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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 A dull, gloomy day; and with it came the inevitable leave-taking.
abode
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From this reading THE START "So travel I north to the gloomy abode That the sun never shines on-- There is no day."
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading For the last time I left my home and went alone down the garden to the beach, where the Fram's little petroleum launch pitilessly awaited me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A dull, gloomy day; and with it came the inevitable leave-taking.
awaited
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From this reading For the last time I left my home and went alone down the garden to the beach, where the Fram's little petroleum launch pitilessly awaited me.
beach
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From this reading For the last time I left my home and went alone down the garden to the beach, where the Fram's little petroleum launch pitilessly awaited me.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The door closed behind me.
came
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From this reading A dull, gloomy day; and with it came the inevitable leave-taking.
closed
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From this reading The door closed behind me.
day
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From this reading THE START "So travel I north to the gloomy abode That the sun never shines on-- There is no day."
door
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From this reading The door closed behind me.
down
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From this reading For the last time I left my home and went alone down the garden to the beach, where the Fram's little petroleum launch pitilessly awaited me.
dull
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From this reading A dull, gloomy day; and with it came the inevitable leave-taking.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the last time I left my home and went alone down the garden to the beach, where the Fram's little petroleum launch pitilessly awaited me.
Fram's
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From this reading For the last time I left my home and went alone down the garden to the beach, where the Fram's little petroleum launch pitilessly awaited me.
garden
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From this reading For the last time I left my home and went alone down the garden to the beach, where the Fram's little petroleum launch pitilessly awaited me.
gloomy
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From this reading THE START "So travel I north to the gloomy abode That the sun never shines on-- There is no day."
home
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From this reading For the last time I left my home and went alone down the garden to the beach, where the Fram's little petroleum launch pitilessly awaited me.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE START "So travel I north to the gloomy abode That the sun never shines on-- There is no day."
inevitable
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From this reading A dull, gloomy day; and with it came the inevitable leave-taking.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE START "So travel I north to the gloomy abode That the sun never shines on-- There is no day."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was midsummer day.
last
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From this reading For the last time I left my home and went alone down the garden to the beach, where the Fram's little petroleum launch pitilessly awaited me.
launch
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From this reading For the last time I left my home and went alone down the garden to the beach, where the Fram's little petroleum launch pitilessly awaited me.
leave-taking
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From this reading A dull, gloomy day; and with it came the inevitable leave-taking.
left
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From this reading For the last time I left my home and went alone down the garden to the beach, where the Fram's little petroleum launch pitilessly awaited me.
little
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From this reading For the last time I left my home and went alone down the garden to the beach, where the Fram's little petroleum launch pitilessly awaited me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The door closed behind me.
midsummer
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From this reading It was midsummer day.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading For the last time I left my home and went alone down the garden to the beach, where the Fram's little petroleum launch pitilessly awaited me.
never
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From this reading THE START "So travel I north to the gloomy abode That the sun never shines on-- There is no day."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THE START "So travel I north to the gloomy abode That the sun never shines on-- There is no day."
north
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From this reading THE START "So travel I north to the gloomy abode That the sun never shines on-- There is no day."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE START "So travel I north to the gloomy abode That the sun never shines on-- There is no day."
petroleum
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From this reading For the last time I left my home and went alone down the garden to the beach, where the Fram's little petroleum launch pitilessly awaited me.
pitilessly
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From this reading For the last time I left my home and went alone down the garden to the beach, where the Fram's little petroleum launch pitilessly awaited me.
shines
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From this reading THE START "So travel I north to the gloomy abode That the sun never shines on-- There is no day."
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE START "So travel I north to the gloomy abode That the sun never shines on-- There is no day."
STARTnounUS /stɑrt/
a sudden movement of surprise in a specific situation in this story
From this reading THE START "So travel I north to the gloomy abode That the sun never shines on-- There is no day."
sun
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From this reading THE START "So travel I north to the gloomy abode That the sun never shines on-- There is no day."
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE START "So travel I north to the gloomy abode That the sun never shines on-- There is no day."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE START "So travel I north to the gloomy abode That the sun never shines on-- There is no day."
There
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From this reading THE START "So travel I north to the gloomy abode That the sun never shines on-- There is no day."
time
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From this reading For the last time I left my home and went alone down the garden to the beach, where the Fram's little petroleum launch pitilessly awaited me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE START "So travel I north to the gloomy abode That the sun never shines on-- There is no day."
travel
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From this reading THE START "So travel I north to the gloomy abode That the sun never shines on-- There is no day."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was midsummer day.
went
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From this reading For the last time I left my home and went alone down the garden to the beach, where the Fram's little petroleum launch pitilessly awaited me.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading For the last time I left my home and went alone down the garden to the beach, where the Fram's little petroleum launch pitilessly awaited me.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A dull, gloomy day; and with it came the inevitable leave-taking.
