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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 When the ship dropped down the bay, and all the cables with the past were cut, a sense of great joy came over her.
actual
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From this reading No other experience in life is comparable to this passing from the actual and seeming vulgar into the spot where the fancy has been wont to play.
air
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From this reading As the last sultry breeze from the heated land gave place to the deep-sea air, her imagination, which had been torpid for many months, awoke and saluted the future.
alasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading She was filled with the romantic excitement that usually only the first voyage creates,--never, alas! to be repeated.
all
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From this reading When the ship dropped down the bay, and all the cables with the past were cut, a sense of great joy came over her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the ship dropped down the bay, and all the cables with the past were cut, a sense of great joy came over her.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the last sultry breeze from the heated land gave place to the deep-sea air, her imagination, which had been torpid for many months, awoke and saluted the future.
August
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From this reading Late in August Mrs. Wilbur sailed for Europe.
awoke
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From this reading As the last sultry breeze from the heated land gave place to the deep-sea air, her imagination, which had been torpid for many months, awoke and saluted the future.
bay
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From this reading When the ship dropped down the bay, and all the cables with the past were cut, a sense of great joy came over her.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She was filled with the romantic excitement that usually only the first voyage creates,--never, alas! to be repeated.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As the last sultry breeze from the heated land gave place to the deep-sea air, her imagination, which had been torpid for many months, awoke and saluted the future.
breeze
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From this reading As the last sultry breeze from the heated land gave place to the deep-sea air, her imagination, which had been torpid for many months, awoke and saluted the future.
cables
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From this reading When the ship dropped down the bay, and all the cables with the past were cut, a sense of great joy came over her.
came
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From this reading When the ship dropped down the bay, and all the cables with the past were cut, a sense of great joy came over her.
comparable
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From this reading No other experience in life is comparable to this passing from the actual and seeming vulgar into the spot where the fancy has been wont to play.
creates
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From this reading She was filled with the romantic excitement that usually only the first voyage creates,--never, alas! to be repeated.
cut
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From this reading When the ship dropped down the bay, and all the cables with the past were cut, a sense of great joy came over her.
deep-sea
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From this reading As the last sultry breeze from the heated land gave place to the deep-sea air, her imagination, which had been torpid for many months, awoke and saluted the future.
down
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From this reading When the ship dropped down the bay, and all the cables with the past were cut, a sense of great joy came over her.
dropped
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From this reading When the ship dropped down the bay, and all the cables with the past were cut, a sense of great joy came over her.
Europe
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From this reading Late in August Mrs. Wilbur sailed for Europe.
excitement
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From this reading She was filled with the romantic excitement that usually only the first voyage creates,--never, alas! to be repeated.
experience
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From this reading No other experience in life is comparable to this passing from the actual and seeming vulgar into the spot where the fancy has been wont to play.
fancy
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From this reading No other experience in life is comparable to this passing from the actual and seeming vulgar into the spot where the fancy has been wont to play.
filled
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From this reading She was filled with the romantic excitement that usually only the first voyage creates,--never, alas! to be repeated.
first
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From this reading She was filled with the romantic excitement that usually only the first voyage creates,--never, alas! to be repeated.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Late in August Mrs. Wilbur sailed for Europe.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As the last sultry breeze from the heated land gave place to the deep-sea air, her imagination, which had been torpid for many months, awoke and saluted the future.
future
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From this reading As the last sultry breeze from the heated land gave place to the deep-sea air, her imagination, which had been torpid for many months, awoke and saluted the future.
gave
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From this reading As the last sultry breeze from the heated land gave place to the deep-sea air, her imagination, which had been torpid for many months, awoke and saluted the future.
great
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From this reading When the ship dropped down the bay, and all the cables with the past were cut, a sense of great joy came over her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As the last sultry breeze from the heated land gave place to the deep-sea air, her imagination, which had been torpid for many months, awoke and saluted the future.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No other experience in life is comparable to this passing from the actual and seeming vulgar into the spot where the fancy has been wont to play.
heated
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From this reading As the last sultry breeze from the heated land gave place to the deep-sea air, her imagination, which had been torpid for many months, awoke and saluted the future.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When the ship dropped down the bay, and all the cables with the past were cut, a sense of great joy came over her.
imagination
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From this reading As the last sultry breeze from the heated land gave place to the deep-sea air, her imagination, which had been torpid for many months, awoke and saluted the future.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Late in August Mrs. Wilbur sailed for Europe.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading No other experience in life is comparable to this passing from the actual and seeming vulgar into the spot where the fancy has been wont to play.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No other experience in life is comparable to this passing from the actual and seeming vulgar into the spot where the fancy has been wont to play.
joy
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From this reading When the ship dropped down the bay, and all the cables with the past were cut, a sense of great joy came over her.
land
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From this reading As the last sultry breeze from the heated land gave place to the deep-sea air, her imagination, which had been torpid for many months, awoke and saluted the future.
last
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From this reading As the last sultry breeze from the heated land gave place to the deep-sea air, her imagination, which had been torpid for many months, awoke and saluted the future.
Late
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From this reading Late in August Mrs. Wilbur sailed for Europe.
life
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From this reading No other experience in life is comparable to this passing from the actual and seeming vulgar into the spot where the fancy has been wont to play.
many
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From this reading As the last sultry breeze from the heated land gave place to the deep-sea air, her imagination, which had been torpid for many months, awoke and saluted the future.
months
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From this reading As the last sultry breeze from the heated land gave place to the deep-sea air, her imagination, which had been torpid for many months, awoke and saluted the future.
Mrs
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From this reading Late in August Mrs. Wilbur sailed for Europe.
never
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From this reading She was filled with the romantic excitement that usually only the first voyage creates,--never, alas! to be repeated.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No other experience in life is comparable to this passing from the actual and seeming vulgar into the spot where the fancy has been wont to play.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the ship dropped down the bay, and all the cables with the past were cut, a sense of great joy came over her.
only
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From this reading She was filled with the romantic excitement that usually only the first voyage creates,--never, alas! to be repeated.
other
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From this reading No other experience in life is comparable to this passing from the actual and seeming vulgar into the spot where the fancy has been wont to play.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When the ship dropped down the bay, and all the cables with the past were cut, a sense of great joy came over her.
passing
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From this reading No other experience in life is comparable to this passing from the actual and seeming vulgar into the spot where the fancy has been wont to play.
past
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From this reading When the ship dropped down the bay, and all the cables with the past were cut, a sense of great joy came over her.
place
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From this reading As the last sultry breeze from the heated land gave place to the deep-sea air, her imagination, which had been torpid for many months, awoke and saluted the future.
play
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From this reading No other experience in life is comparable to this passing from the actual and seeming vulgar into the spot where the fancy has been wont to play.
repeated
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From this reading She was filled with the romantic excitement that usually only the first voyage creates,--never, alas! to be repeated.
romantic
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From this reading She was filled with the romantic excitement that usually only the first voyage creates,--never, alas! to be repeated.
sailed
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From this reading Late in August Mrs. Wilbur sailed for Europe.
saluted
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From this reading As the last sultry breeze from the heated land gave place to the deep-sea air, her imagination, which had been torpid for many months, awoke and saluted the future.
seeming
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From this reading No other experience in life is comparable to this passing from the actual and seeming vulgar into the spot where the fancy has been wont to play.
sense
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From this reading When the ship dropped down the bay, and all the cables with the past were cut, a sense of great joy came over her.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was filled with the romantic excitement that usually only the first voyage creates,--never, alas! to be repeated.
ship
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From this reading When the ship dropped down the bay, and all the cables with the past were cut, a sense of great joy came over her.
spot
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From this reading No other experience in life is comparable to this passing from the actual and seeming vulgar into the spot where the fancy has been wont to play.
sultry
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From this reading As the last sultry breeze from the heated land gave place to the deep-sea air, her imagination, which had been torpid for many months, awoke and saluted the future.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was filled with the romantic excitement that usually only the first voyage creates,--never, alas! to be repeated.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the ship dropped down the bay, and all the cables with the past were cut, a sense of great joy came over her.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading No other experience in life is comparable to this passing from the actual and seeming vulgar into the spot where the fancy has been wont to play.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As the last sultry breeze from the heated land gave place to the deep-sea air, her imagination, which had been torpid for many months, awoke and saluted the future.
torpid
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From this reading As the last sultry breeze from the heated land gave place to the deep-sea air, her imagination, which had been torpid for many months, awoke and saluted the future.
usually
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From this reading She was filled with the romantic excitement that usually only the first voyage creates,--never, alas! to be repeated.
voyage
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From this reading She was filled with the romantic excitement that usually only the first voyage creates,--never, alas! to be repeated.
vulgar
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From this reading No other experience in life is comparable to this passing from the actual and seeming vulgar into the spot where the fancy has been wont to play.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was filled with the romantic excitement that usually only the first voyage creates,--never, alas! to be repeated.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When the ship dropped down the bay, and all the cables with the past were cut, a sense of great joy came over her.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the ship dropped down the bay, and all the cables with the past were cut, a sense of great joy came over her.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading No other experience in life is comparable to this passing from the actual and seeming vulgar into the spot where the fancy has been wont to play.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As the last sultry breeze from the heated land gave place to the deep-sea air, her imagination, which had been torpid for many months, awoke and saluted the future.
Wilbur
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From this reading Late in August Mrs. Wilbur sailed for Europe.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When the ship dropped down the bay, and all the cables with the past were cut, a sense of great joy came over her.
wont
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From this reading No other experience in life is comparable to this passing from the actual and seeming vulgar into the spot where the fancy has been wont to play.
