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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 That man who spends his days in painting a girl's portrait, in talking to her, and in gazing upon the unfinished portrait when she is not with him, and occupies his thoughts during the watches of the night in thinking about her, is perilously near to taking the last and fatal step.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading That man who spends his days in painting a girl's portrait, in talking to her, and in gazing upon the unfinished portrait when she is not with him, and occupies his thoughts during the watches of the night in thinking about her, is perilously near to taking the last and fatal step.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am possessed by this girl," he might have said had he put his thoughts into words.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That man who spends his days in painting a girl's portrait, in talking to her, and in gazing upon the unfinished portrait when she is not with him, and occupies his thoughts during the watches of the night in thinking about her, is perilously near to taking the last and fatal step.
Arnold
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From this reading Arnold was at this point.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Arnold was at this point.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "I am possessed by this girl," he might have said had he put his thoughts into words.
CLARA
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From this reading COUSIN CLARA.
COUSIN
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From this reading COUSIN CLARA.
days
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From this reading That man who spends his days in painting a girl's portrait, in talking to her, and in gazing upon the unfinished portrait when she is not with him, and occupies his thoughts during the watches of the night in thinking about her, is perilously near to taking the last and fatal step.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading That man who spends his days in painting a girl's portrait, in talking to her, and in gazing upon the unfinished portrait when she is not with him, and occupies his thoughts during the watches of the night in thinking about her, is perilously near to taking the last and fatal step.
fatal
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From this reading That man who spends his days in painting a girl's portrait, in talking to her, and in gazing upon the unfinished portrait when she is not with him, and occupies his thoughts during the watches of the night in thinking about her, is perilously near to taking the last and fatal step.
Flight
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From this reading Flight for such a man is the only thing left, and he so seldom thinks of flight until it is too late.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Flight for such a man is the only thing left, and he so seldom thinks of flight until it is too late.
gazing
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From this reading That man who spends his days in painting a girl's portrait, in talking to her, and in gazing upon the unfinished portrait when she is not with him, and occupies his thoughts during the watches of the night in thinking about her, is perilously near to taking the last and fatal step.
girl
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From this reading "I am possessed by this girl," he might have said had he put his thoughts into words.
girl's
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From this reading That man who spends his days in painting a girl's portrait, in talking to her, and in gazing upon the unfinished portrait when she is not with him, and occupies his thoughts during the watches of the night in thinking about her, is perilously near to taking the last and fatal step.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I am possessed by this girl," he might have said had he put his thoughts into words.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I am possessed by this girl," he might have said had he put his thoughts into words.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Flight for such a man is the only thing left, and he so seldom thinks of flight until it is too late.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That man who spends his days in painting a girl's portrait, in talking to her, and in gazing upon the unfinished portrait when she is not with him, and occupies his thoughts during the watches of the night in thinking about her, is perilously near to taking the last and fatal step.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That man who spends his days in painting a girl's portrait, in talking to her, and in gazing upon the unfinished portrait when she is not with him, and occupies his thoughts during the watches of the night in thinking about her, is perilously near to taking the last and fatal step.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That man who spends his days in painting a girl's portrait, in talking to her, and in gazing upon the unfinished portrait when she is not with him, and occupies his thoughts during the watches of the night in thinking about her, is perilously near to taking the last and fatal step.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am possessed by this girl," he might have said had he put his thoughts into words.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That man who spends his days in painting a girl's portrait, in talking to her, and in gazing upon the unfinished portrait when she is not with him, and occupies his thoughts during the watches of the night in thinking about her, is perilously near to taking the last and fatal step.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "I am possessed by this girl," he might have said had he put his thoughts into words.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That man who spends his days in painting a girl's portrait, in talking to her, and in gazing upon the unfinished portrait when she is not with him, and occupies his thoughts during the watches of the night in thinking about her, is perilously near to taking the last and fatal step.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Flight for such a man is the only thing left, and he so seldom thinks of flight until it is too late.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That man who spends his days in painting a girl's portrait, in talking to her, and in gazing upon the unfinished portrait when she is not with him, and occupies his thoughts during the watches of the night in thinking about her, is perilously near to taking the last and fatal step.
late
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From this reading Flight for such a man is the only thing left, and he so seldom thinks of flight until it is too late.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Flight for such a man is the only thing left, and he so seldom thinks of flight until it is too late.
man
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From this reading That man who spends his days in painting a girl's portrait, in talking to her, and in gazing upon the unfinished portrait when she is not with him, and occupies his thoughts during the watches of the night in thinking about her, is perilously near to taking the last and fatal step.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "I am possessed by this girl," he might have said had he put his thoughts into words.
near
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From this reading That man who spends his days in painting a girl's portrait, in talking to her, and in gazing upon the unfinished portrait when she is not with him, and occupies his thoughts during the watches of the night in thinking about her, is perilously near to taking the last and fatal step.
night
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From this reading That man who spends his days in painting a girl's portrait, in talking to her, and in gazing upon the unfinished portrait when she is not with him, and occupies his thoughts during the watches of the night in thinking about her, is perilously near to taking the last and fatal step.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That man who spends his days in painting a girl's portrait, in talking to her, and in gazing upon the unfinished portrait when she is not with him, and occupies his thoughts during the watches of the night in thinking about her, is perilously near to taking the last and fatal step.
occupies
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From this reading That man who spends his days in painting a girl's portrait, in talking to her, and in gazing upon the unfinished portrait when she is not with him, and occupies his thoughts during the watches of the night in thinking about her, is perilously near to taking the last and fatal step.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That man who spends his days in painting a girl's portrait, in talking to her, and in gazing upon the unfinished portrait when she is not with him, and occupies his thoughts during the watches of the night in thinking about her, is perilously near to taking the last and fatal step.
only
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From this reading Flight for such a man is the only thing left, and he so seldom thinks of flight until it is too late.
painting
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From this reading That man who spends his days in painting a girl's portrait, in talking to her, and in gazing upon the unfinished portrait when she is not with him, and occupies his thoughts during the watches of the night in thinking about her, is perilously near to taking the last and fatal step.
perilously
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From this reading That man who spends his days in painting a girl's portrait, in talking to her, and in gazing upon the unfinished portrait when she is not with him, and occupies his thoughts during the watches of the night in thinking about her, is perilously near to taking the last and fatal step.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Arnold was at this point.
portrait
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From this reading That man who spends his days in painting a girl's portrait, in talking to her, and in gazing upon the unfinished portrait when she is not with him, and occupies his thoughts during the watches of the night in thinking about her, is perilously near to taking the last and fatal step.
possessed
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From this reading "I am possessed by this girl," he might have said had he put his thoughts into words.
put
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From this reading "I am possessed by this girl," he might have said had he put his thoughts into words.
said
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From this reading "I am possessed by this girl," he might have said had he put his thoughts into words.
seldom
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From this reading Flight for such a man is the only thing left, and he so seldom thinks of flight until it is too late.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That man who spends his days in painting a girl's portrait, in talking to her, and in gazing upon the unfinished portrait when she is not with him, and occupies his thoughts during the watches of the night in thinking about her, is perilously near to taking the last and fatal step.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Flight for such a man is the only thing left, and he so seldom thinks of flight until it is too late.
spends
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From this reading That man who spends his days in painting a girl's portrait, in talking to her, and in gazing upon the unfinished portrait when she is not with him, and occupies his thoughts during the watches of the night in thinking about her, is perilously near to taking the last and fatal step.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That man who spends his days in painting a girl's portrait, in talking to her, and in gazing upon the unfinished portrait when she is not with him, and occupies his thoughts during the watches of the night in thinking about her, is perilously near to taking the last and fatal step.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Flight for such a man is the only thing left, and he so seldom thinks of flight until it is too late.
taking
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From this reading That man who spends his days in painting a girl's portrait, in talking to her, and in gazing upon the unfinished portrait when she is not with him, and occupies his thoughts during the watches of the night in thinking about her, is perilously near to taking the last and fatal step.
talking
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From this reading That man who spends his days in painting a girl's portrait, in talking to her, and in gazing upon the unfinished portrait when she is not with him, and occupies his thoughts during the watches of the night in thinking about her, is perilously near to taking the last and fatal step.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That man who spends his days in painting a girl's portrait, in talking to her, and in gazing upon the unfinished portrait when she is not with him, and occupies his thoughts during the watches of the night in thinking about her, is perilously near to taking the last and fatal step.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That man who spends his days in painting a girl's portrait, in talking to her, and in gazing upon the unfinished portrait when she is not with him, and occupies his thoughts during the watches of the night in thinking about her, is perilously near to taking the last and fatal step.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Flight for such a man is the only thing left, and he so seldom thinks of flight until it is too late.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That man who spends his days in painting a girl's portrait, in talking to her, and in gazing upon the unfinished portrait when she is not with him, and occupies his thoughts during the watches of the night in thinking about her, is perilously near to taking the last and fatal step.
thinks
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From this reading Flight for such a man is the only thing left, and he so seldom thinks of flight until it is too late.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Arnold was at this point.
thoughts
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From this reading That man who spends his days in painting a girl's portrait, in talking to her, and in gazing upon the unfinished portrait when she is not with him, and occupies his thoughts during the watches of the night in thinking about her, is perilously near to taking the last and fatal step.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That man who spends his days in painting a girl's portrait, in talking to her, and in gazing upon the unfinished portrait when she is not with him, and occupies his thoughts during the watches of the night in thinking about her, is perilously near to taking the last and fatal step.
too
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From this reading Flight for such a man is the only thing left, and he so seldom thinks of flight until it is too late.
unfinished
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From this reading That man who spends his days in painting a girl's portrait, in talking to her, and in gazing upon the unfinished portrait when she is not with him, and occupies his thoughts during the watches of the night in thinking about her, is perilously near to taking the last and fatal step.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Flight for such a man is the only thing left, and he so seldom thinks of flight until it is too late.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading That man who spends his days in painting a girl's portrait, in talking to her, and in gazing upon the unfinished portrait when she is not with him, and occupies his thoughts during the watches of the night in thinking about her, is perilously near to taking the last and fatal step.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Arnold was at this point.
watches
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From this reading That man who spends his days in painting a girl's portrait, in talking to her, and in gazing upon the unfinished portrait when she is not with him, and occupies his thoughts during the watches of the night in thinking about her, is perilously near to taking the last and fatal step.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading That man who spends his days in painting a girl's portrait, in talking to her, and in gazing upon the unfinished portrait when she is not with him, and occupies his thoughts during the watches of the night in thinking about her, is perilously near to taking the last and fatal step.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading That man who spends his days in painting a girl's portrait, in talking to her, and in gazing upon the unfinished portrait when she is not with him, and occupies his thoughts during the watches of the night in thinking about her, is perilously near to taking the last and fatal step.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading That man who spends his days in painting a girl's portrait, in talking to her, and in gazing upon the unfinished portrait when she is not with him, and occupies his thoughts during the watches of the night in thinking about her, is perilously near to taking the last and fatal step.
words
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From this reading "I am possessed by this girl," he might have said had he put his thoughts into words.
