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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 I said to myself:-- "I am a desolate and an outcast creature.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I said to myself:-- "I am a desolate and an outcast creature.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I said to myself:-- "I am a desolate and an outcast creature.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Skill of scientist and philosopher was as naught to help the human spirit which had fled the body to make itself understood by one which occupied it still.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading This incident, trifling as it was, I think, did more than anything which had preceded it to make me aware of the nature of that which had befallen me.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This incident, trifling as it was, I think, did more than anything which had preceded it to make me aware of the nature of that which had befallen me.
aware
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From this reading This incident, trifling as it was, I think, did more than anything which had preceded it to make me aware of the nature of that which had befallen me.
befallen
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From this reading This incident, trifling as it was, I think, did more than anything which had preceded it to make me aware of the nature of that which had befallen me.
blessed
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From this reading More blessed in that moment was Lion, the dog, than Esmerald Thorne, the dead man.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Skill of scientist and philosopher was as naught to help the human spirit which had fled the body to make itself understood by one which occupied it still.
brute
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From this reading The live brute could still communicate with the living man.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Skill of scientist and philosopher was as naught to help the human spirit which had fled the body to make itself understood by one which occupied it still.
communicate
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From this reading The live brute could still communicate with the living man.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The live brute could still communicate with the living man.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I said to myself:-- "I am a desolate and an outcast creature.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading More blessed in that moment was Lion, the dog, than Esmerald Thorne, the dead man.
desolate
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From this reading I said to myself:-- "I am a desolate and an outcast creature.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading This incident, trifling as it was, I think, did more than anything which had preceded it to make me aware of the nature of that which had befallen me.
dog
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From this reading More blessed in that moment was Lion, the dog, than Esmerald Thorne, the dead man.
Esmerald
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From this reading More blessed in that moment was Lion, the dog, than Esmerald Thorne, the dead man.
fled
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From this reading Skill of scientist and philosopher was as naught to help the human spirit which had fled the body to make itself understood by one which occupied it still.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This incident, trifling as it was, I think, did more than anything which had preceded it to make me aware of the nature of that which had befallen me.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Skill of scientist and philosopher was as naught to help the human spirit which had fled the body to make itself understood by one which occupied it still.
human
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From this reading Skill of scientist and philosopher was as naught to help the human spirit which had fled the body to make itself understood by one which occupied it still.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This incident, trifling as it was, I think, did more than anything which had preceded it to make me aware of the nature of that which had befallen me.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading More blessed in that moment was Lion, the dog, than Esmerald Thorne, the dead man.
incident
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From this reading This incident, trifling as it was, I think, did more than anything which had preceded it to make me aware of the nature of that which had befallen me.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This incident, trifling as it was, I think, did more than anything which had preceded it to make me aware of the nature of that which had befallen me.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Skill of scientist and philosopher was as naught to help the human spirit which had fled the body to make itself understood by one which occupied it still.
Lion
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From this reading More blessed in that moment was Lion, the dog, than Esmerald Thorne, the dead man.
live
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From this reading The live brute could still communicate with the living man.
living
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From this reading The live brute could still communicate with the living man.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This incident, trifling as it was, I think, did more than anything which had preceded it to make me aware of the nature of that which had befallen me.
man
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From this reading The live brute could still communicate with the living man.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This incident, trifling as it was, I think, did more than anything which had preceded it to make me aware of the nature of that which had befallen me.
moment
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From this reading More blessed in that moment was Lion, the dog, than Esmerald Thorne, the dead man.
more
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From this reading This incident, trifling as it was, I think, did more than anything which had preceded it to make me aware of the nature of that which had befallen me.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I said to myself:-- "I am a desolate and an outcast creature.
nature
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From this reading This incident, trifling as it was, I think, did more than anything which had preceded it to make me aware of the nature of that which had befallen me.
naught
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From this reading Skill of scientist and philosopher was as naught to help the human spirit which had fled the body to make itself understood by one which occupied it still.
occupied
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From this reading Skill of scientist and philosopher was as naught to help the human spirit which had fled the body to make itself understood by one which occupied it still.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This incident, trifling as it was, I think, did more than anything which had preceded it to make me aware of the nature of that which had befallen me.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Skill of scientist and philosopher was as naught to help the human spirit which had fled the body to make itself understood by one which occupied it still.
outcast
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From this reading I said to myself:-- "I am a desolate and an outcast creature.
philosopher
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From this reading Skill of scientist and philosopher was as naught to help the human spirit which had fled the body to make itself understood by one which occupied it still.
preceded
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From this reading This incident, trifling as it was, I think, did more than anything which had preceded it to make me aware of the nature of that which had befallen me.
said
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From this reading I said to myself:-- "I am a desolate and an outcast creature.
scientist
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From this reading Skill of scientist and philosopher was as naught to help the human spirit which had fled the body to make itself understood by one which occupied it still.
Skill
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From this reading Skill of scientist and philosopher was as naught to help the human spirit which had fled the body to make itself understood by one which occupied it still.
spirit
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From this reading Skill of scientist and philosopher was as naught to help the human spirit which had fled the body to make itself understood by one which occupied it still.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The live brute could still communicate with the living man.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading This incident, trifling as it was, I think, did more than anything which had preceded it to make me aware of the nature of that which had befallen me.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This incident, trifling as it was, I think, did more than anything which had preceded it to make me aware of the nature of that which had befallen me.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This incident, trifling as it was, I think, did more than anything which had preceded it to make me aware of the nature of that which had befallen me.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This incident, trifling as it was, I think, did more than anything which had preceded it to make me aware of the nature of that which had befallen me.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This incident, trifling as it was, I think, did more than anything which had preceded it to make me aware of the nature of that which had befallen me.
Thorne
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From this reading More blessed in that moment was Lion, the dog, than Esmerald Thorne, the dead man.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This incident, trifling as it was, I think, did more than anything which had preceded it to make me aware of the nature of that which had befallen me.
trifling
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From this reading This incident, trifling as it was, I think, did more than anything which had preceded it to make me aware of the nature of that which had befallen me.
understood
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From this reading Skill of scientist and philosopher was as naught to help the human spirit which had fled the body to make itself understood by one which occupied it still.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This incident, trifling as it was, I think, did more than anything which had preceded it to make me aware of the nature of that which had befallen me.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This incident, trifling as it was, I think, did more than anything which had preceded it to make me aware of the nature of that which had befallen me.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The live brute could still communicate with the living man.
