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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 By the light of a hundred camp-fires he saw the face of Moonlight, the wife he had discarded at the command of the ancestors.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He tried to picture it as he had first seen her, with that peculiar radiance about her beauty.
almost
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From this reading She had appeared to him then like to some rare and precious flower, so fragile and exquisite it seemed almost profanation to touch her.
ancestors
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From this reading By the light of a hundred camp-fires he saw the face of Moonlight, the wife he had discarded at the command of the ancestors.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His days and nights were made horrible by the imagined reiteration in his ears of the words of Ohano.
appeared
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From this reading She had appeared to him then like to some rare and precious flower, so fragile and exquisite it seemed almost profanation to touch her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He tried to picture it as he had first seen her, with that peculiar radiance about her beauty.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading By the light of a hundred camp-fires he saw the face of Moonlight, the wife he had discarded at the command of the ancestors.
beauty
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From this reading He tried to picture it as he had first seen her, with that peculiar radiance about her beauty.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His days and nights were made horrible by the imagined reiteration in his ears of the words of Ohano.
came
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From this reading MEANWHILE, within the war-torn heart of Manchuria, the last words of Ohano came up to torment the soldier.
camp-fires
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From this reading By the light of a hundred camp-fires he saw the face of Moonlight, the wife he had discarded at the command of the ancestors.
command
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From this reading By the light of a hundred camp-fires he saw the face of Moonlight, the wife he had discarded at the command of the ancestors.
days
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From this reading His days and nights were made horrible by the imagined reiteration in his ears of the words of Ohano.
discarded
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From this reading By the light of a hundred camp-fires he saw the face of Moonlight, the wife he had discarded at the command of the ancestors.
ears
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From this reading His days and nights were made horrible by the imagined reiteration in his ears of the words of Ohano.
exquisite
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From this reading She had appeared to him then like to some rare and precious flower, so fragile and exquisite it seemed almost profanation to touch her.
face
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From this reading By the light of a hundred camp-fires he saw the face of Moonlight, the wife he had discarded at the command of the ancestors.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He tried to picture it as he had first seen her, with that peculiar radiance about her beauty.
flower
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From this reading She had appeared to him then like to some rare and precious flower, so fragile and exquisite it seemed almost profanation to touch her.
fragile
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From this reading She had appeared to him then like to some rare and precious flower, so fragile and exquisite it seemed almost profanation to touch her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By the light of a hundred camp-fires he saw the face of Moonlight, the wife he had discarded at the command of the ancestors.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By the light of a hundred camp-fires he saw the face of Moonlight, the wife he had discarded at the command of the ancestors.
heart
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From this reading MEANWHILE, within the war-torn heart of Manchuria, the last words of Ohano came up to torment the soldier.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He tried to picture it as he had first seen her, with that peculiar radiance about her beauty.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had appeared to him then like to some rare and precious flower, so fragile and exquisite it seemed almost profanation to touch her.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His days and nights were made horrible by the imagined reiteration in his ears of the words of Ohano.
horrible
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From this reading His days and nights were made horrible by the imagined reiteration in his ears of the words of Ohano.
hundred
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From this reading By the light of a hundred camp-fires he saw the face of Moonlight, the wife he had discarded at the command of the ancestors.
imagined
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From this reading His days and nights were made horrible by the imagined reiteration in his ears of the words of Ohano.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His days and nights were made horrible by the imagined reiteration in his ears of the words of Ohano.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He tried to picture it as he had first seen her, with that peculiar radiance about her beauty.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MEANWHILE, within the war-torn heart of Manchuria, the last words of Ohano came up to torment the soldier.
light
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From this reading By the light of a hundred camp-fires he saw the face of Moonlight, the wife he had discarded at the command of the ancestors.
like
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From this reading She had appeared to him then like to some rare and precious flower, so fragile and exquisite it seemed almost profanation to touch her.
made
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From this reading His days and nights were made horrible by the imagined reiteration in his ears of the words of Ohano.
Manchuria
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From this reading MEANWHILE, within the war-torn heart of Manchuria, the last words of Ohano came up to torment the soldier.
MEANWHILEnounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading MEANWHILE, within the war-torn heart of Manchuria, the last words of Ohano came up to torment the soldier.
Moonlight
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From this reading By the light of a hundred camp-fires he saw the face of Moonlight, the wife he had discarded at the command of the ancestors.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading His days and nights were made horrible by the imagined reiteration in his ears of the words of Ohano.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MEANWHILE, within the war-torn heart of Manchuria, the last words of Ohano came up to torment the soldier.
Ohano
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From this reading MEANWHILE, within the war-torn heart of Manchuria, the last words of Ohano came up to torment the soldier.
peculiar
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From this reading He tried to picture it as he had first seen her, with that peculiar radiance about her beauty.
picture
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From this reading He tried to picture it as he had first seen her, with that peculiar radiance about her beauty.
preciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading She had appeared to him then like to some rare and precious flower, so fragile and exquisite it seemed almost profanation to touch her.
profanation
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From this reading She had appeared to him then like to some rare and precious flower, so fragile and exquisite it seemed almost profanation to touch her.
radiance
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From this reading He tried to picture it as he had first seen her, with that peculiar radiance about her beauty.
rare
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From this reading She had appeared to him then like to some rare and precious flower, so fragile and exquisite it seemed almost profanation to touch her.
reiteration
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From this reading His days and nights were made horrible by the imagined reiteration in his ears of the words of Ohano.
saw
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From this reading By the light of a hundred camp-fires he saw the face of Moonlight, the wife he had discarded at the command of the ancestors.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had appeared to him then like to some rare and precious flower, so fragile and exquisite it seemed almost profanation to touch her.
seen
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From this reading He tried to picture it as he had first seen her, with that peculiar radiance about her beauty.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had appeared to him then like to some rare and precious flower, so fragile and exquisite it seemed almost profanation to touch her.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had appeared to him then like to some rare and precious flower, so fragile and exquisite it seemed almost profanation to touch her.
soldier
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From this reading MEANWHILE, within the war-torn heart of Manchuria, the last words of Ohano came up to torment the soldier.
some
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From this reading She had appeared to him then like to some rare and precious flower, so fragile and exquisite it seemed almost profanation to touch her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He tried to picture it as he had first seen her, with that peculiar radiance about her beauty.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MEANWHILE, within the war-torn heart of Manchuria, the last words of Ohano came up to torment the soldier.
then
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From this reading She had appeared to him then like to some rare and precious flower, so fragile and exquisite it seemed almost profanation to touch her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MEANWHILE, within the war-torn heart of Manchuria, the last words of Ohano came up to torment the soldier.
torment
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From this reading MEANWHILE, within the war-torn heart of Manchuria, the last words of Ohano came up to torment the soldier.
touch
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From this reading She had appeared to him then like to some rare and precious flower, so fragile and exquisite it seemed almost profanation to touch her.
tried
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From this reading He tried to picture it as he had first seen her, with that peculiar radiance about her beauty.
up
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From this reading MEANWHILE, within the war-torn heart of Manchuria, the last words of Ohano came up to torment the soldier.
war-torn
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From this reading MEANWHILE, within the war-torn heart of Manchuria, the last words of Ohano came up to torment the soldier.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His days and nights were made horrible by the imagined reiteration in his ears of the words of Ohano.
wife
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From this reading By the light of a hundred camp-fires he saw the face of Moonlight, the wife he had discarded at the command of the ancestors.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He tried to picture it as he had first seen her, with that peculiar radiance about her beauty.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading MEANWHILE, within the war-torn heart of Manchuria, the last words of Ohano came up to torment the soldier.
words
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From this reading MEANWHILE, within the war-torn heart of Manchuria, the last words of Ohano came up to torment the soldier.
