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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 "What do you know of the Nunc Dimittis?" he asked at last, with a half-smile.
Alwyn
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From this reading For poet as you are,--or let me say as you WERE,--inasmuch as no atheist was ever a poet at the same time--" "You are wrong," interrupted Alwyn quickly.
Alwyn's
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From this reading Heliobas was silent--he seemed engaged in deep and anxious thought,--and he kept his steadfast eyes fixed on Alwyn's countenance, as though he sought there the clew to some difficult problem.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Heliobas was silent--he seemed engaged in deep and anxious thought,--and he kept his steadfast eyes fixed on Alwyn's countenance, as though he sought there the clew to some difficult problem.
anxious
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From this reading Heliobas was silent--he seemed engaged in deep and anxious thought,--and he kept his steadfast eyes fixed on Alwyn's countenance, as though he sought there the clew to some difficult problem.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For poet as you are,--or let me say as you WERE,--inasmuch as no atheist was ever a poet at the same time--" "You are wrong," interrupted Alwyn quickly.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Heliobas was silent--he seemed engaged in deep and anxious thought,--and he kept his steadfast eyes fixed on Alwyn's countenance, as though he sought there the clew to some difficult problem.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What do you know of the Nunc Dimittis?" he asked at last, with a half-smile.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "What do you know of the Nunc Dimittis?" he asked at last, with a half-smile.
atheist
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From this reading For poet as you are,--or let me say as you WERE,--inasmuch as no atheist was ever a poet at the same time--" "You are wrong," interrupted Alwyn quickly.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "You might as well say PATER NOSTER,--both canticle and prayer would be equally unmeaning to you!
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading "You might as well say PATER NOSTER,--both canticle and prayer would be equally unmeaning to you!
canticle
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From this reading "You might as well say PATER NOSTER,--both canticle and prayer would be equally unmeaning to you!
clew
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From this reading Heliobas was silent--he seemed engaged in deep and anxious thought,--and he kept his steadfast eyes fixed on Alwyn's countenance, as though he sought there the clew to some difficult problem.
countenance
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From this reading Heliobas was silent--he seemed engaged in deep and anxious thought,--and he kept his steadfast eyes fixed on Alwyn's countenance, as though he sought there the clew to some difficult problem.
deep
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From this reading Heliobas was silent--he seemed engaged in deep and anxious thought,--and he kept his steadfast eyes fixed on Alwyn's countenance, as though he sought there the clew to some difficult problem.
DEPARTURE
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From this reading DEPARTURE.
difficult
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From this reading Heliobas was silent--he seemed engaged in deep and anxious thought,--and he kept his steadfast eyes fixed on Alwyn's countenance, as though he sought there the clew to some difficult problem.
Dimittis
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From this reading "What do you know of the Nunc Dimittis?" he asked at last, with a half-smile.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you know of the Nunc Dimittis?" he asked at last, with a half-smile.
engaged
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From this reading Heliobas was silent--he seemed engaged in deep and anxious thought,--and he kept his steadfast eyes fixed on Alwyn's countenance, as though he sought there the clew to some difficult problem.
equallynounUS /ˈequally/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "You might as well say PATER NOSTER,--both canticle and prayer would be equally unmeaning to you!
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For poet as you are,--or let me say as you WERE,--inasmuch as no atheist was ever a poet at the same time--" "You are wrong," interrupted Alwyn quickly.
eyes
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From this reading Heliobas was silent--he seemed engaged in deep and anxious thought,--and he kept his steadfast eyes fixed on Alwyn's countenance, as though he sought there the clew to some difficult problem.
fixed
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From this reading Heliobas was silent--he seemed engaged in deep and anxious thought,--and he kept his steadfast eyes fixed on Alwyn's countenance, as though he sought there the clew to some difficult problem.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For poet as you are,--or let me say as you WERE,--inasmuch as no atheist was ever a poet at the same time--" "You are wrong," interrupted Alwyn quickly.
half-smile
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From this reading "What do you know of the Nunc Dimittis?" he asked at last, with a half-smile.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Heliobas was silent--he seemed engaged in deep and anxious thought,--and he kept his steadfast eyes fixed on Alwyn's countenance, as though he sought there the clew to some difficult problem.
Heliobas
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From this reading Heliobas was silent--he seemed engaged in deep and anxious thought,--and he kept his steadfast eyes fixed on Alwyn's countenance, as though he sought there the clew to some difficult problem.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Heliobas was silent--he seemed engaged in deep and anxious thought,--and he kept his steadfast eyes fixed on Alwyn's countenance, as though he sought there the clew to some difficult problem.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Heliobas was silent--he seemed engaged in deep and anxious thought,--and he kept his steadfast eyes fixed on Alwyn's countenance, as though he sought there the clew to some difficult problem.
inasmuch
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From this reading For poet as you are,--or let me say as you WERE,--inasmuch as no atheist was ever a poet at the same time--" "You are wrong," interrupted Alwyn quickly.
interruptednounUS /ˈinterrupted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For poet as you are,--or let me say as you WERE,--inasmuch as no atheist was ever a poet at the same time--" "You are wrong," interrupted Alwyn quickly.
kept
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From this reading Heliobas was silent--he seemed engaged in deep and anxious thought,--and he kept his steadfast eyes fixed on Alwyn's countenance, as though he sought there the clew to some difficult problem.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What do you know of the Nunc Dimittis?" he asked at last, with a half-smile.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What do you know of the Nunc Dimittis?" he asked at last, with a half-smile.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading For poet as you are,--or let me say as you WERE,--inasmuch as no atheist was ever a poet at the same time--" "You are wrong," interrupted Alwyn quickly.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For poet as you are,--or let me say as you WERE,--inasmuch as no atheist was ever a poet at the same time--" "You are wrong," interrupted Alwyn quickly.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "You might as well say PATER NOSTER,--both canticle and prayer would be equally unmeaning to you!
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading For poet as you are,--or let me say as you WERE,--inasmuch as no atheist was ever a poet at the same time--" "You are wrong," interrupted Alwyn quickly.
NOSTER
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From this reading "You might as well say PATER NOSTER,--both canticle and prayer would be equally unmeaning to you!
Nunc
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From this reading "What do you know of the Nunc Dimittis?" he asked at last, with a half-smile.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What do you know of the Nunc Dimittis?" he asked at last, with a half-smile.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Heliobas was silent--he seemed engaged in deep and anxious thought,--and he kept his steadfast eyes fixed on Alwyn's countenance, as though he sought there the clew to some difficult problem.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For poet as you are,--or let me say as you WERE,--inasmuch as no atheist was ever a poet at the same time--" "You are wrong," interrupted Alwyn quickly.
PATER
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From this reading "You might as well say PATER NOSTER,--both canticle and prayer would be equally unmeaning to you!
poet
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From this reading For poet as you are,--or let me say as you WERE,--inasmuch as no atheist was ever a poet at the same time--" "You are wrong," interrupted Alwyn quickly.
prayer
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From this reading "You might as well say PATER NOSTER,--both canticle and prayer would be equally unmeaning to you!
problem
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From this reading Heliobas was silent--he seemed engaged in deep and anxious thought,--and he kept his steadfast eyes fixed on Alwyn's countenance, as though he sought there the clew to some difficult problem.
quickly
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From this reading For poet as you are,--or let me say as you WERE,--inasmuch as no atheist was ever a poet at the same time--" "You are wrong," interrupted Alwyn quickly.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For poet as you are,--or let me say as you WERE,--inasmuch as no atheist was ever a poet at the same time--" "You are wrong," interrupted Alwyn quickly.
say
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From this reading "You might as well say PATER NOSTER,--both canticle and prayer would be equally unmeaning to you!
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Heliobas was silent--he seemed engaged in deep and anxious thought,--and he kept his steadfast eyes fixed on Alwyn's countenance, as though he sought there the clew to some difficult problem.
silent
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From this reading Heliobas was silent--he seemed engaged in deep and anxious thought,--and he kept his steadfast eyes fixed on Alwyn's countenance, as though he sought there the clew to some difficult problem.
some
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From this reading Heliobas was silent--he seemed engaged in deep and anxious thought,--and he kept his steadfast eyes fixed on Alwyn's countenance, as though he sought there the clew to some difficult problem.
sought
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From this reading Heliobas was silent--he seemed engaged in deep and anxious thought,--and he kept his steadfast eyes fixed on Alwyn's countenance, as though he sought there the clew to some difficult problem.
steadfast
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From this reading Heliobas was silent--he seemed engaged in deep and anxious thought,--and he kept his steadfast eyes fixed on Alwyn's countenance, as though he sought there the clew to some difficult problem.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Heliobas was silent--he seemed engaged in deep and anxious thought,--and he kept his steadfast eyes fixed on Alwyn's countenance, as though he sought there the clew to some difficult problem.
there
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From this reading Heliobas was silent--he seemed engaged in deep and anxious thought,--and he kept his steadfast eyes fixed on Alwyn's countenance, as though he sought there the clew to some difficult problem.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Heliobas was silent--he seemed engaged in deep and anxious thought,--and he kept his steadfast eyes fixed on Alwyn's countenance, as though he sought there the clew to some difficult problem.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Heliobas was silent--he seemed engaged in deep and anxious thought,--and he kept his steadfast eyes fixed on Alwyn's countenance, as though he sought there the clew to some difficult problem.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For poet as you are,--or let me say as you WERE,--inasmuch as no atheist was ever a poet at the same time--" "You are wrong," interrupted Alwyn quickly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Heliobas was silent--he seemed engaged in deep and anxious thought,--and he kept his steadfast eyes fixed on Alwyn's countenance, as though he sought there the clew to some difficult problem.
unmeaning
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From this reading "You might as well say PATER NOSTER,--both canticle and prayer would be equally unmeaning to you!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Heliobas was silent--he seemed engaged in deep and anxious thought,--and he kept his steadfast eyes fixed on Alwyn's countenance, as though he sought there the clew to some difficult problem.
well
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From this reading "You might as well say PATER NOSTER,--both canticle and prayer would be equally unmeaning to you!
WEREauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For poet as you are,--or let me say as you WERE,--inasmuch as no atheist was ever a poet at the same time--" "You are wrong," interrupted Alwyn quickly.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you know of the Nunc Dimittis?" he asked at last, with a half-smile.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "What do you know of the Nunc Dimittis?" he asked at last, with a half-smile.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "You might as well say PATER NOSTER,--both canticle and prayer would be equally unmeaning to you!
wrong
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From this reading For poet as you are,--or let me say as you WERE,--inasmuch as no atheist was ever a poet at the same time--" "You are wrong," interrupted Alwyn quickly.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you know of the Nunc Dimittis?" he asked at last, with a half-smile.
