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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 Septimus walked back to his club after his dinner with Zora, blessing his stars for two reasons: first, because a gracious providence had restored him to favor in his goddess's sight, and, secondly, because he had escaped without telling her of the sundered lives of Emmy and himself.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Septimus walked back to his club after his dinner with Zora, blessing his stars for two reasons: first, because a gracious providence had restored him to favor in his goddess's sight, and, secondly, because he had escaped without telling her of the sundered lives of Emmy and himself.
also
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From this reading He had also arranged for the sunning of Clem Sypher, and was aware of the indelicacy of two going through this delicious process at the same time.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Septimus walked back to his club after his dinner with Zora, blessing his stars for two reasons: first, because a gracious providence had restored him to favor in his goddess's sight, and, secondly, because he had escaped without telling her of the sundered lives of Emmy and himself.
appeared
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From this reading But being a married man (no matter how nominally), too much sunning appeared reprehensible.
arranged
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From this reading He had also arranged for the sunning of Clem Sypher, and was aware of the indelicacy of two going through this delicious process at the same time.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had also arranged for the sunning of Clem Sypher, and was aware of the indelicacy of two going through this delicious process at the same time.
aware
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From this reading He had also arranged for the sunning of Clem Sypher, and was aware of the indelicacy of two going through this delicious process at the same time.
back
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From this reading Septimus walked back to his club after his dinner with Zora, blessing his stars for two reasons: first, because a gracious providence had restored him to favor in his goddess's sight, and, secondly, because he had escaped without telling her of the sundered lives of Emmy and himself.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Septimus walked back to his club after his dinner with Zora, blessing his stars for two reasons: first, because a gracious providence had restored him to favor in his goddess's sight, and, secondly, because he had escaped without telling her of the sundered lives of Emmy and himself.
bed
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From this reading By the time he went to bed, however, having pondered for some hours over the interdependent relations between Zora, Sypher, Emmy, and himself, he had entangled his mind into a condition of intricate complication.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading But being a married man (no matter how nominally), too much sunning appeared reprehensible.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading By the time he went to bed, however, having pondered for some hours over the interdependent relations between Zora, Sypher, Emmy, and himself, he had entangled his mind into a condition of intricate complication.
blessing
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From this reading Septimus walked back to his club after his dinner with Zora, blessing his stars for two reasons: first, because a gracious providence had restored him to favor in his goddess's sight, and, secondly, because he had escaped without telling her of the sundered lives of Emmy and himself.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But being a married man (no matter how nominally), too much sunning appeared reprehensible.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the time he went to bed, however, having pondered for some hours over the interdependent relations between Zora, Sypher, Emmy, and himself, he had entangled his mind into a condition of intricate complication.
Clem
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From this reading He had also arranged for the sunning of Clem Sypher, and was aware of the indelicacy of two going through this delicious process at the same time.
club
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From this reading Septimus walked back to his club after his dinner with Zora, blessing his stars for two reasons: first, because a gracious providence had restored him to favor in his goddess's sight, and, secondly, because he had escaped without telling her of the sundered lives of Emmy and himself.
complication
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From this reading By the time he went to bed, however, having pondered for some hours over the interdependent relations between Zora, Sypher, Emmy, and himself, he had entangled his mind into a condition of intricate complication.
condition
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From this reading By the time he went to bed, however, having pondered for some hours over the interdependent relations between Zora, Sypher, Emmy, and himself, he had entangled his mind into a condition of intricate complication.
continue
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From this reading He longed to continue to sun himself in the presence of his divinity.
delicious
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From this reading He had also arranged for the sunning of Clem Sypher, and was aware of the indelicacy of two going through this delicious process at the same time.
dinner
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From this reading Septimus walked back to his club after his dinner with Zora, blessing his stars for two reasons: first, because a gracious providence had restored him to favor in his goddess's sight, and, secondly, because he had escaped without telling her of the sundered lives of Emmy and himself.
divinity
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From this reading He longed to continue to sun himself in the presence of his divinity.
Emmy
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From this reading Septimus walked back to his club after his dinner with Zora, blessing his stars for two reasons: first, because a gracious providence had restored him to favor in his goddess's sight, and, secondly, because he had escaped without telling her of the sundered lives of Emmy and himself.
entangled
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From this reading By the time he went to bed, however, having pondered for some hours over the interdependent relations between Zora, Sypher, Emmy, and himself, he had entangled his mind into a condition of intricate complication.
escaped
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From this reading Septimus walked back to his club after his dinner with Zora, blessing his stars for two reasons: first, because a gracious providence had restored him to favor in his goddess's sight, and, secondly, because he had escaped without telling her of the sundered lives of Emmy and himself.
favor
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From this reading Septimus walked back to his club after his dinner with Zora, blessing his stars for two reasons: first, because a gracious providence had restored him to favor in his goddess's sight, and, secondly, because he had escaped without telling her of the sundered lives of Emmy and himself.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Septimus walked back to his club after his dinner with Zora, blessing his stars for two reasons: first, because a gracious providence had restored him to favor in his goddess's sight, and, secondly, because he had escaped without telling her of the sundered lives of Emmy and himself.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Septimus walked back to his club after his dinner with Zora, blessing his stars for two reasons: first, because a gracious providence had restored him to favor in his goddess's sight, and, secondly, because he had escaped without telling her of the sundered lives of Emmy and himself.
goddess's
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From this reading Septimus walked back to his club after his dinner with Zora, blessing his stars for two reasons: first, because a gracious providence had restored him to favor in his goddess's sight, and, secondly, because he had escaped without telling her of the sundered lives of Emmy and himself.
going
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From this reading He had also arranged for the sunning of Clem Sypher, and was aware of the indelicacy of two going through this delicious process at the same time.
gracious
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From this reading Septimus walked back to his club after his dinner with Zora, blessing his stars for two reasons: first, because a gracious providence had restored him to favor in his goddess's sight, and, secondly, because he had escaped without telling her of the sundered lives of Emmy and himself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Septimus walked back to his club after his dinner with Zora, blessing his stars for two reasons: first, because a gracious providence had restored him to favor in his goddess's sight, and, secondly, because he had escaped without telling her of the sundered lives of Emmy and himself.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading By the time he went to bed, however, having pondered for some hours over the interdependent relations between Zora, Sypher, Emmy, and himself, he had entangled his mind into a condition of intricate complication.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Septimus walked back to his club after his dinner with Zora, blessing his stars for two reasons: first, because a gracious providence had restored him to favor in his goddess's sight, and, secondly, because he had escaped without telling her of the sundered lives of Emmy and himself.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Septimus walked back to his club after his dinner with Zora, blessing his stars for two reasons: first, because a gracious providence had restored him to favor in his goddess's sight, and, secondly, because he had escaped without telling her of the sundered lives of Emmy and himself.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Septimus walked back to his club after his dinner with Zora, blessing his stars for two reasons: first, because a gracious providence had restored him to favor in his goddess's sight, and, secondly, because he had escaped without telling her of the sundered lives of Emmy and himself.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Septimus walked back to his club after his dinner with Zora, blessing his stars for two reasons: first, because a gracious providence had restored him to favor in his goddess's sight, and, secondly, because he had escaped without telling her of the sundered lives of Emmy and himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Septimus walked back to his club after his dinner with Zora, blessing his stars for two reasons: first, because a gracious providence had restored him to favor in his goddess's sight, and, secondly, because he had escaped without telling her of the sundered lives of Emmy and himself.
hours
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From this reading By the time he went to bed, however, having pondered for some hours over the interdependent relations between Zora, Sypher, Emmy, and himself, he had entangled his mind into a condition of intricate complication.
how
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From this reading But being a married man (no matter how nominally), too much sunning appeared reprehensible.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading By the time he went to bed, however, having pondered for some hours over the interdependent relations between Zora, Sypher, Emmy, and himself, he had entangled his mind into a condition of intricate complication.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Septimus walked back to his club after his dinner with Zora, blessing his stars for two reasons: first, because a gracious providence had restored him to favor in his goddess's sight, and, secondly, because he had escaped without telling her of the sundered lives of Emmy and himself.
indelicacy
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From this reading He had also arranged for the sunning of Clem Sypher, and was aware of the indelicacy of two going through this delicious process at the same time.
interdependent
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From this reading By the time he went to bed, however, having pondered for some hours over the interdependent relations between Zora, Sypher, Emmy, and himself, he had entangled his mind into a condition of intricate complication.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading By the time he went to bed, however, having pondered for some hours over the interdependent relations between Zora, Sypher, Emmy, and himself, he had entangled his mind into a condition of intricate complication.
intricate
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From this reading By the time he went to bed, however, having pondered for some hours over the interdependent relations between Zora, Sypher, Emmy, and himself, he had entangled his mind into a condition of intricate complication.
lives
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From this reading Septimus walked back to his club after his dinner with Zora, blessing his stars for two reasons: first, because a gracious providence had restored him to favor in his goddess's sight, and, secondly, because he had escaped without telling her of the sundered lives of Emmy and himself.
longed
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From this reading He longed to continue to sun himself in the presence of his divinity.
man
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From this reading But being a married man (no matter how nominally), too much sunning appeared reprehensible.
married
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From this reading But being a married man (no matter how nominally), too much sunning appeared reprehensible.
matter
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From this reading But being a married man (no matter how nominally), too much sunning appeared reprehensible.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By the time he went to bed, however, having pondered for some hours over the interdependent relations between Zora, Sypher, Emmy, and himself, he had entangled his mind into a condition of intricate complication.
much
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From this reading But being a married man (no matter how nominally), too much sunning appeared reprehensible.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But being a married man (no matter how nominally), too much sunning appeared reprehensible.
nominally
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From this reading But being a married man (no matter how nominally), too much sunning appeared reprehensible.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Septimus walked back to his club after his dinner with Zora, blessing his stars for two reasons: first, because a gracious providence had restored him to favor in his goddess's sight, and, secondly, because he had escaped without telling her of the sundered lives of Emmy and himself.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading By the time he went to bed, however, having pondered for some hours over the interdependent relations between Zora, Sypher, Emmy, and himself, he had entangled his mind into a condition of intricate complication.
pondered
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From this reading By the time he went to bed, however, having pondered for some hours over the interdependent relations between Zora, Sypher, Emmy, and himself, he had entangled his mind into a condition of intricate complication.
presence
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From this reading He longed to continue to sun himself in the presence of his divinity.
process
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From this reading He had also arranged for the sunning of Clem Sypher, and was aware of the indelicacy of two going through this delicious process at the same time.
providencenounUS /ˈprɑː.və.dəns/
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading Septimus walked back to his club after his dinner with Zora, blessing his stars for two reasons: first, because a gracious providence had restored him to favor in his goddess's sight, and, secondly, because he had escaped without telling her of the sundered lives of Emmy and himself.
reasonsnounUS /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Septimus walked back to his club after his dinner with Zora, blessing his stars for two reasons: first, because a gracious providence had restored him to favor in his goddess's sight, and, secondly, because he had escaped without telling her of the sundered lives of Emmy and himself.
relations
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From this reading By the time he went to bed, however, having pondered for some hours over the interdependent relations between Zora, Sypher, Emmy, and himself, he had entangled his mind into a condition of intricate complication.
reprehensible
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From this reading But being a married man (no matter how nominally), too much sunning appeared reprehensible.
restored
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From this reading Septimus walked back to his club after his dinner with Zora, blessing his stars for two reasons: first, because a gracious providence had restored him to favor in his goddess's sight, and, secondly, because he had escaped without telling her of the sundered lives of Emmy and himself.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had also arranged for the sunning of Clem Sypher, and was aware of the indelicacy of two going through this delicious process at the same time.
secondly
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From this reading Septimus walked back to his club after his dinner with Zora, blessing his stars for two reasons: first, because a gracious providence had restored him to favor in his goddess's sight, and, secondly, because he had escaped without telling her of the sundered lives of Emmy and himself.
Septimus
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From this reading Septimus walked back to his club after his dinner with Zora, blessing his stars for two reasons: first, because a gracious providence had restored him to favor in his goddess's sight, and, secondly, because he had escaped without telling her of the sundered lives of Emmy and himself.
sight
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From this reading Septimus walked back to his club after his dinner with Zora, blessing his stars for two reasons: first, because a gracious providence had restored him to favor in his goddess's sight, and, secondly, because he had escaped without telling her of the sundered lives of Emmy and himself.
some
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From this reading By the time he went to bed, however, having pondered for some hours over the interdependent relations between Zora, Sypher, Emmy, and himself, he had entangled his mind into a condition of intricate complication.
stars
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From this reading Septimus walked back to his club after his dinner with Zora, blessing his stars for two reasons: first, because a gracious providence had restored him to favor in his goddess's sight, and, secondly, because he had escaped without telling her of the sundered lives of Emmy and himself.
sun
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From this reading He longed to continue to sun himself in the presence of his divinity.
sundered
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From this reading Septimus walked back to his club after his dinner with Zora, blessing his stars for two reasons: first, because a gracious providence had restored him to favor in his goddess's sight, and, secondly, because he had escaped without telling her of the sundered lives of Emmy and himself.
sunning
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From this reading But being a married man (no matter how nominally), too much sunning appeared reprehensible.
Sypher
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From this reading By the time he went to bed, however, having pondered for some hours over the interdependent relations between Zora, Sypher, Emmy, and himself, he had entangled his mind into a condition of intricate complication.
telling
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From this reading Septimus walked back to his club after his dinner with Zora, blessing his stars for two reasons: first, because a gracious providence had restored him to favor in his goddess's sight, and, secondly, because he had escaped without telling her of the sundered lives of Emmy and himself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Septimus walked back to his club after his dinner with Zora, blessing his stars for two reasons: first, because a gracious providence had restored him to favor in his goddess's sight, and, secondly, because he had escaped without telling her of the sundered lives of Emmy and himself.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He had also arranged for the sunning of Clem Sypher, and was aware of the indelicacy of two going through this delicious process at the same time.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had also arranged for the sunning of Clem Sypher, and was aware of the indelicacy of two going through this delicious process at the same time.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By the time he went to bed, however, having pondered for some hours over the interdependent relations between Zora, Sypher, Emmy, and himself, he had entangled his mind into a condition of intricate complication.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Septimus walked back to his club after his dinner with Zora, blessing his stars for two reasons: first, because a gracious providence had restored him to favor in his goddess's sight, and, secondly, because he had escaped without telling her of the sundered lives of Emmy and himself.
too
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From this reading But being a married man (no matter how nominally), too much sunning appeared reprehensible.
two
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From this reading Septimus walked back to his club after his dinner with Zora, blessing his stars for two reasons: first, because a gracious providence had restored him to favor in his goddess's sight, and, secondly, because he had escaped without telling her of the sundered lives of Emmy and himself.
walked
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From this reading Septimus walked back to his club after his dinner with Zora, blessing his stars for two reasons: first, because a gracious providence had restored him to favor in his goddess's sight, and, secondly, because he had escaped without telling her of the sundered lives of Emmy and himself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had also arranged for the sunning of Clem Sypher, and was aware of the indelicacy of two going through this delicious process at the same time.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By the time he went to bed, however, having pondered for some hours over the interdependent relations between Zora, Sypher, Emmy, and himself, he had entangled his mind into a condition of intricate complication.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Septimus walked back to his club after his dinner with Zora, blessing his stars for two reasons: first, because a gracious providence had restored him to favor in his goddess's sight, and, secondly, because he had escaped without telling her of the sundered lives of Emmy and himself.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Septimus walked back to his club after his dinner with Zora, blessing his stars for two reasons: first, because a gracious providence had restored him to favor in his goddess's sight, and, secondly, because he had escaped without telling her of the sundered lives of Emmy and himself.
Zora
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From this reading Septimus walked back to his club after his dinner with Zora, blessing his stars for two reasons: first, because a gracious providence had restored him to favor in his goddess's sight, and, secondly, because he had escaped without telling her of the sundered lives of Emmy and himself.
