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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 Her arms dropped to her side, her lips for a moment quivered.
absolute
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From this reading He realised the absolute advent of the one experience hitherto missing from his life.
advent
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From this reading He realised the absolute advent of the one experience hitherto missing from his life.
amazing
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From this reading Throughout those weeks and months of tangled, lurid sensations, of amazing happenings which were yet to come, Norgate never once forgot that illuminative rush of fierce yet sweet feelings which suddenly thrilled his pulses.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Throughout those weeks and months of tangled, lurid sensations, of amazing happenings which were yet to come, Norgate never once forgot that illuminative rush of fierce yet sweet feelings which suddenly thrilled his pulses.
arms
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From this reading Her arms dropped to her side, her lips for a moment quivered.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The very intensity of his feelings kept him silent, kept him unresponsive to her impetuous but unspoken welcome.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Throughout those weeks and months of tangled, lurid sensations, of amazing happenings which were yet to come, Norgate never once forgot that illuminative rush of fierce yet sweet feelings which suddenly thrilled his pulses.
days
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From this reading He understood in that moment the intolerable depression of the last few days.
depression
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From this reading He understood in that moment the intolerable depression of the last few days.
dropped
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From this reading Her arms dropped to her side, her lips for a moment quivered.
experience
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From this reading He realised the absolute advent of the one experience hitherto missing from his life.
feelings
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From this reading Throughout those weeks and months of tangled, lurid sensations, of amazing happenings which were yet to come, Norgate never once forgot that illuminative rush of fierce yet sweet feelings which suddenly thrilled his pulses.
few
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From this reading He understood in that moment the intolerable depression of the last few days.
fierce
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From this reading Throughout those weeks and months of tangled, lurid sensations, of amazing happenings which were yet to come, Norgate never once forgot that illuminative rush of fierce yet sweet feelings which suddenly thrilled his pulses.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her arms dropped to her side, her lips for a moment quivered.
forgot
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From this reading Throughout those weeks and months of tangled, lurid sensations, of amazing happenings which were yet to come, Norgate never once forgot that illuminative rush of fierce yet sweet feelings which suddenly thrilled his pulses.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He realised the absolute advent of the one experience hitherto missing from his life.
happenings
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From this reading Throughout those weeks and months of tangled, lurid sensations, of amazing happenings which were yet to come, Norgate never once forgot that illuminative rush of fierce yet sweet feelings which suddenly thrilled his pulses.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He understood in that moment the intolerable depression of the last few days.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The very intensity of his feelings kept him silent, kept him unresponsive to her impetuous but unspoken welcome.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The very intensity of his feelings kept him silent, kept him unresponsive to her impetuous but unspoken welcome.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Throughout those weeks and months of tangled, lurid sensations, of amazing happenings which were yet to come, Norgate never once forgot that illuminative rush of fierce yet sweet feelings which suddenly thrilled his pulses.
hitherto
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From this reading He realised the absolute advent of the one experience hitherto missing from his life.
illuminative
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From this reading Throughout those weeks and months of tangled, lurid sensations, of amazing happenings which were yet to come, Norgate never once forgot that illuminative rush of fierce yet sweet feelings which suddenly thrilled his pulses.
impetuous
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From this reading The very intensity of his feelings kept him silent, kept him unresponsive to her impetuous but unspoken welcome.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He understood in that moment the intolerable depression of the last few days.
intensity
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From this reading The very intensity of his feelings kept him silent, kept him unresponsive to her impetuous but unspoken welcome.
intolerable
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From this reading He understood in that moment the intolerable depression of the last few days.
kept
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From this reading The very intensity of his feelings kept him silent, kept him unresponsive to her impetuous but unspoken welcome.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He understood in that moment the intolerable depression of the last few days.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He realised the absolute advent of the one experience hitherto missing from his life.
lips
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From this reading Her arms dropped to her side, her lips for a moment quivered.
lurid
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From this reading Throughout those weeks and months of tangled, lurid sensations, of amazing happenings which were yet to come, Norgate never once forgot that illuminative rush of fierce yet sweet feelings which suddenly thrilled his pulses.
missing
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From this reading He realised the absolute advent of the one experience hitherto missing from his life.
moment
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From this reading He understood in that moment the intolerable depression of the last few days.
months
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From this reading Throughout those weeks and months of tangled, lurid sensations, of amazing happenings which were yet to come, Norgate never once forgot that illuminative rush of fierce yet sweet feelings which suddenly thrilled his pulses.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Throughout those weeks and months of tangled, lurid sensations, of amazing happenings which were yet to come, Norgate never once forgot that illuminative rush of fierce yet sweet feelings which suddenly thrilled his pulses.
Norgate
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From this reading Throughout those weeks and months of tangled, lurid sensations, of amazing happenings which were yet to come, Norgate never once forgot that illuminative rush of fierce yet sweet feelings which suddenly thrilled his pulses.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Throughout those weeks and months of tangled, lurid sensations, of amazing happenings which were yet to come, Norgate never once forgot that illuminative rush of fierce yet sweet feelings which suddenly thrilled his pulses.
once
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From this reading Throughout those weeks and months of tangled, lurid sensations, of amazing happenings which were yet to come, Norgate never once forgot that illuminative rush of fierce yet sweet feelings which suddenly thrilled his pulses.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He realised the absolute advent of the one experience hitherto missing from his life.
pulses
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From this reading Throughout those weeks and months of tangled, lurid sensations, of amazing happenings which were yet to come, Norgate never once forgot that illuminative rush of fierce yet sweet feelings which suddenly thrilled his pulses.
quivered
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From this reading Her arms dropped to her side, her lips for a moment quivered.
realised
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From this reading He realised the absolute advent of the one experience hitherto missing from his life.
rush
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From this reading Throughout those weeks and months of tangled, lurid sensations, of amazing happenings which were yet to come, Norgate never once forgot that illuminative rush of fierce yet sweet feelings which suddenly thrilled his pulses.
sensations
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From this reading Throughout those weeks and months of tangled, lurid sensations, of amazing happenings which were yet to come, Norgate never once forgot that illuminative rush of fierce yet sweet feelings which suddenly thrilled his pulses.
side
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From this reading Her arms dropped to her side, her lips for a moment quivered.
silent
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From this reading The very intensity of his feelings kept him silent, kept him unresponsive to her impetuous but unspoken welcome.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Throughout those weeks and months of tangled, lurid sensations, of amazing happenings which were yet to come, Norgate never once forgot that illuminative rush of fierce yet sweet feelings which suddenly thrilled his pulses.
sweet
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From this reading Throughout those weeks and months of tangled, lurid sensations, of amazing happenings which were yet to come, Norgate never once forgot that illuminative rush of fierce yet sweet feelings which suddenly thrilled his pulses.
tangled
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From this reading Throughout those weeks and months of tangled, lurid sensations, of amazing happenings which were yet to come, Norgate never once forgot that illuminative rush of fierce yet sweet feelings which suddenly thrilled his pulses.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Throughout those weeks and months of tangled, lurid sensations, of amazing happenings which were yet to come, Norgate never once forgot that illuminative rush of fierce yet sweet feelings which suddenly thrilled his pulses.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He understood in that moment the intolerable depression of the last few days.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Throughout those weeks and months of tangled, lurid sensations, of amazing happenings which were yet to come, Norgate never once forgot that illuminative rush of fierce yet sweet feelings which suddenly thrilled his pulses.
thrilled
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From this reading Throughout those weeks and months of tangled, lurid sensations, of amazing happenings which were yet to come, Norgate never once forgot that illuminative rush of fierce yet sweet feelings which suddenly thrilled his pulses.
ThroughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading Throughout those weeks and months of tangled, lurid sensations, of amazing happenings which were yet to come, Norgate never once forgot that illuminative rush of fierce yet sweet feelings which suddenly thrilled his pulses.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Throughout those weeks and months of tangled, lurid sensations, of amazing happenings which were yet to come, Norgate never once forgot that illuminative rush of fierce yet sweet feelings which suddenly thrilled his pulses.
understood
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From this reading He understood in that moment the intolerable depression of the last few days.
unresponsive
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From this reading The very intensity of his feelings kept him silent, kept him unresponsive to her impetuous but unspoken welcome.
unspoken
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From this reading The very intensity of his feelings kept him silent, kept him unresponsive to her impetuous but unspoken welcome.
very
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From this reading The very intensity of his feelings kept him silent, kept him unresponsive to her impetuous but unspoken welcome.
weeks
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From this reading Throughout those weeks and months of tangled, lurid sensations, of amazing happenings which were yet to come, Norgate never once forgot that illuminative rush of fierce yet sweet feelings which suddenly thrilled his pulses.
welcome
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From this reading The very intensity of his feelings kept him silent, kept him unresponsive to her impetuous but unspoken welcome.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Throughout those weeks and months of tangled, lurid sensations, of amazing happenings which were yet to come, Norgate never once forgot that illuminative rush of fierce yet sweet feelings which suddenly thrilled his pulses.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Throughout those weeks and months of tangled, lurid sensations, of amazing happenings which were yet to come, Norgate never once forgot that illuminative rush of fierce yet sweet feelings which suddenly thrilled his pulses.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Throughout those weeks and months of tangled, lurid sensations, of amazing happenings which were yet to come, Norgate never once forgot that illuminative rush of fierce yet sweet feelings which suddenly thrilled his pulses.
