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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 discerning critic once pointed out that Edgar Allen Poe possessed not so much a distinctive style as a distinctive _manner_.
Allen
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But an insincere wish may turn ugly in dimensions unknown.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So startlingly original was his approach to the dark castles and haunted woodlands of his own somber creation that he transcended the literary by the sheer magic of his prose.
approach
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _A discerning critic once pointed out that Edgar Allen Poe possessed not so much a distinctive style as a distinctive _manner_.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Something of that same magic gleams in the darkly-tapestried little fantasy presented here, beneath Evelyn Smith's eerily enchanted wand._ A man may wish he'd married his first love and not really mean it.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But an insincere wish may turn ugly in dimensions unknown.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading So startlingly original was his approach to the dark castles and haunted woodlands of his own somber creation that he transcended the literary by the sheer magic of his prose.
castles
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cookie
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From this reading "It is my theory," Professor Falabella said, helping himself to a cookie, "that no one ever really makes a decision.
creation
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critic
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dark
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darkly-tapestried
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From this reading Something of that same magic gleams in the darkly-tapestried little fantasy presented here, beneath Evelyn Smith's eerily enchanted wand._ A man may wish he'd married his first love and not really mean it.
decision
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dimensions
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From this reading But an insincere wish may turn ugly in dimensions unknown.
discerning
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distinctive
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Edgar
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eerily
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From this reading Something of that same magic gleams in the darkly-tapestried little fantasy presented here, beneath Evelyn Smith's eerily enchanted wand._ A man may wish he'd married his first love and not really mean it.
enchantedadjectiveUS /ɪnˈtʃæn.tɪd/
Filled with or placed under the influence of magical power or charm.
From this reading Something of that same magic gleams in the darkly-tapestried little fantasy presented here, beneath Evelyn Smith's eerily enchanted wand._ A man may wish he'd married his first love and not really mean it.
Evelyn
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From this reading Something of that same magic gleams in the darkly-tapestried little fantasy presented here, beneath Evelyn Smith's eerily enchanted wand._ A man may wish he'd married his first love and not really mean it.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Falabella
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fantasy
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From this reading Something of that same magic gleams in the darkly-tapestried little fantasy presented here, beneath Evelyn Smith's eerily enchanted wand._ A man may wish he'd married his first love and not really mean it.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Something of that same magic gleams in the darkly-tapestried little fantasy presented here, beneath Evelyn Smith's eerily enchanted wand._ A man may wish he'd married his first love and not really mean it.
gleams
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From this reading Something of that same magic gleams in the darkly-tapestried little fantasy presented here, beneath Evelyn Smith's eerily enchanted wand._ A man may wish he'd married his first love and not really mean it.
haunted
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From this reading So startlingly original was his approach to the dark castles and haunted woodlands of his own somber creation that he transcended the literary by the sheer magic of his prose.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So startlingly original was his approach to the dark castles and haunted woodlands of his own somber creation that he transcended the literary by the sheer magic of his prose.
he'd
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From this reading Something of that same magic gleams in the darkly-tapestried little fantasy presented here, beneath Evelyn Smith's eerily enchanted wand._ A man may wish he'd married his first love and not really mean it.
helping
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From this reading "It is my theory," Professor Falabella said, helping himself to a cookie, "that no one ever really makes a decision.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Something of that same magic gleams in the darkly-tapestried little fantasy presented here, beneath Evelyn Smith's eerily enchanted wand._ A man may wish he'd married his first love and not really mean it.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "It is my theory," Professor Falabella said, helping himself to a cookie, "that no one ever really makes a decision.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So startlingly original was his approach to the dark castles and haunted woodlands of his own somber creation that he transcended the literary by the sheer magic of his prose.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Something of that same magic gleams in the darkly-tapestried little fantasy presented here, beneath Evelyn Smith's eerily enchanted wand._ A man may wish he'd married his first love and not really mean it.
insincere
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From this reading But an insincere wish may turn ugly in dimensions unknown.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is my theory," Professor Falabella said, helping himself to a cookie, "that no one ever really makes a decision.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Something of that same magic gleams in the darkly-tapestried little fantasy presented here, beneath Evelyn Smith's eerily enchanted wand._ A man may wish he'd married his first love and not really mean it.
literary
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littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Something of that same magic gleams in the darkly-tapestried little fantasy presented here, beneath Evelyn Smith's eerily enchanted wand._ A man may wish he'd married his first love and not really mean it.
love
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From this reading Something of that same magic gleams in the darkly-tapestried little fantasy presented here, beneath Evelyn Smith's eerily enchanted wand._ A man may wish he'd married his first love and not really mean it.
magic
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makes
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man
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manner
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married
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From this reading Something of that same magic gleams in the darkly-tapestried little fantasy presented here, beneath Evelyn Smith's eerily enchanted wand._ A man may wish he'd married his first love and not really mean it.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Something of that same magic gleams in the darkly-tapestried little fantasy presented here, beneath Evelyn Smith's eerily enchanted wand._ A man may wish he'd married his first love and not really mean it.
mean
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much
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "It is my theory," Professor Falabella said, helping himself to a cookie, "that no one ever really makes a decision.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "It is my theory," Professor Falabella said, helping himself to a cookie, "that no one ever really makes a decision.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _A discerning critic once pointed out that Edgar Allen Poe possessed not so much a distinctive style as a distinctive _manner_.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So startlingly original was his approach to the dark castles and haunted woodlands of his own somber creation that he transcended the literary by the sheer magic of his prose.
once
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onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "It is my theory," Professor Falabella said, helping himself to a cookie, "that no one ever really makes a decision.
original
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out
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own
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Poe
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pointed
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possessed
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presented
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Professor
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prose
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really
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From this reading Something of that same magic gleams in the darkly-tapestried little fantasy presented here, beneath Evelyn Smith's eerily enchanted wand._ A man may wish he'd married his first love and not really mean it.
said
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samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Something of that same magic gleams in the darkly-tapestried little fantasy presented here, beneath Evelyn Smith's eerily enchanted wand._ A man may wish he'd married his first love and not really mean it.
sheer
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Smith's
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From this reading Something of that same magic gleams in the darkly-tapestried little fantasy presented here, beneath Evelyn Smith's eerily enchanted wand._ A man may wish he'd married his first love and not really mean it.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _A discerning critic once pointed out that Edgar Allen Poe possessed not so much a distinctive style as a distinctive _manner_.
somber
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From this reading So startlingly original was his approach to the dark castles and haunted woodlands of his own somber creation that he transcended the literary by the sheer magic of his prose.
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something of that same magic gleams in the darkly-tapestried little fantasy presented here, beneath Evelyn Smith's eerily enchanted wand._ A man may wish he'd married his first love and not really mean it.
startlingly
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style
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _A discerning critic once pointed out that Edgar Allen Poe possessed not so much a distinctive style as a distinctive _manner_.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So startlingly original was his approach to the dark castles and haunted woodlands of his own somber creation that he transcended the literary by the sheer magic of his prose.
theory
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From this reading "It is my theory," Professor Falabella said, helping himself to a cookie, "that no one ever really makes a decision.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So startlingly original was his approach to the dark castles and haunted woodlands of his own somber creation that he transcended the literary by the sheer magic of his prose.
transcended
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From this reading So startlingly original was his approach to the dark castles and haunted woodlands of his own somber creation that he transcended the literary by the sheer magic of his prose.
turn
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From this reading But an insincere wish may turn ugly in dimensions unknown.
ugly
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unknown
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wand
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From this reading Something of that same magic gleams in the darkly-tapestried little fantasy presented here, beneath Evelyn Smith's eerily enchanted wand._ A man may wish he'd married his first love and not really mean it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So startlingly original was his approach to the dark castles and haunted woodlands of his own somber creation that he transcended the literary by the sheer magic of his prose.
wish
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From this reading Something of that same magic gleams in the darkly-tapestried little fantasy presented here, beneath Evelyn Smith's eerily enchanted wand._ A man may wish he'd married his first love and not really mean it.
woodlands
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