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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I was left to the torture, not alone of my thoughts about my sacred and beloved country, but also of my reflections concerning the misfortunes of my family.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was left to the torture, not alone of my thoughts about my sacred and beloved country, but also of my reflections concerning the misfortunes of my family.
also
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From this reading I was left to the torture, not alone of my thoughts about my sacred and beloved country, but also of my reflections concerning the misfortunes of my family.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Night fell, and with it my spirits, in my lonely prison.
beloved
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From this reading I was left to the torture, not alone of my thoughts about my sacred and beloved country, but also of my reflections concerning the misfortunes of my family.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I was left to the torture, not alone of my thoughts about my sacred and beloved country, but also of my reflections concerning the misfortunes of my family.
concerning
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From this reading I was left to the torture, not alone of my thoughts about my sacred and beloved country, but also of my reflections concerning the misfortunes of my family.
country
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From this reading I was left to the torture, not alone of my thoughts about my sacred and beloved country, but also of my reflections concerning the misfortunes of my family.
family
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From this reading I was left to the torture, not alone of my thoughts about my sacred and beloved country, but also of my reflections concerning the misfortunes of my family.
fell
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From this reading Night fell, and with it my spirits, in my lonely prison.
Hesus
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From this reading Hesus!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was left to the torture, not alone of my thoughts about my sacred and beloved country, but also of my reflections concerning the misfortunes of my family.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Night fell, and with it my spirits, in my lonely prison.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Night fell, and with it my spirits, in my lonely prison.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was left to the torture, not alone of my thoughts about my sacred and beloved country, but also of my reflections concerning the misfortunes of my family.
lonely
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From this reading Night fell, and with it my spirits, in my lonely prison.
misfortunes
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From this reading I was left to the torture, not alone of my thoughts about my sacred and beloved country, but also of my reflections concerning the misfortunes of my family.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Night fell, and with it my spirits, in my lonely prison.
Night
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From this reading Night fell, and with it my spirits, in my lonely prison.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I was left to the torture, not alone of my thoughts about my sacred and beloved country, but also of my reflections concerning the misfortunes of my family.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was left to the torture, not alone of my thoughts about my sacred and beloved country, but also of my reflections concerning the misfortunes of my family.
prison
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From this reading Night fell, and with it my spirits, in my lonely prison.
reflections
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From this reading I was left to the torture, not alone of my thoughts about my sacred and beloved country, but also of my reflections concerning the misfortunes of my family.
sacred
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From this reading I was left to the torture, not alone of my thoughts about my sacred and beloved country, but also of my reflections concerning the misfortunes of my family.
SLAVES
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From this reading THE SLAVES' TOILET.
spirits
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From this reading Night fell, and with it my spirits, in my lonely prison.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SLAVES' TOILET.
thoughts
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From this reading I was left to the torture, not alone of my thoughts about my sacred and beloved country, but also of my reflections concerning the misfortunes of my family.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was left to the torture, not alone of my thoughts about my sacred and beloved country, but also of my reflections concerning the misfortunes of my family.
TOILET
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From this reading THE SLAVES' TOILET.
torture
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From this reading I was left to the torture, not alone of my thoughts about my sacred and beloved country, but also of my reflections concerning the misfortunes of my family.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was left to the torture, not alone of my thoughts about my sacred and beloved country, but also of my reflections concerning the misfortunes of my family.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Night fell, and with it my spirits, in my lonely prison.