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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 When seeing a dying animal a man feels a sense of horror: substance similar to his own is perishing before his eyes.
aches
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From this reading But when it is a beloved and intimate human being that is dying, besides this horror at the extinction of life there is a severance, a spiritual wound, which like a physical wound is sometimes fatal and sometimes heals, but always aches and shrinks at any external irritating touch.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After Prince Andrew’s death Natásha and Princess Mary alike felt this.
alike
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From this reading After Prince Andrew’s death Natásha and Princess Mary alike felt this.
always
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From this reading But when it is a beloved and intimate human being that is dying, besides this horror at the extinction of life there is a severance, a spiritual wound, which like a physical wound is sometimes fatal and sometimes heals, but always aches and shrinks at any external irritating touch.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But when it is a beloved and intimate human being that is dying, besides this horror at the extinction of life there is a severance, a spiritual wound, which like a physical wound is sometimes fatal and sometimes heals, but always aches and shrinks at any external irritating touch.
Andrew's
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From this reading After Prince Andrew’s death Natásha and Princess Mary alike felt this.
animal
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From this reading When seeing a dying animal a man feels a sense of horror: substance similar to his own is perishing before his eyes.
any
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From this reading But when it is a beloved and intimate human being that is dying, besides this horror at the extinction of life there is a severance, a spiritual wound, which like a physical wound is sometimes fatal and sometimes heals, but always aches and shrinks at any external irritating touch.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But when it is a beloved and intimate human being that is dying, besides this horror at the extinction of life there is a severance, a spiritual wound, which like a physical wound is sometimes fatal and sometimes heals, but always aches and shrinks at any external irritating touch.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading When seeing a dying animal a man feels a sense of horror: substance similar to his own is perishing before his eyes.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading But when it is a beloved and intimate human being that is dying, besides this horror at the extinction of life there is a severance, a spiritual wound, which like a physical wound is sometimes fatal and sometimes heals, but always aches and shrinks at any external irritating touch.
beloved
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From this reading But when it is a beloved and intimate human being that is dying, besides this horror at the extinction of life there is a severance, a spiritual wound, which like a physical wound is sometimes fatal and sometimes heals, but always aches and shrinks at any external irritating touch.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading But when it is a beloved and intimate human being that is dying, besides this horror at the extinction of life there is a severance, a spiritual wound, which like a physical wound is sometimes fatal and sometimes heals, but always aches and shrinks at any external irritating touch.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when it is a beloved and intimate human being that is dying, besides this horror at the extinction of life there is a severance, a spiritual wound, which like a physical wound is sometimes fatal and sometimes heals, but always aches and shrinks at any external irritating touch.
carefully
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From this reading They carefully guarded their open wounds from any rough and painful contact.
closing
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From this reading Drooping in spirit and closing their eyes before the menacing cloud of death that overhung them, they dared not look life in the face.
cloud
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From this reading Drooping in spirit and closing their eyes before the menacing cloud of death that overhung them, they dared not look life in the face.
contact
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From this reading They carefully guarded their open wounds from any rough and painful contact.
dared
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From this reading Drooping in spirit and closing their eyes before the menacing cloud of death that overhung them, they dared not look life in the face.
death
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From this reading After Prince Andrew’s death Natásha and Princess Mary alike felt this.
Drooping
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From this reading Drooping in spirit and closing their eyes before the menacing cloud of death that overhung them, they dared not look life in the face.
dying
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From this reading When seeing a dying animal a man feels a sense of horror: substance similar to his own is perishing before his eyes.
external
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From this reading But when it is a beloved and intimate human being that is dying, besides this horror at the extinction of life there is a severance, a spiritual wound, which like a physical wound is sometimes fatal and sometimes heals, but always aches and shrinks at any external irritating touch.
extinction
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From this reading But when it is a beloved and intimate human being that is dying, besides this horror at the extinction of life there is a severance, a spiritual wound, which like a physical wound is sometimes fatal and sometimes heals, but always aches and shrinks at any external irritating touch.
eyes
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From this reading When seeing a dying animal a man feels a sense of horror: substance similar to his own is perishing before his eyes.
face
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From this reading Drooping in spirit and closing their eyes before the menacing cloud of death that overhung them, they dared not look life in the face.
fatal
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From this reading But when it is a beloved and intimate human being that is dying, besides this horror at the extinction of life there is a severance, a spiritual wound, which like a physical wound is sometimes fatal and sometimes heals, but always aches and shrinks at any external irritating touch.
feels
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From this reading When seeing a dying animal a man feels a sense of horror: substance similar to his own is perishing before his eyes.
felt
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From this reading After Prince Andrew’s death Natásha and Princess Mary alike felt this.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They carefully guarded their open wounds from any rough and painful contact.
guarded
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From this reading They carefully guarded their open wounds from any rough and painful contact.
heals
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From this reading But when it is a beloved and intimate human being that is dying, besides this horror at the extinction of life there is a severance, a spiritual wound, which like a physical wound is sometimes fatal and sometimes heals, but always aches and shrinks at any external irritating touch.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When seeing a dying animal a man feels a sense of horror: substance similar to his own is perishing before his eyes.
horror
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From this reading When seeing a dying animal a man feels a sense of horror: substance similar to his own is perishing before his eyes.
human
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From this reading But when it is a beloved and intimate human being that is dying, besides this horror at the extinction of life there is a severance, a spiritual wound, which like a physical wound is sometimes fatal and sometimes heals, but always aches and shrinks at any external irritating touch.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Drooping in spirit and closing their eyes before the menacing cloud of death that overhung them, they dared not look life in the face.
intimate
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From this reading But when it is a beloved and intimate human being that is dying, besides this horror at the extinction of life there is a severance, a spiritual wound, which like a physical wound is sometimes fatal and sometimes heals, but always aches and shrinks at any external irritating touch.
irritating
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From this reading But when it is a beloved and intimate human being that is dying, besides this horror at the extinction of life there is a severance, a spiritual wound, which like a physical wound is sometimes fatal and sometimes heals, but always aches and shrinks at any external irritating touch.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When seeing a dying animal a man feels a sense of horror: substance similar to his own is perishing before his eyes.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But when it is a beloved and intimate human being that is dying, besides this horror at the extinction of life there is a severance, a spiritual wound, which like a physical wound is sometimes fatal and sometimes heals, but always aches and shrinks at any external irritating touch.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when it is a beloved and intimate human being that is dying, besides this horror at the extinction of life there is a severance, a spiritual wound, which like a physical wound is sometimes fatal and sometimes heals, but always aches and shrinks at any external irritating touch.
like
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From this reading But when it is a beloved and intimate human being that is dying, besides this horror at the extinction of life there is a severance, a spiritual wound, which like a physical wound is sometimes fatal and sometimes heals, but always aches and shrinks at any external irritating touch.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Drooping in spirit and closing their eyes before the menacing cloud of death that overhung them, they dared not look life in the face.
man
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From this reading When seeing a dying animal a man feels a sense of horror: substance similar to his own is perishing before his eyes.
Mary
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From this reading After Prince Andrew’s death Natásha and Princess Mary alike felt this.
menacing
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From this reading Drooping in spirit and closing their eyes before the menacing cloud of death that overhung them, they dared not look life in the face.
Natásha
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From this reading After Prince Andrew’s death Natásha and Princess Mary alike felt this.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Drooping in spirit and closing their eyes before the menacing cloud of death that overhung them, they dared not look life in the face.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When seeing a dying animal a man feels a sense of horror: substance similar to his own is perishing before his eyes.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading They carefully guarded their open wounds from any rough and painful contact.
overhung
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From this reading Drooping in spirit and closing their eyes before the menacing cloud of death that overhung them, they dared not look life in the face.
own
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From this reading When seeing a dying animal a man feels a sense of horror: substance similar to his own is perishing before his eyes.
painful
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From this reading They carefully guarded their open wounds from any rough and painful contact.
perishing
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From this reading When seeing a dying animal a man feels a sense of horror: substance similar to his own is perishing before his eyes.
physical
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From this reading But when it is a beloved and intimate human being that is dying, besides this horror at the extinction of life there is a severance, a spiritual wound, which like a physical wound is sometimes fatal and sometimes heals, but always aches and shrinks at any external irritating touch.
Prince
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From this reading After Prince Andrew’s death Natásha and Princess Mary alike felt this.
PrincessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading After Prince Andrew’s death Natásha and Princess Mary alike felt this.
rough
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From this reading They carefully guarded their open wounds from any rough and painful contact.
seeing
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From this reading When seeing a dying animal a man feels a sense of horror: substance similar to his own is perishing before his eyes.
sense
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From this reading When seeing a dying animal a man feels a sense of horror: substance similar to his own is perishing before his eyes.
severance
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From this reading But when it is a beloved and intimate human being that is dying, besides this horror at the extinction of life there is a severance, a spiritual wound, which like a physical wound is sometimes fatal and sometimes heals, but always aches and shrinks at any external irritating touch.
shrinks
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From this reading But when it is a beloved and intimate human being that is dying, besides this horror at the extinction of life there is a severance, a spiritual wound, which like a physical wound is sometimes fatal and sometimes heals, but always aches and shrinks at any external irritating touch.
similar
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From this reading When seeing a dying animal a man feels a sense of horror: substance similar to his own is perishing before his eyes.
sometimes
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From this reading But when it is a beloved and intimate human being that is dying, besides this horror at the extinction of life there is a severance, a spiritual wound, which like a physical wound is sometimes fatal and sometimes heals, but always aches and shrinks at any external irritating touch.
spirit
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From this reading Drooping in spirit and closing their eyes before the menacing cloud of death that overhung them, they dared not look life in the face.
spiritual
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From this reading But when it is a beloved and intimate human being that is dying, besides this horror at the extinction of life there is a severance, a spiritual wound, which like a physical wound is sometimes fatal and sometimes heals, but always aches and shrinks at any external irritating touch.
substancenounUS /ˈsʌbstəns/
wealth or financial means
From this reading When seeing a dying animal a man feels a sense of horror: substance similar to his own is perishing before his eyes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But when it is a beloved and intimate human being that is dying, besides this horror at the extinction of life there is a severance, a spiritual wound, which like a physical wound is sometimes fatal and sometimes heals, but always aches and shrinks at any external irritating touch.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But when it is a beloved and intimate human being that is dying, besides this horror at the extinction of life there is a severance, a spiritual wound, which like a physical wound is sometimes fatal and sometimes heals, but always aches and shrinks at any external irritating touch.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Drooping in spirit and closing their eyes before the menacing cloud of death that overhung them, they dared not look life in the face.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Drooping in spirit and closing their eyes before the menacing cloud of death that overhung them, they dared not look life in the face.
there
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From this reading But when it is a beloved and intimate human being that is dying, besides this horror at the extinction of life there is a severance, a spiritual wound, which like a physical wound is sometimes fatal and sometimes heals, but always aches and shrinks at any external irritating touch.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Drooping in spirit and closing their eyes before the menacing cloud of death that overhung them, they dared not look life in the face.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But when it is a beloved and intimate human being that is dying, besides this horror at the extinction of life there is a severance, a spiritual wound, which like a physical wound is sometimes fatal and sometimes heals, but always aches and shrinks at any external irritating touch.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When seeing a dying animal a man feels a sense of horror: substance similar to his own is perishing before his eyes.
touch
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From this reading But when it is a beloved and intimate human being that is dying, besides this horror at the extinction of life there is a severance, a spiritual wound, which like a physical wound is sometimes fatal and sometimes heals, but always aches and shrinks at any external irritating touch.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When seeing a dying animal a man feels a sense of horror: substance similar to his own is perishing before his eyes.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But when it is a beloved and intimate human being that is dying, besides this horror at the extinction of life there is a severance, a spiritual wound, which like a physical wound is sometimes fatal and sometimes heals, but always aches and shrinks at any external irritating touch.
wound
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From this reading But when it is a beloved and intimate human being that is dying, besides this horror at the extinction of life there is a severance, a spiritual wound, which like a physical wound is sometimes fatal and sometimes heals, but always aches and shrinks at any external irritating touch.
wounds
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From this reading They carefully guarded their open wounds from any rough and painful contact.
