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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 A SPOKE IN THE WHEEL THE assurance that Hero loved him was not conveyed to Alistair in words.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It stole in upon him like faint scents rising from the earth after a shower, and thrilled him almost unawares.
Alistair
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From this reading A SPOKE IN THE WHEEL THE assurance that Hero loved him was not conveyed to Alistair in words.
Alistair's
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From this reading In Hero’s thoughts of Alistair there was a protecting tenderness, like a mother’s for a child that has suffered some hurt; and in Alistair’s thoughts of her there was a reverence and spiritual yearning that made it seem profane to offer her the common coin of love.
almost
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From this reading It stole in upon him like faint scents rising from the earth after a shower, and thrilled him almost unawares.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It stole in upon him like faint scents rising from the earth after a shower, and thrilled him almost unawares.
assurance
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From this reading A SPOKE IN THE WHEEL THE assurance that Hero loved him was not conveyed to Alistair in words.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading When he sat beside her on some lonely stretch of sand or grass-clad promontory, and saw the sea reflected in her eyes, like the star in the wine-cup of Hafiz, he shrank instinctively from the thoughts that other women had roused in him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The note of passion was overlaid by higher and more intricate harmonies.
child
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From this reading In Hero’s thoughts of Alistair there was a protecting tenderness, like a mother’s for a child that has suffered some hurt; and in Alistair’s thoughts of her there was a reverence and spiritual yearning that made it seem profane to offer her the common coin of love.
coin
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From this reading In Hero’s thoughts of Alistair there was a protecting tenderness, like a mother’s for a child that has suffered some hurt; and in Alistair’s thoughts of her there was a reverence and spiritual yearning that made it seem profane to offer her the common coin of love.
common
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From this reading In Hero’s thoughts of Alistair there was a protecting tenderness, like a mother’s for a child that has suffered some hurt; and in Alistair’s thoughts of her there was a reverence and spiritual yearning that made it seem profane to offer her the common coin of love.
conveyed
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From this reading A SPOKE IN THE WHEEL THE assurance that Hero loved him was not conveyed to Alistair in words.
earth
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From this reading It stole in upon him like faint scents rising from the earth after a shower, and thrilled him almost unawares.
eyes
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From this reading When he sat beside her on some lonely stretch of sand or grass-clad promontory, and saw the sea reflected in her eyes, like the star in the wine-cup of Hafiz, he shrank instinctively from the thoughts that other women had roused in him.
faint
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From this reading It stole in upon him like faint scents rising from the earth after a shower, and thrilled him almost unawares.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In Hero’s thoughts of Alistair there was a protecting tenderness, like a mother’s for a child that has suffered some hurt; and in Alistair’s thoughts of her there was a reverence and spiritual yearning that made it seem profane to offer her the common coin of love.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It stole in upon him like faint scents rising from the earth after a shower, and thrilled him almost unawares.
grass-clad
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From this reading When he sat beside her on some lonely stretch of sand or grass-clad promontory, and saw the sea reflected in her eyes, like the star in the wine-cup of Hafiz, he shrank instinctively from the thoughts that other women had roused in him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When he sat beside her on some lonely stretch of sand or grass-clad promontory, and saw the sea reflected in her eyes, like the star in the wine-cup of Hafiz, he shrank instinctively from the thoughts that other women had roused in him.
Hafiz
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From this reading When he sat beside her on some lonely stretch of sand or grass-clad promontory, and saw the sea reflected in her eyes, like the star in the wine-cup of Hafiz, he shrank instinctively from the thoughts that other women had roused in him.
harmonies
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From this reading The note of passion was overlaid by higher and more intricate harmonies.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In Hero’s thoughts of Alistair there was a protecting tenderness, like a mother’s for a child that has suffered some hurt; and in Alistair’s thoughts of her there was a reverence and spiritual yearning that made it seem profane to offer her the common coin of love.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he sat beside her on some lonely stretch of sand or grass-clad promontory, and saw the sea reflected in her eyes, like the star in the wine-cup of Hafiz, he shrank instinctively from the thoughts that other women had roused in him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In Hero’s thoughts of Alistair there was a protecting tenderness, like a mother’s for a child that has suffered some hurt; and in Alistair’s thoughts of her there was a reverence and spiritual yearning that made it seem profane to offer her the common coin of love.
Hero
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From this reading A SPOKE IN THE WHEEL THE assurance that Hero loved him was not conveyed to Alistair in words.
Hero's
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From this reading In Hero’s thoughts of Alistair there was a protecting tenderness, like a mother’s for a child that has suffered some hurt; and in Alistair’s thoughts of her there was a reverence and spiritual yearning that made it seem profane to offer her the common coin of love.
higher
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From this reading The note of passion was overlaid by higher and more intricate harmonies.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A SPOKE IN THE WHEEL THE assurance that Hero loved him was not conveyed to Alistair in words.
hurt
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From this reading In Hero’s thoughts of Alistair there was a protecting tenderness, like a mother’s for a child that has suffered some hurt; and in Alistair’s thoughts of her there was a reverence and spiritual yearning that made it seem profane to offer her the common coin of love.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A SPOKE IN THE WHEEL THE assurance that Hero loved him was not conveyed to Alistair in words.
instinctively
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From this reading When he sat beside her on some lonely stretch of sand or grass-clad promontory, and saw the sea reflected in her eyes, like the star in the wine-cup of Hafiz, he shrank instinctively from the thoughts that other women had roused in him.
intricate
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From this reading The note of passion was overlaid by higher and more intricate harmonies.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It stole in upon him like faint scents rising from the earth after a shower, and thrilled him almost unawares.
like
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From this reading It stole in upon him like faint scents rising from the earth after a shower, and thrilled him almost unawares.
lonely
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From this reading When he sat beside her on some lonely stretch of sand or grass-clad promontory, and saw the sea reflected in her eyes, like the star in the wine-cup of Hafiz, he shrank instinctively from the thoughts that other women had roused in him.
love
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From this reading In Hero’s thoughts of Alistair there was a protecting tenderness, like a mother’s for a child that has suffered some hurt; and in Alistair’s thoughts of her there was a reverence and spiritual yearning that made it seem profane to offer her the common coin of love.
loved
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From this reading A SPOKE IN THE WHEEL THE assurance that Hero loved him was not conveyed to Alistair in words.
made
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From this reading In Hero’s thoughts of Alistair there was a protecting tenderness, like a mother’s for a child that has suffered some hurt; and in Alistair’s thoughts of her there was a reverence and spiritual yearning that made it seem profane to offer her the common coin of love.
more
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From this reading The note of passion was overlaid by higher and more intricate harmonies.
mother's
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From this reading In Hero’s thoughts of Alistair there was a protecting tenderness, like a mother’s for a child that has suffered some hurt; and in Alistair’s thoughts of her there was a reverence and spiritual yearning that made it seem profane to offer her the common coin of love.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A SPOKE IN THE WHEEL THE assurance that Hero loved him was not conveyed to Alistair in words.
note
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From this reading The note of passion was overlaid by higher and more intricate harmonies.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The note of passion was overlaid by higher and more intricate harmonies.
offer
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From this reading In Hero’s thoughts of Alistair there was a protecting tenderness, like a mother’s for a child that has suffered some hurt; and in Alistair’s thoughts of her there was a reverence and spiritual yearning that made it seem profane to offer her the common coin of love.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When he sat beside her on some lonely stretch of sand or grass-clad promontory, and saw the sea reflected in her eyes, like the star in the wine-cup of Hafiz, he shrank instinctively from the thoughts that other women had roused in him.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When he sat beside her on some lonely stretch of sand or grass-clad promontory, and saw the sea reflected in her eyes, like the star in the wine-cup of Hafiz, he shrank instinctively from the thoughts that other women had roused in him.
other
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From this reading When he sat beside her on some lonely stretch of sand or grass-clad promontory, and saw the sea reflected in her eyes, like the star in the wine-cup of Hafiz, he shrank instinctively from the thoughts that other women had roused in him.
overlaid
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From this reading The note of passion was overlaid by higher and more intricate harmonies.
passion
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From this reading The note of passion was overlaid by higher and more intricate harmonies.
profane
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From this reading In Hero’s thoughts of Alistair there was a protecting tenderness, like a mother’s for a child that has suffered some hurt; and in Alistair’s thoughts of her there was a reverence and spiritual yearning that made it seem profane to offer her the common coin of love.
promontory
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From this reading When he sat beside her on some lonely stretch of sand or grass-clad promontory, and saw the sea reflected in her eyes, like the star in the wine-cup of Hafiz, he shrank instinctively from the thoughts that other women had roused in him.
protecting
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From this reading In Hero’s thoughts of Alistair there was a protecting tenderness, like a mother’s for a child that has suffered some hurt; and in Alistair’s thoughts of her there was a reverence and spiritual yearning that made it seem profane to offer her the common coin of love.
reflected
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From this reading When he sat beside her on some lonely stretch of sand or grass-clad promontory, and saw the sea reflected in her eyes, like the star in the wine-cup of Hafiz, he shrank instinctively from the thoughts that other women had roused in him.
reverence
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From this reading In Hero’s thoughts of Alistair there was a protecting tenderness, like a mother’s for a child that has suffered some hurt; and in Alistair’s thoughts of her there was a reverence and spiritual yearning that made it seem profane to offer her the common coin of love.
rising
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From this reading It stole in upon him like faint scents rising from the earth after a shower, and thrilled him almost unawares.
roused
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From this reading When he sat beside her on some lonely stretch of sand or grass-clad promontory, and saw the sea reflected in her eyes, like the star in the wine-cup of Hafiz, he shrank instinctively from the thoughts that other women had roused in him.
sand
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From this reading When he sat beside her on some lonely stretch of sand or grass-clad promontory, and saw the sea reflected in her eyes, like the star in the wine-cup of Hafiz, he shrank instinctively from the thoughts that other women had roused in him.
sat
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From this reading When he sat beside her on some lonely stretch of sand or grass-clad promontory, and saw the sea reflected in her eyes, like the star in the wine-cup of Hafiz, he shrank instinctively from the thoughts that other women had roused in him.
saw
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From this reading When he sat beside her on some lonely stretch of sand or grass-clad promontory, and saw the sea reflected in her eyes, like the star in the wine-cup of Hafiz, he shrank instinctively from the thoughts that other women had roused in him.
scents
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From this reading It stole in upon him like faint scents rising from the earth after a shower, and thrilled him almost unawares.
sea
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From this reading When he sat beside her on some lonely stretch of sand or grass-clad promontory, and saw the sea reflected in her eyes, like the star in the wine-cup of Hafiz, he shrank instinctively from the thoughts that other women had roused in him.
seem
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From this reading In Hero’s thoughts of Alistair there was a protecting tenderness, like a mother’s for a child that has suffered some hurt; and in Alistair’s thoughts of her there was a reverence and spiritual yearning that made it seem profane to offer her the common coin of love.
shower
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From this reading It stole in upon him like faint scents rising from the earth after a shower, and thrilled him almost unawares.
shrank
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From this reading When he sat beside her on some lonely stretch of sand or grass-clad promontory, and saw the sea reflected in her eyes, like the star in the wine-cup of Hafiz, he shrank instinctively from the thoughts that other women had roused in him.
some
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From this reading In Hero’s thoughts of Alistair there was a protecting tenderness, like a mother’s for a child that has suffered some hurt; and in Alistair’s thoughts of her there was a reverence and spiritual yearning that made it seem profane to offer her the common coin of love.
spiritual
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From this reading In Hero’s thoughts of Alistair there was a protecting tenderness, like a mother’s for a child that has suffered some hurt; and in Alistair’s thoughts of her there was a reverence and spiritual yearning that made it seem profane to offer her the common coin of love.
SPOKE
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From this reading A SPOKE IN THE WHEEL THE assurance that Hero loved him was not conveyed to Alistair in words.
star
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From this reading When he sat beside her on some lonely stretch of sand or grass-clad promontory, and saw the sea reflected in her eyes, like the star in the wine-cup of Hafiz, he shrank instinctively from the thoughts that other women had roused in him.
stole
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From this reading It stole in upon him like faint scents rising from the earth after a shower, and thrilled him almost unawares.
stretch
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From this reading When he sat beside her on some lonely stretch of sand or grass-clad promontory, and saw the sea reflected in her eyes, like the star in the wine-cup of Hafiz, he shrank instinctively from the thoughts that other women had roused in him.
suffered
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From this reading In Hero’s thoughts of Alistair there was a protecting tenderness, like a mother’s for a child that has suffered some hurt; and in Alistair’s thoughts of her there was a reverence and spiritual yearning that made it seem profane to offer her the common coin of love.
tenderness
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From this reading In Hero’s thoughts of Alistair there was a protecting tenderness, like a mother’s for a child that has suffered some hurt; and in Alistair’s thoughts of her there was a reverence and spiritual yearning that made it seem profane to offer her the common coin of love.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A SPOKE IN THE WHEEL THE assurance that Hero loved him was not conveyed to Alistair in words.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SPOKE IN THE WHEEL THE assurance that Hero loved him was not conveyed to Alistair in words.
there
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From this reading In Hero’s thoughts of Alistair there was a protecting tenderness, like a mother’s for a child that has suffered some hurt; and in Alistair’s thoughts of her there was a reverence and spiritual yearning that made it seem profane to offer her the common coin of love.
thoughts
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From this reading In Hero’s thoughts of Alistair there was a protecting tenderness, like a mother’s for a child that has suffered some hurt; and in Alistair’s thoughts of her there was a reverence and spiritual yearning that made it seem profane to offer her the common coin of love.
thrilled
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From this reading It stole in upon him like faint scents rising from the earth after a shower, and thrilled him almost unawares.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A SPOKE IN THE WHEEL THE assurance that Hero loved him was not conveyed to Alistair in words.
unawares
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From this reading It stole in upon him like faint scents rising from the earth after a shower, and thrilled him almost unawares.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It stole in upon him like faint scents rising from the earth after a shower, and thrilled him almost unawares.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A SPOKE IN THE WHEEL THE assurance that Hero loved him was not conveyed to Alistair in words.
WHEEL
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From this reading A SPOKE IN THE WHEEL THE assurance that Hero loved him was not conveyed to Alistair in words.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he sat beside her on some lonely stretch of sand or grass-clad promontory, and saw the sea reflected in her eyes, like the star in the wine-cup of Hafiz, he shrank instinctively from the thoughts that other women had roused in him.
wine-cup
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From this reading When he sat beside her on some lonely stretch of sand or grass-clad promontory, and saw the sea reflected in her eyes, like the star in the wine-cup of Hafiz, he shrank instinctively from the thoughts that other women had roused in him.
women
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From this reading When he sat beside her on some lonely stretch of sand or grass-clad promontory, and saw the sea reflected in her eyes, like the star in the wine-cup of Hafiz, he shrank instinctively from the thoughts that other women had roused in him.
words
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From this reading A SPOKE IN THE WHEEL THE assurance that Hero loved him was not conveyed to Alistair in words.
yearning
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From this reading In Hero’s thoughts of Alistair there was a protecting tenderness, like a mother’s for a child that has suffered some hurt; and in Alistair’s thoughts of her there was a reverence and spiritual yearning that made it seem profane to offer her the common coin of love.
