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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 first essential of the merely bookish view of the sea is that it is boundless, and gives a sentiment of infinity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The first essential of the merely bookish view of the sea is that it is boundless, and gives a sentiment of infinity.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But there is another quarrel involved in which the young gentleman of culture comes into violent collision with the young lady of the cauliflowers.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The girl thought of it as a field of vegetables, even as a yard of vegetables.
barrier
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From this reading Now it is quite certain, I think, that the cauliflower simile was partly created by exactly the opposite impression, the impression of boundary and of barrier.
bookish
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From this reading The first essential of the merely bookish view of the sea is that it is boundless, and gives a sentiment of infinity.
boundarynounUS /ˈbaʊn.də.ri/
A line that marks the limits of an area.
From this reading Now it is quite certain, I think, that the cauliflower simile was partly created by exactly the opposite impression, the impression of boundary and of barrier.
boundless
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From this reading The first essential of the merely bookish view of the sea is that it is boundless, and gives a sentiment of infinity.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there is another quarrel involved in which the young gentleman of culture comes into violent collision with the young lady of the cauliflowers.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Now it is quite certain, I think, that the cauliflower simile was partly created by exactly the opposite impression, the impression of boundary and of barrier.
cauliflower
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From this reading Now it is quite certain, I think, that the cauliflower simile was partly created by exactly the opposite impression, the impression of boundary and of barrier.
cauliflowers
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From this reading But there is another quarrel involved in which the young gentleman of culture comes into violent collision with the young lady of the cauliflowers.
certain
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From this reading Now it is quite certain, I think, that the cauliflower simile was partly created by exactly the opposite impression, the impression of boundary and of barrier.
collision
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From this reading But there is another quarrel involved in which the young gentleman of culture comes into violent collision with the young lady of the cauliflowers.
comes
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From this reading But there is another quarrel involved in which the young gentleman of culture comes into violent collision with the young lady of the cauliflowers.
created
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From this reading Now it is quite certain, I think, that the cauliflower simile was partly created by exactly the opposite impression, the impression of boundary and of barrier.
culture
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From this reading But there is another quarrel involved in which the young gentleman of culture comes into violent collision with the young lady of the cauliflowers.
essential
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From this reading The first essential of the merely bookish view of the sea is that it is boundless, and gives a sentiment of infinity.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girl thought of it as a field of vegetables, even as a yard of vegetables.
exactly
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From this reading Now it is quite certain, I think, that the cauliflower simile was partly created by exactly the opposite impression, the impression of boundary and of barrier.
field
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From this reading The girl thought of it as a field of vegetables, even as a yard of vegetables.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first essential of the merely bookish view of the sea is that it is boundless, and gives a sentiment of infinity.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But there is another quarrel involved in which the young gentleman of culture comes into violent collision with the young lady of the cauliflowers.
girl
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From this reading The girl thought of it as a field of vegetables, even as a yard of vegetables.
gives
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From this reading The first essential of the merely bookish view of the sea is that it is boundless, and gives a sentiment of infinity.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Now it is quite certain, I think, that the cauliflower simile was partly created by exactly the opposite impression, the impression of boundary and of barrier.
impression
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From this reading Now it is quite certain, I think, that the cauliflower simile was partly created by exactly the opposite impression, the impression of boundary and of barrier.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But there is another quarrel involved in which the young gentleman of culture comes into violent collision with the young lady of the cauliflowers.
infinity
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From this reading The first essential of the merely bookish view of the sea is that it is boundless, and gives a sentiment of infinity.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But there is another quarrel involved in which the young gentleman of culture comes into violent collision with the young lady of the cauliflowers.
involved
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From this reading But there is another quarrel involved in which the young gentleman of culture comes into violent collision with the young lady of the cauliflowers.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But there is another quarrel involved in which the young gentleman of culture comes into violent collision with the young lady of the cauliflowers.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The first essential of the merely bookish view of the sea is that it is boundless, and gives a sentiment of infinity.
lady
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From this reading But there is another quarrel involved in which the young gentleman of culture comes into violent collision with the young lady of the cauliflowers.
merely
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From this reading The first essential of the merely bookish view of the sea is that it is boundless, and gives a sentiment of infinity.
Now
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From this reading Now it is quite certain, I think, that the cauliflower simile was partly created by exactly the opposite impression, the impression of boundary and of barrier.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But there is another quarrel involved in which the young gentleman of culture comes into violent collision with the young lady of the cauliflowers.
opposite
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From this reading Now it is quite certain, I think, that the cauliflower simile was partly created by exactly the opposite impression, the impression of boundary and of barrier.
partly
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From this reading Now it is quite certain, I think, that the cauliflower simile was partly created by exactly the opposite impression, the impression of boundary and of barrier.
quarrelnounUS /ˈkwɔːrəl/
an angry argument or disagreement
From this reading But there is another quarrel involved in which the young gentleman of culture comes into violent collision with the young lady of the cauliflowers.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now it is quite certain, I think, that the cauliflower simile was partly created by exactly the opposite impression, the impression of boundary and of barrier.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girl was right.
sea
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From this reading The first essential of the merely bookish view of the sea is that it is boundless, and gives a sentiment of infinity.
sentiment
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From this reading The first essential of the merely bookish view of the sea is that it is boundless, and gives a sentiment of infinity.
simile
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From this reading Now it is quite certain, I think, that the cauliflower simile was partly created by exactly the opposite impression, the impression of boundary and of barrier.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The first essential of the merely bookish view of the sea is that it is boundless, and gives a sentiment of infinity.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But there is another quarrel involved in which the young gentleman of culture comes into violent collision with the young lady of the cauliflowers.
there
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From this reading But there is another quarrel involved in which the young gentleman of culture comes into violent collision with the young lady of the cauliflowers.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now it is quite certain, I think, that the cauliflower simile was partly created by exactly the opposite impression, the impression of boundary and of barrier.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girl thought of it as a field of vegetables, even as a yard of vegetables.
vegetables
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From this reading The girl thought of it as a field of vegetables, even as a yard of vegetables.
view
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From this reading The first essential of the merely bookish view of the sea is that it is boundless, and gives a sentiment of infinity.
violentnounUS /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But there is another quarrel involved in which the young gentleman of culture comes into violent collision with the young lady of the cauliflowers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now it is quite certain, I think, that the cauliflower simile was partly created by exactly the opposite impression, the impression of boundary and of barrier.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But there is another quarrel involved in which the young gentleman of culture comes into violent collision with the young lady of the cauliflowers.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But there is another quarrel involved in which the young gentleman of culture comes into violent collision with the young lady of the cauliflowers.
yard
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From this reading The girl thought of it as a field of vegetables, even as a yard of vegetables.
young
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From this reading But there is another quarrel involved in which the young gentleman of culture comes into violent collision with the young lady of the cauliflowers.
