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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 Jerome's mind, during the two days after the party, was in a sort of dazzle of efflorescence, and could not precipitate any clear ideas for his own understanding.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Jerome's mind, during the two days after the party, was in a sort of dazzle of efflorescence, and could not precipitate any clear ideas for his own understanding.
all
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From this reading He worked on stolidly, having all the time before his mental vision, like one with closed eyes in a bright room, a shifting splendor as of strange scenes and clouds.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jerome's mind, during the two days after the party, was in a sort of dazzle of efflorescence, and could not precipitate any clear ideas for his own understanding.
any
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From this reading Jerome's mind, during the two days after the party, was in a sort of dazzle of efflorescence, and could not precipitate any clear ideas for his own understanding.
appealed
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From this reading Still, all things that appealed to his senses seemed enhanced in power, becoming so loud and so magnified that they produced a confusion of hearing and vision.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He worked on stolidly, having all the time before his mental vision, like one with closed eyes in a bright room, a shifting splendor as of strange scenes and clouds.
away
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From this reading He could not sleep nor eat, his spirit seemed to inhabit his flesh so thoroughly as to do away with the material needs of it.
becoming
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From this reading Still, all things that appealed to his senses seemed enhanced in power, becoming so loud and so magnified that they produced a confusion of hearing and vision.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Love had been so outside his calculation of life, that his imagination, even, had scarcely grasped the possibility of it.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He worked on stolidly, having all the time before his mental vision, like one with closed eyes in a bright room, a shifting splendor as of strange scenes and clouds.
bright
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From this reading He worked on stolidly, having all the time before his mental vision, like one with closed eyes in a bright room, a shifting splendor as of strange scenes and clouds.
calculation
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From this reading Love had been so outside his calculation of life, that his imagination, even, had scarcely grasped the possibility of it.
clear
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From this reading Jerome's mind, during the two days after the party, was in a sort of dazzle of efflorescence, and could not precipitate any clear ideas for his own understanding.
closed
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From this reading He worked on stolidly, having all the time before his mental vision, like one with closed eyes in a bright room, a shifting splendor as of strange scenes and clouds.
clouds
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From this reading He worked on stolidly, having all the time before his mental vision, like one with closed eyes in a bright room, a shifting splendor as of strange scenes and clouds.
confusion
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From this reading Still, all things that appealed to his senses seemed enhanced in power, becoming so loud and so magnified that they produced a confusion of hearing and vision.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Jerome's mind, during the two days after the party, was in a sort of dazzle of efflorescence, and could not precipitate any clear ideas for his own understanding.
days
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From this reading Jerome's mind, during the two days after the party, was in a sort of dazzle of efflorescence, and could not precipitate any clear ideas for his own understanding.
dazzle
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From this reading Jerome's mind, during the two days after the party, was in a sort of dazzle of efflorescence, and could not precipitate any clear ideas for his own understanding.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He could not sleep nor eat, his spirit seemed to inhabit his flesh so thoroughly as to do away with the material needs of it.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Jerome's mind, during the two days after the party, was in a sort of dazzle of efflorescence, and could not precipitate any clear ideas for his own understanding.
eat
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From this reading He could not sleep nor eat, his spirit seemed to inhabit his flesh so thoroughly as to do away with the material needs of it.
efflorescence
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From this reading Jerome's mind, during the two days after the party, was in a sort of dazzle of efflorescence, and could not precipitate any clear ideas for his own understanding.
enhanced
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From this reading Still, all things that appealed to his senses seemed enhanced in power, becoming so loud and so magnified that they produced a confusion of hearing and vision.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Love had been so outside his calculation of life, that his imagination, even, had scarcely grasped the possibility of it.
eyes
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From this reading He worked on stolidly, having all the time before his mental vision, like one with closed eyes in a bright room, a shifting splendor as of strange scenes and clouds.
flesh
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From this reading He could not sleep nor eat, his spirit seemed to inhabit his flesh so thoroughly as to do away with the material needs of it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Jerome's mind, during the two days after the party, was in a sort of dazzle of efflorescence, and could not precipitate any clear ideas for his own understanding.
grasped
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From this reading Love had been so outside his calculation of life, that his imagination, even, had scarcely grasped the possibility of it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Love had been so outside his calculation of life, that his imagination, even, had scarcely grasped the possibility of it.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading He worked on stolidly, having all the time before his mental vision, like one with closed eyes in a bright room, a shifting splendor as of strange scenes and clouds.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He worked on stolidly, having all the time before his mental vision, like one with closed eyes in a bright room, a shifting splendor as of strange scenes and clouds.
hearing
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From this reading Still, all things that appealed to his senses seemed enhanced in power, becoming so loud and so magnified that they produced a confusion of hearing and vision.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jerome's mind, during the two days after the party, was in a sort of dazzle of efflorescence, and could not precipitate any clear ideas for his own understanding.
ideas
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From this reading Jerome's mind, during the two days after the party, was in a sort of dazzle of efflorescence, and could not precipitate any clear ideas for his own understanding.
imagination
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From this reading Love had been so outside his calculation of life, that his imagination, even, had scarcely grasped the possibility of it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jerome's mind, during the two days after the party, was in a sort of dazzle of efflorescence, and could not precipitate any clear ideas for his own understanding.
inhabit
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From this reading He could not sleep nor eat, his spirit seemed to inhabit his flesh so thoroughly as to do away with the material needs of it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Love had been so outside his calculation of life, that his imagination, even, had scarcely grasped the possibility of it.
Jerome's
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From this reading Jerome's mind, during the two days after the party, was in a sort of dazzle of efflorescence, and could not precipitate any clear ideas for his own understanding.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Love had been so outside his calculation of life, that his imagination, even, had scarcely grasped the possibility of it.
like
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From this reading He worked on stolidly, having all the time before his mental vision, like one with closed eyes in a bright room, a shifting splendor as of strange scenes and clouds.
loud
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From this reading Still, all things that appealed to his senses seemed enhanced in power, becoming so loud and so magnified that they produced a confusion of hearing and vision.
Love
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From this reading Love had been so outside his calculation of life, that his imagination, even, had scarcely grasped the possibility of it.
magnified
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From this reading Still, all things that appealed to his senses seemed enhanced in power, becoming so loud and so magnified that they produced a confusion of hearing and vision.
material
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From this reading He could not sleep nor eat, his spirit seemed to inhabit his flesh so thoroughly as to do away with the material needs of it.
mental
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From this reading He worked on stolidly, having all the time before his mental vision, like one with closed eyes in a bright room, a shifting splendor as of strange scenes and clouds.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jerome's mind, during the two days after the party, was in a sort of dazzle of efflorescence, and could not precipitate any clear ideas for his own understanding.
needs
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From this reading He could not sleep nor eat, his spirit seemed to inhabit his flesh so thoroughly as to do away with the material needs of it.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading He could not sleep nor eat, his spirit seemed to inhabit his flesh so thoroughly as to do away with the material needs of it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Jerome's mind, during the two days after the party, was in a sort of dazzle of efflorescence, and could not precipitate any clear ideas for his own understanding.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jerome's mind, during the two days after the party, was in a sort of dazzle of efflorescence, and could not precipitate any clear ideas for his own understanding.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He worked on stolidly, having all the time before his mental vision, like one with closed eyes in a bright room, a shifting splendor as of strange scenes and clouds.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He worked on stolidly, having all the time before his mental vision, like one with closed eyes in a bright room, a shifting splendor as of strange scenes and clouds.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Love had been so outside his calculation of life, that his imagination, even, had scarcely grasped the possibility of it.
own
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From this reading Jerome's mind, during the two days after the party, was in a sort of dazzle of efflorescence, and could not precipitate any clear ideas for his own understanding.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jerome's mind, during the two days after the party, was in a sort of dazzle of efflorescence, and could not precipitate any clear ideas for his own understanding.
possibility
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From this reading Love had been so outside his calculation of life, that his imagination, even, had scarcely grasped the possibility of it.
power
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From this reading Still, all things that appealed to his senses seemed enhanced in power, becoming so loud and so magnified that they produced a confusion of hearing and vision.
precipitate
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From this reading Jerome's mind, during the two days after the party, was in a sort of dazzle of efflorescence, and could not precipitate any clear ideas for his own understanding.
produced
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From this reading Still, all things that appealed to his senses seemed enhanced in power, becoming so loud and so magnified that they produced a confusion of hearing and vision.
room
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From this reading He worked on stolidly, having all the time before his mental vision, like one with closed eyes in a bright room, a shifting splendor as of strange scenes and clouds.
scarcely
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From this reading Love had been so outside his calculation of life, that his imagination, even, had scarcely grasped the possibility of it.
scenes
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From this reading He worked on stolidly, having all the time before his mental vision, like one with closed eyes in a bright room, a shifting splendor as of strange scenes and clouds.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could not sleep nor eat, his spirit seemed to inhabit his flesh so thoroughly as to do away with the material needs of it.
sensesplural nounUS /ˈsɛnsɪz/
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading Still, all things that appealed to his senses seemed enhanced in power, becoming so loud and so magnified that they produced a confusion of hearing and vision.
shifting
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From this reading He worked on stolidly, having all the time before his mental vision, like one with closed eyes in a bright room, a shifting splendor as of strange scenes and clouds.
sleep
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From this reading He could not sleep nor eat, his spirit seemed to inhabit his flesh so thoroughly as to do away with the material needs of it.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Love had been so outside his calculation of life, that his imagination, even, had scarcely grasped the possibility of it.
sort
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From this reading Jerome's mind, during the two days after the party, was in a sort of dazzle of efflorescence, and could not precipitate any clear ideas for his own understanding.
spirit
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From this reading He could not sleep nor eat, his spirit seemed to inhabit his flesh so thoroughly as to do away with the material needs of it.
splendornounUS /ˈsplen.dər/
Magnificent and splendid appearance; grandeur and brilliance.
From this reading He worked on stolidly, having all the time before his mental vision, like one with closed eyes in a bright room, a shifting splendor as of strange scenes and clouds.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, all things that appealed to his senses seemed enhanced in power, becoming so loud and so magnified that they produced a confusion of hearing and vision.
stolidly
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From this reading He worked on stolidly, having all the time before his mental vision, like one with closed eyes in a bright room, a shifting splendor as of strange scenes and clouds.
strange
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From this reading He worked on stolidly, having all the time before his mental vision, like one with closed eyes in a bright room, a shifting splendor as of strange scenes and clouds.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Love had been so outside his calculation of life, that his imagination, even, had scarcely grasped the possibility of it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jerome's mind, during the two days after the party, was in a sort of dazzle of efflorescence, and could not precipitate any clear ideas for his own understanding.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Still, all things that appealed to his senses seemed enhanced in power, becoming so loud and so magnified that they produced a confusion of hearing and vision.
things
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From this reading Still, all things that appealed to his senses seemed enhanced in power, becoming so loud and so magnified that they produced a confusion of hearing and vision.
thoroughly
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From this reading He could not sleep nor eat, his spirit seemed to inhabit his flesh so thoroughly as to do away with the material needs of it.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He worked on stolidly, having all the time before his mental vision, like one with closed eyes in a bright room, a shifting splendor as of strange scenes and clouds.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He could not sleep nor eat, his spirit seemed to inhabit his flesh so thoroughly as to do away with the material needs of it.
two
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From this reading Jerome's mind, during the two days after the party, was in a sort of dazzle of efflorescence, and could not precipitate any clear ideas for his own understanding.
understanding
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From this reading Jerome's mind, during the two days after the party, was in a sort of dazzle of efflorescence, and could not precipitate any clear ideas for his own understanding.
vision
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From this reading He worked on stolidly, having all the time before his mental vision, like one with closed eyes in a bright room, a shifting splendor as of strange scenes and clouds.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jerome's mind, during the two days after the party, was in a sort of dazzle of efflorescence, and could not precipitate any clear ideas for his own understanding.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He worked on stolidly, having all the time before his mental vision, like one with closed eyes in a bright room, a shifting splendor as of strange scenes and clouds.
worked
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From this reading He worked on stolidly, having all the time before his mental vision, like one with closed eyes in a bright room, a shifting splendor as of strange scenes and clouds.
