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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 THE SENATOR'S DAUGHTER A scene terribly beyond the power of description was presented to the gaze of Lieutenant Somers when he recovered his scattered senses.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The car had been literally wrenched to pieces, and the passengers were partially buried beneath the fragments.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He did not make the mistake which many persons do under such trying circumstances, of believing that they are killed; or, if their senses belie this impression, that they shall die within a brief period.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Our traveler was stunned by the shock, and made giddy by the wild vaulting of the car as it leaped down the embankment to destruction.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The car had been literally wrenched to pieces, and the passengers were partially buried beneath the fragments.
belie
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From this reading He did not make the mistake which many persons do under such trying circumstances, of believing that they are killed; or, if their senses belie this impression, that they shall die within a brief period.
believing
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From this reading He did not make the mistake which many persons do under such trying circumstances, of believing that they are killed; or, if their senses belie this impression, that they shall die within a brief period.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The car had been literally wrenched to pieces, and the passengers were partially buried beneath the fragments.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading THE SENATOR'S DAUGHTER A scene terribly beyond the power of description was presented to the gaze of Lieutenant Somers when he recovered his scattered senses.
brief
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From this reading He did not make the mistake which many persons do under such trying circumstances, of believing that they are killed; or, if their senses belie this impression, that they shall die within a brief period.
bruised
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From this reading He was bruised and lacerated; but he was not seriously injured.
buried
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From this reading The car had been literally wrenched to pieces, and the passengers were partially buried beneath the fragments.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was bruised and lacerated; but he was not seriously injured.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Our traveler was stunned by the shock, and made giddy by the wild vaulting of the car as it leaped down the embankment to destruction.
car
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From this reading The car had been literally wrenched to pieces, and the passengers were partially buried beneath the fragments.
circumstances
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From this reading He did not make the mistake which many persons do under such trying circumstances, of believing that they are killed; or, if their senses belie this impression, that they shall die within a brief period.
DAUGHTER
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From this reading THE SENATOR'S DAUGHTER A scene terribly beyond the power of description was presented to the gaze of Lieutenant Somers when he recovered his scattered senses.
description
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From this reading THE SENATOR'S DAUGHTER A scene terribly beyond the power of description was presented to the gaze of Lieutenant Somers when he recovered his scattered senses.
destruction
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From this reading Our traveler was stunned by the shock, and made giddy by the wild vaulting of the car as it leaped down the embankment to destruction.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not make the mistake which many persons do under such trying circumstances, of believing that they are killed; or, if their senses belie this impression, that they shall die within a brief period.
die
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From this reading He did not make the mistake which many persons do under such trying circumstances, of believing that they are killed; or, if their senses belie this impression, that they shall die within a brief period.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He did not make the mistake which many persons do under such trying circumstances, of believing that they are killed; or, if their senses belie this impression, that they shall die within a brief period.
down
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From this reading Our traveler was stunned by the shock, and made giddy by the wild vaulting of the car as it leaped down the embankment to destruction.
embankment
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From this reading Our traveler was stunned by the shock, and made giddy by the wild vaulting of the car as it leaped down the embankment to destruction.
fragments
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From this reading The car had been literally wrenched to pieces, and the passengers were partially buried beneath the fragments.
gaze
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From this reading THE SENATOR'S DAUGHTER A scene terribly beyond the power of description was presented to the gaze of Lieutenant Somers when he recovered his scattered senses.
giddy
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From this reading Our traveler was stunned by the shock, and made giddy by the wild vaulting of the car as it leaped down the embankment to destruction.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The car had been literally wrenched to pieces, and the passengers were partially buried beneath the fragments.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE SENATOR'S DAUGHTER A scene terribly beyond the power of description was presented to the gaze of Lieutenant Somers when he recovered his scattered senses.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE SENATOR'S DAUGHTER A scene terribly beyond the power of description was presented to the gaze of Lieutenant Somers when he recovered his scattered senses.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He did not make the mistake which many persons do under such trying circumstances, of believing that they are killed; or, if their senses belie this impression, that they shall die within a brief period.
impression
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From this reading He did not make the mistake which many persons do under such trying circumstances, of believing that they are killed; or, if their senses belie this impression, that they shall die within a brief period.
injured
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From this reading He was bruised and lacerated; but he was not seriously injured.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Our traveler was stunned by the shock, and made giddy by the wild vaulting of the car as it leaped down the embankment to destruction.
killed
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From this reading He did not make the mistake which many persons do under such trying circumstances, of believing that they are killed; or, if their senses belie this impression, that they shall die within a brief period.
lacerated
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From this reading He was bruised and lacerated; but he was not seriously injured.
leaped
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From this reading Our traveler was stunned by the shock, and made giddy by the wild vaulting of the car as it leaped down the embankment to destruction.
Lieutenant
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From this reading THE SENATOR'S DAUGHTER A scene terribly beyond the power of description was presented to the gaze of Lieutenant Somers when he recovered his scattered senses.
literally
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From this reading The car had been literally wrenched to pieces, and the passengers were partially buried beneath the fragments.
made
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From this reading Our traveler was stunned by the shock, and made giddy by the wild vaulting of the car as it leaped down the embankment to destruction.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not make the mistake which many persons do under such trying circumstances, of believing that they are killed; or, if their senses belie this impression, that they shall die within a brief period.
many
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From this reading He did not make the mistake which many persons do under such trying circumstances, of believing that they are killed; or, if their senses belie this impression, that they shall die within a brief period.
mistake
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From this reading He did not make the mistake which many persons do under such trying circumstances, of believing that they are killed; or, if their senses belie this impression, that they shall die within a brief period.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was bruised and lacerated; but he was not seriously injured.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SENATOR'S DAUGHTER A scene terribly beyond the power of description was presented to the gaze of Lieutenant Somers when he recovered his scattered senses.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He did not make the mistake which many persons do under such trying circumstances, of believing that they are killed; or, if their senses belie this impression, that they shall die within a brief period.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our traveler was stunned by the shock, and made giddy by the wild vaulting of the car as it leaped down the embankment to destruction.
partially
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From this reading The car had been literally wrenched to pieces, and the passengers were partially buried beneath the fragments.
passengers
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From this reading The car had been literally wrenched to pieces, and the passengers were partially buried beneath the fragments.
period
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From this reading He did not make the mistake which many persons do under such trying circumstances, of believing that they are killed; or, if their senses belie this impression, that they shall die within a brief period.
persons
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From this reading He did not make the mistake which many persons do under such trying circumstances, of believing that they are killed; or, if their senses belie this impression, that they shall die within a brief period.
pieces
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From this reading The car had been literally wrenched to pieces, and the passengers were partially buried beneath the fragments.
power
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From this reading THE SENATOR'S DAUGHTER A scene terribly beyond the power of description was presented to the gaze of Lieutenant Somers when he recovered his scattered senses.
presented
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From this reading THE SENATOR'S DAUGHTER A scene terribly beyond the power of description was presented to the gaze of Lieutenant Somers when he recovered his scattered senses.
recovered
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From this reading THE SENATOR'S DAUGHTER A scene terribly beyond the power of description was presented to the gaze of Lieutenant Somers when he recovered his scattered senses.
scattered
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From this reading THE SENATOR'S DAUGHTER A scene terribly beyond the power of description was presented to the gaze of Lieutenant Somers when he recovered his scattered senses.
scene
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From this reading THE SENATOR'S DAUGHTER A scene terribly beyond the power of description was presented to the gaze of Lieutenant Somers when he recovered his scattered senses.
SENATOR'S
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From this reading THE SENATOR'S DAUGHTER A scene terribly beyond the power of description was presented to the gaze of Lieutenant Somers when he recovered his scattered senses.
sensesplural nounUS /ˈsɛnsɪz/
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading THE SENATOR'S DAUGHTER A scene terribly beyond the power of description was presented to the gaze of Lieutenant Somers when he recovered his scattered senses.
seriously
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From this reading He was bruised and lacerated; but he was not seriously injured.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading He did not make the mistake which many persons do under such trying circumstances, of believing that they are killed; or, if their senses belie this impression, that they shall die within a brief period.
shock
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From this reading Our traveler was stunned by the shock, and made giddy by the wild vaulting of the car as it leaped down the embankment to destruction.
Somers
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From this reading THE SENATOR'S DAUGHTER A scene terribly beyond the power of description was presented to the gaze of Lieutenant Somers when he recovered his scattered senses.
stunned
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From this reading Our traveler was stunned by the shock, and made giddy by the wild vaulting of the car as it leaped down the embankment to destruction.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He did not make the mistake which many persons do under such trying circumstances, of believing that they are killed; or, if their senses belie this impression, that they shall die within a brief period.
terribly
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From this reading THE SENATOR'S DAUGHTER A scene terribly beyond the power of description was presented to the gaze of Lieutenant Somers when he recovered his scattered senses.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He did not make the mistake which many persons do under such trying circumstances, of believing that they are killed; or, if their senses belie this impression, that they shall die within a brief period.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SENATOR'S DAUGHTER A scene terribly beyond the power of description was presented to the gaze of Lieutenant Somers when he recovered his scattered senses.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He did not make the mistake which many persons do under such trying circumstances, of believing that they are killed; or, if their senses belie this impression, that they shall die within a brief period.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did not make the mistake which many persons do under such trying circumstances, of believing that they are killed; or, if their senses belie this impression, that they shall die within a brief period.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He did not make the mistake which many persons do under such trying circumstances, of believing that they are killed; or, if their senses belie this impression, that they shall die within a brief period.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SENATOR'S DAUGHTER A scene terribly beyond the power of description was presented to the gaze of Lieutenant Somers when he recovered his scattered senses.
traveler
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From this reading Our traveler was stunned by the shock, and made giddy by the wild vaulting of the car as it leaped down the embankment to destruction.
trying
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From this reading He did not make the mistake which many persons do under such trying circumstances, of believing that they are killed; or, if their senses belie this impression, that they shall die within a brief period.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He did not make the mistake which many persons do under such trying circumstances, of believing that they are killed; or, if their senses belie this impression, that they shall die within a brief period.
vaulting
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From this reading Our traveler was stunned by the shock, and made giddy by the wild vaulting of the car as it leaped down the embankment to destruction.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SENATOR'S DAUGHTER A scene terribly beyond the power of description was presented to the gaze of Lieutenant Somers when he recovered his scattered senses.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The car had been literally wrenched to pieces, and the passengers were partially buried beneath the fragments.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE SENATOR'S DAUGHTER A scene terribly beyond the power of description was presented to the gaze of Lieutenant Somers when he recovered his scattered senses.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He did not make the mistake which many persons do under such trying circumstances, of believing that they are killed; or, if their senses belie this impression, that they shall die within a brief period.
wild
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From this reading Our traveler was stunned by the shock, and made giddy by the wild vaulting of the car as it leaped down the embankment to destruction.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading He did not make the mistake which many persons do under such trying circumstances, of believing that they are killed; or, if their senses belie this impression, that they shall die within a brief period.
wrenched
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From this reading The car had been literally wrenched to pieces, and the passengers were partially buried beneath the fragments.
