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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 They did not breakfast until after one o'clock the next day, and then she bade him sleep--sleep on this other loggia where they sat, which gave upon the side canal obliquely, while looking into a small garden of roses and oleanders below.
adds
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From this reading To some natures security hath no charm--the sword of Damocles suspended over their heads adds to their enjoyment of anything.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading They did not breakfast until after one o'clock the next day, and then she bade him sleep--sleep on this other loggia where they sat, which gave upon the side canal obliquely, while looking into a small garden of roses and oleanders below.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Of such seemed Paul and his lady.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading To some natures security hath no charm--the sword of Damocles suspended over their heads adds to their enjoyment of anything.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was as if they were snatching astonishing pleasures from the very brink of some danger, none the less in magnitude because unknown.
astonishing
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From this reading It was as if they were snatching astonishing pleasures from the very brink of some danger, none the less in magnitude because unknown.
bade
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From this reading They did not breakfast until after one o'clock the next day, and then she bade him sleep--sleep on this other loggia where they sat, which gave upon the side canal obliquely, while looking into a small garden of roses and oleanders below.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading It was as if they were snatching astonishing pleasures from the very brink of some danger, none the less in magnitude because unknown.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading They did not breakfast until after one o'clock the next day, and then she bade him sleep--sleep on this other loggia where they sat, which gave upon the side canal obliquely, while looking into a small garden of roses and oleanders below.
breakfast
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From this reading They did not breakfast until after one o'clock the next day, and then she bade him sleep--sleep on this other loggia where they sat, which gave upon the side canal obliquely, while looking into a small garden of roses and oleanders below.
breeze
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From this reading Here were shade and a cool small breeze.
brink
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From this reading It was as if they were snatching astonishing pleasures from the very brink of some danger, none the less in magnitude because unknown.
canal
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From this reading They did not breakfast until after one o'clock the next day, and then she bade him sleep--sleep on this other loggia where they sat, which gave upon the side canal obliquely, while looking into a small garden of roses and oleanders below.
charm
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From this reading To some natures security hath no charm--the sword of Damocles suspended over their heads adds to their enjoyment of anything.
cool
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From this reading Here were shade and a cool small breeze.
Damocles
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From this reading To some natures security hath no charm--the sword of Damocles suspended over their heads adds to their enjoyment of anything.
danger
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From this reading It was as if they were snatching astonishing pleasures from the very brink of some danger, none the less in magnitude because unknown.
day
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From this reading They did not breakfast until after one o'clock the next day, and then she bade him sleep--sleep on this other loggia where they sat, which gave upon the side canal obliquely, while looking into a small garden of roses and oleanders below.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They did not breakfast until after one o'clock the next day, and then she bade him sleep--sleep on this other loggia where they sat, which gave upon the side canal obliquely, while looking into a small garden of roses and oleanders below.
enjoyment
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From this reading To some natures security hath no charm--the sword of Damocles suspended over their heads adds to their enjoyment of anything.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was as if they were snatching astonishing pleasures from the very brink of some danger, none the less in magnitude because unknown.
garden
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From this reading They did not breakfast until after one o'clock the next day, and then she bade him sleep--sleep on this other loggia where they sat, which gave upon the side canal obliquely, while looking into a small garden of roses and oleanders below.
gave
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From this reading They did not breakfast until after one o'clock the next day, and then she bade him sleep--sleep on this other loggia where they sat, which gave upon the side canal obliquely, while looking into a small garden of roses and oleanders below.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading To some natures security hath no charm--the sword of Damocles suspended over their heads adds to their enjoyment of anything.
heads
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From this reading To some natures security hath no charm--the sword of Damocles suspended over their heads adds to their enjoyment of anything.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here were shade and a cool small breeze.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They did not breakfast until after one o'clock the next day, and then she bade him sleep--sleep on this other loggia where they sat, which gave upon the side canal obliquely, while looking into a small garden of roses and oleanders below.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Of such seemed Paul and his lady.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was as if they were snatching astonishing pleasures from the very brink of some danger, none the less in magnitude because unknown.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was as if they were snatching astonishing pleasures from the very brink of some danger, none the less in magnitude because unknown.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They did not breakfast until after one o'clock the next day, and then she bade him sleep--sleep on this other loggia where they sat, which gave upon the side canal obliquely, while looking into a small garden of roses and oleanders below.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was as if they were snatching astonishing pleasures from the very brink of some danger, none the less in magnitude because unknown.
lady
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From this reading Of such seemed Paul and his lady.
less
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From this reading It was as if they were snatching astonishing pleasures from the very brink of some danger, none the less in magnitude because unknown.
loggia
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From this reading They did not breakfast until after one o'clock the next day, and then she bade him sleep--sleep on this other loggia where they sat, which gave upon the side canal obliquely, while looking into a small garden of roses and oleanders below.
looking
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From this reading They did not breakfast until after one o'clock the next day, and then she bade him sleep--sleep on this other loggia where they sat, which gave upon the side canal obliquely, while looking into a small garden of roses and oleanders below.
magnitude
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From this reading It was as if they were snatching astonishing pleasures from the very brink of some danger, none the less in magnitude because unknown.
natures
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From this reading To some natures security hath no charm--the sword of Damocles suspended over their heads adds to their enjoyment of anything.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They did not breakfast until after one o'clock the next day, and then she bade him sleep--sleep on this other loggia where they sat, which gave upon the side canal obliquely, while looking into a small garden of roses and oleanders below.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading To some natures security hath no charm--the sword of Damocles suspended over their heads adds to their enjoyment of anything.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading It was as if they were snatching astonishing pleasures from the very brink of some danger, none the less in magnitude because unknown.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They did not breakfast until after one o'clock the next day, and then she bade him sleep--sleep on this other loggia where they sat, which gave upon the side canal obliquely, while looking into a small garden of roses and oleanders below.
o'clock
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From this reading They did not breakfast until after one o'clock the next day, and then she bade him sleep--sleep on this other loggia where they sat, which gave upon the side canal obliquely, while looking into a small garden of roses and oleanders below.
obliquely
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From this reading They did not breakfast until after one o'clock the next day, and then she bade him sleep--sleep on this other loggia where they sat, which gave upon the side canal obliquely, while looking into a small garden of roses and oleanders below.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To some natures security hath no charm--the sword of Damocles suspended over their heads adds to their enjoyment of anything.
oleanders
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From this reading They did not breakfast until after one o'clock the next day, and then she bade him sleep--sleep on this other loggia where they sat, which gave upon the side canal obliquely, while looking into a small garden of roses and oleanders below.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They did not breakfast until after one o'clock the next day, and then she bade him sleep--sleep on this other loggia where they sat, which gave upon the side canal obliquely, while looking into a small garden of roses and oleanders below.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They did not breakfast until after one o'clock the next day, and then she bade him sleep--sleep on this other loggia where they sat, which gave upon the side canal obliquely, while looking into a small garden of roses and oleanders below.
other
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From this reading They did not breakfast until after one o'clock the next day, and then she bade him sleep--sleep on this other loggia where they sat, which gave upon the side canal obliquely, while looking into a small garden of roses and oleanders below.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading To some natures security hath no charm--the sword of Damocles suspended over their heads adds to their enjoyment of anything.
Paul
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From this reading Of such seemed Paul and his lady.
pleasures
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From this reading It was as if they were snatching astonishing pleasures from the very brink of some danger, none the less in magnitude because unknown.
roses
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From this reading They did not breakfast until after one o'clock the next day, and then she bade him sleep--sleep on this other loggia where they sat, which gave upon the side canal obliquely, while looking into a small garden of roses and oleanders below.
sat
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From this reading They did not breakfast until after one o'clock the next day, and then she bade him sleep--sleep on this other loggia where they sat, which gave upon the side canal obliquely, while looking into a small garden of roses and oleanders below.
security
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From this reading To some natures security hath no charm--the sword of Damocles suspended over their heads adds to their enjoyment of anything.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of such seemed Paul and his lady.
shade
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From this reading Here were shade and a cool small breeze.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They did not breakfast until after one o'clock the next day, and then she bade him sleep--sleep on this other loggia where they sat, which gave upon the side canal obliquely, while looking into a small garden of roses and oleanders below.
side
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From this reading They did not breakfast until after one o'clock the next day, and then she bade him sleep--sleep on this other loggia where they sat, which gave upon the side canal obliquely, while looking into a small garden of roses and oleanders below.
sleep
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From this reading They did not breakfast until after one o'clock the next day, and then she bade him sleep--sleep on this other loggia where they sat, which gave upon the side canal obliquely, while looking into a small garden of roses and oleanders below.
small
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From this reading They did not breakfast until after one o'clock the next day, and then she bade him sleep--sleep on this other loggia where they sat, which gave upon the side canal obliquely, while looking into a small garden of roses and oleanders below.
snatching
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From this reading It was as if they were snatching astonishing pleasures from the very brink of some danger, none the less in magnitude because unknown.
some
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From this reading To some natures security hath no charm--the sword of Damocles suspended over their heads adds to their enjoyment of anything.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Of such seemed Paul and his lady.
suspended
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From this reading To some natures security hath no charm--the sword of Damocles suspended over their heads adds to their enjoyment of anything.
sword
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From this reading To some natures security hath no charm--the sword of Damocles suspended over their heads adds to their enjoyment of anything.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To some natures security hath no charm--the sword of Damocles suspended over their heads adds to their enjoyment of anything.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading To some natures security hath no charm--the sword of Damocles suspended over their heads adds to their enjoyment of anything.
then
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From this reading They did not breakfast until after one o'clock the next day, and then she bade him sleep--sleep on this other loggia where they sat, which gave upon the side canal obliquely, while looking into a small garden of roses and oleanders below.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was as if they were snatching astonishing pleasures from the very brink of some danger, none the less in magnitude because unknown.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They did not breakfast until after one o'clock the next day, and then she bade him sleep--sleep on this other loggia where they sat, which gave upon the side canal obliquely, while looking into a small garden of roses and oleanders below.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To some natures security hath no charm--the sword of Damocles suspended over their heads adds to their enjoyment of anything.
unknown
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From this reading It was as if they were snatching astonishing pleasures from the very brink of some danger, none the less in magnitude because unknown.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading They did not breakfast until after one o'clock the next day, and then she bade him sleep--sleep on this other loggia where they sat, which gave upon the side canal obliquely, while looking into a small garden of roses and oleanders below.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They did not breakfast until after one o'clock the next day, and then she bade him sleep--sleep on this other loggia where they sat, which gave upon the side canal obliquely, while looking into a small garden of roses and oleanders below.
very
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From this reading It was as if they were snatching astonishing pleasures from the very brink of some danger, none the less in magnitude because unknown.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was as if they were snatching astonishing pleasures from the very brink of some danger, none the less in magnitude because unknown.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was as if they were snatching astonishing pleasures from the very brink of some danger, none the less in magnitude because unknown.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading They did not breakfast until after one o'clock the next day, and then she bade him sleep--sleep on this other loggia where they sat, which gave upon the side canal obliquely, while looking into a small garden of roses and oleanders below.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They did not breakfast until after one o'clock the next day, and then she bade him sleep--sleep on this other loggia where they sat, which gave upon the side canal obliquely, while looking into a small garden of roses and oleanders below.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading They did not breakfast until after one o'clock the next day, and then she bade him sleep--sleep on this other loggia where they sat, which gave upon the side canal obliquely, while looking into a small garden of roses and oleanders below.
