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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 After hours of delirium to awaken in great weakness to a sense of hideous anguish and loss--to the prospect of days of aching void and hopeless longing, to the hourly, momentary sting of remembrance of things vaster than death, more dear than life itself?
aching
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From this reading After hours of delirium to awaken in great weakness to a sense of hideous anguish and loss--to the prospect of days of aching void and hopeless longing, to the hourly, momentary sting of remembrance of things vaster than death, more dear than life itself?
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After hours of delirium to awaken in great weakness to a sense of hideous anguish and loss--to the prospect of days of aching void and hopeless longing, to the hourly, momentary sting of remembrance of things vaster than death, more dear than life itself?
all
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From this reading Crept back to find it shorn of all that made it fair?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After hours of delirium to awaken in great weakness to a sense of hideous anguish and loss--to the prospect of days of aching void and hopeless longing, to the hourly, momentary sting of remembrance of things vaster than death, more dear than life itself?
anguish
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From this reading After hours of delirium to awaken in great weakness to a sense of hideous anguish and loss--to the prospect of days of aching void and hopeless longing, to the hourly, momentary sting of remembrance of things vaster than death, more dear than life itself?
any
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From this reading Have any of you who read crept back to life from nearly beyond the grave?
awaken
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From this reading After hours of delirium to awaken in great weakness to a sense of hideous anguish and loss--to the prospect of days of aching void and hopeless longing, to the hourly, momentary sting of remembrance of things vaster than death, more dear than life itself?
back
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From this reading Have any of you who read crept back to life from nearly beyond the grave?
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Have any of you who read crept back to life from nearly beyond the grave?
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading If you have come through this valley of the shadow, then you can know what the first days of returning consciousness meant to Paul.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If you have come through this valley of the shadow, then you can know what the first days of returning consciousness meant to Paul.
consciousness
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From this reading If you have come through this valley of the shadow, then you can know what the first days of returning consciousness meant to Paul.
crept
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From this reading Have any of you who read crept back to life from nearly beyond the grave?
days
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From this reading After hours of delirium to awaken in great weakness to a sense of hideous anguish and loss--to the prospect of days of aching void and hopeless longing, to the hourly, momentary sting of remembrance of things vaster than death, more dear than life itself?
dear
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From this reading After hours of delirium to awaken in great weakness to a sense of hideous anguish and loss--to the prospect of days of aching void and hopeless longing, to the hourly, momentary sting of remembrance of things vaster than death, more dear than life itself?
death
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From this reading After hours of delirium to awaken in great weakness to a sense of hideous anguish and loss--to the prospect of days of aching void and hopeless longing, to the hourly, momentary sting of remembrance of things vaster than death, more dear than life itself?
decree
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From this reading He never really questioned the finality of her decree, he _sensed_ it meant parting for ever.
delirium
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From this reading After hours of delirium to awaken in great weakness to a sense of hideous anguish and loss--to the prospect of days of aching void and hopeless longing, to the hourly, momentary sting of remembrance of things vaster than death, more dear than life itself?
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He never really questioned the finality of her decree, he _sensed_ it meant parting for ever.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Crept back to find it shorn of all that made it fair?
finality
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From this reading He never really questioned the finality of her decree, he _sensed_ it meant parting for ever.
find
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From this reading Crept back to find it shorn of all that made it fair?
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If you have come through this valley of the shadow, then you can know what the first days of returning consciousness meant to Paul.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He never really questioned the finality of her decree, he _sensed_ it meant parting for ever.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Have any of you who read crept back to life from nearly beyond the grave?
grave
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From this reading Have any of you who read crept back to life from nearly beyond the grave?
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After hours of delirium to awaken in great weakness to a sense of hideous anguish and loss--to the prospect of days of aching void and hopeless longing, to the hourly, momentary sting of remembrance of things vaster than death, more dear than life itself?
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have any of you who read crept back to life from nearly beyond the grave?
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He never really questioned the finality of her decree, he _sensed_ it meant parting for ever.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He never really questioned the finality of her decree, he _sensed_ it meant parting for ever.
hideous
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From this reading After hours of delirium to awaken in great weakness to a sense of hideous anguish and loss--to the prospect of days of aching void and hopeless longing, to the hourly, momentary sting of remembrance of things vaster than death, more dear than life itself?
hopeless
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From this reading After hours of delirium to awaken in great weakness to a sense of hideous anguish and loss--to the prospect of days of aching void and hopeless longing, to the hourly, momentary sting of remembrance of things vaster than death, more dear than life itself?
hourly
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From this reading After hours of delirium to awaken in great weakness to a sense of hideous anguish and loss--to the prospect of days of aching void and hopeless longing, to the hourly, momentary sting of remembrance of things vaster than death, more dear than life itself?
hours
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From this reading After hours of delirium to awaken in great weakness to a sense of hideous anguish and loss--to the prospect of days of aching void and hopeless longing, to the hourly, momentary sting of remembrance of things vaster than death, more dear than life itself?
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you have come through this valley of the shadow, then you can know what the first days of returning consciousness meant to Paul.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After hours of delirium to awaken in great weakness to a sense of hideous anguish and loss--to the prospect of days of aching void and hopeless longing, to the hourly, momentary sting of remembrance of things vaster than death, more dear than life itself?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Crept back to find it shorn of all that made it fair?
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading After hours of delirium to awaken in great weakness to a sense of hideous anguish and loss--to the prospect of days of aching void and hopeless longing, to the hourly, momentary sting of remembrance of things vaster than death, more dear than life itself?
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If you have come through this valley of the shadow, then you can know what the first days of returning consciousness meant to Paul.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Have any of you who read crept back to life from nearly beyond the grave?
longing
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From this reading After hours of delirium to awaken in great weakness to a sense of hideous anguish and loss--to the prospect of days of aching void and hopeless longing, to the hourly, momentary sting of remembrance of things vaster than death, more dear than life itself?
loss
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From this reading After hours of delirium to awaken in great weakness to a sense of hideous anguish and loss--to the prospect of days of aching void and hopeless longing, to the hourly, momentary sting of remembrance of things vaster than death, more dear than life itself?
made
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From this reading Crept back to find it shorn of all that made it fair?
meant
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From this reading If you have come through this valley of the shadow, then you can know what the first days of returning consciousness meant to Paul.
momentary
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more
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nearly
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From this reading Have any of you who read crept back to life from nearly beyond the grave?
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He never really questioned the finality of her decree, he _sensed_ it meant parting for ever.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Have any of you who read crept back to life from nearly beyond the grave?
parting
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From this reading He never really questioned the finality of her decree, he _sensed_ it meant parting for ever.
Paul
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prospect
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questioned
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read
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really
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remembrance
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returning
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sense
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sensed
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From this reading He never really questioned the finality of her decree, he _sensed_ it meant parting for ever.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading If you have come through this valley of the shadow, then you can know what the first days of returning consciousness meant to Paul.
shorn
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From this reading Crept back to find it shorn of all that made it fair?
sting
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From this reading After hours of delirium to awaken in great weakness to a sense of hideous anguish and loss--to the prospect of days of aching void and hopeless longing, to the hourly, momentary sting of remembrance of things vaster than death, more dear than life itself?
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading After hours of delirium to awaken in great weakness to a sense of hideous anguish and loss--to the prospect of days of aching void and hopeless longing, to the hourly, momentary sting of remembrance of things vaster than death, more dear than life itself?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Crept back to find it shorn of all that made it fair?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Have any of you who read crept back to life from nearly beyond the grave?
then
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From this reading If you have come through this valley of the shadow, then you can know what the first days of returning consciousness meant to Paul.
things
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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If you have come through this valley of the shadow, then you can know what the first days of returning consciousness meant to Paul.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If you have come through this valley of the shadow, then you can know what the first days of returning consciousness meant to Paul.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Have any of you who read crept back to life from nearly beyond the grave?
valley
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vaster
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void
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From this reading After hours of delirium to awaken in great weakness to a sense of hideous anguish and loss--to the prospect of days of aching void and hopeless longing, to the hourly, momentary sting of remembrance of things vaster than death, more dear than life itself?
weaknessnounUS /ˈwiːknəs/
a lack of physical strength
From this reading After hours of delirium to awaken in great weakness to a sense of hideous anguish and loss--to the prospect of days of aching void and hopeless longing, to the hourly, momentary sting of remembrance of things vaster than death, more dear than life itself?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading If you have come through this valley of the shadow, then you can know what the first days of returning consciousness meant to Paul.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Have any of you who read crept back to life from nearly beyond the grave?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have any of you who read crept back to life from nearly beyond the grave?
