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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 Not a syllable of explanation, reproach, or self-accusation had passed between the commander-in-chief and the rear-admiral, since the latter received his wound.
air
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From this reading Loftier than earth, or air, or sea, Yet meaner than the lowliest flower!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Compound or weakness and of strength, Mighty, yet ignorant of thy power!
appeared
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From this reading Each party appeared to blot out the events of the last few days, leaving the long vista of their past services and friendship, undisfigured by a single unsightly or unpleasant object.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Not a syllable of explanation, reproach, or self-accusation had passed between the commander-in-chief and the rear-admiral, since the latter received his wound.
blot
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From this reading Each party appeared to blot out the events of the last few days, leaving the long vista of their past services and friendship, undisfigured by a single unsightly or unpleasant object.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Each party appeared to blot out the events of the last few days, leaving the long vista of their past services and friendship, undisfigured by a single unsightly or unpleasant object.
commander-in-chief
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From this reading Not a syllable of explanation, reproach, or self-accusation had passed between the commander-in-chief and the rear-admiral, since the latter received his wound.
Compound
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From this reading "Compound or weakness and of strength, Mighty, yet ignorant of thy power!
DAVIDSON
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From this reading MARGARET DAVIDSON.
days
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From this reading Each party appeared to blot out the events of the last few days, leaving the long vista of their past services and friendship, undisfigured by a single unsightly or unpleasant object.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each party appeared to blot out the events of the last few days, leaving the long vista of their past services and friendship, undisfigured by a single unsightly or unpleasant object.
earth
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From this reading Loftier than earth, or air, or sea, Yet meaner than the lowliest flower!
events
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From this reading Each party appeared to blot out the events of the last few days, leaving the long vista of their past services and friendship, undisfigured by a single unsightly or unpleasant object.
explanation
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From this reading Not a syllable of explanation, reproach, or self-accusation had passed between the commander-in-chief and the rear-admiral, since the latter received his wound.
few
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From this reading Each party appeared to blot out the events of the last few days, leaving the long vista of their past services and friendship, undisfigured by a single unsightly or unpleasant object.
flower
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From this reading Loftier than earth, or air, or sea, Yet meaner than the lowliest flower!
friendship
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From this reading Each party appeared to blot out the events of the last few days, leaving the long vista of their past services and friendship, undisfigured by a single unsightly or unpleasant object.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Not a syllable of explanation, reproach, or self-accusation had passed between the commander-in-chief and the rear-admiral, since the latter received his wound.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Not a syllable of explanation, reproach, or self-accusation had passed between the commander-in-chief and the rear-admiral, since the latter received his wound.
ignorantnounUS /ˈignorant/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Compound or weakness and of strength, Mighty, yet ignorant of thy power!
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each party appeared to blot out the events of the last few days, leaving the long vista of their past services and friendship, undisfigured by a single unsightly or unpleasant object.
latter
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From this reading Not a syllable of explanation, reproach, or self-accusation had passed between the commander-in-chief and the rear-admiral, since the latter received his wound.
leaving
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From this reading Each party appeared to blot out the events of the last few days, leaving the long vista of their past services and friendship, undisfigured by a single unsightly or unpleasant object.
Loftier
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From this reading Loftier than earth, or air, or sea, Yet meaner than the lowliest flower!
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each party appeared to blot out the events of the last few days, leaving the long vista of their past services and friendship, undisfigured by a single unsightly or unpleasant object.
lowliest
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From this reading Loftier than earth, or air, or sea, Yet meaner than the lowliest flower!
MARGARET
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From this reading MARGARET DAVIDSON.
meaner
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From this reading Loftier than earth, or air, or sea, Yet meaner than the lowliest flower!
Mighty
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From this reading "Compound or weakness and of strength, Mighty, yet ignorant of thy power!
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a syllable of explanation, reproach, or self-accusation had passed between the commander-in-chief and the rear-admiral, since the latter received his wound.
object
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From this reading Each party appeared to blot out the events of the last few days, leaving the long vista of their past services and friendship, undisfigured by a single unsightly or unpleasant object.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Compound or weakness and of strength, Mighty, yet ignorant of thy power!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Compound or weakness and of strength, Mighty, yet ignorant of thy power!
out
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From this reading Each party appeared to blot out the events of the last few days, leaving the long vista of their past services and friendship, undisfigured by a single unsightly or unpleasant object.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each party appeared to blot out the events of the last few days, leaving the long vista of their past services and friendship, undisfigured by a single unsightly or unpleasant object.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not a syllable of explanation, reproach, or self-accusation had passed between the commander-in-chief and the rear-admiral, since the latter received his wound.
past
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From this reading Each party appeared to blot out the events of the last few days, leaving the long vista of their past services and friendship, undisfigured by a single unsightly or unpleasant object.
power
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From this reading "Compound or weakness and of strength, Mighty, yet ignorant of thy power!
rear-admiral
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From this reading Not a syllable of explanation, reproach, or self-accusation had passed between the commander-in-chief and the rear-admiral, since the latter received his wound.
received
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From this reading Not a syllable of explanation, reproach, or self-accusation had passed between the commander-in-chief and the rear-admiral, since the latter received his wound.
reproach
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From this reading Not a syllable of explanation, reproach, or self-accusation had passed between the commander-in-chief and the rear-admiral, since the latter received his wound.
sea
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From this reading Loftier than earth, or air, or sea, Yet meaner than the lowliest flower!
self-accusation
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From this reading Not a syllable of explanation, reproach, or self-accusation had passed between the commander-in-chief and the rear-admiral, since the latter received his wound.
services
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From this reading Each party appeared to blot out the events of the last few days, leaving the long vista of their past services and friendship, undisfigured by a single unsightly or unpleasant object.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Not a syllable of explanation, reproach, or self-accusation had passed between the commander-in-chief and the rear-admiral, since the latter received his wound.
single
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From this reading Each party appeared to blot out the events of the last few days, leaving the long vista of their past services and friendship, undisfigured by a single unsightly or unpleasant object.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Compound or weakness and of strength, Mighty, yet ignorant of thy power!
syllable
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From this reading Not a syllable of explanation, reproach, or self-accusation had passed between the commander-in-chief and the rear-admiral, since the latter received his wound.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Loftier than earth, or air, or sea, Yet meaner than the lowliest flower!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Loftier than earth, or air, or sea, Yet meaner than the lowliest flower!
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Each party appeared to blot out the events of the last few days, leaving the long vista of their past services and friendship, undisfigured by a single unsightly or unpleasant object.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "Compound or weakness and of strength, Mighty, yet ignorant of thy power!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Each party appeared to blot out the events of the last few days, leaving the long vista of their past services and friendship, undisfigured by a single unsightly or unpleasant object.
undisfigured
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From this reading Each party appeared to blot out the events of the last few days, leaving the long vista of their past services and friendship, undisfigured by a single unsightly or unpleasant object.
unpleasant
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From this reading Each party appeared to blot out the events of the last few days, leaving the long vista of their past services and friendship, undisfigured by a single unsightly or unpleasant object.
unsightly
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From this reading Each party appeared to blot out the events of the last few days, leaving the long vista of their past services and friendship, undisfigured by a single unsightly or unpleasant object.
vista
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From this reading Each party appeared to blot out the events of the last few days, leaving the long vista of their past services and friendship, undisfigured by a single unsightly or unpleasant object.
weaknessnounUS /ˈwiːknəs/
a lack of physical strength
From this reading "Compound or weakness and of strength, Mighty, yet ignorant of thy power!
wound
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From this reading Not a syllable of explanation, reproach, or self-accusation had passed between the commander-in-chief and the rear-admiral, since the latter received his wound.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "Compound or weakness and of strength, Mighty, yet ignorant of thy power!
