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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 “Yes, _Go!_” she said, and vanished and slammed the door upon me, leaving me alone like a man new fallen from fairyland in the black darkness of the night.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Vile weather, an impatient fretting against unbearable slowness and delay, sea—sickness, general discomfort and humiliating self—revelation are the master values of these memories.
all
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From this reading III That expedition to Mordet Island stands apart from all the rest of my life, detached, a piece by itself with an atmosphere of its own.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes, _Go!_” she said, and vanished and slammed the door upon me, leaving me alone like a man new fallen from fairyland in the black darkness of the night.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading III That expedition to Mordet Island stands apart from all the rest of my life, detached, a piece by itself with an atmosphere of its own.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Yes, _Go!_” she said, and vanished and slammed the door upon me, leaving me alone like a man new fallen from fairyland in the black darkness of the night.
apart
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From this reading III That expedition to Mordet Island stands apart from all the rest of my life, detached, a piece by itself with an atmosphere of its own.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Vile weather, an impatient fretting against unbearable slowness and delay, sea—sickness, general discomfort and humiliating self—revelation are the master values of these memories.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It would, I suppose, make a book by itself—it has made a fairly voluminous official report—but so far as this novel of mine goes it is merely an episode, a contributory experience, and I mean to keep it at that.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It would, I suppose, make a book by itself—it has made a fairly voluminous official report—but so far as this novel of mine goes it is merely an episode, a contributory experience, and I mean to keep it at that.
atmosphere
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From this reading III That expedition to Mordet Island stands apart from all the rest of my life, detached, a piece by itself with an atmosphere of its own.
black
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From this reading “Yes, _Go!_” she said, and vanished and slammed the door upon me, leaving me alone like a man new fallen from fairyland in the black darkness of the night.
book
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From this reading It would, I suppose, make a book by itself—it has made a fairly voluminous official report—but so far as this novel of mine goes it is merely an episode, a contributory experience, and I mean to keep it at that.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It would, I suppose, make a book by itself—it has made a fairly voluminous official report—but so far as this novel of mine goes it is merely an episode, a contributory experience, and I mean to keep it at that.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading III That expedition to Mordet Island stands apart from all the rest of my life, detached, a piece by itself with an atmosphere of its own.
contributory
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From this reading It would, I suppose, make a book by itself—it has made a fairly voluminous official report—but so far as this novel of mine goes it is merely an episode, a contributory experience, and I mean to keep it at that.
darkness
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From this reading “Yes, _Go!_” she said, and vanished and slammed the door upon me, leaving me alone like a man new fallen from fairyland in the black darkness of the night.
delay
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From this reading Vile weather, an impatient fretting against unbearable slowness and delay, sea—sickness, general discomfort and humiliating self—revelation are the master values of these memories.
detached
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From this reading III That expedition to Mordet Island stands apart from all the rest of my life, detached, a piece by itself with an atmosphere of its own.
discomfort
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From this reading Vile weather, an impatient fretting against unbearable slowness and delay, sea—sickness, general discomfort and humiliating self—revelation are the master values of these memories.
door
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From this reading “Yes, _Go!_” she said, and vanished and slammed the door upon me, leaving me alone like a man new fallen from fairyland in the black darkness of the night.
episode
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expedition
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From this reading III That expedition to Mordet Island stands apart from all the rest of my life, detached, a piece by itself with an atmosphere of its own.
experience
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From this reading It would, I suppose, make a book by itself—it has made a fairly voluminous official report—but so far as this novel of mine goes it is merely an episode, a contributory experience, and I mean to keep it at that.
fairly
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From this reading It would, I suppose, make a book by itself—it has made a fairly voluminous official report—but so far as this novel of mine goes it is merely an episode, a contributory experience, and I mean to keep it at that.
fairyland
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From this reading “Yes, _Go!_” she said, and vanished and slammed the door upon me, leaving me alone like a man new fallen from fairyland in the black darkness of the night.
fallen
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From this reading “Yes, _Go!_” she said, and vanished and slammed the door upon me, leaving me alone like a man new fallen from fairyland in the black darkness of the night.
far
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From this reading It would, I suppose, make a book by itself—it has made a fairly voluminous official report—but so far as this novel of mine goes it is merely an episode, a contributory experience, and I mean to keep it at that.
fretting
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From this reading Vile weather, an impatient fretting against unbearable slowness and delay, sea—sickness, general discomfort and humiliating self—revelation are the master values of these memories.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Yes, _Go!_” she said, and vanished and slammed the door upon me, leaving me alone like a man new fallen from fairyland in the black darkness of the night.
general
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From this reading Vile weather, an impatient fretting against unbearable slowness and delay, sea—sickness, general discomfort and humiliating self—revelation are the master values of these memories.
Go
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From this reading “Yes, _Go!_” she said, and vanished and slammed the door upon me, leaving me alone like a man new fallen from fairyland in the black darkness of the night.
goes
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From this reading It would, I suppose, make a book by itself—it has made a fairly voluminous official report—but so far as this novel of mine goes it is merely an episode, a contributory experience, and I mean to keep it at that.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It would, I suppose, make a book by itself—it has made a fairly voluminous official report—but so far as this novel of mine goes it is merely an episode, a contributory experience, and I mean to keep it at that.
humiliating
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From this reading Vile weather, an impatient fretting against unbearable slowness and delay, sea—sickness, general discomfort and humiliating self—revelation are the master values of these memories.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It would, I suppose, make a book by itself—it has made a fairly voluminous official report—but so far as this novel of mine goes it is merely an episode, a contributory experience, and I mean to keep it at that.
III
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From this reading III That expedition to Mordet Island stands apart from all the rest of my life, detached, a piece by itself with an atmosphere of its own.
impatient
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From this reading Vile weather, an impatient fretting against unbearable slowness and delay, sea—sickness, general discomfort and humiliating self—revelation are the master values of these memories.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Yes, _Go!_” she said, and vanished and slammed the door upon me, leaving me alone like a man new fallen from fairyland in the black darkness of the night.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It would, I suppose, make a book by itself—it has made a fairly voluminous official report—but so far as this novel of mine goes it is merely an episode, a contributory experience, and I mean to keep it at that.
Island
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From this reading III That expedition to Mordet Island stands apart from all the rest of my life, detached, a piece by itself with an atmosphere of its own.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would, I suppose, make a book by itself—it has made a fairly voluminous official report—but so far as this novel of mine goes it is merely an episode, a contributory experience, and I mean to keep it at that.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading III That expedition to Mordet Island stands apart from all the rest of my life, detached, a piece by itself with an atmosphere of its own.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading III That expedition to Mordet Island stands apart from all the rest of my life, detached, a piece by itself with an atmosphere of its own.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I was sick all through the journey out.
keep
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From this reading It would, I suppose, make a book by itself—it has made a fairly voluminous official report—but so far as this novel of mine goes it is merely an episode, a contributory experience, and I mean to keep it at that.
leaving
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From this reading “Yes, _Go!_” she said, and vanished and slammed the door upon me, leaving me alone like a man new fallen from fairyland in the black darkness of the night.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading III That expedition to Mordet Island stands apart from all the rest of my life, detached, a piece by itself with an atmosphere of its own.
like
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From this reading “Yes, _Go!_” she said, and vanished and slammed the door upon me, leaving me alone like a man new fallen from fairyland in the black darkness of the night.
made
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From this reading It would, I suppose, make a book by itself—it has made a fairly voluminous official report—but so far as this novel of mine goes it is merely an episode, a contributory experience, and I mean to keep it at that.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It would, I suppose, make a book by itself—it has made a fairly voluminous official report—but so far as this novel of mine goes it is merely an episode, a contributory experience, and I mean to keep it at that.
man
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From this reading “Yes, _Go!_” she said, and vanished and slammed the door upon me, leaving me alone like a man new fallen from fairyland in the black darkness of the night.
master
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From this reading Vile weather, an impatient fretting against unbearable slowness and delay, sea—sickness, general discomfort and humiliating self—revelation are the master values of these memories.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Yes, _Go!_” she said, and vanished and slammed the door upon me, leaving me alone like a man new fallen from fairyland in the black darkness of the night.
mean
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From this reading It would, I suppose, make a book by itself—it has made a fairly voluminous official report—but so far as this novel of mine goes it is merely an episode, a contributory experience, and I mean to keep it at that.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading Vile weather, an impatient fretting against unbearable slowness and delay, sea—sickness, general discomfort and humiliating self—revelation are the master values of these memories.
merely
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From this reading It would, I suppose, make a book by itself—it has made a fairly voluminous official report—but so far as this novel of mine goes it is merely an episode, a contributory experience, and I mean to keep it at that.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It would, I suppose, make a book by itself—it has made a fairly voluminous official report—but so far as this novel of mine goes it is merely an episode, a contributory experience, and I mean to keep it at that.
Mordet
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From this reading III That expedition to Mordet Island stands apart from all the rest of my life, detached, a piece by itself with an atmosphere of its own.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading III That expedition to Mordet Island stands apart from all the rest of my life, detached, a piece by itself with an atmosphere of its own.
new
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From this reading “Yes, _Go!_” she said, and vanished and slammed the door upon me, leaving me alone like a man new fallen from fairyland in the black darkness of the night.
night
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From this reading “Yes, _Go!_” she said, and vanished and slammed the door upon me, leaving me alone like a man new fallen from fairyland in the black darkness of the night.
novel
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From this reading It would, I suppose, make a book by itself—it has made a fairly voluminous official report—but so far as this novel of mine goes it is merely an episode, a contributory experience, and I mean to keep it at that.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Yes, _Go!_” she said, and vanished and slammed the door upon me, leaving me alone like a man new fallen from fairyland in the black darkness of the night.
official
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From this reading It would, I suppose, make a book by itself—it has made a fairly voluminous official report—but so far as this novel of mine goes it is merely an episode, a contributory experience, and I mean to keep it at that.
out
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From this reading I was sick all through the journey out.
own
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From this reading III That expedition to Mordet Island stands apart from all the rest of my life, detached, a piece by itself with an atmosphere of its own.
piece
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From this reading III That expedition to Mordet Island stands apart from all the rest of my life, detached, a piece by itself with an atmosphere of its own.
report
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From this reading It would, I suppose, make a book by itself—it has made a fairly voluminous official report—but so far as this novel of mine goes it is merely an episode, a contributory experience, and I mean to keep it at that.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading III That expedition to Mordet Island stands apart from all the rest of my life, detached, a piece by itself with an atmosphere of its own.
revelation
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From this reading Vile weather, an impatient fretting against unbearable slowness and delay, sea—sickness, general discomfort and humiliating self—revelation are the master values of these memories.
said
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From this reading “Yes, _Go!_” she said, and vanished and slammed the door upon me, leaving me alone like a man new fallen from fairyland in the black darkness of the night.
sea
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From this reading Vile weather, an impatient fretting against unbearable slowness and delay, sea—sickness, general discomfort and humiliating self—revelation are the master values of these memories.
self
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From this reading Vile weather, an impatient fretting against unbearable slowness and delay, sea—sickness, general discomfort and humiliating self—revelation are the master values of these memories.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Yes, _Go!_” she said, and vanished and slammed the door upon me, leaving me alone like a man new fallen from fairyland in the black darkness of the night.
sick
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From this reading I was sick all through the journey out.
sickness
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From this reading Vile weather, an impatient fretting against unbearable slowness and delay, sea—sickness, general discomfort and humiliating self—revelation are the master values of these memories.
slammed
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From this reading “Yes, _Go!_” she said, and vanished and slammed the door upon me, leaving me alone like a man new fallen from fairyland in the black darkness of the night.
slowness
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From this reading Vile weather, an impatient fretting against unbearable slowness and delay, sea—sickness, general discomfort and humiliating self—revelation are the master values of these memories.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It would, I suppose, make a book by itself—it has made a fairly voluminous official report—but so far as this novel of mine goes it is merely an episode, a contributory experience, and I mean to keep it at that.
stands
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From this reading III That expedition to Mordet Island stands apart from all the rest of my life, detached, a piece by itself with an atmosphere of its own.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It would, I suppose, make a book by itself—it has made a fairly voluminous official report—but so far as this novel of mine goes it is merely an episode, a contributory experience, and I mean to keep it at that.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading III That expedition to Mordet Island stands apart from all the rest of my life, detached, a piece by itself with an atmosphere of its own.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Yes, _Go!_” she said, and vanished and slammed the door upon me, leaving me alone like a man new fallen from fairyland in the black darkness of the night.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Vile weather, an impatient fretting against unbearable slowness and delay, sea—sickness, general discomfort and humiliating self—revelation are the master values of these memories.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It would, I suppose, make a book by itself—it has made a fairly voluminous official report—but so far as this novel of mine goes it is merely an episode, a contributory experience, and I mean to keep it at that.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I was sick all through the journey out.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading III That expedition to Mordet Island stands apart from all the rest of my life, detached, a piece by itself with an atmosphere of its own.
unbearable
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From this reading Vile weather, an impatient fretting against unbearable slowness and delay, sea—sickness, general discomfort and humiliating self—revelation are the master values of these memories.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Yes, _Go!_” she said, and vanished and slammed the door upon me, leaving me alone like a man new fallen from fairyland in the black darkness of the night.
values
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From this reading Vile weather, an impatient fretting against unbearable slowness and delay, sea—sickness, general discomfort and humiliating self—revelation are the master values of these memories.
vanished
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From this reading “Yes, _Go!_” she said, and vanished and slammed the door upon me, leaving me alone like a man new fallen from fairyland in the black darkness of the night.
Vile
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From this reading Vile weather, an impatient fretting against unbearable slowness and delay, sea—sickness, general discomfort and humiliating self—revelation are the master values of these memories.
voluminous
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From this reading It would, I suppose, make a book by itself—it has made a fairly voluminous official report—but so far as this novel of mine goes it is merely an episode, a contributory experience, and I mean to keep it at that.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was sick all through the journey out.
weather
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From this reading Vile weather, an impatient fretting against unbearable slowness and delay, sea—sickness, general discomfort and humiliating self—revelation are the master values of these memories.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading III That expedition to Mordet Island stands apart from all the rest of my life, detached, a piece by itself with an atmosphere of its own.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would, I suppose, make a book by itself—it has made a fairly voluminous official report—but so far as this novel of mine goes it is merely an episode, a contributory experience, and I mean to keep it at that.
Yes
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From this reading “Yes, _Go!_” she said, and vanished and slammed the door upon me, leaving me alone like a man new fallen from fairyland in the black darkness of the night.
