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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 HIS ROCK OF AGES But as Lem climbed upward, a withering despair mounted abreast with him, like the shadow cast by evil.
abreast
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From this reading HIS ROCK OF AGES But as Lem climbed upward, a withering despair mounted abreast with him, like the shadow cast by evil.
AGES
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From this reading HIS ROCK OF AGES But as Lem climbed upward, a withering despair mounted abreast with him, like the shadow cast by evil.
amidstprepositionUS /əˈmɪdst/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading By the time he had reached the giddy apex of the cliff, he was staggering amidst the chaos of a battle with himself that was slowly outdoing his soul.
angelic
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From this reading In her angelic violet eyes he beheld its wholesome, serene pictures.
apex
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From this reading By the time he had reached the giddy apex of the cliff, he was staggering amidst the chaos of a battle with himself that was slowly outdoing his soul.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading HIS ROCK OF AGES But as Lem climbed upward, a withering despair mounted abreast with him, like the shadow cast by evil.
back
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From this reading His mind had come, miraculously, to nurture the holy dogma that Belle-Ann had brought back to him.
battle
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From this reading By the time he had reached the giddy apex of the cliff, he was staggering amidst the chaos of a battle with himself that was slowly outdoing his soul.
beautiful
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From this reading He could see its wonderful sequence plain in Belle-Ann's beautiful face.
beheld
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From this reading In her angelic violet eyes he beheld its wholesome, serene pictures.
Belle-Ann
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From this reading His mind had come, miraculously, to nurture the holy dogma that Belle-Ann had brought back to him.
Belle-Ann's
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From this reading He could see its wonderful sequence plain in Belle-Ann's beautiful face.
brought
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From this reading His mind had come, miraculously, to nurture the holy dogma that Belle-Ann had brought back to him.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading HIS ROCK OF AGES But as Lem climbed upward, a withering despair mounted abreast with him, like the shadow cast by evil.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading HIS ROCK OF AGES But as Lem climbed upward, a withering despair mounted abreast with him, like the shadow cast by evil.
cast
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From this reading HIS ROCK OF AGES But as Lem climbed upward, a withering despair mounted abreast with him, like the shadow cast by evil.
chaos
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From this reading By the time he had reached the giddy apex of the cliff, he was staggering amidst the chaos of a battle with himself that was slowly outdoing his soul.
cliff
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From this reading By the time he had reached the giddy apex of the cliff, he was staggering amidst the chaos of a battle with himself that was slowly outdoing his soul.
climbed
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From this reading HIS ROCK OF AGES But as Lem climbed upward, a withering despair mounted abreast with him, like the shadow cast by evil.
come
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From this reading His mind had come, miraculously, to nurture the holy dogma that Belle-Ann had brought back to him.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could see its wonderful sequence plain in Belle-Ann's beautiful face.
despair
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From this reading HIS ROCK OF AGES But as Lem climbed upward, a withering despair mounted abreast with him, like the shadow cast by evil.
dogma
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evil
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From this reading HIS ROCK OF AGES But as Lem climbed upward, a withering despair mounted abreast with him, like the shadow cast by evil.
eyes
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From this reading In her angelic violet eyes he beheld its wholesome, serene pictures.
face
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From this reading He could see its wonderful sequence plain in Belle-Ann's beautiful face.
giddy
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From this reading By the time he had reached the giddy apex of the cliff, he was staggering amidst the chaos of a battle with himself that was slowly outdoing his soul.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By the time he had reached the giddy apex of the cliff, he was staggering amidst the chaos of a battle with himself that was slowly outdoing his soul.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By the time he had reached the giddy apex of the cliff, he was staggering amidst the chaos of a battle with himself that was slowly outdoing his soul.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In her angelic violet eyes he beheld its wholesome, serene pictures.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading HIS ROCK OF AGES But as Lem climbed upward, a withering despair mounted abreast with him, like the shadow cast by evil.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading By the time he had reached the giddy apex of the cliff, he was staggering amidst the chaos of a battle with himself that was slowly outdoing his soul.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HIS ROCK OF AGES But as Lem climbed upward, a withering despair mounted abreast with him, like the shadow cast by evil.
holy
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From this reading His mind had come, miraculously, to nurture the holy dogma that Belle-Ann had brought back to him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He could see its wonderful sequence plain in Belle-Ann's beautiful face.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He could see its wonderful sequence plain in Belle-Ann's beautiful face.
Lem
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From this reading HIS ROCK OF AGES But as Lem climbed upward, a withering despair mounted abreast with him, like the shadow cast by evil.
like
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From this reading HIS ROCK OF AGES But as Lem climbed upward, a withering despair mounted abreast with him, like the shadow cast by evil.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading His mind had come, miraculously, to nurture the holy dogma that Belle-Ann had brought back to him.
miraculously
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From this reading His mind had come, miraculously, to nurture the holy dogma that Belle-Ann had brought back to him.
mounted
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From this reading HIS ROCK OF AGES But as Lem climbed upward, a withering despair mounted abreast with him, like the shadow cast by evil.
nurture
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From this reading His mind had come, miraculously, to nurture the holy dogma that Belle-Ann had brought back to him.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HIS ROCK OF AGES But as Lem climbed upward, a withering despair mounted abreast with him, like the shadow cast by evil.
outdoing
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From this reading By the time he had reached the giddy apex of the cliff, he was staggering amidst the chaos of a battle with himself that was slowly outdoing his soul.
pictures
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From this reading In her angelic violet eyes he beheld its wholesome, serene pictures.
plain
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From this reading He could see its wonderful sequence plain in Belle-Ann's beautiful face.
reached
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From this reading By the time he had reached the giddy apex of the cliff, he was staggering amidst the chaos of a battle with himself that was slowly outdoing his soul.
ROCK
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From this reading HIS ROCK OF AGES But as Lem climbed upward, a withering despair mounted abreast with him, like the shadow cast by evil.
see
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From this reading He could see its wonderful sequence plain in Belle-Ann's beautiful face.
sequence
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From this reading He could see its wonderful sequence plain in Belle-Ann's beautiful face.
serene
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From this reading In her angelic violet eyes he beheld its wholesome, serene pictures.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading HIS ROCK OF AGES But as Lem climbed upward, a withering despair mounted abreast with him, like the shadow cast by evil.
slowly
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From this reading By the time he had reached the giddy apex of the cliff, he was staggering amidst the chaos of a battle with himself that was slowly outdoing his soul.
soul
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From this reading By the time he had reached the giddy apex of the cliff, he was staggering amidst the chaos of a battle with himself that was slowly outdoing his soul.
staggering
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From this reading By the time he had reached the giddy apex of the cliff, he was staggering amidst the chaos of a battle with himself that was slowly outdoing his soul.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading By the time he had reached the giddy apex of the cliff, he was staggering amidst the chaos of a battle with himself that was slowly outdoing his soul.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HIS ROCK OF AGES But as Lem climbed upward, a withering despair mounted abreast with him, like the shadow cast by evil.
time
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From this reading By the time he had reached the giddy apex of the cliff, he was staggering amidst the chaos of a battle with himself that was slowly outdoing his soul.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His mind had come, miraculously, to nurture the holy dogma that Belle-Ann had brought back to him.
upward
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From this reading HIS ROCK OF AGES But as Lem climbed upward, a withering despair mounted abreast with him, like the shadow cast by evil.
violet
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From this reading In her angelic violet eyes he beheld its wholesome, serene pictures.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By the time he had reached the giddy apex of the cliff, he was staggering amidst the chaos of a battle with himself that was slowly outdoing his soul.
wholesome
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From this reading In her angelic violet eyes he beheld its wholesome, serene pictures.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading HIS ROCK OF AGES But as Lem climbed upward, a withering despair mounted abreast with him, like the shadow cast by evil.
withering
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From this reading HIS ROCK OF AGES But as Lem climbed upward, a withering despair mounted abreast with him, like the shadow cast by evil.
wonderful
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From this reading He could see its wonderful sequence plain in Belle-Ann's beautiful face.
