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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 For a minute or two the possibility that Denzil's aunt might recognize him rose up and flooded out everything else in the mind of Felix.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SEPARATION I loved and love you--here is simple speech; I loved and love you, who are out of reach.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading SEPARATION I loved and love you--here is simple speech; I loved and love you, who are out of reach.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Yet, as he thought it over, he felt nearly certain that she could not.
aunt
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From this reading For a minute or two the possibility that Denzil's aunt might recognize him rose up and flooded out everything else in the mind of Felix.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That would be the culminating point of shame.
certain
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From this reading Yet, as he thought it over, he felt nearly certain that she could not.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Yet, as he thought it over, he felt nearly certain that she could not.
culminating
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From this reading That would be the culminating point of shame.
Denzil's
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From this reading For a minute or two the possibility that Denzil's aunt might recognize him rose up and flooded out everything else in the mind of Felix.
else
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From this reading For a minute or two the possibility that Denzil's aunt might recognize him rose up and flooded out everything else in the mind of Felix.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading For a minute or two the possibility that Denzil's aunt might recognize him rose up and flooded out everything else in the mind of Felix.
Felix
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From this reading For a minute or two the possibility that Denzil's aunt might recognize him rose up and flooded out everything else in the mind of Felix.
felt
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From this reading Yet, as he thought it over, he felt nearly certain that she could not.
flooded
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From this reading For a minute or two the possibility that Denzil's aunt might recognize him rose up and flooded out everything else in the mind of Felix.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a minute or two the possibility that Denzil's aunt might recognize him rose up and flooded out everything else in the mind of Felix.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet, as he thought it over, he felt nearly certain that she could not.
here
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From this reading SEPARATION I loved and love you--here is simple speech; I loved and love you, who are out of reach.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For a minute or two the possibility that Denzil's aunt might recognize him rose up and flooded out everything else in the mind of Felix.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading SEPARATION I loved and love you--here is simple speech; I loved and love you, who are out of reach.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For a minute or two the possibility that Denzil's aunt might recognize him rose up and flooded out everything else in the mind of Felix.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SEPARATION I loved and love you--here is simple speech; I loved and love you, who are out of reach.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yet, as he thought it over, he felt nearly certain that she could not.
love
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From this reading SEPARATION I loved and love you--here is simple speech; I loved and love you, who are out of reach.
loved
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From this reading SEPARATION I loved and love you--here is simple speech; I loved and love you, who are out of reach.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading For a minute or two the possibility that Denzil's aunt might recognize him rose up and flooded out everything else in the mind of Felix.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading For a minute or two the possibility that Denzil's aunt might recognize him rose up and flooded out everything else in the mind of Felix.
minute
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From this reading For a minute or two the possibility that Denzil's aunt might recognize him rose up and flooded out everything else in the mind of Felix.
nearly
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From this reading Yet, as he thought it over, he felt nearly certain that she could not.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yet, as he thought it over, he felt nearly certain that she could not.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SEPARATION I loved and love you--here is simple speech; I loved and love you, who are out of reach.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For a minute or two the possibility that Denzil's aunt might recognize him rose up and flooded out everything else in the mind of Felix.
out
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From this reading SEPARATION I loved and love you--here is simple speech; I loved and love you, who are out of reach.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Yet, as he thought it over, he felt nearly certain that she could not.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading That would be the culminating point of shame.
possibility
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From this reading For a minute or two the possibility that Denzil's aunt might recognize him rose up and flooded out everything else in the mind of Felix.
reach
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From this reading SEPARATION I loved and love you--here is simple speech; I loved and love you, who are out of reach.
recognize
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From this reading For a minute or two the possibility that Denzil's aunt might recognize him rose up and flooded out everything else in the mind of Felix.
rose
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From this reading For a minute or two the possibility that Denzil's aunt might recognize him rose up and flooded out everything else in the mind of Felix.
SEPARATION
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From this reading SEPARATION I loved and love you--here is simple speech; I loved and love you, who are out of reach.
shame
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From this reading That would be the culminating point of shame.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet, as he thought it over, he felt nearly certain that she could not.
simple
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From this reading SEPARATION I loved and love you--here is simple speech; I loved and love you, who are out of reach.
speech
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From this reading SEPARATION I loved and love you--here is simple speech; I loved and love you, who are out of reach.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For a minute or two the possibility that Denzil's aunt might recognize him rose up and flooded out everything else in the mind of Felix.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For a minute or two the possibility that Denzil's aunt might recognize him rose up and flooded out everything else in the mind of Felix.
thought
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From this reading Yet, as he thought it over, he felt nearly certain that she could not.
two
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From this reading For a minute or two the possibility that Denzil's aunt might recognize him rose up and flooded out everything else in the mind of Felix.
up
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From this reading For a minute or two the possibility that Denzil's aunt might recognize him rose up and flooded out everything else in the mind of Felix.
WATSON
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From this reading --WILLIAM WATSON.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading SEPARATION I loved and love you--here is simple speech; I loved and love you, who are out of reach.
WILLIAM
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From this reading --WILLIAM WATSON.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading That would be the culminating point of shame.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet, as he thought it over, he felt nearly certain that she could not.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading SEPARATION I loved and love you--here is simple speech; I loved and love you, who are out of reach.
