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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 His father passed many hours in sleep, and he had not a soul with whom to exchange a word.
all
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From this reading With all his occupation Mark found time desperately hard to kill; he felt as if he had lived his present life for at least six years.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The monsoon had broken, and on some days the torrents compelled him to remain indoors; and whilst sheets of rain and hurricanes of wind swept the valley, an appalling loneliness settled down upon the miserable young man.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The monsoon had broken, and on some days the torrents compelled him to remain indoors; and whilst sheets of rain and hurricanes of wind swept the valley, an appalling loneliness settled down upon the miserable young man.
appalling
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From this reading The monsoon had broken, and on some days the torrents compelled him to remain indoors; and whilst sheets of rain and hurricanes of wind swept the valley, an appalling loneliness settled down upon the miserable young man.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading With all his occupation Mark found time desperately hard to kill; he felt as if he had lived his present life for at least six years.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With all his occupation Mark found time desperately hard to kill; he felt as if he had lived his present life for at least six years.
broken
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From this reading The monsoon had broken, and on some days the torrents compelled him to remain indoors; and whilst sheets of rain and hurricanes of wind swept the valley, an appalling loneliness settled down upon the miserable young man.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Six weeks had crawled by.
compelled
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From this reading The monsoon had broken, and on some days the torrents compelled him to remain indoors; and whilst sheets of rain and hurricanes of wind swept the valley, an appalling loneliness settled down upon the miserable young man.
CORNELIAN
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From this reading THE NEW WEARER OF THE CORNELIAN RING.
crawled
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From this reading Six weeks had crawled by.
days
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From this reading The monsoon had broken, and on some days the torrents compelled him to remain indoors; and whilst sheets of rain and hurricanes of wind swept the valley, an appalling loneliness settled down upon the miserable young man.
desperately
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From this reading With all his occupation Mark found time desperately hard to kill; he felt as if he had lived his present life for at least six years.
down
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From this reading The monsoon had broken, and on some days the torrents compelled him to remain indoors; and whilst sheets of rain and hurricanes of wind swept the valley, an appalling loneliness settled down upon the miserable young man.
exchange
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From this reading His father passed many hours in sleep, and he had not a soul with whom to exchange a word.
father
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From this reading His father passed many hours in sleep, and he had not a soul with whom to exchange a word.
felt
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From this reading With all his occupation Mark found time desperately hard to kill; he felt as if he had lived his present life for at least six years.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading With all his occupation Mark found time desperately hard to kill; he felt as if he had lived his present life for at least six years.
found
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From this reading With all his occupation Mark found time desperately hard to kill; he felt as if he had lived his present life for at least six years.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Six weeks had crawled by.
hard
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From this reading With all his occupation Mark found time desperately hard to kill; he felt as if he had lived his present life for at least six years.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With all his occupation Mark found time desperately hard to kill; he felt as if he had lived his present life for at least six years.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The monsoon had broken, and on some days the torrents compelled him to remain indoors; and whilst sheets of rain and hurricanes of wind swept the valley, an appalling loneliness settled down upon the miserable young man.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With all his occupation Mark found time desperately hard to kill; he felt as if he had lived his present life for at least six years.
hours
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From this reading His father passed many hours in sleep, and he had not a soul with whom to exchange a word.
hurricanes
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From this reading The monsoon had broken, and on some days the torrents compelled him to remain indoors; and whilst sheets of rain and hurricanes of wind swept the valley, an appalling loneliness settled down upon the miserable young man.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading With all his occupation Mark found time desperately hard to kill; he felt as if he had lived his present life for at least six years.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His father passed many hours in sleep, and he had not a soul with whom to exchange a word.
indoors
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From this reading The monsoon had broken, and on some days the torrents compelled him to remain indoors; and whilst sheets of rain and hurricanes of wind swept the valley, an appalling loneliness settled down upon the miserable young man.
kill
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From this reading With all his occupation Mark found time desperately hard to kill; he felt as if he had lived his present life for at least six years.
least
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From this reading With all his occupation Mark found time desperately hard to kill; he felt as if he had lived his present life for at least six years.
life
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From this reading With all his occupation Mark found time desperately hard to kill; he felt as if he had lived his present life for at least six years.
lived
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From this reading With all his occupation Mark found time desperately hard to kill; he felt as if he had lived his present life for at least six years.
loneliness
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From this reading The monsoon had broken, and on some days the torrents compelled him to remain indoors; and whilst sheets of rain and hurricanes of wind swept the valley, an appalling loneliness settled down upon the miserable young man.
man
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From this reading The monsoon had broken, and on some days the torrents compelled him to remain indoors; and whilst sheets of rain and hurricanes of wind swept the valley, an appalling loneliness settled down upon the miserable young man.
many
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From this reading His father passed many hours in sleep, and he had not a soul with whom to exchange a word.
Mark
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From this reading With all his occupation Mark found time desperately hard to kill; he felt as if he had lived his present life for at least six years.
miserable
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From this reading The monsoon had broken, and on some days the torrents compelled him to remain indoors; and whilst sheets of rain and hurricanes of wind swept the valley, an appalling loneliness settled down upon the miserable young man.
monsoon
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From this reading The monsoon had broken, and on some days the torrents compelled him to remain indoors; and whilst sheets of rain and hurricanes of wind swept the valley, an appalling loneliness settled down upon the miserable young man.
NEW
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From this reading THE NEW WEARER OF THE CORNELIAN RING.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His father passed many hours in sleep, and he had not a soul with whom to exchange a word.
occupation
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From this reading With all his occupation Mark found time desperately hard to kill; he felt as if he had lived his present life for at least six years.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE NEW WEARER OF THE CORNELIAN RING.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The monsoon had broken, and on some days the torrents compelled him to remain indoors; and whilst sheets of rain and hurricanes of wind swept the valley, an appalling loneliness settled down upon the miserable young man.
passed
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From this reading His father passed many hours in sleep, and he had not a soul with whom to exchange a word.
present
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From this reading With all his occupation Mark found time desperately hard to kill; he felt as if he had lived his present life for at least six years.
rain
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From this reading The monsoon had broken, and on some days the torrents compelled him to remain indoors; and whilst sheets of rain and hurricanes of wind swept the valley, an appalling loneliness settled down upon the miserable young man.
remain
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From this reading The monsoon had broken, and on some days the torrents compelled him to remain indoors; and whilst sheets of rain and hurricanes of wind swept the valley, an appalling loneliness settled down upon the miserable young man.
RING
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From this reading THE NEW WEARER OF THE CORNELIAN RING.
settled
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From this reading The monsoon had broken, and on some days the torrents compelled him to remain indoors; and whilst sheets of rain and hurricanes of wind swept the valley, an appalling loneliness settled down upon the miserable young man.
sheets
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From this reading The monsoon had broken, and on some days the torrents compelled him to remain indoors; and whilst sheets of rain and hurricanes of wind swept the valley, an appalling loneliness settled down upon the miserable young man.
Six
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From this reading Six weeks had crawled by.
sleep
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From this reading His father passed many hours in sleep, and he had not a soul with whom to exchange a word.
some
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From this reading The monsoon had broken, and on some days the torrents compelled him to remain indoors; and whilst sheets of rain and hurricanes of wind swept the valley, an appalling loneliness settled down upon the miserable young man.
soul
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From this reading His father passed many hours in sleep, and he had not a soul with whom to exchange a word.
swept
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From this reading The monsoon had broken, and on some days the torrents compelled him to remain indoors; and whilst sheets of rain and hurricanes of wind swept the valley, an appalling loneliness settled down upon the miserable young man.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEW WEARER OF THE CORNELIAN RING.
time
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From this reading With all his occupation Mark found time desperately hard to kill; he felt as if he had lived his present life for at least six years.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With all his occupation Mark found time desperately hard to kill; he felt as if he had lived his present life for at least six years.
torrents
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From this reading The monsoon had broken, and on some days the torrents compelled him to remain indoors; and whilst sheets of rain and hurricanes of wind swept the valley, an appalling loneliness settled down upon the miserable young man.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The monsoon had broken, and on some days the torrents compelled him to remain indoors; and whilst sheets of rain and hurricanes of wind swept the valley, an appalling loneliness settled down upon the miserable young man.
valley
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From this reading The monsoon had broken, and on some days the torrents compelled him to remain indoors; and whilst sheets of rain and hurricanes of wind swept the valley, an appalling loneliness settled down upon the miserable young man.
WEARER
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From this reading THE NEW WEARER OF THE CORNELIAN RING.
weeks
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From this reading Six weeks had crawled by.
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading The monsoon had broken, and on some days the torrents compelled him to remain indoors; and whilst sheets of rain and hurricanes of wind swept the valley, an appalling loneliness settled down upon the miserable young man.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His father passed many hours in sleep, and he had not a soul with whom to exchange a word.
wind
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From this reading The monsoon had broken, and on some days the torrents compelled him to remain indoors; and whilst sheets of rain and hurricanes of wind swept the valley, an appalling loneliness settled down upon the miserable young man.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With all his occupation Mark found time desperately hard to kill; he felt as if he had lived his present life for at least six years.
word
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From this reading His father passed many hours in sleep, and he had not a soul with whom to exchange a word.
years
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From this reading With all his occupation Mark found time desperately hard to kill; he felt as if he had lived his present life for at least six years.
young
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From this reading The monsoon had broken, and on some days the torrents compelled him to remain indoors; and whilst sheets of rain and hurricanes of wind swept the valley, an appalling loneliness settled down upon the miserable young man.
