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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 For my part I must confess that there was a feeling in my heart that was not unlike that of a disgraced son who enters his home by stealth after a long absence.
absence
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From this reading For my part I must confess that there was a feeling in my heart that was not unlike that of a disgraced son who enters his home by stealth after a long absence.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading For my part I must confess that there was a feeling in my heart that was not unlike that of a disgraced son who enters his home by stealth after a long absence.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Pharos and I stood leaning against the bulwarks, gazing at the land.
all
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From this reading Now Valerie and I were certainly nearing England together; Pharos, however, was with us, and while we were in his power happiness was, to all intents and purposes, unknown to us.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pharos and I stood leaning against the bulwarks, gazing at the land.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Pharos and I stood leaning against the bulwarks, gazing at the land.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And yet it would be impossible to tell you how my heart warmed to it.
bulwarks
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From this reading Pharos and I stood leaning against the bulwarks, gazing at the land.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For my part I must confess that there was a feeling in my heart that was not unlike that of a disgraced son who enters his home by stealth after a long absence.
certainly
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From this reading Now Valerie and I were certainly nearing England together; Pharos, however, was with us, and while we were in his power happiness was, to all intents and purposes, unknown to us.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Times out of number I had thought of my return to England, and had pictured Valerie standing by my side upon the deck of the steamer, watching the land loom up, and thinking of the happiness that was to be our portion in the days to come.
confess
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From this reading For my part I must confess that there was a feeling in my heart that was not unlike that of a disgraced son who enters his home by stealth after a long absence.
days
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From this reading Times out of number I had thought of my return to England, and had pictured Valerie standing by my side upon the deck of the steamer, watching the land loom up, and thinking of the happiness that was to be our portion in the days to come.
deck
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From this reading Times out of number I had thought of my return to England, and had pictured Valerie standing by my side upon the deck of the steamer, watching the land loom up, and thinking of the happiness that was to be our portion in the days to come.
disgraced
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From this reading For my part I must confess that there was a feeling in my heart that was not unlike that of a disgraced son who enters his home by stealth after a long absence.
England
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From this reading Times out of number I had thought of my return to England, and had pictured Valerie standing by my side upon the deck of the steamer, watching the land loom up, and thinking of the happiness that was to be our portion in the days to come.
enters
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From this reading For my part I must confess that there was a feeling in my heart that was not unlike that of a disgraced son who enters his home by stealth after a long absence.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For my part I must confess that there was a feeling in my heart that was not unlike that of a disgraced son who enters his home by stealth after a long absence.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For my part I must confess that there was a feeling in my heart that was not unlike that of a disgraced son who enters his home by stealth after a long absence.
gazing
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From this reading Pharos and I stood leaning against the bulwarks, gazing at the land.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Times out of number I had thought of my return to England, and had pictured Valerie standing by my side upon the deck of the steamer, watching the land loom up, and thinking of the happiness that was to be our portion in the days to come.
happiness
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From this reading Times out of number I had thought of my return to England, and had pictured Valerie standing by my side upon the deck of the steamer, watching the land loom up, and thinking of the happiness that was to be our portion in the days to come.
heart
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From this reading For my part I must confess that there was a feeling in my heart that was not unlike that of a disgraced son who enters his home by stealth after a long absence.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For my part I must confess that there was a feeling in my heart that was not unlike that of a disgraced son who enters his home by stealth after a long absence.
home
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From this reading For my part I must confess that there was a feeling in my heart that was not unlike that of a disgraced son who enters his home by stealth after a long absence.
how
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From this reading And yet it would be impossible to tell you how my heart warmed to it.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Now Valerie and I were certainly nearing England together; Pharos, however, was with us, and while we were in his power happiness was, to all intents and purposes, unknown to us.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Pharos and I stood leaning against the bulwarks, gazing at the land.
impossible
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From this reading And yet it would be impossible to tell you how my heart warmed to it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For my part I must confess that there was a feeling in my heart that was not unlike that of a disgraced son who enters his home by stealth after a long absence.
intents
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From this reading Now Valerie and I were certainly nearing England together; Pharos, however, was with us, and while we were in his power happiness was, to all intents and purposes, unknown to us.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And yet it would be impossible to tell you how my heart warmed to it.
land
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From this reading Pharos and I stood leaning against the bulwarks, gazing at the land.
leaning
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From this reading Pharos and I stood leaning against the bulwarks, gazing at the land.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For my part I must confess that there was a feeling in my heart that was not unlike that of a disgraced son who enters his home by stealth after a long absence.
loom
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From this reading Times out of number I had thought of my return to England, and had pictured Valerie standing by my side upon the deck of the steamer, watching the land loom up, and thinking of the happiness that was to be our portion in the days to come.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading For my part I must confess that there was a feeling in my heart that was not unlike that of a disgraced son who enters his home by stealth after a long absence.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading For my part I must confess that there was a feeling in my heart that was not unlike that of a disgraced son who enters his home by stealth after a long absence.
nearing
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From this reading Now Valerie and I were certainly nearing England together; Pharos, however, was with us, and while we were in his power happiness was, to all intents and purposes, unknown to us.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For my part I must confess that there was a feeling in my heart that was not unlike that of a disgraced son who enters his home by stealth after a long absence.
Now
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From this reading Now Valerie and I were certainly nearing England together; Pharos, however, was with us, and while we were in his power happiness was, to all intents and purposes, unknown to us.
number
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From this reading Times out of number I had thought of my return to England, and had pictured Valerie standing by my side upon the deck of the steamer, watching the land loom up, and thinking of the happiness that was to be our portion in the days to come.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For my part I must confess that there was a feeling in my heart that was not unlike that of a disgraced son who enters his home by stealth after a long absence.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Times out of number I had thought of my return to England, and had pictured Valerie standing by my side upon the deck of the steamer, watching the land loom up, and thinking of the happiness that was to be our portion in the days to come.
out
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From this reading Times out of number I had thought of my return to England, and had pictured Valerie standing by my side upon the deck of the steamer, watching the land loom up, and thinking of the happiness that was to be our portion in the days to come.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For my part I must confess that there was a feeling in my heart that was not unlike that of a disgraced son who enters his home by stealth after a long absence.
Pharos
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From this reading Pharos and I stood leaning against the bulwarks, gazing at the land.
pictured
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From this reading Times out of number I had thought of my return to England, and had pictured Valerie standing by my side upon the deck of the steamer, watching the land loom up, and thinking of the happiness that was to be our portion in the days to come.
portion
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From this reading Times out of number I had thought of my return to England, and had pictured Valerie standing by my side upon the deck of the steamer, watching the land loom up, and thinking of the happiness that was to be our portion in the days to come.
power
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From this reading Now Valerie and I were certainly nearing England together; Pharos, however, was with us, and while we were in his power happiness was, to all intents and purposes, unknown to us.
purposes
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From this reading Now Valerie and I were certainly nearing England together; Pharos, however, was with us, and while we were in his power happiness was, to all intents and purposes, unknown to us.
return
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From this reading Times out of number I had thought of my return to England, and had pictured Valerie standing by my side upon the deck of the steamer, watching the land loom up, and thinking of the happiness that was to be our portion in the days to come.
side
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From this reading Times out of number I had thought of my return to England, and had pictured Valerie standing by my side upon the deck of the steamer, watching the land loom up, and thinking of the happiness that was to be our portion in the days to come.
son
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From this reading For my part I must confess that there was a feeling in my heart that was not unlike that of a disgraced son who enters his home by stealth after a long absence.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Times out of number I had thought of my return to England, and had pictured Valerie standing by my side upon the deck of the steamer, watching the land loom up, and thinking of the happiness that was to be our portion in the days to come.
stealth
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From this reading For my part I must confess that there was a feeling in my heart that was not unlike that of a disgraced son who enters his home by stealth after a long absence.
steamer
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From this reading Times out of number I had thought of my return to England, and had pictured Valerie standing by my side upon the deck of the steamer, watching the land loom up, and thinking of the happiness that was to be our portion in the days to come.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pharos and I stood leaning against the bulwarks, gazing at the land.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And yet it would be impossible to tell you how my heart warmed to it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For my part I must confess that there was a feeling in my heart that was not unlike that of a disgraced son who enters his home by stealth after a long absence.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pharos and I stood leaning against the bulwarks, gazing at the land.
there
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From this reading For my part I must confess that there was a feeling in my heart that was not unlike that of a disgraced son who enters his home by stealth after a long absence.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Times out of number I had thought of my return to England, and had pictured Valerie standing by my side upon the deck of the steamer, watching the land loom up, and thinking of the happiness that was to be our portion in the days to come.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Times out of number I had thought of my return to England, and had pictured Valerie standing by my side upon the deck of the steamer, watching the land loom up, and thinking of the happiness that was to be our portion in the days to come.
Times
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From this reading Times out of number I had thought of my return to England, and had pictured Valerie standing by my side upon the deck of the steamer, watching the land loom up, and thinking of the happiness that was to be our portion in the days to come.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And yet it would be impossible to tell you how my heart warmed to it.
together
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From this reading Now Valerie and I were certainly nearing England together; Pharos, however, was with us, and while we were in his power happiness was, to all intents and purposes, unknown to us.
unknown
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From this reading Now Valerie and I were certainly nearing England together; Pharos, however, was with us, and while we were in his power happiness was, to all intents and purposes, unknown to us.
unlike
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From this reading For my part I must confess that there was a feeling in my heart that was not unlike that of a disgraced son who enters his home by stealth after a long absence.
up
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From this reading Times out of number I had thought of my return to England, and had pictured Valerie standing by my side upon the deck of the steamer, watching the land loom up, and thinking of the happiness that was to be our portion in the days to come.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Times out of number I had thought of my return to England, and had pictured Valerie standing by my side upon the deck of the steamer, watching the land loom up, and thinking of the happiness that was to be our portion in the days to come.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now Valerie and I were certainly nearing England together; Pharos, however, was with us, and while we were in his power happiness was, to all intents and purposes, unknown to us.
Valerie
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From this reading Times out of number I had thought of my return to England, and had pictured Valerie standing by my side upon the deck of the steamer, watching the land loom up, and thinking of the happiness that was to be our portion in the days to come.
warmed
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From this reading And yet it would be impossible to tell you how my heart warmed to it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For my part I must confess that there was a feeling in my heart that was not unlike that of a disgraced son who enters his home by stealth after a long absence.
watching
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From this reading Times out of number I had thought of my return to England, and had pictured Valerie standing by my side upon the deck of the steamer, watching the land loom up, and thinking of the happiness that was to be our portion in the days to come.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Now Valerie and I were certainly nearing England together; Pharos, however, was with us, and while we were in his power happiness was, to all intents and purposes, unknown to us.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now Valerie and I were certainly nearing England together; Pharos, however, was with us, and while we were in his power happiness was, to all intents and purposes, unknown to us.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Now Valerie and I were certainly nearing England together; Pharos, however, was with us, and while we were in his power happiness was, to all intents and purposes, unknown to us.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading For my part I must confess that there was a feeling in my heart that was not unlike that of a disgraced son who enters his home by stealth after a long absence.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now Valerie and I were certainly nearing England together; Pharos, however, was with us, and while we were in his power happiness was, to all intents and purposes, unknown to us.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And yet it would be impossible to tell you how my heart warmed to it.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet it would be impossible to tell you how my heart warmed to it.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And yet it would be impossible to tell you how my heart warmed to it.
