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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 He looked down from his window in the morning into a garden of tangled and neglected vegetation sparkling with dew.
adventure
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From this reading The adventure of the previous evening, however, was so fresh and disturbing that he could do nothing save return to it again and again.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The adventure of the previous evening, however, was so fresh and disturbing that he could do nothing save return to it again and again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He looked down from his window in the morning into a garden of tangled and neglected vegetation sparkling with dew.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He looked at it and endeavoured to bring his thoughts into some sort of practical order while he shaved and dressed.
azure
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From this reading Over the trees beyond the road lay the Gulf, a sheet of azure and misty gray.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Over the trees beyond the road lay the Gulf, a sheet of azure and misty gray.
bring
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From this reading He looked at it and endeavoured to bring his thoughts into some sort of practical order while he shaved and dressed.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The adventure of the previous evening, however, was so fresh and disturbing that he could do nothing save return to it again and again.
delight
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From this reading At intervals he would pause and stand looking out, thinking of Evanthia in a mood of extraordinary delight.
dew
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From this reading He looked down from his window in the morning into a garden of tangled and neglected vegetation sparkling with dew.
disturbing
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From this reading The adventure of the previous evening, however, was so fresh and disturbing that he could do nothing save return to it again and again.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The adventure of the previous evening, however, was so fresh and disturbing that he could do nothing save return to it again and again.
down
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From this reading He looked down from his window in the morning into a garden of tangled and neglected vegetation sparkling with dew.
dressed
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From this reading He looked at it and endeavoured to bring his thoughts into some sort of practical order while he shaved and dressed.
endeavoured
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From this reading He looked at it and endeavoured to bring his thoughts into some sort of practical order while he shaved and dressed.
Evanthia
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From this reading At intervals he would pause and stand looking out, thinking of Evanthia in a mood of extraordinary delight.
evening
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From this reading The adventure of the previous evening, however, was so fresh and disturbing that he could do nothing save return to it again and again.
extraordinary
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From this reading At intervals he would pause and stand looking out, thinking of Evanthia in a mood of extraordinary delight.
fresh
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From this reading The adventure of the previous evening, however, was so fresh and disturbing that he could do nothing save return to it again and again.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He looked down from his window in the morning into a garden of tangled and neglected vegetation sparkling with dew.
garden
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From this reading He looked down from his window in the morning into a garden of tangled and neglected vegetation sparkling with dew.
gray
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From this reading Over the trees beyond the road lay the Gulf, a sheet of azure and misty gray.
Gulf
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From this reading Over the trees beyond the road lay the Gulf, a sheet of azure and misty gray.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked down from his window in the morning into a garden of tangled and neglected vegetation sparkling with dew.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He looked down from his window in the morning into a garden of tangled and neglected vegetation sparkling with dew.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The adventure of the previous evening, however, was so fresh and disturbing that he could do nothing save return to it again and again.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He looked down from his window in the morning into a garden of tangled and neglected vegetation sparkling with dew.
intervals
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From this reading At intervals he would pause and stand looking out, thinking of Evanthia in a mood of extraordinary delight.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He looked down from his window in the morning into a garden of tangled and neglected vegetation sparkling with dew.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He looked at it and endeavoured to bring his thoughts into some sort of practical order while he shaved and dressed.
lay
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From this reading Over the trees beyond the road lay the Gulf, a sheet of azure and misty gray.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked down from his window in the morning into a garden of tangled and neglected vegetation sparkling with dew.
looking
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From this reading At intervals he would pause and stand looking out, thinking of Evanthia in a mood of extraordinary delight.
misty
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From this reading Over the trees beyond the road lay the Gulf, a sheet of azure and misty gray.
mood
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From this reading At intervals he would pause and stand looking out, thinking of Evanthia in a mood of extraordinary delight.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked down from his window in the morning into a garden of tangled and neglected vegetation sparkling with dew.
neglected
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From this reading He looked down from his window in the morning into a garden of tangled and neglected vegetation sparkling with dew.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The adventure of the previous evening, however, was so fresh and disturbing that he could do nothing save return to it again and again.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He looked down from his window in the morning into a garden of tangled and neglected vegetation sparkling with dew.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked at it and endeavoured to bring his thoughts into some sort of practical order while he shaved and dressed.
out
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From this reading At intervals he would pause and stand looking out, thinking of Evanthia in a mood of extraordinary delight.
OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Over the trees beyond the road lay the Gulf, a sheet of azure and misty gray.
pause
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From this reading At intervals he would pause and stand looking out, thinking of Evanthia in a mood of extraordinary delight.
practical
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From this reading He looked at it and endeavoured to bring his thoughts into some sort of practical order while he shaved and dressed.
previous
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From this reading The adventure of the previous evening, however, was so fresh and disturbing that he could do nothing save return to it again and again.
return
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From this reading The adventure of the previous evening, however, was so fresh and disturbing that he could do nothing save return to it again and again.
road
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From this reading Over the trees beyond the road lay the Gulf, a sheet of azure and misty gray.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading The adventure of the previous evening, however, was so fresh and disturbing that he could do nothing save return to it again and again.
shaved
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From this reading He looked at it and endeavoured to bring his thoughts into some sort of practical order while he shaved and dressed.
sheet
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From this reading Over the trees beyond the road lay the Gulf, a sheet of azure and misty gray.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The adventure of the previous evening, however, was so fresh and disturbing that he could do nothing save return to it again and again.
some
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From this reading He looked at it and endeavoured to bring his thoughts into some sort of practical order while he shaved and dressed.
sort
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From this reading He looked at it and endeavoured to bring his thoughts into some sort of practical order while he shaved and dressed.
sparkling
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From this reading He looked down from his window in the morning into a garden of tangled and neglected vegetation sparkling with dew.
stand
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From this reading At intervals he would pause and stand looking out, thinking of Evanthia in a mood of extraordinary delight.
tangled
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From this reading He looked down from his window in the morning into a garden of tangled and neglected vegetation sparkling with dew.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The adventure of the previous evening, however, was so fresh and disturbing that he could do nothing save return to it again and again.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He looked down from his window in the morning into a garden of tangled and neglected vegetation sparkling with dew.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At intervals he would pause and stand looking out, thinking of Evanthia in a mood of extraordinary delight.
thoughts
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From this reading He looked at it and endeavoured to bring his thoughts into some sort of practical order while he shaved and dressed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He looked at it and endeavoured to bring his thoughts into some sort of practical order while he shaved and dressed.
trees
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From this reading Over the trees beyond the road lay the Gulf, a sheet of azure and misty gray.
vegetation
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From this reading He looked down from his window in the morning into a garden of tangled and neglected vegetation sparkling with dew.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The adventure of the previous evening, however, was so fresh and disturbing that he could do nothing save return to it again and again.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He looked at it and endeavoured to bring his thoughts into some sort of practical order while he shaved and dressed.
window
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From this reading He looked down from his window in the morning into a garden of tangled and neglected vegetation sparkling with dew.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He looked down from his window in the morning into a garden of tangled and neglected vegetation sparkling with dew.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading At intervals he would pause and stand looking out, thinking of Evanthia in a mood of extraordinary delight.
