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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 VOICE OF A FRIEND The journey to Barcelona was uneventful, at any rate for me.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know that the captain sought to be friendly, while some of the passengers seemed to be interested in the sad, silent man who ever sought to be alone, but I paid little heed to their overtures.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was ever thinking of what I had seen and done during the little time I had been in England, but nothing was real save a horrible weight that oppressed me.
any
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From this reading THE VOICE OF A FRIEND The journey to Barcelona was uneventful, at any rate for me.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE VOICE OF A FRIEND The journey to Barcelona was uneventful, at any rate for me.
Barcelona
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From this reading THE VOICE OF A FRIEND The journey to Barcelona was uneventful, at any rate for me.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I know that the captain sought to be friendly, while some of the passengers seemed to be interested in the sad, silent man who ever sought to be alone, but I paid little heed to their overtures.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I was ever thinking of what I had seen and done during the little time I had been in England, but nothing was real save a horrible weight that oppressed me.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I was ever thinking of what I had seen and done during the little time I had been in England, but nothing was real save a horrible weight that oppressed me.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I know that the captain sought to be friendly, while some of the passengers seemed to be interested in the sad, silent man who ever sought to be alone, but I paid little heed to their overtures.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading How could I when two ghastly passions, hatred and remorse, possessed me?
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was ever thinking of what I had seen and done during the little time I had been in England, but nothing was real save a horrible weight that oppressed me.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading During the whole time I lived in a kind of hideous dream.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the whole time I lived in a kind of hideous dream.
England
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From this reading I was ever thinking of what I had seen and done during the little time I had been in England, but nothing was real save a horrible weight that oppressed me.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was ever thinking of what I had seen and done during the little time I had been in England, but nothing was real save a horrible weight that oppressed me.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE VOICE OF A FRIEND The journey to Barcelona was uneventful, at any rate for me.
FRIEND
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From this reading THE VOICE OF A FRIEND The journey to Barcelona was uneventful, at any rate for me.
friendly
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From this reading I know that the captain sought to be friendly, while some of the passengers seemed to be interested in the sad, silent man who ever sought to be alone, but I paid little heed to their overtures.
ghastly
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From this reading How could I when two ghastly passions, hatred and remorse, possessed me?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I was ever thinking of what I had seen and done during the little time I had been in England, but nothing was real save a horrible weight that oppressed me.
hatred
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From this reading How could I when two ghastly passions, hatred and remorse, possessed me?
heed
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From this reading I know that the captain sought to be friendly, while some of the passengers seemed to be interested in the sad, silent man who ever sought to be alone, but I paid little heed to their overtures.
hideous
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From this reading During the whole time I lived in a kind of hideous dream.
horrible
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From this reading I was ever thinking of what I had seen and done during the little time I had been in England, but nothing was real save a horrible weight that oppressed me.
How
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From this reading How could I when two ghastly passions, hatred and remorse, possessed me?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading During the whole time I lived in a kind of hideous dream.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading During the whole time I lived in a kind of hideous dream.
interested
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From this reading I know that the captain sought to be friendly, while some of the passengers seemed to be interested in the sad, silent man who ever sought to be alone, but I paid little heed to their overtures.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE VOICE OF A FRIEND The journey to Barcelona was uneventful, at any rate for me.
kind
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From this reading During the whole time I lived in a kind of hideous dream.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know that the captain sought to be friendly, while some of the passengers seemed to be interested in the sad, silent man who ever sought to be alone, but I paid little heed to their overtures.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was ever thinking of what I had seen and done during the little time I had been in England, but nothing was real save a horrible weight that oppressed me.
lived
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From this reading During the whole time I lived in a kind of hideous dream.
man
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From this reading I know that the captain sought to be friendly, while some of the passengers seemed to be interested in the sad, silent man who ever sought to be alone, but I paid little heed to their overtures.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE VOICE OF A FRIEND The journey to Barcelona was uneventful, at any rate for me.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I was ever thinking of what I had seen and done during the little time I had been in England, but nothing was real save a horrible weight that oppressed me.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE VOICE OF A FRIEND The journey to Barcelona was uneventful, at any rate for me.
oppressed
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From this reading I was ever thinking of what I had seen and done during the little time I had been in England, but nothing was real save a horrible weight that oppressed me.
overtures
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From this reading I know that the captain sought to be friendly, while some of the passengers seemed to be interested in the sad, silent man who ever sought to be alone, but I paid little heed to their overtures.
paid
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From this reading I know that the captain sought to be friendly, while some of the passengers seemed to be interested in the sad, silent man who ever sought to be alone, but I paid little heed to their overtures.
passengers
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From this reading I know that the captain sought to be friendly, while some of the passengers seemed to be interested in the sad, silent man who ever sought to be alone, but I paid little heed to their overtures.
passions
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From this reading How could I when two ghastly passions, hatred and remorse, possessed me?
possessed
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From this reading How could I when two ghastly passions, hatred and remorse, possessed me?
rate
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From this reading THE VOICE OF A FRIEND The journey to Barcelona was uneventful, at any rate for me.
real
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From this reading I was ever thinking of what I had seen and done during the little time I had been in England, but nothing was real save a horrible weight that oppressed me.
remorse
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From this reading How could I when two ghastly passions, hatred and remorse, possessed me?
sad
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From this reading I know that the captain sought to be friendly, while some of the passengers seemed to be interested in the sad, silent man who ever sought to be alone, but I paid little heed to their overtures.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading I was ever thinking of what I had seen and done during the little time I had been in England, but nothing was real save a horrible weight that oppressed me.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know that the captain sought to be friendly, while some of the passengers seemed to be interested in the sad, silent man who ever sought to be alone, but I paid little heed to their overtures.
seen
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From this reading I was ever thinking of what I had seen and done during the little time I had been in England, but nothing was real save a horrible weight that oppressed me.
silent
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From this reading I know that the captain sought to be friendly, while some of the passengers seemed to be interested in the sad, silent man who ever sought to be alone, but I paid little heed to their overtures.
some
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From this reading I know that the captain sought to be friendly, while some of the passengers seemed to be interested in the sad, silent man who ever sought to be alone, but I paid little heed to their overtures.
sought
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From this reading I know that the captain sought to be friendly, while some of the passengers seemed to be interested in the sad, silent man who ever sought to be alone, but I paid little heed to their overtures.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was ever thinking of what I had seen and done during the little time I had been in England, but nothing was real save a horrible weight that oppressed me.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VOICE OF A FRIEND The journey to Barcelona was uneventful, at any rate for me.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I know that the captain sought to be friendly, while some of the passengers seemed to be interested in the sad, silent man who ever sought to be alone, but I paid little heed to their overtures.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was ever thinking of what I had seen and done during the little time I had been in England, but nothing was real save a horrible weight that oppressed me.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the whole time I lived in a kind of hideous dream.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE VOICE OF A FRIEND The journey to Barcelona was uneventful, at any rate for me.
two
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From this reading How could I when two ghastly passions, hatred and remorse, possessed me?
uneventful
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From this reading THE VOICE OF A FRIEND The journey to Barcelona was uneventful, at any rate for me.
VOICE
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From this reading THE VOICE OF A FRIEND The journey to Barcelona was uneventful, at any rate for me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE VOICE OF A FRIEND The journey to Barcelona was uneventful, at any rate for me.
weight
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From this reading I was ever thinking of what I had seen and done during the little time I had been in England, but nothing was real save a horrible weight that oppressed me.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I was ever thinking of what I had seen and done during the little time I had been in England, but nothing was real save a horrible weight that oppressed me.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading How could I when two ghastly passions, hatred and remorse, possessed me?
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading I know that the captain sought to be friendly, while some of the passengers seemed to be interested in the sad, silent man who ever sought to be alone, but I paid little heed to their overtures.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I know that the captain sought to be friendly, while some of the passengers seemed to be interested in the sad, silent man who ever sought to be alone, but I paid little heed to their overtures.
whole
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From this reading During the whole time I lived in a kind of hideous dream.
