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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 Still there is something phantom and visionary about it: still it seems to me open to question whether, if I look away from him for a moment, he may not melt and disappear into dream-land.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Still there is something phantom and visionary about it: still it seems to me open to question whether, if I look away from him for a moment, he may not melt and disappear into dream-land.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So the king enjoys his own again, and Roger is at home.
All
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From this reading All through breakfast I am dodging and peeping from behind the urn to assure myself of the continued presence and substantial reality of the strong shoulders and bronze-colored face that so solidly and certainly face me.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading All through breakfast I am dodging and peeping from behind the urn to assure myself of the continued presence and substantial reality of the strong shoulders and bronze-colored face that so solidly and certainly face me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So the king enjoys his own again, and Roger is at home.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As often as I catch his eye--and this is not seldom, for perhaps he too has his misgivings about me--I smile, in a manner, half ashamed, half sneaky, and yet most wholly satisfied.
ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading As often as I catch his eye--and this is not seldom, for perhaps he too has his misgivings about me--I smile, in a manner, half ashamed, half sneaky, and yet most wholly satisfied.
assure
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From this reading All through breakfast I am dodging and peeping from behind the urn to assure myself of the continued presence and substantial reality of the strong shoulders and bronze-colored face that so solidly and certainly face me.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So the king enjoys his own again, and Roger is at home.
away
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From this reading Still there is something phantom and visionary about it: still it seems to me open to question whether, if I look away from him for a moment, he may not melt and disappear into dream-land.
become
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From this reading Not yet--and now it is the next morning--has his return become _real_ to me.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading All through breakfast I am dodging and peeping from behind the urn to assure myself of the continued presence and substantial reality of the strong shoulders and bronze-colored face that so solidly and certainly face me.
breakfast
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From this reading All through breakfast I am dodging and peeping from behind the urn to assure myself of the continued presence and substantial reality of the strong shoulders and bronze-colored face that so solidly and certainly face me.
bronze-colored
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From this reading All through breakfast I am dodging and peeping from behind the urn to assure myself of the continued presence and substantial reality of the strong shoulders and bronze-colored face that so solidly and certainly face me.
catch
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From this reading As often as I catch his eye--and this is not seldom, for perhaps he too has his misgivings about me--I smile, in a manner, half ashamed, half sneaky, and yet most wholly satisfied.
certainly
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From this reading All through breakfast I am dodging and peeping from behind the urn to assure myself of the continued presence and substantial reality of the strong shoulders and bronze-colored face that so solidly and certainly face me.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All through breakfast I am dodging and peeping from behind the urn to assure myself of the continued presence and substantial reality of the strong shoulders and bronze-colored face that so solidly and certainly face me.
disappear
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From this reading Still there is something phantom and visionary about it: still it seems to me open to question whether, if I look away from him for a moment, he may not melt and disappear into dream-land.
dodging
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From this reading All through breakfast I am dodging and peeping from behind the urn to assure myself of the continued presence and substantial reality of the strong shoulders and bronze-colored face that so solidly and certainly face me.
dream-land
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From this reading Still there is something phantom and visionary about it: still it seems to me open to question whether, if I look away from him for a moment, he may not melt and disappear into dream-land.
enjoys
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From this reading So the king enjoys his own again, and Roger is at home.
eye
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From this reading As often as I catch his eye--and this is not seldom, for perhaps he too has his misgivings about me--I smile, in a manner, half ashamed, half sneaky, and yet most wholly satisfied.
face
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From this reading All through breakfast I am dodging and peeping from behind the urn to assure myself of the continued presence and substantial reality of the strong shoulders and bronze-colored face that so solidly and certainly face me.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Still there is something phantom and visionary about it: still it seems to me open to question whether, if I look away from him for a moment, he may not melt and disappear into dream-land.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Still there is something phantom and visionary about it: still it seems to me open to question whether, if I look away from him for a moment, he may not melt and disappear into dream-land.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As often as I catch his eye--and this is not seldom, for perhaps he too has his misgivings about me--I smile, in a manner, half ashamed, half sneaky, and yet most wholly satisfied.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not yet--and now it is the next morning--has his return become _real_ to me.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Still there is something phantom and visionary about it: still it seems to me open to question whether, if I look away from him for a moment, he may not melt and disappear into dream-land.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Still there is something phantom and visionary about it: still it seems to me open to question whether, if I look away from him for a moment, he may not melt and disappear into dream-land.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So the king enjoys his own again, and Roger is at home.
home
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From this reading So the king enjoys his own again, and Roger is at home.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Still there is something phantom and visionary about it: still it seems to me open to question whether, if I look away from him for a moment, he may not melt and disappear into dream-land.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Still there is something phantom and visionary about it: still it seems to me open to question whether, if I look away from him for a moment, he may not melt and disappear into dream-land.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As often as I catch his eye--and this is not seldom, for perhaps he too has his misgivings about me--I smile, in a manner, half ashamed, half sneaky, and yet most wholly satisfied.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Still there is something phantom and visionary about it: still it seems to me open to question whether, if I look away from him for a moment, he may not melt and disappear into dream-land.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So the king enjoys his own again, and Roger is at home.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Not yet--and now it is the next morning--has his return become _real_ to me.
king
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From this reading So the king enjoys his own again, and Roger is at home.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still there is something phantom and visionary about it: still it seems to me open to question whether, if I look away from him for a moment, he may not melt and disappear into dream-land.
manner
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From this reading As often as I catch his eye--and this is not seldom, for perhaps he too has his misgivings about me--I smile, in a manner, half ashamed, half sneaky, and yet most wholly satisfied.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Still there is something phantom and visionary about it: still it seems to me open to question whether, if I look away from him for a moment, he may not melt and disappear into dream-land.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Not yet--and now it is the next morning--has his return become _real_ to me.
melt
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From this reading Still there is something phantom and visionary about it: still it seems to me open to question whether, if I look away from him for a moment, he may not melt and disappear into dream-land.
misgivings
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From this reading As often as I catch his eye--and this is not seldom, for perhaps he too has his misgivings about me--I smile, in a manner, half ashamed, half sneaky, and yet most wholly satisfied.
moment
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From this reading Still there is something phantom and visionary about it: still it seems to me open to question whether, if I look away from him for a moment, he may not melt and disappear into dream-land.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not yet--and now it is the next morning--has his return become _real_ to me.
most
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From this reading As often as I catch his eye--and this is not seldom, for perhaps he too has his misgivings about me--I smile, in a manner, half ashamed, half sneaky, and yet most wholly satisfied.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading All through breakfast I am dodging and peeping from behind the urn to assure myself of the continued presence and substantial reality of the strong shoulders and bronze-colored face that so solidly and certainly face me.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not yet--and now it is the next morning--has his return become _real_ to me.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not yet--and now it is the next morning--has his return become _real_ to me.
now
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From this reading Not yet--and now it is the next morning--has his return become _real_ to me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All through breakfast I am dodging and peeping from behind the urn to assure myself of the continued presence and substantial reality of the strong shoulders and bronze-colored face that so solidly and certainly face me.
often
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From this reading As often as I catch his eye--and this is not seldom, for perhaps he too has his misgivings about me--I smile, in a manner, half ashamed, half sneaky, and yet most wholly satisfied.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Still there is something phantom and visionary about it: still it seems to me open to question whether, if I look away from him for a moment, he may not melt and disappear into dream-land.
own
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From this reading So the king enjoys his own again, and Roger is at home.
peeping
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From this reading All through breakfast I am dodging and peeping from behind the urn to assure myself of the continued presence and substantial reality of the strong shoulders and bronze-colored face that so solidly and certainly face me.
perhaps
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From this reading As often as I catch his eye--and this is not seldom, for perhaps he too has his misgivings about me--I smile, in a manner, half ashamed, half sneaky, and yet most wholly satisfied.
phantomnounUS /ˈfæn.təm/
A ghost or apparition; a figment of the imagination or a hidden dweller.
From this reading Still there is something phantom and visionary about it: still it seems to me open to question whether, if I look away from him for a moment, he may not melt and disappear into dream-land.
presence
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From this reading All through breakfast I am dodging and peeping from behind the urn to assure myself of the continued presence and substantial reality of the strong shoulders and bronze-colored face that so solidly and certainly face me.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Still there is something phantom and visionary about it: still it seems to me open to question whether, if I look away from him for a moment, he may not melt and disappear into dream-land.
real
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From this reading Not yet--and now it is the next morning--has his return become _real_ to me.
reality
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From this reading All through breakfast I am dodging and peeping from behind the urn to assure myself of the continued presence and substantial reality of the strong shoulders and bronze-colored face that so solidly and certainly face me.
return
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From this reading Not yet--and now it is the next morning--has his return become _real_ to me.
Roger
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From this reading So the king enjoys his own again, and Roger is at home.
satisfied
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From this reading As often as I catch his eye--and this is not seldom, for perhaps he too has his misgivings about me--I smile, in a manner, half ashamed, half sneaky, and yet most wholly satisfied.
seems
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From this reading Still there is something phantom and visionary about it: still it seems to me open to question whether, if I look away from him for a moment, he may not melt and disappear into dream-land.
seldom
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From this reading As often as I catch his eye--and this is not seldom, for perhaps he too has his misgivings about me--I smile, in a manner, half ashamed, half sneaky, and yet most wholly satisfied.
shoulders
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From this reading All through breakfast I am dodging and peeping from behind the urn to assure myself of the continued presence and substantial reality of the strong shoulders and bronze-colored face that so solidly and certainly face me.
smile
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From this reading As often as I catch his eye--and this is not seldom, for perhaps he too has his misgivings about me--I smile, in a manner, half ashamed, half sneaky, and yet most wholly satisfied.
sneaky
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From this reading As often as I catch his eye--and this is not seldom, for perhaps he too has his misgivings about me--I smile, in a manner, half ashamed, half sneaky, and yet most wholly satisfied.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So the king enjoys his own again, and Roger is at home.
solidly
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From this reading All through breakfast I am dodging and peeping from behind the urn to assure myself of the continued presence and substantial reality of the strong shoulders and bronze-colored face that so solidly and certainly face me.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Still there is something phantom and visionary about it: still it seems to me open to question whether, if I look away from him for a moment, he may not melt and disappear into dream-land.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still there is something phantom and visionary about it: still it seems to me open to question whether, if I look away from him for a moment, he may not melt and disappear into dream-land.
strong
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From this reading All through breakfast I am dodging and peeping from behind the urn to assure myself of the continued presence and substantial reality of the strong shoulders and bronze-colored face that so solidly and certainly face me.
substantial
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From this reading All through breakfast I am dodging and peeping from behind the urn to assure myself of the continued presence and substantial reality of the strong shoulders and bronze-colored face that so solidly and certainly face me.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All through breakfast I am dodging and peeping from behind the urn to assure myself of the continued presence and substantial reality of the strong shoulders and bronze-colored face that so solidly and certainly face me.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So the king enjoys his own again, and Roger is at home.
there
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From this reading Still there is something phantom and visionary about it: still it seems to me open to question whether, if I look away from him for a moment, he may not melt and disappear into dream-land.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As often as I catch his eye--and this is not seldom, for perhaps he too has his misgivings about me--I smile, in a manner, half ashamed, half sneaky, and yet most wholly satisfied.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All through breakfast I am dodging and peeping from behind the urn to assure myself of the continued presence and substantial reality of the strong shoulders and bronze-colored face that so solidly and certainly face me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not yet--and now it is the next morning--has his return become _real_ to me.
too
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From this reading As often as I catch his eye--and this is not seldom, for perhaps he too has his misgivings about me--I smile, in a manner, half ashamed, half sneaky, and yet most wholly satisfied.
urn
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From this reading All through breakfast I am dodging and peeping from behind the urn to assure myself of the continued presence and substantial reality of the strong shoulders and bronze-colored face that so solidly and certainly face me.
visionary
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From this reading Still there is something phantom and visionary about it: still it seems to me open to question whether, if I look away from him for a moment, he may not melt and disappear into dream-land.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Still there is something phantom and visionary about it: still it seems to me open to question whether, if I look away from him for a moment, he may not melt and disappear into dream-land.
wholly
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From this reading As often as I catch his eye--and this is not seldom, for perhaps he too has his misgivings about me--I smile, in a manner, half ashamed, half sneaky, and yet most wholly satisfied.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Not yet--and now it is the next morning--has his return become _real_ to me.
