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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 CLAIREDELUNE Douglas Murray, sitting beside the unknown girl as she drove out of Two Palms, was for a moment dazed by the face of her.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I arrived in Two Palms about ten minutes ago, and from what I have seen of the place, I do not wonder at your astonishment."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading With Koheleth, Murray had sworn that all was vanity and an empty chasing after winds; yet the very sight of this girl's face, anxious and smitten as it was with hurried fear, for a space struck the cynicism from him.
ago
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From this reading I arrived in Two Palms about ten minutes ago, and from what I have seen of the place, I do not wonder at your astonishment."
ahead
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From this reading "You're a real physician?" she asked, her eyes not lifting from the road ahead.
all
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From this reading With Koheleth, Murray had sworn that all was vanity and an empty chasing after winds; yet the very sight of this girl's face, anxious and smitten as it was with hurried fear, for a space struck the cynicism from him.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am, madam; Douglas Murray, at your service.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading With Koheleth, Murray had sworn that all was vanity and an empty chasing after winds; yet the very sight of this girl's face, anxious and smitten as it was with hurried fear, for a space struck the cynicism from him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With Koheleth, Murray had sworn that all was vanity and an empty chasing after winds; yet the very sight of this girl's face, anxious and smitten as it was with hurried fear, for a space struck the cynicism from him.
anxious
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From this reading With Koheleth, Murray had sworn that all was vanity and an empty chasing after winds; yet the very sight of this girl's face, anxious and smitten as it was with hurried fear, for a space struck the cynicism from him.
arrived
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From this reading I arrived in Two Palms about ten minutes ago, and from what I have seen of the place, I do not wonder at your astonishment."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading CLAIREDELUNE Douglas Murray, sitting beside the unknown girl as she drove out of Two Palms, was for a moment dazed by the face of her.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You're a real physician?" she asked, her eyes not lifting from the road ahead.
astonishment
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From this reading I arrived in Two Palms about ten minutes ago, and from what I have seen of the place, I do not wonder at your astonishment."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I am, madam; Douglas Murray, at your service.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading CLAIREDELUNE Douglas Murray, sitting beside the unknown girl as she drove out of Two Palms, was for a moment dazed by the face of her.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading CLAIREDELUNE Douglas Murray, sitting beside the unknown girl as she drove out of Two Palms, was for a moment dazed by the face of her.
chasing
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From this reading With Koheleth, Murray had sworn that all was vanity and an empty chasing after winds; yet the very sight of this girl's face, anxious and smitten as it was with hurried fear, for a space struck the cynicism from him.
CLAIREDELUNE
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From this reading CLAIREDELUNE Douglas Murray, sitting beside the unknown girl as she drove out of Two Palms, was for a moment dazed by the face of her.
cynicism
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From this reading With Koheleth, Murray had sworn that all was vanity and an empty chasing after winds; yet the very sight of this girl's face, anxious and smitten as it was with hurried fear, for a space struck the cynicism from him.
dazed
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From this reading CLAIREDELUNE Douglas Murray, sitting beside the unknown girl as she drove out of Two Palms, was for a moment dazed by the face of her.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I arrived in Two Palms about ten minutes ago, and from what I have seen of the place, I do not wonder at your astonishment."
Douglas
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From this reading CLAIREDELUNE Douglas Murray, sitting beside the unknown girl as she drove out of Two Palms, was for a moment dazed by the face of her.
drove
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From this reading CLAIREDELUNE Douglas Murray, sitting beside the unknown girl as she drove out of Two Palms, was for a moment dazed by the face of her.
empty
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From this reading With Koheleth, Murray had sworn that all was vanity and an empty chasing after winds; yet the very sight of this girl's face, anxious and smitten as it was with hurried fear, for a space struck the cynicism from him.
eyes
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From this reading "You're a real physician?" she asked, her eyes not lifting from the road ahead.
face
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From this reading CLAIREDELUNE Douglas Murray, sitting beside the unknown girl as she drove out of Two Palms, was for a moment dazed by the face of her.
fear
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From this reading With Koheleth, Murray had sworn that all was vanity and an empty chasing after winds; yet the very sight of this girl's face, anxious and smitten as it was with hurried fear, for a space struck the cynicism from him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading CLAIREDELUNE Douglas Murray, sitting beside the unknown girl as she drove out of Two Palms, was for a moment dazed by the face of her.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading With Koheleth, Murray had sworn that all was vanity and an empty chasing after winds; yet the very sight of this girl's face, anxious and smitten as it was with hurried fear, for a space struck the cynicism from him.
girl
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From this reading CLAIREDELUNE Douglas Murray, sitting beside the unknown girl as she drove out of Two Palms, was for a moment dazed by the face of her.
girl's
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From this reading With Koheleth, Murray had sworn that all was vanity and an empty chasing after winds; yet the very sight of this girl's face, anxious and smitten as it was with hurried fear, for a space struck the cynicism from him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With Koheleth, Murray had sworn that all was vanity and an empty chasing after winds; yet the very sight of this girl's face, anxious and smitten as it was with hurried fear, for a space struck the cynicism from him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I arrived in Two Palms about ten minutes ago, and from what I have seen of the place, I do not wonder at your astonishment."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading CLAIREDELUNE Douglas Murray, sitting beside the unknown girl as she drove out of Two Palms, was for a moment dazed by the face of her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With Koheleth, Murray had sworn that all was vanity and an empty chasing after winds; yet the very sight of this girl's face, anxious and smitten as it was with hurried fear, for a space struck the cynicism from him.
hurried
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From this reading With Koheleth, Murray had sworn that all was vanity and an empty chasing after winds; yet the very sight of this girl's face, anxious and smitten as it was with hurried fear, for a space struck the cynicism from him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am, madam; Douglas Murray, at your service.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I arrived in Two Palms about ten minutes ago, and from what I have seen of the place, I do not wonder at your astonishment."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading With Koheleth, Murray had sworn that all was vanity and an empty chasing after winds; yet the very sight of this girl's face, anxious and smitten as it was with hurried fear, for a space struck the cynicism from him.
Koheleth
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From this reading With Koheleth, Murray had sworn that all was vanity and an empty chasing after winds; yet the very sight of this girl's face, anxious and smitten as it was with hurried fear, for a space struck the cynicism from him.
lifting
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From this reading "You're a real physician?" she asked, her eyes not lifting from the road ahead.
madam
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From this reading "I am, madam; Douglas Murray, at your service.
minutes
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From this reading I arrived in Two Palms about ten minutes ago, and from what I have seen of the place, I do not wonder at your astonishment."
moment
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From this reading CLAIREDELUNE Douglas Murray, sitting beside the unknown girl as she drove out of Two Palms, was for a moment dazed by the face of her.
Murray
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From this reading CLAIREDELUNE Douglas Murray, sitting beside the unknown girl as she drove out of Two Palms, was for a moment dazed by the face of her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You're a real physician?" she asked, her eyes not lifting from the road ahead.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CLAIREDELUNE Douglas Murray, sitting beside the unknown girl as she drove out of Two Palms, was for a moment dazed by the face of her.
out
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From this reading CLAIREDELUNE Douglas Murray, sitting beside the unknown girl as she drove out of Two Palms, was for a moment dazed by the face of her.
Palms
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From this reading CLAIREDELUNE Douglas Murray, sitting beside the unknown girl as she drove out of Two Palms, was for a moment dazed by the face of her.
physician
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From this reading "You're a real physician?" she asked, her eyes not lifting from the road ahead.
place
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From this reading I arrived in Two Palms about ten minutes ago, and from what I have seen of the place, I do not wonder at your astonishment."
real
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From this reading "You're a real physician?" she asked, her eyes not lifting from the road ahead.
road
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From this reading "You're a real physician?" she asked, her eyes not lifting from the road ahead.
seen
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From this reading I arrived in Two Palms about ten minutes ago, and from what I have seen of the place, I do not wonder at your astonishment."
service
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From this reading "I am, madam; Douglas Murray, at your service.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading CLAIREDELUNE Douglas Murray, sitting beside the unknown girl as she drove out of Two Palms, was for a moment dazed by the face of her.
sight
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From this reading With Koheleth, Murray had sworn that all was vanity and an empty chasing after winds; yet the very sight of this girl's face, anxious and smitten as it was with hurried fear, for a space struck the cynicism from him.
sitting
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From this reading CLAIREDELUNE Douglas Murray, sitting beside the unknown girl as she drove out of Two Palms, was for a moment dazed by the face of her.
smitten
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From this reading With Koheleth, Murray had sworn that all was vanity and an empty chasing after winds; yet the very sight of this girl's face, anxious and smitten as it was with hurried fear, for a space struck the cynicism from him.
space
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From this reading With Koheleth, Murray had sworn that all was vanity and an empty chasing after winds; yet the very sight of this girl's face, anxious and smitten as it was with hurried fear, for a space struck the cynicism from him.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With Koheleth, Murray had sworn that all was vanity and an empty chasing after winds; yet the very sight of this girl's face, anxious and smitten as it was with hurried fear, for a space struck the cynicism from him.
sworn
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From this reading With Koheleth, Murray had sworn that all was vanity and an empty chasing after winds; yet the very sight of this girl's face, anxious and smitten as it was with hurried fear, for a space struck the cynicism from him.
ten
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From this reading I arrived in Two Palms about ten minutes ago, and from what I have seen of the place, I do not wonder at your astonishment."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With Koheleth, Murray had sworn that all was vanity and an empty chasing after winds; yet the very sight of this girl's face, anxious and smitten as it was with hurried fear, for a space struck the cynicism from him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CLAIREDELUNE Douglas Murray, sitting beside the unknown girl as she drove out of Two Palms, was for a moment dazed by the face of her.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading With Koheleth, Murray had sworn that all was vanity and an empty chasing after winds; yet the very sight of this girl's face, anxious and smitten as it was with hurried fear, for a space struck the cynicism from him.
Two
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From this reading CLAIREDELUNE Douglas Murray, sitting beside the unknown girl as she drove out of Two Palms, was for a moment dazed by the face of her.
unknown
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From this reading CLAIREDELUNE Douglas Murray, sitting beside the unknown girl as she drove out of Two Palms, was for a moment dazed by the face of her.
vanity
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From this reading With Koheleth, Murray had sworn that all was vanity and an empty chasing after winds; yet the very sight of this girl's face, anxious and smitten as it was with hurried fear, for a space struck the cynicism from him.
very
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From this reading With Koheleth, Murray had sworn that all was vanity and an empty chasing after winds; yet the very sight of this girl's face, anxious and smitten as it was with hurried fear, for a space struck the cynicism from him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CLAIREDELUNE Douglas Murray, sitting beside the unknown girl as she drove out of Two Palms, was for a moment dazed by the face of her.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I arrived in Two Palms about ten minutes ago, and from what I have seen of the place, I do not wonder at your astonishment."
winds
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From this reading With Koheleth, Murray had sworn that all was vanity and an empty chasing after winds; yet the very sight of this girl's face, anxious and smitten as it was with hurried fear, for a space struck the cynicism from him.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With Koheleth, Murray had sworn that all was vanity and an empty chasing after winds; yet the very sight of this girl's face, anxious and smitten as it was with hurried fear, for a space struck the cynicism from him.
wonder
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From this reading I arrived in Two Palms about ten minutes ago, and from what I have seen of the place, I do not wonder at your astonishment."
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading With Koheleth, Murray had sworn that all was vanity and an empty chasing after winds; yet the very sight of this girl's face, anxious and smitten as it was with hurried fear, for a space struck the cynicism from him.
You're
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From this reading "You're a real physician?" she asked, her eyes not lifting from the road ahead.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I am, madam; Douglas Murray, at your service.
