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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 Many a night after Phineas had gone away again with the Master to other cities, Joel used to go down to the beach, and stand looking across the water as he recalled that scene.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Many a night after Phineas had gone away again with the Master to other cities, Joel used to go down to the beach, and stand looking across the water as he recalled that scene.
AFTERprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading AFTER that night of the voyage to the Gadarenes, Joel ceased to be surprised at the miracles he daily witnessed.
again
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From this reading Many a night after Phineas had gone away again with the Master to other cities, Joel used to go down to the beach, and stand looking across the water as he recalled that scene.
always
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From this reading The lake had always been an interesting place to him at night.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The lake had always been an interesting place to him at night.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Many a night after Phineas had gone away again with the Master to other cities, Joel used to go down to the beach, and stand looking across the water as he recalled that scene.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Even when the little daughter of Jairus, the ruler of the synagogue, was called back to life, it did not seem so wonderful to him as the stilling of the tempest.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AFTER that night of the voyage to the Gadarenes, Joel ceased to be surprised at the miracles he daily witnessed.
away
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From this reading Many a night after Phineas had gone away again with the Master to other cities, Joel used to go down to the beach, and stand looking across the water as he recalled that scene.
back
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From this reading Even when the little daughter of Jairus, the ruler of the synagogue, was called back to life, it did not seem so wonderful to him as the stilling of the tempest.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading AFTER that night of the voyage to the Gadarenes, Joel ceased to be surprised at the miracles he daily witnessed.
beach
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From this reading Many a night after Phineas had gone away again with the Master to other cities, Joel used to go down to the beach, and stand looking across the water as he recalled that scene.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The lake had always been an interesting place to him at night.
blazing
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From this reading He liked to watch the fishermen as they flashed their blazing torches this way and that.
called
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From this reading Even when the little daughter of Jairus, the ruler of the synagogue, was called back to life, it did not seem so wonderful to him as the stilling of the tempest.
ceased
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From this reading AFTER that night of the voyage to the Gadarenes, Joel ceased to be surprised at the miracles he daily witnessed.
cities
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From this reading Many a night after Phineas had gone away again with the Master to other cities, Joel used to go down to the beach, and stand looking across the water as he recalled that scene.
daily
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From this reading AFTER that night of the voyage to the Gadarenes, Joel ceased to be surprised at the miracles he daily witnessed.
daughter
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From this reading Even when the little daughter of Jairus, the ruler of the synagogue, was called back to life, it did not seem so wonderful to him as the stilling of the tempest.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Even when the little daughter of Jairus, the ruler of the synagogue, was called back to life, it did not seem so wonderful to him as the stilling of the tempest.
down
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From this reading Many a night after Phineas had gone away again with the Master to other cities, Joel used to go down to the beach, and stand looking across the water as he recalled that scene.
Even
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From this reading Even when the little daughter of Jairus, the ruler of the synagogue, was called back to life, it did not seem so wonderful to him as the stilling of the tempest.
fishermen
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From this reading He liked to watch the fishermen as they flashed their blazing torches this way and that.
flashed
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From this reading He liked to watch the fishermen as they flashed their blazing torches this way and that.
Gadarenes
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From this reading AFTER that night of the voyage to the Gadarenes, Joel ceased to be surprised at the miracles he daily witnessed.
go
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From this reading Many a night after Phineas had gone away again with the Master to other cities, Joel used to go down to the beach, and stand looking across the water as he recalled that scene.
gone
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From this reading Many a night after Phineas had gone away again with the Master to other cities, Joel used to go down to the beach, and stand looking across the water as he recalled that scene.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Many a night after Phineas had gone away again with the Master to other cities, Joel used to go down to the beach, and stand looking across the water as he recalled that scene.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AFTER that night of the voyage to the Gadarenes, Joel ceased to be surprised at the miracles he daily witnessed.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Even when the little daughter of Jairus, the ruler of the synagogue, was called back to life, it did not seem so wonderful to him as the stilling of the tempest.
interesting
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From this reading The lake had always been an interesting place to him at night.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Even when the little daughter of Jairus, the ruler of the synagogue, was called back to life, it did not seem so wonderful to him as the stilling of the tempest.
Jairus
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From this reading Even when the little daughter of Jairus, the ruler of the synagogue, was called back to life, it did not seem so wonderful to him as the stilling of the tempest.
Joel
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From this reading AFTER that night of the voyage to the Gadarenes, Joel ceased to be surprised at the miracles he daily witnessed.
lake
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From this reading The lake had always been an interesting place to him at night.
life
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From this reading Even when the little daughter of Jairus, the ruler of the synagogue, was called back to life, it did not seem so wonderful to him as the stilling of the tempest.
liked
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From this reading He liked to watch the fishermen as they flashed their blazing torches this way and that.
little
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From this reading Even when the little daughter of Jairus, the ruler of the synagogue, was called back to life, it did not seem so wonderful to him as the stilling of the tempest.
looking
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From this reading Many a night after Phineas had gone away again with the Master to other cities, Joel used to go down to the beach, and stand looking across the water as he recalled that scene.
Many
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From this reading Many a night after Phineas had gone away again with the Master to other cities, Joel used to go down to the beach, and stand looking across the water as he recalled that scene.
Master
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From this reading Many a night after Phineas had gone away again with the Master to other cities, Joel used to go down to the beach, and stand looking across the water as he recalled that scene.
miracles
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From this reading AFTER that night of the voyage to the Gadarenes, Joel ceased to be surprised at the miracles he daily witnessed.
night
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From this reading AFTER that night of the voyage to the Gadarenes, Joel ceased to be surprised at the miracles he daily witnessed.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Even when the little daughter of Jairus, the ruler of the synagogue, was called back to life, it did not seem so wonderful to him as the stilling of the tempest.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AFTER that night of the voyage to the Gadarenes, Joel ceased to be surprised at the miracles he daily witnessed.
other
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From this reading Many a night after Phineas had gone away again with the Master to other cities, Joel used to go down to the beach, and stand looking across the water as he recalled that scene.
Phineas
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From this reading Many a night after Phineas had gone away again with the Master to other cities, Joel used to go down to the beach, and stand looking across the water as he recalled that scene.
place
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From this reading The lake had always been an interesting place to him at night.
recalled
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From this reading Many a night after Phineas had gone away again with the Master to other cities, Joel used to go down to the beach, and stand looking across the water as he recalled that scene.
ruler
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From this reading Even when the little daughter of Jairus, the ruler of the synagogue, was called back to life, it did not seem so wonderful to him as the stilling of the tempest.
scene
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From this reading Many a night after Phineas had gone away again with the Master to other cities, Joel used to go down to the beach, and stand looking across the water as he recalled that scene.
seem
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From this reading Even when the little daughter of Jairus, the ruler of the synagogue, was called back to life, it did not seem so wonderful to him as the stilling of the tempest.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Even when the little daughter of Jairus, the ruler of the synagogue, was called back to life, it did not seem so wonderful to him as the stilling of the tempest.
stand
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From this reading Many a night after Phineas had gone away again with the Master to other cities, Joel used to go down to the beach, and stand looking across the water as he recalled that scene.
stilling
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From this reading Even when the little daughter of Jairus, the ruler of the synagogue, was called back to life, it did not seem so wonderful to him as the stilling of the tempest.
surprised
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From this reading AFTER that night of the voyage to the Gadarenes, Joel ceased to be surprised at the miracles he daily witnessed.
synagogue
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From this reading Even when the little daughter of Jairus, the ruler of the synagogue, was called back to life, it did not seem so wonderful to him as the stilling of the tempest.
tempest
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From this reading Even when the little daughter of Jairus, the ruler of the synagogue, was called back to life, it did not seem so wonderful to him as the stilling of the tempest.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AFTER that night of the voyage to the Gadarenes, Joel ceased to be surprised at the miracles he daily witnessed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AFTER that night of the voyage to the Gadarenes, Joel ceased to be surprised at the miracles he daily witnessed.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He liked to watch the fishermen as they flashed their blazing torches this way and that.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He liked to watch the fishermen as they flashed their blazing torches this way and that.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He liked to watch the fishermen as they flashed their blazing torches this way and that.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AFTER that night of the voyage to the Gadarenes, Joel ceased to be surprised at the miracles he daily witnessed.
torches
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From this reading He liked to watch the fishermen as they flashed their blazing torches this way and that.
used
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From this reading Many a night after Phineas had gone away again with the Master to other cities, Joel used to go down to the beach, and stand looking across the water as he recalled that scene.
voyage
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From this reading AFTER that night of the voyage to the Gadarenes, Joel ceased to be surprised at the miracles he daily witnessed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Even when the little daughter of Jairus, the ruler of the synagogue, was called back to life, it did not seem so wonderful to him as the stilling of the tempest.
watch
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From this reading He liked to watch the fishermen as they flashed their blazing torches this way and that.
water
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From this reading Many a night after Phineas had gone away again with the Master to other cities, Joel used to go down to the beach, and stand looking across the water as he recalled that scene.
way
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From this reading He liked to watch the fishermen as they flashed their blazing torches this way and that.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Even when the little daughter of Jairus, the ruler of the synagogue, was called back to life, it did not seem so wonderful to him as the stilling of the tempest.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Many a night after Phineas had gone away again with the Master to other cities, Joel used to go down to the beach, and stand looking across the water as he recalled that scene.
witnessed
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From this reading AFTER that night of the voyage to the Gadarenes, Joel ceased to be surprised at the miracles he daily witnessed.
wonderful
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From this reading Even when the little daughter of Jairus, the ruler of the synagogue, was called back to life, it did not seem so wonderful to him as the stilling of the tempest.
