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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 There is a duality about my impressions that is too confusing to inflict upon my readers.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There is a duality about my impressions that is too confusing to inflict upon my readers.
ancestor
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From this reading It must be remembered that the description I have just given of the Swift One is not the description that would have been given by Big-Tooth, my other self of my dreams, my prehistoric ancestor.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is by the medium of my dreams that I, the modern man, look through the eyes of Big-Tooth and see.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It must be remembered that the description I have just given of the Swift One is not the description that would have been given by Big-Tooth, my other self of my dreams, my prehistoric ancestor.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It must be remembered that the description I have just given of the Swift One is not the description that would have been given by Big-Tooth, my other self of my dreams, my prehistoric ancestor.
Big-Tooth
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From this reading It must be remembered that the description I have just given of the Swift One is not the description that would have been given by Big-Tooth, my other self of my dreams, my prehistoric ancestor.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It must be remembered that the description I have just given of the Swift One is not the description that would have been given by Big-Tooth, my other self of my dreams, my prehistoric ancestor.
confusing
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From this reading There is a duality about my impressions that is too confusing to inflict upon my readers.
description
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From this reading It must be remembered that the description I have just given of the Swift One is not the description that would have been given by Big-Tooth, my other self of my dreams, my prehistoric ancestor.
dreams
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duality
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From this reading There is a duality about my impressions that is too confusing to inflict upon my readers.
events
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From this reading And so it is with much that I narrate of the events of that far-off time.
eyes
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From this reading It is by the medium of my dreams that I, the modern man, look through the eyes of Big-Tooth and see.
far-off
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From this reading And so it is with much that I narrate of the events of that far-off time.
given
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From this reading It must be remembered that the description I have just given of the Swift One is not the description that would have been given by Big-Tooth, my other self of my dreams, my prehistoric ancestor.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It must be remembered that the description I have just given of the Swift One is not the description that would have been given by Big-Tooth, my other self of my dreams, my prehistoric ancestor.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I shall merely pause here in my narrative to indicate this duality, this perplexing mixing of personality.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It must be remembered that the description I have just given of the Swift One is not the description that would have been given by Big-Tooth, my other self of my dreams, my prehistoric ancestor.
impressions
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From this reading There is a duality about my impressions that is too confusing to inflict upon my readers.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I shall merely pause here in my narrative to indicate this duality, this perplexing mixing of personality.
indicate
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From this reading I shall merely pause here in my narrative to indicate this duality, this perplexing mixing of personality.
inflict
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From this reading There is a duality about my impressions that is too confusing to inflict upon my readers.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It must be remembered that the description I have just given of the Swift One is not the description that would have been given by Big-Tooth, my other self of my dreams, my prehistoric ancestor.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It must be remembered that the description I have just given of the Swift One is not the description that would have been given by Big-Tooth, my other self of my dreams, my prehistoric ancestor.
just
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From this reading It must be remembered that the description I have just given of the Swift One is not the description that would have been given by Big-Tooth, my other self of my dreams, my prehistoric ancestor.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is by the medium of my dreams that I, the modern man, look through the eyes of Big-Tooth and see.
man
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From this reading It is by the medium of my dreams that I, the modern man, look through the eyes of Big-Tooth and see.
medium
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From this reading It is by the medium of my dreams that I, the modern man, look through the eyes of Big-Tooth and see.
merely
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From this reading I shall merely pause here in my narrative to indicate this duality, this perplexing mixing of personality.
mixing
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From this reading I shall merely pause here in my narrative to indicate this duality, this perplexing mixing of personality.
modern
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From this reading It is by the medium of my dreams that I, the modern man, look through the eyes of Big-Tooth and see.
much
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From this reading And so it is with much that I narrate of the events of that far-off time.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It must be remembered that the description I have just given of the Swift One is not the description that would have been given by Big-Tooth, my other self of my dreams, my prehistoric ancestor.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It must be remembered that the description I have just given of the Swift One is not the description that would have been given by Big-Tooth, my other self of my dreams, my prehistoric ancestor.
narrate
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From this reading And so it is with much that I narrate of the events of that far-off time.
narrative
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From this reading I shall merely pause here in my narrative to indicate this duality, this perplexing mixing of personality.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It must be remembered that the description I have just given of the Swift One is not the description that would have been given by Big-Tooth, my other self of my dreams, my prehistoric ancestor.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It must be remembered that the description I have just given of the Swift One is not the description that would have been given by Big-Tooth, my other self of my dreams, my prehistoric ancestor.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It must be remembered that the description I have just given of the Swift One is not the description that would have been given by Big-Tooth, my other self of my dreams, my prehistoric ancestor.
other
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From this reading It must be remembered that the description I have just given of the Swift One is not the description that would have been given by Big-Tooth, my other self of my dreams, my prehistoric ancestor.
pause
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From this reading I shall merely pause here in my narrative to indicate this duality, this perplexing mixing of personality.
perplexing
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From this reading I shall merely pause here in my narrative to indicate this duality, this perplexing mixing of personality.
personality
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From this reading I shall merely pause here in my narrative to indicate this duality, this perplexing mixing of personality.
prehistoric
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From this reading It must be remembered that the description I have just given of the Swift One is not the description that would have been given by Big-Tooth, my other self of my dreams, my prehistoric ancestor.
readers
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From this reading There is a duality about my impressions that is too confusing to inflict upon my readers.
remembered
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From this reading It must be remembered that the description I have just given of the Swift One is not the description that would have been given by Big-Tooth, my other self of my dreams, my prehistoric ancestor.
see
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From this reading It is by the medium of my dreams that I, the modern man, look through the eyes of Big-Tooth and see.
self
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From this reading It must be remembered that the description I have just given of the Swift One is not the description that would have been given by Big-Tooth, my other self of my dreams, my prehistoric ancestor.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall merely pause here in my narrative to indicate this duality, this perplexing mixing of personality.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so it is with much that I narrate of the events of that far-off time.
Swift
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From this reading It must be remembered that the description I have just given of the Swift One is not the description that would have been given by Big-Tooth, my other self of my dreams, my prehistoric ancestor.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It must be remembered that the description I have just given of the Swift One is not the description that would have been given by Big-Tooth, my other self of my dreams, my prehistoric ancestor.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It must be remembered that the description I have just given of the Swift One is not the description that would have been given by Big-Tooth, my other self of my dreams, my prehistoric ancestor.
There
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From this reading There is a duality about my impressions that is too confusing to inflict upon my readers.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I shall merely pause here in my narrative to indicate this duality, this perplexing mixing of personality.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is by the medium of my dreams that I, the modern man, look through the eyes of Big-Tooth and see.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so it is with much that I narrate of the events of that far-off time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There is a duality about my impressions that is too confusing to inflict upon my readers.
too
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From this reading There is a duality about my impressions that is too confusing to inflict upon my readers.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There is a duality about my impressions that is too confusing to inflict upon my readers.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And so it is with much that I narrate of the events of that far-off time.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It must be remembered that the description I have just given of the Swift One is not the description that would have been given by Big-Tooth, my other self of my dreams, my prehistoric ancestor.
