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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 It seemed to her that a terrific wind was beating on her, and driving her downward toward a fiercely storm-swept ocean, whose black, hideous waves were ever reaching up to engulf her.
ABYSS
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From this reading FROM OUT OF THE ABYSS Joan swayed where she stood.
all
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From this reading It seemed to her that she was rushing down through endless space toward terrors beyond all believing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She stumbled and fell; and the fall went on, and on, and on.
beating
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believing
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beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading It seemed to her that she was rushing down through endless space toward terrors beyond all believing.
black
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From this reading It seemed to her that a terrific wind was beating on her, and driving her downward toward a fiercely storm-swept ocean, whose black, hideous waves were ever reaching up to engulf her.
cried
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From this reading She cried out.
down
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downward
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driving
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From this reading It seemed to her that a terrific wind was beating on her, and driving her downward toward a fiercely storm-swept ocean, whose black, hideous waves were ever reaching up to engulf her.
endless
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From this reading It seemed to her that she was rushing down through endless space toward terrors beyond all believing.
engulf
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From this reading It seemed to her that a terrific wind was beating on her, and driving her downward toward a fiercely storm-swept ocean, whose black, hideous waves were ever reaching up to engulf her.
ever
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From this reading It seemed to her that a terrific wind was beating on her, and driving her downward toward a fiercely storm-swept ocean, whose black, hideous waves were ever reaching up to engulf her.
fall
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From this reading She stumbled and fell; and the fall went on, and on, and on.
fell
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From this reading She stumbled and fell; and the fall went on, and on, and on.
fiercely
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From this reading It seemed to her that a terrific wind was beating on her, and driving her downward toward a fiercely storm-swept ocean, whose black, hideous waves were ever reaching up to engulf her.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FROM OUT OF THE ABYSS Joan swayed where she stood.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to her that she was rushing down through endless space toward terrors beyond all believing.
hideous
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From this reading It seemed to her that a terrific wind was beating on her, and driving her downward toward a fiercely storm-swept ocean, whose black, hideous waves were ever reaching up to engulf her.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to her that she was rushing down through endless space toward terrors beyond all believing.
Joan
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From this reading FROM OUT OF THE ABYSS Joan swayed where she stood.
ocean
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From this reading It seemed to her that a terrific wind was beating on her, and driving her downward toward a fiercely storm-swept ocean, whose black, hideous waves were ever reaching up to engulf her.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FROM OUT OF THE ABYSS Joan swayed where she stood.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She stumbled and fell; and the fall went on, and on, and on.
OUT
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From this reading FROM OUT OF THE ABYSS Joan swayed where she stood.
reaching
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rushing
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From this reading It seemed to her that she was rushing down through endless space toward terrors beyond all believing.
seemed
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From this reading It seemed to her that she was rushing down through endless space toward terrors beyond all believing.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading FROM OUT OF THE ABYSS Joan swayed where she stood.
space
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From this reading It seemed to her that she was rushing down through endless space toward terrors beyond all believing.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading FROM OUT OF THE ABYSS Joan swayed where she stood.
storm-swept
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From this reading It seemed to her that a terrific wind was beating on her, and driving her downward toward a fiercely storm-swept ocean, whose black, hideous waves were ever reaching up to engulf her.
stumbled
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From this reading She stumbled and fell; and the fall went on, and on, and on.
swayed
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From this reading FROM OUT OF THE ABYSS Joan swayed where she stood.
terrific
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terrors
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From this reading It seemed to her that she was rushing down through endless space toward terrors beyond all believing.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seemed to her that she was rushing down through endless space toward terrors beyond all believing.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FROM OUT OF THE ABYSS Joan swayed where she stood.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading It seemed to her that she was rushing down through endless space toward terrors beyond all believing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seemed to her that she was rushing down through endless space toward terrors beyond all believing.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading It seemed to her that she was rushing down through endless space toward terrors beyond all believing.
up
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From this reading It seemed to her that a terrific wind was beating on her, and driving her downward toward a fiercely storm-swept ocean, whose black, hideous waves were ever reaching up to engulf her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It seemed to her that she was rushing down through endless space toward terrors beyond all believing.
waves
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From this reading It seemed to her that a terrific wind was beating on her, and driving her downward toward a fiercely storm-swept ocean, whose black, hideous waves were ever reaching up to engulf her.
went
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From this reading She stumbled and fell; and the fall went on, and on, and on.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It seemed to her that a terrific wind was beating on her, and driving her downward toward a fiercely storm-swept ocean, whose black, hideous waves were ever reaching up to engulf her.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading FROM OUT OF THE ABYSS Joan swayed where she stood.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading It seemed to her that a terrific wind was beating on her, and driving her downward toward a fiercely storm-swept ocean, whose black, hideous waves were ever reaching up to engulf her.
wind
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From this reading It seemed to her that a terrific wind was beating on her, and driving her downward toward a fiercely storm-swept ocean, whose black, hideous waves were ever reaching up to engulf her.
