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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 It was a solemn moment, more trying to the man who had erred than to the woman who had fallen.
Aaron's
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From this reading Aaron's sin had been ever before him; the handwriting had been ever on the wall.
act
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From this reading How feeble was the human act when brought into juxtaposition with destiny's decree!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To him the truth was as clear as though it were proclaimed with a tongue of fire, to her it had yet to be revealed.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For the first time in their lives these two beings, whose fates were so strangely linked together, faced each other--the mother who believed her child to be dead, the father who had brought up that child in ignorance of her birthright.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Aaron's sin had been ever before him; the handwriting had been ever on the wall.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Aaron's sin had been ever before him; the handwriting had been ever on the wall.
beings
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From this reading For the first time in their lives these two beings, whose fates were so strangely linked together, faced each other--the mother who believed her child to be dead, the father who had brought up that child in ignorance of her birthright.
believed
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From this reading For the first time in their lives these two beings, whose fates were so strangely linked together, faced each other--the mother who believed her child to be dead, the father who had brought up that child in ignorance of her birthright.
birthright
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From this reading For the first time in their lives these two beings, whose fates were so strangely linked together, faced each other--the mother who believed her child to be dead, the father who had brought up that child in ignorance of her birthright.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For the first time in their lives these two beings, whose fates were so strangely linked together, faced each other--the mother who believed her child to be dead, the father who had brought up that child in ignorance of her birthright.
child
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From this reading For the first time in their lives these two beings, whose fates were so strangely linked together, faced each other--the mother who believed her child to be dead, the father who had brought up that child in ignorance of her birthright.
clear
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From this reading To him the truth was as clear as though it were proclaimed with a tongue of fire, to her it had yet to be revealed.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the first time in their lives these two beings, whose fates were so strangely linked together, faced each other--the mother who believed her child to be dead, the father who had brought up that child in ignorance of her birthright.
decree
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From this reading How feeble was the human act when brought into juxtaposition with destiny's decree!
destiny's
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From this reading How feeble was the human act when brought into juxtaposition with destiny's decree!
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading For the first time in their lives these two beings, whose fates were so strangely linked together, faced each other--the mother who believed her child to be dead, the father who had brought up that child in ignorance of her birthright.
erred
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From this reading It was a solemn moment, more trying to the man who had erred than to the woman who had fallen.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Aaron's sin had been ever before him; the handwriting had been ever on the wall.
faced
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From this reading For the first time in their lives these two beings, whose fates were so strangely linked together, faced each other--the mother who believed her child to be dead, the father who had brought up that child in ignorance of her birthright.
fallen
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From this reading It was a solemn moment, more trying to the man who had erred than to the woman who had fallen.
fates
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From this reading For the first time in their lives these two beings, whose fates were so strangely linked together, faced each other--the mother who believed her child to be dead, the father who had brought up that child in ignorance of her birthright.
father
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From this reading For the first time in their lives these two beings, whose fates were so strangely linked together, faced each other--the mother who believed her child to be dead, the father who had brought up that child in ignorance of her birthright.
feeble
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From this reading How feeble was the human act when brought into juxtaposition with destiny's decree!
fire
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From this reading To him the truth was as clear as though it were proclaimed with a tongue of fire, to her it had yet to be revealed.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the first time in their lives these two beings, whose fates were so strangely linked together, faced each other--the mother who believed her child to be dead, the father who had brought up that child in ignorance of her birthright.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the first time in their lives these two beings, whose fates were so strangely linked together, faced each other--the mother who believed her child to be dead, the father who had brought up that child in ignorance of her birthright.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For the first time in their lives these two beings, whose fates were so strangely linked together, faced each other--the mother who believed her child to be dead, the father who had brought up that child in ignorance of her birthright.
handwriting
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From this reading Aaron's sin had been ever before him; the handwriting had been ever on the wall.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For the first time in their lives these two beings, whose fates were so strangely linked together, faced each other--the mother who believed her child to be dead, the father who had brought up that child in ignorance of her birthright.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To him the truth was as clear as though it were proclaimed with a tongue of fire, to her it had yet to be revealed.
How
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From this reading How feeble was the human act when brought into juxtaposition with destiny's decree!
human
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From this reading How feeble was the human act when brought into juxtaposition with destiny's decree!
ignorance
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From this reading For the first time in their lives these two beings, whose fates were so strangely linked together, faced each other--the mother who believed her child to be dead, the father who had brought up that child in ignorance of her birthright.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For the first time in their lives these two beings, whose fates were so strangely linked together, faced each other--the mother who believed her child to be dead, the father who had brought up that child in ignorance of her birthright.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading How feeble was the human act when brought into juxtaposition with destiny's decree!
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a solemn moment, more trying to the man who had erred than to the woman who had fallen.
juxtaposition
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From this reading How feeble was the human act when brought into juxtaposition with destiny's decree!
linked
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From this reading For the first time in their lives these two beings, whose fates were so strangely linked together, faced each other--the mother who believed her child to be dead, the father who had brought up that child in ignorance of her birthright.
lives
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From this reading For the first time in their lives these two beings, whose fates were so strangely linked together, faced each other--the mother who believed her child to be dead, the father who had brought up that child in ignorance of her birthright.
man
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From this reading It was a solemn moment, more trying to the man who had erred than to the woman who had fallen.
moment
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From this reading It was a solemn moment, more trying to the man who had erred than to the woman who had fallen.
more
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From this reading It was a solemn moment, more trying to the man who had erred than to the woman who had fallen.
mother
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From this reading For the first time in their lives these two beings, whose fates were so strangely linked together, faced each other--the mother who believed her child to be dead, the father who had brought up that child in ignorance of her birthright.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For the first time in their lives these two beings, whose fates were so strangely linked together, faced each other--the mother who believed her child to be dead, the father who had brought up that child in ignorance of her birthright.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Aaron's sin had been ever before him; the handwriting had been ever on the wall.
other
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From this reading For the first time in their lives these two beings, whose fates were so strangely linked together, faced each other--the mother who believed her child to be dead, the father who had brought up that child in ignorance of her birthright.
proclaimed
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From this reading To him the truth was as clear as though it were proclaimed with a tongue of fire, to her it had yet to be revealed.
revealed
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From this reading To him the truth was as clear as though it were proclaimed with a tongue of fire, to her it had yet to be revealed.
sin
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From this reading Aaron's sin had been ever before him; the handwriting had been ever on the wall.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading For the first time in their lives these two beings, whose fates were so strangely linked together, faced each other--the mother who believed her child to be dead, the father who had brought up that child in ignorance of her birthright.
solemn
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From this reading It was a solemn moment, more trying to the man who had erred than to the woman who had fallen.
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For the first time in their lives these two beings, whose fates were so strangely linked together, faced each other--the mother who believed her child to be dead, the father who had brought up that child in ignorance of her birthright.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was a solemn moment, more trying to the man who had erred than to the woman who had fallen.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For the first time in their lives these two beings, whose fates were so strangely linked together, faced each other--the mother who believed her child to be dead, the father who had brought up that child in ignorance of her birthright.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For the first time in their lives these two beings, whose fates were so strangely linked together, faced each other--the mother who believed her child to be dead, the father who had brought up that child in ignorance of her birthright.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For the first time in their lives these two beings, whose fates were so strangely linked together, faced each other--the mother who believed her child to be dead, the father who had brought up that child in ignorance of her birthright.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading For the first time in their lives these two beings, whose fates were so strangely linked together, faced each other--the mother who believed her child to be dead, the father who had brought up that child in ignorance of her birthright.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading To him the truth was as clear as though it were proclaimed with a tongue of fire, to her it had yet to be revealed.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the first time in their lives these two beings, whose fates were so strangely linked together, faced each other--the mother who believed her child to be dead, the father who had brought up that child in ignorance of her birthright.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For the first time in their lives these two beings, whose fates were so strangely linked together, faced each other--the mother who believed her child to be dead, the father who had brought up that child in ignorance of her birthright.
together
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From this reading For the first time in their lives these two beings, whose fates were so strangely linked together, faced each other--the mother who believed her child to be dead, the father who had brought up that child in ignorance of her birthright.
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To him the truth was as clear as though it were proclaimed with a tongue of fire, to her it had yet to be revealed.
truth
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From this reading To him the truth was as clear as though it were proclaimed with a tongue of fire, to her it had yet to be revealed.
trying
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From this reading It was a solemn moment, more trying to the man who had erred than to the woman who had fallen.
two
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From this reading For the first time in their lives these two beings, whose fates were so strangely linked together, faced each other--the mother who believed her child to be dead, the father who had brought up that child in ignorance of her birthright.
up
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From this reading For the first time in their lives these two beings, whose fates were so strangely linked together, faced each other--the mother who believed her child to be dead, the father who had brought up that child in ignorance of her birthright.
wall
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From this reading Aaron's sin had been ever before him; the handwriting had been ever on the wall.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a solemn moment, more trying to the man who had erred than to the woman who had fallen.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For the first time in their lives these two beings, whose fates were so strangely linked together, faced each other--the mother who believed her child to be dead, the father who had brought up that child in ignorance of her birthright.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading How feeble was the human act when brought into juxtaposition with destiny's decree!
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading For the first time in their lives these two beings, whose fates were so strangely linked together, faced each other--the mother who believed her child to be dead, the father who had brought up that child in ignorance of her birthright.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading For the first time in their lives these two beings, whose fates were so strangely linked together, faced each other--the mother who believed her child to be dead, the father who had brought up that child in ignorance of her birthright.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading To him the truth was as clear as though it were proclaimed with a tongue of fire, to her it had yet to be revealed.
woman
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From this reading It was a solemn moment, more trying to the man who had erred than to the woman who had fallen.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading To him the truth was as clear as though it were proclaimed with a tongue of fire, to her it had yet to be revealed.
