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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 I can only judge from myself, and I have but a dim and vague recollection of those minutes, which were to me the most terrible of my life.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “NOTRE HOMME EST CROQUÉ” WHEN an overwhelming disaster befalls one, when the whole ship of one’s life founders hopelessly, it is perhaps decreed in mercy that the full horror of the thing cannot be realized at the moment it happens.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Little by little it breaks in upon the understanding, and it is only when the mind gains strength to endure, that it has the power to realize.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was a sound as of the sea roaring in my ears.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “NOTRE HOMME EST CROQUÉ” WHEN an overwhelming disaster befalls one, when the whole ship of one’s life founders hopelessly, it is perhaps decreed in mercy that the full horror of the thing cannot be realized at the moment it happens.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “NOTRE HOMME EST CROQUÉ” WHEN an overwhelming disaster befalls one, when the whole ship of one’s life founders hopelessly, it is perhaps decreed in mercy that the full horror of the thing cannot be realized at the moment it happens.
befalls
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From this reading “NOTRE HOMME EST CROQUÉ” WHEN an overwhelming disaster befalls one, when the whole ship of one’s life founders hopelessly, it is perhaps decreed in mercy that the full horror of the thing cannot be realized at the moment it happens.
breaks
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From this reading Little by little it breaks in upon the understanding, and it is only when the mind gains strength to endure, that it has the power to realize.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I can only judge from myself, and I have but a dim and vague recollection of those minutes, which were to me the most terrible of my life.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Little by little it breaks in upon the understanding, and it is only when the mind gains strength to endure, that it has the power to realize.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can only judge from myself, and I have but a dim and vague recollection of those minutes, which were to me the most terrible of my life.
cannot
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From this reading “NOTRE HOMME EST CROQUÉ” WHEN an overwhelming disaster befalls one, when the whole ship of one’s life founders hopelessly, it is perhaps decreed in mercy that the full horror of the thing cannot be realized at the moment it happens.
CROQUÉ
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decreed
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dim
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From this reading I can only judge from myself, and I have but a dim and vague recollection of those minutes, which were to me the most terrible of my life.
disaster
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ears
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From this reading There was a sound as of the sea roaring in my ears.
endure
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From this reading Little by little it breaks in upon the understanding, and it is only when the mind gains strength to endure, that it has the power to realize.
EST
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founders
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From this reading “NOTRE HOMME EST CROQUÉ” WHEN an overwhelming disaster befalls one, when the whole ship of one’s life founders hopelessly, it is perhaps decreed in mercy that the full horror of the thing cannot be realized at the moment it happens.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I can only judge from myself, and I have but a dim and vague recollection of those minutes, which were to me the most terrible of my life.
full
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From this reading “NOTRE HOMME EST CROQUÉ” WHEN an overwhelming disaster befalls one, when the whole ship of one’s life founders hopelessly, it is perhaps decreed in mercy that the full horror of the thing cannot be realized at the moment it happens.
gains
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From this reading Little by little it breaks in upon the understanding, and it is only when the mind gains strength to endure, that it has the power to realize.
happens
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From this reading “NOTRE HOMME EST CROQUÉ” WHEN an overwhelming disaster befalls one, when the whole ship of one’s life founders hopelessly, it is perhaps decreed in mercy that the full horror of the thing cannot be realized at the moment it happens.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Little by little it breaks in upon the understanding, and it is only when the mind gains strength to endure, that it has the power to realize.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I can only judge from myself, and I have but a dim and vague recollection of those minutes, which were to me the most terrible of my life.
HOMME
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hopelessly
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horror
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From this reading “NOTRE HOMME EST CROQUÉ” WHEN an overwhelming disaster befalls one, when the whole ship of one’s life founders hopelessly, it is perhaps decreed in mercy that the full horror of the thing cannot be realized at the moment it happens.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can only judge from myself, and I have but a dim and vague recollection of those minutes, which were to me the most terrible of my life.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “NOTRE HOMME EST CROQUÉ” WHEN an overwhelming disaster befalls one, when the whole ship of one’s life founders hopelessly, it is perhaps decreed in mercy that the full horror of the thing cannot be realized at the moment it happens.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “NOTRE HOMME EST CROQUÉ” WHEN an overwhelming disaster befalls one, when the whole ship of one’s life founders hopelessly, it is perhaps decreed in mercy that the full horror of the thing cannot be realized at the moment it happens.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “NOTRE HOMME EST CROQUÉ” WHEN an overwhelming disaster befalls one, when the whole ship of one’s life founders hopelessly, it is perhaps decreed in mercy that the full horror of the thing cannot be realized at the moment it happens.
judge
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From this reading I can only judge from myself, and I have but a dim and vague recollection of those minutes, which were to me the most terrible of my life.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At least so it was with me.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “NOTRE HOMME EST CROQUÉ” WHEN an overwhelming disaster befalls one, when the whole ship of one’s life founders hopelessly, it is perhaps decreed in mercy that the full horror of the thing cannot be realized at the moment it happens.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little by little it breaks in upon the understanding, and it is only when the mind gains strength to endure, that it has the power to realize.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At least so it was with me.
mercy
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From this reading “NOTRE HOMME EST CROQUÉ” WHEN an overwhelming disaster befalls one, when the whole ship of one’s life founders hopelessly, it is perhaps decreed in mercy that the full horror of the thing cannot be realized at the moment it happens.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little by little it breaks in upon the understanding, and it is only when the mind gains strength to endure, that it has the power to realize.
minutes
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From this reading I can only judge from myself, and I have but a dim and vague recollection of those minutes, which were to me the most terrible of my life.
moment
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most
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From this reading I can only judge from myself, and I have but a dim and vague recollection of those minutes, which were to me the most terrible of my life.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I can only judge from myself, and I have but a dim and vague recollection of those minutes, which were to me the most terrible of my life.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I can only judge from myself, and I have but a dim and vague recollection of those minutes, which were to me the most terrible of my life.
NOTRE
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From this reading “NOTRE HOMME EST CROQUÉ” WHEN an overwhelming disaster befalls one, when the whole ship of one’s life founders hopelessly, it is perhaps decreed in mercy that the full horror of the thing cannot be realized at the moment it happens.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “NOTRE HOMME EST CROQUÉ” WHEN an overwhelming disaster befalls one, when the whole ship of one’s life founders hopelessly, it is perhaps decreed in mercy that the full horror of the thing cannot be realized at the moment it happens.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “NOTRE HOMME EST CROQUÉ” WHEN an overwhelming disaster befalls one, when the whole ship of one’s life founders hopelessly, it is perhaps decreed in mercy that the full horror of the thing cannot be realized at the moment it happens.
one's
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From this reading “NOTRE HOMME EST CROQUÉ” WHEN an overwhelming disaster befalls one, when the whole ship of one’s life founders hopelessly, it is perhaps decreed in mercy that the full horror of the thing cannot be realized at the moment it happens.
only
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From this reading Little by little it breaks in upon the understanding, and it is only when the mind gains strength to endure, that it has the power to realize.
overwhelming
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perhaps
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power
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From this reading Little by little it breaks in upon the understanding, and it is only when the mind gains strength to endure, that it has the power to realize.
realize
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From this reading Little by little it breaks in upon the understanding, and it is only when the mind gains strength to endure, that it has the power to realize.
realized
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recollection
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From this reading I can only judge from myself, and I have but a dim and vague recollection of those minutes, which were to me the most terrible of my life.
roaring
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From this reading There was a sound as of the sea roaring in my ears.
sea
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From this reading There was a sound as of the sea roaring in my ears.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “NOTRE HOMME EST CROQUÉ” WHEN an overwhelming disaster befalls one, when the whole ship of one’s life founders hopelessly, it is perhaps decreed in mercy that the full horror of the thing cannot be realized at the moment it happens.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At least so it was with me.
sound
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From this reading There was a sound as of the sea roaring in my ears.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Little by little it breaks in upon the understanding, and it is only when the mind gains strength to endure, that it has the power to realize.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I can only judge from myself, and I have but a dim and vague recollection of those minutes, which were to me the most terrible of my life.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “NOTRE HOMME EST CROQUÉ” WHEN an overwhelming disaster befalls one, when the whole ship of one’s life founders hopelessly, it is perhaps decreed in mercy that the full horror of the thing cannot be realized at the moment it happens.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “NOTRE HOMME EST CROQUÉ” WHEN an overwhelming disaster befalls one, when the whole ship of one’s life founders hopelessly, it is perhaps decreed in mercy that the full horror of the thing cannot be realized at the moment it happens.
There
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From this reading There was a sound as of the sea roaring in my ears.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “NOTRE HOMME EST CROQUÉ” WHEN an overwhelming disaster befalls one, when the whole ship of one’s life founders hopelessly, it is perhaps decreed in mercy that the full horror of the thing cannot be realized at the moment it happens.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I can only judge from myself, and I have but a dim and vague recollection of those minutes, which were to me the most terrible of my life.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Little by little it breaks in upon the understanding, and it is only when the mind gains strength to endure, that it has the power to realize.
understanding
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From this reading Little by little it breaks in upon the understanding, and it is only when the mind gains strength to endure, that it has the power to realize.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Little by little it breaks in upon the understanding, and it is only when the mind gains strength to endure, that it has the power to realize.
vague
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From this reading I can only judge from myself, and I have but a dim and vague recollection of those minutes, which were to me the most terrible of my life.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At least so it was with me.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I can only judge from myself, and I have but a dim and vague recollection of those minutes, which were to me the most terrible of my life.
WHENconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “NOTRE HOMME EST CROQUÉ” WHEN an overwhelming disaster befalls one, when the whole ship of one’s life founders hopelessly, it is perhaps decreed in mercy that the full horror of the thing cannot be realized at the moment it happens.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I can only judge from myself, and I have but a dim and vague recollection of those minutes, which were to me the most terrible of my life.
whole
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From this reading “NOTRE HOMME EST CROQUÉ” WHEN an overwhelming disaster befalls one, when the whole ship of one’s life founders hopelessly, it is perhaps decreed in mercy that the full horror of the thing cannot be realized at the moment it happens.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At least so it was with me.
