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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 It is, perhaps, fortunate for Amelia that she cannot see the expression of the face which looks out above her prostrate head into space, with a blankness equal to what has been her own, a blankness streaked, as hers was not, with remorse.
able
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From this reading He would give anything to be able to answer her in her own key, to tell her that, as long as he can keep her, the going or coming of any lesser good hurts him as little as the brushing past his cheek of a summer moth or windblown feather.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading It is, perhaps, fortunate for Amelia that she cannot see the expression of the face which looks out above her prostrate head into space, with a blankness equal to what has been her own, a blankness streaked, as hers was not, with remorse.
affectionate
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From this reading He can only hold her to him in an affectionate clasp, whose dumbness he hopes that she attributes to silencing emotion.
Amelia
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From this reading It is, perhaps, fortunate for Amelia that she cannot see the expression of the face which looks out above her prostrate head into space, with a blankness equal to what has been her own, a blankness streaked, as hers was not, with remorse.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He can only hold her to him in an affectionate clasp, whose dumbness he hopes that she attributes to silencing emotion.
answer
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From this reading He would give anything to be able to answer her in her own key, to tell her that, as long as he can keep her, the going or coming of any lesser good hurts him as little as the brushing past his cheek of a summer moth or windblown feather.
any
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From this reading He would give anything to be able to answer her in her own key, to tell her that, as long as he can keep her, the going or coming of any lesser good hurts him as little as the brushing past his cheek of a summer moth or windblown feather.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading He would give anything to be able to answer her in her own key, to tell her that, as long as he can keep her, the going or coming of any lesser good hurts him as little as the brushing past his cheek of a summer moth or windblown feather.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It is, perhaps, fortunate for Amelia that she cannot see the expression of the face which looks out above her prostrate head into space, with a blankness equal to what has been her own, a blankness streaked, as hers was not, with remorse.
attributes
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From this reading He can only hold her to him in an affectionate clasp, whose dumbness he hopes that she attributes to silencing emotion.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He would give anything to be able to answer her in her own key, to tell her that, as long as he can keep her, the going or coming of any lesser good hurts him as little as the brushing past his cheek of a summer moth or windblown feather.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It is, perhaps, fortunate for Amelia that she cannot see the expression of the face which looks out above her prostrate head into space, with a blankness equal to what has been her own, a blankness streaked, as hers was not, with remorse.
blankness
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From this reading It is, perhaps, fortunate for Amelia that she cannot see the expression of the face which looks out above her prostrate head into space, with a blankness equal to what has been her own, a blankness streaked, as hers was not, with remorse.
brushing
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From this reading He would give anything to be able to answer her in her own key, to tell her that, as long as he can keep her, the going or coming of any lesser good hurts him as little as the brushing past his cheek of a summer moth or windblown feather.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when he tries to frame a sentence of this kind, his tongue cleaves to the roof of his mouth.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading He would give anything to be able to answer her in her own key, to tell her that, as long as he can keep her, the going or coming of any lesser good hurts him as little as the brushing past his cheek of a summer moth or windblown feather.
cannot
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From this reading It is, perhaps, fortunate for Amelia that she cannot see the expression of the face which looks out above her prostrate head into space, with a blankness equal to what has been her own, a blankness streaked, as hers was not, with remorse.
cheek
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From this reading He would give anything to be able to answer her in her own key, to tell her that, as long as he can keep her, the going or coming of any lesser good hurts him as little as the brushing past his cheek of a summer moth or windblown feather.
clasp
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From this reading He can only hold her to him in an affectionate clasp, whose dumbness he hopes that she attributes to silencing emotion.
cleaves
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From this reading But when he tries to frame a sentence of this kind, his tongue cleaves to the roof of his mouth.
coming
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From this reading He would give anything to be able to answer her in her own key, to tell her that, as long as he can keep her, the going or coming of any lesser good hurts him as little as the brushing past his cheek of a summer moth or windblown feather.
dumbness
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From this reading He can only hold her to him in an affectionate clasp, whose dumbness he hopes that she attributes to silencing emotion.
emotion
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From this reading He can only hold her to him in an affectionate clasp, whose dumbness he hopes that she attributes to silencing emotion.
equal
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From this reading It is, perhaps, fortunate for Amelia that she cannot see the expression of the face which looks out above her prostrate head into space, with a blankness equal to what has been her own, a blankness streaked, as hers was not, with remorse.
expression
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From this reading It is, perhaps, fortunate for Amelia that she cannot see the expression of the face which looks out above her prostrate head into space, with a blankness equal to what has been her own, a blankness streaked, as hers was not, with remorse.
face
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From this reading It is, perhaps, fortunate for Amelia that she cannot see the expression of the face which looks out above her prostrate head into space, with a blankness equal to what has been her own, a blankness streaked, as hers was not, with remorse.
feather
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From this reading He would give anything to be able to answer her in her own key, to tell her that, as long as he can keep her, the going or coming of any lesser good hurts him as little as the brushing past his cheek of a summer moth or windblown feather.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is, perhaps, fortunate for Amelia that she cannot see the expression of the face which looks out above her prostrate head into space, with a blankness equal to what has been her own, a blankness streaked, as hers was not, with remorse.
fortunate
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From this reading It is, perhaps, fortunate for Amelia that she cannot see the expression of the face which looks out above her prostrate head into space, with a blankness equal to what has been her own, a blankness streaked, as hers was not, with remorse.
frame
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From this reading But when he tries to frame a sentence of this kind, his tongue cleaves to the roof of his mouth.
give
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From this reading He would give anything to be able to answer her in her own key, to tell her that, as long as he can keep her, the going or coming of any lesser good hurts him as little as the brushing past his cheek of a summer moth or windblown feather.
going
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From this reading He would give anything to be able to answer her in her own key, to tell her that, as long as he can keep her, the going or coming of any lesser good hurts him as little as the brushing past his cheek of a summer moth or windblown feather.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would give anything to be able to answer her in her own key, to tell her that, as long as he can keep her, the going or coming of any lesser good hurts him as little as the brushing past his cheek of a summer moth or windblown feather.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is, perhaps, fortunate for Amelia that she cannot see the expression of the face which looks out above her prostrate head into space, with a blankness equal to what has been her own, a blankness streaked, as hers was not, with remorse.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He would give anything to be able to answer her in her own key, to tell her that, as long as he can keep her, the going or coming of any lesser good hurts him as little as the brushing past his cheek of a summer moth or windblown feather.
head
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From this reading It is, perhaps, fortunate for Amelia that she cannot see the expression of the face which looks out above her prostrate head into space, with a blankness equal to what has been her own, a blankness streaked, as hers was not, with remorse.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It is, perhaps, fortunate for Amelia that she cannot see the expression of the face which looks out above her prostrate head into space, with a blankness equal to what has been her own, a blankness streaked, as hers was not, with remorse.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading It is, perhaps, fortunate for Amelia that she cannot see the expression of the face which looks out above her prostrate head into space, with a blankness equal to what has been her own, a blankness streaked, as hers was not, with remorse.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She herself indulges in no very prolonged manifestation of her passion.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He would give anything to be able to answer her in her own key, to tell her that, as long as he can keep her, the going or coming of any lesser good hurts him as little as the brushing past his cheek of a summer moth or windblown feather.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He would give anything to be able to answer her in her own key, to tell her that, as long as he can keep her, the going or coming of any lesser good hurts him as little as the brushing past his cheek of a summer moth or windblown feather.
hold
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From this reading He can only hold her to him in an affectionate clasp, whose dumbness he hopes that she attributes to silencing emotion.
hopes
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From this reading He can only hold her to him in an affectionate clasp, whose dumbness he hopes that she attributes to silencing emotion.
hurts
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From this reading He would give anything to be able to answer her in her own key, to tell her that, as long as he can keep her, the going or coming of any lesser good hurts him as little as the brushing past his cheek of a summer moth or windblown feather.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He would give anything to be able to answer her in her own key, to tell her that, as long as he can keep her, the going or coming of any lesser good hurts him as little as the brushing past his cheek of a summer moth or windblown feather.
indulges
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From this reading She herself indulges in no very prolonged manifestation of her passion.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It is, perhaps, fortunate for Amelia that she cannot see the expression of the face which looks out above her prostrate head into space, with a blankness equal to what has been her own, a blankness streaked, as hers was not, with remorse.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is, perhaps, fortunate for Amelia that she cannot see the expression of the face which looks out above her prostrate head into space, with a blankness equal to what has been her own, a blankness streaked, as hers was not, with remorse.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is, perhaps, fortunate for Amelia that she cannot see the expression of the face which looks out above her prostrate head into space, with a blankness equal to what has been her own, a blankness streaked, as hers was not, with remorse.
keep
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From this reading He would give anything to be able to answer her in her own key, to tell her that, as long as he can keep her, the going or coming of any lesser good hurts him as little as the brushing past his cheek of a summer moth or windblown feather.
key
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From this reading He would give anything to be able to answer her in her own key, to tell her that, as long as he can keep her, the going or coming of any lesser good hurts him as little as the brushing past his cheek of a summer moth or windblown feather.
kind
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From this reading But when he tries to frame a sentence of this kind, his tongue cleaves to the roof of his mouth.
lesser
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From this reading He would give anything to be able to answer her in her own key, to tell her that, as long as he can keep her, the going or coming of any lesser good hurts him as little as the brushing past his cheek of a summer moth or windblown feather.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would give anything to be able to answer her in her own key, to tell her that, as long as he can keep her, the going or coming of any lesser good hurts him as little as the brushing past his cheek of a summer moth or windblown feather.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would give anything to be able to answer her in her own key, to tell her that, as long as he can keep her, the going or coming of any lesser good hurts him as little as the brushing past his cheek of a summer moth or windblown feather.
looks
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From this reading It is, perhaps, fortunate for Amelia that she cannot see the expression of the face which looks out above her prostrate head into space, with a blankness equal to what has been her own, a blankness streaked, as hers was not, with remorse.
manifestation
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From this reading She herself indulges in no very prolonged manifestation of her passion.
moth
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From this reading He would give anything to be able to answer her in her own key, to tell her that, as long as he can keep her, the going or coming of any lesser good hurts him as little as the brushing past his cheek of a summer moth or windblown feather.
mouth
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From this reading But when he tries to frame a sentence of this kind, his tongue cleaves to the roof of his mouth.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She herself indulges in no very prolonged manifestation of her passion.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is, perhaps, fortunate for Amelia that she cannot see the expression of the face which looks out above her prostrate head into space, with a blankness equal to what has been her own, a blankness streaked, as hers was not, with remorse.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is, perhaps, fortunate for Amelia that she cannot see the expression of the face which looks out above her prostrate head into space, with a blankness equal to what has been her own, a blankness streaked, as hers was not, with remorse.
only
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From this reading He can only hold her to him in an affectionate clasp, whose dumbness he hopes that she attributes to silencing emotion.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He would give anything to be able to answer her in her own key, to tell her that, as long as he can keep her, the going or coming of any lesser good hurts him as little as the brushing past his cheek of a summer moth or windblown feather.
out
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From this reading It is, perhaps, fortunate for Amelia that she cannot see the expression of the face which looks out above her prostrate head into space, with a blankness equal to what has been her own, a blankness streaked, as hers was not, with remorse.
own
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From this reading It is, perhaps, fortunate for Amelia that she cannot see the expression of the face which looks out above her prostrate head into space, with a blankness equal to what has been her own, a blankness streaked, as hers was not, with remorse.
passion
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From this reading She herself indulges in no very prolonged manifestation of her passion.
past
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From this reading He would give anything to be able to answer her in her own key, to tell her that, as long as he can keep her, the going or coming of any lesser good hurts him as little as the brushing past his cheek of a summer moth or windblown feather.
perhaps
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From this reading It is, perhaps, fortunate for Amelia that she cannot see the expression of the face which looks out above her prostrate head into space, with a blankness equal to what has been her own, a blankness streaked, as hers was not, with remorse.
prolonged
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From this reading She herself indulges in no very prolonged manifestation of her passion.
prostrate
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From this reading It is, perhaps, fortunate for Amelia that she cannot see the expression of the face which looks out above her prostrate head into space, with a blankness equal to what has been her own, a blankness streaked, as hers was not, with remorse.
remorse
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From this reading It is, perhaps, fortunate for Amelia that she cannot see the expression of the face which looks out above her prostrate head into space, with a blankness equal to what has been her own, a blankness streaked, as hers was not, with remorse.
roof
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From this reading But when he tries to frame a sentence of this kind, his tongue cleaves to the roof of his mouth.
see
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From this reading It is, perhaps, fortunate for Amelia that she cannot see the expression of the face which looks out above her prostrate head into space, with a blankness equal to what has been her own, a blankness streaked, as hers was not, with remorse.
sentence
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From this reading But when he tries to frame a sentence of this kind, his tongue cleaves to the roof of his mouth.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is, perhaps, fortunate for Amelia that she cannot see the expression of the face which looks out above her prostrate head into space, with a blankness equal to what has been her own, a blankness streaked, as hers was not, with remorse.
silencing
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From this reading He can only hold her to him in an affectionate clasp, whose dumbness he hopes that she attributes to silencing emotion.
space
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From this reading It is, perhaps, fortunate for Amelia that she cannot see the expression of the face which looks out above her prostrate head into space, with a blankness equal to what has been her own, a blankness streaked, as hers was not, with remorse.
streaked
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From this reading It is, perhaps, fortunate for Amelia that she cannot see the expression of the face which looks out above her prostrate head into space, with a blankness equal to what has been her own, a blankness streaked, as hers was not, with remorse.
summer
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From this reading He would give anything to be able to answer her in her own key, to tell her that, as long as he can keep her, the going or coming of any lesser good hurts him as little as the brushing past his cheek of a summer moth or windblown feather.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would give anything to be able to answer her in her own key, to tell her that, as long as he can keep her, the going or coming of any lesser good hurts him as little as the brushing past his cheek of a summer moth or windblown feather.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is, perhaps, fortunate for Amelia that she cannot see the expression of the face which looks out above her prostrate head into space, with a blankness equal to what has been her own, a blankness streaked, as hers was not, with remorse.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is, perhaps, fortunate for Amelia that she cannot see the expression of the face which looks out above her prostrate head into space, with a blankness equal to what has been her own, a blankness streaked, as hers was not, with remorse.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But when he tries to frame a sentence of this kind, his tongue cleaves to the roof of his mouth.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is, perhaps, fortunate for Amelia that she cannot see the expression of the face which looks out above her prostrate head into space, with a blankness equal to what has been her own, a blankness streaked, as hers was not, with remorse.
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when he tries to frame a sentence of this kind, his tongue cleaves to the roof of his mouth.
tries
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From this reading But when he tries to frame a sentence of this kind, his tongue cleaves to the roof of his mouth.
very
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From this reading She herself indulges in no very prolonged manifestation of her passion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is, perhaps, fortunate for Amelia that she cannot see the expression of the face which looks out above her prostrate head into space, with a blankness equal to what has been her own, a blankness streaked, as hers was not, with remorse.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It is, perhaps, fortunate for Amelia that she cannot see the expression of the face which looks out above her prostrate head into space, with a blankness equal to what has been her own, a blankness streaked, as hers was not, with remorse.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But when he tries to frame a sentence of this kind, his tongue cleaves to the roof of his mouth.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It is, perhaps, fortunate for Amelia that she cannot see the expression of the face which looks out above her prostrate head into space, with a blankness equal to what has been her own, a blankness streaked, as hers was not, with remorse.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading He can only hold her to him in an affectionate clasp, whose dumbness he hopes that she attributes to silencing emotion.
windblown
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From this reading He would give anything to be able to answer her in her own key, to tell her that, as long as he can keep her, the going or coming of any lesser good hurts him as little as the brushing past his cheek of a summer moth or windblown feather.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is, perhaps, fortunate for Amelia that she cannot see the expression of the face which looks out above her prostrate head into space, with a blankness equal to what has been her own, a blankness streaked, as hers was not, with remorse.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would give anything to be able to answer her in her own key, to tell her that, as long as he can keep her, the going or coming of any lesser good hurts him as little as the brushing past his cheek of a summer moth or windblown feather.
