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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 A cool breeze blew seaward from the wooded mountains, odorous of spices and tropical blossoms.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At an early hour on the following morning, Carew, too restless to sleep, came on deck.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Carew and the mate left the cafe, traversed the brilliantly lighted city, and returned to the yacht.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The sight of a world so glad and fair, so fresh and ever-young, might well make the saddest soul feel the joy of mere existence and look to life as a treasure worth the possessing.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At an early hour on the following morning, Carew, too restless to sleep, came on deck.
bay
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From this reading The sky was cloudless and the rising sun illumined the romantic scenery of the bay.
blew
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From this reading A cool breeze blew seaward from the wooded mountains, odorous of spices and tropical blossoms.
blossoms
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From this reading A cool breeze blew seaward from the wooded mountains, odorous of spices and tropical blossoms.
breeze
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From this reading A cool breeze blew seaward from the wooded mountains, odorous of spices and tropical blossoms.
brilliantly
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From this reading Carew and the mate left the cafe, traversed the brilliantly lighted city, and returned to the yacht.
cafe
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From this reading Carew and the mate left the cafe, traversed the brilliantly lighted city, and returned to the yacht.
came
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From this reading At an early hour on the following morning, Carew, too restless to sleep, came on deck.
Carew
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From this reading Carew and the mate left the cafe, traversed the brilliantly lighted city, and returned to the yacht.
city
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From this reading Carew and the mate left the cafe, traversed the brilliantly lighted city, and returned to the yacht.
cloudless
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From this reading The sky was cloudless and the rising sun illumined the romantic scenery of the bay.
cool
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From this reading A cool breeze blew seaward from the wooded mountains, odorous of spices and tropical blossoms.
deck
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From this reading At an early hour on the following morning, Carew, too restless to sleep, came on deck.
early
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From this reading At an early hour on the following morning, Carew, too restless to sleep, came on deck.
ever-young
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From this reading The sight of a world so glad and fair, so fresh and ever-young, might well make the saddest soul feel the joy of mere existence and look to life as a treasure worth the possessing.
existence
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From this reading The sight of a world so glad and fair, so fresh and ever-young, might well make the saddest soul feel the joy of mere existence and look to life as a treasure worth the possessing.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sight of a world so glad and fair, so fresh and ever-young, might well make the saddest soul feel the joy of mere existence and look to life as a treasure worth the possessing.
feel
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From this reading The sight of a world so glad and fair, so fresh and ever-young, might well make the saddest soul feel the joy of mere existence and look to life as a treasure worth the possessing.
following
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From this reading At an early hour on the following morning, Carew, too restless to sleep, came on deck.
fresh
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From this reading The sight of a world so glad and fair, so fresh and ever-young, might well make the saddest soul feel the joy of mere existence and look to life as a treasure worth the possessing.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A cool breeze blew seaward from the wooded mountains, odorous of spices and tropical blossoms.
glad
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From this reading The sight of a world so glad and fair, so fresh and ever-young, might well make the saddest soul feel the joy of mere existence and look to life as a treasure worth the possessing.
hour
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From this reading At an early hour on the following morning, Carew, too restless to sleep, came on deck.
illumined
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From this reading The sky was cloudless and the rising sun illumined the romantic scenery of the bay.
joy
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From this reading The sight of a world so glad and fair, so fresh and ever-young, might well make the saddest soul feel the joy of mere existence and look to life as a treasure worth the possessing.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Carew and the mate left the cafe, traversed the brilliantly lighted city, and returned to the yacht.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sight of a world so glad and fair, so fresh and ever-young, might well make the saddest soul feel the joy of mere existence and look to life as a treasure worth the possessing.
lighted
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From this reading Carew and the mate left the cafe, traversed the brilliantly lighted city, and returned to the yacht.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sight of a world so glad and fair, so fresh and ever-young, might well make the saddest soul feel the joy of mere existence and look to life as a treasure worth the possessing.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sight of a world so glad and fair, so fresh and ever-young, might well make the saddest soul feel the joy of mere existence and look to life as a treasure worth the possessing.
mate
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From this reading Carew and the mate left the cafe, traversed the brilliantly lighted city, and returned to the yacht.
mere
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From this reading The sight of a world so glad and fair, so fresh and ever-young, might well make the saddest soul feel the joy of mere existence and look to life as a treasure worth the possessing.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The sight of a world so glad and fair, so fresh and ever-young, might well make the saddest soul feel the joy of mere existence and look to life as a treasure worth the possessing.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At an early hour on the following morning, Carew, too restless to sleep, came on deck.
mountains
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From this reading A cool breeze blew seaward from the wooded mountains, odorous of spices and tropical blossoms.
odorous
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From this reading A cool breeze blew seaward from the wooded mountains, odorous of spices and tropical blossoms.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sky was cloudless and the rising sun illumined the romantic scenery of the bay.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At an early hour on the following morning, Carew, too restless to sleep, came on deck.
possessing
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From this reading The sight of a world so glad and fair, so fresh and ever-young, might well make the saddest soul feel the joy of mere existence and look to life as a treasure worth the possessing.
restless
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From this reading At an early hour on the following morning, Carew, too restless to sleep, came on deck.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Carew and the mate left the cafe, traversed the brilliantly lighted city, and returned to the yacht.
rising
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From this reading The sky was cloudless and the rising sun illumined the romantic scenery of the bay.
romantic
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From this reading The sky was cloudless and the rising sun illumined the romantic scenery of the bay.
saddest
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From this reading The sight of a world so glad and fair, so fresh and ever-young, might well make the saddest soul feel the joy of mere existence and look to life as a treasure worth the possessing.
scenery
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From this reading The sky was cloudless and the rising sun illumined the romantic scenery of the bay.
seaward
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From this reading A cool breeze blew seaward from the wooded mountains, odorous of spices and tropical blossoms.
sight
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From this reading The sight of a world so glad and fair, so fresh and ever-young, might well make the saddest soul feel the joy of mere existence and look to life as a treasure worth the possessing.
sky
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From this reading The sky was cloudless and the rising sun illumined the romantic scenery of the bay.
sleep
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From this reading At an early hour on the following morning, Carew, too restless to sleep, came on deck.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The sight of a world so glad and fair, so fresh and ever-young, might well make the saddest soul feel the joy of mere existence and look to life as a treasure worth the possessing.
soul
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From this reading The sight of a world so glad and fair, so fresh and ever-young, might well make the saddest soul feel the joy of mere existence and look to life as a treasure worth the possessing.
spices
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From this reading A cool breeze blew seaward from the wooded mountains, odorous of spices and tropical blossoms.
sun
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From this reading The sky was cloudless and the rising sun illumined the romantic scenery of the bay.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Carew and the mate left the cafe, traversed the brilliantly lighted city, and returned to the yacht.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Carew and the mate left the cafe, traversed the brilliantly lighted city, and returned to the yacht.
too
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From this reading At an early hour on the following morning, Carew, too restless to sleep, came on deck.
traversed
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From this reading Carew and the mate left the cafe, traversed the brilliantly lighted city, and returned to the yacht.
treasure
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From this reading The sight of a world so glad and fair, so fresh and ever-young, might well make the saddest soul feel the joy of mere existence and look to life as a treasure worth the possessing.
tropical
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From this reading A cool breeze blew seaward from the wooded mountains, odorous of spices and tropical blossoms.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sky was cloudless and the rising sun illumined the romantic scenery of the bay.
well
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From this reading The sight of a world so glad and fair, so fresh and ever-young, might well make the saddest soul feel the joy of mere existence and look to life as a treasure worth the possessing.
wooded
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From this reading A cool breeze blew seaward from the wooded mountains, odorous of spices and tropical blossoms.
world
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From this reading The sight of a world so glad and fair, so fresh and ever-young, might well make the saddest soul feel the joy of mere existence and look to life as a treasure worth the possessing.
worth
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From this reading The sight of a world so glad and fair, so fresh and ever-young, might well make the saddest soul feel the joy of mere existence and look to life as a treasure worth the possessing.
yacht
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From this reading Carew and the mate left the cafe, traversed the brilliantly lighted city, and returned to the yacht.
