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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 A few hours before, I had been wishing that I might be rid of her, and now that she was gone I would have given my life to have her back again.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Wearily I turned to swim about the spot where she had disappeared, hoping that she might rise once at least, and I would be given the opportunity to save her, and, as I turned, the water boiled before my face and her head shot up before me.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A few hours before, I had been wishing that I might be rid of her, and now that she was gone I would have given my life to have her back again.
all
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From this reading In that brief instant I believe that I suffered more mental anguish than I have crowded into all the balance of my life before or since.
AlonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alone, I floated upon the bosom of the Thames.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A few hours before, I had been wishing that I might be rid of her, and now that she was gone I would have given my life to have her back again.
anguish
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From this reading In that brief instant I believe that I suffered more mental anguish than I have crowded into all the balance of my life before or since.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Wearily I turned to swim about the spot where she had disappeared, hoping that she might rise once at least, and I would be given the opportunity to save her, and, as I turned, the water boiled before my face and her head shot up before me.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Wearily I turned to swim about the spot where she had disappeared, hoping that she might rise once at least, and I would be given the opportunity to save her, and, as I turned, the water boiled before my face and her head shot up before me.
back
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From this reading A few hours before, I had been wishing that I might be rid of her, and now that she was gone I would have given my life to have her back again.
balancenounUS /ˈbalance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In that brief instant I believe that I suffered more mental anguish than I have crowded into all the balance of my life before or since.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A few hours before, I had been wishing that I might be rid of her, and now that she was gone I would have given my life to have her back again.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A few hours before, I had been wishing that I might be rid of her, and now that she was gone I would have given my life to have her back again.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading In that brief instant I believe that I suffered more mental anguish than I have crowded into all the balance of my life before or since.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In that brief instant I believe that I suffered more mental anguish than I have crowded into all the balance of my life before or since.
boiled
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From this reading Wearily I turned to swim about the spot where she had disappeared, hoping that she might rise once at least, and I would be given the opportunity to save her, and, as I turned, the water boiled before my face and her head shot up before me.
bosom
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From this reading Alone, I floated upon the bosom of the Thames.
brief
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From this reading In that brief instant I believe that I suffered more mental anguish than I have crowded into all the balance of my life before or since.
crowded
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From this reading In that brief instant I believe that I suffered more mental anguish than I have crowded into all the balance of my life before or since.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Wearily I turned to swim about the spot where she had disappeared, hoping that she might rise once at least, and I would be given the opportunity to save her, and, as I turned, the water boiled before my face and her head shot up before me.
face
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From this reading Wearily I turned to swim about the spot where she had disappeared, hoping that she might rise once at least, and I would be given the opportunity to save her, and, as I turned, the water boiled before my face and her head shot up before me.
few
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From this reading A few hours before, I had been wishing that I might be rid of her, and now that she was gone I would have given my life to have her back again.
floated
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From this reading Alone, I floated upon the bosom of the Thames.
given
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From this reading A few hours before, I had been wishing that I might be rid of her, and now that she was gone I would have given my life to have her back again.
gone
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From this reading A few hours before, I had been wishing that I might be rid of her, and now that she was gone I would have given my life to have her back again.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A few hours before, I had been wishing that I might be rid of her, and now that she was gone I would have given my life to have her back again.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In that brief instant I believe that I suffered more mental anguish than I have crowded into all the balance of my life before or since.
head
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From this reading Wearily I turned to swim about the spot where she had disappeared, hoping that she might rise once at least, and I would be given the opportunity to save her, and, as I turned, the water boiled before my face and her head shot up before me.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A few hours before, I had been wishing that I might be rid of her, and now that she was gone I would have given my life to have her back again.
hoping
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From this reading Wearily I turned to swim about the spot where she had disappeared, hoping that she might rise once at least, and I would be given the opportunity to save her, and, as I turned, the water boiled before my face and her head shot up before me.
hours
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From this reading A few hours before, I had been wishing that I might be rid of her, and now that she was gone I would have given my life to have her back again.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Alone, I floated upon the bosom of the Thames.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Victory was nowhere in sight.
instant
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From this reading In that brief instant I believe that I suffered more mental anguish than I have crowded into all the balance of my life before or since.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading In that brief instant I believe that I suffered more mental anguish than I have crowded into all the balance of my life before or since.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wearily I turned to swim about the spot where she had disappeared, hoping that she might rise once at least, and I would be given the opportunity to save her, and, as I turned, the water boiled before my face and her head shot up before me.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In that brief instant I believe that I suffered more mental anguish than I have crowded into all the balance of my life before or since.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Wearily I turned to swim about the spot where she had disappeared, hoping that she might rise once at least, and I would be given the opportunity to save her, and, as I turned, the water boiled before my face and her head shot up before me.
mental
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From this reading In that brief instant I believe that I suffered more mental anguish than I have crowded into all the balance of my life before or since.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading A few hours before, I had been wishing that I might be rid of her, and now that she was gone I would have given my life to have her back again.
more
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From this reading In that brief instant I believe that I suffered more mental anguish than I have crowded into all the balance of my life before or since.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In that brief instant I believe that I suffered more mental anguish than I have crowded into all the balance of my life before or since.
now
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From this reading A few hours before, I had been wishing that I might be rid of her, and now that she was gone I would have given my life to have her back again.
nowhere
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From this reading Victory was nowhere in sight.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Alone, I floated upon the bosom of the Thames.
once
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From this reading Wearily I turned to swim about the spot where she had disappeared, hoping that she might rise once at least, and I would be given the opportunity to save her, and, as I turned, the water boiled before my face and her head shot up before me.
opportunity
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From this reading Wearily I turned to swim about the spot where she had disappeared, hoping that she might rise once at least, and I would be given the opportunity to save her, and, as I turned, the water boiled before my face and her head shot up before me.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In that brief instant I believe that I suffered more mental anguish than I have crowded into all the balance of my life before or since.
rid
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From this reading A few hours before, I had been wishing that I might be rid of her, and now that she was gone I would have given my life to have her back again.
rise
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From this reading Wearily I turned to swim about the spot where she had disappeared, hoping that she might rise once at least, and I would be given the opportunity to save her, and, as I turned, the water boiled before my face and her head shot up before me.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading Wearily I turned to swim about the spot where she had disappeared, hoping that she might rise once at least, and I would be given the opportunity to save her, and, as I turned, the water boiled before my face and her head shot up before me.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A few hours before, I had been wishing that I might be rid of her, and now that she was gone I would have given my life to have her back again.
shot
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From this reading Wearily I turned to swim about the spot where she had disappeared, hoping that she might rise once at least, and I would be given the opportunity to save her, and, as I turned, the water boiled before my face and her head shot up before me.
sight
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From this reading Victory was nowhere in sight.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading In that brief instant I believe that I suffered more mental anguish than I have crowded into all the balance of my life before or since.
spot
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From this reading Wearily I turned to swim about the spot where she had disappeared, hoping that she might rise once at least, and I would be given the opportunity to save her, and, as I turned, the water boiled before my face and her head shot up before me.
suffered
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From this reading In that brief instant I believe that I suffered more mental anguish than I have crowded into all the balance of my life before or since.
swim
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From this reading Wearily I turned to swim about the spot where she had disappeared, hoping that she might rise once at least, and I would be given the opportunity to save her, and, as I turned, the water boiled before my face and her head shot up before me.
Thames
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From this reading Alone, I floated upon the bosom of the Thames.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In that brief instant I believe that I suffered more mental anguish than I have crowded into all the balance of my life before or since.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In that brief instant I believe that I suffered more mental anguish than I have crowded into all the balance of my life before or since.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Alone, I floated upon the bosom of the Thames.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A few hours before, I had been wishing that I might be rid of her, and now that she was gone I would have given my life to have her back again.
turned
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From this reading Wearily I turned to swim about the spot where she had disappeared, hoping that she might rise once at least, and I would be given the opportunity to save her, and, as I turned, the water boiled before my face and her head shot up before me.
up
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From this reading Wearily I turned to swim about the spot where she had disappeared, hoping that she might rise once at least, and I would be given the opportunity to save her, and, as I turned, the water boiled before my face and her head shot up before me.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Alone, I floated upon the bosom of the Thames.
Victory
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From this reading Victory was nowhere in sight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Victory was nowhere in sight.
water
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From this reading Wearily I turned to swim about the spot where she had disappeared, hoping that she might rise once at least, and I would be given the opportunity to save her, and, as I turned, the water boiled before my face and her head shot up before me.
Wearily
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From this reading Wearily I turned to swim about the spot where she had disappeared, hoping that she might rise once at least, and I would be given the opportunity to save her, and, as I turned, the water boiled before my face and her head shot up before me.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Wearily I turned to swim about the spot where she had disappeared, hoping that she might rise once at least, and I would be given the opportunity to save her, and, as I turned, the water boiled before my face and her head shot up before me.
wishing
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From this reading A few hours before, I had been wishing that I might be rid of her, and now that she was gone I would have given my life to have her back again.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A few hours before, I had been wishing that I might be rid of her, and now that she was gone I would have given my life to have her back again.
