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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 year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
AgainnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again I saw her gleaming eyes, her rosy, working mouth, her slim, white hand, loaded with diamonds, clutching the cards.
agency
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all
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From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Was she living when she went, or was she already dead?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “How then, did she get there; and by whose agency?
awful
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From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
boat
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From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
borne
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From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Again I heard the lap of the sea on the pebbles outside and smelt the odour of the wine she had poured out for us both.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “How then, did she get there; and by whose agency?
cards
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From this reading Again I saw her gleaming eyes, her rosy, working mouth, her slim, white hand, loaded with diamonds, clutching the cards.
child
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From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
clutching
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From this reading Again I saw her gleaming eyes, her rosy, working mouth, her slim, white hand, loaded with diamonds, clutching the cards.
day
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From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Was she living when she went, or was she already dead?
delicate
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From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
diamonds
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From this reading Again I saw her gleaming eyes, her rosy, working mouth, her slim, white hand, loaded with diamonds, clutching the cards.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “How then, did she get there; and by whose agency?
dim
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From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
enlightenment
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From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
events
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From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
eyes
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From this reading Again I saw her gleaming eyes, her rosy, working mouth, her slim, white hand, loaded with diamonds, clutching the cards.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
get
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From this reading “How then, did she get there; and by whose agency?
gleaming
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From this reading Again I saw her gleaming eyes, her rosy, working mouth, her slim, white hand, loaded with diamonds, clutching the cards.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
hand
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From this reading Again I saw her gleaming eyes, her rosy, working mouth, her slim, white hand, loaded with diamonds, clutching the cards.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
heard
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From this reading Again I heard the lap of the sea on the pebbles outside and smelt the odour of the wine she had poured out for us both.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
hour
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From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
How
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From this reading “How then, did she get there; and by whose agency?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
lap
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From this reading Again I heard the lap of the sea on the pebbles outside and smelt the odour of the wine she had poured out for us both.
live
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From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
living
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From this reading Was she living when she went, or was she already dead?
loaded
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From this reading Again I saw her gleaming eyes, her rosy, working mouth, her slim, white hand, loaded with diamonds, clutching the cards.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
moment
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From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
mouth
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From this reading Again I saw her gleaming eyes, her rosy, working mouth, her slim, white hand, loaded with diamonds, clutching the cards.
odour
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From this reading Again I heard the lap of the sea on the pebbles outside and smelt the odour of the wine she had poured out for us both.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Again I heard the lap of the sea on the pebbles outside and smelt the odour of the wine she had poured out for us both.
only
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From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Was she living when she went, or was she already dead?
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
out
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From this reading Again I heard the lap of the sea on the pebbles outside and smelt the odour of the wine she had poured out for us both.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Again I heard the lap of the sea on the pebbles outside and smelt the odour of the wine she had poured out for us both.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
pebbles
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From this reading Again I heard the lap of the sea on the pebbles outside and smelt the odour of the wine she had poured out for us both.
playing
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From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
possession
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From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
poured
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From this reading Again I heard the lap of the sea on the pebbles outside and smelt the odour of the wine she had poured out for us both.
recesses
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From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
rosy
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From this reading Again I saw her gleaming eyes, her rosy, working mouth, her slim, white hand, loaded with diamonds, clutching the cards.
sat
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From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
saw
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From this reading Again I saw her gleaming eyes, her rosy, working mouth, her slim, white hand, loaded with diamonds, clutching the cards.
sea
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From this reading Again I heard the lap of the sea on the pebbles outside and smelt the odour of the wine she had poured out for us both.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “How then, did she get there; and by whose agency?
shoe
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From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
slim
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From this reading Again I saw her gleaming eyes, her rosy, working mouth, her slim, white hand, loaded with diamonds, clutching the cards.
smelt
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From this reading Again I heard the lap of the sea on the pebbles outside and smelt the odour of the wine she had poured out for us both.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
then
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From this reading “How then, did she get there; and by whose agency?
there
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From this reading “How then, did she get there; and by whose agency?
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Again I heard the lap of the sea on the pebbles outside and smelt the odour of the wine she had poured out for us both.
vividly
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From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was she living when she went, or was she already dead?
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Was she living when she went, or was she already dead?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Was she living when she went, or was she already dead?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
white
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From this reading Again I saw her gleaming eyes, her rosy, working mouth, her slim, white hand, loaded with diamonds, clutching the cards.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading “How then, did she get there; and by whose agency?
wine
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From this reading Again I heard the lap of the sea on the pebbles outside and smelt the odour of the wine she had poured out for us both.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Again I saw her gleaming eyes, her rosy, working mouth, her slim, white hand, loaded with diamonds, clutching the cards.
working
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From this reading Again I saw her gleaming eyes, her rosy, working mouth, her slim, white hand, loaded with diamonds, clutching the cards.
year
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From this reading A year had passed since that delicate shoe had borne her from the boat into these dim recesses; but it might have been only a day, so vividly did I live over in this moment of awful enlightenment all the events of the hour in which we sat there playing for the possession of our child.
