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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 A WANING MOON Fixed ideas have the tenacity of incurable maladies.
accentuated
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From this reading Surely he must do it in spite of himself, incessantly, himself haunted by that unforgettable resemblance, accentuated still further by the imitation of tone and gesture they had tried to produce.
almost
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From this reading Could it be that Olivier, seeing them together almost every day, thought continually of the comparison between them?
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whatever she did, or wherever she was, alone or surrounded by friends, she could no longer rid herself of the thought that had seized her in coming home side by side with her daughter.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Surely he must do it in spite of himself, incessantly, himself haunted by that unforgettable resemblance, accentuated still further by the imitation of tone and gesture they had tried to produce.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Once entered in the soul they devour it, leaving it no longer free to think of anything, or to have a taste for the least thing.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Could it be that Olivier, seeing them together almost every day, thought continually of the comparison between them?
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Could it be that Olivier, seeing them together almost every day, thought continually of the comparison between them?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Whatever she did, or wherever she was, alone or surrounded by friends, she could no longer rid herself of the thought that had seized her in coming home side by side with her daughter.
coming
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From this reading Whatever she did, or wherever she was, alone or surrounded by friends, she could no longer rid herself of the thought that had seized her in coming home side by side with her daughter.
comparison
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continually
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From this reading Could it be that Olivier, seeing them together almost every day, thought continually of the comparison between them?
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Whatever she did, or wherever she was, alone or surrounded by friends, she could no longer rid herself of the thought that had seized her in coming home side by side with her daughter.
daughter
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From this reading Whatever she did, or wherever she was, alone or surrounded by friends, she could no longer rid herself of the thought that had seized her in coming home side by side with her daughter.
day
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From this reading Could it be that Olivier, seeing them together almost every day, thought continually of the comparison between them?
devour
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From this reading Once entered in the soul they devour it, leaving it no longer free to think of anything, or to have a taste for the least thing.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Whatever she did, or wherever she was, alone or surrounded by friends, she could no longer rid herself of the thought that had seized her in coming home side by side with her daughter.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Surely he must do it in spite of himself, incessantly, himself haunted by that unforgettable resemblance, accentuated still further by the imitation of tone and gesture they had tried to produce.
entered
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From this reading Once entered in the soul they devour it, leaving it no longer free to think of anything, or to have a taste for the least thing.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Could it be that Olivier, seeing them together almost every day, thought continually of the comparison between them?
Fixed
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From this reading A WANING MOON Fixed ideas have the tenacity of incurable maladies.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Once entered in the soul they devour it, leaving it no longer free to think of anything, or to have a taste for the least thing.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Once entered in the soul they devour it, leaving it no longer free to think of anything, or to have a taste for the least thing.
friends
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From this reading Whatever she did, or wherever she was, alone or surrounded by friends, she could no longer rid herself of the thought that had seized her in coming home side by side with her daughter.
further
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From this reading Surely he must do it in spite of himself, incessantly, himself haunted by that unforgettable resemblance, accentuated still further by the imitation of tone and gesture they had tried to produce.
gesture
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From this reading Surely he must do it in spite of himself, incessantly, himself haunted by that unforgettable resemblance, accentuated still further by the imitation of tone and gesture they had tried to produce.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Whatever she did, or wherever she was, alone or surrounded by friends, she could no longer rid herself of the thought that had seized her in coming home side by side with her daughter.
haunted
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From this reading Surely he must do it in spite of himself, incessantly, himself haunted by that unforgettable resemblance, accentuated still further by the imitation of tone and gesture they had tried to produce.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A WANING MOON Fixed ideas have the tenacity of incurable maladies.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Surely he must do it in spite of himself, incessantly, himself haunted by that unforgettable resemblance, accentuated still further by the imitation of tone and gesture they had tried to produce.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Whatever she did, or wherever she was, alone or surrounded by friends, she could no longer rid herself of the thought that had seized her in coming home side by side with her daughter.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Whatever she did, or wherever she was, alone or surrounded by friends, she could no longer rid herself of the thought that had seized her in coming home side by side with her daughter.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Surely he must do it in spite of himself, incessantly, himself haunted by that unforgettable resemblance, accentuated still further by the imitation of tone and gesture they had tried to produce.
home
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From this reading Whatever she did, or wherever she was, alone or surrounded by friends, she could no longer rid herself of the thought that had seized her in coming home side by side with her daughter.
ideas
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From this reading A WANING MOON Fixed ideas have the tenacity of incurable maladies.
imitation
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From this reading Surely he must do it in spite of himself, incessantly, himself haunted by that unforgettable resemblance, accentuated still further by the imitation of tone and gesture they had tried to produce.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Once entered in the soul they devour it, leaving it no longer free to think of anything, or to have a taste for the least thing.
incessantly
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From this reading Surely he must do it in spite of himself, incessantly, himself haunted by that unforgettable resemblance, accentuated still further by the imitation of tone and gesture they had tried to produce.
incurable
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From this reading A WANING MOON Fixed ideas have the tenacity of incurable maladies.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Once entered in the soul they devour it, leaving it no longer free to think of anything, or to have a taste for the least thing.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once entered in the soul they devour it, leaving it no longer free to think of anything, or to have a taste for the least thing.
leaving
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From this reading Once entered in the soul they devour it, leaving it no longer free to think of anything, or to have a taste for the least thing.
longer
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From this reading Once entered in the soul they devour it, leaving it no longer free to think of anything, or to have a taste for the least thing.
maladies
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From this reading A WANING MOON Fixed ideas have the tenacity of incurable maladies.
MOON
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From this reading A WANING MOON Fixed ideas have the tenacity of incurable maladies.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Surely he must do it in spite of himself, incessantly, himself haunted by that unforgettable resemblance, accentuated still further by the imitation of tone and gesture they had tried to produce.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Once entered in the soul they devour it, leaving it no longer free to think of anything, or to have a taste for the least thing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A WANING MOON Fixed ideas have the tenacity of incurable maladies.
Olivier
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From this reading Could it be that Olivier, seeing them together almost every day, thought continually of the comparison between them?
Once
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From this reading Once entered in the soul they devour it, leaving it no longer free to think of anything, or to have a taste for the least thing.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Once entered in the soul they devour it, leaving it no longer free to think of anything, or to have a taste for the least thing.
produce
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From this reading Surely he must do it in spite of himself, incessantly, himself haunted by that unforgettable resemblance, accentuated still further by the imitation of tone and gesture they had tried to produce.
resemblance
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From this reading Surely he must do it in spite of himself, incessantly, himself haunted by that unforgettable resemblance, accentuated still further by the imitation of tone and gesture they had tried to produce.
rid
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From this reading Whatever she did, or wherever she was, alone or surrounded by friends, she could no longer rid herself of the thought that had seized her in coming home side by side with her daughter.
seeing
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From this reading Could it be that Olivier, seeing them together almost every day, thought continually of the comparison between them?
seized
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From this reading Whatever she did, or wherever she was, alone or surrounded by friends, she could no longer rid herself of the thought that had seized her in coming home side by side with her daughter.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Whatever she did, or wherever she was, alone or surrounded by friends, she could no longer rid herself of the thought that had seized her in coming home side by side with her daughter.
side
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From this reading Whatever she did, or wherever she was, alone or surrounded by friends, she could no longer rid herself of the thought that had seized her in coming home side by side with her daughter.
soul
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From this reading Once entered in the soul they devour it, leaving it no longer free to think of anything, or to have a taste for the least thing.
spite
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From this reading Surely he must do it in spite of himself, incessantly, himself haunted by that unforgettable resemblance, accentuated still further by the imitation of tone and gesture they had tried to produce.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Surely he must do it in spite of himself, incessantly, himself haunted by that unforgettable resemblance, accentuated still further by the imitation of tone and gesture they had tried to produce.
Surely
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From this reading Surely he must do it in spite of himself, incessantly, himself haunted by that unforgettable resemblance, accentuated still further by the imitation of tone and gesture they had tried to produce.
surrounded
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From this reading Whatever she did, or wherever she was, alone or surrounded by friends, she could no longer rid herself of the thought that had seized her in coming home side by side with her daughter.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading Once entered in the soul they devour it, leaving it no longer free to think of anything, or to have a taste for the least thing.
tenacity
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From this reading A WANING MOON Fixed ideas have the tenacity of incurable maladies.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Whatever she did, or wherever she was, alone or surrounded by friends, she could no longer rid herself of the thought that had seized her in coming home side by side with her daughter.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A WANING MOON Fixed ideas have the tenacity of incurable maladies.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Could it be that Olivier, seeing them together almost every day, thought continually of the comparison between them?
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Once entered in the soul they devour it, leaving it no longer free to think of anything, or to have a taste for the least thing.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once entered in the soul they devour it, leaving it no longer free to think of anything, or to have a taste for the least thing.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once entered in the soul they devour it, leaving it no longer free to think of anything, or to have a taste for the least thing.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whatever she did, or wherever she was, alone or surrounded by friends, she could no longer rid herself of the thought that had seized her in coming home side by side with her daughter.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Once entered in the soul they devour it, leaving it no longer free to think of anything, or to have a taste for the least thing.
together
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From this reading Could it be that Olivier, seeing them together almost every day, thought continually of the comparison between them?
tone
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From this reading Surely he must do it in spite of himself, incessantly, himself haunted by that unforgettable resemblance, accentuated still further by the imitation of tone and gesture they had tried to produce.
tried
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From this reading Surely he must do it in spite of himself, incessantly, himself haunted by that unforgettable resemblance, accentuated still further by the imitation of tone and gesture they had tried to produce.
unforgettable
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From this reading Surely he must do it in spite of himself, incessantly, himself haunted by that unforgettable resemblance, accentuated still further by the imitation of tone and gesture they had tried to produce.
WANING
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From this reading A WANING MOON Fixed ideas have the tenacity of incurable maladies.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whatever she did, or wherever she was, alone or surrounded by friends, she could no longer rid herself of the thought that had seized her in coming home side by side with her daughter.
WhateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Whatever she did, or wherever she was, alone or surrounded by friends, she could no longer rid herself of the thought that had seized her in coming home side by side with her daughter.
whereverconjunctionUS /weˈrevər/
in or to any place at all
From this reading Whatever she did, or wherever she was, alone or surrounded by friends, she could no longer rid herself of the thought that had seized her in coming home side by side with her daughter.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Whatever she did, or wherever she was, alone or surrounded by friends, she could no longer rid herself of the thought that had seized her in coming home side by side with her daughter.
