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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 As a turning in the way brought in front of my sight the place I had left behind, I beheld the black litter creeping down the descent, with its curtains closed, and the Veiled Woman walking by its side.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The waves in man's brain are like those of the sea, rushing on, rushing over the wrecks of the vessels that rode on their surface, to sink, after storm, in their deeps.
amidstprepositionUS /əˈmɪdst/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading The path, on that side of the watercourse not reached by the flames, wound through meadows still green, or amidst groves still unscathed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As a turning in the way brought in front of my sight the place I had left behind, I beheld the black litter creeping down the descent, with its curtains closed, and the Veiled Woman walking by its side.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The waves in man's brain are like those of the sea, rushing on, rushing over the wrecks of the vessels that rode on their surface, to sink, after storm, in their deeps.
armed
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From this reading I descended into the valley; the armed men followed.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As a turning in the way brought in front of my sight the place I had left behind, I beheld the black litter creeping down the descent, with its curtains closed, and the Veiled Woman walking by its side.
beheld
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From this reading As a turning in the way brought in front of my sight the place I had left behind, I beheld the black litter creeping down the descent, with its curtains closed, and the Veiled Woman walking by its side.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading As a turning in the way brought in front of my sight the place I had left behind, I beheld the black litter creeping down the descent, with its curtains closed, and the Veiled Woman walking by its side.
black
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From this reading As a turning in the way brought in front of my sight the place I had left behind, I beheld the black litter creeping down the descent, with its curtains closed, and the Veiled Woman walking by its side.
brain
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From this reading The waves in man's brain are like those of the sea, rushing on, rushing over the wrecks of the vessels that rode on their surface, to sink, after storm, in their deeps.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As a turning in the way brought in front of my sight the place I had left behind, I beheld the black litter creeping down the descent, with its curtains closed, and the Veiled Woman walking by its side.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But soon the funeral procession was lost to my eyes, and the thoughts that it roused were erased.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The path, on that side of the watercourse not reached by the flames, wound through meadows still green, or amidst groves still unscathed.
closed
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From this reading As a turning in the way brought in front of my sight the place I had left behind, I beheld the black litter creeping down the descent, with its curtains closed, and the Veiled Woman walking by its side.
creeping
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From this reading As a turning in the way brought in front of my sight the place I had left behind, I beheld the black litter creeping down the descent, with its curtains closed, and the Veiled Woman walking by its side.
curtains
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From this reading As a turning in the way brought in front of my sight the place I had left behind, I beheld the black litter creeping down the descent, with its curtains closed, and the Veiled Woman walking by its side.
deeps
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From this reading The waves in man's brain are like those of the sea, rushing on, rushing over the wrecks of the vessels that rode on their surface, to sink, after storm, in their deeps.
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I descended into the valley; the armed men followed.
descentnounUS /dɪˈsent/
An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.
From this reading As a turning in the way brought in front of my sight the place I had left behind, I beheld the black litter creeping down the descent, with its curtains closed, and the Veiled Woman walking by its side.
down
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From this reading As a turning in the way brought in front of my sight the place I had left behind, I beheld the black litter creeping down the descent, with its curtains closed, and the Veiled Woman walking by its side.
erased
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From this reading But soon the funeral procession was lost to my eyes, and the thoughts that it roused were erased.
eyes
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From this reading But soon the funeral procession was lost to my eyes, and the thoughts that it roused were erased.
flames
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From this reading The path, on that side of the watercourse not reached by the flames, wound through meadows still green, or amidst groves still unscathed.
followed
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From this reading I descended into the valley; the armed men followed.
front
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From this reading As a turning in the way brought in front of my sight the place I had left behind, I beheld the black litter creeping down the descent, with its curtains closed, and the Veiled Woman walking by its side.
funeral
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From this reading But soon the funeral procession was lost to my eyes, and the thoughts that it roused were erased.
green
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From this reading The path, on that side of the watercourse not reached by the flames, wound through meadows still green, or amidst groves still unscathed.
groves
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From this reading The path, on that side of the watercourse not reached by the flames, wound through meadows still green, or amidst groves still unscathed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As a turning in the way brought in front of my sight the place I had left behind, I beheld the black litter creeping down the descent, with its curtains closed, and the Veiled Woman walking by its side.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I descended into the valley; the armed men followed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As a turning in the way brought in front of my sight the place I had left behind, I beheld the black litter creeping down the descent, with its curtains closed, and the Veiled Woman walking by its side.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I descended into the valley; the armed men followed.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But soon the funeral procession was lost to my eyes, and the thoughts that it roused were erased.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading As a turning in the way brought in front of my sight the place I had left behind, I beheld the black litter creeping down the descent, with its curtains closed, and the Veiled Woman walking by its side.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As a turning in the way brought in front of my sight the place I had left behind, I beheld the black litter creeping down the descent, with its curtains closed, and the Veiled Woman walking by its side.
like
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From this reading The waves in man's brain are like those of the sea, rushing on, rushing over the wrecks of the vessels that rode on their surface, to sink, after storm, in their deeps.
litter
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From this reading As a turning in the way brought in front of my sight the place I had left behind, I beheld the black litter creeping down the descent, with its curtains closed, and the Veiled Woman walking by its side.
lost
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From this reading But soon the funeral procession was lost to my eyes, and the thoughts that it roused were erased.
man's
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From this reading The waves in man's brain are like those of the sea, rushing on, rushing over the wrecks of the vessels that rode on their surface, to sink, after storm, in their deeps.
meadows
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From this reading The path, on that side of the watercourse not reached by the flames, wound through meadows still green, or amidst groves still unscathed.
men
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From this reading I descended into the valley; the armed men followed.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading As a turning in the way brought in front of my sight the place I had left behind, I beheld the black litter creeping down the descent, with its curtains closed, and the Veiled Woman walking by its side.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The path, on that side of the watercourse not reached by the flames, wound through meadows still green, or amidst groves still unscathed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The path, on that side of the watercourse not reached by the flames, wound through meadows still green, or amidst groves still unscathed.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The path, on that side of the watercourse not reached by the flames, wound through meadows still green, or amidst groves still unscathed.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The path, on that side of the watercourse not reached by the flames, wound through meadows still green, or amidst groves still unscathed.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The waves in man's brain are like those of the sea, rushing on, rushing over the wrecks of the vessels that rode on their surface, to sink, after storm, in their deeps.
path
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From this reading The path, on that side of the watercourse not reached by the flames, wound through meadows still green, or amidst groves still unscathed.
place
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From this reading As a turning in the way brought in front of my sight the place I had left behind, I beheld the black litter creeping down the descent, with its curtains closed, and the Veiled Woman walking by its side.
procession
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From this reading But soon the funeral procession was lost to my eyes, and the thoughts that it roused were erased.
reached
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From this reading The path, on that side of the watercourse not reached by the flames, wound through meadows still green, or amidst groves still unscathed.
rode
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From this reading The waves in man's brain are like those of the sea, rushing on, rushing over the wrecks of the vessels that rode on their surface, to sink, after storm, in their deeps.
roused
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From this reading But soon the funeral procession was lost to my eyes, and the thoughts that it roused were erased.
rushing
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From this reading The waves in man's brain are like those of the sea, rushing on, rushing over the wrecks of the vessels that rode on their surface, to sink, after storm, in their deeps.
sea
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From this reading The waves in man's brain are like those of the sea, rushing on, rushing over the wrecks of the vessels that rode on their surface, to sink, after storm, in their deeps.
side
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From this reading The path, on that side of the watercourse not reached by the flames, wound through meadows still green, or amidst groves still unscathed.
sight
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From this reading As a turning in the way brought in front of my sight the place I had left behind, I beheld the black litter creeping down the descent, with its curtains closed, and the Veiled Woman walking by its side.
sink
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From this reading The waves in man's brain are like those of the sea, rushing on, rushing over the wrecks of the vessels that rode on their surface, to sink, after storm, in their deeps.
soon
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From this reading But soon the funeral procession was lost to my eyes, and the thoughts that it roused were erased.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The path, on that side of the watercourse not reached by the flames, wound through meadows still green, or amidst groves still unscathed.
storm
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From this reading The waves in man's brain are like those of the sea, rushing on, rushing over the wrecks of the vessels that rode on their surface, to sink, after storm, in their deeps.
surface
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From this reading The waves in man's brain are like those of the sea, rushing on, rushing over the wrecks of the vessels that rode on their surface, to sink, after storm, in their deeps.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The path, on that side of the watercourse not reached by the flames, wound through meadows still green, or amidst groves still unscathed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I descended into the valley; the armed men followed.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The waves in man's brain are like those of the sea, rushing on, rushing over the wrecks of the vessels that rode on their surface, to sink, after storm, in their deeps.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The waves in man's brain are like those of the sea, rushing on, rushing over the wrecks of the vessels that rode on their surface, to sink, after storm, in their deeps.
thoughts
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From this reading But soon the funeral procession was lost to my eyes, and the thoughts that it roused were erased.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The path, on that side of the watercourse not reached by the flames, wound through meadows still green, or amidst groves still unscathed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But soon the funeral procession was lost to my eyes, and the thoughts that it roused were erased.
turning
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From this reading As a turning in the way brought in front of my sight the place I had left behind, I beheld the black litter creeping down the descent, with its curtains closed, and the Veiled Woman walking by its side.
unscathed
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From this reading The path, on that side of the watercourse not reached by the flames, wound through meadows still green, or amidst groves still unscathed.
valley
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From this reading I descended into the valley; the armed men followed.
Veiled
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From this reading As a turning in the way brought in front of my sight the place I had left behind, I beheld the black litter creeping down the descent, with its curtains closed, and the Veiled Woman walking by its side.
vessels
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From this reading The waves in man's brain are like those of the sea, rushing on, rushing over the wrecks of the vessels that rode on their surface, to sink, after storm, in their deeps.
walking
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From this reading As a turning in the way brought in front of my sight the place I had left behind, I beheld the black litter creeping down the descent, with its curtains closed, and the Veiled Woman walking by its side.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But soon the funeral procession was lost to my eyes, and the thoughts that it roused were erased.
watercourse
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From this reading The path, on that side of the watercourse not reached by the flames, wound through meadows still green, or amidst groves still unscathed.
waves
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From this reading The waves in man's brain are like those of the sea, rushing on, rushing over the wrecks of the vessels that rode on their surface, to sink, after storm, in their deeps.
way
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From this reading As a turning in the way brought in front of my sight the place I had left behind, I beheld the black litter creeping down the descent, with its curtains closed, and the Veiled Woman walking by its side.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But soon the funeral procession was lost to my eyes, and the thoughts that it roused were erased.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As a turning in the way brought in front of my sight the place I had left behind, I beheld the black litter creeping down the descent, with its curtains closed, and the Veiled Woman walking by its side.
Woman
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From this reading As a turning in the way brought in front of my sight the place I had left behind, I beheld the black litter creeping down the descent, with its curtains closed, and the Veiled Woman walking by its side.
wound
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From this reading The path, on that side of the watercourse not reached by the flames, wound through meadows still green, or amidst groves still unscathed.
wrecks
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From this reading The waves in man's brain are like those of the sea, rushing on, rushing over the wrecks of the vessels that rode on their surface, to sink, after storm, in their deeps.
