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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 Later on, he turned his back upon the crowded walks and found himself on a remote terrace overlooking the sea.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading They lapped softly against the rounded boulders which strewed the shore like a flock of nodding Behemoths.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Later on, he turned his back upon the crowded walks and found himself on a remote terrace overlooking the sea.
back
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From this reading Later on, he turned his back upon the crowded walks and found himself on a remote terrace overlooking the sea.
Behemoths
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From this reading They lapped softly against the rounded boulders which strewed the shore like a flock of nodding Behemoths.
boulders
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From this reading They lapped softly against the rounded boulders which strewed the shore like a flock of nodding Behemoths.
breathings
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From this reading He glanced down into the water whose uneven floor was diapered with long weedy patches, fragments of fallen rock, and brighter patches of sand; he inhaled the pungent odour of sea-wrack and listened to the breathings of the waves.
brighter
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From this reading He glanced down into the water whose uneven floor was diapered with long weedy patches, fragments of fallen rock, and brighter patches of sand; he inhaled the pungent odour of sea-wrack and listened to the breathings of the waves.
companionship
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From this reading Leaning over the parapet he enjoyed, once more, the strangely intimate companionship of the sea.
crowded
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From this reading Later on, he turned his back upon the crowded walks and found himself on a remote terrace overlooking the sea.
diapered
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down
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From this reading He glanced down into the water whose uneven floor was diapered with long weedy patches, fragments of fallen rock, and brighter patches of sand; he inhaled the pungent odour of sea-wrack and listened to the breathings of the waves.
enjoyed
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From this reading Leaning over the parapet he enjoyed, once more, the strangely intimate companionship of the sea.
fallen
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From this reading He glanced down into the water whose uneven floor was diapered with long weedy patches, fragments of fallen rock, and brighter patches of sand; he inhaled the pungent odour of sea-wrack and listened to the breathings of the waves.
flock
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From this reading They lapped softly against the rounded boulders which strewed the shore like a flock of nodding Behemoths.
floor
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From this reading He glanced down into the water whose uneven floor was diapered with long weedy patches, fragments of fallen rock, and brighter patches of sand; he inhaled the pungent odour of sea-wrack and listened to the breathings of the waves.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Later on, he turned his back upon the crowded walks and found himself on a remote terrace overlooking the sea.
fragments
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From this reading He glanced down into the water whose uneven floor was diapered with long weedy patches, fragments of fallen rock, and brighter patches of sand; he inhaled the pungent odour of sea-wrack and listened to the breathings of the waves.
glanced
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From this reading He glanced down into the water whose uneven floor was diapered with long weedy patches, fragments of fallen rock, and brighter patches of sand; he inhaled the pungent odour of sea-wrack and listened to the breathings of the waves.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Later on, he turned his back upon the crowded walks and found himself on a remote terrace overlooking the sea.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was quiet here, in view of the sunset--his last sunset on Nepenthe.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Later on, he turned his back upon the crowded walks and found himself on a remote terrace overlooking the sea.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Later on, he turned his back upon the crowded walks and found himself on a remote terrace overlooking the sea.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was quiet here, in view of the sunset--his last sunset on Nepenthe.
inhaled
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From this reading He glanced down into the water whose uneven floor was diapered with long weedy patches, fragments of fallen rock, and brighter patches of sand; he inhaled the pungent odour of sea-wrack and listened to the breathings of the waves.
intimate
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From this reading Leaning over the parapet he enjoyed, once more, the strangely intimate companionship of the sea.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He glanced down into the water whose uneven floor was diapered with long weedy patches, fragments of fallen rock, and brighter patches of sand; he inhaled the pungent odour of sea-wrack and listened to the breathings of the waves.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was quiet here, in view of the sunset--his last sunset on Nepenthe.
lapped
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From this reading They lapped softly against the rounded boulders which strewed the shore like a flock of nodding Behemoths.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was quiet here, in view of the sunset--his last sunset on Nepenthe.
Later
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From this reading Later on, he turned his back upon the crowded walks and found himself on a remote terrace overlooking the sea.
Leaning
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From this reading Leaning over the parapet he enjoyed, once more, the strangely intimate companionship of the sea.
like
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From this reading They lapped softly against the rounded boulders which strewed the shore like a flock of nodding Behemoths.
listened
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From this reading He glanced down into the water whose uneven floor was diapered with long weedy patches, fragments of fallen rock, and brighter patches of sand; he inhaled the pungent odour of sea-wrack and listened to the breathings of the waves.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He glanced down into the water whose uneven floor was diapered with long weedy patches, fragments of fallen rock, and brighter patches of sand; he inhaled the pungent odour of sea-wrack and listened to the breathings of the waves.
more
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From this reading Leaning over the parapet he enjoyed, once more, the strangely intimate companionship of the sea.
Nepenthe
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From this reading It was quiet here, in view of the sunset--his last sunset on Nepenthe.
nodding
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From this reading They lapped softly against the rounded boulders which strewed the shore like a flock of nodding Behemoths.
odour
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From this reading He glanced down into the water whose uneven floor was diapered with long weedy patches, fragments of fallen rock, and brighter patches of sand; he inhaled the pungent odour of sea-wrack and listened to the breathings of the waves.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was quiet here, in view of the sunset--his last sunset on Nepenthe.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Later on, he turned his back upon the crowded walks and found himself on a remote terrace overlooking the sea.
once
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From this reading Leaning over the parapet he enjoyed, once more, the strangely intimate companionship of the sea.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Leaning over the parapet he enjoyed, once more, the strangely intimate companionship of the sea.
overlooking
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From this reading Later on, he turned his back upon the crowded walks and found himself on a remote terrace overlooking the sea.
parapet
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From this reading Leaning over the parapet he enjoyed, once more, the strangely intimate companionship of the sea.
patches
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From this reading He glanced down into the water whose uneven floor was diapered with long weedy patches, fragments of fallen rock, and brighter patches of sand; he inhaled the pungent odour of sea-wrack and listened to the breathings of the waves.
pungent
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quiet
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From this reading It was quiet here, in view of the sunset--his last sunset on Nepenthe.
remote
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From this reading Later on, he turned his back upon the crowded walks and found himself on a remote terrace overlooking the sea.
rock
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From this reading He glanced down into the water whose uneven floor was diapered with long weedy patches, fragments of fallen rock, and brighter patches of sand; he inhaled the pungent odour of sea-wrack and listened to the breathings of the waves.
rounded
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From this reading They lapped softly against the rounded boulders which strewed the shore like a flock of nodding Behemoths.
sand
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From this reading He glanced down into the water whose uneven floor was diapered with long weedy patches, fragments of fallen rock, and brighter patches of sand; he inhaled the pungent odour of sea-wrack and listened to the breathings of the waves.
sea
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From this reading Later on, he turned his back upon the crowded walks and found himself on a remote terrace overlooking the sea.
sea-wrack
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From this reading He glanced down into the water whose uneven floor was diapered with long weedy patches, fragments of fallen rock, and brighter patches of sand; he inhaled the pungent odour of sea-wrack and listened to the breathings of the waves.
shore
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From this reading They lapped softly against the rounded boulders which strewed the shore like a flock of nodding Behemoths.
softly
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From this reading They lapped softly against the rounded boulders which strewed the shore like a flock of nodding Behemoths.
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Leaning over the parapet he enjoyed, once more, the strangely intimate companionship of the sea.
strewed
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From this reading They lapped softly against the rounded boulders which strewed the shore like a flock of nodding Behemoths.
sunset
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From this reading It was quiet here, in view of the sunset--his last sunset on Nepenthe.
terrace
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From this reading Later on, he turned his back upon the crowded walks and found himself on a remote terrace overlooking the sea.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Later on, he turned his back upon the crowded walks and found himself on a remote terrace overlooking the sea.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They lapped softly against the rounded boulders which strewed the shore like a flock of nodding Behemoths.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He glanced down into the water whose uneven floor was diapered with long weedy patches, fragments of fallen rock, and brighter patches of sand; he inhaled the pungent odour of sea-wrack and listened to the breathings of the waves.
turned
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From this reading Later on, he turned his back upon the crowded walks and found himself on a remote terrace overlooking the sea.
uneven
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From this reading He glanced down into the water whose uneven floor was diapered with long weedy patches, fragments of fallen rock, and brighter patches of sand; he inhaled the pungent odour of sea-wrack and listened to the breathings of the waves.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Later on, he turned his back upon the crowded walks and found himself on a remote terrace overlooking the sea.
view
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From this reading It was quiet here, in view of the sunset--his last sunset on Nepenthe.
walks
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From this reading Later on, he turned his back upon the crowded walks and found himself on a remote terrace overlooking the sea.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was quiet here, in view of the sunset--his last sunset on Nepenthe.
water
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From this reading He glanced down into the water whose uneven floor was diapered with long weedy patches, fragments of fallen rock, and brighter patches of sand; he inhaled the pungent odour of sea-wrack and listened to the breathings of the waves.
waves
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From this reading He glanced down into the water whose uneven floor was diapered with long weedy patches, fragments of fallen rock, and brighter patches of sand; he inhaled the pungent odour of sea-wrack and listened to the breathings of the waves.
weedy
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From this reading He glanced down into the water whose uneven floor was diapered with long weedy patches, fragments of fallen rock, and brighter patches of sand; he inhaled the pungent odour of sea-wrack and listened to the breathings of the waves.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They lapped softly against the rounded boulders which strewed the shore like a flock of nodding Behemoths.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading He glanced down into the water whose uneven floor was diapered with long weedy patches, fragments of fallen rock, and brighter patches of sand; he inhaled the pungent odour of sea-wrack and listened to the breathings of the waves.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He glanced down into the water whose uneven floor was diapered with long weedy patches, fragments of fallen rock, and brighter patches of sand; he inhaled the pungent odour of sea-wrack and listened to the breathings of the waves.
