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accordance
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From this reading It was in accordance with my intense wish and desire--which had lain dormant in the sweet society of Lauretta--to be alone, in order that I might, without interruption, think over the story I had heard from Doctor Louis's lips.
agency
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From this reading It seemed to me that I had been impelled to do what I had done by an occult agency outside myself.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was in accordance with my intense wish and desire--which had lain dormant in the sweet society of Lauretta--to be alone, in order that I might, without interruption, think over the story I had heard from Doctor Louis's lips.
amazement
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From this reading In solitude I reviewed with amazement the occurrences of the last few moments.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It seemed to me that I had been impelled to do what I had done by an occult agency outside myself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was in accordance with my intense wish and desire--which had lain dormant in the sweet society of Lauretta--to be alone, in order that I might, without interruption, think over the story I had heard from Doctor Louis's lips.
approve
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From this reading Not that I did not approve of it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was in accordance with my intense wish and desire--which had lain dormant in the sweet society of Lauretta--to be alone, in order that I might, without interruption, think over the story I had heard from Doctor Louis's lips.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It seemed to me that I had been impelled to do what I had done by an occult agency outside myself.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And now that this wish and desire were gratified, the one figure which still rose vividly before me was the figure of Kristel.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It seemed to me that I had been impelled to do what I had done by an occult agency outside myself.
desire
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From this reading It was in accordance with my intense wish and desire--which had lain dormant in the sweet society of Lauretta--to be alone, in order that I might, without interruption, think over the story I had heard from Doctor Louis's lips.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Not that I did not approve of it.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It seemed to me that I had been impelled to do what I had done by an occult agency outside myself.
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was in accordance with my intense wish and desire--which had lain dormant in the sweet society of Lauretta--to be alone, in order that I might, without interruption, think over the story I had heard from Doctor Louis's lips.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to me that I had been impelled to do what I had done by an occult agency outside myself.
dormant
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From this reading It was in accordance with my intense wish and desire--which had lain dormant in the sweet society of Lauretta--to be alone, in order that I might, without interruption, think over the story I had heard from Doctor Louis's lips.
few
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From this reading In solitude I reviewed with amazement the occurrences of the last few moments.
figure
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From this reading And now that this wish and desire were gratified, the one figure which still rose vividly before me was the figure of Kristel.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was in accordance with my intense wish and desire--which had lain dormant in the sweet society of Lauretta--to be alone, in order that I might, without interruption, think over the story I had heard from Doctor Louis's lips.
gratified
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From this reading And now that this wish and desire were gratified, the one figure which still rose vividly before me was the figure of Kristel.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It seemed to me that I had been impelled to do what I had done by an occult agency outside myself.
heard
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From this reading It was in accordance with my intense wish and desire--which had lain dormant in the sweet society of Lauretta--to be alone, in order that I might, without interruption, think over the story I had heard from Doctor Louis's lips.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In solitude I reviewed with amazement the occurrences of the last few moments.
impelled
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From this reading It seemed to me that I had been impelled to do what I had done by an occult agency outside myself.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In solitude I reviewed with amazement the occurrences of the last few moments.
intense
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From this reading It was in accordance with my intense wish and desire--which had lain dormant in the sweet society of Lauretta--to be alone, in order that I might, without interruption, think over the story I had heard from Doctor Louis's lips.
interruption
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From this reading It was in accordance with my intense wish and desire--which had lain dormant in the sweet society of Lauretta--to be alone, in order that I might, without interruption, think over the story I had heard from Doctor Louis's lips.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to me that I had been impelled to do what I had done by an occult agency outside myself.
Kristel
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From this reading And now that this wish and desire were gratified, the one figure which still rose vividly before me was the figure of Kristel.
lain
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From this reading It was in accordance with my intense wish and desire--which had lain dormant in the sweet society of Lauretta--to be alone, in order that I might, without interruption, think over the story I had heard from Doctor Louis's lips.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In solitude I reviewed with amazement the occurrences of the last few moments.
Lauretta
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From this reading It was in accordance with my intense wish and desire--which had lain dormant in the sweet society of Lauretta--to be alone, in order that I might, without interruption, think over the story I had heard from Doctor Louis's lips.
lips
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From this reading It was in accordance with my intense wish and desire--which had lain dormant in the sweet society of Lauretta--to be alone, in order that I might, without interruption, think over the story I had heard from Doctor Louis's lips.
Louis's
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From this reading It was in accordance with my intense wish and desire--which had lain dormant in the sweet society of Lauretta--to be alone, in order that I might, without interruption, think over the story I had heard from Doctor Louis's lips.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It seemed to me that I had been impelled to do what I had done by an occult agency outside myself.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It was in accordance with my intense wish and desire--which had lain dormant in the sweet society of Lauretta--to be alone, in order that I might, without interruption, think over the story I had heard from Doctor Louis's lips.
moments
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From this reading In solitude I reviewed with amazement the occurrences of the last few moments.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was in accordance with my intense wish and desire--which had lain dormant in the sweet society of Lauretta--to be alone, in order that I might, without interruption, think over the story I had heard from Doctor Louis's lips.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading It seemed to me that I had been impelled to do what I had done by an occult agency outside myself.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not that I did not approve of it.
now
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From this reading And now that this wish and desire were gratified, the one figure which still rose vividly before me was the figure of Kristel.
occult
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From this reading It seemed to me that I had been impelled to do what I had done by an occult agency outside myself.
occurrences
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From this reading In solitude I reviewed with amazement the occurrences of the last few moments.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In solitude I reviewed with amazement the occurrences of the last few moments.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And now that this wish and desire were gratified, the one figure which still rose vividly before me was the figure of Kristel.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was in accordance with my intense wish and desire--which had lain dormant in the sweet society of Lauretta--to be alone, in order that I might, without interruption, think over the story I had heard from Doctor Louis's lips.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It seemed to me that I had been impelled to do what I had done by an occult agency outside myself.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was in accordance with my intense wish and desire--which had lain dormant in the sweet society of Lauretta--to be alone, in order that I might, without interruption, think over the story I had heard from Doctor Louis's lips.
reviewed
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From this reading In solitude I reviewed with amazement the occurrences of the last few moments.
rose
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From this reading And now that this wish and desire were gratified, the one figure which still rose vividly before me was the figure of Kristel.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to me that I had been impelled to do what I had done by an occult agency outside myself.
society
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From this reading It was in accordance with my intense wish and desire--which had lain dormant in the sweet society of Lauretta--to be alone, in order that I might, without interruption, think over the story I had heard from Doctor Louis's lips.
solitude
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From this reading In solitude I reviewed with amazement the occurrences of the last few moments.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now that this wish and desire were gratified, the one figure which still rose vividly before me was the figure of Kristel.
story
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From this reading It was in accordance with my intense wish and desire--which had lain dormant in the sweet society of Lauretta--to be alone, in order that I might, without interruption, think over the story I had heard from Doctor Louis's lips.
sweet
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From this reading It was in accordance with my intense wish and desire--which had lain dormant in the sweet society of Lauretta--to be alone, in order that I might, without interruption, think over the story I had heard from Doctor Louis's lips.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seemed to me that I had been impelled to do what I had done by an occult agency outside myself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In solitude I reviewed with amazement the occurrences of the last few moments.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was in accordance with my intense wish and desire--which had lain dormant in the sweet society of Lauretta--to be alone, in order that I might, without interruption, think over the story I had heard from Doctor Louis's lips.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And now that this wish and desire were gratified, the one figure which still rose vividly before me was the figure of Kristel.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seemed to me that I had been impelled to do what I had done by an occult agency outside myself.
vividly
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From this reading And now that this wish and desire were gratified, the one figure which still rose vividly before me was the figure of Kristel.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was in accordance with my intense wish and desire--which had lain dormant in the sweet society of Lauretta--to be alone, in order that I might, without interruption, think over the story I had heard from Doctor Louis's lips.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And now that this wish and desire were gratified, the one figure which still rose vividly before me was the figure of Kristel.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It seemed to me that I had been impelled to do what I had done by an occult agency outside myself.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was in accordance with my intense wish and desire--which had lain dormant in the sweet society of Lauretta--to be alone, in order that I might, without interruption, think over the story I had heard from Doctor Louis's lips.
wish
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From this reading It was in accordance with my intense wish and desire--which had lain dormant in the sweet society of Lauretta--to be alone, in order that I might, without interruption, think over the story I had heard from Doctor Louis's lips.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In solitude I reviewed with amazement the occurrences of the last few moments.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It was in accordance with my intense wish and desire--which had lain dormant in the sweet society of Lauretta--to be alone, in order that I might, without interruption, think over the story I had heard from Doctor Louis's lips.
