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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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age
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "When one wants to read it, one finds ever so many words which one cannot understand, and one has to look them out in a sort of unfamiliar dictionary, and try to make sense of the sentences as best one can.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Youth can be in sympathy with age, while not understanding it, while not suspecting, perhaps, that there is anything to understand beyond the streaked hair and the pale glance and the little torture-lines which paint the portrait of fifty years for the eyes of twenty.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Only the big things are clear."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "When one wants to read it, one finds ever so many words which one cannot understand, and one has to look them out in a sort of unfamiliar dictionary, and try to make sense of the sentences as best one can.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Clare glanced at her mother, smiling innocently and half mechanically, without much definite expression, and quite without curiosity.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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best
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beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
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big
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blue
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book
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Bowring
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
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cannot
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Clare
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clear
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Collier
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CompletenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Crawford
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curiosity
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daughter's
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definite
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dictionary
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evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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expression
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eyes
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F
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face
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fifty
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finds
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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forefinger
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foreign
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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glance
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glanced
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hair
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halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Clare glanced at her mother, smiling innocently and half mechanically, without much definite expression, and quite without curiosity.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "When one wants to read it, one finds ever so many words which one cannot understand, and one has to look them out in a sort of unfamiliar dictionary, and try to make sense of the sentences as best one can.
hazyadjectiveUS /ˈheɪzi/
unclear or blurred, especially from drink
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held
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hemmed
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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hills
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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innocently
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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keeping
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language
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lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Complete Works of F. Marion Crawford P. F. Collier & Son New York "I sometimes think that one's past life is written in a foreign language," said Mrs. Bowring, shutting the book she held, but keeping the place with one smooth, thin forefinger, while her still, blue eyes turned from her daughter's face towards the hazy hills that hemmed the sea thirty miles to the southward.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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many
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Marion
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mechanically
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miles
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mother
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Mrs
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much
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New
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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one's
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Only
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out
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P
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paint
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pale
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past
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perhaps
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place
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portrait
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quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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read
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said
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sea
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sense
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sentences
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shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Complete Works of F. Marion Crawford P. F. Collier & Son New York "I sometimes think that one's past life is written in a foreign language," said Mrs. Bowring, shutting the book she held, but keeping the place with one smooth, thin forefinger, while her still, blue eyes turned from her daughter's face towards the hazy hills that hemmed the sea thirty miles to the southward.
shutting
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smiling
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smooth
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
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sometimes
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Son
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sort
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southward
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From this reading The Complete Works of F. Marion Crawford P. F. Collier & Son New York "I sometimes think that one's past life is written in a foreign language," said Mrs. Bowring, shutting the book she held, but keeping the place with one smooth, thin forefinger, while her still, blue eyes turned from her daughter's face towards the hazy hills that hemmed the sea thirty miles to the southward.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Complete Works of F. Marion Crawford P. F. Collier & Son New York "I sometimes think that one's past life is written in a foreign language," said Mrs. Bowring, shutting the book she held, but keeping the place with one smooth, thin forefinger, while her still, blue eyes turned from her daughter's face towards the hazy hills that hemmed the sea thirty miles to the southward.
streaked
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From this reading Youth can be in sympathy with age, while not understanding it, while not suspecting, perhaps, that there is anything to understand beyond the streaked hair and the pale glance and the little torture-lines which paint the portrait of fifty years for the eyes of twenty.
suspecting
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From this reading Youth can be in sympathy with age, while not understanding it, while not suspecting, perhaps, that there is anything to understand beyond the streaked hair and the pale glance and the little torture-lines which paint the portrait of fifty years for the eyes of twenty.
sympathy
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From this reading Youth can be in sympathy with age, while not understanding it, while not suspecting, perhaps, that there is anything to understand beyond the streaked hair and the pale glance and the little torture-lines which paint the portrait of fifty years for the eyes of twenty.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Complete Works of F. Marion Crawford P. F. Collier & Son New York "I sometimes think that one's past life is written in a foreign language," said Mrs. Bowring, shutting the book she held, but keeping the place with one smooth, thin forefinger, while her still, blue eyes turned from her daughter's face towards the hazy hills that hemmed the sea thirty miles to the southward.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Complete Works of F. Marion Crawford P. F. Collier & Son New York "I sometimes think that one's past life is written in a foreign language," said Mrs. Bowring, shutting the book she held, but keeping the place with one smooth, thin forefinger, while her still, blue eyes turned from her daughter's face towards the hazy hills that hemmed the sea thirty miles to the southward.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "When one wants to read it, one finds ever so many words which one cannot understand, and one has to look them out in a sort of unfamiliar dictionary, and try to make sense of the sentences as best one can.
there
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From this reading Youth can be in sympathy with age, while not understanding it, while not suspecting, perhaps, that there is anything to understand beyond the streaked hair and the pale glance and the little torture-lines which paint the portrait of fifty years for the eyes of twenty.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading The Complete Works of F. Marion Crawford P. F. Collier & Son New York "I sometimes think that one's past life is written in a foreign language," said Mrs. Bowring, shutting the book she held, but keeping the place with one smooth, thin forefinger, while her still, blue eyes turned from her daughter's face towards the hazy hills that hemmed the sea thirty miles to the southward.
things
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From this reading Only the big things are clear."
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Complete Works of F. Marion Crawford P. F. Collier & Son New York "I sometimes think that one's past life is written in a foreign language," said Mrs. Bowring, shutting the book she held, but keeping the place with one smooth, thin forefinger, while her still, blue eyes turned from her daughter's face towards the hazy hills that hemmed the sea thirty miles to the southward.
thirty
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From this reading The Complete Works of F. Marion Crawford P. F. Collier & Son New York "I sometimes think that one's past life is written in a foreign language," said Mrs. Bowring, shutting the book she held, but keeping the place with one smooth, thin forefinger, while her still, blue eyes turned from her daughter's face towards the hazy hills that hemmed the sea thirty miles to the southward.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Complete Works of F. Marion Crawford P. F. Collier & Son New York "I sometimes think that one's past life is written in a foreign language," said Mrs. Bowring, shutting the book she held, but keeping the place with one smooth, thin forefinger, while her still, blue eyes turned from her daughter's face towards the hazy hills that hemmed the sea thirty miles to the southward.
torture-lines
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From this reading Youth can be in sympathy with age, while not understanding it, while not suspecting, perhaps, that there is anything to understand beyond the streaked hair and the pale glance and the little torture-lines which paint the portrait of fifty years for the eyes of twenty.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading The Complete Works of F. Marion Crawford P. F. Collier & Son New York "I sometimes think that one's past life is written in a foreign language," said Mrs. Bowring, shutting the book she held, but keeping the place with one smooth, thin forefinger, while her still, blue eyes turned from her daughter's face towards the hazy hills that hemmed the sea thirty miles to the southward.
try
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From this reading "When one wants to read it, one finds ever so many words which one cannot understand, and one has to look them out in a sort of unfamiliar dictionary, and try to make sense of the sentences as best one can.
turned
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From this reading The Complete Works of F. Marion Crawford P. F. Collier & Son New York "I sometimes think that one's past life is written in a foreign language," said Mrs. Bowring, shutting the book she held, but keeping the place with one smooth, thin forefinger, while her still, blue eyes turned from her daughter's face towards the hazy hills that hemmed the sea thirty miles to the southward.
twenty
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From this reading Youth can be in sympathy with age, while not understanding it, while not suspecting, perhaps, that there is anything to understand beyond the streaked hair and the pale glance and the little torture-lines which paint the portrait of fifty years for the eyes of twenty.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "When one wants to read it, one finds ever so many words which one cannot understand, and one has to look them out in a sort of unfamiliar dictionary, and try to make sense of the sentences as best one can.
understanding
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From this reading Youth can be in sympathy with age, while not understanding it, while not suspecting, perhaps, that there is anything to understand beyond the streaked hair and the pale glance and the little torture-lines which paint the portrait of fifty years for the eyes of twenty.
unfamiliar
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From this reading "When one wants to read it, one finds ever so many words which one cannot understand, and one has to look them out in a sort of unfamiliar dictionary, and try to make sense of the sentences as best one can.
wants
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From this reading "When one wants to read it, one finds ever so many words which one cannot understand, and one has to look them out in a sort of unfamiliar dictionary, and try to make sense of the sentences as best one can.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "When one wants to read it, one finds ever so many words which one cannot understand, and one has to look them out in a sort of unfamiliar dictionary, and try to make sense of the sentences as best one can.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "When one wants to read it, one finds ever so many words which one cannot understand, and one has to look them out in a sort of unfamiliar dictionary, and try to make sense of the sentences as best one can.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The Complete Works of F. Marion Crawford P. F. Collier & Son New York "I sometimes think that one's past life is written in a foreign language," said Mrs. Bowring, shutting the book she held, but keeping the place with one smooth, thin forefinger, while her still, blue eyes turned from her daughter's face towards the hazy hills that hemmed the sea thirty miles to the southward.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Complete Works of F. Marion Crawford P. F. Collier & Son New York "I sometimes think that one's past life is written in a foreign language," said Mrs. Bowring, shutting the book she held, but keeping the place with one smooth, thin forefinger, while her still, blue eyes turned from her daughter's face towards the hazy hills that hemmed the sea thirty miles to the southward.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Clare glanced at her mother, smiling innocently and half mechanically, without much definite expression, and quite without curiosity.
words
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From this reading "When one wants to read it, one finds ever so many words which one cannot understand, and one has to look them out in a sort of unfamiliar dictionary, and try to make sense of the sentences as best one can.
Works
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From this reading The Complete Works of F. Marion Crawford P. F. Collier & Son New York "I sometimes think that one's past life is written in a foreign language," said Mrs. Bowring, shutting the book she held, but keeping the place with one smooth, thin forefinger, while her still, blue eyes turned from her daughter's face towards the hazy hills that hemmed the sea thirty miles to the southward.
written
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From this reading The Complete Works of F. Marion Crawford P. F. Collier & Son New York "I sometimes think that one's past life is written in a foreign language," said Mrs. Bowring, shutting the book she held, but keeping the place with one smooth, thin forefinger, while her still, blue eyes turned from her daughter's face towards the hazy hills that hemmed the sea thirty miles to the southward.
years
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From this reading Youth can be in sympathy with age, while not understanding it, while not suspecting, perhaps, that there is anything to understand beyond the streaked hair and the pale glance and the little torture-lines which paint the portrait of fifty years for the eyes of twenty.
York
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From this reading The Complete Works of F. Marion Crawford P. F. Collier & Son New York "I sometimes think that one's past life is written in a foreign language," said Mrs. Bowring, shutting the book she held, but keeping the place with one smooth, thin forefinger, while her still, blue eyes turned from her daughter's face towards the hazy hills that hemmed the sea thirty miles to the southward.
Youth
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From this reading Youth can be in sympathy with age, while not understanding it, while not suspecting, perhaps, that there is anything to understand beyond the streaked hair and the pale glance and the little torture-lines which paint the portrait of fifty years for the eyes of twenty.
