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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 When I came again to myself I found that what I should once have called a "phenomenon" had taken place.
abroad
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From this reading It seemed rather a lonely place at first, though it was not unpleasing to me as I looked abroad.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I came again to myself I found that what I should once have called a "phenomenon" had taken place.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The city, the dim street, the familiar architecture of my home, the streams of light from the long windows, the leaves of the linden tapping on the glass, the woman's shadow on the wall, and the stirring toward me of the form and face I loved,--these had vanished.
architecture
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From this reading The city, the dim street, the familiar architecture of my home, the streams of light from the long windows, the leaves of the linden tapping on the glass, the woman's shadow on the wall, and the stirring toward me of the form and face I loved,--these had vanished.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It seemed rather a lonely place at first, though it was not unpleasing to me as I looked abroad.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It seemed rather a lonely place at first, though it was not unpleasing to me as I looked abroad.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The scenery was mountainous and solemn, but it was therefore on a large scale and restful to the eye.
called
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From this reading When I came again to myself I found that what I should once have called a "phenomenon" had taken place.
came
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From this reading When I came again to myself I found that what I should once have called a "phenomenon" had taken place.
city
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From this reading The city, the dim street, the familiar architecture of my home, the streams of light from the long windows, the leaves of the linden tapping on the glass, the woman's shadow on the wall, and the stirring toward me of the form and face I loved,--these had vanished.
dim
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From this reading The city, the dim street, the familiar architecture of my home, the streams of light from the long windows, the leaves of the linden tapping on the glass, the woman's shadow on the wall, and the stirring toward me of the form and face I loved,--these had vanished.
eye
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From this reading The scenery was mountainous and solemn, but it was therefore on a large scale and restful to the eye.
face
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From this reading The city, the dim street, the familiar architecture of my home, the streams of light from the long windows, the leaves of the linden tapping on the glass, the woman's shadow on the wall, and the stirring toward me of the form and face I loved,--these had vanished.
familiar
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From this reading The city, the dim street, the familiar architecture of my home, the streams of light from the long windows, the leaves of the linden tapping on the glass, the woman's shadow on the wall, and the stirring toward me of the form and face I loved,--these had vanished.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed rather a lonely place at first, though it was not unpleasing to me as I looked abroad.
form
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From this reading The city, the dim street, the familiar architecture of my home, the streams of light from the long windows, the leaves of the linden tapping on the glass, the woman's shadow on the wall, and the stirring toward me of the form and face I loved,--these had vanished.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I came again to myself I found that what I should once have called a "phenomenon" had taken place.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The city, the dim street, the familiar architecture of my home, the streams of light from the long windows, the leaves of the linden tapping on the glass, the woman's shadow on the wall, and the stirring toward me of the form and face I loved,--these had vanished.
glass
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From this reading The city, the dim street, the familiar architecture of my home, the streams of light from the long windows, the leaves of the linden tapping on the glass, the woman's shadow on the wall, and the stirring toward me of the form and face I loved,--these had vanished.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When I came again to myself I found that what I should once have called a "phenomenon" had taken place.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When I came again to myself I found that what I should once have called a "phenomenon" had taken place.
home
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From this reading The city, the dim street, the familiar architecture of my home, the streams of light from the long windows, the leaves of the linden tapping on the glass, the woman's shadow on the wall, and the stirring toward me of the form and face I loved,--these had vanished.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I came again to myself I found that what I should once have called a "phenomenon" had taken place.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was in a strange place; and I was a stranger in it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I was in a strange place; and I was a stranger in it.
large
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From this reading The scenery was mountainous and solemn, but it was therefore on a large scale and restful to the eye.
leaves
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From this reading The city, the dim street, the familiar architecture of my home, the streams of light from the long windows, the leaves of the linden tapping on the glass, the woman's shadow on the wall, and the stirring toward me of the form and face I loved,--these had vanished.
light
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From this reading The city, the dim street, the familiar architecture of my home, the streams of light from the long windows, the leaves of the linden tapping on the glass, the woman's shadow on the wall, and the stirring toward me of the form and face I loved,--these had vanished.
linden
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From this reading The city, the dim street, the familiar architecture of my home, the streams of light from the long windows, the leaves of the linden tapping on the glass, the woman's shadow on the wall, and the stirring toward me of the form and face I loved,--these had vanished.
lonely
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From this reading It seemed rather a lonely place at first, though it was not unpleasing to me as I looked abroad.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The city, the dim street, the familiar architecture of my home, the streams of light from the long windows, the leaves of the linden tapping on the glass, the woman's shadow on the wall, and the stirring toward me of the form and face I loved,--these had vanished.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed rather a lonely place at first, though it was not unpleasing to me as I looked abroad.
loved
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From this reading The city, the dim street, the familiar architecture of my home, the streams of light from the long windows, the leaves of the linden tapping on the glass, the woman's shadow on the wall, and the stirring toward me of the form and face I loved,--these had vanished.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The city, the dim street, the familiar architecture of my home, the streams of light from the long windows, the leaves of the linden tapping on the glass, the woman's shadow on the wall, and the stirring toward me of the form and face I loved,--these had vanished.
mountainous
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From this reading The scenery was mountainous and solemn, but it was therefore on a large scale and restful to the eye.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The city, the dim street, the familiar architecture of my home, the streams of light from the long windows, the leaves of the linden tapping on the glass, the woman's shadow on the wall, and the stirring toward me of the form and face I loved,--these had vanished.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading When I came again to myself I found that what I should once have called a "phenomenon" had taken place.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It seemed rather a lonely place at first, though it was not unpleasing to me as I looked abroad.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The city, the dim street, the familiar architecture of my home, the streams of light from the long windows, the leaves of the linden tapping on the glass, the woman's shadow on the wall, and the stirring toward me of the form and face I loved,--these had vanished.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The city, the dim street, the familiar architecture of my home, the streams of light from the long windows, the leaves of the linden tapping on the glass, the woman's shadow on the wall, and the stirring toward me of the form and face I loved,--these had vanished.
once
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From this reading When I came again to myself I found that what I should once have called a "phenomenon" had taken place.
phenomenon
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From this reading When I came again to myself I found that what I should once have called a "phenomenon" had taken place.
place
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From this reading When I came again to myself I found that what I should once have called a "phenomenon" had taken place.
rather
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From this reading It seemed rather a lonely place at first, though it was not unpleasing to me as I looked abroad.
restful
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From this reading The scenery was mountainous and solemn, but it was therefore on a large scale and restful to the eye.
scale
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From this reading The scenery was mountainous and solemn, but it was therefore on a large scale and restful to the eye.
scenery
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From this reading The scenery was mountainous and solemn, but it was therefore on a large scale and restful to the eye.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed rather a lonely place at first, though it was not unpleasing to me as I looked abroad.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading The city, the dim street, the familiar architecture of my home, the streams of light from the long windows, the leaves of the linden tapping on the glass, the woman's shadow on the wall, and the stirring toward me of the form and face I loved,--these had vanished.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading When I came again to myself I found that what I should once have called a "phenomenon" had taken place.
solemn
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From this reading The scenery was mountainous and solemn, but it was therefore on a large scale and restful to the eye.
stirring
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From this reading The city, the dim street, the familiar architecture of my home, the streams of light from the long windows, the leaves of the linden tapping on the glass, the woman's shadow on the wall, and the stirring toward me of the form and face I loved,--these had vanished.
strange
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From this reading I was in a strange place; and I was a stranger in it.
stranger
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From this reading I was in a strange place; and I was a stranger in it.
streams
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From this reading The city, the dim street, the familiar architecture of my home, the streams of light from the long windows, the leaves of the linden tapping on the glass, the woman's shadow on the wall, and the stirring toward me of the form and face I loved,--these had vanished.
street
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From this reading The city, the dim street, the familiar architecture of my home, the streams of light from the long windows, the leaves of the linden tapping on the glass, the woman's shadow on the wall, and the stirring toward me of the form and face I loved,--these had vanished.
taken
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From this reading When I came again to myself I found that what I should once have called a "phenomenon" had taken place.
tapping
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From this reading The city, the dim street, the familiar architecture of my home, the streams of light from the long windows, the leaves of the linden tapping on the glass, the woman's shadow on the wall, and the stirring toward me of the form and face I loved,--these had vanished.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When I came again to myself I found that what I should once have called a "phenomenon" had taken place.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The city, the dim street, the familiar architecture of my home, the streams of light from the long windows, the leaves of the linden tapping on the glass, the woman's shadow on the wall, and the stirring toward me of the form and face I loved,--these had vanished.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading The scenery was mountainous and solemn, but it was therefore on a large scale and restful to the eye.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The city, the dim street, the familiar architecture of my home, the streams of light from the long windows, the leaves of the linden tapping on the glass, the woman's shadow on the wall, and the stirring toward me of the form and face I loved,--these had vanished.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It seemed rather a lonely place at first, though it was not unpleasing to me as I looked abroad.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When I came again to myself I found that what I should once have called a "phenomenon" had taken place.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The city, the dim street, the familiar architecture of my home, the streams of light from the long windows, the leaves of the linden tapping on the glass, the woman's shadow on the wall, and the stirring toward me of the form and face I loved,--these had vanished.
unpleasing
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From this reading It seemed rather a lonely place at first, though it was not unpleasing to me as I looked abroad.
vanished
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From this reading The city, the dim street, the familiar architecture of my home, the streams of light from the long windows, the leaves of the linden tapping on the glass, the woman's shadow on the wall, and the stirring toward me of the form and face I loved,--these had vanished.
wall
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From this reading The city, the dim street, the familiar architecture of my home, the streams of light from the long windows, the leaves of the linden tapping on the glass, the woman's shadow on the wall, and the stirring toward me of the form and face I loved,--these had vanished.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was in a strange place; and I was a stranger in it.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading When I came again to myself I found that what I should once have called a "phenomenon" had taken place.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I came again to myself I found that what I should once have called a "phenomenon" had taken place.
windows
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From this reading The city, the dim street, the familiar architecture of my home, the streams of light from the long windows, the leaves of the linden tapping on the glass, the woman's shadow on the wall, and the stirring toward me of the form and face I loved,--these had vanished.
woman's
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From this reading The city, the dim street, the familiar architecture of my home, the streams of light from the long windows, the leaves of the linden tapping on the glass, the woman's shadow on the wall, and the stirring toward me of the form and face I loved,--these had vanished.
