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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 slope from the amphitheater led down to the beach, where a boat was in waiting.
addressed
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From this reading Lamara, who had been conversing apart with Aunion, now addressed Jack.
again
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From this reading We shall soon meet again.
amphitheater
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From this reading The slope from the amphitheater led down to the beach, where a boat was in waiting.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JACK was so much dazed by what he had seen and heard that he could find nothing to say to Lamara, or to Aunion either.
apart
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From this reading Lamara, who had been conversing apart with Aunion, now addressed Jack.
Argon's
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From this reading “I must leave you in Argon’s care.
Aunion
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From this reading JACK was so much dazed by what he had seen and heard that he could find nothing to say to Lamara, or to Aunion either.
beach
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From this reading The slope from the amphitheater led down to the beach, where a boat was in waiting.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Lamara, who had been conversing apart with Aunion, now addressed Jack.
boat
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From this reading The slope from the amphitheater led down to the beach, where a boat was in waiting.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading JACK was so much dazed by what he had seen and heard that he could find nothing to say to Lamara, or to Aunion either.
care
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From this reading “I must leave you in Argon’s care.
conversing
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From this reading Lamara, who had been conversing apart with Aunion, now addressed Jack.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading JACK was so much dazed by what he had seen and heard that he could find nothing to say to Lamara, or to Aunion either.
dazed
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From this reading JACK was so much dazed by what he had seen and heard that he could find nothing to say to Lamara, or to Aunion either.
down
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From this reading The slope from the amphitheater led down to the beach, where a boat was in waiting.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading JACK was so much dazed by what he had seen and heard that he could find nothing to say to Lamara, or to Aunion either.
find
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From this reading JACK was so much dazed by what he had seen and heard that he could find nothing to say to Lamara, or to Aunion either.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The slope from the amphitheater led down to the beach, where a boat was in waiting.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading JACK was so much dazed by what he had seen and heard that he could find nothing to say to Lamara, or to Aunion either.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading JACK was so much dazed by what he had seen and heard that he could find nothing to say to Lamara, or to Aunion either.
heard
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From this reading JACK was so much dazed by what he had seen and heard that he could find nothing to say to Lamara, or to Aunion either.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I must leave you in Argon’s care.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The slope from the amphitheater led down to the beach, where a boat was in waiting.
JACK
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From this reading JACK was so much dazed by what he had seen and heard that he could find nothing to say to Lamara, or to Aunion either.
Lamara
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From this reading JACK was so much dazed by what he had seen and heard that he could find nothing to say to Lamara, or to Aunion either.
leave
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From this reading “I must leave you in Argon’s care.
led
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From this reading The slope from the amphitheater led down to the beach, where a boat was in waiting.
meet
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From this reading We shall soon meet again.
much
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From this reading JACK was so much dazed by what he had seen and heard that he could find nothing to say to Lamara, or to Aunion either.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I must leave you in Argon’s care.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading JACK was so much dazed by what he had seen and heard that he could find nothing to say to Lamara, or to Aunion either.
now
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From this reading Lamara, who had been conversing apart with Aunion, now addressed Jack.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading JACK was so much dazed by what he had seen and heard that he could find nothing to say to Lamara, or to Aunion either.
say
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From this reading JACK was so much dazed by what he had seen and heard that he could find nothing to say to Lamara, or to Aunion either.
seen
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From this reading JACK was so much dazed by what he had seen and heard that he could find nothing to say to Lamara, or to Aunion either.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We shall soon meet again.
slope
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From this reading The slope from the amphitheater led down to the beach, where a boat was in waiting.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading JACK was so much dazed by what he had seen and heard that he could find nothing to say to Lamara, or to Aunion either.
soon
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From this reading We shall soon meet again.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading JACK was so much dazed by what he had seen and heard that he could find nothing to say to Lamara, or to Aunion either.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The slope from the amphitheater led down to the beach, where a boat was in waiting.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JACK was so much dazed by what he had seen and heard that he could find nothing to say to Lamara, or to Aunion either.
waiting
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From this reading The slope from the amphitheater led down to the beach, where a boat was in waiting.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JACK was so much dazed by what he had seen and heard that he could find nothing to say to Lamara, or to Aunion either.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We shall soon meet again.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading JACK was so much dazed by what he had seen and heard that he could find nothing to say to Lamara, or to Aunion either.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The slope from the amphitheater led down to the beach, where a boat was in waiting.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Lamara, who had been conversing apart with Aunion, now addressed Jack.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lamara, who had been conversing apart with Aunion, now addressed Jack.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I must leave you in Argon’s care.
