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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 "Here are we two,"--he continued, softly--"alone with the night and each other, close to the verge of a perfect understanding--and yet--determined NOT to understand!
absorbed
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From this reading The soft white sleepy radiance of the moon on the scarcely moving water around us made everything look dream-like and unreal, and I was hardly conscious of my own existence for the moment, so completely did it seem absorbed by some other influence stronger than any power I had ever known.
all
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From this reading Every moment, every hour, all over the world, there are souls like ours, barred severally within their own shut gardens, refusing to open the doors!
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Here are we two,"--he continued, softly--"alone with the night and each other, close to the verge of a perfect understanding--and yet--determined NOT to understand!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The soft white sleepy radiance of the moon on the scarcely moving water around us made everything look dream-like and unreal, and I was hardly conscious of my own existence for the moment, so completely did it seem absorbed by some other influence stronger than any power I had ever known.
any
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From this reading The soft white sleepy radiance of the moon on the scarcely moving water around us made everything look dream-like and unreal, and I was hardly conscious of my own existence for the moment, so completely did it seem absorbed by some other influence stronger than any power I had ever known.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Here are we two,"--he continued, softly--"alone with the night and each other, close to the verge of a perfect understanding--and yet--determined NOT to understand!
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The soft white sleepy radiance of the moon on the scarcely moving water around us made everything look dream-like and unreal, and I was hardly conscious of my own existence for the moment, so completely did it seem absorbed by some other influence stronger than any power I had ever known.
barred
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From this reading Every moment, every hour, all over the world, there are souls like ours, barred severally within their own shut gardens, refusing to open the doors!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The soft white sleepy radiance of the moon on the scarcely moving water around us made everything look dream-like and unreal, and I was hardly conscious of my own existence for the moment, so completely did it seem absorbed by some other influence stronger than any power I had ever known.
close
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From this reading "Here are we two,"--he continued, softly--"alone with the night and each other, close to the verge of a perfect understanding--and yet--determined NOT to understand!
closer
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From this reading I was silent, though I folded my hand closer over his.
completely
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From this reading The soft white sleepy radiance of the moon on the scarcely moving water around us made everything look dream-like and unreal, and I was hardly conscious of my own existence for the moment, so completely did it seem absorbed by some other influence stronger than any power I had ever known.
conscious
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From this reading The soft white sleepy radiance of the moon on the scarcely moving water around us made everything look dream-like and unreal, and I was hardly conscious of my own existence for the moment, so completely did it seem absorbed by some other influence stronger than any power I had ever known.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Here are we two,"--he continued, softly--"alone with the night and each other, close to the verge of a perfect understanding--and yet--determined NOT to understand!
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading "Here are we two,"--he continued, softly--"alone with the night and each other, close to the verge of a perfect understanding--and yet--determined NOT to understand!
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The soft white sleepy radiance of the moon on the scarcely moving water around us made everything look dream-like and unreal, and I was hardly conscious of my own existence for the moment, so completely did it seem absorbed by some other influence stronger than any power I had ever known.
doors
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From this reading Every moment, every hour, all over the world, there are souls like ours, barred severally within their own shut gardens, refusing to open the doors!
dream-like
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From this reading The soft white sleepy radiance of the moon on the scarcely moving water around us made everything look dream-like and unreal, and I was hardly conscious of my own existence for the moment, so completely did it seem absorbed by some other influence stronger than any power I had ever known.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "Here are we two,"--he continued, softly--"alone with the night and each other, close to the verge of a perfect understanding--and yet--determined NOT to understand!
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The soft white sleepy radiance of the moon on the scarcely moving water around us made everything look dream-like and unreal, and I was hardly conscious of my own existence for the moment, so completely did it seem absorbed by some other influence stronger than any power I had ever known.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every moment, every hour, all over the world, there are souls like ours, barred severally within their own shut gardens, refusing to open the doors!
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The soft white sleepy radiance of the moon on the scarcely moving water around us made everything look dream-like and unreal, and I was hardly conscious of my own existence for the moment, so completely did it seem absorbed by some other influence stronger than any power I had ever known.
existence
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From this reading The soft white sleepy radiance of the moon on the scarcely moving water around us made everything look dream-like and unreal, and I was hardly conscious of my own existence for the moment, so completely did it seem absorbed by some other influence stronger than any power I had ever known.
folded
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From this reading I was silent, though I folded my hand closer over his.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The soft white sleepy radiance of the moon on the scarcely moving water around us made everything look dream-like and unreal, and I was hardly conscious of my own existence for the moment, so completely did it seem absorbed by some other influence stronger than any power I had ever known.
gardens
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From this reading Every moment, every hour, all over the world, there are souls like ours, barred severally within their own shut gardens, refusing to open the doors!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The soft white sleepy radiance of the moon on the scarcely moving water around us made everything look dream-like and unreal, and I was hardly conscious of my own existence for the moment, so completely did it seem absorbed by some other influence stronger than any power I had ever known.
hand
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From this reading I was silent, though I folded my hand closer over his.
happens
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From this reading How often that happens!
hardly
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From this reading The soft white sleepy radiance of the moon on the scarcely moving water around us made everything look dream-like and unreal, and I was hardly conscious of my own existence for the moment, so completely did it seem absorbed by some other influence stronger than any power I had ever known.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Here are we two,"--he continued, softly--"alone with the night and each other, close to the verge of a perfect understanding--and yet--determined NOT to understand!
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Here are we two,"--he continued, softly--"alone with the night and each other, close to the verge of a perfect understanding--and yet--determined NOT to understand!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I was silent, though I folded my hand closer over his.
hour
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From this reading Every moment, every hour, all over the world, there are souls like ours, barred severally within their own shut gardens, refusing to open the doors!
How
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From this reading How often that happens!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was silent, though I folded my hand closer over his.
influence
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From this reading The soft white sleepy radiance of the moon on the scarcely moving water around us made everything look dream-like and unreal, and I was hardly conscious of my own existence for the moment, so completely did it seem absorbed by some other influence stronger than any power I had ever known.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The soft white sleepy radiance of the moon on the scarcely moving water around us made everything look dream-like and unreal, and I was hardly conscious of my own existence for the moment, so completely did it seem absorbed by some other influence stronger than any power I had ever known.
known
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From this reading The soft white sleepy radiance of the moon on the scarcely moving water around us made everything look dream-like and unreal, and I was hardly conscious of my own existence for the moment, so completely did it seem absorbed by some other influence stronger than any power I had ever known.
like
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From this reading Every moment, every hour, all over the world, there are souls like ours, barred severally within their own shut gardens, refusing to open the doors!
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The soft white sleepy radiance of the moon on the scarcely moving water around us made everything look dream-like and unreal, and I was hardly conscious of my own existence for the moment, so completely did it seem absorbed by some other influence stronger than any power I had ever known.
made
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From this reading The soft white sleepy radiance of the moon on the scarcely moving water around us made everything look dream-like and unreal, and I was hardly conscious of my own existence for the moment, so completely did it seem absorbed by some other influence stronger than any power I had ever known.
moment
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From this reading The soft white sleepy radiance of the moon on the scarcely moving water around us made everything look dream-like and unreal, and I was hardly conscious of my own existence for the moment, so completely did it seem absorbed by some other influence stronger than any power I had ever known.
moon
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From this reading The soft white sleepy radiance of the moon on the scarcely moving water around us made everything look dream-like and unreal, and I was hardly conscious of my own existence for the moment, so completely did it seem absorbed by some other influence stronger than any power I had ever known.
moving
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From this reading The soft white sleepy radiance of the moon on the scarcely moving water around us made everything look dream-like and unreal, and I was hardly conscious of my own existence for the moment, so completely did it seem absorbed by some other influence stronger than any power I had ever known.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was silent, though I folded my hand closer over his.
night
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From this reading "Here are we two,"--he continued, softly--"alone with the night and each other, close to the verge of a perfect understanding--and yet--determined NOT to understand!
NOTadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Here are we two,"--he continued, softly--"alone with the night and each other, close to the verge of a perfect understanding--and yet--determined NOT to understand!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The soft white sleepy radiance of the moon on the scarcely moving water around us made everything look dream-like and unreal, and I was hardly conscious of my own existence for the moment, so completely did it seem absorbed by some other influence stronger than any power I had ever known.
often
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From this reading How often that happens!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The soft white sleepy radiance of the moon on the scarcely moving water around us made everything look dream-like and unreal, and I was hardly conscious of my own existence for the moment, so completely did it seem absorbed by some other influence stronger than any power I had ever known.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Every moment, every hour, all over the world, there are souls like ours, barred severally within their own shut gardens, refusing to open the doors!
other
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From this reading The soft white sleepy radiance of the moon on the scarcely moving water around us made everything look dream-like and unreal, and I was hardly conscious of my own existence for the moment, so completely did it seem absorbed by some other influence stronger than any power I had ever known.
ourspronounUS /ˈaʊərz/
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading Every moment, every hour, all over the world, there are souls like ours, barred severally within their own shut gardens, refusing to open the doors!
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I was silent, though I folded my hand closer over his.
own
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From this reading The soft white sleepy radiance of the moon on the scarcely moving water around us made everything look dream-like and unreal, and I was hardly conscious of my own existence for the moment, so completely did it seem absorbed by some other influence stronger than any power I had ever known.
perfect
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From this reading "Here are we two,"--he continued, softly--"alone with the night and each other, close to the verge of a perfect understanding--and yet--determined NOT to understand!
power
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From this reading The soft white sleepy radiance of the moon on the scarcely moving water around us made everything look dream-like and unreal, and I was hardly conscious of my own existence for the moment, so completely did it seem absorbed by some other influence stronger than any power I had ever known.
radiance
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From this reading The soft white sleepy radiance of the moon on the scarcely moving water around us made everything look dream-like and unreal, and I was hardly conscious of my own existence for the moment, so completely did it seem absorbed by some other influence stronger than any power I had ever known.
refusing
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From this reading Every moment, every hour, all over the world, there are souls like ours, barred severally within their own shut gardens, refusing to open the doors!
scarcely
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From this reading The soft white sleepy radiance of the moon on the scarcely moving water around us made everything look dream-like and unreal, and I was hardly conscious of my own existence for the moment, so completely did it seem absorbed by some other influence stronger than any power I had ever known.
seem
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From this reading The soft white sleepy radiance of the moon on the scarcely moving water around us made everything look dream-like and unreal, and I was hardly conscious of my own existence for the moment, so completely did it seem absorbed by some other influence stronger than any power I had ever known.
severally
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From this reading Every moment, every hour, all over the world, there are souls like ours, barred severally within their own shut gardens, refusing to open the doors!
shut
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From this reading Every moment, every hour, all over the world, there are souls like ours, barred severally within their own shut gardens, refusing to open the doors!
silent
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From this reading I was silent, though I folded my hand closer over his.
sleepy
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From this reading The soft white sleepy radiance of the moon on the scarcely moving water around us made everything look dream-like and unreal, and I was hardly conscious of my own existence for the moment, so completely did it seem absorbed by some other influence stronger than any power I had ever known.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The soft white sleepy radiance of the moon on the scarcely moving water around us made everything look dream-like and unreal, and I was hardly conscious of my own existence for the moment, so completely did it seem absorbed by some other influence stronger than any power I had ever known.
soft
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From this reading The soft white sleepy radiance of the moon on the scarcely moving water around us made everything look dream-like and unreal, and I was hardly conscious of my own existence for the moment, so completely did it seem absorbed by some other influence stronger than any power I had ever known.
softly
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From this reading "Here are we two,"--he continued, softly--"alone with the night and each other, close to the verge of a perfect understanding--and yet--determined NOT to understand!
some
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From this reading The soft white sleepy radiance of the moon on the scarcely moving water around us made everything look dream-like and unreal, and I was hardly conscious of my own existence for the moment, so completely did it seem absorbed by some other influence stronger than any power I had ever known.
souls
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From this reading Every moment, every hour, all over the world, there are souls like ours, barred severally within their own shut gardens, refusing to open the doors!
stronger
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From this reading The soft white sleepy radiance of the moon on the scarcely moving water around us made everything look dream-like and unreal, and I was hardly conscious of my own existence for the moment, so completely did it seem absorbed by some other influence stronger than any power I had ever known.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The soft white sleepy radiance of the moon on the scarcely moving water around us made everything look dream-like and unreal, and I was hardly conscious of my own existence for the moment, so completely did it seem absorbed by some other influence stronger than any power I had ever known.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How often that happens!
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The soft white sleepy radiance of the moon on the scarcely moving water around us made everything look dream-like and unreal, and I was hardly conscious of my own existence for the moment, so completely did it seem absorbed by some other influence stronger than any power I had ever known.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Every moment, every hour, all over the world, there are souls like ours, barred severally within their own shut gardens, refusing to open the doors!
there
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From this reading Every moment, every hour, all over the world, there are souls like ours, barred severally within their own shut gardens, refusing to open the doors!
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I was silent, though I folded my hand closer over his.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Here are we two,"--he continued, softly--"alone with the night and each other, close to the verge of a perfect understanding--and yet--determined NOT to understand!
two
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From this reading "Here are we two,"--he continued, softly--"alone with the night and each other, close to the verge of a perfect understanding--and yet--determined NOT to understand!
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Here are we two,"--he continued, softly--"alone with the night and each other, close to the verge of a perfect understanding--and yet--determined NOT to understand!
understanding
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From this reading "Here are we two,"--he continued, softly--"alone with the night and each other, close to the verge of a perfect understanding--and yet--determined NOT to understand!
unreal
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From this reading The soft white sleepy radiance of the moon on the scarcely moving water around us made everything look dream-like and unreal, and I was hardly conscious of my own existence for the moment, so completely did it seem absorbed by some other influence stronger than any power I had ever known.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The soft white sleepy radiance of the moon on the scarcely moving water around us made everything look dream-like and unreal, and I was hardly conscious of my own existence for the moment, so completely did it seem absorbed by some other influence stronger than any power I had ever known.
verge
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From this reading "Here are we two,"--he continued, softly--"alone with the night and each other, close to the verge of a perfect understanding--and yet--determined NOT to understand!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was silent, though I folded my hand closer over his.
water
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From this reading The soft white sleepy radiance of the moon on the scarcely moving water around us made everything look dream-like and unreal, and I was hardly conscious of my own existence for the moment, so completely did it seem absorbed by some other influence stronger than any power I had ever known.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Here are we two,"--he continued, softly--"alone with the night and each other, close to the verge of a perfect understanding--and yet--determined NOT to understand!
white
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From this reading The soft white sleepy radiance of the moon on the scarcely moving water around us made everything look dream-like and unreal, and I was hardly conscious of my own existence for the moment, so completely did it seem absorbed by some other influence stronger than any power I had ever known.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Here are we two,"--he continued, softly--"alone with the night and each other, close to the verge of a perfect understanding--and yet--determined NOT to understand!
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Every moment, every hour, all over the world, there are souls like ours, barred severally within their own shut gardens, refusing to open the doors!
world
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From this reading Every moment, every hour, all over the world, there are souls like ours, barred severally within their own shut gardens, refusing to open the doors!
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "Here are we two,"--he continued, softly--"alone with the night and each other, close to the verge of a perfect understanding--and yet--determined NOT to understand!
