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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 Though the day to be devoted to repose and reflection was spent under such strange circumstances, and in so wonderful a place, the idea was a pleasant one.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I had almost ceased to think of the sun, of the moon, of the stars, of the trees, houses, and towns; in fact, about any terrestrial necessities.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading In our peculiar position we were far above such reflections.
all
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From this reading Besides, we all began to get used to this kind of existence.
almost
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From this reading I had almost ceased to think of the sun, of the moon, of the stars, of the trees, houses, and towns; in fact, about any terrestrial necessities.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading SUNDAY BELOW GROUND I Awoke on Sunday morning without any sense of hurry and bustle attendant on an immediate departure.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SUNDAY BELOW GROUND I Awoke on Sunday morning without any sense of hurry and bustle attendant on an immediate departure.
any
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From this reading SUNDAY BELOW GROUND I Awoke on Sunday morning without any sense of hurry and bustle attendant on an immediate departure.
attendant
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From this reading SUNDAY BELOW GROUND I Awoke on Sunday morning without any sense of hurry and bustle attendant on an immediate departure.
Awoke
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From this reading SUNDAY BELOW GROUND I Awoke on Sunday morning without any sense of hurry and bustle attendant on an immediate departure.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Though the day to be devoted to repose and reflection was spent under such strange circumstances, and in so wonderful a place, the idea was a pleasant one.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Besides, we all began to get used to this kind of existence.
BELOWprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading SUNDAY BELOW GROUND I Awoke on Sunday morning without any sense of hurry and bustle attendant on an immediate departure.
BesidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, we all began to get used to this kind of existence.
bustlenounUS /ˈbʌsəl/
busy and excited activity
From this reading SUNDAY BELOW GROUND I Awoke on Sunday morning without any sense of hurry and bustle attendant on an immediate departure.
ceased
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From this reading I had almost ceased to think of the sun, of the moon, of the stars, of the trees, houses, and towns; in fact, about any terrestrial necessities.
circumstances
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From this reading Though the day to be devoted to repose and reflection was spent under such strange circumstances, and in so wonderful a place, the idea was a pleasant one.
day
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From this reading Though the day to be devoted to repose and reflection was spent under such strange circumstances, and in so wonderful a place, the idea was a pleasant one.
departure
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From this reading SUNDAY BELOW GROUND I Awoke on Sunday morning without any sense of hurry and bustle attendant on an immediate departure.
devoted
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From this reading Though the day to be devoted to repose and reflection was spent under such strange circumstances, and in so wonderful a place, the idea was a pleasant one.
existence
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From this reading Besides, we all began to get used to this kind of existence.
fact
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From this reading I had almost ceased to think of the sun, of the moon, of the stars, of the trees, houses, and towns; in fact, about any terrestrial necessities.
far
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From this reading In our peculiar position we were far above such reflections.
get
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From this reading Besides, we all began to get used to this kind of existence.
GROUND
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From this reading SUNDAY BELOW GROUND I Awoke on Sunday morning without any sense of hurry and bustle attendant on an immediate departure.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had almost ceased to think of the sun, of the moon, of the stars, of the trees, houses, and towns; in fact, about any terrestrial necessities.
houses
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From this reading I had almost ceased to think of the sun, of the moon, of the stars, of the trees, houses, and towns; in fact, about any terrestrial necessities.
hurry
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From this reading SUNDAY BELOW GROUND I Awoke on Sunday morning without any sense of hurry and bustle attendant on an immediate departure.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading SUNDAY BELOW GROUND I Awoke on Sunday morning without any sense of hurry and bustle attendant on an immediate departure.
idea
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From this reading Though the day to be devoted to repose and reflection was spent under such strange circumstances, and in so wonderful a place, the idea was a pleasant one.
immediate
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From this reading SUNDAY BELOW GROUND I Awoke on Sunday morning without any sense of hurry and bustle attendant on an immediate departure.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Though the day to be devoted to repose and reflection was spent under such strange circumstances, and in so wonderful a place, the idea was a pleasant one.
kind
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From this reading Besides, we all began to get used to this kind of existence.
moon
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From this reading I had almost ceased to think of the sun, of the moon, of the stars, of the trees, houses, and towns; in fact, about any terrestrial necessities.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SUNDAY BELOW GROUND I Awoke on Sunday morning without any sense of hurry and bustle attendant on an immediate departure.
necessities
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From this reading I had almost ceased to think of the sun, of the moon, of the stars, of the trees, houses, and towns; in fact, about any terrestrial necessities.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SUNDAY BELOW GROUND I Awoke on Sunday morning without any sense of hurry and bustle attendant on an immediate departure.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading SUNDAY BELOW GROUND I Awoke on Sunday morning without any sense of hurry and bustle attendant on an immediate departure.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Though the day to be devoted to repose and reflection was spent under such strange circumstances, and in so wonderful a place, the idea was a pleasant one.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading In our peculiar position we were far above such reflections.
peculiar
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From this reading In our peculiar position we were far above such reflections.
place
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From this reading Though the day to be devoted to repose and reflection was spent under such strange circumstances, and in so wonderful a place, the idea was a pleasant one.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though the day to be devoted to repose and reflection was spent under such strange circumstances, and in so wonderful a place, the idea was a pleasant one.
position
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From this reading In our peculiar position we were far above such reflections.
reflection
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From this reading Though the day to be devoted to repose and reflection was spent under such strange circumstances, and in so wonderful a place, the idea was a pleasant one.
reflections
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From this reading In our peculiar position we were far above such reflections.
repose
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From this reading Though the day to be devoted to repose and reflection was spent under such strange circumstances, and in so wonderful a place, the idea was a pleasant one.
sense
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From this reading SUNDAY BELOW GROUND I Awoke on Sunday morning without any sense of hurry and bustle attendant on an immediate departure.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Though the day to be devoted to repose and reflection was spent under such strange circumstances, and in so wonderful a place, the idea was a pleasant one.
spent
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From this reading Though the day to be devoted to repose and reflection was spent under such strange circumstances, and in so wonderful a place, the idea was a pleasant one.
stars
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From this reading I had almost ceased to think of the sun, of the moon, of the stars, of the trees, houses, and towns; in fact, about any terrestrial necessities.
strange
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From this reading Though the day to be devoted to repose and reflection was spent under such strange circumstances, and in so wonderful a place, the idea was a pleasant one.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Though the day to be devoted to repose and reflection was spent under such strange circumstances, and in so wonderful a place, the idea was a pleasant one.
sun
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From this reading I had almost ceased to think of the sun, of the moon, of the stars, of the trees, houses, and towns; in fact, about any terrestrial necessities.
SUNDAYnounUS /ˈsʌndeɪ/
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading SUNDAY BELOW GROUND I Awoke on Sunday morning without any sense of hurry and bustle attendant on an immediate departure.
terrestrial
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From this reading I had almost ceased to think of the sun, of the moon, of the stars, of the trees, houses, and towns; in fact, about any terrestrial necessities.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Though the day to be devoted to repose and reflection was spent under such strange circumstances, and in so wonderful a place, the idea was a pleasant one.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had almost ceased to think of the sun, of the moon, of the stars, of the trees, houses, and towns; in fact, about any terrestrial necessities.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Besides, we all began to get used to this kind of existence.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though the day to be devoted to repose and reflection was spent under such strange circumstances, and in so wonderful a place, the idea was a pleasant one.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Though the day to be devoted to repose and reflection was spent under such strange circumstances, and in so wonderful a place, the idea was a pleasant one.
towns
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From this reading I had almost ceased to think of the sun, of the moon, of the stars, of the trees, houses, and towns; in fact, about any terrestrial necessities.
trees
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From this reading I had almost ceased to think of the sun, of the moon, of the stars, of the trees, houses, and towns; in fact, about any terrestrial necessities.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Though the day to be devoted to repose and reflection was spent under such strange circumstances, and in so wonderful a place, the idea was a pleasant one.
used
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From this reading Besides, we all began to get used to this kind of existence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Though the day to be devoted to repose and reflection was spent under such strange circumstances, and in so wonderful a place, the idea was a pleasant one.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Besides, we all began to get used to this kind of existence.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In our peculiar position we were far above such reflections.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading SUNDAY BELOW GROUND I Awoke on Sunday morning without any sense of hurry and bustle attendant on an immediate departure.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Though the day to be devoted to repose and reflection was spent under such strange circumstances, and in so wonderful a place, the idea was a pleasant one.
