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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading If I were to write about the place, I asked myself, how should I treat it?
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And instinctively, once alone, I made for the places where she had painted her extraordinary pictures; I tried to see what she had seen.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I deliberately invited an interpretation in the way that came easiest to me--writing.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And instinctively, once alone, I made for the places where she had painted her extraordinary pictures; I tried to see what she had seen.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Perhaps, now that she had opened my mind to another view, I should be sensitive to some similar interpretation--and possibly by way of literary expression.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If I were to write about the place, I asked myself, how should I treat it?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Perhaps, now that she had opened my mind to another view, I should be sensitive to some similar interpretation--and possibly by way of literary expression.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in this case there came no such revelation.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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came
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case
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deliberately
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easiest
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expression
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extraordinary
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From this reading And instinctively, once alone, I made for the places where she had painted her extraordinary pictures; I tried to see what she had seen.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And instinctively, once alone, I made for the places where she had painted her extraordinary pictures; I tried to see what she had seen.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And instinctively, once alone, I made for the places where she had painted her extraordinary pictures; I tried to see what she had seen.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And instinctively, once alone, I made for the places where she had painted her extraordinary pictures; I tried to see what she had seen.
how
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And instinctively, once alone, I made for the places where she had painted her extraordinary pictures; I tried to see what she had seen.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I were to write about the place, I asked myself, how should I treat it?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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instinctively
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interpretation
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invited
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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literary
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made
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From this reading And instinctively, once alone, I made for the places where she had painted her extraordinary pictures; I tried to see what she had seen.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I deliberately invited an interpretation in the way that came easiest to me--writing.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps, now that she had opened my mind to another view, I should be sensitive to some similar interpretation--and possibly by way of literary expression.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Perhaps, now that she had opened my mind to another view, I should be sensitive to some similar interpretation--and possibly by way of literary expression.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading If I were to write about the place, I asked myself, how should I treat it?
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But in this case there came no such revelation.
now
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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once
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opened
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painted
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Perhaps
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pictures
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place
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places
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possibly
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revelation
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see
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seen
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sensitive
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shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And instinctively, once alone, I made for the places where she had painted her extraordinary pictures; I tried to see what she had seen.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
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similar
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some
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suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But in this case there came no such revelation.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Perhaps, now that she had opened my mind to another view, I should be sensitive to some similar interpretation--and possibly by way of literary expression.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And instinctively, once alone, I made for the places where she had painted her extraordinary pictures; I tried to see what she had seen.
there
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From this reading But in this case there came no such revelation.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But in this case there came no such revelation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And instinctively, once alone, I made for the places where she had painted her extraordinary pictures; I tried to see what she had seen.
treat
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tried
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From this reading And instinctively, once alone, I made for the places where she had painted her extraordinary pictures; I tried to see what she had seen.
view
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way
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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If I were to write about the place, I asked myself, how should I treat it?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And instinctively, once alone, I made for the places where she had painted her extraordinary pictures; I tried to see what she had seen.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading And instinctively, once alone, I made for the places where she had painted her extraordinary pictures; I tried to see what she had seen.
write
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writing
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From this reading I deliberately invited an interpretation in the way that came easiest to me--writing.
