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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 The mist of his feelings shifted between us, as if disturbed by his struggles, and in the rifts of the immaterial veil he would appear to my staring eyes distinct of form and pregnant with vague appeal like a symbolic figure in a picture.
air
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From this reading The chill air of the night seemed to lie on my limbs as heavy as a slab of marble.
All
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From this reading ‘All around everything was still as far as the ear could reach.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The mist of his feelings shifted between us, as if disturbed by his struggles, and in the rifts of the immaterial veil he would appear to my staring eyes distinct of form and pregnant with vague appeal like a symbolic figure in a picture.
any
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From this reading ‘“I see,” I murmured, more to prove to myself that I could break my state of numbness than for any other reason.
appeal
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From this reading The mist of his feelings shifted between us, as if disturbed by his struggles, and in the rifts of the immaterial veil he would appear to my staring eyes distinct of form and pregnant with vague appeal like a symbolic figure in a picture.
appear
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From this reading The mist of his feelings shifted between us, as if disturbed by his struggles, and in the rifts of the immaterial veil he would appear to my staring eyes distinct of form and pregnant with vague appeal like a symbolic figure in a picture.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading ‘All around everything was still as far as the ear could reach.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ‘All around everything was still as far as the ear could reach.
Avondale
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From this reading ‘“The Avondale picked us up just before sunset,” he remarked moodily.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading ‘“The Avondale picked us up just before sunset,” he remarked moodily.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The mist of his feelings shifted between us, as if disturbed by his struggles, and in the rifts of the immaterial veil he would appear to my staring eyes distinct of form and pregnant with vague appeal like a symbolic figure in a picture.
break
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From this reading ‘“I see,” I murmured, more to prove to myself that I could break my state of numbness than for any other reason.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The mist of his feelings shifted between us, as if disturbed by his struggles, and in the rifts of the immaterial veil he would appear to my staring eyes distinct of form and pregnant with vague appeal like a symbolic figure in a picture.
chill
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From this reading The chill air of the night seemed to lie on my limbs as heavy as a slab of marble.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading ‘All around everything was still as far as the ear could reach.
distinct
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From this reading The mist of his feelings shifted between us, as if disturbed by his struggles, and in the rifts of the immaterial veil he would appear to my staring eyes distinct of form and pregnant with vague appeal like a symbolic figure in a picture.
disturbed
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From this reading The mist of his feelings shifted between us, as if disturbed by his struggles, and in the rifts of the immaterial veil he would appear to my staring eyes distinct of form and pregnant with vague appeal like a symbolic figure in a picture.
ear
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From this reading ‘All around everything was still as far as the ear could reach.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading ‘All around everything was still as far as the ear could reach.
eyes
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From this reading The mist of his feelings shifted between us, as if disturbed by his struggles, and in the rifts of the immaterial veil he would appear to my staring eyes distinct of form and pregnant with vague appeal like a symbolic figure in a picture.
far
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From this reading ‘All around everything was still as far as the ear could reach.
feelings
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From this reading The mist of his feelings shifted between us, as if disturbed by his struggles, and in the rifts of the immaterial veil he would appear to my staring eyes distinct of form and pregnant with vague appeal like a symbolic figure in a picture.
figure
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From this reading The mist of his feelings shifted between us, as if disturbed by his struggles, and in the rifts of the immaterial veil he would appear to my staring eyes distinct of form and pregnant with vague appeal like a symbolic figure in a picture.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‘“I see,” I murmured, more to prove to myself that I could break my state of numbness than for any other reason.
form
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From this reading The mist of his feelings shifted between us, as if disturbed by his struggles, and in the rifts of the immaterial veil he would appear to my staring eyes distinct of form and pregnant with vague appeal like a symbolic figure in a picture.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The mist of his feelings shifted between us, as if disturbed by his struggles, and in the rifts of the immaterial veil he would appear to my staring eyes distinct of form and pregnant with vague appeal like a symbolic figure in a picture.
heavy
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From this reading The chill air of the night seemed to lie on my limbs as heavy as a slab of marble.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The mist of his feelings shifted between us, as if disturbed by his struggles, and in the rifts of the immaterial veil he would appear to my staring eyes distinct of form and pregnant with vague appeal like a symbolic figure in a picture.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘“I see,” I murmured, more to prove to myself that I could break my state of numbness than for any other reason.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The mist of his feelings shifted between us, as if disturbed by his struggles, and in the rifts of the immaterial veil he would appear to my staring eyes distinct of form and pregnant with vague appeal like a symbolic figure in a picture.
immaterial
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From this reading The mist of his feelings shifted between us, as if disturbed by his struggles, and in the rifts of the immaterial veil he would appear to my staring eyes distinct of form and pregnant with vague appeal like a symbolic figure in a picture.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The mist of his feelings shifted between us, as if disturbed by his struggles, and in the rifts of the immaterial veil he would appear to my staring eyes distinct of form and pregnant with vague appeal like a symbolic figure in a picture.
just
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From this reading ‘“The Avondale picked us up just before sunset,” he remarked moodily.
lie
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From this reading The chill air of the night seemed to lie on my limbs as heavy as a slab of marble.
like
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From this reading The mist of his feelings shifted between us, as if disturbed by his struggles, and in the rifts of the immaterial veil he would appear to my staring eyes distinct of form and pregnant with vague appeal like a symbolic figure in a picture.
limbs
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From this reading The chill air of the night seemed to lie on my limbs as heavy as a slab of marble.
marble
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From this reading The chill air of the night seemed to lie on my limbs as heavy as a slab of marble.
mist
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From this reading The mist of his feelings shifted between us, as if disturbed by his struggles, and in the rifts of the immaterial veil he would appear to my staring eyes distinct of form and pregnant with vague appeal like a symbolic figure in a picture.
moodily
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From this reading ‘“The Avondale picked us up just before sunset,” he remarked moodily.
more
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From this reading ‘“I see,” I murmured, more to prove to myself that I could break my state of numbness than for any other reason.
murmured
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From this reading ‘“I see,” I murmured, more to prove to myself that I could break my state of numbness than for any other reason.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The mist of his feelings shifted between us, as if disturbed by his struggles, and in the rifts of the immaterial veil he would appear to my staring eyes distinct of form and pregnant with vague appeal like a symbolic figure in a picture.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading ‘“I see,” I murmured, more to prove to myself that I could break my state of numbness than for any other reason.
night
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From this reading The chill air of the night seemed to lie on my limbs as heavy as a slab of marble.
numbness
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From this reading ‘“I see,” I murmured, more to prove to myself that I could break my state of numbness than for any other reason.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The mist of his feelings shifted between us, as if disturbed by his struggles, and in the rifts of the immaterial veil he would appear to my staring eyes distinct of form and pregnant with vague appeal like a symbolic figure in a picture.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The chill air of the night seemed to lie on my limbs as heavy as a slab of marble.
other
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From this reading ‘“I see,” I murmured, more to prove to myself that I could break my state of numbness than for any other reason.
picked
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From this reading ‘“The Avondale picked us up just before sunset,” he remarked moodily.
picture
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From this reading The mist of his feelings shifted between us, as if disturbed by his struggles, and in the rifts of the immaterial veil he would appear to my staring eyes distinct of form and pregnant with vague appeal like a symbolic figure in a picture.
pregnant
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From this reading The mist of his feelings shifted between us, as if disturbed by his struggles, and in the rifts of the immaterial veil he would appear to my staring eyes distinct of form and pregnant with vague appeal like a symbolic figure in a picture.
prove
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From this reading ‘“I see,” I murmured, more to prove to myself that I could break my state of numbness than for any other reason.
reach
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From this reading ‘All around everything was still as far as the ear could reach.
reason
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From this reading ‘“I see,” I murmured, more to prove to myself that I could break my state of numbness than for any other reason.
remarked
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From this reading ‘“The Avondale picked us up just before sunset,” he remarked moodily.
rifts
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From this reading The mist of his feelings shifted between us, as if disturbed by his struggles, and in the rifts of the immaterial veil he would appear to my staring eyes distinct of form and pregnant with vague appeal like a symbolic figure in a picture.
see
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From this reading ‘“I see,” I murmured, more to prove to myself that I could break my state of numbness than for any other reason.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The chill air of the night seemed to lie on my limbs as heavy as a slab of marble.
shifted
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From this reading The mist of his feelings shifted between us, as if disturbed by his struggles, and in the rifts of the immaterial veil he would appear to my staring eyes distinct of form and pregnant with vague appeal like a symbolic figure in a picture.
slab
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From this reading The chill air of the night seemed to lie on my limbs as heavy as a slab of marble.
staring
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From this reading The mist of his feelings shifted between us, as if disturbed by his struggles, and in the rifts of the immaterial veil he would appear to my staring eyes distinct of form and pregnant with vague appeal like a symbolic figure in a picture.
state
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From this reading ‘“I see,” I murmured, more to prove to myself that I could break my state of numbness than for any other reason.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘All around everything was still as far as the ear could reach.
struggles
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From this reading The mist of his feelings shifted between us, as if disturbed by his struggles, and in the rifts of the immaterial veil he would appear to my staring eyes distinct of form and pregnant with vague appeal like a symbolic figure in a picture.
sunset
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From this reading ‘“The Avondale picked us up just before sunset,” he remarked moodily.
symbolic
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From this reading The mist of his feelings shifted between us, as if disturbed by his struggles, and in the rifts of the immaterial veil he would appear to my staring eyes distinct of form and pregnant with vague appeal like a symbolic figure in a picture.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading ‘“I see,” I murmured, more to prove to myself that I could break my state of numbness than for any other reason.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘“I see,” I murmured, more to prove to myself that I could break my state of numbness than for any other reason.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘All around everything was still as far as the ear could reach.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The mist of his feelings shifted between us, as if disturbed by his struggles, and in the rifts of the immaterial veil he would appear to my staring eyes distinct of form and pregnant with vague appeal like a symbolic figure in a picture.
up
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From this reading ‘“The Avondale picked us up just before sunset,” he remarked moodily.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The mist of his feelings shifted between us, as if disturbed by his struggles, and in the rifts of the immaterial veil he would appear to my staring eyes distinct of form and pregnant with vague appeal like a symbolic figure in a picture.
vague
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From this reading The mist of his feelings shifted between us, as if disturbed by his struggles, and in the rifts of the immaterial veil he would appear to my staring eyes distinct of form and pregnant with vague appeal like a symbolic figure in a picture.
veil
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From this reading The mist of his feelings shifted between us, as if disturbed by his struggles, and in the rifts of the immaterial veil he would appear to my staring eyes distinct of form and pregnant with vague appeal like a symbolic figure in a picture.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘All around everything was still as far as the ear could reach.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The mist of his feelings shifted between us, as if disturbed by his struggles, and in the rifts of the immaterial veil he would appear to my staring eyes distinct of form and pregnant with vague appeal like a symbolic figure in a picture.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The mist of his feelings shifted between us, as if disturbed by his struggles, and in the rifts of the immaterial veil he would appear to my staring eyes distinct of form and pregnant with vague appeal like a symbolic figure in a picture.
