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The Sagebrusher: A Story of the West
The Sagebrusher: A Story of the West

Chapter XII

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LEFT ALONE Mary Warren, alone in the little cabin, found herself in a new world whose existence she had never dreamed--that subjective and subconscious land which bridges the forgotten genesis of things to the usual and busy world of the senses, in which we pass our daily lives.
Indeed, never before had she known what human life really is, how far out of perspective, how selfish, how distorted.
Now, alone in the darkness, back in the chaos and the beginning, she saw for the first time how small a thing is life and how ill it is for the most part lived.
A fly buzzed loudly on the window pane--a bold, bronzed, lustrous fly, no doubt, she said to herself, pompous and full of himself--buzzed again and again, until the drone of his wings blurred, grew confused, ceased.
She wondered if he had found a web.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Sagebrusher: A Story of the West

Chapter XII

Reading 1/53 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
LEFT ALONE Mary Warren, alone in the little cabin, found herself in a new world whose existence she had never dreamed--that subjective and subconscious land which bridges the forgotten genesis of things to the usual and busy world of the senses, in which we pass our daily lives.
Line 2
Indeed, never before had she known what human life really is, how far out of perspective, how selfish, how distorted.
Line 3
Now, alone in the darkness, back in the chaos and the beginning, she saw for the first time how small a thing is life and how ill it is for the most part lived.
Line 4
A fly buzzed loudly on the window pane--a bold, bronzed, lustrous fly, no doubt, she said to herself, pompous and full of himself--buzzed again and again, until the drone of his wings blurred, grew confused, ceased.
Line 5
She wondered if he had found a web.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Again noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “A fly buzzed loudly on the window pane--a bold, bronzed, lustrous fly, no doubt, she said to herself, pompous and full of himself--buzzed again and again, until the drone of his wings blurred, grew confused, ceased.”

ALONE noun US /alone/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “LEFT ALONE Mary Warren, alone in the little cabin, found herself in a new world whose existence she had never dreamed--that subjective and subconscious land which bridges the forgotten genesis of things to the usual and busy world of the senses, in which we pass our daily lives.”

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “Indeed, never before had she known what human life really is, how far out of perspective, how selfish, how distorted.”

Beginning noun US /ˈbeginning/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Now, alone in the darkness, back in the chaos and the beginning, she saw for the first time how small a thing is life and how ill it is for the most part lived.”

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Now, alone in the darkness, back in the chaos and the beginning, she saw for the first time how small a thing is life and how ill it is for the most part lived.”

Forgotten adjective US /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading “LEFT ALONE Mary Warren, alone in the little cabin, found herself in a new world whose existence she had never dreamed--that subjective and subconscious land which bridges the forgotten genesis of things to the usual and busy world of the senses, in which we pass our daily lives.”

Found noun US /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “LEFT ALONE Mary Warren, alone in the little cabin, found herself in a new world whose existence she had never dreamed--that subjective and subconscious land which bridges the forgotten genesis of things to the usual and busy world of the senses, in which we pass our daily lives.”

Herself pronoun US /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading “LEFT ALONE Mary Warren, alone in the little cabin, found herself in a new world whose existence she had never dreamed--that subjective and subconscious land which bridges the forgotten genesis of things to the usual and busy world of the senses, in which we pass our daily lives.”

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “A fly buzzed loudly on the window pane--a bold, bronzed, lustrous fly, no doubt, she said to herself, pompous and full of himself--buzzed again and again, until the drone of his wings blurred, grew confused, ceased.”

LEFT noun US /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “LEFT ALONE Mary Warren, alone in the little cabin, found herself in a new world whose existence she had never dreamed--that subjective and subconscious land which bridges the forgotten genesis of things to the usual and busy world of the senses, in which we pass our daily lives.”

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Indeed, never before had she known what human life really is, how far out of perspective, how selfish, how distorted.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “LEFT ALONE Mary Warren, alone in the little cabin, found herself in a new world whose existence she had never dreamed--that subjective and subconscious land which bridges the forgotten genesis of things to the usual and busy world of the senses, in which we pass our daily lives.”

Never noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “LEFT ALONE Mary Warren, alone in the little cabin, found herself in a new world whose existence she had never dreamed--that subjective and subconscious land which bridges the forgotten genesis of things to the usual and busy world of the senses, in which we pass our daily lives.”

Part noun US /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Now, alone in the darkness, back in the chaos and the beginning, she saw for the first time how small a thing is life and how ill it is for the most part lived.”

Senses plural noun US /ˈsɛnsɪz/

powers of perception and awareness

From this reading “LEFT ALONE Mary Warren, alone in the little cabin, found herself in a new world whose existence she had never dreamed--that subjective and subconscious land which bridges the forgotten genesis of things to the usual and busy world of the senses, in which we pass our daily lives.”

Thing noun US /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Now, alone in the darkness, back in the chaos and the beginning, she saw for the first time how small a thing is life and how ill it is for the most part lived.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Now, alone in the darkness, back in the chaos and the beginning, she saw for the first time how small a thing is life and how ill it is for the most part lived.”

Until preposition US /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “A fly buzzed loudly on the window pane--a bold, bronzed, lustrous fly, no doubt, she said to herself, pompous and full of himself--buzzed again and again, until the drone of his wings blurred, grew confused, ceased.”

Whose determiner US /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading “LEFT ALONE Mary Warren, alone in the little cabin, found herself in a new world whose existence she had never dreamed--that subjective and subconscious land which bridges the forgotten genesis of things to the usual and busy world of the senses, in which we pass our daily lives.”

Wondered noun US /wondered/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She wondered if he had found a web.”

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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 LEFT ALONE Mary Warren, alone in the little cabin, found herself in a new world whose existence she had never dreamed--that subjective and subconscious land which bridges the forgotten genesis of things to the usual and busy world of the senses, in which we pass our daily lives.

againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading A fly buzzed loudly on the window pane--a bold, bronzed, lustrous fly, no doubt, she said to herself, pompous and full of himself--buzzed again and again, until the drone of his wings blurred, grew confused, ceased.

ALONEnounUS /alone/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading LEFT ALONE Mary Warren, alone in the little cabin, found herself in a new world whose existence she had never dreamed--that subjective and subconscious land which bridges the forgotten genesis of things to the usual and busy world of the senses, in which we pass our daily lives.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading LEFT ALONE Mary Warren, alone in the little cabin, found herself in a new world whose existence she had never dreamed--that subjective and subconscious land which bridges the forgotten genesis of things to the usual and busy world of the senses, in which we pass our daily lives.

back

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From this reading Now, alone in the darkness, back in the chaos and the beginning, she saw for the first time how small a thing is life and how ill it is for the most part lived.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Indeed, never before had she known what human life really is, how far out of perspective, how selfish, how distorted.

beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Now, alone in the darkness, back in the chaos and the beginning, she saw for the first time how small a thing is life and how ill it is for the most part lived.

blurred

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From this reading A fly buzzed loudly on the window pane--a bold, bronzed, lustrous fly, no doubt, she said to herself, pompous and full of himself--buzzed again and again, until the drone of his wings blurred, grew confused, ceased.

bold

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From this reading A fly buzzed loudly on the window pane--a bold, bronzed, lustrous fly, no doubt, she said to herself, pompous and full of himself--buzzed again and again, until the drone of his wings blurred, grew confused, ceased.

bridges

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From this reading LEFT ALONE Mary Warren, alone in the little cabin, found herself in a new world whose existence she had never dreamed--that subjective and subconscious land which bridges the forgotten genesis of things to the usual and busy world of the senses, in which we pass our daily lives.

bronzed

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From this reading A fly buzzed loudly on the window pane--a bold, bronzed, lustrous fly, no doubt, she said to herself, pompous and full of himself--buzzed again and again, until the drone of his wings blurred, grew confused, ceased.

busy

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From this reading LEFT ALONE Mary Warren, alone in the little cabin, found herself in a new world whose existence she had never dreamed--that subjective and subconscious land which bridges the forgotten genesis of things to the usual and busy world of the senses, in which we pass our daily lives.

buzzed

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From this reading A fly buzzed loudly on the window pane--a bold, bronzed, lustrous fly, no doubt, she said to herself, pompous and full of himself--buzzed again and again, until the drone of his wings blurred, grew confused, ceased.

cabin

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From this reading LEFT ALONE Mary Warren, alone in the little cabin, found herself in a new world whose existence she had never dreamed--that subjective and subconscious land which bridges the forgotten genesis of things to the usual and busy world of the senses, in which we pass our daily lives.

ceased

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From this reading A fly buzzed loudly on the window pane--a bold, bronzed, lustrous fly, no doubt, she said to herself, pompous and full of himself--buzzed again and again, until the drone of his wings blurred, grew confused, ceased.

chaos

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From this reading Now, alone in the darkness, back in the chaos and the beginning, she saw for the first time how small a thing is life and how ill it is for the most part lived.

confused

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From this reading A fly buzzed loudly on the window pane--a bold, bronzed, lustrous fly, no doubt, she said to herself, pompous and full of himself--buzzed again and again, until the drone of his wings blurred, grew confused, ceased.

daily

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From this reading LEFT ALONE Mary Warren, alone in the little cabin, found herself in a new world whose existence she had never dreamed--that subjective and subconscious land which bridges the forgotten genesis of things to the usual and busy world of the senses, in which we pass our daily lives.

darkness

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From this reading Now, alone in the darkness, back in the chaos and the beginning, she saw for the first time how small a thing is life and how ill it is for the most part lived.

distorted

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From this reading Indeed, never before had she known what human life really is, how far out of perspective, how selfish, how distorted.

doubt

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From this reading A fly buzzed loudly on the window pane--a bold, bronzed, lustrous fly, no doubt, she said to herself, pompous and full of himself--buzzed again and again, until the drone of his wings blurred, grew confused, ceased.

dreamed

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From this reading LEFT ALONE Mary Warren, alone in the little cabin, found herself in a new world whose existence she had never dreamed--that subjective and subconscious land which bridges the forgotten genesis of things to the usual and busy world of the senses, in which we pass our daily lives.

drone

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A fly buzzed loudly on the window pane--a bold, bronzed, lustrous fly, no doubt, she said to herself, pompous and full of himself--buzzed again and again, until the drone of his wings blurred, grew confused, ceased.

existence

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From this reading LEFT ALONE Mary Warren, alone in the little cabin, found herself in a new world whose existence she had never dreamed--that subjective and subconscious land which bridges the forgotten genesis of things to the usual and busy world of the senses, in which we pass our daily lives.

far

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From this reading Indeed, never before had she known what human life really is, how far out of perspective, how selfish, how distorted.

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Now, alone in the darkness, back in the chaos and the beginning, she saw for the first time how small a thing is life and how ill it is for the most part lived.

fly

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A fly buzzed loudly on the window pane--a bold, bronzed, lustrous fly, no doubt, she said to herself, pompous and full of himself--buzzed again and again, until the drone of his wings blurred, grew confused, ceased.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Now, alone in the darkness, back in the chaos and the beginning, she saw for the first time how small a thing is life and how ill it is for the most part lived.

forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading LEFT ALONE Mary Warren, alone in the little cabin, found herself in a new world whose existence she had never dreamed--that subjective and subconscious land which bridges the forgotten genesis of things to the usual and busy world of the senses, in which we pass our daily lives.

foundnounUS /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading LEFT ALONE Mary Warren, alone in the little cabin, found herself in a new world whose existence she had never dreamed--that subjective and subconscious land which bridges the forgotten genesis of things to the usual and busy world of the senses, in which we pass our daily lives.

full

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From this reading A fly buzzed loudly on the window pane--a bold, bronzed, lustrous fly, no doubt, she said to herself, pompous and full of himself--buzzed again and again, until the drone of his wings blurred, grew confused, ceased.

genesis

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From this reading LEFT ALONE Mary Warren, alone in the little cabin, found herself in a new world whose existence she had never dreamed--that subjective and subconscious land which bridges the forgotten genesis of things to the usual and busy world of the senses, in which we pass our daily lives.

grew

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A fly buzzed loudly on the window pane--a bold, bronzed, lustrous fly, no doubt, she said to herself, pompous and full of himself--buzzed again and again, until the drone of his wings blurred, grew confused, ceased.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading LEFT ALONE Mary Warren, alone in the little cabin, found herself in a new world whose existence she had never dreamed--that subjective and subconscious land which bridges the forgotten genesis of things to the usual and busy world of the senses, in which we pass our daily lives.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She wondered if he had found a web.

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading LEFT ALONE Mary Warren, alone in the little cabin, found herself in a new world whose existence she had never dreamed--that subjective and subconscious land which bridges the forgotten genesis of things to the usual and busy world of the senses, in which we pass our daily lives.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading A fly buzzed loudly on the window pane--a bold, bronzed, lustrous fly, no doubt, she said to herself, pompous and full of himself--buzzed again and again, until the drone of his wings blurred, grew confused, ceased.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading A fly buzzed loudly on the window pane--a bold, bronzed, lustrous fly, no doubt, she said to herself, pompous and full of himself--buzzed again and again, until the drone of his wings blurred, grew confused, ceased.

how

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From this reading Indeed, never before had she known what human life really is, how far out of perspective, how selfish, how distorted.

human

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Indeed, never before had she known what human life really is, how far out of perspective, how selfish, how distorted.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading She wondered if he had found a web.

ill

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From this reading Now, alone in the darkness, back in the chaos and the beginning, she saw for the first time how small a thing is life and how ill it is for the most part lived.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading LEFT ALONE Mary Warren, alone in the little cabin, found herself in a new world whose existence she had never dreamed--that subjective and subconscious land which bridges the forgotten genesis of things to the usual and busy world of the senses, in which we pass our daily lives.

Indeed

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From this reading Indeed, never before had she known what human life really is, how far out of perspective, how selfish, how distorted.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Indeed, never before had she known what human life really is, how far out of perspective, how selfish, how distorted.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Now, alone in the darkness, back in the chaos and the beginning, she saw for the first time how small a thing is life and how ill it is for the most part lived.

known

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From this reading Indeed, never before had she known what human life really is, how far out of perspective, how selfish, how distorted.

land

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From this reading LEFT ALONE Mary Warren, alone in the little cabin, found herself in a new world whose existence she had never dreamed--that subjective and subconscious land which bridges the forgotten genesis of things to the usual and busy world of the senses, in which we pass our daily lives.

LEFTnounUS /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading LEFT ALONE Mary Warren, alone in the little cabin, found herself in a new world whose existence she had never dreamed--that subjective and subconscious land which bridges the forgotten genesis of things to the usual and busy world of the senses, in which we pass our daily lives.

lifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Indeed, never before had she known what human life really is, how far out of perspective, how selfish, how distorted.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading LEFT ALONE Mary Warren, alone in the little cabin, found herself in a new world whose existence she had never dreamed--that subjective and subconscious land which bridges the forgotten genesis of things to the usual and busy world of the senses, in which we pass our daily lives.

lived

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From this reading Now, alone in the darkness, back in the chaos and the beginning, she saw for the first time how small a thing is life and how ill it is for the most part lived.

lives

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From this reading LEFT ALONE Mary Warren, alone in the little cabin, found herself in a new world whose existence she had never dreamed--that subjective and subconscious land which bridges the forgotten genesis of things to the usual and busy world of the senses, in which we pass our daily lives.

loudly

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A fly buzzed loudly on the window pane--a bold, bronzed, lustrous fly, no doubt, she said to herself, pompous and full of himself--buzzed again and again, until the drone of his wings blurred, grew confused, ceased.

lustrous

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From this reading A fly buzzed loudly on the window pane--a bold, bronzed, lustrous fly, no doubt, she said to herself, pompous and full of himself--buzzed again and again, until the drone of his wings blurred, grew confused, ceased.

Mary

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From this reading LEFT ALONE Mary Warren, alone in the little cabin, found herself in a new world whose existence she had never dreamed--that subjective and subconscious land which bridges the forgotten genesis of things to the usual and busy world of the senses, in which we pass our daily lives.

most

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From this reading Now, alone in the darkness, back in the chaos and the beginning, she saw for the first time how small a thing is life and how ill it is for the most part lived.

nevernounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading LEFT ALONE Mary Warren, alone in the little cabin, found herself in a new world whose existence she had never dreamed--that subjective and subconscious land which bridges the forgotten genesis of things to the usual and busy world of the senses, in which we pass our daily lives.

new

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From this reading LEFT ALONE Mary Warren, alone in the little cabin, found herself in a new world whose existence she had never dreamed--that subjective and subconscious land which bridges the forgotten genesis of things to the usual and busy world of the senses, in which we pass our daily lives.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading A fly buzzed loudly on the window pane--a bold, bronzed, lustrous fly, no doubt, she said to herself, pompous and full of himself--buzzed again and again, until the drone of his wings blurred, grew confused, ceased.

Now

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From this reading Now, alone in the darkness, back in the chaos and the beginning, she saw for the first time how small a thing is life and how ill it is for the most part lived.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading LEFT ALONE Mary Warren, alone in the little cabin, found herself in a new world whose existence she had never dreamed--that subjective and subconscious land which bridges the forgotten genesis of things to the usual and busy world of the senses, in which we pass our daily lives.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading A fly buzzed loudly on the window pane--a bold, bronzed, lustrous fly, no doubt, she said to herself, pompous and full of himself--buzzed again and again, until the drone of his wings blurred, grew confused, ceased.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading LEFT ALONE Mary Warren, alone in the little cabin, found herself in a new world whose existence she had never dreamed--that subjective and subconscious land which bridges the forgotten genesis of things to the usual and busy world of the senses, in which we pass our daily lives.

out

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From this reading Indeed, never before had she known what human life really is, how far out of perspective, how selfish, how distorted.

pane

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From this reading A fly buzzed loudly on the window pane--a bold, bronzed, lustrous fly, no doubt, she said to herself, pompous and full of himself--buzzed again and again, until the drone of his wings blurred, grew confused, ceased.

partnounUS /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Now, alone in the darkness, back in the chaos and the beginning, she saw for the first time how small a thing is life and how ill it is for the most part lived.

pass

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From this reading LEFT ALONE Mary Warren, alone in the little cabin, found herself in a new world whose existence she had never dreamed--that subjective and subconscious land which bridges the forgotten genesis of things to the usual and busy world of the senses, in which we pass our daily lives.

perspective

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From this reading Indeed, never before had she known what human life really is, how far out of perspective, how selfish, how distorted.

pompous

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From this reading A fly buzzed loudly on the window pane--a bold, bronzed, lustrous fly, no doubt, she said to herself, pompous and full of himself--buzzed again and again, until the drone of his wings blurred, grew confused, ceased.

really

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From this reading Indeed, never before had she known what human life really is, how far out of perspective, how selfish, how distorted.

said

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From this reading A fly buzzed loudly on the window pane--a bold, bronzed, lustrous fly, no doubt, she said to herself, pompous and full of himself--buzzed again and again, until the drone of his wings blurred, grew confused, ceased.

saw

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From this reading Now, alone in the darkness, back in the chaos and the beginning, she saw for the first time how small a thing is life and how ill it is for the most part lived.

selfish

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From this reading Indeed, never before had she known what human life really is, how far out of perspective, how selfish, how distorted.

sensesplural nounUS /ˈsɛnsɪz/

powers of perception and awareness

From this reading LEFT ALONE Mary Warren, alone in the little cabin, found herself in a new world whose existence she had never dreamed--that subjective and subconscious land which bridges the forgotten genesis of things to the usual and busy world of the senses, in which we pass our daily lives.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading LEFT ALONE Mary Warren, alone in the little cabin, found herself in a new world whose existence she had never dreamed--that subjective and subconscious land which bridges the forgotten genesis of things to the usual and busy world of the senses, in which we pass our daily lives.

small

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From this reading Now, alone in the darkness, back in the chaos and the beginning, she saw for the first time how small a thing is life and how ill it is for the most part lived.

subconscious

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From this reading LEFT ALONE Mary Warren, alone in the little cabin, found herself in a new world whose existence she had never dreamed--that subjective and subconscious land which bridges the forgotten genesis of things to the usual and busy world of the senses, in which we pass our daily lives.

subjective

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From this reading LEFT ALONE Mary Warren, alone in the little cabin, found herself in a new world whose existence she had never dreamed--that subjective and subconscious land which bridges the forgotten genesis of things to the usual and busy world of the senses, in which we pass our daily lives.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading LEFT ALONE Mary Warren, alone in the little cabin, found herself in a new world whose existence she had never dreamed--that subjective and subconscious land which bridges the forgotten genesis of things to the usual and busy world of the senses, in which we pass our daily lives.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading LEFT ALONE Mary Warren, alone in the little cabin, found herself in a new world whose existence she had never dreamed--that subjective and subconscious land which bridges the forgotten genesis of things to the usual and busy world of the senses, in which we pass our daily lives.

thingnounUS /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Now, alone in the darkness, back in the chaos and the beginning, she saw for the first time how small a thing is life and how ill it is for the most part lived.

things

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From this reading LEFT ALONE Mary Warren, alone in the little cabin, found herself in a new world whose existence she had never dreamed--that subjective and subconscious land which bridges the forgotten genesis of things to the usual and busy world of the senses, in which we pass our daily lives.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Now, alone in the darkness, back in the chaos and the beginning, she saw for the first time how small a thing is life and how ill it is for the most part lived.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading LEFT ALONE Mary Warren, alone in the little cabin, found herself in a new world whose existence she had never dreamed--that subjective and subconscious land which bridges the forgotten genesis of things to the usual and busy world of the senses, in which we pass our daily lives.

untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading A fly buzzed loudly on the window pane--a bold, bronzed, lustrous fly, no doubt, she said to herself, pompous and full of himself--buzzed again and again, until the drone of his wings blurred, grew confused, ceased.

usual

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From this reading LEFT ALONE Mary Warren, alone in the little cabin, found herself in a new world whose existence she had never dreamed--that subjective and subconscious land which bridges the forgotten genesis of things to the usual and busy world of the senses, in which we pass our daily lives.

Warren

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From this reading LEFT ALONE Mary Warren, alone in the little cabin, found herself in a new world whose existence she had never dreamed--that subjective and subconscious land which bridges the forgotten genesis of things to the usual and busy world of the senses, in which we pass our daily lives.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading LEFT ALONE Mary Warren, alone in the little cabin, found herself in a new world whose existence she had never dreamed--that subjective and subconscious land which bridges the forgotten genesis of things to the usual and busy world of the senses, in which we pass our daily lives.

web

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From this reading She wondered if he had found a web.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Indeed, never before had she known what human life really is, how far out of perspective, how selfish, how distorted.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading LEFT ALONE Mary Warren, alone in the little cabin, found herself in a new world whose existence she had never dreamed--that subjective and subconscious land which bridges the forgotten genesis of things to the usual and busy world of the senses, in which we pass our daily lives.

whosedeterminerUS /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading LEFT ALONE Mary Warren, alone in the little cabin, found herself in a new world whose existence she had never dreamed--that subjective and subconscious land which bridges the forgotten genesis of things to the usual and busy world of the senses, in which we pass our daily lives.

window

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From this reading A fly buzzed loudly on the window pane--a bold, bronzed, lustrous fly, no doubt, she said to herself, pompous and full of himself--buzzed again and again, until the drone of his wings blurred, grew confused, ceased.

wings

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From this reading A fly buzzed loudly on the window pane--a bold, bronzed, lustrous fly, no doubt, she said to herself, pompous and full of himself--buzzed again and again, until the drone of his wings blurred, grew confused, ceased.

wonderednounUS /wondered/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She wondered if he had found a web.

world

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From this reading LEFT ALONE Mary Warren, alone in the little cabin, found herself in a new world whose existence she had never dreamed--that subjective and subconscious land which bridges the forgotten genesis of things to the usual and busy world of the senses, in which we pass our daily lives.