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Barriers Burned Away
Barriers Burned Away

Chapter XVI

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IS HE A GENTLEMAN?
The days and weeks that followed were to Dennis such as only come once in a lifetime, and not in every lifetime either.
A true, pure love was growing up within his heart--growing as the little child develops in strength and pleasurable life, and yet unconsciously to itself.
It seemed as if some strong magician's wand had touched the world or him.
Everything was transfigured, and no wonderland was more full of interest than that in which he existed.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Barriers Burned Away

Chapter XVI

Reading 1/59 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
IS HE A GENTLEMAN?
/ɪz hiː ə ˈgentleman/
Line 2
The days and weeks that followed were to Dennis such as only come once in a lifetime, and not in every lifetime either.
Line 3
A true, pure love was growing up within his heart--growing as the little child develops in strength and pleasurable life, and yet unconsciously to itself.
Line 4
It seemed as if some strong magician's wand had touched the world or him.
Line 5
Everything was transfigured, and no wonderland was more full of interest than that in which he existed.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The days and weeks that followed were to Dennis such as only come once in a lifetime, and not in every lifetime either.”

Either determiner US /ˈiːðər/

one or the other of two

From this reading “The days and weeks that followed were to Dennis such as only come once in a lifetime, and not in every lifetime either.”

Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “The days and weeks that followed were to Dennis such as only come once in a lifetime, and not in every lifetime either.”

Everything pronoun US /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading “Everything was transfigured, and no wonderland was more full of interest than that in which he existed.”

GENTLEMAN noun US /ˈgentleman/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “IS HE A GENTLEMAN?”

Itself pronoun US /ˌɪtˈself/

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading “A true, pure love was growing up within his heart--growing as the little child develops in strength and pleasurable life, and yet unconsciously to itself.”

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “A true, pure love was growing up within his heart--growing as the little child develops in strength and pleasurable life, and yet unconsciously to itself.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “A true, pure love was growing up within his heart--growing as the little child develops in strength and pleasurable life, and yet unconsciously to itself.”

Once noun US /once/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The days and weeks that followed were to Dennis such as only come once in a lifetime, and not in every lifetime either.”

Seemed noun US /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It seemed as if some strong magician's wand had touched the world or him.”

Strength noun US /ˈstrength/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “A true, pure love was growing up within his heart--growing as the little child develops in strength and pleasurable life, and yet unconsciously to itself.”

Within preposition US /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading “A true, pure love was growing up within his heart--growing as the little child develops in strength and pleasurable life, and yet unconsciously to itself.”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “A true, pure love was growing up within his heart--growing as the little child develops in strength and pleasurable life, and yet unconsciously to itself.”

All words in this reading · 64

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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 IS HE A GENTLEMAN?

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The days and weeks that followed were to Dennis such as only come once in a lifetime, and not in every lifetime either.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The days and weeks that followed were to Dennis such as only come once in a lifetime, and not in every lifetime either.

child

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From this reading A true, pure love was growing up within his heart--growing as the little child develops in strength and pleasurable life, and yet unconsciously to itself.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The days and weeks that followed were to Dennis such as only come once in a lifetime, and not in every lifetime either.

days

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From this reading The days and weeks that followed were to Dennis such as only come once in a lifetime, and not in every lifetime either.

Dennis

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From this reading The days and weeks that followed were to Dennis such as only come once in a lifetime, and not in every lifetime either.

develops

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From this reading A true, pure love was growing up within his heart--growing as the little child develops in strength and pleasurable life, and yet unconsciously to itself.

eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/

one or the other of two

From this reading The days and weeks that followed were to Dennis such as only come once in a lifetime, and not in every lifetime either.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading The days and weeks that followed were to Dennis such as only come once in a lifetime, and not in every lifetime either.

EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading Everything was transfigured, and no wonderland was more full of interest than that in which he existed.

existed

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From this reading Everything was transfigured, and no wonderland was more full of interest than that in which he existed.

followed

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From this reading The days and weeks that followed were to Dennis such as only come once in a lifetime, and not in every lifetime either.

full

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From this reading Everything was transfigured, and no wonderland was more full of interest than that in which he existed.

GENTLEMANnounUS /ˈgentleman/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading IS HE A GENTLEMAN?

growing

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From this reading A true, pure love was growing up within his heart--growing as the little child develops in strength and pleasurable life, and yet unconsciously to itself.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading It seemed as if some strong magician's wand had touched the world or him.

HEpronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading IS HE A GENTLEMAN?

heart

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From this reading A true, pure love was growing up within his heart--growing as the little child develops in strength and pleasurable life, and yet unconsciously to itself.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading It seemed as if some strong magician's wand had touched the world or him.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading A true, pure love was growing up within his heart--growing as the little child develops in strength and pleasurable life, and yet unconsciously to itself.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading It seemed as if some strong magician's wand had touched the world or him.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The days and weeks that followed were to Dennis such as only come once in a lifetime, and not in every lifetime either.

interest

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From this reading Everything was transfigured, and no wonderland was more full of interest than that in which he existed.

ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading IS HE A GENTLEMAN?

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It seemed as if some strong magician's wand had touched the world or him.

itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading A true, pure love was growing up within his heart--growing as the little child develops in strength and pleasurable life, and yet unconsciously to itself.

lifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading A true, pure love was growing up within his heart--growing as the little child develops in strength and pleasurable life, and yet unconsciously to itself.

lifetime

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From this reading The days and weeks that followed were to Dennis such as only come once in a lifetime, and not in every lifetime either.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading A true, pure love was growing up within his heart--growing as the little child develops in strength and pleasurable life, and yet unconsciously to itself.

love

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From this reading A true, pure love was growing up within his heart--growing as the little child develops in strength and pleasurable life, and yet unconsciously to itself.

magician's

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From this reading It seemed as if some strong magician's wand had touched the world or him.

more

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From this reading Everything was transfigured, and no wonderland was more full of interest than that in which he existed.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Everything was transfigured, and no wonderland was more full of interest than that in which he existed.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The days and weeks that followed were to Dennis such as only come once in a lifetime, and not in every lifetime either.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Everything was transfigured, and no wonderland was more full of interest than that in which he existed.

once

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From this reading The days and weeks that followed were to Dennis such as only come once in a lifetime, and not in every lifetime either.

only

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From this reading The days and weeks that followed were to Dennis such as only come once in a lifetime, and not in every lifetime either.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading It seemed as if some strong magician's wand had touched the world or him.

pleasurable

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From this reading A true, pure love was growing up within his heart--growing as the little child develops in strength and pleasurable life, and yet unconsciously to itself.

pure

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From this reading A true, pure love was growing up within his heart--growing as the little child develops in strength and pleasurable life, and yet unconsciously to itself.

seemednounUS /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It seemed as if some strong magician's wand had touched the world or him.

some

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From this reading It seemed as if some strong magician's wand had touched the world or him.

strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading A true, pure love was growing up within his heart--growing as the little child develops in strength and pleasurable life, and yet unconsciously to itself.

strong

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From this reading It seemed as if some strong magician's wand had touched the world or him.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading The days and weeks that followed were to Dennis such as only come once in a lifetime, and not in every lifetime either.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Everything was transfigured, and no wonderland was more full of interest than that in which he existed.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The days and weeks that followed were to Dennis such as only come once in a lifetime, and not in every lifetime either.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The days and weeks that followed were to Dennis such as only come once in a lifetime, and not in every lifetime either.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The days and weeks that followed were to Dennis such as only come once in a lifetime, and not in every lifetime either.

touched

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From this reading It seemed as if some strong magician's wand had touched the world or him.

transfigured

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From this reading Everything was transfigured, and no wonderland was more full of interest than that in which he existed.

true

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From this reading A true, pure love was growing up within his heart--growing as the little child develops in strength and pleasurable life, and yet unconsciously to itself.

unconsciously

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From this reading A true, pure love was growing up within his heart--growing as the little child develops in strength and pleasurable life, and yet unconsciously to itself.

up

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From this reading A true, pure love was growing up within his heart--growing as the little child develops in strength and pleasurable life, and yet unconsciously to itself.

wand

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From this reading It seemed as if some strong magician's wand had touched the world or him.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading A true, pure love was growing up within his heart--growing as the little child develops in strength and pleasurable life, and yet unconsciously to itself.

weeks

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From this reading The days and weeks that followed were to Dennis such as only come once in a lifetime, and not in every lifetime either.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The days and weeks that followed were to Dennis such as only come once in a lifetime, and not in every lifetime either.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Everything was transfigured, and no wonderland was more full of interest than that in which he existed.

withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading A true, pure love was growing up within his heart--growing as the little child develops in strength and pleasurable life, and yet unconsciously to itself.

wonderland

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Everything was transfigured, and no wonderland was more full of interest than that in which he existed.

world

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From this reading It seemed as if some strong magician's wand had touched the world or him.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading A true, pure love was growing up within his heart--growing as the little child develops in strength and pleasurable life, and yet unconsciously to itself.