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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 Such a story, which Doctor Louis truly described as strange and eventful, could not have failed to leave a deep impression upon me.
agonynounUS /ˈæɡ.ə.ni/
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading The awful, unnatural contest, Avicias agony, Silvain's soul-moving appeals, and the dread silence of Kristel--all this was as nought in comparison with the figure of a solitary man standing on the seashore, gazing in the direction of his lost happiness.
all
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From this reading The awful, unnatural contest, Avicias agony, Silvain's soul-moving appeals, and the dread silence of Kristel--all this was as nought in comparison with the figure of a solitary man standing on the seashore, gazing in the direction of his lost happiness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Such a story, which Doctor Louis truly described as strange and eventful, could not have failed to leave a deep impression upon me.
appeals
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From this reading The awful, unnatural contest, Avicias agony, Silvain's soul-moving appeals, and the dread silence of Kristel--all this was as nought in comparison with the figure of a solitary man standing on the seashore, gazing in the direction of his lost happiness.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Such a story, which Doctor Louis truly described as strange and eventful, could not have failed to leave a deep impression upon me.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My instinctive distrust of the twin brothers Eric and Emilius, the growth of a groundless jealousy, was for a while forgotten, and at the conclusion of the recital I was lost in the contemplation of the tragic pictures which had been presented to my mind's eye.
Avicias
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From this reading The awful, unnatural contest, Avicias agony, Silvain's soul-moving appeals, and the dread silence of Kristel--all this was as nought in comparison with the figure of a solitary man standing on the seashore, gazing in the direction of his lost happiness.
awful
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From this reading The awful, unnatural contest, Avicias agony, Silvain's soul-moving appeals, and the dread silence of Kristel--all this was as nought in comparison with the figure of a solitary man standing on the seashore, gazing in the direction of his lost happiness.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading During its recital I had, as it were, been charmed out of myself.
bit
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From this reading Singularly enough, the most startling bit of colour in these pictures, that of the two brothers in their life and death struggle on the outer walls of the lighthouse, was not to me the dominant feature of the remarkable story.
brothers
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From this reading My instinctive distrust of the twin brothers Eric and Emilius, the growth of a groundless jealousy, was for a while forgotten, and at the conclusion of the recital I was lost in the contemplation of the tragic pictures which had been presented to my mind's eye.
charmed
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From this reading During its recital I had, as it were, been charmed out of myself.
colour
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comparison
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From this reading The awful, unnatural contest, Avicias agony, Silvain's soul-moving appeals, and the dread silence of Kristel--all this was as nought in comparison with the figure of a solitary man standing on the seashore, gazing in the direction of his lost happiness.
conclusion
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From this reading My instinctive distrust of the twin brothers Eric and Emilius, the growth of a groundless jealousy, was for a while forgotten, and at the conclusion of the recital I was lost in the contemplation of the tragic pictures which had been presented to my mind's eye.
contemplation
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From this reading My instinctive distrust of the twin brothers Eric and Emilius, the growth of a groundless jealousy, was for a while forgotten, and at the conclusion of the recital I was lost in the contemplation of the tragic pictures which had been presented to my mind's eye.
contest
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From this reading The awful, unnatural contest, Avicias agony, Silvain's soul-moving appeals, and the dread silence of Kristel--all this was as nought in comparison with the figure of a solitary man standing on the seashore, gazing in the direction of his lost happiness.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Such a story, which Doctor Louis truly described as strange and eventful, could not have failed to leave a deep impression upon me.
death
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deep
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From this reading Such a story, which Doctor Louis truly described as strange and eventful, could not have failed to leave a deep impression upon me.
described
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From this reading Such a story, which Doctor Louis truly described as strange and eventful, could not have failed to leave a deep impression upon me.
direction
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From this reading The awful, unnatural contest, Avicias agony, Silvain's soul-moving appeals, and the dread silence of Kristel--all this was as nought in comparison with the figure of a solitary man standing on the seashore, gazing in the direction of his lost happiness.
distrust
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From this reading My instinctive distrust of the twin brothers Eric and Emilius, the growth of a groundless jealousy, was for a while forgotten, and at the conclusion of the recital I was lost in the contemplation of the tragic pictures which had been presented to my mind's eye.
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such a story, which Doctor Louis truly described as strange and eventful, could not have failed to leave a deep impression upon me.
dominant
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From this reading Singularly enough, the most startling bit of colour in these pictures, that of the two brothers in their life and death struggle on the outer walls of the lighthouse, was not to me the dominant feature of the remarkable story.
dread
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From this reading The awful, unnatural contest, Avicias agony, Silvain's soul-moving appeals, and the dread silence of Kristel--all this was as nought in comparison with the figure of a solitary man standing on the seashore, gazing in the direction of his lost happiness.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During its recital I had, as it were, been charmed out of myself.
Emilius
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From this reading My instinctive distrust of the twin brothers Eric and Emilius, the growth of a groundless jealousy, was for a while forgotten, and at the conclusion of the recital I was lost in the contemplation of the tragic pictures which had been presented to my mind's eye.
enough
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From this reading Singularly enough, the most startling bit of colour in these pictures, that of the two brothers in their life and death struggle on the outer walls of the lighthouse, was not to me the dominant feature of the remarkable story.
Eric
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From this reading My instinctive distrust of the twin brothers Eric and Emilius, the growth of a groundless jealousy, was for a while forgotten, and at the conclusion of the recital I was lost in the contemplation of the tragic pictures which had been presented to my mind's eye.
eventful
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From this reading Such a story, which Doctor Louis truly described as strange and eventful, could not have failed to leave a deep impression upon me.
eye
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From this reading My instinctive distrust of the twin brothers Eric and Emilius, the growth of a groundless jealousy, was for a while forgotten, and at the conclusion of the recital I was lost in the contemplation of the tragic pictures which had been presented to my mind's eye.
failed
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From this reading Such a story, which Doctor Louis truly described as strange and eventful, could not have failed to leave a deep impression upon me.
feature
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From this reading Singularly enough, the most startling bit of colour in these pictures, that of the two brothers in their life and death struggle on the outer walls of the lighthouse, was not to me the dominant feature of the remarkable story.
figure
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From this reading The awful, unnatural contest, Avicias agony, Silvain's soul-moving appeals, and the dread silence of Kristel--all this was as nought in comparison with the figure of a solitary man standing on the seashore, gazing in the direction of his lost happiness.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My instinctive distrust of the twin brothers Eric and Emilius, the growth of a groundless jealousy, was for a while forgotten, and at the conclusion of the recital I was lost in the contemplation of the tragic pictures which had been presented to my mind's eye.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading My instinctive distrust of the twin brothers Eric and Emilius, the growth of a groundless jealousy, was for a while forgotten, and at the conclusion of the recital I was lost in the contemplation of the tragic pictures which had been presented to my mind's eye.
gazing
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From this reading The awful, unnatural contest, Avicias agony, Silvain's soul-moving appeals, and the dread silence of Kristel--all this was as nought in comparison with the figure of a solitary man standing on the seashore, gazing in the direction of his lost happiness.
groundless
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From this reading My instinctive distrust of the twin brothers Eric and Emilius, the growth of a groundless jealousy, was for a while forgotten, and at the conclusion of the recital I was lost in the contemplation of the tragic pictures which had been presented to my mind's eye.
growth
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From this reading My instinctive distrust of the twin brothers Eric and Emilius, the growth of a groundless jealousy, was for a while forgotten, and at the conclusion of the recital I was lost in the contemplation of the tragic pictures which had been presented to my mind's eye.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading During its recital I had, as it were, been charmed out of myself.
happiness
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From this reading The awful, unnatural contest, Avicias agony, Silvain's soul-moving appeals, and the dread silence of Kristel--all this was as nought in comparison with the figure of a solitary man standing on the seashore, gazing in the direction of his lost happiness.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Such a story, which Doctor Louis truly described as strange and eventful, could not have failed to leave a deep impression upon me.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The awful, unnatural contest, Avicias agony, Silvain's soul-moving appeals, and the dread silence of Kristel--all this was as nought in comparison with the figure of a solitary man standing on the seashore, gazing in the direction of his lost happiness.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading During its recital I had, as it were, been charmed out of myself.
impression
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From this reading Such a story, which Doctor Louis truly described as strange and eventful, could not have failed to leave a deep impression upon me.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My instinctive distrust of the twin brothers Eric and Emilius, the growth of a groundless jealousy, was for a while forgotten, and at the conclusion of the recital I was lost in the contemplation of the tragic pictures which had been presented to my mind's eye.
instinctive
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From this reading My instinctive distrust of the twin brothers Eric and Emilius, the growth of a groundless jealousy, was for a while forgotten, and at the conclusion of the recital I was lost in the contemplation of the tragic pictures which had been presented to my mind's eye.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading During its recital I had, as it were, been charmed out of myself.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading During its recital I had, as it were, been charmed out of myself.
jealousy
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From this reading My instinctive distrust of the twin brothers Eric and Emilius, the growth of a groundless jealousy, was for a while forgotten, and at the conclusion of the recital I was lost in the contemplation of the tragic pictures which had been presented to my mind's eye.
Kristel
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From this reading The awful, unnatural contest, Avicias agony, Silvain's soul-moving appeals, and the dread silence of Kristel--all this was as nought in comparison with the figure of a solitary man standing on the seashore, gazing in the direction of his lost happiness.
leave
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From this reading Such a story, which Doctor Louis truly described as strange and eventful, could not have failed to leave a deep impression upon me.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Singularly enough, the most startling bit of colour in these pictures, that of the two brothers in their life and death struggle on the outer walls of the lighthouse, was not to me the dominant feature of the remarkable story.
lighthouse
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From this reading Singularly enough, the most startling bit of colour in these pictures, that of the two brothers in their life and death struggle on the outer walls of the lighthouse, was not to me the dominant feature of the remarkable story.
lost
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From this reading My instinctive distrust of the twin brothers Eric and Emilius, the growth of a groundless jealousy, was for a while forgotten, and at the conclusion of the recital I was lost in the contemplation of the tragic pictures which had been presented to my mind's eye.
Louis
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From this reading Such a story, which Doctor Louis truly described as strange and eventful, could not have failed to leave a deep impression upon me.
man
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From this reading The awful, unnatural contest, Avicias agony, Silvain's soul-moving appeals, and the dread silence of Kristel--all this was as nought in comparison with the figure of a solitary man standing on the seashore, gazing in the direction of his lost happiness.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Such a story, which Doctor Louis truly described as strange and eventful, could not have failed to leave a deep impression upon me.
mind's
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From this reading My instinctive distrust of the twin brothers Eric and Emilius, the growth of a groundless jealousy, was for a while forgotten, and at the conclusion of the recital I was lost in the contemplation of the tragic pictures which had been presented to my mind's eye.
most
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From this reading Singularly enough, the most startling bit of colour in these pictures, that of the two brothers in their life and death struggle on the outer walls of the lighthouse, was not to me the dominant feature of the remarkable story.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My instinctive distrust of the twin brothers Eric and Emilius, the growth of a groundless jealousy, was for a while forgotten, and at the conclusion of the recital I was lost in the contemplation of the tragic pictures which had been presented to my mind's eye.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading During its recital I had, as it were, been charmed out of myself.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Such a story, which Doctor Louis truly described as strange and eventful, could not have failed to leave a deep impression upon me.
nought
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From this reading The awful, unnatural contest, Avicias agony, Silvain's soul-moving appeals, and the dread silence of Kristel--all this was as nought in comparison with the figure of a solitary man standing on the seashore, gazing in the direction of his lost happiness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading During its recital I had, as it were, been charmed out of myself.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Singularly enough, the most startling bit of colour in these pictures, that of the two brothers in their life and death struggle on the outer walls of the lighthouse, was not to me the dominant feature of the remarkable story.
out
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From this reading During its recital I had, as it were, been charmed out of myself.
outer
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From this reading Singularly enough, the most startling bit of colour in these pictures, that of the two brothers in their life and death struggle on the outer walls of the lighthouse, was not to me the dominant feature of the remarkable story.
pictures
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From this reading My instinctive distrust of the twin brothers Eric and Emilius, the growth of a groundless jealousy, was for a while forgotten, and at the conclusion of the recital I was lost in the contemplation of the tragic pictures which had been presented to my mind's eye.
presented
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From this reading My instinctive distrust of the twin brothers Eric and Emilius, the growth of a groundless jealousy, was for a while forgotten, and at the conclusion of the recital I was lost in the contemplation of the tragic pictures which had been presented to my mind's eye.
recital
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From this reading During its recital I had, as it were, been charmed out of myself.
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Singularly enough, the most startling bit of colour in these pictures, that of the two brothers in their life and death struggle on the outer walls of the lighthouse, was not to me the dominant feature of the remarkable story.
seashore
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From this reading The awful, unnatural contest, Avicias agony, Silvain's soul-moving appeals, and the dread silence of Kristel--all this was as nought in comparison with the figure of a solitary man standing on the seashore, gazing in the direction of his lost happiness.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The awful, unnatural contest, Avicias agony, Silvain's soul-moving appeals, and the dread silence of Kristel--all this was as nought in comparison with the figure of a solitary man standing on the seashore, gazing in the direction of his lost happiness.
Silvain's
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From this reading The awful, unnatural contest, Avicias agony, Silvain's soul-moving appeals, and the dread silence of Kristel--all this was as nought in comparison with the figure of a solitary man standing on the seashore, gazing in the direction of his lost happiness.
Singularly
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From this reading Singularly enough, the most startling bit of colour in these pictures, that of the two brothers in their life and death struggle on the outer walls of the lighthouse, was not to me the dominant feature of the remarkable story.
solitary
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From this reading The awful, unnatural contest, Avicias agony, Silvain's soul-moving appeals, and the dread silence of Kristel--all this was as nought in comparison with the figure of a solitary man standing on the seashore, gazing in the direction of his lost happiness.
soul-moving
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From this reading The awful, unnatural contest, Avicias agony, Silvain's soul-moving appeals, and the dread silence of Kristel--all this was as nought in comparison with the figure of a solitary man standing on the seashore, gazing in the direction of his lost happiness.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The awful, unnatural contest, Avicias agony, Silvain's soul-moving appeals, and the dread silence of Kristel--all this was as nought in comparison with the figure of a solitary man standing on the seashore, gazing in the direction of his lost happiness.
startling
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From this reading Singularly enough, the most startling bit of colour in these pictures, that of the two brothers in their life and death struggle on the outer walls of the lighthouse, was not to me the dominant feature of the remarkable story.
story
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From this reading Such a story, which Doctor Louis truly described as strange and eventful, could not have failed to leave a deep impression upon me.
strange
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From this reading Such a story, which Doctor Louis truly described as strange and eventful, could not have failed to leave a deep impression upon me.
struggle
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From this reading Singularly enough, the most startling bit of colour in these pictures, that of the two brothers in their life and death struggle on the outer walls of the lighthouse, was not to me the dominant feature of the remarkable story.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such a story, which Doctor Louis truly described as strange and eventful, could not have failed to leave a deep impression upon me.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Singularly enough, the most startling bit of colour in these pictures, that of the two brothers in their life and death struggle on the outer walls of the lighthouse, was not to me the dominant feature of the remarkable story.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My instinctive distrust of the twin brothers Eric and Emilius, the growth of a groundless jealousy, was for a while forgotten, and at the conclusion of the recital I was lost in the contemplation of the tragic pictures which had been presented to my mind's eye.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Singularly enough, the most startling bit of colour in these pictures, that of the two brothers in their life and death struggle on the outer walls of the lighthouse, was not to me the dominant feature of the remarkable story.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Singularly enough, the most startling bit of colour in these pictures, that of the two brothers in their life and death struggle on the outer walls of the lighthouse, was not to me the dominant feature of the remarkable story.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The awful, unnatural contest, Avicias agony, Silvain's soul-moving appeals, and the dread silence of Kristel--all this was as nought in comparison with the figure of a solitary man standing on the seashore, gazing in the direction of his lost happiness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Such a story, which Doctor Louis truly described as strange and eventful, could not have failed to leave a deep impression upon me.
tragic
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From this reading My instinctive distrust of the twin brothers Eric and Emilius, the growth of a groundless jealousy, was for a while forgotten, and at the conclusion of the recital I was lost in the contemplation of the tragic pictures which had been presented to my mind's eye.
truly
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From this reading Such a story, which Doctor Louis truly described as strange and eventful, could not have failed to leave a deep impression upon me.
twin
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From this reading My instinctive distrust of the twin brothers Eric and Emilius, the growth of a groundless jealousy, was for a while forgotten, and at the conclusion of the recital I was lost in the contemplation of the tragic pictures which had been presented to my mind's eye.
two
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From this reading Singularly enough, the most startling bit of colour in these pictures, that of the two brothers in their life and death struggle on the outer walls of the lighthouse, was not to me the dominant feature of the remarkable story.
unnatural
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From this reading The awful, unnatural contest, Avicias agony, Silvain's soul-moving appeals, and the dread silence of Kristel--all this was as nought in comparison with the figure of a solitary man standing on the seashore, gazing in the direction of his lost happiness.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Such a story, which Doctor Louis truly described as strange and eventful, could not have failed to leave a deep impression upon me.
walls
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From this reading Singularly enough, the most startling bit of colour in these pictures, that of the two brothers in their life and death struggle on the outer walls of the lighthouse, was not to me the dominant feature of the remarkable story.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My instinctive distrust of the twin brothers Eric and Emilius, the growth of a groundless jealousy, was for a while forgotten, and at the conclusion of the recital I was lost in the contemplation of the tragic pictures which had been presented to my mind's eye.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading During its recital I had, as it were, been charmed out of myself.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Such a story, which Doctor Louis truly described as strange and eventful, could not have failed to leave a deep impression upon me.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading My instinctive distrust of the twin brothers Eric and Emilius, the growth of a groundless jealousy, was for a while forgotten, and at the conclusion of the recital I was lost in the contemplation of the tragic pictures which had been presented to my mind's eye.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The awful, unnatural contest, Avicias agony, Silvain's soul-moving appeals, and the dread silence of Kristel--all this was as nought in comparison with the figure of a solitary man standing on the seashore, gazing in the direction of his lost happiness.
