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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 A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other.
all
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From this reading No more can I turn the leaves of this dear book that I loved, and vainly hope in time to read it all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading No more can I look into the depths of this unfathomable water, wherein, as momentary lights glanced into it, I have had glimpses of buried treasure and other things submerged.
awfulness
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From this reading Something of the awfulness, even of Death itself, is referable to this.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other.
beating
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From this reading A solemn consideration, when I enter a great city by night, that every one of those darkly clustered houses encloses its own secret; that every room in every one of them encloses its own secret; that every beating heart in the hundreds of thousands of breasts there, is, in some of its imaginings, a secret to the heart nearest it!
book
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From this reading No more can I turn the leaves of this dear book that I loved, and vainly hope in time to read it all.
breasts
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From this reading A solemn consideration, when I enter a great city by night, that every one of those darkly clustered houses encloses its own secret; that every room in every one of them encloses its own secret; that every beating heart in the hundreds of thousands of breasts there, is, in some of its imaginings, a secret to the heart nearest it!
buried
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From this reading No more can I look into the depths of this unfathomable water, wherein, as momentary lights glanced into it, I have had glimpses of buried treasure and other things submerged.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A solemn consideration, when I enter a great city by night, that every one of those darkly clustered houses encloses its own secret; that every room in every one of them encloses its own secret; that every beating heart in the hundreds of thousands of breasts there, is, in some of its imaginings, a secret to the heart nearest it!
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading No more can I turn the leaves of this dear book that I loved, and vainly hope in time to read it all.
city
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From this reading A solemn consideration, when I enter a great city by night, that every one of those darkly clustered houses encloses its own secret; that every room in every one of them encloses its own secret; that every beating heart in the hundreds of thousands of breasts there, is, in some of its imaginings, a secret to the heart nearest it!
clustered
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From this reading A solemn consideration, when I enter a great city by night, that every one of those darkly clustered houses encloses its own secret; that every room in every one of them encloses its own secret; that every beating heart in the hundreds of thousands of breasts there, is, in some of its imaginings, a secret to the heart nearest it!
considerationnounUS /kənˌsɪdəˈreɪʃən/
a fact or idea that is thought about carefully
From this reading A solemn consideration, when I enter a great city by night, that every one of those darkly clustered houses encloses its own secret; that every room in every one of them encloses its own secret; that every beating heart in the hundreds of thousands of breasts there, is, in some of its imaginings, a secret to the heart nearest it!
constitutedverbUS /ˈkɑːnstətuːtɪd/
formed or made in a particular way
From this reading A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other.
darkly
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From this reading A solemn consideration, when I enter a great city by night, that every one of those darkly clustered houses encloses its own secret; that every room in every one of them encloses its own secret; that every beating heart in the hundreds of thousands of breasts there, is, in some of its imaginings, a secret to the heart nearest it!
dear
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From this reading No more can I turn the leaves of this dear book that I loved, and vainly hope in time to read it all.
Death
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From this reading Something of the awfulness, even of Death itself, is referable to this.
depths
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From this reading No more can I look into the depths of this unfathomable water, wherein, as momentary lights glanced into it, I have had glimpses of buried treasure and other things submerged.
encloses
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From this reading A solemn consideration, when I enter a great city by night, that every one of those darkly clustered houses encloses its own secret; that every room in every one of them encloses its own secret; that every beating heart in the hundreds of thousands of breasts there, is, in some of its imaginings, a secret to the heart nearest it!
enter
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From this reading A solemn consideration, when I enter a great city by night, that every one of those darkly clustered houses encloses its own secret; that every room in every one of them encloses its own secret; that every beating heart in the hundreds of thousands of breasts there, is, in some of its imaginings, a secret to the heart nearest it!
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Something of the awfulness, even of Death itself, is referable to this.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other.
fact
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From this reading A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other.
glanced
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From this reading No more can I look into the depths of this unfathomable water, wherein, as momentary lights glanced into it, I have had glimpses of buried treasure and other things submerged.
glimpses
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From this reading No more can I look into the depths of this unfathomable water, wherein, as momentary lights glanced into it, I have had glimpses of buried treasure and other things submerged.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A solemn consideration, when I enter a great city by night, that every one of those darkly clustered houses encloses its own secret; that every room in every one of them encloses its own secret; that every beating heart in the hundreds of thousands of breasts there, is, in some of its imaginings, a secret to the heart nearest it!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No more can I look into the depths of this unfathomable water, wherein, as momentary lights glanced into it, I have had glimpses of buried treasure and other things submerged.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading No more can I look into the depths of this unfathomable water, wherein, as momentary lights glanced into it, I have had glimpses of buried treasure and other things submerged.
heart
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From this reading A solemn consideration, when I enter a great city by night, that every one of those darkly clustered houses encloses its own secret; that every room in every one of them encloses its own secret; that every beating heart in the hundreds of thousands of breasts there, is, in some of its imaginings, a secret to the heart nearest it!
hope
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From this reading No more can I turn the leaves of this dear book that I loved, and vainly hope in time to read it all.
houses
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From this reading A solemn consideration, when I enter a great city by night, that every one of those darkly clustered houses encloses its own secret; that every room in every one of them encloses its own secret; that every beating heart in the hundreds of thousands of breasts there, is, in some of its imaginings, a secret to the heart nearest it!
human
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From this reading A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other.
hundreds
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From this reading A solemn consideration, when I enter a great city by night, that every one of those darkly clustered houses encloses its own secret; that every room in every one of them encloses its own secret; that every beating heart in the hundreds of thousands of breasts there, is, in some of its imaginings, a secret to the heart nearest it!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A solemn consideration, when I enter a great city by night, that every one of those darkly clustered houses encloses its own secret; that every room in every one of them encloses its own secret; that every beating heart in the hundreds of thousands of breasts there, is, in some of its imaginings, a secret to the heart nearest it!
imaginings
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From this reading A solemn consideration, when I enter a great city by night, that every one of those darkly clustered houses encloses its own secret; that every room in every one of them encloses its own secret; that every beating heart in the hundreds of thousands of breasts there, is, in some of its imaginings, a secret to the heart nearest it!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A solemn consideration, when I enter a great city by night, that every one of those darkly clustered houses encloses its own secret; that every room in every one of them encloses its own secret; that every beating heart in the hundreds of thousands of breasts there, is, in some of its imaginings, a secret to the heart nearest it!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading No more can I look into the depths of this unfathomable water, wherein, as momentary lights glanced into it, I have had glimpses of buried treasure and other things submerged.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A solemn consideration, when I enter a great city by night, that every one of those darkly clustered houses encloses its own secret; that every room in every one of them encloses its own secret; that every beating heart in the hundreds of thousands of breasts there, is, in some of its imaginings, a secret to the heart nearest it!
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A solemn consideration, when I enter a great city by night, that every one of those darkly clustered houses encloses its own secret; that every room in every one of them encloses its own secret; that every beating heart in the hundreds of thousands of breasts there, is, in some of its imaginings, a secret to the heart nearest it!
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Something of the awfulness, even of Death itself, is referable to this.
leaves
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From this reading No more can I turn the leaves of this dear book that I loved, and vainly hope in time to read it all.
lights
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From this reading No more can I look into the depths of this unfathomable water, wherein, as momentary lights glanced into it, I have had glimpses of buried treasure and other things submerged.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No more can I look into the depths of this unfathomable water, wherein, as momentary lights glanced into it, I have had glimpses of buried treasure and other things submerged.
loved
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From this reading No more can I turn the leaves of this dear book that I loved, and vainly hope in time to read it all.
momentary
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From this reading No more can I look into the depths of this unfathomable water, wherein, as momentary lights glanced into it, I have had glimpses of buried treasure and other things submerged.
more
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From this reading No more can I turn the leaves of this dear book that I loved, and vainly hope in time to read it all.
mystery
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From this reading A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other.
nearest
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From this reading A solemn consideration, when I enter a great city by night, that every one of those darkly clustered houses encloses its own secret; that every room in every one of them encloses its own secret; that every beating heart in the hundreds of thousands of breasts there, is, in some of its imaginings, a secret to the heart nearest it!
night
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From this reading A solemn consideration, when I enter a great city by night, that every one of those darkly clustered houses encloses its own secret; that every room in every one of them encloses its own secret; that every beating heart in the hundreds of thousands of breasts there, is, in some of its imaginings, a secret to the heart nearest it!
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No more can I turn the leaves of this dear book that I loved, and vainly hope in time to read it all.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A solemn consideration, when I enter a great city by night, that every one of those darkly clustered houses encloses its own secret; that every room in every one of them encloses its own secret; that every beating heart in the hundreds of thousands of breasts there, is, in some of its imaginings, a secret to the heart nearest it!
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A solemn consideration, when I enter a great city by night, that every one of those darkly clustered houses encloses its own secret; that every room in every one of them encloses its own secret; that every beating heart in the hundreds of thousands of breasts there, is, in some of its imaginings, a secret to the heart nearest it!
other
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From this reading A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other.
own
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From this reading A solemn consideration, when I enter a great city by night, that every one of those darkly clustered houses encloses its own secret; that every room in every one of them encloses its own secret; that every beating heart in the hundreds of thousands of breasts there, is, in some of its imaginings, a secret to the heart nearest it!
profound
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From this reading A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other.
read
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From this reading No more can I turn the leaves of this dear book that I loved, and vainly hope in time to read it all.
referable
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From this reading Something of the awfulness, even of Death itself, is referable to this.
reflect
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From this reading A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other.
room
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From this reading A solemn consideration, when I enter a great city by night, that every one of those darkly clustered houses encloses its own secret; that every room in every one of them encloses its own secret; that every beating heart in the hundreds of thousands of breasts there, is, in some of its imaginings, a secret to the heart nearest it!
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other.
solemn
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From this reading A solemn consideration, when I enter a great city by night, that every one of those darkly clustered houses encloses its own secret; that every room in every one of them encloses its own secret; that every beating heart in the hundreds of thousands of breasts there, is, in some of its imaginings, a secret to the heart nearest it!
some
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From this reading A solemn consideration, when I enter a great city by night, that every one of those darkly clustered houses encloses its own secret; that every room in every one of them encloses its own secret; that every beating heart in the hundreds of thousands of breasts there, is, in some of its imaginings, a secret to the heart nearest it!
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something of the awfulness, even of Death itself, is referable to this.
submerged
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From this reading No more can I look into the depths of this unfathomable water, wherein, as momentary lights glanced into it, I have had glimpses of buried treasure and other things submerged.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A solemn consideration, when I enter a great city by night, that every one of those darkly clustered houses encloses its own secret; that every room in every one of them encloses its own secret; that every beating heart in the hundreds of thousands of breasts there, is, in some of its imaginings, a secret to the heart nearest it!
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A solemn consideration, when I enter a great city by night, that every one of those darkly clustered houses encloses its own secret; that every room in every one of them encloses its own secret; that every beating heart in the hundreds of thousands of breasts there, is, in some of its imaginings, a secret to the heart nearest it!
there
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From this reading A solemn consideration, when I enter a great city by night, that every one of those darkly clustered houses encloses its own secret; that every room in every one of them encloses its own secret; that every beating heart in the hundreds of thousands of breasts there, is, in some of its imaginings, a secret to the heart nearest it!
things
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From this reading No more can I look into the depths of this unfathomable water, wherein, as momentary lights glanced into it, I have had glimpses of buried treasure and other things submerged.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Something of the awfulness, even of Death itself, is referable to this.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading A solemn consideration, when I enter a great city by night, that every one of those darkly clustered houses encloses its own secret; that every room in every one of them encloses its own secret; that every beating heart in the hundreds of thousands of breasts there, is, in some of its imaginings, a secret to the heart nearest it!
thousands
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From this reading A solemn consideration, when I enter a great city by night, that every one of those darkly clustered houses encloses its own secret; that every room in every one of them encloses its own secret; that every beating heart in the hundreds of thousands of breasts there, is, in some of its imaginings, a secret to the heart nearest it!
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No more can I turn the leaves of this dear book that I loved, and vainly hope in time to read it all.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other.
treasure
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From this reading No more can I look into the depths of this unfathomable water, wherein, as momentary lights glanced into it, I have had glimpses of buried treasure and other things submerged.
turn
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From this reading No more can I turn the leaves of this dear book that I loved, and vainly hope in time to read it all.
unfathomableadjectiveUS /ʌnˈfæðəməbəl/
too deep to measure or too difficult to understand
From this reading No more can I look into the depths of this unfathomable water, wherein, as momentary lights glanced into it, I have had glimpses of buried treasure and other things submerged.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other.
vainly
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From this reading No more can I turn the leaves of this dear book that I loved, and vainly hope in time to read it all.
water
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From this reading No more can I look into the depths of this unfathomable water, wherein, as momentary lights glanced into it, I have had glimpses of buried treasure and other things submerged.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A solemn consideration, when I enter a great city by night, that every one of those darkly clustered houses encloses its own secret; that every room in every one of them encloses its own secret; that every beating heart in the hundreds of thousands of breasts there, is, in some of its imaginings, a secret to the heart nearest it!
wherein
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From this reading No more can I look into the depths of this unfathomable water, wherein, as momentary lights glanced into it, I have had glimpses of buried treasure and other things submerged.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other.
