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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 BITTER AVOWAL Spring has vanished; I have awakened from my dream.
acutely
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From this reading The reality penetrates me, shakes me; my flesh is either acutely tortured or wildly delighted by what is; I am like a body of exquisite sonorousness, which vibrates at the slightest sensation; I have a sharp and clear perception of the society which surrounds me.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading The reality penetrates me, shakes me; my flesh is either acutely tortured or wildly delighted by what is; I am like a body of exquisite sonorousness, which vibrates at the slightest sensation; I have a sharp and clear perception of the society which surrounds me.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading And my soul is pleased to refuse the truth; it escapes from my flesh, it disdains my senses, it lives elsewhere amid deception and hope.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The reality penetrates me, shakes me; my flesh is either acutely tortured or wildly delighted by what is; I am like a body of exquisite sonorousness, which vibrates at the slightest sensation; I have a sharp and clear perception of the society which surrounds me.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The reality penetrates me, shakes me; my flesh is either acutely tortured or wildly delighted by what is; I am like a body of exquisite sonorousness, which vibrates at the slightest sensation; I have a sharp and clear perception of the society which surrounds me.
AVOWAL
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From this reading A BITTER AVOWAL Spring has vanished; I have awakened from my dream.
awakened
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From this reading A BITTER AVOWAL Spring has vanished; I have awakened from my dream.
BITTER
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From this reading A BITTER AVOWAL Spring has vanished; I have awakened from my dream.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The reality penetrates me, shakes me; my flesh is either acutely tortured or wildly delighted by what is; I am like a body of exquisite sonorousness, which vibrates at the slightest sensation; I have a sharp and clear perception of the society which surrounds me.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The reality penetrates me, shakes me; my flesh is either acutely tortured or wildly delighted by what is; I am like a body of exquisite sonorousness, which vibrates at the slightest sensation; I have a sharp and clear perception of the society which surrounds me.
childishness
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From this reading I know not the limit of my pitiful childishness; I know not what miserable soul dwells within me.
clear
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From this reading The reality penetrates me, shakes me; my flesh is either acutely tortured or wildly delighted by what is; I am like a body of exquisite sonorousness, which vibrates at the slightest sensation; I have a sharp and clear perception of the society which surrounds me.
deception
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From this reading And my soul is pleased to refuse the truth; it escapes from my flesh, it disdains my senses, it lives elsewhere amid deception and hope.
delighted
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From this reading The reality penetrates me, shakes me; my flesh is either acutely tortured or wildly delighted by what is; I am like a body of exquisite sonorousness, which vibrates at the slightest sensation; I have a sharp and clear perception of the society which surrounds me.
disdains
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From this reading And my soul is pleased to refuse the truth; it escapes from my flesh, it disdains my senses, it lives elsewhere amid deception and hope.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading A BITTER AVOWAL Spring has vanished; I have awakened from my dream.
dwells
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From this reading I know not the limit of my pitiful childishness; I know not what miserable soul dwells within me.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading The reality penetrates me, shakes me; my flesh is either acutely tortured or wildly delighted by what is; I am like a body of exquisite sonorousness, which vibrates at the slightest sensation; I have a sharp and clear perception of the society which surrounds me.
elsewhere
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From this reading And my soul is pleased to refuse the truth; it escapes from my flesh, it disdains my senses, it lives elsewhere amid deception and hope.
escapes
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From this reading And my soul is pleased to refuse the truth; it escapes from my flesh, it disdains my senses, it lives elsewhere amid deception and hope.
exquisite
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From this reading The reality penetrates me, shakes me; my flesh is either acutely tortured or wildly delighted by what is; I am like a body of exquisite sonorousness, which vibrates at the slightest sensation; I have a sharp and clear perception of the society which surrounds me.
flesh
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From this reading The reality penetrates me, shakes me; my flesh is either acutely tortured or wildly delighted by what is; I am like a body of exquisite sonorousness, which vibrates at the slightest sensation; I have a sharp and clear perception of the society which surrounds me.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A BITTER AVOWAL Spring has vanished; I have awakened from my dream.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A BITTER AVOWAL Spring has vanished; I have awakened from my dream.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A BITTER AVOWAL Spring has vanished; I have awakened from my dream.
hope
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From this reading And my soul is pleased to refuse the truth; it escapes from my flesh, it disdains my senses, it lives elsewhere amid deception and hope.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A BITTER AVOWAL Spring has vanished; I have awakened from my dream.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The reality penetrates me, shakes me; my flesh is either acutely tortured or wildly delighted by what is; I am like a body of exquisite sonorousness, which vibrates at the slightest sensation; I have a sharp and clear perception of the society which surrounds me.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And my soul is pleased to refuse the truth; it escapes from my flesh, it disdains my senses, it lives elsewhere amid deception and hope.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know not the limit of my pitiful childishness; I know not what miserable soul dwells within me.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is thus that I walk through life.
like
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From this reading The reality penetrates me, shakes me; my flesh is either acutely tortured or wildly delighted by what is; I am like a body of exquisite sonorousness, which vibrates at the slightest sensation; I have a sharp and clear perception of the society which surrounds me.
limit
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From this reading I know not the limit of my pitiful childishness; I know not what miserable soul dwells within me.
lives
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From this reading And my soul is pleased to refuse the truth; it escapes from my flesh, it disdains my senses, it lives elsewhere amid deception and hope.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I know not the limit of my pitiful childishness; I know not what miserable soul dwells within me.
miserable
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From this reading I know not the limit of my pitiful childishness; I know not what miserable soul dwells within me.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A BITTER AVOWAL Spring has vanished; I have awakened from my dream.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I know not the limit of my pitiful childishness; I know not what miserable soul dwells within me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I know not the limit of my pitiful childishness; I know not what miserable soul dwells within me.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The reality penetrates me, shakes me; my flesh is either acutely tortured or wildly delighted by what is; I am like a body of exquisite sonorousness, which vibrates at the slightest sensation; I have a sharp and clear perception of the society which surrounds me.
penetrates
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From this reading The reality penetrates me, shakes me; my flesh is either acutely tortured or wildly delighted by what is; I am like a body of exquisite sonorousness, which vibrates at the slightest sensation; I have a sharp and clear perception of the society which surrounds me.
perception
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From this reading The reality penetrates me, shakes me; my flesh is either acutely tortured or wildly delighted by what is; I am like a body of exquisite sonorousness, which vibrates at the slightest sensation; I have a sharp and clear perception of the society which surrounds me.
pitiful
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From this reading I know not the limit of my pitiful childishness; I know not what miserable soul dwells within me.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And my soul is pleased to refuse the truth; it escapes from my flesh, it disdains my senses, it lives elsewhere amid deception and hope.
reality
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From this reading The reality penetrates me, shakes me; my flesh is either acutely tortured or wildly delighted by what is; I am like a body of exquisite sonorousness, which vibrates at the slightest sensation; I have a sharp and clear perception of the society which surrounds me.
refuse
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From this reading And my soul is pleased to refuse the truth; it escapes from my flesh, it disdains my senses, it lives elsewhere amid deception and hope.
sensation
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From this reading The reality penetrates me, shakes me; my flesh is either acutely tortured or wildly delighted by what is; I am like a body of exquisite sonorousness, which vibrates at the slightest sensation; I have a sharp and clear perception of the society which surrounds me.
sensesplural nounUS /ˈsɛnsɪz/
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading And my soul is pleased to refuse the truth; it escapes from my flesh, it disdains my senses, it lives elsewhere amid deception and hope.
shakes
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From this reading The reality penetrates me, shakes me; my flesh is either acutely tortured or wildly delighted by what is; I am like a body of exquisite sonorousness, which vibrates at the slightest sensation; I have a sharp and clear perception of the society which surrounds me.
sharp
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From this reading The reality penetrates me, shakes me; my flesh is either acutely tortured or wildly delighted by what is; I am like a body of exquisite sonorousness, which vibrates at the slightest sensation; I have a sharp and clear perception of the society which surrounds me.
slightest
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From this reading The reality penetrates me, shakes me; my flesh is either acutely tortured or wildly delighted by what is; I am like a body of exquisite sonorousness, which vibrates at the slightest sensation; I have a sharp and clear perception of the society which surrounds me.
society
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From this reading The reality penetrates me, shakes me; my flesh is either acutely tortured or wildly delighted by what is; I am like a body of exquisite sonorousness, which vibrates at the slightest sensation; I have a sharp and clear perception of the society which surrounds me.
sonorousness
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From this reading The reality penetrates me, shakes me; my flesh is either acutely tortured or wildly delighted by what is; I am like a body of exquisite sonorousness, which vibrates at the slightest sensation; I have a sharp and clear perception of the society which surrounds me.
soul
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From this reading I know not the limit of my pitiful childishness; I know not what miserable soul dwells within me.
Spring
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From this reading A BITTER AVOWAL Spring has vanished; I have awakened from my dream.
surrounds
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From this reading The reality penetrates me, shakes me; my flesh is either acutely tortured or wildly delighted by what is; I am like a body of exquisite sonorousness, which vibrates at the slightest sensation; I have a sharp and clear perception of the society which surrounds me.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is thus that I walk through life.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I know not the limit of my pitiful childishness; I know not what miserable soul dwells within me.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is thus that I walk through life.
thus
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From this reading It is thus that I walk through life.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And my soul is pleased to refuse the truth; it escapes from my flesh, it disdains my senses, it lives elsewhere amid deception and hope.
tortured
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From this reading The reality penetrates me, shakes me; my flesh is either acutely tortured or wildly delighted by what is; I am like a body of exquisite sonorousness, which vibrates at the slightest sensation; I have a sharp and clear perception of the society which surrounds me.
truth
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From this reading And my soul is pleased to refuse the truth; it escapes from my flesh, it disdains my senses, it lives elsewhere amid deception and hope.
vanished
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From this reading A BITTER AVOWAL Spring has vanished; I have awakened from my dream.
vibrates
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From this reading The reality penetrates me, shakes me; my flesh is either acutely tortured or wildly delighted by what is; I am like a body of exquisite sonorousness, which vibrates at the slightest sensation; I have a sharp and clear perception of the society which surrounds me.
walk
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From this reading It is thus that I walk through life.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I know not the limit of my pitiful childishness; I know not what miserable soul dwells within me.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The reality penetrates me, shakes me; my flesh is either acutely tortured or wildly delighted by what is; I am like a body of exquisite sonorousness, which vibrates at the slightest sensation; I have a sharp and clear perception of the society which surrounds me.
wildly
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From this reading The reality penetrates me, shakes me; my flesh is either acutely tortured or wildly delighted by what is; I am like a body of exquisite sonorousness, which vibrates at the slightest sensation; I have a sharp and clear perception of the society which surrounds me.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading I know not the limit of my pitiful childishness; I know not what miserable soul dwells within me.
