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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 The girl's vitality and ebbing nerves, her entire physical organism now fading so quickly towards that final extinction which meant death--could these but be stimulated by a new tide of life, the danger-point now fast approaching might be passed, and recovery must follow.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading It flashed upon him from beyond the stars, as from ancient store of long-forgotten, long-neglected knowledge.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The girl's vitality and ebbing nerves, her entire physical organism now fading so quickly towards that final extinction which meant death--could these but be stimulated by a new tide of life, the danger-point now fast approaching might be passed, and recovery must follow.
approaching
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From this reading The girl's vitality and ebbing nerves, her entire physical organism now fading so quickly towards that final extinction which meant death--could these but be stimulated by a new tide of life, the danger-point now fast approaching might be passed, and recovery must follow.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It flashed upon him from beyond the stars, as from ancient store of long-forgotten, long-neglected knowledge.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The girl's vitality and ebbing nerves, her entire physical organism now fading so quickly towards that final extinction which meant death--could these but be stimulated by a new tide of life, the danger-point now fast approaching might be passed, and recovery must follow.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading It flashed upon him from beyond the stars, as from ancient store of long-forgotten, long-neglected knowledge.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The girl's vitality and ebbing nerves, her entire physical organism now fading so quickly towards that final extinction which meant death--could these but be stimulated by a new tide of life, the danger-point now fast approaching might be passed, and recovery must follow.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The girl's vitality and ebbing nerves, her entire physical organism now fading so quickly towards that final extinction which meant death--could these but be stimulated by a new tide of life, the danger-point now fast approaching might be passed, and recovery must follow.
confident
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From this reading It was enough that he felt confident and sure.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The girl's vitality and ebbing nerves, her entire physical organism now fading so quickly towards that final extinction which meant death--could these but be stimulated by a new tide of life, the danger-point now fast approaching might be passed, and recovery must follow.
danger-point
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From this reading The girl's vitality and ebbing nerves, her entire physical organism now fading so quickly towards that final extinction which meant death--could these but be stimulated by a new tide of life, the danger-point now fast approaching might be passed, and recovery must follow.
death
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From this reading The girl's vitality and ebbing nerves, her entire physical organism now fading so quickly towards that final extinction which meant death--could these but be stimulated by a new tide of life, the danger-point now fast approaching might be passed, and recovery must follow.
ebbing
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From this reading The girl's vitality and ebbing nerves, her entire physical organism now fading so quickly towards that final extinction which meant death--could these but be stimulated by a new tide of life, the danger-point now fast approaching might be passed, and recovery must follow.
enough
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From this reading It was enough that he felt confident and sure.
entire
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From this reading The girl's vitality and ebbing nerves, her entire physical organism now fading so quickly towards that final extinction which meant death--could these but be stimulated by a new tide of life, the danger-point now fast approaching might be passed, and recovery must follow.
extinction
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From this reading The girl's vitality and ebbing nerves, her entire physical organism now fading so quickly towards that final extinction which meant death--could these but be stimulated by a new tide of life, the danger-point now fast approaching might be passed, and recovery must follow.
fading
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From this reading The girl's vitality and ebbing nerves, her entire physical organism now fading so quickly towards that final extinction which meant death--could these but be stimulated by a new tide of life, the danger-point now fast approaching might be passed, and recovery must follow.
fast
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From this reading The girl's vitality and ebbing nerves, her entire physical organism now fading so quickly towards that final extinction which meant death--could these but be stimulated by a new tide of life, the danger-point now fast approaching might be passed, and recovery must follow.
felt
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From this reading It was enough that he felt confident and sure.
final
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From this reading The girl's vitality and ebbing nerves, her entire physical organism now fading so quickly towards that final extinction which meant death--could these but be stimulated by a new tide of life, the danger-point now fast approaching might be passed, and recovery must follow.
flashed
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From this reading It flashed upon him from beyond the stars, as from ancient store of long-forgotten, long-neglected knowledge.
follow
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From this reading The girl's vitality and ebbing nerves, her entire physical organism now fading so quickly towards that final extinction which meant death--could these but be stimulated by a new tide of life, the danger-point now fast approaching might be passed, and recovery must follow.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It flashed upon him from beyond the stars, as from ancient store of long-forgotten, long-neglected knowledge.
girl's
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From this reading The girl's vitality and ebbing nerves, her entire physical organism now fading so quickly towards that final extinction which meant death--could these but be stimulated by a new tide of life, the danger-point now fast approaching might be passed, and recovery must follow.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This impetus, he knew suddenly, he could supply.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The girl's vitality and ebbing nerves, her entire physical organism now fading so quickly towards that final extinction which meant death--could these but be stimulated by a new tide of life, the danger-point now fast approaching might be passed, and recovery must follow.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It flashed upon him from beyond the stars, as from ancient store of long-forgotten, long-neglected knowledge.
How
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From this reading How, he could not tell.
impetus
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From this reading This impetus, he knew suddenly, he could supply.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It flashed upon him from beyond the stars, as from ancient store of long-forgotten, long-neglected knowledge.
knew
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From this reading This impetus, he knew suddenly, he could supply.
knowledge
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From this reading It flashed upon him from beyond the stars, as from ancient store of long-forgotten, long-neglected knowledge.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girl's vitality and ebbing nerves, her entire physical organism now fading so quickly towards that final extinction which meant death--could these but be stimulated by a new tide of life, the danger-point now fast approaching might be passed, and recovery must follow.
long-forgotten
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From this reading It flashed upon him from beyond the stars, as from ancient store of long-forgotten, long-neglected knowledge.
long-neglected
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From this reading It flashed upon him from beyond the stars, as from ancient store of long-forgotten, long-neglected knowledge.
meant
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From this reading The girl's vitality and ebbing nerves, her entire physical organism now fading so quickly towards that final extinction which meant death--could these but be stimulated by a new tide of life, the danger-point now fast approaching might be passed, and recovery must follow.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The girl's vitality and ebbing nerves, her entire physical organism now fading so quickly towards that final extinction which meant death--could these but be stimulated by a new tide of life, the danger-point now fast approaching might be passed, and recovery must follow.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The girl's vitality and ebbing nerves, her entire physical organism now fading so quickly towards that final extinction which meant death--could these but be stimulated by a new tide of life, the danger-point now fast approaching might be passed, and recovery must follow.
nerves
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From this reading The girl's vitality and ebbing nerves, her entire physical organism now fading so quickly towards that final extinction which meant death--could these but be stimulated by a new tide of life, the danger-point now fast approaching might be passed, and recovery must follow.
new
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From this reading The girl's vitality and ebbing nerves, her entire physical organism now fading so quickly towards that final extinction which meant death--could these but be stimulated by a new tide of life, the danger-point now fast approaching might be passed, and recovery must follow.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading How, he could not tell.
now
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From this reading The girl's vitality and ebbing nerves, her entire physical organism now fading so quickly towards that final extinction which meant death--could these but be stimulated by a new tide of life, the danger-point now fast approaching might be passed, and recovery must follow.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The girl's vitality and ebbing nerves, her entire physical organism now fading so quickly towards that final extinction which meant death--could these but be stimulated by a new tide of life, the danger-point now fast approaching might be passed, and recovery must follow.
organism
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From this reading The girl's vitality and ebbing nerves, her entire physical organism now fading so quickly towards that final extinction which meant death--could these but be stimulated by a new tide of life, the danger-point now fast approaching might be passed, and recovery must follow.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girl's vitality and ebbing nerves, her entire physical organism now fading so quickly towards that final extinction which meant death--could these but be stimulated by a new tide of life, the danger-point now fast approaching might be passed, and recovery must follow.
physical
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From this reading The girl's vitality and ebbing nerves, her entire physical organism now fading so quickly towards that final extinction which meant death--could these but be stimulated by a new tide of life, the danger-point now fast approaching might be passed, and recovery must follow.
quickly
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From this reading The girl's vitality and ebbing nerves, her entire physical organism now fading so quickly towards that final extinction which meant death--could these but be stimulated by a new tide of life, the danger-point now fast approaching might be passed, and recovery must follow.
recovery
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From this reading The girl's vitality and ebbing nerves, her entire physical organism now fading so quickly towards that final extinction which meant death--could these but be stimulated by a new tide of life, the danger-point now fast approaching might be passed, and recovery must follow.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The girl's vitality and ebbing nerves, her entire physical organism now fading so quickly towards that final extinction which meant death--could these but be stimulated by a new tide of life, the danger-point now fast approaching might be passed, and recovery must follow.
stars
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From this reading It flashed upon him from beyond the stars, as from ancient store of long-forgotten, long-neglected knowledge.
stimulated
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From this reading The girl's vitality and ebbing nerves, her entire physical organism now fading so quickly towards that final extinction which meant death--could these but be stimulated by a new tide of life, the danger-point now fast approaching might be passed, and recovery must follow.
store
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From this reading It flashed upon him from beyond the stars, as from ancient store of long-forgotten, long-neglected knowledge.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This impetus, he knew suddenly, he could supply.
supply
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From this reading This impetus, he knew suddenly, he could supply.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was enough that he felt confident and sure.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How, he could not tell.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The girl's vitality and ebbing nerves, her entire physical organism now fading so quickly towards that final extinction which meant death--could these but be stimulated by a new tide of life, the danger-point now fast approaching might be passed, and recovery must follow.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girl's vitality and ebbing nerves, her entire physical organism now fading so quickly towards that final extinction which meant death--could these but be stimulated by a new tide of life, the danger-point now fast approaching might be passed, and recovery must follow.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The girl's vitality and ebbing nerves, her entire physical organism now fading so quickly towards that final extinction which meant death--could these but be stimulated by a new tide of life, the danger-point now fast approaching might be passed, and recovery must follow.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This impetus, he knew suddenly, he could supply.
tide
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From this reading The girl's vitality and ebbing nerves, her entire physical organism now fading so quickly towards that final extinction which meant death--could these but be stimulated by a new tide of life, the danger-point now fast approaching might be passed, and recovery must follow.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading The girl's vitality and ebbing nerves, her entire physical organism now fading so quickly towards that final extinction which meant death--could these but be stimulated by a new tide of life, the danger-point now fast approaching might be passed, and recovery must follow.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It flashed upon him from beyond the stars, as from ancient store of long-forgotten, long-neglected knowledge.
vitality
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From this reading The girl's vitality and ebbing nerves, her entire physical organism now fading so quickly towards that final extinction which meant death--could these but be stimulated by a new tide of life, the danger-point now fast approaching might be passed, and recovery must follow.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was enough that he felt confident and sure.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The girl's vitality and ebbing nerves, her entire physical organism now fading so quickly towards that final extinction which meant death--could these but be stimulated by a new tide of life, the danger-point now fast approaching might be passed, and recovery must follow.
