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aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading As he lay that night on the fern-bed in the cottage above the chasm, he thought of Rachel Carre, and what might have been if Martel's father had only been properly drowned on the Hanois instead of marrying the Guernsey woman.
all
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From this reading And now--his life was empty, and Rachel's was broken,--and all because of this wretched half-Frenchman, with his knowing ways and foreign beguilements.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As he lay that night on the fern-bed in the cottage above the chasm, he thought of Rachel Carre, and what might have been if Martel's father had only been properly drowned on the Hanois instead of marrying the Guernsey woman.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he lay that night on the fern-bed in the cottage above the chasm, he thought of Rachel Carre, and what might have been if Martel's father had only been properly drowned on the Hanois instead of marrying the Guernsey woman.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading And now--his life was empty, and Rachel's was broken,--and all because of this wretched half-Frenchman, with his knowing ways and foreign beguilements.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As he lay that night on the fern-bed in the cottage above the chasm, he thought of Rachel Carre, and what might have been if Martel's father had only been properly drowned on the Hanois instead of marrying the Guernsey woman.
beguilements
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From this reading And now--his life was empty, and Rachel's was broken,--and all because of this wretched half-Frenchman, with his knowing ways and foreign beguilements.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now--his life was empty, and Rachel's was broken,--and all because of this wretched half-Frenchman, with his knowing ways and foreign beguilements.
Carre
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From this reading As he lay that night on the fern-bed in the cottage above the chasm, he thought of Rachel Carre, and what might have been if Martel's father had only been properly drowned on the Hanois instead of marrying the Guernsey woman.
certain
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chasm
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From this reading As he lay that night on the fern-bed in the cottage above the chasm, he thought of Rachel Carre, and what might have been if Martel's father had only been properly drowned on the Hanois instead of marrying the Guernsey woman.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rachel and he might have come together, and he would have made her as happy as the day was long.
cottage
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From this reading As he lay that night on the fern-bed in the cottage above the chasm, he thought of Rachel Carre, and what might have been if Martel's father had only been properly drowned on the Hanois instead of marrying the Guernsey woman.
DARK
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day
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From this reading Rachel and he might have come together, and he would have made her as happy as the day was long.
days
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drowned
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early
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empty
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enjoyment
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father
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From this reading As he lay that night on the fern-bed in the cottage above the chasm, he thought of Rachel Carre, and what might have been if Martel's father had only been properly drowned on the Hanois instead of marrying the Guernsey woman.
fern-bed
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foreign
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From this reading And now--his life was empty, and Rachel's was broken,--and all because of this wretched half-Frenchman, with his knowing ways and foreign beguilements.
FOUGHT
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George
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From this reading HOW TWO FOUGHT IN THE DARK When George Hamon told me the next part of the story of those early days, his enjoyment in the recalling of certain parts of it was undisguised.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He told it with great gusto.
Guernsey
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From this reading As he lay that night on the fern-bed in the cottage above the chasm, he thought of Rachel Carre, and what might have been if Martel's father had only been properly drowned on the Hanois instead of marrying the Guernsey woman.
gusto
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From this reading He told it with great gusto.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As he lay that night on the fern-bed in the cottage above the chasm, he thought of Rachel Carre, and what might have been if Martel's father had only been properly drowned on the Hanois instead of marrying the Guernsey woman.
half-Frenchman
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From this reading And now--his life was empty, and Rachel's was broken,--and all because of this wretched half-Frenchman, with his knowing ways and foreign beguilements.
Hamon
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Hanois
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From this reading As he lay that night on the fern-bed in the cottage above the chasm, he thought of Rachel Carre, and what might have been if Martel's father had only been properly drowned on the Hanois instead of marrying the Guernsey woman.
happy
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From this reading Rachel and he might have come together, and he would have made her as happy as the day was long.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As he lay that night on the fern-bed in the cottage above the chasm, he thought of Rachel Carre, and what might have been if Martel's father had only been properly drowned on the Hanois instead of marrying the Guernsey woman.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He told it with great gusto.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Rachel and he might have come together, and he would have made her as happy as the day was long.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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HOW
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From this reading HOW TWO FOUGHT IN THE DARK When George Hamon told me the next part of the story of those early days, his enjoyment in the recalling of certain parts of it was undisguised.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As he lay that night on the fern-bed in the cottage above the chasm, he thought of Rachel Carre, and what might have been if Martel's father had only been properly drowned on the Hanois instead of marrying the Guernsey woman.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOW TWO FOUGHT IN THE DARK When George Hamon told me the next part of the story of those early days, his enjoyment in the recalling of certain parts of it was undisguised.
instead
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From this reading As he lay that night on the fern-bed in the cottage above the chasm, he thought of Rachel Carre, and what might have been if Martel's father had only been properly drowned on the Hanois instead of marrying the Guernsey woman.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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knowing
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From this reading And now--his life was empty, and Rachel's was broken,--and all because of this wretched half-Frenchman, with his knowing ways and foreign beguilements.
lay
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From this reading As he lay that night on the fern-bed in the cottage above the chasm, he thought of Rachel Carre, and what might have been if Martel's father had only been properly drowned on the Hanois instead of marrying the Guernsey woman.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now--his life was empty, and Rachel's was broken,--and all because of this wretched half-Frenchman, with his knowing ways and foreign beguilements.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rachel and he might have come together, and he would have made her as happy as the day was long.
made
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From this reading Rachel and he might have come together, and he would have made her as happy as the day was long.
marrying
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From this reading As he lay that night on the fern-bed in the cottage above the chasm, he thought of Rachel Carre, and what might have been if Martel's father had only been properly drowned on the Hanois instead of marrying the Guernsey woman.
Martel's
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From this reading As he lay that night on the fern-bed in the cottage above the chasm, he thought of Rachel Carre, and what might have been if Martel's father had only been properly drowned on the Hanois instead of marrying the Guernsey woman.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading HOW TWO FOUGHT IN THE DARK When George Hamon told me the next part of the story of those early days, his enjoyment in the recalling of certain parts of it was undisguised.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading As he lay that night on the fern-bed in the cottage above the chasm, he thought of Rachel Carre, and what might have been if Martel's father had only been properly drowned on the Hanois instead of marrying the Guernsey woman.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW TWO FOUGHT IN THE DARK When George Hamon told me the next part of the story of those early days, his enjoyment in the recalling of certain parts of it was undisguised.
night
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From this reading As he lay that night on the fern-bed in the cottage above the chasm, he thought of Rachel Carre, and what might have been if Martel's father had only been properly drowned on the Hanois instead of marrying the Guernsey woman.
now
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From this reading And now--his life was empty, and Rachel's was broken,--and all because of this wretched half-Frenchman, with his knowing ways and foreign beguilements.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW TWO FOUGHT IN THE DARK When George Hamon told me the next part of the story of those early days, his enjoyment in the recalling of certain parts of it was undisguised.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As he lay that night on the fern-bed in the cottage above the chasm, he thought of Rachel Carre, and what might have been if Martel's father had only been properly drowned on the Hanois instead of marrying the Guernsey woman.
only
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From this reading As he lay that night on the fern-bed in the cottage above the chasm, he thought of Rachel Carre, and what might have been if Martel's father had only been properly drowned on the Hanois instead of marrying the Guernsey woman.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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parts
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properly
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Rachel
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From this reading As he lay that night on the fern-bed in the cottage above the chasm, he thought of Rachel Carre, and what might have been if Martel's father had only been properly drowned on the Hanois instead of marrying the Guernsey woman.
Rachel's
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From this reading And now--his life was empty, and Rachel's was broken,--and all because of this wretched half-Frenchman, with his knowing ways and foreign beguilements.
recalling
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story
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As he lay that night on the fern-bed in the cottage above the chasm, he thought of Rachel Carre, and what might have been if Martel's father had only been properly drowned on the Hanois instead of marrying the Guernsey woman.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW TWO FOUGHT IN THE DARK When George Hamon told me the next part of the story of those early days, his enjoyment in the recalling of certain parts of it was undisguised.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And now--his life was empty, and Rachel's was broken,--and all because of this wretched half-Frenchman, with his knowing ways and foreign beguilements.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading HOW TWO FOUGHT IN THE DARK When George Hamon told me the next part of the story of those early days, his enjoyment in the recalling of certain parts of it was undisguised.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he lay that night on the fern-bed in the cottage above the chasm, he thought of Rachel Carre, and what might have been if Martel's father had only been properly drowned on the Hanois instead of marrying the Guernsey woman.
together
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From this reading Rachel and he might have come together, and he would have made her as happy as the day was long.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW TWO FOUGHT IN THE DARK When George Hamon told me the next part of the story of those early days, his enjoyment in the recalling of certain parts of it was undisguised.
TWO
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undisguised
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW TWO FOUGHT IN THE DARK When George Hamon told me the next part of the story of those early days, his enjoyment in the recalling of certain parts of it was undisguised.
ways
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From this reading And now--his life was empty, and Rachel's was broken,--and all because of this wretched half-Frenchman, with his knowing ways and foreign beguilements.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading As he lay that night on the fern-bed in the cottage above the chasm, he thought of Rachel Carre, and what might have been if Martel's father had only been properly drowned on the Hanois instead of marrying the Guernsey woman.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading HOW TWO FOUGHT IN THE DARK When George Hamon told me the next part of the story of those early days, his enjoyment in the recalling of certain parts of it was undisguised.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He told it with great gusto.
woman
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From this reading As he lay that night on the fern-bed in the cottage above the chasm, he thought of Rachel Carre, and what might have been if Martel's father had only been properly drowned on the Hanois instead of marrying the Guernsey woman.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Rachel and he might have come together, and he would have made her as happy as the day was long.
wretched
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From this reading And now--his life was empty, and Rachel's was broken,--and all because of this wretched half-Frenchman, with his knowing ways and foreign beguilements.
