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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 He was once more the old dominant male, shadowy, intangible, looming suddenly tall, and covering the sky, making a darkness that was himself and nothing but himself, the Pan male.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading It was the ancient phallic mystery, the ancient god-devil of the male Pan.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was once more the old dominant male, shadowy, intangible, looming suddenly tall, and covering the sky, making a darkness that was himself and nothing but himself, the Pan male.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Cipriano unyielding forever, in the ancient twilight, keeping the ancient twilight around him.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he sat in silence, casting the old, twilit Pan-power over her, she felt herself submitting, succumbing.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading And she was swooned prone beneath, perfect in her proneness.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was once more the old dominant male, shadowy, intangible, looming suddenly tall, and covering the sky, making a darkness that was himself and nothing but himself, the Pan male.
casting
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From this reading As he sat in silence, casting the old, twilit Pan-power over her, she felt herself submitting, succumbing.
Cipriano
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From this reading Cipriano unyielding forever, in the ancient twilight, keeping the ancient twilight around him.
covering
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From this reading He was once more the old dominant male, shadowy, intangible, looming suddenly tall, and covering the sky, making a darkness that was himself and nothing but himself, the Pan male.
darkness
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From this reading He was once more the old dominant male, shadowy, intangible, looming suddenly tall, and covering the sky, making a darkness that was himself and nothing but himself, the Pan male.
dominant
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From this reading He was once more the old dominant male, shadowy, intangible, looming suddenly tall, and covering the sky, making a darkness that was himself and nothing but himself, the Pan male.
felt
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From this reading As he sat in silence, casting the old, twilit Pan-power over her, she felt herself submitting, succumbing.
forever
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From this reading Cipriano unyielding forever, in the ancient twilight, keeping the ancient twilight around him.
god-devil
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From this reading It was the ancient phallic mystery, the ancient god-devil of the male Pan.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he sat in silence, casting the old, twilit Pan-power over her, she felt herself submitting, succumbing.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As he sat in silence, casting the old, twilit Pan-power over her, she felt herself submitting, succumbing.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading As he sat in silence, casting the old, twilit Pan-power over her, she felt herself submitting, succumbing.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Cipriano unyielding forever, in the ancient twilight, keeping the ancient twilight around him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was once more the old dominant male, shadowy, intangible, looming suddenly tall, and covering the sky, making a darkness that was himself and nothing but himself, the Pan male.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As he sat in silence, casting the old, twilit Pan-power over her, she felt herself submitting, succumbing.
intangible
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From this reading He was once more the old dominant male, shadowy, intangible, looming suddenly tall, and covering the sky, making a darkness that was himself and nothing but himself, the Pan male.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the ancient phallic mystery, the ancient god-devil of the male Pan.
keeping
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From this reading Cipriano unyielding forever, in the ancient twilight, keeping the ancient twilight around him.
looming
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From this reading He was once more the old dominant male, shadowy, intangible, looming suddenly tall, and covering the sky, making a darkness that was himself and nothing but himself, the Pan male.
making
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From this reading He was once more the old dominant male, shadowy, intangible, looming suddenly tall, and covering the sky, making a darkness that was himself and nothing but himself, the Pan male.
male
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From this reading He was once more the old dominant male, shadowy, intangible, looming suddenly tall, and covering the sky, making a darkness that was himself and nothing but himself, the Pan male.
more
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From this reading He was once more the old dominant male, shadowy, intangible, looming suddenly tall, and covering the sky, making a darkness that was himself and nothing but himself, the Pan male.
mystery
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From this reading It was the ancient phallic mystery, the ancient god-devil of the male Pan.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He was once more the old dominant male, shadowy, intangible, looming suddenly tall, and covering the sky, making a darkness that was himself and nothing but himself, the Pan male.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the ancient phallic mystery, the ancient god-devil of the male Pan.
old
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From this reading As he sat in silence, casting the old, twilit Pan-power over her, she felt herself submitting, succumbing.
once
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From this reading He was once more the old dominant male, shadowy, intangible, looming suddenly tall, and covering the sky, making a darkness that was himself and nothing but himself, the Pan male.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading As he sat in silence, casting the old, twilit Pan-power over her, she felt herself submitting, succumbing.
Pan
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From this reading He was once more the old dominant male, shadowy, intangible, looming suddenly tall, and covering the sky, making a darkness that was himself and nothing but himself, the Pan male.
Pan-power
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From this reading As he sat in silence, casting the old, twilit Pan-power over her, she felt herself submitting, succumbing.
perfect
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From this reading And she was swooned prone beneath, perfect in her proneness.
phallic
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From this reading It was the ancient phallic mystery, the ancient god-devil of the male Pan.
prone
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From this reading And she was swooned prone beneath, perfect in her proneness.
proneness
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From this reading And she was swooned prone beneath, perfect in her proneness.
sat
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From this reading As he sat in silence, casting the old, twilit Pan-power over her, she felt herself submitting, succumbing.
shadowy
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From this reading He was once more the old dominant male, shadowy, intangible, looming suddenly tall, and covering the sky, making a darkness that was himself and nothing but himself, the Pan male.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he sat in silence, casting the old, twilit Pan-power over her, she felt herself submitting, succumbing.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading As he sat in silence, casting the old, twilit Pan-power over her, she felt herself submitting, succumbing.
sky
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From this reading He was once more the old dominant male, shadowy, intangible, looming suddenly tall, and covering the sky, making a darkness that was himself and nothing but himself, the Pan male.
submitting
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From this reading As he sat in silence, casting the old, twilit Pan-power over her, she felt herself submitting, succumbing.
succumbing
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From this reading As he sat in silence, casting the old, twilit Pan-power over her, she felt herself submitting, succumbing.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was once more the old dominant male, shadowy, intangible, looming suddenly tall, and covering the sky, making a darkness that was himself and nothing but himself, the Pan male.
swooned
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From this reading And she was swooned prone beneath, perfect in her proneness.
tall
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From this reading He was once more the old dominant male, shadowy, intangible, looming suddenly tall, and covering the sky, making a darkness that was himself and nothing but himself, the Pan male.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was once more the old dominant male, shadowy, intangible, looming suddenly tall, and covering the sky, making a darkness that was himself and nothing but himself, the Pan male.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As he sat in silence, casting the old, twilit Pan-power over her, she felt herself submitting, succumbing.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading Cipriano unyielding forever, in the ancient twilight, keeping the ancient twilight around him.
twilit
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From this reading As he sat in silence, casting the old, twilit Pan-power over her, she felt herself submitting, succumbing.
unyielding
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From this reading Cipriano unyielding forever, in the ancient twilight, keeping the ancient twilight around him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was once more the old dominant male, shadowy, intangible, looming suddenly tall, and covering the sky, making a darkness that was himself and nothing but himself, the Pan male.
