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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 DAWN OF A NEW LIFE To desire death is to live, and to desire life is to die.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Often when we had seen one towering above us we had thought that the end had come, and I had felt my lover's arms tighten around me, and my lips had clung close to his.
all
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From this reading It is the mockery of human existence, the experience of all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE DAWN OF A NEW LIFE To desire death is to live, and to desire life is to die.
arms
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From this reading Often when we had seen one towering above us we had thought that the end had come, and I had felt my lover's arms tighten around me, and my lips had clung close to his.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading We drifted on, tossed high and low by the tall waves which rose around us like black shadows, threatening destruction at every moment.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I had willed to die at that moment, without further speech or opportunity for thought, and death seemed to have turned his back upon me.
back
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From this reading I had willed to die at that moment, without further speech or opportunity for thought, and death seemed to have turned his back upon me.
black
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From this reading We drifted on, tossed high and low by the tall waves which rose around us like black shadows, threatening destruction at every moment.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We drifted on, tossed high and low by the tall waves which rose around us like black shadows, threatening destruction at every moment.
close
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From this reading Often when we had seen one towering above us we had thought that the end had come, and I had felt my lover's arms tighten around me, and my lips had clung close to his.
clungnounUS /clung/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Often when we had seen one towering above us we had thought that the end had come, and I had felt my lover's arms tighten around me, and my lips had clung close to his.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Often when we had seen one towering above us we had thought that the end had come, and I had felt my lover's arms tighten around me, and my lips had clung close to his.
DAWN
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From this reading THE DAWN OF A NEW LIFE To desire death is to live, and to desire life is to die.
death
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From this reading THE DAWN OF A NEW LIFE To desire death is to live, and to desire life is to die.
desire
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From this reading THE DAWN OF A NEW LIFE To desire death is to live, and to desire life is to die.
destruction
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From this reading We drifted on, tossed high and low by the tall waves which rose around us like black shadows, threatening destruction at every moment.
die
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From this reading THE DAWN OF A NEW LIFE To desire death is to live, and to desire life is to die.
drifted
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From this reading We drifted on, tossed high and low by the tall waves which rose around us like black shadows, threatening destruction at every moment.
end
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From this reading Often when we had seen one towering above us we had thought that the end had come, and I had felt my lover's arms tighten around me, and my lips had clung close to his.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading We drifted on, tossed high and low by the tall waves which rose around us like black shadows, threatening destruction at every moment.
existence
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From this reading It is the mockery of human existence, the experience of all.
experience
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From this reading It is the mockery of human existence, the experience of all.
felt
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From this reading Often when we had seen one towering above us we had thought that the end had come, and I had felt my lover's arms tighten around me, and my lips had clung close to his.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I had willed to die at that moment, without further speech or opportunity for thought, and death seemed to have turned his back upon me.
further
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From this reading I had willed to die at that moment, without further speech or opportunity for thought, and death seemed to have turned his back upon me.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had willed to die at that moment, without further speech or opportunity for thought, and death seemed to have turned his back upon me.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I had willed to die at that moment, without further speech or opportunity for thought, and death seemed to have turned his back upon me.
high
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From this reading We drifted on, tossed high and low by the tall waves which rose around us like black shadows, threatening destruction at every moment.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I had willed to die at that moment, without further speech or opportunity for thought, and death seemed to have turned his back upon me.
human
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From this reading It is the mockery of human existence, the experience of all.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had willed to die at that moment, without further speech or opportunity for thought, and death seemed to have turned his back upon me.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE DAWN OF A NEW LIFE To desire death is to live, and to desire life is to die.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is the mockery of human existence, the experience of all.
LIFEnounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DAWN OF A NEW LIFE To desire death is to live, and to desire life is to die.
like
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From this reading We drifted on, tossed high and low by the tall waves which rose around us like black shadows, threatening destruction at every moment.
lips
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From this reading Often when we had seen one towering above us we had thought that the end had come, and I had felt my lover's arms tighten around me, and my lips had clung close to his.
live
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From this reading THE DAWN OF A NEW LIFE To desire death is to live, and to desire life is to die.
lover's
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From this reading Often when we had seen one towering above us we had thought that the end had come, and I had felt my lover's arms tighten around me, and my lips had clung close to his.
low
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From this reading We drifted on, tossed high and low by the tall waves which rose around us like black shadows, threatening destruction at every moment.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had willed to die at that moment, without further speech or opportunity for thought, and death seemed to have turned his back upon me.
mockery
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From this reading It is the mockery of human existence, the experience of all.
moment
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From this reading I had willed to die at that moment, without further speech or opportunity for thought, and death seemed to have turned his back upon me.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Often when we had seen one towering above us we had thought that the end had come, and I had felt my lover's arms tighten around me, and my lips had clung close to his.
NEW
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From this reading THE DAWN OF A NEW LIFE To desire death is to live, and to desire life is to die.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DAWN OF A NEW LIFE To desire death is to live, and to desire life is to die.
Often
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From this reading Often when we had seen one towering above us we had thought that the end had come, and I had felt my lover's arms tighten around me, and my lips had clung close to his.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We drifted on, tossed high and low by the tall waves which rose around us like black shadows, threatening destruction at every moment.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Often when we had seen one towering above us we had thought that the end had come, and I had felt my lover's arms tighten around me, and my lips had clung close to his.
opportunity
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From this reading I had willed to die at that moment, without further speech or opportunity for thought, and death seemed to have turned his back upon me.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I had willed to die at that moment, without further speech or opportunity for thought, and death seemed to have turned his back upon me.
rose
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From this reading We drifted on, tossed high and low by the tall waves which rose around us like black shadows, threatening destruction at every moment.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had willed to die at that moment, without further speech or opportunity for thought, and death seemed to have turned his back upon me.
seen
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From this reading Often when we had seen one towering above us we had thought that the end had come, and I had felt my lover's arms tighten around me, and my lips had clung close to his.
shadows
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From this reading We drifted on, tossed high and low by the tall waves which rose around us like black shadows, threatening destruction at every moment.
speech
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From this reading I had willed to die at that moment, without further speech or opportunity for thought, and death seemed to have turned his back upon me.
tall
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From this reading We drifted on, tossed high and low by the tall waves which rose around us like black shadows, threatening destruction at every moment.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I had willed to die at that moment, without further speech or opportunity for thought, and death seemed to have turned his back upon me.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DAWN OF A NEW LIFE To desire death is to live, and to desire life is to die.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had willed to die at that moment, without further speech or opportunity for thought, and death seemed to have turned his back upon me.
threatening
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From this reading We drifted on, tossed high and low by the tall waves which rose around us like black shadows, threatening destruction at every moment.
tighten
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From this reading Often when we had seen one towering above us we had thought that the end had come, and I had felt my lover's arms tighten around me, and my lips had clung close to his.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE DAWN OF A NEW LIFE To desire death is to live, and to desire life is to die.
tossed
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From this reading We drifted on, tossed high and low by the tall waves which rose around us like black shadows, threatening destruction at every moment.
towering
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From this reading Often when we had seen one towering above us we had thought that the end had come, and I had felt my lover's arms tighten around me, and my lips had clung close to his.
turned
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From this reading I had willed to die at that moment, without further speech or opportunity for thought, and death seemed to have turned his back upon me.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I had willed to die at that moment, without further speech or opportunity for thought, and death seemed to have turned his back upon me.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We drifted on, tossed high and low by the tall waves which rose around us like black shadows, threatening destruction at every moment.
waves
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From this reading We drifted on, tossed high and low by the tall waves which rose around us like black shadows, threatening destruction at every moment.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We drifted on, tossed high and low by the tall waves which rose around us like black shadows, threatening destruction at every moment.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Often when we had seen one towering above us we had thought that the end had come, and I had felt my lover's arms tighten around me, and my lips had clung close to his.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We drifted on, tossed high and low by the tall waves which rose around us like black shadows, threatening destruction at every moment.
willed
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From this reading I had willed to die at that moment, without further speech or opportunity for thought, and death seemed to have turned his back upon me.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I had willed to die at that moment, without further speech or opportunity for thought, and death seemed to have turned his back upon me.
