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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 Kristel loved Avicia with all the passion of a hot, imperious, and intense nature.
accompanied
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From this reading "Silvain, Kristel, and Avicia, accompanied by her father, rowed from the lighthouse to the shore.
all
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From this reading Kristel loved Avicia with all the passion of a hot, imperious, and intense nature.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The villagers saw but little of them; they passed out of the village, and Avicia's father returned alone to the lighthouse.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Silvain, Kristel, and Avicia, accompanied by her father, rowed from the lighthouse to the shore.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He looked upon her as his, and had he suspected that Silvain would have fallen in love with her, it can readily be understood that he would have been the last man to bring them into association with each other.
association
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From this reading He looked upon her as his, and had he suspected that Silvain would have fallen in love with her, it can readily be understood that he would have been the last man to bring them into association with each other.
Avicia
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From this reading "Silvain, Kristel, and Avicia, accompanied by her father, rowed from the lighthouse to the shore.
Avicia's
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From this reading The villagers saw but little of them; they passed out of the village, and Avicia's father returned alone to the lighthouse.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He looked upon her as his, and had he suspected that Silvain would have fallen in love with her, it can readily be understood that he would have been the last man to bring them into association with each other.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He looked upon her as his, and had he suspected that Silvain would have fallen in love with her, it can readily be understood that he would have been the last man to bring them into association with each other.
bring
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From this reading He looked upon her as his, and had he suspected that Silvain would have fallen in love with her, it can readily be understood that he would have been the last man to bring them into association with each other.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The villagers saw but little of them; they passed out of the village, and Avicia's father returned alone to the lighthouse.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Silvain, Kristel, and Avicia, accompanied by her father, rowed from the lighthouse to the shore.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading He looked upon her as his, and had he suspected that Silvain would have fallen in love with her, it can readily be understood that he would have been the last man to bring them into association with each other.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading He looked upon her as his, and had he suspected that Silvain would have fallen in love with her, it can readily be understood that he would have been the last man to bring them into association with each other.
fallen
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From this reading He looked upon her as his, and had he suspected that Silvain would have fallen in love with her, it can readily be understood that he would have been the last man to bring them into association with each other.
father
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From this reading "Silvain, Kristel, and Avicia, accompanied by her father, rowed from the lighthouse to the shore.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Silvain, Kristel, and Avicia, accompanied by her father, rowed from the lighthouse to the shore.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He looked upon her as his, and had he suspected that Silvain would have fallen in love with her, it can readily be understood that he would have been the last man to bring them into association with each other.
happened
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From this reading But so it happened.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He looked upon her as his, and had he suspected that Silvain would have fallen in love with her, it can readily be understood that he would have been the last man to bring them into association with each other.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked upon her as his, and had he suspected that Silvain would have fallen in love with her, it can readily be understood that he would have been the last man to bring them into association with each other.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Silvain, Kristel, and Avicia, accompanied by her father, rowed from the lighthouse to the shore.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He looked upon her as his, and had he suspected that Silvain would have fallen in love with her, it can readily be understood that he would have been the last man to bring them into association with each other.
hot
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From this reading Kristel loved Avicia with all the passion of a hot, imperious, and intense nature.
imperiousadjUS /ɪmˈpɪr.i.əs/
Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering. (Hách dịch, độc đoán, kiêu kỳ.)
From this reading Kristel loved Avicia with all the passion of a hot, imperious, and intense nature.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He looked upon her as his, and had he suspected that Silvain would have fallen in love with her, it can readily be understood that he would have been the last man to bring them into association with each other.
intense
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From this reading Kristel loved Avicia with all the passion of a hot, imperious, and intense nature.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He looked upon her as his, and had he suspected that Silvain would have fallen in love with her, it can readily be understood that he would have been the last man to bring them into association with each other.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He looked upon her as his, and had he suspected that Silvain would have fallen in love with her, it can readily be understood that he would have been the last man to bring them into association with each other.
Kristel
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From this reading "Silvain, Kristel, and Avicia, accompanied by her father, rowed from the lighthouse to the shore.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked upon her as his, and had he suspected that Silvain would have fallen in love with her, it can readily be understood that he would have been the last man to bring them into association with each other.
lighthouse
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From this reading "Silvain, Kristel, and Avicia, accompanied by her father, rowed from the lighthouse to the shore.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The villagers saw but little of them; they passed out of the village, and Avicia's father returned alone to the lighthouse.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked upon her as his, and had he suspected that Silvain would have fallen in love with her, it can readily be understood that he would have been the last man to bring them into association with each other.
love
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From this reading He looked upon her as his, and had he suspected that Silvain would have fallen in love with her, it can readily be understood that he would have been the last man to bring them into association with each other.
loved
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From this reading Kristel loved Avicia with all the passion of a hot, imperious, and intense nature.
man
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From this reading He looked upon her as his, and had he suspected that Silvain would have fallen in love with her, it can readily be understood that he would have been the last man to bring them into association with each other.
nature
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From this reading Kristel loved Avicia with all the passion of a hot, imperious, and intense nature.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The villagers saw but little of them; they passed out of the village, and Avicia's father returned alone to the lighthouse.
other
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From this reading He looked upon her as his, and had he suspected that Silvain would have fallen in love with her, it can readily be understood that he would have been the last man to bring them into association with each other.
out
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From this reading The villagers saw but little of them; they passed out of the village, and Avicia's father returned alone to the lighthouse.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The villagers saw but little of them; they passed out of the village, and Avicia's father returned alone to the lighthouse.
passion
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From this reading Kristel loved Avicia with all the passion of a hot, imperious, and intense nature.
readilynounUS /readily/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked upon her as his, and had he suspected that Silvain would have fallen in love with her, it can readily be understood that he would have been the last man to bring them into association with each other.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The villagers saw but little of them; they passed out of the village, and Avicia's father returned alone to the lighthouse.
rowed
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From this reading "Silvain, Kristel, and Avicia, accompanied by her father, rowed from the lighthouse to the shore.
saw
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From this reading The villagers saw but little of them; they passed out of the village, and Avicia's father returned alone to the lighthouse.
shore
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From this reading "Silvain, Kristel, and Avicia, accompanied by her father, rowed from the lighthouse to the shore.
Silvain
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From this reading "Silvain, Kristel, and Avicia, accompanied by her father, rowed from the lighthouse to the shore.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But so it happened.
suspected
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From this reading He looked upon her as his, and had he suspected that Silvain would have fallen in love with her, it can readily be understood that he would have been the last man to bring them into association with each other.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He looked upon her as his, and had he suspected that Silvain would have fallen in love with her, it can readily be understood that he would have been the last man to bring them into association with each other.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Silvain, Kristel, and Avicia, accompanied by her father, rowed from the lighthouse to the shore.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The villagers saw but little of them; they passed out of the village, and Avicia's father returned alone to the lighthouse.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The villagers saw but little of them; they passed out of the village, and Avicia's father returned alone to the lighthouse.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Silvain, Kristel, and Avicia, accompanied by her father, rowed from the lighthouse to the shore.
understood
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From this reading He looked upon her as his, and had he suspected that Silvain would have fallen in love with her, it can readily be understood that he would have been the last man to bring them into association with each other.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He looked upon her as his, and had he suspected that Silvain would have fallen in love with her, it can readily be understood that he would have been the last man to bring them into association with each other.
village
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From this reading The villagers saw but little of them; they passed out of the village, and Avicia's father returned alone to the lighthouse.
villagers
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From this reading The villagers saw but little of them; they passed out of the village, and Avicia's father returned alone to the lighthouse.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Kristel loved Avicia with all the passion of a hot, imperious, and intense nature.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He looked upon her as his, and had he suspected that Silvain would have fallen in love with her, it can readily be understood that he would have been the last man to bring them into association with each other.
