimpling its surface with invitations to the color and glory of the sky.
gray
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From this reading August had laid a calming hand on all the gray Atlantic, dimpling its surface with invitations to the color and glory of the sky.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A HONEYMOON A month had flown to the bourne whence no summer charms return.
hand
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From this reading August had laid a calming hand on all the gray Atlantic, dimpling its surface with invitations to the color and glory of the sky.
Hardy
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From this reading There was nothing left undone in the case of Hardy.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The world turned almost visibly here, in this vast expanse of waters, bringing its meed of joys and sorrows to the restless human creatures on its bosom.
HONEYMOON
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From this reading A HONEYMOON A month had flown to the bourne whence no summer charms return.
human
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From this reading The world turned almost visibly here, in this vast expanse of waters, bringing its meed of joys and sorrows to the restless human creatures on its bosom.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The world turned almost visibly here, in this vast expanse of waters, bringing its meed of joys and sorrows to the restless human creatures on its bosom.
invitations
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From this reading August had laid a calming hand on all the gray Atlantic, dimpling its surface with invitations to the color and glory of the sky.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading August had laid a calming hand on all the gray Atlantic, dimpling its surface with invitations to the color and glory of the sky.
Jerold
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From this reading Jerold and Dorothy, alone at last, even among so many passengers, were four days deep in their honeymoon, with all the delights of Europe looming just ahead.
joys
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From this reading The world turned almost visibly here, in this vast expanse of waters, bringing its meed of joys and sorrows to the restless human creatures on its bosom.
just
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From this reading Jerold and Dorothy, alone at last, even among so many passengers, were four days deep in their honeymoon, with all the delights of Europe looming just ahead.
laid
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From this reading August had laid a calming hand on all the gray Atlantic, dimpling its surface with invitations to the color and glory of the sky.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jerold and Dorothy, alone at last, even among so many passengers, were four days deep in their honeymoon, with all the delights of Europe looming just ahead.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was nothing left undone in the case of Hardy.
looming
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From this reading Jerold and Dorothy, alone at last, even among so many passengers, were four days deep in their honeymoon, with all the delights of Europe looming just ahead.
many
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From this reading Jerold and Dorothy, alone at last, even among so many passengers, were four days deep in their honeymoon, with all the delights of Europe looming just ahead.
meed
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From this reading The world turned almost visibly here, in this vast expanse of waters, bringing its meed of joys and sorrows to the restless human creatures on its bosom.
month
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From this reading A HONEYMOON A month had flown to the bourne whence no summer charms return.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading A HONEYMOON A month had flown to the bourne whence no summer charms return.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was nothing left undone in the case of Hardy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading August had laid a calming hand on all the gray Atlantic, dimpling its surface with invitations to the color and glory of the sky.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading August had laid a calming hand on all the gray Atlantic, dimpling its surface with invitations to the color and glory of the sky.
passengers
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From this reading Jerold and Dorothy, alone at last, even among so many passengers, were four days deep in their honeymoon, with all the delights of Europe looming just ahead.
restless
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From this reading The world turned almost visibly here, in this vast expanse of waters, bringing its meed of joys and sorrows to the restless human creatures on its bosom.
return
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From this reading A HONEYMOON A month had flown to the bourne whence no summer charms return.
sky
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From this reading August had laid a calming hand on all the gray Atlantic, dimpling its surface with invitations to the color and glory of the sky.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Jerold and Dorothy, alone at last, even among so many passengers, were four days deep in their honeymoon, with all the delights of Europe looming just ahead.
sorrows
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From this reading The world turned almost visibly here, in this vast expanse of waters, bringing its meed of joys and sorrows to the restless human creatures on its bosom.
summer
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From this reading A HONEYMOON A month had flown to the bourne whence no summer charms return.
surface
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From this reading August had laid a calming hand on all the gray Atlantic, dimpling its surface with invitations to the color and glory of the sky.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A HONEYMOON A month had flown to the bourne whence no summer charms return.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Jerold and Dorothy, alone at last, even among so many passengers, were four days deep in their honeymoon, with all the delights of Europe looming just ahead.
There
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From this reading There was nothing left undone in the case of Hardy.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The world turned almost visibly here, in this vast expanse of waters, bringing its meed of joys and sorrows to the restless human creatures on its bosom.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A HONEYMOON A month had flown to the bourne whence no summer charms return.
turned
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From this reading The world turned almost visibly here, in this vast expanse of waters, bringing its meed of joys and sorrows to the restless human creatures on its bosom.
undone
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From this reading There was nothing left undone in the case of Hardy.
vast
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From this reading The world turned almost visibly here, in this vast expanse of waters, bringing its meed of joys and sorrows to the restless human creatures on its bosom.
visibly
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From this reading The world turned almost visibly here, in this vast expanse of waters, bringing its meed of joys and sorrows to the restless human creatures on its bosom.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was nothing left undone in the case of Hardy.
waters
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From this reading The world turned almost visibly here, in this vast expanse of waters, bringing its meed of joys and sorrows to the restless human creatures on its bosom.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Jerold and Dorothy, alone at last, even among so many passengers, were four days deep in their honeymoon, with all the delights of Europe looming just ahead.
whenceadverbUS /wens/
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading A HONEYMOON A month had flown to the bourne whence no summer charms return.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading August had laid a calming hand on all the gray Atlantic, dimpling its surface with invitations to the color and glory of the sky.
world
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From this reading The world turned almost visibly here, in this vast expanse of waters, bringing its meed of joys and sorrows to the restless human creatures on its bosom.
