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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 In life there comes sometimes a tidal wave in the ebb of which all old landmarks are washed out.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yes, nothing could ever be the same again.
all
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From this reading In life there comes sometimes a tidal wave in the ebb of which all old landmarks are washed out.
almost
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From this reading She had fallen into bed half dead with fatigue and emotion, but when she woke the sickly gray light of a Russian winter mid-day pouring into her room, and saw her maid's stolid face, back rushed the events of the night, and she drew in her breath with almost a hiss.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Leave me, Johnson," she said, "I am too tired, I cannot get up yet."
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And so it was with Tamara.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In life there comes sometimes a tidal wave in the ebb of which all old landmarks are washed out.
back
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From this reading She had fallen into bed half dead with fatigue and emotion, but when she woke the sickly gray light of a Russian winter mid-day pouring into her room, and saw her maid's stolid face, back rushed the events of the night, and she drew in her breath with almost a hiss.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Yes, nothing could ever be the same again.
bed
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From this reading She had fallen into bed half dead with fatigue and emotion, but when she woke the sickly gray light of a Russian winter mid-day pouring into her room, and saw her maid's stolid face, back rushed the events of the night, and she drew in her breath with almost a hiss.
breath
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From this reading She had fallen into bed half dead with fatigue and emotion, but when she woke the sickly gray light of a Russian winter mid-day pouring into her room, and saw her maid's stolid face, back rushed the events of the night, and she drew in her breath with almost a hiss.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had fallen into bed half dead with fatigue and emotion, but when she woke the sickly gray light of a Russian winter mid-day pouring into her room, and saw her maid's stolid face, back rushed the events of the night, and she drew in her breath with almost a hiss.
cannot
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From this reading "Leave me, Johnson," she said, "I am too tired, I cannot get up yet."
comes
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From this reading In life there comes sometimes a tidal wave in the ebb of which all old landmarks are washed out.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Yes, nothing could ever be the same again.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had fallen into bed half dead with fatigue and emotion, but when she woke the sickly gray light of a Russian winter mid-day pouring into her room, and saw her maid's stolid face, back rushed the events of the night, and she drew in her breath with almost a hiss.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had fallen into bed half dead with fatigue and emotion, but when she woke the sickly gray light of a Russian winter mid-day pouring into her room, and saw her maid's stolid face, back rushed the events of the night, and she drew in her breath with almost a hiss.
ebbnounUS /ɛb/
the movement of the tide away from the land
From this reading In life there comes sometimes a tidal wave in the ebb of which all old landmarks are washed out.
emotion
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From this reading She had fallen into bed half dead with fatigue and emotion, but when she woke the sickly gray light of a Russian winter mid-day pouring into her room, and saw her maid's stolid face, back rushed the events of the night, and she drew in her breath with almost a hiss.
events
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From this reading She had fallen into bed half dead with fatigue and emotion, but when she woke the sickly gray light of a Russian winter mid-day pouring into her room, and saw her maid's stolid face, back rushed the events of the night, and she drew in her breath with almost a hiss.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yes, nothing could ever be the same again.
face
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From this reading She had fallen into bed half dead with fatigue and emotion, but when she woke the sickly gray light of a Russian winter mid-day pouring into her room, and saw her maid's stolid face, back rushed the events of the night, and she drew in her breath with almost a hiss.
fallen
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From this reading She had fallen into bed half dead with fatigue and emotion, but when she woke the sickly gray light of a Russian winter mid-day pouring into her room, and saw her maid's stolid face, back rushed the events of the night, and she drew in her breath with almost a hiss.
fatigue
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From this reading She had fallen into bed half dead with fatigue and emotion, but when she woke the sickly gray light of a Russian winter mid-day pouring into her room, and saw her maid's stolid face, back rushed the events of the night, and she drew in her breath with almost a hiss.
get
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From this reading "Leave me, Johnson," she said, "I am too tired, I cannot get up yet."
gray
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From this reading She had fallen into bed half dead with fatigue and emotion, but when she woke the sickly gray light of a Russian winter mid-day pouring into her room, and saw her maid's stolid face, back rushed the events of the night, and she drew in her breath with almost a hiss.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had fallen into bed half dead with fatigue and emotion, but when she woke the sickly gray light of a Russian winter mid-day pouring into her room, and saw her maid's stolid face, back rushed the events of the night, and she drew in her breath with almost a hiss.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had fallen into bed half dead with fatigue and emotion, but when she woke the sickly gray light of a Russian winter mid-day pouring into her room, and saw her maid's stolid face, back rushed the events of the night, and she drew in her breath with almost a hiss.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had fallen into bed half dead with fatigue and emotion, but when she woke the sickly gray light of a Russian winter mid-day pouring into her room, and saw her maid's stolid face, back rushed the events of the night, and she drew in her breath with almost a hiss.
hiss
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From this reading She had fallen into bed half dead with fatigue and emotion, but when she woke the sickly gray light of a Russian winter mid-day pouring into her room, and saw her maid's stolid face, back rushed the events of the night, and she drew in her breath with almost a hiss.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Leave me, Johnson," she said, "I am too tired, I cannot get up yet."
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In life there comes sometimes a tidal wave in the ebb of which all old landmarks are washed out.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She had fallen into bed half dead with fatigue and emotion, but when she woke the sickly gray light of a Russian winter mid-day pouring into her room, and saw her maid's stolid face, back rushed the events of the night, and she drew in her breath with almost a hiss.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And so it was with Tamara.
Johnson
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From this reading "Leave me, Johnson," she said, "I am too tired, I cannot get up yet."
landmarks
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From this reading In life there comes sometimes a tidal wave in the ebb of which all old landmarks are washed out.
Leave
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From this reading "Leave me, Johnson," she said, "I am too tired, I cannot get up yet."
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In life there comes sometimes a tidal wave in the ebb of which all old landmarks are washed out.
light
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From this reading She had fallen into bed half dead with fatigue and emotion, but when she woke the sickly gray light of a Russian winter mid-day pouring into her room, and saw her maid's stolid face, back rushed the events of the night, and she drew in her breath with almost a hiss.
maid's
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From this reading She had fallen into bed half dead with fatigue and emotion, but when she woke the sickly gray light of a Russian winter mid-day pouring into her room, and saw her maid's stolid face, back rushed the events of the night, and she drew in her breath with almost a hiss.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Leave me, Johnson," she said, "I am too tired, I cannot get up yet."
mid-day
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From this reading She had fallen into bed half dead with fatigue and emotion, but when she woke the sickly gray light of a Russian winter mid-day pouring into her room, and saw her maid's stolid face, back rushed the events of the night, and she drew in her breath with almost a hiss.
night
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From this reading She had fallen into bed half dead with fatigue and emotion, but when she woke the sickly gray light of a Russian winter mid-day pouring into her room, and saw her maid's stolid face, back rushed the events of the night, and she drew in her breath with almost a hiss.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Yes, nothing could ever be the same again.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In life there comes sometimes a tidal wave in the ebb of which all old landmarks are washed out.
old
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From this reading In life there comes sometimes a tidal wave in the ebb of which all old landmarks are washed out.
out
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From this reading In life there comes sometimes a tidal wave in the ebb of which all old landmarks are washed out.
pouring
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From this reading She had fallen into bed half dead with fatigue and emotion, but when she woke the sickly gray light of a Russian winter mid-day pouring into her room, and saw her maid's stolid face, back rushed the events of the night, and she drew in her breath with almost a hiss.
room
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From this reading She had fallen into bed half dead with fatigue and emotion, but when she woke the sickly gray light of a Russian winter mid-day pouring into her room, and saw her maid's stolid face, back rushed the events of the night, and she drew in her breath with almost a hiss.
rushed
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From this reading She had fallen into bed half dead with fatigue and emotion, but when she woke the sickly gray light of a Russian winter mid-day pouring into her room, and saw her maid's stolid face, back rushed the events of the night, and she drew in her breath with almost a hiss.
Russian
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From this reading She had fallen into bed half dead with fatigue and emotion, but when she woke the sickly gray light of a Russian winter mid-day pouring into her room, and saw her maid's stolid face, back rushed the events of the night, and she drew in her breath with almost a hiss.
said
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From this reading "Leave me, Johnson," she said, "I am too tired, I cannot get up yet."
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yes, nothing could ever be the same again.
saw
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From this reading She had fallen into bed half dead with fatigue and emotion, but when she woke the sickly gray light of a Russian winter mid-day pouring into her room, and saw her maid's stolid face, back rushed the events of the night, and she drew in her breath with almost a hiss.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had fallen into bed half dead with fatigue and emotion, but when she woke the sickly gray light of a Russian winter mid-day pouring into her room, and saw her maid's stolid face, back rushed the events of the night, and she drew in her breath with almost a hiss.
sickly
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From this reading She had fallen into bed half dead with fatigue and emotion, but when she woke the sickly gray light of a Russian winter mid-day pouring into her room, and saw her maid's stolid face, back rushed the events of the night, and she drew in her breath with almost a hiss.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so it was with Tamara.
sometimes
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From this reading In life there comes sometimes a tidal wave in the ebb of which all old landmarks are washed out.
stolid
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From this reading She had fallen into bed half dead with fatigue and emotion, but when she woke the sickly gray light of a Russian winter mid-day pouring into her room, and saw her maid's stolid face, back rushed the events of the night, and she drew in her breath with almost a hiss.
Tamara
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From this reading And so it was with Tamara.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In life there comes sometimes a tidal wave in the ebb of which all old landmarks are washed out.
there
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From this reading In life there comes sometimes a tidal wave in the ebb of which all old landmarks are washed out.
tidal
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From this reading In life there comes sometimes a tidal wave in the ebb of which all old landmarks are washed out.
tired
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From this reading "Leave me, Johnson," she said, "I am too tired, I cannot get up yet."
too
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From this reading "Leave me, Johnson," she said, "I am too tired, I cannot get up yet."
up
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From this reading "Leave me, Johnson," she said, "I am too tired, I cannot get up yet."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And so it was with Tamara.
washed
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From this reading In life there comes sometimes a tidal wave in the ebb of which all old landmarks are washed out.
wave
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From this reading In life there comes sometimes a tidal wave in the ebb of which all old landmarks are washed out.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She had fallen into bed half dead with fatigue and emotion, but when she woke the sickly gray light of a Russian winter mid-day pouring into her room, and saw her maid's stolid face, back rushed the events of the night, and she drew in her breath with almost a hiss.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In life there comes sometimes a tidal wave in the ebb of which all old landmarks are washed out.
winter
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From this reading She had fallen into bed half dead with fatigue and emotion, but when she woke the sickly gray light of a Russian winter mid-day pouring into her room, and saw her maid's stolid face, back rushed the events of the night, and she drew in her breath with almost a hiss.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And so it was with Tamara.
woke
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From this reading She had fallen into bed half dead with fatigue and emotion, but when she woke the sickly gray light of a Russian winter mid-day pouring into her room, and saw her maid's stolid face, back rushed the events of the night, and she drew in her breath with almost a hiss.
Yes
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From this reading Yes, nothing could ever be the same again.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "Leave me, Johnson," she said, "I am too tired, I cannot get up yet."
