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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 Wherein an Angel Materializes and a Man Worships Perhaps there was a breath of sound--Freckles never afterward could remember--but for some reason he lifted his head as the bushes parted and the face of an angel looked between.
afterward
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From this reading Wherein an Angel Materializes and a Man Worships Perhaps there was a breath of sound--Freckles never afterward could remember--but for some reason he lifted his head as the bushes parted and the face of an angel looked between.
aisle
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From this reading Saints, nymphs, and fairies had floated down his cathedral aisle for him many times, with forms and voices of exquisite beauty.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Wherein an Angel Materializes and a Man Worships Perhaps there was a breath of sound--Freckles never afterward could remember--but for some reason he lifted his head as the bushes parted and the face of an angel looked between.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wherein an Angel Materializes and a Man Worships Perhaps there was a breath of sound--Freckles never afterward could remember--but for some reason he lifted his head as the bushes parted and the face of an angel looked between.
Angel
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Wherein an Angel Materializes and a Man Worships Perhaps there was a breath of sound--Freckles never afterward could remember--but for some reason he lifted his head as the bushes parted and the face of an angel looked between.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Parting the wild roses at the entrance was beauty of which Freckles never had dreamed.
beauty
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From this reading Saints, nymphs, and fairies had floated down his cathedral aisle for him many times, with forms and voices of exquisite beauty.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Wherein an Angel Materializes and a Man Worships Perhaps there was a breath of sound--Freckles never afterward could remember--but for some reason he lifted his head as the bushes parted and the face of an angel looked between.
book
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breath
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From this reading Wherein an Angel Materializes and a Man Worships Perhaps there was a breath of sound--Freckles never afterward could remember--but for some reason he lifted his head as the bushes parted and the face of an angel looked between.
bushes
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From this reading Wherein an Angel Materializes and a Man Worships Perhaps there was a breath of sound--Freckles never afterward could remember--but for some reason he lifted his head as the bushes parted and the face of an angel looked between.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Wherein an Angel Materializes and a Man Worships Perhaps there was a breath of sound--Freckles never afterward could remember--but for some reason he lifted his head as the bushes parted and the face of an angel looked between.
cathedral
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From this reading Saints, nymphs, and fairies had floated down his cathedral aisle for him many times, with forms and voices of exquisite beauty.
closer
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From this reading He dropped his book, and rising to his feet, went a step closer, gazing intently.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Wherein an Angel Materializes and a Man Worships Perhaps there was a breath of sound--Freckles never afterward could remember--but for some reason he lifted his head as the bushes parted and the face of an angel looked between.
down
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From this reading Saints, nymphs, and fairies had floated down his cathedral aisle for him many times, with forms and voices of exquisite beauty.
dreamed
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From this reading Parting the wild roses at the entrance was beauty of which Freckles never had dreamed.
dreams
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From this reading Was it real or would it vanish as the other dreams?
dropped
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entrance
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From this reading Parting the wild roses at the entrance was beauty of which Freckles never had dreamed.
exquisite
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From this reading Saints, nymphs, and fairies had floated down his cathedral aisle for him many times, with forms and voices of exquisite beauty.
face
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From this reading Wherein an Angel Materializes and a Man Worships Perhaps there was a breath of sound--Freckles never afterward could remember--but for some reason he lifted his head as the bushes parted and the face of an angel looked between.
fairies
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From this reading Saints, nymphs, and fairies had floated down his cathedral aisle for him many times, with forms and voices of exquisite beauty.
feet
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From this reading He dropped his book, and rising to his feet, went a step closer, gazing intently.
floated
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From this reading Saints, nymphs, and fairies had floated down his cathedral aisle for him many times, with forms and voices of exquisite beauty.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Wherein an Angel Materializes and a Man Worships Perhaps there was a breath of sound--Freckles never afterward could remember--but for some reason he lifted his head as the bushes parted and the face of an angel looked between.
forms
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From this reading Saints, nymphs, and fairies had floated down his cathedral aisle for him many times, with forms and voices of exquisite beauty.
Freckles
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From this reading Wherein an Angel Materializes and a Man Worships Perhaps there was a breath of sound--Freckles never afterward could remember--but for some reason he lifted his head as the bushes parted and the face of an angel looked between.
gazing
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From this reading He dropped his book, and rising to his feet, went a step closer, gazing intently.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Saints, nymphs, and fairies had floated down his cathedral aisle for him many times, with forms and voices of exquisite beauty.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Wherein an Angel Materializes and a Man Worships Perhaps there was a breath of sound--Freckles never afterward could remember--but for some reason he lifted his head as the bushes parted and the face of an angel looked between.
head
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From this reading Wherein an Angel Materializes and a Man Worships Perhaps there was a breath of sound--Freckles never afterward could remember--but for some reason he lifted his head as the bushes parted and the face of an angel looked between.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Saints, nymphs, and fairies had floated down his cathedral aisle for him many times, with forms and voices of exquisite beauty.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Wherein an Angel Materializes and a Man Worships Perhaps there was a breath of sound--Freckles never afterward could remember--but for some reason he lifted his head as the bushes parted and the face of an angel looked between.
intently
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From this reading He dropped his book, and rising to his feet, went a step closer, gazing intently.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Was it real or would it vanish as the other dreams?
lifted
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From this reading Wherein an Angel Materializes and a Man Worships Perhaps there was a breath of sound--Freckles never afterward could remember--but for some reason he lifted his head as the bushes parted and the face of an angel looked between.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wherein an Angel Materializes and a Man Worships Perhaps there was a breath of sound--Freckles never afterward could remember--but for some reason he lifted his head as the bushes parted and the face of an angel looked between.
Man
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From this reading Wherein an Angel Materializes and a Man Worships Perhaps there was a breath of sound--Freckles never afterward could remember--but for some reason he lifted his head as the bushes parted and the face of an angel looked between.
many
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From this reading Saints, nymphs, and fairies had floated down his cathedral aisle for him many times, with forms and voices of exquisite beauty.
Materializes
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From this reading Wherein an Angel Materializes and a Man Worships Perhaps there was a breath of sound--Freckles never afterward could remember--but for some reason he lifted his head as the bushes parted and the face of an angel looked between.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wherein an Angel Materializes and a Man Worships Perhaps there was a breath of sound--Freckles never afterward could remember--but for some reason he lifted his head as the bushes parted and the face of an angel looked between.
nymphs
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From this reading Saints, nymphs, and fairies had floated down his cathedral aisle for him many times, with forms and voices of exquisite beauty.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Wherein an Angel Materializes and a Man Worships Perhaps there was a breath of sound--Freckles never afterward could remember--but for some reason he lifted his head as the bushes parted and the face of an angel looked between.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Was it real or would it vanish as the other dreams?
other
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From this reading Was it real or would it vanish as the other dreams?
parted
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From this reading Wherein an Angel Materializes and a Man Worships Perhaps there was a breath of sound--Freckles never afterward could remember--but for some reason he lifted his head as the bushes parted and the face of an angel looked between.
Parting
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From this reading Parting the wild roses at the entrance was beauty of which Freckles never had dreamed.
Perhaps
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From this reading Wherein an Angel Materializes and a Man Worships Perhaps there was a breath of sound--Freckles never afterward could remember--but for some reason he lifted his head as the bushes parted and the face of an angel looked between.
real
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From this reading Was it real or would it vanish as the other dreams?
reason
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From this reading Wherein an Angel Materializes and a Man Worships Perhaps there was a breath of sound--Freckles never afterward could remember--but for some reason he lifted his head as the bushes parted and the face of an angel looked between.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading Wherein an Angel Materializes and a Man Worships Perhaps there was a breath of sound--Freckles never afterward could remember--but for some reason he lifted his head as the bushes parted and the face of an angel looked between.
rising
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From this reading He dropped his book, and rising to his feet, went a step closer, gazing intently.
roses
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From this reading Parting the wild roses at the entrance was beauty of which Freckles never had dreamed.
Saints
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From this reading Saints, nymphs, and fairies had floated down his cathedral aisle for him many times, with forms and voices of exquisite beauty.
some
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sound
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From this reading Wherein an Angel Materializes and a Man Worships Perhaps there was a breath of sound--Freckles never afterward could remember--but for some reason he lifted his head as the bushes parted and the face of an angel looked between.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He dropped his book, and rising to his feet, went a step closer, gazing intently.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Wherein an Angel Materializes and a Man Worships Perhaps there was a breath of sound--Freckles never afterward could remember--but for some reason he lifted his head as the bushes parted and the face of an angel looked between.
there
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times
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From this reading Saints, nymphs, and fairies had floated down his cathedral aisle for him many times, with forms and voices of exquisite beauty.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He dropped his book, and rising to his feet, went a step closer, gazing intently.
vanish
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From this reading Was it real or would it vanish as the other dreams?
voices
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From this reading Saints, nymphs, and fairies had floated down his cathedral aisle for him many times, with forms and voices of exquisite beauty.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Wherein an Angel Materializes and a Man Worships Perhaps there was a breath of sound--Freckles never afterward could remember--but for some reason he lifted his head as the bushes parted and the face of an angel looked between.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He dropped his book, and rising to his feet, went a step closer, gazing intently.
Wherein
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From this reading Wherein an Angel Materializes and a Man Worships Perhaps there was a breath of sound--Freckles never afterward could remember--but for some reason he lifted his head as the bushes parted and the face of an angel looked between.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Parting the wild roses at the entrance was beauty of which Freckles never had dreamed.
wild
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From this reading Parting the wild roses at the entrance was beauty of which Freckles never had dreamed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Saints, nymphs, and fairies had floated down his cathedral aisle for him many times, with forms and voices of exquisite beauty.
Worships
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From this reading Wherein an Angel Materializes and a Man Worships Perhaps there was a breath of sound--Freckles never afterward could remember--but for some reason he lifted his head as the bushes parted and the face of an angel looked between.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Was it real or would it vanish as the other dreams?
