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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 /Stricken/ dumb with a ghastly supernatural terror which far exceeded any ordinary sense of fear, he gazed at her, spellbound, his blood freezing, his very limbs stiffening, for now--now she looked like the picture he had painted of her; and Death--Death, livid, tortured and horrible, stared at him skull-wise from the transparent covering of her exquisitely tinted seeming-human flesh.
abode
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From this reading “Welcome, my lover, to this abode of love!
all
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From this reading Take all of me, for I am yours!--aye, so truly yours that you can never escape me!--never separate from me--no! not through a thousand thousand centuries!
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Take all of me, for I am yours!--aye, so truly yours that you can never escape me!--never separate from me--no! not through a thousand thousand centuries!
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Larger and brighter and wilder grew her eyes as she fixed them on him, and her voice rang through the silence with an unearthly resonance as she spoke and said:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading /Stricken/ dumb with a ghastly supernatural terror which far exceeded any ordinary sense of fear, he gazed at her, spellbound, his blood freezing, his very limbs stiffening, for now--now she looked like the picture he had painted of her; and Death--Death, livid, tortured and horrible, stared at him skull-wise from the transparent covering of her exquisitely tinted seeming-human flesh.
any
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From this reading /Stricken/ dumb with a ghastly supernatural terror which far exceeded any ordinary sense of fear, he gazed at her, spellbound, his blood freezing, his very limbs stiffening, for now--now she looked like the picture he had painted of her; and Death--Death, livid, tortured and horrible, stared at him skull-wise from the transparent covering of her exquisitely tinted seeming-human flesh.
arms
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From this reading Welcome to these arms, for whose embraces your covetous soul has thirsted unappeased!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Larger and brighter and wilder grew her eyes as she fixed them on him, and her voice rang through the silence with an unearthly resonance as she spoke and said:
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading /Stricken/ dumb with a ghastly supernatural terror which far exceeded any ordinary sense of fear, he gazed at her, spellbound, his blood freezing, his very limbs stiffening, for now--now she looked like the picture he had painted of her; and Death--Death, livid, tortured and horrible, stared at him skull-wise from the transparent covering of her exquisitely tinted seeming-human flesh.
aye
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From this reading Take all of me, for I am yours!--aye, so truly yours that you can never escape me!--never separate from me--no! not through a thousand thousand centuries!
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading /Stricken/ dumb with a ghastly supernatural terror which far exceeded any ordinary sense of fear, he gazed at her, spellbound, his blood freezing, his very limbs stiffening, for now--now she looked like the picture he had painted of her; and Death--Death, livid, tortured and horrible, stared at him skull-wise from the transparent covering of her exquisitely tinted seeming-human flesh.
brighter
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canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Take all of me, for I am yours!--aye, so truly yours that you can never escape me!--never separate from me--no! not through a thousand thousand centuries!
centuries
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covering
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From this reading /Stricken/ dumb with a ghastly supernatural terror which far exceeded any ordinary sense of fear, he gazed at her, spellbound, his blood freezing, his very limbs stiffening, for now--now she looked like the picture he had painted of her; and Death--Death, livid, tortured and horrible, stared at him skull-wise from the transparent covering of her exquisitely tinted seeming-human flesh.
covetous
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From this reading Welcome to these arms, for whose embraces your covetous soul has thirsted unappeased!
Death
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From this reading /Stricken/ dumb with a ghastly supernatural terror which far exceeded any ordinary sense of fear, he gazed at her, spellbound, his blood freezing, his very limbs stiffening, for now--now she looked like the picture he had painted of her; and Death--Death, livid, tortured and horrible, stared at him skull-wise from the transparent covering of her exquisitely tinted seeming-human flesh.
dumb
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embraces
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From this reading Welcome to these arms, for whose embraces your covetous soul has thirsted unappeased!
escape
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From this reading Take all of me, for I am yours!--aye, so truly yours that you can never escape me!--never separate from me--no! not through a thousand thousand centuries!
exceeded
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From this reading /Stricken/ dumb with a ghastly supernatural terror which far exceeded any ordinary sense of fear, he gazed at her, spellbound, his blood freezing, his very limbs stiffening, for now--now she looked like the picture he had painted of her; and Death--Death, livid, tortured and horrible, stared at him skull-wise from the transparent covering of her exquisitely tinted seeming-human flesh.
exquisitely
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eyes
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far
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fear
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fixed
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flesh
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading /Stricken/ dumb with a ghastly supernatural terror which far exceeded any ordinary sense of fear, he gazed at her, spellbound, his blood freezing, his very limbs stiffening, for now--now she looked like the picture he had painted of her; and Death--Death, livid, tortured and horrible, stared at him skull-wise from the transparent covering of her exquisitely tinted seeming-human flesh.
freezing
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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gazed
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ghastly
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grew
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading /Stricken/ dumb with a ghastly supernatural terror which far exceeded any ordinary sense of fear, he gazed at her, spellbound, his blood freezing, his very limbs stiffening, for now--now she looked like the picture he had painted of her; and Death--Death, livid, tortured and horrible, stared at him skull-wise from the transparent covering of her exquisitely tinted seeming-human flesh.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Welcome to these arms, for whose embraces your covetous soul has thirsted unappeased!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading /Stricken/ dumb with a ghastly supernatural terror which far exceeded any ordinary sense of fear, he gazed at her, spellbound, his blood freezing, his very limbs stiffening, for now--now she looked like the picture he had painted of her; and Death--Death, livid, tortured and horrible, stared at him skull-wise from the transparent covering of her exquisitely tinted seeming-human flesh.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading /Stricken/ dumb with a ghastly supernatural terror which far exceeded any ordinary sense of fear, he gazed at her, spellbound, his blood freezing, his very limbs stiffening, for now--now she looked like the picture he had painted of her; and Death--Death, livid, tortured and horrible, stared at him skull-wise from the transparent covering of her exquisitely tinted seeming-human flesh.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading /Stricken/ dumb with a ghastly supernatural terror which far exceeded any ordinary sense of fear, he gazed at her, spellbound, his blood freezing, his very limbs stiffening, for now--now she looked like the picture he had painted of her; and Death--Death, livid, tortured and horrible, stared at him skull-wise from the transparent covering of her exquisitely tinted seeming-human flesh.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading /Stricken/ dumb with a ghastly supernatural terror which far exceeded any ordinary sense of fear, he gazed at her, spellbound, his blood freezing, his very limbs stiffening, for now--now she looked like the picture he had painted of her; and Death--Death, livid, tortured and horrible, stared at him skull-wise from the transparent covering of her exquisitely tinted seeming-human flesh.
horrible
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From this reading /Stricken/ dumb with a ghastly supernatural terror which far exceeded any ordinary sense of fear, he gazed at her, spellbound, his blood freezing, his very limbs stiffening, for now--now she looked like the picture he had painted of her; and Death--Death, livid, tortured and horrible, stared at him skull-wise from the transparent covering of her exquisitely tinted seeming-human flesh.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Take all of me, for I am yours!--aye, so truly yours that you can never escape me!--never separate from me--no! not through a thousand thousand centuries!
Larger
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From this reading Larger and brighter and wilder grew her eyes as she fixed them on him, and her voice rang through the silence with an unearthly resonance as she spoke and said:
like
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From this reading /Stricken/ dumb with a ghastly supernatural terror which far exceeded any ordinary sense of fear, he gazed at her, spellbound, his blood freezing, his very limbs stiffening, for now--now she looked like the picture he had painted of her; and Death--Death, livid, tortured and horrible, stared at him skull-wise from the transparent covering of her exquisitely tinted seeming-human flesh.
limbs
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livid
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lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading /Stricken/ dumb with a ghastly supernatural terror which far exceeded any ordinary sense of fear, he gazed at her, spellbound, his blood freezing, his very limbs stiffening, for now--now she looked like the picture he had painted of her; and Death--Death, livid, tortured and horrible, stared at him skull-wise from the transparent covering of her exquisitely tinted seeming-human flesh.
love
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From this reading “Welcome, my lover, to this abode of love!
lover
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From this reading “Welcome, my lover, to this abode of love!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Take all of me, for I am yours!--aye, so truly yours that you can never escape me!--never separate from me--no! not through a thousand thousand centuries!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Welcome, my lover, to this abode of love!
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Take all of me, for I am yours!--aye, so truly yours that you can never escape me!--never separate from me--no! not through a thousand thousand centuries!
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Take all of me, for I am yours!--aye, so truly yours that you can never escape me!--never separate from me--no! not through a thousand thousand centuries!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Take all of me, for I am yours!--aye, so truly yours that you can never escape me!--never separate from me--no! not through a thousand thousand centuries!
now
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading /Stricken/ dumb with a ghastly supernatural terror which far exceeded any ordinary sense of fear, he gazed at her, spellbound, his blood freezing, his very limbs stiffening, for now--now she looked like the picture he had painted of her; and Death--Death, livid, tortured and horrible, stared at him skull-wise from the transparent covering of her exquisitely tinted seeming-human flesh.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Larger and brighter and wilder grew her eyes as she fixed them on him, and her voice rang through the silence with an unearthly resonance as she spoke and said:
ordinary
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painted
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picture
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rang
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From this reading Larger and brighter and wilder grew her eyes as she fixed them on him, and her voice rang through the silence with an unearthly resonance as she spoke and said:
resonancenounUS /ˈrez.ən.əns/
The reinforcement or prolongation of sound or magical energy by reflection.
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said
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seeming-human
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sense
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separate
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From this reading Take all of me, for I am yours!--aye, so truly yours that you can never escape me!--never separate from me--no! not through a thousand thousand centuries!
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
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silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
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skull-wise
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Take all of me, for I am yours!--aye, so truly yours that you can never escape me!--never separate from me--no! not through a thousand thousand centuries!
soul
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From this reading Welcome to these arms, for whose embraces your covetous soul has thirsted unappeased!
spellbound
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spoke
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stared
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stiffening
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Stricken
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supernatural
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TakenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Take all of me, for I am yours!--aye, so truly yours that you can never escape me!--never separate from me--no! not through a thousand thousand centuries!
terror
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From this reading /Stricken/ dumb with a ghastly supernatural terror which far exceeded any ordinary sense of fear, he gazed at her, spellbound, his blood freezing, his very limbs stiffening, for now--now she looked like the picture he had painted of her; and Death--Death, livid, tortured and horrible, stared at him skull-wise from the transparent covering of her exquisitely tinted seeming-human flesh.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Take all of me, for I am yours!--aye, so truly yours that you can never escape me!--never separate from me--no! not through a thousand thousand centuries!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading /Stricken/ dumb with a ghastly supernatural terror which far exceeded any ordinary sense of fear, he gazed at her, spellbound, his blood freezing, his very limbs stiffening, for now--now she looked like the picture he had painted of her; and Death--Death, livid, tortured and horrible, stared at him skull-wise from the transparent covering of her exquisitely tinted seeming-human flesh.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Larger and brighter and wilder grew her eyes as she fixed them on him, and her voice rang through the silence with an unearthly resonance as she spoke and said:
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Welcome to these arms, for whose embraces your covetous soul has thirsted unappeased!
thirsted
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From this reading Welcome to these arms, for whose embraces your covetous soul has thirsted unappeased!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Welcome, my lover, to this abode of love!
thousand
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From this reading Take all of me, for I am yours!--aye, so truly yours that you can never escape me!--never separate from me--no! not through a thousand thousand centuries!
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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tinted
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Welcome, my lover, to this abode of love!
tortured
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transparent
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truly
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From this reading Take all of me, for I am yours!--aye, so truly yours that you can never escape me!--never separate from me--no! not through a thousand thousand centuries!
unappeased
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From this reading Welcome to these arms, for whose embraces your covetous soul has thirsted unappeased!
unearthly
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very
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From this reading /Stricken/ dumb with a ghastly supernatural terror which far exceeded any ordinary sense of fear, he gazed at her, spellbound, his blood freezing, his very limbs stiffening, for now--now she looked like the picture he had painted of her; and Death--Death, livid, tortured and horrible, stared at him skull-wise from the transparent covering of her exquisitely tinted seeming-human flesh.
voice
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From this reading Larger and brighter and wilder grew her eyes as she fixed them on him, and her voice rang through the silence with an unearthly resonance as she spoke and said:
Welcome
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From this reading “Welcome, my lover, to this abode of love!
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading /Stricken/ dumb with a ghastly supernatural terror which far exceeded any ordinary sense of fear, he gazed at her, spellbound, his blood freezing, his very limbs stiffening, for now--now she looked like the picture he had painted of her; and Death--Death, livid, tortured and horrible, stared at him skull-wise from the transparent covering of her exquisitely tinted seeming-human flesh.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Welcome to these arms, for whose embraces your covetous soul has thirsted unappeased!
wilder
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From this reading Larger and brighter and wilder grew her eyes as she fixed them on him, and her voice rang through the silence with an unearthly resonance as she spoke and said:
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading /Stricken/ dumb with a ghastly supernatural terror which far exceeded any ordinary sense of fear, he gazed at her, spellbound, his blood freezing, his very limbs stiffening, for now--now she looked like the picture he had painted of her; and Death--Death, livid, tortured and horrible, stared at him skull-wise from the transparent covering of her exquisitely tinted seeming-human flesh.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Take all of me, for I am yours!--aye, so truly yours that you can never escape me!--never separate from me--no! not through a thousand thousand centuries!
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Welcome to these arms, for whose embraces your covetous soul has thirsted unappeased!
yourspronounUS /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading Take all of me, for I am yours!--aye, so truly yours that you can never escape me!--never separate from me--no! not through a thousand thousand centuries!
