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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 The vessel he commanded was bound for China, and was to sail in a few days.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At length there came an interruption to Hugh Fernely's love dream.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The vessel he commanded was bound for China, and was to sail in a few days.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He asked himself a hundred times over: "Does she love me?"
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At length there came an interruption to Hugh Fernely's love dream.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The thought that he must leave the beautiful girl he loved so dearly and so deeply struck him with unendurable pain; he seemed only to have lived since he had met her, and he knew that life without her would be a burden too great for him to bear.
bear
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From this reading The thought that he must leave the beautiful girl he loved so dearly and so deeply struck him with unendurable pain; he seemed only to have lived since he had met her, and he knew that life without her would be a burden too great for him to bear.
beautiful
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From this reading The thought that he must leave the beautiful girl he loved so dearly and so deeply struck him with unendurable pain; he seemed only to have lived since he had met her, and he knew that life without her would be a burden too great for him to bear.
bound
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From this reading The vessel he commanded was bound for China, and was to sail in a few days.
burden
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From this reading The thought that he must leave the beautiful girl he loved so dearly and so deeply struck him with unendurable pain; he seemed only to have lived since he had met her, and he knew that life without her would be a burden too great for him to bear.
came
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From this reading At length there came an interruption to Hugh Fernely's love dream.
China
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From this reading The vessel he commanded was bound for China, and was to sail in a few days.
commanded
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From this reading The vessel he commanded was bound for China, and was to sail in a few days.
days
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From this reading The vessel he commanded was bound for China, and was to sail in a few days.
dearly
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From this reading The thought that he must leave the beautiful girl he loved so dearly and so deeply struck him with unendurable pain; he seemed only to have lived since he had met her, and he knew that life without her would be a burden too great for him to bear.
deeply
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From this reading The thought that he must leave the beautiful girl he loved so dearly and so deeply struck him with unendurable pain; he seemed only to have lived since he had met her, and he knew that life without her would be a burden too great for him to bear.
Doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He asked himself a hundred times over: "Does she love me?"
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading At length there came an interruption to Hugh Fernely's love dream.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The time drew near when he must leave Seabay.
Fernely's
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From this reading At length there came an interruption to Hugh Fernely's love dream.
few
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From this reading The vessel he commanded was bound for China, and was to sail in a few days.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The vessel he commanded was bound for China, and was to sail in a few days.
girl
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From this reading The thought that he must leave the beautiful girl he loved so dearly and so deeply struck him with unendurable pain; he seemed only to have lived since he had met her, and he knew that life without her would be a burden too great for him to bear.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thought that he must leave the beautiful girl he loved so dearly and so deeply struck him with unendurable pain; he seemed only to have lived since he had met her, and he knew that life without her would be a burden too great for him to bear.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The thought that he must leave the beautiful girl he loved so dearly and so deeply struck him with unendurable pain; he seemed only to have lived since he had met her, and he knew that life without her would be a burden too great for him to bear.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The thought that he must leave the beautiful girl he loved so dearly and so deeply struck him with unendurable pain; he seemed only to have lived since he had met her, and he knew that life without her would be a burden too great for him to bear.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The time drew near when he must leave Seabay.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The thought that he must leave the beautiful girl he loved so dearly and so deeply struck him with unendurable pain; he seemed only to have lived since he had met her, and he knew that life without her would be a burden too great for him to bear.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The thought that he must leave the beautiful girl he loved so dearly and so deeply struck him with unendurable pain; he seemed only to have lived since he had met her, and he knew that life without her would be a burden too great for him to bear.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He asked himself a hundred times over: "Does she love me?"
Hugh
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From this reading At length there came an interruption to Hugh Fernely's love dream.
hundred
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From this reading He asked himself a hundred times over: "Does she love me?"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The vessel he commanded was bound for China, and was to sail in a few days.
interruption
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From this reading At length there came an interruption to Hugh Fernely's love dream.
knew
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From this reading The thought that he must leave the beautiful girl he loved so dearly and so deeply struck him with unendurable pain; he seemed only to have lived since he had met her, and he knew that life without her would be a burden too great for him to bear.
leave
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From this reading The time drew near when he must leave Seabay.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading At length there came an interruption to Hugh Fernely's love dream.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thought that he must leave the beautiful girl he loved so dearly and so deeply struck him with unendurable pain; he seemed only to have lived since he had met her, and he knew that life without her would be a burden too great for him to bear.
lived
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From this reading The thought that he must leave the beautiful girl he loved so dearly and so deeply struck him with unendurable pain; he seemed only to have lived since he had met her, and he knew that life without her would be a burden too great for him to bear.
love
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From this reading At length there came an interruption to Hugh Fernely's love dream.
loved
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From this reading The thought that he must leave the beautiful girl he loved so dearly and so deeply struck him with unendurable pain; he seemed only to have lived since he had met her, and he knew that life without her would be a burden too great for him to bear.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He asked himself a hundred times over: "Does she love me?"
met
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From this reading The thought that he must leave the beautiful girl he loved so dearly and so deeply struck him with unendurable pain; he seemed only to have lived since he had met her, and he knew that life without her would be a burden too great for him to bear.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The time drew near when he must leave Seabay.
near
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From this reading The time drew near when he must leave Seabay.
only
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From this reading The thought that he must leave the beautiful girl he loved so dearly and so deeply struck him with unendurable pain; he seemed only to have lived since he had met her, and he knew that life without her would be a burden too great for him to bear.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He asked himself a hundred times over: "Does she love me?"
pain
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From this reading The thought that he must leave the beautiful girl he loved so dearly and so deeply struck him with unendurable pain; he seemed only to have lived since he had met her, and he knew that life without her would be a burden too great for him to bear.
sailnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The vessel he commanded was bound for China, and was to sail in a few days.
Seabay
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From this reading The time drew near when he must leave Seabay.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thought that he must leave the beautiful girl he loved so dearly and so deeply struck him with unendurable pain; he seemed only to have lived since he had met her, and he knew that life without her would be a burden too great for him to bear.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He asked himself a hundred times over: "Does she love me?"
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The thought that he must leave the beautiful girl he loved so dearly and so deeply struck him with unendurable pain; he seemed only to have lived since he had met her, and he knew that life without her would be a burden too great for him to bear.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The thought that he must leave the beautiful girl he loved so dearly and so deeply struck him with unendurable pain; he seemed only to have lived since he had met her, and he knew that life without her would be a burden too great for him to bear.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thought that he must leave the beautiful girl he loved so dearly and so deeply struck him with unendurable pain; he seemed only to have lived since he had met her, and he knew that life without her would be a burden too great for him to bear.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The thought that he must leave the beautiful girl he loved so dearly and so deeply struck him with unendurable pain; he seemed only to have lived since he had met her, and he knew that life without her would be a burden too great for him to bear.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The time drew near when he must leave Seabay.
there
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From this reading At length there came an interruption to Hugh Fernely's love dream.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thought that he must leave the beautiful girl he loved so dearly and so deeply struck him with unendurable pain; he seemed only to have lived since he had met her, and he knew that life without her would be a burden too great for him to bear.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The time drew near when he must leave Seabay.
times
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From this reading He asked himself a hundred times over: "Does she love me?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At length there came an interruption to Hugh Fernely's love dream.
too
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From this reading The thought that he must leave the beautiful girl he loved so dearly and so deeply struck him with unendurable pain; he seemed only to have lived since he had met her, and he knew that life without her would be a burden too great for him to bear.
unendurable
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From this reading The thought that he must leave the beautiful girl he loved so dearly and so deeply struck him with unendurable pain; he seemed only to have lived since he had met her, and he knew that life without her would be a burden too great for him to bear.
vessel
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From this reading The vessel he commanded was bound for China, and was to sail in a few days.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The vessel he commanded was bound for China, and was to sail in a few days.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The time drew near when he must leave Seabay.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The thought that he must leave the beautiful girl he loved so dearly and so deeply struck him with unendurable pain; he seemed only to have lived since he had met her, and he knew that life without her would be a burden too great for him to bear.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The thought that he must leave the beautiful girl he loved so dearly and so deeply struck him with unendurable pain; he seemed only to have lived since he had met her, and he knew that life without her would be a burden too great for him to bear.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The thought that he must leave the beautiful girl he loved so dearly and so deeply struck him with unendurable pain; he seemed only to have lived since he had met her, and he knew that life without her would be a burden too great for him to bear.
