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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 Yet he looked as a blind man.
all
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From this reading There was no finer view to be obtained from any suite in the hotel, and Monte Carlo had revelled all that day in the golden, transfiguring sunshine.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was no finer view to be obtained from any suite in the hotel, and Monte Carlo had revelled all that day in the golden, transfiguring sunshine.
any
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From this reading There was no finer view to be obtained from any suite in the hotel, and Monte Carlo had revelled all that day in the golden, transfiguring sunshine.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Yet he looked as a blind man.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was no finer view to be obtained from any suite in the hotel, and Monte Carlo had revelled all that day in the golden, transfiguring sunshine.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading DRACONMEYER IS DESPERATE Draconmeyer stood before the window of his room, looking out over the Mediterranean.
blind
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From this reading Yet he looked as a blind man.
blue
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From this reading His eyes saw nothing of the blue sea or the brown-sailed fishing boats, nor did he once glance towards the picturesque harbour.
boats
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From this reading His eyes saw nothing of the blue sea or the brown-sailed fishing boats, nor did he once glance towards the picturesque harbour.
brown-sailed
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From this reading His eyes saw nothing of the blue sea or the brown-sailed fishing boats, nor did he once glance towards the picturesque harbour.
carefully-thought-out
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From this reading He saw only his own future, the shattered pieces of his carefully-thought-out scheme.
Carlo
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From this reading There was no finer view to be obtained from any suite in the hotel, and Monte Carlo had revelled all that day in the golden, transfiguring sunshine.
day
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From this reading There was no finer view to be obtained from any suite in the hotel, and Monte Carlo had revelled all that day in the golden, transfiguring sunshine.
DESPERATE
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From this reading DRACONMEYER IS DESPERATE Draconmeyer stood before the window of his room, looking out over the Mediterranean.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading His eyes saw nothing of the blue sea or the brown-sailed fishing boats, nor did he once glance towards the picturesque harbour.
DRACONMEYER
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From this reading DRACONMEYER IS DESPERATE Draconmeyer stood before the window of his room, looking out over the Mediterranean.
eyes
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From this reading His eyes saw nothing of the blue sea or the brown-sailed fishing boats, nor did he once glance towards the picturesque harbour.
finer
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From this reading There was no finer view to be obtained from any suite in the hotel, and Monte Carlo had revelled all that day in the golden, transfiguring sunshine.
fishing
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From this reading His eyes saw nothing of the blue sea or the brown-sailed fishing boats, nor did he once glance towards the picturesque harbour.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was no finer view to be obtained from any suite in the hotel, and Monte Carlo had revelled all that day in the golden, transfiguring sunshine.
future
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From this reading He saw only his own future, the shattered pieces of his carefully-thought-out scheme.
glance
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From this reading His eyes saw nothing of the blue sea or the brown-sailed fishing boats, nor did he once glance towards the picturesque harbour.
golden
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From this reading There was no finer view to be obtained from any suite in the hotel, and Monte Carlo had revelled all that day in the golden, transfiguring sunshine.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was no finer view to be obtained from any suite in the hotel, and Monte Carlo had revelled all that day in the golden, transfiguring sunshine.
harbour
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From this reading His eyes saw nothing of the blue sea or the brown-sailed fishing boats, nor did he once glance towards the picturesque harbour.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet he looked as a blind man.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading DRACONMEYER IS DESPERATE Draconmeyer stood before the window of his room, looking out over the Mediterranean.
hotel
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From this reading There was no finer view to be obtained from any suite in the hotel, and Monte Carlo had revelled all that day in the golden, transfiguring sunshine.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was no finer view to be obtained from any suite in the hotel, and Monte Carlo had revelled all that day in the golden, transfiguring sunshine.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DRACONMEYER IS DESPERATE Draconmeyer stood before the window of his room, looking out over the Mediterranean.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet he looked as a blind man.
looking
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From this reading DRACONMEYER IS DESPERATE Draconmeyer stood before the window of his room, looking out over the Mediterranean.
man
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From this reading Yet he looked as a blind man.
Mediterranean
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From this reading DRACONMEYER IS DESPERATE Draconmeyer stood before the window of his room, looking out over the Mediterranean.
Monte
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From this reading There was no finer view to be obtained from any suite in the hotel, and Monte Carlo had revelled all that day in the golden, transfiguring sunshine.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no finer view to be obtained from any suite in the hotel, and Monte Carlo had revelled all that day in the golden, transfiguring sunshine.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading His eyes saw nothing of the blue sea or the brown-sailed fishing boats, nor did he once glance towards the picturesque harbour.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading His eyes saw nothing of the blue sea or the brown-sailed fishing boats, nor did he once glance towards the picturesque harbour.
obtained
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From this reading There was no finer view to be obtained from any suite in the hotel, and Monte Carlo had revelled all that day in the golden, transfiguring sunshine.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DRACONMEYER IS DESPERATE Draconmeyer stood before the window of his room, looking out over the Mediterranean.
once
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From this reading His eyes saw nothing of the blue sea or the brown-sailed fishing boats, nor did he once glance towards the picturesque harbour.
only
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From this reading He saw only his own future, the shattered pieces of his carefully-thought-out scheme.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading His eyes saw nothing of the blue sea or the brown-sailed fishing boats, nor did he once glance towards the picturesque harbour.
out
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From this reading DRACONMEYER IS DESPERATE Draconmeyer stood before the window of his room, looking out over the Mediterranean.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading DRACONMEYER IS DESPERATE Draconmeyer stood before the window of his room, looking out over the Mediterranean.
own
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From this reading He saw only his own future, the shattered pieces of his carefully-thought-out scheme.
picturesque
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From this reading His eyes saw nothing of the blue sea or the brown-sailed fishing boats, nor did he once glance towards the picturesque harbour.
pieces
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From this reading He saw only his own future, the shattered pieces of his carefully-thought-out scheme.
revelled
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From this reading There was no finer view to be obtained from any suite in the hotel, and Monte Carlo had revelled all that day in the golden, transfiguring sunshine.
room
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From this reading DRACONMEYER IS DESPERATE Draconmeyer stood before the window of his room, looking out over the Mediterranean.
saw
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From this reading His eyes saw nothing of the blue sea or the brown-sailed fishing boats, nor did he once glance towards the picturesque harbour.
scheme
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From this reading He saw only his own future, the shattered pieces of his carefully-thought-out scheme.
sea
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From this reading His eyes saw nothing of the blue sea or the brown-sailed fishing boats, nor did he once glance towards the picturesque harbour.
shattered
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From this reading He saw only his own future, the shattered pieces of his carefully-thought-out scheme.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DRACONMEYER IS DESPERATE Draconmeyer stood before the window of his room, looking out over the Mediterranean.
suite
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From this reading There was no finer view to be obtained from any suite in the hotel, and Monte Carlo had revelled all that day in the golden, transfiguring sunshine.
sunshine
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From this reading There was no finer view to be obtained from any suite in the hotel, and Monte Carlo had revelled all that day in the golden, transfiguring sunshine.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was no finer view to be obtained from any suite in the hotel, and Monte Carlo had revelled all that day in the golden, transfiguring sunshine.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DRACONMEYER IS DESPERATE Draconmeyer stood before the window of his room, looking out over the Mediterranean.
There
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From this reading There was no finer view to be obtained from any suite in the hotel, and Monte Carlo had revelled all that day in the golden, transfiguring sunshine.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was no finer view to be obtained from any suite in the hotel, and Monte Carlo had revelled all that day in the golden, transfiguring sunshine.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading His eyes saw nothing of the blue sea or the brown-sailed fishing boats, nor did he once glance towards the picturesque harbour.
transfiguring
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From this reading There was no finer view to be obtained from any suite in the hotel, and Monte Carlo had revelled all that day in the golden, transfiguring sunshine.
view
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From this reading There was no finer view to be obtained from any suite in the hotel, and Monte Carlo had revelled all that day in the golden, transfiguring sunshine.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no finer view to be obtained from any suite in the hotel, and Monte Carlo had revelled all that day in the golden, transfiguring sunshine.
window
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From this reading DRACONMEYER IS DESPERATE Draconmeyer stood before the window of his room, looking out over the Mediterranean.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet he looked as a blind man.
