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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 CORPORATION AT HEART'S DESIRE _This being the Story of a Parrot, Certain Twins, and a Pair of Candy Legs_ Time wore on at Heart's Desire, uncalendared and unclocked.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Eve had gone forever, as she supposed, although Capital secretly knew full well that it, at least, was coming back again.
ago
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From this reading All men had apparently long ago forgotten the departure of the stage-coach that had borne away at one voyaging both Eve and Eastern Capital.
All
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From this reading All men had apparently long ago forgotten the departure of the stage-coach that had borne away at one voyaging both Eve and Eastern Capital.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Eve had gone forever, as she supposed, although Capital secretly knew full well that it, at least, was coming back again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CORPORATION AT HEART'S DESIRE _This being the Story of a Parrot, Certain Twins, and a Pair of Candy Legs_ Time wore on at Heart's Desire, uncalendared and unclocked.
apparently
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From this reading All men had apparently long ago forgotten the departure of the stage-coach that had borne away at one voyaging both Eve and Eastern Capital.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Eve had gone forever, as she supposed, although Capital secretly knew full well that it, at least, was coming back again.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE CORPORATION AT HEART'S DESIRE _This being the Story of a Parrot, Certain Twins, and a Pair of Candy Legs_ Time wore on at Heart's Desire, uncalendared and unclocked.
away
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From this reading All men had apparently long ago forgotten the departure of the stage-coach that had borne away at one voyaging both Eve and Eastern Capital.
back
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From this reading Eve had gone forever, as she supposed, although Capital secretly knew full well that it, at least, was coming back again.
Baxter
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From this reading The sun rose, passed through a sky impenetrably blue, and sank behind Baxter Peak at evening.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The sun rose, passed through a sky impenetrably blue, and sank behind Baxter Peak at evening.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading THE CORPORATION AT HEART'S DESIRE _This being the Story of a Parrot, Certain Twins, and a Pair of Candy Legs_ Time wore on at Heart's Desire, uncalendared and unclocked.
blue
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From this reading The sun rose, passed through a sky impenetrably blue, and sank behind Baxter Peak at evening.
borne
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From this reading All men had apparently long ago forgotten the departure of the stage-coach that had borne away at one voyaging both Eve and Eastern Capital.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading All men had apparently long ago forgotten the departure of the stage-coach that had borne away at one voyaging both Eve and Eastern Capital.
Candy
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From this reading THE CORPORATION AT HEART'S DESIRE _This being the Story of a Parrot, Certain Twins, and a Pair of Candy Legs_ Time wore on at Heart's Desire, uncalendared and unclocked.
Capital
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From this reading All men had apparently long ago forgotten the departure of the stage-coach that had borne away at one voyaging both Eve and Eastern Capital.
Certain
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From this reading THE CORPORATION AT HEART'S DESIRE _This being the Story of a Parrot, Certain Twins, and a Pair of Candy Legs_ Time wore on at Heart's Desire, uncalendared and unclocked.
coming
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From this reading Eve had gone forever, as she supposed, although Capital secretly knew full well that it, at least, was coming back again.
CORPORATION
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From this reading THE CORPORATION AT HEART'S DESIRE _This being the Story of a Parrot, Certain Twins, and a Pair of Candy Legs_ Time wore on at Heart's Desire, uncalendared and unclocked.
day
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From this reading These were the main events of the day.
departure
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From this reading All men had apparently long ago forgotten the departure of the stage-coach that had borne away at one voyaging both Eve and Eastern Capital.
DESIRE
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From this reading THE CORPORATION AT HEART'S DESIRE _This being the Story of a Parrot, Certain Twins, and a Pair of Candy Legs_ Time wore on at Heart's Desire, uncalendared and unclocked.
Eastern
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From this reading All men had apparently long ago forgotten the departure of the stage-coach that had borne away at one voyaging both Eve and Eastern Capital.
Eve
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From this reading All men had apparently long ago forgotten the departure of the stage-coach that had borne away at one voyaging both Eve and Eastern Capital.
evening
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From this reading The sun rose, passed through a sky impenetrably blue, and sank behind Baxter Peak at evening.
events
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From this reading These were the main events of the day.
forever
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From this reading Eve had gone forever, as she supposed, although Capital secretly knew full well that it, at least, was coming back again.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading All men had apparently long ago forgotten the departure of the stage-coach that had borne away at one voyaging both Eve and Eastern Capital.
full
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From this reading Eve had gone forever, as she supposed, although Capital secretly knew full well that it, at least, was coming back again.
gone
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From this reading Eve had gone forever, as she supposed, although Capital secretly knew full well that it, at least, was coming back again.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All men had apparently long ago forgotten the departure of the stage-coach that had borne away at one voyaging both Eve and Eastern Capital.
HEART'S
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From this reading THE CORPORATION AT HEART'S DESIRE _This being the Story of a Parrot, Certain Twins, and a Pair of Candy Legs_ Time wore on at Heart's Desire, uncalendared and unclocked.
impenetrably
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From this reading The sun rose, passed through a sky impenetrably blue, and sank behind Baxter Peak at evening.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Eve had gone forever, as she supposed, although Capital secretly knew full well that it, at least, was coming back again.
knew
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From this reading Eve had gone forever, as she supposed, although Capital secretly knew full well that it, at least, was coming back again.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Eve had gone forever, as she supposed, although Capital secretly knew full well that it, at least, was coming back again.
Legs
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From this reading THE CORPORATION AT HEART'S DESIRE _This being the Story of a Parrot, Certain Twins, and a Pair of Candy Legs_ Time wore on at Heart's Desire, uncalendared and unclocked.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All men had apparently long ago forgotten the departure of the stage-coach that had borne away at one voyaging both Eve and Eastern Capital.
main
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From this reading These were the main events of the day.
men
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From this reading All men had apparently long ago forgotten the departure of the stage-coach that had borne away at one voyaging both Eve and Eastern Capital.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CORPORATION AT HEART'S DESIRE _This being the Story of a Parrot, Certain Twins, and a Pair of Candy Legs_ Time wore on at Heart's Desire, uncalendared and unclocked.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE CORPORATION AT HEART'S DESIRE _This being the Story of a Parrot, Certain Twins, and a Pair of Candy Legs_ Time wore on at Heart's Desire, uncalendared and unclocked.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading All men had apparently long ago forgotten the departure of the stage-coach that had borne away at one voyaging both Eve and Eastern Capital.
Pair
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From this reading THE CORPORATION AT HEART'S DESIRE _This being the Story of a Parrot, Certain Twins, and a Pair of Candy Legs_ Time wore on at Heart's Desire, uncalendared and unclocked.
Parrot
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From this reading THE CORPORATION AT HEART'S DESIRE _This being the Story of a Parrot, Certain Twins, and a Pair of Candy Legs_ Time wore on at Heart's Desire, uncalendared and unclocked.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun rose, passed through a sky impenetrably blue, and sank behind Baxter Peak at evening.
Peak
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From this reading The sun rose, passed through a sky impenetrably blue, and sank behind Baxter Peak at evening.
rose
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From this reading The sun rose, passed through a sky impenetrably blue, and sank behind Baxter Peak at evening.
sank
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From this reading The sun rose, passed through a sky impenetrably blue, and sank behind Baxter Peak at evening.
secretly
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From this reading Eve had gone forever, as she supposed, although Capital secretly knew full well that it, at least, was coming back again.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Eve had gone forever, as she supposed, although Capital secretly knew full well that it, at least, was coming back again.
sky
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From this reading The sun rose, passed through a sky impenetrably blue, and sank behind Baxter Peak at evening.
stage-coach
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From this reading All men had apparently long ago forgotten the departure of the stage-coach that had borne away at one voyaging both Eve and Eastern Capital.
Story
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From this reading THE CORPORATION AT HEART'S DESIRE _This being the Story of a Parrot, Certain Twins, and a Pair of Candy Legs_ Time wore on at Heart's Desire, uncalendared and unclocked.
sun
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From this reading The sun rose, passed through a sky impenetrably blue, and sank behind Baxter Peak at evening.
supposed
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From this reading Eve had gone forever, as she supposed, although Capital secretly knew full well that it, at least, was coming back again.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All men had apparently long ago forgotten the departure of the stage-coach that had borne away at one voyaging both Eve and Eastern Capital.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CORPORATION AT HEART'S DESIRE _This being the Story of a Parrot, Certain Twins, and a Pair of Candy Legs_ Time wore on at Heart's Desire, uncalendared and unclocked.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These were the main events of the day.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE CORPORATION AT HEART'S DESIRE _This being the Story of a Parrot, Certain Twins, and a Pair of Candy Legs_ Time wore on at Heart's Desire, uncalendared and unclocked.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The sun rose, passed through a sky impenetrably blue, and sank behind Baxter Peak at evening.
TimenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CORPORATION AT HEART'S DESIRE _This being the Story of a Parrot, Certain Twins, and a Pair of Candy Legs_ Time wore on at Heart's Desire, uncalendared and unclocked.
Twins
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From this reading THE CORPORATION AT HEART'S DESIRE _This being the Story of a Parrot, Certain Twins, and a Pair of Candy Legs_ Time wore on at Heart's Desire, uncalendared and unclocked.
uncalendared
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From this reading THE CORPORATION AT HEART'S DESIRE _This being the Story of a Parrot, Certain Twins, and a Pair of Candy Legs_ Time wore on at Heart's Desire, uncalendared and unclocked.
unclocked
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From this reading THE CORPORATION AT HEART'S DESIRE _This being the Story of a Parrot, Certain Twins, and a Pair of Candy Legs_ Time wore on at Heart's Desire, uncalendared and unclocked.
voyaging
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From this reading All men had apparently long ago forgotten the departure of the stage-coach that had borne away at one voyaging both Eve and Eastern Capital.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Eve had gone forever, as she supposed, although Capital secretly knew full well that it, at least, was coming back again.
well
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From this reading Eve had gone forever, as she supposed, although Capital secretly knew full well that it, at least, was coming back again.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These were the main events of the day.
wore
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From this reading THE CORPORATION AT HEART'S DESIRE _This being the Story of a Parrot, Certain Twins, and a Pair of Candy Legs_ Time wore on at Heart's Desire, uncalendared and unclocked.
