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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 For some minutes after the Commander-in-Chief had finished speaking, I stood staring down at the white whirl of water below me, wrapt in what I might term, for want of a better simile, an overwhelming bewilderment of terror.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading For some minutes after the Commander-in-Chief had finished speaking, I stood staring down at the white whirl of water below me, wrapt in what I might term, for want of a better simile, an overwhelming bewilderment of terror.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For some minutes after the Commander-in-Chief had finished speaking, I stood staring down at the white whirl of water below me, wrapt in what I might term, for want of a better simile, an overwhelming bewilderment of terror.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And yet, what other construction could we place upon it?
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you quite sure that you have told it to me exactly as you heard it?"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Yet it seemed beyond belief, as I reviewed it in my mind, that there could exist men in the world, so base, so callous, as to even contemplate putting such a scheme into execution.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For some minutes after the Commander-in-Chief had finished speaking, I stood staring down at the white whirl of water below me, wrapt in what I might term, for want of a better simile, an overwhelming bewilderment of terror.
base
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From this reading Yet it seemed beyond belief, as I reviewed it in my mind, that there could exist men in the world, so base, so callous, as to even contemplate putting such a scheme into execution.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There could be no doubt that the construction he had placed upon what he had heard was a correct one.
belief
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From this reading Yet it seemed beyond belief, as I reviewed it in my mind, that there could exist men in the world, so base, so callous, as to even contemplate putting such a scheme into execution.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading For some minutes after the Commander-in-Chief had finished speaking, I stood staring down at the white whirl of water below me, wrapt in what I might term, for want of a better simile, an overwhelming bewilderment of terror.
better
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From this reading For some minutes after the Commander-in-Chief had finished speaking, I stood staring down at the white whirl of water below me, wrapt in what I might term, for want of a better simile, an overwhelming bewilderment of terror.
bewilderment
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From this reading For some minutes after the Commander-in-Chief had finished speaking, I stood staring down at the white whirl of water below me, wrapt in what I might term, for want of a better simile, an overwhelming bewilderment of terror.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Yet it seemed beyond belief, as I reviewed it in my mind, that there could exist men in the world, so base, so callous, as to even contemplate putting such a scheme into execution.
callousadjectiveUS /ˈkæləs/
showing no sympathy for other people’s suffering
From this reading Yet it seemed beyond belief, as I reviewed it in my mind, that there could exist men in the world, so base, so callous, as to even contemplate putting such a scheme into execution.
Commander-in-Chief
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From this reading For some minutes after the Commander-in-Chief had finished speaking, I stood staring down at the white whirl of water below me, wrapt in what I might term, for want of a better simile, an overwhelming bewilderment of terror.
construction
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From this reading There could be no doubt that the construction he had placed upon what he had heard was a correct one.
contemplate
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From this reading Yet it seemed beyond belief, as I reviewed it in my mind, that there could exist men in the world, so base, so callous, as to even contemplate putting such a scheme into execution.
correct
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From this reading There could be no doubt that the construction he had placed upon what he had heard was a correct one.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There could be no doubt that the construction he had placed upon what he had heard was a correct one.
doubt
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From this reading There could be no doubt that the construction he had placed upon what he had heard was a correct one.
down
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From this reading For some minutes after the Commander-in-Chief had finished speaking, I stood staring down at the white whirl of water below me, wrapt in what I might term, for want of a better simile, an overwhelming bewilderment of terror.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet it seemed beyond belief, as I reviewed it in my mind, that there could exist men in the world, so base, so callous, as to even contemplate putting such a scheme into execution.
exactly
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From this reading "Are you quite sure that you have told it to me exactly as you heard it?"
execution
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From this reading Yet it seemed beyond belief, as I reviewed it in my mind, that there could exist men in the world, so base, so callous, as to even contemplate putting such a scheme into execution.
exist
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From this reading Yet it seemed beyond belief, as I reviewed it in my mind, that there could exist men in the world, so base, so callous, as to even contemplate putting such a scheme into execution.
finished
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From this reading For some minutes after the Commander-in-Chief had finished speaking, I stood staring down at the white whirl of water below me, wrapt in what I might term, for want of a better simile, an overwhelming bewilderment of terror.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For some minutes after the Commander-in-Chief had finished speaking, I stood staring down at the white whirl of water below me, wrapt in what I might term, for want of a better simile, an overwhelming bewilderment of terror.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For some minutes after the Commander-in-Chief had finished speaking, I stood staring down at the white whirl of water below me, wrapt in what I might term, for want of a better simile, an overwhelming bewilderment of terror.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Are you quite sure that you have told it to me exactly as you heard it?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There could be no doubt that the construction he had placed upon what he had heard was a correct one.
heard
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From this reading There could be no doubt that the construction he had placed upon what he had heard was a correct one.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For some minutes after the Commander-in-Chief had finished speaking, I stood staring down at the white whirl of water below me, wrapt in what I might term, for want of a better simile, an overwhelming bewilderment of terror.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For some minutes after the Commander-in-Chief had finished speaking, I stood staring down at the white whirl of water below me, wrapt in what I might term, for want of a better simile, an overwhelming bewilderment of terror.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Yet it seemed beyond belief, as I reviewed it in my mind, that there could exist men in the world, so base, so callous, as to even contemplate putting such a scheme into execution.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yet it seemed beyond belief, as I reviewed it in my mind, that there could exist men in the world, so base, so callous, as to even contemplate putting such a scheme into execution.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For some minutes after the Commander-in-Chief had finished speaking, I stood staring down at the white whirl of water below me, wrapt in what I might term, for want of a better simile, an overwhelming bewilderment of terror.
men
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From this reading Yet it seemed beyond belief, as I reviewed it in my mind, that there could exist men in the world, so base, so callous, as to even contemplate putting such a scheme into execution.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading For some minutes after the Commander-in-Chief had finished speaking, I stood staring down at the white whirl of water below me, wrapt in what I might term, for want of a better simile, an overwhelming bewilderment of terror.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet it seemed beyond belief, as I reviewed it in my mind, that there could exist men in the world, so base, so callous, as to even contemplate putting such a scheme into execution.
minutes
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From this reading For some minutes after the Commander-in-Chief had finished speaking, I stood staring down at the white whirl of water below me, wrapt in what I might term, for want of a better simile, an overwhelming bewilderment of terror.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Yet it seemed beyond belief, as I reviewed it in my mind, that there could exist men in the world, so base, so callous, as to even contemplate putting such a scheme into execution.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There could be no doubt that the construction he had placed upon what he had heard was a correct one.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For some minutes after the Commander-in-Chief had finished speaking, I stood staring down at the white whirl of water below me, wrapt in what I might term, for want of a better simile, an overwhelming bewilderment of terror.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There could be no doubt that the construction he had placed upon what he had heard was a correct one.
other
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From this reading And yet, what other construction could we place upon it?
overwhelming
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From this reading For some minutes after the Commander-in-Chief had finished speaking, I stood staring down at the white whirl of water below me, wrapt in what I might term, for want of a better simile, an overwhelming bewilderment of terror.
place
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From this reading And yet, what other construction could we place upon it?
placed
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From this reading There could be no doubt that the construction he had placed upon what he had heard was a correct one.
putting
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From this reading Yet it seemed beyond belief, as I reviewed it in my mind, that there could exist men in the world, so base, so callous, as to even contemplate putting such a scheme into execution.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Are you quite sure that you have told it to me exactly as you heard it?"
reviewed
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From this reading Yet it seemed beyond belief, as I reviewed it in my mind, that there could exist men in the world, so base, so callous, as to even contemplate putting such a scheme into execution.
scheme
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From this reading Yet it seemed beyond belief, as I reviewed it in my mind, that there could exist men in the world, so base, so callous, as to even contemplate putting such a scheme into execution.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet it seemed beyond belief, as I reviewed it in my mind, that there could exist men in the world, so base, so callous, as to even contemplate putting such a scheme into execution.
simile
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From this reading For some minutes after the Commander-in-Chief had finished speaking, I stood staring down at the white whirl of water below me, wrapt in what I might term, for want of a better simile, an overwhelming bewilderment of terror.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Yet it seemed beyond belief, as I reviewed it in my mind, that there could exist men in the world, so base, so callous, as to even contemplate putting such a scheme into execution.
some
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From this reading For some minutes after the Commander-in-Chief had finished speaking, I stood staring down at the white whirl of water below me, wrapt in what I might term, for want of a better simile, an overwhelming bewilderment of terror.
speaking
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From this reading For some minutes after the Commander-in-Chief had finished speaking, I stood staring down at the white whirl of water below me, wrapt in what I might term, for want of a better simile, an overwhelming bewilderment of terror.
staring
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From this reading For some minutes after the Commander-in-Chief had finished speaking, I stood staring down at the white whirl of water below me, wrapt in what I might term, for want of a better simile, an overwhelming bewilderment of terror.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For some minutes after the Commander-in-Chief had finished speaking, I stood staring down at the white whirl of water below me, wrapt in what I might term, for want of a better simile, an overwhelming bewilderment of terror.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Yet it seemed beyond belief, as I reviewed it in my mind, that there could exist men in the world, so base, so callous, as to even contemplate putting such a scheme into execution.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Are you quite sure that you have told it to me exactly as you heard it?"
term
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From this reading For some minutes after the Commander-in-Chief had finished speaking, I stood staring down at the white whirl of water below me, wrapt in what I might term, for want of a better simile, an overwhelming bewilderment of terror.
terror
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From this reading For some minutes after the Commander-in-Chief had finished speaking, I stood staring down at the white whirl of water below me, wrapt in what I might term, for want of a better simile, an overwhelming bewilderment of terror.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There could be no doubt that the construction he had placed upon what he had heard was a correct one.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For some minutes after the Commander-in-Chief had finished speaking, I stood staring down at the white whirl of water below me, wrapt in what I might term, for want of a better simile, an overwhelming bewilderment of terror.
There
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From this reading There could be no doubt that the construction he had placed upon what he had heard was a correct one.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yet it seemed beyond belief, as I reviewed it in my mind, that there could exist men in the world, so base, so callous, as to even contemplate putting such a scheme into execution.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Are you quite sure that you have told it to me exactly as you heard it?"
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There could be no doubt that the construction he had placed upon what he had heard was a correct one.
want
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From this reading For some minutes after the Commander-in-Chief had finished speaking, I stood staring down at the white whirl of water below me, wrapt in what I might term, for want of a better simile, an overwhelming bewilderment of terror.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There could be no doubt that the construction he had placed upon what he had heard was a correct one.
water
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From this reading For some minutes after the Commander-in-Chief had finished speaking, I stood staring down at the white whirl of water below me, wrapt in what I might term, for want of a better simile, an overwhelming bewilderment of terror.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And yet, what other construction could we place upon it?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading For some minutes after the Commander-in-Chief had finished speaking, I stood staring down at the white whirl of water below me, wrapt in what I might term, for want of a better simile, an overwhelming bewilderment of terror.
whirl
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From this reading For some minutes after the Commander-in-Chief had finished speaking, I stood staring down at the white whirl of water below me, wrapt in what I might term, for want of a better simile, an overwhelming bewilderment of terror.
white
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From this reading For some minutes after the Commander-in-Chief had finished speaking, I stood staring down at the white whirl of water below me, wrapt in what I might term, for want of a better simile, an overwhelming bewilderment of terror.
world
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From this reading Yet it seemed beyond belief, as I reviewed it in my mind, that there could exist men in the world, so base, so callous, as to even contemplate putting such a scheme into execution.
wrapt
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From this reading For some minutes after the Commander-in-Chief had finished speaking, I stood staring down at the white whirl of water below me, wrapt in what I might term, for want of a better simile, an overwhelming bewilderment of terror.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet it seemed beyond belief, as I reviewed it in my mind, that there could exist men in the world, so base, so callous, as to even contemplate putting such a scheme into execution.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you quite sure that you have told it to me exactly as you heard it?"
