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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 HOW I FOUND MY LOVE IN THE CLEFT Waited till the night seemed growing old to me, for the waiting in that dark cleft was weary work, with the water, which I could no longer see, swelling and sinking beneath me, carrying me up and up and up, pumping and grinding against the unseen rocks, then down and down and down into the depths, wet and wallowing, and fearful every moment of a wound beyond repair to my frail craft.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading HOW I FOUND MY LOVE IN THE CLEFT Waited till the night seemed growing old to me, for the waiting in that dark cleft was weary work, with the water, which I could no longer see, swelling and sinking beneath me, carrying me up and up and up, pumping and grinding against the unseen rocks, then down and down and down into the depths, wet and wallowing, and fearful every moment of a wound beyond repair to my frail craft.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I took an oar over the stern and sculled slowly and silently out from the land.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW I FOUND MY LOVE IN THE CLEFT Waited till the night seemed growing old to me, for the waiting in that dark cleft was weary work, with the water, which I could no longer see, swelling and sinking beneath me, carrying me up and up and up, pumping and grinding against the unseen rocks, then down and down and down into the depths, wet and wallowing, and fearful every moment of a wound beyond repair to my frail craft.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But at last I could wait no longer.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading HOW I FOUND MY LOVE IN THE CLEFT Waited till the night seemed growing old to me, for the waiting in that dark cleft was weary work, with the water, which I could no longer see, swelling and sinking beneath me, carrying me up and up and up, pumping and grinding against the unseen rocks, then down and down and down into the depths, wet and wallowing, and fearful every moment of a wound beyond repair to my frail craft.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading HOW I FOUND MY LOVE IN THE CLEFT Waited till the night seemed growing old to me, for the waiting in that dark cleft was weary work, with the water, which I could no longer see, swelling and sinking beneath me, carrying me up and up and up, pumping and grinding against the unseen rocks, then down and down and down into the depths, wet and wallowing, and fearful every moment of a wound beyond repair to my frail craft.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But at last I could wait no longer.
Carette
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From this reading With my hands in the rough wet walls I hauled out of the cleft and started on my search for Carette.
carrying
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From this reading HOW I FOUND MY LOVE IN THE CLEFT Waited till the night seemed growing old to me, for the waiting in that dark cleft was weary work, with the water, which I could no longer see, swelling and sinking beneath me, carrying me up and up and up, pumping and grinding against the unseen rocks, then down and down and down into the depths, wet and wallowing, and fearful every moment of a wound beyond repair to my frail craft.
CLEFT
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From this reading HOW I FOUND MY LOVE IN THE CLEFT Waited till the night seemed growing old to me, for the waiting in that dark cleft was weary work, with the water, which I could no longer see, swelling and sinking beneath me, carrying me up and up and up, pumping and grinding against the unseen rocks, then down and down and down into the depths, wet and wallowing, and fearful every moment of a wound beyond repair to my frail craft.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading HOW I FOUND MY LOVE IN THE CLEFT Waited till the night seemed growing old to me, for the waiting in that dark cleft was weary work, with the water, which I could no longer see, swelling and sinking beneath me, carrying me up and up and up, pumping and grinding against the unseen rocks, then down and down and down into the depths, wet and wallowing, and fearful every moment of a wound beyond repair to my frail craft.
craftnounUS /kræft/
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading HOW I FOUND MY LOVE IN THE CLEFT Waited till the night seemed growing old to me, for the waiting in that dark cleft was weary work, with the water, which I could no longer see, swelling and sinking beneath me, carrying me up and up and up, pumping and grinding against the unseen rocks, then down and down and down into the depths, wet and wallowing, and fearful every moment of a wound beyond repair to my frail craft.
dark
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From this reading HOW I FOUND MY LOVE IN THE CLEFT Waited till the night seemed growing old to me, for the waiting in that dark cleft was weary work, with the water, which I could no longer see, swelling and sinking beneath me, carrying me up and up and up, pumping and grinding against the unseen rocks, then down and down and down into the depths, wet and wallowing, and fearful every moment of a wound beyond repair to my frail craft.
depths
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From this reading HOW I FOUND MY LOVE IN THE CLEFT Waited till the night seemed growing old to me, for the waiting in that dark cleft was weary work, with the water, which I could no longer see, swelling and sinking beneath me, carrying me up and up and up, pumping and grinding against the unseen rocks, then down and down and down into the depths, wet and wallowing, and fearful every moment of a wound beyond repair to my frail craft.
down
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From this reading HOW I FOUND MY LOVE IN THE CLEFT Waited till the night seemed growing old to me, for the waiting in that dark cleft was weary work, with the water, which I could no longer see, swelling and sinking beneath me, carrying me up and up and up, pumping and grinding against the unseen rocks, then down and down and down into the depths, wet and wallowing, and fearful every moment of a wound beyond repair to my frail craft.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading HOW I FOUND MY LOVE IN THE CLEFT Waited till the night seemed growing old to me, for the waiting in that dark cleft was weary work, with the water, which I could no longer see, swelling and sinking beneath me, carrying me up and up and up, pumping and grinding against the unseen rocks, then down and down and down into the depths, wet and wallowing, and fearful every moment of a wound beyond repair to my frail craft.
fearful
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From this reading HOW I FOUND MY LOVE IN THE CLEFT Waited till the night seemed growing old to me, for the waiting in that dark cleft was weary work, with the water, which I could no longer see, swelling and sinking beneath me, carrying me up and up and up, pumping and grinding against the unseen rocks, then down and down and down into the depths, wet and wallowing, and fearful every moment of a wound beyond repair to my frail craft.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading HOW I FOUND MY LOVE IN THE CLEFT Waited till the night seemed growing old to me, for the waiting in that dark cleft was weary work, with the water, which I could no longer see, swelling and sinking beneath me, carrying me up and up and up, pumping and grinding against the unseen rocks, then down and down and down into the depths, wet and wallowing, and fearful every moment of a wound beyond repair to my frail craft.
FOUNDnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW I FOUND MY LOVE IN THE CLEFT Waited till the night seemed growing old to me, for the waiting in that dark cleft was weary work, with the water, which I could no longer see, swelling and sinking beneath me, carrying me up and up and up, pumping and grinding against the unseen rocks, then down and down and down into the depths, wet and wallowing, and fearful every moment of a wound beyond repair to my frail craft.
frail
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From this reading HOW I FOUND MY LOVE IN THE CLEFT Waited till the night seemed growing old to me, for the waiting in that dark cleft was weary work, with the water, which I could no longer see, swelling and sinking beneath me, carrying me up and up and up, pumping and grinding against the unseen rocks, then down and down and down into the depths, wet and wallowing, and fearful every moment of a wound beyond repair to my frail craft.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I took an oar over the stern and sculled slowly and silently out from the land.
grinding
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From this reading HOW I FOUND MY LOVE IN THE CLEFT Waited till the night seemed growing old to me, for the waiting in that dark cleft was weary work, with the water, which I could no longer see, swelling and sinking beneath me, carrying me up and up and up, pumping and grinding against the unseen rocks, then down and down and down into the depths, wet and wallowing, and fearful every moment of a wound beyond repair to my frail craft.
growing
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From this reading HOW I FOUND MY LOVE IN THE CLEFT Waited till the night seemed growing old to me, for the waiting in that dark cleft was weary work, with the water, which I could no longer see, swelling and sinking beneath me, carrying me up and up and up, pumping and grinding against the unseen rocks, then down and down and down into the depths, wet and wallowing, and fearful every moment of a wound beyond repair to my frail craft.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading With my hands in the rough wet walls I hauled out of the cleft and started on my search for Carette.
hauled
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From this reading With my hands in the rough wet walls I hauled out of the cleft and started on my search for Carette.
honeycomb
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From this reading The shore thereabouts was a honeycomb of sharp-toothed rocks.
HOW
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From this reading HOW I FOUND MY LOVE IN THE CLEFT Waited till the night seemed growing old to me, for the waiting in that dark cleft was weary work, with the water, which I could no longer see, swelling and sinking beneath me, carrying me up and up and up, pumping and grinding against the unseen rocks, then down and down and down into the depths, wet and wallowing, and fearful every moment of a wound beyond repair to my frail craft.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading HOW I FOUND MY LOVE IN THE CLEFT Waited till the night seemed growing old to me, for the waiting in that dark cleft was weary work, with the water, which I could no longer see, swelling and sinking beneath me, carrying me up and up and up, pumping and grinding against the unseen rocks, then down and down and down into the depths, wet and wallowing, and fearful every moment of a wound beyond repair to my frail craft.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOW I FOUND MY LOVE IN THE CLEFT Waited till the night seemed growing old to me, for the waiting in that dark cleft was weary work, with the water, which I could no longer see, swelling and sinking beneath me, carrying me up and up and up, pumping and grinding against the unseen rocks, then down and down and down into the depths, wet and wallowing, and fearful every moment of a wound beyond repair to my frail craft.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading HOW I FOUND MY LOVE IN THE CLEFT Waited till the night seemed growing old to me, for the waiting in that dark cleft was weary work, with the water, which I could no longer see, swelling and sinking beneath me, carrying me up and up and up, pumping and grinding against the unseen rocks, then down and down and down into the depths, wet and wallowing, and fearful every moment of a wound beyond repair to my frail craft.
land
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From this reading I took an oar over the stern and sculled slowly and silently out from the land.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But at last I could wait no longer.
longer
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From this reading HOW I FOUND MY LOVE IN THE CLEFT Waited till the night seemed growing old to me, for the waiting in that dark cleft was weary work, with the water, which I could no longer see, swelling and sinking beneath me, carrying me up and up and up, pumping and grinding against the unseen rocks, then down and down and down into the depths, wet and wallowing, and fearful every moment of a wound beyond repair to my frail craft.
LOVE
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From this reading HOW I FOUND MY LOVE IN THE CLEFT Waited till the night seemed growing old to me, for the waiting in that dark cleft was weary work, with the water, which I could no longer see, swelling and sinking beneath me, carrying me up and up and up, pumping and grinding against the unseen rocks, then down and down and down into the depths, wet and wallowing, and fearful every moment of a wound beyond repair to my frail craft.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading HOW I FOUND MY LOVE IN THE CLEFT Waited till the night seemed growing old to me, for the waiting in that dark cleft was weary work, with the water, which I could no longer see, swelling and sinking beneath me, carrying me up and up and up, pumping and grinding against the unseen rocks, then down and down and down into the depths, wet and wallowing, and fearful every moment of a wound beyond repair to my frail craft.
moment
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From this reading HOW I FOUND MY LOVE IN THE CLEFT Waited till the night seemed growing old to me, for the waiting in that dark cleft was weary work, with the water, which I could no longer see, swelling and sinking beneath me, carrying me up and up and up, pumping and grinding against the unseen rocks, then down and down and down into the depths, wet and wallowing, and fearful every moment of a wound beyond repair to my frail craft.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading HOW I FOUND MY LOVE IN THE CLEFT Waited till the night seemed growing old to me, for the waiting in that dark cleft was weary work, with the water, which I could no longer see, swelling and sinking beneath me, carrying me up and up and up, pumping and grinding against the unseen rocks, then down and down and down into the depths, wet and wallowing, and fearful every moment of a wound beyond repair to my frail craft.
night
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From this reading HOW I FOUND MY LOVE IN THE CLEFT Waited till the night seemed growing old to me, for the waiting in that dark cleft was weary work, with the water, which I could no longer see, swelling and sinking beneath me, carrying me up and up and up, pumping and grinding against the unseen rocks, then down and down and down into the depths, wet and wallowing, and fearful every moment of a wound beyond repair to my frail craft.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading HOW I FOUND MY LOVE IN THE CLEFT Waited till the night seemed growing old to me, for the waiting in that dark cleft was weary work, with the water, which I could no longer see, swelling and sinking beneath me, carrying me up and up and up, pumping and grinding against the unseen rocks, then down and down and down into the depths, wet and wallowing, and fearful every moment of a wound beyond repair to my frail craft.
oar
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From this reading I took an oar over the stern and sculled slowly and silently out from the land.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW I FOUND MY LOVE IN THE CLEFT Waited till the night seemed growing old to me, for the waiting in that dark cleft was weary work, with the water, which I could no longer see, swelling and sinking beneath me, carrying me up and up and up, pumping and grinding against the unseen rocks, then down and down and down into the depths, wet and wallowing, and fearful every moment of a wound beyond repair to my frail craft.
old
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From this reading HOW I FOUND MY LOVE IN THE CLEFT Waited till the night seemed growing old to me, for the waiting in that dark cleft was weary work, with the water, which I could no longer see, swelling and sinking beneath me, carrying me up and up and up, pumping and grinding against the unseen rocks, then down and down and down into the depths, wet and wallowing, and fearful every moment of a wound beyond repair to my frail craft.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With my hands in the rough wet walls I hauled out of the cleft and started on my search for Carette.
out
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From this reading With my hands in the rough wet walls I hauled out of the cleft and started on my search for Carette.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I took an oar over the stern and sculled slowly and silently out from the land.
pumping
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From this reading HOW I FOUND MY LOVE IN THE CLEFT Waited till the night seemed growing old to me, for the waiting in that dark cleft was weary work, with the water, which I could no longer see, swelling and sinking beneath me, carrying me up and up and up, pumping and grinding against the unseen rocks, then down and down and down into the depths, wet and wallowing, and fearful every moment of a wound beyond repair to my frail craft.
repair
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From this reading HOW I FOUND MY LOVE IN THE CLEFT Waited till the night seemed growing old to me, for the waiting in that dark cleft was weary work, with the water, which I could no longer see, swelling and sinking beneath me, carrying me up and up and up, pumping and grinding against the unseen rocks, then down and down and down into the depths, wet and wallowing, and fearful every moment of a wound beyond repair to my frail craft.
rocks
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From this reading HOW I FOUND MY LOVE IN THE CLEFT Waited till the night seemed growing old to me, for the waiting in that dark cleft was weary work, with the water, which I could no longer see, swelling and sinking beneath me, carrying me up and up and up, pumping and grinding against the unseen rocks, then down and down and down into the depths, wet and wallowing, and fearful every moment of a wound beyond repair to my frail craft.
rough
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From this reading With my hands in the rough wet walls I hauled out of the cleft and started on my search for Carette.
sculled
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From this reading I took an oar over the stern and sculled slowly and silently out from the land.
search
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From this reading With my hands in the rough wet walls I hauled out of the cleft and started on my search for Carette.
see
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From this reading HOW I FOUND MY LOVE IN THE CLEFT Waited till the night seemed growing old to me, for the waiting in that dark cleft was weary work, with the water, which I could no longer see, swelling and sinking beneath me, carrying me up and up and up, pumping and grinding against the unseen rocks, then down and down and down into the depths, wet and wallowing, and fearful every moment of a wound beyond repair to my frail craft.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW I FOUND MY LOVE IN THE CLEFT Waited till the night seemed growing old to me, for the waiting in that dark cleft was weary work, with the water, which I could no longer see, swelling and sinking beneath me, carrying me up and up and up, pumping and grinding against the unseen rocks, then down and down and down into the depths, wet and wallowing, and fearful every moment of a wound beyond repair to my frail craft.
sharp-toothed
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From this reading The shore thereabouts was a honeycomb of sharp-toothed rocks.
shore
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From this reading The shore thereabouts was a honeycomb of sharp-toothed rocks.
silently
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From this reading I took an oar over the stern and sculled slowly and silently out from the land.
sinking
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From this reading HOW I FOUND MY LOVE IN THE CLEFT Waited till the night seemed growing old to me, for the waiting in that dark cleft was weary work, with the water, which I could no longer see, swelling and sinking beneath me, carrying me up and up and up, pumping and grinding against the unseen rocks, then down and down and down into the depths, wet and wallowing, and fearful every moment of a wound beyond repair to my frail craft.
slowly
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From this reading I took an oar over the stern and sculled slowly and silently out from the land.
started
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From this reading With my hands in the rough wet walls I hauled out of the cleft and started on my search for Carette.
stern
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From this reading I took an oar over the stern and sculled slowly and silently out from the land.
swelling
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From this reading HOW I FOUND MY LOVE IN THE CLEFT Waited till the night seemed growing old to me, for the waiting in that dark cleft was weary work, with the water, which I could no longer see, swelling and sinking beneath me, carrying me up and up and up, pumping and grinding against the unseen rocks, then down and down and down into the depths, wet and wallowing, and fearful every moment of a wound beyond repair to my frail craft.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading HOW I FOUND MY LOVE IN THE CLEFT Waited till the night seemed growing old to me, for the waiting in that dark cleft was weary work, with the water, which I could no longer see, swelling and sinking beneath me, carrying me up and up and up, pumping and grinding against the unseen rocks, then down and down and down into the depths, wet and wallowing, and fearful every moment of a wound beyond repair to my frail craft.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW I FOUND MY LOVE IN THE CLEFT Waited till the night seemed growing old to me, for the waiting in that dark cleft was weary work, with the water, which I could no longer see, swelling and sinking beneath me, carrying me up and up and up, pumping and grinding against the unseen rocks, then down and down and down into the depths, wet and wallowing, and fearful every moment of a wound beyond repair to my frail craft.
then
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From this reading HOW I FOUND MY LOVE IN THE CLEFT Waited till the night seemed growing old to me, for the waiting in that dark cleft was weary work, with the water, which I could no longer see, swelling and sinking beneath me, carrying me up and up and up, pumping and grinding against the unseen rocks, then down and down and down into the depths, wet and wallowing, and fearful every moment of a wound beyond repair to my frail craft.
thereabouts
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From this reading The shore thereabouts was a honeycomb of sharp-toothed rocks.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading HOW I FOUND MY LOVE IN THE CLEFT Waited till the night seemed growing old to me, for the waiting in that dark cleft was weary work, with the water, which I could no longer see, swelling and sinking beneath me, carrying me up and up and up, pumping and grinding against the unseen rocks, then down and down and down into the depths, wet and wallowing, and fearful every moment of a wound beyond repair to my frail craft.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW I FOUND MY LOVE IN THE CLEFT Waited till the night seemed growing old to me, for the waiting in that dark cleft was weary work, with the water, which I could no longer see, swelling and sinking beneath me, carrying me up and up and up, pumping and grinding against the unseen rocks, then down and down and down into the depths, wet and wallowing, and fearful every moment of a wound beyond repair to my frail craft.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I took an oar over the stern and sculled slowly and silently out from the land.
unseen
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From this reading HOW I FOUND MY LOVE IN THE CLEFT Waited till the night seemed growing old to me, for the waiting in that dark cleft was weary work, with the water, which I could no longer see, swelling and sinking beneath me, carrying me up and up and up, pumping and grinding against the unseen rocks, then down and down and down into the depths, wet and wallowing, and fearful every moment of a wound beyond repair to my frail craft.
up
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From this reading HOW I FOUND MY LOVE IN THE CLEFT Waited till the night seemed growing old to me, for the waiting in that dark cleft was weary work, with the water, which I could no longer see, swelling and sinking beneath me, carrying me up and up and up, pumping and grinding against the unseen rocks, then down and down and down into the depths, wet and wallowing, and fearful every moment of a wound beyond repair to my frail craft.
wait
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From this reading But at last I could wait no longer.
Waited
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From this reading HOW I FOUND MY LOVE IN THE CLEFT Waited till the night seemed growing old to me, for the waiting in that dark cleft was weary work, with the water, which I could no longer see, swelling and sinking beneath me, carrying me up and up and up, pumping and grinding against the unseen rocks, then down and down and down into the depths, wet and wallowing, and fearful every moment of a wound beyond repair to my frail craft.
waiting
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From this reading HOW I FOUND MY LOVE IN THE CLEFT Waited till the night seemed growing old to me, for the waiting in that dark cleft was weary work, with the water, which I could no longer see, swelling and sinking beneath me, carrying me up and up and up, pumping and grinding against the unseen rocks, then down and down and down into the depths, wet and wallowing, and fearful every moment of a wound beyond repair to my frail craft.
wallowing
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From this reading HOW I FOUND MY LOVE IN THE CLEFT Waited till the night seemed growing old to me, for the waiting in that dark cleft was weary work, with the water, which I could no longer see, swelling and sinking beneath me, carrying me up and up and up, pumping and grinding against the unseen rocks, then down and down and down into the depths, wet and wallowing, and fearful every moment of a wound beyond repair to my frail craft.
walls
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From this reading With my hands in the rough wet walls I hauled out of the cleft and started on my search for Carette.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW I FOUND MY LOVE IN THE CLEFT Waited till the night seemed growing old to me, for the waiting in that dark cleft was weary work, with the water, which I could no longer see, swelling and sinking beneath me, carrying me up and up and up, pumping and grinding against the unseen rocks, then down and down and down into the depths, wet and wallowing, and fearful every moment of a wound beyond repair to my frail craft.
water
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From this reading HOW I FOUND MY LOVE IN THE CLEFT Waited till the night seemed growing old to me, for the waiting in that dark cleft was weary work, with the water, which I could no longer see, swelling and sinking beneath me, carrying me up and up and up, pumping and grinding against the unseen rocks, then down and down and down into the depths, wet and wallowing, and fearful every moment of a wound beyond repair to my frail craft.
weary
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From this reading HOW I FOUND MY LOVE IN THE CLEFT Waited till the night seemed growing old to me, for the waiting in that dark cleft was weary work, with the water, which I could no longer see, swelling and sinking beneath me, carrying me up and up and up, pumping and grinding against the unseen rocks, then down and down and down into the depths, wet and wallowing, and fearful every moment of a wound beyond repair to my frail craft.
wet
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From this reading HOW I FOUND MY LOVE IN THE CLEFT Waited till the night seemed growing old to me, for the waiting in that dark cleft was weary work, with the water, which I could no longer see, swelling and sinking beneath me, carrying me up and up and up, pumping and grinding against the unseen rocks, then down and down and down into the depths, wet and wallowing, and fearful every moment of a wound beyond repair to my frail craft.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading HOW I FOUND MY LOVE IN THE CLEFT Waited till the night seemed growing old to me, for the waiting in that dark cleft was weary work, with the water, which I could no longer see, swelling and sinking beneath me, carrying me up and up and up, pumping and grinding against the unseen rocks, then down and down and down into the depths, wet and wallowing, and fearful every moment of a wound beyond repair to my frail craft.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading HOW I FOUND MY LOVE IN THE CLEFT Waited till the night seemed growing old to me, for the waiting in that dark cleft was weary work, with the water, which I could no longer see, swelling and sinking beneath me, carrying me up and up and up, pumping and grinding against the unseen rocks, then down and down and down into the depths, wet and wallowing, and fearful every moment of a wound beyond repair to my frail craft.
work
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From this reading HOW I FOUND MY LOVE IN THE CLEFT Waited till the night seemed growing old to me, for the waiting in that dark cleft was weary work, with the water, which I could no longer see, swelling and sinking beneath me, carrying me up and up and up, pumping and grinding against the unseen rocks, then down and down and down into the depths, wet and wallowing, and fearful every moment of a wound beyond repair to my frail craft.
wound
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From this reading HOW I FOUND MY LOVE IN THE CLEFT Waited till the night seemed growing old to me, for the waiting in that dark cleft was weary work, with the water, which I could no longer see, swelling and sinking beneath me, carrying me up and up and up, pumping and grinding against the unseen rocks, then down and down and down into the depths, wet and wallowing, and fearful every moment of a wound beyond repair to my frail craft.
