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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The original thrill came over him again with all its infinite yearning.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Je vous attends._" As he got out of the train at the little wayside station he remembered the conversation as if it had been yesterday, instead of fifteen years ago--and his heart went thumping against his ribs so violently that he almost heard it.
ago
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From this reading Je vous attends._" As he got out of the train at the little wayside station he remembered the conversation as if it had been yesterday, instead of fifteen years ago--and his heart went thumping against his ribs so violently that he almost heard it.
all
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From this reading The original thrill came over him again with all its infinite yearning.
almost
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From this reading Je vous attends._" As he got out of the train at the little wayside station he remembered the conversation as if it had been yesterday, instead of fifteen years ago--and his heart went thumping against his ribs so violently that he almost heard it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Je vous attends._" As he got out of the train at the little wayside station he remembered the conversation as if it had been yesterday, instead of fifteen years ago--and his heart went thumping against his ribs so violently that he almost heard it.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Je vous attends._" As he got out of the train at the little wayside station he remembered the conversation as if it had been yesterday, instead of fifteen years ago--and his heart went thumping against his ribs so violently that he almost heard it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Je vous attends._" As he got out of the train at the little wayside station he remembered the conversation as if it had been yesterday, instead of fifteen years ago--and his heart went thumping against his ribs so violently that he almost heard it.
attends
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From this reading Je vous attends._" As he got out of the train at the little wayside station he remembered the conversation as if it had been yesterday, instead of fifteen years ago--and his heart went thumping against his ribs so violently that he almost heard it.
au
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From this reading "_Je suis la première au rendez-vous.
Author
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From this reading Author _of_ "Ten Minute Stories," "Julius Le Vallon," "The Wave," etc.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Je vous attends._" As he got out of the train at the little wayside station he remembered the conversation as if it had been yesterday, instead of fifteen years ago--and his heart went thumping against his ribs so violently that he almost heard it.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He felt it as he had felt it _then_--not with that tragic lessening the interval had brought to each repetition of its memory.
came
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From this reading The original thrill came over him again with all its infinite yearning.
conversation
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From this reading Je vous attends._" As he got out of the train at the little wayside station he remembered the conversation as if it had been yesterday, instead of fifteen years ago--and his heart went thumping against his ribs so violently that he almost heard it.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading He felt it as he had felt it _then_--not with that tragic lessening the interval had brought to each repetition of its memory.
etc
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From this reading Author _of_ "Ten Minute Stories," "Julius Le Vallon," "The Wave," etc.
felt
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From this reading He felt it as he had felt it _then_--not with that tragic lessening the interval had brought to each repetition of its memory.
fifteen
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From this reading Je vous attends._" As he got out of the train at the little wayside station he remembered the conversation as if it had been yesterday, instead of fifteen years ago--and his heart went thumping against his ribs so violently that he almost heard it.
got
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From this reading Je vous attends._" As he got out of the train at the little wayside station he remembered the conversation as if it had been yesterday, instead of fifteen years ago--and his heart went thumping against his ribs so violently that he almost heard it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Je vous attends._" As he got out of the train at the little wayside station he remembered the conversation as if it had been yesterday, instead of fifteen years ago--and his heart went thumping against his ribs so violently that he almost heard it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Je vous attends._" As he got out of the train at the little wayside station he remembered the conversation as if it had been yesterday, instead of fifteen years ago--and his heart went thumping against his ribs so violently that he almost heard it.
heard
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From this reading Je vous attends._" As he got out of the train at the little wayside station he remembered the conversation as if it had been yesterday, instead of fifteen years ago--and his heart went thumping against his ribs so violently that he almost heard it.
heart
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From this reading Je vous attends._" As he got out of the train at the little wayside station he remembered the conversation as if it had been yesterday, instead of fifteen years ago--and his heart went thumping against his ribs so violently that he almost heard it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The original thrill came over him again with all its infinite yearning.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Je vous attends._" As he got out of the train at the little wayside station he remembered the conversation as if it had been yesterday, instead of fifteen years ago--and his heart went thumping against his ribs so violently that he almost heard it.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Je vous attends._" As he got out of the train at the little wayside station he remembered the conversation as if it had been yesterday, instead of fifteen years ago--and his heart went thumping against his ribs so violently that he almost heard it.
infinite
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From this reading The original thrill came over him again with all its infinite yearning.
instead
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From this reading Je vous attends._" As he got out of the train at the little wayside station he remembered the conversation as if it had been yesterday, instead of fifteen years ago--and his heart went thumping against his ribs so violently that he almost heard it.
interval
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From this reading He felt it as he had felt it _then_--not with that tragic lessening the interval had brought to each repetition of its memory.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Je vous attends._" As he got out of the train at the little wayside station he remembered the conversation as if it had been yesterday, instead of fifteen years ago--and his heart went thumping against his ribs so violently that he almost heard it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The original thrill came over him again with all its infinite yearning.
Je
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From this reading "_Je suis la première au rendez-vous.
Julius
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From this reading Author _of_ "Ten Minute Stories," "Julius Le Vallon," "The Wave," etc.
la
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From this reading "_Je suis la première au rendez-vous.
Le
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From this reading Author _of_ "Ten Minute Stories," "Julius Le Vallon," "The Wave," etc.
lessening
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From this reading He felt it as he had felt it _then_--not with that tragic lessening the interval had brought to each repetition of its memory.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Je vous attends._" As he got out of the train at the little wayside station he remembered the conversation as if it had been yesterday, instead of fifteen years ago--and his heart went thumping against his ribs so violently that he almost heard it.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading He felt it as he had felt it _then_--not with that tragic lessening the interval had brought to each repetition of its memory.
Minute
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From this reading Author _of_ "Ten Minute Stories," "Julius Le Vallon," "The Wave," etc.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He felt it as he had felt it _then_--not with that tragic lessening the interval had brought to each repetition of its memory.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author _of_ "Ten Minute Stories," "Julius Le Vallon," "The Wave," etc.
original
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From this reading The original thrill came over him again with all its infinite yearning.
out
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From this reading Je vous attends._" As he got out of the train at the little wayside station he remembered the conversation as if it had been yesterday, instead of fifteen years ago--and his heart went thumping against his ribs so violently that he almost heard it.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The original thrill came over him again with all its infinite yearning.
première
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From this reading "_Je suis la première au rendez-vous.
remembered
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From this reading Je vous attends._" As he got out of the train at the little wayside station he remembered the conversation as if it had been yesterday, instead of fifteen years ago--and his heart went thumping against his ribs so violently that he almost heard it.
rendez-vous
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From this reading "_Je suis la première au rendez-vous.
repetition
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From this reading He felt it as he had felt it _then_--not with that tragic lessening the interval had brought to each repetition of its memory.
ribs
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From this reading Je vous attends._" As he got out of the train at the little wayside station he remembered the conversation as if it had been yesterday, instead of fifteen years ago--and his heart went thumping against his ribs so violently that he almost heard it.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Je vous attends._" As he got out of the train at the little wayside station he remembered the conversation as if it had been yesterday, instead of fifteen years ago--and his heart went thumping against his ribs so violently that he almost heard it.
station
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From this reading Je vous attends._" As he got out of the train at the little wayside station he remembered the conversation as if it had been yesterday, instead of fifteen years ago--and his heart went thumping against his ribs so violently that he almost heard it.
Stories
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From this reading Author _of_ "Ten Minute Stories," "Julius Le Vallon," "The Wave," etc.
suis
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From this reading "_Je suis la première au rendez-vous.
Ten
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From this reading Author _of_ "Ten Minute Stories," "Julius Le Vallon," "The Wave," etc.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Je vous attends._" As he got out of the train at the little wayside station he remembered the conversation as if it had been yesterday, instead of fifteen years ago--and his heart went thumping against his ribs so violently that he almost heard it.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author _of_ "Ten Minute Stories," "Julius Le Vallon," "The Wave," etc.
then
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From this reading He felt it as he had felt it _then_--not with that tragic lessening the interval had brought to each repetition of its memory.
thrill
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From this reading The original thrill came over him again with all its infinite yearning.
thumping
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From this reading Je vous attends._" As he got out of the train at the little wayside station he remembered the conversation as if it had been yesterday, instead of fifteen years ago--and his heart went thumping against his ribs so violently that he almost heard it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He felt it as he had felt it _then_--not with that tragic lessening the interval had brought to each repetition of its memory.
tragic
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From this reading He felt it as he had felt it _then_--not with that tragic lessening the interval had brought to each repetition of its memory.
train
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From this reading Je vous attends._" As he got out of the train at the little wayside station he remembered the conversation as if it had been yesterday, instead of fifteen years ago--and his heart went thumping against his ribs so violently that he almost heard it.
Vallon
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From this reading Author _of_ "Ten Minute Stories," "Julius Le Vallon," "The Wave," etc.
violently
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From this reading Je vous attends._" As he got out of the train at the little wayside station he remembered the conversation as if it had been yesterday, instead of fifteen years ago--and his heart went thumping against his ribs so violently that he almost heard it.
vous
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From this reading Je vous attends._" As he got out of the train at the little wayside station he remembered the conversation as if it had been yesterday, instead of fifteen years ago--and his heart went thumping against his ribs so violently that he almost heard it.
Wave
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From this reading Author _of_ "Ten Minute Stories," "Julius Le Vallon," "The Wave," etc.
wayside
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From this reading Je vous attends._" As he got out of the train at the little wayside station he remembered the conversation as if it had been yesterday, instead of fifteen years ago--and his heart went thumping against his ribs so violently that he almost heard it.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Je vous attends._" As he got out of the train at the little wayside station he remembered the conversation as if it had been yesterday, instead of fifteen years ago--and his heart went thumping against his ribs so violently that he almost heard it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The original thrill came over him again with all its infinite yearning.
yearning
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From this reading The original thrill came over him again with all its infinite yearning.
years
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From this reading Je vous attends._" As he got out of the train at the little wayside station he remembered the conversation as if it had been yesterday, instead of fifteen years ago--and his heart went thumping against his ribs so violently that he almost heard it.
yesterday
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From this reading Je vous attends._" As he got out of the train at the little wayside station he remembered the conversation as if it had been yesterday, instead of fifteen years ago--and his heart went thumping against his ribs so violently that he almost heard it.
