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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 Years still lay before him, a few lay behind him; but in a single month he had waded so swiftly forward through the sea of life that the shallows were already passed, the last shoal was deepening rapidly.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Years still lay before him, a few lay behind him; but in a single month he had waded so swiftly forward through the sea of life that the shallows were already passed, the last shoal was deepening rapidly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Only immeasurable and menacing depths remained between him and the horizon--that pale, dead line dividing the noonday of to-day from the phantom suns of blank eternity.
attained
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From this reading Neville attained his twenty-eighth year in March.
away
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From this reading One year of life lay behind her; her future stretched away into sunlit infinity.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Years still lay before him, a few lay behind him; but in a single month he had waded so swiftly forward through the sea of life that the shallows were already passed, the last shoal was deepening rapidly.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading One year of life lay behind her; her future stretched away into sunlit infinity.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Only immeasurable and menacing depths remained between him and the horizon--that pale, dead line dividing the noonday of to-day from the phantom suns of blank eternity.
blank
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From this reading Only immeasurable and menacing depths remained between him and the horizon--that pale, dead line dividing the noonday of to-day from the phantom suns of blank eternity.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Years still lay before him, a few lay behind him; but in a single month he had waded so swiftly forward through the sea of life that the shallows were already passed, the last shoal was deepening rapidly.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only immeasurable and menacing depths remained between him and the horizon--that pale, dead line dividing the noonday of to-day from the phantom suns of blank eternity.
deepening
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From this reading Years still lay before him, a few lay behind him; but in a single month he had waded so swiftly forward through the sea of life that the shallows were already passed, the last shoal was deepening rapidly.
depths
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From this reading Only immeasurable and menacing depths remained between him and the horizon--that pale, dead line dividing the noonday of to-day from the phantom suns of blank eternity.
dividing
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From this reading Only immeasurable and menacing depths remained between him and the horizon--that pale, dead line dividing the noonday of to-day from the phantom suns of blank eternity.
eternity
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From this reading Only immeasurable and menacing depths remained between him and the horizon--that pale, dead line dividing the noonday of to-day from the phantom suns of blank eternity.
February
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From this reading Valerie West was twenty-two years old in February.
few
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From this reading Years still lay before him, a few lay behind him; but in a single month he had waded so swiftly forward through the sea of life that the shallows were already passed, the last shoal was deepening rapidly.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Years still lay before him, a few lay behind him; but in a single month he had waded so swiftly forward through the sea of life that the shallows were already passed, the last shoal was deepening rapidly.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Only immeasurable and menacing depths remained between him and the horizon--that pale, dead line dividing the noonday of to-day from the phantom suns of blank eternity.
future
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From this reading One year of life lay behind her; her future stretched away into sunlit infinity.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Years still lay before him, a few lay behind him; but in a single month he had waded so swiftly forward through the sea of life that the shallows were already passed, the last shoal was deepening rapidly.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Years still lay before him, a few lay behind him; but in a single month he had waded so swiftly forward through the sea of life that the shallows were already passed, the last shoal was deepening rapidly.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One year of life lay behind her; her future stretched away into sunlit infinity.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Years still lay before him, a few lay behind him; but in a single month he had waded so swiftly forward through the sea of life that the shallows were already passed, the last shoal was deepening rapidly.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Neville attained his twenty-eighth year in March.
horizon
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From this reading Only immeasurable and menacing depths remained between him and the horizon--that pale, dead line dividing the noonday of to-day from the phantom suns of blank eternity.
immeasurable
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From this reading Only immeasurable and menacing depths remained between him and the horizon--that pale, dead line dividing the noonday of to-day from the phantom suns of blank eternity.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Valerie West was twenty-two years old in February.
infinity
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From this reading One year of life lay behind her; her future stretched away into sunlit infinity.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading One year of life lay behind her; her future stretched away into sunlit infinity.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Years still lay before him, a few lay behind him; but in a single month he had waded so swiftly forward through the sea of life that the shallows were already passed, the last shoal was deepening rapidly.
lay
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From this reading One year of life lay behind her; her future stretched away into sunlit infinity.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One year of life lay behind her; her future stretched away into sunlit infinity.
line
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From this reading Only immeasurable and menacing depths remained between him and the horizon--that pale, dead line dividing the noonday of to-day from the phantom suns of blank eternity.
March
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From this reading Neville attained his twenty-eighth year in March.
menacing
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From this reading Only immeasurable and menacing depths remained between him and the horizon--that pale, dead line dividing the noonday of to-day from the phantom suns of blank eternity.
month
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From this reading Years still lay before him, a few lay behind him; but in a single month he had waded so swiftly forward through the sea of life that the shallows were already passed, the last shoal was deepening rapidly.
Neville
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From this reading Neville attained his twenty-eighth year in March.
noonday
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From this reading Only immeasurable and menacing depths remained between him and the horizon--that pale, dead line dividing the noonday of to-day from the phantom suns of blank eternity.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One year of life lay behind her; her future stretched away into sunlit infinity.
old
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From this reading Valerie West was twenty-two years old in February.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One year of life lay behind her; her future stretched away into sunlit infinity.
Only
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From this reading Only immeasurable and menacing depths remained between him and the horizon--that pale, dead line dividing the noonday of to-day from the phantom suns of blank eternity.
pale
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From this reading Only immeasurable and menacing depths remained between him and the horizon--that pale, dead line dividing the noonday of to-day from the phantom suns of blank eternity.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Years still lay before him, a few lay behind him; but in a single month he had waded so swiftly forward through the sea of life that the shallows were already passed, the last shoal was deepening rapidly.
phantomnounUS /ˈfæn.təm/
A ghost or apparition; a figment of the imagination or a hidden dweller.
From this reading Only immeasurable and menacing depths remained between him and the horizon--that pale, dead line dividing the noonday of to-day from the phantom suns of blank eternity.
rapidly
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From this reading Years still lay before him, a few lay behind him; but in a single month he had waded so swiftly forward through the sea of life that the shallows were already passed, the last shoal was deepening rapidly.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Only immeasurable and menacing depths remained between him and the horizon--that pale, dead line dividing the noonday of to-day from the phantom suns of blank eternity.
sea
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From this reading Years still lay before him, a few lay behind him; but in a single month he had waded so swiftly forward through the sea of life that the shallows were already passed, the last shoal was deepening rapidly.
shallows
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From this reading Years still lay before him, a few lay behind him; but in a single month he had waded so swiftly forward through the sea of life that the shallows were already passed, the last shoal was deepening rapidly.
shoal
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From this reading Years still lay before him, a few lay behind him; but in a single month he had waded so swiftly forward through the sea of life that the shallows were already passed, the last shoal was deepening rapidly.
single
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From this reading Years still lay before him, a few lay behind him; but in a single month he had waded so swiftly forward through the sea of life that the shallows were already passed, the last shoal was deepening rapidly.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Years still lay before him, a few lay behind him; but in a single month he had waded so swiftly forward through the sea of life that the shallows were already passed, the last shoal was deepening rapidly.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Years still lay before him, a few lay behind him; but in a single month he had waded so swiftly forward through the sea of life that the shallows were already passed, the last shoal was deepening rapidly.
stretched
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From this reading One year of life lay behind her; her future stretched away into sunlit infinity.
sunlit
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From this reading One year of life lay behind her; her future stretched away into sunlit infinity.
suns
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From this reading Only immeasurable and menacing depths remained between him and the horizon--that pale, dead line dividing the noonday of to-day from the phantom suns of blank eternity.
swiftly
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From this reading Years still lay before him, a few lay behind him; but in a single month he had waded so swiftly forward through the sea of life that the shallows were already passed, the last shoal was deepening rapidly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Years still lay before him, a few lay behind him; but in a single month he had waded so swiftly forward through the sea of life that the shallows were already passed, the last shoal was deepening rapidly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Years still lay before him, a few lay behind him; but in a single month he had waded so swiftly forward through the sea of life that the shallows were already passed, the last shoal was deepening rapidly.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Years still lay before him, a few lay behind him; but in a single month he had waded so swiftly forward through the sea of life that the shallows were already passed, the last shoal was deepening rapidly.
to-day
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From this reading Only immeasurable and menacing depths remained between him and the horizon--that pale, dead line dividing the noonday of to-day from the phantom suns of blank eternity.
twenty-eighth
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From this reading Neville attained his twenty-eighth year in March.
twenty-two
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From this reading Valerie West was twenty-two years old in February.
Valerie
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From this reading Valerie West was twenty-two years old in February.
waded
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From this reading Years still lay before him, a few lay behind him; but in a single month he had waded so swiftly forward through the sea of life that the shallows were already passed, the last shoal was deepening rapidly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Valerie West was twenty-two years old in February.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Years still lay before him, a few lay behind him; but in a single month he had waded so swiftly forward through the sea of life that the shallows were already passed, the last shoal was deepening rapidly.
West
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From this reading Valerie West was twenty-two years old in February.
year
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From this reading One year of life lay behind her; her future stretched away into sunlit infinity.
years
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From this reading Valerie West was twenty-two years old in February.
