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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 Slowly he had felt himself gliding down unknown slopes—and to-day he was the lover of Fatou-gaye, a young negro girl of Khassonké race, who had cast upon him I know not what sensual and impure seduction, what talismanic enchantment.
Africa
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From this reading I It was three years since Jean Peyral had first set foot in this land of Africa, and since his arrival he had undergone an extraordinary transformation.
all
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From this reading Environment, climate, nature, had gradually exercised all their enervating influence upon his youthful personality.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I It was three years since Jean Peyral had first set foot in this land of Africa, and since his arrival he had undergone an extraordinary transformation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I It was three years since Jean Peyral had first set foot in this land of Africa, and since his arrival he had undergone an extraordinary transformation.
arrival
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From this reading I It was three years since Jean Peyral had first set foot in this land of Africa, and since his arrival he had undergone an extraordinary transformation.
cast
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From this reading Slowly he had felt himself gliding down unknown slopes—and to-day he was the lover of Fatou-gaye, a young negro girl of Khassonké race, who had cast upon him I know not what sensual and impure seduction, what talismanic enchantment.
climate
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From this reading Environment, climate, nature, had gradually exercised all their enervating influence upon his youthful personality.
complicated
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From this reading The story of Jean’s early life was not a very complicated one.
development
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From this reading He had passed through several phases of moral development.
down
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From this reading Slowly he had felt himself gliding down unknown slopes—and to-day he was the lover of Fatou-gaye, a young negro girl of Khassonké race, who had cast upon him I know not what sensual and impure seduction, what talismanic enchantment.
early
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From this reading The story of Jean’s early life was not a very complicated one.
enchantmentnounUS /ɪnˈtʃæntmənt/
a magic spell or the state caused by one
From this reading Slowly he had felt himself gliding down unknown slopes—and to-day he was the lover of Fatou-gaye, a young negro girl of Khassonké race, who had cast upon him I know not what sensual and impure seduction, what talismanic enchantment.
enervating
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From this reading Environment, climate, nature, had gradually exercised all their enervating influence upon his youthful personality.
Environment
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From this reading Environment, climate, nature, had gradually exercised all their enervating influence upon his youthful personality.
exercised
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From this reading Environment, climate, nature, had gradually exercised all their enervating influence upon his youthful personality.
extraordinary
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From this reading I It was three years since Jean Peyral had first set foot in this land of Africa, and since his arrival he had undergone an extraordinary transformation.
Fatou-gaye
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From this reading Slowly he had felt himself gliding down unknown slopes—and to-day he was the lover of Fatou-gaye, a young negro girl of Khassonké race, who had cast upon him I know not what sensual and impure seduction, what talismanic enchantment.
felt
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From this reading Slowly he had felt himself gliding down unknown slopes—and to-day he was the lover of Fatou-gaye, a young negro girl of Khassonké race, who had cast upon him I know not what sensual and impure seduction, what talismanic enchantment.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I It was three years since Jean Peyral had first set foot in this land of Africa, and since his arrival he had undergone an extraordinary transformation.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I It was three years since Jean Peyral had first set foot in this land of Africa, and since his arrival he had undergone an extraordinary transformation.
girl
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From this reading Slowly he had felt himself gliding down unknown slopes—and to-day he was the lover of Fatou-gaye, a young negro girl of Khassonké race, who had cast upon him I know not what sensual and impure seduction, what talismanic enchantment.
gliding
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From this reading Slowly he had felt himself gliding down unknown slopes—and to-day he was the lover of Fatou-gaye, a young negro girl of Khassonké race, who had cast upon him I know not what sensual and impure seduction, what talismanic enchantment.
gradually
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From this reading Environment, climate, nature, had gradually exercised all their enervating influence upon his youthful personality.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I It was three years since Jean Peyral had first set foot in this land of Africa, and since his arrival he had undergone an extraordinary transformation.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I It was three years since Jean Peyral had first set foot in this land of Africa, and since his arrival he had undergone an extraordinary transformation.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Slowly he had felt himself gliding down unknown slopes—and to-day he was the lover of Fatou-gaye, a young negro girl of Khassonké race, who had cast upon him I know not what sensual and impure seduction, what talismanic enchantment.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Slowly he had felt himself gliding down unknown slopes—and to-day he was the lover of Fatou-gaye, a young negro girl of Khassonké race, who had cast upon him I know not what sensual and impure seduction, what talismanic enchantment.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I It was three years since Jean Peyral had first set foot in this land of Africa, and since his arrival he had undergone an extraordinary transformation.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I It was three years since Jean Peyral had first set foot in this land of Africa, and since his arrival he had undergone an extraordinary transformation.
impure
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From this reading Slowly he had felt himself gliding down unknown slopes—and to-day he was the lover of Fatou-gaye, a young negro girl of Khassonké race, who had cast upon him I know not what sensual and impure seduction, what talismanic enchantment.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I It was three years since Jean Peyral had first set foot in this land of Africa, and since his arrival he had undergone an extraordinary transformation.
influence
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From this reading Environment, climate, nature, had gradually exercised all their enervating influence upon his youthful personality.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I It was three years since Jean Peyral had first set foot in this land of Africa, and since his arrival he had undergone an extraordinary transformation.
Jean
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From this reading I It was three years since Jean Peyral had first set foot in this land of Africa, and since his arrival he had undergone an extraordinary transformation.
Jean's
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From this reading The story of Jean’s early life was not a very complicated one.
Khassonké
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From this reading Slowly he had felt himself gliding down unknown slopes—and to-day he was the lover of Fatou-gaye, a young negro girl of Khassonké race, who had cast upon him I know not what sensual and impure seduction, what talismanic enchantment.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Slowly he had felt himself gliding down unknown slopes—and to-day he was the lover of Fatou-gaye, a young negro girl of Khassonké race, who had cast upon him I know not what sensual and impure seduction, what talismanic enchantment.
land
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From this reading I It was three years since Jean Peyral had first set foot in this land of Africa, and since his arrival he had undergone an extraordinary transformation.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The story of Jean’s early life was not a very complicated one.
lover
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From this reading Slowly he had felt himself gliding down unknown slopes—and to-day he was the lover of Fatou-gaye, a young negro girl of Khassonké race, who had cast upon him I know not what sensual and impure seduction, what talismanic enchantment.
moral
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From this reading He had passed through several phases of moral development.
nature
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From this reading Environment, climate, nature, had gradually exercised all their enervating influence upon his youthful personality.
negro
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From this reading Slowly he had felt himself gliding down unknown slopes—and to-day he was the lover of Fatou-gaye, a young negro girl of Khassonké race, who had cast upon him I know not what sensual and impure seduction, what talismanic enchantment.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Slowly he had felt himself gliding down unknown slopes—and to-day he was the lover of Fatou-gaye, a young negro girl of Khassonké race, who had cast upon him I know not what sensual and impure seduction, what talismanic enchantment.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I It was three years since Jean Peyral had first set foot in this land of Africa, and since his arrival he had undergone an extraordinary transformation.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The story of Jean’s early life was not a very complicated one.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had passed through several phases of moral development.
personality
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From this reading Environment, climate, nature, had gradually exercised all their enervating influence upon his youthful personality.
Peyral
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From this reading I It was three years since Jean Peyral had first set foot in this land of Africa, and since his arrival he had undergone an extraordinary transformation.
phases
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From this reading He had passed through several phases of moral development.
race
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From this reading Slowly he had felt himself gliding down unknown slopes—and to-day he was the lover of Fatou-gaye, a young negro girl of Khassonké race, who had cast upon him I know not what sensual and impure seduction, what talismanic enchantment.
seduction
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From this reading Slowly he had felt himself gliding down unknown slopes—and to-day he was the lover of Fatou-gaye, a young negro girl of Khassonké race, who had cast upon him I know not what sensual and impure seduction, what talismanic enchantment.
sensual
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From this reading Slowly he had felt himself gliding down unknown slopes—and to-day he was the lover of Fatou-gaye, a young negro girl of Khassonké race, who had cast upon him I know not what sensual and impure seduction, what talismanic enchantment.
set
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From this reading I It was three years since Jean Peyral had first set foot in this land of Africa, and since his arrival he had undergone an extraordinary transformation.
several
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From this reading He had passed through several phases of moral development.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I It was three years since Jean Peyral had first set foot in this land of Africa, and since his arrival he had undergone an extraordinary transformation.
slopes
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From this reading Slowly he had felt himself gliding down unknown slopes—and to-day he was the lover of Fatou-gaye, a young negro girl of Khassonké race, who had cast upon him I know not what sensual and impure seduction, what talismanic enchantment.
Slowly
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From this reading Slowly he had felt himself gliding down unknown slopes—and to-day he was the lover of Fatou-gaye, a young negro girl of Khassonké race, who had cast upon him I know not what sensual and impure seduction, what talismanic enchantment.
story
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From this reading The story of Jean’s early life was not a very complicated one.
talismanic
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From this reading Slowly he had felt himself gliding down unknown slopes—and to-day he was the lover of Fatou-gaye, a young negro girl of Khassonké race, who had cast upon him I know not what sensual and impure seduction, what talismanic enchantment.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Slowly he had felt himself gliding down unknown slopes—and to-day he was the lover of Fatou-gaye, a young negro girl of Khassonké race, who had cast upon him I know not what sensual and impure seduction, what talismanic enchantment.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Environment, climate, nature, had gradually exercised all their enervating influence upon his youthful personality.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I It was three years since Jean Peyral had first set foot in this land of Africa, and since his arrival he had undergone an extraordinary transformation.
three
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From this reading I It was three years since Jean Peyral had first set foot in this land of Africa, and since his arrival he had undergone an extraordinary transformation.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had passed through several phases of moral development.
to-day
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From this reading Slowly he had felt himself gliding down unknown slopes—and to-day he was the lover of Fatou-gaye, a young negro girl of Khassonké race, who had cast upon him I know not what sensual and impure seduction, what talismanic enchantment.
transformation
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From this reading I It was three years since Jean Peyral had first set foot in this land of Africa, and since his arrival he had undergone an extraordinary transformation.
undergone
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From this reading I It was three years since Jean Peyral had first set foot in this land of Africa, and since his arrival he had undergone an extraordinary transformation.
unknown
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From this reading Slowly he had felt himself gliding down unknown slopes—and to-day he was the lover of Fatou-gaye, a young negro girl of Khassonké race, who had cast upon him I know not what sensual and impure seduction, what talismanic enchantment.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Environment, climate, nature, had gradually exercised all their enervating influence upon his youthful personality.
very
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From this reading The story of Jean’s early life was not a very complicated one.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I It was three years since Jean Peyral had first set foot in this land of Africa, and since his arrival he had undergone an extraordinary transformation.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Slowly he had felt himself gliding down unknown slopes—and to-day he was the lover of Fatou-gaye, a young negro girl of Khassonké race, who had cast upon him I know not what sensual and impure seduction, what talismanic enchantment.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Slowly he had felt himself gliding down unknown slopes—and to-day he was the lover of Fatou-gaye, a young negro girl of Khassonké race, who had cast upon him I know not what sensual and impure seduction, what talismanic enchantment.
years
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From this reading I It was three years since Jean Peyral had first set foot in this land of Africa, and since his arrival he had undergone an extraordinary transformation.
young
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From this reading Slowly he had felt himself gliding down unknown slopes—and to-day he was the lover of Fatou-gaye, a young negro girl of Khassonké race, who had cast upon him I know not what sensual and impure seduction, what talismanic enchantment.
youthful
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From this reading Environment, climate, nature, had gradually exercised all their enervating influence upon his youthful personality.
