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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 At every step he experienced what a man would experience who, after admiring the smooth, happy course of a little boat on a lake, should get himself into that little boat.
admiring
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From this reading At every step he experienced what a man would experience who, after admiring the smooth, happy course of a little boat on a lake, should get himself into that little boat.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading At every step he experienced what a man would experience who, after admiring the smooth, happy course of a little boat on a lake, should get himself into that little boat.
all
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From this reading He was happy, but not at all in the way he had expected to be.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At every step he found his former dreams disappointed, and new, unexpected surprises of happiness.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was happy, but not at all in the way he had expected to be.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was happy, but not at all in the way he had expected to be.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Levin had been married three months.
boat
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From this reading At every step he experienced what a man would experience who, after admiring the smooth, happy course of a little boat on a lake, should get himself into that little boat.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was happy, but not at all in the way he had expected to be.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At every step he experienced what a man would experience who, after admiring the smooth, happy course of a little boat on a lake, should get himself into that little boat.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was happy; but on entering upon family life he saw at every step that it was utterly different from what he had imagined.
disappointed
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From this reading At every step he found his former dreams disappointed, and new, unexpected surprises of happiness.
dreams
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From this reading At every step he found his former dreams disappointed, and new, unexpected surprises of happiness.
entering
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From this reading He was happy; but on entering upon family life he saw at every step that it was utterly different from what he had imagined.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading At every step he found his former dreams disappointed, and new, unexpected surprises of happiness.
expected
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From this reading He was happy, but not at all in the way he had expected to be.
experience
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From this reading At every step he experienced what a man would experience who, after admiring the smooth, happy course of a little boat on a lake, should get himself into that little boat.
experienced
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From this reading At every step he experienced what a man would experience who, after admiring the smooth, happy course of a little boat on a lake, should get himself into that little boat.
family
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From this reading He was happy; but on entering upon family life he saw at every step that it was utterly different from what he had imagined.
former
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From this reading At every step he found his former dreams disappointed, and new, unexpected surprises of happiness.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At every step he found his former dreams disappointed, and new, unexpected surprises of happiness.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was happy; but on entering upon family life he saw at every step that it was utterly different from what he had imagined.
get
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From this reading At every step he experienced what a man would experience who, after admiring the smooth, happy course of a little boat on a lake, should get himself into that little boat.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Levin had been married three months.
happiness
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From this reading At every step he found his former dreams disappointed, and new, unexpected surprises of happiness.
happy
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From this reading He was happy, but not at all in the way he had expected to be.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was happy, but not at all in the way he had expected to be.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading At every step he experienced what a man would experience who, after admiring the smooth, happy course of a little boat on a lake, should get himself into that little boat.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At every step he found his former dreams disappointed, and new, unexpected surprises of happiness.
imagined
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From this reading He was happy; but on entering upon family life he saw at every step that it was utterly different from what he had imagined.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was happy, but not at all in the way he had expected to be.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At every step he experienced what a man would experience who, after admiring the smooth, happy course of a little boat on a lake, should get himself into that little boat.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was happy; but on entering upon family life he saw at every step that it was utterly different from what he had imagined.
lake
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From this reading At every step he experienced what a man would experience who, after admiring the smooth, happy course of a little boat on a lake, should get himself into that little boat.
Levin
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From this reading Levin had been married three months.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was happy; but on entering upon family life he saw at every step that it was utterly different from what he had imagined.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At every step he experienced what a man would experience who, after admiring the smooth, happy course of a little boat on a lake, should get himself into that little boat.
man
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From this reading At every step he experienced what a man would experience who, after admiring the smooth, happy course of a little boat on a lake, should get himself into that little boat.
married
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From this reading Levin had been married three months.
months
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From this reading Levin had been married three months.
new
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From this reading At every step he found his former dreams disappointed, and new, unexpected surprises of happiness.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was happy, but not at all in the way he had expected to be.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At every step he found his former dreams disappointed, and new, unexpected surprises of happiness.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was happy; but on entering upon family life he saw at every step that it was utterly different from what he had imagined.
saw
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From this reading He was happy; but on entering upon family life he saw at every step that it was utterly different from what he had imagined.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading At every step he experienced what a man would experience who, after admiring the smooth, happy course of a little boat on a lake, should get himself into that little boat.
smooth
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From this reading At every step he experienced what a man would experience who, after admiring the smooth, happy course of a little boat on a lake, should get himself into that little boat.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At every step he found his former dreams disappointed, and new, unexpected surprises of happiness.
surprises
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From this reading At every step he found his former dreams disappointed, and new, unexpected surprises of happiness.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was happy; but on entering upon family life he saw at every step that it was utterly different from what he had imagined.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was happy, but not at all in the way he had expected to be.
three
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From this reading Levin had been married three months.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was happy, but not at all in the way he had expected to be.
unexpected
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From this reading At every step he found his former dreams disappointed, and new, unexpected surprises of happiness.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He was happy; but on entering upon family life he saw at every step that it was utterly different from what he had imagined.
utterly
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From this reading He was happy; but on entering upon family life he saw at every step that it was utterly different from what he had imagined.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was happy, but not at all in the way he had expected to be.
way
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From this reading He was happy, but not at all in the way he had expected to be.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He was happy; but on entering upon family life he saw at every step that it was utterly different from what he had imagined.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading At every step he experienced what a man would experience who, after admiring the smooth, happy course of a little boat on a lake, should get himself into that little boat.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading At every step he experienced what a man would experience who, after admiring the smooth, happy course of a little boat on a lake, should get himself into that little boat.
