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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 _With Violet Pearn_ KARMA: A Reincarnation Play BY ALGERNON BLACKWOOD _Author of "The Wave," "The Promise of Air," etc_ _Printed in the United States of America_ As the little steamer entered the bay of Kettletoft in the Orkneys the beach at Sanday appeared so low that the houses almost seemed to be standing in the water; and to the big, dark man leaning over the rail of the upper deck the sight of them came with a pang of mingled pain and pleasure.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A lad of eighteen then, he was now a man of forty-eight, old for his years, and this was the home-coming he had so often dreamed about in the lonely wilderness of trees where he had spent his life.
ago
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From this reading The houses, the low shore, the flat treeless country beyond, the vast open sky, all looked exactly the same as when he left the island thirty years ago to work for the Hudson Bay Company in distant N. W. Canada.
Air
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From this reading _With Violet Pearn_ KARMA: A Reincarnation Play BY ALGERNON BLACKWOOD _Author of "The Wave," "The Promise of Air," etc_ _Printed in the United States of America_ As the little steamer entered the bay of Kettletoft in the Orkneys the beach at Sanday appeared so low that the houses almost seemed to be standing in the water; and to the big, dark man leaning over the rail of the upper deck the sight of them came with a pang of mingled pain and pleasure.
ALGERNON
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From this reading _With Violet Pearn_ KARMA: A Reincarnation Play BY ALGERNON BLACKWOOD _Author of "The Wave," "The Promise of Air," etc_ _Printed in the United States of America_ As the little steamer entered the bay of Kettletoft in the Orkneys the beach at Sanday appeared so low that the houses almost seemed to be standing in the water; and to the big, dark man leaning over the rail of the upper deck the sight of them came with a pang of mingled pain and pleasure.
all
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From this reading The houses, the low shore, the flat treeless country beyond, the vast open sky, all looked exactly the same as when he left the island thirty years ago to work for the Hudson Bay Company in distant N. W. Canada.
almost
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From this reading _With Violet Pearn_ KARMA: A Reincarnation Play BY ALGERNON BLACKWOOD _Author of "The Wave," "The Promise of Air," etc_ _Printed in the United States of America_ As the little steamer entered the bay of Kettletoft in the Orkneys the beach at Sanday appeared so low that the houses almost seemed to be standing in the water; and to the big, dark man leaning over the rail of the upper deck the sight of them came with a pang of mingled pain and pleasure.
America
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From this reading _With Violet Pearn_ KARMA: A Reincarnation Play BY ALGERNON BLACKWOOD _Author of "The Wave," "The Promise of Air," etc_ _Printed in the United States of America_ As the little steamer entered the bay of Kettletoft in the Orkneys the beach at Sanday appeared so low that the houses almost seemed to be standing in the water; and to the big, dark man leaning over the rail of the upper deck the sight of them came with a pang of mingled pain and pleasure.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Yet his grim face wore an anxious rather than a tender expression.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _With Violet Pearn_ KARMA: A Reincarnation Play BY ALGERNON BLACKWOOD _Author of "The Wave," "The Promise of Air," etc_ _Printed in the United States of America_ As the little steamer entered the bay of Kettletoft in the Orkneys the beach at Sanday appeared so low that the houses almost seemed to be standing in the water; and to the big, dark man leaning over the rail of the upper deck the sight of them came with a pang of mingled pain and pleasure.
anxious
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From this reading Yet his grim face wore an anxious rather than a tender expression.
appeared
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From this reading _With Violet Pearn_ KARMA: A Reincarnation Play BY ALGERNON BLACKWOOD _Author of "The Wave," "The Promise of Air," etc_ _Printed in the United States of America_ As the little steamer entered the bay of Kettletoft in the Orkneys the beach at Sanday appeared so low that the houses almost seemed to be standing in the water; and to the big, dark man leaning over the rail of the upper deck the sight of them came with a pang of mingled pain and pleasure.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _With Violet Pearn_ KARMA: A Reincarnation Play BY ALGERNON BLACKWOOD _Author of "The Wave," "The Promise of Air," etc_ _Printed in the United States of America_ As the little steamer entered the bay of Kettletoft in the Orkneys the beach at Sanday appeared so low that the houses almost seemed to be standing in the water; and to the big, dark man leaning over the rail of the upper deck the sight of them came with a pang of mingled pain and pleasure.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _With Violet Pearn_ KARMA: A Reincarnation Play BY ALGERNON BLACKWOOD _Author of "The Wave," "The Promise of Air," etc_ _Printed in the United States of America_ As the little steamer entered the bay of Kettletoft in the Orkneys the beach at Sanday appeared so low that the houses almost seemed to be standing in the water; and to the big, dark man leaning over the rail of the upper deck the sight of them came with a pang of mingled pain and pleasure.
Author
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From this reading _With Violet Pearn_ KARMA: A Reincarnation Play BY ALGERNON BLACKWOOD _Author of "The Wave," "The Promise of Air," etc_ _Printed in the United States of America_ As the little steamer entered the bay of Kettletoft in the Orkneys the beach at Sanday appeared so low that the houses almost seemed to be standing in the water; and to the big, dark man leaning over the rail of the upper deck the sight of them came with a pang of mingled pain and pleasure.
bay
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From this reading _With Violet Pearn_ KARMA: A Reincarnation Play BY ALGERNON BLACKWOOD _Author of "The Wave," "The Promise of Air," etc_ _Printed in the United States of America_ As the little steamer entered the bay of Kettletoft in the Orkneys the beach at Sanday appeared so low that the houses almost seemed to be standing in the water; and to the big, dark man leaning over the rail of the upper deck the sight of them came with a pang of mingled pain and pleasure.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _With Violet Pearn_ KARMA: A Reincarnation Play BY ALGERNON BLACKWOOD _Author of "The Wave," "The Promise of Air," etc_ _Printed in the United States of America_ As the little steamer entered the bay of Kettletoft in the Orkneys the beach at Sanday appeared so low that the houses almost seemed to be standing in the water; and to the big, dark man leaning over the rail of the upper deck the sight of them came with a pang of mingled pain and pleasure.
beach
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From this reading _With Violet Pearn_ KARMA: A Reincarnation Play BY ALGERNON BLACKWOOD _Author of "The Wave," "The Promise of Air," etc_ _Printed in the United States of America_ As the little steamer entered the bay of Kettletoft in the Orkneys the beach at Sanday appeared so low that the houses almost seemed to be standing in the water; and to the big, dark man leaning over the rail of the upper deck the sight of them came with a pang of mingled pain and pleasure.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The houses, the low shore, the flat treeless country beyond, the vast open sky, all looked exactly the same as when he left the island thirty years ago to work for the Hudson Bay Company in distant N. W. Canada.
big
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From this reading _With Violet Pearn_ KARMA: A Reincarnation Play BY ALGERNON BLACKWOOD _Author of "The Wave," "The Promise of Air," etc_ _Printed in the United States of America_ As the little steamer entered the bay of Kettletoft in the Orkneys the beach at Sanday appeared so low that the houses almost seemed to be standing in the water; and to the big, dark man leaning over the rail of the upper deck the sight of them came with a pang of mingled pain and pleasure.
BLACKWOOD
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From this reading _With Violet Pearn_ KARMA: A Reincarnation Play BY ALGERNON BLACKWOOD _Author of "The Wave," "The Promise of Air," etc_ _Printed in the United States of America_ As the little steamer entered the bay of Kettletoft in the Orkneys the beach at Sanday appeared so low that the houses almost seemed to be standing in the water; and to the big, dark man leaning over the rail of the upper deck the sight of them came with a pang of mingled pain and pleasure.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _With Violet Pearn_ KARMA: A Reincarnation Play BY ALGERNON BLACKWOOD _Author of "The Wave," "The Promise of Air," etc_ _Printed in the United States of America_ As the little steamer entered the bay of Kettletoft in the Orkneys the beach at Sanday appeared so low that the houses almost seemed to be standing in the water; and to the big, dark man leaning over the rail of the upper deck the sight of them came with a pang of mingled pain and pleasure.
came
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From this reading _With Violet Pearn_ KARMA: A Reincarnation Play BY ALGERNON BLACKWOOD _Author of "The Wave," "The Promise of Air," etc_ _Printed in the United States of America_ As the little steamer entered the bay of Kettletoft in the Orkneys the beach at Sanday appeared so low that the houses almost seemed to be standing in the water; and to the big, dark man leaning over the rail of the upper deck the sight of them came with a pang of mingled pain and pleasure.
Canada
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From this reading The houses, the low shore, the flat treeless country beyond, the vast open sky, all looked exactly the same as when he left the island thirty years ago to work for the Hudson Bay Company in distant N. W. Canada.
changed
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From this reading The scene, to his eyes, had not changed.
Company
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From this reading The houses, the low shore, the flat treeless country beyond, the vast open sky, all looked exactly the same as when he left the island thirty years ago to work for the Hudson Bay Company in distant N. W. Canada.
country
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From this reading The houses, the low shore, the flat treeless country beyond, the vast open sky, all looked exactly the same as when he left the island thirty years ago to work for the Hudson Bay Company in distant N. W. Canada.
dark
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From this reading _With Violet Pearn_ KARMA: A Reincarnation Play BY ALGERNON BLACKWOOD _Author of "The Wave," "The Promise of Air," etc_ _Printed in the United States of America_ As the little steamer entered the bay of Kettletoft in the Orkneys the beach at Sanday appeared so low that the houses almost seemed to be standing in the water; and to the big, dark man leaning over the rail of the upper deck the sight of them came with a pang of mingled pain and pleasure.
deck
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From this reading _With Violet Pearn_ KARMA: A Reincarnation Play BY ALGERNON BLACKWOOD _Author of "The Wave," "The Promise of Air," etc_ _Printed in the United States of America_ As the little steamer entered the bay of Kettletoft in the Orkneys the beach at Sanday appeared so low that the houses almost seemed to be standing in the water; and to the big, dark man leaning over the rail of the upper deck the sight of them came with a pang of mingled pain and pleasure.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading The houses, the low shore, the flat treeless country beyond, the vast open sky, all looked exactly the same as when he left the island thirty years ago to work for the Hudson Bay Company in distant N. W. Canada.
dreamed
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From this reading A lad of eighteen then, he was now a man of forty-eight, old for his years, and this was the home-coming he had so often dreamed about in the lonely wilderness of trees where he had spent his life.
eighteen
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From this reading A lad of eighteen then, he was now a man of forty-eight, old for his years, and this was the home-coming he had so often dreamed about in the lonely wilderness of trees where he had spent his life.
entered
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From this reading _With Violet Pearn_ KARMA: A Reincarnation Play BY ALGERNON BLACKWOOD _Author of "The Wave," "The Promise of Air," etc_ _Printed in the United States of America_ As the little steamer entered the bay of Kettletoft in the Orkneys the beach at Sanday appeared so low that the houses almost seemed to be standing in the water; and to the big, dark man leaning over the rail of the upper deck the sight of them came with a pang of mingled pain and pleasure.
etc
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From this reading _With Violet Pearn_ KARMA: A Reincarnation Play BY ALGERNON BLACKWOOD _Author of "The Wave," "The Promise of Air," etc_ _Printed in the United States of America_ As the little steamer entered the bay of Kettletoft in the Orkneys the beach at Sanday appeared so low that the houses almost seemed to be standing in the water; and to the big, dark man leaning over the rail of the upper deck the sight of them came with a pang of mingled pain and pleasure.
exactly
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From this reading The houses, the low shore, the flat treeless country beyond, the vast open sky, all looked exactly the same as when he left the island thirty years ago to work for the Hudson Bay Company in distant N. W. Canada.
expression
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From this reading Yet his grim face wore an anxious rather than a tender expression.
eyes
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From this reading The scene, to his eyes, had not changed.
face
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From this reading Yet his grim face wore an anxious rather than a tender expression.
flat
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From this reading The houses, the low shore, the flat treeless country beyond, the vast open sky, all looked exactly the same as when he left the island thirty years ago to work for the Hudson Bay Company in distant N. W. Canada.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The houses, the low shore, the flat treeless country beyond, the vast open sky, all looked exactly the same as when he left the island thirty years ago to work for the Hudson Bay Company in distant N. W. Canada.
forty-eight
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From this reading A lad of eighteen then, he was now a man of forty-eight, old for his years, and this was the home-coming he had so often dreamed about in the lonely wilderness of trees where he had spent his life.
grim
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From this reading Yet his grim face wore an anxious rather than a tender expression.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The scene, to his eyes, had not changed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The houses, the low shore, the flat treeless country beyond, the vast open sky, all looked exactly the same as when he left the island thirty years ago to work for the Hudson Bay Company in distant N. W. Canada.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The scene, to his eyes, had not changed.
home-coming
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From this reading A lad of eighteen then, he was now a man of forty-eight, old for his years, and this was the home-coming he had so often dreamed about in the lonely wilderness of trees where he had spent his life.
houses
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From this reading _With Violet Pearn_ KARMA: A Reincarnation Play BY ALGERNON BLACKWOOD _Author of "The Wave," "The Promise of Air," etc_ _Printed in the United States of America_ As the little steamer entered the bay of Kettletoft in the Orkneys the beach at Sanday appeared so low that the houses almost seemed to be standing in the water; and to the big, dark man leaning over the rail of the upper deck the sight of them came with a pang of mingled pain and pleasure.
Hudson
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From this reading The houses, the low shore, the flat treeless country beyond, the vast open sky, all looked exactly the same as when he left the island thirty years ago to work for the Hudson Bay Company in distant N. W. Canada.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _With Violet Pearn_ KARMA: A Reincarnation Play BY ALGERNON BLACKWOOD _Author of "The Wave," "The Promise of Air," etc_ _Printed in the United States of America_ As the little steamer entered the bay of Kettletoft in the Orkneys the beach at Sanday appeared so low that the houses almost seemed to be standing in the water; and to the big, dark man leaning over the rail of the upper deck the sight of them came with a pang of mingled pain and pleasure.
island
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From this reading The houses, the low shore, the flat treeless country beyond, the vast open sky, all looked exactly the same as when he left the island thirty years ago to work for the Hudson Bay Company in distant N. W. Canada.
KARMA
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From this reading _With Violet Pearn_ KARMA: A Reincarnation Play BY ALGERNON BLACKWOOD _Author of "The Wave," "The Promise of Air," etc_ _Printed in the United States of America_ As the little steamer entered the bay of Kettletoft in the Orkneys the beach at Sanday appeared so low that the houses almost seemed to be standing in the water; and to the big, dark man leaning over the rail of the upper deck the sight of them came with a pang of mingled pain and pleasure.
Kettletoft
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From this reading _With Violet Pearn_ KARMA: A Reincarnation Play BY ALGERNON BLACKWOOD _Author of "The Wave," "The Promise of Air," etc_ _Printed in the United States of America_ As the little steamer entered the bay of Kettletoft in the Orkneys the beach at Sanday appeared so low that the houses almost seemed to be standing in the water; and to the big, dark man leaning over the rail of the upper deck the sight of them came with a pang of mingled pain and pleasure.
lad
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From this reading A lad of eighteen then, he was now a man of forty-eight, old for his years, and this was the home-coming he had so often dreamed about in the lonely wilderness of trees where he had spent his life.
leaning
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From this reading _With Violet Pearn_ KARMA: A Reincarnation Play BY ALGERNON BLACKWOOD _Author of "The Wave," "The Promise of Air," etc_ _Printed in the United States of America_ As the little steamer entered the bay of Kettletoft in the Orkneys the beach at Sanday appeared so low that the houses almost seemed to be standing in the water; and to the big, dark man leaning over the rail of the upper deck the sight of them came with a pang of mingled pain and pleasure.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The houses, the low shore, the flat treeless country beyond, the vast open sky, all looked exactly the same as when he left the island thirty years ago to work for the Hudson Bay Company in distant N. W. Canada.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A lad of eighteen then, he was now a man of forty-eight, old for his years, and this was the home-coming he had so often dreamed about in the lonely wilderness of trees where he had spent his life.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _With Violet Pearn_ KARMA: A Reincarnation Play BY ALGERNON BLACKWOOD _Author of "The Wave," "The Promise of Air," etc_ _Printed in the United States of America_ As the little steamer entered the bay of Kettletoft in the Orkneys the beach at Sanday appeared so low that the houses almost seemed to be standing in the water; and to the big, dark man leaning over the rail of the upper deck the sight of them came with a pang of mingled pain and pleasure.
lonely
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From this reading A lad of eighteen then, he was now a man of forty-eight, old for his years, and this was the home-coming he had so often dreamed about in the lonely wilderness of trees where he had spent his life.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The houses, the low shore, the flat treeless country beyond, the vast open sky, all looked exactly the same as when he left the island thirty years ago to work for the Hudson Bay Company in distant N. W. Canada.
low
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From this reading _With Violet Pearn_ KARMA: A Reincarnation Play BY ALGERNON BLACKWOOD _Author of "The Wave," "The Promise of Air," etc_ _Printed in the United States of America_ As the little steamer entered the bay of Kettletoft in the Orkneys the beach at Sanday appeared so low that the houses almost seemed to be standing in the water; and to the big, dark man leaning over the rail of the upper deck the sight of them came with a pang of mingled pain and pleasure.
man
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From this reading _With Violet Pearn_ KARMA: A Reincarnation Play BY ALGERNON BLACKWOOD _Author of "The Wave," "The Promise of Air," etc_ _Printed in the United States of America_ As the little steamer entered the bay of Kettletoft in the Orkneys the beach at Sanday appeared so low that the houses almost seemed to be standing in the water; and to the big, dark man leaning over the rail of the upper deck the sight of them came with a pang of mingled pain and pleasure.
mingled
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From this reading _With Violet Pearn_ KARMA: A Reincarnation Play BY ALGERNON BLACKWOOD _Author of "The Wave," "The Promise of Air," etc_ _Printed in the United States of America_ As the little steamer entered the bay of Kettletoft in the Orkneys the beach at Sanday appeared so low that the houses almost seemed to be standing in the water; and to the big, dark man leaning over the rail of the upper deck the sight of them came with a pang of mingled pain and pleasure.
N
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From this reading The houses, the low shore, the flat treeless country beyond, the vast open sky, all looked exactly the same as when he left the island thirty years ago to work for the Hudson Bay Company in distant N. W. Canada.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The scene, to his eyes, had not changed.
now
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From this reading A lad of eighteen then, he was now a man of forty-eight, old for his years, and this was the home-coming he had so often dreamed about in the lonely wilderness of trees where he had spent his life.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _With Violet Pearn_ KARMA: A Reincarnation Play BY ALGERNON BLACKWOOD _Author of "The Wave," "The Promise of Air," etc_ _Printed in the United States of America_ As the little steamer entered the bay of Kettletoft in the Orkneys the beach at Sanday appeared so low that the houses almost seemed to be standing in the water; and to the big, dark man leaning over the rail of the upper deck the sight of them came with a pang of mingled pain and pleasure.
often
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From this reading A lad of eighteen then, he was now a man of forty-eight, old for his years, and this was the home-coming he had so often dreamed about in the lonely wilderness of trees where he had spent his life.
old
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From this reading A lad of eighteen then, he was now a man of forty-eight, old for his years, and this was the home-coming he had so often dreamed about in the lonely wilderness of trees where he had spent his life.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The houses, the low shore, the flat treeless country beyond, the vast open sky, all looked exactly the same as when he left the island thirty years ago to work for the Hudson Bay Company in distant N. W. Canada.
Orkneys
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From this reading _With Violet Pearn_ KARMA: A Reincarnation Play BY ALGERNON BLACKWOOD _Author of "The Wave," "The Promise of Air," etc_ _Printed in the United States of America_ As the little steamer entered the bay of Kettletoft in the Orkneys the beach at Sanday appeared so low that the houses almost seemed to be standing in the water; and to the big, dark man leaning over the rail of the upper deck the sight of them came with a pang of mingled pain and pleasure.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading _With Violet Pearn_ KARMA: A Reincarnation Play BY ALGERNON BLACKWOOD _Author of "The Wave," "The Promise of Air," etc_ _Printed in the United States of America_ As the little steamer entered the bay of Kettletoft in the Orkneys the beach at Sanday appeared so low that the houses almost seemed to be standing in the water; and to the big, dark man leaning over the rail of the upper deck the sight of them came with a pang of mingled pain and pleasure.
pain
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From this reading _With Violet Pearn_ KARMA: A Reincarnation Play BY ALGERNON BLACKWOOD _Author of "The Wave," "The Promise of Air," etc_ _Printed in the United States of America_ As the little steamer entered the bay of Kettletoft in the Orkneys the beach at Sanday appeared so low that the houses almost seemed to be standing in the water; and to the big, dark man leaning over the rail of the upper deck the sight of them came with a pang of mingled pain and pleasure.
pang
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From this reading _With Violet Pearn_ KARMA: A Reincarnation Play BY ALGERNON BLACKWOOD _Author of "The Wave," "The Promise of Air," etc_ _Printed in the United States of America_ As the little steamer entered the bay of Kettletoft in the Orkneys the beach at Sanday appeared so low that the houses almost seemed to be standing in the water; and to the big, dark man leaning over the rail of the upper deck the sight of them came with a pang of mingled pain and pleasure.
Pearn
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From this reading _With Violet Pearn_ KARMA: A Reincarnation Play BY ALGERNON BLACKWOOD _Author of "The Wave," "The Promise of Air," etc_ _Printed in the United States of America_ As the little steamer entered the bay of Kettletoft in the Orkneys the beach at Sanday appeared so low that the houses almost seemed to be standing in the water; and to the big, dark man leaning over the rail of the upper deck the sight of them came with a pang of mingled pain and pleasure.
Play
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From this reading _With Violet Pearn_ KARMA: A Reincarnation Play BY ALGERNON BLACKWOOD _Author of "The Wave," "The Promise of Air," etc_ _Printed in the United States of America_ As the little steamer entered the bay of Kettletoft in the Orkneys the beach at Sanday appeared so low that the houses almost seemed to be standing in the water; and to the big, dark man leaning over the rail of the upper deck the sight of them came with a pang of mingled pain and pleasure.
pleasure
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From this reading _With Violet Pearn_ KARMA: A Reincarnation Play BY ALGERNON BLACKWOOD _Author of "The Wave," "The Promise of Air," etc_ _Printed in the United States of America_ As the little steamer entered the bay of Kettletoft in the Orkneys the beach at Sanday appeared so low that the houses almost seemed to be standing in the water; and to the big, dark man leaning over the rail of the upper deck the sight of them came with a pang of mingled pain and pleasure.
PrintednounUS /printed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _With Violet Pearn_ KARMA: A Reincarnation Play BY ALGERNON BLACKWOOD _Author of "The Wave," "The Promise of Air," etc_ _Printed in the United States of America_ As the little steamer entered the bay of Kettletoft in the Orkneys the beach at Sanday appeared so low that the houses almost seemed to be standing in the water; and to the big, dark man leaning over the rail of the upper deck the sight of them came with a pang of mingled pain and pleasure.
Promise
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From this reading _With Violet Pearn_ KARMA: A Reincarnation Play BY ALGERNON BLACKWOOD _Author of "The Wave," "The Promise of Air," etc_ _Printed in the United States of America_ As the little steamer entered the bay of Kettletoft in the Orkneys the beach at Sanday appeared so low that the houses almost seemed to be standing in the water; and to the big, dark man leaning over the rail of the upper deck the sight of them came with a pang of mingled pain and pleasure.
rail
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From this reading _With Violet Pearn_ KARMA: A Reincarnation Play BY ALGERNON BLACKWOOD _Author of "The Wave," "The Promise of Air," etc_ _Printed in the United States of America_ As the little steamer entered the bay of Kettletoft in the Orkneys the beach at Sanday appeared so low that the houses almost seemed to be standing in the water; and to the big, dark man leaning over the rail of the upper deck the sight of them came with a pang of mingled pain and pleasure.
rather
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From this reading Yet his grim face wore an anxious rather than a tender expression.
Reincarnation
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From this reading _With Violet Pearn_ KARMA: A Reincarnation Play BY ALGERNON BLACKWOOD _Author of "The Wave," "The Promise of Air," etc_ _Printed in the United States of America_ As the little steamer entered the bay of Kettletoft in the Orkneys the beach at Sanday appeared so low that the houses almost seemed to be standing in the water; and to the big, dark man leaning over the rail of the upper deck the sight of them came with a pang of mingled pain and pleasure.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The houses, the low shore, the flat treeless country beyond, the vast open sky, all looked exactly the same as when he left the island thirty years ago to work for the Hudson Bay Company in distant N. W. Canada.
Sanday
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From this reading _With Violet Pearn_ KARMA: A Reincarnation Play BY ALGERNON BLACKWOOD _Author of "The Wave," "The Promise of Air," etc_ _Printed in the United States of America_ As the little steamer entered the bay of Kettletoft in the Orkneys the beach at Sanday appeared so low that the houses almost seemed to be standing in the water; and to the big, dark man leaning over the rail of the upper deck the sight of them came with a pang of mingled pain and pleasure.
scene
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From this reading The scene, to his eyes, had not changed.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _With Violet Pearn_ KARMA: A Reincarnation Play BY ALGERNON BLACKWOOD _Author of "The Wave," "The Promise of Air," etc_ _Printed in the United States of America_ As the little steamer entered the bay of Kettletoft in the Orkneys the beach at Sanday appeared so low that the houses almost seemed to be standing in the water; and to the big, dark man leaning over the rail of the upper deck the sight of them came with a pang of mingled pain and pleasure.
shore
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From this reading The houses, the low shore, the flat treeless country beyond, the vast open sky, all looked exactly the same as when he left the island thirty years ago to work for the Hudson Bay Company in distant N. W. Canada.
sight
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From this reading _With Violet Pearn_ KARMA: A Reincarnation Play BY ALGERNON BLACKWOOD _Author of "The Wave," "The Promise of Air," etc_ _Printed in the United States of America_ As the little steamer entered the bay of Kettletoft in the Orkneys the beach at Sanday appeared so low that the houses almost seemed to be standing in the water; and to the big, dark man leaning over the rail of the upper deck the sight of them came with a pang of mingled pain and pleasure.
sky
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From this reading The houses, the low shore, the flat treeless country beyond, the vast open sky, all looked exactly the same as when he left the island thirty years ago to work for the Hudson Bay Company in distant N. W. Canada.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _With Violet Pearn_ KARMA: A Reincarnation Play BY ALGERNON BLACKWOOD _Author of "The Wave," "The Promise of Air," etc_ _Printed in the United States of America_ As the little steamer entered the bay of Kettletoft in the Orkneys the beach at Sanday appeared so low that the houses almost seemed to be standing in the water; and to the big, dark man leaning over the rail of the upper deck the sight of them came with a pang of mingled pain and pleasure.
spent
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From this reading A lad of eighteen then, he was now a man of forty-eight, old for his years, and this was the home-coming he had so often dreamed about in the lonely wilderness of trees where he had spent his life.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _With Violet Pearn_ KARMA: A Reincarnation Play BY ALGERNON BLACKWOOD _Author of "The Wave," "The Promise of Air," etc_ _Printed in the United States of America_ As the little steamer entered the bay of Kettletoft in the Orkneys the beach at Sanday appeared so low that the houses almost seemed to be standing in the water; and to the big, dark man leaning over the rail of the upper deck the sight of them came with a pang of mingled pain and pleasure.
States
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From this reading _With Violet Pearn_ KARMA: A Reincarnation Play BY ALGERNON BLACKWOOD _Author of "The Wave," "The Promise of Air," etc_ _Printed in the United States of America_ As the little steamer entered the bay of Kettletoft in the Orkneys the beach at Sanday appeared so low that the houses almost seemed to be standing in the water; and to the big, dark man leaning over the rail of the upper deck the sight of them came with a pang of mingled pain and pleasure.
steamer
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From this reading _With Violet Pearn_ KARMA: A Reincarnation Play BY ALGERNON BLACKWOOD _Author of "The Wave," "The Promise of Air," etc_ _Printed in the United States of America_ As the little steamer entered the bay of Kettletoft in the Orkneys the beach at Sanday appeared so low that the houses almost seemed to be standing in the water; and to the big, dark man leaning over the rail of the upper deck the sight of them came with a pang of mingled pain and pleasure.
tender
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From this reading Yet his grim face wore an anxious rather than a tender expression.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Yet his grim face wore an anxious rather than a tender expression.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _With Violet Pearn_ KARMA: A Reincarnation Play BY ALGERNON BLACKWOOD _Author of "The Wave," "The Promise of Air," etc_ _Printed in the United States of America_ As the little steamer entered the bay of Kettletoft in the Orkneys the beach at Sanday appeared so low that the houses almost seemed to be standing in the water; and to the big, dark man leaning over the rail of the upper deck the sight of them came with a pang of mingled pain and pleasure.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _With Violet Pearn_ KARMA: A Reincarnation Play BY ALGERNON BLACKWOOD _Author of "The Wave," "The Promise of Air," etc_ _Printed in the United States of America_ As the little steamer entered the bay of Kettletoft in the Orkneys the beach at Sanday appeared so low that the houses almost seemed to be standing in the water; and to the big, dark man leaning over the rail of the upper deck the sight of them came with a pang of mingled pain and pleasure.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading _With Violet Pearn_ KARMA: A Reincarnation Play BY ALGERNON BLACKWOOD _Author of "The Wave," "The Promise of Air," etc_ _Printed in the United States of America_ As the little steamer entered the bay of Kettletoft in the Orkneys the beach at Sanday appeared so low that the houses almost seemed to be standing in the water; and to the big, dark man leaning over the rail of the upper deck the sight of them came with a pang of mingled pain and pleasure.
then
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From this reading A lad of eighteen then, he was now a man of forty-eight, old for his years, and this was the home-coming he had so often dreamed about in the lonely wilderness of trees where he had spent his life.
thirty
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From this reading The houses, the low shore, the flat treeless country beyond, the vast open sky, all looked exactly the same as when he left the island thirty years ago to work for the Hudson Bay Company in distant N. W. Canada.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A lad of eighteen then, he was now a man of forty-eight, old for his years, and this was the home-coming he had so often dreamed about in the lonely wilderness of trees where he had spent his life.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _With Violet Pearn_ KARMA: A Reincarnation Play BY ALGERNON BLACKWOOD _Author of "The Wave," "The Promise of Air," etc_ _Printed in the United States of America_ As the little steamer entered the bay of Kettletoft in the Orkneys the beach at Sanday appeared so low that the houses almost seemed to be standing in the water; and to the big, dark man leaning over the rail of the upper deck the sight of them came with a pang of mingled pain and pleasure.
treeless
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From this reading The houses, the low shore, the flat treeless country beyond, the vast open sky, all looked exactly the same as when he left the island thirty years ago to work for the Hudson Bay Company in distant N. W. Canada.
trees
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From this reading A lad of eighteen then, he was now a man of forty-eight, old for his years, and this was the home-coming he had so often dreamed about in the lonely wilderness of trees where he had spent his life.
United
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From this reading _With Violet Pearn_ KARMA: A Reincarnation Play BY ALGERNON BLACKWOOD _Author of "The Wave," "The Promise of Air," etc_ _Printed in the United States of America_ As the little steamer entered the bay of Kettletoft in the Orkneys the beach at Sanday appeared so low that the houses almost seemed to be standing in the water; and to the big, dark man leaning over the rail of the upper deck the sight of them came with a pang of mingled pain and pleasure.
upper
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From this reading _With Violet Pearn_ KARMA: A Reincarnation Play BY ALGERNON BLACKWOOD _Author of "The Wave," "The Promise of Air," etc_ _Printed in the United States of America_ As the little steamer entered the bay of Kettletoft in the Orkneys the beach at Sanday appeared so low that the houses almost seemed to be standing in the water; and to the big, dark man leaning over the rail of the upper deck the sight of them came with a pang of mingled pain and pleasure.
vast
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From this reading The houses, the low shore, the flat treeless country beyond, the vast open sky, all looked exactly the same as when he left the island thirty years ago to work for the Hudson Bay Company in distant N. W. Canada.
Violet
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From this reading _With Violet Pearn_ KARMA: A Reincarnation Play BY ALGERNON BLACKWOOD _Author of "The Wave," "The Promise of Air," etc_ _Printed in the United States of America_ As the little steamer entered the bay of Kettletoft in the Orkneys the beach at Sanday appeared so low that the houses almost seemed to be standing in the water; and to the big, dark man leaning over the rail of the upper deck the sight of them came with a pang of mingled pain and pleasure.
W
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From this reading The houses, the low shore, the flat treeless country beyond, the vast open sky, all looked exactly the same as when he left the island thirty years ago to work for the Hudson Bay Company in distant N. W. Canada.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A lad of eighteen then, he was now a man of forty-eight, old for his years, and this was the home-coming he had so often dreamed about in the lonely wilderness of trees where he had spent his life.
water
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From this reading _With Violet Pearn_ KARMA: A Reincarnation Play BY ALGERNON BLACKWOOD _Author of "The Wave," "The Promise of Air," etc_ _Printed in the United States of America_ As the little steamer entered the bay of Kettletoft in the Orkneys the beach at Sanday appeared so low that the houses almost seemed to be standing in the water; and to the big, dark man leaning over the rail of the upper deck the sight of them came with a pang of mingled pain and pleasure.
Wave
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From this reading _With Violet Pearn_ KARMA: A Reincarnation Play BY ALGERNON BLACKWOOD _Author of "The Wave," "The Promise of Air," etc_ _Printed in the United States of America_ As the little steamer entered the bay of Kettletoft in the Orkneys the beach at Sanday appeared so low that the houses almost seemed to be standing in the water; and to the big, dark man leaning over the rail of the upper deck the sight of them came with a pang of mingled pain and pleasure.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The houses, the low shore, the flat treeless country beyond, the vast open sky, all looked exactly the same as when he left the island thirty years ago to work for the Hudson Bay Company in distant N. W. Canada.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading A lad of eighteen then, he was now a man of forty-eight, old for his years, and this was the home-coming he had so often dreamed about in the lonely wilderness of trees where he had spent his life.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
a wild area where few people live
From this reading A lad of eighteen then, he was now a man of forty-eight, old for his years, and this was the home-coming he had so often dreamed about in the lonely wilderness of trees where he had spent his life.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _With Violet Pearn_ KARMA: A Reincarnation Play BY ALGERNON BLACKWOOD _Author of "The Wave," "The Promise of Air," etc_ _Printed in the United States of America_ As the little steamer entered the bay of Kettletoft in the Orkneys the beach at Sanday appeared so low that the houses almost seemed to be standing in the water; and to the big, dark man leaning over the rail of the upper deck the sight of them came with a pang of mingled pain and pleasure.
wore
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From this reading Yet his grim face wore an anxious rather than a tender expression.
work
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From this reading The houses, the low shore, the flat treeless country beyond, the vast open sky, all looked exactly the same as when he left the island thirty years ago to work for the Hudson Bay Company in distant N. W. Canada.
years
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From this reading The houses, the low shore, the flat treeless country beyond, the vast open sky, all looked exactly the same as when he left the island thirty years ago to work for the Hudson Bay Company in distant N. W. Canada.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet his grim face wore an anxious rather than a tender expression.
