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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 A WOMAN'S LOVE It seemed to him in those few golden moments of his life that memory died away and time stood still.
absorbed
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From this reading The overpowering realization of the elysium into which he had stepped had absorbed all sense and all knowledge.
all
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From this reading The overpowering realization of the elysium into which he had stepped had absorbed all sense and all knowledge.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A WOMAN'S LOVE It seemed to him in those few golden moments of his life that memory died away and time stood still.
away
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From this reading A WOMAN'S LOVE It seemed to him in those few golden moments of his life that memory died away and time stood still.
background
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From this reading Life had neither background nor prospect.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading They were together, and words were passing between them which would live to eternity in his heart.
chilling
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From this reading The past with its hideous sorrows, and the future over which it stretched its chilling hand, were merged in the present.
died
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From this reading A WOMAN'S LOVE It seemed to him in those few golden moments of his life that memory died away and time stood still.
elysium
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From this reading The overpowering realization of the elysium into which he had stepped had absorbed all sense and all knowledge.
eternity
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From this reading They were together, and words were passing between them which would live to eternity in his heart.
few
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From this reading A WOMAN'S LOVE It seemed to him in those few golden moments of his life that memory died away and time stood still.
future
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From this reading The past with its hideous sorrows, and the future over which it stretched its chilling hand, were merged in the present.
golden
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From this reading A WOMAN'S LOVE It seemed to him in those few golden moments of his life that memory died away and time stood still.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Life had neither background nor prospect.
hand
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From this reading The past with its hideous sorrows, and the future over which it stretched its chilling hand, were merged in the present.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The overpowering realization of the elysium into which he had stepped had absorbed all sense and all knowledge.
heart
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From this reading They were together, and words were passing between them which would live to eternity in his heart.
hideous
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From this reading The past with its hideous sorrows, and the future over which it stretched its chilling hand, were merged in the present.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A WOMAN'S LOVE It seemed to him in those few golden moments of his life that memory died away and time stood still.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A WOMAN'S LOVE It seemed to him in those few golden moments of his life that memory died away and time stood still.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A WOMAN'S LOVE It seemed to him in those few golden moments of his life that memory died away and time stood still.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The overpowering realization of the elysium into which he had stepped had absorbed all sense and all knowledge.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A WOMAN'S LOVE It seemed to him in those few golden moments of his life that memory died away and time stood still.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The past with its hideous sorrows, and the future over which it stretched its chilling hand, were merged in the present.
knowledge
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From this reading The overpowering realization of the elysium into which he had stepped had absorbed all sense and all knowledge.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A WOMAN'S LOVE It seemed to him in those few golden moments of his life that memory died away and time stood still.
live
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From this reading They were together, and words were passing between them which would live to eternity in his heart.
LOVE
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From this reading A WOMAN'S LOVE It seemed to him in those few golden moments of his life that memory died away and time stood still.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading A WOMAN'S LOVE It seemed to him in those few golden moments of his life that memory died away and time stood still.
merged
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From this reading The past with its hideous sorrows, and the future over which it stretched its chilling hand, were merged in the present.
moments
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From this reading A WOMAN'S LOVE It seemed to him in those few golden moments of his life that memory died away and time stood still.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Life had neither background nor prospect.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Life had neither background nor prospect.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A WOMAN'S LOVE It seemed to him in those few golden moments of his life that memory died away and time stood still.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The past with its hideous sorrows, and the future over which it stretched its chilling hand, were merged in the present.
overpowering
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From this reading The overpowering realization of the elysium into which he had stepped had absorbed all sense and all knowledge.
passing
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From this reading They were together, and words were passing between them which would live to eternity in his heart.
past
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From this reading The past with its hideous sorrows, and the future over which it stretched its chilling hand, were merged in the present.
present
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From this reading The past with its hideous sorrows, and the future over which it stretched its chilling hand, were merged in the present.
prospect
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From this reading Life had neither background nor prospect.
realization
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From this reading The overpowering realization of the elysium into which he had stepped had absorbed all sense and all knowledge.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A WOMAN'S LOVE It seemed to him in those few golden moments of his life that memory died away and time stood still.
sense
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From this reading The overpowering realization of the elysium into which he had stepped had absorbed all sense and all knowledge.
sorrows
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From this reading The past with its hideous sorrows, and the future over which it stretched its chilling hand, were merged in the present.
stepped
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From this reading The overpowering realization of the elysium into which he had stepped had absorbed all sense and all knowledge.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A WOMAN'S LOVE It seemed to him in those few golden moments of his life that memory died away and time stood still.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A WOMAN'S LOVE It seemed to him in those few golden moments of his life that memory died away and time stood still.
stretched
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From this reading The past with its hideous sorrows, and the future over which it stretched its chilling hand, were merged in the present.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A WOMAN'S LOVE It seemed to him in those few golden moments of his life that memory died away and time stood still.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The past with its hideous sorrows, and the future over which it stretched its chilling hand, were merged in the present.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They were together, and words were passing between them which would live to eternity in his heart.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were together, and words were passing between them which would live to eternity in his heart.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading A WOMAN'S LOVE It seemed to him in those few golden moments of his life that memory died away and time stood still.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A WOMAN'S LOVE It seemed to him in those few golden moments of his life that memory died away and time stood still.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A WOMAN'S LOVE It seemed to him in those few golden moments of his life that memory died away and time stood still.
together
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From this reading They were together, and words were passing between them which would live to eternity in his heart.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The past with its hideous sorrows, and the future over which it stretched its chilling hand, were merged in the present.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The past with its hideous sorrows, and the future over which it stretched its chilling hand, were merged in the present.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The past with its hideous sorrows, and the future over which it stretched its chilling hand, were merged in the present.
WOMAN'S
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From this reading A WOMAN'S LOVE It seemed to him in those few golden moments of his life that memory died away and time stood still.
words
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From this reading They were together, and words were passing between them which would live to eternity in his heart.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They were together, and words were passing between them which would live to eternity in his heart.
