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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 BLACK NIGHT The Padre sat staring into space before the stove.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It seemed to him unbelievable that he could have lived and been content before he met Joan.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he smoked his evening pipe he was thinking, as usual, of the woman who was never quite out of his thoughts.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Buck was in his favorite position at the open door, gazing out into the darkness of the night.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It seemed to him unbelievable that he could have lived and been content before he met Joan.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A BLACK NIGHT The Padre sat staring into space before the stove.
BLACK
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From this reading A BLACK NIGHT The Padre sat staring into space before the stove.
Buck
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From this reading Buck was in his favorite position at the open door, gazing out into the darkness of the night.
content
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From this reading It seemed to him unbelievable that he could have lived and been content before he met Joan.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It seemed to him unbelievable that he could have lived and been content before he met Joan.
darkness
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From this reading Buck was in his favorite position at the open door, gazing out into the darkness of the night.
door
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From this reading Buck was in his favorite position at the open door, gazing out into the darkness of the night.
evening
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From this reading As he smoked his evening pipe he was thinking, as usual, of the woman who was never quite out of his thoughts.
fashion
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From this reading He was intensely happy in the quiet fashion that was so much a part of him.
favorite
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From this reading Buck was in his favorite position at the open door, gazing out into the darkness of the night.
gazing
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From this reading Buck was in his favorite position at the open door, gazing out into the darkness of the night.
happy
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From this reading He was intensely happy in the quiet fashion that was so much a part of him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It seemed to him unbelievable that he could have lived and been content before he met Joan.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he smoked his evening pipe he was thinking, as usual, of the woman who was never quite out of his thoughts.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was intensely happy in the quiet fashion that was so much a part of him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Buck was in his favorite position at the open door, gazing out into the darkness of the night.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Buck was in his favorite position at the open door, gazing out into the darkness of the night.
intensely
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From this reading He was intensely happy in the quiet fashion that was so much a part of him.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A BLACK NIGHT The Padre sat staring into space before the stove.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to him unbelievable that he could have lived and been content before he met Joan.
Joan
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From this reading It seemed to him unbelievable that he could have lived and been content before he met Joan.
lived
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From this reading It seemed to him unbelievable that he could have lived and been content before he met Joan.
met
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From this reading It seemed to him unbelievable that he could have lived and been content before he met Joan.
much
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From this reading He was intensely happy in the quiet fashion that was so much a part of him.
never
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From this reading As he smoked his evening pipe he was thinking, as usual, of the woman who was never quite out of his thoughts.
NIGHT
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From this reading A BLACK NIGHT The Padre sat staring into space before the stove.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Buck was in his favorite position at the open door, gazing out into the darkness of the night.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Buck was in his favorite position at the open door, gazing out into the darkness of the night.
out
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From this reading Buck was in his favorite position at the open door, gazing out into the darkness of the night.
Padre
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From this reading A BLACK NIGHT The Padre sat staring into space before the stove.
part
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From this reading He was intensely happy in the quiet fashion that was so much a part of him.
pipe
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From this reading As he smoked his evening pipe he was thinking, as usual, of the woman who was never quite out of his thoughts.
position
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From this reading Buck was in his favorite position at the open door, gazing out into the darkness of the night.
quiet
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From this reading He was intensely happy in the quiet fashion that was so much a part of him.
quite
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From this reading As he smoked his evening pipe he was thinking, as usual, of the woman who was never quite out of his thoughts.
sat
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From this reading A BLACK NIGHT The Padre sat staring into space before the stove.
seemed
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From this reading It seemed to him unbelievable that he could have lived and been content before he met Joan.
smoked
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From this reading As he smoked his evening pipe he was thinking, as usual, of the woman who was never quite out of his thoughts.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was intensely happy in the quiet fashion that was so much a part of him.
space
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From this reading A BLACK NIGHT The Padre sat staring into space before the stove.
staring
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From this reading A BLACK NIGHT The Padre sat staring into space before the stove.
stove
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From this reading A BLACK NIGHT The Padre sat staring into space before the stove.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was intensely happy in the quiet fashion that was so much a part of him.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A BLACK NIGHT The Padre sat staring into space before the stove.
thinking
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From this reading As he smoked his evening pipe he was thinking, as usual, of the woman who was never quite out of his thoughts.
thoughts
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From this reading As he smoked his evening pipe he was thinking, as usual, of the woman who was never quite out of his thoughts.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seemed to him unbelievable that he could have lived and been content before he met Joan.
unbelievable
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From this reading It seemed to him unbelievable that he could have lived and been content before he met Joan.
usual
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From this reading As he smoked his evening pipe he was thinking, as usual, of the woman who was never quite out of his thoughts.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Buck was in his favorite position at the open door, gazing out into the darkness of the night.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading As he smoked his evening pipe he was thinking, as usual, of the woman who was never quite out of his thoughts.
woman
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From this reading As he smoked his evening pipe he was thinking, as usual, of the woman who was never quite out of his thoughts.
