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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 Later we knew that that instant had been the beginning of our love; for Madeleine confessed to me that a deep mysterious thrill had moved her also, at sight of my own enthralling emotion....
ago
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From this reading That was not quite two years ago.
all
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From this reading And the incredible horror of it all!
also
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From this reading Later we knew that that instant had been the beginning of our love; for Madeleine confessed to me that a deep mysterious thrill had moved her also, at sight of my own enthralling emotion....
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When her emerald eyes fell on me, my bosom heaved with an inner, ecstatic joy.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the incredible horror of it all!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Later we knew that that instant had been the beginning of our love; for Madeleine confessed to me that a deep mysterious thrill had moved her also, at sight of my own enthralling emotion....
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Later we knew that that instant had been the beginning of our love; for Madeleine confessed to me that a deep mysterious thrill had moved her also, at sight of my own enthralling emotion....
began
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From this reading When my eyes fell on the greenish golden hair of Madeleine, my heart began to throb intoxicated.
beginning
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From this reading Later we knew that that instant had been the beginning of our love; for Madeleine confessed to me that a deep mysterious thrill had moved her also, at sight of my own enthralling emotion....
bosom
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From this reading When her emerald eyes fell on me, my bosom heaved with an inner, ecstatic joy.
confessed
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From this reading Later we knew that that instant had been the beginning of our love; for Madeleine confessed to me that a deep mysterious thrill had moved her also, at sight of my own enthralling emotion....
deep
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From this reading Later we knew that that instant had been the beginning of our love; for Madeleine confessed to me that a deep mysterious thrill had moved her also, at sight of my own enthralling emotion....
ecstatic
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From this reading When her emerald eyes fell on me, my bosom heaved with an inner, ecstatic joy.
emeraldnounUS /ˈemərəld/
a bright green precious stone
From this reading When her emerald eyes fell on me, my bosom heaved with an inner, ecstatic joy.
emotion
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From this reading Later we knew that that instant had been the beginning of our love; for Madeleine confessed to me that a deep mysterious thrill had moved her also, at sight of my own enthralling emotion....
enthralling
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From this reading Later we knew that that instant had been the beginning of our love; for Madeleine confessed to me that a deep mysterious thrill had moved her also, at sight of my own enthralling emotion....
eyes
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From this reading When my eyes fell on the greenish golden hair of Madeleine, my heart began to throb intoxicated.
fell
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From this reading When my eyes fell on the greenish golden hair of Madeleine, my heart began to throb intoxicated.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Later we knew that that instant had been the beginning of our love; for Madeleine confessed to me that a deep mysterious thrill had moved her also, at sight of my own enthralling emotion....
golden
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From this reading When my eyes fell on the greenish golden hair of Madeleine, my heart began to throb intoxicated.
greenish
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From this reading When my eyes fell on the greenish golden hair of Madeleine, my heart began to throb intoxicated.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Later we knew that that instant had been the beginning of our love; for Madeleine confessed to me that a deep mysterious thrill had moved her also, at sight of my own enthralling emotion....
hair
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From this reading When my eyes fell on the greenish golden hair of Madeleine, my heart began to throb intoxicated.
heart
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From this reading When my eyes fell on the greenish golden hair of Madeleine, my heart began to throb intoxicated.
heaved
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From this reading When her emerald eyes fell on me, my bosom heaved with an inner, ecstatic joy.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When her emerald eyes fell on me, my bosom heaved with an inner, ecstatic joy.
horror
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From this reading And the incredible horror of it all!
incredible
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From this reading And the incredible horror of it all!
inner
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From this reading When her emerald eyes fell on me, my bosom heaved with an inner, ecstatic joy.
instant
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From this reading Later we knew that that instant had been the beginning of our love; for Madeleine confessed to me that a deep mysterious thrill had moved her also, at sight of my own enthralling emotion....
intoxicated
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From this reading When my eyes fell on the greenish golden hair of Madeleine, my heart began to throb intoxicated.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And the incredible horror of it all!
joy
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From this reading When her emerald eyes fell on me, my bosom heaved with an inner, ecstatic joy.
knew
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From this reading Later we knew that that instant had been the beginning of our love; for Madeleine confessed to me that a deep mysterious thrill had moved her also, at sight of my own enthralling emotion....
Later
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From this reading Later we knew that that instant had been the beginning of our love; for Madeleine confessed to me that a deep mysterious thrill had moved her also, at sight of my own enthralling emotion....
love
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From this reading Later we knew that that instant had been the beginning of our love; for Madeleine confessed to me that a deep mysterious thrill had moved her also, at sight of my own enthralling emotion....
Madeleine
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From this reading When my eyes fell on the greenish golden hair of Madeleine, my heart began to throb intoxicated.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When her emerald eyes fell on me, my bosom heaved with an inner, ecstatic joy.
moved
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From this reading Later we knew that that instant had been the beginning of our love; for Madeleine confessed to me that a deep mysterious thrill had moved her also, at sight of my own enthralling emotion....
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When my eyes fell on the greenish golden hair of Madeleine, my heart began to throb intoxicated.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading Later we knew that that instant had been the beginning of our love; for Madeleine confessed to me that a deep mysterious thrill had moved her also, at sight of my own enthralling emotion....
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That was not quite two years ago.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When my eyes fell on the greenish golden hair of Madeleine, my heart began to throb intoxicated.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When my eyes fell on the greenish golden hair of Madeleine, my heart began to throb intoxicated.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Later we knew that that instant had been the beginning of our love; for Madeleine confessed to me that a deep mysterious thrill had moved her also, at sight of my own enthralling emotion....
own
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From this reading Later we knew that that instant had been the beginning of our love; for Madeleine confessed to me that a deep mysterious thrill had moved her also, at sight of my own enthralling emotion....
quite
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From this reading That was not quite two years ago.
sight
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From this reading Later we knew that that instant had been the beginning of our love; for Madeleine confessed to me that a deep mysterious thrill had moved her also, at sight of my own enthralling emotion....
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Later we knew that that instant had been the beginning of our love; for Madeleine confessed to me that a deep mysterious thrill had moved her also, at sight of my own enthralling emotion....
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When my eyes fell on the greenish golden hair of Madeleine, my heart began to throb intoxicated.
thrill
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From this reading Later we knew that that instant had been the beginning of our love; for Madeleine confessed to me that a deep mysterious thrill had moved her also, at sight of my own enthralling emotion....
throb
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From this reading When my eyes fell on the greenish golden hair of Madeleine, my heart began to throb intoxicated.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When my eyes fell on the greenish golden hair of Madeleine, my heart began to throb intoxicated.
two
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From this reading That was not quite two years ago.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was not quite two years ago.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Later we knew that that instant had been the beginning of our love; for Madeleine confessed to me that a deep mysterious thrill had moved her also, at sight of my own enthralling emotion....
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When my eyes fell on the greenish golden hair of Madeleine, my heart began to throb intoxicated.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When her emerald eyes fell on me, my bosom heaved with an inner, ecstatic joy.
years
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From this reading That was not quite two years ago.
