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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 She felt for the first time in her life, a pang almost like fear, of men who were passing beyond what she knew, beyond her depth.
almost
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From this reading She felt for the first time in her life, a pang almost like fear, of men who were passing beyond what she knew, beyond her depth.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here were men face to face not with death and self-sacrifice, but with the life-issue.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Cipriano, his rather short but intensely black, curved eyelashes lowering over his dark eyes, watched his plate, only sometimes looking up with a black, brilliant glance, either at whomsoever was speaking, or at Don Ramón, or at Kate.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading She felt for the first time in her life, a pang almost like fear, of men who were passing beyond what she knew, beyond her depth.
black
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From this reading Cipriano, his rather short but intensely black, curved eyelashes lowering over his dark eyes, watched his plate, only sometimes looking up with a black, brilliant glance, either at whomsoever was speaking, or at Don Ramón, or at Kate.
brilliant
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From this reading Cipriano, his rather short but intensely black, curved eyelashes lowering over his dark eyes, watched his plate, only sometimes looking up with a black, brilliant glance, either at whomsoever was speaking, or at Don Ramón, or at Kate.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Here were men face to face not with death and self-sacrifice, but with the life-issue.
changeless
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From this reading His face was changeless and intensely serious, serious almost with a touch of childishness.
childishness
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From this reading His face was changeless and intensely serious, serious almost with a touch of childishness.
Cipriano
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From this reading Cipriano, his rather short but intensely black, curved eyelashes lowering over his dark eyes, watched his plate, only sometimes looking up with a black, brilliant glance, either at whomsoever was speaking, or at Don Ramón, or at Kate.
curved
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From this reading Cipriano, his rather short but intensely black, curved eyelashes lowering over his dark eyes, watched his plate, only sometimes looking up with a black, brilliant glance, either at whomsoever was speaking, or at Don Ramón, or at Kate.
dark
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From this reading Cipriano, his rather short but intensely black, curved eyelashes lowering over his dark eyes, watched his plate, only sometimes looking up with a black, brilliant glance, either at whomsoever was speaking, or at Don Ramón, or at Kate.
death
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From this reading Here were men face to face not with death and self-sacrifice, but with the life-issue.
depth
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From this reading She felt for the first time in her life, a pang almost like fear, of men who were passing beyond what she knew, beyond her depth.
Don
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From this reading Cipriano, his rather short but intensely black, curved eyelashes lowering over his dark eyes, watched his plate, only sometimes looking up with a black, brilliant glance, either at whomsoever was speaking, or at Don Ramón, or at Kate.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Cipriano, his rather short but intensely black, curved eyelashes lowering over his dark eyes, watched his plate, only sometimes looking up with a black, brilliant glance, either at whomsoever was speaking, or at Don Ramón, or at Kate.
eyelashes
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From this reading Cipriano, his rather short but intensely black, curved eyelashes lowering over his dark eyes, watched his plate, only sometimes looking up with a black, brilliant glance, either at whomsoever was speaking, or at Don Ramón, or at Kate.
eyes
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From this reading Cipriano, his rather short but intensely black, curved eyelashes lowering over his dark eyes, watched his plate, only sometimes looking up with a black, brilliant glance, either at whomsoever was speaking, or at Don Ramón, or at Kate.
face
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From this reading Here were men face to face not with death and self-sacrifice, but with the life-issue.
fear
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From this reading She felt for the first time in her life, a pang almost like fear, of men who were passing beyond what she knew, beyond her depth.
felt
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From this reading Kate felt she was in the presence of men.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She felt for the first time in her life, a pang almost like fear, of men who were passing beyond what she knew, beyond her depth.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She felt for the first time in her life, a pang almost like fear, of men who were passing beyond what she knew, beyond her depth.
glance
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From this reading Cipriano, his rather short but intensely black, curved eyelashes lowering over his dark eyes, watched his plate, only sometimes looking up with a black, brilliant glance, either at whomsoever was speaking, or at Don Ramón, or at Kate.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She felt for the first time in her life, a pang almost like fear, of men who were passing beyond what she knew, beyond her depth.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here were men face to face not with death and self-sacrifice, but with the life-issue.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Cipriano, his rather short but intensely black, curved eyelashes lowering over his dark eyes, watched his plate, only sometimes looking up with a black, brilliant glance, either at whomsoever was speaking, or at Don Ramón, or at Kate.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Kate felt she was in the presence of men.
intensely
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From this reading Cipriano, his rather short but intensely black, curved eyelashes lowering over his dark eyes, watched his plate, only sometimes looking up with a black, brilliant glance, either at whomsoever was speaking, or at Don Ramón, or at Kate.
Kate
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From this reading Kate felt she was in the presence of men.
knew
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From this reading She felt for the first time in her life, a pang almost like fear, of men who were passing beyond what she knew, beyond her depth.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She felt for the first time in her life, a pang almost like fear, of men who were passing beyond what she knew, beyond her depth.
life-issue
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From this reading Here were men face to face not with death and self-sacrifice, but with the life-issue.
like
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From this reading She felt for the first time in her life, a pang almost like fear, of men who were passing beyond what she knew, beyond her depth.
looking
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From this reading Cipriano, his rather short but intensely black, curved eyelashes lowering over his dark eyes, watched his plate, only sometimes looking up with a black, brilliant glance, either at whomsoever was speaking, or at Don Ramón, or at Kate.
lowering
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From this reading Cipriano, his rather short but intensely black, curved eyelashes lowering over his dark eyes, watched his plate, only sometimes looking up with a black, brilliant glance, either at whomsoever was speaking, or at Don Ramón, or at Kate.
men
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From this reading Kate felt she was in the presence of men.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Here were men face to face not with death and self-sacrifice, but with the life-issue.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Kate felt she was in the presence of men.
only
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From this reading Cipriano, his rather short but intensely black, curved eyelashes lowering over his dark eyes, watched his plate, only sometimes looking up with a black, brilliant glance, either at whomsoever was speaking, or at Don Ramón, or at Kate.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Cipriano, his rather short but intensely black, curved eyelashes lowering over his dark eyes, watched his plate, only sometimes looking up with a black, brilliant glance, either at whomsoever was speaking, or at Don Ramón, or at Kate.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Cipriano, his rather short but intensely black, curved eyelashes lowering over his dark eyes, watched his plate, only sometimes looking up with a black, brilliant glance, either at whomsoever was speaking, or at Don Ramón, or at Kate.
pang
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From this reading She felt for the first time in her life, a pang almost like fear, of men who were passing beyond what she knew, beyond her depth.
passing
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From this reading She felt for the first time in her life, a pang almost like fear, of men who were passing beyond what she knew, beyond her depth.
plate
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From this reading Cipriano, his rather short but intensely black, curved eyelashes lowering over his dark eyes, watched his plate, only sometimes looking up with a black, brilliant glance, either at whomsoever was speaking, or at Don Ramón, or at Kate.
presence
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From this reading Kate felt she was in the presence of men.
Ramón
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From this reading Cipriano, his rather short but intensely black, curved eyelashes lowering over his dark eyes, watched his plate, only sometimes looking up with a black, brilliant glance, either at whomsoever was speaking, or at Don Ramón, or at Kate.
rather
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From this reading Cipriano, his rather short but intensely black, curved eyelashes lowering over his dark eyes, watched his plate, only sometimes looking up with a black, brilliant glance, either at whomsoever was speaking, or at Don Ramón, or at Kate.
self-sacrifice
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From this reading Here were men face to face not with death and self-sacrifice, but with the life-issue.
serious
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From this reading His face was changeless and intensely serious, serious almost with a touch of childishness.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Kate felt she was in the presence of men.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Cipriano, his rather short but intensely black, curved eyelashes lowering over his dark eyes, watched his plate, only sometimes looking up with a black, brilliant glance, either at whomsoever was speaking, or at Don Ramón, or at Kate.
sometimes
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From this reading Cipriano, his rather short but intensely black, curved eyelashes lowering over his dark eyes, watched his plate, only sometimes looking up with a black, brilliant glance, either at whomsoever was speaking, or at Don Ramón, or at Kate.
speaking
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From this reading Cipriano, his rather short but intensely black, curved eyelashes lowering over his dark eyes, watched his plate, only sometimes looking up with a black, brilliant glance, either at whomsoever was speaking, or at Don Ramón, or at Kate.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Kate felt she was in the presence of men.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She felt for the first time in her life, a pang almost like fear, of men who were passing beyond what she knew, beyond her depth.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Here were men face to face not with death and self-sacrifice, but with the life-issue.
touch
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From this reading His face was changeless and intensely serious, serious almost with a touch of childishness.
up
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From this reading Cipriano, his rather short but intensely black, curved eyelashes lowering over his dark eyes, watched his plate, only sometimes looking up with a black, brilliant glance, either at whomsoever was speaking, or at Don Ramón, or at Kate.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Kate felt she was in the presence of men.
watched
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From this reading Cipriano, his rather short but intensely black, curved eyelashes lowering over his dark eyes, watched his plate, only sometimes looking up with a black, brilliant glance, either at whomsoever was speaking, or at Don Ramón, or at Kate.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here were men face to face not with death and self-sacrifice, but with the life-issue.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She felt for the first time in her life, a pang almost like fear, of men who were passing beyond what she knew, beyond her depth.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She felt for the first time in her life, a pang almost like fear, of men who were passing beyond what she knew, beyond her depth.
whomsoever
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From this reading Cipriano, his rather short but intensely black, curved eyelashes lowering over his dark eyes, watched his plate, only sometimes looking up with a black, brilliant glance, either at whomsoever was speaking, or at Don Ramón, or at Kate.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Here were men face to face not with death and self-sacrifice, but with the life-issue.
