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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 “Shall I ever forget the blast of driving rain that struck our faces and enveloped us in a cloud of wet, as the door swung on its hinges and let us forth into the night; or the electric thrill that shot through me as that slender girl grasped my hand and drew me away through the blinding darkness.
affected
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From this reading It was not that I was so much affected by her beauty as influenced by her power and energy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Shall I ever forget the blast of driving rain that struck our faces and enveloped us in a cloud of wet, as the door swung on its hinges and let us forth into the night; or the electric thrill that shot through me as that slender girl grasped my hand and drew me away through the blinding darkness.
Arrived
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From this reading Arrived at the roadside, she paused and looked back.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Shall I ever forget the blast of driving rain that struck our faces and enveloped us in a cloud of wet, as the door swung on its hinges and let us forth into the night; or the electric thrill that shot through me as that slender girl grasped my hand and drew me away through the blinding darkness.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Arrived at the roadside, she paused and looked back.
away
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From this reading “Shall I ever forget the blast of driving rain that struck our faces and enveloped us in a cloud of wet, as the door swung on its hinges and let us forth into the night; or the electric thrill that shot through me as that slender girl grasped my hand and drew me away through the blinding darkness.
back
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From this reading Arrived at the roadside, she paused and looked back.
beauty
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From this reading It was not that I was so much affected by her beauty as influenced by her power and energy.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I began to realize what intellect was.
bend
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From this reading The fury of the gale seemed to bend to her will, the wind lend wings to her feet.
blast
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From this reading “Shall I ever forget the blast of driving rain that struck our faces and enveloped us in a cloud of wet, as the door swung on its hinges and let us forth into the night; or the electric thrill that shot through me as that slender girl grasped my hand and drew me away through the blinding darkness.
blinding
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From this reading “Shall I ever forget the blast of driving rain that struck our faces and enveloped us in a cloud of wet, as the door swung on its hinges and let us forth into the night; or the electric thrill that shot through me as that slender girl grasped my hand and drew me away through the blinding darkness.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was not that I was so much affected by her beauty as influenced by her power and energy.
cloud
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From this reading “Shall I ever forget the blast of driving rain that struck our faces and enveloped us in a cloud of wet, as the door swung on its hinges and let us forth into the night; or the electric thrill that shot through me as that slender girl grasped my hand and drew me away through the blinding darkness.
darkness
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From this reading “Shall I ever forget the blast of driving rain that struck our faces and enveloped us in a cloud of wet, as the door swung on its hinges and let us forth into the night; or the electric thrill that shot through me as that slender girl grasped my hand and drew me away through the blinding darkness.
door
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From this reading “Shall I ever forget the blast of driving rain that struck our faces and enveloped us in a cloud of wet, as the door swung on its hinges and let us forth into the night; or the electric thrill that shot through me as that slender girl grasped my hand and drew me away through the blinding darkness.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Shall I ever forget the blast of driving rain that struck our faces and enveloped us in a cloud of wet, as the door swung on its hinges and let us forth into the night; or the electric thrill that shot through me as that slender girl grasped my hand and drew me away through the blinding darkness.
driving
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From this reading “Shall I ever forget the blast of driving rain that struck our faces and enveloped us in a cloud of wet, as the door swung on its hinges and let us forth into the night; or the electric thrill that shot through me as that slender girl grasped my hand and drew me away through the blinding darkness.
electric
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From this reading “Shall I ever forget the blast of driving rain that struck our faces and enveloped us in a cloud of wet, as the door swung on its hinges and let us forth into the night; or the electric thrill that shot through me as that slender girl grasped my hand and drew me away through the blinding darkness.
energy
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From this reading It was not that I was so much affected by her beauty as influenced by her power and energy.
enveloped
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From this reading “Shall I ever forget the blast of driving rain that struck our faces and enveloped us in a cloud of wet, as the door swung on its hinges and let us forth into the night; or the electric thrill that shot through me as that slender girl grasped my hand and drew me away through the blinding darkness.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Shall I ever forget the blast of driving rain that struck our faces and enveloped us in a cloud of wet, as the door swung on its hinges and let us forth into the night; or the electric thrill that shot through me as that slender girl grasped my hand and drew me away through the blinding darkness.
faces
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From this reading “Shall I ever forget the blast of driving rain that struck our faces and enveloped us in a cloud of wet, as the door swung on its hinges and let us forth into the night; or the electric thrill that shot through me as that slender girl grasped my hand and drew me away through the blinding darkness.
feet
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From this reading The fury of the gale seemed to bend to her will, the wind lend wings to her feet.
forget
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From this reading “Shall I ever forget the blast of driving rain that struck our faces and enveloped us in a cloud of wet, as the door swung on its hinges and let us forth into the night; or the electric thrill that shot through me as that slender girl grasped my hand and drew me away through the blinding darkness.
forth
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From this reading “Shall I ever forget the blast of driving rain that struck our faces and enveloped us in a cloud of wet, as the door swung on its hinges and let us forth into the night; or the electric thrill that shot through me as that slender girl grasped my hand and drew me away through the blinding darkness.
fury
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From this reading The fury of the gale seemed to bend to her will, the wind lend wings to her feet.
gale
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From this reading The fury of the gale seemed to bend to her will, the wind lend wings to her feet.
girl
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From this reading “Shall I ever forget the blast of driving rain that struck our faces and enveloped us in a cloud of wet, as the door swung on its hinges and let us forth into the night; or the electric thrill that shot through me as that slender girl grasped my hand and drew me away through the blinding darkness.
grasped
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From this reading “Shall I ever forget the blast of driving rain that struck our faces and enveloped us in a cloud of wet, as the door swung on its hinges and let us forth into the night; or the electric thrill that shot through me as that slender girl grasped my hand and drew me away through the blinding darkness.
hand
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From this reading “Shall I ever forget the blast of driving rain that struck our faces and enveloped us in a cloud of wet, as the door swung on its hinges and let us forth into the night; or the electric thrill that shot through me as that slender girl grasped my hand and drew me away through the blinding darkness.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was not that I was so much affected by her beauty as influenced by her power and energy.
hinges
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From this reading “Shall I ever forget the blast of driving rain that struck our faces and enveloped us in a cloud of wet, as the door swung on its hinges and let us forth into the night; or the electric thrill that shot through me as that slender girl grasped my hand and drew me away through the blinding darkness.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Shall I ever forget the blast of driving rain that struck our faces and enveloped us in a cloud of wet, as the door swung on its hinges and let us forth into the night; or the electric thrill that shot through me as that slender girl grasped my hand and drew me away through the blinding darkness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Shall I ever forget the blast of driving rain that struck our faces and enveloped us in a cloud of wet, as the door swung on its hinges and let us forth into the night; or the electric thrill that shot through me as that slender girl grasped my hand and drew me away through the blinding darkness.
influenced
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From this reading It was not that I was so much affected by her beauty as influenced by her power and energy.
intellect
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From this reading I began to realize what intellect was.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Shall I ever forget the blast of driving rain that struck our faces and enveloped us in a cloud of wet, as the door swung on its hinges and let us forth into the night; or the electric thrill that shot through me as that slender girl grasped my hand and drew me away through the blinding darkness.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not that I was so much affected by her beauty as influenced by her power and energy.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “Shall I ever forget the blast of driving rain that struck our faces and enveloped us in a cloud of wet, as the door swung on its hinges and let us forth into the night; or the electric thrill that shot through me as that slender girl grasped my hand and drew me away through the blinding darkness.
lend
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From this reading The fury of the gale seemed to bend to her will, the wind lend wings to her feet.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Shall I ever forget the blast of driving rain that struck our faces and enveloped us in a cloud of wet, as the door swung on its hinges and let us forth into the night; or the electric thrill that shot through me as that slender girl grasped my hand and drew me away through the blinding darkness.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arrived at the roadside, she paused and looked back.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Shall I ever forget the blast of driving rain that struck our faces and enveloped us in a cloud of wet, as the door swung on its hinges and let us forth into the night; or the electric thrill that shot through me as that slender girl grasped my hand and drew me away through the blinding darkness.
much
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From this reading It was not that I was so much affected by her beauty as influenced by her power and energy.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Shall I ever forget the blast of driving rain that struck our faces and enveloped us in a cloud of wet, as the door swung on its hinges and let us forth into the night; or the electric thrill that shot through me as that slender girl grasped my hand and drew me away through the blinding darkness.
night
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From this reading “Shall I ever forget the blast of driving rain that struck our faces and enveloped us in a cloud of wet, as the door swung on its hinges and let us forth into the night; or the electric thrill that shot through me as that slender girl grasped my hand and drew me away through the blinding darkness.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not that I was so much affected by her beauty as influenced by her power and energy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Shall I ever forget the blast of driving rain that struck our faces and enveloped us in a cloud of wet, as the door swung on its hinges and let us forth into the night; or the electric thrill that shot through me as that slender girl grasped my hand and drew me away through the blinding darkness.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Shall I ever forget the blast of driving rain that struck our faces and enveloped us in a cloud of wet, as the door swung on its hinges and let us forth into the night; or the electric thrill that shot through me as that slender girl grasped my hand and drew me away through the blinding darkness.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Shall I ever forget the blast of driving rain that struck our faces and enveloped us in a cloud of wet, as the door swung on its hinges and let us forth into the night; or the electric thrill that shot through me as that slender girl grasped my hand and drew me away through the blinding darkness.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Shall I ever forget the blast of driving rain that struck our faces and enveloped us in a cloud of wet, as the door swung on its hinges and let us forth into the night; or the electric thrill that shot through me as that slender girl grasped my hand and drew me away through the blinding darkness.
paused
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From this reading Arrived at the roadside, she paused and looked back.
power
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From this reading It was not that I was so much affected by her beauty as influenced by her power and energy.
rain
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From this reading “Shall I ever forget the blast of driving rain that struck our faces and enveloped us in a cloud of wet, as the door swung on its hinges and let us forth into the night; or the electric thrill that shot through me as that slender girl grasped my hand and drew me away through the blinding darkness.
realize
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From this reading I began to realize what intellect was.
roadside
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From this reading Arrived at the roadside, she paused and looked back.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fury of the gale seemed to bend to her will, the wind lend wings to her feet.
Shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Shall I ever forget the blast of driving rain that struck our faces and enveloped us in a cloud of wet, as the door swung on its hinges and let us forth into the night; or the electric thrill that shot through me as that slender girl grasped my hand and drew me away through the blinding darkness.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Arrived at the roadside, she paused and looked back.
shot
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From this reading “Shall I ever forget the blast of driving rain that struck our faces and enveloped us in a cloud of wet, as the door swung on its hinges and let us forth into the night; or the electric thrill that shot through me as that slender girl grasped my hand and drew me away through the blinding darkness.
slender
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From this reading “Shall I ever forget the blast of driving rain that struck our faces and enveloped us in a cloud of wet, as the door swung on its hinges and let us forth into the night; or the electric thrill that shot through me as that slender girl grasped my hand and drew me away through the blinding darkness.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was not that I was so much affected by her beauty as influenced by her power and energy.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Shall I ever forget the blast of driving rain that struck our faces and enveloped us in a cloud of wet, as the door swung on its hinges and let us forth into the night; or the electric thrill that shot through me as that slender girl grasped my hand and drew me away through the blinding darkness.
swung
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From this reading “Shall I ever forget the blast of driving rain that struck our faces and enveloped us in a cloud of wet, as the door swung on its hinges and let us forth into the night; or the electric thrill that shot through me as that slender girl grasped my hand and drew me away through the blinding darkness.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Shall I ever forget the blast of driving rain that struck our faces and enveloped us in a cloud of wet, as the door swung on its hinges and let us forth into the night; or the electric thrill that shot through me as that slender girl grasped my hand and drew me away through the blinding darkness.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Shall I ever forget the blast of driving rain that struck our faces and enveloped us in a cloud of wet, as the door swung on its hinges and let us forth into the night; or the electric thrill that shot through me as that slender girl grasped my hand and drew me away through the blinding darkness.
thrill
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From this reading “Shall I ever forget the blast of driving rain that struck our faces and enveloped us in a cloud of wet, as the door swung on its hinges and let us forth into the night; or the electric thrill that shot through me as that slender girl grasped my hand and drew me away through the blinding darkness.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Shall I ever forget the blast of driving rain that struck our faces and enveloped us in a cloud of wet, as the door swung on its hinges and let us forth into the night; or the electric thrill that shot through me as that slender girl grasped my hand and drew me away through the blinding darkness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The fury of the gale seemed to bend to her will, the wind lend wings to her feet.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Shall I ever forget the blast of driving rain that struck our faces and enveloped us in a cloud of wet, as the door swung on its hinges and let us forth into the night; or the electric thrill that shot through me as that slender girl grasped my hand and drew me away through the blinding darkness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not that I was so much affected by her beauty as influenced by her power and energy.
wet
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From this reading “Shall I ever forget the blast of driving rain that struck our faces and enveloped us in a cloud of wet, as the door swung on its hinges and let us forth into the night; or the electric thrill that shot through me as that slender girl grasped my hand and drew me away through the blinding darkness.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I began to realize what intellect was.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The fury of the gale seemed to bend to her will, the wind lend wings to her feet.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fury of the gale seemed to bend to her will, the wind lend wings to her feet.
wings
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From this reading The fury of the gale seemed to bend to her will, the wind lend wings to her feet.
