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ago
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From this reading Little more than twenty-four hours ago had my dead father crossed the threshold of his home, and now his voice had come from the silence of another world to declare the mystery of his death.
all-seeing
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From this reading As we sat and gazed at this inanimate witness, I doubt not the same awe of an all-seeing Providence possessed the hearts of both of us.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As we sat and gazed at this inanimate witness, I doubt not the same awe of an all-seeing Providence possessed the hearts of both of us.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ELIHU SANDERSON, OF BOMBAY; AND MY GRANDFATHER'S MANUSCRIPT.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Little more than twenty-four hours ago had my dead father crossed the threshold of his home, and now his voice had come from the silence of another world to declare the mystery of his death.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As we sat and gazed at this inanimate witness, I doubt not the same awe of an all-seeing Providence possessed the hearts of both of us.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As we sat and gazed at this inanimate witness, I doubt not the same awe of an all-seeing Providence possessed the hearts of both of us.
awe
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From this reading As we sat and gazed at this inanimate witness, I doubt not the same awe of an all-seeing Providence possessed the hearts of both of us.
BOMBAY
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From this reading ELIHU SANDERSON, OF BOMBAY; AND MY GRANDFATHER'S MANUSCRIPT.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading As we sat and gazed at this inanimate witness, I doubt not the same awe of an all-seeing Providence possessed the hearts of both of us.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little more than twenty-four hours ago had my dead father crossed the threshold of his home, and now his voice had come from the silence of another world to declare the mystery of his death.
CONTAINS
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From this reading CONTAINS THE FIRST PART OF MY FATHER'S JOURNAL; SETTING FORTH HIS MEETING WITH MR.
crossed
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From this reading Little more than twenty-four hours ago had my dead father crossed the threshold of his home, and now his voice had come from the silence of another world to declare the mystery of his death.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little more than twenty-four hours ago had my dead father crossed the threshold of his home, and now his voice had come from the silence of another world to declare the mystery of his death.
death
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From this reading Little more than twenty-four hours ago had my dead father crossed the threshold of his home, and now his voice had come from the silence of another world to declare the mystery of his death.
declare
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From this reading Little more than twenty-four hours ago had my dead father crossed the threshold of his home, and now his voice had come from the silence of another world to declare the mystery of his death.
doubt
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From this reading As we sat and gazed at this inanimate witness, I doubt not the same awe of an all-seeing Providence possessed the hearts of both of us.
ELIHU
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From this reading ELIHU SANDERSON, OF BOMBAY; AND MY GRANDFATHER'S MANUSCRIPT.
father
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From this reading Little more than twenty-four hours ago had my dead father crossed the threshold of his home, and now his voice had come from the silence of another world to declare the mystery of his death.
FATHER'S
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From this reading CONTAINS THE FIRST PART OF MY FATHER'S JOURNAL; SETTING FORTH HIS MEETING WITH MR.
FIRSTnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CONTAINS THE FIRST PART OF MY FATHER'S JOURNAL; SETTING FORTH HIS MEETING WITH MR.
FORTH
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From this reading CONTAINS THE FIRST PART OF MY FATHER'S JOURNAL; SETTING FORTH HIS MEETING WITH MR.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was indeed my father's Journal, thus miraculously preserved to us from the sea.
gazed
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From this reading As we sat and gazed at this inanimate witness, I doubt not the same awe of an all-seeing Providence possessed the hearts of both of us.
GRANDFATHER'S
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From this reading ELIHU SANDERSON, OF BOMBAY; AND MY GRANDFATHER'S MANUSCRIPT.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Little more than twenty-four hours ago had my dead father crossed the threshold of his home, and now his voice had come from the silence of another world to declare the mystery of his death.
hearts
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From this reading As we sat and gazed at this inanimate witness, I doubt not the same awe of an all-seeing Providence possessed the hearts of both of us.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading CONTAINS THE FIRST PART OF MY FATHER'S JOURNAL; SETTING FORTH HIS MEETING WITH MR.
home
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From this reading Little more than twenty-four hours ago had my dead father crossed the threshold of his home, and now his voice had come from the silence of another world to declare the mystery of his death.
hours
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From this reading Little more than twenty-four hours ago had my dead father crossed the threshold of his home, and now his voice had come from the silence of another world to declare the mystery of his death.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As we sat and gazed at this inanimate witness, I doubt not the same awe of an all-seeing Providence possessed the hearts of both of us.
inanimate
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From this reading As we sat and gazed at this inanimate witness, I doubt not the same awe of an all-seeing Providence possessed the hearts of both of us.
indeed
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From this reading It was indeed my father's Journal, thus miraculously preserved to us from the sea.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was indeed my father's Journal, thus miraculously preserved to us from the sea.
JOURNAL
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From this reading CONTAINS THE FIRST PART OF MY FATHER'S JOURNAL; SETTING FORTH HIS MEETING WITH MR.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little more than twenty-four hours ago had my dead father crossed the threshold of his home, and now his voice had come from the silence of another world to declare the mystery of his death.
MANUSCRIPTnounUS /ˈmæn.jə.skrɪpt/
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading ELIHU SANDERSON, OF BOMBAY; AND MY GRANDFATHER'S MANUSCRIPT.
MEETING
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From this reading CONTAINS THE FIRST PART OF MY FATHER'S JOURNAL; SETTING FORTH HIS MEETING WITH MR.
miraculously
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From this reading It was indeed my father's Journal, thus miraculously preserved to us from the sea.
more
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From this reading Little more than twenty-four hours ago had my dead father crossed the threshold of his home, and now his voice had come from the silence of another world to declare the mystery of his death.
MR
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From this reading CONTAINS THE FIRST PART OF MY FATHER'S JOURNAL; SETTING FORTH HIS MEETING WITH MR.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading CONTAINS THE FIRST PART OF MY FATHER'S JOURNAL; SETTING FORTH HIS MEETING WITH MR.
mystery
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From this reading Little more than twenty-four hours ago had my dead father crossed the threshold of his home, and now his voice had come from the silence of another world to declare the mystery of his death.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As we sat and gazed at this inanimate witness, I doubt not the same awe of an all-seeing Providence possessed the hearts of both of us.
now
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From this reading Little more than twenty-four hours ago had my dead father crossed the threshold of his home, and now his voice had come from the silence of another world to declare the mystery of his death.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CONTAINS THE FIRST PART OF MY FATHER'S JOURNAL; SETTING FORTH HIS MEETING WITH MR.
PARTnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CONTAINS THE FIRST PART OF MY FATHER'S JOURNAL; SETTING FORTH HIS MEETING WITH MR.
possessed
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From this reading As we sat and gazed at this inanimate witness, I doubt not the same awe of an all-seeing Providence possessed the hearts of both of us.
preserved
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From this reading It was indeed my father's Journal, thus miraculously preserved to us from the sea.
ProvidencenounUS /ˈprɑː.və.dəns/
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading As we sat and gazed at this inanimate witness, I doubt not the same awe of an all-seeing Providence possessed the hearts of both of us.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As we sat and gazed at this inanimate witness, I doubt not the same awe of an all-seeing Providence possessed the hearts of both of us.
SANDERSON
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From this reading ELIHU SANDERSON, OF BOMBAY; AND MY GRANDFATHER'S MANUSCRIPT.
sat
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From this reading As we sat and gazed at this inanimate witness, I doubt not the same awe of an all-seeing Providence possessed the hearts of both of us.
sea
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From this reading It was indeed my father's Journal, thus miraculously preserved to us from the sea.
SETTING
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From this reading CONTAINS THE FIRST PART OF MY FATHER'S JOURNAL; SETTING FORTH HIS MEETING WITH MR.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Little more than twenty-four hours ago had my dead father crossed the threshold of his home, and now his voice had come from the silence of another world to declare the mystery of his death.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Little more than twenty-four hours ago had my dead father crossed the threshold of his home, and now his voice had come from the silence of another world to declare the mystery of his death.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CONTAINS THE FIRST PART OF MY FATHER'S JOURNAL; SETTING FORTH HIS MEETING WITH MR.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As we sat and gazed at this inanimate witness, I doubt not the same awe of an all-seeing Providence possessed the hearts of both of us.
threshold
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From this reading Little more than twenty-four hours ago had my dead father crossed the threshold of his home, and now his voice had come from the silence of another world to declare the mystery of his death.
thus
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From this reading It was indeed my father's Journal, thus miraculously preserved to us from the sea.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was indeed my father's Journal, thus miraculously preserved to us from the sea.
twenty-four
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From this reading Little more than twenty-four hours ago had my dead father crossed the threshold of his home, and now his voice had come from the silence of another world to declare the mystery of his death.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was indeed my father's Journal, thus miraculously preserved to us from the sea.
voice
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From this reading Little more than twenty-four hours ago had my dead father crossed the threshold of his home, and now his voice had come from the silence of another world to declare the mystery of his death.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was indeed my father's Journal, thus miraculously preserved to us from the sea.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading As we sat and gazed at this inanimate witness, I doubt not the same awe of an all-seeing Providence possessed the hearts of both of us.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading CONTAINS THE FIRST PART OF MY FATHER'S JOURNAL; SETTING FORTH HIS MEETING WITH MR.
witness
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From this reading As we sat and gazed at this inanimate witness, I doubt not the same awe of an all-seeing Providence possessed the hearts of both of us.
world
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From this reading Little more than twenty-four hours ago had my dead father crossed the threshold of his home, and now his voice had come from the silence of another world to declare the mystery of his death.
