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From this reading § 5 The next day my mood declined again; it was as if that light, that sense of release that had shone so clear and strong in my mind, had escaped me.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I had a crude attractive vision of myself far above the heat and noise, communing with the sky.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading I had a crude attractive vision of myself far above the heat and noise, communing with the sky.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading § 5 The next day my mood declined again; it was as if that light, that sense of release that had shone so clear and strong in my mind, had escaped me.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thought that perhaps I might get back those intimations of outlook and relief if I clambered alone into some high solitude and thought.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading § 5 The next day my mood declined again; it was as if that light, that sense of release that had shone so clear and strong in my mind, had escaped me.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading § 5 The next day my mood declined again; it was as if that light, that sense of release that had shone so clear and strong in my mind, had escaped me.
attractive
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From this reading I had a crude attractive vision of myself far above the heat and noise, communing with the sky.
back
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From this reading I thought that perhaps I might get back those intimations of outlook and relief if I clambered alone into some high solitude and thought.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I could not do so, and I found my old narrow preoccupations calling urgently to me again.
calling
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From this reading But I could not do so, and I found my old narrow preoccupations calling urgently to me again.
clambered
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From this reading I thought that perhaps I might get back those intimations of outlook and relief if I clambered alone into some high solitude and thought.
clear
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From this reading § 5 The next day my mood declined again; it was as if that light, that sense of release that had shone so clear and strong in my mind, had escaped me.
communing
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From this reading I had a crude attractive vision of myself far above the heat and noise, communing with the sky.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But I could not do so, and I found my old narrow preoccupations calling urgently to me again.
crude
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From this reading I had a crude attractive vision of myself far above the heat and noise, communing with the sky.
day
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From this reading § 5 The next day my mood declined again; it was as if that light, that sense of release that had shone so clear and strong in my mind, had escaped me.
declined
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From this reading § 5 The next day my mood declined again; it was as if that light, that sense of release that had shone so clear and strong in my mind, had escaped me.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But I could not do so, and I found my old narrow preoccupations calling urgently to me again.
earnestly
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From this reading I sought earnestly to recover it.
escaped
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From this reading § 5 The next day my mood declined again; it was as if that light, that sense of release that had shone so clear and strong in my mind, had escaped me.
far
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From this reading I had a crude attractive vision of myself far above the heat and noise, communing with the sky.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I could not do so, and I found my old narrow preoccupations calling urgently to me again.
get
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From this reading I thought that perhaps I might get back those intimations of outlook and relief if I clambered alone into some high solitude and thought.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading § 5 The next day my mood declined again; it was as if that light, that sense of release that had shone so clear and strong in my mind, had escaped me.
heat
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From this reading I had a crude attractive vision of myself far above the heat and noise, communing with the sky.
high
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From this reading I thought that perhaps I might get back those intimations of outlook and relief if I clambered alone into some high solitude and thought.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I sought earnestly to recover it.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading § 5 The next day my mood declined again; it was as if that light, that sense of release that had shone so clear and strong in my mind, had escaped me.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading § 5 The next day my mood declined again; it was as if that light, that sense of release that had shone so clear and strong in my mind, had escaped me.
intimations
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From this reading I thought that perhaps I might get back those intimations of outlook and relief if I clambered alone into some high solitude and thought.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I thought that perhaps I might get back those intimations of outlook and relief if I clambered alone into some high solitude and thought.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading § 5 The next day my mood declined again; it was as if that light, that sense of release that had shone so clear and strong in my mind, had escaped me.
light
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From this reading § 5 The next day my mood declined again; it was as if that light, that sense of release that had shone so clear and strong in my mind, had escaped me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading § 5 The next day my mood declined again; it was as if that light, that sense of release that had shone so clear and strong in my mind, had escaped me.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I thought that perhaps I might get back those intimations of outlook and relief if I clambered alone into some high solitude and thought.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading § 5 The next day my mood declined again; it was as if that light, that sense of release that had shone so clear and strong in my mind, had escaped me.
mood
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From this reading § 5 The next day my mood declined again; it was as if that light, that sense of release that had shone so clear and strong in my mind, had escaped me.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading § 5 The next day my mood declined again; it was as if that light, that sense of release that had shone so clear and strong in my mind, had escaped me.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I had a crude attractive vision of myself far above the heat and noise, communing with the sky.
narrow
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From this reading But I could not do so, and I found my old narrow preoccupations calling urgently to me again.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading § 5 The next day my mood declined again; it was as if that light, that sense of release that had shone so clear and strong in my mind, had escaped me.
noise
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From this reading I had a crude attractive vision of myself far above the heat and noise, communing with the sky.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But I could not do so, and I found my old narrow preoccupations calling urgently to me again.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading § 5 The next day my mood declined again; it was as if that light, that sense of release that had shone so clear and strong in my mind, had escaped me.
old
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From this reading But I could not do so, and I found my old narrow preoccupations calling urgently to me again.
outlook
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From this reading I thought that perhaps I might get back those intimations of outlook and relief if I clambered alone into some high solitude and thought.
perhaps
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From this reading I thought that perhaps I might get back those intimations of outlook and relief if I clambered alone into some high solitude and thought.
preoccupations
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From this reading But I could not do so, and I found my old narrow preoccupations calling urgently to me again.
recover
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From this reading I sought earnestly to recover it.
release
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From this reading § 5 The next day my mood declined again; it was as if that light, that sense of release that had shone so clear and strong in my mind, had escaped me.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading I thought that perhaps I might get back those intimations of outlook and relief if I clambered alone into some high solitude and thought.
sense
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From this reading § 5 The next day my mood declined again; it was as if that light, that sense of release that had shone so clear and strong in my mind, had escaped me.
shone
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From this reading § 5 The next day my mood declined again; it was as if that light, that sense of release that had shone so clear and strong in my mind, had escaped me.
sky
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From this reading I had a crude attractive vision of myself far above the heat and noise, communing with the sky.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading § 5 The next day my mood declined again; it was as if that light, that sense of release that had shone so clear and strong in my mind, had escaped me.
solitude
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From this reading I thought that perhaps I might get back those intimations of outlook and relief if I clambered alone into some high solitude and thought.
some
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From this reading I thought that perhaps I might get back those intimations of outlook and relief if I clambered alone into some high solitude and thought.
sought
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From this reading I sought earnestly to recover it.
strong
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From this reading § 5 The next day my mood declined again; it was as if that light, that sense of release that had shone so clear and strong in my mind, had escaped me.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading § 5 The next day my mood declined again; it was as if that light, that sense of release that had shone so clear and strong in my mind, had escaped me.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading § 5 The next day my mood declined again; it was as if that light, that sense of release that had shone so clear and strong in my mind, had escaped me.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I thought that perhaps I might get back those intimations of outlook and relief if I clambered alone into some high solitude and thought.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thought that perhaps I might get back those intimations of outlook and relief if I clambered alone into some high solitude and thought.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I sought earnestly to recover it.
urgently
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From this reading But I could not do so, and I found my old narrow preoccupations calling urgently to me again.
vision
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From this reading I had a crude attractive vision of myself far above the heat and noise, communing with the sky.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading § 5 The next day my mood declined again; it was as if that light, that sense of release that had shone so clear and strong in my mind, had escaped me.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I had a crude attractive vision of myself far above the heat and noise, communing with the sky.
